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Post by Logan on Jan 19, 2016 21:13:23 GMT -6
New law clarifies who has authority over N.J. waterfront accessTRENTON — Gov. Chris Christie on Tuesday signed a bill giving the state Department of Environmental Protection jurisdiction over public access to the waterfront. The bill, S3321, is in response to a Dec. 22 appellate court decision that sided with the Hackensack Riverkeeper and said the DEP doesn't have authority over public access to the state's waterfront areas because state law never gave the agency that power. Responding to a plea from DEP Commissioner Bob Martin, the state Senate and Assembly acted swiftly by passing a law on Jan. 11. In his testimony before the Senate, Martin insisted New Jersey was in jeopardy of losing federal funding – particularly for beach replenishment projects – without clarification of who was in charge of public access. Continued at www.nj.com/monmouth/index.ssf/2016/01/new_law_clarifies_who_has_authority_over_waterfron.html#incart_river_index .
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