Starting in late November 2022, the State of New Jersey, Department of Environmental Protection, Office of Transactions and Public Land Administration (OTPLA) conducted a series of stakeholder meetings to obtain public input on Subchapters 25 and 26 of the Green Acres Program rules, N.J.A.C. 7:36.  The Green Acres Program rules may be found at:  https://njdepwptest.net/wp-content/uploads/greenacres/pdf/njac7_36.pdf 

Subchapters 25 and 26 govern the maintenance of Green Acres encumbered parkland and other post-funding responsibilities, including the diversion and disposal application processes. The Green Acres rules are not set to expire until December 2025. However, since the Department has not made substantial changes to the rules since 2005, we plan to update the rules before they expire. As part of this update, we will be moving these two subchapters (25 and 26) into a new chapter specific to OTPLA.

Video recordings of the meetings, and additional information about topics that may be addressed in the rulemaking, may be found at: https://njdepwptest.net/otpla/category/plc-public-notices/rulemaking-notices/

If you wish to comment on these subchapters, or have any questions about this rulemaking initiative, please send an email to us at otpla@njdepwptest.net and include the word “Rulemaking” in the subject line.  We would prefer to receive written comments by February 28, 2023.