New Jersey A4367 revises grant requirements for soil and water conservation projects on preserved farms.

New Jersey A4367 revises certain requirements concerning grants to fund soil and water conservation projects on preserved farms. The bill establishes that grant recipients must repay funding if they fail to maintain the project for the agreed-upon time, with exceptions for bankruptcy, death, incapacitating illness, or extreme weather events. It also eliminates the statutory cost-share requirement for these grants, meaning landowners are no longer required to provide 50 percent of the project costs.

New Jersey A4367 revises grant requirements for soil and water conservation projects on preserved farms.

New Jersey A4367 revises certain requirements concerning grants to fund soil and water conservation projects on preserved farms. The bill establishes that grant recipients must repay funding if they fail to maintain the project for the agreed-upon time, with exceptions for bankruptcy, death, incapacitating illness, or extreme weather events. It also eliminates the statutory cost-share requirement for these grants, meaning landowners are no longer required to provide 50 percent of the project costs.