Appropriates $58.145 million in dedicated natural resource damages revenues to DEP for habitat restoration, land acquisition, and restoration oversight projects.

This bill appropriates nearly $58.1 million in existing natural resource damages funds - recovered from environmental lawsuits against companies like Exxon and Atlantic Richfield - to New Jersey's Department of Environmental Protection (DEP). The funds are allocated specifically for habitat restoration and land acquisition across four key water regions (Lower Delaware, Atlantic, Northeast, and Raritan), plus oversight of Superfund sites and administrative costs. The DEP can use the money for projects to repair damaged natural resources or permanently protect them, including providing grants to local governments or nonprofits. The bill requires written notification to legislative leaders if funds are reallocated among projects.