Title 32, Title 32: INTERSTATE AND PORT AUTHORITIES AND COMMISSIONS

32:20-1. Interstate compact; preamble Whereas , The States of New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Delaware have each created, and now maintain, a Commission (or Committee) on Interstate Co-operation for the purpose of establishing and maintaining governmental machinery to faci…

32:20-10. Inapplicable to Delaware and Raritan canal or its feeders Nothing in this act shall be construed to apply to the Delaware and Raritan canal or its feeders. L.1939, c. 146, p. 489, s. 6.

32:20-2. Interstate co-operation in pollution control and correction Each of the signatory States pledges to each of the other signatory States faithful co-operation in the control of future pollution and in the correction of existing pollution of the waters of the interstate Del…

32:20-3. Division of interstate Delaware river into zones It is recognized by the signatory States that due to such variable factors as location, size, character, and flow, and of the many varied uses of the waters of the interstate Delaware river and its aforesaid west branch, s…

32:20-34. Storage dam across Delaware river; authority conferred upon Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Subject to the provisions of this act, authority is given to the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania or, through it, to any commission or other public body or municipality singly or collec…

32:20-35. Cost of construction and maintenance of dam; diversion of water by county of Sussex (a) The entire cost of such construction and maintenance shall be borne by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania or by said commission or public body or municipality, but the State of New Jer…

32:20-36. Fishing and recreation at reservoir Any such reservoir so constructed and maintained shall at all times be made available for fishing and recreation, subject only to reasonable rules, regulations and license fees to be adopted by the State of New Jersey applicable to th…

32:20-37. Plans and specifications to be filed No work upon any such project shall be commenced by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania or said commission, public body or municipality until copies of the plans and specifications for such work shall first be filed with the New Jersey …

32:20-38. Withdrawal of water by State of New Jersey In the event that the State of New Jersey shall elect to become a participant in any such project, as in section two of this act provided, the State of New Jersey shall be entitled to withdraw water from the said reservoir or s…

32:20-39. Diversion dam authorized Authority is also given to the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania or through it to any commission or other public body or municipality singly or collectively designated by the Legislature of said Commonwealth, to construct and maintain a diversion dam…

32:20-4. Treatment of sewage and industrial wastes; minimum requirements of effluents In order to put and maintain the waters of the interstate Delaware river and its west branch as aforesaid, in a clean and sanitary condition, no sewage, industrial wastes or other polluting matt…

32:20-4.1. Termination of state participation in interstate commission The participation of the State of New Jersey in the organization known as the Interstate Commission on the Delaware River Basin, or INCODEL, is hereby terminated. L.1964, c. 57, s. 1.

32:20-40. Acquisition of property in New Jersey for project authorized; cost; deposit required In connection with the construction of any such storage dam and reservoir or any such diversion dam, real property in New Jersey may be acquired by purchase or may be taken by the exerc…

32:20-41. Compensation for property taken; condemnation of number of parcels in single proceeding Upon the exercise of the power of eminent domain by the department, the compensation to be paid thereunder shall be ascertained and paid in the manner provided in chapter one of Titl…

32:20-42. Declaration of taking of property Upon the filing of such a complaint or at any time thereafter, the department may file with the clerk of the county in which such property is located and also with the Clerk of the Superior Court a declaration of taking, signed by the d…

32:20-43. Deposit of estimated compensation; special trust fund Upon the filing of the said declaration, the department shall deposit with the Clerk of the Superior Court the amount of the estimated compensation stated in said declaration. In addition to the said deposits with th…

32:20-44. Time of possession and use of property described in declaration of taking Six months after the filing of the said declaration as aforesaid and depositing with the Clerk of the Superior Court the amount of the estimated compensation stated in said declaration, the Common…

32:20-45. Notice of filing of declaration and making of deposit; service upon parties in interest; order for payment of money deposited to parties entitled thereto; recovery where award is less The department shall cause notice of the filing of said declaration and the making of …

32:20-46. Payment of condemnation award into Superior Court; distribution; abandonment of proceeding Whenever under chapter one of Title 20 of the Revised Statutes the amount of the award may be paid into court, payment may be made into the Superior Court and may be distributed a…

32:20-47. Payments to municipalities in lieu of tax revenue lost as result of taking of property for public use Whenever real property in New Jersey is acquired or taken in connection with said project, the municipalities wherein such real property is located shall be compensated…

32:20-48. Administration of act In the event that this act becomes operative as herein provided, the New Jersey State Department of Conservation and Economic Development shall be charged with the duty of administering it and shall have the power to do all things necessary thereto…

32:20-49. Procedure for condemnation of lands; title to be acquired by Commonwealth of Pennsylvania The procedure for condemnation of lands shall be to acquire in the name of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, or its authorized commission, public body, or municipality, singly or c…

32:20-5. Delaware River basin declared component part of interstate region for intergovernmental cooperation; Delaware River Basin Commission, establishment That part of the area of the Delaware river basin lying within this State is hereby established and declared to be a compon…

32:20-50. Volume of water which may be diverted by Commonwealth of Pennsylvania; determination This act shall not be construed as a consent by the State of New Jersey to the diversion by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania of any specific volume of water from such reservoirs, dam or…

32:20-51. Compact of 1783 revoked in part, subject to concurrence of Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Subject to the concurrence of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, but only if this act becomes effective in accordance with the following section, Paragraph First of the compact betwee…

32:20-52. Effective date This act shall become effective when the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania shall, prior to December 31, 1955, by statute, accept the terms and conditions of this act relating to the construction, the payment of land damages, costs and expenses, and the payment…

32:20-6. Reciprocal agreement ratified; superseding other laws and regulations The reciprocal agreement set forth in paragraph (4) of the above preamble is hereby ratified and applied to the waters and watershed of said Delaware river basin within the territorial limits of this S…

32:20-7. Department of Health empowered to apply provisions of reciprocal agreement The Department of Health is hereby empowered and directed to apply and carry into effect the proposals, terms and provisions of said reciprocal agreement, in the several zones therein prescribed, …

32:20-8. Department of Health authorized to cooperate with Delaware River Basin Commission The Department of Health is hereby authorized and directed to co-operate with the Delaware River Basin Commission in the further study of the sanitary condition of the waters of Delaware ri…

32:20-9. Reciprocal agreement effective when The terms and provisions of said reciprocal agreement shall become effective upon receipt by the Secretary of State of this State of a certificate from the Executive Secretary of The Interstate Commission on the Delaware River Basin th…

32:20A-1 Short title. 1. This act shall be known, and may be cited, as the "Greenwood Lake Protection Act." L.1999,c.402,s.1.

32:20A-2 Findings, declarations relative to Greenwood Lake. 2. The Legislature finds and declares that the States of New Jersey and New York and their respective citizens share a common concern to protect the quality of the environment through the preservation of natural and scen…

32:20A-3 Greenwood Lake Commission. 3. a. There is created the Greenwood Lake Commission, which shall comprise 11 voting members, as follows: a representative appointed by the Board of Chosen Freeholders of Passaic County, New Jersey; two representatives appointed by the governin…

32:20A-4 Organization, meetings. 4. a. The commission shall organize as soon as may be practicable after the appointment of its members, and shall select two co-chairpersons from its members, one from each state, and a secretary who need not be a member. b. The commission shall m…

32:20A-5 Duties of commission. 5. a. The duties of the commission shall be to: (1) assess present and projected development, land use, and land management practices and patterns, and identify actual and potential environmental threats and problems, around Greenwood Lake and withi…

32:20A-5.1 Greenwood Lake Commission, authority to charge certain fees. 1. a. (Deleted by amendment, P.L.2011, c.8). b. (1) In addition to any other registration or fee required by the State, the Greenwood Lake Commission may require the owner of any mechanically propelled boat o…

32:20A-5.2 Violations, penalties. 2. a. Any person who operates a boat on Greenwood Lake without a permit as required pursuant to subsection b. of section 1 of P.L.2009, c.310 (C.32:20A-5.1) shall be liable to a summons from the New Jersey State Police, the New Jersey State Park …

32:20A-6 Report to Governors, Legislatures. 6. The commission shall, within 18 months of the date it organizes, prepare a progress report on its activities, and submit it, together with any recommendations for legislation, administrative action, or action by local governments, to…

32:20A-7 Legislation by New York required. 7. This act shall take effect upon enactment of substantially similar legislation by the State of New York, unless the State of New York has enacted such legislation prior to the date of enactment of this act, in which case this act shal…

32:20B-1 Short title. 1. This act shall be known, and may be cited, as the "Rockland-Bergen Watershed Flood Prevention and Protection Act." L.2011, c.177, s.1.

32:20B-2 Findings, declarations relative to a bistate river commission. 2. The Legislature finds and declares that the States of New Jersey and New York and their respective citizens share a common concern to protect their personal safety and property through the identification a…

32:20B-3 Definitions relative to a bistate river commission. 3. As used in this act: "Bistate region" means tributaries and watersheds of the Hackensack River, Sparkill Brook/Creek, Saddle River, Ramapo/Mahwah River within the County of Bergen in New Jersey and the County of Rock…

32:20B-4 Rockland-Bergen Bistate River Commission. 4. a. There is created the Rockland-Bergen Bistate River Commission, which shall comprise 18 members. The commission shall include 12 voting members, as follows: the Commissioner of the New Jersey Department of Environmental Prot…

32:20B-5 Organization of commission. 5. a. The commission shall organize as soon as may be practicable after the appointment of its members, and shall select two co-chairpersons from its members, one from each state, and a secretary who need not be a member. b. The commission sha…

32:20B-6 Duties of commission. 6. The duties of the commission shall be to: a. identify existing and projected flood hazards in the bistate region; b. recommend, propose and coordinate a comprehensive plan to remediate existing and projected flood hazards in the bistate region; c…

32:20B-7 Report to Governors, Legislatures. 7. The commission shall, within 18 months after the date it organizes, and annually thereafter, prepare a progress report on its activities, and submit it, together with any recommendations for legislation, administrative action, or act…