New Jersey Statutes 58:24-13. “Monmouth County Clam Depuration and Relay Program Fund,” established
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b. (Deleted by amendment, P.L.1999, c.84).
c. All moneys in the fund shall be disbursed only for the purpose of funding depurated hard and soft clam or hard clam relay programs in Monmouth County, as provided in subsection d. of this section.
d. The Commissioner of Environmental Protection shall disburse annually the moneys in the fund for expenditures made by the Department of Environmental Protection and the Department of Health and Senior Services in the implementation of depurated hard or soft clam or hard clam relay programs in Monmouth County, but in no case in an amount that is greater than the following percentages of the fund available in any one year: the Department of Environmental Protection, 66.7%, of which amount half shall be used by the Division of Fish, Game and Wildlife exclusively for the purpose of enforcing the laws, rules and regulations that relate to the harvesting, transportation and marketing of clams that are part of the clam depuration or relay programs in Monmouth County, and half shall be used exclusively for water quality monitoring and classification programs in Monmouth County; and the Shellfish Program in the Department of Health and Senior Services, 33.3%.
e. On July 15, 1997, and every other year thereafter, the Commissioner of Environmental Protection shall submit in writing to each person participating in clam depuration and relay programs in Monmouth County and the organizations that represent them, an accounting of the fund and a determination of the adequacy of the moneys on deposit in the fund to support the purposes of this act. Prior to July 15, 1997, the persons participating in clam depuration and relay programs in Monmouth County and the organizations that represent them shall determine the method by which they shall review the recommendations of the commissioner and submit a response to the commissioner. On August 15th following the receipt of the accounting of the program, and the determination and recommendations from the commissioner, the persons participating in clam depuration and relay programs in Monmouth County and the organizations that represent them, in accordance with the agreed-upon method of review and response, shall submit their recommendations concerning the determination and recommendations of the commissioner in writing to the commissioner. After reviewing the response, the commissioner shall submit recommendations based on the response to the Governor and the Legislature.
L.1995,c.335,s.3; amended 1999, c.84, s.1.