N.J. Admin. Code § 2:76-6.6

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 19, October 7, 2024

Section 2:76-6.6 - Preliminary Committee review

(a) The Committee shall review and evaluate all applications received from the boards in accordance with the criteria set forth in 2:76-6.1 6.

1. The Committee shall determine whether the land satisfies the minimum eligibility criteria contained at 2:76-6.2 0.

2. In the event that the criteria is not met, the application shall be rejected by the Committee.

(b) Except for those applications submitted pursuant to (c) below, for any application which is submitted in excess of the maximum number of applications authorized by the Committee pursuant to 2:76-6.1 1(a) per county, the Committee may grant preliminary approval only if it finds that the application is of superior quality and that there is a substantial likelihood that the land would change from productive agriculture to nonagricultural use prior to the next funding round.

(c) The Committee shall grant preliminary approval to an application which is in excess of the maximum number of applications authorized pursuant to 2:76-6.1 1(a) per county, only if the application is for a farm which is located in more than one county and is selected by at least one other board as one of its applications not requiring Committee approval.

(d) The Committee shall establish a preliminary ranking of the approved applications based on the applicant's quality score and inform the board at least 15 days prior to the Committee's certification of a development easement value.

N.J. Admin. Code § 2:76-6.6

Amended by R.1988 d.493, effective 10/17/1988.
See: 20 N.J.R. 1503(a), 20 N.J.R. 2565(a).
(a) and (b) substantially amended.
Amended by R.1989 d.49, effective 1/17/1989.
See: 20 N.J.R. 1761(a), 21 N.J.R. 158(a).
Added new (b) and (c); recodified old (b) to (d).
Amended by R.1990 d.529, effective 11/5/1990.
See: 22 N.J.R. 1244(a), 22 N.J.R. 3359(a).
Corrected cite at (c).
Repeal and New Rule, R.1993 d.392, effective 8/2/1993.
See: 25 N.J.R. 1804(d), 25 N.J.R. 3453(e).
Amended by R.1995 d.613, effective 12/4/1995.
See: 27 N.J.R. 13(a), 27 N.J.R. 4875(a).
Amended by R.1999 d.198, effective 6/21/1999.
See: 31 N.J.R. 816(a), 31 N.J.R. 1603(a).
In (b) and (c), substituted references to the maximum number of applications authorized by the Committee pursuant to N.J.A.C. 2:76-6.11(a) for references to seven applications.
Amended by R.2007 d.197, effective 7/2/2007.
See: 38 N.J.R. 4929(a), 39 N.J.R. 2483(a).
Added (a)1 and (a)2.