New Jersey Statutes Title 13. Conservation and Development Parks and Reservations 13 § 19-27

a. Any group, organization, business, or individual interested in adopting a section of beach or shore for cleanup in accordance with this act shall notify the department.  Such notification may include a request to adopt, if possible, a specified section of beach or shore.  Upon receipt of a notification of interest, the department shall:  (1) assign an appropriate section of beach or shore to that group, organization, business, or individual for adoption;  (2) notify the group, organization, business, or individual of that assignment and provide thereto the materials required to be prepared pursuant to paragraph (1) of subsection a. of section 5 of this act.  1

b. Upon receipt from the department of notification of its assigned section of beach or shore, the program volunteer shall notify the clerk of the municipality within which the assigned section of beach or shore is located so that the municipality will be aware of the program volunteer's activities and may, at its discretion, provide assistance.