Sponsored by:
Assemblyman ROBERT AUTH
District 39 (Bergen)
Assemblyman CHRISTIAN E. BARRANCO
District 25 (Morris and Passaic)
Co-Sponsored by:
Assemblymen Webber, Sauickie, Assemblywoman Fantasia, Assemblymen Scharfenberger, Clifton, Rumpf, Assemblywoman Flynn, Assemblymen Kanitra, Torrissi, Myhre, Guardian, Barlas, Azzariti Jr., Simonsen, McClellan, Assemblywoman Swift, Assemblymen DePhillips, Peterson and DiMaio
SYNOPSIS
Establishes the “Assembly Special Committee on Staten Island Annexation.”
CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT
As introduced.
An Assembly Resolution establishing the “Assembly Special Committee on Staten Island Annexation.”
Be It Resolved by the General Assembly of the State of New Jersey:
1. There is established the “Assembly Special Committee on Staten Island Annexation.”
a. The committee shall consist of 12 members of the General Assembly as follows:
(1) six members appointed by the Speaker of the General Assembly; and
(2) six members appointed by the Minority Leader of the General Assembly.
b. The members of the committee shall be appointed and the committee shall organize within 30 days after the effective date of this resolution. There shall be two co-chairpersons and two co-vice chairpersons of the committee. The Speaker of the General Assembly shall appoint a co-chairperson and a co-vice chairperson, and the Minority Leader of the General Assembly shall appoint a co-chairperson and a co-vice chairperson, all from among the committee’s membership. The co-chairpersons may appoint a secretary, who need not be a member of the committee.
c. The committee may meet at the call of the co-chairpersons at the times and in the places the co-chairpersons may deem appropriate and necessary to fulfill the committee’s duties. A majority of the authorized membership of the committee shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business.
d. It shall be the duty of the committee to investigate and report on the historical, legal, and geographic claims of the State of New Jersey to Staten Island. The committee shall examine information including, but not limited to, colonial-era land grants, the 1834 boundary compact between New York and New Jersey, and any relevant case law. The committee shall explore all lawful avenues by which the State of New Jersey may assert or pursue annexation of Staten Island, subject to the consent of its residents, the State of New York, and the United States Congress. The committee shall also solicit testimony from experts in their respective fields concerning the historical, legal, and geographic claims. At the conclusion of its work, the committee shall develop and publish a report containing its findings and recommendations.
2. This Assembly Resolution
shall take effect immediately and shall expire upon the conclusion of the special
committee’s work.
STATEMENT
This Assembly Resolution establishes the bipartisan “Assembly Special Committee on Staten Island Annexation.”
The committee will consist of 12 members of the General Assembly. Six members will be appointed by the Speaker of the General Assembly and six members will be appointed by the Minority Leader of the General Assembly.
The committee will organize within 30 days after the effective date of this resolution. The committee will have two co-chairpersons and two co-vice chairpersons. The Speaker of the General Assembly will appoint a co-chairperson and a co-vice chairperson, and the Minority Leader of the General Assembly will appoint a co-chairperson and a co-vice chairperson, all from among the committee’s membership.
The committee will investigate and report on the historical, legal, and geographic claims of the State of New Jersey to Staten Island. The committee will examine information including, but not limited to, colonial-era land grants, the 1834 boundary compact between New York and New Jersey, and any relevant case law. The committee will explore all lawful avenues by which the State of New Jersey may assert or pursue annexation of Staten Island, subject to the consent of its residents, the State of New York, and the United States Congress. The committee will also solicit testimony from experts in their respective fields concerning the historical, legal, and geographic claims. At the conclusion of its work, the committee will develop and publish a report containing its findings and recommendations.
The committee will expire upon the conclusion of the committee’s work.