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NJ Rev Stat § 12:3-3 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 12 - Commerce and Navigation|Section 12:3-3 - Filling in beyond bulkhead lines; erection of piers

12:3-3. Filling in beyond bulkhead lines; erection of piers  It shall not be lawful to fill in with earth, stones or other solid material, in the tidewaters of the Hudson river, New York bay and Kill von Kull, beyond the bulkhead line or lines of solid filling by section 12:3-2 of this title adopted, fixed and established, laid down and exhibited on the aforesaid maps; and it shall not be lawful to erect or maintain any pier or other structure exterior to the said bulkhead line or lines of solid filling in any place or places where no exterior line for piers is reported or indicated by said maps, on the Hudson river, New York bay and Kill von Kull and when an exterior line for piers is recommended and shown by said report and maps, no erection or structure of any kind shall be erected, allowed or maintained beyond or exterior to the aforesaid bulkhead line or lines of solid filling, except piers which shall not exceed one hundred feet in width respectively, and which shall in no case extend beyond the line indicated for piers on said maps accompanying said report; and no piers shall be constructed in said tidewaters, when such exterior pier lines are adopted, fixed and established, at less intervals between such piers than seventy-five feet, except at places occupied and used for ferries, or to be so occupied or used, when the spaces between the piers may be less; nor shall any such pier be constructed in any other manner than on piles or on blocks and bridges; and if on blocks and bridges, such blocks and bridges shall not occupy more than one-half of the length of the pier, and they shall be so constructed as to permit a free flow or passage of water under and through them, without any other interruption or obstruction than the pile or blocks necessary to support said piers.
NJ Rev Stat § 12:3-6 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 12 - Commerce and Navigation|Section 12:3-6 - Payment of or security for purchase money or rentals for lands below high-water mark

12:3-6. Payment of or security for purchase money or rentals for lands below high-water mark  No grant hereafter made, extending beyond the line of high-water mark, shall be in force or operation as to so much thereof as extends below said line of high-water mark, until the grantee or grantees shall have paid into the treasury of the state such compensation or rentals, or secured to the state such payment or rentals for the estate in the lands lying below the said line of mean high-water mark, contained in and conveyed by such grant or lease as provided in section 12:3-7 of this title.
NJ Rev Stat § 12:3-7 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 12 - Commerce and Navigation|Section 12:3-7 - Grant of riparian land not improved; notice to riparian owner.

12:3-7 Grant of riparian land not improved; notice to riparian owner.  12:3-7. If any person or persons, corporation or corporations, or associations, shall desire to obtain a grant for lands under water which have not been improved, and are not authorized to be improved, under any grant or license protected by the provisions of R.S.12:3-2 to R.S.12:3-9, it shall be lawful for the Tidelands Resource Council, together with the Commissioner of Environmental Protection and Attorney General of the State, upon application to them, to designate what lands under water for which a grant is desired lie within the exterior lines, and to fix such price, reasonable compensation, or annual rentals for so much of said lands as lie below high-water mark, as are to be included in the grant or lease for which such application shall be made, and to certify the boundaries, and the price, compensation or annual rentals to be paid for the same, under their hands, which shall be filed in the Office of the Secretary of State; and upon the payment of such price or compensation or annual rentals, or securing the same to be paid to the Treasurer of this State, by such applicant, it shall be lawful for such applicant to apply to the council for a conveyance, assuring to the grantee, his or her heirs and assigns, if to an individual, or to its successors and assigns, if to a corporation, the land under water so described in said certificate; and the council shall, in the name of the State, and under the great seal of the State, grant the said lands in manner last aforesaid, and said conveyance shall be subscribed by the commissioner and the Attorney General and attested by the Secretary of State, and shall be prepared under the direction of the Attorney General, to whom the grantee shall pay the expense of such preparation, and upon the delivery of such conveyance, the grantee may reclaim, improve, and appropriate to his and their own use, the lands contained and described in the said certificate; subject, however, to the regulations and provisions of R.S.12:3-2 and R.S.12:3-3, and such lands shall thereupon vest in said applicant; provided, that no grant or license shall be granted to any other than a riparian proprietor, until six calendar months after the riparian proprietors shall have been personally notified in writing by the applicant for such grant or license, and shall have neglected to apply for the grant or license, and neglected to pay, or secured to be paid, the price that the council shall have fixed; the notice in the case of a minor shall be given to the guardian, and in case of a corporation to any officer doing the duties incumbent upon president, secretary, treasurer or director, and in case of a nonresident, the notice may be by publication for four weeks successively in a daily newspaper published in Hudson county, and in a daily newspaper published in New York city. Amended 2009, c.40, s.2.
NJ Rev Stat § 12:3-7.1 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 12 - Commerce and Navigation|Section 12:3-7.1 - Inability to give required notice; notice by publication; effect

12:3-7.1. Inability to give required notice; notice by publication; effect  In the event an applicant for a grant or lease of riparian lands cannot comply with the provisions of Revised Statutes 12:3-7 or Revised Statutes 12:3-23, requiring 6 months notice to the riparian or shore owner of an application for a grant or lease because of the applicant's inability to determine the location of the present or former mean high water line, such applicant shall file with the Department of Conservation and Economic Development a notice of his intention to apply for a riparian grant or lease, describing therein the lands desired, together with an affidavit of an engineer or surveyor licensed in this State, setting forth the reasons why the location of the mean high water line cannot be determined, and requesting permission of the Commissioner of the Department of Conservation and Economic Development to publish the notice of intention to make an application in form prescribed by the commissioner once a month for 6 successive months, prior to the filing of the application, in a newspaper published and circulated in the county or counties wherein the lands are situate. Upon receipt of such notice of intention the commissioner shall investigate the facts set forth therein and may grant the requested permission for publication; and may also, as a condition thereof, require such additional notice as he shall deem appropriate to inform adjacent property owners of the applicant's intention to seek a riparian grant or lease. Upon the execution of the grant or lease after the notice as provided herein, all privileges or claims of pre-emption of riparian owners to the lands therein described shall forever cease and terminate. L.1965, c. 102, s. 1.
NJ Rev Stat § 12:3-8 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 12 - Commerce and Navigation|Section 12:3-8 - Trespass on lands of state under water; proceedings by attorney general; expenses

12:3-8. Trespass on lands of state under water; proceedings by attorney general; expenses  The department may commence a civil action in the name of the State of New Jersey against persons and corporations trespassing upon or occupying the lands of the State under water, or which were heretofore under water, and the Attorney-General of the State is hereby required to commence and prosecute such actions as may be instituted or directed by the department; and his expenses and disbursements, and the expenses and disbursements of such assistants as may be appointed by the Governor, and their reasonable charges and counsel fees shall be taxed by the court and paid by the State Treasurer, upon presentation of the bill so taxed. Amended by L.1953, c. 12, p. 99, s. 2, eff. March 19, 1953.
NJ Rev Stat § 12:3-9 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 12 - Commerce and Navigation|Section 12:3-9 - Grant to person other than riparian owner; procedure

12:3-9. Grant to person other than riparian owner; procedure  In any case where a grant of the lands of the State under water is made by the department to any person other than the riparian owner the State's grantee shall not fill up or improve said lands under water until the rights and interest of the riparian owner in said lands under water (if any he has) shall be extinguished, as follows: The department shall fix the amount to be paid to said riparian owner for his rights and interest therein (if any he has), and said riparian owner shall have the right, within twenty days after he has been notified of said amount, to accept said sum in full extinguishment of all his rights, or if he is dissatisfied with said award he may apply to the Superior Court for a struck jury to try the question in such place as may be designated by said court, and said jury may increase or diminish the amount to be paid the said riparian owner, and their verdict shall be final as to said amount, and on the payment or tender by the State's grantee to the riparian owner of the amount fixed by said jury all the rights and interests of said riparian owner in the lands of the State under water in front of his land shall be extinguished; the costs of the trial shall be paid as follows: If the verdict of the jury is greater than the award of the board then the State shall pay the costs of the trial, if the verdict is the same as the award or less than the award of the department then the riparian owner shall pay the costs. Amended by L.1953, c. 12, p. 99, s. 3, eff. March 19, 1953.
NJ Rev Stat § 12:3-10 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 12 - Commerce and Navigation|Section 12:3-10 - Lease or conveyance to riparian owner on application to board

12:3-10. Lease or conveyance to riparian owner on application to board  Any riparian owner on tidewaters in this State who is desirous to obtain a lease, grant or conveyance from the State of New Jersey of any lands under water in front of his lands, may apply to the board, which may make such lease, grant or conveyance with due regard to the interests of navigation, upon such compensation therefor, to be paid to the State of New Jersey, as shall be determined by the board, which lease, conveyance or grant shall be executed as directed in sections 12:3-2 to 12:3-9 of this Title, and shall vest all the rights of the State in said lands in said lessee or grantee. The board in its discretion, upon application in writing from any riparian owner, may cancel and annul any lease, grant or conveyance heretofore made to such riparian owner, and thereupon such lands, and rights therein, so leased, granted or conveyed shall revert to the State. Amended by L.1938, c. 418, p. 1207, s. 1, eff. Dec. 13, 1938.
NJ Rev Stat § 12:3-11 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 12 - Commerce and Navigation|Section 12:3-11 - Waters excluded

12:3-11. Waters excluded  Section 12:3-10 of this title shall not interfere with sections 12:3-2 to 12:3-9 of this title as to the waters of the Hudson river, New York bay or Kill von Kull, easterly of Enyard's dock.
NJ Rev Stat § 12:3-12 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 12 - Commerce and Navigation|Section 12:3-12 - Covenants, clauses and conditions in grants or leases whether land under water or not.

12:3-12 Covenants, clauses and conditions in grants or leases whether land under water or not.  12:3-12. The council with the concurrence of the Commissioner of Environmental Protection and Attorney General, in all cases of application for grants or leases of land now, or at the time of the application, or at the time of the lease or grant, under tidewater; and in all cases of application for grants or leases of lands which are not now, or shall not at the time of the application, or at the time of the lease or grant be under tidewater, and in all cases of applications for leases or grants for all or any of such lands may, notwithstanding the first proviso in R.S.12:3-5, or any other provisions contained in R.S.12:3-2 to R.S.12:3-9, grant or lease, or lease first with a covenant to grant, and grant afterwards, for such principal sum that the interest thereof at 7% will produce the rental, such lands, or any part thereof lying between what was, at any time heretofore, the original high-water line and the seaward territorial jurisdiction of the State, and grant or lease in all cases in which, in their discretion, they shall think such grant or lease should be made, such rights, privileges and franchises as they are authorized to grant in cases coming directly within R.S.12:3-5, and enter into the same covenants in the name of the State, in all cases of grants or leases where they deem such covenants proper, as are authorized in grants or leases under R.S.12:3-5 and insert such other covenants, clauses and conditions in said grants or leases as they shall think proper to require from the grantee or lessee, or ought to be made by the State; provided, that nothing herein contained shall authorize grants or leases in front of a riparian owner to any other than such riparian owner, except upon the proceedings and conditions provided in R.S.12:3-2 to R.S.12:3-9; and provided also, that the applications for grants or leases, and the certificates of the council, commissioner and Attorney General, may in the cases hereby provided for, vary from the provisions of R.S.12:3-2 to R.S.12:3-9 in such manner as to conform to this section, and any party who has already asked for or accepted a lease or conveyance may apply for and have the benefits of this section, notwithstanding such former application or former acceptance of a lease or conveyance. Amended 1979, c.311, s.1; 2009, c.40, s.3.
NJ Rev Stat § 12:3-12.1 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 12 - Commerce and Navigation|Section 12:3-12.1 - Findings, declarations relative to conveyance of riparian lands.

12:3-12.1 Findings, declarations relative to conveyance of riparian lands.  1. The Legislature finds and declares that the Tidelands Resource Council is the public body responsible for the stewardship of the State's riparian lands; that it is the responsibility of the council to determine whether applications for the lease, license, or grant of riparian lands are in the public interest; that it is the responsibility of the council to determine, in assessing applications for the lease, license, or grant of riparian lands, whether the State may have a future use for such lands; that the council must obtain the fair market value for the lease, license or grant of riparian lands in accordance with court decisions and legal opinions of the Attorney General; and that the substantive policies adopted by the council and information about the roles of the council and the tidelands management program within the Department of Environmental Protection in requiring, reviewing, and processing applications for the lease, license, and grant of riparian lands should be made readily available to the general public and should be provided to those who apply for permission to use riparian lands. L.1997,c.239,s.1.
NJ Rev Stat § 12:3-12.2 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 12 - Commerce and Navigation|Section 12:3-12.2 - Development of "Guide to the Tidelands."

12:3-12.2 Development of "Guide to the Tidelands."  2. The Tidelands Resource Council shall develop an informational guide entitled "Guide to the Tidelands," which shall be written in clear and plain language such that a person possessing a high school degree or its equivalent can understand any information provided in the guide. The council shall provide a copy of the guide to any person expressing an interest in applying for a lease, license or grant of any riparian land and to any other person who requests a copy of the guide. The guide shall contain the following information: a. A brief history of the designation of riparian lands in New Jersey as property of the State to be held in the public trust; b. The purpose of the Tidelands Resource Council and the tidelands management program within the Department of Environmental Protection, emphasizing the status of mapped riparian lands as property of the State under the stewardship of the Tidelands Resource Council; c. A complete listing and explanation of application fees adopted by the council pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.); d. An explanation of the process involved in submitting an application to the council, and an explanation of the method by which the council establishes the fair market value of riparian lands, and the consequent price of a lease, license, or grant of such lands; e. An explanation of the process by which an applicant for a lease, license, or grant of riparian lands may appeal to the council for a reduction in the price of such lease, license, or grant as established by the council; and f. Any information not specified in subsections a. through e. of this section that the council determines will help applicants obtain a clear understanding of the council's role as steward of State-owned riparian lands. L.1997,c.239,s.2.
NJ Rev Stat § 12:3-12.3 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 12 - Commerce and Navigation|Section 12:3-12.3 - Rules, regulations setting forth fees; minimum term of conveyance.

12:3-12.3 Rules, regulations setting forth fees; minimum term of conveyance.  3. The Tidelands Resource Council shall, pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), adopt rules and regulations setting forth all fees imposed by the council, but shall not be required to publish as a rule or regulation any formula or method used to determine the fair market value of a lease, license or grant. All leases and licenses shall be conveyed for a minimum of seven years. L.1997,c.239,s.3.
NJ Rev Stat § 12:3-13 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 12 - Commerce and Navigation|Section 12:3-13 - Change in pier lines or lines of solid filling; map and survey; basins

12:3-13. Change in pier lines or lines of solid filling; map and survey; basins  The council may change, fix and establish any other lines than those now fixed and established for pier lines, or lines for solid filling in the tidewaters of the State, or make any changes in any basin now fixed and established, or lay out and fix and establish any new basin or basins in the tidewaters of the State, and when so fixed and established, the council shall file a map and surveys in the office of the secretary of state, showing what lines have been fixed and established by it for the exterior lines for solid filling and pier lines, as well as for any changes in basins or new basins fixed, laid out and established by it under this section. Amended by L.1979, c. 311, s. 2, eff. Jan. 17, 1980.
NJ Rev Stat § 12:3-14 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 12 - Commerce and Navigation|Section 12:3-14 - Encroachment prohibited

12:3-14. Encroachment prohibited  From and after the filing of said map and surveys in the office of the secretary of state, no encroachment of any kind shall be permitted to be made beyond said lines so fixed and established for solid filling or pier lines, or in or upon any basin or basins so laid out and established.
NJ Rev Stat § 12:3-15 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 12 - Commerce and Navigation|Section 12:3-15 - Lease or sale of basins; dedication as public basins

12:3-15. Lease or sale of basins; dedication as public basins  The board may make, for a satisfactory consideration, any lease or sale to the owners of the lands fronting on the said basin, of the right to have the exclusive use of the said basin or basins, for the purpose of wharfage and docking, and to charge a reasonable sum for the use of the same on the line of bulkhead owned by them respectively; and that from and after the filing of said map and survey, the same shall remain as a public basin or basins, and they are hereby dedicated for that purpose.
NJ Rev Stat § 12:3-16 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 12 - Commerce and Navigation|Section 12:3-16 - Fixing of purchase price or rentals for lands below high-water mark or formerly under tidewater; lease or conveyance.

12:3-16 Fixing of purchase price or rentals for lands below high-water mark or formerly under tidewater; lease or conveyance.  12:3-16. It shall be lawful for the Tidelands Resource Council, together with the Commissioner of Environmental Protection, to fix and determine within the limits prescribed by law, the price or purchase money or annual rental to be paid by any applicant for so much of lands below high-water mark, or lands formerly under tidewater belonging to the State, as may be described in any application therefor duly made according to law, and the council, with the approval of the commissioner, shall, in the name and under the great seal of the State, grant or lease said lands to such applicant accordingly, and all such conveyances or leases shall be prepared by the council or its agents at the cost and expense of the grantee or lessee therein and shall be subscribed by the commissioner and the Attorney General and the council and attested by the Secretary of State. Amended 2009, c.40, s.4.
NJ Rev Stat § 12:3-18 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 12 - Commerce and Navigation|Section 12:3-18 - Right of way separating riparian owner's lands from tidewater; effect on leases and grants

12:3-18. Right of way separating riparian owner's lands from tidewater; effect on leases and grants  When lands have been or shall be taken or granted for a right of way and such right of way has been or shall be so located on land of a riparian owner as to occupy the same along or on the shore line, thereby separating the upland of the riparian owner adjoining that used for the right of way from tidewater, such owner of the land so subject to such right of way shall be held to be a riparian owner for the purpose of receiving any grant or lease heretofore or hereafter made of the lands of the state under water, or for the purpose of receiving any notice under sections 12:3-2 to 12:3-17 of this title; provided, that nothing in this section shall affect the rights of the state to the lands lying under water.