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33 Cards in this Set
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When did the Hackensack Meadowlands Act take effect?
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1968
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The Highlands Act regions covers how many square miles and includes?
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It covers a 1,250 square mile area: The region stretches from Phillipsburg in the southwest to Ringwood in the northeast, and lies within portions of seven counties and includes 88 municipalities.
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What counties does the Meadowlands area sit in?
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Bergen + Hudson
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What municipalities are in the Meadowlands?
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Bergen: Carlstadt, East Rutherford, Little Ferry, Lyndhurst, Moonachie, North Arlington, Ridgefield, Rutherford, South Hackensack, Teterboro
Hudson: Jersey City, Kerney, North Bergen, Secaucas |
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What is the designated purpose of the NJ Highlands Act?
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Primarily adopted to protect the state’s drinking water, other considerations also come into play, such as: natural resources, open space conservation, recreation, economic development and tourism.
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How big is the Meadowlands?
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19,485 acres (8400 ac wetlands, 11,000 ac uplands)
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Highlands Water Protection and Planning Council is comprised of?
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The Act calls for a 15 governor appointed members that make up the Council, 5 of whom must be municipal officials from the Highlands Region and 3 of whom must be county officials from the Highlands Region.
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What are the 3 main mandates of the Meadowlands Act?
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-promote orderly, comprehensive economic development of the district
-preserve the delicate balance of nature -provide for solid waste disposal |
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The Highlands Council is charged with?
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Carrying out the provisions of the Act, including the development of a regional master plan (“RMP”) for the Highlands Region within 18 months of its first meeting
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Who is the legislative and quasi-judicial body for the Meadowlands?
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NJ Meadowlands Commission
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What are the purpose, goals, and primary guiding mechanism in the Highlands Regional Master Plan?
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1) “Seeks to evaluate how best to protect the natural and cultural resources of the Highlands Region while striving to accommodate a sustainable economy”
2) Primary goals involve protection of water, forest, habitat, slopes, agriculture, historic and cultural resources 3) Relies on multi-layered GIS to inform “Land Use Capability Maps” (LUCM) that guide policy and development |
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Who is on the NJ Meadowlands Commission? How long do they serve?
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7 members: 3 from Bergen, 3 from Hudson (at least 2 of each must live in district, no more than 1 from a municipality), Commissioner of DCA
5-year terms |
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What is the Hackensack Meadowlands Municipal Committee?
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Acts in an advisory capacity to the NJMC, comprising the mayors or chief elected officials of each constituent municipality, for a total of 14 members.
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Preservation Area and Planning Area each layered with additional zones, what are they?
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- Protection Zone (“lands…which contain the highest quality resource value lands which are essential to maintaining and enhancing water quality and quantity and preserving ecological function.”)
- Conservation Zone (“lands of significant agricultural importance and associated natural resource lands which are adjacent to, or in common ownership with, land used for agricultural purposes.”) - Existing Community Zone (“areas characterized by existing development with comparatively fewer natural resource constraints than the Protection and Conservation Zones…currently or more easily served with public infrastructure.”) |
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What are the powers of the Meadowlands Commission?
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1) Prepare, adopt and implement a master plan and to implement zoning and other regulations for carrying out that plan;
2) Identify and declare redevelopment areas, to plan for redevelopment, to implement regulations pertaining to redevelopment, and to implement redevelopment programs through acquisition and other means; 3) Acquire land or interest therein, including through the use of eminent domain and to issue debt and borrow funds to facilitate development. |
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Who participates in Highlands Master Plan Conformance? Who may seek an alternative to Conformance?
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- All communities wholly or partly within the Preservation Area must amend local plans/codes to conform with the RMP standards
- Lands outside the Preservation Area MAY conform to RMP standards - Communities wholly or partly outside the Preservation Area MAY seek OSG Plan Endorsement as an alternative to Highlands Plan Conformity - In the Planning Area (i.e., outside the Preservation Area) both Plan Conformity and Plan Endorsement are optional (but strongly encouraged) |
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When was the 1.1 million acre Pinelands National Reserve created and how?
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1978; federal legislation
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What are the benefits of Plan Conformity in the Highlands?
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- Strong presumption of validity (burden of proof on the plaintiff )
- Legal representation - Planning grants |
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How much of the Pinelands National Reserve was included in the 1979 Pinelands Protection Act?
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927,000 acres
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"Final” Highlands Regional Master Plan was released in?
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December 2008
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What are the 2 general areas of the Pinelands?
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Preservation Area (295,000 ac) and the Protection Area (632,000 ac)
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Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) exists between the Highlands Commission and?
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State Planning Commission on consistency and process.
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Who is the legislative body for the Pinelands?
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NJ Pinelands Commission
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Do provisions of the SDRP apply to the Pinelands?
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No
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Who is on the NJ Pinelands Commission? How long do they serve?
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15 members: 7 governor appointed, 7 county appointees (1 from each county), 1 appointed by the Fed Sec of the Interior; 3-year terms
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Who has veto power over the Pinelands Commission?
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Governor
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What are the 9 management areas of the Pinelands?
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1.Preservation Area
2.Forest Area 3.Special Agricultural Production Area 4.Agricultural Production Area 5.Rural Development Area 6.Regional Growth Area 7.Military and Federal Installation Area 8.Pinelands Towns 9.Pinelands Villages |
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What are the 7 Counties in the Pinelands?
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Ocean, Burlington, Camden, Gloucester, Atlantic, Cumberland, Cape May
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When was the NJ Highlands Act passed?
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2004
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What 7 counties are in the Highlands
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Sussex, Passaic, Bergen, Morris, Warren, Hunterdon, and Somerset
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How many municipalities are in the Highlands? In what areas?
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88; 5 entirely in preservation, 36 entirely in planning area; 47 split
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What are the 2 primary areas of the Highlands? What level of participation is required of each?
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Preservation Area (mandatory); Planning Area (voluntary)
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Who is the governing body of the Highlands? How many serve?
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Highlands Council; 15 members
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