An Act directing the New Jersey Transit Corporation to erect and maintain a statue in honor of A. Philip Randolph, supplementing P.L.1979, c.150 (C.27:25-1, et seq.), and making an appropriation.
Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey:
C.27:25-42 A. Philip Randolph statue, duties of New Jersey Transit Corporation.
1. The New Jersey Transit Corporation shall erect and maintain a statue in honor of A. Philip Randolph to be located at Newark Penn Station.
2. a. There is appropriated from the General Fund to the Essex County Chapter of the A. Philip Randolph Institute the sum of $90,000 for the purpose of erecting a statue in honor of A. Philip Randolph.
b. This appropriation shall be conditioned upon the New Jersey Transit Corporation and the Essex County Chapter of the A. Philip Randolph Institute entering into a formal agreement in which:
(1) The Essex County Chapter of the A. Philip Randolph Institute shall agree to pay for the creation of a statue in honor of A. Philip Randolph using appropriated funds as well as any other required additional funds, which the Essex County Chapter of the A. Philip Randolph Institute may receive from gifts, grants, or other forms of financial assistance from private sources, including but not limited to non-governmental non-profit, educational, or charitable entities or institutions;
(2) The New Jersey Transit Corporation shall agree to make space available at Newark Penn Station for the placement of the statue; and
(3) Upon delivery of the statue, the New Jersey Transit Corporation shall agree to pay for the cost of erecting the statue as well as the cost of any ongoing maintenance.
3. This act shall take effect immediately, but shall remain inoperative until the formal agreement between Essex County Chapter of the A. Philip Randolph Institute and New Jersey Transit Corporation described in section 2 of this act is signed.
Approved January 18, 2022.