{"data":{"id":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-13-1l-4","jurisdiction":"us-nj","citation":"N.J. Stat. § 13:1L-4","heading":"Powers","body":"The department shall acquire, plan, design, construct, operate and maintain  State parks and forests and shall have the power to:\na.  Install permanent improvements for the health and comfort of the public;\nb.  Install permanent improvements for the protection, development or maintenance of lands or properties;\nc.  Acquire, lay out, construct and maintain roads and trails:\n(1) over the State park and forest lands and acquire lands;\n(2) between or connecting any separate portions of such lands;\n(3) from points on such land up to, but not including, other public roads outside of and adjacent to such lands;\nd.  For the purposes of this section, acquire rights of way upon and across  any intervening lands;\ne.  Vacate and close any municipal street or any portion of a municipal street that is solely bordered by State property when closure is necessary to protect the public interest;\nf.  Sell or exchange forest products or products reasonably related to recreational activities on State park and forest land.\nL.1983, c. 324, s. 4, eff. Sept. 1, 1983.","path":["TITLE 13 CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT--PARKS AND RESERVATIONS"],"source_url":"https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/statutes/STATUTES-TEXT.zip","current_through":"P.L.2025, c.405, and J.R.22","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T17:54:13Z","sha256":"2e43492821236422631c78dd9d3bcae5f8ee354c37025e47629ac3676d262d49","source_id":"us-nj","stale":true,"prev":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-13-1l-3","next":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-13-1l-5"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}