New Jersey § 13:18a-11

§ 13:18a-11.

a. The pinelands area shall consist of all that area within the boundaries described

herein: Beginning at the intersection of the abandoned-right-of-way of the Pennsylvania Railroad

and the Garden State Parkway near south Toms River; thence southerly along the Garden

State Parkway to its intersection with the boundary of the Bass River State Forest;

thence southerly, and then westerly, along the Bass River State Forest boundary to

its intersection with the Garden State Parkway; thence southerly along the Garden

State Parkway to its intersection with Atlantic County Alternate Route 559; thence

northwesterly along Atlantic County Alternate Route 559 to its intersection with Atlantic

County Route 559 at Gravelly Run; thence northwesterly along Atlantic County Route

559 to its intersection with U.S. 40 and N.J. Route 50 at Mays Landing; thence westerly

along U.S. 40 and N.J. Route 50 to their intersection with N.J. Route 50; thence

southerly on N.J. Route 50 to its intersection with Buck Hill Road near Buck Hill;

thence westerly along Buck Hill Road (River Road) to its intersection with N.J. Route

49; thence southeasterly along N.J. Route 49 to its intersection with N.J. Route

50; thence southeasterly along N.J. Route 50 to its intersection with Cape May County

Route 610; thence southwesterly along Cape May County Route 610 to its intersection

with N.J. Route 47 at Dennisville; thence northwesterly along N.J. Route 47 to its

intersection with the east bank of the Manamuskin River; thence northerly along the

east bank of the Manamuskin River to N.J. Route 49; thence northwesterly along N.J.

Route 49 to its intersection with Cumberland County Route 671; thence northerly along

Cumberland County Route 671 and then Atlantic County Route 671 (both known as Union

Road) to Atlantic County Route 557; thence northwesterly along Atlantic County Route 557 to its intersection with U.S. Route 40; thence northwesterly along U.S. Route 40 to its intersection with Gloucester

County Route 555; thence northerly along Gloucester County Route 555 to its intersection

with U.S. Route 322 and Gloucester County Route 536; thence easterly along Gloucester

County Route 536 (known as New Brooklyn Road) to its intersection with Camden County

Route 705 at New Brooklyn Lake; thence northerly along the western shoreline of New

Brooklyn Lake to the east bank of the main stem of the Great Egg Harbor River; thence

northerly along the east bank of the main stem of the Great Egg Harbor River to its

intersection with the east bank of Tinkers Branch; thence northeasterly along the

east bank of Tinkers Branch to its intersection with the corporate boundary of Berlin

Borough; thence easterly along the Berlin Borough corporate boundary to its intersection

with the boundary of that area designated as the critical area for sewerage purposes

pursuant to the provisions of P.L.1954, c. 199 ( C. 58:11-23 et seq. ), as amended, and as implemented by N.J.A.C. 7:9-10.1 et seq. ; thence northerly and then easterly along such critical area boundary to its intersection

with the Burlington County-Camden County boundary; thence northerly along the Burlington

County-Camden County boundary to its intersection with N.J. Route 73; thence northerly

along N.J. Route 73 to its intersection with Braddock Mill Road; thence easterly

along Braddock Mill Road to its intersection with Tomlinson Mill Road; thence northeasterly along Tomlinson Mill Road to its intersection with Kettle Run

Road; thence northerly along Kettle Run Road, then along Willow Corner-Tomlinson

Mill Road, to its intersection with South Elmwood Road; thence easterly, then northerly

along South Elmwood Road to its intersection with East Main Street; thence easterly

along East Main Street to its intersection with Marlton Pike; thence northeasterly

along Marlton Pike to its intersection with N.J. Route 70; thence easterly along

N.J. Route 70 to its intersection with U.S. Route 206; thence northerly along U.S.

Route 206 to its intersection with Burlington County Route 530; thence easterly along

Burlington County Route 530 to the corporate boundary of Pemberton Borough; thence

southerly, then easterly, then northerly, and then westerly, along the Pemberton Borough

corporate boundary to its intersection with Burlington County Route 616; thence northerly

along Burlington County Route 616 to its intersection with Burlington County Route

663; thence northerly along Burlington County Route 663 to its intersection with

the corporate boundary of Springfield Township; thence easterly along the Springfield

Township corporate boundary to its intersection with the boundary of the Fort Dix

Military Reservation/McGuire Air Force Base; thence easterly along the boundary of

the Fort Dix Military Reservation/McGuire Air Force Base to its intersection with

Ocean County Route 539; thence northwesterly along Ocean County Route 539 to its

intersection with Ocean County Route 528; thence northeasterly along Ocean County

Route 528 to its intersection with Ocean County Route 547; thence southerly along

Ocean County Route 547 to its intersection with Ocean County Route 527; thence southeasterly

along Ocean County Route 527 to its intersection with the Central Railroad of New

Jersey tracks; thence southwesterly along the tracks of the Central Railroad of New

Jersey to the junction with the abandoned right-of-way of the Pennsylvania Railroad

near Whiting; thence easterly along the abandoned Pennsylvania Railroad right-of-way

to its intersection with the Garden State Parkway near South Toms River, at the point

of origin. b. The preservation area shall consist of all that area within the boundaries described

herein: Beginning at the crossing of the Mullica River and the Garden State Parkway; thence

southerly along the Garden State Parkway to its intersection with Atlantic County

Route 624; thence northwesterly along Atlantic County Route 624 to its intersection

with Atlantic County Route 563; thence northwesterly along Atlantic County Route

563 to its intersection with Elwood-Weekstown Road at Weekstown; thence westerly

along Elwood-Weekstown Road to its intersection with Atlantic County Route 643; thence

northwesterly along Atlantic County Route 643 to an unnamed local road south of Nescochague

Lake; thence westerly along such unnamed local road to its intersection with Atlantic

County Route 542; thence northeasterly along Atlantic County Route 542 to its intersection

with the boundary of Wharton State Forest; thence northwesterly along the Wharton

State Forest boundary to its intersection with the Mullica River; thence westerly

along the Mullica River to its intersection with the corporate boundary of Medford

Township; thence northerly along the Medford Township corporate boundary to its intersection

with the boundary of that area designated as the critical area for sewerage purposes

pursuant to the provisions of P.L.1954, c. 199 ( C. 58:11-23 et seq. ), as amended, and as implemented by N.J.A.C. 7:9-10.1 et seq. ; thence northeasterly along such critical area boundary to its intersection with

the boundary of Wharton State Forest; thence easterly along the Wharton State Forest

boundary to its intersection with Medford-Atsion Road, south of Dellette; thence

northerly along Medford-Atsion Road to its intersection with Willow Grove Road; thence

northeasterly along Willow Grove Road to its intersection with Stokes Road; thence

southerly along Stokes Road to its intersection with Burnt House Road; thence northeasterly

along Burnt House Road to its intersection with Fork Neck Road; thence southerly,

then easterly along Fork Neck Road to its intersection with Dingletown Road; thence northeasterly along Dingletown Road to its intersection with Hampton Gate-Caranza

Road; thence northwesterly along Hampton Gate-Caranza Road to its intersection with

Burlington County Route 532; thence easterly on Burlington County Route 532 to its

intersection with Patty Bowker Road and Irick's Causeway Road; thence northeasterly

along Irick's Causeway Road to its intersection with Vincentown-South Park Road;

thence southeasterly along Vincentown-South Park Road to its intersection with Sooy

Place Road; thence easterly along Sooy Place Road to its intersection with the corporate

boundary of Woodland Township; thence northwesterly, then northeasterly, along the

Woodland Township corporate boundary to its intersection with the boundary of Lebanon

State Forest and Burlington County Route 644 at Four Mile Circle; thence northwesterly,

then northeasterly, then southeasterly, along the Lebanon State Forest boundary to

its intersection with N.J. Route 70; thence northeasterly along N.J. Route 70 to

its intersection with the Lebanon State Forest boundary at a point approximately one-half

mile west of the intersection of N.J. Route 70 and Burlington County Route 530; thence

westerly, and then northerly, along the Lebanon State Forest boundary to its intersection

with the boundary of the Fort Dix Military Reservation near South Boundary Road;

thence northwesterly along the Fort Dix Military Reservation boundary to its intersection

with Burlington County Route 667; thence northerly along Burlington County Route

667 to its intersection with the northern boundary of the Fort Dix Military Reservation;

thence easterly along the Fort Dix Military Reservation boundary to its intersection

with the boundary of the Colliers Mills Fish and Wildlife Management Area; thence northerly along the Colliers Mills Fish and Wildlife Management Area boundary

to its intersection with Ocean County Route 528; thence northeasterly along Ocean

County Route 528 to its easternmost intersection with the Colliers Mills Fish and

Wildlife Management Area boundary; thence southerly along the Colliers Mills Fish

and Wildlife Management Area boundary to its intersection with the boundary of the

Lakehurst Naval Air Station; thence easterly, then southerly, and then westerly along

the Lakehurst Naval Air Station boundary to its intersection with an unnamed local

road at the northeastern corner of the boundary of the Manchester Fish and Wildlife

Management Area; thence southerly along such unnamed local road, then along Beckerville

Road, to its intersection with N.J. Route 70; thence southwesterly along N.J. Route 70 to its intersection with the

boundary of the Fort Dix Military Reservation; thence southerly, and then northwesterly,

along the Fort Dix Military Reservation boundary to its intersection with the boundary

of the Lebanon State Forest; thence southerly along the Lebanon State Forest Boundary

to its intersection with the boundary of the Pasadena Fish and Wildlife Management

Area; thence southeasterly along the Pasadena Fish and Wildlife Management Area boundary

to its intersection with the northern ridge line of the Cedar Creek Drainage Basin;

thence northeasterly along the northern ridge line of the Cedar Creek Drainage Basin

to its intersection with the Garden State Parkway; thence southerly along the Garden

State Parkway to its intersection with the southern ridge line of the Cedar Creek

Drainage Basin; thence southwesterly along the southern ridge line of the Cedar Creek

Drainage Basin to its intersection with the boundary of the Greenwood Forest Fish

and Wildlife Management Area; thence southeasterly along the Greenwood Forest Fish and Wildlife Management Area

to its intersection with N.J. Route 72; thence northwesterly along N.J. Route 72

to its intersection with the East Branch of the Oswego River; thence southerly along

the East Branch of the Oswego River to its intersection with Ocean County Route 539;

thence southerly along Ocean County Route 539 to its intersection with the boundary

of the Stafford Forge Fish and Wildlife Management Area; thence southeasterly along

the Stafford Forge Fish and Wildlife Management Area to its intersection with the

north bank of Governors Branch Creek; thence easterly along the north bank of Governors

Branch Creek to its intersection with the boundary of the Stafford Forge Fish and

Wildlife Management Area; thence easterly along the Stafford Forge Fish and Wildlife

Management Area boundary to its intersection with the Garden State Parkway; thence

southerly along the Garden State Parkway to its intersection with the boundary of

Bass River State Forest; thence southerly, and then westerly, along the Bass River

State Forest boundary to its intersection with the Garden State Parkway; thence southerly

along the Garden State Parkway to its intersection with the east bank of the Bass

River; thence northerly along the east bank of the Bass River to its intersection

with the east bank of the East Branch of the Bass River; thence northerly along the

east bank of the East Branch of the Bass River to its intersection with the Atlantic

City Electric Company transmission line; thence westerly, and then southwesterly,

along the Atlantic City Electric Company transmission line to its intersection with

Burlington County Route 542; thence easterly along Burlington County Route 524 to

its intersection with Burlington County Route 167; thence southerly along Burlington

County Route 167 to its intersection with the Garden State Parkway at exit 50S; thence

southerly along the Garden State Parkway to the crossing of the Mullica River, at

the point of origin. c. The commission shall, within 120 days of the effective date of this act, prepare

a detailed map of the Pinelands National Reserve, the pinelands area, the protection

area and the preservation area. Such map shall include, but need not be limited to, the location of all major waterways,

roads, and publicly-owned lands in such areas, as well as a depiction of the boundaries

of every county and municipality which is located in whole or in part within such

areas. Such map shall be transmitted to the governing body of every such county and municipality,

shall be published in the New Jersey Register and in at least two newspapers circulating

within the affected areas, within 150 days of said effective date, and shall be submitted

to the Governor and the Legislature as the official State planning maps of the Pinelands

National Reserve, the pinelands area, the protection area and the preservation area.