New Jersey legislation · 2026-2027 Regular Session
New Jersey S4513: Open space/recreation/floodplain prot/farmland/historic preserv-concerns funding
Status: Vetoed, September 28, 2026
Concerns temporary use of funding for open space, recreation, floodplain protection, farmland and historic preservation for certain municipalities.
What the bill says
An Act concerning temporary municipal discretion in use of certain funding, and amending P.L.1997, c.24.
From the introduced text, June 24, 2026:
An Act concerning temporary municipal discretion in use of certain funding, and amending P.L.1997, c.24. Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey: 1. Section 7 of P.L.1997, c.24 (C.40:12-15.7) is amended to read as follows: 7. a. (1) The governing body of any municipality may submit to the voters of the municipality in a general or special election a proposition authorizing imposition of an annual levy for an amount or at a rate deemed appropriate for any or all of the following purposes, or any combination thereof, as determined by the governing body: (a) acquisition of lands for recreation and conservation purposes; (b) development of lands acquired for recreation and conservation purposes; (c) maintenance of lands acquired for recreation and conservation purposes; (d) acquisition of farmland for farmland preservation purposes; (e) historic preservation of historic properties, structures, facilities, sites, areas, or objects, and the acquisition of such properties, structures, facilities, sites, areas, or objects for historic preservation purposes; (f) payment of debt service on indebtedness issued or incurred by a municipality for any of the purposes set forth in subparagraph (a), (b), (d), (e) or (g) of this paragraph; or (g) Blue Acres projects. (2) The amount or rate of the annual levy may be subdivided in the proposition to reflect the …
Sponsors
- Raj Mukherji (D, 32) · primary sponsor
- Angela V. McKnight (D, 31) · primary sponsor
- Gabriel Rodriguez (D, 33) · primary sponsor
- Jerry Walker (D, 31) · primary sponsor
- William B. Sampson, IV (D, 31) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : AV R/S
- : PA PBH (49-21-0)
- : MOTION To Table (49-21-0) (Greenwald)
- : MOTION To Aa (Fantasia)
- : SUB FOR A5348
- : R/A AWR 2RA
- : PS (25-14)
- : REP 2RS
- : INT 1RS REF SBA
Votes
- MOTION TAB MOTION - Open space/recreation/floodplain prot/farmland/historic preserv-concerns funding (June 30, 2026): 49 yea, 21 nay, passed
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE - Open space/recreation/floodplain prot/farmland/historic preserv-concerns funding (June 30, 2026): 25 yea, 14 nay, passed
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE - Open space/recreation/floodplain prot/farmland/historic preserv-concerns funding (June 30, 2026): 49 yea, 21 nay, passed
- Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee: Reported favorably (June 28, 2026): 10 yea, 3 nay, passed
Subjects: AGRICULTURE - FARMLAND PRESERVATION, ENVIRONMENT - PARKS, FORESTS AND OPEN SPACE, HISTORIC PRESERVATION
Common questions
- What is S4513?
- S4513 is a bill in the New Jersey Legislature (2026-2027 Regular Session): Open space/recreation/floodplain prot/farmland/historic preserv-concerns funding.
- What does S4513 do?
- In its own words: An Act concerning temporary municipal discretion in use of certain funding, and amending P.L.1997, c.24.
- What is the status of S4513?
- Vetoed as of September 28, 2026. Latest action: AV R/S (September 28, 2026).
- Who sponsored S4513?
- Raj Mukherji (D, 32), with 4 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for S4513?
- On the New Jersey Legislature website: https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/bill-search/2026/S4513
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