Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 13:9B-13.1

  • 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.
35. Notwithstanding any rules or regulations to the contrary, no permit shall be required of a county or municipality by the Department of Environmental Protection for the purpose of performing restoration work on any manmade drainage ditch located in the jurisdiction, provided that the restoration activity does not deviate in any manner from the original cross sectional area and location. For the purposes of this section, “ditch” means a linear topographic depression with bed and banks of human construction which conveys water to or from a site, but does not include channelized or redirected water courses.

L.2000,c.126,s.35.