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1 THIS IS A COURTESY COPY OF THIS RULE. ALL OF THE DEPARTMENT'S RULES ARE COMPILED IN title 7 OF THE NEW jersey administrative code 1 NJ DEP Green Acres Program Rules 7:36 December 18, 2018 December 18, 2025 7:36 GREEN ACRES PROGRAM Statutory Authority: 13:8A 1 et seq., 13:8A 19 et seq., 13:8A 35 et seq., 13:8c 1 et seq., and 1961, 1971, 1974, 1978, 1983, 1987, 1989, 1992, 1995, and 1999, c. Last Amended: December 18, 2018 For regulatory history and effective dates, see the New jersey administrative of Contents Subchapter 1. General Provisions Purposes and objectives Scope Construction Severability Program information address for submissions Waiver of procedural requirements Tax Covenant Provision Subchapter 2. Definitions Definitions Subchapter 3.

2 Local government unit projects: eligibility of local government unit applicants Eligible applicants Ineligible applicants Subchapter 4. Local government unit acquisition projects: project eligibility, conditions, and limitations General provisions and funding policies Eligible projects Ineligible projects Acquisition of structures Acquisition of waterfront land Acquisition of agricultural lands Acquisition of conservation restrictions or historic preservation restrictions Matching share Donations toward the cost of acquisition Acquisition by Condemnation Allowable project costs Subchapter 5. Local government unit acquisition projects: funding award categories Funding award categories Subchapter 6. Local government unit acquisition projects: application process Timing Preapplication procedures At risk authorization to proceed with acquisition Application requirements Recreation and Open Space Inventory submissions Subchapter 7.

3 Local government unit acquisition projects: award criteria application ranking and evaluation Project award criteria Ranking and Evaluation Subchapter 8. Local government unit acquisition projects: approval and appraisal procedures, determination of eligible land cost Approval or denial of application award of funding procedural letter Preliminary Assessment Report Appraisal procedures Determination and notification of eligible land cost Subchapter 9. Local government unit acquisition project: project agreement, negotiations for purchase of project site, supplemental funding, disbursements, loan repayment, and accounting and recordkeeping requirements Project agreement Negotiations for purchase of project site Supplemental funding Disbursement of loan or matching grant Terms of loan repayment Accounting and recordkeeping Subchapter 10.

4 Local government unit development projects: project eligibility, conditions, and limitations General provisions and funding policies Eligible projects Ineligible projects Dredging of a pond, lake, or segment of a stream or river Development on landfills Allowable project costs Matching share Donations toward the cost of development Subchapter 11. Local government unit development projects: funding award categories Funding award categoriesTHIS IS A COURTESY COPY OF THIS RULE. ALL OF THE DEPARTMENT'S RULES ARE COMPILED IN title 7 OF THE NEW jersey administrative code 2 NJ DEP Green Acres Program Rules 7:36 December 18, 2018-December 18, 2025 Subchapter 12. Local government unit development projects: application process Timing Preapplication procedures At risk authorization to proceed with development Application requirements Recreation and Open Space Inventory submissions Subchapter 13.

5 Local government unit development projects: award criteria, application ranking, approval procedures Project award criteria Ranking Approval or denial of an application award of funding procedural letter Preliminary Assessment Report Subchapter 14. Local government unit development project: project agreement, bid procedures, supplemental funding, construction responsibility, disbursements, project closeout, loan repayment, accounting and recordkeeping requirements Project agreement Bid procedures Supplemental funding Construction requirements site inspections Disbursement of loan or matching grant Project closeout Terms of loan repayment Accounting and recordkeeping Subchapter 15. Nonprofit acquisition projects: project eligibility, conditions, and limitations General provisions and funding policies Eligible projects Ineligible projects Acquisition of structures Acquisition of waterfront land Acquisition of agricultural lands Acquisition of conservation restrictions or historic preservation restrictions Matching share Donations toward the cost of acquisition Allowable project costs Subchapter 16.

6 Nonprofit acquisition projects: funding award categories Funding award categories Subchapter 17. Nonprofit acquisition projects: application process Timing Preapplication procedures At risk authorization to proceed with acquisition Application requirements Subchapter 18. Nonprofit acquisition projects: award criteria, ranking and evaluation Project award criteria Ranking and Evaluation Subchapter 19. Nonprofit acquisition projects: approval and appraisal procedures, determination of eligible land cost Approval or denial of application award of funding procedural letter Preliminary Assessment Report Appraisal procedures Determination and notification of eligible land cost Subchapter 20. Nonprofit acquisition projects: project agreement, negotiations for purchase of project site, supplemental funding, disbursements, accounting and recordkeeping requirements Project agreement Negotiations for purchase of project site Supplemental funding Disbursement of matching grant Accounting and recordkeeping Subchapter 21.

7 Nonprofit development projects: project eligibility, conditions, and limitations General provisions and funding policies Eligible projects Ineligible projects Dredging of a pond, lake, or segment of a stream or river Development on landfills Allowable project costs Matching share Donations toward the cost of development Subchapter 22. Nonprofit development projects: application process Timing Preapplication procedures At risk authorization to proceed with development Application requirementsTHIS IS A COURTESY COPY OF THIS RULE. ALL OF THE DEPARTMENT'S RULES ARE COMPILED IN title 7 OF THE NEW jersey administrative code 3 NJ DEP Green Acres Program Rules 7:36 December 18, 2018-December 18, 2025 Subchapter 23. Nonprofit development projects: award criteria, application ranking, approval procedures Project award criteria Ranking Approval or denial of an application award of funding procedural letter Preliminary Assessment Report Subchapter 24.

8 Nonprofit development project: project agreement, bid procedures, supplemental funding, construction responsibility, disbursements, project closeout, accounting and recordkeeping requirements Project agreement Bid procedures Supplemental funding Construction requirements site inspections Disbursement of matching grant Project closeout Accounting and recordkeeping Subchapter 25. Requirements for maintenance of parkland what constitutes a disposal or diversion of parkland amendment of recreation and open space inventories administrative transfer of parkland changes in use of parkland construction of buildings on parkland fees public access to and use of parkland leases, use agreements and concession agreements designated commuter parking lots adjudicatory hearing requests Maintenance requirements for funded parkland compliance inspection Disposal or diversion of funded parkland and unfunded parkland exceptions Amendment of Recreation and Open Space Inventory (ROSI)

9 Development of parkland acquired as part of a grant incentive project administrative Transfer of Funded or Unfunded Parkland Change in purpose or use of funded or unfunded parkland Construction of buildings on funded parkland use of existing buildings on funded parkland Construction of buildings on unfunded parkland Use of buildings on unfunded parkland Fees for use of funded parkland and recreation and conservation facilities on funded parkland Public access to and use of funded parkland Fees for use of unfunded parkland and recreation and conservation facilities on unfunded parkland public access to and use of unfunded parkland Posting of signs on funded parkland Leases, use agreements, or concession agreements for recreation and conservation purposes on funded or unfunded parkland Leases, use agreements or concession agreements regarding funded or unfunded parkland for purposes other than recreation and conservation Designated Commuter Parking Lots on Parkland Adjudicatory hearing requests Subchapter 26.

10 Standards and procedures for commissioner and state house commission approval of the disposal or diversion of funded or unfunded parkland Department policy on disposals and diversions substantive standards Minor and Major Disposals or Diversions of Funded or Unfunded Parkland Minor disposals or diversions of funded or unfunded parkland general procedural requirements Minor disposals or diversions pre application requirements Minor disposals or diversions of parkland compensation Minor disposals or diversions of parkland final application requirements public hearing requirements procedure for Commissioner and State House Commission review and approval Major disposals or diversions general procedural requirements Major disposals or diversions of parkland scoping hearing Major disposals or diversions of parkland pre application requirements Major disposals or diversions of parkland Compensation for parkland proposed to be disposed of or diverted Major disposals or diversions of parkland final application requirements SUBCHAPTER 1.