N.J. Stat. Ann. § 40:54A-1

The governing body of any municipality bordering on the Atlantic ocean is hereby authorized to create by ordinance a local authority to plan, construct and maintain on or adjacent to the ocean front of the municipality, a place for the display of freshwater and saltwater fishes and marine and aquatic exhibits for educational, recreational, cultural and scientific purposes to be generally designated and known as a seaquarium. Any such local authority shall be known as "the seaquarium authority of " (insert here the name of the municipality)