Last modified on July 24th, 2025 at 5:39 pm

The State of New Jersey, Department of Environmental Protection (“NJDEP”) proposes to engage in a land exchange with the New Egypt Raceway (“Raceway”), located in Plumsted Township, Ocean County. As part of the exchange, the NJDEP proposes to convey 4.54 acres of land to the Raceway in exchange for receiving 21.58 acres of land from the Raceway.

The land proposed to be conveyed by the NJDEP to the Raceway is part of Block 76, Lot 82.03 in Plumsted Township, Ocean County. The land is currently managed as part of the Colliers Mills Wildlife Management Area (WMA), but consists of cleared areas of lawn covered with gravel. The land proposed to be conveyed to NJDEP by the Raceway is designated for tax purposes as Block 76 Lot 82.02 (p/o), Block 76 Lot 85, and Block 76 Lot 95 in Plumsted Township, Ocean County. Both Block 76, Lot 85 and Block 76, Lot 95 are wooded, contain extensive wetlands and are adjacent to other lands owned by the NJDEP as part of the Colliers Mills WMA. The Raceway will also pay the NJDEP $43,000 cash compensation to equalize the real estate value of the proposed exchange.

The rationale for the proposed conveyance, along with a detailed analysis of the proposal, may be found in the report linked below.

State House Commission approval is required for this proposal. If approved, the Department anticipates that the earliest the proposed conveyance could occur is December 2025.

REPORT

New Egypt Raceway Land Exchange Report April 2025

FIGURES AND APPENDICES

Figure 1 Colliers Mills WMA Map
Figure 2 General Location Map
Figure 3 Aerial Map
Figure 4 Wetlands and Surface Waters Map
Figure 5 Land Use/Land Cover Map
Figure 6 Landscape Project Map

Appendix 1 Public Hearing Notice April 2025

Appendix 2 Appraisal Report for Block 76, part of Lot 82.03 (NJDEP Parcel)

Appendix 3 Appraisal Report for Block 76, part of Lot 82.02 (Replacement Parcel)

Appendix 4 Appraisal Report for Block 76, Lots 85 and 95 (Replacement Parcels)

PUBLIC HEARINGS

[Updated July 24, 2025]

First Public Hearing

As required by N.J.S.A. 13:1D-52, the NJDEP conducted a public hearing on the proposed conveyance on June 24, 2025, at 6:30 PM at the Plumsted Township Municipal Building.  A written transcript of the first public hearing is here:  2025-06-24 Public Hearing Transcript

Second Public Hearing

As required by N.J.S.A. 13:1D-52 and N.J.S.A. 52:31-1.1, the NJDEP and the State House Commission conducted a public hearing on the proposed conveyance on July 10, 2025, at 2:00 PM at the Richard J. Sullivan Building, 401 E. State Street, Trenton, New Jersey. A written transcript of the second public hearing is here:  2025-07-10 Public Hearing Transcript

The public comment period is now closed.  For further information on the proposal, please contact:

Jocelyn Gulla, Esq., Regulatory Officer
New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection
Office and Legal and Regulatory Affairs
401 East State Street
Mail Code 401-07, PO Box 420
Trenton, New Jersey 08625-0420

(609) 940-4400

Jocelyn.Gulla@deptest.nj.gov