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NJ Rev Stat § 32:20-42 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 32 - Interstate and Port Authorities and Commissions|Section 32:20-42 - Declaration of taking of property

32:20-42. Declaration of taking of property  Upon the filing of such a complaint or at any time thereafter, the department may file with the clerk of the county in which such property is located and also with the Clerk of the Superior Court a declaration of taking, signed by the department, declaring that possession of one or more of the tracts or parcels of land or property described in the complaint is thereby being taken by and for the use of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and State of New Jersey. The said declaration of taking shall be sufficient if it sets forth (1) a description of each tract or parcel of land or property to be so taken sufficient for the identification thereof and to which there may or may not be attached a plan or map thereof; (2) a statement of the estate or interest in the said land or property being taken; (3) a statement of the sum of money estimated by the department by resolution to be just compensation for the taking of the estate or interest in each tract or parcel of land or property described in said declaration; and (4) that, in compliance with the provisions of this act, the department has established and is maintaining a trust fund as hereinafter provided. L.1953, First Sp.Sess., c. 443, p. 2427, s. 9.
NJ Rev Stat § 32:20-43 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 32 - Interstate and Port Authorities and Commissions|Section 32:20-43 - Deposit of estimated compensation; special trust fund

32:20-43. Deposit of estimated compensation; special trust fund  Upon the filing of the said declaration, the department shall deposit with the Clerk of the Superior Court the amount of the estimated compensation stated in said declaration. In addition to the said deposits with the Clerk of the Superior Court the department at all times shall maintain a special trust fund on deposit with a bank or trust company doing business in this State in an amount at least equal to the aggregate amount deposited with the Clerk of the Superior Court as estimated compensation for all property described in declarations of taking with respect to which the compensation has not been finally determined and paid to the persons entitled thereto or into court. Said trust fund shall consist of cash or securities readily convertible into cash constituting legal investments for trust funds under the laws of this State. Said trust fund shall be held solely to secure and may be applied to the payment of just compensation for the land or other property described in such declaration of taking. The department shall be entitled to withdraw from said trust fund from time to time so much as may then be in excess of the aggregate of the amount deposited with the Clerk of the Superior Court as estimated compensation for all property described in declarations of taking with respect to which the compensation has not been finally determined and paid to the persons entitled thereto or into court. L.1953, First Sp.Sess., c. 443, p. 2428, s. 10.
NJ Rev Stat § 32:20-44 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 32 - Interstate and Port Authorities and Commissions|Section 32:20-44 - Time of possession and use of property described in declaration of taking

32:20-44. Time of possession and use of property described in declaration of taking  Six months after the filing of the said declaration as aforesaid and depositing with the Clerk of the Superior Court the amount of the estimated compensation stated in said declaration, the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and State of New Jersey, without other process or proceedings, shall be entitled to the exclusive possession and use of each tract of land or property described in said declaration and may forthwith enter into and take possession of said land or property, it being the intent of this provision that the proceedings for compensation or any other proceedings relating to the taking of said land or interest therein or other property shall not delay the taking of possession thereof and the use thereof by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and State of New Jersey for the purpose or purposes for which the department is authorized by this act to acquire or condemn such land or other property or interest therein. L.1953, First Sp.Sess., c. 443, p. 2429, s. 11.
NJ Rev Stat § 32:20-46 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 32 - Interstate and Port Authorities and Commissions|Section 32:20-46 - Payment of condemnation award into Superior Court; distribution; abandonment of proceeding

32:20-46. Payment of condemnation award into Superior Court; distribution; abandonment of proceeding  Whenever under chapter one of Title 20 of the Revised Statutes the amount of the award may be paid into court, payment may be made into the Superior Court and may be distributed according to law. The department shall not abandon any condemnation proceeding subsequent to the date upon which it has taken possession of the land or property as herein provided. L.1953, First Sp.Sess., c. 443, p. 2431, s. 13.
NJ Rev Stat § 32:20-47 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 32 - Interstate and Port Authorities and Commissions|Section 32:20-47 - Payments to municipalities in lieu of tax revenue lost as result of taking of property for public use

32:20-47. Payments to municipalities in lieu of tax revenue lost as result of taking of property for public use  Whenever real property in New Jersey is acquired or taken in connection with said project, the municipalities wherein such real property is located shall be compensated for the loss of tax revenue by reason of such real property being devoted to a public use, by the payment to the said municipalities by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, or by said commission, public body or municipality, or proportionately by said Commonwealth or said commission, public body or municipality and by the State of New Jersey, should the State of New Jersey become a participant in the project, annually of an amount equal to the average annual taxes assessed against the real property during the five-year period preceding such acquisition or taking. L.1953, First Sp.Sess., c. 443, p. 2431, s. 14.
NJ Rev Stat § 32:20-48 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 32 - Interstate and Port Authorities and Commissions|Section 32:20-48 - Administration of act

32:20-48. Administration of act  In the event that this act becomes operative as herein provided, the New Jersey State Department of Conservation and Economic Development shall be charged with the duty of administering it and shall have the power to do all things necessary thereto. L.1953, First Sp.Sess., c. 443, p. 2431, s. 15.
NJ Rev Stat § 32:20-49 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 32 - Interstate and Port Authorities and Commissions|Section 32:20-49 - Procedure for condemnation of lands; title to be acquired by Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

32:20-49. Procedure for condemnation of lands; title to be acquired by Commonwealth of Pennsylvania  The procedure for condemnation of lands shall be to acquire in the name of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, or its authorized commission, public body, or municipality, singly or collectively, in accordance with the provisions of law, in so far as such provisions may be applicable, such public lands, or parts thereof or rights therein and any fee simple absolute or any lesser interest in private property, and any fee simple absolute in, easements upon, or the benefit of restrictions upon, abutting property, to preserve and protect said dam or diversion projects. L.1953, First Sp.Sess., c. 443, p. 2431, s. 16.
NJ Rev Stat § 32:20-50 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 32 - Interstate and Port Authorities and Commissions|Section 32:20-50 - Volume of water which may be diverted by Commonwealth of Pennsylvania; determination

32:20-50. Volume of water which may be diverted by Commonwealth of Pennsylvania; determination  This act shall not be construed as a consent by the State of New Jersey to the diversion by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania of any specific volume of water from such reservoirs, dam or diversion dams. Any diversion by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania shall be subject to restrictions or conditions that may be imposed by decree of the Supreme Court of the United States or restrictions or conditions arrived at by compact between the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the State of New Jersey. L.1953, First Sp.Sess., c. 443, p. 2432, s. 17.
NJ Rev Stat § 32:20-51 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 32 - Interstate and Port Authorities and Commissions|Section 32:20-51 - Compact of 1783 revoked in part, subject to concurrence of Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

32:20-51. Compact of 1783 revoked in part, subject to concurrence of Commonwealth of Pennsylvania  Subject to the concurrence of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, but only if this act becomes effective in accordance with the following section, Paragraph First of the compact between the State of New Jersey and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, dated the 26th day of April, 1783, and ratified by the Act of May 27, 1783, (P.L.1783, Chap. XX, 2d sitting), is hereby revoked in so far as it would prevent the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania or any commission or other public body or municipality, singly or collectively designated by the Legislature of said Commonwealth to construct and maintain the dams and reservoir specified in this Act. L.1953, First Sp.Sess., c. 443, p. 2432, s. 18.
NJ Rev Stat § 32:20-52 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 32 - Interstate and Port Authorities and Commissions|Section 32:20-52 - Effective date

32:20-52. Effective date  This act shall become effective when the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania shall, prior to December 31, 1955, by statute, accept the terms and conditions of this act relating to the construction, the payment of land damages, costs and expenses, and the payment of taxes to municipalities on land acquired for the aforesaid purposes, and shall concur in the revocation of the compact of April 26, 1783, to the extent provided in the preceding section. L.1953, First Sp.Sess., c. 443, p. 2432, s. 19. Amended by L.1955, c. 100, p. 560, s. 1.
NJ Rev Stat § 32:20A-1 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 32 - Interstate and Port Authorities and Commissions|Section 32:20A-1 - Short title.

32:20A-1 Short title.  1. This act shall be known, and may be cited, as the "Greenwood Lake Protection Act." L.1999,c.402,s.1.
NJ Rev Stat § 32:20A-2 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 32 - Interstate and Port Authorities and Commissions|Section 32:20A-2 - Findings, declarations relative to Greenwood Lake.

32:20A-2 Findings, declarations relative to Greenwood Lake.  2. The Legislature finds and declares that the States of New Jersey and New York and their respective citizens share a common concern to protect the quality of the environment through the preservation of natural and scenic resources and open space to the maximum extent possible along their common border; that the two states and their respective citizens also share the benefits of several environmentally significant waterbodies and watersheds that cross the interstate border region, including Greenwood Lake and its watershed; that, because of the geology and hydrology of the land in the border region, development, land use, and land management practices and patterns in each state necessarily impact, often negatively, upon the natural and scenic resources of, and the extent of open space and recreational opportunities within, both states; that Greenwood Lake is the largest lake in the Highlands region of northern New Jersey and southern New York and is a prime source of enjoyment and recreation for the people who live in or visit the bi-state border area; that Greenwood Lake is vital to the recreation and economy of the Highlands region of northern New Jersey and southern New York; and that there has been a long history of cooperation among state and local governmental entities and various private organizations and individuals in the vicinity of Greenwood Lake and its watershed to ensure the preservation of Greenwood Lake. The Legislature therefore determines that there is a need to endorse and formalize that bi-state cooperative effort to help ensure that the natural, scenic, and recreational resources of Greenwood Lake and its watershed are protected from despoliation due to environmental and other threats from both sides of the border, so that the pristine beauty of the area will be preserved and maintained for the enjoyment and recreation of present and future generations; and that the creation of a bi-state commission is an appropriate means to accomplish that very important goal. L.1999,c.402,s.2.
NJ Rev Stat § 32:20A-3 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 32 - Interstate and Port Authorities and Commissions|Section 32:20A-3 - Greenwood Lake Commission.

32:20A-3 Greenwood Lake Commission.  3. a. There is created the Greenwood Lake Commission, which shall comprise 11 voting members, as follows: a representative appointed by the Board of Chosen Freeholders of Passaic County, New Jersey; two representatives appointed by the governing body of the Township of West Milford, New Jersey; the Commissioner of the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, or a designee thereof, who shall serve ex officio; a representative appointed by the governing body of Orange County, New York; a representative appointed by the governing body of the Village of Greenwood Lake, New York; a representative appointed by the governing body of the Town of Warwick, New York; the Commissioner of the New York Department of Environmental Conservation, or a designee thereof, who shall serve ex officio; a representative of the Greenwood Lake Watershed Management District, Inc.; and two members of the public with expertise in the protection, preservation, maintenance, management, or enhancement of lakes or the natural, scenic, or recreational resources associated therewith, of whom one shall be appointed by the Governor of the State of New Jersey with the advice and consent of the Senate thereof, and one shall be appointed by the Governor of the State of New York with the advice and consent of the Senate thereof. b. Vacancies in the appointed positions on the commission shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointments were made. c. Members of the commission from New Jersey shall serve without compensation, but the commission may, within the limits of funds appropriated or otherwise made available to it, reimburse members for actual expenses necessarily incurred in the discharge of their official duties. d. Members of the commission from New Jersey shall serve at the pleasure of the relevant appointing authority. L.1999,c.402,s.3.
NJ Rev Stat § 32:20A-4 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 32 - Interstate and Port Authorities and Commissions|Section 32:20A-4 - Organization, meetings.

32:20A-4 Organization, meetings.  4. a. The commission shall organize as soon as may be practicable after the appointment of its members, and shall select two co-chairpersons from its members, one from each state, and a secretary who need not be a member. b. The commission shall meet regularly as it may determine. Meetings of the commission shall be at such times and places as the co-chairpersons of the commission deem appropriate, but to the maximum extent practicable and feasible, shall be rotated between the two states on an alternating basis. Meetings held in New Jersey shall be subject to the provisions and requirements of the "Open Public Meetings Act," P.L.1975, c.231 (C.10:4-6 et seq.). The commission shall also meet at the call of the governor of either state or at the call of either co-chairperson. c. A majority of the voting membership of the commission shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of commission business. Action may be taken and motions and resolutions adopted by the commission at any meeting thereof by the affirmative vote of eight members of the commission. d. The commission shall be entitled to call to its assistance, and avail itself of the services of, such employees of the two states, or any political subdivisions, instrumentalities, entities, agencies, or authorities thereof, as it may require and as may be made available to it for the purpose of carrying out its duties under this act. If requested by the commission, the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection and the New York Department of Environmental Conservation shall provide primary staff support. e. The commission may, within the limits of funds appropriated or otherwise made available to it for those purposes, employ such professional, technical, and clerical staff and incur such traveling and other miscellaneous expenses as it may deem necessary in order to perform its duties. L.1999,c.402,s.4.
NJ Rev Stat § 32:20A-5 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 32 - Interstate and Port Authorities and Commissions|Section 32:20A-5 - Duties of commission.

32:20A-5 Duties of commission.  5. a. The duties of the commission shall be to: (1) assess present and projected development, land use, and land management practices and patterns, and identify actual and potential environmental threats and problems, around Greenwood Lake and within its watershed, and determine the effects of those practices and patterns, threats, and problems upon the natural, scenic, and recreational resources of Greenwood Lake and its watershed; (2) develop recommended regulations, procedures, policies, planning strategies, and model ordinances and resolutions pertaining to the protection, preservation, maintenance, management, and enhancement of Greenwood Lake and its watershed, which would be implemented as appropriate on a voluntary basis by those entities with representatives on the commission; (3) coordinate environmental clean up, maintenance, and protection efforts undertaken, for the benefit of Greenwood Lake and its watershed, by those entities with representatives on the commission; (4) coordinate with the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection's watershed management program for the area that includes Greenwood Lake; (5) recommend appropriate State legislation and administrative action pertaining to the protection, preservation, maintenance, management, and enhancement of Greenwood Lake and its watershed; (6) advocate, and where appropriate, act as a coordinating, distributing, or recipient agency for, federal, State, or private funding of environmental cleanup, maintenance, and protection projects for Greenwood Lake and its watershed, which projects may include the work of the commission; and (7) take such other action as may be appropriate or necessary to further the purpose of this act. b. The commission shall consult with the Highlands Water Protection and Planning Council, established pursuant to section 4 of P.L.2004, c.120 (C.13:20-4), in carrying out its duties as prescribed pursuant to subsection a. of this section. Any action taken by the commission that may impact upon or otherwise affect the Highlands preservation area, as defined in section 3 of P.L.2004, c.120 (C.13:20-3), shall be consistent with the Highlands regional master plan adopted by the council pursuant to section 8 of that act. L.1999,c.402,s.5; amended 2004, c.120, s.59.
NJ Rev Stat § 32:20A-5.1 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 32 - Interstate and Port Authorities and Commissions|Section 32:20A-5.1 - Greenwood Lake Commission, authority to charge certain fees.

32:20A-5.1 Greenwood Lake Commission, authority to charge certain fees.  1. a. (Deleted by amendment, P.L.2011, c.8). b. (1) In addition to any other registration or fee required by the State, the Greenwood Lake Commission may require the owner of any mechanically propelled boat or vessel with 10 or more horsepower, and any non-mechanically propelled boat or vessel 18 or more feet in length, used on Greenwood Lake to obtain and possess an annual permit issued by the commission, and assess a fee therefor as follows: (a) for boats or vessels 20 feet or less in length overall -- $30; (b) for boats or vessels 21 to 25 feet in length overall and for rowing shells 21 feet in length or more -- $37.50; (c) for boats or vessels over 25 feet in length overall -- $37.50 plus an additional $7.50 for each foot by which the length overall exceeds 25 feet; and (d) for boats or vessels over 25 feet in length overall outfitted for overnight use -- $37.50 plus an additional $30 for each foot by which the overall length exceeds 25 feet. (2) Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph (1) of this subsection to the contrary, the commission may establish a one week use permit for $11.25 and a one-day use permit for $7.50 for any mechanically propelled boat or vessel or non-mechanically propelled boat or vessel subject to the annual fee established in paragraph (1) of this subsection. c. The Greenwood Lake Commission may charge a fee to an applicant for a permit issued pursuant to this section in order to recover the costs incurred in reviewing and acting upon an application for such permit. d. The Greenwood Lake Commission shall establish a separate, nonlapsing, dedicated account to be known as the "Greenwood Lake Commission Fund." All fees and other monies collected by the Greenwood Lake Commission pursuant to this section, or any rule or regulation adopted pursuant thereto, shall be deposited into this fund. Any investment earnings on monies in the fund shall accrue to the fund and shall be available subject to the same terms and conditions as other monies in the fund. The moneys in the fund shall be used by the Greenwood Lake Commission for the purposes set forth in P.L.1999, c.402 (C.32:20A-1 et seq.). L.2009, c.310, s.1; amended 2011, c.8, s.1.
NJ Rev Stat § 32:20A-5.2 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 32 - Interstate and Port Authorities and Commissions|Section 32:20A-5.2 - Violations, penalties.

32:20A-5.2 Violations, penalties.  2. a. Any person who operates a boat on Greenwood Lake without a permit as required pursuant to subsection b. of section 1 of P.L.2009, c.310 (C.32:20A-5.1) shall be liable to a summons from the New Jersey State Police, the New Jersey State Park Police, a State conservation police officer, or a sworn New Jersey law enforcement officer, and payment of up to a $500 penalty per violation, which may be assessed in municipal court. b. For any penalty collected pursuant to this section, 50 percent thereof shall be provided to the entity issuing the summons and 50 percent shall be deposited into the "Greenwood Lake Commission Fund" established pursuant to section 1 of P.L.2009, c.310 to be used only for the purposes of the fund established by law. L.2011, c.8, s.2; amended 2019, c.407, s.15.
NJ Rev Stat § 32:20A-6 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 32 - Interstate and Port Authorities and Commissions|Section 32:20A-6 - Report to Governors, Legislatures.

32:20A-6 Report to Governors, Legislatures.  6. The commission shall, within 18 months of the date it organizes, prepare a progress report on its activities, and submit it, together with any recommendations for legislation, administrative action, or action by local governments, to the Governors and Legislatures of the States of New Jersey and New York. L.1999,c.402,s.6.
NJ Rev Stat § 32:20A-7 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 32 - Interstate and Port Authorities and Commissions|Section 32:20A-7 - Legislation by New York required.

32:20A-7 Legislation by New York required.  7. This act shall take effect upon enactment of substantially similar legislation by the State of New York, unless the State of New York has enacted such legislation prior to the date of enactment of this act, in which case this act shall take effect immediately. L.1999,c.402,s.7.
NJ Rev Stat § 32:20B-1 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 32 - Interstate and Port Authorities and Commissions|Section 32:20B-1 - Short title.

32:20B-1 Short title.  1. This act shall be known, and may be cited, as the "Rockland-Bergen Watershed Flood Prevention and Protection Act." L.2011, c.177, s.1.