N.J.S. § 13:19-36 New Jersey Coastal and Ocean Protection Council

• Library: New Jersey Permanent Statutes
• Edition: 2023
• Currency: Current through L. 2023, c. 130.
• Year: 2023
• Citation: N.J.S. § 13:19-36

a. There is established in the Department of Environmental Protection the New Jersey Coastal and Ocean Protection Council.

b. The council shall consist of nine members as follows:

(1) the Commissioner of Environmental Protection, or the commissioner's designee, who shall serve ex officio;

(2) the Chief Executive Officer of the New Jersey Economic Development Authority, or the chief executive officer's designee, who shall serve ex officio;

(3) the Executive Director of the Division of Travel and Tourism in the New Jersey Commerce Commission, or the executive director's designee, who shall serve ex officio;

(4) the State Oceanographer, who shall serve ex officio; and

(5) five public members to be appointed by the Governor with the advice and consent of the Senate for four-year terms, except that of those first appointed, one shall be appointed for a term of one year, one for a term of two years, one for a term of three years and two for a term of four years. Of the public members: one shall be a representative of the commercial fishing industry, representing the range of commercial fisheries in the State, including shellfish and finfish fisheries and fisheries in State and federal waters; one shall be a representative of the recreational fishing industry, representing the range of recreational fisheries in the State, including the hook and line and the party and charter boat fishing industry; one shall be a representative of an environmental organization with expertise, knowledge, or experience in coastal or ocean ecosystems and habitat; one shall be a representative of a public interest group with expertise, knowledge, or experience in coastal or ocean ecosystems and habitat; and one shall be a representative of a non-profit organization with expertise, knowledge, or experience in habitat protection and land preservation.

c. Any vacancy in the membership shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointment.