{"id":26,"date":"2020-02-26T19:58:29","date_gmt":"2020-02-27T00:58:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/njdep.kesz1dev.com\/emergency\/?page_id=26"},"modified":"2025-08-28T17:05:41","modified_gmt":"2025-08-28T21:05:41","slug":"homepage","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/otpla\/","title":{"rendered":"Office of Transactions and Public Land Administration"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row full_width=&#8221;stretch_row_content_no_spaces&#8221;][vc_column][vc_single_image image=&#8221;4271&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; add_caption=&#8221;yes&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][vc_text_separator title=&#8221;What&#8217;s New&#8221;][info-box-shortcode]<ul class=\"list-group list-group-flush\"><li class=\"list-group-item press-title\"><i class=\"far fa-file-alt\"><\/i> <span class=\"press-date\">March 18, 2026<\/span><br><a href=\"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/otpla\/proposed-amendment-of-license-agreement-le23-038-hopatcong-state-park-landing-morris-county\/\" class=\"news-title\" rel=\"bookmark\">Proposed Amendment of License Agreement #LE23-038&#8211;Hopatcong State Park, Landing, Morris County<\/a><\/li><li class=\"list-group-item press-title\"><i class=\"far fa-file-alt\"><\/i> <span class=\"press-date\">February 18, 2026<\/span><br><a href=\"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/otpla\/proposed-lease-for-the-ramsaysburg-homestead-in-knowlton-township-warren-county\/\" class=\"news-title\" rel=\"bookmark\">Proposed Lease for the Ramsaysburg Homestead, in Knowlton Township, Warren County<\/a><\/li><li class=\"list-group-item press-title\"><i class=\"far fa-file-alt\"><\/i> <span class=\"press-date\">January 28, 2026<\/span><br><a href=\"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/otpla\/proposed-sale-of-historic-deats-case-co-tenant-house-in-franklin-township-hunterdon-county\/\" class=\"news-title\" rel=\"bookmark\">Proposed Sale of Historic Deats, Case &amp; Co. Tenant House in Franklin Township, Hunterdon County<\/a><\/li><li class=\"list-group-item press-title\"><i class=\"far fa-file-alt\"><\/i> <span class=\"press-date\">January 22, 2026<\/span><br><a href=\"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/otpla\/rowing-storage-license-opportunity\/\" class=\"news-title\" rel=\"bookmark\">Rowing Storage License Opportunity<\/a><\/li><li class=\"list-group-item press-title\"><i class=\"far fa-file-alt\"><\/i> <span class=\"press-date\">December 17, 2025<\/span><br><a href=\"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/otpla\/proposed-new-lease-liberty-landing-marina-city-of-jersey-city-hudson-county\/\" class=\"news-title\" rel=\"bookmark\">Proposed New Lease&#8211;Liberty Landing Marina, City of Jersey City, Hudson County<\/a><\/li><li class=\"list-group-item press-title\"><i class=\"far fa-file-alt\"><\/i> <span class=\"press-date\">November 6, 2025<\/span><br><a href=\"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/otpla\/farm-lease-opportunity-on-njdep-state-property\/\" class=\"news-title\" rel=\"bookmark\">Farm Lease Opportunity on NJDEP State Property<\/a><\/li><li class=\"list-group-item press-title\"><i class=\"far fa-file-alt\"><\/i> <span class=\"press-date\">August 26, 2025<\/span><br><a href=\"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/otpla\/proposed-sale-of-historic-saxtonville-tavern-in-delaware-township-hunterdon-county\/\" class=\"news-title\" rel=\"bookmark\">Proposed Sale of Historic Saxtonville Tavern in Delaware Township, Hunterdon County<\/a><\/li><li class=\"list-group-item press-title\"><i class=\"far fa-file-alt\"><\/i> <span class=\"press-date\">March 25, 2025<\/span><br><a href=\"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/otpla\/concession-opportunities-in-nj-state-parks-and-forests-2\/\" class=\"news-title\" rel=\"bookmark\">Concession Opportunities in NJ State Parks and Forests<\/a><\/li><li class=\"list-group-item press-title\"><i class=\"far fa-file-alt\"><\/i> <span class=\"press-date\">June 24, 2024<\/span><br><a href=\"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/otpla\/water-treatment-facility-exemption-form-launched\/\" class=\"news-title\" rel=\"bookmark\">New Form&#8211;Diversion Exemption Requests for Certain Water Treatment Facilities<\/a><\/li><li class=\"list-group-item press-title\"><i class=\"far fa-file-alt\"><\/i> <span class=\"press-date\">February 1, 2023<\/span><br><a href=\"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/otpla\/rulemaking-stakeholder-meetings-2\/\" class=\"news-title\" rel=\"bookmark\">Rulemaking Update<\/a><\/li><li class=\"list-group-item press-title\"><i class=\"far fa-file-alt\"><\/i> <span class=\"press-date\">June 7, 2022<\/span><br><a href=\"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/otpla\/what-is-otpla\/\" class=\"news-title\" rel=\"bookmark\">What is OTPLA?<\/a><\/li><\/ul>[\/info-box-shortcode][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;48px&#8221;][info-box-shortcode]The Office of Transactions &amp; Public Land Administration has responsibilities Department-wide to:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Oversee contracts,<\/strong>\u00a0including memoranda of agreement.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Administer legal matters for <\/strong>the Department\u2019s real estate holdings, through either:\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Term Agreements<\/strong>: Leases, Concessions, Licenses and Rights of Entry<\/li>\n<li><strong>Permanent Conveyances<\/strong>: Easements (access, utility, etc.) and Land Exchanges<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Ensure post-funding compliance<\/strong>\u00a0for Green Acres encumbered properties and other lands that are subject to permanent restrictions as a condition of public funding administered by the Department.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Oversee and provide transactional support<\/strong> for the acquisition of lands by the Department, both at the contracting stage and the closing stage of such acquisitions.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Assist the Commissioner<\/strong> in reviewing requests for release of conservation restrictions.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Develop new and updated policies,<\/strong> protocols and documents to support OTPLA\u2019s mission and functions and the Department\u2019s key land management initiatives, goals and priorities.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/info-box-shortcode][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h3>Our Program Areas<\/h3>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][info-box-shortcode title=&#8221;Public Land Administration&#8221; 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Administer legal matters for the Department\u2019s real estate holdings, through either: Term Agreements: Leases, Concessions, Licenses and Rights of Entry Permanent Conveyances: Easements (access, utility, etc.) and Land Exchanges [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":617,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"fullwidth.php","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-26","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/otpla\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/26","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/otpla\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/otpla\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/otpla\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/617"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/otpla\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=26"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/otpla\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/26\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7908,"href":"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/otpla\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/26\/revisions\/7908"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/otpla\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=26"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}