Title 13, Title 13: CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT--PARKS AND RESERVATIONS

13:12-9. General powers of board of directors The directors elected pursuant to section 13:12-8 of this title shall manage the affairs of the canal and banking company, and shall be fully vested with all the rights and powers, except as modified by this chapter of the board of di…

13:13-1. Title to canal vested in state Pursuant to the rights reserved by it in and by virtue of an act entitled "An act to incorporate the Delaware and Raritan Canal Company," which act was enacted by the legislature of the state of New Jersey on February fourth, one thousand e…

13:13-10. Grants of easements along or across canal; sale of canal lands not needed The department of conservation and development shall have power: a. To grant to any public utility the right to cross the lands of the canal, including the canal itself, upon such conditions as in…

13:13-11. Transfer of portion of canal property to city of Trenton for highway purposes The department of conservation and development is authorized and directed to transfer and convey to the city of Trenton, New Jersey, for highway purposes that portion of the Delaware and Rarit…

13:13-12. Filling in of canal The department of conservation and development is authorized, by agreement either with the city of Trenton, or with any Federal agency, or with the authorities of any municipalities in which the canal may lie, to fill the canal from the southerly lin…

13:13-12.1. Canal to be used for industrial water supply and for recreational purposes The Delaware and Raritan canal and the feeder thereof and the appendages thereto and the works and improvements erected thereon, except the properties and facilities referred to in the proviso …

13:13-12.10. Long term contracts The Division of Water Policy and Supply shall be empowered to enter into long term contracts, but not exceeding twenty-five years, for the sale of such water, provided that no contract shall be entered into unless and until the Governor shall have…

13:13-12.11. Expense of hearing The expense of any hearing on application to purchase canal water shall be certified by the division to the applicant, who shall pay the same within thirty days thereafter. L.1949, c. 168, p. 555, s. 3.

13:13-12.12. Repeal of inconsistent acts The provisions of any other act or acts inconsistent with the provisions of this act are hereby repealed. L.1949, c. 168, p. 556, s. 4.

13:13-12.2. Department to retain possession of canal The Department of Conservation and Development shall continue to retain possession of said canal and shall hold the same for the purposes of this act. L.1944, c. 172, p. 659, s. 2.

13:13-12.3. Department to maintain canal and flow Until otherwise directed by the Legislature, the Department of Conservation and Development shall repair, rehabilitate, reconstruct, maintain and improve the said canal in such manner as shall preserve said canal in safe and prope…

13:13-12.4. Department may sell water; long term contracts The Department of Conservation and Development shall be empowered to sell, for industrial purposes, water from said canal, on just and reasonable terms and conditions and at just and reasonable prices, and shall be empowe…

13:13-12.5. Contracts for sale of water; duration; repair and reconstruction Without limiting the powers herein granted to the Department of Conservation and Development it may, if it deems proper, enter into contracts for the sale, for industrial purposes, of water from the said…

13:13-12.6. Lease of canal lands The Department of Conservation and Development is empowered to lease or, in its discretion, use as residence for its employees connected with the maintenance of said canal, such canal lands and dwellings as will not interfere with the operation of…

13:13-12.7. Park and recreational uses The Department of Conservation and Development shall, in addition, improve such portion of said canal and its appurtenances as it may deem proper to develop for recreational and park uses; provided, said uses shall not unreasonably interfere…

13:13-12.8. Bridges; possession by Department of Transportation 8. The provisions of any law, rule, or regulation to the contrary notwithstanding, and until further direction from the Legislature, the Department of Transportation in co-operation with the Department of Environment…

13:13-12.9. Sale of water at wholesale The Division of Water Policy and Supply of the Department of Conservation and Economic Development shall be empowered to sell water from the Delaware and Raritan canal and from the feeder of said canal, at wholesale, on just and reasonable t…

13:13-12.9a. Notice of hearing The Division of Water Policy and Supply of the Department of Conservation and Economic Development shall cause a notice of every public hearing required to be held pursuant to section 1 of the act to which this act is supplementary to be given by ma…

13:13-2. Custody of canal and feeder vested in department of conservation and development The department of conservation and development is empowered and directed to enter upon and take possession of the canal and feeder mentioned in section 13:13-1 of this title, except the prop…

13:13-3. Repair and preservation of canal and feeder and banks thereof 13:13-3. The canal and feeder shall continue to be a public highway, and, until the legislature shall have further directed the use or disposition of the canal and feeder, the Department of Environmental Prote…

13:13-3.1. Department of Transportation, control and responsibility for bridge maintenance; commissioner may close public access 4. The provisions of any law, rule, or regulation to the contrary notwithstanding, and until further direction from the Legislature, the Department of …

13:13-3.2. Department of Transportation, consult prior to bridge repair; responsibility for bridge design 5. The Department of Transportation shall consult with the Department of Environmental Protection and the Delaware and Raritan Canal Commission, not less than 30 days before …

13:13-3.3. Right-of-way permission provided 6. Each person, agency of the State or instrumentality thereof owning or controlling a right-of-way shall provide permission for the use of and sufficient access to that right-of-way, and any other incidental services required by the De…

13:13-3.4. Rules, regulations 7. The Commissioner of Transportation shall, pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.) adopt the rules and regulations necessary to carry out its responsibilities under the provisions of this amendatory and …

13:13-4. Sale of water; rental or use of property The department of conservation and development is empowered to sell water from the canal for industrial or potable purposes, and rent or, in its discretion, use as a residence for its employees connected with the maintenance of th…

13:13-5. Maintenance deficit The deficit, if any, arising from the maintenance of the canal, after deducting the income derived therefrom in the manner provided in section 13:13-4 of this title, shall be borne and paid out of funds appropriated under any general or special act of…

13:13-6. Operation of canal; charges for use The department of conservation and development may, but, by this chapter, shall not be required to, operate the canal and the locks thereof, and, as a part of such operation, permit the use of the canal by pleasure and commercial craft…

13:13-7. Quitclaim deeds to canal and feeder The department of conservation and development, if it deems it necessary and advisable so to do, is empowered and directed to accept a quitclaim deed or deeds from the United New Jersey Railroad and Canal Company and the Pennsylvania R…

13:13-8. Lease of buildings The department of conservation and development is empowered to lease any buildings acquired by the state under the provisions of this chapter, which buildings are not required for use in the maintenance and operation of the canal, and shall have author…

13:13-9. Fixing boundaries of canal In addition to the powers conferred by the other provisions of this chapter the department of conservation and development shall have power to agree with the Pennsylvania Railroad Company or the United New Jersey Railroad and Canal Company, or …

13:13A-1. Short title This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Delaware and Raritan Canal State Park Law of 1974." L.1974, c. 118, s. 1, eff. Oct. 10, 1974.

13:13A-10. Rules and regulations; powers of employees as peace officers The department shall, with the approval of the commission, have power to make such rules and regulations for the use and protection of the park as may, in its judgment, be necessary. The department shall, sub…

13:13A-11. Delaware and Raritan canal commission a. There is hereby established in the Department of Environmental Protection a Delaware and Raritan Canal Commission which shall consist of nine members appointed and qualified as follows: (1) The Commissioner of the Department of …

13:13A-12 Powers. 12. The commission shall have the following powers: a. To adopt and from time to time amend and repeal suitable bylaws for the management of its affairs; b. To maintain offices at such place or places within the State as it may designate; c. To enter upon any bu…

13:13A-13 Master plan for physical development of park; review of State projects, permits. 13. a. The commission shall prepare, or cause to be prepared, and, after a public hearing, or public hearings, and pursuant to the provisions provided for in subsection 13 b. of this act, a…

13:13A-14 Review zone designated. 14. a. The commission shall determine, after a public hearing, or public hearings held in Hunterdon, Somerset, Mercer, and Middlesex counties respectively, the extent and limits of the region to be designated the review zone. Any subsequent modif…

13:13A-15. Annual audit of accounts; employment of accountant The commission shall cause an annual audit of its accounts to be made, and for this purpose it shall employ a registered municipal accountant of New Jersey or a certified public accountant of New Jersey. The audit shal…

13:13A-2. Legislative findings and declarations The Legislature finds and declares that: a. The Delaware and Raritan Canal is a vital source of water supply and is of historic, ecological, and recreational value to the citizens of New Jersey; that the canal and the narrow band of…

13:13A-3. Definitions As used in this act: a. "Department" means the Department of Environmental Protection. b. "Park" means the Delaware and Raritan Canal Park as determined by the Department of Environmental Protection, pursuant to section 6 a. of this act. c. "Canal" means the…

13:13A-4. Designation; maintenance and operation The Delaware and Raritan Canal and the lands along the canal banks, now or hereafter owned by the State, except that portion of the canal and those lands along and appertaining to the canal banks situated between the Landing Lane b…

13:13A-5. Preservation, maintenance, development and improvement of park; approval of plans by commission; alteration of facilities; approval a. The department shall, as funds for these purposes are made available from time to time, take such measures as may be necessary to prese…

13:13A-6. Selection of land sites for acquisition a. The department shall, within 1 month after this act takes effect, proceed to locate, survey and select critical land sites, and within 1 year after this act takes effect, and from time to time thereafter, such other land sites …

13:13A-7. Entry on lands, waters or premises In addition to the foregoing powers, the commissioner and his authorized agents and employees may enter upon any lands, waters, and premises for the purpose of making surveys, soundings, drillings, and examinations as he may deem neces…

13:13A-8. Acquisition of lands by gift, devise, purchase or eminent domain; authorization The department shall have power to take title, in fee or otherwise, by gift or devise, and, if funds are made available for these purposes from time to time, by purchase or eminent domain to…

13:13A-9. Hiring or leasing lands to private enterprises The department, to effectuate the general purpose of this act, shall with the approval of the commission, have power to hire, rent or lease any portion of such lands to private enterprises and such moneys as are derived fro…

13:15A-15 Funds transferred to Home Port Alliance and Foundation. 5. All funds of the U.S.S. New Jersey Battleship Commission, established pursuant to P.L.1979, c. 440 (C.13:15A-1 et seq.) are transferred to the Home Port Alliance. All funds of the Foundation for the U.S.S. New J…