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NJ A2230
Establishes restrictions and conditions for certain owners of preserved farmland to reacquire development rights for limited area of preserved farmland.
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Introduced
01/14/2020
01/14/2020
In Committee
01/14/2020
01/14/2020
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
01/11/2022
01/11/2022
Introduced Session
2020-2021 Regular Session
Bill Summary
This bill would provide that the State Agriculture Development Committee (SADC), or a county agriculture development board (CADB) or nonprofit land preservation organization, with SADC approval, may sell back to a landowner the development rights for a limited area of land that were acquired from the landowner prior to June 30, 1999 in connection with a development easement conveyed to the SADC, CADB, or nonprofit land preservation organization pursuant to various farmland preservation programs in the State, provided that: 1) the total acreage of land preserved on the farm is not less than 100 acres; 2) the land for which the development rights are sold back is: a) not in agricultural production; b) limited to non-residential uses; and c) not more than 10 percent of the total acreage of preserved farmland on the farm. June 30, 1999 is the date of enactment of the "Garden State Preservation Trust Act," P.L.1999, c.152 (C.13:8C-1 et seq.), which is the implementing law for the constitutional amendment adopted in 1998 that established a stable source of funding for open space, farmland, and historic preservation in the State. Under the bill, the price per acre of the development rights to be sold back to a landowner would be the same as the average price per acre of the development easement for the entire parcel as paid by the SADC, CADB, or nonprofit land preservation organization, as the case may be, when it acquired the development easement for the entire parcel. The landowner would also be required to pay an administrative fee of up to five percent of the sale price, an additional surcharge of up to 10 percent of the sale price, and any other costs or fees incurred in filing a corrective deed of easement.
AI Summary
This bill would allow the State Agriculture Development Committee (SADC), a county agriculture development board (CADB), or a nonprofit land preservation organization (with SADC approval) to sell back the development rights for a limited area of land on a preserved farm to the original landowner, provided certain conditions are met. The conditions include: the total preserved farmland on the farm must be at least 100 acres, the land for which the development rights are sold back must not be in agricultural production and must be limited to non-residential uses, and the area cannot exceed 10% of the total preserved farmland on the farm. The price for the development rights would be the same as the original price paid by the SADC, CADB, or nonprofit, plus administrative fees. This option would be available for farms preserved prior to June 30, 1999, which is the date the Garden State Preservation Trust Act was enacted to provide stable funding for preservation efforts in New Jersey.
Committee Categories
Agriculture and Natural Resources
Sponsors (1)
Last Action
Introduced, Referred to Assembly Agriculture Committee (on 01/14/2020)
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Document Type | Source Location |
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BillText | https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2020/Bills/A2500/2230_I1.HTM |
Bill | https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2020/Bills/A2500/2230_I1.PDF |
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