N.J. Admin. Code § 7:24A-2.2

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 24, December 18, 2024

Section 7:24A-2.2 - Application procedures

(a) To apply for a dam restoration or inland waters project loan, the applicant shall submit the following:

1. A completed loan application on the form available from the Department which shall include the information specified in (a)2 through 13 below;

2. A description of the applicant's plans to repay the loan and pay any other expenses necessary to fully complete and implement the project and the steps the applicant has taken or will be taking to implement this plan;

3. Evidence that all Federal, State, regional and local agencies with jurisdiction over the project have been notified of the project, including, but not limited to, the appropriate municipal planning board and environmental commission and county planning board and environmental commission;

4. Evidence that all required permits have been obtained or that steps have been taken to initiate the permit review process for the required permits in order to demonstrate that the requirements of N.J.A.C. 7:24A-3.2(c) can be met;

5. An explanation of the need for the project and a discussion of alternatives to the proposed project;

6. A statement explaining how the loan will accomplish the goal set out in the application;

7. A proposed construction schedule for the project;

8. Details of proposed financial arrangements for construction of the project;

9. All other forms, supplementary materials, agreements and subagreements which the Department may require as determined in the pre-application conference required pursuant to N.J.A.C. 7:24A-2.1(a);

10. An estimate of construction costs by unit price for the project. Estimated costs for labor, equipment, materials, supplies, overhead and contractors' and consultants' profit margins with supporting background and summary sheets as may be requested by the Department to substantiate the estimate of unit costs. Total project costs and those project costs that the applicant anticipates will be allowable project costs must be separately summarized;

11. A brief description of the environmental impact of the proposed project, including the environmental impact of the proposed project on water quality, plant and animal life, project site land characteristics, historical sites and other pertinent environmental factors;

12. Proof of the applicant's ownership of the real property on which the project is located, or the capability (right of eminent domain, conditional contract for property acquisition, easement or property owner's permission) to use that property for undertaking the project; and

13. All documentation and other information as the Department may require to adequately determine the applicant's priority point total pursuant to N.J.A.C. 7:24A-5.1.

(b) The application shall be signed by a person authorized by written resolution or ordinance of a local government unit to file an application for a loan under this chapter or to apply as a co-applicant with a private lake association or similar organization or private dam owner, to represent the local government unit in all matters relating to the application process, and to obligate the local government unit to the terms and conditions of a loan award agreement. A copy of the resolution or ordinance shall accompany the application.

(c) The application of a private lake association or similar incorporated organization shall be signed by a person authorized by written resolution of the association's or organization's board of directors or governing body to file an application for a loan under this chapter, to represent the private lake association or similar organization in all matters relating to the application process, and to obligate the private lake association or similar organization to the terms and conditions of a loan award agreement. A copy of the resolution shall accompany the application, along with the resolution required pursuant to (b) above.

(d) An application shall be submitted prior to the application closing date for the application period in which the applicant wishes to be awarded a loan. No application will be accepted after the close of business on the application closing date.

1. The initial application period and application closing date will be established subsequent to the adoption of this chapter. A notice of the details of the application period will be published in the New Jersey Register.

2. Additional application periods may be established as deemed necessary by the Department upon publication of a notice of the details of the additional application period in the New Jersey Register.

3. The application closing date for any application period may be extended, if deemed necessary by the Department, upon publication of a notice of extension in the New Jersey Register.

(e) Applications shall be sent to:

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection

Bureau of Dam Safety

501 E. State Street

Mail Code 501-01A

PO Box 420

Trenton, NJ 08625-0420

N.J. Admin. Code § 7:24A-2.2

Amended by 50 N.J.R. 480(a), effective 1/16/2018

Amended by 56 N.J.R. 2289(a), effective 12/2/2024