STATE OF NEW JERSEY
222nd LEGISLATURE
PRE-FILED FOR INTRODUCTION IN THE 2026 SESSION
Sponsored by:
Assemblyman ERIK K. SIMONSEN
District 1 (Atlantic, Cape May and Cumberland)
SYNOPSIS
Establishes maximum size for lands leased as shellfisheries areas along the Atlantic Coast by Shellfisheries Council.
CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT
Introduced Pending Technical Review by Legislative Counsel.
An Act concerning lands leased as shellfisheries and amending R.S.50:1-27.
Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey:
1. R.S.50:1-27 is amended to read as follows:
50:1-27. a. The council, with the approval of the commissioner, shall fix the term for which leases may be granted, the rental to be paid, the maximum size of any single ground to be leased, and the total acreage which may be leased to any person or persons.
b. The council shall set the maximum size of any single ground to be leased on the Atlantic coast at 50 acres.
(cf: P.L.2007, c.338, s.13)
2. This act shall take effect immediately.
STATEMENT
This bill establishes the maximum size for any single ground that is leased as a shellfishery located on the Atlantic coast at 50 acres. Under current law, the “Atlantic Coast” is the tidal waters of the State, except those of the Delaware River, Delaware Bay, and their tributaries.