OFFICIAL SITE OF THE STATE OF NEW JERSEY
What's New
- September 5, 2024
Wharton State Forest – Guided Land-Based Educational Tours License - August 20, 2024
High Point State Park – Cross-Country Ski/Snowshoe Concession (Last Updated September 18, 2024) - June 27, 2024
Bid Deadline Extended–Spring Meadow – Golf Course & Inn Lease - June 24, 2024
New Form–Diversion Exemption Requests for Certain Water Treatment Facilities - March 21, 2024
Concession Opportunities in NJ State Parks and Forests - April 19, 2023
Concession Opportunities in NJ State Parks and Forests - February 1, 2023
Rulemaking Update - June 7, 2022
What is OTPLA?
The Office of Transactions & Public Land Administration has responsibilities Department-wide to:
- Oversee contracts, including memoranda of agreement.
- Administer legal matters for the Department’s real estate holdings, through either:
- Term Agreements: Leases, Concessions, Licenses and Rights of Entry
- Permanent Conveyances: Easements (access, utility, etc.) and Land Exchanges
- Ensure post-funding compliance for Green Acres encumbered properties and other lands that are subject to permanent restrictions as a condition of public funding administered by the Department.
- Oversee and provide transactional support for the acquisition of lands by the Department, both at the contracting stage and the closing stage of such acquisitions.
- Assist the Commissioner in reviewing requests for release of conservation restrictions.
- Develop new and updated policies, protocols and documents to support OTPLA’s mission and functions and the Department’s key land management initiatives, goals and priorities.
