New Jersey § 4:1b-4
Full text of New Jersey New Jersey Statutes § 4:1b-4, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 4:1b-4.
As used in this act: a. “ Agricultural preserve ” means a significant mass of reasonably contiguous prime agricultural lands created
through the State purchase of development easements to such lands; b. “ Committee ” means the Joint Legislative Oversight Committee for the Agricultural Preserve Demonstration
Program designated pursuant to section 10 of this act; 1 c. “ Departments ” means the Department of Environmental Protection and the Department of Agriculture; d. “ Development easement ” means an interest in land, less than fee simple absolute title thereto, which interest
represents the right to develop such lands for all nonagricultural purposes as determined
by the provisions of this act and any relevant rules or regulations promulgated pursuant
hereto; e. “ Prime agricultural land ” means land having soil classifications of Class I, II or III, according to Soil
Conservation class, except that a certain amount of land supportive of cranberry,
blueberry or other special agricultural production and woodland immediately supportive
of agriculture may be considered as prime agricultural lands for the purposes of this
act; f. “ Program ” means the Agricultural Preserve Demonstration Program established by this act; g. “ Program area ” means the location of the program designated pursuant to section 14 of this act; 2 h. “ Steering committee ” means the Steering Committee on the Agricultural Preserve Demonstration Program
created pursuant to section 8 of this act. 3 1
N.J.S.A. § 4:1B-10. 2
N.J.S.A. § 4:1B-14. 3
N.J.S.A. § 4:1B-8.
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Section 4:1b-4 is part of the New Jersey Statutes, the codified statutory law of New Jersey. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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