Requires DEP to assume responsibility for dredging of waterways providing boat access to lagoon communities; appropriates $6,000,000.

This bill requires New Jersey's Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) to take responsibility for dredging all waterways providing boat access to "lagoon communities" (coastal neighborhoods developed with lagoon-based boat access), including those not officially designated as navigational channels. It mandates the DEP to create a list of affected communities and a two-year dredging schedule within one year of the bill's effective date, followed by a maintenance schedule with annual cost estimates. The bill appropriates $6 million total ($5 million for initial dredging and $1 million for maintenance) to fund these efforts. It directly affects residents and properties in designated lagoon communities like Cedar Creek, Mystic Island Lagoons, and others, aiming to maintain economic and environmental health in coastal areas.