Delaware Water Gap Update

Delaware Water Gap Update

NJOA and other groups are still opposing the campaign from a minority to change the designation of the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area to a National Park which will restrict current recreational and management activities.  (see “IT AIN’T OVER TILL ITS OVER!” posted on this website earlier). https://www.njoutdooralliance.org/2024/delaware-water-gap-park-and-preserve-plan-2/  As reported, this would require federal legislation and thus far our Federal    Representatives in the House, local to the area, have opposed the plan. Our Senators have yet to take a position. 

In order to support this opposition, our State legislators, Senators Parker Space and Douglass Steinhardt have introduced SR93 which opposes the redesignation.  On the Assembly side, Michael Inganamort, Fawn Fantasia and John Dimaio have introduced the companion resolution AR133.

SR93 has been assigned to the Senate Environment and Energy Committee and AR133 has been assigned to the Assembly Tourism, Gaming and the Arts Committee.  

Now is the time to contact these two committee chairs and their members to request they  schedule these two resolutions for consideration and approval in order to move them forward.  

Suggested wording below:

I am in favor of SR93.   I respectfully request that you post this resolution for positive consideration and passage fromSenate Environment and Energy Committee.   I do not support redesignation of the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area to a national park.   Redesignation will result in a loss of recreation and impede the management of deer and bears.  

Copy and send to the following:   

Senate Environment and Energy Committee

Chairman Bob Smith                 District 7                           Contact Your Legislator (fireside21.app)                                                                     

Linda R. Greenstein                    District 4                          Contact Your Legislator (fireside21.app)

John F. McKeon                             District 7                           Contact Your Legislator (fireside21.app)

Parker Space                                 District 24                         Contact Your Legislator (fireside21.app)   

Lathan Tiver                                   District 8                            Contact Your Legislator (fireside21.app)

Assembly Tourism, Gaming and the Arts Committee

Copy and send to the following:   

I am in favor of AR133.   I respectfully request that you post this resolution for positive consideration and passage from the Assembly Tourism, Gaming and Arts Committee.   I do not support redesignation of the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area to a national park.   Redesignation will result in a loss of recreation and impede the management of deer and bears.  

Chairman William F. Moen jr.   District 5                          Contact Your Legislator (fireside21.app)                                                           

Clinton Calabrese                         District 36                       Contact Your Legislator (fireside21.app)

John Allen                                          District 32                         NJ Legislature (state.nj.us)

Margie Donlon, M.D.                     District 32                       Contact Your Legislator (fireside21.app)

Donald A. Guardian                      District 2                          Contact Your Legislator (fireside21.app)

Antwan L. McClellan              District 1                               Contact Your Legislator (fireside21.app)

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