Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 24, December 18, 2024
Section 2:76-17.3 - Prerequisites for grant eligibility(a) A county seeking to establish its eligibility for a grant under this subchapter shall establish or develop the following: 1. A board that shall serve as the agricultural advisory committee; 2. A comprehensive farmland preservation plan; and3. A dedicated source of funding for farmland preservation pursuant to P.L. 1997, c. 24 (N.J.S.A. 40:12-15.1 et seq.), or an alternative means of funding for farmland preservation, including, but not limited to: i. A dedicated tax pursuant to P.L. 1997, c. 24 (N.J.S.A. 40:12-15);ii. Repeated, continuing annual appropriations; oriii. Repeated issuance of bonded indebtedness.(b) The Committee may determine that a funding source other than those identified in (a)3 above, is, in effect, a dedicated source of funding based upon a demonstrated commitment to farmland preservation by the county. N.J. Admin. Code § 2:76-17.3
Amended by 52 N.J.R. 1549(a), effective 8/3/2020