The State of New Jersey, Department of Environmental Protection (“NJDEP”) proposes to engage in a land exchange with the New Egypt Raceway (“Raceway”), located in Plumsted Township, Ocean County. As part of the exchange, the NJDEP proposes to convey 4.54 acres of land to the Raceway in exchange for receiving 21.58 acres of land from the Raceway.

The land proposed to be conveyed by the NJDEP to the Raceway is part of Block 76, Lot 82.03 in Plumsted Township, Ocean County. The land is currently managed as part of the Colliers Mills Wildlife Management Area (WMA), but consists of cleared areas of lawn covered with gravel. The land proposed to be conveyed to NJDEP by the Raceway is designated for tax purposes as Block 76 Lot 82.02 (p/o), Block 76 Lot 85, and Block 76 Lot 95 in Plumsted Township, Ocean County. Both Block 76, Lot 85 and Block 76, Lot 95 are wooded, contain extensive wetlands and are adjacent to other lands owned by the NJDEP as part of the Colliers Mills WMA. The Raceway will also pay the NJDEP $43,000 cash compensation to equalize the real estate value of the proposed exchange.

The rationale for the proposed conveyance, along with a detailed analysis of the proposal, may be found in the report linked below.

State House Commission approval is required for this proposal. If approved, the Department anticipates that the earliest the proposed conveyance could occur is December 2025.

REPORT

New Egypt Raceway Land Exchange Report April 2025

FIGURES AND APPENDICES

Figure 1 Colliers Mills WMA Map
Figure 2 General Location Map
Figure 3 Aerial Map
Figure 4 Wetlands and Surface Waters Map
Figure 5 Land Use/Land Cover Map
Figure 6 Landscape Project Map

Appendix 1 Public Hearing Notice April 2025

Appendix 2 Appraisal Report for Block 76, part of Lot 82.03 (NJDEP Parcel)

Appendix 3 Appraisal Report for Block 76, part of Lot 82.02 (Replacement Parcel)

Appendix 4 Appraisal Report for Block 76, Lots 85 and 95 (Replacement Parcels)

PUBLIC HEARINGS

First Public Hearing

As required by N.J.S.A. 13:1D-52, a public hearing on the proposed conveyance will be held by the NJDEP on June 24, 2025, at 6:30 PM.  A video recording and written transcript of that meeting will be posted here once they are available.

The public hearing will be held in a hybrid format on the Microsoft Teams platform.  Persons wishing to attend via video conference or telephone may join as follows:

Second Public Hearing

As required by N.J.S.A. 13:1D-52 and N.J.S.A. 52:31-1.1, a public hearing on the proposed conveyance will be held by the NJDEP and the State House Commission on July 10, 2025, at 2:00 PM. A video recording and written transcript of that meeting will be posted here once they are available.

The public hearing will be held in a hybrid format on the Microsoft Teams platform.  Persons wishing to attend via video conference or telephone may join as follows:

For further information on the proposal, please contact:

Jocelyn Gulla, Esq., Regulatory Officer
New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection
Office and Legal and Regulatory Affairs
401 East State Street
Mail Code 401-07, PO Box 420
Trenton, New Jersey 08625-0420

(609) 940-4400

Jocelyn.Gulla@njdepwptest.net

Last modified on February 1st, 2024 at 5:59 pm

The State of New Jersey, Department of Environmental Protection (“NJDEP”) proposes to convey to the Township of Maurice River, by direct sale, approximately 5.58 acres of land located in the Township of Maurice River, County of Cumberland.

The land proposed to be conveyed is comprised of portions of the parcels designated for tax purposes as Block 316, Lot 44.01; Block 316, Lot 44.02; Block 316, Lot 44.03; Block 316, Lot 44.04; and Block 294, Lot 1.  The land is occupied by an assortment of privately-owned marina-related structures that were present on the site when the State of New Jersey purchased the property in 1956.  In addition, the NJDEP also proposes to convey to the Township an access easement covering a portion of Matt’s Landing Road, which is owned by the NJDEP, to provide permanent legal access to the Property.  The Property is located in an area known locally as Matt’s Landing and is managed by the NJDEP’s Fish and Wildlife as part of the Heislerville Wildlife Management Area (“WMA”).  The proposed sale price for the Property is $185,000.

The rationale for the proposed sale, along with a detailed analysis of the proposal, may be found in the report linked below.

State House Commission approval is required for this proposal. If approved, the Department anticipates that the earliest the proposed conveyance could occur is May 2023.

REPORT

Report on the Proposed Conveyance of Land Located in the Township of Maurice River, County of Cumberland [ N.J.S.A. 13: 1d-52] (PDF) Prepared by the New Jersey Department Of Environmental Protection, November 2022

FIGURES AND APPENDICES

Figure 1  Heislerville WMA Map
Figure 2  General Location Map
Figure 3  Aerial Map of the Property
Figure 4  Survey of the Property
Figure 5  Tidelands Claim Map
Figure 6  Land Use/Land Cover Map
Figure 7  Landscape Project Map
Figure 8  Wetlands and Surface Waters Map

Appendix 1  Public Hearing Notice

Appendix 2  May 4, 2018 Appraisal Report prepared by Richard J. Carabelli, Jr. MAI, Martin Appraisal Associates

Appendix 3  Maurice River Township Conservation District Regulations

Appendix 4  NEPA Environmental Assessment

PUBLIC HEARINGS

First Public Hearing

As required by N.J.S.A. 13:1D-52 and N.J.S.A. 52:31-1.1, a public hearing on the proposed conveyance was held by the NJDEP and the State House Commission on December 8, 2022, at 2:00 PM.  A video recording of the hearing may be found here.  A written transcript of the hearing may be found here.

Second Public Hearing

As required by N.J.S.A. 13:1D-52, a second public hearing on the proposed conveyance was held by the NJDEP on January 10, 2023, at 6:00 PM.  A video recording of the hearing may be found here.  A written transcript of the hearing may be found here.

For further information on the proposal, please contact:

Mary Monteschio, Esq., Regulatory Officer
New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection
New Jersey Fish and Wildlife
Mail Code 501-03
P.O. Box 420
Trenton, New Jersey 08625-0420
Mary.Monteschio@njdepwptest.net