40:12-15.1 - Definitions relative to recreation, conservation, farmland and historic preservation - New Jersey Statutes

40:12-15.1  Definitions relative to recreation, conservation, farmland and historic preservation1.  As used in this act:

"Acquisition" means the securing of a fee simple or a lesser interest in land, including but not limited to an easement restricting development, by gift, purchase, installment purchase agreement, devise, or condemnation;

"Charitable conservancy" means a corporation or trust exempt from federal income taxation under paragraph (3) of subsection (c) of section 501 of the federal Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C. s.501(c)(3)), whose purposes include (1) acquisition and preservation of lands in a natural, scenic, or open condition, or (2) historic preservation of historic properties, structures, facilities, sites, areas, or objects, or the acquisition of such properties, structures, facilities, sites, areas, or objects for historic preservation purposes;

"County trust fund" means a "County Open Space, Recreation, and Farmland and Historic Preservation Trust Fund" created pursuant to subsection c. of section 2 of this act;

"Development" means any improvement to land acquired for recreation and conservation purposes designed to expand and enhance its utilization for those purposes;

"Farmland" means land actively devoted to agricultural or horticultural use that is valued, assessed, and taxed pursuant to the "Farmland Assessment Act of 1964," P.L.1964, c.48 (C.54:4-23.1 et seq.);

"Farmland preservation purposes" means the long-term preservation of farmland for agricultural or horticultural use;

"Historic preservation" means the performance of any work relating to the stabilization, repair, rehabilitation, renovation, restoration, improvement, protection, or preservation of an historic property, structure, facility, site, area, or object;

"Historic property, structure, facility, site, area, or object" means any property, structure, facility, site, area, or object approved for inclusion, or which meets the criteria for inclusion, in the New Jersey Register of Historic Places pursuant to P.L.1970, c.268 (C.13:1B-15.128 et seq.);

"Land" or "lands" means real property, including improvements thereof or thereon, rights-of-way, water, lakes, riparian and other rights, easements, privileges and all other rights or interests of any kind or description in, relating to or connected with real property;

"Municipal trust fund" means a "Municipal Open Space, Recreation, and Farmland and Historic Preservation Trust Fund" created pursuant to subsection c. of section 7 of this act;

"Public indoor recreation" means public recreation in enclosed structures or facilities, and includes but is not limited to swimming pools, basketball courts, and ice skating rinks open for public use; and

"Recreation and conservation purposes" means the use of lands for parks, open space, natural areas, ecological and biological study, forests, water reserves, wildlife preserves, fishing, hunting, camping, boating, winter sports, or similar uses for either public outdoor recreation or conservation of natural resources, or both, or the use of lands for public indoor recreation.

L.1997,c.24,s.1.