Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 24, December 18, 2024
(a)
Based on available funding, the number of nonprofit development applications
received, and the total priority points assigned to the project under
N.J.A.C.
7:36-23.2, the Department shall make a
recommendation for approval or denial of the application to the Garden State
Preservation Trust.
(b) If the
application is approved by the Garden State Preservation Trust, the Department
shall notify the nonprofit in writing of the amount of the Green Acres funding
award, which is subject to legislative appropriation.
(c) If the application is denied by the
Garden State Preservation Trust, the Department shall notify the nonprofit in
writing of the reason for the denial.
(d) After the notification of the funding
award under (b) above, and after the funding award has received legislative
appropriation, Green Acres shall send to the nonprofit a procedural letter, a
Development Compliance Checklist, and a Pre-Construction Engineering
Certification. The procedural letter directs the nonprofit to:
1. Submit, by the deadline specified in the
procedural letter, a construction schedule; one copy of construction plans for
the project, signed and sealed by a New Jersey licensed landscape architect,
architect, or engineer; and the Pre-Construction Engineering Certification,
signed by a New Jersey licensed engineer or architect, certifying that all
construction plans and specifications meet all applicable State and local codes
and current engineering requirements;
2. Return to Green Acres a certification by
the nonprofit's attorney that each contract was let in conformance with the
Local Public Contracts Law,
N.J.S.A. 40A:11-1 et seq. This certification is
required for each executed contract for professional services or construction.
The certification must be on the form provided by Green Acres, and should be
submitted to Green Acres immediately upon execution of each contract for the
development project;
3. Secure and
submit to Green Acres permits or letters of waiver provided by all agencies
claiming jurisdiction;
4. Obtain
and submit to Green Acres, by the deadline specified in the procedural letter,
a preliminary assessment of the project site in accordance with
N.J.A.C.
7:36-23.4;
5. Erect and maintain a sign, according to
the detail sheet provided by Green Acres, that identifies the development as a
Green Acres funded project;
6.
Return to Green Acres the Development Compliance Checklist, executed by the
nonprofit's chief executive officer and attorney, verifying that the nonprofit
has complied or will comply with the Green Acres development requirements
described in (d)1 through 5 above and the bid procedures outlined in
N.J.A.C.
7:36-24.2, and that confirms that:
i. The State Affirmative Action requirement (
P.L. 1975, c.127,
N.J.S.A. 10:5-31 through 38) has been incorporated
into the specifications; and
ii.
The design of the facility conforms to all applicable State and Federal Barrier
Free Codes and the Americans with Disabilities Act (42 U.S.C. §§
12101 et seq.) requirements.
7. Submit, for a project located
on property not owned in fee simple by the nonprofit, a copy of a lease or use
agreement for the property that meets the requirements of
N.J.A.C.
7:36-21.1(f), if not
previously submitted; and
8. If
applicable, satisfy the procedural requirements for a change in purpose or use
at N.J.A.C. 7:36-25.6, including, but
not limited to, the requirement for a public hearing.
