MOA / Intergovernmental Agreement

Under normal circumstances, the Pinelands Commission expects that a public agency's development plans will conform to all of the land use [N.J.A.C. 7:50, Subchapter 5] and development standards [N.J.A.C. 7:50, Subchapter 6] of the Pinelands Comprehensive Management Plan [CMP]. However, there may be instances where a public agency believes that a specific development plan can not conform to all of the CMP's requirements.

Although the Pinelands Commission expects these types of situations to be very rare, the CMP [N.J.A.C. 7:50 - 4.52 (c)] does allow the Commission to enter into an intergovernmental agreement that authorizes a public agency to undertake development activities that are not fully consistent with Pinelands land use and development standards.

The Pinelands Commission recognizes its obligation to exercise this discretionary authority very carefully and, under no circumstance can consider such an agreement unless the relief sought from CMP standards is offset by other measures that will provide at least an equivalent level of protection of the Pinelands.

In order to properly discharge its responsibilities, the Commission's Executive Director works with a committee of Commission members [the Policy and Implementation Committee] to evaluate requests for intergovernmental agreements and, if warranted, prepare a formal agreement for the full Commission's consideration.

This process consists of 12 steps, as outlined in the document below, and may take 12 months or longer to complete:

• The Process for Considering an Intergovernmental Agreement

MOAs currently under consideration

Draft Memorandum of Agreement Between the New Jersey Pinelands Commission and Richard Stockton College of New Jersey

Sample Memorandum of Agreement Between the New Jersey Pinelands Commission and Counties Located in the Pinelands Area

Memorandum of Agreement Between the New Jersey Pinelands Commission and the New Jersey Department Of Environmental Protection (concerning forestry activities on state lands)

Local Agencies

Atlantic County

• Atlantic County - August 2010
• Atlantic County - Digital Data Exchange January 1999
• Atlantic County - Lake Lenape March 1998

Barnegat Township

• Barnegat Twp - August 1999
• Barnegat Twp - Expired MOA - 1996

Bass River Township

• Bass River Twp March 2000

Berkeley Township

• Berkeley Twp January 2002

Buena Borough

• Buena Vista Twp., Buena Borough MUA and NJPC (First Amendment) - 2011
• Buena Vista Twp, Buena Borough MUA and NJPC - 2007
• Buena Borough August 1999
• Buena Borough Expired MOA May 1996

Buena Vista Township

• Buena Vista Twp., Buena Borough MUA and NJPC (First Amendment) - 2011
• Buena Vista Twp, Buena Borough MUA and NJPC - 2007
• Buena Vista Twp May 1996

Burlington County

• Burlington County August 2010
• Burlington County August 1998
• Burlington County Expired MOA 1992
• Burlington County Expired MOA 1991

Camden County

• Camden County August 2010

Dennis Township

• Dennis Twp May 1999
• Dennis Twp Expired MOA 1996

Estell Manor

• Estell Manor August 2001

Evesham Township

• Evesham Twp-Evesham MUA MOA 2007
• Evesham Twp-Evesham MUA MOA 2006
• Evesham Twp-MUA MOA 2006 Attachments
• Evesham Twp-Evesham MUA MOA 2001
• Evesham Twp April 2000
• Evesham Twp MOA 1995

Folsom Borough

• Folsom Borough November 2001

Franklin Township

• Franklin Twp June 1999

Galloway Township

• Galloway Twp December 1999
• Galloway Twp November 1996

Gloucester County

• Gloucester County 2010
• Gloucester County June 1994

Hamilton Township

• Hamilton Township August 1999

Jackson Township

• Jackson Twp August 2001

Manchester Township

• Manchester Twp June 1999
• Manchester Twp Expired MOA 1996

Maurice River Township

• Maurice River Twp January 2002
• Maurice River Expired MOA 1996

Monroe Township

• Monroe Twp September 1996

Mullica Township

• Mullica Twp March 1999

Ocean County

• Development at the Robert J. Miller Airpark - 2012
• Ocean County MOA August 2010
• Ocean County August 1999
• Ocean County MOA Digital Data Exch. 1998
• Ocean County Expired MOA 1994

Ocean County MUA

• Ocean County MUA September 1999

Pemberton Township

• Pemberton Twp May 1995

Shamong Township

• Shamong Twp June 1999
• Shamong Twp Expired MOA 1996

Southampton Township

• Southampton Twp August 2001
• Southampton Twp Expired MOA 1996

Stafford Township

• Stafford Twp November 2010
• Stafford Twp June 2006
• Stafford Twp November 1995

Tabernacle Township

• Tabernacle Twp February 1996

Waterford Township

• Waterford Twp June 1999
• Waterford Twp Expired MOA 1996

Winslow Township

• Memorandum of Understanding by and amongst the Township of Winslow, the Camden County Municipal Utilities Authority and the New Jersey Pinelands Commission 2009

• Winslow Twp September 1999
• Winslow Twp Expired MOA 1997

State Agencies

New Jersey Board of Public Utilities

• BPU-Atlantic City Electric-Conectiv - 9-04

New Jersey Council On Affordable Housing

• May 23, 1990

New Jersey Department of Corrections

• November 1999

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Camden County MUA, New Jersey Department of Human Services

• NJDEP, CCMUA, DHS - Ancora Amendment 6-1-2010
• NJDEP, CCMUA, DHS - Ancora 03-14-08

NJDEP - Water Quality Management Planning Regulations

• April 2012

NJDEP -  Coastal Area Facility Review Act

• 1988

NJDEP - Cedar Projects

• Atlantic White Cedar Restoration - June 1999

NJDEP, Fish, Game and Wildlife

• 1988

NJDEP - Forest Management Plans

• Forest Management - June 1997
• Forest Management - June 1996
• NJDEP, Div of Parks and Forestry - October 1995
• Forestry Services - March 1987
• Forestry Services - September 1984

NJDEP - Freshwater Wetlands

• February 1993

NJDEP - GIS

• February 1994

NJDEP - Hazardous Waste

• October 1994
• July 1992

NJDEP - Pesticide Control

• June 1991

NJDEP - Sludge Management

• October 1998
• March 1993

NJDEP - Southern Ocean Landfill

• UES - February 2000

NJDEP - Southern Pine Beetle

• February 21, 2003

NJDEP - Stream Encroachment

• October 1998
• March 1993

NJDEP and Pinelands Development Credit Bank

• April 2000

NJDEP, New Jersey Conservation Foundation, and Woodland Twp.

• August 28, 1998

NJDEP and Pinelands Development Credit Bank - Cedar Projects

• November 1999

New Jersey Department of Transportation

• Herbicides - August 2000
• Pinelands Signage - January 1999
• License plates - February 1998
• Roads - January 1995
• Roads - June 1993
• Obstruction removal - 1992

New Jersey Highway Authority

• May 1998
• February 1988

New Jersey Network

• 1996 and 1991

New Jersey State Planning Commission

• June 1999

New Jersey Transit Rail

• NJ Transit Rail - September 2000

New Jersey Turnpike Authority

•   Garden State Parkway 2008 

Richard Stockton College of New Jersey

• January 1996
• June 1990

State Agriculture Development Committee

• October 2001

South Jersey Transportation Authority

• ACY - February 2004
• AC Internatl Airport Env Impact Stmt - 2003
• ACY - 1999
• 1990

Federal Agencies, Multi-Agencies and Miscellaneous

 Great Egg Harbor Watershed

• May 1990

Jacques Cousteau National Estuarine Research

• MOU among Rutgers, US Fish and Wildlife, NJDEP and NJPC 2009

• Mullica River 1998

Nature Conservancy

• June 1999

NJ Conservation Foundation, NJDEP, Woodland Township

• Woodland Twp - 1998

US Army Corps of Engineers

• Waters-Wetlands - February 2000
• Waters-Wetlands - August 1993
• Waters-Wetlands - September 1990
• Waters-Wetlands - August 1989

US Department of Interior, National Park Service

• CA - Pinelands Interpretive Program 2006
• NJ Coastal Heritage Trail - September 1998
• Amendment to MOA - ISTEA Grant - August 1998
• Pinelands Interpretation Cooperative Agreement - November 1995
• Interpretation and Use Plan - May 1991

Warren Grove Weapons Range Cooperative Agreement

• Warren Grove Weapons Range - November 1991