The Historic New Bridge Landing State Park Commission was established in 1995 by New Jersey State law N.J.S.A. 13:15B-1-5 to tie together the stakeholders, (Bergen County Historical Society, Blauvelt Demarest Foundation, Borough of River Edge, Borough of New Milford, Teaneck Township, County of Bergen, and the NJDEP), to act in good faith, for the purpose of coordinating and implementing all federal, State, county, municipal, and private development policies and other activities relating to the historic preservation and recreational use of the property under the commission’s jurisdiction. In 2000 the New Jersey Legislature amended the law to further the powers of the commission, to include the agreement to indemnify and hold harmless a local governmental unit against any claim arising from the use of property leased from that local governmental unit by the Historic New Bridge Landing State Park Commission.

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In 2009 the New Jersey Legislature again amended the law to transfer the administration of the State lands and building from the NJDEP Division of Parks and Forestry to the Historic New Bridge Landing State Park Commission. Any State funds appropriated to the Department of Environmental Protection or the Division of Park and Forestry in the department specifically for, or related to the administration of, the Steuben House or the Historic New Bridge Landing State Park shall be reallocated to the Historic New Bridge Landing State Park Commission for the purposes of the administration of the Historic New Bridge Landing State Park.

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The Historic New Bridge Landing State Park Commission is dedicated to having this administrative transfer completed so it can fulfill its mission under law to preserve, protect and open to the public this National Treasure and Revolutionary War battleground.

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James Smith, Chairman
Historic New Bridge Landing State Park Commission
January, 2023
 

Meeting schedule for 2026
The Historic New Bridge Landing State Park Commission will meet at 1201-1209 Main Street, River Edge, N. J., 07661 at 7:00 p.m. on the first Thursday of each month, namely, February 5, March 5, April 2, May 7, June 4, July TBD, Aug 6, Sept 3, Oct 1, Nov 5, Dec 3, & Jan 7, 2027. 

me and address to hnblpc@gmail.com

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Historic New Bridge Landing State Park Commission
Mail for HNBLPC:
PO Box 55
River Edge NJ 07661-0055

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2026 Commissioners
Chairman James Smith, Mary Donohue, Jim Bellis, John Heffernan, Larry Bauer, Deborah Powell, Michael Putrino, Michael Pagan, Mark Texel and alternate Eric Pain and Adam Strobel.

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HNBL BCHS new museum plans.

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