---
type: "Bill"
title: "Appropriates $8,992,898 to DEP from constitutionally dedicated CBT revenues and various Green Acres funds for grants to certain nonprofit entities to acquire or develop lands for recreation and conservation purposes."
description: "Appropriates $8,992,898 to DEP from constitutionally dedicated CBT revenues and various Green Acres funds for grants to certain nonprofit entities to acquire or develop lands for recreation and conservation purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "217"
identifier: "S 3354"
citation: "New Jersey S 3354 (217)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["BUS TAXES", "CHARITIES", "CORPORATIONS", "SPORTS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Allen, Diane B.", "Bramnick, Jon M.", "Gordon, Robert M.", "Mazzeo, Vincent", "McKeon, John F.", "Moriarty, Paul D.", "Muoio, Elizabeth Maher", "Vainieri Huttle, Valerie", "Zwicker, Andrew"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 6
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2017-06-19T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2017-07-21T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/9fd0ef97-3f1a-4b4a-b827-e8f392a6780d"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "4d077713e2b722865dae7013e02867339002ec38db3bb8de8c0d2d5aa17387a1"
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 3354 (217) — Appropriates $8,992,898 to DEP from constitutionally dedicated CBT revenues and various Green Acres funds for grants to certain nonprofit entities to acquire or develop lands for recreation and conservation purposes.

## 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/S3500/3354_I1.HTM)

## Votes

- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **38–0** (pass) · legislature
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **78–0** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Allen, Diane B. — primary (person)
- Bramnick, Jon M. — primary (person)
- Gordon, Robert M. — primary (person)
- Mazzeo, Vincent — primary (person)
- McKeon, John F. — primary (person)
- Moriarty, Paul D. — primary (person)
- Muoio, Elizabeth Maher — primary (person)
- Vainieri Huttle, Valerie — primary (person)
- Zwicker, Andrew — primary (person)
- Auth, Robert — cosponsor (person)
- Bateman, Christopher — cosponsor (person)
- Brown, Chris A. — cosponsor (person)
- Bucco, Anthony M. — cosponsor (person)
- Cardinale, Gerald — cosponsor (person)
- Carroll, Michael Patrick — cosponsor (person)
- Chiaravalloti, Nicholas — cosponsor (person)
- Ciattarelli, Jack M. — cosponsor (person)
- Clifton, Robert D. — cosponsor (person)
- Conaway, Herb — cosponsor (person)
- Dancer, Ronald S. — cosponsor (person)
- DeCroce, BettyLou — cosponsor (person)
- DiMaio, John — cosponsor (person)
- Downey, Joann — cosponsor (person)
- Gove, DiAnne C. — cosponsor (person)
- Handlin, Amy H. — cosponsor (person)
- Holzapfel, James W. — cosponsor (person)
- Houghtaling, Eric — cosponsor (person)
- Howarth, Joe — cosponsor (person)
- Kean, Sean T. — cosponsor (person)
- McGuckin, Gregory P. — cosponsor (person)
- Munoz, Nancy F. — cosponsor (person)
- Oroho, Steven V. — cosponsor (person)
- Pennacchio, Joseph — cosponsor (person)
- Peterson, Erik — cosponsor (person)
- Rible, David P. — cosponsor (person)
- Rodriguez-Gregg, Maria — cosponsor (person)
- Rooney, Kevin J. — cosponsor (person)
- Ruiz, M. Teresa — cosponsor (person)
- Russo, David C. — cosponsor (person)
- Schepisi, Holly T. — cosponsor (person)
- Singer, Robert W. — cosponsor (person)
- Thompson, Samuel D. — cosponsor (person)
- Wolfe, David W. — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2017-06-19T04:00:00+00:00** Introduced, 1st Reading without Reference, 2nd Reading `introduction`
- **2017-06-22T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (38-0) `passage`
- **2017-06-22T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly without Reference, 2nd Reading
- **2017-06-29T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for A5044
- **2017-06-29T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (78-0-0) `passage`
- **2017-07-21T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2017, c.148. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/9fd0ef97-3f1a-4b4a-b827-e8f392a6780d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).