N.J. Admin. Code § 7:36-1.1

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 24, December 18, 2024

Section 7:36-1.1 - Purposes and objectives

(a) This chapter is promulgated for the following purposes:

1. To implement the purposes and objectives of the Green Acres laws in order to help ensure that there is access to and an adequate supply of lands for either public outdoor recreation or conservation of natural resources, or both. Green Acres shall assist local government units and nonprofits in their efforts to increase and preserve permanent outdoor recreation areas for public use and enjoyment, and conservation areas for the protection of natural resources such as waterways, wildlife habitat, wetlands, forests, and viewsheds;

2. To establish the procedures by which the Department will provide Green Acres funding in the form of loans or matching grants, or both, to local government units, and matching grants to nonprofits, to acquire lands that have significant recreation and conservation attributes and to preserve natural resources for the current population and future citizens of the State;

3. To establish the procedures by which the Department will provide Green Acres funding in the form of loans or matching grants, or both, to local government units, and matching grants to nonprofits, for the development of land to provide outdoor recreation opportunities for the current population and future citizens of the State;

4. To establish the procedures by which the Department will ensure that lands acquired or developed with Green Acres funding, and all other lands held by a local government unit for recreation and conservation purposes at the time the local government unit received Green Acres funding, permanently remain in use for recreation and conservation purposes; and

5. To establish the procedures and standards for the limited circumstances under which a local government unit or a nonprofit may obtain the prior approval of the Commissioner and the State House Commission to use, for other than outdoor recreation and conservation purposes, those lands it holds that are subject to Green Acres restrictions, and the compensation requirements for such approvals.

N.J. Admin. Code § 7:36-1.1