New Jersey § 13:17-4
Full text of New Jersey New Jersey Statutes § 13:17-4, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 13:17-4.
(a) Except as otherwise provided, the commission shall be authorized to carry out
the purposes of this act within the following district: All that certain area bounded as described therein, excepting therefrom the area described
in subsections (b) and (c) of this section: Beginning at a point on Hendricks Causeway at its junction with the tracks of the
Erie-Lackawanna Railroad--Northern Railroad of New Jersey Branch in Ridgefield; Thence southerly along the tracks of the Erie-Lackawanna Railroad--Northern Railroad
of New Jersey Branch to its junction with the Fairview-Ridgefield Municipal boundary; Thence westerly along the Fairview-Ridgefield Municipal boundary to its junction with
the Fairview-North Bergen Municipal boundary; Thence easterly along the Fairview-North Bergen Municipal boundary to its junction
with the tracks of the Erie-Lackawanna Railroad--Northern Railroad of New Jersey Branch; Thence southerly along the tracks of the Erie-Lackawanna Railroad--Northern Railroad
of New Jersey Branch to its junction with Tonnelle Avenue (U.S. Route 1 and 9) in
Jersey City; Thence southerly along Tonnelle Avenue (U.S. Route 1 and 9) to its intersection with
the Pulaski Skyway; Thence westerly along a line formed by the Pulaski Skyway to a point where the Port
Authority Trans-Hudson tracks pass under the Pulaski Skyway; Thence westerly along the Port Authority Trans-Hudson tracks to their intersection
with the Harrison-Kearny Municipal Boundary; Thence northwesterly along the Harrison-Kearny Municipal Boundary, as it jogs and
curves, to its intersection with the Erie-Lackawanna Railroad, Harrison-Kingsland
connecting branch of the Morris and Essex Division; Thence northerly along the tracks of the Erie-Lackawanna Railroad, Harrison-Kingsland
connecting branch of the Morris and Essex Division to its junction with Orient Way
in Lyndhurst; Thence northerly along Orient Way to its junction with Valley Brook Avenue-Smith Street; Thence easterly along Smith Street to its junction with Madison Street; Thence northerly along Madison Street to its junction with Evergreen Place; Thence westerly along Evergreen Place to its junction with Meadow Road; Thence northerly along Meadow Road to its junction with Rutherford Avenue; Thence northerly along a straight line drawn between the intersection of Rutherford
Avenue and Meadow Road and the junction of Union Avenue and Erie-Lackawanna-New Jersey
and New York Railroad; Thence northerly along the tracks of the Erie-Lackawanna-New Jersey and New York Railroad
to its intersection with the Wood-Ridge-Carlstadt municipal boundary; Thence easterly along the Wood-Ridge-Carlstadt municipal boundary to its intersection
with Moonachie-Wood-Ridge municipal boundary; Thence northerly and westerly along the Moonachie-Wood-Ridge municipal boundary to
its intersection with the Hasbrouck Heights-Moonachie municipal boundary; Thence easterly and northerly along Hasbrouck Heights-Moonachie municipal boundary
to its intersection with the Moonachie-Teterboro municipal boundary; Thence westerly and northerly along the Hasbrouck Heights-Teterboro municipal boundary
to its intersection with U.S. Route 46; Thence easterly along U.S. Route 46 to its intersection with the Teterboro-Little
Ferry municipal boundary; Thence southerly along the Teterboro-Little Ferry municipal boundary to its intersection
with the Moonachie-Little Ferry boundary; Thence southerly along the Moonachie-Little Ferry municipal boundary to its intersection
with Red Neck Road; Thence southerly along Red Neck Road to its junction with Moonachie Avenue in Moonachie; Thence easterly along Moonachie Avenue to its junction with Moonachie Road; Thence northerly along Moonachie Road to its junction with Maple Street; Thence easterly along Maple Street approximately 930 feet to its intersection with
the Transcontinental gas pipeline; Thence northeasterly along a straight line drawn between the intersection of Maple
Street and the Transcontinental gas pipeline and the intersection of Bertolotto Avenue
and the Moonachie-Little Ferry Municipal boundary (Losen Slofe Creek); Thence easterly along Bertolotto Avenue to its junction with Eckel Road; Thence southerly along 5th Street to its junction with Mansfield Avenue; Thence easterly along Columbus avenue to its junction with Mehrhof Road; Thence northerly along Mehrhof Road to its junction with Washington Avenue; Thence easterly and northerly along Washington Avenue to its junction with Main Street; Thence easterly along Main Street extended to the Little Ferry-Ridgefield Park Municipal
boundary; (The middle of the Hackensack River); Thence southerly along the Little Ferry-Ridgefield Park Municipal boundary (in the
middle of the Hackensack River) to its intersection with the Ridgefield Park-Ridgefield
Municipal boundary; Thence easterly along the Ridgefield Park-Ridgefield Municipal boundary (in the middle
of Overpeck Creek) to its intersection with Bergen Turnpike; Thence southerly along Bergen Turnpike to its junction with Hendricks Causeway; Thence southeasterly along Hendricks Causeway to its junction with the tracks of the
Lackawanna Railroad--Northern Branch, the point of beginning. (b) Exception: Beginning at a point on Old New Jersey Route 3 (New Jersey Route 153) (Paterson Plank
Road) at its junction with County Avenue in Secaucus; Thence southerly along County Avenue to its junction with Secaucus Road; Thence westerly along Secaucus Road a distance of 1,321 feet more or less to its junction
with Private Road; Thence northerly along a straight line drawn between the intersection of Secaucus
Road and the aforementioned Private Road and the intersection of Pandolfi Avenue-Golden
Avenue in Secaucus; Thence westerly along Pandolfi Avenue to its junction with 5th Street; Thence southerly along 5th Street to its junction with Mansfield Avenue; Thence westerly along Mansfield Avenue to its junction with Walter Place; Thence northerly along Walter Place to its junction with Mansfield Avenue; Thence westerly along Mansfield Avenue to its junction with 9th Street; Thence northerly along 9th Street to its junction with Grace Street; Thence easterly along Grace Street to its junction with Eighth Street; Thence northerly along Eighth Street to its junction with Old New Jersey Route 3 (Route
153); Thence easterly along Old New Jersey Route 3 (Route 153) to its junction with Paterson
Plank Road; Thence easterly continuing along Old New Jersey Route 3 (Route 153) (Paterson Plank
Road) to its junction with County Avenue, the point of beginning. (c) Exception: Beginning at a point on Maple Avenue at its junction with 7th Street in Secaucus; Thence northerly and easterly along 7th Street to its junction with Paterson Plank
Road; Thence northerly along Paterson Plank Road to its junction with Farm Road; Thence northerly along Farm Road to its junction with Meadow Lane; Thence easterly along Meadow Lane to its junction with Stonewall Lane and Mill Ridge
Road; Thence easterly along Mill Ridge Road to its junction with Koelle Boulevard; Thence southerly along Koelle Boulevard to its junction with Huber Street; Thence westerly along Huber Street to its junction with Radio Avenue; Thence southerly on Radio Avenue to its junction with Pikeview Terrace; Thence westerly and northerly along Pikeview Terrace to its intersection with Lausecker
Lane; Thence westerly along Lausecker Lane to its junction with Paterson Plank Road; Thence southerly along Paterson Plank Road to its junction with Maple Street; Thence westerly along Maple Street to its junction with 7th Street, the point of beginning.
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