New Jersey § 32:14-5

§ 32:14-5.

a. Palisades Interstate Park Commission shall, from time to time, select and locate

such lands lying between the top or steep edge of the Palisades or the crest of the

slope in places where the steep Palisade rocks are absent and the high-water line

of the Hudson river, from the New York State line on the north, to a line beginning

at the intersection of the southern line of the old Fort Lee dock or landing with

the high-water line of the Hudson river and running thence in a westerly direction

and at right angles to said high-water line of the Hudson river to the east side of

the river road running from Edgewater to Fort Lee, in Bergen county, on the south,

and such lands or rights in lands belonging to persons other than the State, as may

lie between the exterior bulkhead line established in the Hudson river and the high-water

line of the Hudson river, as may, in the opinion of the Palisades Interstate Park

Commission, be proper and necessary to be reserved for the purpose of establishing

a park and thereby preserving the scenic beauty of the Palisades. b. The Palisades Interstate Park Commission, in cooperation with the North Jersey

District Water Supply Commission and in consultation with the New Jersey Department

of Environmental Protection and the Highlands Water Protection and Planning Council , may, from time to time, select and locate such lands lying within the Highlands

or Skylands areas of Bergen, Hunterdon, Morris, Passaic, Somerset and Warren counties

in the State of New Jersey, including lands in those areas lying within the North

Jersey Water Supply District, as may, in the opinion of the Palisades Interstate Park

Commission and the North Jersey District Water Supply Commission, in consultation

with the department and the Highlands Water Protection and Planning Council , be proper and necessary to be reserved for establishing a park: (1) to preserve the scenic beauty of those areas; (2) for the purposes of recreation and conservation, which shall include hunting and

fishing, or historic preservation; or (3) for the purposes of watershed conservation or protecting, maintaining, or enhancing

the quality and quantity of water supplies. c. Except as authorized for the purposes specified by R.S.32:15-1 et seq. and R.S.32:16-1 et seq. with regard to the location, construction, maintenance, and operation of the Henry

Hudson Drive and the Palisades Interstate Parkway in Bergen county, the Palisades

Interstate Park Commission shall not acquire by condemnation any lands described in

subsections a. and b. of this section. Any such lands shall be acquired by the Palisades Interstate Park Commission only

through a sale by a willing seller.