Bill > S4723

This bill authorizes a land exchange between the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) and the United States Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) to resolve a long-standing occupancy situation. Since 1964, the DEP's Marine Resources Administration has been operating on land owned by the USFWS within the Edwin B. Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge in Galloway Township. To enable the state to construct new offices, the bill allows the DEP to convey approximately 219.36 acres of state-owned land in Lacey and Stafford Townships to the USFWS in exchange for approximately 52.27 acres in Galloway Township. The specific parcels being exchanged include three lots: one 34.96-acre parcel in Lacey Township, another 31.63-acre lot also in Lacey Township, and a 152.77-acre lot in Stafford Township. The exchange is designed to be of equal real estate value, with minor adjustments permitted to equalize the land values. The bill exempts this specific land transfer from certain existing state regulations and will take effect immediately upon enactment, allowing the DEP to proceed with the land swap and potential office construction.

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https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/bill-search/2024/S4723