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Mark Your Calendar
July 27, 2012 ~ Annual Fishing Trip Aboard the Mimi IV
October 26, 2012 ~ Annual Golf Outing at Gambler's Ridge
NCEES Seeks Surveyor Volunteers
NCEES is seeking volunteers for the Fundamentals of Surveying (FS) exam standard setting study. Click here for the news release seeking volunteers for the FS standard setting study. It is published on the NCEES website. NCEES will need a total of 13-15 volunteers from all over the US to form the committee.
If you have questions, you may wish to contact Charles Rutland at NCEES. His email address and phone number are listed below:
Charles W. Rutland, P.E.
Exam Development Engineer
NCEES
T: 864-624-5457
ncees.org
 New Title Recordation Law Goes Into Effect
On January 17, 2012, New Jersey Governor Chris Christie signed P.L. 2011 c. 217 into law. This bill revised the statutory scheme for title recording in New Jersey. It also repeals the "The Map Filing Law" (MFL) but not the provisions found in it. The chart (click to download) gives the comparison of the old “Map Filing Law” to the Recordation Act and indicates where the “MFL” Sections can be found in the act. <more>
New Jersey vs. New York: From Ellis Island to Liberty Island, by William E. McGrath, PLS. Please click on the title above to read more, or click here to download.
 FEMA Elevation Certificate Set to Expire
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) Elevation Certificate (FEMA Form 81-31) expired on March 31, 2012. However, the FEMA Region III office has advised that the form can be used beyond the expiration date, and no changes are forthcoming.
The form, and associated instructions, can be downloaded from FEMA's website at: http://www.fema.gov/library/viewRecord.do?id=1383
Now Available!
 "Surveyors and Mappers of Monmouth County New Jersey 1851 to 1900" by Robert Frank Kunes, PLS and edited by Wendy Lathrop, PLS is now available through NJSPLS. This 322-page volume, published by the New Jersey Society of Professional Land Surveyors, is composed of sixteen chapters and one hundred fourteen illustrations, along with a supporting documents CD.
All profits from the sale of this book support the NJSPLS Michael J. Galante Military Service Scholarship. For information on how to order, please click here.
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Good Points
 Informational Services Chart Now Available!
NJSPLS’s new public relations initiative is a one page informational chart entitled “Services That May Only Be Performed by a New Jersey Professional Land Surveyor.” Click the chart at the left to download a copy of the chart complete with links to the various statutes and regulations. NJSPLS also has a limited supply of laminated copies for our members to distribute. Please email NJSPLS if you would like to obtain this chart.
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