Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 48:10-1.1

  • 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.
Pipe line utilities may exercise the power of eminent domain as provided in sections 48 and 49 hereof in taking land and other property necessary for public use for right-of-way.

Nothing in this section shall be construed to limit or affect the power or jurisdiction of the Department of Conservation and Economic Development.

L.1962, c. 198, s. 53.