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NJ A5945

Bill

Status

Introduced

7/24/2025

Primary Sponsor

Erik Simonsen

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Origin

General Assembly

2024-2025 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Amends R.S.50:1-27 to establish a 50-acre maximum size limit for any single ground leased as a shellfishery along New Jersey's Atlantic coast

  • The Shellfisheries Council retains authority, with commissioner approval, to set lease terms, rental rates, and total acreage limits per person

  • Atlantic coast waters are defined as all tidal waters of the state except the Delaware River, Delaware Bay, and their tributaries

  • Takes effect immediately upon enactment

Legislative Description

Establishes maximum size for lands leased as shellfisheries areas along the Atlantic Coast by Shellfisheries Council.

Commerce, Economic Development and Agriculture

Last Action

Introduced, Referred to Assembly Commerce, Economic Development and Agriculture Committee

7/24/2025

Committee Referrals

Commerce, Economic Development and Agriculture Committee7/24/2025

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