A1449 • 2026

Establishes maximum size for lands leased as shellfisheries areas along the Atlantic Coast by Shellfisheries Council.

Agriculture

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor: Simonsen, Erik K.
Last action: 2026-01-13
Official status: Introduced, Referred to Assembly Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Establishes maximum size for lands leased as shellfisheries areas along the Atlantic Coast by Shellfisheries Council.

What This Bill Does

Establishes maximum size for lands leased as shellfisheries areas along the Atlantic Coast by Shellfisheries Council.
Topic: Agriculture and Natural Resources Fiscal note: This bill has not been certified by OLS for a fiscal note.

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Bill History

2026-01-13 New Jersey Legislature
Introduced, Referred to Assembly Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee

Official Summary Text

Establishes maximum size for lands leased as shellfisheries areas along the Atlantic Coast by Shellfisheries Council.
Topic:
Agriculture and Natural Resources
Fiscal note:
This bill has not been certified by OLS for a fiscal note.

Current Bill Text

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A1449

ASSEMBLY, No. 1449

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

222nd LEGISLATURE

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PRE-FILED FOR INTRODUCTION IN THE 2026 SESSION

Sponsored by:

Assemblyman ERIK K. SIMONSEN

District 1 (Atlantic, Cape May and Cumberland)

SYNOPSIS

���� Establishes maximum size for lands leased as
shellfisheries areas along the Atlantic Coast by Shellfisheries Council.

CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT

���� Introduced Pending Technical Review by Legislative
Counsel.

��

An Act

concerning lands leased as shellfisheries and
amending R.S.50:1-27
.

����
Be It
Enacted
by the Senate and General Assembly of
the State of New Jersey:

���� 1.��� R.S.50:1-27 is amended
to read as follows:

���� 50:1-27.�����
a.
� The
council, with the approval of the commissioner, shall fix the term for which
leases may be granted, the rental to be paid, the maximum size of any single
ground to be leased, and the total acreage which may be leased to any person or
persons.

����
b.� The council shall set
the maximum size of any single ground to be leased on the Atlantic coast at 50
acres.

(cf: P.L.2007, c.338, s.13)

���� 2.� This act shall take effect
immediately.

STATEMENT

���� This bill establishes the
maximum size for any single ground that is leased as a shellfishery located on
the Atlantic coast at 50 acres.� Under current law, the �Atlantic Coast� is the
tidal waters of the State, except those of the Delaware River, Delaware Bay,
and their tributaries.