Appropriates $4 million to DEP for local cost share of certain beach replenishment project in Ocean County.

This bill appropriates $4 million from New Jersey's General Fund to the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) to cover the state's portion of the local cost share required for a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers beach replenishment project on the Barnegat Peninsula in Ocean County. It directly affects Ocean County municipalities, which face an unaffordable $7.5 million local cost share for the project after federal funding covers most costs. The $4 million helps meet the state's obligation, enabling the project - scheduled for late 2022/early 2023 - to proceed and protect 14 miles of coastline from erosion and flooding. The funding is specifically for the state's share of the nonfederal cost, not the project's total expense.