Bill Text: NJ S2276 | 2022-2023 | Regular Session | Amended

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Bill Title: Requires Division of Travel and Tourism develop and maintain Internet website on historic sites, districts, and roadside markers.

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-1)

Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2022-10-20 - Received in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Tourism, Gaming and the Arts Committee [S2276 Detail]

Download: New_Jersey-2022-S2276-Amended.html

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[First Reprint]

SENATE, No. 2276

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

220th LEGISLATURE

 

INTRODUCED MARCH 10, 2022

 

 

Sponsored by:

Senator  JAMES BEACH

District 6 (Burlington and Camden)

 

Co-Sponsored by:

Senator Diegnan

 

 

 

 

SYNOPSIS

     Requires Division of Travel and Tourism develop and maintain Internet website on historic sites, districts, and roadside markers.

 

CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT

     As reported by the Senate State Government, Wagering, Tourism & Historic Preservation Committee on May 19, 2022, with amendments.

  

An Act concerning ¹[historical] historic sites, districts, and¹ roadside markers in this State and supplementing P.L.2009, c.264 (C.18A:73-25.5 et seq.).

 

     Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey:

 

     1.    a.  The Division of Travel and Tourism in the Department of State, in consultation with the New Jersey Historical Commission, ¹the Department of Transportation, the Division of Parks and Forestry in the Department of Environmental Protection, the Historic Sites Council in the Department of Environmental Protection, the New Jersey Historic Trust in the Department of Community Affairs, and any other State entity with a program for identifying historic sites or districts,¹ shall develop and maintain an Internet website providing information on the ¹State's historic sites and historic districts, including, but not limited to, the¹ historical and cultural roadside markers program established pursuant to P.L.2009, c.264 (C.18A:73-25.5 et seq.). The information on the website shall be searchable and available as a list and as an interactive map, and shall:

     (1)   specify the location of each site ¹[included in the program] or district¹ and provide driving directions from the north, south, east, and west, as well as directions by public transit where applicable;

     (2)   provide information about whether the site ¹or district¹ offers guided tours, the frequency of tours, and the hours during which tours are conducted;

     (3)   display photographs of each site ¹or district¹;

     (4)   provide contact information for the owner or operator of each site, including the telephone number and Internet web address of the site ¹, and similar contact information for a historic district, if any¹ ; and

     (5)   connect visitors to county or municipal historical and cultural marker programs and their list of markers.

     b.    The director of the division shall ensure that the Internet website is updated whenever a site ¹or district¹ is added to the roadside markers program or whenever a governmental entity establishes a new site ¹or district, including, but not limited to, new historic sites and historic districts added by the Division of Parks and Forestry in the Department of Environmental Protection, the Historic Sites Council in the Department of Environmental Protection, the New Jersey Historic Trust in the Department of Community Affairs, any other State entity with a program for identifying historic sites or districts, and any new site or district receiving a road sign issued by the Department of Transportation¹. The division may accept information or changes to the website from the Commissioner of Environmental Protection, the New Jersey Historical Commission, ¹the New Jersey Historic Trust, the Department of Transportation, any other State entity with a program for identifying historic sites or districts,¹ local government officials and entities, owners or operators of historical and cultural sites in the State, or entities that identify and compile data on such sites.

     c.     The New Jersey Historical commission, in addition to the provisions of section 2 of P.L.2009, c.264 (C.18A:73-25.6), shall accept submissions from the public recommending, for inclusion in the historical and cultural roadside markers program, ¹historic districts and historic¹ sites not owned, operated, or maintained by a governmental entity through an electronic submission form made available by the division on its Internet website.  The markers shall feature a standardized design bearing the State seal, indicating that the site ¹or district¹ has been approved by the commission and that the marker meets standards for historical accuracy.  The commission shall consult with the Department of Transportation to establish standards for the design, placement, and location of the roadside markers.

     ¹d.   As used in this section:

     "Historic district" means one or more historic sites and intervening or surrounding property significantly affecting or affected by the quality and character of the historic site or sites.

     "Historic site" means any real property, man-made structure, natural object or configuration or any portion or group of the foregoing of historical, archeological, cultural, scenic, or architectural significance.¹

 

     2.    This act shall take effect immediately.