New Jersey Statutes Title 12. Commerce and Navigation 12 § 3-6

No grant hereafter made, extending beyond the line of high-water mark, shall be in force or operation as to so much thereof as extends below said line of high-water mark, until the grantee or grantees shall have paid into the treasury of the state such compensation or rentals, or secured to the state such payment or rentals for the estate in the lands lying below the said line of mean high-water mark, contained in and conveyed by such grant or lease as provided in section 12:3-7 of this title.