N.J.A.C. 2:76 — STATE AGRICULTURE DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE (Subchapter 1 to 27)

(a) A notice of intent shall be filed with the board and the Committee by any public body or public utility which intends, within an agricultural development area, to: 1. Exercise the power of eminent domain for the acquisition of land; or 2. Advance a grant, loan, interest subsi…

(a) The information outlined in (d) below regarding the proposed action and project shall be required in the notice of intent submitted to the board and the Committee by the public body or public utility and shall be used, along with other relevant information, by the board and t…

This subchapter applies to all transactions in which the State Agriculture Development Committee purchases real property pursuant to P.L. 1988, c. 4, N.J.S.A. 4:1C-31.1, 4:1C-31.2, 4:1C-38, and N.J.S.A. 4:1C-39 and all other relevant provisions of the Agriculture Retention and De…

(a) Upon identification to the Committee of the fee simple value negotiated with a landowner other than a government entity pursuant to N.J.A.C. 2:76-8.9, the Committee shall ensure compliance with the provisions of this subchapter and if all requirements are satisfied, grant fin…

(a) Pursuant to N.J.S.A. 13:8C-37a.(2), the Committee may provide grants to local government entities to pay up to 80 percent of the cost of acquisition of fee simple titles to farmland from willing sellers only. (b) The Committee's grant shall be determined pursuant to N.J.A.C. …

As used in this subchapter, the following words and terms shall have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise: "Agricultural Development Area(s) (ADA)" means area(s) identified by a county agriculture development board pursuant to the provisions of N…

(a) An owner of farmland within an agricultural development area may offer to sell to the Committee the fee simple absolute title to the farmland at a price which, in the opinion of the landowner, represents the fair market value of the property. (b) The Committee shall forward c…

The respective board and municipality may submit comments regarding the pending offer to the Committee within 30 days of the date of application. Notes N.J. Admin. Code § 2:76-8.4

(a) In determining the suitability of the purchase of farmland, the Committee shall consider the criteria set forth in N.J.S.A. 4:1C-31.1 and any comments of the respective board and municipality. (b) In addition to the factors set forth in (a) above, the Committee shall evaluate…

(a) An application that receives a "priority" ranking pursuant to N.J.A.C. 2:76-8.5(b) shall proceed as follows: 1. The Committee shall consider if it has expended the required minimum funds in that particular county pursuant to N.J.S.A. 13:8C-38m for the respective fiscal year a…

(a) The Committee shall, for each application that has been authorized pursuant to N.J.A.C. 2:76-8.6 to proceed to the appraisal process, select two independent appraisers on the list of appraisers approved by the Committee pursuant to N.J.A.C. 2:76-6.2 2 to perform appraisals on…

(a) The Committee shall appoint a review appraiser to evaluate the two independent appraisals and establish a recommended market value for the fee simple estate and the market value for the restricted fee simple estate. 1. The review shall be done to ensure compliance with the ap…

(a) The Committee authorizes staff to negotiate the purchase of the farmland in fee simple title with the owner not to exceed the certified market value for the fee simple estate established pursuant to N.J.A.C. 2:76-8.8. (b) Upon the owner's acceptance of a fee simple value, the…

This subchapter sets forth the emergency conditions under which the State Agriculture Development Committee (SADC) may provide up to 100 percent funding for the purchase of development easements on farmland pursuant to N.J.S.A. 4:1C-31(c) -(e) as amended. Notes N.J. Admin. Code §…

(a) If the SADC determines that there is a substantial likelihood that the use of the land will change from productive agriculture to non-agriculture, the SADC may provide up to 100 percent of the cost of development easements on the following: 1. On farmland which conforms to th…