S-1904 Bill
The bill, S-1904, would revolutionize Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) shoreline protection regulations concerning the issuance of government easements for private estates in beach replacement projects. Under the existing system, the DEP can give out an easement into perpetuity to make use of privately-owned beachfront property and sand dunes for national and State stand-in projects, under the underlying principle that the division needs admission to private property to guarantee public safety. On the other hand, Senator Adler noted that nearly all property title-holders would be enthusiastic to work with State regulators to shield public protection without easements, which force down property assessment and institute a level of vagueness for prospect public use.