New Jersey Statutes Title 12. Commerce and Navigation 12 § 6B-9

a. Any dredged materials removed from the New York and New Jersey harbor area may be reused for a beneficial purpose, including, but not limited to, landfill cover for a sanitary landfill facility, contaminated site remediation, or construction fill, provided that the use of the dredged materials is otherwise consistent with provisions of federal and State law, or any rule or regulation adopted pursuant thereto.

b. The Department of Transportation and the Department of Environmental Protection, and any other State department or agency, as appropriate, shall consider the beneficial use of dredged materials in any State-funded project, where appropriate, including, but not limited to, road construction projects and publicly funded site remediation projects.