"Palisades Cliffs Protection and Planning Act"; concerns preservation of Palisades Cliffs and creates Palisades Cliffs Preservation Council.

S 396 creates the Palisades Cliffs Preservation Council to coordinate protection efforts across municipalities along the Palisades Cliffs. The council, composed of 10 members appointed by specific municipalities (including Jersey City, Fort Lee, and Hoboken), will develop a comprehensive planning framework to prevent overdevelopment threatening the cliffs' natural beauty. It directly affects residents and local governments in the Palisades Planning Region by replacing fragmented, inconsistent zoning rules with a unified strategy. The bill establishes this council as a state-level body to address development pressures and traffic concerns that current local ordinances have failed to manage. It does not alter existing zoning but mandates coordinated planning to preserve the cliffs as a shared natural resource.