1. a. Notwithstanding the provisions of sections 27 and 28 of P.L.1993, c.139 (C.58:10B-5 and 58:10B-6), or any other law, or any rule or regulation adopted pursuant thereto to the contrary, the New Jersey Economic Development Authority may provide grants or removeable grants from the Hazardous Discharge Site Remediation Fund established pursuant to section 26 of P.L.1993, c.139 (C.58:10B-4) to a municipality that has received a commitment prior to the effective date of this act from the New Jersey Redevelopment Authority, established pursuant to P.L.1996, c.62 (C.55:19-20 et al.), for funding the implementation of a remedial action and any other activities within the approved scope of work associated with the redevelopment of a brownfield site.

   b.   Grants may be provided pursuant to the provisions of this act to the following municipalities for the following projects:

      Municipality               Amount

      Bayonne               $ 344,657

      Camden                500,000

      Camden-Nipper             1,500,000

      Camden-Trailways             750,000

      East Orange                100,000

      Glassboro                94,000

      Long Branch                350,000

      Newark K-Mart             673,500

      Newark Bergen Street          50,000

      New Brunswick-Heldrich Center       1,000,000

      Perth Amboy                845,000

      Plainfield                750,000

      Pleasantville                1,000,000

      Rahway-80 East Milton          750,000

      Rahway-Main & Monroe          25,000

      Trenton                84,000

                                            

                        $8,816,157



   c.   Any repayments to the New Jersey Redevelopment Authority for grants or other financial assistance made for brownfields remediation or redevelopment pursuant to the provisions of this act shall be paid to the New Jersey Economic Development Authority and shall be deposited into the fund.

   d.   As used in this act, "brownfield site" means any former or current commercial or industrial site that is currently vacant or underutilized and on which there has been, or there is suspected to have been, a discharge of a contaminant.

   L.2003,c.121,s.1.