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NJ Rev Stat § 40:37-137 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:37-137 - Return of control of streets to county or municipality

40:37-137. Return of control of streets to county or municipality  When any county or municipal board having control of any street, avenue or road within the county has, prior to April twentieth, one thousand nine hundred and thirty-one, transferred to the park commission the care, custody and control of any such street, avenue or road, and the park commission shall by resolution determine that it is for the public interest that the care, custody and control of such street, avenue or road, or any portion thereof, should be transferred to the county or municipality, the park commission may transfer to such county or municipality the care, custody and control of such street, avenue or road, or any portion thereof, if the county or municipality, by ordinance or resolution, shall consent to the transfer and shall assume such care, custody and control by filing in the office of the county clerk a certified copy of the ordinance or resolution of the commission and of the governing body of the county or municipality.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:37-138 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:37-138 - Return of park lands to city of the first class

40:37-138. Return of park lands to city of the first class  When any city of the first class has, prior to March twenty-ninth, one thousand nine hundred and twenty-seven, transferred to the county park commission the care, custody and control of any real estate within the boundaries of the city, and when the county park commission shall determine that it is for the public interest that the care, custody and control of that real estate should be returned to the city, the park commission may by resolution return to such city the care, custody and control of so much of that real estate as may be determined by the park commission to be unnecessary for park purposes, but the area of the real estate which may be returned shall not exceed five acres in extent. The transfer shall not be made unless the governing body of the city by resolution consents thereto.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:37-139 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:37-139 - Dedication of park lands for public street in certain cases

40:37-139. Dedication of park lands for public street in certain cases  When, in any city of the first class, any real estate owned by or under the care, custody and control of the county park commission is included within or adjoins the location of an existing public road or street, the county park commission may dedicate so much of that real estate as it may determine to be for the public interest, to public use as a public road or street, by the adoption of an appropriate resolution, and by filing with the county clerk or register of deeds, as the case may be, a copy of the resolution and a map of so much of the real estate owned by, or under the care, custody and control of the county park commission, as may be necessary to show the part intended to be so dedicated. Such dedication shall not be made unless the governing body of the city in which the real estate is situate shall, by resolution, consent thereto.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:37-140 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:37-140 - Dedication of lands for street upon request

40:37-140. Dedication of lands for street upon request  When the governing body of any county or municipality shall request the park commission to dedicate real estate owned by, or under the care, custody and control of such park commission, to public use as a public street, road or highway, for the purpose of locating, opening, laying out, widening, straightening, changing the course of, or extending, any public street, road or highway, the park commission, by the passage of an appropriate resolution, may dedicate to public use as a public street, road or highway so much of the real estate owned by it or under its care, custody and control as it may determine to be for the public interest, upon such terms and conditions as it may define. The county or municipality, by the passage of an appropriate resolution, may accept such dedication for the purposes hereinbefore provided.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:37-141 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:37-141 - Copy of resolution and a map filed

40:37-141. Copy of resolution and a map filed  A copy of the resolution of the park commission and of the resolution of the county or municipality, and a map of so much of the real estate owned by, or under the care, custody and control of the park commission as may be necessary to show the lands dedicated to public use for the purposes set forth in section 40:37-140 of this title shall be filed in the office of the county clerk, or register of deeds, as the case may be.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:37-142 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:37-142 - Conveyance of park lands for school purposes in certain cases

40:37-142. Conveyance of park lands for school purposes in certain cases  When land acquired prior to April twentieth, one thousand nine hundred and thirty-one, for a public park by the commission surrounds on three sides land of the board of education of any town in which the public park is situate in whole or in part, and upon which land of the board of education a public schoolhouse has been erected, and when, by appropriate resolution, upon the request of the board of education, the park commission shall declare that a public necessity exists for the transfer, for school purposes, of a portion of the park land, not exceeding one acre in area, to the board of education, of which necessity the park commission shall be the sole judge, then the park commission may sell and convey, for school purposes, for such consideration, if any, and upon such terms and conditions as it may determine, to the board of education, or transfer, for school purposes, to the board of education, the care, custody and control of a portion of the park land, not exceeding one acre in area, contiguous to the land of the board of education, and the board of education may, by the passage of an appropriate resolution, accept the land so conveyed, and the care, custody and control thereof.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:37-143 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:37-143 - Improvement and care of connecting parkways

40:37-143. Improvement and care of connecting parkways  When a portion of a contemplated parkway for the connection of two established parks or reservations is already a street, avenue or way, the care, custody and control of which has been transferred to a park commission, and a portion is not a street, avenue or way, the care, custody and control of which has been transferred to a park commission, the commission may, in laying out parkways and boulevards, pay for the construction and improvement of such parkways and boulevards, throughout their entire length, from any money which may be in its hands for the purpose of construction and improvement of parks and parkways without the necessity of assessing the cost of such construction and improvement upon the abutting property owners.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:37-144 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:37-144 - Contracts for elimination of grade crossings

40:37-144. Contracts for elimination of grade crossings  The commission may enter into contracts with any municipality within which are located lands of the commission, and with any railroad company whose road divides such lands, to permit and facilitate the construction and maintenance of other than grade crossings of park roads, parkways, public ways, streets, roads or avenues, or make more convenient the access to the park lands so divided by the right of way of the railroad company from one to the other, or otherwise to effectuate the purposes of sections 40:37-96 to 40:37-174 of this title. In connection therewith the commission may contract with such municipality to vacate ways, streets, roads or avenues, or portions thereof, which border upon, are bounded by, or are included within lands of the commission and to locate, lay out, open, curb, gutter, pave, repave, construct sidewalks on, or alter the lines and change the grade of public ways, streets, roads or avenues in the lands of the commission, as and where and in such manner as may be determined by the terms of the contact. For these purposes the commission may dedicate, by resolution, such part of its lands as may be necessary, to public use as a public way, road, street or avenue. The commission shall file with the county clerk, or register of deeds, as the case may be, a map of so much of the park or lands owned by it, and the environs as may be necessary to show the land intended to be dedicated for use as a public way, road, street or avenue. The cost and expenses of any such changes and improvements shall be borne by the commission, municipality and railroad company in such shares or proportions as may be provided in the contract. Any such municipality is hereby authorized to enter into and perform any such contract.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:37-145 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:37-145 - Use of park property for sewers and wells; contracts

40:37-145. Use of park property for sewers and wells; contracts  The county park commission may contract with any county, municipality, joint outlet sewerage commission, district sewerage board or district water supply commission for the crossing, use and occupancy of any lands owned by, or under the care, custody and control of the county park commission, for the purpose of constructing, operating and maintaining drains, storm sewers, sanitary sewers, water mains and the necessary appurtenances, making of exploratory tests for underground waters, and the sinking, operating and maintenance of wells, and the withdrawal of water therefrom, outlets, culverts, basins, manholes and other equipment and construction in connection therewith, upon such terms, subject to such conditions and in such mode as the county park commission may deem proper or necessary for the preservation for park purposes of the lands of such county park commission, and as may be agreed upon between the contracting parties. The county park commission may contract with any municipality, for any of said purposes whether or not the municipality owns the water supply system or other utility involved. Amended by L.1940, c. 50, p. 159, s. 1; L.1952, c. 89, p. 423, s. 1, eff. April 24, 1952.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:37-146 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:37-146 - Exchange of real estate for park improvement

40:37-146. Exchange of real estate for park improvement  For the purpose of straightening or rendering symmetrical the boundary or boundaries of any park or parkway owned by, or under the care, custody or control of, or laid out by it, the county park commission may dispose of and convey such portion of any real estate acquired for park purposes, as in its judgment may not be required for park purposes, in exchange for other real estate contiguous thereto, in area equal to, or greater than, the real estate to be conveyed by it.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:37-146.1 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:37-146.1 - Sale of real estate at private sale

40:37-146.1. Sale of real estate at private sale  Any real estate or part thereof heretofore or hereafter acquired by a county park commission governed by sections 40:37-96 to 40:37-174 of the Revised Statutes may be sold at private sale by such county park commission to the State of New Jersey, or to the county in which such real estate is situated, or to the municipality in which such real estate is situated, or to any public board, authority or agency of such municipality, provided the members of the park commission shall by resolution approve such sale as in public interest, and shall certify such resolution to the board of chosen freeholders. L.1950, c. 241, p. 822, s. 1. Amended by L.1961, c. 108, p. 693, s. 1, eff. Oct. 17, 1961.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:37-146.2 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:37-146.2 - Sale of real estate separated by highway construction from main park; option to purchase by political entities

40:37-146.2. Sale of real estate separated by highway construction from main park; option to purchase by political entities  Whenever a tract of land not exceeding 2 acres and comprised within the established limits of any one county park under the supervision and control of a county park commission operating under sections 40:37-96 to 40:37-174, inclusive, of the Revised Statutes shall have been separated from the main body of such park as a result of the construction of a county or state highway, it shall be lawful for such county park commission upon its determination that such tract is no longer adaptable to park use by reason of such separation from the main body of the park, to sell the same by public sale to the highest bidder after public advertisement thereof in a newspaper circulating in the county, provided, however, that the State of New Jersey, the county in which such tract of land is situated, and the municipality in which such tract of land is situated shall be given the option of purchasing such tract of land for a sum equal to the highest bid, which option must be exercised in writing delivered to the county park commission within 20 days after the county park commission mails notice of the sale and amount of the highest bid to the aforesaid governmental entities. In the event that more than one governmental entity elects to exercise the option granted hereunder, the county park commission shall have the right to decide to which governmental entity the land shall be sold. L.1971, c. 306, s. 1, eff. Sept. 2, 1971.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:37-146.3 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:37-146.3 - Leases of lands or concessions to highest responsible bidder; term; conditions

40:37-146.3. Leases of lands or concessions to highest responsible bidder; term; conditions  a. Notwithstanding the provisions of any law to the contrary, a county park commission established pursuant to R.S. 40:37-96 et seq. may lease park lands or concessions therein to the highest responsible bidder for the purposes of providing services and facilities required for or incidental to the operation of public parks, playgrounds or recreation places; provided that: (1) The governing body of the county shall approve the lease, by resolution or ordinance, as appropriate; (2) Advertisement of the acceptance of bids for the lease is published in a newspaper of general circulation in the county not less than 10 days prior to the award of the lease; and (3) The period of the lease shall not exceed five years. In awarding the lease, the county park commission may receive a lease price in excess of the amount of any necessarily related administrative expenses. b. Notwithstanding the provisions of any law to the contrary, if the responsibilities of, and ownership and occupation of lands by, a county park commission established pursuant to R.S. 40:37-96 et seq. have been transferred to a division, department, agency or instrumentality of a county, the governing body of the county may, by ordinance or resolution, as appropriate, lease park lands or concessions therein to the highest responsible bidder for the purpose of providing services and facilities required for or incidental to the operation of public parks, playgrounds or recreation places; provided that: (1) Advertisement of the acceptance of bids for the lease is published in a newspaper of general circulation in the county not less than 10 days prior to the award of the lease; and (2) The period of the lease shall not exceed five years. In awarding the lease, the governing body of a county may receive a lease price in excess of the amount of any necessarily related administrative expenses. c. Any such lease or concession which shall be conditioned upon the construction or provision of any building, structure or improvement by the lessee or concessionaire may, notwithstanding the provisions of subsection a. and b. above, be for such period of years as shall be agreed upon. L.1984, c. 174, s. 1, eff. Oct. 31, 1984.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:37-147 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:37-147 - Use of parks for games and other purposes

40:37-147. Use of parks for games and other purposes  It shall be lawful to be present at and take part in, in county parks owned, maintained and operated by counties under authority of sections 40:37-96 to 40:37-174 of this Title, on any day in the week, any law to the contrary notwithstanding, sports, plays, games, recreations, concerts and amusements, to the extent and in such manner as the county park commission having control of the parks, shall designate; and such commission may make all necessary rules and regulations controlling and governing said sports, plays, games, recreations, concerts and amusements, and prohibiting them in such parks or parts of parks in which said board of park commissioners may deem it unwise to permit the same. Amended by L.1958, c. 30, p. 87, s. 1, eff. May 9, 1958.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:37-147.1 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:37-147.1 - Charges for admission to or use of recreational facilities

40:37-147.1. Charges for admission to or use of recreational facilities  Whenever any county park commission shall have constructed and maintained, or shall construct and maintain, an indoor or outdoor recreation center or centers and other special facilities for the use, recreation and entertainment of the public for sports, exhibitions, games, concerts, skating rinks, boating, tennis, golf, zoo, nature center and other recreational facilities, said commission, in order to provide the funds, in whole or in part, necessary to operate, maintain, improve and police the same, may establish charges and collect reasonable fees, rents or other charges for admission to, participation in, or use of said facilities and for any recreational privilege, entertainment or other activity. L.1958, c. 30, p. 88, s. 2, eff. May 9, 1958.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:37-148 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:37-148 - Officers and employees; appointment and compensation

40:37-148. Officers and employees; appointment and compensation  The commission shall annually choose from among its members a president, vice president and treasurer, and appoint a clerk or secretary and such other officers and employees as it may deem necessary. It may also determine the duties and compensation of its appointees and remove them at pleasure, and make all reasonable rules and regulations respecting the same.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:37-148.1 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:37-148.1 - Allocation of offices, positions or employments to classified service without examination; exceptions

40:37-148.1. Allocation of offices, positions or employments to classified service without examination; exceptions  All offices, positions or employments held with any county park commission in a county of the first class created or existing pursuant to sections 40:37-96 to 40:37-174 of the Revised Statutes, other than the office of secretary and the position of chief engineer, by persons employed by such park commission on January 16, 1957, and all such offices, positions or employments held with any county park commission in a county of the first class having a population of less than 700,000, other than the office of secretary and the position of chief engineer, by persons employed by such park commission on July 16, 1959, which can be allocated to the classified service in accordance with the provisions of Title 11 of the Revised Statutes, shall be so allocated under appropriate titles by the Civil Service Commission and such persons shall be recorded, without examination, as having been permanently appointed thereto as of the dates of their respective original appointments by the park commission under said titles and shall thereafter be under and subject to all provisions of Title 11 relating to the classified service of the civil service. L.1957, c. 98, p. 193, s. 1. Amended by L.1963, c. 110, s. 1, eff. June 13, 1963.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:37-148.2 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:37-148.2 - Passaic county; tenure of employees

40:37-148.2. Passaic county; tenure of employees  Any full-time employee appointed to office, position or employment, pursuant to the provisions of R.S. 40:37-148, by a county park commission in any county of the second class having a population of more than 460,000 and less that 525,000 according to the 1970 Federal census shall secure tenure of office after serving three successive 1-year appointments. Such employee shall hold and continue to hold said office, position or employment during good behavior and shall not be removed therefrom except for good cause, upon written charges and after a public, fair and impartial hearing before the commission. L.1977, c. 262, s. 1, eff. Oct. 18, 1977.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:37-151 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:37-151 - Office; records; open to public inspection

40:37-151. Office; records; open to public inspection  The commission shall have a suitable office where its maps, plans, documents, records and accounts shall be kept, open to public inspection at such times and under such reasonable regulations as the commission may determine.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:37-152 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:37-152 - Rules and regulations; penalties for violations

40:37-152. Rules and regulations; penalties for violations  The commission may: a. Make, alter, amend and repeal rules and regulations for the protection, regulation and control of the parks and parkways, and the roads, driveways, sidewalks, paths, lakes, pools, ponds, fountains, trees, flowers, shrubs, statuary, buildings, tools, implements and other things contained therein; b. Make rules and regulations governing, controlling, regulating and limiting the speed of motor vehicles upon the parkways under its control and the driveways within the parks and reservations under its control; c. Make rules excluding motor vehicles from such driveways within parks and reservations as it shall determine and designate by appropriate signs erected at or near the entrance to such driveways; d. Limit and prevent the driving or travel upon the parkways under its control and upon the driveways within the parks and reservations of loaded or heavy trucks, wagons or carts, or public omnibuses, express wagons, carts or other vehicles carrying or ordinarily used to carry merchandise, goods, tools or rubbish, however propelled; e. Fix the amount of fines and penalties for the violation of these rules and regulations. Such rules and regulations shall take effect ten days after their passage by the commission, and after their publication once a week for four weeks in at least five newspapers circulating in the county.