Requires DEP to prioritize funding for certain projects for acquisition of lands for recreation and conservation purposes and certain environmental infrastructure projects that include, or allow for, flood mitigation projects.

This bill (S 1474) requires New Jersey's Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) to prioritize funding for two types of projects: 1) land acquisition for recreation and conservation, and 2) environmental infrastructure projects that include flood mitigation. It specifically mandates that the DEP’s Office of Green Acres must give higher priority to projects protecting floodplains, flood-prone areas, or lands damaged by storms. This change modifies existing funding criteria under the Green Acres Program (P.L.1999, c.152) to explicitly include flood risk reduction as a key factor. The bill affects how local governments and nonprofits apply for and receive state funding for land conservation and infrastructure projects.