Sponsored by:
Senator JAMES W. HOLZAPFEL
District 10 (Ocean)
Assemblywoman CLEOPATRA G. TUCKER
District 28 (Essex)
Assemblyman WAYNE P. DEANGELO
District 14 (Mercer and Middlesex)
Assemblyman RAJ MUKHERJI
District 33 (Hudson)
Assemblyman GREGORY P. MCGUCKIN
District 10 (Ocean)
Assemblyman DAVID W. WOLFE
District 10 (Ocean)
Co-Sponsored by:
Senator Gordon, Assemblyman McKeon, Assemblywomen N.Munoz, Gove, Assemblymen Rumpf, Rumana and Space
SYNOPSIS
Designates State Highway Route No. 35 bridge between Brielle and Point Pleasant Beach as “Veterans of All Wars Memorial Bridge.”
CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT
As reported by the Senate Transportation Committee on March 17, 2014, with amendments.
An Act designating the State Highway Route No. 35 bridge between Brielle and Point Pleasant Beach as the “Veterans of All Wars Memorial Bridge.”
Whereas, Members of the United 1[State] States1 military have protected the citizens of this country from enemies both foreign and domestic since the creation of the Continental Army in 1775; and
Whereas, The service and sacrifice of the members of the armed forces who selflessly protect our nation are responsible for the freedom, peace, and security that the citizens of the United States enjoy today; and
Whereas, Currently, more than 7,000 active duty military personnel and approximately 1[460,000] 425,0001 military veterans call the State of New Jersey home; and
Whereas, It is fitting and proper to honor the service of those who protect our country and sacrifice their lives to safeguard our freedom by designating the State Highway Route No. 35 bridge between the Borough of Brielle and the Borough of Point Pleasant Beach as the “Veterans of All Wars Memorial Bridge”; now, therefore,
Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey:
1. The Commissioner of Transportation shall designate the State Highway Route No. 35 bridge between the Borough of Brielle and the Borough of Point Pleasant Beach as the “Veterans of All Wars Memorial Bridge” and erect appropriate signs bearing this name.
2. No State or other public
funds shall be used for producing, purchasing, or erecting signs bearing the
designation established pursuant to section 1 of this act. The Commissioner of
Transportation is authorized to receive gifts, grants, or other financial
assistance from private sources for the purpose of funding or reimbursing the
Department of Transportation for the costs associated with producing,
purchasing, and erecting signs bearing the designation established pursuant to
section 1 of this act and entering into agreements related thereto, with such
private sources, including, but not limited to, nongovernmental non-profit,
educational, or charitable entities or institutions. No work shall proceed, and
no funding shall be accepted by the Department of Transportation until an
agreement has been reached with a responsible party for paying the costs
associated with producing,
purchasing, erecting, and maintaining the signs.
3. This act shall take effect immediately.