The New Jersey Highlands Water Protection and Planning Act Primer

With the goal of protecting a major source of drinking water for New Jersey, as well as important habitat, the Highlands Law, which was signed by the Governor on 8/10/2004, affects 88 municipalities in 7 counties, dividing the 800,000 acre Highlands region into a Preservation Area (398,000 acres) and a Planning Area (402,000 acres). This document lays out the development and goals of a Highlands Region Master Plan, which is required by The Highlands Water Protection and Planning Act. It also discusses the enhanced standard and regulation that apply to major Highlands development; preservation area exemptions; preservation area land use capacity component; and transfer of development rights.As there was no date listed on the report, the publication date is an estimate based on the content of this report as well as on the dates of previous reports