NJHLA News

April 6, 2011

URGENT!  DEP Access To Tidal Waters Proposed Regulations

 The DEP released their regulation proposal for local control over the enforcement of access to tidal waters. The state Department of Environmental Protection has scheduled a hearing in Jersey City to discuss revisions to the State's Coastal Zone Management rules.

The hearing is set for 11 a.m. May 12 at Liberty State Park in Jersey City.
The proposed revisions could limit public access to waterfronts in the state, according to several environmental groups.

Besides the Jersey City hearing, another hearing has been scheduled for May 17 in Pomona. The public has 60 days starting yesterday to comment on newly proposed rules, DEP officials said.

According to the DEP, the new rules will help local municipalities to develop Municipal Public Access Plans and use state Green Acres funding more efficiently.
But some environmental groups believe the new rules will limit public access requirements for waterfront development projects by allowing towns to create their own public access plans without any state oversight.  

As this will affect many of our members' properties we thought you would want to review this.  
 

Sincerely,
Joseph Simonetta
Executive Director

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