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2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Conservation and Development--Parks and Reservations › Section 13:1B-15.124 - Annual report; recommendations or requests

13:1B-15.124. Annual report; recommendations or requests
The trust shall report annually to the Governor and the Legislature of the State of New Jersey as to their activities during the preceding year, together with any recommendations or requests the trustees deem appropriate to further the purposes of the trust.
L.1968, c. 425, s. 6, eff. Jan. 23, 1969.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Conservation and Development--Parks and Reservations › Section 13:1B-15.125 - Approval mandatory

13:1B-15.125. Approval mandatory
The trust may not purchase any lands directly or indirectly through the Department of Environmental Protection which will result in the incurrence of any financial obligations on the part of the State of New Jersey, without express approval of the Commissioner of the Department of Environmental Protection or the Legislature.
L. 1968, c. 425, s. 7, eff. Jan. 23, 1969. Amended by L. 1973, c. 64, s. 5, eff. March 22, 1973; L. 1986, c. 178, s. 5, eff. Dec. 9, 1986.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Conservation and Development--Parks and Reservations › Section 13:1B-15.126 - Legal counsel and services; request

13:1B-15.126. Legal counsel and services; request
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 carry out the purposes of the trust.
L.1968, c. 425, s. 8, eff. Jan. 23, 1969.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Conservation and Development--Parks and Reservations › Section 13:1B-15.127 - Partial invalidity

13:1B-15.127. Partial invalidity
If any section or sections of this act or any provision thereof shall be declared to be unconstitutional, invalid or inoperative in whole or in part, such section or provision shall, to the extent that it is not unconstitutional, invalid or inoperative be enforced and effectuated and no such determination shall be deemed to invalidate or make ineffectual the remaining provisions of the sections of this act.
L.1968, c. 425, s. 9, eff. Jan. 23, 1969.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Conservation and Development--Parks and Reservations › Section 13:1B-15.128 - New Jersey Register of Historic Places

13:1B-15.128. New Jersey Register of Historic Places
A New Jersey Register of Historic Places is established in the Division of Parks, Forestry and Recreation of the Department of Environmental Protection to consist of a permanent record of areas, sites, structures and objects within the State determined to have significant historical, archeological, architectural or cultural value.
L.1970, c. 268, s. 1, eff. Nov. 4, 1970.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Conservation and Development--Parks and Reservations › Section 13:1B-15.129 - Approval of sites, structures, etc.; notice to owner

13:1B-15.129. Approval of sites, structures, etc.; notice to owner
The Commissioner of Environmental Protection, with the advice and recommendations of the Historic Sites Council, shall establish criteria for receiving and processing nominations and approval of areas, sites, structures and objects, both publicly and privately owned, for inclusion in the Register of Historic Places, together with appropriate documentation thereof to be included and maintained in the register and for the public identification of such historic places by appropriate plaques or documentation. The owners of all areas, sites, structures or objects approved for inclusion in the register shall be provided with appropriate written notification thereof by the department.
L.1970, c. 268, s. 2, eff. Nov. 4, 1970.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Conservation and Development--Parks and Reservations › Section 13:1B-15.130 - State aid

13:1B-15.130. State aid
No State funds shall be expended for, or in aid of, acquisition, preservation, restoration or maintenance as a historic place or site of any area, site, structure or object unless and until the same shall be approved for inclusion in the Register of Historic Places, but this section shall not apply to presently owned or maintained State Historic Sites.
L.1970, c. 268, s. 3, eff. Nov. 4, 1970.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Conservation and Development--Parks and Reservations › Section 13:1B-15.131 - Encroachment upon or damage to historic place; authorization; public hearing

13:1B-15.131. Encroachment upon or damage to historic place; authorization; public hearing
The State, a county, municipality or an agency or instrumentality of any thereof shall not undertake any project which will encroach upon, damage or destroy any area, site, structure or object included in the Register of Historic Places without application to, and the prior written authorization or consent of, the Commissioner of Environmental Protection. The commissioner shall solicit the advice and recommendations of the Historic Sites Council in connection with any such application and may direct the conduct of a public hearing or hearings thereon prior to granting or denying authorization or consent. The failure of the commissioner to authorize, consent or deny any such application within 120 days of application therefor shall constitute his consent thereto.
L.1970, c. 268, s. 4, eff. Nov. 4, 1970.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Conservation and Development--Parks and Reservations › Section 13:1B-15.131a - Preservation of certain Civil War monuments.

13:1B-15.131a Preservation of certain Civil War monuments.
1. a. The Commissioner of Environmental Protection, in consultation with the Historic Sites Council, shall use volunteer services of appropriate historical organizations and the resources of the department to conduct, and update on a periodic basis, a survey of Civil War monuments located within this State. Civil War monuments which, based on the results of the survey, are determined to have significant historical value shall be included in the New Jersey Register of Historic Places.
b. In addition to the protections provided by section 4 of P.L.1970, c.268 (C.13:1B-15.131), the State, a county or municipality, or an instrumentality thereof, shall not approve any application or permit for any activity which will encroach upon, damage or destroy any Civil War monument listed in the New Jersey Register of Historic Places without first applying for the authorization of the commissioner in the manner provided in that section.
c. As used in this section, "Civil War monument" means any area, site, structure or object, publicly or privately owned, relating to the American Civil War.
L.1999,c.377,s.1.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Conservation and Development--Parks and Reservations › Section 13:1B-15.132 - Appropriation

13:1B-15.132. Appropriation
There is appropriated to the Department of Environmental Protection for the purpose of establishing and maintaining the New Jersey Register of Historic Places such sums as shall be included in any annual or supplemental appropriation act.
L.1970, c. 268, s. 5, eff. Nov. 4, 1970.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Conservation and Development--Parks and Reservations › Section 13:1B-15.134 - Definitions

13:1B-15.134. Definitions
As used in this act:
a. "Commissioner" means the Commissioner of Environmental Protection;
b. "Department" means the Department of Environmental Protection;
c. "Program" means the Open Lands Management Program.
L.1983, c. 560, s. 2, eff. Jan. 17, 1984.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Conservation and Development--Parks and Reservations › Section 13:1B-15.135 - Legislative findings and declarations

13:1B-15.135. Legislative findings and declarations
The Legislature finds and declares that opportunities for access to recreational open space are rapidly diminishing and that, in an effort to explore alternative techniques to provide that access, the State should aid private landowners permitting public recreational use of their land.
The Legislature further finds and declares that administering a program to aid private landowners, informing the public of recreational opportunities and evaluating the operation of the program would best be implemented by establishing an Open Lands Management Program, and by empowering the Department of Environmental Protection to provide financial assistance and in kind services to assist private landowners in maintaining and increasing public recreational opportunities, all as hereinafter provided.
L.1983, c. 560, s. 3, eff. Jan. 17, 1984.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Conservation and Development--Parks and Reservations › Section 13:1B-15.136 - Open lands management program; establishment; purpose

13:1B-15.136. Open lands management program; establishment; purpose
There is established in the Division of Parks and Forestry in the Department of Environmental Protection the Open Lands Management Program.
The purpose of this program shall be to provide financial assistance and in kind services for the development and maintenance of privately owned land for recreational purposes in accordance with the provisions of this act. It shall further be the purpose of this program to evaluate the operation of State efforts to provide opportunities for recreational access to privately-owned open space.
L.1983, c. 560, s. 4, eff. Jan. 17, 1984.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Conservation and Development--Parks and Reservations › Section 13:1B-15.137 - Rules and regulations

13:1B-15.137. Rules and regulations
The commissioner is authorized to adopt and enforce, pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L. 1968, c. 410 (C. 52:14B-1 et seq.), rules and regulations necessary to implement the provisions of this act.
L.1983, c. 560, s. 5, eff. Jan. 17, 1984.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Conservation and Development--Parks and Reservations › Section 13:1B-15.138 - Public meetings

13:1B-15.138. Public meetings
The department shall undertake an informational and educational effort to acquaint landowners with the basic objectives and details of the program by conducting public meetings in the various geographical regions of the State.
L.1983, c. 560, s. 6, eff. Jan. 17, 1984.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Conservation and Development--Parks and Reservations › Section 13:1B-15.139 - Projects by private landowners

13:1B-15.139. Projects by private landowners
a. Voluntary offers to undertake certain projects shall be solicited by the department from private landowners. The department may provide a landowner with any appropriate assistance and guidance in the development of recreational opportunity proposals particularly suited to the topographical characteristics of the land.
b. A landowner may file an application with the department, on forms prescribed by the commissioner, requesting financial assistance for a specific project or projects for public recreational access to his privately-owned open space. The department shall evaluate the application and, within 30 days of receipt of the application, either deny the application citing the reasons therefore or grant preliminary approval thereof.
c. If preliminary approval has been granted, the landowner and the commissioner may enter into an agreement, hereinafter referred to as an "access covenant," which guarantees public access for a specified period of time, for specified recreational purposes to a specified parcel or parcels of land in return for appropriate and reasonable financial assistance or in kind services, or both, as determined by the commissioner.
d. If an access covenant has been signed by a landowner and the commissioner, the landowner shall cause a statement containing the conditions of the covenant to be attached to and recorded with the deed to the land in the same manner as the deed was originally recorded.
L.1983, c. 560, s. 7, eff. Jan. 17, 1984.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Conservation and Development--Parks and Reservations › Section 13:1B-15.140 - Eligible projects

13:1B-15.140. Eligible projects
Projects eligible for consideration by the commissioner shall include but not necessarily be limited to:
a. Installation, repair or replacement of existing protective structures, such as fencing, water bars, berms or stiles;
b. Installation, repair or replacement of any facility which provides or improves public recreational access to privately-owned land, such as parking areas, access roads, trails, signs, picnic areas, rest areas or boat or canoe launch areas;
c. Planting, restoration or maintenance of trees or shrubs for the purpose of screening or increasing the value of scenic areas; and,
d. Repair or restoration of any vandalized crops or improvements located on, or adjacent to, agricultural land which is subject to an access covenant.
L.1983, c. 560, s. 8, eff. Jan. 17, 1984.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Conservation and Development--Parks and Reservations › Section 13:1B-15.141 - Liability of owner, lessee or occupant

13:1B-15.141. Liability of owner, lessee or occupant
a. An owner, lessee or occupant of land for which an access covenant has been entered into and who is participating in the program and thereby guarantees access pursuant to subsection c. of section 7 of this act does not thereby: (1) extend any assurance that the premises, including any natural or man-made conditions, are safe for these purposes; (2) constitute the person to whom access is guaranteed an invitee or licensee to whom a duty of care is owned; or (3) assume responsibility for, or incur liability for, any injury to person or property caused by any act of persons to whom access is guaranteed.
b. This section shall not limit the liability which would otherwise exist for willful or malicious failure to guard, or to warn against, a dangerous condition, use, structure or activity.
L.1983, c. 560, s. 9, eff. Jan. 17, 1984.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Conservation and Development--Parks and Reservations › Section 13:1B-15.142 - Assessment and taxation

13:1B-15.142. Assessment and taxation
The access covenant for recreational purposes shall not affect the assessment and taxation of agricultural land which is taxed pursuant to the "Farmland Assessment Act of 1964," P.L. 1964, c. 48 (C. 54:4-23.1 et seq.), nor shall it affect the assessment and taxation of vacant land or agricultural land which is not taxed pursuant to the "Farmland Assessment Act of 1964."
L.1983, c. 560, s. 10, eff. Jan. 17, 1984.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Conservation and Development--Parks and Reservations › Section 13:1B-15.143 - Appointment of officers, employees; qualifications.

13:1B-15.143 Appointment of officers, employees; qualifications.
11. Subject to the provisions of Title 11A of the New Jersey Statutes, and within the limits of funds appropriated or otherwise made available, the commissioner may appoint any officer or employee to the department necessary to carry out the provisions of P.L.1983, c.560 (C.13:1B-15.133 et seq.) , fix and determine their qualifications, which may include a knowledge of and familiarity with the pinelands area or the Highlands Region and the residents thereof.
L.1983,c.560,s.11; amended 2004, c.120, s.47.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Conservation and Development--Parks and Reservations › Section 13:1B-15.144 - Report

13:1B-15.144. Report
The commissioner shall submit a written report to the Governor and to the Legislature within one year of the effective date of this act. The report shall detail the effectiveness of the Open Lands Management Program in increasing recreational opportunities and the advisability of continuing the program at its current level, expanding the program Statewide or terminating the program.
L.1983, c. 560, s. 12, eff. Jan. 17, 1984.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Conservation and Development--Parks and Reservations › Section 13:1B-15.145 - Application, acceptance and expenditure of funds

13:1B-15.145. Application, acceptance and expenditure of funds
The department may apply for, accept and expend funds from any public or private source for the purposes of planning and implementing the program in accordance with the provisions of this act.
L.1983, c. 560, s. 13, eff. Jan. 17, 1984.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Conservation and Development--Parks and Reservations › Section 13:1B-15.146 - Findings, declarations

13:1B-15.146. Findings, declarations
The Legislature finds and declares that this State has a rich natural heritage which is in danger of disappearing as the State continues to experience economic and industrial growth; that a program to conduct an inventory of rare plants, animals, and natural communities throughout New Jersey was established in 1984 through a cooperative agreement between the Department of Environmental Protection and The Nature Conservancy, a nonprofit conservation organization; that this program is providing up-to-date information on rare species and natural communities to planners, developers, and conservation agencies for use in resource management, environmental impact assessment, and both public and private land protection efforts; that this program enables the State to share information, in a national network, with the more than 40 other states with comparable programs; that the continued success and usefulness of the program is dependent upon continuously updating and refining the information in the inventory; that, by design, The Nature Conservancy intended to end their participation in the program after fiscal year 1987 but has temporarily extended their participation pending the establishment of a formal program; the Legislature therefore determines that in order to preserve the State's natural diversity the Natural Heritage Program needs to be formally recognized and established.
L. 1988, c. 127, s. 1.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Conservation and Development--Parks and Reservations › Section 13:1B-15.147 - Natural Heritage Program

13:1B-15.147. Natural Heritage Program
There is established in the Division of Parks and Forestry, Department of Environmental Protection, a Natural Heritage Program. The purpose of the program is to identify the most critically important natural areas in the State and provide detailed up-to-date information on rare species and natural communities to planners, developers, and conservation agencies for use in resource management, environmental impact assessment, and both public and private land protection efforts.
L. 1988, c. 127, s. 2.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Conservation and Development--Parks and Reservations › Section 13:1B-15.148 - Functions

13:1B-15.148. Functions
The functions of the program shall include, but need not be limited to:
a. Maintaining and updating, through data collection and field work, a partially computerized data base which includes lists of rare and endangered species, and natural communities ranked according to rarity, as well as information on the location, quality, protection status, and sources of information of individual occurrences of the above species and natural communities; and
b. Providing information on species and natural community occurrences to other government agencies, consultants, and private landowners seeking to preserve natural diversity and advice on how best to protect these occurrences.
L. 1988, c. 127, s. 3.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Conservation and Development--Parks and Reservations › Section 13:1B-15.149 - Fees

13:1B-15.149. Fees
The Commissioner of Environmental Protection is authorized to charge and collect fees in an amount sufficient to cover the costs of any services performed pursuant to this act. Such fees shall be in addition to any appropriation received by the department for this program and shall be devoted entirely and exclusively to carrying out the purposes and provisions of this act.
L. 1988, c. 127, s. 4.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Conservation and Development--Parks and Reservations › Section 13:1B-15.150 - Administration

13:1B-15.150. Administration
With the approval of the Governor, the Commissioner of Environmental Protection may cooperate with and receive money from the federal government, or any county or municipal government or from private sources for the purposes of this act and to supplement administration of the program.
L. 1988, c. 127, s. 5.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Conservation and Development--Parks and Reservations › Section 13:1B-15.152 - Findings, declarations

13:1B-15.152. Findings, declarations
The Legislature finds and declares that plant species have medicinal, genetic, ecological, educational and aesthetic value to the citizens of New Jersey; that the perpetuation of many plant species native to New Jersey or the United States is in jeopardy; and that a definitive, officially recognized State list of endangered plant species is needed to eliminate the confusion resulting from various existing unofficial lists which are inconsistent and is a necessary precondition to more effectively and efficiently incorporate the preservation of our State's natural diversity into government planning functions.
L.1989, c.56, s.2.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Conservation and Development--Parks and Reservations › Section 13:1B-15.153 - Definitions

13:1B-15.153. Definitions
As used in this act:
"Commissioner" means the Commissioner of the Department of Environmental Protection;
"Department" means the Department of Environmental Protection;
"Endangered species" means any native plant species whose survival in the State or the nation is in jeopardy, including, but not limited to, plant species designated as listed, proposed, or under review by the federal government as endangered or threatened throughout its range in the United States pursuant to the "Endangered Species Act of 1973," Pub.L.93-205 (16 U.S.C. s. 1533), any additional species known or believed to be rare throughout its worldwide range, and any species having five or fewer extant populations within the State;
"Plant" means any member of the Plant Kingdom, including all roots, stems, leaves, flowers, fruits, seeds, spores, gametophytes and other parts thereof;
"Species" means any species, subspecies, or variety of plant.
L.1989, c.56, s.3.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Conservation and Development--Parks and Reservations › Section 13:1B-15.154 - Endangered plant species list

13:1B-15.154. Endangered plant species list
Within one year of the effective date of this act, the Division of Parks and Forestry in the Department of Environmental Protection shall, on the basis of research and investigations and other available scientific data on plant species, and with the benefit of public comment, develop and adopt, pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), a list of plant species occurring in the State which are endangered, either by the destruction, drastic modification, or severe curtailment of their habitat; their over-collection for aesthetic, commercial, educational, recreational, or scientific purposes; the effect on them of disease, pollution, or predation; or any other factor or combination of factors, natural or man-made.
L.1989, c.56, s.4.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Conservation and Development--Parks and Reservations › Section 13:1B-15.155 - Research to determine eligibility

13:1B-15.155. Research to determine eligibility
Within the limits of funds appropriated or otherwise made available to the department for this purpose, the commissioner shall direct research and investigations relating to historical records, populations, distribution, critical habitat needs, limiting factors, and other biological and ecological data that will aid in determining the eligibility of a plant species for inclusion on the endangered plant species list.
L.1989, c.56, s.5.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Conservation and Development--Parks and Reservations › Section 13:1B-15.156 - Moneys

13:1B-15.156. Moneys
The commissioner may cooperate with, and accept moneys from, the federal government, or any county or municipal government, or from any other State or private source to carry out this act. The commissioner may establish a separate fund from these contributions for the support of endangered plant species.
L.1989, c.56, s.6.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Conservation and Development--Parks and Reservations › Section 13:1B-15.157 - Educational, informational programs

13:1B-15.157. Educational, informational programs
Within the limits of funds appropriated or otherwise made available to the department for this purpose, the commissioner shall develop and implement any educational or informational programs deemed necessary to inform the public as to the status and significance of endangered plant species in the State.
L.1989, c.56, s.7.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Conservation and Development--Parks and Reservations › Section 13:1B-15.158 - Rules, regulations

13:1B-15.158. Rules, regulations
The department shall, within 90 days of the effective date of this act and pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," propose rules and regulation governing the formulation, and any revision, of the endangered plant species list to be adopted pursuant to section 4 of this act.
L.1989, c.56, s.8.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Conservation and Development--Parks and Reservations › Section 13:1B-15.159 - Establishment of natural resources inventory.

13:1B-15.159 Establishment of natural resources inventory.
1. The Department of Environmental Protection, in cooperation with the Division of Travel and Tourism in the Department of State, in consultation with the Pinelands Commission as it affects the pinelands area designated pursuant to section 10 of P.L.1979, c.111 (C.13:18A-11), and in consultation with the Highlands Water Protection and Planning Council as it affects the Highlands Region designated pursuant to section 7 of P.L.2004, c.120 (C.13:20-7), shall establish a natural resources inventory, using the Geographic Information System, for the purpose of encouraging ecologically based tourism and recreation in New Jersey. This inventory shall contain information on New Jersey's natural, historic, and recreational resources, and shall include, to the greatest extent possible, but need not be limited to, federal, State, county and local parks, wildlife management areas, hatcheries, natural areas, historic sites, State forests, recreational areas, ecological and biological study sites, reservoirs, marinas, boat launches, campgrounds, waterfront access points, winter sports recreation areas, and national wildlife refuges.
L.1997, c.64, s.1; amended 2004, c.120, s.48; 2007, c.253, s.9.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Conservation and Development--Parks and Reservations › Section 13:1B-15.160 - Pamphlet of information published

13:1B-15.160. Pamphlet of information published
2. Within one year of the effective date of this act, the Department of Environmental Protection shall publish and make available to the public at all State offices a pamphlet which shall contain , to the greatest extent possible, information on the location, available facilities and activities, operating hours, admission fees, parking fees, and phone numbers of the areas included on the inventory established pursuant to section 1 of this act, together with any maps or indexes and any other information deemed helpful to facilitate the use of the areas. The department shall annually update the information contained in the pamphlet to provide the public with the most comprehensive and current information on the resources described in section 1 of this act.
L.1997,c.64,s.2.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Conservation and Development--Parks and Reservations › Section 13:1B-15.161 - Information on public computer network

13:1B-15.161. Information on public computer network
3. Within one year of the publication of the pamphlet completed pursuant to section 2 of this act, the Department of Environmental Protection shall make the information contained in the pamphlet available to the public through a widely available nonproprietary cooperative public computer network.
L.1997, c.64,s.3.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Conservation and Development--Parks and Reservations › Section 13:1B-15.163 - Findings, declarations relative to monarch butterfly waystations.

13:1B-15.163 Findings, declarations relative to monarch butterfly waystations.
2. The Legislature finds and declares that:
a. Every autumn, millions of monarch butterflies migrate south from Canada and the United States to Mexico, stopping at sites along the way, like New Jersey, to feed and reproduce.
b. Reports indicate that migrating monarch butterflies are in "grave danger," as their colonies in Mexico now occupy the smallest area since records began in 1993.
c. A major cause of decline in the monarch butterfly population is the widespread loss of a plant called milkweed, which monarch butterfly larvae rely on for food.
d. Once widespread throughout the United States, milkweed has seen its range fall 58 percent between 1999 and 2010.
e. Monarch butterfly waystations provide the resources necessary for monarch butterflies to produce successive generations and sustain their spectacular migration through New Jersey and North America.
L.2017, c.250, s.2.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Conservation and Development--Parks and Reservations › Section 13:1B-15.164 - Definitions relative to monarch butterfly waystations.

13:1B-15.164 Definitions relative to monarch butterfly waystations.
3. As used in this act:
"Department" means the Department of Environmental Protection.
"Monarch butterfly waystation" means a habitat that provides milkweed plants, nectar sources, and shelter needed to sustain monarch butterflies as they migrate through the State.
"Program volunteer" means any group, organization, business, or individual who has been assigned a section of State-owned lands on which to develop and maintain a monarch butterfly waystation in accordance with this act.
L.2017, c.250, s.3.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Conservation and Development--Parks and Reservations › Section 13:1B-15.165 - Establishment of "Adopt a Monarch Butterfly Waystation" program.

13:1B-15.165 Establishment of "Adopt a Monarch Butterfly Waystation" program.
4. The department shall, within 180 days after the effective date of this act, establish an "Adopt a Monarch Butterfly Waystation" program. The purpose of the program shall be to utilize volunteer labor in a cooperative effort with State and local government to develop, maintain, and protect monarch butterfly waystations on State-owned land throughout the State.
L.2017, c.250, s.4.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Conservation and Development--Parks and Reservations › Section 13:1B-15.166 - Responsibilities of department.

13:1B-15.166 Responsibilities of department.
5. a. The department shall:
(1) Establish criteria for the development and maintenance of monarch butterfly waystations on State-owned lands;
(2) Develop a packet of information and instructions and, within the limits of funds made available therefor, provide seeds and other planting materials, for use by program volunteers in developing and maintaining monarch butterfly waystations in accordance with this act;
(3) Coordinate with program volunteers, public interest organizations, and appropriate State and local government officials to arrange for the development and maintenance of monarch butterfly waystations on State-owned lands throughout the State;
(4) Advertise and promote the "Adopt a Monarch Butterfly Waystation" program, and develop and utilize such slogans, symbols, and mascots as the department may deem appropriate for such purposes;
(5) In consultation with the Department of Education and citizen, educational, and environmental groups, prepare educational materials on the decline in the monarch butterfly population and the ways in which all residents can create and conserve monarch butterfly habitats, and distribute these educational materials to school districts and public interest organizations;
(6) Create and maintain a list of forests, gardens, parks, and other State-owned lands where development of monarch butterfly waystations would be both beneficial and feasible, and would not substantially interfere with any other uses of the land; and
(7) Issue to each program volunteer an adoption certificate and, within the limits of funds made available therefor, provide a sign indicating the name of the participating group, organization, business, or individual for placement, if not otherwise prohibited by law or municipal ordinance, at an appropriate point on the monarch butterfly waystation, or at such other point as the department may prescribe.
b. The department may charge program volunteers a reasonable fee to cover the reasonable costs of any information and instruction packets, seeds and other planting materials, certificates, and signs distributed.
L.2017, c.250, s.5.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Conservation and Development--Parks and Reservations › Section 13:1B-15.167 - Notification of interest.

13:1B-15.167 Notification of interest.
6. a. Any group, organization, business, or individual interested in developing and maintaining a monarch butterfly waystation in accordance with this act shall notify the department. Such notification may include a request to adopt, if possible, a specified portion of State-owned lands. Upon receipt of a notification of interest, the department shall: (1) assign an appropriate portion of State-owned lands to that group, organization, business, or individual for the development and maintenance of a monarch butterfly waystation; and (2) notify the group, organization, business, or individual of that assignment and provide thereto the materials required to be prepared pursuant to paragraph (2) of subsection a. of section 5 of this act.
b. Upon receipt from the department of notification of its assigned section of State-owned lands, the program volunteer shall notify the clerk of the municipality in which the assigned section of State-owned lands is located so that the municipality will be aware of the program volunteer's activities and may, at its discretion, provide assistance.
c. The period for developing and maintaining a monarch butterfly waystation on assigned State-owned lands shall be one year, but a program volunteer may renew its participation in the program by notifying the department annually at such time as shall be specified by the department.
L.2017, c.250, s.6.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Conservation and Development--Parks and Reservations › Section 13:1B-15.168 - Immunity from liability.

13:1B-15.168 Immunity from liability.
7. a. No department, agency, bureau, board, commission, authority, or other entity of the State, or of any county or municipality, and no employee thereof, shall be liable to any person for any injury or damages that may be caused or sustained by a program volunteer while developing and maintaining a monarch butterfly waystation on State-owned lands.
As a condition of participating in the program, a prospective program volunteer shall sign a waiver releasing the department, the State, and any other appropriate governmental entity, and all employees thereof, from liability for any injury or damages that may be caused or sustained by that volunteer while developing and maintaining a monarch butterfly waystation on State-owned lands.
b. A program volunteer shall not be considered a "public employee" or "State employee" for purposes of the "New Jersey Tort Claims Act," N.J.S.59:1-1 et seq., or otherwise be accorded any of the protections set forth therein.
L.2017, c.250, s.7.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Conservation and Development--Parks and Reservations › Section 13:1B-15.169 - Donations.

13:1B-15.169 Donations.
8. Any person may donate to the department, or to a county, municipality, or school, funds, supplies, or services for use in the "Adopt a Monarch Butterfly Waystation" program, and the department and any county, municipality, or school are authorized to accept such donations.
L.2017, c.250, s.8.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Conservation and Development--Parks and Reservations › Section 13:1B-15.171 - Findings, declarations relative to the "Milkweed for Monarchs" program.

13:1B-15.171 Findings, declarations relative to the "Milkweed for Monarchs" program.
2. The Legislature finds and declares that:
a. Every autumn, millions of monarch butterflies migrate south from Canada and the United States to Mexico, stopping at sites along the way, like New Jersey, to feed and reproduce.
b. Reports indicate that migrating monarch butterflies are in "grave danger," as their colonies in Mexico now occupy the smallest area since records began in 1993.
c. A major cause of decline in the monarch butterfly population is the widespread loss of a plant called milkweed, which monarch butterfly larvae rely on for food.
d. Once widespread throughout the United States, milkweed has seen its range fall 58 percent between 1999 and 2010.
e. The "Milkweed for Monarchs" program utilizes public and private help to plant milkweed in stormwater management basins throughout the State, thereby providing monarch butterflies with the resources they need to sustain their spectacular migration.
f. Swamp milkweed, which is native to New Jersey wetlands, is perfectly suited to stormwater management basins because it is water retentive and, thus, can help reduce flooding.
L.2017, c.252, s.2.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Conservation and Development--Parks and Reservations › Section 13:1B-15.172 - Definitions relative to the "Milkweed for Monarchs" program.

13:1B-15.172 Definitions relative to the "Milkweed for Monarchs" program.
3. As used in this act:
"Department" means the Department of Environmental Protection.
"Program volunteer" means any group, organization, business, or individual who has been assigned a stormwater management basin in which to plant milkweed in accordance with this act.
"Stormwater management basin" means a State-owned excavation or embankment and related areas designed to retain stormwater runoff, which may be either a detention or infiltration basin that is normally dry, a retention basin that retains water in a permanent pool, or an area of constructed wetlands that is planted mainly with wetland vegetation.
L.2017, c.252, s.3.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Conservation and Development--Parks and Reservations › Section 13:1B-15.173 - Establishment of the "Milkweed for Monarchs" program.

13:1B-15.173 Establishment of the "Milkweed for Monarchs" program.
4. The department shall, within 180 days after the effective date of this act, establish the "Milkweed for Monarchs" program. The purpose of the program shall be to utilize volunteer labor in a cooperative effort with State and local government to plant and maintain milkweed in stormwater management basins throughout the State.
L.2017, c.252, s.4.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Conservation and Development--Parks and Reservations › Section 13:1B-15.174 - Responsibilities of department.

13:1B-15.174 Responsibilities of department.
5. a. The department shall:
(1) Establish criteria for the planting of milkweed in stormwater management basins on State-owned lands;
(2) Develop a packet of information and instructions and, within the limits of funds made available therefor, provide seeds and other planting materials, for use by program volunteers in planting milkweed in stormwater management basins in accordance with this act;
(3) Coordinate with program volunteers and appropriate local government officials in arranging for the planting of milkweed in stormwater management basins throughout the State;
(4) Advertise and promote the "Milkweed for Monarchs" program, and develop and utilize such slogans, symbols, and mascots as the department may deem appropriate for such purposes;
(5) In consultation with the Department of Education and citizen, educational, and environmental groups, prepare educational materials on the decline in the monarch butterfly population and the ways in which all residents can create and conserve monarch butterfly habitats, and distribute these educational materials to school districts and public interest organizations;
(6) Create and maintain a list of stormwater management basins on State-owned lands where the planting of milkweed would be both beneficial and feasible; and
(7) Issue to each program volunteer an adoption certificate and, within the limits of funds made available therefor, provide a sign indicating the name of the participating group, organization, business, or individual for placement, if not otherwise prohibited by law or municipal ordinance, at an appropriate point on the stormwater management basin, or at such other point as the department may prescribe.
b. The department may charge program volunteers a reasonable fee to cover the reasonable costs of any information and instruction packets, seeds and other planting materials, certificates, and signs distributed.
L.2017, c.252, s.5.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Conservation and Development--Parks and Reservations › Section 13:1B-15.175 - Notification of intent.

13:1B-15.175 Notification of intent.
6. a. Any group, organization, business, or individual interested in adopting a stormwater management basin for the purpose of planting milkweed in accordance with this act shall notify the department. Such notification may include a request to adopt, if possible, a specified stormwater management basin. Upon receipt of a notification of interest, the department shall: (1) assign an appropriate stormwater management basin to that group, organization, business, or individual for adoption; and (2) notify the group, organization, business, or individual of that assignment and provide thereto the materials required to be prepared pursuant to paragraph (2) of subsection a. of section 5 of this act.
b. Upon receipt from the department of notification of its assigned stormwater management basin, the program volunteer shall notify the clerk of the municipality in which the assigned stormwater management basin is located so that the municipality will be aware of the program volunteer's activities and may, at its discretion, provide assistance.
c. The adoption period for a stormwater management basin shall be one year, but a program volunteer may renew its participation in the program by notifying the department annually at such time as shall be specified by the department.
L.2017, c.252, s.6.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Conservation and Development--Parks and Reservations › Section 13:1B-15.176 - Immunity from liability.

13:1B-15.176 Immunity from liability.
7. a. No department, agency, bureau, board, commission, authority, or other entity of the State, or of any county or municipality, and no employee thereof, shall be liable to any person for any injury or damages that may be caused or sustained by a program volunteer while planting milkweed in an assigned stormwater management basin.
As a condition of participating in the program, a prospective program volunteer shall sign a waiver releasing the department, the State, and any other appropriate governmental entity, and all employees thereof, from liability for any injury or damages that may be caused or sustained by that volunteer while planting milkweed in an assigned stormwater management basin.
b. A program volunteer shall not be considered a "public employee" or "State employee" for purposes of the "New Jersey Tort Claims Act," N.J.S.59:1-1 et seq., or otherwise be accorded any of the protections set forth therein.
L.2017, c.252, s.7.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Conservation and Development--Parks and Reservations › Section 13:1B-15.177 - Donations.

13:1B-15.177 Donations.
8. Any person may donate to the department, or to a county, municipality, or school, funds, supplies, or services for use in the "Milkweed for Monarchs" program, and the department and any county, municipality, or school are authorized to accept such donations.
L.2017, c.252, s.8.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Conservation and Development--Parks and Reservations › Section 13:1B-15.178 - Standards for use of pollinator-friendly native plant species in grid supply solar facilities.

13:1B-15.178 Standards for use of pollinator-friendly native plant species in grid supply solar facilities.
8. No later than one year after the effective date of P.L.2021, c.169 (C.48:3-114 et al.), the Department of Environmental Protection, in consultation with the board, shall establish standards for the use of pollinator-friendly native plant species and seed mixes in grid supply solar facilities, which are designed to reduce stormwater runoff and erosion, and provide native perennial vegetation and foraging habitat beneficial to gamebirds, songbirds, and pollinators, and which consider compatibility with the security and reliability of grid supply solar facilities. L.2021, c.169, s.8.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Conservation and Development--Parks and Reservations › Section 13:1B-16 - Division of Veterans' Services, powers and duties transferred to

13:1B-16. Division of Veterans' Services, powers and duties transferred to
All of the functions, powers and duties of the Division of Veterans' Services of the existing Department of Economic Development, and of the Department of Economic Development and the Co-ordinator and Commissioner thereof relating to or administered through said division, herein transferred to the Department of Conservation and Economic Development, are hereby assigned to, and shall be exercised and performed through, the Division of Veterans' Services in the department.
L.1948, c. 448, p. 1794, s. 18.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Conservation and Development--Parks and Reservations › Section 13:1B-17 - Veterans loan authority transferred to Department; powers and duties

13:1B-17. Veterans loan authority transferred to Department; powers and duties
The veterans loan authority created by an act entitled "An act to provide for guaranteed or insured bank loans to certain war veterans for the purposes of establishing or re-establishing themselves in small businesses or professions, and of enabling them to purchase household furnishings and household appliances required by them for use in their homes, and providing appropriations therefor," approved April fourteenth, one thousand nine hundred and forty-four (P.L.1944, c. 126), as said title was amended by chapter one hundred twenty-one of the laws of one thousand nine hundred and forty-six, together with all of its functions, powers, duties, records and property is hereby transferred to the Department of Conservation and Economic Development established hereunder and is continued as a body politic and corporate therein, with corporate succession. The veterans loan authority shall have the same powers and duties and shall be subject to the same restrictions and limitations now prescribed by law with respect thereto. The functions, powers and duties of the veterans loan authority shall be exercised and performed through the Division of Veterans' Services in the department.
L.1948, c. 448, p. 1794, s. 19, eff. Oct. 25, 1948.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Conservation and Development--Parks and Reservations › Section 13:1B-18 - Powers and duties of public housing and development authority to be performed through Division of Veterans' Services

13:1B-18. Powers and duties of public housing and development authority to be performed through Division of Veterans' Services
The functions, powers and duties of the public housing and development authority under and pursuant to "An act providing for housing for veterans of World War II and other people of the State and declaring an emergency in respect thereto," approved October first, one thousand nine hundred and forty-six (P.L.1946, c. 323), shall be exercised and performed through the Division of Veterans' Services in the department.
L.1948, c. 448, p. 1795, s. 20, eff. Oct. 25, 1948.