Transcript New Jersey Coastal Heritage Trail Route By Jason Herlihy and Elizabeth Saracco Brief Description • established in 1988 • stretches from Perth Amboy to Cape May and west to.

New Jersey Coastal Heritage
Trail Route
By Jason Herlihy
and
Elizabeth Saracco
Brief Description
• established in 1988
• stretches from Perth
Amboy to Cape May
and west to Delaware
Bay
Brief Description
• funded by the National Park Service and the
State of New Jersey
• created to provide education, recreation, and
preservation
Market Failures
non-rival and non-excludable goods
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preservation of natural forestry
clean air
clean water
hiking trails
scenic views
Market Failures
negative externalities
• commercial and residential development
• commercial fishing
• recreational fishing
Policy Options
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Emissions charge on local factories
Transferable permits
boat trafficking regulations
boating tax
boat fuel tax
direct clean up programs
Policy Options continued
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Commercial fishing fee
recreational fishing fee
development ordinances
general state tax
local tax
Places to See
• Barnegat Lighthouse
Places to See
• Sandy Hook
Lighthouse
Things to See
Things to See