Renames "Delaware Bay" to "Bay of New Jersey"; directs all State departments and agencies to update official publications, signage, websites, and materials to reflect the new designation and notify relevant federal entities.

# Summary of New Jersey Bill Renaming "Delaware Bay" to "Bay of New Jersey" This New Jersey state bill is renaming "Delaware Bay" to "Bay of New Jersey" in all statutes and official references under New Jersey law. Key provisions of the bill: 1. It requires all New Jersey state departments, agencies, and instrumentalities to update their websites, printed materials, signage, maps, and other public-facing documents to reflect the new designation. 2. It mandates that any reference to "Delaware Bay" in New Jersey statutes, rules, regulations, contracts, or official documents be understood to mean "Bay of New Jersey." 3. It requires notification of relevant federal agencies about the name change, including requests to reflect this designation in federal documents where appropriate. 4. The bill states that the Delaware Bay (now renamed Bay of New Jersey) lies along the western border of southern New Jersey and has long been integral to New Jersey's environmental, economic, and cultural identity. 5. The bill is designed to "recognize and affirm the bay's strong and direct connection to New Jersey's coastal communities, maritime industries, and natural resources." The bill includes numerous sections (1-55) that amend various existing statutes to replace "Delaware Bay" with "Bay of New Jersey" in legal references throughout New Jersey law. Section 55 states that the bill will take effect immediately upon passage. This is primarily a symbolic renaming effort to strengthen New Jersey's connection to the geographical feature, rather than a substantive legal or geographical change.