New Jersey § 13:1b-15

§ 13:1b-15.

a. Voluntary offers to undertake certain projects shall be solicited by the department

from private landowners. The department may provide a landowner with any appropriate assistance and guidance

in the development of recreational opportunity proposals particularly suited to the

topographical characteristics of the land. b. A landowner may file an application with the department, on forms prescribed by

the commissioner, requesting financial assistance for a specific project or projects

for public recreational access to his privately-owned open space. The department shall evaluate the application and, within 30 days of receipt of

the application, either deny the application citing the reasons therefore or grant

preliminary approval thereof. c. If preliminary approval has been granted, the landowner and the commissioner may

enter into an agreement, hereinafter referred to as an “access covenant,” which guarantees

public access for a specified period of time, for specified recreational purposes

to a specified parcel or parcels of land in return for appropriate and reasonable

financial assistance or in kind services, or both, as determined by the commissioner. d. If an access covenant has been signed by a landowner and the commissioner, the

landowner shall cause a statement containing the conditions of the covenant to be

attached to and recorded with the deed to the land in the same manner as the deed

was originally recorded.