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

13:1B-49.1. Water policy and supply council; transfer of powers, duties and functions to department of environmental protection All of the powers, duties and functions of the Water Policy and Supply Council are transferred to the Department of Environmental Protection. Whenever t…

13:1B-49.2 Water supply advisory council. 18. a. There is established in the department a Water Supply Advisory Council which shall consist of eleven members appointed by the Governor with the advice and consent of the Senate. Each of these members shall be appointed for a term o…

13:1B-49.3. Duties of water supply advisory council The council shall: a. Advise the department concerning the preparation, adoption and revision of the New Jersey Statewide Water Supply Plan; b. Advise the department concerning the implementation of the permit program required b…

13:1B-49.4. Powers of water supply advisory council The council may: a. Review any matter relating to water supply and to transmit such recommendations thereon to the department or to the New Jersey Water Supply Authority as it may deem appropriate; b. Hold public meetings or hea…

13:1B-5. Divisions in department; assistants in administrative division; designation of deputy a. There is hereby established in the Department of Environmental Protection, a Division of Environmental Quality, a Division of Marine Services, a Division of Fish, Game and Shell Fish…

13:1B-63. Grants, conveyances, devises, bequests and donations; acceptance for state The department, or any of the divisions established hereunder, is authorized to accept for and in the name of the State, subject to the approval of the Governor and the Commissioner of Conservati…

13:1B-65. Federal grants The department, or any of the divisions established hereunder, may, subject to the approval of the Governor and Commissioner of Conservation and Economic Development, apply for and accept grants from the Federal Government or any agency thereof, and may c…

13:1B-68. Terms of directors of Morris Canal and Banking Company to expire; persons to constitute board until successors qualify The terms of office of the present directors of the Morris Canal and Banking Company shall expire on the effective date of this act, and the persons ho…

13:1B-69. Terms, as used in laws, contracts or documents, defined Whenever the term "Department of Economic Development" occurs or any reference is made thereto in any law, contract or document, the same shall be deemed to mean or refer to the Department of Conservation and Econo…

13:1B-70. Repeal Sections 12:9-1, 12:9-10 and 12:10-1 of the Revised Statutes are repealed. In addition thereto, all acts and parts of acts inconsistent with any of the provisions of this act are, to the extent of such inconsistency, hereby repealed. L.1948, c. 448, p. 1847, s. 1…

13:1B-71. Short title This act shall be known as, and may be cited as, the "Department of Environmental Protection Act of 1970." L.1948, c. 448, p. 1847, s. 122. Amended by L.1970, c. 33, s. 25, eff. Apr. 22, 1970.

13:1B-8. Director of Division of Resource Development The Division of Resource Development shall be under the immediate supervision of a director, who shall be a person qualified by training and experience to direct the work of such division. The director of such division shall b…

13:1C-2 Board of Recreation Examiners abolished, powers, duties; transferred. 2. a. There is hereby established in the Department of Community Affairs the Board of Recreation Examiners of the State of New Jersey, which shall consist of five members to be appointed by the Governor…

13:1D-1. Reorganization of department of conservation and economic development The Department of Conservation and Economic Development heretofore established as a principal department in the Executive Branch of the State Government is hereby reorganized, continued and designated …

13:1D-10. Division of economic development; economic development council; New Jersey Area Redevelopment Authority; department of institutions and agencies; veterans' services council a. The Division of Economic Development, together with all of its functions, powers and duties, i…

13:1D-101. Checklist of requirements; permit defined 1. Within 180 days of the effective date of this act, the Department of Environmental Protection shall provide each applicant, or prospective applicant, for a permit to engage in a regulated activity, with a checklist of all su…

13:1D-102. Reliance on checklists; applications deemed complete; construction of section 2. a. Checklists prepared pursuant to section 1 of this act shall constitute the exclusive and exhaustive list of items required to be submitted in order for a permit application subject to t…

13:1D-103. Applicants advised and informed by department 3. The department shall advise a prospective applicant of his right to request a pre-application conference with appropriate departmental staff, and of the estimated time period required by the department to review and take…

13:1D-104. Guidance provided, pre-application conference 4. a. Within 30 days of receipt of a written request therefor, the department shall convene a pre-application conference to provide guidance to a prospective applicant regarding any application for a permit subject to the p…

13:1D-105. Classification system for permits 1. Within 120 days of the effective date of this act, the Department of Environmental Protection shall establish classes or categories (hereinafter referred to as a "classification system") for all permits, as defined pursuant to secti…

13:1D-106. Review schedules for classes of permits 2. a. Within 120 days of the effective date of this act, the department shall adopt guidelines establishing review schedules for each class or category of permit established pursuant to section 1 of this act, which guidelines sha…

13:1D-107. Level of review, identification 3. Within 120 days from the effective date of this act, the department shall identify for each class or category of permit the administrative level within the department responsible for the review of, and the taking of final action on, a…

13:1D-108. Publication of information on classes and review 4. a. Within 150 days from the effective date of this act, the department shall publish in the New Jersey Register the classification and review schedule guidelines adopted pursuant to sections 1 and 2 of this act, the i…

13:1D-108.1. Biotechnology Permit Acceleration Task Force 1. a. There is created within the Department of Environmental Protection a Biotechnology Permit Acceleration Task Force. In addition to the activities specifically enumerated in this section, it shall be the function of th…

13:1D-109. Reports on application dispositions 5. a. Not later than February 1 of each year for three consecutive years, beginning on February 1 next following the first full year of implementation of the review schedules adopted pursuant to section 2 of this act, the department …

13:1D-11. Transfer of appropriations, grants and other moneys a. All appropriations, grants and other moneys available and to become available to any department, division, bureau, board, commission, council or other agency, the functions, powers and duties of which have been here…

13:1D-110. Evaluation of applications, notice of deficiencies; definitions 1. The Department of Environmental Protection shall, within 30 days of receipt of a permit application, evaluate each application and supporting documentation thereon, to determine whether the application,…

13:1D-111. Technical manual for each class of permit, requirements 1. Within 12 months of the effective date of this section, the Department of Environmental Protection shall develop a technical manual for each class or category of permit, as established pursuant to section 1 of …

13:1D-112. Effect of technical manual on filed applications; revisions 2. a. Policies and interpretations contained in a technical manual developed pursuant to section 1 of this act and in force on the date that an application for a permit subject to that technical manual has bee…

13:1D-113. Availability of copies; fees 3. The department shall make copies of technical manuals developed pursuant to this act readily available to prospective applicants for department permits and the public, and may charge a reasonable fee to cover the reasonable costs of prod…

13:1D-114. Information on permit applications 1. The Department of Environmental Protection shall compile information and maintain records concerning the review of, and actions taken on, permit applications filed with the department, including, but not limited to, the following i…

13:1D-114.1. Use of permit fee revenues to fund permit management staff 1. With regard to any permit defined pursuant to section 1 of P.L. 1991, c.417 (C.13:1D-114), and notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, the Department of Environmental Protection may all…

13:1D-115. Semi-annual informational reports 2. a. The Department of Environmental Protection shall prepare, and submit to the Senate Environmental Quality Committee and the Assembly Energy and Environment Committee, or their successors as designated respectively by the President…

13:1D-115.1. Annual report to Legislature 23. In addition to the information required to be submitted annually to the Legislature pursuant to section 2 of P.L.1991, c.417 (C.13:1D-115), the department shall report annually to the Legislature on actions taken to reduce fees and in…

13:1D-116. Continuing education seminars; fees; definitions 1. a. The Department of Environmental Protection shall periodically, as necessary, but at least annually, for each class or category of permit as established in accordance with section 1 of P.L.1991, c.423 (C.13:1D-105),…

13:1D-117. Record of attendees; conduct by qualified entity 2. a. The department shall keep a record of the name of any member of a regulated profession attending a continuing education seminar conducted pursuant to this act, and shall notify the licensing board having regulatory…

13:1D-118. Cooperation of professional licensing boards 3. All professional licensing boards established by law shall cooperate with the department in implementing this act. L.1991,c.419,s.3.

13:1D-119. Reports on backlogs of review of permit applications 1. a. The Department of Environmental Protection shall report, in writing, to the Assembly Energy and Environment Committee and Senate Environmental Quality Committee, or their successors, whenever the number of appl…

13:1D-12. Transfer of employees a. Such employees of any department, division, bureau, board, commission, council or other agency, the functions, powers and duties of which have been herein assigned or transferred to the Department of Environmental Protection or to any agency des…

13:1D-120. Findings, declarations 1. The Legislature finds and declares that: a. It is within the public interest to promote economic growth, to encourage and foster the development and establishment of new industries and businesses, to champion and expedite the expansion, modern…

13:1D-121. Definitions 2. As used in this act: "Administrative review" means a review to determine whether all of the information which is required for a permit application to be deemed complete has been submitted to the department; "Applicant" means the person in whose name a pe…

13:1D-122. Schedule for payment of fees 3. a. The commissioner shall adopt rules and regulations establishing a schedule for the payment of fees for applications for those permits issued by the department which exceed $1,000 in cost. The rules and regulations shall provide that e…

13:1D-123. Inapplicability of act 4. The provisions of this act shall not apply to any license or certification fee charged by the department to a member of a regulated profession or occupation. L.1993,c.361,s.4.

13:1D-124. Rules, regulations 5. The commissioner, pursuant to the provisions of the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), shall adopt rules and regulations setting forth the payment schedule required pursuant to section 3 of this act, and any othe…

13:1D-125. Findings, declarations relative to enforcement of environmental laws 1. The Legislature finds and declares that: The Department of Environmental Protection has historically measured the success of its enforcement programs based upon the magnitude of penalties imposed, …

13:1D-126. Definitions 2. As used in this act: "Department" means the Department of Environmental Protection. "Environmental law" means the "Water Pollution Control Act," P.L.1977, c.74 (C.58:10A-1 et seq.); the "Air Pollution Control Act (1954)," P.L.1954, c.212 (C.26:2C-1 et se…