N.J. Stat. § 52:9J-3: Duties

In connection with the effectuation of its purposes, the commission shall consider and provide ways and means to protect and preserve the beaches and shore front of the State by the erection and construction of seawalls, bulkheads, jetties, basins and other devices, and shall take into consideration dredging and other methods suitable for said purposes. The said commission shall also take into consideration the advisability of repairing existing seawalls, bulkheads, jetties, basins and other similar devices.

L.1949, c. 14, p. 54, s. 3.