The dataset is an update of a feature class representing four different Pinelands boundaries in Southern New Jersey. It represents the Pinelands Preservation Area District and the Pinelands Protection Area as per the New Jersey Pinelands Protection Act of 1979 (P.L. 1979, Chapter 111, approved June 28, 1979), the Pinelands Comprehensive Management Plan area (N.J.S.A. 13:18A-1 et. seq.), and the Pinelands National Reserve boundary as per the National Parks and Recreation Act of 1978 (P.L. 95-625, Sec. 502). Originally the dataset was created manually by interpreting text documents which described the boundary lines and drafting this information onto mylar using USGS photo quads as a base. In 1994, the coverage was digitized and converted to New Jersey State Plane NAD 83 Feet. In 2002, the boundaries were adjusted to a seamless parcel layer. In 2014/15 the boundaries were adjusted to The State of New Jersey Composite of Parcels Data layer developed by the New Jersey Office of Information Technology and an updated Pinelands Management Area layer to make the lines coincidental where applicable. The composite parcel layer is "In work", so changes made in the composite parcel layer after the release of this data set will not be reflected in this version. The boundaries are intended to provide reasonable representation of the boundaries for planning purposes. They are not survey grade. The current geometry is not static and is prone to change. Downloaded March 2020