---
type: "Bill"
title: "Establishes \"Boardwalk Preservation Fund\" in DCA; appropriates $100 million from federal \"American Rescue Plan Act of 2021.\""
description: "Establishes \"Boardwalk Preservation Fund\" in DCA; appropriates $100 million from federal \"American Rescue Plan Act of 2021.\""
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "220"
identifier: "S 3989"
citation: "New Jersey S 3989 (220)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["BEACHES", "COUNTIES", "MUNICIPALITI"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Greenwald, Louis D.", "Moen, William F.", "Sarlo, Paul A.", "Testa, Michael L."]
version_count: 2
action_count: 7
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2023-06-15T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2023-08-15T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/700e0d14-6f78-43ae-b7bf-f9cc40493755"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "6136f71860ccd063e165f060b4cf473068a8355ca8b1f34a5dff92d1574d482b"
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 3989 (220) — Establishes "Boardwalk Preservation Fund" in DCA; appropriates $100 million from federal "American Rescue Plan Act of 2021."

## Version chain

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

1. **Introduced Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/Bills/2022/S4000/3989_I1.HTM)
2. **Reprint SBA 6/27/23 1R** (committee substitute) — [source](https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/Bills/2022/S4000/3989_R1.HTM)

## Sponsors

- Greenwald, Louis D. — primary (person)
- Moen, William F. — primary (person)
- Sarlo, Paul A. — primary (person)
- Testa, Michael L. — primary (person)
- Gopal, Vin — cosponsor (person)
- Polistina, Vincent J. — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-06-15T04:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2023-06-27T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2023-06-30T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (37-0) `passage`
- **2023-06-30T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly without Reference, 2nd Reading
- **2023-06-30T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for A5675 (1R)
- **2023-06-30T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (71-6-0) `passage`
- **2023-08-15T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2023, c.136. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/700e0d14-6f78-43ae-b7bf-f9cc40493755`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).