[PPT] - PRESERVATION FUNDING FORUM Rutgers Eco-Complex July 17, 2006 Our PowerPoint Presentation

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PRESERVATION FUNDING FORUM

Rutgers Eco-Complex July 17, 2006

Our Historic Treasures... Open Space... Farmland… Recreation and Park Improvements...

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Garden State Preservation Trust

The Garden State Preservation Trust is the financing authority that receives $98 million a year through a constitutional dedication for the preservation of parks, natural lands, farmland and historic sites.

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Garden State Preservation Trust

Approved in 1998
$98 million annually for 30 years of dedicated sales tax revenues
$1 billion in bond authorization over 10 years with an additional

$150 million approved by voters

After tenth year, $98 million (or whatever is needed) in sales tax

must go to debt service only

One of nation’s largest publicly-funded land preservation efforts

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Garden State Preservation Trust

Funded Open Space Programs

NJ Department of Environmental Protection

Green Acres Program

NJ Department of Agriculture

State Agriculture Development Committee Farmland Preservation Program

NJ Department of Community Affairs

NJ Historic Trust

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Garden State Preservation Trust

$60 million $6 million FY 2009 $6 million FY 2008 $6 million FY 2007 $6 million FY 2006 $6 million FY 2005 $6 million FY 2004 $6 million FY 2003 $6 million FY 2002 $6 million FY 2001 $6 million FY 2000

New Jersey Historic Trust

Annual $6 million dedication

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TYPICAL $200 million ANNUAL APPROPRIATION $80 million $120 million

40% 60% Remaining $92 million plus all bond proceeds are apportioned 60/40 between the Green Acres and Farmland Preservation programs

Garden State Preservation Trust

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Farmland Farmland Preservation Preservation Green Acres Green Acres

Bond Funds Bond Funds

$1.22 billion $1.22 billion

Dedicated Cash Dedicated Cash

$98 million annually $98 million annually Historic Historic Preservation Preservation

GSPT GSPT

$2 billion $2 billion for appropriations for appropriations $1.18 billion $1.18 billion $763 million $763 million $60 million $60 million

Garden State Preservation Trust

How Much Did We Get?

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FY2001 FY2000 FY2003 FY2002 FY2004 FY2005 FY2006

$202m $200m $190m $253m $256m $342m $198m

Total $1.8 billion appropriated to date

$1.95 billion for land preservation projects

$160m pending

FY2007

Garden State Preservation Trust

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New Jersey Historic Trust New Jersey Historic Trust

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New Jersey Historic Trust New Jersey Historic Trust

Mission Statement Mission Statement

Nicholson House, Elsinboro (Salem County)

To advance historic To advance historic preservation in New Jersey preservation in New Jersey for the benefit of future for the benefit of future generations through generations through education, stewardship and education, stewardship and financial investment financial investment programs that save our programs that save our heritage and strengthen heritage and strengthen

ur communities.
ur communities.

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Spur reinvestment in

neighborhoods and communities

Timely intervention for

threatened structures

Make historic sites

“visitor ready”

Foster “stewardship

mindset”

Old School, Cranbury (Middlesex County)

New Jersey Historic Trust New Jersey Historic Trust

What are our Goals? What are our Goals?

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$6 million

authorized annually

Eligible Applicants

– Municipalities – Counties – Non-profit

rganizations

Essex County Courthouse, Newark

New Jersey Historic Trust

Saving New Jersey’s Heritage

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Historic Site Management Grants

Caldwell Parsonage, Union (Union County) Demarest Train Station, Demarest (Bergen County)

Capital Grants: “Bricks and Mortar Projects”

New Jersey Historic Trust

Funding Priorities

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From Top: Plainfield City Hall (Union County); Raritan Firehouse (Somerset County); Bivalve Packing Houses, Commercial Township (Cumberland County)

New Jersey Historic Trust

Examples of Funded Projects

Typical Historic

Structures

Unusual Historic

Resources

Collaborative

Initiatives

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New Jersey Historic Trust Projects Funded 1999 - 2005

272 Grants allocated
21 Counties and 117 municipalities

impacted

$37.2 million spent--

54% in urban centers

$45 million leveraged from

private, county and municipal partners

NJ Historic Trust NJ Historic Trust

What We What We’ ’ve Done ve Done

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Transforming the historic resources of New Jersey

Lullworth Hall, Haddonfield (Camden County) Lucy the Margate Elephant (Atlantic County) Lighthouses along the New Jersey shore Absecon Light (Atlantic County)

New Jersey Historic Trust

Impact of Funding

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Carnegie Library, Camden (Camden County)

New Jersey Historic Trust

What is the Unmet Need?

Funds requested, 2000-2005

grant rounds

– $ 91.9 million – $ 37.2 million available – Unmet need: 59.5 % of requests

Funds requested 2006 grant

round

– $ 35.8 million – $ 10.5 million available – Unmet need: 70.7% of requests

$22 million remaining and 3

grant rounds

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New Jersey New Jersey’ ’s s Farmland Preservation Program Farmland Preservation Program

Keeping the Garden in the Garden State Keeping the Garden in the Garden State

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State Agriculture Development Committee

Mission Statement

The SADC leads in the preservation of New Jersey’s farmland and promotes the exploration and coordination

f innovative approaches to

maintain the viability of the agricultural industry

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State Agriculture Development Committee

Preservation Programs

Traditional (County) Easement Purchase
State Acquisition (Fee Simple & Easement)
Planning Incentive Grants (PIGs)
Non-Profits
Eight-Year Program

Paulaitis Farm, Pittsgrove Twp., (Salem County)

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State Agriculture Development Committee

What are our Goals?

Preserve high-quality, strategically located

agricultural land

Expedite preservation to combat loss of

resource base in face of rising land prices

Maximize leveraging

– LEVERAGE IMPACT TO DATE: 67% State Funds 33% Matching Funds (counties, municipalities, nonprofits, federal)

Encourage variety of land use tools to meet

preservation targets (TDR, cluster development, etc.)

Stafford Farm, Voorhees Township, (Camden County)

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State Agriculture Development Committee

GSPT Farmland Appropriations

Local Grants

$405M 57%

State Acquisitions

$282M 40%

Nonprofit Grants

$19M 3% __________________________________________

Total*

$706M

Remaining in GSPT

~$75M

Funding Exhausted After FY2008

*Includes pending FY07 appropriation bills

Giamarese Farm, East Brunswick Twp. (Middlesex County)

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Prior to GSPT:

54,000 acres preserved before July 1, 1999

Active Ag Land

742,000 acres in Active Agricultural Use (1997)

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To Date

Additional 93,000 acres

preserved

Total preserved to date:

148,000 acres

18% of agricultural land

base protected – highest percentage in the nation

Geographic Diversity:

155 towns, 18 counties

61 towns in 12 counties

w/PIG programs

96 project areas

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Projected Totals

~ 55,000 additional acres

preserved when all GSPT funds are expended

Total farmland preserved by

end of GSPT: ~200,000 acres

Cumulative Acres Preserved by Calendar Year

25,000 50,000 75,000 100,000 125,000 150,000 175,000 200,000 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2009 Calendar Year Cumulative Number of Acres

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Green Acres Program Green Acres Program

NJ Department of Environmental Protection NJ Department of Environmental Protection

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Green Acres Program Green Acres Program

Mission Statement Mission Statement

To achieve, in partnership with others, a system of interconnected open spaces whose protection will preserve and enhance New Jersey’s natural environment and its historic, scenic, and recreational resources for public use and enjoyment.

High Point State Park (Sussex County)

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Green Acres Program Green Acres Program

Objectives and Priorities Objectives and Priorities

To acquire open space for conservation and recreation purposes... ...and to develop outdoor recreation facilities

Passaic City Park (Passaic County) Rattlesnake Mountain (Sussex County)

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Green Acres Program Green Acres Program

What We What We’ ’ve Accomplished ve Accomplished

Lands Preserved Prior to July 1, 1999

(does not include preserved farmland)

New Jersey Open Space

as of July 1,1999

Nonprofit Lands County Lands Municipial Lands State Lands Federal Lands

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New Jersey Open Space

Acquired between July1, 1999 and May 31, 2006

Nonprofit Lands County Lands Municipial Lands State Lands

Green Acres Program Green Acres Program

What We What We’ ’ve Accomplished ve Accomplished

Land Preservation Since July 1, 1999

134,099 acres
1,533 Transactions

(State Land Acquisition)

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New Jersey Open Space

Nonprofit Lands County Lands Municipial Lands State Lands Nonprofit Lands County Lands Municipial Lands State Lands

As of 1999 1999 - 2006

Federal Lands

Green Acres Program Green Acres Program

What We What We’ ’ve Accomplished ve Accomplished

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New Jersey Open Space

Development Projects between July 1, 2001 and May 31, 2006

Green Acres Program Green Acres Program

What We What We’ ’ve Accomplished ve Accomplished

Park Improvement Projects Since July 1, 1999

211 Local Government
21 Nonprofit

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Green Acres Program Green Acres Program

GSPT Funding Status GSPT Funding Status

Appropriations to date $1,034,100,000
Pending Appropriations and Approvals

$80,000,000 State Acquisition $73,000,000 Local and Nonprofit Assistance (includes sources other than GSPT Fund)

Anticipated Remaining Funds

$50,000,000 State Acquisition $0 Local and Nonprofit Assistance

Red Knot

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Green Acres Program Green Acres Program

Unmet Need Unmet Need

Average Requests vs. Approvals FY 2000 Average Requests vs. Approvals FY 2000-

FY 2006

FY 2006

LOCAL GOVERNMENT – Requests $489.0 million – Approvals $ 90.4 million (18.5%) NONPROFIT – Requests $93.9 million – Approvals $16.5 million (17.6%)

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What We What We’ ’ve Accomplished ve Accomplished

July 1, 1999 to Present July 1, 1999 to Present

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Collective Efforts Collective Efforts

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