Establishes ranking criteria for certain nonpoint source pollution control grants issued by DEP.

This bill requires New Jersey's Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) to create a priority system for awarding nonpoint source pollution control grants under the Water Pollution Control Act. The ranking system must give higher priority to projects in areas with stormwater utilities, municipalities banning lawn fertilizers, regions suffering economic harm from polluted waterbodies, or municipalities enforcing strict septic system inspection rules. These grants, funded by Corporation Business Tax revenues and federal Clean Water Act funds, will now be distributed based on these specific criteria. The bill directly affects municipalities and project applicants seeking DEP grants, not the general public. It does not change existing grant programs but modifies how projects are evaluated for funding.