N.J. Admin. Code § 7:36-22.2

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

Section 7:36-22.2 - Preapplication procedures

(a) The Department encourages nonprofits to attend a Green Acres sponsored informational workshop, when offered, and to request a preapplication conference with Green Acres as early as possible, prior to application submission, to discuss project eligibility, award criteria and application and project administration requirements.

(b) At least 15 days prior to submitting an application to Green Acres, the nonprofit shall publish a display ad in the official newspaper of each municipality in which the proposed project site is located, stating that the nonprofit intends to submit an application for Green Acres funding and notifying the public that the application will be available for review at the Green Acres offices. The nonprofit shall also send the notice to the clerk(s) of the municipality(ies) in which the proposed project site is located.

(c) For a development project potentially involving a riparian interest, a nonprofit shall contact the Bureau of Tidelands Management within the Department to determine the State's interest or claim in the proposed project site and forward the results of the inquiry with their application for Green Acres funding. Information about riparian lands can be found at www.nj.gov/dep/landuse/tideland.html or by writing to Bureau of Tidelands Management, Land Use Regulation Program, PO Box 439, Trenton, New Jersey 08625.

(d) For a development project that impacts an undisturbed portion of the project site, the nonprofit shall submit a Natural Heritage Data Request Form (available from the Department's Office of Natural Lands Management at www.nj.gov/dep/parksandforests/natural/heritage/datareq.html or by writing to Natural Heritage Program, P.O. Box 404, Trenton, New Jersey 08625-0404). The results of the search must be attached to and discussed in the environmental assessment submitted as part of the nonprofit's application for Green Acres funding at N.J.A.C. 7:36-12.4. The Department encourages each nonprofit also to review and consider the applicable Landscape Maps, developed by the Department's Division of Fish and Wildlife, during the formulation of its recreation and planning goals, and as part of its preparation of a Green Acres application. Information about the Landscape Maps can be found at www.nj.gov/dep/fgw/ensp/landscape or by writing to the Division of Fish & Wildlife, P.O. Box 400, Trenton, New Jersey 08625-0400.

N.J. Admin. Code § 7:36-22.2