Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 48:2-85

  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • State: extends to and includes any State, territory or possession of the United States, the District of Columbia and the Canal Zone. See New Jersey Statutes 1:1-2
13. a. An operator of an interstate natural gas pipeline or an interstate hazardous liquid underground pipeline shall file a map depicting the route of the pipeline in this State with the clerk of each municipality in the State through which the interstate pipeline passes, with the board, and with the Department of Environmental Protection.

b. Nothing in this act shall be construed to modify or interfere with the enforcement jurisdiction of the United States Department of Transportation with regard to the operators of interstate pipelines.

L.1994,c.118,s.13.