New Jersey § 58:4b-6

§ 58:4b-6.

The duties and responsibilities of the Lake Hopatcong Commission shall be to: a. conduct water quality and water quantity monitoring of Lake Hopatcong to assess

conditions and changes thereto over time, and identify the causes and sources of environmental

threats and impacts to Lake Hopatcong and its watershed; b. assess present and projected development, land use, and land management practices

and patterns, and determine the effects of those practices and patterns upon the natural,

scenic, and recreational resources of Lake Hopatcong and its watershed; c. develop plans, strategies, policies, ordinances, and funding mechanisms necessary

to protect, preserve, restore, maintain, manage, and enhance Lake Hopatcong and its

watershed, to be implemented by those entities with representatives on the commission; d. coordinate with, and make recommendations to, the Department of Environmental Protection

with respect to any State plan or program for watershed management, water quality,

water supply, stormwater management, nonpoint source pollution, or wastewater management

for the area that includes Lake Hopatcong and its watershed; e. recommend appropriate State legislation and administrative action pertaining to

the protection, preservation, restoration, maintenance, management, and enhancement

of Lake Hopatcong and its watershed; f. encourage and assist in the creation of special local improvement districts for

purposes beneficial to Lake Hopatcong and its watershed, including control of stormwater

runoff and nonpoint source pollution, and the preservation of significant environmental

areas, including wetlands, to control stormwater runoff and nonpoint source pollution; g. review and assess the potential impact upon Lake Hopatcong and its watershed of

environmental permit applications pending before or received by the Department of

Environmental Protection and provided to the commission pursuant to subsection b.

of section 8 of this act, and provide recommendations to the Department of Environmental

Protection for appropriate action thereon; h. review and assess the potential impact upon Lake Hopatcong and its watershed of

proposed amendments and revisions to municipal master plans, zoning and other ordinances

governing land use and development, and applications for specific development projects,

which have been provided to the commission pursuant to section 9 of this act, and

provide recommendations to the appropriate municipal agency for appropriate action

thereon; i. conduct, manage, and coordinate specific activities and projects pertaining to

the protection, preservation, restoration, maintenance, management, and enhancement

of Lake Hopatcong and its watershed, including, but not limited to, weed control measures,

dredging, installation and maintenance of boat sewage pump outs, and environmental

education; j. encourage individuals, corporations, associations, and organizations to preserve

and enhance the natural scenic beauty, and protect and preserve the purity of the

waters, of Lake Hopatcong and its watershed, and to engage in environmental education

of the public for such purposes; and k. establish advisory committees and enlist and accept the support and cooperation

of organizations of property owners and others interested in promoting the purposes

and objectives of this act.