---
type: "Bill"
title: "Appropriates $15.696 million from constitutionally dedicated CBT revenues to DEP for State acquisition of lands for recreation and conservation purposes, including Blue Acres projects."
description: "Appropriates $15.696 million from constitutionally dedicated CBT revenues to DEP for State acquisition of lands for recreation and conservation purposes, including Blue Acres projects."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "218"
identifier: "A 4751"
citation: "New Jersey A 4751 (218)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["BEACHES", "BUS TAXES", "OPEN SPACE", "SPORTS", "STATE BUDGT"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bateman, Christopher", "Codey, Richard J.", "Freiman, Roy", "Murphy, Carol A.", "Tully, P. Christopher"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 8
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2018-12-03T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2019-01-31T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/dc51cf98-1964-4651-a49b-d138012379d5"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "0e719dd6636bbd24fc49a34a8a3e2e1a3a82f6927925b4e02ee0105804f46cf9"
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 4751 (218) — Appropriates $15.696 million from constitutionally dedicated CBT revenues to DEP for State acquisition of lands for recreation and conservation purposes, including Blue Acres 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/A5000/4751_I1.HTM)

## Votes

- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **36–0** (pass) · upper
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **79–0** (pass) · lower
- Reported favorably out of committee — **5–0** (pass) · lower
- Reported favorably out of committee — **11–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Bateman, Christopher — primary (person)
- Codey, Richard J. — primary (person)
- Freiman, Roy — primary (person)
- Murphy, Carol A. — primary (person)
- Tully, P. Christopher — primary (person)
- Conaway, Herb — cosponsor (person)
- Greenstein, Linda R. — cosponsor (person)
- Houghtaling, Eric — cosponsor (person)
- Swain, Lisa — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-12-03T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Agriculture and Natural Resources 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`
- **2018-12-17T05:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate without Reference, 2nd Reading
- **2018-12-17T05:00:00+00:00** Substituted for S3208
- **2018-12-17T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (36-0) `passage`
- **2019-01-31T05:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2019, c.31. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/dc51cf98-1964-4651-a49b-d138012379d5`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).