Title 12, Title 12: COMMERCE AND NAVIGATION

12:3-54. State treasurer to transmit original lease to board; new lease or grant Upon receipt of the report of the board, the state treasurer shall transmit forthwith to the board the original lease of the land on which entry shall have been made. Thereupon the board may, in the …

12:3-55. Certificate of re-entry and repossession; recording; fee Upon making entry and taking possession of any lands described in any such lease, the board shall execute its certificate certifying to the re-entry and repossession and describing the lands re-entered and reposses…

12:3-56. Rights of state as to unpaid rentals not affected All rights, at law or in equity, which had accrued to the state for the rentals in arrears and unpaid up to the expiration of the time fixed in the notice mentioned in sections 12:3-51 and 12:3-52 of this title shall not …

12:3-57. State treasurer released from responsibility under original lease The state treasurer, upon returning to the board the original lease of the land upon which re-entry has been made, shall be released from all responsibility arising from the lease.

12:3-58. Declared a nuisance The mooring, grounding or otherwise attaching or fastening of a boat, barge or raft to or upon the riparian lands of the state and permitting the same to remain so for a period of ten days shall constitute a nuisance.

12:3-59. Misdemeanor Any person who shall willfully moor, ground or otherwise attach or fasten, or authorize, cause or permit to be moored, grounded or otherwise attached or fastened, any boat, barge or raft to or upon the riparian lands of the state, for a period of more than te…

12:3-6. Payment of or security for purchase money or rentals for lands below high-water mark No grant hereafter made, extending beyond the line of high-water mark, shall be in force or operation as to so much thereof as extends below said line of high-water mark, until the grante…

12:3-60. Proceeding by board for removal of boat, barge or raft; lien for costs of removal In addition to any proceedings which may be had under sections 12:3-58 and 12:3-59 of this title, the board of commerce and navigation may remove or cause to be removed any such boat, barge…

12:3-61. Enforcement of lien by sale; notice; fees and costs; disposition of proceeds Upon the removal by the department of a boat, barge or raft in accordance with section 12:3-60 of this Title, it shall enforce the lien thereby given for the cost of the removal by sale of the b…

12:3-62. Expenses paid by state treasurer; reimbursement The cost and expense of removing any such boat, barge or raft shall be paid by the state treasurer upon the certificate of the board. The proceeds of any sale up to the amount of the cost of removal, together with the fees …

12:3-63. Lands devoted to park purposes excepted Nothing in this article shall apply to riparian lands of the state devoted by the state to public park purposes.

12:3-64. Acquisition by department; jurisdiction; entry before making compensation; use of lands acquired The Department of Conservation and Economic Development may acquire title, in fee simple, in the name of the State, by gift, devise or purchase or by condemnation in the mann…

12:3-65. Lease or grant of lands acquired; maximum period; restrictions The use and occupation of any lands so acquired, together with all the improvements thereon, may be leased or granted by the board to any person, upon such terms and covenants and for such periods of time not…

12:3-66. Lease or grant to former owner; improvements by lessee or grantee The board may, as a consideration for the transfer of title of any riparian lands to the state, enter into an agreement with the owner thereof to lease and grant, after transfer of title to the state, the …

12:3-67. Operation of commercial enterprise by lessee or grantee The board shall also require that after such improvements have been made and constructed, the lessee or grantee shall, under the supervision and jurisdiction of the board, maintain and operate, during the life of th…

12:3-68. Annual percentage of income in lieu of rent reserved in cash In lieu of rent reserved in cash for the grant or lease of said riparian lands and lands under tidewater, the board may require as rental, for the full term of the grant or lease, an annual percentage of not le…

12:3-69. Moneys received by board from leases and grants All moneys received by the board under the provisions of this article shall be subject to the provisions of law applicable to the receipts from grants or leases of land under tidewater.

12:3-7 Grant of riparian land not improved; notice to riparian owner. 12:3-7. If any person or persons, corporation or corporations, or associations, shall desire to obtain a grant for lands under water which have not been improved, and are not authorized to be improved, under an…

12:3-7.1. Inability to give required notice; notice by publication; effect In the event an applicant for a grant or lease of riparian lands cannot comply with the provisions of Revised Statutes 12:3-7 or Revised Statutes 12:3-23, requiring 6 months notice to the riparian or shore…

12:3-70. Improvements and fixtures and title and goodwill of enterprise to revert to state At the expiration of the term of the grant or lease the title to all improvements, railways, buildings, docks, wharves, bulkheads, machinery, stock and equipment and all chattels comprising…

12:3-71. Laws applicable All grants or leases under the provisions of this article shall be subject to the provisions of existing laws so far as the same are not inconsistent with the terms of this article.

12:3-8. Trespass on lands of state under water; proceedings by attorney general; expenses The department may commence a civil action in the name of the State of New Jersey against persons and corporations trespassing upon or occupying the lands of the State under water, or which …

12:3-9. Grant to person other than riparian owner; procedure In any case where a grant of the lands of the State under water is made by the department to any person other than the riparian owner the State's grantee shall not fill up or improve said lands under water until the rig…