There is hereby established an Advisory Environmental Committee for
the protection, development and use of the natural resources, including water
resources, located within the Township.
The Committee shall consist of seven members and two
alternates, all of which are to be appointed by the Township Committee. All
members of the committee shall be residents of the Township.
The members first appointed, as designated by the Township
Committee, shall serve terms as follows: two members for three years; two
members for two years; and three members for one year.
Their successors shall be appointed for terms of three
years. After the initial appointments, all future appointments shall be made
in January of each year.
Alternate members shall be designated at the time of
appointment by the authority appointing them as "Alternate No. 1" and "Alternate
No. 2" and shall serve for two-year terms.
The Committee shall have the power to conduct research
into the use of the open land areas within the Township and may coordinate
the activities of any bodies organized for similar purposes and may, with
Township Committee approval, advertise, prepare, print and distribute books,
maps, charts, plans and pamphlets which it deems necessary.
It shall keep an index of all open areas, publicly or
privately owned, including open marshlands, swamps and other wetlands, in
order to obtain information on the proper use of such areas and may recommend
to the Planning Board plans and programs for inclusion in the Master Plan
and the development and use of such areas.
It may also recommend that the Township Committee acquire
property, by gift, purchase, grant, bequest or lease as may be necessary to
maintain, improve, protect, limit future use of or otherwise conserve and
properly utilize open spaces and other land and water areas in the Township.
The Committee shall have the future power
to study and make recommendations concerning open space preservation, water
resource management, air pollution control, solid waste management, noise
control, soil and landscape protection, environmental appearance and protection
of flora and fauna.