N.J. Admin. Code § 7:36-10.6

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

Section 7:36-10.6 - Allowable project costs

(a) For development projects, the following costs are allowable, provided the local government unit incurs such costs in conformance with all applicable laws, including the Local Public Contracts Law, 40A:11-1 et seq.:

1. Construction costs;

2. Engineering costs associated with facility design and preparation of plans and specifications, supervision, and inspection, not to exceed 13 percent of the construction costs submitted by the local government unit and approved for Green Acres funding;

3. Incidental costs, individually itemized, associated with the implementation of the development project, including the cost of advertising, archaeological, architectural, conservation, financial, geological, historic research, hydrological, legal, or other professional advice, estimates, reports, services, or studies and the cost of preliminary planning and engineering necessary for the preparation of the application, provided such costs are not also included in the costs listed at (a)1 or 2 above. Incidental costs are limited to a maximum of two percent of the construction costs submitted by the local government unit and approved for Green Acres funding, or $20,000, whichever is less;

4. Permit fees associated with the development project;

5. Costs of equipment required to make the facility operational; and

6. Costs of the preliminary assessment, when completed in accordance with N.J.A.C. 7:26E, as required under 7:36-13.4, and further testing as determined by the Department, based on findings and recommendations of the preliminary assessment.

(b) The following types of costs are not allowable:

1. Administrative and operating costs and salaries and/or wages of any employee of the local government unit incurred as part of the development project;

2. Costs associated with an application for Green Acres funding that the Garden State Preservation Trust does not approve under 7:36-13.3;

3. Remediation work done to address any areas of concern, as defined under the Technical Requirements for Site Remediation, N.J.A.C. 7:25E, that are identified in the preliminary assessment required under 7:36-13.4 or by other means; and

4. Costs in excess of the sum of the approved Green Acres funding plus the local government unit's matching share, if required, unless Green Acres has approved a request for supplemental funding under 7:36-14.3.

N.J. Admin. Code § 7:36-10.6