• 1961 $60 Million (Land acquisition only)
  • $40 million for State acquisition and development
  • $20 million for Local acquisition (50/50 matching grants to municipalities and counties)
  
  
• 1971 $80 Million (Land acquisition only)
  • $40 million for State acquisition
  • $40 million for Local acquisition grants
  
  
• 1974 $200 Million (Funding for outdoor recreational development added)
  • $100 million for State acquisition and development
  • $100 million for Local acquisition and development grants ants
  
  
• 1978 $200 Million
  • $100 million for State acquisition and development
  • $100 million for Local acquisition and development (grants and loans)
       (Half of which was to be spent in urban areas)
    
    
• 1983 $135 Million
  • $52 million for State acquisition and development
  • $83 million for Local acquisition and development (grants and loans)
       (Beginning of the “Green Trust” revolving loan program. Loans made at 2% interest,
       repayable over 20 years. Partial grants also available.)
  
  
• 1987 $35 Million* – for Green Trust loans only
  • [*Part of the $100 M “New Jersey Green Acres, Cultural Centers and Historic Preservation Bond Act of 1987”]
    
    
• 1989 $230 Million*
  • $80 million for State acquisition and development
  • $120 million for Green Trust acquisition and development (loans and grants)
  • $20 million for grants of up to 50% for eligible urban area acquisition and development projects
  • $10 million for matching grants to qualifying tax exempt nonprofit organizations for acquisition only (Beginning of Nonprofit Program)
  • [*Part of the $300 M “Open Space Preservation Bond Act of 1989”]
    
    
• 1992 $200 Million
  • $80 million for State acquisition and development
  • $100 million for Green Trust acquisition and development (loans and grants)
  • (A minimum of $25 million set aside for grants of up to 50% for eligible urban area acquisition and development projects)
  • [*Part of the $345 M “Green Acres, Clean Water, Farmland and Historic Preservation Bond Act of 1992”]
    
    
• 1995 $250 Million (plus $30 Million for Blue Acres)*
  • $105 million for State acquisition and development
    • $65 million for State acquisition
      • $40 million general acquisition
      • $20 million for counties with population density of 1,000/sq. mile
      • $5 million for Limited Practical Use/Pinelands acquisition
    • $40 million for State development
  • $10 million for recreational development at Liberty State Park
  • $120 million for Green Trust acquisition and development (loans and grants)
    (A minimum of $18 million was set aside for grants up to 50% for eligible urban area acquisition and development projects.)
  • $15 million in Nonprofit matching grants (acquisition only)
  • $30 million for Blue Acres (administered by the Green Acres Program)
    • $15 million for Coastal acquisition ($6 M “pre-storm”; $9 M “post storm”)
    • $15 million for Inland acquisition (Passaic River)
  • [* Part of the $350 M “Green Acres, Farmland and Historic Preservation and Blue Acres Bond Act
    of 1995”]
    
    
• 1999 Garden State Preservation Trust
  • Voters authorized $98 million per year for 30 years (10 years for new projects, 20 years for bond debt service), plus bonding authority up to $1.15 billion for Green Acres, Farmland Preservation, and Historic Preservation. Green Acres' share of the above is approximately:
    • $621 million for State Acquisition and development
    • $496 million for Local acquisition and development (grants and loans)
    • $124 million for Nonprofit matching grants (acquisition and now development)
    • $1.24 billion*
  • * This total is approximate, taking into account fluctuations due to interest earnings (added) and bond debt service (deducted).
    
    
• 2003 $120 million*
  • $60 million for State acquisition and development
  • $48 million for Local acquisition and development (grants and loans)
  • $12 million for Nonprofit matching grants (acquisition and development)

  [*Part (80%) of $150 million in additional GSPT bond capacity approved by voters]

• 2007 $109 million (plus $12 million for Blue Acres)
  • $45 million for State acquisition and development
  • $55 million for Local grants and loans (acquisition and development)
  • $9 million for Nonprofit matching grants (acquisition and development)
  • $12 million for Blue Acres (administered by the Green Acres Program)
    State acquisition of properties in certain floodways that are prone to flood or storm damage

  [* Part of the $ 200 M “Green Acres, Farmland, Blue Acres, and Historic Preservation Bond Act of 2007”]

• 2009 $218 million (plus $24 million for Blue Acres)*
  • $90 million for State acquisition and development
  • $110 million for Local grants and loans (acquisition and development)
  • $18 million for Nonprofit matching grants (acquisition and development)
  • $24 million for Blue Acres (administered by the Green Acres Program)
    State acquisition of properties in certain floodways that are prone to flood or storm damage

  [* Part of the $ 400 M “Green Acres, Water Supply and Floodplain Protection, and Farmland and Historic Preservation Bond Act of 2009”]

Supplemental Funding (not ballot questions)

• 1998 $25 million (FY 1999 budget)
  • 50% matching grants for local acquisition
    
    
• 2007 $25 million (FY 2008 budget)
  • $20 million for local grants and loans (acquisition and development)
  • $ 5 million for nonprofit matching grants (acquisition and development)

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