Provides "Highlands Water Protection and Planning Act" exemption, and clarifies municipal planning or zoning authority, for certain development along commercial corridors in Highlands Region.

S 1872 exempts certain commercial development projects along designated commercial corridors in New Jersey's Highlands Region from requirements of the Highlands Water Protection and Planning Act. It specifically applies to development along thoroughfares zoned for commercial or industrial use, clarifying that municipalities may approve such projects without triggering the Act's water protection regulations. The bill defines "commercial corridor" as land along state, county, or rail thoroughfares in the Highlands Region, and clarifies municipal planning authority for these projects. This change directly affects developers and local governments planning commercial projects in designated corridors within the Highlands Region. The bill amends definitions in the existing Highlands Act (P.L.2004, c.120) to create this exemption.