N.J. Admin. Code § 7:27D-4.1

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 21, November 4, 2024

Section 7:27D-4.1 - Purpose and applicability

(a) This subchapter establishes the policies and procedures for the distribution of grant funds that the Department disburses from the Global Warming Solutions Fund through the Local Government Greenhouse Gas Reduction Program, which promotes local government agency efforts to plan, develop and implement measures to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

(b) Only a local government agency is eligible for funding from the Department's Local Government Greenhouse Gas Reduction Program. For purposes of this program, a local government agency must be one or a cooperating combination of the following:

1. A contracting unit under the Local Public Contracts Law, 40A:11-2(1);

2. A board of education under the Public School Contracts Law, N.J.S.A. 18A:18A-2a; or

3. A county college under the County College Contracts Law, N.J.S.A. 18A:64A-25.2b.

(c) Eligible projects are those that allow a local government agency to conduct and implement an energy efficiency program, renewable energy program, distributed energy program, or land use planning where the grant or assistance results in a measurable reduction of the emission of greenhouse gases or a measurable reduction in energy demand.

(d) Allowable project costs include equipment, materials, supplies, printing and professional services. Disallowed costs include costs for acquisition of real property and charges for time spent by local government agency employees and any costs associated with or expended by volunteers in the course of volunteers' involvement on a project.

N.J. Admin. Code § 7:27D-4.1