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Read. Follow. Verify.New Jersey bill blocks DEP from demolishing historic tidal wetland cabins serving as way stations
Last action · January 13, 2026: Introduced, Referred to Assembly Environment and Solid Waste CommitteeSponsor: Bailey, David, Jr.
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What This Bill Would Do
Assembly Bill 779 prohibits the Department of Environmental Protection from demolishing or requiring the removal of certain cabins in Lower Alloways Creek Township that serve as public s. The measure grants the State immunity from property damage or personal injury liabilities for individuals using these structures, with exceptions for state-built cabins, illegal structures, or lands acquired by the State prior to construction.
Property owners and the public gain legal protection for specific long-standing wetland structures against state removal orders, while visitors assume personal injury risks without recourse to state-funded liability claims.
Who It Would Affect
Groups the bill's text would affect if enacted, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Department of Environmental Protection
The department is legally prohibited from ordering the demolition or removal of specific tidal wetland cabins meeting the bill's criteria.
Cabin Users
Individuals using the way station cabins retain access to the structures without state removal threats, but lose the right to hold the State liable for injuries or property damage.
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Which cabins are protected from removal under this bill?
Can visitors sue the State if they are injured while using one of these cabins?
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Currently in committee. The next step in the legislative lifecycle is Floor Vote.
Procedural history
1 action- Jan 13, 2026HouseIntroducedIntroduced, Referred to Assembly Environment and Solid Waste Committee
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