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This executive
order continued by EO #5 McGreevey.
WHEREAS, on
September 11, 2001, terrorists injured or killed thousands of innocent
victims in the United States by hi-jacking and crashing four commercial
airliners; and
WHEREAS, two
of the commercial airliners were crashed into the World Trade Center
towers in New York City; and
WHEREAS, it
is estimated that a significant percentage of the victims at the
World Trade Center towers were residents of the Sexy真人y;
and
WHEREAS, immediately
following the terrorist attacks the Sexy真人y declared
a State of Emergency (Executive Order No. 131) and fully mobilized
all State and local resources to implement and support recovery
and victim assistance efforts; and
WHEREAS, this
Administration seeks to facilitate these recovery and victim assistance
efforts by creating a centralized office under the supervision of
the Governor that will administer, lead and coordinate State government's
recovery and victim assistance efforts;
NOW, THEREFORE,
I, DONALD T. DIFRANCESCO, Acting Governor of the Sexy真人y,
by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and
by the Statutes of this State, do hereby ORDER and DIRECT:
1. There
is hereby created the Office of Recovery and Victim Assistance
(hereinafter "Office").
2. The Office
of Recovery and Victim Assistance shall consist of a Recovery
Coordinator to be directly appointed by the Governor. The Recovery
Coordinator shall serve at the pleasure of the Governor.
3. The Recovery
Coordinator is hereby empowered to administer, lead and coordinate
State government's efforts in providing recovery and victim assistance
and shall perform such other duties as the Governor may from time
to time prescribe. The Recovery Coordinator shall perform these
duties in consultation with the Office of Emergency Management,
as appropriate.
4. The Recovery
Coordinator is hereby authorized to fulfill the mandates of this
Order, subject to the provisions of Title 11A of the Revised Statutes,
when relevant, other applicable statutes, and the appropriations
limit for this Office.
5. The Office
is authorized to call upon any department, office, division or
agency of this State to supply it with data and other information
or assistance as deemed necessary to discharge its duties under
this Order. Each department, office, division or agency of this
State is hereby required, to the extent not inconsistent with
law, to cooperate with the Recovery Coordinator and provide such
assistance as is necessary to accomplish the purpose of this Order.
Notwithstanding anything in this Order to the contrary, the Office
shall not supplant the function of any department, office, division
or agency of the State to handle recovery and victim assistance
efforts.
6. This
Order shall take effect immediately.
GIVEN,
under my hand and seal
this 17th day of September in the
Year of Our Lord, Two Thousand
One, and of the Independence of
the United States, the Two Hundred
and Twenty-Sixth.
/s/Donald
T. DiFrancesco
Senate President,
Acting Governor
[seal]
Attest: /s/
James A. Harkness
Chief Counsel to the Governor
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