Establishes New Jersey Healthy Soils Program; establishes grant program for soil testing of urban agriculture sites; establishes Urban Agriculture Site Soil Testing Fund.
This bill creates New Jersey's Healthy Soils Program to improve soil health through practices like cover cropping, reduced tillage, and carbon sequestration. It specifically establishes a grant program for urban farmers and gardeners (including community gardens, rooftop farms, and backyard plots) to cover soil testing costs for contaminants like lead, arsenic, and petroleum. The Urban Agriculture Site Soil Testing Fund - financed by existing climate change funds and future appropriations - will pay for these tests and program administration. The program targets city and suburban growers to make soil health practices more widespread, with annual reporting on its effectiveness.
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Introduced Jan 13, 2026
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Jan 13, 2026
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Introduced, Referred to Assembly Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee
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1 primary · 2 co-sponsors
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Annette Quijano
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Shanique Speight
DDemocratic
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Verlina Reynolds-Jackson
DDemocratic
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