Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 13:8A-21

  • Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.
  • real property: include lands, tenements and hereditaments and all rights thereto and interests therein. 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
Except as the context may otherwise require:

a. “Commissioner” means the Commissioner of Environmental Protection or his designated representative;

b. “Local unit” means a municipality, county or other political subdivision of this State, or any agency thereof authorized to administer, protect and maintain lands for recreation and conservation purposes.

c. “Recreation and conservation purposes” means use of lands for parks, natural, and historic areas, forests, camping, fishing, water reserve, wildlife, hunting, boating, recreation centers, winter sports and similar uses for public recreation and conservation of natural resources;

d. “Land” or “lands” means real property, including improvements thereof or thereon, rights of way, water and other rights, easements, privileges and all other rights or interests of any kind or description in, relating to, connected with real property.

L.1971, c. 419, s. 3, eff. Jan. 24, 1972.