[Amended 9-22-1972]
The Township of Kingwood Environmental Commission
is hereby established pursuant to Chapter 245 of the Laws of 1968
(N.J.S.A. 40:56A-1 et seq.).
The Commission is established for the protection,
development or use of natural resources, including water resources,
located within the territorial limits of the Township of Kingwood.
The Commission shall have power to conduct research into the use and
possible use of the open land areas of the Township and may coordinate
the activities of unofficial bodies organized for similar purposes
and may advertise, prepare, print and distribute books, maps, charts,
plans and pamphlets which in its judgment it deems necessary for its
purposes. 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 from
time to time recommend to the Planning Board plans and programs for
inclusion in the Master Plan and the development and use of such areas.
[Amended 9-22-1972]
The Environmental Commission may, subject to
the approval of the Township Committee, acquire property, both real
and personal, in the name of the Township, by gift, purchase, grant,
bequest, devise or lease, for any of its purposes and shall administer
the same for such purposes, subject to the terms of the conveyance
or gift. Such an acquisition may be to acquire the fee or any lesser
interest, development right, easement (including conservation easement),
covenant or other contractual right (including a conveyance on conditions
or with limitations or reversions), as may be necessary to acquire,
maintain, improve, protect, limit the future use of or otherwise conserve
and properly utilize open spaces and other land and water areas in
the Township.
[Amended 9-22-1972]
The Environmental Commission shall keep records
of its meetings and activities and make an annual report to the Township
Committee.
The Commission may appoint such clerks and other
employees as it may from time to time require, provided that the same
shall be within the limits of funds appropriated to it by the Township
Committee.