New Jersey Statutes 12:2-21. Acquisition of land for New Jersey ship canal; donation to federal government
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Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 12:2-21
- Gift: A voluntary transfer or conveyance of property without consideration, or for less than full and adequate consideration based on fair market value.
- Ship: includes vessels, steamers, canal boats and every boat or structure adapted to navigation or movement from place to place, upon the ocean, lakes, rivers or artificial waterways, either by its own power or otherwise. See New Jersey Statutes 1:1-2
- 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
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.