New Jersey § 12:2-21 Acquisition of land for New Jersey ship canal;  donation to federal government

New Jersey Statutes

§ 12:2-21 — Acquisition of land for New Jersey ship canal; donation to federal government

New Jersey § 12:2-21

Title 12COMMERCE AND NAVIGATION

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N.J. Stat. Ann. § 12:2-21 (2026).

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The board may purchase or acquire by gift, grant, or by condemnation, for the purpose of furthering the commercial interests of this state, lands not to exceed one thousand feet in width from Raritan bay, at Morgan, in the county of Middlesex, across the state to the Delaware river, at Bordentown, in the county of Burlington, as shown on a route upon map of United States, intercoastal waterway, Boston, Massachusetts, Beaufort inlet, North Carolina division, New York bay, Delaware river section, and on file in the office of the board, or upon any other route, if in the judgment of the board deviation of said route shall be advisable. After the acquisition of said land, the board may donate so much thereof to the federal government for the construction of a ship canal as the federal governme

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The board may purchase or acquire by gift, grant, or by condemnation, for the purpose of furthering the commercial interests of this state, lands not to exceed one thousand feet in width from Raritan bay, at Morgan, in the county of Middlesex, across the state to the Delaware river, at Bordentown, in the county of Burlington, as shown on a route upon map of United States, intercoastal waterway, Boston, Massachusetts, Beaufort inlet, North Carolina division, New York bay, Delaware river section, and on file in the office of the board, or upon any other route, if in the judgment of the board deviation of said route shall be advisable. After the acquisition of said land, the board may donate so much thereof to the federal government for the construction of a ship canal as the federal government shall deem necessary and advisable.