Initial Statement of Beneficial Ownership

FORM 3	UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES	OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0104 Expires: February 28, 2011 Estimated average burden hours per response... 0.5
	Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person ^*
Evans Robert B
2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (MM/DD/YYYY) 9/15/2009
3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
NEW JERSEY RESOURCES CORP [NJR]

(Last)        (First)        (Middle)
C/O NEW JERSEY RESOURCES CORPORATION, 1415 WYCKOFF ROAD
4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)
__ X __ Director                            _____ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below)          _____ Other (specify below)

(Street)
WALL, NJ 07719

(City)              (State)              (Zip) 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YYYY)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
_ X _ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security
(Instr. 4) 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned
(Instr. 4) 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5) 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)

Common Stock 3000 D

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned ( e.g. , puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivate Security
(Instr. 4) 2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(MM/DD/YYYY) 3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(Instr. 4) 4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5) 6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)

Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares

Explanation of Responses:

Remarks:
Exhibit 24 Power of Attorney

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships

Director 10% Owner Officer Other

Evans Robert B
C/O NEW JERSEY RESOURCES CORPORATION
1415 WYCKOFF ROAD
WALL, NJ 07719 X

Signatures

Rhonda M. Figueroa - Attorney-In-Fact (POA Attached) 9/17/2009

^** Signature of Reporting Person Date

Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly.

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).

** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).

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Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
Common Stock	3000	D

POWER OF ATTORNEY

KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned director and/or officer of NEW JERSEY RESOURCES CORPORATION or a subsidiary thereof, (the "Corporation"), does hereby make, constitute and appoint Rhonda M. Figueroa, Mariellen Dugan and Deborah G. Zilai, and each or any one of them, the undersigned's true and lawful attorneys-in-fact, with power of sub- stitution, for the undersigned and in the undersigned's name, place and stead, to sign and affix the undersigned's name as such director and/or officer of said Corporation for purposes of carrying out the following actions:

(i) execution for and on behalf of the undersigned Forms 3, 4 and 5 in accordance with
Section 16 of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Exchange Act") and the rules (the "Rules") promulgated thereunder by the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC");

(ii) performance of any and all acts for and on behalf of the undersigned which are necessary or desirable to complete the execution of any such Forms 3, 4 or 5 and the filing of such form with the SEC, the New York Stock Exchange or such other agencies or persons as may be legally required;

(iii) performance of any and all other actions related to or in connection with the foregoing which, in the opinion of such attorneys-in-fact, may be necessary, appropriate or desirable to comply with the applicable requirements of
Section 16 of the Exchange Act and Rules.

The undersigned has executed this power of attorney in order to grant each such
attorney-in-fact full power and authority to perform any and all acts necessary or
incidental to the performance and execution of the powers herein expressly granted, with full power of substitution or revocation, hereby ratifying and confirming all actions that such attorney-in-fact, or his or her substitute or substitutes, shall lawfully do or cause to be done.

The undersigned hereby acknowledges and agrees that each of the foregoing attorneys-in-fact, in serving in such capacity at the request of the undersigned, shall not assume any of the undersigned's responsibilities or obligations to comply with Section 16 of the Exchange Act and the Rules. This Power of Attorney shall not be affected by the subsequent disability or legal incompetence of the undersigned.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this power of attorney this 22nd day of July 2009.

  S/Robert B. Evans
  ROBERT B. EVANS
New Jersey Resources Corporation

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security (Instr. 4)	2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4)	3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Common Stock	3000	D

*Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned ( e.g.* , puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)**
1. Title of Derivate Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (MM/DD/YYYY)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
1. Title of Derivate Security (Instr. 4)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security		6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)

Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Evans Robert B C/O NEW JERSEY RESOURCES CORPORATION 1415 WYCKOFF ROAD WALL, NJ 07719	X

Signatures
Rhonda M. Figueroa - Attorney-In-Fact (POA Attached)		9/17/2009
^** Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly.
*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
Note:	File three copies of this Form, one of which must be manually signed. If space is insufficient, see Instruction 6 for procedure.
Persons who respond to the collection of information contained in this form are not required to respond unless the form displays a currently valid OMB control number.