N.J. Stat. § 13:1E-99.49 — NJ Code / Title 13 / Chapter 1E / Section 1E-99.49
Request for information by department
Status: in_force

6. a. Any person claiming an exemption pursuant to subsection a. of section 5 of this act shall maintain on file, and shall transmit, in writing, to the department upon its request, the following information: (1) A statement setting forth the specific basis upon which the exemption is claimed; (2) The full name, business address, telephone number and signature of the person claiming the exemption; and (3) The full name, business address and telephone number of the authorized local representative of the person claiming the exemption. b. The information required pursuant to this section shall be furnished to the department for each specified package or packaging component requested by the department. L.1991,c.520,s.6.
N.J. Stat. § 13:1B-69 — NJ Code / Title 13 / Chapter 1B / Section 1B-69
Terms, as used in laws, contracts or documents, defined
Status: in_force

Whenever the term "Department of Economic Development" occurs or any reference is made thereto in any law, contract or document, the same shall be deemed to mean or refer to the Department of Conservation and Economic Development established hereunder. Whenever the terms "Co-ordinator" or "Commissioner of the Department of Economic Development" occur or any reference is made thereto in any law, contract or document, the same shall be deemed to mean or refer to the Commissioner of Conservation and Economic Development, designated as the head of the Department of Conservation and Economic Development established hereunder. Whenever the term "State Department of Conservation" occurs or any reference is made thereto in any law, contract or document, the same shall be deemed to mean or refer to the Department of Conservation and Economic Development established hereunder. Whenever the term "State Commissioner of Conservation" occurs or any reference is made thereto in any law, contract or document, the same shall be deemed to refer to the Commissioner of Conservation and Economic Development, designated as the head of the Department of Conservation and Economic Development established hereunder. Whenever the term "director of shell fisheries" occurs or any reference is made thereto in any law, contract or document, the same shall be deemed to mean or refer to the director of the Division of Shell Fisheries established hereunder. Whenever the term "State Department of Aviation" occurs or any reference is made thereto in any law, contract or document, the same shall be deemed to mean or refer to the Department of Conservation and Economic Development established hereunder. Whenever the term "State Aviation Commission" occurs or any reference is made thereto in any law, contract or document, the same shall be deemed to mean or refer to the Commissioner of Conservation and Economic Development, designated as the head of the Department of Conservation and Economic Development established hereunder. Whenever the term "State Director of Aviation" occurs or any reference is made thereto in any law, contract or document, the same shall be deemed to mean or refer to the Commissioner of Conservation and Economic Development, designated as the head of the Department of Conservation and Economic Development established hereunder. Whenever the term "veterans loan authority" occurs or any reference is made thereto in any law, contract or document, the same shall be deemed to mean or refer to the veterans loan authority in the Department of Conservation and Economic Development established hereunder. Whenever the term "public housing and development authority" occurs or any reference is made thereto in any law, contract or document, the same shall be deemed to mean or refer to the public housing and development authority in the Department of Conservation and Economic Development established hereunder. Whenever the term "State soil conservation committee" occurs or any reference is made thereto in any law, contract or document, the same shall be deemed to mean or refer to the State soil conservation committee in the Department of Agriculture. Whenever the terms "board of New Jersey pilot commissioners" or "commissioners of pilotage" occur or any reference is made thereto in any law, contract or document, the same shall be deemed to mean or refer to the board of New Jersey pilot commissioners or commissioners of pilotage in the Division of Resource Development established hereunder. Whenever the term "harbor master" occurs or any reference is made thereto under and pursuant to the provisions of article 1, of chapter 9, of Title 12 of the Revised Statutes, the same shall be deemed to mean or refer to the Commissioner of Conservation and Economic Development, designated as the head of the Department of Conservation and Economic Development established hereunder. Whenever the term "harbor master for the harbor of Elizabeth and Elizabeth creek" occurs or any reference is made thereto under and pursuant to the provisions of article 2, of chapter 9, of Title 12 of the Revised Statutes, the same shall be deemed to mean or refer to the Commissioner of Conservation and Economic Development, designated as the head of the Department of Conservation and Economic Development established hereunder. Whenever the term "port warden" occurs or any reference is made thereto under and pursuant to the provisions of chapter 10, of Title 12 of the Revised Statutes, the same shall be deemed to mean or refer to the Commissioner of Conservation and Economic Development, designated as the head of the Department of Conservation and Economic Development established hereunder. Whenever the term "Division of Planning and Development" occurs or any reference is made thereto in any law, contract or document, the same shall be deemed to mean or refer to the Division of Resource Development established hereunder. Whenever the term "Planning and Development Council" occurs or any reference is made thereto in any law, contract or document, the same shall be deemed to mean or refer to the Resource Development Council established hereunder. L.1948, c. 448, p. 1844, s. 120. Amended by L.1961, c. 47, p. 502, s. 12, eff. July 1, 1961.
N.J. Stat. § 13:18A-29 — NJ Code / Title 13 / Chapter 18A / Section 18A-29
Liberal construction
Status: in_force

The object, design and purpose of this act being the protection of the pinelands area and the resources thereof, this act shall be liberally construed. L.1979, c. 111, s. 28, eff. June 28, 1979.
N.J. Stat. § 13:1L-4 — NJ Code / Title 13 / Chapter 1L / Section 1L-4
Powers
Status: in_force

The department shall acquire, plan, design, construct, operate and maintain State parks and forests and shall have the power to: a. Install permanent improvements for the health and comfort of the public; b. Install permanent improvements for the protection, development or maintenance of lands or properties; c. Acquire, lay out, construct and maintain roads and trails: (1) over the State park and forest lands and acquire lands; (2) between or connecting any separate portions of such lands; (3) from points on such land up to, but not including, other public roads outside of and adjacent to such lands; d. For the purposes of this section, acquire rights of way upon and across any intervening lands; e. Vacate and close any municipal street or any portion of a municipal street that is solely bordered by State property when closure is necessary to protect the public interest; f. Sell or exchange forest products or products reasonably related to recreational activities on State park and forest land. L.1983, c. 324, s. 4, eff. Sept. 1, 1983.
N.J. Stat. § 13:13-12.8 — NJ Code / Title 13 / Chapter 13 / Section 13-12.8
Bridges; possession by Department of Transportation
Status: in_force

8. The provisions of any law, rule, or regulation to the contrary notwithstanding, and until further direction from the Legislature, the Department of Transportation in co-operation with the Department of Environmental Protection is empowered and directed to enter upon and take possession of, all of the existing vehicle bridges carrying State, county, or municipal roads and any guardrails or barriers along the approaches to any such vehicle bridges over the canal. L.1944,c.172,s.8; amended 1991,c.344,s.3.
N.J. Stat. § 13:1E-99.48 — NJ Code / Title 13 / Chapter 1E / Section 1E-99.48
Exemptions, criteria.
Status: in_force

5. a. Any package manufacturer, product manufacturer or distributor may, in accordance with rules or regulations adopted by the department pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), claim an exemption from the provisions of section 4 of this act for any package or packaging component meeting any of the following criteria: (1) Those packages or packaging components labeled with a code indicating a date of manufacture prior to January 1, 1993; except that the labeling requirement may be waived by the department in those instances where it is not feasible or practical to label individual packages or packaging components provided that suitable alternative evidence of date of manufacture is furnished to the department; (2) Those packages or packaging components used to contain alcoholic beverages, including liquor, wine, vermouth and sparkling wine, bottled prior to January 1, 1993; (3) Those packages or packaging components which are glass containers with ceramic labeling used to contain pharmaceutical preparations; except that the exemption provided in this paragraph shall expire on January 1, 1995; (4) Those packages or packaging components which are glass containers with ceramic labeling used to contain cosmetics; except that the exemption provided in this paragraph shall expire on January 1, 1995; (5) Those packages or packaging components to which lead, cadmium, mercury or hexavalent chromium have been added in the manufacturing, forming, printing or distribution process in order to comply with health or safety requirements of federal law, provided that the package manufacturers of such package or packaging component shall petition the department for an exemption and receive approval from the department based upon a satisfactory demonstration that the criterion is met; provided that an exemption under this paragraph shall be for a period of no more than two years, except that the package manufacturer may apply to the department for renewals of the exemption for periods of no more than two years; (6) Those packages or packaging components to which lead, cadmium, mercury or hexavalent chromium have been added in the manufacturing, forming, printing or distribution process for the use of which there is no feasible or practical alternative, provided that the package manufacturers of such package or packaging component shall petition the department for an exemption and receive approval from the department based upon a satisfactory demonstration that the criterion is met; provided that an exemption under this paragraph shall be for a period of no more than two years, except that the package manufacturer may apply to the department for renewals of the exemption for periods of no more than two years; (7) Those packages or packaging components that would not exceed the maximum contaminant levels set forth in subsection c. of section 4 of this act but for the addition of recycled materials; except that the exemption provided in this paragraph shall expire on January 1, 2000; (8) Those packages or packaging components composed of metal and commonly referred to as "tin cans" that are used to contain food or food products intended for human consumption and that may exceed the maximum contaminant levels set forth in subsection c. of section 4 of this act due to the incidental presence of lead as a naturally occurring chemical element in the metal that is unrelated to the manufacturing process; (9) Those packages or packaging components composed of metal and commonly referred to as "tin cans" that are used to contain paint, chemicals or other nonfood products, to which lead has been added in the manufacturing process for the purposes of forming, soldering or sealing the can, or that may exceed the maximum contaminant levels set forth in subsection c. of section 4 of this act due to the incidental presence of lead as a naturally occurring chemical element in the metal that is unrelated to the manufacturing process; (10) Those packages or packaging components that are reused, provided that the related product is regulated under federal or State health or safety requirements and that the transportation of the related product is regulated under federal or State transportation requirements, and the disposal of the related product is performed according to federal or State radioactive or hazardous waste disposal requirements; provided that an exemption under this paragraph shall expire on January 1, 2000; (11) Those packages or packaging components having a controlled distribution and reuse, provided that the manufacturers or distributors of such package or packaging component shall petition the department for an exemption and receive approval from the department, based on satisfactory demonstration that the environmental benefit of the controlled distribution and reuse is significantly greater as compared to the same package manufactured in compliance with the contaminant levels; provided that an exemption under this paragraph shall expire on January 1, 2000. The manufacturer shall submit with the petition a plan that shall include: (a) A means of identifying in a permanent and visible manner those reusable entities containing regulated metals for which an exemption is sought; (b) A method of regulatory and financial accountability so that a specified percentage of the reusable entities manufactured and distributed to other persons are not discarded by those persons after use but are returned to the manufacturer or designee; (c) A system of inventory and record maintenance to account for the reusable entities placed in, and removed from, service; (d) A means of transforming returned entities, that are no longer reusable, into recycled materials for manufacturing or into manufacturing waste that are subject to existing federal or State laws or regulations governing manufacturing waste to ensure that these wastes do not enter the commercial or municipal waste stream; and (e) A system of annually reporting to the commissioner changes to the system and changes in designees; or (12) Those packages or packaging components that are glass or ceramic that have a vitrified decoration and when tested in accordance with the toxicity characteristic leaching procedure (TCLP) of the United States Environmental Protection Agency Test Method SW-846 does not exceed 1.0 ppm for cadmium and 5.0 ppm for lead; provided that an exemption under this paragraph shall expire on January 1, 2000. The exemptions provided in paragraphs (8) and (9) shall expire on January 1, 1997, except that any exemption provided in paragraph (8) or (9) may be renewed by the department after this date for periods not to exceed two years. Any renewal granted by the department for the exemption provided in paragraph (8) or (9) shall be based on evidence furnished to the department that there is no feasible method to reduce the concentration levels of lead for the specified package or packaging component. For the purposes of this subsection, a use for which there is "no feasible or practical alternative or substitute" means one in which the use of lead, cadmium, mercury or hexavalent chromium is essential to the protection, safe handling, or function of the contents of the package. b. Any package manufacturer, product manufacturer or distributor claiming an exemption pursuant to subsection a. of this section shall maintain on file a written declaration of exemption for each specified package or packaging component for which an exemption is claimed. Copies of each declaration of exemption shall be furnished to the department upon its request and to members of the public in accordance with the provisions of section 14 of this act. c. Any product contained in a package or packaging component for which an exemption is claimed may be sold by a retailer provided that the declaration of exemption claimed is valid and in accordance with the criteria provided in subsection a. of this section, as may be verified by the department pursuant to section 9 of this act. L.1991,c.520,s.5; amended 1997, c.307, s.3.
N.J. Stat. § 13:1B-15.156 — NJ Code / Title 13 / Chapter 1B / Section 1B-15.156
Moneys
Status: in_force

The commissioner may cooperate with, and accept moneys from, the federal government, or any county or municipal government, or from any other State or private source to carry out this act. The commissioner may establish a separate fund from these contributions for the support of endangered plant species. L.1989, c.56, s.6.
N.J. Stat. § 13:1E-8 — NJ Code / Title 13 / Chapter 1E / Section 1E-8
Council powers
Status: in_force

8. The Advisory Council on Solid Waste Management is empowered to: a. Request from the commissioner such information concerning the Statewide solid waste management plan or district solid waste management plans as it may deem necessary; b. Consider any matter relating to the improvement of the Statewide solid waste management plan or district solid waste management plans, and advise the commissioner thereon; c. From time to time submit to the commissioner any recommendations which it deems necessary for the improvement of the Statewide solid waste management plan or district solid waste management plans; d. From time to time submit to the commissioner recommendations of any statutory and regulatory changes deemed necessary to implement the comprehensive State regulated medical waste management plan prepared by the Department of Environmental Protection and the Department of Health pursuant to section 13 of P.L.1989, c.34 (C.13:1E-48.13); e. From time to time submit to the commissioner recommendations of any statutory and regulatory changes deemed necessary to implement the State Recycling Plan goals; f. Study any regulations adopted by the department and the Department of Health concerning the management of regulated medical waste and make its recommendations for their improvement to the commissioner; g. Study and investigate the state of the art and the technical capabilities and limitations of regulations concerning solid waste collection, disposal or recycling activities and report its findings and recommendations thereon to the commissioner; h. Study and investigate the need for programs for the long-range technical support of solid waste programs and solid waste management plans, and report its findings and recommendations thereon to the commissioner; i. Hold public hearings annually or more frequently in regard to existing solid waste statutes and regulations and upon the state of the art and technical capabilities and limitations in solid waste collection, disposal or recycling activities and report its recommendations thereon to the commissioner. L.1970,c.39,s.8; amended 1975,c.326,s.8; 1989,c.34,s.27; 1991,c.292,s.2.
N.J. Stat. § 13:1L-31 — NJ Code / Title 13 / Chapter 1L / Section 1L-31
Forest stewardship program, plan.
Status: in_force

3. a. The department shall establish a forest stewardship program under which an owner, in conjunction with a forester or other professional selected by the owner from a list of foresters approved by the department, or from a list of other professionals authorized by the department in consultation with the forest stewardship advisory committee established pursuant to section 8 of P.L.2009, c.256 (C.13:1L-36), may prepare a forest stewardship plan for land, five acres or greater in area, submit the plan to the department for approval, and implement the plan as approved, or as subsequently amended with the approval of the department. A forest stewardship plan, at a minimum, shall: (1) conform with the rules and regulations adopted pursuant to section 8 of P.L.2009, c.256 (C.13:1L-36) designed to ensure the sustainability of forest lands; (2) list the owner's long term stewardship goals for the forest land; and, for each year that the plan applies, list the activities to be implemented that year, including the activities designed to ensure the sustainability of the forest land as well as activities designed to eliminate excessive and unnecessary cutting, and provide the rationale for each activity listed; and (3) establish the monitoring, recordkeeping, and reporting necessary to document implementation of the forest stewardship plan, including documentation of activities and inspections performed. Notwithstanding the provisions of section 6 of P.L.2009, c.256 (C.13:1L-34), a forest stewardship plan submitted for land in the pinelands area shall comply with the standards of the comprehensive management plan for the pinelands area adopted pursuant to P.L.1979, c.111 (C.13:18A-1 et seq.). b. The department may elect to inspect the forest land, prior to determining whether to approve a forest stewardship plan, in order to assess the appropriateness and sufficiency of the proposed plan. After the department approves a forest stewardship plan, the forest land shall be subject to inspection by the department during one of the first three years following approval and at least once every three years following the first inspection. c. A forest stewardship plan shall be valid for a period of 10 years, unless sooner terminated by the owner or revoked by the department. To continue, without interruption, participation in the forest stewardship program, an owner shall prepare a new or revised forest stewardship plan pursuant to subsection a. of this section and, in accordance with procedures established by the department, obtain the department's approval of the new or revised forest stewardship plan prior to the expiration date of the current forest stewardship plan. d. A forest stewardship plan approved pursuant to this section shall be considered to be a woodland management plan pursuant to section 3 of the "Farmland Assessment Act of 1964," P.L.1964, c.48 (C.54:4-23.3) when the approved forest stewardship plan is submitted as part of an application for valuation, assessment and taxation pursuant to the "Farmland Assessment Act of 1964," P.L.1964, c.48 (C.54:4-23.1 et seq.). L.2009, c.256, s.3.
N.J. Stat. § 13:18A-22 — NJ Code / Title 13 / Chapter 18A / Section 18A-22
Sale of land within preservation area; written notice of intention; exceptions; transmittal and publication of provisions of section; violations; voidability of contract; corporations
Status: in_force

a. No person shall contract to sell any land within the preservation area, or any interest therein or option therefor, until such person has transmitted to the Commissioner of Environmental Protection, by certified mail, a written notice of intention to sell such land, interest, or option at least 60 days prior to entering into any such contract; provided, however, that the provisions of this subsection shall not be applicable to any contract of sale for any structure which is located on any lot less than 10 acres, nor to any contract of sale between or among husband and wife, parent and child, brother and sister, or grandparent and grandchild. b. The Commissioner of Environmental Protection shall, within 30 days of the effective date of this act, transmit, by certified mail, written notice of the provisions of this section to the governing body of every county and municipality located in whole or in part in the preservation area, and publish such notice in the New Jersey Register and in at least two newspapers circulating within the affected areas. c. Any contract made in violation of subsection a. of this section is voidable. d. Any corporation which owns any land, or interest therein, within the preservation area shall transmit, by certified mail, within 10 days of the occurrence thereof, a written notice to the Commissioner of Environmental Protection of any change or series of changes in the ownership of more than 10% of the stockholdings in such corporation. e. Nothing in this section shall be construed so as to limit any authority granted the commissioner, pursuant to law, to acquire any lands, or interests therein or options therefor, in such manner as may be provided in such law. L.1979, c. 111, s. 21, eff. June 28, 1979.
N.J. Stat. § 13:17-77 — NJ Code / Title 13 / Chapter 17 / Section 17-77
Annual budget; items of expenditure
Status: in_force

On or before February 25 of each year the commission shall adopt an annual budget for the year, which shall include the following items of expenditure: (a) An operating budget covering administrative operating and maintenance expenses of each office, activity or project of the commission, plus contingent expenses of up to 5% of the amount stated; (b) Capital budget, including deposits in any capital improvement fund or capital reserve fund, down payments or expenditures for capital projects, and interest payments, sinking fund deposits, principal maturities, and redemption premiums payable in such year on bond and notes of the commission; (c) Deferred charges; and estimates of the following revenues; (1) Cash balances and surplus; (2) Federal, State and other grants-in-aid; (3) Revenues from charges and fees for the use of the commission's facilities; (4) Receipts from special assessments; but not in excess of the amount budgeted in such year for interest, principal maturities, sinking fund deposits and redemption premiums on bonds secured by such assessments, until all bonds so secured are paid in full; (5) Payments by municipalities or other governmental bodies pursuant to contracts for services performed by the commission; and (6) Miscellaneous other revenues and receipts. L.1968, c. 404, s. 75.
N.J. Stat. § 13:1E-99.121 — NJ Code / Title 13 / Chapter 1E / Section 1E-99.121
Violations, penalties.
Status: in_force

3. a. Any person convicted of a violation of this act shall be subject to a penalty of up to $2,500 for each offense, to be collected by the State in a civil action by a summary proceeding under the "Penalty Enforcement Law of 1999," P.L.1999, c.274 (C.2A:58-10 et seq.). The Superior Court and the municipal court shall have jurisdiction over proceedings for the enforcement of the penalty provided by this section. b. The department may institute a civil action for injunctive relief in the Superior Court to enforce this act and to prohibit and prevent a violation of this act, and the court may proceed in the action in a summary manner. L.2019, c.114, s.3.
N.J. Stat. § 13:19-35 — NJ Code / Title 13 / Chapter 19 / Section 19-35
"Ecosystem-based management" defined.
Status: in_force

2. As used in this act, "ecosystem-based management" means an integrated approach to management that integrates biological, social, and economic factors into a comprehensive strategy aimed at protecting, restoring, and enhancing the sustainability, diversity, and productivity of ecosystems. L.2007, c.288, s.2.
N.J. Stat. § 13:1E-99.29 — NJ Code / Title 13 / Chapter 1E / Section 1E-99.29
Fuel from waste oil
Status: in_force

The provisions of R.S. 27:2-1 et seq. or any rules and regulations adopted pursuant thereto to the contrary notwithstanding, the Commissioner of Transportation shall, upon consultation with the department, review and modify if necessary all bid specifications relating to the purchase of asphalt or recycled asphalt pavement to provide that the specifications encourage the use of fuel derived from waste oil as a furnace or boiler fuel by manufacturers of asphalt or recycled asphalt pavement. L. 1987, c. 102, s. 21.
N.J. Stat. § 13:8A-27 — NJ Code / Title 13 / Chapter 8A / Section 8A-27
Grant to assist local unit to acquire lands for recreation and conservation use; conditions
Status: in_force

A grant to assist a local unit to acquire lands for recreation and conservation purposes shall not be made under this act until: a. The local unit has applied to the commissioner on forms prescribed by him describing the land acquisition for which a grant is sought, stating the recreation and conservation purpose or purposes to which such lands will be devoted, stating the facts which give rise to the need for such lands for such purpose, enclosing a comprehensive plan for the development of the local unit or a comprehensive conservation or environment protection plan for the preservation of the local unit approved by its governing body, or both, and stating such other matters as the commissioner shall prescribe; b. The commissioner shall have prescribed the terms and conditions under which the grant applied for will be made; c. The local unit shall have filed with the commissioner its application for appropriate funding under the Federal Open Space Park and Recreation Program; d. The local unit shall have filed with the commissioner its acceptance of such terms and conditions, and has otherwise complied with the provisions of this act. L.1971, c. 419, s. 9, eff. Jan. 24, 1972.
N.J. Stat. § 13:17-65 — NJ Code / Title 13 / Chapter 17 / Section 17-65
Resident enrollment certification
Status: in_force

On or before November 15, 1969, and on or before November 15 of each year thereafter, the secretary, superintendent or a person designated by the school board of each school district of each constituent municipality shall certify to the commission the resident enrollment as of September 30 of that year. The certification shall show the number, address and grade enrolled of pupils who reside within the district and the number who reside outside, in a manner to be prescribed by the Commissioner of the Department of Education. L. 1968, c. 404, s. 63; amended 1989,c.26,s.2.
N.J. Stat. § 13:12-5 — NJ Code / Title 13 / Chapter 12 / Section 12-5
§ 13:12-5
Status: in_force

The waters of Lake Hopatcong may be used as an aquatic public park, for boating, bathing, fishing and winter sports, and the lake level shall be maintained for such purposes at the normal high water mark as established on March eleven, one thousand nine hundred and twenty-two, natural elements permitting.
N.J. Stat. § 13:8-38 — NJ Code / Title 13 / Chapter 8 / Section 8-38
Noninterference with nature and purposes by use of trail; maintenance of natural and scenic qualities
Status: in_force

Within the external boundaries of the right-of-way, the natural vegetation shall be kept undisturbed except for any clearing required for construction of the trail, occasional vistas, or trail-use facilities. The department shall make every effort to avoid any use of the right-of-way that is incompatible with the purposes for which the trails were established. Development and management of each segment of the State trails system shall be designed to harmonize with and complement any established multiple-use plans for that specific area in order to insure continual maximum benefits from the land. Other uses along the trail which will not substantially interfere with the nature and purposes of the trail may be permitted by the department. State scenic trails shall be managed in such a way as to maintain their natural and scenic quality. L.1974, c. 159, s. 9, eff. Nov. 14, 1974.
N.J. Stat. § 13:1E-11 — NJ Code / Title 13 / Chapter 1E / Section 1E-11
Temporary approval of registration
Status: in_force

11. a. During the first registration year of each applicant or permittee as defined in section 2 of P.L.1983, c.392 (C.13:1E-127) for approval of a registration statement to engage in the collection of solid waste, or a registration statement or engineering design approval for a solid waste facility, or the year following any violation of the provisions of P.L.1970, c.39 (C.13:1E-1 et seq.) resulting in a revocation of registration, the department is authorized to give temporary approval of registrations conditioned upon the applicant or permittee, as the case may be, effecting specified additions, changes or improvements in methods of operation and equipment within such time and manner as may be required by the department. The fee for such temporary approval shall be the appropriate fee established pursuant to section 3 of P.L.1971, c.461 (C.13:1E-18), notwithstanding the length of time for which it is given. b. After July 1, 1992, the provisions of any other law to the contrary notwithstanding, no temporary approval of registrations shall be given, issued or renewed by the department for any applicant or permittee, as the case may be, to own or operate a resource recovery facility or other solid waste facility approved by the department for the long-term solid waste disposal requirements of a district or districts pursuant to the "Solid Waste Management Act," P.L.1970, c.39 (C.13:1E-1 et seq.) prior to the completion by the Attorney General and the department of the requirements of sections 3 and 8 of P.L.1983, c.392 (C.13:1E-128 and 13:1E-133); except that the department may renew the temporary approval of registrations of an applicant or permittee if the commissioner determines, in writing, that the renewal of a temporary approval for that applicant or permittee is necessitated by the public interest. L.1970,c.39,s.11; amended 1975,c.326,s.9; 1991,c.269,s.14.
N.J. Stat. § 13:20-23 — NJ Code / Title 13 / Chapter 20 / Section 20-23
Regional master plan considered in allocation of prospective fair housing share.
Status: in_force

25. a. The regional master plan shall be taken into account as part of the determination of obligations pursuant to the method in section 7 of P.L.2024, c.2 (C.52:27D-304.3) regarding the allocation of the prospective fair share of the housing need under the "Fair Housing Act," P.L.1985, c.222 (C.52:27D-301 et al.) for any fair share period subsequent to the effective date of P.L.2024, c.2 (C.52:27D-304.1 et al.) if a municipality is in the Highlands Region. b. Nothing in P.L.2004, c.120 (C.13:20-1 et al.) shall affect protections provided through a grant of substantive certification or a judgment of repose granted prior to August 10, 2004. L.2004, c.120, s.25; amended 2024, c.2, s.10.
N.J. Stat. § 13:16-12 — NJ Code / Title 13 / Chapter 16 / Section 16-12
Criteria for division of programmed and recognized expenditures
Status: in_force

The criteria for the division of programmed and recognized expenditures under the provisions of this act shall be on the basis that, as against total project costs, not more than 25% shall be expended for salaries; not more than 25% for special services; and, the balance of 50% for surveys, brochures, advertising, exhibits and similar promotional operations as defined by regulation of the commissioner. The division set forth herein may, for good and just cause submitted by special application to the commissioner, be reallocated up to 10% from and to each category. L.1966, c. 130, s. 12.
N.J. Stat. § 13:1E-99.56 — NJ Code / Title 13 / Chapter 1E / Section 1E-99.56
Review, report.
Status: in_force

13. The department, in consultation with the Source Reduction Task Force of the Coalition of Northeastern Governors (CONEG), shall review the effectiveness of this act no later than 42 months after its effective date and shall provide to the Governor and the Legislature a written report based upon that review. a. The report shall include: (1) a recommendation whether to continue the exemptions provided in paragraphs (7), (8) and (9) of subsection a. of section 5 of this act; and (2) a description of the nature of the substitute elements used in lieu of lead, cadmium, mercury or hexavalent chromium during the manufacturing or distribution of a package or packaging component. b. The report may contain recommendations to include additional toxic substances contained in packages or packaging components on the list set forth in section 4 of this act in order to further reduce the toxicity of packaging waste. Any recommendation to include an additional toxic substance on the list set forth in section 4 of this act shall include: (1) a determination as to whether the continued use of the proposed substance presents or will present an unreasonable risk to health or the environment, which determination shall utilize a nationally recognized risk assessment protocol taking into account the magnitude and severity of the environmental harm against the benefits of the substance to product manufacturers and the general public; (2) a determination as to the availability of a substitute element to be used in lieu of the proposed substance; and (3) a description of other adverse effects which the addition of the proposed substance to the list set forth in section 4 of this act may have on product manufacturers or the general public. L.1991,c.520,s.13; amended 1997, c.307, s.4.
N.J. Stat. § 13:17-33 — NJ Code / Title 13 / Chapter 17 / Section 17-33
Issuance of bonds without consent or other proceedings
Status: in_force

Bonds may be issued under the provisions of this act without obtaining the consent of any department, division, commission, board, bureau, agency or officer of the State, and without any other proceedings or the happening of any other conditions or things than those proceedings, conditions and things which are specifically required by this act. L.1968, c. 404, s. 32.
N.J. Stat. § 13:1E-214 — NJ Code / Title 13 / Chapter 1E / Section 1E-214
Findings, declarations relative to the Clean Communities Program.
Status: in_force

2. The Legislature finds that an uncluttered landscape is among the most priceless heritages which New Jersey can bequeath to posterity; that it is the duty of government to promote and encourage a clean and safe environment; that the proliferation and accumulation of carelessly discarded litter may pose a threat to the public health and safety; that the litter problem is especially serious in a State as densely populated and heavily traveled as New Jersey; and that unseemly litter has an adverse economic effect on New Jersey by making the State less attractive to tourists and new industry and residents. The Legislature, therefore, declares it to be in the aesthetic, environmental, and economic interests of the State of New Jersey to support a Clean Communities Program. L.2002, c.128, s.2; amended 2007, c.311, s.14.
N.J. Stat. § 13:1J-6 — NJ Code / Title 13 / Chapter 1J / Section 1J-6
Inapplicability of act to authority for containment, cleanup or removal if danger to public health and to local regulation
Status: in_force

Nothing in this act shall be construed to: a. Prohibit or impair any authority of the Department of Environmental Protection to provide for the containment, cleanup or removal of any fissionable source material which poses an immediate or imminent danger to the public health, safety and welfare. b. Supersede or prohibit the adoption, by the governing body of any county or municipality, of any ordinance or resolution regulating or prohibiting the exploration, mining or processing of any fissionable material. L.1981, c. 130, s. 6, eff. May 4, 1981.
N.J. Stat. § 13:1E-96.5 — NJ Code / Title 13 / Chapter 1E / Section 1E-96.5
Recycling tax on owner, operator of solid waste facility; applicability; rate.
Status: in_force

4. a. (1) Beginning on April 1, 2008, there is levied upon the owner or operator of every solid waste facility a recycling tax of $3.00 per ton on all solid waste accepted for disposal or transfer at the solid waste facility. The recycling tax shall not be imposed on solid waste transported from an in-State transfer station from which the recycling tax has been levied on the owner or operator thereof to an in-State solid waste facility for final disposal. (a) The recycling tax shall not be imposed on the owner or operator of a railroad transfer station or other facility designed exclusively to transport waste on railroads. (b) The recycling tax shall not be imposed on the owner or operator of a sanitary landfill facility for the acceptance for disposal of the ash residue resulting from the incineration of solid waste at a resource recovery facility. (c) The recycling tax shall not be imposed on the owner or operator of a solid waste facility for the acceptance for disposal of solid waste originating from out-of-State sources under a contract awarded prior to December 31, 2007 if the contract does not include a change-in-law or similar mechanism by which the recycling tax imposed by this section may be passed through as a fee or surcharge on the rates and charges set forth in the contract. (d) The recycling tax shall not be imposed on the owner or operator of a resource recovery facility for the acceptance for disposal of solid waste originating from in-State sources under a contract awarded prior to December 31, 2007 if the contract does not include a change-in-law or similar mechanism by which the recycling tax imposed by this section may be passed through as a fee or surcharge on the rates and charges set forth in the contract. The recycling tax shall be imposed on the owner or operator of a solid waste facility for the acceptance for disposal of solid waste originating from out-of-State sources under any contract awarded after December 31, 2007. (2) Beginning on April 1, 2008, there is levied upon every solid waste collector that transports solid waste for transshipment or direct transportation to an out-of-State disposal site a recycling tax. The recycling tax shall be levied on the solid waste collector at the rate of $3.00 per ton on all solid waste collected for transportation to a railroad transfer station or other facility designed to transport waste on railroads or directly to an out-of-State disposal site. b. (1) Every person subject to the recycling tax shall, by April 1, 2008, register with the director on forms prescribed by the director. (2) Every person subject to the recycling tax shall, on or before July 20, 2008, and quarterly thereafter with returns due the 20th day of the first month following the end of the quarter, render a return under oath to the director, on such forms as may be prescribed by the director, indicating the number of tons of solid waste accepted for disposal or transfer, or collected, as appropriate, and at that time shall pay the full amount due. c. If a return required by this section is not filed, or if a return when filed is incorrect or insufficient in the opinion of the director, the amount due shall be determined by the director from such information as may be available. Notice of the determination shall be given to the person subject to the recycling tax. The determination shall finally and irrevocably fix the amount due, unless the person on whom it is imposed, within 90 days after the giving of the notice of the determination, shall file a protest in writing as provided in R.S.54:49-18 and request a hearing, or unless the director on the director's own motion shall redetermine the same. After the hearing the director shall give notice of the determination to the person on whom the recycling tax is imposed. d. Any person subject to the recycling tax who fails to file a return when due or to pay any tax when it becomes due, as herein provided, shall be subject to such penalties and interest as provided in the "State Uniform Tax Procedure Law," R.S.54:48-1 et seq. If the director determines that the failure to comply with any provision of this section was excusable under the circumstances, the director may remit that part or all of the penalty as shall be appropriate under the circumstances. e. The director shall deposit all revenues collected pursuant to this section in the State Recycling Fund established pursuant to section 5 of P.L.1981, c.278 (C.13:1E-96). f. In addition to the other powers granted to the director in this section, the director is authorized: (1) To delegate to any officer or employee of the division those powers and duties as the director deems necessary to carry out efficiently the provisions of this section, and the person to whom the power has been delegated shall possess and may exercise all of these powers and perform all of the duties delegated by the director; (2) To prescribe and distribute all necessary forms for the implementation of this section. g. (1) Every owner or operator of a solid waste facility may collect the recycling tax imposed by this section by (a) including the amount of recycling tax due as a separate line item on every customer bill or other statement presented to a solid waste collector or solid waste generator; (b) including the amount of recycling tax due as a fee or surcharge on any amount collected under a contract awarded pursuant to the "Local Public Contracts Law," P.L.1971, c.198 (C.40A:11-1 et seq.) or any other law for the provision of solid waste collection or solid waste disposal services; or (c) imposing an automatic surcharge on any tariff established pursuant to law for the solid waste disposal or transfer operations of the solid waste facility. (2) Every solid waste collector is hereby authorized to calculate, charge and collect rates, fees or surcharges from all solid waste generators serviced by the solid waste collector sufficient to recover the recycling tax collected by the owner or operator of the solid waste facility. (3) Every solid waste collector subject to the recycling tax is hereby authorized to calculate, charge and collect rates, fees or surcharges from all solid waste generators serviced by the solid waste collector sufficient to recover the recycling tax imposed by this section. h. The recycling tax imposed by this section shall be governed in all respects by the provisions of the "State Uniform Tax Procedure Law," R.S.54:48-1 et seq., except only to the extent that a specific provision of this section may be in conflict therewith. i. (1) The recycling tax imposed by this section shall not be imposed on the owner or operator of a materials recovery facility for the acceptance of Type 13C Construction and Demolition waste, provided that the facility meets or exceeds recyclable materials extraction rates as established by the department. (2) The recycling tax imposed by this section shall not be imposed on a solid waste collector or the owner or operator of a solid waste facility for the collection or acceptance for disposal or transfer of residue resulting from the operations of a scrap processing facility as defined in section 2 of P.L.1987, c.102 (C.13:1E-99.12). j. The recycling tax imposed by this section shall not be imposed on a solid waste collector or the owner or operator of a solid waste facility for the collection or acceptance for disposal or transfer of residue, provided that the residue is generated as a result of the use of post-consumer waste material in the manufacture of a recycled product which constitutes at least 75% of total annual sales dollar volume of the products manufactured by a manufacturer in this State as determined by the director. k. The registration issued to any person subject to the recycling tax who violates the provisions of this section may be subject to revocation or suspension pursuant to section 12 of P.L.1970, c.39 (C.13:1E-12). l. Subsections a. through k. of this section shall be without effect on and after the tenth day following a certification by the Director of the Division of Budget and Accounting in the Department of the Treasury pursuant to subsection b. of section 6 of P.L.2007, c.311 (C.13:1E-96.7). L.2007, c.311, s.4; amended 2008, c.6, s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 13:1D-130 — NJ Code / Title 13 / Chapter 1D / Section 1D-130
Voluntary disclosure; nonimposition of penalty
Status: in_force

6. Whenever a person responsible for a minor violation designated as such pursuant to section 5 of this act of an environmental law voluntarily discloses to the department or local government agency the existence of that violation, the department or local government agency, as the case may be, shall not impose a civil or civil administrative penalty for the violation; provided the person responsible for the violation fully discloses all relevant circumstances surrounding the violation within 30 days of its discovery, immediately ceases any continuation of the violation, and promptly remedies the violation and achieves compliance, in accordance with the timeframes established pursuant to section 3 of this act. L.1995,c.296,s.6.
N.J. Stat. § 13:1B-15.12a5 — NJ Code / Title 13 / Chapter 1B / Section 1B-15.12a5
Study of private lands for inclusion
Status: in_force

The department shall also, as rapidly as possible study lands that are not State-owned lands to determine their natural values and potential for inclusion with the system. L.1975, c. 363, s. 6, eff. March 3, 1976.
N.J. Stat. § 13:8C-27.1 — NJ Code / Title 13 / Chapter 8C / Section 8C-27.1
Definitions relative to completely inclusive playgrounds.
Status: in_force

4. a. As used in this section: "Commissioner" means the Commissioner of Environmental Protection. "Completely inclusive playground" means a playground designated for public use for children two to five years of age or five to twelve years of age, with an accessible playground surface, a playground surface inspection and maintenance schedule consistent with the standards detailed in the "Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990" (42 U.S.C. s.12101 et seq.), and designed in accordance with the rules and regulations adopted pursuant to subsection b. of section 2 of P.L.1999, c.50 (C.52:27D-123.10). "Constitutionally dedicated moneys" means the same as that term is defined in section 3 of P.L.1999, c.152 (C.13:8C-3). "Green Acres bond act" means: P.L.1961, c.46; P.L.1971, c.165; P.L.1974, c.102; P.L.1978, c.118; P.L.1983, c.354; P.L.1987, c.265; P.L.1989, c.183; P.L.1992, c.88; P.L.1995, c.204; P.L.2007, c.119; P.L.2009, c.117; and any State general obligation bond act that may be approved after the date of enactment of P.L.2018, c.104 (C.13:8C-27.1 et al.) for the purpose of providing funding for the acquisition or development of lands for recreation and conservation purposes or for farmland preservation purposes. "Green Acres funds" means constitutionally dedicated moneys, Green Acres bond act moneys, or other State moneys appropriated to acquire lands for recreation and conservation purposes. "Recreation and conservation purposes" means the use of lands for beaches, biological or ecological study, boating, camping, fishing, forests, greenways, hunting, natural areas, parks, playgrounds, protecting historic properties, water reserves, watershed protection, wildlife preserves, active sports, or a similar use for either public outdoor recreation or conservation of natural resources, or both. b. Commencing one year after the effective date of P.L.2018, c.104 (C.13:8C-27.1 et al.), the commissioner shall prioritize any application submitted by a county seeking to acquire or develop lands for recreational and conservation purposes using Green Acres funds, provided that the Green Acres funds requested by the county are to be used for the design and construction of a completely inclusive playground. The commissioner shall grant further prioritization to the applications submitted by counties that do not currently operate and maintain a completely inclusive playground, to ensure at least one completely inclusive playground is operated and maintained by each county. c. The board of chosen freeholders of any county or any county park commission may partner with nonprofit organizations, playground equipment manufacturers, playground safety consultants, and persons with disabilities with a demonstrated expertise in the design and construction of completely inclusive playgrounds, to assist with the design and construction of completely inclusive playgrounds. Any agreement entered into in accordance with this section shall not be subject to the requirements and provisions of the "Local Public Contracts Law," P.L.1971, c.198 (C.40A:11-1 et seq.). d. If the board of chosen freeholders of any county or any county park commission jointly enters into an agreement with a municipality pursuant to R.S.40:12-9 for the construction and maintenance of a completely inclusive playground, for purposes of the prioritization of an application submitted by a county pursuant to subsection b. of this section, a completely inclusive playground constructed and maintained pursuant to such an agreement shall be operated and maintained by the county in which it is located. L.2018, c.104, s.4.
N.J. Stat. § 13:1E-99.106 — NJ Code / Title 13 / Chapter 1E / Section 1E-99.106
Maintenance of Internet website, toll-free number listing recycling sites.
Status: in_force

13. a. The department shall maintain an Internet website and toll-free number complete with up-to-date listings of where consumers can bring covered electronic devices for recycling under the provisions of this act. b. (Deleted by amendment, P.L.2008, c.130) c. (Deleted by amendment, P.L.2012, c.79). d. No fees or costs may be charged to consumers for the collection, transportation, or recycling of covered electronic devices except that a nominal fee may be charged to a consumer if a financial incentive, such as a coupon, of equal or greater value is provided. Any authorized recycler may charge fees to schools or local government units for the reasonable costs incurred by the authorized recycler for the collection, transportation, or recycling of covered electronic devices. L.2007, c.347, s.13; amended 2008, c.130, s.11; 2012, c.79, s.7.
N.J. Stat. § 13:1E-99.117 — NJ Code / Title 13 / Chapter 1E / Section 1E-99.117
Public education program.
Status: in_force

2. a. The Department of Environmental Protection shall establish a public education program to assure the widespread dissemination of information concerning the provisions of this act. b. The department shall have the right to enter, at any time during normal business hours, and upon presentation of appropriate credentials, any retail establishment at which weights and other products used to balance motor vehicle wheels or tires are used or sold, and any new motor vehicle dealer, in order to determine compliance with the provisions of this act. L.2017, c.257, s.2.
N.J. Stat. § 13:1B-13.12 — NJ Code / Title 13 / Chapter 1B / Section 1B-13.12
Termination of lease; vacation of premises; reimbursement for original costs of reclamation and permanent structures
Status: in_force

Upon the expiration of the lease, or any renewal thereof, the lessee shall cease his activity and vacate the parcel; provided, however, that he shall be entitled to be reimbursed by the council for the provable original cost of any reclamation performed on the parcel prior to the effective date of this act or with the approval of the council, and also for the value of any permanent structures erected on the parcel prior to the effective date of this act or with the approval of the council. The amount of reimbursement for permanent structures shall be based on the provable original cost, unamortized, at the time of expiration of the lease. L.1968, c. 404, s. 98.
N.J. Stat. § 13:1L-5 — NJ Code / Title 13 / Chapter 1L / Section 1L-5
Duties
Status: in_force

The department shall: a. Provide recreational activities and programs within State parks and forests for the benefit of the State's citizens; b. Strive to provide recreational opportunities to all segments of the State's population and may provide transportation for urban residents to the State parks and forests; c. Conduct and promote cultural activities, such as plays, movies and exhibits, at State parks and forests and at other locations throughout the State; d. Prepare and implement a master plan and a management plan for each State park and forest. L.1983, c. 324, s. 5, eff. Sept. 1, 1983.
N.J. Stat. § 13:1E-18 — NJ Code / Title 13 / Chapter 1E / Section 1E-18
Fees.
Status: in_force

3. a. The department may in accordance with a fee schedule adopted as a rule or regulation establish and charge annual or periodic fees for any of the services to be performed in connection with the "Solid Waste Management Act," P.L.1970, c.39 (C.13:1E-1 et seq.) b. The fee schedule shall reasonably reflect the duration or complexity of the specific service rendered, permit application reviewed, or registration statement or engineering design application approval sought. L.1971, c.461, s.3; amended 1989, c.34, s.28; 1991, c.269, s.15; 2019, c.397, s.12.
N.J. Stat. § 13:1E-2 — NJ Code / Title 13 / Chapter 1E / Section 1E-2
Legislative findings and declaration of policy
Status: in_force

a. The Legislature finds that the collection, disposal and utilization of solid waste is a matter of grave concern to all citizens and is an activity thoroughly affected with the public interest; that the health, safety and welfare of the people of this State require efficient and reasonable solid waste collection and disposal service or efficient utilization of such waste; that the management of solid waste in New Jersey consists largely of piecemeal, uncoordinated activities developed to meet the immediate needs of local governments with little, if any, regard for regional planning and coordination; that local units of government acting on their own, despite the most dedicated and sincere efforts, lack the financial resources, scope of alternatives and expertise to plan, develop and implement efficient and effective solutions to their solid waste problems; and that, for the most part, the solid waste planning and management process is adversely affected by the absence of area-wide structures, the limitations of local initiative, the general inadequacy of State technical assistance, the paucity of State grants for solid waste experimentation, the failure of the State to establish guidelines for the preparation of county and intercounty plans, and the failure to implement county and intercounty solid waste collection, disposal and utilization operations. b. The Legislature, therefore, declares that it is the policy of this State to (1) Establish a statutory framework within which all solid waste collection, disposal and utilization activity in this State may be coordinated; (2) Designate each county in this State and the Hackensack Meadowlands District as a Solid Waste Management District, and provide each county and the Hackensack Meadowlands Development Commission with the power, singly or jointly with one or more other districts, to develop and implement a comprehensive solid waste management plan which meets the needs of every municipality within each such county and within the Hackensack Meadowlands District; (3) Provide citizens and municipalities with opportunities to contribute to the development and implementation of solid waste management plans by requiring public hearings prior to their adoption and by the creation of advisory solid waste councils; (4) Protect the bondholders of the several incinerator authorities, solid waste management authorities, municipal public utility authorities, county improvement authorities, and other public authorities concerned with solid waste management functions and facilities, while coordinating their activities under solid waste management plans; (5) Expand and strengthen the existing relationships between the solid waste industry, representing the free enterprise system and the public sector, including the State and municipal governments and the districts established by this act, in order that both may most effectively contribute to an efficient and economical solution to the problem of solid waste management and to take into account the long term financial commitments entered into by solid waste facilities and to recognize, through the Public Utilities Commission the added cost of compliance with environmental standards by the provision of equitable rate increases; (6) Establish a meaningful and responsible role for the State in the solution of solid waste problems by granting the Department of Environmental Protection and the Solid Waste Advisory Council the power, not only to regulate and supervise all solid waste collection and disposal facilities and operations and to register all persons engaged in the collection or disposal of solid waste in this State, but also to develop through a Statewide solid waste management plan objectives, criteria and procedures to assure the orderly preparation and evaluation of the solid waste management plans developed by every solid waste management district, and to approve, modify, or reject such solid waste management plans on the basis of their conformity with such objectives, criteria and procedures, to develop and implement such a plan where none is approved or forthcoming from any solid waste management district, to arbitrate disputes between solid waste management districts in the development and implementation of solid waste management plans, to utilize the funds received by the department from registration fees and such other funds as may be from time to time appropriated to it to support and undertake experimental projects and programs of research and development to determine the most efficient, sanitary and economical ways of collecting, disposing, limiting and utilizing solid waste, to grant funds to the districts for the formulation and development of solid waste management plans, and to take such other actions in accordance with the policies set forth in this act, all in the manner and extent hereinafter provided; (7) Encourage resource recovery through the development of systems to collect, separate, recycle and recover metals, glass, paper and other materials of value for reuse or for energy production. c. The Legislature recognizes that solid waste and recycling facilities will be financed through long term borrowing which requires the negotiation of long term contracts with municipalities and other solid waste collectors to guarantee the flow of solid waste to such facilities. The Legislature, however, does not intend to encourage or permit the public entity, or its designees, that holds these contracts to establish or charge rates to municipalities or other solid waste collectors within its jurisdiction which discriminate on the basis of the cost of disposal at a particular facility which has been designated as the place of disposal for the solid waste of such municipality or other solid waste collector pursuant to an approved solid waste management plan for that district. L.1970, c. 39, s. 2, eff. May 6, 1970. Amended by L.1975, c. 326, s. 3.
N.J. Stat. § 13:1E-96.8 — NJ Code / Title 13 / Chapter 1E / Section 1E-96.8
"New Jersey Recycling Awards Program."
Status: in_force

1. a. The Department of Environmental Protection, in coordination with the Association of New Jersey Recyclers or another recycling organization in this State as determined by the department, shall establish a program to be known as the "New Jersey Recycling Awards Program." The program shall annually recognize outstanding recycling achievements, which may include those made by: (1) the implementation of a new recycling program or the expansion of an existing recycling or buy-recycled program by: (a) an institution, such as a pre-school, elementary or secondary school, hospital, long-term care facility, nursing home, or college or university; (b) a large or small business; (c) a large or small retail merchant; (d) a municipal, county, or State agency or entity; and (e) a municipal, county, business, school, or other recycling coordinator; (2) a rising star, such as an individual or program, that has achieved exemplary results through innovation and persistence; (3) an outstanding educator or educational program, such as a teacher, administrator, community or student group, environmental educator or individual student, whose actions have resulted in increased participation in recycling; (4) the recycling industry, such as a processing facility, equipment manufacturer, or collector, who has contributed to the expansion of recycling in New Jersey; (5) a source reduction and resource management program that has reduced waste at its source and managed its resources in a more efficient manner; and (6) a volunteer citizen, who shall be a New Jersey resident who has, in a voluntary capacity, assisted in the promotion and implementation of recycling in New Jersey. b. The department shall establish an application procedure and criteria and guidelines for the eligibility, nomination, and judging of applications for the award program. Applications shall be evaluated using performance criteria, including but not limited to: (1) measurable outcomes and documentation; (2) education and outreach; (3) coverage and replicability; (4) leadership and innovation; and (5) exceeding regulatory standards. c. The department shall post the names of the recipients of the New Jersey Recycling Awards prominently on the department's website, and shall recognize the recipients through the award of a certificate, a press announcement, or another form of recognition deemed appropriate to highlight the achievements of these recipients. The department may coordinate with the Association of New Jersey Recyclers, or another recycling organization if appropriate, in recognizing the award recipients. L.2017, c.33, s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 13:1K-11.2 — NJ Code / Title 13 / Chapter 1K / Section 1K-11.2
Application for expedited review.
Status: in_force

13. a. The owner or operator of an industrial establishment planning to close operations or transfer ownership or operations of an industrial establishment may, in lieu of complying with the provisions of subsection b. of section 4 of P.L.1983, c.330 (C.13:1K-9), apply to the department for an expedited review. An application for an expedited review pursuant to this section shall include: (1) the notice required pursuant to the provisions of subsection a. of section 4 of P.L.1983, c.330 (C.13:1K-9); (2) a certification that for the industrial establishment, a remedial action workplan has previously been implemented and a no further action letter has been issued pursuant to P.L.1983, c.330, a negative declaration has been previously approved by the department pursuant to P.L.1983, c.330, or the department or the United States Environmental Protection Agency, pursuant to the "Resource Conservation and Recovery Act," 42 U.S.C. s.6901 et seq. or the "Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980," 42 U.S.C. s.9601 et seq., or any other law, has previously approved a remediation of the industrial establishment equivalent to that performed pursuant to the provisions of P.L.1983, c.330; (3) a certification that the owner or operator has performed remediation activities at the industrial establishment that are consistent with current regulations established by the department in order to identify areas of concern that are new or have continued in use since the issuance of a no further action letter, negative declaration approval, or remediation approval as described in paragraph (2) of this subsection, and, based on those remediation activities, that there has been no discharge of a hazardous substance or hazardous waste at the industrial establishment subsequent to the approval of the negative declaration, the issuance of the no further action letter, or the equivalent remediation; or, if any discharge has occurred, a certification listing any discharge, describing the action taken to remediate the discharge, a certification that the remediation was performed in accordance with procedures established by the department, a certification that the remediation was approved by the department and a copy of the document evidencing the departmental approval; (4) a certification that for any underground storage tank covered by the provisions of P.L.1986, c.102 (C.58:10A-21 et seq.), an approved method of secondary containment or a monitoring system as required by P.L.1986, c.102, has been installed; (5) a copy of the most recent negative declaration, or no further action letter, or other approval, as applicable, approved by the department for the entire industrial establishment; and (6) a proposed negative declaration. b. Upon the submission of a complete and accurate application and after an inspection, if necessary, the department shall approve or disapprove the negative declaration. The department shall approve the negative declaration upon a finding that the information in the certifications submitted pursuant to subsection a. of this section is accurate. Upon a disapproval of the proposed negative declaration by the department pursuant to this section, the owner or operator shall comply with the provisions of section 4 of P.L.1983, c.330. L.1993,c.139,s.13.
N.J. Stat. § 13:1D-116 — NJ Code / Title 13 / Chapter 1D / Section 1D-116
Continuing education seminars; fees; definitions
Status: in_force

1. a. The Department of Environmental Protection shall periodically, as necessary, but at least annually, for each class or category of permit as established in accordance with section 1 of P.L.1991, c.423 (C.13:1D-105), conduct, or contract with a qualified entity to conduct, continuing education seminars for any person who prepares, or otherwise provides information included in, a permit application, or part thereof, or any supportive documentation submitted in conjunction therewith, filed with the department. The seminars shall provide an explanation of the procedural and substantive requirements pertaining to the preparation of a permit application or supportive documentation for each permit program, and of the contents of any applicable technical manual developed therefor by the department pursuant to P.L.1991, c.422 (C.13:1D-111 to 13:1D-113). If a seminar is conducted by the department, the department shall provide sufficient notice of the date, time, location, and content thereof to the appropriate professional organizations or trade associations of the person to whom the seminar is directed, and, in the case of a member of a regulated profession, the licensing board having jurisdiction over the regulated profession, in order that those bodies may inform their members or licensees of each pending seminar. The department shall consult and coordinate with the appropriate professional organizations, trade associations, and licensing boards in developing the curriculum and conducting the continuing education seminars. The department shall charge a seminar fee to cover the reasonable costs of developing and conducting a seminar. b. The department may delegate to a qualified entity the responsibility to conduct, on behalf of the department, a continuing education seminar required pursuant to this section. The department shall prescribe and certify the nature and contents of the seminars to be conducted by a qualified entity. As used in this act: "Permit" shall have the same meaning as in section 1 of P.L.1991, c.421 (C.13:1D-101) "Member of a regulated profession" means an engineer, planner, architect, landscape architect, or any other person subject to regulation pursuant to Title 45 of the Revised Statutes, who, acting in such professional capacity, prepares, on behalf of a client, a permit application, or part thereof, or any documentation provided in conjunction with the application, for submission to the Department of Environmental Protection. "Licensing board" means a professional or occupational licensing board established pursuant to Title 45 of the Revised Statutes. "Qualified entity" means a professional organization, trade association, an educational institution, or a licensing board. L.1991,c.419,s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 13:1E-48.5 — NJ Code / Title 13 / Chapter 1E / Section 1E-48.5
Interim regulation
Status: in_force

a. Prior to the adoption of any rules or regulations pursuant to section 4 of this act, or the implementation of the comprehensive State regulated medical waste management plan prepared by the departments pursuant to section 13 of this act, or the implementation of any other provisions of this act, the manifesting, tracking, identification, packaging, storage, control, monitoring, handling, collection, management and disposal of regulated medical waste in this State shall be governed in all respects by the rules and regulations heretofore adopted by the Department of Environmental Protection pursuant to the provisions of the "Solid Waste Management Act," P.L. 1970, c. 39 (C. 13:1E-1 et seq.). All rules and regulations heretofore adopted by the department relating to regulated medical waste shall continue in full force and effect and be enforceable by the department, subject to its power as provided by this act to amend or repeal the same, except that on and after the effective date of this act all generators, without regard to the quantity of regulated medical waste generated per month, shall be subject to the manifesting requirements of these rules and regulations. b. Within 30 days of the adoption by the United States Environmental Protection Agency of rules and regulations to implement the Federal Act, the Department of Environmental Protection, in consultation with the Department of Health, shall adopt, without regard to the provisions of the "Administrative Procedure Act," rules and regulations identical to, and as required by, the rules and regulations adopted by the United States Environmental Protection Agency under the Federal Act. The rules and regulations adopted by the departments pursuant to this subsection shall require all generators, without regard to the quantity of regulated medical waste generated per month, to comply with the regulated medical waste manifesting requirements included in these rules and regulations. L. 1989, c. 34, s. 5.
N.J. Stat. § 13:8C-51 — NJ Code / Title 13 / Chapter 8C / Section 8C-51
"Preserve New Jersey Historic Preservation Fund."
Status: in_force

9. a. The State Treasurer shall establish a fund to be known as the "Preserve New Jersey Historic Preservation Fund" and shall deposit all moneys received pursuant to paragraph (4) of subsection a. of section 5 of P.L.2016, c.12 (C.13:8C-47), paragraph (3) of subsection a. of section 1 of P.L.2019, c.136 (C.13:8C-47.1), and any other moneys appropriated by law for deposit into the fund. Moneys in the fund shall be invested in permitted investments or shall be held in interest-bearing accounts in those depositories as the State Treasurer may select, and may be invested and reinvested in permitted investments or as other trust funds in the custody of the State Treasurer in the manner provided by law. All interest or other income or earnings derived from the investment or reinvestment of moneys in the fund shall be credited to the fund. b. (1) The moneys in the fund are specifically dedicated and shall be used for: (a) the same purposes as those set forth in section 41 of P.L.1999, c.152 (C.13:8C-41); (b) emergency intervention and the acquisition of historic preservation easements; (c) matching grants to the Department of Environmental Protection to meet the cost of preservation of State-owned historic properties; and (d) the purposes as provided in paragraphs (2) and (3) of this subsection. (2) Notwithstanding any provision of P.L.2016, c.12 (C.13:8C-43 et seq.) or P.L.1999, c.152 (C.13:8C-1 et seq.) to the contrary, the Palisades Interstate Park Commission established pursuant to P.L.1980, c.104 (C.32:14-1.1 et seq.) shall be eligible for grants pursuant to the provisions of section 41 of P.L.1999, c.152 (C.13:8C-41) for projects located in New Jersey. A project by the Palisades Interstate Park Commission for historic preservation purposes shall be subject to the same criteria and conditions set forth in section 41 of P.L.1999, c.152 (C.13:8C-41) applicable to a project by a local government unit. (3) Notwithstanding any provision of P.L.2016, c.12 (C.13:8C-43 et seq.) or P.L.1999, c.152 (C.13:8C-1 et seq.) to the contrary, an amount not to exceed $500,000 may be appropriated from the Preserve New Jersey Historic Preservation Fund to the New Jersey Historic Trust for the purposes of establishing an electronic database to track projects that receive funding for historic preservation purposes. c. Moneys in the fund shall not be expended except in accordance with appropriations from the fund made by law. Any act appropriating moneys from the Preserve New Jersey Historic Preservation Fund shall identify any particular project or projects to be funded by the moneys, and any expenditure for a project for which the location is not identified by municipality and county in the appropriation shall require the approval of the Joint Budget Oversight Committee, or its successor. d. Unexpended moneys due to project withdrawals, cancellations, or cost savings shall be returned to the fund. L.2016, c.12, s.9; amended 2019, c.136, s.5.
N.J. Stat. § 13:1D-34 — NJ Code / Title 13 / Chapter 1D / Section 1D-34
Monthly bulletin
Status: in_force

The commissioner shall publicly distribute, at least monthly, a bulletin, listing the pending applications for construction permits and the status of the review of those applications, including decisions thereon. L.1975, c. 232, s. 6.
N.J. Stat. § 13:1G-18 — NJ Code / Title 13 / Chapter 1G / Section 1G-18
Powers and duties of council
Status: in_force

The Noise Control Council shall: a. Request from the commissioner information concerning the noise control program. b. Consider any matter relating to the preservation and improvement of the noise control program and advise the commissioner thereof. c. From time to time, submit to the commissioner any recommendations which it deems necessary for the proper conduct and improvement of the noise control program. d. Study the noise control program and make its recommendations thereon to the commissioner. e. Study the codes, rules and regulations promulgated by the department in regard to noise control and make its recommendations for their improvement to the commissioner. f. Study and investigate the state of the art and the technical capabilities and limitations of noise control and report its findings and recommendations thereon to the commissioner. g. Study and investigate the need for programs for the long-range technical support of the noise control program and report its findings and recommendations thereon to the commissioner. h. Hold public hearings at least once a year in regard to existing noise control statutes, codes, rules and regulations and upon the state of the art and technical capabilities and limitations in noise control and report its recommendations thereon to the commissioner. i. Be empowered to veto the adoption, amendment or repeal of any code, rule or regulation for the control of noise. By majority vote of the whole council, the council may vote its disapproval of any code, rule or regulation or any change therein. The council may exercise its veto at any time before the promulgation by the commissioner of any such code, rule or regulation. L.1971, c. 418, s. 18, eff. Jan. 24, 1972.
N.J. Stat. § 13:1K-7 — NJ Code / Title 13 / Chapter 1K / Section 1K-7
Findings, declarations
Status: in_force

2. The Legislature finds that discharges of toxic chemicals dating back to early industrialization have left a legacy of contaminated industrial property in this State; that in 1983, due to the growing public awareness and concern of the risks to the public health and the environment and the potential costs to the State to clean up abandoned contaminated sites, the "Environmental Cleanup and Responsibility Act" was enacted. The Legislature also finds that the act's imposition of a cleanup plan approval before the transfer or upon the closing of an industrial establishment and the requirement to establish a funding source for the cleanup are in the general public interest by ensuring the discovery of contamination, by assuring that funding for cleanup is set aside at the time it is available from a transfer or closing, and by assuring that contaminated property is not abandoned to the State for cleanup. The Legislature further finds that at the time of the act's passage, the extent of the State's industrial contamination and the cost and complexity of remediations were not well understood; that in the intervening years, there has been a significant advance in the body of knowledge concerning how to remediate contaminated sites effectively and how to manage the remediation efficiently; that the regulated and financial communities are now more familiar with the liabilities involving contaminated property and with the necessity to discover and remediate that contamination; and that it is in the interest of the environment and the State's economic health to promote certainty in the regulatory process by incorporating that knowledge to create a more efficient regulatory structure and to allow greater privatization of that process where it is possible to do so without incurring unnecessary risks to the public health or the environment. The Legislature therefore declares that it is the policy of this State to protect the public health, safety, and the environment, to promote efficient and timely cleanups, and to eliminate any unnecessary financial burden of remediating contaminated sites; that these policies can be achieved by streamlining the regulatory process, by establishing summary administrative procedures for industrial establishments that have previously undergone an environmental review, and by reducing oversight of those industrial establishments where less extensive regulatory review will ensure the same degree of protection to public health, safety, and the environment; and that the new procedures established pursuant to this act shall be designed to guard against redundancy from the regulatory process and to minimize governmental involvement in certain business transactions. L.1983,c.330,s.2; amended 1993,c.139,s.2.
N.J. Stat. § 13:19-32 — NJ Code / Title 13 / Chapter 19 / Section 19-32
DEP guidance document on federal aid, availability; "coastal municipality" defined
Status: in_force

2. a. The Department of Environmental Protection shall prepare a guidance document which provides information to coastal municipalities on eligibility requirements for receiving federal monies related to shore protection projects and disaster aid. The document shall provide detailed information which describes the policies, programs or other actions required of a municipality to qualify for these federal monies, and shall include a section which explains what a municipality must do to create and maintain an engineered beach. b. Upon completion of the guidance document, the Department of Environmental Protection shall notify all coastal municipalities of the availability of the guidance document. The department shall provide copies of the guidance document to a municipality upon request. c. As used in this act, "coastal municipality" means any municipality located within the coastal area as defined in section 4 of P.L.1973, c.185 (C.13:19-4). L.1995,c.19,s.2.
N.J. Stat. § 13:20-4 — NJ Code / Title 13 / Chapter 20 / Section 20-4
"Highlands Water Protection and Planning Council."
Status: in_force

4. There is hereby established a public body corporate and politic, with corporate succession, to be known as the "Highlands Water Protection and Planning Council." The council shall constitute a political subdivision of the State established as an instrumentality exercising public and essential governmental functions, and the exercise by the council of the powers and duties conferred by this act shall be deemed and held to be an essential governmental function of the State. For the purpose of complying with the provisions of Article V, Section IV, paragraph 1 of the New Jersey Constitution, the council is hereby allocated within the Department of Environmental Protection, but, notwithstanding that allocation, the council shall be independent of any supervision or control by the department or by the commissioner or any officer or employee thereof. L.2004,c.120,s.4.
N.J. Stat. § 13:1E-99.137 — NJ Code / Title 13 / Chapter 1E / Section 1E-99.137
Rigid plastic containers, percentage of postconsumer recycled content increase; certain exemptions.
Status: in_force

3. a. (1) Beginning two years after the effective date of this act, all rigid plastic containers sold, offered for sale, or used in association with the sale or offer for sale of a product in the State by a manufacturer shall contain, on average, at least 10 percent postconsumer recycled content. (2) Beginning five years after the effective date of this act, and every three years thereafter, the percentage of postconsumer recycled content required for rigid plastic containers pursuant to this section shall increase by 10 percent, until reaching 50 percent. b. A rigid plastic container shall be exempt from the postconsumer recycled content requirements of subsection a. of this section if it: (1) is a plastic beverage container, to which the requirements of section 4 of this act shall apply; (2) is associated with a product produced in or brought into the State that is destined for shipment to a destination outside the State, and that remains with the product upon shipment; (3) contains drugs, dietary supplements, medical devices, or cosmetics as those terms are defined in the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, 21 U.S.C. s.301 et seq.; (4) contains toxic or hazardous products regulated under the "Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act," 7 U.S.C. s.136 et seq.; (5) is manufactured for use in the shipment of hazardous materials and is: (a) prohibited from being manufactured with used material by federal packaging material specifications set forth in 49 C.F.R. s.178.509 and 49 C.F.R. s.178.522, (b) is subject to the testing standards set forth in 49 C.F.R. s.178.600 through 49 C.F.R. s.178.609, or (c) is subject to the recommendations of the United Nations on the transport of dangerous goods; or (6) is a refillable container or a reusable container. For the purposes of this paragraph, "refillable container" means a rigid plastic container that is routinely returned to and refilled by the manufacturer with the same product packaged by the container; and "reusable container" means a rigid plastic container that is routinely reused by consumers to store the original product packaged by the container. L.2021, c.391, s.3.
N.J. Stat. § 13:1L-11 — NJ Code / Title 13 / Chapter 1L / Section 1L-11
Shooting or trapping of birds at High Point State Park and New Jersey Veterans Memorial prohibited; preservation of Island Beach State Park.
Status: in_force

11. a. In specific regard to High Point State Park and New Jersey Veterans Memorial, the department shall not allow the shooting or trapping of birds on park grounds, other than that of vermin, and then only by authorized representatives of the State. b. As Island Beach State Park is a unique recreational resource and is highly valued for its topography, flora and fauna, it shall be preserved, maintained and improved in such a manner as the department determines will best perpetuate the present physical state. L.1983, c.324, s.11; amended 2019, c.99, s.3.
N.J. Stat. § 13:1E-24 — NJ Code / Title 13 / Chapter 1E / Section 1E-24
Submission to commissioner; approval, modification or rejection; certification; adoption of modification by district; filing
Status: in_force

a. Upon receipt by the commissioner of a solid waste management plan adopted in its entirety, and a copy of the transcript of every public hearing held thereon, as required pursuant to section 14 of this amendatory and supplementary act, he shall: (1) Study and review the solid waste management plan according to the objectives, criteria and standards developed in the Statewide solid waste management plan developed and formulated by the department pursuant to the provisions of section 6 of the act to which this act is amendatory and supplementary; (2) Submit a copy of said plan for review and recommendations to the Advisory Council on Solid Waste Management in the department, and to the agencies, bureaus and divisions within the department concerned with, or responsible for, environmental quality, including, but not limited to, the Bureau of Solid Waste Management, Bureau of Air Pollution Control, Bureau of Geology, and the Bureau of Water Pollution Control, or their successors; and (3) Submit a copy of said plan to the Board of Public Utility Commissioners for review and recommendations on the economic aspect of the plan. b. After completing his study and review of the solid waste management plan, and upon receipt of the recommendations thereon provided for in subsection a. (2) of this section, if any, but in no event later than 150 days after his receipt of said plan, the commissioner shall determine whether to approve, modify, or reject any such solid waste management plan, and shall certify such determination to the board of chosen freeholders or to the Hackensack Commission, as the case may be, which submitted such plan. c. If the commissioner determines to approve any solid waste management plan, or if the commissioner has made no determination within 150 days after his receipt of any such plan, the board of chosen freeholders or the Hackensack Commission, as the case may be, shall proceed, pursuant to the requirements of this amendatory and supplementary act, to implement such solid waste management plan in the relevant solid waste management district. d. If the commissioner determines to modify or reject any solid waste management plan, or any part thereof, the certification required of him herein shall be accompanied by a detailed statement prepared by the commissioner indicating the reasons for any modification or rejection, and outlining the action to be taken thereon. In outlining such action the commissioner shall direct the board of chosen freeholders or the Hackensack Commission, as the case may be, to make any modification in, or replace any rejected part of, a solid waste management plan, either with or without holding another public hearing in the solid waste management district. Such direction shall be based upon the commissioner's determination, in his discretion, that such modification, or the part rejected, is or is not minor, and that such modification or replacement may or may not be made without substantially modifying or altering other aspects of the solid waste management plan; provided, however, that a public hearing shall be required upon a rejection by the commissioner of any solid waste management plan in its entirety. e. (1) If the commissioner directs the holding of another public hearing in the solid waste management district, such hearing shall be held within 45 days after such direction and shall be conducted pursuant to the procedures contained in section 14 of this amendatory and supplementary act for the conduct of public hearings held prior to the adoption of solid waste management plans. Following any such public hearing on any modification to, or replacement of, any solid waste management plan, or any part thereof, the board of chosen freeholders or the Hackensack Commission, as the case may be, holding same shall formally adopt a modification to, or replacement of, the solid waste management plan, or any part thereof, and shall submit same to the commissioner within the time limit set by the commissioner in the public hearing order. (2) If the commissioner directs that the modification or replacement may be made without the holding of another public hearing, the board of chosen freeholders or the Hackensack Commission, as the case may be, shall have 45 days after such direction within which to adopt any such modification or replacement, and to submit same to the commissioner. f. The commissioner shall have 30 days from the date of receipt of any submission under subsection e. herein to approve such modification or replacement or to reject same, and he shall certify such approval or rejection to the board of chosen freeholders or the Hackensack Commission, as the case may be, which submitted same. If the commissioner approves such modification or replacement, or if the commissioner has made no such certification within 30 days after his receipt thereof, the board of chosen freeholders or the Hackensack Commission, as the case may be, shall proceed, pursuant to the requirements of this amendatory and supplementary act, to implement the solid waste management plan in the relevant solid waste management district. Upon a rejection of any modification or replacement submitted to him pursuant to this section, or upon the failure of a board of chosen freeholders or the Hackensack Commission, as the case may be, to submit any modification or replacement as required herein, the commissioner shall have the power to adopt and promulgate any modification or replacement he deems necessary with respect to the solid waste management plan, and upon the certification of the commissioner, the board of chosen freeholders or the Hackensack Commission, as the case may be, shall proceed, pursuant to the requirements of this amendatory and supplementary act, to implement the solid waste management plan in the relevant solid waste management district with the modifications or replacements adopted by the commissioner. g. The commissioner shall maintain on file in the department a copy of the Statewide solid waste management plan developed proved pursuant to this amendatory and supplementary act, and a copy of the Statewide solid waste management plan developed and formulated by the department. Such plans are hereby declared to be public records and shall be subject to all the provisions of P.L.1963, c. 73 (C. 47:1A-1 et seq.) concerning such public records. L.1975, c. 326, s. 15.
N.J. Stat. § 13:1G-20 — NJ Code / Title 13 / Chapter 1G / Section 1G-20
Inapplicability of act to limit powers, duties and functions vested under other laws related to community noise control
Status: in_force

The powers, duties and functions vested in State Government under the provisions of this act shall not be construed to limit in any manner the powers, duties and functions vested therein or in any person under any other provision of law or any civil or criminal remedies now or hereafter available to any person related to community noise control. L.1971, c. 418, s. 20, eff. Jan. 24, 1972.
N.J. Stat. § 13:1E-132 — NJ Code / Title 13 / Chapter 1E / Section 1E-132
Grant of immunity after disclosure of evidence; failure to obey subpena; penalties
Status: in_force

a. If any person in attendance pursuant to a subpena or interrogatory issued pursuant to this act refuses to answer personally a question or produce evidence of any kind, or make the required answers on the ground that he may be incriminated thereby, and if the Attorney General, in a writing directed to that person, orders that he answer the question or produce the evidence, the person shall comply with the order. After complying therewith and if, but for this section, he would have been privileged to withhold the answer given or the evidence produced, that answer, testimony or evidence or any evidence directly or indirectly derived therefrom, may not be used against him in any prosecution for a crime or offense concerning which he gave answer or produced evidence; provided that the answer, testimony or evidence is responsive to the question propounded. That person may, however, be prosecuted or subject to penalty or forfeiture for any perjury, false swearing or contempt committed in answering, or failing to answer, or in producing evidence or failing to produce evidence or failing to do so in accordance with the order. b. If any person fails to obey the command of the subpena after being ordered to do so by a court of competent jurisdiction, he shall be guilty of a crime of the fourth degree. In the alternative, if a person shall fail to obey the command of a subpena after being ordered to do so by a court of competent jurisdiction, the Attorney General may apply to that court to adjudge the person in contempt and to commit him to jail until such time as he purges himself of contempt by responsively answering, testifying or producing evidence as ordered. L.1983, c. 392, s. 7.
N.J. Stat. § 13:8C-48 — NJ Code / Title 13 / Chapter 8C / Section 8C-48
"Preserve New Jersey Green Acres Fund."
Status: in_force

6. a. The State Treasurer shall establish a fund to be known as the "Preserve New Jersey Green Acres Fund" and shall deposit into the fund all moneys received pursuant to paragraph (1) of subsection a. of section 5 of P.L.2016, c.12 (C.13:8C-47), paragraph (1) of subsection a. of section 1 of P.L.2019, c.136 (C.13:8C-47.1), and any other moneys appropriated by law for deposit into the fund. Moneys in the fund shall be invested in permitted investments or shall be held in interest-bearing accounts in those depositories as the State Treasurer may select, and may be invested and reinvested in permitted investments or as other trust funds in the custody of the State Treasurer in the manner provided by law. All interest or other income or earnings derived from the investment or reinvestment of moneys in the fund shall be credited to the fund. Moneys derived from the payment of principal and interest on the loans to local government units authorized by P.L.2016, c.12 (C.13:8C-43 et seq.) shall also be held in the fund. b. Of the amount deposited in State fiscal year 2017 through and including State fiscal year 2019 into the Preserve New Jersey Green Acres Fund pursuant to paragraph (1) of subsection a. of section 5 of P.L.2016, c.12 (C.13:8C-47): (1) 55 percent shall be allocated for the purpose of paying the cost of acquisition and development of lands by the State for recreation and conservation purposes, and the amount provided pursuant to this paragraph shall be allocated as follows: (a) 50 percent shall be allocated for the purpose of paying the cost of acquisition of lands by the State for recreation and conservation purposes; and (b) 50 percent shall be allocated for the purpose of paying the cost of development of lands by the State for recreation and conservation purposes, and of the amount provided pursuant to this subparagraph: (i) up to 22 percent shall be allocated for the purpose of paying the cost for stewardship activities undertaken on lands administered by the Division of Fish and Wildlife in the department; and (ii) up to 22 percent shall be allocated for the purpose of paying the cost for stewardship activities undertaken on lands administered by the Division of Parks and Forestry in the department; (2) 38 percent shall be allocated for the purposes of providing grants and loans to assist local government units to pay the cost of acquisition and development of lands for recreation and conservation purposes, and of this amount, up to two percent shall be allocated for stewardship activities undertaken by local government units; and (3) seven percent shall be allocated for the purposes of providing grants to assist qualifying tax exempt nonprofit organizations to pay the cost of acquisition and development of lands for recreation and conservation purposes, and of this amount, 11 percent shall be allocated for stewardship activities undertaken by qualifying tax exempt nonprofit organizations. c. Any repayments of the principal and interest on loans issued to local government units for the acquisition or development of lands for recreation and conservation purposes using constitutionally dedicated CBT moneys shall be deposited into the Preserve New Jersey Green Acres Fund, and shall be specifically dedicated for the issuance of additional grants and loans in the same manner as provided in subsections a. and b. of section 27 of P.L.1999, c.152 (C.13:8C-27) and this section. d. (1) The moneys in the fund are specifically dedicated and shall be used for the same purposes and according to the same criteria and provisions as those set forth in section 26 of P.L.1999, c.152 (C.13:8C-26), and as provided pursuant to P.L.2016, c.12 (C.13:8C-43 et seq.) and this section. (2) Grants and loans issued to local government units and grants issued to qualifying tax exempt nonprofit organizations using constitutionally dedicated CBT moneys for the acquisition and development of lands for recreation and conservation purposes shall be subject to the same provisions as those prescribed in section 27 of P.L.1999, c.152 (C.13:8C-27), except as otherwise provided in section 10 of P.L.2016, c.12 (C.13:8C-52). (3) Notwithstanding any provision of P.L.2016, c.12 (C.13:8C-43 et seq.) or P.L.1999, c.152 (C.13:8C-1 et seq.) to the contrary, projects of the Palisades Interstate Park Commission established pursuant to P.L.1980, c.104 (C.32:14-1.1 et seq.) for the acquisition or development of land for recreation and conservation purposes in New Jersey shall be considered State projects for the purposes of eligibility for funding pursuant to the provisions of P.L.2016, c.12 (C.13:8C-43 et seq.). e. Moneys in the fund shall not be expended except in accordance with appropriations from the fund made by law. Any act appropriating moneys from the Preserve New Jersey Green Acres Fund shall identify any particular project or projects to be funded by the moneys, and any expenditure for a project for which the location is not identified by municipality and county in the appropriation shall require the approval of the Joint Budget Oversight Committee, or its successor, except as permitted otherwise in accordance with the same exceptions as those specified in paragraph (2) of subsection a. of section 23 of P.L.1999, c.152 (C.13:8C-23). f. Unexpended moneys due to project withdrawals, cancellations, or cost savings shall be returned to the fund. g. Of the amount authorized pursuant to this section, not more than five percent shall be utilized for organizational, administrative and other work and services, including salaries, equipment and materials necessary to administer the applicable provisions of P.L.2016, c.12 (C.13:8C-43 et seq.). h. To the end that municipalities may not suffer a loss of taxes by reason of the acquisition and ownership by the State of lands in fee simple for recreation and conservation purposes, or the acquisition and ownership by qualifying tax exempt nonprofit organizations of lands in fee simple for recreation and conservation purposes that become certified as exempt from property taxes pursuant to P.L.1974, c.167 (C.54:4-3.63 et seq.) or similar laws, the State shall make payments annually in the same manner as payments are made pursuant to section 29 of P.L.1999, c.152 (C.13:8C-29). i. The State shall not use the power of eminent domain in any manner for the acquisition of lands by the State for recreation and conservation purposes using constitutionally dedicated CBT moneys in whole or in part unless a concurrent resolution approving that use is approved by both Houses of the Legislature; except that, without the need for such a concurrent resolution, the State may use the power of eminent domain to the extent necessary to establish a value for lands to be acquired from a willing seller by the State for recreation and conservation purposes using constitutionally dedicated CBT moneys in whole or in part. j. Of the amount deposited in each State fiscal year commencing in State fiscal year 2020 and annually thereafter into the Preserve New Jersey Green Acres Fund pursuant to paragraph (1) of subsection a. of section 1 of P.L.2019, c.136 (C.13:8C-47.1): (1) 60 percent shall be allocated for the purpose of paying the cost of acquisition and development of lands by the State for recreation and conservation purposes, and the amount provided pursuant to this paragraph shall be allocated as follows: (a) 45 percent shall be allocated for the purpose of paying the cost of acquisition of lands by the State for recreation and conservation purposes, and of this amount, a minimum of 10 percent shall be allocated for Blue Acres projects; and (b) 55 percent shall be allocated for the purpose of paying the cost of development of lands by the State for recreation and conservation purposes, and of the amount provided pursuant to this subparagraph: (i) up to 22 percent shall be allocated for the purpose of paying the cost for stewardship activities undertaken on lands administered by the Division of Fish and Wildlife in the department; and (ii) up to 22 percent shall be allocated for the purpose of paying the cost for stewardship activities undertaken on lands administered by the Division of Parks and Forestry in the department; (2) 30 percent shall be allocated for the purposes of providing grants and loans to assist local government units to pay the cost of acquisition and development of lands for recreation and conservation purposes, including Blue Acres projects, and of this amount, up to 10 percent shall be allocated for stewardship activities undertaken by local government units; and (3) 10 percent shall be allocated for the purposes of providing grants to assist qualifying tax exempt nonprofit organizations to pay the cost of acquisition and development of lands for recreation and conservation purposes, including Blue Acres projects, and of this amount, 11 percent shall be allocated for stewardship activities undertaken by qualifying tax exempt nonprofit organizations. k. (1) In addition to the purposes set forth in subsection d. of this section, moneys in the Preserve New Jersey Green Acres Fund may be applied for the purposes of providing moneys to: (a) meet the Blue Acres costs to the State for the acquisition of lands for a Blue Acres project; or (b) provide grants, pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (2) of this subsection, to assist a qualifying tax exempt nonprofit organization in meeting the Blue Acres costs for the acquisition of lands for a Blue Acres project. (2) A grant by the State for lands to be acquired by a qualifying tax exempt nonprofit organization for a Blue Acres project may include up to 50 percent of the Blue Acres cost of acquisition of the lands by the qualifying tax exempt nonprofit organization. (a) A qualifying tax exempt nonprofit organization shall not use as its matching share of the Blue Acres cost of acquisition of lands for a Blue Acres project any constitutionally dedicated moneys, as defined pursuant to section 3 of P.L.1999, c.152 (C.13:8C-3), or any grant moneys obtained from a Green Acres bond act. (b) To qualify to receive a grant from the Preserve New Jersey Blue Acres Fund, the board of directors or governing body of the applying tax exempt nonprofit organization shall: (i) demonstrate to the commissioner that the organization qualifies as a charitable conservancy for the purposes of P.L.1979, c.378 (C.13:8B-1 et seq.); (ii) demonstrate that the organization has the resources to match the grant requested; (iii) agree to make and keep the lands accessible to the public, unless the commissioner determines that public accessibility would be detrimental to the lands or any natural resources associated therewith; (iv) agree not to convey the lands except to the federal government, the State, a local government unit, or another qualifying tax exempt nonprofit organization, for recreation and conservation purposes; and (v) agree to execute and donate to the State at no charge a conservation restriction pursuant to P.L.1979, c.378 (C.13:8B-1 et seq.) on the lands to be acquired with the grant. l. In addition to any other reporting requirements required by law, the department shall annually send a written report to the Chairperson of the Senate Environment and Energy Committee, the Assembly Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee, and the Assembly Environment and Solid Waste Committee, or their successors, identifying the projects funded with moneys pursuant to subparagraph (b) of paragraph (1) of subsection j. of this section. This report shall: (1) identify the project type, location, and cost for each development project; and (2) identify the stewardship activities, including the location and cost for each stewardship activity, undertaken on lands administered by the Division of Fish and Wildlife and Division of Parks and Forestry pursuant to subparagraph (b) of paragraph (1) of subsection j. of this section. L.2016, c.12, s.6; amended 2018, c.95, s.1; 2019, c.136, s.3.
N.J. Stat. § 13:1K-36 — NJ Code / Title 13 / Chapter 1K / Section 1K-36
Findings, declarations, determinations relative to sale, use, burning of creosote.
Status: in_force

1. The Legislature finds and declares that creosote, commonly used as a wood preservative to repel insects and prevent rot and water damage of wood and wooden structures, is a hazardous substance, is recognized by the United States Environmental Protection Agency as a carcinogen and regulated as a restricted-use pesticide, and is composed of over 300 chemicals known to pose a threat to the environment and human health; that leakage of creosote from industrial and other hazardous waste sites and seepage from in-use creosote-treated wood have led to the contamination of soil and groundwater; and that ingestion of water, plant material, or animal tissues contaminated with creosote or absorption of creosote through the skin may result in skin irritation, chemical burns, convulsions and mental confusion, liver or kidney disease, damage to the nervous or reproductive systems, development of skin cancer, or, in extreme cases, death. The Legislature therefore determines that it is in the public interest to prohibit the sale, use, and burning of creosote and creosote-treated wood products. L.2007, c.113, s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 13:13-12.4 — NJ Code / Title 13 / Chapter 13 / Section 13-12.4
Department may sell water; long term contracts
Status: in_force

The Department of Conservation and Development shall be empowered to sell, for industrial purposes, water from said canal, on just and reasonable terms and conditions and at just and reasonable prices, and shall be empowered to enter into long term contracts, but not exceeding twenty-five years for the sale of such water, for industrial purposes, whenever it deems the same will reasonably promote industrial development in any section or sections of the State through which said canal flows and will properly conserve the public interest. L.1944, c. 272, p. 660, s. 4.
N.J. Stat. § 13:1K-9 — NJ Code / Title 13 / Chapter 1K / Section 1K-9
Closing, transfer procedures.
Status: in_force

4. a. The owner or operator of an industrial establishment planning to close operations or transfer ownership or operations shall notify the department in writing, no more than five days subsequent to closing operations or of its public release of its decision to close operations, whichever occurs first, or within five days after the execution of an agreement to transfer ownership or operations, as applicable. The notice to the department shall: identify the subject industrial establishment; describe the transaction requiring compliance with P.L.1983, c.330 (C.13:1K-6 et al.); state the date of the closing of operations or the date of the public release of the decision to close operations as evidenced by a copy of the appropriate public announcement, if applicable; state the date of execution of the agreement to transfer ownership or operations and the names, addresses and telephone numbers of the parties to the transfer, if applicable; state the proposed date for closing operations or transferring ownership or operations; list the name, address, and telephone number of an authorized agent for the owner or operator; and certify that the information submitted is accurate. The notice shall be transmitted to the department in the manner and form required by the department. The department may, by regulation, require the submission of any additional information in order to improve the efficient implementation of P.L.1983, c.330. The owner or operator of the industrial establishment shall also provide all information required to be submitted to the department pursuant to this subsection, to the clerk of the municipality in which the industrial establishment is located, at the same time the information is submitted to the department. b. (1) Subsequent to the submittal of the notice required pursuant to subsection a. of this section, the owner or operator of an industrial establishment shall, except as otherwise provided by P.L.1983, c.330 or P.L.1993, c.139 (C.13:1K-9.6 et al.), remediate the industrial establishment. The remediation shall be conducted in accordance with criteria, procedures, and time schedules established by the department. (2) The owner or operator shall attach a copy of any approved negative declaration, approved remedial action workplan, no further action letter, remediation agreement approval, response action outcome, or remediation certification to the contract or agreement of sale or agreement to transfer or any option to purchase which may be entered into with respect to the transfer of ownership or operations. In the event that any sale or transfer agreements or options have been executed prior to the approval of a negative declaration, remedial action workplan, no further action letter, or remediation agreement, or prior to the submission of a remediation certification or the filing of a response action outcome with the department, these documents, as relevant, shall be transmitted by the owner or operator, by certified mail, overnight delivery, or personal service, prior to the transfer of ownership or operations, to all parties to any transaction concerning the transfer of ownership or operations, including purchasers, bankruptcy trustees, mortgagees, sureties, and financiers. (3) The preliminary assessment, site investigation, remedial investigation, and remedial action for the industrial establishment shall be performed and implemented by the owner or operator of the industrial establishment, except that any other party may assume that responsibility pursuant to the provisions of P.L.1983, c.330. c. The owner or operator of an industrial establishment shall, subsequent to closing operations, or of its public release of its decision to close operations, or prior to transferring ownership or operations except as otherwise provided in subsection e. of this section, as applicable, submit to the department for approval a proposed negative declaration, proposed remedial action workplan, or a remedial action workplan certified by a licensed site remediation professional. The owner or operator shall also provide written notification to the clerk of the municipality in which the industrial site is located, that upon written request, the municipality may receive a copy of the proposed negative declaration, proposed remedial action workplan, or a remedial action workplan certified by a licensed site remediation professional. The owner or operator of the industrial establishment shall provide the requested documents to the clerk of the municipality within five days after receipt of the written request. Except as otherwise provided in section 6 of P.L.1983, c.330 (C.13:1K-11), and sections 13, 16, 17 and 18 of P.L.1993, c.139 (C.13:1K-11.2, C.13:1K-11.5, C.13:1K-11.6 and C.13:1K-11.7), the owner or operator of an industrial establishment shall not transfer ownership or operations until a negative declaration or a remedial action workplan has been approved by the department, a remedial action workplan has been prepared and certified by a licensed site remediation professional and submitted to the department, or the conditions of subsection e. of this section for remediation agreements or remediation certifications have been met and until, in cases where a remedial action workplan is required to be approved or a remediation agreement has been approved, a remediation funding source, as required pursuant to section 25 of P.L.1993, c.139 (C.58:10B-3), has been established. d. (1) Upon the submission of the results of either the preliminary assessment, site investigation, remedial investigation, or remedial action, where applicable, which demonstrate that there are no discharged hazardous substances or hazardous wastes at the industrial establishment, or that have migrated from or are migrating from the industrial establishment, in violation of the applicable remediation regulations, the owner or operator may submit to the department a proposed negative declaration as provided in subsection c. of this section. (2) After the submission and review of the information submitted pursuant to a preliminary assessment, site investigation, remedial investigation, or remedial action, as necessary, the department shall, within 45 days of submission of a complete and accurate negative declaration, approve the negative declaration, or inform the owner or operator of the industrial establishment that a remedial action workplan or additional remediation shall be required. The department shall approve a negative declaration by the issuance of a no further action letter. Upon the remediation of the industrial establishment pursuant to the requirements of section 30 of P.L.2009, c.60 (C.58:10B-1.3), a licensed site remediation professional may file a response action outcome with the department. e. The owner or operator of an industrial establishment, who has submitted a notice to the department pursuant to subsection a. of this section, may transfer ownership or operations of the industrial establishment prior to the approval of a negative declaration or remedial action workplan upon application to and approval by the department of a remediation agreement or upon submission to the department of a remediation certification. The owner or operator requesting a remediation agreement shall submit the following documents: (1) an estimate of the cost of the remediation that is approved by the department; (2) a certification of the statutory liability of the owner or operator pursuant to P.L.1983, c.330 to perform and to complete a remediation of the industrial establishment in the manner and time limits provided by the department in regulation and consistent with all applicable laws and regulations; however, nothing in this paragraph shall be construed to be an admission of liability, or to impose liability on the owner or operator, pursuant to P.L.1976, c.141 (C.58:10-23.11 et seq.) or pursuant to any other statute or common law; (3) evidence of the establishment of a remediation funding source in an amount of the estimated cost of the remediation and in accordance with the provisions of section 25 of P.L.1993, c.139 (C.58:10B-3); (4) a certification that the owner or operator is subject to the provisions of P.L.1983, c.330, including the liability for penalties for violating the act, defenses to liability and limitations thereon, the requirement to perform a remediation as required by the department, allowing the department access to the industrial establishment as provided in section 5 of P.L.1983, c.330 (C.13:1K-10), and the requirement to prepare and submit any document required by the department relevant to the remediation of the industrial establishment; and (5) evidence of the payment of all applicable fees required by the department. The owner or operator submitting a remediation certification shall provide the following documents to the department: (1) an estimate of the cost of the remediation prepared and certified by a licensed site remediation professional; (2) a certification of the statutory liability of the owner or operator pursuant to P.L.1983, c.330 to perform and to complete a remediation of the industrial establishment in the manner and time limits provided by the department in regulation and consistent with all applicable laws and regulations; however, nothing in this paragraph shall be construed to be an admission of liability, or to impose liability on the owner or operator, pursuant to P.L.1976, c.141 (C.58:10-23.11 et seq.) or pursuant to any other statute or common law; (3) evidence of the establishment of a remediation funding source in an amount of the estimated cost of the remediation and in accordance with the provisions of section 25 of P.L.1993, c.139 (C.58:10B-3); (4) a certification that the owner or operator is subject to the provisions of P.L.1983, c.330, including the liability for penalties for violating the act, defenses to liability and limitations thereon, the requirement to perform a remediation as required by the department, allowing the department access to the industrial establishment as provided in section 5 of P.L.1983, c.330 (C.13:1K-10), the requirement to comply with the provisions of P.L.2009, c.60 (C.58:10C-1 et al.), and the requirement to prepare and submit any document required by the department relevant to the remediation of the industrial establishment; and (5) evidence of the payment of all applicable fees required by the department. The department may require in the remediation agreement that all plans for and results of the preliminary assessment, site investigation, remedial investigation, and the implementation of the remedial action workplan, prepared or initiated subsequent to the transfer of ownership or operations, be submitted to the department, for review purposes only, at the completion of each phase of the remediation. The department shall adopt regulations establishing the manner in which the documents required pursuant to this subsection shall be submitted. The department shall approve the application for the remediation agreement upon the complete and accurate submission of the documents required to be submitted pursuant to this subsection. The regulations shall include a sample form of the certifications. Approval of a remediation agreement shall not affect an owner's or operator's right to avail itself of the provisions of section 6 of P.L.1983, c.330 (C.13:1K-11), of section 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, or 18 of P.L.1993, c.139 (C.13:1K-11.2, C.13:1K-11.3, C.13:1K-11.4, C.13:1K-11.5, C.13:1K-11.6 or C.13:1K-11.7), or of the other provisions of this section. The owner or operator of the industrial establishment shall also provide written notification to the clerk of the municipality in which the industrial establishment is located, at the same time the information is submitted to the department, that upon written request, the owner or operator shall provide the information required to be submitted to the department pursuant to this subsection, to the municipality. The owner or operator shall provide the information to the municipality within five days after receipt of the written request. f. An owner or operator of an industrial establishment may perform a preliminary assessment, site investigation, or remedial investigation for a soil, surface water, or groundwater remediation without the prior submission to or approval of the department, except as otherwise provided in a remediation agreement required pursuant to subsection e. of this section. However, the plans for and results of the preliminary assessment, site investigation, and remedial investigation may, at the discretion of the owner or operator, be submitted to the department for its review and approval at the completion of each phase of the remediation. g. Except as provided in section 27 of P.L.2009, c.60 (C.58:10C-27), the soil, groundwater, and surface water remediation standard and the remedial action to be implemented on an industrial establishment shall be selected by the owner or operator, and reviewed and approved by the department, or prepared, certified and submitted to the department by a licensed site remediation professional, based upon the policies, requirements, and criteria enumerated in section 35 of P.L.1993, c.139 (C.58:10B-12). h. An owner or operator of an industrial establishment may implement a soil remedial action at an industrial establishment without prior department approval of the remedial action workplan for the remediation of soil when the remedial action can reasonably be expected to be completed pursuant to standards, criteria, and time schedules established by the department, which schedules shall not exceed five years from the commencement of the implementation of the remedial action and if the owner or operator is implementing a soil remediation which meets the established minimum residential or nonresidential use soil remediation standards adopted by the department. Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to authorize the closing of operations or the transfer of ownership or operations of an industrial establishment without the department's approval of a negative declaration, a remedial action workplan or a remediation agreement, or without the submission of a remediation certification. i. An owner or operator of an industrial establishment shall base the decision to select a remedial action upon the standards, requirements, and criteria set forth in section 35 of P.L.1993, c.139 (C.58:10B-12). When a remedial action selected by an owner or operator includes the use of an engineering or institutional control that necessitates the recording of a notice pursuant to section 36 of P.L.1993, c.139 (C.58:10B-13), the owner or operator shall obtain the approval of the transferee of the industrial establishment. At any time after the effective date of P.L.1993, c.139, an owner or operator may request the department to provide a determination as to whether a proposed remedial action is consistent with the standards and criteria set forth in section 35 of P.L.1993, c.139 (C.58:10B-12). The department shall make that determination based upon the standards and criteria set forth in that section. The department shall provide any such determination within 30 calendar days of the department's receipt of the request. j. Except as provided in P.L.2009, c.60 (C.58:10C-1 et al.), an owner or operator proposing to implement a soil remedial action other than one which is set forth in subsection h. of this section must receive department approval prior to implementation of the remedial action. k. Except as provided in P.L.2009, c.60 (C.58:10C-1 et al.), an owner or operator of an industrial establishment shall not implement a remedial action involving the remediation of groundwater or surface water without the prior review and approval by the department of a remedial action workplan. l. Submissions of a preliminary assessment, site investigation, remedial investigation, remedial action workplan, and the results of a remedial action shall be in a manner and form, and shall contain any relevant information relating to the remediation, as may be required by the department. Upon receipt of a complete and accurate submission, the department shall review and approve or disapprove the submission in accordance with the review schedules established pursuant to section 2 of P.L.1991, c.423 (C.13:1D-106). The owner or operator shall not be required to wait for a response by the department before continuing remediation activities, except as otherwise provided in this section. Upon completion of the remediation, the plans for and results of the preliminary assessment, site investigation, remedial investigation, remedial action workplan, and remedial action and any other information required to be submitted as provided in section 35 of P.L.1993, c.139 (C.58:10B-12), that has not previously been submitted to the department, shall be submitted to the department for its review and approval. The department shall review all information submitted to it by the owner or operator at the completion of the remediation to determine whether the actions taken were in compliance with rules and regulations of the department regarding remediation. The department may review and approve or disapprove every remedial action workplan, no matter when submitted, to determine, in accordance with the criteria listed in subsection g. of section 35 of P.L.1993, c.139 (C.58:10B-12) if the remedial action that has occurred or that will occur is appropriate to meet the applicable health risk or environmental standards. The department may order additional remediation activities at the industrial establishment, or offsite where necessary, or may require the submission of additional information, where (a) the department determines that the remediation activities undertaken were not in compliance with the applicable rules or regulations of the department; (b) all documents required to be submitted to the department were not submitted or, if submitted, were inaccurate, or deficient; or (c) discharged hazardous substances or hazardous wastes remain at the industrial establishment, or have migrated or are migrating offsite, at levels or concentrations or in a manner that is in violation of the applicable health risk or environmental standards. Upon a finding by the department that the remediation conducted at the industrial establishment was in compliance with all applicable regulations, that no hazardous substances or hazardous wastes remain at the industrial establishment in a manner that is in violation of the applicable health risk or environmental standards, and that all hazardous substances or hazardous wastes that migrated from the industrial establishment have been remediated in conformance with the applicable health risk or environmental standards, the department shall approve the remediation for that industrial establishment by the issuance of a no further action letter. The owner or operator of the industrial establishment may also perform the remediation pursuant to the provisions of P.L.2009, c.60 (C.58:10C-1 et al.) L.1983, c.330, s.4; amended 1993, c.139, s.4; 1997, c.278, s.8; 2007, c.1, s.4; 2009, c.60, s.34.
N.J. Stat. § 13:17-46 — NJ Code / Title 13 / Chapter 17 / Section 17-46
Assessments to be proportionate to increase in benefit or value
Status: in_force

All assessments levied under this article for any improvement shall in each case be as nearly as may be in proportion to and not in excess of the benefit, advantage or increase in value which respective lots and parcels of land shall be deemed to receive by reason of such improvement. L.1968, c. 404, s. 45.
N.J. Stat. § 13:8-41 — NJ Code / Title 13 / Chapter 8 / Section 8-41
Review of formal declarations of railroad right-of-way abandonments for inclusion in system
Status: in_force

The department shall review all formal declarations of railroad right-of-way abandonments by the Interstate Commerce Commission or other Federal agencies, for possible inclusion into the State trails system. L.1974, c. 159, s. 12, eff. Nov. 14, 1974.
N.J. Stat. § 13:8C-33 — NJ Code / Title 13 / Chapter 8C / Section 8C-33
Permissible actions by local government unit for other lands
Status: in_force

33. a. For lands held by a local government unit for recreation and conservation purposes that were neither acquired nor developed for any of those purposes with any financial assistance from the State, and which have been included in an inventory of lands prepared for the purposes of complying with section 32 of this act, the local government unit may (1) change the recreation and conservation purpose for which the lands are being used to another recreation and conservation purpose, including but not limited to developing the lands for public outdoor recreation, or (2) construct a building or other structure on the lands for public indoor recreation, provided that the local government unit has held at least one public hearing on the proposed change in purpose or use at least 90 days prior to final approval thereof by the local government unit. Any action taken by a local government unit pursuant to this section shall not be deemed to be a conveyance, disposal, or diversion for the purposes of subsection b. of section 32 of this act. b. The local government unit shall provide to the commissioner (1) at least 30 days' advance written notice of any public hearing to be held on any such change in purpose or use, (2) within 90 days after final approval of the change in purpose or use by the local government unit, written proof that any such public hearing was held, and (3) written notice of the change in purpose or use within 90 days after it has been effected. L.1999,c.152,s.33.
N.J. Stat. § 13:18A-48 — NJ Code / Title 13 / Chapter 18A / Section 18A-48
Extension of pinelands development credit guarantee, purchases
Status: in_force

19. Notwithstanding any other provisions of this act to the contrary: a. No pinelands development credit guarantee shall be extended for a period of time in excess of five years; b. No pinelands development credit guarantee shall be extended after December 31, 2005; c. No pinelands development credit shall be purchased by the bank after December 31, 2005. L.1985,c.310,s.19; amended 1991, c.24; 1994, c.141; 1997, c.282, s.2.
N.J. Stat. § 13:1L-15 — NJ Code / Title 13 / Chapter 1L / Section 1L-15
Protection of trees and wood from insects and disease
Status: in_force

The department shall protect from insects and diseases the trees and forests and wood products, stored wood, and wood in use in the State. This protection shall include, but not be limited to: a. Conducting surveys to detect and evaluate insect infestations and disease conditions affecting forests and trees; b. Determining the biological, chemical and mechanical measures necessary to prevent, retard, control or suppress incipient, potentially threatening or emergency insect infestation and disease conditions affecting trees; c. Taking any other actions deemed necessary to protect the State's trees, forests and wood products from insects and diseases. L.1983, c. 324, s. 15, eff. Sept. 1, 1983.
N.J. Stat. § 13:1E-96 — NJ Code / Title 13 / Chapter 1E / Section 1E-96
State Recycling Fund; allocation of moneys.
Status: in_force

5. a. The State Recycling Fund (hereinafter referred to as the "fund") is established as a nonlapsing, revolving fund. The fund shall be administered by the Department of Environmental Protection, and shall be credited with all recycling tax revenue collected pursuant to section 4 of P.L.2007, c.311 (C.13:1E-96.5), and all interest received on moneys in the fund. b. Moneys in the fund shall be appropriated annually solely for the following purposes and no others: (1) Not less than 60% of the estimated annual balance of the fund shall be used for the annual expenses of a program for direct recycling grants to municipalities or counties in those instances where a county, at its own expense, provides for the collection, processing and marketing of recyclable materials on a regional basis. The amount of a direct recycling grant shall be calculated on the basis of the total number of tons of recyclable materials annually recycled from residential, commercial and institutional sources within a particular municipality, or group of municipalities in the case of a county recycling program. No direct recycling grant shall exceed $10 per ton of recyclable materials recycled. All grant moneys received by a municipality shall be expended only for its recycling program. The department may allocate a portion of the direct recycling grant moneys as bonus grants to municipalities and counties whenever a municipality or county, at its own expense, provides for the collection of recyclable materials in its recycling program. The department shall announce each year the total amount of moneys available in the bonus grant fund. A municipality may distribute a portion of its direct recycling grant moneys to nonprofit groups that are located within that municipality and which have contributed to the receipt of the direct recycling grant, except that this distribution shall not exceed the value of approved documented tonnage contributed by a nonprofit group. A municipality may designate any nonprofit group as a recycling agent. A recycling agent shall receive that part of the municipality's direct recycling grant under this paragraph that represents the percentage of the grant received by the municipality due to the documented tonnage contributed by that recycling agent. Moneys received by a recycling agent shall be expended only for its recycling program. Any moneys not used for recycling shall be returned by the recycling agent to the municipality. To be eligible for a direct recycling grant pursuant to this paragraph, a municipality or county in the case of a county recycling program shall demonstrate that the recyclable materials recycled by the municipal or county recycling program were not diverted from a commercial recycling program already in existence on the effective date of the ordinance or resolution establishing the municipal or county recycling program. To remain eligible for a direct recycling grant pursuant to this paragraph, a municipality or county in the case of a county recycling program shall submit an annual recycling tonnage report to the department in accordance with rules and regulations adopted by the department therefor. Following the designation of a district certified recycling coordinator pursuant to section 3 of P.L.1987, c.102 (C.13:1E-99.13) and the designation of a municipal certified recycling coordinator pursuant to section 6 of P.L.1987, c.102 (C.13:1E-99.16), the department shall not accept an annual recycling tonnage report from a county or municipality unless the report has been signed by a certified recycling coordinator. No direct recycling grant to any municipality shall be used for constructing or operating any facility for the baling of wastepaper or for the shearing, baling or shredding of ferrous or nonferrous materials. Whenever a municipality operates a municipal service system for solid waste collection pursuant to R.S.40:66-1, or provides for regular solid waste collection service under a contract awarded pursuant to the "Local Public Contracts Law," P.L.1971, c.198 (C.40A:11-1 et seq.), the amount of grant moneys received by the municipality shall not be less than the annual amount of recycling tax paid by the municipality pursuant to section 4 of P.L.2007, c.311 (C.13:1E-96.5), except that all grant moneys received by the municipality shall be expended only for its recycling program; (2) 5% of the estimated annual balance of the fund shall be used for State recycling program planning and program funding, including the administrative expenses thereof; (3) 25% of the estimated annual balance of the fund shall be used to provide State aid to counties for preparing, revising, and implementing solid waste management plans, including the implementation of the goals of the State Recycling Plan. The moneys may also be used by the counties to support community oversight projects and to establish a citizens' advisory committee. A county receiving State aid shall not expend more than 2% of the amount of aid received in any year for the costs of administering the aid. The State aid shall be distributed to the counties on the basis of the total amount of solid waste generated from within each county during the previous calendar year as determined by the department. In the event that the department determines that any county has failed to fulfill its district solid waste management planning responsibilities, the department may withhold for an entire year or until the county fulfills its responsibilities, all or a portion of the amount of moneys that county would have received in any year pursuant to this paragraph. Any moneys withheld for an entire year shall be distributed among the remaining counties in the same proportion as the other moneys were distributed. The moneys may also be used by the counties for household hazardous waste collection, and for recycling program planning and program funding, including the administrative expenses thereof; (4) 5% of the estimated annual balance of the fund shall be used by counties for public information and education programs concerning recycling activities; and (5) Not more than 5% of the estimated annual balance of the fund shall be used by the department to provide grants to institutions of higher education for recycling demonstration, research or education, including professional training. L.1981, c.278, s.5; amended 1983, c.415; 1985, c.346, s.1; 1985, c.533, s.5; 1987, c.102, s.36; 1990, c.117; 2002, c.128, s.11; 2007, c.311, s.7; 2008, c.6, s.3.
N.J. Stat. § 13:8C-47.1 — NJ Code / Title 13 / Chapter 8C / Section 8C-47.1
Allocation of Preserve New Jersey Fund Account.
Status: in_force

1. a. In each State fiscal year commencing in State fiscal year 2020 and annually thereafter, of the amount credited by the State Treasurer to the Preserve New Jersey Fund Account pursuant to subparagraph (b) of paragraph (1) of subsection a. of section 4 of P.L.2016, c.12 (C.13:8C-46): (1) 62 percent shall be deposited into the Preserve New Jersey Green Acres Fund; (2) 31 percent shall be deposited into the Preserve New Jersey Farmland Preservation Fund; and (3) seven percent shall be deposited into the Preserve New Jersey Historic Preservation Fund. b. (1) Beginning July 1, 2022, and annually thereafter, the Garden State Preservation Trust shall conduct a review of the appropriations of constitutionally dedicated CBT moneys to, and the expenditures thereof by, the Department of Environmental Protection, the State Agriculture Development Committee, and the New Jersey Historic Trust for their respective programs. In conducting this review, the trust shall: evaluate the demonstrated need for funding for the acquisition or development of lands for recreation and conservation purposes, including Blue Acres projects, farmland preservation purposes, or historic preservation purposes based upon available projects, applicant demand, and past appropriations and expenditures for these purposes; and hold a public hearing to solicit public input on appropriate funding allocations for the department, committee, and New Jersey Historic Trust, for the upcoming fiscal year. (2) If the trust determines, based on the review conducted pursuant to paragraph (1) of this subsection, that it would be appropriate to revise the allocations set forth in subsection a. of this section, or section 6, 8, or 9 of P.L.2016, c.12 (C.13:8C-48, 50, or 51), the trust shall send a written notification to the Chairperson of the Senate Environment and Energy Committee, the Assembly Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee, and the Assembly Environment and Solid Waste Committee, or their successors, of its findings and recommendations concerning future funding allocations for the Preserve New Jersey Green Acres Fund, the Preserve New Jersey Farmland Preservation Fund, or the Preserve New Jersey Historic Preservation Fund. (3) A recommendation by the trust to reallocate constitutionally dedicated CBT moneys based on the review conducted pursuant to this subsection shall not alter the allocations set forth in subsection a. of this section or section 6, 8, or 9 of P.L.2016, c.12 (C.13:8C-48, 50, or 51) for any fiscal year unless authorized by the Legislature. L.2019, c.136, s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 13:1E-86 — NJ Code / Title 13 / Chapter 1E / Section 1E-86
Report; need for State construction and operation of major hazardous waste facilities or exchange.
Status: in_force

38. Within 5 years of the effective date of this act, the commission, in consultation with the department, shall prepare and transmit to the Governor and, pursuant to section 2 of P.L.1991, c.164 (C.52:14-19.1), to the Legislature a report detailing the findings of the commission with respect to the need, if any, for State construction and operation of major hazardous waste facilities, the need, if any, for the State operation of a hazardous waste exchange, as well as the need, if any, for State rate regulation of major hazardous waste facilities. L.1981, c.279, s.38; amended 2007, c.39, s.25.
N.J. Stat. § 13:1E-125.9 — NJ Code / Title 13 / Chapter 1E / Section 1E-125.9
Emergency orders.
Status: in_force

9. If the commissioner determines that any activity or activities occurring at a legacy landfill or closed sanitary landfill facility present an imminent threat to the environment or public health and safety, the provisions of section 2 of P.L.1990, c.70 (C.13:1E-9.5) shall govern the issuance of and any challenge to, any emergency order issued by the commissioner to the owner or operator of a legacy landfill or closed sanitary landfill facility. L.2013, c.69, s.9.
N.J. Stat. § 13:1B-15.100 — NJ Code / Title 13 / Chapter 1B / Section 1B-15.100
Division of Parks and Forestry, director
Status: in_force

1. Within the Department of Environmental Protection there shall be a Division of Parks and Forestry. The division shall be under the immediate supervision of a director, who shall be a person qualified by academic training and at least 7 years of responsible professional experience in the management of public parks, forests, and outdoor recreation facilities to direct the work of such division. L.1966,c.54,s.1; amended 1991,c.415,s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 13:8B-5 — NJ Code / Title 13 / Chapter 8B / Section 8B-5
Release of restrictions; public hearing
Status: in_force

A conservation restriction or an historic preservation restriction may be released in whole or in part, by the holder thereof, for such consideration, if any, as the holder may determine, in the same manner as the holder may dispose of other interests in land, subject to such conditions as may have been imposed at the time of creation of the restriction; provided, however, that prior to any release, a public hearing shall be held, after notice by publication thereof at least twice in each of the 3 weeks next preceding the date of such hearing in a newspaper of general circulation in the municipality or municipalities in which the land is situated. The hearing shall be held by the governmental body holding the restriction, or if held by a charitable conservancy, by the governing body of the municipality in which the land is situated. L.1979, c. 378, s. 5, eff. Feb. 5, 1980.
N.J. Stat. § 13:1F-3 — NJ Code / Title 13 / Chapter 1F / Section 1F-3
Definitions
Status: in_force

For purposes of this act, unless the context clearly requires a different meaning: a. "Person" means and shall include corporations, companies, associations, societies, firms, partnerships and joint stock companies as well as individuals, and shall also include all political subdivisions of this State or any agencies or instrumentalities thereof. b. "Pesticide" means and includes any substance or mixture of substances labeled, designed, intended for or capable of use in preventing, destroying, repelling, sterilizing or mitigating any insects, rodents, nematodes, predatory animals, fungi, weeds and other forms of plant or animal life or viruses, except viruses on or in living man or other animals. The term "pesticide" shall also include any substance or mixture of substances labeled, designed or intended for use as a defoliant, desicant or plant regulator. c. "Commissioner" means the Commissioner of Environmental Protection in the State Department of Environmental Protection. d. "Department" means the State Department of Environmental Protection. e. "Council" means the Pesticide Control Council. L.1971, c. 176, s. 3, eff. June 1, 1971.
N.J. Stat. § 13:16-16 — NJ Code / Title 13 / Chapter 16 / Section 16-16
Rules and regulations
Status: in_force

The commissioner shall have the power to make, promulgate, modify, amend and repeal rules and regulations to effectuate his powers and duties under this act. L.1966, c. 130, s. 16.
N.J. Stat. § 13:1B-15.12a7 — NJ Code / Title 13 / Chapter 1B / Section 1B-15.12a7
Limitations on use of land in system
Status: in_force

No land in the system may be leased, sold or exchanged or be taken by any corporation, public or private, nor shall the timber thereon be sold, removed or destroyed, nor minerals extracted, except by authorizing special legislation. L.1975, c. 363, s. 8, eff. March 3, 1976.
N.J. Stat. § 13:1L-5.1 — NJ Code / Title 13 / Chapter 1L / Section 1L-5.1
Duties of commissioner relative to designation of sites.
Status: in_force

38. a. Within three years after the date of enactment of P.L.2009, c.275 (C.39:3C-3.1 et al.), the Commissioner of Environmental Protection shall: (1) designate and make available three sites on State-owned land for the use of snowmobiles, all-terrain vehicles, and dirt bikes, one each in the northern, central, and southern part of the State; and (2) adopt, pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), rules and regulations governing the use of the sites designated pursuant to paragraph (1) of this subsection. These rules and regulations shall seek to minimize any detrimental effects on the environment that may be caused by snowmobiles, all-terrain vehicles, and dirt bikes, and shall protect public safety. b. In designating the sites for the use of snowmobiles, all-terrain vehicles, and dirt bikes pursuant to subsection a. of this section, the commissioner shall determine the most suitable location for the sites. The preferred location shall be on lands that are not State parks and forests, wildlife management areas, or reservoir lands. The commissioner shall consider: impacts to wildlife, biota, natural resources and forest resources, and water quality; the potential impacts on other authorized recreational activities that occur within State parks and forests, wildlife management areas, and reservoir lands; and public safety. c. The sites designated pursuant to subsection a. of this section may be the same sites as the commissioner may designate pursuant to section 14 of P.L.1973, c.307 (C.39:3C-14). d. If the commissioner is unable to designate and make available three sites for the use of snowmobiles, all-terrain vehicles, and dirt bikes pursuant to subsection a. of this section, the commissioner shall submit a report to the Governor and, pursuant to section 2 of P.L.1991, c.164 (C.52:14-19.1), to the Legislature detailing the reasons why sites have not been designated. L.2009, c.275, s.38.
N.J. Stat. § 13:17-3 — NJ Code / Title 13 / Chapter 17 / Section 17-3
Definitions
Status: in_force

3. As used in this act, the following words and terms shall have the following meanings, unless the context indicates or requires another or different meaning or intent: (a) "Commission" means the New Jersey Meadowlands Commission created by this act or any board, body, commission, department or officer succeeding to the principal functions thereof or to whom the powers and duties conferred upon the commission by this act shall be given by law; (b) "Bonds" means any bonds, notes, interim certificates, debentures, or other obligations, issued by the commission pursuant to this act; (c) "Claimant" means a person holding or occupying riparian lands within meadowlands under color of title; (d) "School fund" means the fund for the support of free public schools, as provided by the New Jersey Constitution, Article VIII, Section IV; (e) "Riparian lands" are those lands now, formerly or hereafter flowed by mean high tide, except where such tidal flow is caused by artificially produced changes in land or water elevation; (f) "Person" means and shall include all individuals, partnerships, associations, private or municipal corporations and all political subdivisions of the State; (g) "Owner" means and shall include all persons having any title or interest in any property, rights, easements and interests authorized to be acquired, assessed or regulated by this act; (h) "Constituent municipality" means a municipality with lands in the district; (i) "District" means the Hackensack Meadowlands District, the area within the jurisdiction of the commission described in section 4 of this act; (j) "Hackensack meadowlands" means all those meadowlands lying within the municipalities of Carlstadt, East Rutherford, Little Ferry, Lyndhurst, Moonachie, North Arlington, Ridgefield, Rutherford, South Hackensack and Teterboro all in Bergen county; and Jersey City, Kearny, North Bergen and Secaucus, all in Hudson county; (k) "Master plan" means the comprehensive plan for the district prepared and adopted in accordance with article 5 of this act; (l) "Renewal area" means an area designated by the commission pursuant to article 5 of this act whose redevelopment is necessary to effectuate the public purposes declared in this act. A renewal area may contain lands, buildings or improvements which of themselves are not detrimental to the public health, safety or welfare, but whose inclusion is found necessary, with or without change in their condition, for the effective redevelopment of the area of which they are a part; (m) "Project area" means all or a portion of a renewal area; (n) "Project" means any plan, work or undertaking by the commission or by a redeveloper under contract to the commission, pursuant to the master plan or a redevelopment plan. Such undertaking may include the reclamation and improvement of meadowlands, any buildings, land (including demolition, clearance or removal of buildings from land), equipment, facilities, or other real or personal properties, which are necessary, convenient or desirable appurtenances, including but not limited to, streets, water systems, sewer systems, utilities, parks, site preparation, landscaping, and administrative, community, health, recreational, educational and welfare facilities, and buildings and structures in renewal areas for industrial, commercial or residential use; (o) "Redeveloper" means any person, firm, corporation or public or private agency that shall enter into or propose to enter into a contract with the commission for the reclamation, development, redevelopment or improvement of an area or any part thereof under the provisions of this act, or for the construction of any project pursuant to the master plan or redevelopment plan; (p) "Improvement" means (1) the laying out, opening, construction, widening, straightening, enlargement, extension, alteration, changing of location, grading, paving or otherwise improving, a street, alley or public highway; (2) curbing or guttering of a sidewalk along a street, alley or highway; (3) construction and improvement of bridges and viaducts; (4) construction, enlargement or extension of a sewer or drain or of a sewerage or drainage system including, but not limited to, such systems under streets, alleys, or public highways or systems for drainage of marshes and wet lowlands; or works for the sanitary disposal of sewerage or drainage; (5) the installation of service connections to water, and other utility works including the laying, construction, or placing of mains, conduits, or cables under or along a street, alley or highway; (6) the construction, enlargement, or extension of water mains or water distribution works; (7) the construction, enlargement, or extension of sanitary landfills or incinerators or other facilities for the disposal of solid wastes; (8) the installation of lighting standards, appliances and appurtenances required for the illumination of streets; (9) widening, deepening, or improvement of, the removal of obstructions in, and the construction, enlargement and extension of any waterway, or of enclosing walls, or of a pipe or conduit along a water course; (10) the reclaiming, filling and improving and bulkheading lands under tidal or other water and lands adjacent to such reclaimed or filled lands, and the dredging of channels and improvement of harbor approaches in waters abounding the lands to be reclaimed, filled and improved, or bulkheaded and filled; (11) the development and improvement of parks and recreational facilities; and (12) the construction of buildings and other structures; (q) "Redevelopment" means a program for renewal through reclamation, clearance, replanning, development and redevelopment; the rehabilitation of any improvements; conservation or rehabilitation work; the construction and provision for construction of projects; and the grant or dedication of spaces as may be appropriate or necessary in the interest of the general welfare for such projects or other public purposes incidental or appurtenant thereto, in accordance with the master plan or any part thereof, or a redevelopment plan; (r) "Redevelopment plan" means a plan as it exists from time to time for a redevelopment project or projects in all or any part of the district, which plan shall conform to the master plan and shall be sufficiently complete to indicate such land acquisition, demolition and removal of structures, improvements, conservation or rehabilitation work as may be proposed to be carried out in the area of the project, existing and proposed land uses, building requirements, maximum densities, zoning and planning changes, if any, public transportation and utilities, recreational and community facilities and other public improvements, and to indicate the relationship of the plan to definite regional objectives; (s) "Site plan" means a plan for an existing lot or plot or a subdivided lot on which is shown topography, location of all existing or proposed buildings, structures, drainage facilities, roads, rights-of-way, easements, parking areas, together with any other information, and at such a scale as may be required by a commission site plan review and approval resolution; (t) "Subdivision" means the division of a lot, tract or parcel of land into two or more lots, sites or other divisions of land for the purpose, whether immediate or future, of sale or building development except that the following divisions shall not be considered subdivisions within the meaning of this act; provided, however, that no new streets or roads are involved; divisions of land for agricultural purposes where the resulting parcels are three acres or larger in size, divisions of property by testamentary or intestate provisions, or divisions of property pursuant to court order; (u) "Cost," in addition to the usual meanings thereof, means the cost of acquisition or construction of all or any part of an improvement and of all or any property, rights, easements, privileges, agreements and franchises deemed by the commission to be necessary or useful and convenient therefor or in connection therewith, including interest or discount on bonds, cost of issuance of bonds; engineering and inspection costs and legal expenses; cost of financial, professional and other estimates and advice; organization, administration, operation and other expenses of the commission prior to and during such acquisition or construction; and all such other expenses as may be necessary or incident to the financing, acquisition, construction and completion of said improvement or part thereof and the placing of same in operation; and also such provision or reserves for working capital, operating or maintenance or replacement expenses, or for payment or security of principal of or interest on bonds during or after such acquisition or construction; and also reimbursements to the commission or any county, municipality or other person of any moneys theretofore expended for the purpose of the commission or in connection with such improvements; (v) "Special assessment" means an assessment for benefits accruing from the construction of improvements by or at the direction of the commission; (w) "Committee" means the Hackensack Meadowlands Municipal Committee established pursuant to article 4 of this act; (x) "Solid waste" shall mean any refuse matter, trash or garbage from residences, hotels, apartments or any other public or private building, but shall not include water-carried wastes or the kinds of wastes usually collected, carried away and disposed of by a sewerage system; (y) "Solid waste disposal facilities" shall mean the plants, structures and other real and personal property acquired, constructed or operated, or to be acquired, constructed or operated by the commission, as hereinafter provided, including incinerators, sanitary landfills or other plants or facilities for the treatment and disposal of solid waste. L.1968,c.404,s.3; amended 2001, c.232, s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 13:1E-4 — NJ Code / Title 13 / Chapter 1E / Section 1E-4
Supervision of solid waste collection activities, facilities, disposal operations.
Status: in_force

4. The department shall have power to supervise solid waste collection activities, solid waste facilities and solid waste disposal operations, and shall in the exercise of this supervision require the registration of all solid waste collection activities, solid waste facilities and solid waste disposal operations in this State. The department may exempt from the requirement of registration any class of solid waste collection activity, solid waste facility or solid waste disposal operation if the department determines that the exemption is necessitated by the public interest. b. The department in reviewing the registration statement for a new solid waste collection activity, solid waste facility or disposal operation and in determining the conditions under which it may be approved, shall not approve the registration of any new solid waste collection activity, solid waste facility or disposal operation that does not conform to the district solid waste management plan of the district in which the proposed solid waste collection activity, solid waste facility or disposal operation is to be located, as the relevant district plan shall have been approved by the department as hereinafter provided. L.1970,c.39,s.4; amended 1975, c.326, s.5; 2003, c.231, s.2.
N.J. Stat. § 13:1E-48.27 — NJ Code / Title 13 / Chapter 1E / Section 1E-48.27
Rules, regulations
Status: in_force

The departments shall, pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," adopt rules and regulations necessary to implement this act. L. 1989, c. 34, s. 32.
N.J. Stat. § 13:1D-56 — NJ Code / Title 13 / Chapter 1D / Section 1D-56
Valuation of lands; terms as covenants running with the land
Status: in_force

6. a. For the purpose of determining the amount of consideration to be paid or transferred to the State in exchange for conveying lands acquired or developed by the State with Green Acres funds, or acquired or developed by the State in any other manner and administered by the department, the value of such lands shall be based upon their intended use upon conveyance or upon their highest and best use, whichever shall provide to the State the greatest value in return. b. If lands acquired or developed by the State with Green Acres funds, or acquired or developed by the State in any other manner and administered by the department, are conveyed, and within 25 years after the date of the conveyance the governing body of the municipality wherein the lands are located proposes to amend or revise for any reason the zoning ordinance as it pertains to those lands, or the zoning board of adjustment or planning board of the municipality receives an application for a variance from the zoning regulations or requirements pertaining to those lands, the governing body, zoning board of adjustment, or planning board, as the case may be, shall notify the commissioner in writing at least 30 days prior to taking action on the proposed amendment or revision to the zoning ordinance or variance application, as the case may be, according to procedures to be developed therefor by the department pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.). c. (1) If the governing body of the municipality wherein the lands are located amends or revises for any reason the zoning ordinance as it pertains to those lands, or the zoning board of adjustment or planning board of the municipality grants a variance from the zoning regulations or requirements pertaining to those lands, as the case may be, within 25 years after the date of conveyance of the lands by the State, and that amendment or revision of the zoning ordinance or grant of a variance results in an increase in the value of the lands, an amount of money equal to that increase in value measured as of the effective date of the amendment or revision of the zoning ordinance or grant of a variance, as the case may be, shall be paid to the department by the then current owner of the lands within 60 days after the date of the last public hearing required pursuant to paragraph (3) of this subsection, or if a court determination of the value is required pursuant to paragraph (2) of this subsection, within 60 days after the date of the court's judgment, for deposit and use by the department pursuant to section 7 of this amendatory and supplementary act. In addition, the current owner of the lands on the effective date of the first amendment or revision of the zoning ordinance or first grant of a variance pertaining to those lands, as the case may be, shall dedicate 20% of the lands for use as public open space. (2) If the department and the then current owner are unable to agree on the amount of the increased value resulting from an amendment or revision of the zoning ordinance or grant of a variance pertaining to the lands, as the case may be, the value shall be decided in a summary proceeding before the Superior Court. (3) The department shall not agree to any determination of the amount of money equal to an increased value unless it has first conducted two additional public hearings and given appropriate notice of its intentions according to the procedures set forth in sections 2, 3, and 4 of this amendatory and supplementary act. (4) If the current owner of the lands on the effective date of any amendment or revision of the zoning ordinance or grant of a variance pertaining to those lands, as the case may be, is unable to pay an amount of money equal to the increase in value required pursuant to this subsection, the lands shall revert to the State and shall be managed by the department for the same purposes as they were immediately prior to the original conveyance by the State. d. The department may accept land of equivalent or greater value in lieu of any payment required pursuant to subsection c. of this section, but prior to doing so, the department shall comply with the requirements of paragraph (3) of that subsection. e. The terms of subsections b., c., and d. of this section shall be incorporated into any contract of sale, lease, or other similar instrument, as well as any deed or other instrument of conveyance, involving the lands, and shall run with the land. L.1993,c.38,s.6.
N.J. Stat. § 13:1E-9 — NJ Code / Title 13 / Chapter 1E / Section 1E-9
Codes, rules and regulations; enforcement; penalties
Status: in_force

9. a. All codes, rules and regulations adopted by the department related to solid waste collection and disposal shall have the force and effect of law. These codes, rules and regulations shall be observed throughout the State and shall be enforced by the department and by every local board of health, or county health department, as the case may be. The department and the local board of health, or the county health department, as the case may be, shall have the right to enter a solid waste facility at any time in order to determine compliance with the registration statement and engineering design required pursuant to section 5 of P.L.1970, c.39 (C.13:1E-5), and with the provisions of all applicable laws or rules and regulations adopted pursuant thereto. The municipal attorney or an attorney retained by a municipality in which a violation of such laws or rules and regulations adopted pursuant thereto is alleged to have occurred shall act as counsel to a local board of health. The county counsel or an attorney retained by a county in which a violation of such laws or rules and regulations adopted pursuant thereto is alleged to have occurred shall act as counsel to the county health department. Any county health department may charge and collect from the owner or operator of any sanitary landfill facility within its jurisdiction such fees for enforcement activities as may be established by ordinance or resolution adopted by the governing body of any such county. The fees shall be established in accordance with a fee schedule regulation adopted by the department, pursuant to law, and shall be utilized exclusively to fund such enforcement activities. All enforcement activities undertaken by county health departments pursuant to this subsection shall conform to all applicable performance and administrative standards adopted pursuant to section 10 of the "County Environmental Health Act," P.L.1977, c.443 (C.26:3A2-28). b. Whenever the commissioner finds that a person has violated any provision of P.L.1970, c.39 (C.13:1E-1 et seq.), or any rule or regulation adopted, permit issued, or district solid waste management plan adopted pursuant to P.L.1970, c.39, he shall: (1) Issue an order requiring the person found to be in violation to comply in accordance with subsection c. of this section; (2) Bring a civil action in accordance with subsection d. of this section; (3) Levy a civil administrative penalty in accordance with subsection e. of this section; (4) Bring an action for a civil penalty in accordance with subsection f. of this section; or (5) Petition the Attorney General to bring a criminal action in accordance with subsection g. of this section. c. Whenever the commissioner finds that a person has violated any provision of P.L.1970, c.39, or any rule or regulation adopted, permit issued, or district solid waste management plan adopted pursuant to P.L.1970, c.39, he may issue an order specifying the provision or provisions of P.L.1970, c.39, or the rule, regulation, permit or district solid waste management plan of which the person is in violation, citing the action which constituted the violation, ordering abatement of the violation, and giving notice to the person of his right to a hearing on the matters contained in the order. The ordered party shall have 20 calendar days from receipt of the order within which to deliver to the commissioner a written request for a hearing. Such order shall be effective upon receipt and any person to whom such order is directed shall comply with the order immediately. A request for hearing shall not automatically stay the effect of the order. d. The commissioner, a local board of health or county health department may institute an action or proceeding in the Superior Court for injunctive and other relief, including the appointment of a receiver for any violation of this act, or of any code, rule or regulation adopted, permit issued, district solid waste management plan adopted or order issued pursuant to this act and said court may proceed in the action in a summary manner. In any such proceeding the court may grant temporary or interlocutory relief, notwithstanding the provisions of R.S.48:2-24. Such relief may include, singly or in combination: (1) A temporary or permanent injunction; (2) Assessment of the violator for the costs of any investigation, inspection, or monitoring survey which led to the establishment of the violation, and for the reasonable costs of preparing and litigating the case under this subsection; (3) Assessment of the violator for any cost incurred by the State in removing, correcting or terminating the adverse effects upon water and air quality resulting from any violation of any provision of this act or any rule, regulation or condition of approval for which the action under this subsection may have been brought; (4) Assessment against the violator of compensatory damages for any loss or destruction of wildlife, fish or aquatic life, and for any other actual damages caused by any violation of this act or any rule, regulation or condition of approval established pursuant to this act for which the action under this subsection may have been brought. Assessments under this subsection shall be paid to the State Treasurer, or to the local board of health, or to the county health department, as the case may be, except that compensatory damages may be paid by specific order of the court to any persons who have been aggrieved by the violation. If a proceeding is instituted by a local board of health or county health department, notice thereof shall be served upon the commissioner in the same manner as if the commissioner were a named party to the action or proceeding. The department may intervene as a matter of right in any proceeding brought by a local board of health or county health department. e. The commissioner is authorized to assess a civil administrative penalty of not more than $50,000.00 for each violation provided that each day during which the violation continues shall constitute an additional, separate and distinct offense. The commission shall not assess a civil administrative penalty in excess of $25,000.00 for a single violation, or in excess of $2,500.00 for each day during which a violation continues, until the department has adopted, pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), regulations requiring the commissioner, in assessing a civil administrative penalty, to consider the operational history of the solid waste facility at which the violation occurred, the severity of the violation, the measures taken to mitigate or prevent further violations, and whether the penalty will maintain an appropriate deterrent. No assessment shall be levied pursuant to this section until after the violator has been notified by certified mail or personal service. The notice shall include a reference to the section of the statute, rule, regulation, order, permit condition or district solid waste management plan violated, a concise statement of the facts alleged to constitute a violation, a statement of the amount of the civil administrative penalties to be imposed, and a statement of the party's right to a hearing. The ordered party shall have 20 calendar days from receipt of the notice within which to deliver to the commissioner a written request for a hearing. After the hearing and upon finding that a violation has occurred, the commissioner may issue a final order after assessing the amount of the fine specified in the notice. If no hearing is requested, the notice shall become a final order after the expiration of the 20-day period. Payment of the assessment is due when a final order is issued or the notice becomes a final order. The authority to levy a civil administrative penalty is in addition to all other enforcement provisions in P.L.1970, c.39, and the payment of any assessment shall not be deemed to affect the availability of any other enforcement provisions in connection with the violation for which the assessment is levied. The department may compromise any civil administrative penalty assessed under this section in an amount the department determines appropriate. f. Any person who violates the provisions of P.L.1970, c.39, or any code, rule or regulation adopted pursuant thereto shall be liable to a penalty of not more than $50,000.00 per day, to be collected in a civil action commenced by a local board of health, a county health department, or the commissioner. Any person who violates an administrative order issued pursuant to subsection c. of this section, or a court order issued pursuant to subsection d. of this section, or who fails to pay an administrative assessment in full pursuant to subsection e. of this section is subject upon order of a court to a civil penalty not to exceed $100,000.00 per day of such violations. Of the penalty imposed pursuant to this subsection, 10% or $250.00, whichever is greater, shall be paid to the department from the General Fund if the Attorney General determines that a person is entitled to a reward pursuant to section 2 of P.L.1987, c.158 (C.13:1E-9.2). Any penalty imposed pursuant to this subsection may be collected with costs in a summary proceeding pursuant to "the penalty enforcement law" (N.J.S.2A:58-1 et seq.). The Superior Court and the municipal court shall have jurisdiction to enforce the provisions of "the penalty enforcement law" in connection with this act. g. Any person who knowingly: (1) Transports any hazardous waste to a facility or any other place which does not have authorization from the department to accept such waste; (2) Generates and causes or permits to be transported any hazardous waste to a facility or any other place which does not have authorization from the department to accept such waste; (3) Disposes, treats, stores or transports hazardous waste without authorization from the department; (4) Makes any false or misleading statement to any person who prepares any hazardous waste application, label, manifest, record, report, design or other document required to be submitted to the department; or (5) Makes any false or misleading statement on any hazardous waste application, label, manifest, record, report, design or other document required to be submitted to the department shall, upon conviction, be guilty of a crime of the third degree and, notwithstanding the provisions of N.J.S.2C:43-3, shall be subject to a fine of not more than $50,000.00 for the first offense and not more than $100,000.00 for the second and each subsequent offense and restitution, in addition to any other appropriate disposition authorized by subsection b. of N.J.S.2C:43-2. h. Any person who recklessly: (1) Transports any hazardous waste to a facility or any other place which does not have authorization from the department to accept such waste; (2) Generates and causes or permits to be transported any hazardous waste to a facility or any other place which does not have authorization from the department to accept such waste; (3) Disposes, treats, stores or transports hazardous waste without authorization from the department; (4) Makes any false or misleading statement to any person who prepares any hazardous waste application, label, manifest, record, report, design or other document required to be submitted to the department; or (5) Makes any false or misleading statement on any hazardous waste application, label, manifest, record, report, design or other document required to be submitted to the department, shall, upon conviction, be guilty of a crime of the fourth degree. i. Any person who, regardless of intent, generates and causes or permits any hazardous waste to be transported, transports, or receives transported hazardous waste without completing and submitting to the department a hazardous waste manifest in accordance with the provisions of this act or any rule or regulation adopted pursuant hereto shall, upon conviction, be guilty of a crime of the fourth degree. j. All conveyances used or intended for use in the willful discharge, in violation of the provisions of P.L.1970, c.39 (C.13:1E-1 et seq.), of any solid waste, or hazardous waste as defined in P.L.1976, c.99 (C.13:1E-38 et seq.) are subject to forfeiture to the State pursuant to the provisions of P.L.1981, c.387 (C.13:1K-1 et seq.). k. (Deleted by amendment, P.L.1997, c.325.) l. Pursuit of any remedy specified in this section shall not preclude the pursuit of any other remedy provided by any other law. Administrative and judicial remedies provided in this section may be pursued simultaneously. L.1970, c.39, s.9; amended 1975, c.326, s.27; 1979, c.395, s.1; 1981, c.438, s.1; 1982, c.123, s.1; 1983, c.68; 1983, c.569; 1984, c.240, s.1; 1985, c.348, s.2; 1985, c.483, s.1; 1986, c.170, s.1; 1987, c.158, s.1; 1990, c.70, s.1; 1997, c.325, s.3.
N.J. Stat. § 13:1E-99.17 — NJ Code / Title 13 / Chapter 1E / Section 1E-99.17
Bidding for collection, disposal of recyclable materials
Status: in_force

A municipality may require that every solid waste collector or solid waste transporter registered pursuant to sections 4 and 5 of P.L. 1970, c. 39 (C. 13:1E-4 and 13:1E-5) and holding a certificate of public convenience and necessity pursuant to sections 7 and 10 of P.L. 1970, c. 40 (C. 48:13A-6 and 48:13A-9) bid on a contract for the collection or disposition of recyclable materials, if required to do so by the district recycling plan of the county in which the collector or transporter engages in solid waste collection or transportation services. L. 1987, c. 102, s. 9.
N.J. Stat. § 13:1E-51 — NJ Code / Title 13 / Chapter 1E / Section 1E-51
Definitions.
Status: in_force

3. As used in this act: a. "Applicant" means the applicant for a registration statement and engineering design for a major hazardous waste facility; b. "Application" means the application for a registration statement and engineering design for a major hazardous waste facility; c. "Commission" means the Hazardous Waste Facilities Siting Commission established by section 4 of this act; d. "Commissioner" means the Commissioner of Environmental Protection; e. (Deleted by amendment, P.L.2007, c.39); f. "Criteria" means the criteria for the siting of new major hazardous waste facilities adopted by the department pursuant to section 9 of this act; g. "Department" means the Department of Environmental Protection; h. (Deleted by amendment, P.L.1983, c. 392); i. "Engineering design" means the specifications and parameters approved by the department for the construction and operation of a major hazardous waste facility; j. "Environmental and health impact statement" means a statement of likely environmental and public health impacts resulting from the construction and operation of a major hazardous waste facility, and includes an inventory of existing environmental conditions at the site, a project description, an assessment of the impact of the project on the environment and on public health, a listing of unavoidable environmental and public health impacts, and steps to be taken to minimize environmental and public health impacts during construction and operation; k. "Hazardous waste" means any waste or combination of wastes which poses a present or potential threat to human health, living organisms or the environment including, but not limited to, waste material that is toxic, carcinogenic, corrosive, irritating, sensitizing, biologically infectious, explosive or flammable, and any waste so designated by the United States Environmental Protection Agency. Hazardous waste does not include radioactive waste; l. "Hazardous waste facility" means any area, plant or other facility for the treatment, storage or disposal of hazardous waste, including loading and transportation facilities or equipment used in connection with the processing of hazardous wastes; "major hazardous waste facility" means any commercial hazardous waste facility which has a total capacity to treat, store or dispose of more than 250,000 gallons of hazardous waste, or the equivalent thereof, as determined by the department, except that any facility which would otherwise be considered a major hazardous waste facility pursuant to this subsection solely as the result of the recycling or rerefining of any hazardous wastes which are or contain gold, silver, osmium, platinum, palladium, iridium, rhodium, ruthenium or copper shall not be considered a major hazardous waste facility for the purposes of this act; "existing major hazardous waste facility" means any major hazardous waste facility which was legally in operation or upon which construction had legally commenced prior to the effective date of P.L.1981, c.279 (C.13:1E-49 et seq.), even if, since that date, it stopped accepting hazardous waste generated off-site, on a one-time basis, for a period no longer than 10 years; "new major hazardous waste facility" means any major hazardous waste facility other than an existing major hazardous waste facility; "commercial hazardous waste facility" means any hazardous waste facility which accepts hazardous waste from more than one generator for storage, treatment or disposal at a site other than the site where the hazardous waste was generated; m. "Hazardous waste industry" means any industry which operates a hazardous waste facility or which proposes to construct or operate a hazardous waste facility; n. "Owner or operator" means and includes, in addition to the usual meanings thereof, every owner of record of any interest in land whereon a major hazardous waste facility is or has been located, and any person or corporation which owns a majority interest in any other corporation which is the owner or operator of any major hazardous waste facility; o. "Plan" means the Major Hazardous Waste Facilities Plan adopted by the commission pursuant to section 10 of this act; p. "Registration statement" or "registration" means the operating license, approved by the department, for a major hazardous waste facility; "registrant" means the person to whom such approval was granted. L.1981, c.279, s.3; amended 1983, c.392, s.11; 2007, c.39, s.19; 2018, c.61, s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 13:1L-13 — NJ Code / Title 13 / Chapter 1L / Section 1L-13
Forest management program
Status: in_force

The department shall plan, develop and implement a forest management program for the forest resources of the State parks and forest and by providing technical information, advice and related assistance to promote the best technical management practices for public and private forest landowners and managers, vendors, forest operators, wood processors, public agencies and individuals regarding: a. The harvesting, marketing and processing of timber and other forest resources and the development of maximum efficiency in the utilization of wood and wood products consistent with the principle of maintaining long-term, sustained yield of these products; b. Conversion of wood to energy for domestic, industrial, municipal and other uses; c. Management planning and treatment of forest land, including but not limited to, protection, site preparation, timber stand improvement, reforestation, prescribed burning and other practices designed to increase the quantity and improve the quality of timber and other forest resources; d. Protection and improvement of: forest soil fertility; watersheds to enhance the quality and quantity of water yields; and beneficial effects of forest habitat on fish and wildlife. L.1983, c. 324, s. 13, eff. Sept. 1, 1983.
N.J. Stat. § 13:1E-43 — NJ Code / Title 13 / Chapter 1E / Section 1E-43
Legislative findings and declarations
Status: in_force

a. The Legislature hereby finds that the current practice of ocean disposal of sludge, is, to a large degree, responsible for the degradation of the coastal waters of this State and the serious environmental and economic problems related thereto; that such degradation and problems will be aggravated by a continued reliance upon this practice to the point of being virtually irreversible; that land disposal methods and new technological processes now make it feasible to minimize the adverse effects of sludge while deriving useful products therefrom; and that the health, safety and welfare of the citizens of this State now require that such methods and processes replace the practice of ocean disposal of sludge. b. The Legislature further finds that the efficient and reasonable management of solid waste and sludge are inherently compatible; that the recycling of solid waste and the processing of sludge into energy, fertilizers and other useful products are complementary; that State programs which seek to provide for comprehensive approaches to the proper disposal or utilization of solid waste or sludge must be regional in nature; and that the interests of the citizens of this State would best be served through an integration of sludge management with the regional solid waste planning and management process. c. The Legislature, therefore, declares that it is the policy of this State to supplement the regional objectives of the "Solid Waste Management Act," P.L.1970, c. 39 (C. 13:1E-1 et seq.), by requiring that the solid waste management districts established therein plan and provide for the processing or land disposal of sludge in the manner and extent hereinafter provided. L.1977, c. 328, s. 1, eff. Jan. 10, 1978.
N.J. Stat. § 13:1E-99.18 — NJ Code / Title 13 / Chapter 1E / Section 1E-99.18
Identification as recyclable container
Status: in_force

a. No plastic or bi-metal beverage container shall be identified as a recyclable container unless the department determines that a convenient and economically feasible recycling system for that specific container is available. b. The department shall adopt, upon consultation with the appropriate industries and pursuant to the provisions of the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L. 1968, c. 410 (C. 52:14B-1 et seq.), any rules and regulations necessary to implement the provisions of this section. L. 1987, c. 102, s. 10.
N.J. Stat. § 13:8-33 — NJ Code / Title 13 / Chapter 8 / Section 8-33
Classes of trails
Status: in_force

The State trails system shall be composed of the following classes of trails: a. State scenic trails, which will be extended trails so located as to provide maximum potential for the appreciation of natural areas and for the conservation and enjoyment of the significant scenic, historic, natural, ecological, geological, or cultural qualities of the areas through which such trails may pass. Each of these trails will be limited exclusively to foot use, except that the use by horses or nonmotorized bicycles may also be permitted on segments of scenic trails where deemed appropriate by the department. b. State recreation trails, which will provide a variety of outdoor recreation uses in or reasonably accessible to urban areas. c. Connecting or side trails, which will provide additional points of public access to State scenic or recreation trails or which will provide connections between such trails. They shall be of the nature of the trails they serve. L.1974, c. 159, s. 4, eff. Nov. 14, 1974.
N.J. Stat. § 13:8C-31 — NJ Code / Title 13 / Chapter 8C / Section 8C-31
Use of lands acquired, developed by State using dedicated money
Status: in_force

31. Lands acquired or developed by the State for recreation and conservation purposes using constitutionally dedicated moneys in whole or in part shall not be conveyed, disposed of, or diverted to use for other than recreation and conservation purposes without the approval of the commissioner and the State House Commission established pursuant to R.S.52:20-1 et seq. Approval shall not be given unless the commissioner shall agree to pay an amount equal to or greater than the fair market value of the land at the time of the proposed conveyance, disposal, or diversion, as determined by the State House Commission, into the Garden State Green Acres Preservation Trust Fund; and the amount to be paid shall be determined also in accordance with the requirements of P.L.1993, c.38 (C.13:1D-51 et seq.). Moneys so returned to that fund shall be deemed wholly a part of the portion of that fund available for the acquisition by the State of lands for recreation and conservation purposes as provided pursuant to this act. L.1999,c.152,s.31.
N.J. Stat. § 13:1E-227 — NJ Code / Title 13 / Chapter 1E / Section 1E-227
Goal of reducing amount of food waste established.
Status: in_force

2. a. There is established for the State a goal of reducing, by the year 2030, the amount of food waste generated annually in the State by 50 percent of that amount which is generated in the year this act takes effect. b. (1) Within one year after the effective date of this act, the Department of Environmental Protection, in consultation with the Department of Agriculture, shall develop and commence implementation of a plan to accomplish the State food waste reduction goal established by subsection a. of this section. The Department of Environmental Protection shall hold at least three public hearings during the development of the plan to seek public input thereon. The departments may also consult and coordinate with other governmental entities and private, nonprofit, or charitable associations, organizations, or businesses, such as those in the agricultural, grocery, restaurant, food manufacturer, food supply, food bank, food pantry, and healthcare sectors of the food industry, in developing and implementing the plan. (2) As part of the plan, the Department of Environmental Protection, in consultation with the Department of Agriculture, shall make such recommendations for any administrative or legislative action deemed necessary to further progress toward achieving the State food waste reduction goal, which shall be transmitted to the Legislature in accordance with the requirements of section 2 of P.L.1991, c.164 (C.52:14-19.1) and to the chairpersons of the Senate Environment and Energy Committee, the Senate Economic Growth Committee, the Assembly Environment and Solid Waste Committee, and the Assembly Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee, or their respective successors. L.2017, c.136, s.2.
N.J. Stat. § 13:1D-135 — NJ Code / Title 13 / Chapter 1D / Section 1D-135
Definitions relative to development, promotion of energy, environmental technology.
Status: in_force

2. For the purposes of this act: "Corporation" means the New Jersey Corporation for Advanced Technology, a not-for-profit membership corporation, incorporated under the "New Jersey Nonprofit Corporation Act," P.L.1983, c.127 (N.J.S.15A:1-1 et seq.), whose membership comprises technology-based businesses, industries, research universities, utility companies, government agencies and third party investors that are interested in advancing the development and use of technology in the State; "Department" means the Department of Environmental Protection; and "Program" means the energy and environmental technology verification program for the identification, evaluation, verification and, through the coordination and revision of regulatory mechanisms and requirements, the promotion and expedited commercial use of innovative energy and environmental technologies, and established under the performance partnership agreement between the department and the corporation entered into pursuant to section 3 of this act. L.1999,c.400,s.2.
N.J. Stat. § 13:17-72 — NJ Code / Title 13 / Chapter 17 / Section 17-72
Apportionment of balance among constituent municipalities; prohibition of payments to commission
Status: in_force

(a) If, in any adjustment year, the amount payable to the constituent municipalities by the intermunicipal account for guarantee payments and school district service payments is less than the amount payable to the intermunicipal account pursuant to section 65 of this act, the balance, if any, shall be apportioned among the constituent municipalities in the same ratio as the number of acres within the district of each constituent municipality bears to the total number of acres in the district, and shall be known as an apportionment payment. (b) The commission shall not be able to receive any funds from the intermunicipal account for any purpose. L.1968, c. 404, s. 70. Amended by L.1972, c. 103, s. 9, eff. July 19, 1972.
N.J. Stat. § 13:16-14 — NJ Code / Title 13 / Chapter 16 / Section 16-14
Authority to enter into contract with applicant
Status: in_force

The commissioner, if after reviewing the application and the material attached thereto, is satisfied that: (a) The proposed plans of the applicant, if executed, would contribute to New Jersey's economic growth and would create new employment opportunities for the State. (b) The applicant has a bona fide interest in locating a concern in the State and there is a reasonable prospect that the survey would result in the establishment of an industrial or business concern, may, within the limits of the funds available in the Industrial and Business Survey Loan Fund, hereinafter created by this act, enter into a contract with the applicant whereby the State agrees to pay up to 50% of the cost of a survey exploring the feasibility of establishing in the State the industrial or business concern contemplated by the applicant. L.1966, c. 130, s. 14.
N.J. Stat. § 13:1K-9.4 — NJ Code / Title 13 / Chapter 1K / Section 1K-9.4
Certain provisions not applicable to governmental unit, agent
Status: in_force

4. The provisions of P.L.1983, c.330 (C.13:1K-6 et seq.) shall not apply to a governmental unit or agent thereof, pursuing foreclosure proceedings against the owner or operator of an industrial establishment to satisfy a delinquent tax liability of the owner or operator. However, when the governmental unit seeks to issue a tax sale certificate for the property on which is located an industrial establishment to satisfy a delinquent tax liability, or seeks to convey any parcel of such property acquired by it, the governmental unit shall notify prospective purchasers in writing that the property may be subject to the provisions of the "Environmental Cleanup Responsibility Act," P.L.1983, c.330 (C.13:1K-6 et seq.), the "Spill Compensation and Control Act," P.L.1976, c.141 (C.58:10-23.11 et seq.), and the "Water Pollution Control Act," P.L.1977, c.44 (C.58:10A-1 et seq.). When a governmental unit seeks to issue a tax sale certificate for the property on which is located an industrial establishment to satisfy a delinquent tax liability, or seeks to convey any parcel of such property acquired by it, the governmental unit shall not consider prospective purchasers who are, or were in any way connected to the previous owner or operator of the site. L.1991,c.238,s.4.