This bill mandates that the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) lift certain conservation easements that were imposed as a condition of a Coastal Area Facility Review Act (CAFRA) permit, under specific circumstances. The conditions for lifting the easement include the necessity of the parcel for the physical expansion of an existing school for special needs children. Additionally, the DEP must ensure that a new conservation restriction, which is substantively similar, is imposed on another parcel of land that is at least twice the size of the original property and located no more than 20 miles away.

The bill aims to balance the need for expanding educational facilities for special needs children with the preservation of environmental conservation efforts. By requiring the imposition of a new conservation restriction on a larger parcel, the bill seeks to maintain the overall conservation goals while allowing for necessary development in specific cases. The act is set to take effect immediately upon passage.