---
type: "Bill"
title: "Appropriates $2.94 million from constitutionally dedicated CBT revenues for recreation and conservation purposes to DEP for State capital and park development projects."
description: "Appropriates $2.94 million from constitutionally dedicated CBT revenues for recreation and conservation purposes to DEP for State capital and park development projects."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "218"
identifier: "S 3209"
citation: "New Jersey S 3209 (218)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["BUS TAXES", "OPEN SPACE", "SPORTS", "STATE BUDGT"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bateman, Christopher", "Burzichelli, John J.", "Greenstein, Linda R.", "Mukherji, Raj", "Pinkin, Nancy J."]
version_count: 1
action_count: 7
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2018-11-26T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2019-01-31T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/0f6483d1-1a94-46ea-a267-10c93270e10b"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "bfc6c515e77a3d100d2b4e5328e6f2a5d0be65b0d2c99d3f95f27b4d3879f158"
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 S 3209 (218) — Appropriates $2.94 million from constitutionally dedicated CBT revenues for recreation and conservation purposes to DEP for State capital and park development 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/S3500/3209_I2.HTM)

## Votes

- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **77–0** (pass) · lower
- Reported favorably out of committee — **4–0** (pass) · upper
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **40–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Bateman, Christopher — primary (person)
- Burzichelli, John J. — primary (person)
- Greenstein, Linda R. — primary (person)
- Mukherji, Raj — primary (person)
- Pinkin, Nancy J. — primary (person)
- Conaway, Herb — cosponsor (person)
- Houghtaling, Eric — cosponsor (person)
- Murphy, Carol A. — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-11-26T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Environment and Energy Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2018-12-03T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2018-12-17T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (40-0) `passage`
- **2018-12-17T05:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly without Reference, 2nd Reading
- **2018-12-17T05:00:00+00:00** Substituted for A4750
- **2018-12-17T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (77-0-0) `passage`
- **2019-01-31T05:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2019, c.13. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/0f6483d1-1a94-46ea-a267-10c93270e10b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).