---
type: "Bill"
title: "Makes supplemental appropriation of $50 million from General Fund to DEP and adds language provisions concerning use of certain environmental settlement monies for natural resource restoration projects."
description: "Makes supplemental appropriation of $50 million from General Fund to DEP and adds language provisions concerning use of certain environmental settlement monies for natural resource restoration projects."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "218"
identifier: "A 4578"
citation: "New Jersey A 4578 (218)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["ENVIRONMENT", "SUPPL APPROP"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Andrzejczak, Bob", "Greenstein, Linda R.", "Land, R. Bruce", "McKeon, John F.", "Smith, Bob"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 9
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2018-10-15T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2019-05-10T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/eedce705-5e96-466d-9ca9-cf41424d80cf"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "8536108faef72b94122c443746883616611e3d1470d05b2583ea0ac20518b2c3"
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 4578 (218) — Makes supplemental appropriation of $50 million from General Fund to DEP and adds language provisions concerning use of certain environmental settlement monies for natural resource restoration projects.

## 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/2018/Bills/A5000/4578_I1.HTM)

## Votes

- Reported favorably out of committee — **12–0** (pass) · upper
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **39–0** (pass) · upper
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **79–0** (pass) · lower
- Reported favorably out of committee — **6–0** (pass) · lower
- Reported favorably out of committee — **11–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Andrzejczak, Bob — primary (person)
- Greenstein, Linda R. — primary (person)
- Land, R. Bruce — primary (person)
- McKeon, John F. — primary (person)
- Smith, Bob — primary (person)
- Bateman, Christopher — cosponsor (person)
- Conaway, Herb — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-10-15T04:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Environment and Solid Waste Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2018-12-06T05:00:00+00:00** Reported and Referred to Assembly Appropriations Committee `referral-committee`
- **2018-12-10T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2018-12-17T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (79-0-0) `passage`
- **2019-01-17T05:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate, Referred to Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-03-18T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2019-03-25T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for S3110
- **2019-03-25T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (39-0) `passage`
- **2019-05-10T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2019, c.116. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/eedce705-5e96-466d-9ca9-cf41424d80cf`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).