New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 7 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Chapter 36 - GREEN ACRES PROGRAM › Subchapter 8 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT UNIT ACQUISITION PROJECTS: APPROVAL, PRELIMINARY ASSESSMENT, AND APPRAISAL PROCEDURES; DETERMINATION AND NOTIFICATION OF ELIGIBLE LAND COST › Section 7:36-8.2 - Preliminary assessment report

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) The local government unit must obtain a preliminary assessment report of the project site prepared in accordance with the Technical Requirements for Site Remediation, N.J.A.C. 7:26E. Upon receipt of the preliminary assessment report, Green Acres shall determine if the report contains the required information and shall notify the local government unit as follows:
1. If the preliminary assessment report does not contain the required information, Green Acres shall send the local government unit a deficiency letter identifying the additional information that must be submitted. The local government unit shall submit the information by the date specified in the letter.
2. If the preliminary assessment report contains the required information and does not identify any areas of concern, as defined under the Technical Requirements for Site Remediation:
i. Green Acres shall send the local government unit a letter acknowledging the sufficiency of the preliminary assessment report;
ii. The chief executive officer of the local government unit shall certify, on a form provided by Green Acres with the sufficiency letter, that the local government unit has reviewed the preliminary assessment report and has determined to proceed with the acquisition of the project site; and
iii. The local government unit shall return the certification to Green Acres within 30 days of the date of the sufficiency letter. Green Acres shall not disburse any funding under 7:36-9.4 until it is in receipt of this certification.
3. If the preliminary assessment report contains the required information and identifies one or more areas of concern, as defined under the Technical Requirements for Site Remediation:
i. Green Acres shall send a letter notifying the local government unit that the areas of concern must be addressed to the Department's satisfaction before Green Acres will disburse any funding for the project site;
ii. Once the areas of concern have been addressed to the Department's satisfaction, the local government unit shall submit evidence of such to Green Acres;
iii. Once Green Acres has reviewed and approved the local government unit's submission, Green Acres shall send the local government unit a letter of sufficiency;
iv. The chief executive officer of the local government unit shall certify, on a form provided by Green Acres with the sufficiency letter, that the local government unit has reviewed the preliminary assessment report and the manner in which the areas of concern have been addressed, and has determined to proceed with the acquisition of the project site; and
v. The local government unit shall return the certification to Green Acres within 30 days of the date of the letter of sufficiency. Green Acres shall not disburse any funding under 7:36-9.4 until it is in receipt of this certification.