This bill mandates the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) to lift conservation restrictions on certain parcels of real property that were imposed as a condition of a Coastal Area Facility Review Act (CAFRA) permit. The lifting of these restrictions is contingent upon two key conditions: first, the property must be necessary for the physical expansion of an existing school for special needs children; and second, a new conservation restriction must be established on a different parcel of land that is at least twice the size of the original property and located within 20 miles.

The bill aims to balance the need for educational expansion with environmental conservation by ensuring that while one conservation easement is lifted, a similar restriction is placed on another property, thereby maintaining the overall conservation goals of the CAFRA. This approach seeks to facilitate the growth of facilities for special needs children while still adhering to environmental protection standards.