Governor Murphy’s SFY 2025 detailed budget recommendations for the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) total $491.4 million, a 31.3% reduction from the SFY 24 adjusted appropriation of $714.9. The reduction comes from cuts in Direct State Services from $301.3 million to $298.1 million, Grants in Aid from $12.9 million to $1.5 million, Capital Construction from $377.5 million to $172.4 million, Debt Service from $31.3 million to $27.6 million, and allocations from the Property Tax Relief Fund from $16.2 million to $12.2 million.
The SFY 2025 budget language recommends appropriations and conditions for various programs including forest resource management, parks management, and flood control. For more information, please see the League’s recent DEP budget blog post.
Contact: Andrew LaFevre, Legislative Analyst, alafevre@njlm.org, 609-695-3481, x116.