Legal Research Home > New Jersey Lawyer > Conservation and Development Parks and Reservations > New Jersey Conservation And Development--Parks And Reservations Laws Section 13:1B-15.12a3. Establishment of system; inclusion of additional areas.

The department shall have the authority to establish the system initially by declaring those areas designated as natural areas as of January 1, 1975 and, after suitable studies and public hearings, up to 5,000 additional acres of State parklands, State forests, hunting and fishing preserves, or other State lands within the jurisdiction of the department to be within the system.

L.1975, c. 363, s. 4, eff. March 3, 1976.

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