Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 13:1G-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 Legislature finds and determines that the people of the State are entitled to and should be insured an environment free from noise which unnecessarily degrades the quality of life; that the levels of noise in the community have reached such a degree as to endanger the health, safety and welfare of the people of this State as well as the integrity of the environment; and that this threat can be abated by the adoption and enforcement of noise standards embodied in regulations.

L.1971, c. 418, s. 2, eff. Jan. 24, 1972.