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NJ Rev Stat § 12:3-40 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 12 - Commerce and Navigation|Section 12:3-40 - Grant of additional lands; consideration

12:3-40. Grant of additional lands; consideration  The board may consider, under a petition filed under section 12:3-38 of this title, the granting of additional lands under water adjacent to the lands to be covered by any confirmatory lease or grant, provided the petitioner shall have made application for the grant of additional lands in accordance with the requirements of the statutes in force at the date of the petition, to the end that a lease or grant may include not only the lands, title to which is being confirmed, but also additional lands adjacent thereto. The expressed consideration for such lease or grant shall be the sum total of any additional sum to be paid for the confirmation of previous leases or grants and of the sum agreed to be paid for the new area.
NJ Rev Stat § 12:3-41 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 12 - Commerce and Navigation|Section 12:3-41 - Character of lands affected

12:3-41. Character of lands affected  The lands to be affected by sections 12:3-38 to 12:3-40 of this title shall be lands which are now or were formerly under the tidewaters of this state. Any lease or grant of new areas or by way of confirmation may be based upon the original natural high-water line as of the date of the lease or grant being confirmed or as of the date of the new and confirmatory grant.
NJ Rev Stat § 12:3-42 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 12 - Commerce and Navigation|Section 12:3-42 - Facts to be considered by board in determining whether confirmatory lease or grant should be granted

12:3-42. Facts to be considered by board in determining whether confirmatory lease or grant should be granted  The board may, in reaching its conclusion that it is equitable and just to confirm in a present riparian owner title to lands now or formerly under tidal waters which he has acquired through any previous lease or grant of the state, determine that it is equitable and just if it determines that: a. The consideration paid for the original lease or grant was at the date of its execution full and adequate consideration for the lands so leased or granted; b. The lands leased or granted lie in front of the ripa on which the lease or grant was based because the lands under water in the vicinity of the lands under consideration have been equitably apportioned to the riparian owners by any agency authorized by law to make grants of land under tidal waters in the name of the state and the lands under consideration are within the area of the lands under water so apportioned to the lands owned by the petitioner, and provide reasonable access to riparian owners to deep water beyond bulkhead and pierhead lines; c. The lands leased or granted lie in front of the riparian lands of the petitioner because the lands so leased or granted constitute an equitable allotment or apportionment of the lands under water to the riparian lands to which they are attached, even though the boundaries defining the limits of the lands granted are irregular and do not constitute straight side lines running parallel to each other and extending from the shore to the bulkhead or pierhead lines, and provide reasonable access to riparian owners to deep water beyond bulkhead and pierhead lines; and d. The owner of all estates, rights and privileges under the lease or grant to be confirmed to the extent of the lands under water to be defined in a confirmatory lease or grant is the petitioning owner of riparian lands to be benefited on the date the petition is filed, or at the date of the finding of the board that it is equitable and just that a confirmatory lease or grant shall be executed.
NJ Rev Stat § 12:3-43 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 12 - Commerce and Navigation|Section 12:3-43 - When grant may be executed to petitioner

12:3-43. When grant may be executed to petitioner  Any lease or grant which shall be authorized under a petition filed in accordance with section 12:3-38 of this title may be in fact executed to the petitioner, or his heirs, devisees or assigns, provided that the grantee named in the lease or grant is the owner of the ripa at the date of the lease or grant.
NJ Rev Stat § 12:3-44 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 12 - Commerce and Navigation|Section 12:3-44 - Who entitled to confirmatory lease or grant

12:3-44. Who entitled to confirmatory lease or grant  Any person owning riparian lands shall be deemed to be entitled to the benefits of sections 12:3-38 to 12:3-43 of this title.
NJ Rev Stat § 12:3-45 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 12 - Commerce and Navigation|Section 12:3-45 - Erroneous grant to other than riparian owner; valid unless riparian owner acts

12:3-45. Erroneous grant to other than riparian owner; valid unless riparian owner acts  Whenever: a. The board of commerce and navigation has granted or shall hereafter grant any lands of the state flowed by tidewater to any person erroneously claiming to be and not being the riparian owner, by reason whereof the grant shall be void as therein provided; and b. The state has or shall have received the stipulated consideration for such supposed grant; and c. The grantee named therein, or his heirs or assigns has or shall have recorded the grant in the county or counties where the land described therein shall or may be located; and d. Such grantee, his heirs or assigns has or shall have gone into occupation of the lands described in the supposed grant and the lands if any between the same and the original high-water line by bulkheading or filling in, or erecting structures thereon, or otherwise improving the same in such manner as to give visible notice of such occupation; and e. Such occupation has or shall have continued for a period of five years after the recording of the supposed grant-- Every pre-emptive and other right conferred by any legislative act upon the riparian owner to apply for and obtain a grant from the state of the lands so occupied shall cease and determine, unless the riparian owner shall, before the expiration of such period of five years of occupation, apply in writing to the board for a grant of the lands so occupied; and pay or give security for the price fixed or that shall be fixed therefor, which price shall include the reasonable value of the improvements upon the lands.
NJ Rev Stat § 12:3-46 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 12 - Commerce and Navigation|Section 12:3-46 - Grant to named grantee in default of application and payment by riparian owner

12:3-46. Grant to named grantee in default of application and payment by riparian owner  In default of such application and payment of or security for the price of the lands by the riparian owner within the period of five years of occupation of the lands, the board, on application of the person named in the supposed grant, or of his heirs and assigns, shall grant and convey absolutely in fee to the applicant, his heirs or assigns forever, all right and title of the state in and to the lands so occupied and without condition that the grant shall be void if the grantee is not the riparian owner.
NJ Rev Stat § 12:3-47 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 12 - Commerce and Navigation|Section 12:3-47 - Additional consideration for further grant

12:3-47. Additional consideration for further grant  If the board shall determine that the original consideration paid to the state for the supposed grant was not the reasonable, fair and adequate value of the lands so occupied, as of the date of the supposed grant, the applicant shall pay to the state such additional consideration for a further grant as the board shall determine to be necessary, in order that the total consideration received by the state for the lands shall be reasonable, fair and adequate as of the date of the original supposed grant.
NJ Rev Stat § 12:3-48 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 12 - Commerce and Navigation|Section 12:3-48 - List of riparian leases in arrears

12:3-48. List of riparian leases in arrears  The state treasurer shall, on or before the first Tuesday in January in each year, make out a list of all riparian leases held by the state on which rentals are in arrears and unpaid for the space of one year, and transmit the same to the board of commerce and navigation.
NJ Rev Stat § 12:3-49 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 12 - Commerce and Navigation|Section 12:3-49 - Re-entry under covenant by board on behalf of state when rent unpaid

12:3-49. Re-entry under covenant by board on behalf of state when rent unpaid  Where a riparian lease, the rentals of which are unpaid for the space of one year, contains a covenant or condition that upon nonpayment of the yearly rent or sum reserved at the time or times fixed for the payment thereof, the state may re-enter and possess the lands described in the lease, the board may enter upon said lands, and in the name and on behalf of the state, take possession thereof.
NJ Rev Stat § 12:3-50 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 12 - Commerce and Navigation|Section 12:3-50 - Manner of re-entry

12:3-50. Manner of re-entry  Such entry shall be made by the board or any member thereof, by going on the land and announcing in the presence of one or more witnesses that all rights under the lease are forfeited to the state.
NJ Rev Stat § 12:3-51 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 12 - Commerce and Navigation|Section 12:3-51 - Notice

12:3-51. Notice  Before the entry is made the board shall give notice: a. By publication at least once a week for six weeks in a newspaper published in the county in which the land covered by the lease is situate; or b. By serving a copy of the notice personally on the lessee, his heirs, executors, administrators, successors or assigns.
NJ Rev Stat § 12:3-52 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 12 - Commerce and Navigation|Section 12:3-52 - Contents of notice

12:3-52. Contents of notice  The notice so to be published or served shall set forth: a. The name of the person to whom the lease was granted; b. The name of the person holding the lease by devise, grant, assignment or otherwise, if known to the board; and c. A statement that if the rentals unpaid are not paid on or before the expiration of said six weeks, all rights under the lease shall determine, become void and forfeited to the state.
NJ Rev Stat § 12:3-53 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 12 - Commerce and Navigation|Section 12:3-53 - Report by board to state treasurer

12:3-53. Report by board to state treasurer  After such notice shall have been published or served and entry made on the land described in the lease, the board shall report to the state treasurer the fact of such publication or service and entry on the land, and: a. In case the notice shall have been published, annex a copy of the publication to the report; and, b. In case the notice shall have been served personally, annex to the report an affidavit by the person serving the notice, proving the truth thereof.
NJ Rev Stat § 12:3-54 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 12 - Commerce and Navigation|Section 12:3-54 - State treasurer to transmit original lease to board; new lease or grant

12:3-54. State treasurer to transmit original lease to board; new lease or grant  Upon receipt of the report of the board, the state treasurer shall transmit forthwith to the board the original lease of the land on which entry shall have been made. Thereupon the board may, in the manner prescribed by law, again lease or grant the land as fully as if the original lease had never been made.
NJ Rev Stat § 12:3-55 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 12 - Commerce and Navigation|Section 12:3-55 - Certificate of re-entry and repossession; recording; fee

12:3-55. Certificate of re-entry and repossession; recording; fee  Upon making entry and taking possession of any lands described in any such lease, the board shall execute its certificate certifying to the re-entry and repossession and describing the lands re-entered and repossessed. The certificate shall be executed and acknowledged as deeds are required to be acknowledged, and shall be recorded in the records of the county wherein such lands are located as deeds are required to be recorded. The same fee shall be paid for recording the certificate as is required for recording deeds.
NJ Rev Stat § 12:3-56 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 12 - Commerce and Navigation|Section 12:3-56 - Rights of state as to unpaid rentals not affected

12:3-56. Rights of state as to unpaid rentals not affected  All rights, at law or in equity, which had accrued to the state for the rentals in arrears and unpaid up to the expiration of the time fixed in the notice mentioned in sections 12:3-51 and 12:3-52 of this title shall not abate but shall remain in force and effect.
NJ Rev Stat § 12:3-57 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 12 - Commerce and Navigation|Section 12:3-57 - State treasurer released from responsibility under original lease

12:3-57. State treasurer released from responsibility under original lease  The state treasurer, upon returning to the board the original lease of the land upon which re-entry has been made, shall be released from all responsibility arising from the lease.
NJ Rev Stat § 12:3-58 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 12 - Commerce and Navigation|Section 12:3-58 - Declared a nuisance

12:3-58. Declared a nuisance  The mooring, grounding or otherwise attaching or fastening of a boat, barge or raft to or upon the riparian lands of the state and permitting the same to remain so for a period of ten days shall constitute a nuisance.
NJ Rev Stat § 12:3-59 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 12 - Commerce and Navigation|Section 12:3-59 - Misdemeanor

12:3-59. Misdemeanor  Any person who shall willfully moor, ground or otherwise attach or fasten, or authorize, cause or permit to be moored, grounded or otherwise attached or fastened, any boat, barge or raft to or upon the riparian lands of the state, for a period of more than ten days consecutively, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
NJ Rev Stat § 12:3-60 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 12 - Commerce and Navigation|Section 12:3-60 - Proceeding by board for removal of boat, barge or raft; lien for costs of removal

12:3-60. Proceeding by board for removal of boat, barge or raft; lien for costs of removal  In addition to any proceedings which may be had under sections 12:3-58 and 12:3-59 of this title, the board of commerce and navigation may remove or cause to be removed any such boat, barge or raft in the following manner: a. The board may cause a written notice, signed by the chief engineer of the board, to be posted upon such boat, barge or raft stating that unless the same is removed from the riparian lands of the state within forty-eight hours from the time of the posting of the notice, the board will cause it to be removed and will make the cost of the removal out of the value of the boat, barge or raft; and b. In case the boat, barge or raft to which the notice shall have been affixed is not removed within said forty-eight hours, the board shall cause it to be removed, and the cost of the removal shall be a lien upon the boat, barge or raft which lien shall be enforced by a sale as provided in section 12:3-61 of this title.
NJ Rev Stat § 12:3-61 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 12 - Commerce and Navigation|Section 12:3-61 - Enforcement of lien by sale; notice; fees and costs; disposition of proceeds

12:3-61. Enforcement of lien by sale; notice; fees and costs; disposition of proceeds  Upon the removal by the department of a boat, barge or raft in accordance with section 12:3-60 of this Title, it shall enforce the lien thereby given for the cost of the removal by sale of the boat, barge or raft. Written notice of the lien and of the amount thereof, and of the sale, shall be given by posting a copy thereof, signed by the commissioner or chief engineer of the department, upon the boat, barge or raft and in three public places, at least fifteen days before the date of the sale. If the amount of the lien and accrued costs is not satisfied before the day fixed for sale, the boat, barge or raft shall be sold to the highest bidder. Out of the proceeds shall be deducted the cost of the sale, which shall consist of the amount of the cost of the removal of the boat, barge or raft, together with a fee of ten dollars ($10.00) for the preparation and posting of notices and ten dollars ($10.00) for selling and execution of the certificate of sale. The balance, if any, shall be paid to the Clerk of the Superior Court to be held by him for the benefit of the owner of the boat, barge or raft. Such balance shall be paid out only upon the order of the Superior Court. Amended by L.1953, c. 12, p. 101, s. 6, eff. March 19, 1953.
NJ Rev Stat § 12:3-62 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 12 - Commerce and Navigation|Section 12:3-62 - Expenses paid by state treasurer; reimbursement

12:3-62. Expenses paid by state treasurer; reimbursement  The cost and expense of removing any such boat, barge or raft shall be paid by the state treasurer upon the certificate of the board. The proceeds of any sale up to the amount of the cost of removal, together with the fees provided for, shall be paid to the state treasurer for the use of the state.
NJ Rev Stat § 12:3-63 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 12 - Commerce and Navigation|Section 12:3-63 - Lands devoted to park purposes excepted

12:3-63. Lands devoted to park purposes excepted  Nothing in this article shall apply to riparian lands of the state devoted by the state to public park purposes.
NJ Rev Stat § 12:3-64 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 12 - Commerce and Navigation|Section 12:3-64 - Acquisition by department; jurisdiction; entry before making compensation; use of lands acquired

12:3-64. Acquisition by department; jurisdiction; entry before making compensation; use of lands acquired  The Department of Conservation and Economic Development may acquire title, in fee simple, in the name of the State, by gift, devise or purchase or by condemnation in the manner provided in chapter one of the Title Eminent Domain (20:1-1 et seq.) to any lands in the State, including riparian lands, of such area and extent which, in the discretion of the department, may be deemed necessary and advisable. All lands so acquired shall be subject to the jurisdiction and control of the department. The department may enter upon and take property in advance of making compensation therefor where for any reason it cannot acquire the property by agreement with the owner. Upon the department exercising the right of condemnation and entering upon and taking land in advance of making compensation therefor it shall proceed to have the compensation fixed and paid to the owner, as provided in said chapter one of the Title Eminent Domain. Lands thus acquired shall be used for the improvement or development of any waterway, stream, river or creek or any waterfront or oceanfront property or to give access to any lands of the State. Amended by L.1939, c. 193, p. 569, s. 1; L.1953, c. 12, p. 101, s. 7, eff. March 19, 1953.
NJ Rev Stat § 12:3-65 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 12 - Commerce and Navigation|Section 12:3-65 - Lease or grant of lands acquired; maximum period; restrictions

12:3-65. Lease or grant of lands acquired; maximum period; restrictions  The use and occupation of any lands so acquired, together with all the improvements thereon, may be leased or granted by the board to any person, upon such terms and covenants and for such periods of time not exceeding sixty years, as may be required and directed by the board. The grant or lease of riparian lands shall be permitted only in conjunction with the grant or lease of the adjacent lands under tidewater and only to the same party or parties and for the same period of time.
NJ Rev Stat § 12:3-66 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 12 - Commerce and Navigation|Section 12:3-66 - Lease or grant to former owner; improvements by lessee or grantee

12:3-66. Lease or grant to former owner; improvements by lessee or grantee  The board may, as a consideration for the transfer of title of any riparian lands to the state, enter into an agreement with the owner thereof to lease and grant, after transfer of title to the state, the use and occupation of the riparian lands as well as the adjacent lands under tidewater, to such owner or any party designated by him, whereby the lands, both riparian and under tidewater, shall be improved and developed at the expense of the grantee or lessee, in such manner, under such plans and specifications, at such minimum cost and within such time as may be required by the board.
NJ Rev Stat § 12:3-67 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 12 - Commerce and Navigation|Section 12:3-67 - Operation of commercial enterprise by lessee or grantee

12:3-67. Operation of commercial enterprise by lessee or grantee  The board shall also require that after such improvements have been made and constructed, the lessee or grantee shall, under the supervision and jurisdiction of the board, maintain and operate, during the life of the lease or grant upon said premises, such enterprise, commercial operation, business or venture as the improvements are designed for, at the sole cost and expense of the lessee or grantee.
NJ Rev Stat § 12:3-68 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 12 - Commerce and Navigation|Section 12:3-68 - Annual percentage of income in lieu of rent reserved in cash

12:3-68. Annual percentage of income in lieu of rent reserved in cash  In lieu of rent reserved in cash for the grant or lease of said riparian lands and lands under tidewater, the board may require as rental, for the full term of the grant or lease, an annual percentage of not less than thirty-three and one-third per cent of the income the lessee or grantee received from the use and occupation of the premises and the business or enterprise conducted thereon. The income shall be calculated and adjusted in such manner as the board shall determine and all of such requirements shall be set forth in detail in the grant or lease.
NJ Rev Stat § 12:3-69 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 12 - Commerce and Navigation|Section 12:3-69 - Moneys received by board from leases and grants

12:3-69. Moneys received by board from leases and grants  All moneys received by the board under the provisions of this article shall be subject to the provisions of law applicable to the receipts from grants or leases of land under tidewater.
NJ Rev Stat § 12:3-70 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 12 - Commerce and Navigation|Section 12:3-70 - Improvements and fixtures and title and goodwill of enterprise to revert to state

12:3-70. Improvements and fixtures and title and goodwill of enterprise to revert to state  At the expiration of the term of the grant or lease the title to all improvements, railways, buildings, docks, wharves, bulkheads, machinery, stock and equipment and all chattels comprising the fixtures located upon such land and premises and then in the operation and maintenance of the enterprise, business or venture conducted on the premises, together with the title and goodwill of the business or enterprise, shall vest in the state. The grant or lease shall contain in detail the mode and manner and subject matter of the transfer to the state.
NJ Rev Stat § 12:3-71 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 12 - Commerce and Navigation|Section 12:3-71 - Laws applicable

12:3-71. Laws applicable  All grants or leases under the provisions of this article shall be subject to the provisions of existing laws so far as the same are not inconsistent with the terms of this article.