In 1992 the legislature amended the Public Lands Law (Law of 1992), c.791) codifying, in part, the Public Trust Doctrine. The intent of the amendment was to also ensure:

That the waterfront owners’ reasonable exercise of riparian rights and access to navigable waters did not adversely affect the public’s rights. The legislature state that use of trust lands is to be consistent with the public interest in reasonable use and responsible management of waterways for the purposes of navigation, commerce, fishing, bathing, recreation, environmental and aesthetic protection, and access to the navigable waters and lands underwater of the State.