Day: September 16, 2024

NJ Supreme Court Decision Clarifies Highlands Act Exception

NJ Supreme Court Decision Clarifies Highlands Act Exception

In In the Matter of Proposed Construction of Compressor Station (A-24-23/088744) (Decided August 6, 2024), the Supreme Court of New Jersey clarified a section of the Highlands Water Protection and Planning Act (Highlands Act) that exempts projects that qualify as “routine maintenance and operations, rehabilitation, preservation, reconstruction, repair, or upgrade