S 4538 — Makes FY2026 supplemental appropriations of $358,811,000; adds and amends various language provisions to FY2026 Appropriations Act.

$174,078,000     Total State Aid Appropriation, State Subsidies and Financial Aid.............................................................

            04   04   Borough of Bradley Beach - Police Department RadioRadio................................................ Communication System Upgrades.................................................

($200,000)                         04   Communication System Upgrades     04   Borough of Buena - Bruno Melini Park Lighting Upgrades     Upgrades........................................ ($450,000)          04    Borough of Cliffside Park - Municipal Library and Recreation Center Capital Improvements.....................................

($1,750,000)($450,000)             04   04   Borough of EastCliffside NewarkPark - RecreationMunicipal Improvements    Library ($250,000)and         Recreation.............................. 04    Borough of East Rutherford - Lois Lane Athletic Complex Capital Improvements..................................................................................

                  ($1,750,000) .............................................................                Center Capital Improvements     04   Borough of East Newark - Recreation Improvements..................................................

($1,250,000)($250,000)             04   04   Borough of FrenchtownEast -Rutherford Municipal Building Renovations      ($200,000)          04    Borough of Glen Ridge - TransportationLois andLane PublicAthletic...................................................... Safety Modernization..................................................................

($50,000)($1,250,000)                         04   Complex BoroughCapital of Haledon - Recreational Improvements ($800,000)            04   04    Borough of KeansburgFrenchtown - ParkMunicipal ImprovementsBuilding ($100,000)Renovations........................................          04    Borough of Metuchen - Memorial Park Improvements  ($500,000)          04    Borough of Rutherford - Memorial Park Field Renovations      ($1,250,000)          04    Borough of Shrewsbury - Police Equipment............

                  ($200,000) ..................................................................    04   Borough of Glen Ridge - Transportation and Public Safety Modernization...............

($50,000)             04   04   Borough of SouthHaledon Plainfield - MonumentRecreational ParkImprovements Improvements ...................................................... ($55,000)          04    Borough of Wood-Ridge - Highland Avenue Recreation Center.............................................................

($5,000,000)($800,000)             04   04   CityBorough of CliftonKeansburg - Nash Park Improvements..............Improvements ................................................................

                  ($100,000) ................................................................    04   Borough of Metuchen - Memorial Park Improvements................................................

($500,000)             04   04   CityBorough of ElizabethRutherford - LeadMemorial ServicePark LineField Improvements    Renovations.................................... ($500,000)          04    City of Linden - Operating Aid............

($2,175,000)($1,250,000)             04   04   CityBorough of PerthShrewsbury Amboy - OperatingPolice Aid..Equipment....................................................................

($2,500,000)($50,000)             04   04   CityBorough of South Plainfield - OperatingMonument Aid........Park Improvements.....................................

($4,000,000)($55,000)             04   04   CityBorough of RahwayWood-Ridge - OperatingHighland Aid..........Avenue Recreation Center............................

($2,175,000)($5,000,000)             04   04   CountyCity of MercerClifton - WharfNash Park ConstructionImprovements..................................................................... ($1,250,000)          04    Essex County - Urban Park Improvements..............

                  ($500,000) .............................................................    04   City of Elizabeth - Lead Service Line Improvements...................................................

($2,250,000)($500,000)             04   04   TownCity of HarrisonLinden - Recreation Projects ($250,000)          04    Town of West New York - Operating AidAid...................................................................................... and Public Library Construction.............................................................

($1,500,000)($2,175,000)             04   04   TownshipCity of BellevillePerth -Amboy Emergency Response Reimbursement            ($423,000)          04    Township of Bloomfield - PublicOperating ServicesAid.......................................................................... and Personnel Aid ($1,200,000)          04    Township of Burlington - La Gorce Square Roadway Improvements   ($700,000)          04    Township of Franklin (Gloucester) - Community Center Construction................................................................

($650,000)($2,500,000)             04   04   TownshipCity of HamiltonPlainfield (Mercer) - FireOperating EngineAid................................................................................. Acquisition       ($1,100,000)          04    Township of Lawrence (Mercer) - Community Center Restoration.............................................................

($2,000,000)($4,000,000)             04   04   TownshipCity of WeehawkenRahway - Operating Aid...............Aid....................................................................................

                  ($2,175,000) .............................................................    04   County of Mercer - Wharf Park Construction ............................................................

($1,000,000)($1,250,000)             04   04   TownshipEssex ofCounty Woodbridge - MunicipalUrban CourtPark RelocationImprovements................................................................. and Renovation.............................................................

($3,000,000)($2,250,000)             04   04   TransitionalTown Aidof toHarrison Localities...........- Recreation Projects .........................................................................

($250,000)     04   Town of West New York - Operating Aid and Public Library Construction........

($1,500,000)     04   Township of Belleville - Emergency Response Reimbursement................................

($423,000)     04   Township of Bloomfield - Public Services and Personnel Aid................................

($1,200,000)     04   Township of Burlington - La Gorce Square Roadway Improvements.......................

($700,000)     04   Township of Franklin (Gloucester) - Community Center Construction....................

($650,000)     04   Township of Hamilton (Mercer) - Fire Engine Acquisition.....................................

($1,100,000)     04   Township of Lawrence (Mercer) - Community Center Restoration.......................

($2,000,000)     04   Township of Weehawken - Operating Aid..................................................................

($1,000,000)     04   Township of Woodbridge - Municipal Court Relocation and Renovation............

($3,000,000)     04   Transitional Aid to Localities....................................................................................

  DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS Public Safety and Criminal Justice Detention and Rehabilitation   DIRECT STATE SERVICES 07-7040 07-7040 Institutional Control and Supervision..................Supervision.......................................................................................................

$9,805,000 08-7040 08-7040 Institutional Care and Treatment.........................Treatment................................................................................................................

$6,610,000 99-7040 99-7040 Administration and Support Services..................Services........................................................................................................

$2,345,000                     Total Direct State Services Appropriation,                          Appropriation,                    Detention and Rehabilitation..........................Rehabilitation...................................................

     Personal Services:

            Salaries and Wages.....................................Wages................................................................................................................

($18,760,000)     DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Educational, Cultural, and Intellectual Development Direct Educational Services and Assistance   STATE AID 03-5120 03-5120 Miscellaneous Grants-In-Aid...............................Grants-In-Aid......................................................................................................................

$9,150,000                 (From General Fund:$5,650,000)                 (From Property Tax Relief Fund:$3,500,000)                    Total State Aid Appropriation,                                             Appropriation,                   .............................................................................................................................. Direct Educational Services and Assistance...

$9,150,000         Direct Educational Services and Assistance                 (From General Fund:$5,650,000)                 (From Property Tax Relief Fund:$3,500,000) State Aid:

            03   03   Charter School Facility Improvements (PTRF)(PTRF).......................................................... ($3,500,000)          03    Bloomfield Public Schools - Operating Aid............

                  ($3,500,000) ................................................................    03   Bloomfield Public Schools - Operating Aid...................................................................

($100,000)             03   03   East Orange School District - Operating AidAid................................................................ ($100,000)          03    Hammonton Public Schools - Capital Improvements     ($250,000)          03    Little Ferry Public Schools – Capital Construction ($2,500,000)          03    Roselle Borough School District - Capital Improvements          ($500,000)          03    South Amboy School District - Capital Improvements   ($700,000)          03    Township of Union Public Schools – Operating Aid     ($1,500,000)   Notwithstanding the provisions of any law or regulation to the contrary, of the amount hereinabove appropriated for Charter School Facility Improvements, to protect the health and safety of students, [$8,000,000] $11,500,000 shall be provided to the Department of Education to administer grants to support emergent needs, capital maintenance, and facilities costs in charter schools and renaissance school projects upon the review of the Director of the New Jersey Department of Education Office of Charter and Renaissance Schools.

 ($100,000) Educational    Support03   ServicesHammonton  Public DIRECTSchools STATE- SERVICESCapital 32-5061 Improvements................................................... Recruitment, Preparation, Certification and Educator Evaluation          $500,000                  Total Direct State Services Appropriation,                                              Educational Support Services..............................

$500,000($250,000) Direct    State03   Services:Little Ferry Public Schools – Capital Construction...................................................

        ($2,500,000) 32       Educator03   EmploymentRoselle WebBorough PortalSchool (P.L.2025,District c.208)   - ($500,000)Capital  Improvements........................................... ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION Community Development and Environmental Management Site Remediation and Waste Management   GRANTS-IN-AID 19-4815  Publicly-Funded Site Remediation and Response.

$700,000($500,000)                     Total03   Grants-in-AidSouth Appropriation,                                      Amboy                   School SiteDistrict Remediation- andCapital WasteImprovements................................................ Management.........

$700,000($700,000) Grants-in-Aid:    03   Township of Union Public Schools – Operating Aid................................................

        ($1,500,000) 19     MiddlesexNotwithstanding Countythe Fireprovisions Marshalof -any Foamlaw Replacementor Initiative          regulation ($700,000)to  the Environmentalcontrary, Planningof the amount hereinabove appropriated for Charter School Facility Improvements, to protect the health and Administrationsafety  of STATEstudents, AID$11,500,000 99-4800 shall Administrationbe provided to the Department of Education to administer grants to support emergent needs, capital maintenance, and Supportfacilities Services..................costs in charter schools and renaissance school projects upon the review of the Director of the New Jersey Department of Education Office of Charter and Renaissance Schools.

$2,000,000Educational                 Support TotalServices StateDIRECT AidSTATE Appropriation,                                             SERVICES                   32-5061 SiteRecruitment, RemediationPreparation, Certification, and WasteEducator Management......Evaluation.........................................................

$2,000,000$500,000     Total Direct State Aid:Services Appropriation, .........................................................................................................

        $500,000 99       Essex    CountyEducational -Support MosquitoServices Control,Direct Research,State AdministrationServices: and Operations                    .............................................................

($2,000,000)     32   DEPARTMENTEducator OFEmployment HEALTHWeb PhysicalPortal and(P.L.2025, Mentalc.208)................................................... Health Health Services   GRANTS-IN-AID 03-4230  Epidemiology, Environmental and Occupational Health $5,000,000                  Total Grants-in-Aid Appropriation,                                                          Health Services..................................................

$5,000,000($500,000) Grants-in-Aid:  ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION Community Development and Environmental Management Site Remediation and Waste Management GRANTS-IN-AID 19-4815 Publicly Funded Site Remediation and Response......................................................................................

        $700,000 03       SouthTotal JerseyGrants-in-Aid CancerAppropriation, Program...................................................................................................................... - Cooper University Healthcare  ($5,000,000)   Health Planning and Evaluation   GRANTS-IN-AID 07-4270  Health Care Systems Analysis...........................

$17,600,000$700,000                     Total    Grants-in-AidSite Appropriation,                                      Remediation                   and HealthWaste PlanningManagement andGrants-in-Aid: Evaluation.....................

$17,600,000   Grants-in-Aid:19   Middlesex County Fire Marshal - Foam Replacement Initiative................................

        ($700,000) 07     AllaireEnvironmental HealthPlanning Servicesand -Administration Capacity  ExpansionSTATE ($750,000)AID         99-4800 07   Administration Capitaland HealthSupport RegionalServices........................................................................................................ Medical Center - Infrastructure Support.............................................................

($4,000,000)$2,000,000             07   Total CityState ofAid NewarkAppropriation, Access........................................................................................................................... to Health Care Partnership ($10,000,000)          07    Inspira Health System - Expansion of Autism Diagnostic Center.............................................................

($1,250,000)$2,000,000             07       SaintSite Peter'sRemediation Universityand Hospital..........Waste Management State Aid:

    99   Essex County - Mosquito Control,.............................................................................

($2,000,000)                 Research, Administration and Operations   DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH Physical and Mental Health Health Services GRANTS-IN-AID 03-4230 Epidemiology, Environmental and Occupational Health......................................................................

$5,000,000     Total Grants-in-Aid Appropriation, ...................................................................................................................

$5,000,000         Health Services Grants-in-Aid:

    03   South Jersey Cancer Program - Cooper University Healthcare..........................

($5,000,000)     Health Planning and Evaluation GRANTS-IN-AID 07-4270 Health Care Systems Analysis.................................................................................................................

$17,600,000    Total Grants-in-Aid Appropriation, ................................................................................................................

$17,600,000         Health Planning and Evaluation Grants-in-Aid:

   07   Allaire Health Services - Capacity Expansion..........................................................

($750,000)    07   Capital Health Regional Medical Center - Infrastructure Support.....................

($4,000,000)     07   City of Newark Access to Health Care Partnership ...........................................

($10,000,000)     07   Inspira Health System - Expansion of Autism Diagnostic Center.....................

($1,250,000)     07   Saint Peter's University Hospital................................................................................

  DEPARTMENT OF LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY Public Safety and Criminal Justice Special Law Enforcement Activities   DIRECT STATE SERVICES 22-1410 22-1410 Regulation of Racing Activities.........................Activities...............................................................................................................

$15,000,000                     Total Direct State Services Appropriation,                          Appropriation,....................................................................................................                    Special Law Enforcement Activities.............

$15,000,000         Special Law Enforcement Activities Direct State Services:

           22   22   Horse Racing Purse Subsidies............Subsidies...................................................................................

($15,000,000)   DEPARTMENT OF STATE Educational, Cultural, and Intellectual Development Higher Educational Services Rowan University   GRANTS-IN-AID 82-2445 82-2445 Institutional Support...........................................Support...................................................................................................................................

$14,849,000                    Total Grants-in-Aid Appropriation,                                      Appropriation,                   ................................................................................................................ Rowan University............................................

$14,849,000         Rowan University Grants-in-Aid:

            82   82   Cooper Medical School of Rowan University ($6,550,000).......................................................          82    Cooper Medical School - Cooper University Hospital Support ($8,299,000)   University Hospital   GRANTS-IN-AID 82-2485  Institutional Support...........................................

$50,000,000($6,550,000)                     Total82   Grants-in-AidCooper Appropriation,                                      Medical                   School - Cooper University Hospital.........................................Hospital Support.........................

$50,000,000($8,299,000) Grants-in-Aid:  University Hospital GRANTS-IN-AID 82-2485 Institutional Support...................................................................................................................................

        $50,000,000 82       UniversityTotal Hospital.............................Grants-in-Aid Appropriation, ................................................................................................................

($50,000,000)$50,000,000      Cultural    andUniversity IntellectualHospital DevelopmentGrants-in-Aid: Services   GRANTS-IN-AID 05-2530  Support of the Arts.....................................................

$75,000   07-2540 82   DevelopmentUniversity ofHospital...................................................................................................... Historical Resources....................

$200,000($50,000,000)                   Total  Grants-in-Aid Appropriation,                                                          Cultural and Intellectual Development Services                        GRANTS-IN-AID ..........................................................................05-2530 Support of the Arts.............................................................................................................................................

$275,000$75,000 Grants-in-Aid:07-2540 Development of Historical Resources..........................................................................................................

        $200,000 05      AxelrodTotal PerformingGrants-in-Aid ArtsAppropriation, Center.....................................................................................................................................

($75,000)$275,000                 07   Cultural New Jersey Fire Museum and FallenIntellectual FirefightersDevelopment MemorialServices (P.L.2021,Grants-in-Aid: c.463)..................................................................................

                      ................................................................05   Axelrod Performing Arts Center......................................................................................

($200,000)($75,000)      DEPARTMENT07   OFNew TRANSPORTATIONJersey TransportationFire ProgramsMuseum Publicand......................................................................................... Transportation   STATE AID 04-6050  Railroad and Bus Operations..................................

$100,000($200,000)                                 TotalFallen StateFirefighters AidMemorial Appropriation,                                             (P.L.2021,                   c.463)     DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Transportation Programs Public Transportation...........................................Transportation STATE AID 04-6050 Railroad and Bus Operations.........................................................................................................................

$100,000     Total State Aid:Aid Appropriation, ..............................................................................................................................

        $100,000 04       County    ofPublic EssexTransportation -State TransitAid: Infrastructure Improvements             ($100,000)   DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY Educational, Cultural, and Intellectual Development Higher Educational Services   GRANTS-IN-AID 47-2155  Support to Independent Institutions........................

$200,000                    04   TotalCounty Grants-in-Aidof Appropriation,                                      Essex                   - HigherTransit EducationalInfrastructure Services...............................Improvements..........................................

$200,000($100,000) Grants-in-Aid:  DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY Educational, Cultural, and Intellectual Development Higher Educational Services GRANTS-IN-AID 47-2155 Support to Independent Institutions..............................................................................................................

        $200,000 47       SaintTotal ElizabethGrants-in-Aid UniversityAppropriation, -...................................................................................................................... Facility Improvements ($200,000) STATE AID 48-2155  Aid to County Colleges...........................................

$700,000$200,000                     Total    State Aid Appropriation,                                                                 Higher Educational Services...............................Services Grants-in-Aid:

$700,000    State47   Aid:Saint Elizabeth University - Facility Improvements.................................................

        ($200,000) 48    Mercer County Community College – Capital Improvements   ($700,000)   INTERDEPARTMENTALSTATE ACCOUNTSAID Government48-2155 Direction, Management, and Control General Government Services   GRANTS-IN-AID 09-9460  Aid to IndependentCounty Authorities..........................Colleges...................................................................................................................................

$40,000,000$700,000                    Total Grants-in-AidState Appropriation,                                      Aid                   Appropriation, General.............................................................................................................................. Government Services........................

$40,000,000$700,000 Grants-in-Aid:        Higher Educational Services State Aid:

09        New48   JerseyMercer SportsCounty andCommunity ExpositionCollege Authority – InternationalCapital Events,Improvements............................... Improvements and Attraction...................................

($40,000,000)($700,000) Notwithstanding  theINTERDEPARTMENTAL provisionsACCOUNTS ofGovernment anyDirection, lawManagement, or regulation to the contrary, the amount hereinabove appropriated for New Jersey Sports and ExpositionControl AuthorityGeneral –Government InternationalServices Events,GRANTS-IN-AID Improvements09-9460 andAid Attraction may be transferred to otherIndependent StateAuthorities................................................................................................................ departments and State agencies to pay for necessary costs and expenses associated with performing host city responsibilities and other 2026 FIFA World Cup tournament-related responsibilities incurred by the State and units of local government, subject to the approval of the Director of the Division of Budget and Accounting.

$40,000,000    Total Grants-in-Aid Appropriation, ................................................................................................................

$40,000,000         General Government Services Grants-in-Aid:

    09   New Jersey Sports and Exposition Authority –....................................................

($40,000,000)                 International Events, Improvements and Attraction   Notwithstanding the provisions of any law or regulation to the contrary, the amount hereinabove appropriated for New Jersey Sports and Exposition Authority – International Events, Improvements and Attraction may be transferred to other State departments and State agencies to pay for necessary costs and expenses associated with performing host city responsibilities and other 2026 FIFA World Cup tournament-related responsibilities incurred by the State and units of local government, subject to the approval of the Director of the Division of Budget and Accounting.

  ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION Community Development and Environmental Management Environmental Regulation   DIRECT STATE SERVICES   Notwithstanding the provisions of any law or regulation to the contrary, subject to the approval of the Director of the Division of Budget and Accounting, there is appropriated $15,000,000 from the Clean Energy Fund to the Department of Environmental Protection for the purposes of supporting the Electric School Bus Program, established pursuant to P.L.2022, c.86 (C.26:2C-8.58).  Further, there is appropriated an additional $4,000,000 from the Clean Energy Fund to the Department of Environmental Protection to support the Vehicle-to-Grid Pilot program, subject to the approval of the Director of Budget and Accounting.

  DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY Economic Planning, Development, and Security Economic Planning and Development   GRANTS-IN-AID   The amount hereinabove appropriated for New Jersey’s AI Supercomputer Initiative – Support and Advancement shall be used by the New Jersey Economic Development Authority to provide a grant to [an institution of higher education] one or more nonprofit organizations to fund the [supplementary infrastructure] costs of the [institution of higher education of hosting] infrastructure, maintenance, and operation of a new state-of-the-art supercomputer, including system management, rental payments, energy costs, salary costs of engineers, researchers, and support staff, security, user access, and research support, subject to the approval of the Director of the Division of Budget and Accounting.

       4.  The following language provisions are added to the General Provisions of P.L.2025, c.74, the annual appropriations act for fiscal year 2026, as follows:

  GENERAL PROVISIONS   Notwithstanding the provisions of any law or regulation to the contrary, provided that sufficient funds are available, revenues deposited into the “Cannabis Regulatory, Enforcement Assistance, and Marketplace Modernization Fund” pursuant to section 41 of P.L.2021, c.16 (C.24:6I-50) may be reallocated as determined by the State Treasurer and subject to the approval of the Director of the Division of Budget and Accounting to fund programs appropriated from revenues deposited into the “Cannabis Regulatory, Enforcement Assistance, and Marketplace Modernization Fund” pursuant to section 41 of P.L.2021, c.16 (C.24:6I-50).

    STATEMENT        ThisApproved billJune supplements30, and2026. amends the FY2026 Appropriations Act as follows:

Legislature:

       This bill appropriates $650,000 to the State Commission of Investigation.

  Department of Agriculture:

       This bill appropriates $299,000 to Avellana Agroforestry Cooperative for supply chain infrastructure.

  Department of Children and Families:

       This bill appropriates $1.8 million to domestic violence housing support, Essex County Family Justice Center, and SAFE in Hunterdon.

  Department of Community Affairs:

       This bill appropriates $1.1 million in funding to the NJ Community Capital Foreclosure Mitigation Program.  This bill also appropriates approximately $6 million to various nonprofit organizations and approximately $174.1 million to various units of local government, including $135 million for Transitional Aid to Localities.  The bill clarifies that of the amount appropriated for transitional aid, $110.4 million will be provided as loans.  The remaining amount will fund approved applications for aid following needs assessments conducted by the Division of Local Government Services.

  Department of Corrections:

       This bill appropriates $18.8 million to the Department of Corrections for salaries and wages related to unrealized savings from prison consolidation.

  Department of Education:

       This bill appropriates approximately $9.2 million to various school districts for capital improvements and operating aid, inclusive of a $3.5 million appropriation from the Property Tax Relief Fund for Charter School Facility Improvements.

     This bill also appropriates $500,000 for an educator employment web portal.

  Department of Environmental Protections:

       This bill appropriates $700,000 to the Middlesex County Fire Marshal for a foam replacement initiative and $2 million to Essex County for mosquito control, research, administration and operations.

     This bill also provides $4 million in additional funds from the Clean Energy Fund to support the Vehicle-to-Grid Pilot program within the Electric School Bus Program.  The funding provides for schools coverage for costs associated with installing eligible battery storage, on-site renewable energy generation, microgrid controllers, and bi-directional capable electric school bus charging technologies.

  Department of Health:

       This bill appropriates $5 million in funding to South Jersey Cancer Program for Cooper University Health Care and $17.6 million in funding to various health organizations.

  Department of Law and Public Safety:

       This bill appropriates $15 million for Horse Racing Purse Subsidies.

  Department of State:

       This bill appropriates approximately $14.8 million to Cooper Medical School of Rowan University and $50 million to University Hospital for increased subsidy support.

     This bill also appropriates $75,000 to Axelrod Performing Arts Center and $200,000 to the New Jersey Fire Museum and Fallen Firefighters Memorial.

  Department of Transportation:

       This bill appropriates $100,000 to the County of Essex for transit infrastructure improvements.

  Department of Treasury:

       This bill appropriates $200,000 to Saint Elizabeth University for facility improvements and $700,000 to Mercer County Community College.

     This bill also amends language enacted by P.L.2025, c.404 for New Jersey’s AI Supercomputer Initiative to allow one or more nonprofit organizations to host the supercomputer.  This bill also adds energy costs as an eligible use of the grant provided through the initiative.

Interdepartmental Accounts:

       This bill appropriates $40 million to the New Jersey Sports and Exposition Authority for International Events, Improvements and Attraction to support State agencies and units of local government that incur expenses associated with performing host city responsibilities and other 2026 FIFA World Cup related responsibilities.

  General Provisions:

       This bill adds general language provisions which authorize a supplemental appropriation from the General Fund to the Cannabis Regulatory, Enforcement Assistance, and Marketplace Modernization Fund  and allow balances within the dedicated fund to be reallocated to fund programs supported by these revenues, as necessary, to provide greater flexibility if anticipated revenues are not realized.

                                            Makes FY2026 supplemental appropriation of $358,811,000;

adds and amends various language provisions to FY2026 Appropriations Act.