What are the new building deadlines?
For municipalities and counties, the building deadlines are as follows: Event Priority 1 and 2 Priority 3 Step A: Preliminary notice form to DOT the later of: April 1, 2001 -or- one year from notice of availability of state funds the later of: January 1, 2003 -or- one year from notice of availability of state funds Step B: Final review of plans by DOT April 1, 2002 -or- one year from the date in Step A January 1, 2004 -or- one year from the date in Step A Step C: Construction complete and facility in operation April 1, 2003 -or-two years from the date in Step A January 1, 2005 -or- two years from the date in Step A An owner or operator of a municipal or county salt or sand/salt storage area is not in violation of these deadlines if that owner/operator is eligible for a state grant and the state grant is not available. The DEP cannot issue time schedule variances from the dates in this chart. Owners/operators will receive written correspondence from DOT when their funding is available.