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2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Conservation and Development--Parks and Reservations › Section 13:17-88 - Definitions relative to Meadowlands Conservation Trust.

13:17-88 Definitions relative to Meadowlands Conservation Trust.
2. As used in this act:
"Board" means the board of trustees of the Meadowlands Conservation Trust established pursuant to section 4 of P.L.1999, c.31 (C.13:17-90);
"Convey" means to sell, transfer, lease, or donate land;
"Governmental entity" means the federal government, the State, a bi-state agency, a county, or a municipality, or any political subdivision, department, authority, board, bureau, commission, or agency thereof; an independent authority; Rutgers, The State University, or any other public institution of higher education in the State; or the Hackensack Meadowlands Development Commission established pursuant to section 5 of P.L.1968, c.404 (C.13:17-5);
"Hackensack meadowlands" means the same as that term is defined pursuant to section 3 of P.L.1968, c.404 (C.13:17-3);
"Land" or "lands" means real property, including improvements thereof or thereon, rights-of-way, water, riparian and other rights, easements, and privileges, and all other rights or interests of any kind or description in, relating to, or connected with real property; and
"Trust" means the Meadowlands Conservation Trust created pursuant to section 3 of P.L.1999, c.31 (C.13:17-89).
L.1999,c.31,s.2.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Conservation and Development--Parks and Reservations › Section 13:17-89 - Meadowlands Conservation Trust.

13:17-89 Meadowlands Conservation Trust.
3. There is created in but not of the Hackensack Meadowlands Development Commission, established pursuant to section 5 of P.L.1968, c.404 (C.13:17-5), a body corporate and politic with corporate succession, to be known as the Meadowlands Conservation Trust. The trust is hereby constituted as an instrumentality exercising public and essential government functions and the exercise by the trust of the powers conferred by this act shall be deemed and held to be an essential government function of the State. The purposes of the trust shall be to acquire and hold, or acquire and convey to other governmental entities or to qualified nonprofit organizations, environmentally important, valuable, or sensitive lands located in the Hackensack meadowlands or within the Hackensack river watershed, which lands shall be permanently preserved and managed in their natural state or in a largely natural or undeveloped state for the purposes of conserving and enhancing natural resources, protecting elements of natural diversity, providing open space, or providing public outdoor passive recreational opportunities.
L.1999,c.31,s.3.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Conservation and Development--Parks and Reservations › Section 13:17-90 - Powers, duties of trust; board of trustees.

13:17-90 Powers, duties of trust; board of trustees.
4. a. The powers and duties of the trust shall vest in and be exercised by a board of trustees, comprised of seven voting members, of whom four shall be private citizens appointed by the Governor, with the advice and consent of the Senate. The four trustees thus appointed shall serve for three-year terms and shall continue to serve until succeeded; except, of the four trustees first appointed, two shall serve a term of three years, one shall serve a term of two years, and one shall serve a term of one year. A trustee may be reappointed to a succeeding term or terms. The Governor shall appoint the four trustees from a list of 12 candidates that shall be provided by the following entities within 90 days of the effective date of this section: American Littoral Society - Baykeeper; The Nature Conservancy; New Jersey Audubon Society; New Jersey Chapter of the Sierra Club; New Jersey Conservation Foundation; and The Trust for Public Land. Each of those six entities shall provide two nominees for the list of 12 candidates. In the event that less than 12 candidates are provided by those six entities, persons suggested to the Governor by other nonprofit organizations having open space preservation or environmental education as their corporate purpose shall be added to the list to make a total of 12 candidates to be considered by the Governor for the four appointments.
The remaining three trustees, all of whom shall serve ex officio, shall be: the Commissioner of Community Affairs or the commissioner's designee; the executive director of the Hackensack Meadowlands Development Commission, or the executive director's designee; and a mayor, or elected chief executive of a municipality, appointed by, and who shall serve at the pleasure of, the Hackensack Meadowlands Municipal Committee established pursuant to section 7 of P.L.1968, c.404 (C.13:17-7).
b. (1) A trustee may be removed for cause by the appropriate appointing authority.
(2) A vacancy on the board shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointment was made.
(3) The trustees shall serve without compensation, but may be reimbursed for all reasonable expenses necessarily incurred in the discharge of their official duties.
(4) A majority of the full membership of the board shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business.
Action may be taken and motions and resolutions adopted by the board at any meeting thereof by the affirmative vote of a majority of the full membership of the board.
(5) The trustees shall elect a chairperson and a vice-chairperson from the members of the board.
(6) The board shall meet regularly as it may determine, and shall also meet at the call of the chairperson of the board or the Governor. Meetings of the board shall be subject to the "Open Public Meetings Act," P.L.1975, c.231 (C.10:4-6 et seq.).
L.1999,c.31,s.4.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Conservation and Development--Parks and Reservations › Section 13:17-93 - Attorney General to provide legal services.

13:17-93 Attorney General to provide legal services.
7. The trustees may request, and upon such request shall receive, from the Attorney General of the State of New Jersey, all legal counsel and services necessary to further the purposes of the trust.
L.1999,c.31,s.7.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Conservation and Development--Parks and Reservations › Section 13:17-94 - Annual report.

13:17-94 Annual report.
8. The trust shall report annually to the Governor and the Legislature of the State of New Jersey as to its activities during the preceding year, together with any recommendations or requests the trustees deem appropriate to further the purposes of the trust.
L.1999,c.31,s.8.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Conservation and Development--Parks and Reservations › Section 13:17A-4.1 - Siting restriction

13:17A-4.1. Siting restriction
The Governor may designate or redesignate the site for a food distribution center in a municipality or municipalities located in any county with land located in, or bordering on, the district.
L. 1985, c. 499, s. 6, eff. Jan. 21, 1986.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Conservation and Development--Parks and Reservations › Section 13:18A-4 - Pinelands commission; establishment; allocation within department of environmental protection

13:18A-4. Pinelands commission; establishment; allocation within department of environmental protection
a. There is hereby established a public body corporate and politic, with corporate succession, to be known as the "Pinelands Commission." The commission shall constitute a political subdivision of the State established as an instrumentality exercising public and essential governmental functions, and the exercise by the commission of the powers and duties conferred by this act and by the Federal Act shall be deemed and held to be an essential governmental function of the State. For the purpose of complying with the provisions of Article V, Section IV, paragraph 1 of the New Jersey Constitution, the commission is hereby allocated within the Department of Environmental Protection, but, notwithstanding said allocation, the commission shall be independent of any supervision or control by such department or by the commissioner or any officer or employee thereof.
b. In addition to the powers and duties herein provided, the Pinelands Commission shall constitute the planning entity authorized in the Federal Act and shall exercise all the powers and duties as may be necessary in order to effectuate the purposes and provisions thereof.
c. Any action taken prior to the effective date of this act by the planning entity established pursuant to the Federal Act shall continue with full force and effect as an action of the commission established hereunder.
L.1979, c. 111, s. 4, eff. June 28, 1979.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Conservation and Development--Parks and Reservations › Section 13:18A-5.1 - Pinelands Commission, approval for certain reconstruction of single family dwellings, exempt.

13:18A-5.1 Pinelands Commission, approval for certain reconstruction of single family dwellings, exempt.
1. a. Except for the development of an historic resource as designated by the Pinelands Commission, a person shall be exempt from the Pinelands Commission approval of an application for development pursuant to section 14 of P.L.1979, c.111 (C.13:18A-15) for the improvement, expansion or reconstruction within five years of destruction or demolition of a single family dwelling or appurtenance thereto.
b. The Pinelands Commission, in reviewing any application for development for the improvement or reconstruction of a single family dwelling or appurtenance thereto five years or more after destruction or demolition of the single family dwelling, shall determine that such improvement or reconstruction is in conformance with the comprehensive management plan adopted pursuant to section 7 of P.L.1979, c.111 (C.13:18A-8) if the person submitting the application for development for the improvement or reconstruction demonstrates:
(1) the improvement or reconstruction does not involve an historic resource as designated by the Pinelands Commission;
(2) the improvement or reconstruction is performed within 25 years of the destruction or demolition of a single family dwelling unit or appurtenance thereto;
(3) the foundation of the demolished or destroyed single family dwelling unit is intact, will be used for the development and will constitute the footprint of the improvement or reconstruction; and
(4) the destroyed or demolished building was a single family dwelling.
The Pinelands Commission shall transmit any determination made pursuant to this subsection, in writing, to the person who submitted the application.
L.1999,c.389,s.1.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Conservation and Development--Parks and Reservations › Section 13:18A-5.2 - Solar panels not included in certain calculations relative to development in the pinelands.

13:18A-5.2 Solar panels not included in certain calculations relative to development in the pinelands.
2. Notwithstanding the provisions of the comprehensive management plan or any rule or regulation to the contrary, the commission shall not include solar panels in any calculation of impervious surface or impervious cover that may be required for an application for development in the pinelands area.
As used in this section, "solar panel" means an elevated panel or plate, or a canopy or array thereof, that captures and converts solar radiation to produce power, and includes flat plate, focusing solar collectors, or photovoltaic solar cells and excludes the base or foundation of the panel, plate, canopy, or array.
L.2010, c.4, s.2.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Conservation and Development--Parks and Reservations › Section 13:18A-7 - Pinelands Municipal Council established

13:18A-7. Pinelands Municipal Council established
6.1. a. There is hereby established a Pinelands Municipal Council, the membership of which shall consist of the mayor, or his designee, of each municipality located, in whole or in part, within the pinelands area.
b. (1) Fifteen members of the council shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of council business. Action may be taken and motions and resolutions adopted by the council at any meeting thereof by the affirmative vote of a majority of those members of the council in attendance.
(2) The council shall draft and adopt bylaws to govern the proceedings of the council.
c. (1) The council shall meet at the call of the chairperson of the council or upon the concurrence of a majority of the full membership of the council.
(2) Notice of the agenda for each meeting shall be mailed by the chairperson to all members of the council at least seven calendar days in advance of the date of the meeting .
d. The council shall appoint a chairperson from among its members and such other officers as may be necessary until such time as elections may be held therefor as provided pursuant to section 2 of P.L.1995, c.272 (C.13:18A-7.1).
e. (1) Members of the council shall serve without compensation, and each member shall serve only as long as he is the mayor or the designee of the mayor of the municipality he represents. The council may, within the limits of funds appropriated or otherwise made available for such purposes, reimburse its members for necessary expenses incurred in the discharge of their official duties.
(2) The council may, within the limits of funds appropriated or otherwise made available for such purposes, appoint such staff or hire such experts as it may require.
f. The commission shall submit to the council, for review, prior to final commission action thereon, the comprehensive management plan, and any revisions thereto, including the minimum standards for the adoption of municipal and county plans and ordinances concerning the development and use of land in the pinelands area. The commission may also submit to the council any other matter that the commission deems advisable.
g. The council shall review all matters submitted to it by the commission and shall state its position to the commission and to all members of the council within 60 days of the submission thereof.
h. The council may make recommendations to the commission on any matters it deems advisable whether or not the matter was submitted to the council by the commission. The council shall mail to all members of the council any recommendations made to the commission at the time that the recommendations are submitted to the commission. Members of the council may provide comments to the commission regarding the recommendations.
L.1979,c.111,s.6.1; amended 1995,c.272,s.1.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Conservation and Development--Parks and Reservations › Section 13:18A-7.1 - Election of officers by council

13:18A-7.1. Election of officers by council
2. a. The council shall annually elect from among its members a chairperson, vice-chairperson, secretary, and treasurer. The term of office for each of those offices shall be one year, commencing April 1st and extending to March 31st of the following year. If for any reason an officer of the council is no longer a member of the council as defined pursuant to subsection a. of section 6.1 of P.L.1979, c.111 (C.13:18A-7), the officer shall be deemed to have resigned from the office as of the date of loss of membership and the office shall be deemed vacant. In the event of a vacancy in the office of the chairperson, the vice-chairperson shall assume the duties of the office of chairperson until the next annual election as provided in subsection b. of this section. An incumbent officer shall be eligible for reelection to the same or a different office, if nominated.
b. Elections for the offices of chairperson, vice-chairperson, secretary, and treasurer of the council shall be conducted each year in the following manner:
(1) Between January 15th and January 25th, the chairperson of the council shall notify by mail all members of the council that they may submit nominations for the various offices on the council. Nominations shall be accepted if received at the address specified on the notice by February 10th.
(2) Ballots shall be prepared listing the nominations submitted for the various offices and shall be mailed to all members of the council by February 15th. Members of the council shall submit their marked ballots by mail to the address specified on the ballot. Only ballots postmarked by March 1st shall be accepted. The ballots shall be counted, and the results of the election announced, at a meeting of the council held not later than March 10th. For each office, the nominee on the ballot receiving the most votes after all properly submitted marked ballots have been counted shall be declared the winner.
(3) Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraphs (1) and (2) of this subsection to the contrary, the election of officers first held pursuant to the requirements of this section shall be conducted on behalf of the council, and the ballots counted and results of the election announced, by the Secretary of State; thereafter, each such annual election shall be conducted by the council through its officers as prescribed in this section.
L.1995,c.272,s.2.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Conservation and Development--Parks and Reservations › Section 13:18A-8.1 - Certain field sports conducted in pinelands area deemed low intensity recreational use.

13:18A-8.1 Certain field sports conducted in pinelands area deemed low intensity recreational use.
1. Field sports, including but not limited to soccer and soccer tournaments, conducted or occurring in an agricultural production area within the pinelands area, shall constitute a low intensity recreational use under the comprehensive management plan adopted pursuant to the "Pinelands Protection Act," P.L.1979, c.111 (C.13:18A-1 et seq.), provided that no permanent structure is established to accommodate the use.
L.2015, c.285, s.1.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Conservation and Development--Parks and Reservations › Section 13:18A-9 - Goals of comprehensive management plan

13:18A-9. Goals of comprehensive management plan
a. The goal of the comprehensive management plan with respect to the entire pinelands area shall be to protect, preserve and enhance the significant values of the resources thereof in a manner which is consistent with the purposes and provisions of this act and the Federal Act.
b. The goals of the comprehensive management plan with respect to the protection area shall be to:
(1) Preserve and maintain the essential character of the existing pinelands environment, including the plant and animal species indigenous thereto and the habitat therefor;
(2) Protect and maintain the quality of surface and ground waters;
(3) Promote the continuation and expansion of agricultural and horticultural uses;
(4) Discourage piecemeal and scattered development; and
(5) Encourage appropriate patterns of compatible residential, commercial and industrial development, in or adjacent to areas already utilized for such purposes, in order to accommodate regional growth influences in an orderly way while protecting the pinelands environment from the individual and cumulative adverse impacts thereof.
c. The goals of the comprehensive management plan with respect to the preservation area shall be to:
(1) Preserve an extensive and contiguous area of land in its natural state, thereby insuring the continuation of a pinelands environment which contains the unique and significant ecological and other resources representative of the pinelands area;
(2) Promote compatible agricultural, horticultural and recreational uses, including hunting, fishing and trapping, within the framework of maintaining a pinelands environment;
(3) Prohibit any construction or development which is incompatible with the preservation of this unique area;
(4) Provide a sufficient amount of undeveloped land to accommodate specific wilderness management practices, such as selective burning, which are necessary to maintain the special ecology of the preservation area; and
(5) Protect and preserve the quantity and quality of existing surface and ground waters.
L.1979, c. 111, s. 8, eff. June 28, 1979.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Conservation and Development--Parks and Reservations › Section 13:18A-10 - Consultations; adoption; submission of plan; development, construction or disturbance of land; conformance to plan; waiver; rules and regulations

13:18A-10. Consultations; adoption; submission of plan; development, construction or disturbance of land; conformance to plan; waiver; rules and regulations
a. During the development of the comprehensive management plan, the commission shall consult with appropriate officials of local governments, including the council, and State or Federal agencies with jurisdiction over lands, waters and natural resources within the pinelands area, with interested professional, scientific, and citizen organizations, and with any citizens advisory committee which may be established by the Governor. The commission shall review all relevant existing information and studies on the pinelands area including, but not limited to, the report of the committee created pursuant to Executive Order 56, issued May 28, 1977.
b. Upon the adoption thereof, the comprehensive management plan shall be submitted to the Governor and to the Legislature. The commission shall further submit such plan to the Secretary of the United States Department of Interior, as provided in the Federal Act.
c. Subsequent to the adoption of the comprehensive management plan, the provisions of any other law, ordinance, rule or regulation to the contrary notwithstanding, no application for development within the pinelands area shall be approved by any municipality, county or agency thereof, and no State approval, certificate, license, consent, permit, or financial assistance for the construction of any structure or the disturbance of any land within such area shall be granted, unless such approval or grant conforms to the provisions of such comprehensive management plan; provided, however, that the commission is hereby authorized to waive strict compliance with such plan or with any element or standard contained therein, upon finding that such waiver is necessary to alleviate extraordinary hardship or to satisfy a compelling public need, is consistent with the purposes and provisions of this act and the Federal Act, and would not result in substantial impairment of the resources of the pinelands area; and provided further, however, that the commission shall, within 90 days of the effective date of this act, and after public hearing thereon, adopt rules and regulations which specify the standards for determining such extraordinary hardship, compelling public need, consistency and substantial impairment.
L.1979, c. 111, s. 9, eff. June 28, 1979.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Conservation and Development--Parks and Reservations › Section 13:18A-13 - Guidelines for location and construction; periodic revision and transmittal to state, county and municipal agencies

13:18A-13. Guidelines for location and construction; periodic revision and transmittal to state, county and municipal agencies
In order to assure that the actions, decisions, determinations and rulings of the State, county and municipal governments shall, to the maximum extent practicable and feasible, conform with the comprehensive management plan adopted by the commission pursuant to section 7 of this act, the commission shall prepare, periodically revise and transmit to all State, county or municipal agencies empowered to finance or construct any capital project within the pinelands area, and to all State agencies empowered to grant or deny any approval, certificate, license, consent, or permit for the construction of any structure or the disturbance of land therein, such guidelines for the location and construction of such capital projects or for the granting of any such approval, certificate, license, consent, permit, or financial assistance, as the case may be, as the commission deems necessary and appropriate.
L.1979, c. 111, s. 12, eff. June 28, 1979.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Conservation and Development--Parks and Reservations › Section 13:18A-15 - Pinelands development applications

13:18A-15. Pinelands development applications
Subsequent to the adoption of the comprehensive management plan, the commission is hereby authorized to commence a review, within 15 days after any final municipal or county approval thereof, of any application for development in the pinelands area. Upon determining to exercise such authority, the commission shall transmit, by certified mail, written notice thereof to the person who submitted such application. The commission shall, after public hearing thereon, approve, reject, or approve with conditions any such application within 45 days of transmitting such notice; provided, however, that such application shall not be rejected or conditionally approved unless the commission determines that such development does not conform with the comprehensive management plan or the minimum standards contained therein, as applicable to the county or municipality wherein such development is located, or that such development could result in substantial impairment of the resources of the pinelands area. Such approval, rejection or conditional approval shall be binding upon the person who submitted such application, shall supersede any municipal or county approval of any such development, and shall be subject only to judicial review as provided in section 19 of this act.
The number of low or moderate income housing units provided for in the application for development shall not be used as a criterion for the approval or rejection of the application.
L. 1979, c. 111, s. 14; amended by L. 1987, c. 267, s. 2.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Conservation and Development--Parks and Reservations › Section 13:18A-15.1 - Rules, regulations providing for approval of development of solar, photovoltaic energy facility, structure on certain sites in the pinelands.

13:18A-15.1 Rules, regulations providing for approval of development of solar, photovoltaic energy facility, structure on certain sites in the pinelands.
1. a. Within 180 days after the date of enactment of this act, the Pinelands Commission shall adopt rules and regulations providing for the approval of the development of a solar or photovoltaic energy facility or structure in the pinelands area on the site of a landfill or resource extraction operation, provided that the development is consistent with the comprehensive management plan, adopted pursuant to section 7 of P.L.1979, c.111 (C.13:18A-8), and:
(1) if located on a resource extraction site, the facility or structure shall be on previously disturbed lands that have not subsequently been restored, and which are not subject to any restoration obligation pursuant to the comprehensive management plan; or
(2) if located on a landfill, the facility or structure shall be on previously disturbed lands or on adjacent lands as necessary to facilitate closure of the landfill in accordance with a plan approved by the Pinelands Commission in consultation with the Department of Environmental Protection. The landfill shall be closed in accordance with a plan approved by the commission, in consultation with the department, under the requirements of the comprehensive management plan prior to, or concurrent with, the installation of the solar or photovoltaic energy facility or structure.
b. In addition to the conditions set forth in subsection a. of this section, development of the facility or structure shall not permanently or adversely impact: (1) any existing engineering devices or other environmental controls located on a site, except as may be approved by the Pinelands Commission in consultation with the Department of Environmental Protection; and (2) ecologically sensitive areas located on, adjacent to, or within the same sub-watershed as the site proposed for development, except as may be approved by the commission in consultation with the department.
c. Within one year after the termination of use of the solar or photovoltaic energy facility or structure, the facility, and all structures associated therewith, shall be removed and restoration of the site shall be completed in accordance with the comprehensive management plan, or within another time period as approved by the Pinelands Commission, in consultation with the Department of Environmental Protection and under the requirements of the comprehensive management plan.
L.2011, c.141, s.1.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Conservation and Development--Parks and Reservations › Section 13:18A-16 - Grants to municipalities and counties for revisions

13:18A-16. Grants to municipalities and counties for revisions
The commission is hereby authorized to make grants to municipalities and counties for any revision of local master plans or the implementing ordinances thereto which is designed to bring such plans and ordinances into conformance with the comprehensive management plan prepared by the commission. The commission may make such grants from any State, Federal or other funds which may be appropriated or otherwise made available to it for such purpose.
L.1979, c. 111, s. 15, eff. June 28, 1979.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Conservation and Development--Parks and Reservations › Section 13:18A-17 - Conflict of interest of member, officer, employee or agent of commission; violations; action voidable; penalties

13:18A-17. Conflict of interest of member, officer, employee or agent of commission; violations; action voidable; penalties
a. No member, officer, employee, or agent of the commission shall take any official action on any matter in which he has a direct or indirect financial interest; provided, however, that the ownership of, or tenancy in, one's own private residence shall not be considered a financial interest for the purposes of this section; and provided further, however, that nothing in this section shall be construed so as to prohibit any such member from participating in the preparation and approval of the comprehensive management plan;
b. Any commission action taken or approval granted in violation of this section is voidable;
c. Any person who shall willfully violate any provision of this section shall forfeit his office or employment and shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and be punished by a fine of not more than $7,500.00 or by imprisonment for not more than 18 months, or both such fine and imprisonment.
L.1979, c. 111, s. 16, eff. June 28, 1979.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Conservation and Development--Parks and Reservations › Section 13:18A-18 - Annual audit

13:18A-18. Annual audit
The State Auditor shall conduct an annual audit of the commission's activities pursuant to the provisions of chapter 24 of Title 52 of the Revised Statutes.
L.1979, c. 111, s. 17, eff. June 28, 1979.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Conservation and Development--Parks and Reservations › Section 13:18A-19 - Annual report

13:18A-19. Annual report
On or before March 31 in each year the commission shall make an annual report of its activities for the preceding calendar year to the Governor, the Legislature and to the Secretary of the United States Department of Interior. Each such report shall set forth a complete operating and financial statement covering its operations during the year.
L.1979, c. 111, s. 18, eff. June 28, 1979.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Conservation and Development--Parks and Reservations › Section 13:18A-20 - Judicial review

13:18A-20. Judicial review
Any person aggrieved by any decision rendered by the commission pursuant to subsection c. of section 9 and sections 13 and 14 of this act may obtain judicial review thereof by the filing of a petition in the Appellate Division of the Superior Court of New Jersey within 45 days after the issuance of such decision. The court shall have the power to grant such relief as it deems just and proper, and to make and enter an order enforcing, modifying and enforcing as so modified, remanding for further specific evidence or findings, or setting aside in whole or in part, such decision of the commission. The findings of fact on which such decision is based shall be conclusive if supported by substantial evidence on the record considered as a whole.
L.1979, c. 111, s. 19, eff. June 28, 1979.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Conservation and Development--Parks and Reservations › Section 13:18A-21 - Report on state payments in lieu of taxes to municipalities

13:18A-21. Report on state payments in lieu of taxes to municipalities
The commission shall, within 1 year of the effective date of this act, prepare and submit to the Governor and Legislature a report concerning State payments in lieu of taxes to municipalities in the pinelands area wherein the State owns any land or interests therein. Such report shall include an evaluation of the manner of calculation and amount of such payments made or to be made pursuant to the provisions of the "New Jersey Green Acres and Recreation Opportunities Bond Act of 1974," P.L.1974, c. 102; P.L.1977, c. 272 (C. 54:4-2.2a et seq.); and the "New Jersey Green Acres Bond Act of 1978," P.L.1978, c. 118, as well as the recommendations of the commission for executive and legislative action on additional or alternative proposals for such payments, including the fiscal implications of any such proposal and potential sources of funding therefor.
L.1979, c. 111, s. 20, eff. June 28, 1979.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Conservation and Development--Parks and Reservations › Section 13:18A-22 - Sale of land within preservation area; written notice of intention; exceptions; transmittal and publication of provisions of section; violations; voidability of contract; corporations

13:18A-22. Sale of land within preservation area; written notice of intention; exceptions; transmittal and publication of provisions of section; violations; voidability of contract; corporations
a. No person shall contract to sell any land within the preservation area, or any interest therein or option therefor, until such person has transmitted to the Commissioner of Environmental Protection, by certified mail, a written notice of intention to sell such land, interest, or option at least 60 days prior to entering into any such contract; provided, however, that the provisions of this subsection shall not be applicable to any contract of sale for any structure which is located on any lot less than 10 acres, nor to any contract of sale between or among husband and wife, parent and child, brother and sister, or grandparent and grandchild.
b. The Commissioner of Environmental Protection shall, within 30 days of the effective date of this act, transmit, by certified mail, written notice of the provisions of this section to the governing body of every county and municipality located in whole or in part in the preservation area, and publish such notice in the New Jersey Register and in at least two newspapers circulating within the affected areas.
c. Any contract made in violation of subsection a. of this section is voidable.
d. Any corporation which owns any land, or interest therein, within the preservation area shall transmit, by certified mail, within 10 days of the occurrence thereof, a written notice to the Commissioner of Environmental Protection of any change or series of changes in the ownership of more than 10% of the stockholdings in such corporation.
e. Nothing in this section shall be construed so as to limit any authority granted the commissioner, pursuant to law, to acquire any lands, or interests therein or options therefor, in such manner as may be provided in such law.
L.1979, c. 111, s. 21, eff. June 28, 1979.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Conservation and Development--Parks and Reservations › Section 13:18A-23 - Coastal area; revision of environmental design

13:18A-23. Coastal area; revision of environmental design
In addition to the functions required pursuant to the "Coastal Area Facility Review Act," P.L.1973, c. 185 (C. 13:19-1 et seq.), the Department of Environmental Protection shall, in consultation with the commission and within 18 months of the effective date of this act, review the environmental design for the coastal area as it affects the planning and management of the development and use of any land in the coastal area which is also within the boundaries of the Pinelands National Reserve, make any necessary revisions to such environmental design as may be necessary in order to effectuate the purposes of this act and the Federal Act, and prepare and transmit to the commission a report detailing the provisions of the environmental design as so revised and as applicable to such land.
L.1979, c. 111, s. 22, eff. June 28, 1979.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Conservation and Development--Parks and Reservations › Section 13:18A-24 - Operation of power vessels or motor vehicles within pinelands; littering; violations; penalty

13:18A-24. Operation of power vessels or motor vehicles within pinelands; littering; violations; penalty
23. a. No person shall operate any power vessel which utilizes any engine in excess of 10 horse power upon any of the waters of this State within the pinelands area, except upon that portion of the Mullica River downstream from Burlington County Route 542, upon that portion of the Great Egg Harbor River downstream from its confluence with Mare Run, or upon that portion of the Wading River downstream from its confluence with the Oswego River. As used in this subsection, "power vessel" means any vessel temporarily or permanently equipped with machinery for propulsion, not including a vessel propelled wholly by sails or by muscular power.
b. No person shall operate any motor vehicle upon any public land within the pinelands area other than upon public highways, except in such areas designated by the commission for such purposes. As used in this subsection, "motor vehicle" means all vehicles propelled other than by muscular power, but not including those vehicles run only upon rails or tracks, police, fire or emergency vehicles, or those vehicles utilized for the administration or maintenance of any public land.
c. No person shall throw, drop, discard or otherwise place any litter upon any land or water within the pinelands area. As used in this subsection, "litter" means any paper, bottle, can, trash, garbage, refuse or debris of any nature.
d. Any person who violates any provision of this section shall be liable to a penalty of not more than $500.00 for each offense, which penalty shall be imposed in addition to any other penalty otherwise provided by P.L.1954, c.38 (C.23:7-9), R.S.39:4-64, or by any other law. Such penalty shall be collected by the Department of Environmental Protection pursuant to the provisions of "the penalty enforcement law" (N.J.S.2A:58-1 et seq.).
L.1979,c.111,s.23; amended 1992,c.69.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Conservation and Development--Parks and Reservations › Section 13:18A-25 - Inapplicability of act to exportation of waters or to regulation of fish and game activities or other recreational activities in pinelands area

13:18A-25. Inapplicability of act to exportation of waters or to regulation of fish and game activities or other recreational activities in pinelands area
a. Nothing in this act shall be construed to authorize or permit the exportation of any ground or surface waters from the pinelands area.
b. Nothing in this act shall be construed to authorize any regulation of hunting, fishing, trapping or possession of wildlife, or other recreational activities in the pinelands area, except as otherwise provided in section 23 of this act or by Title 13 or Title 23 of the Revised Statutes.
L.1979, c. 111, s. 24, eff. June 28, 1979.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Conservation and Development--Parks and Reservations › Section 13:18A-26 - Surcharge on fees; pinelands fund; disposition

13:18A-26. Surcharge on fees; pinelands fund; disposition
The commission is hereby authorized to adopt rules and regulations which impose a surcharge of up to $1.00 upon any fee currently levied and collected, pursuant to law, for the use of State-owned lands within the pinelands area. All of the sums collected as a result of any such surcharge shall be deposited in a fund to be known as the "Pinelands Fund," which fund shall be kept separate from all other State receipts. There shall be appropriated annually from such fund, in accordance with a formula adopted by the commission, such revenue as may be available to defray the costs of payments in lieu-of-taxes, as herein provided, to municipalities located in whole or in part in the pinelands area.
L.1979, c. 111, s. 25, eff. June 28, 1979.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Conservation and Development--Parks and Reservations › Section 13:18A-27 - Enforcement of provisions of this act over inconsistent or conflicting acts

13:18A-27. Enforcement of provisions of this act over inconsistent or conflicting acts
It is the intent of the Legislature that, except as otherwise specifically provided in this act, in the event of any conflict or inconsistency in the provisions of this act and any other acts pertaining to matters herein established or provided for or in any rules and regulations adopted under this act or said other acts, to the extent of such conflict or inconsistency, the provisions of this act and the rules and regulations adopted hereunder shall be enforced and the provisions of such other acts and rules and regulations adopted thereunder shall be of no force and effect.
L.1979, c. 111, s. 26, eff. June 28, 1979.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Conservation and Development--Parks and Reservations › Section 13:18A-28 - Severability

13:18A-28. Severability
If any section, part, phrase, or provision of this act or the application thereof to any person be adjudged invalid by any court of competent jurisdiction, such judgment shall be confined in its operation to the section, part, phrase, provision, or application directly involved in the controversy in which such judgment shall have been rendered and it shall not affect or impair the validity of the remainder of this act or the application thereof to other persons.
L.1979, c. 111, s. 27, eff. June 28, 1979.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Conservation and Development--Parks and Reservations › Section 13:18A-29 - Liberal construction

13:18A-29. Liberal construction
The object, design and purpose of this act being the protection of the pinelands area and the resources thereof, this act shall be liberally construed.
L.1979, c. 111, s. 28, eff. June 28, 1979.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Conservation and Development--Parks and Reservations › Section 13:18A-31 - Findings, declarations

13:18A-31. Findings, declarations
The Legislature finds and declares that, pursuant to the provisions of P.L. 1979, c. 111 (C. 13:18A-1 et seq.), the comprehensive management plan for the pinelands area has been adopted and is now being implemented; that this plan includes a program for the allocation and transfer of pinelands development credits; and that the intent of the pinelands development credit program is to provide a mechanism to facilitate both the preservation of the resources of this area and the accommodation of regional growth influences in an orderly fashion.
The Legislature further finds and declares that the concept of transferable development credits is innovative and, as yet, unprecedented on a regional scale; that in order to realize the full measure of the benefits of such a program, steps must be taken to assure the marketability of these credits; and that the best means of providing this assurance is through the establishment of a Pinelands Development Credit Bank empowered to purchase and sell pinelands development credits and to guarantee loans secured thereby, all as hereinafter provided.
L. 1985, c. 310, s. 2, eff. Aug. 28, 1985.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Conservation and Development--Parks and Reservations › Section 13:18A-32 - Definitions

13:18A-32. Definitions
As used in this act:
a. "Applicant" means a person applying for, or in receipt of, a loan secured pursuant to the provisions of this act;
b. "Bank" means the Pinelands Development Credit Bank established pursuant to section 4 of this act;
c. "Board" means the Board of Directors of the Pinelands Development Credit Bank;
d. "County bank" means a public body established pursuant to section 14 of this act;
e. "County board" means the board of directors of the county development credit bank;
f. "Lender" means any bank or trust company, savings bank, national banking association, savings and loan association, or building and loan association maintaining an office in the State, or any insurance company authorized to transact business in the State;
g. "Pinelands development credit guarantee" means a guarantee extended pursuant to section 9 of this act;
h. "Pinelands development credit" means a transferable development right created pursuant to the comprehensive management plan.
L. 1985, c. 310, s. 3, eff. Aug. 28, 1985.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Conservation and Development--Parks and Reservations › Section 13:18A-33 - Pinelands Development Credit Bank

13:18A-33. Pinelands Development Credit Bank
a. There is established in the Executive Branch of the State Government a public body corporate and politic, with corporate succession, to be known as the Pinelands Development Credit Bank. For the purpose of complying with the provisions of Article V, Section IV, paragraph 1 of the New Jersey Constitution, the bank is allocated within the Department of Banking, but notwithstanding that allocation, the bank shall be independent of any supervision or control by the department or by an officer or employee thereof, except as otherwise expressly provided in this act. The bank is constituted as an instrumentality of the State exercising public and essential governmental functions, and the exercise by the bank of the powers conferred by this act shall be deemed and held to be an essential governmental function of the State.
b. The bank shall be governed by a board of directors consisting of five ex officio members, or the designees thereof, as follows: the Commissioner of Banking, who shall serve as chairman; the Secretary of Agriculture; the Attorney General; the Commissioner of Environmental Protection; and the Chairman of the Pinelands Commission; and four members, each of whom shall be a resident of counties in the pinelands area, two to be appointed by the Governor upon the recommendation of the President of the Senate, and two to be appointed by the Governor upon the recommendation of the Speaker of the General Assembly. Designees of the five ex officio members shall have the power to vote in the absence of members.
L. 1985, c. 310, s. 4, eff. Aug. 28, 1985.