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Department of Environmental Protection CHRIS CHRISTIE Green Acres Program BOB MARTIN Governor Mail Code 501-01 Commissioner P.O. Box 420 KIM GUADAGNO Trenton, NJ 08625-0420 Lt. Governor Tel: (609) 984-0570 Fax: (609) 984-0608 November 2011 Dear Governing Body: Recent storms and ongoing flooding throughout New Jersey has inspired all levels of government to maximize federal and state grants for the buyout of flood prone properties. It is the Department of Environmental Protection’s belief that getting people out of harm’s way, combined with creating open space, warrants innovative action. New Jersey has been working closely with the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) in addressing this issue. Green Acres has funding available from the Green Acres, Farmland, Historic Preservation and Blue Acres Bond Act of 1995 for a program called Coastal Blue Acres (CBA). The CBA program contains $9 million for the acquisition by local governments of certain land in the Coastal Zone (list of eligible municipalities attached) that has been damaged by a storm or storm-related flooding. Specifically, the following lands in the coastal area are eligible for purchase: Lands anywhere on a coastal barrier island or Land within 150 feet landward of the mean high water line of any tidal waters or the landward limit of a beach or dune (whichever is most landward). If only a portion of a parcel being considered for acquisition lies within the 150-foot boundary, the entire parcel, including that portion lying outside of the 150-foot boundary, shall be eligible for acquisition. Eligible land can be vacant or, if there are improvements, the value of the improvements must have been reduced by at least 50% due to damage caused by a storm or storm-related flooding. Lands acquired under this program must be available for public recreation and conservation purposes. The development of recreation facilities that could become a