THIS IS A COURTESY COPY OF THIS RULE. ALL OF THE …

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.

2 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. 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.

3 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. Local government unit acquisition projects: award criteria application ranking and evaluation Project award criteria Ranking and Evaluation Subchapter 8.

4 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.

5 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.

6 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. 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.

7 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.

8 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.

9 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. 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.

10 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.