N.J. Stat. tit. 28, ch. 2

N.J. Stat. tit. 28, ch. 2
in effect

N.J. Stat. § 28:2-1 § 28:2-1

The control, custody, care and preservation of any public memorial, monument or site, not provided for in this title, shall continue to be vested in the body or organization, by whatever name known, to which such control, custody, care and preservation have been given by any law of this state now existing; and nothing contained in this title, or elsewhere in the Revised Statutes shall be construed to affect the existence of any such public memorial, monument or site or the laws providing for the control, custody, care and maintenance thereof.

N.J. Stat. § 28:2-7 Battle park at Princeton

L.1927, J.R. No. 5, p. 807, entitled "Joint Resolution approving the acquisition of battlefield of Princeton in the revolutionary war," approved March twenty-eighth, one thousand nine hundred and twenty-seven, saved from repeal. [This joint resolution provides (s. 1) that so much of the battlefield at Princeton as may be secured as provided by section two shall be set apart as a memorial park for the people of the state and nation forever; and (s. 2) approves the association of citizens for the purpose of raising funds to acquire and establish the battlefield park.]

N.J. Stat. § 28:2-8 Association continued; board of trustees and officers; by-laws; seal.

28:2-8. The "Washington Association of New Jersey," created and incorporated by the act entitled "An act to incorporate the Washington Association of New Jersey," approved March 20, 1874 (L.1874, c. 309, p. 1147), is continued. Such association shall have a board of trustees of not less than 12 nor more than 18 members, one-third of which number of trustees shall be elected by the stockholders of the association in each year. Each trustee shall hold office for a term of three years and until the trustee's successor is elected, and any vacancy occurring for any cause shall be filled by election for the unexpired term. The board of trustees shall elect from its number, a president and a treasurer, one or more vice-presidents, and a secretary, whose duties, together with those of such other officers as the board may deem proper to appoint, shall be stated in the by-laws of the association, which by-laws shall be made by the board of trustees of the association. The association may adopt and use a seal. amended 1964, c.151, s.1; 2019, c.482.

N.J. Stat. § 28:2-9 § 28:2-9

The capital stock of the association shall be two hundred thousand dollars, divided into shares of one hundred dollars each. The trustees of the association are authorized to open and keep books of subscription to such capital stock at such time or times and in such manner as they shall deem proper, issuing to the subscribers certificates of the association. The certificates shall state the number of shares subscribed and paid for by the holder, and shall bear the signatures of the president and treasurer of the association, and the impress of the association's seal. The secretary of state shall place upon or attach to each certificate of the association the impress of the great seal of this state.

N.J. Stat. § 28:2-10 Assignment or transfer of stock; unclaimed stock forfeited to association

No certificate of stock issued by the Washington Association shall be assignable or transferable to any person unless the board of trustees shall give its express approval and consent to such transfer. When no request for transfer has been received within 10 years from the date of death of a stockholder, the share or shares of stock for which no request for transfer has been received shall be deemed forfeited, waived and surrendered to the association and become its property. Amended by L.1946, c. 127, p. 606, s. 1; L.1964, c. 151, s. 2.

N.J. Stat. § 28:2-11 Powers of trustees; property of association exempt from taxes

The board of trustees may: a. Purchase, hold and convey real estate in the name of the association; b. Receive donations of land, money, books, relics and other articles of value or of interest, and execute receipts or other proper vouchers therefor; c. Appoint persons with police powers to be exercised within the limits of the property of the association; d. Prevent the erection of any nuisance adjoining their property; e. Purchase or otherwise acquire books, relics and other articles of value or of interest; f. Grant, assign, transfer and convey, with or without valuable consideration, to the United States of America, or the State of New Jersey, or to any agency or department of either thereof existing for the purpose of the maintenance and preservation of articles and property of historical interest, or to any other responsible and established association, corporation or society existing for such purpose, such of its property, real and personal, as the board of trustees may deem proper and suitable for the accomplishment of the purposes of the association. The property of the association represented by the board of trustees shall at all times during the continuance of this association be exempt from all taxes and assessments whatever. Amended by L.1946, c. 127, p. 606, s. 2.

N.J. Stat. § 28:2-12 § 28:2-12

So long as the building known as the Washington headquarters, located at Morristown, shall be held as an historic building, within which any person of this state may deposit articles of interest connected with the men and events of the revolutionary war, and so long as such building shall be kept open to the public free of charge at all proper times, the treasurer of this state shall, when the same shall be appropriated by the legislature, pay to the historic sites commission, pursuant to section 28:1-16 of this title on the first days of April and November of each year, the sum of twenty-five hundred dollars, to be expended by the historic sites commission for the care, maintenance and perpetuation of the headquarters.

N.J. Stat. § 28:2-13 Final appropriation to Washington headquarters; acceptance as release of claims

The appropriation of five thousand dollars made to the Washington Association of New Jersey by section one of the act entitled "An act appropriating to the Washington Association of New Jersey the sum of five thousand dollars ($5,000.00)," approved December seventh, one thousand nine hundred and thirty-three (L.1933, c. 440, s. 1, p. 1230), to be paid to such association out of the treasury of the state on the warrant of the comptroller upon a bill presented by such association, shall, upon the acceptance thereof by such association, be in full of all claims which such association has or may, at any time, have against the state by reason of any contract which the state may have made with such association.

N.J. Stat. § 28:2-14 § 28:2-14

The Washington Association is authorized to grant and convey to the United States all its right, title and interest in and to all of its real and personal property of an historic character, located in the town of Morristown, Morris county; and, upon a conveyance being made to the United States pursuant to the authority herein granted, the state of New Jersey relinquishes and releases to the United States all of its right, title and interest in and to any and all of such real and personal property; and all stock at any time forfeited to the state of New Jersey shall become the property of the Washington Association and any and all stock standing in the name of the state of New Jersey on July fourth, one thousand nine hundred and thirty-three shall be transferred by the state treasurer to such association; and all contractual rights between the state of New Jersey and such association shall cease and determine, and the state shall not, in the future, be under obligation to make any payments to the trustees of such association.

N.J. Stat. § 28:2-17 Land and monument acquired by board of trustees; gifts; deeds; relics; preservation and improvement of land and monument

The board of trustees mentioned in section 28:2-15 of this title shall have power to acquire, maintain and make available for use as a public memorial the monument, together with the land held in trust on July fourth, one thousand nine hundred and thirty-four, by Minnie M. Hoffmann, of the city of Elizabeth, in the county of Union and state of New Jersey, and Eleanor J. Shopp, of the township of Hillside, in the county of Union and state of New Jersey, which land is situate in the township of Manchester, county of Ocean and state of New Jersey, whereon is erected a monument or memorial to commemorate the services rendered by veterans of the state of New Jersey in wars or conflicts wherein the United States of America has been an active participant, which land and monument or memorial were held in trust as aforesaid for the purpose of conveying and passing title thereto to the state of New Jersey; and for this purpose shall have power to take in fee or otherwise by gift such land or lands and monument, and any rights, interests and easement therein. The association shall also have the power to accept by gift all personal property now held in trust by Minnie M. Hoffmann and Eleanor J. Shopp for such memorial purposes. Deeds of conveyance for such lands shall be made to the board of trustees by its corporate name, and it shall be the duty of the board of trustees to preserve, care for, lay out and improve the memorial or monument and lands, and to make rules for the use and government of the same. The board of trustees shall have power to acquire and hold historic relics and other personal property benefiting the purposes of the association, and also to receive by gift or devise any money or endowment, the purpose of which is to help support the memorial.

N.J. Stat. § 28:2-18 Expenditures by board of trustees

The board of trustees mentioned in section 28:2-15 of this title is authorized to expend such sums of money as may be included in any appropriation bill for the necessary expenses of the board of trustees in carrying out the provisions of this article.

N.J. Stat. § 28:2-18.1 Doyle Veterans' Cemetery

The New Jersey Veterans' Memorial Cemetery--Arneytown located in North Hanover township, New Jersey shall be designated the "Brigadier General William C. Doyle Veterans' Memorial Cemetery." 1988, J.R.No.20.

N.J. Stat. § 28:2-18.2 Placards

The Adjutant General of the Department of Military and Veterans' Affairs is authorized to post appropriate placards bearing the designation "Brigadier General William C. Doyle Veterans' Memorial Cemetery." 1988, J.R.No.20.

N.J. Stat. § 28:2-19 Designation

The aviation hall of fame and museum at Teterboro airport is designated the Aviation Hall of Fame and Museum of New Jersey. L.1979, c. 123, s. 1, eff. July 3, 1979.

N.J. Stat. § 28:2-25 New Jersey Naval Museum

The U.S.S. Ling Naval Museum is designated as the "New Jersey Naval Museum" and may utilize that designation to promote the purposes for which it was established. L. 1988, J.R. No.17,s.1.

N.J. Stat. § 28:2-26.1 Fire Museum and Fallen Firefighters Memorial reorganized as independent, non-profit organization; membership, meetings.

1. a. The New Jersey Fire Museum and Fallen Firefighters Memorial is hereby removed from the auspices of the Department of Environmental Protection and reorganized and established as an independent, non-profit organization, which shall oversee the permanent fire museum and fallen firefighter memorial to honor New Jersey's proud history of firefighting service and the brave men and women who have sacrificed their lives in the fire service. The museum collection donated by Ernest Day shall be transferred from the Department of Environmental Protection and placed in the custody of the New Jersey Fire Museum and Fallen Firefighters Memorial. b. The New Jersey Fire Museum and Fallen Firefighters Memorial shall be governed by a board of directors which shall organize within 30 days after the appointment of its members. The board shall select a chairperson from among the members. The board shall meet at the call of the chairperson at the times and places it may deem appropriate and necessary to fulfill its duties, except that the board shall meet a minimum of four times per year. A majority of the members shall constitute a quorum for the purpose of conducting business. c. The board shall appoint an executive director who shall be compensated within the limits of the funds made available by the board for that purpose. The executive director shall serve at the pleasure of the board and shall be a person qualified by training and experience to perform the duties of the office. L.2021, c.463, s.1.

N.J. Stat. § 28:2-26.2 Powers, responsibilities, duties of board of directors.

2. a. The board of directors for the nonprofit New Jersey Fire Museum and Fallen Firefighters Memorial reorganized and established pursuant to section 1 of P.L.2021, c.463 (C.28:2-26.1) shall have the power to make, amend, and repeal rules and bylaws for its own governance and guidance, for the administration of the museum and its collections, and in furtherance of the purposes set forth in section 1 of P.L.2021, c.463 (C.28:2-26.1) that are not inconsistent with State and federal law. L.2021, c.463, s.3.

N.J. Stat. § 28:2-27 Designation of "Axel B. Carlson, Jr. Reef"

1. For the public policy purposes cited in the preamble hereto, the artificial reef to be constructed at the site known as the "Proposed Mantoloking Reef Site," located in the waters of this State 4.35 nautical miles east of the Manasquan Inlet, is designated the "Axel B. Carlson, Jr. Reef." L.1992, JR6, s.1.

N.J. Stat. § 28:2-28 All Sports Museum of Southern New Jersey designated.

1. The Bridgeton All Sports Hall of Fame Museum is hereby designated as the All Sports Museum of SouthernNew Jersey. The museum may utilize that designation to promote the purposes for which it was established. L.1999, J.R.15,s.1.

N.J. Stat. § 28:2-29 Acquisition of other funds and related materials

8. The Department of Transportation is authorized to acquire, through purchase, transfer, condemnation, devise, bequest, donation, gift or otherwise, in the name of the State, for purposes of a State railroad and transportation museum, and subject to the availability of appropriations or other funds as may be necessary therefor, any real property, including, but not limited to land, buildings, improvements, and railroad rights-of-way. The department may use moneys from the Railroad and Transportation Museum Fund to effectuate its responsibilities under this section. Additionally, the Department of Transportation is authorized to acquire, through purchase, transfer, devise, donation, gift or otherwise, railroad and transportation related equipment, memorabilia, books, papers, and other documents. The Department of Transportation also is authorized to provide for the selecting, moving, securing and storage of any such acquisitions by the New Jersey Transit Corporation or by any department or agency which the Department of Transportation shall deem appropriate. L.1993,c.209,s.8; 1997, c.50, s.5 (formerly C.52:16A-50 recodified June 2001).

N.J. Stat. § 28:2-30 "Railroad and Transportation Museum Fund," established

9. There is established in the Department of Transportation a fund to be known as the "Railroad and Transportation Museum Fund." The fund shall be credited with moneys received under subsection d. of section 4 of this act, and with any other moneys and appropriations obtained by the department for railroad and transportation museum purposes. All interest earned on the investment moneys in the fund shall be credited to the fund. Appropriations of moneys made by the Legislature to the commission or otherwise received by the commission for its administrative purposes shall be credited to the fund established under section 7 of this act until the expiration date of the commission under section 13 of this act. The moneys in the fund established by this section shall be administered by the Commissioner of Transportation, to be held thereby in the fund until appropriated by law. Moneys from the fund shall be used only for the purposes of a State railroad and transportation museum, including, but not limited to, the costs related to the establishment of the museum; the acquisition of a site for the museum; the selection and preparation of the architectural and interior design plans for the museum; and the acquisition, storage and security for railroad and transportation related equipment, memorabilia, books, papers and other documents for the museum. Not later than one year after the effective date of this act, and quarterly thereafter, the Commissioner of Transportation shall certify to the Legislature, the Department of the Treasury, and the commission until the date of its expiration under section 13 of this act, the total amount of moneys in the fund. Moneys received by the fund to be used for an expressly specified purpose, such as, but not limited to, moneys expressly donated for the purchase of a certain type of railroad or transportation equipment for the railroad and transportation museum, shall be held in a restricted account within the fund. Interest earned on investment moneys in each restricted account shall be credited to the fund. The moneys in the fund shall be invested and reinvested in the same manner that trust funds in the custody of the State Treasurer are invested and reinvested. L.1993,c.209,s.9; 1997, c.50, s.6 (formerly C.52:16A-51 recodified June 2001).

N.J. Stat. § 28:2-31 Lapsing funds

10. Upon expiration of the New Jersey Railroad and Transportation Museum Commission, in accordance with section 13 of this act, all moneys remaining in the fund established under section 7 of this act shall lapse to the Railroad and Transportation Museum Fund. L.1993,c.209,s.10 (formerly C.52:16A-52 recodified June 2001).

N.J. Stat. § 28:2-32 Findings, declarations regarding railroad, transportation museum

1. The Legislature finds and declares: a. New Jersey has long been disadvantaged by the absence of an official historical exhibit site and institution for its large transportation artifacts. As a result, our State's artifacts have been collected by transportation museums in neighboring states supported by state and federal funds. Tourism, as well as museum volunteer labor, has also "migrated" out of the State to follow these artifacts. b. Pursuant to section 4 of P.L.1993, c.209 (C.52:16A-46), as amended by P.L.1997, c.50, the New Jersey Railroad and Transportation Museum Commission, authorized pursuant to an appropriation of $357,000 in Fiscal Year 2000, has developed a master plan for the proposed railroad and transportation museum, prepared by the firm of Wallace Roberts and Todd in May 2000. The master plan examines the establishment of the museum in the town of Phillipsburg, Warren County, with the development of a satellite facility in the borough of Netcong, Morris County and including the feasibility of rail excursions between Netcong and Phillipsburg. c. Pursuant to the master plan, the commission, in a report issued in September 2000, recommends to the Governor, the Legislature and the Department of Transportation that the final site for the museum be principally located in the town of Phillipsburg, Warren County, with a satellite location in the borough of Netcong, Morris County. The commission recommends that the museum be called the "New Jersey Transportation Heritage Center." d. It is in the public interest for the Legislature to establish the location and final site of the New Jersey transportation and railroad museum in the town of Phillipsburg, Warren County, with a satellite facility in the borough of Netcong, Morris County, the museum to be called the "New Jersey Transportation Heritage Center." L.2001, c.113,s.1.

N.J. Stat. § 28:2-33 Location, establishment of "New Jersey Transportation Heritage Center"

2. The principal location and final site of the New Jersey railroad and transportation museum shall be in the town of Phillipsburg, Warren County, with a satellite location in the borough of Netcong, Morris County. The museum shall be called the "New Jersey Transportation Heritage Center." Rail excursions are also authorized from the town of Phillipsburg and the borough of Netcong at such times and following such routes as prescribed by the body, be it the board of directors, board of trustees, or otherwise, which shall be authorized to operate the "New Jersey Transportation Heritage Center." L.2001, c.113,s.2.

N.J. Stat. § 28:2-34 Designation of official entity constructing law enforcement memorial and museum.

1. The New Jersey Law Enforcement Memorial and Museum in Madison Boro is hereby designated as the official entity constructing the law enforcement memorial and museum of the State of New Jersey. L.2004,c.178,s.1.
Source: Open US Law by Vaquill AI (CC BY 4.0)URL: https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/legislative-activity/statutesFetched: 10/17/2026

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