---
type: "Bill"
title: "Expands definition of \"acquisition,\" for purposes of county and municipal open space trust funds, to include demolition, removal of debris, and restoration of lands being acquired."
description: "Expands definition of \"acquisition,\" for purposes of county and municipal open space trust funds, to include demolition, removal of debris, and restoration of lands being acquired."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "217"
identifier: "A 1645"
citation: "New Jersey A 1645 (217)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["COUNTIES", "MUNICIPALITI", "OPEN SPACE"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Dancer, Ronald S.", "Kyrillos, Joseph M.", "Pintor Marin, Eliana", "Schaer, Gary S.", "Smith, Bob", "Webber, Jay"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 8
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2016-01-27T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2017-07-21T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/99be7476-c427-4cb7-952a-d3f7cbef66d3"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "9ef1ab0c755299d56a49068f927f3a2460975e10088b4ec1e4a2a752d7822be2"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-nj"]
---

# New Jersey A 1645 (217) — Expands definition of "acquisition," for purposes of county and municipal open space trust funds, to include demolition, removal of debris, and restoration of lands being acquired.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Introduced Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2016/Bills/A2000/1645_I1.HTM)

## Votes

- Reported favorably out of committee — **5–0** (pass) · legislature
- Reported favorably out of committee — **5–0** (pass) · legislature
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **72–0** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Dancer, Ronald S. — primary (person)
- Kyrillos, Joseph M. — primary (person)
- Pintor Marin, Eliana — primary (person)
- Schaer, Gary S. — primary (person)
- Smith, Bob — primary (person)
- Webber, Jay — primary (person)
- Caride, Marlene — cosponsor (person)
- Diegnan, Patrick J. — cosponsor (person)
- Pou, Nellie — cosponsor (person)
- Thompson, Samuel D. — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2016-01-27T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2016-03-03T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2016-04-07T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (72-0-0) `passage`
- **2016-04-18T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate, Referred to Senate Environment and Energy Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-05-15T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2017-06-19T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for S195
- **2017-06-19T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (39-0) `passage`
- **2017-07-21T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2017, c.154. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/99be7476-c427-4cb7-952a-d3f7cbef66d3`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).