NJ DEPARTMENT of ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
Natural and Historic Resources
Division of Fish and Wildlife

Notice of Rule Proposal
Conserve Wildlife Matching Grants Program, N.J.A.C. 7:5

PUBLIC NOTICE
Take notice that the NJ Department of Environmental Protection is proposing amendments to N.J.A.C. 7:5 for the Division of Fish and Wildlife’s administration of the Conserve Wildlife Matching Grants program.

The Conserve Wildlife Matching Grants program was created in 1995 when a portion of the Motor Vehicle laws was amended to create the Conserve Wildlife dedicated motor vehicle license plate (N.J.S.A. 39:3-33.11). Of the wildlife conservation license plate’s yearly renewal fee, the law requires that $2.00 be given to the Division of Fish and Wildlife (Division) to provide grants for endangered and non-game wildlife conservation projects.

The proposal is scheduled to be published in the New Jersey Register dated February 7, 2022.  A copy of the proposal is available on the Department’s webpage at: https://njdepwptest.net/wp-content/uploads/rules/proposals/20220207a.pdf and LexisNexis free public access to the New Jersey Register (https://www.lexisnexis.com/hottopics/njoal).

Written comments are due by April 8, 2022.  The Department encourages electronic submittal of comments.  Written comments may be submitted electronically at https://njdepwptest.net/rules/comment-on-dep-rulemaking-2/ or in hard copy to:

Robert Guzek, Jr., Esq.
ATTN: (DEP Docket No. 01-22-01)
NJ Department of Environmental Protection
Office of Legal Affairs
Mail Code 401-04L; PO Box 402
401 East State Street, 7th Floor
Trenton, NJ 08625-0402