A 1218 New Jersey General Assembly · 2026-2027 Regular Session

Provides for no net loss of DEP lands for fishing, hunting, and trapping purposes.

This bill requires New Jersey's Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) to maintain current levels of state park and forest land available for public fishing, hunting, and trapping. The DEP must replace any closed land with equivalent acreage and cannot reduce total available land for these activities, except for public safety, wildlife protection, or land exchanges. It also mandates annual reports to the legislature detailing acreage availability, closures, and replacement efforts. The law applies to all state parks, forests, wildlife management areas, and public hunting grounds managed by the DEP.
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Introduced Jan 13, 2026 Last action Jan 13, 2026
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