Section 57-0117. Dedications to the Long Island Pine Barrens preserve; legislative protection

1. The commissioner shall maintain a record of the boundaries  of  the
  lands which have been dedicated to the Long Island Pine Barrens preserve
  in text and depicted on a map.
    2.  Land  owned  by  the  state  within  the  Long Island Pine Barrens
  maritime reserve may be dedicated to be part of  the  Long  Island  Pine
  Barrens  preserve  by the action of the commissioner or the commissioner
  of parks, recreation and historic preservation,  or  by  action  of  the
  legislature.
    3.  Land  owned  by  a  local  government  within the Long Island Pine
  Barrens maritime reserve may  be  dedicated  to  the  Long  Island  Pine
  Barrens preserve by the action of its local legislative body.
    4.  Land  owned  by  private  individuals  within the Long Island Pine
  Barrens maritime reserve may be dedicated to be part of the Long  Island
  Pine Barrens preserve by the execution of a conservation easement.
    5.  Land in the core preservation area which come in the public domain
  shall be deemed  to  be  dedicated  to  the  Long  Island  Pine  Barrens
  Preserve.
    6.  Except  for the core preservation area which shall be deemed to be
  dedicated to the preserve, the council shall  review  and  must  approve
  each dedication of land to the preserve.
    7.  No publicly owned real property, dedicated to the Long Island Pine
  Barrens preserve, shall be  alienated  except  by  law  enacted  by  two
  successive regular sessions of the legislature, but easements for public
  water   supply   purposes   may  be  maintained  consistent  with  local
  ordinances.
    8. The council shall have no authority  to  manage  any  private  land
  unless  such  land has been voluntarily dedicated pursuant to this title
  or the owner has executed a voluntary written agreement with the council
  authorizing the specific management actions taken.
    9.  Nothing  contained  in  this  title  shall  affect  any   previous
  dedication  of state land to the State Nature and Historic preserve. Any
  state land dedicated to the Long Island Pine Barrens preserve  may  also
  be dedicated to the State Nature and Historic preserve.