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New Jersey Statutes, Title: 18A, EDUCATION
Chapter 20: Title in board of education
Section: 18A:20-2.2: Use of school district surplus funds for joint acquisition of land for recreation, conservation purposes.
2. a. A school district may expend any of its surplus funds for the joint acquisition of land for recreation and conservation purposes with a municipality, notwithstanding the participation of any other public entity in the purchase, provided that the transaction does not violate any federal or State law and has a direct nexus to, and substantially furthers the core mission of, the school district.
b. Nothing in this section shall interfere with or limit the oversight authority of any State agency over a school district.
c. For the purposes of this section, "recreation and conservation purposes" means the use of lands for beaches, biological or ecological study, boating, camping, fishing, forests, greenways, hunting, natural areas, parks, playgrounds, protecting historic properties, water reserves, watershed protection, wildlife preserves, active sports, or a similar use for either public outdoor recreation or conservation of natural resources, or both.
L.2001,c.283,s.2.
This section added to the Rutgers Database: 2013-06-10 16:36:30.
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