Operating Mechanics

Land acquisition by GTA can occur in a number of ways depending upon the needs of the owner, the potential of the site for ecocredit sales, and the ecological advantages of assembling a larger parcel to accommodate a variety of ecoasset mixes.

Tools include:

Donation

• High net worth owners interested in donating a property or cash donation
• Major corporation with surplus property looking to establish regulatory good will and enhance their banance sheet
• Ecosystem service provider donates remainder fee simple value for maintenance, monitoring and stewardship

Bargain Sale

• Owners who require some monetary value for the land with a substantial portion of the value being donated
• Major corporation based upon the need to satisfy shareholder scrutiny by taking value in the form of tax benefits as well as some monetary return

Acquisition
GTA would contemplate a straight market rate purchase of lands based upon potential for restoration of ecosystem services.

Severing liability is often critical to many corporations, donors, and those who seek permits. GTA has the expertise and experience needed in real estate risk transfer, mitigation creation/maintenance/monitoring, to enhance the settlement of a state or federal claim that is legally compliant and defensible.

GTA has entered into strategic relationships with nonprofit groups whose missions are similar and found a need to affiliate with groups whose business model results in the restoration of ecoassets and cash flow associated with those restoration credits. These include: Trust for Public Lands, Conservation Fund, New Jersey Conservation Fund, New Jersey FAWS and Chesapeake Bay Foundation.