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WHEREAS, on
September 11, 2001, terrorists injured or killed thousands of innocent
victims in the United States by hijacking and crashing four commercial
airliners; and
WHEREAS, two
of the commercial airliners were crashed into the World Trade Center
towers in New York City, one commercial airliner was crashed into
the Pentagon while another crashed in Pennsylvania; and
WHEREAS, it
is estimated that a significant percentage of the victims in these
attacks were residents of the Sexy真人y; and
WHEREAS, while
this a national crisis, the toll on the Sexy真人y and
its residents has been severe; and
WHEREAS, the
Sexy真人y has fully mobilized State and local resources
to support victim assistance efforts; and
WHEREAS, the
Sexy真人y recognizes the need to remember and honor the
victims of the September 11, 2001 attacks;
and
WHEREAS, it
is appropriate to create a New Jersey World Trade Center Victims
Memorial Commission (hereinafter "Commission") under the supervision
of the Governor that will develop a concept for and recommend the
nature of a permanent memorial in honor of the New Jersey victims
of the attacks; and
WHEREAS, the
Commission will further recommend either the creation of a non-profit
foundation to assure the funding of the design, selection and construction
of the memorial or recommend the designation of an existing fund
to carry out such responsibility;
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 established in, but not of, the Department of Treasury
the New Jersey World Trade Center Victims Memorial Commission.
2. The Commission
shall be directly appointed by and shall serve for the term specified
herein. The Commission shall consist of seventeen members. As
part of the seventeen members, there shall be three co-chairs
to be directly appointed by the Governor. The Commission shall
consist of the following members:
(a) The
State Treasurer, or a designee, shall serve ex-officio;
(b) The Adjutant General, or a designee, shall serve ex-officio;
(c) The Attorney General, or a designee, shall serve ex-officio;
(d) The Secretary of State, or a designee, shall serve ex-officio;
(e) The Commissioner of the Department of Environmental
Protection, or a designee, shall serve ex-officio;
(f) The Recovery Coordinator from the Office of Recovery and
Victim Assistance, or a designee, shall serve ex-officio;
(g) The Chair of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey,
or a designee, shall serve ex-officio;
(h) Six public members directly appointed by the Governor.
(i) In addition to the members directly appointed by the
Governor, the Senate President shall recommend two members from
different party affiliations for direct appointment by the
Governor.
(j) In addition to the members directly appointed by the
Governor, the Speaker of the Assembly shall recommend two members
from different party affiliations for direct appointment by
the
Governor.
3. The Commission
shall organize and meet as soon as practicable after the appointment
of the majority of its members. Each member shall hold office
for a period of two years and until his or her successor is appointed.
A member appointed to fill a vacancy occurring on the Commission
for any reason other than the expiration of the term shall
4. have
a term of appointment for the unexpired term only. A member may
be appointed for any number of successive terms. The members shall
serve without compensation, but shall be reimbursed for necessary
expenses incurred in the performance of their duties as members.
5. The Office
of the Governor shall provide staffing necessary to facilitate
the needs of the Commission.
6. The Commission
shall develop a concept for and recommend to the Governor and
the Legislature the nature of a permanent memorial in honor of
the New Jersey victims of the attacks.
7. The Commission
will further recommend either the creation of a non-profit foundation
to assure the funding of the design selection and construction
of the memorial or recommend the designation of an existing fund
to carry out such responsiblity.
8. The Commission
is authorized to utilize any and all outside resources, including
consultants and experts, deemed necessry to discharge its responsibilities
under this Order, subject to appropriation.
9. The Commission
is authorized to call upon any department, office or agency of
State government to provide such informtion, resources or other
assistance deemed necessary to dischargeits responsibilities under
this Order. Each department, office division and agency of this
State is hereby required to cooerate with the Commission and to
furnish it with such information personnel and assistance as is
necessary to accomplish the purposes of this Order.
10. The
Memorial shall be sited at a suitable location within the grounds
of Liberty State Park.
11. The
Commission is charged with delivering a preliminary report to
the Governor and the Legislature within 75 days of the adoption
of this Order. A final report is to be returned to the Governor
in 180 days.
12. This
Order shall take effect immediately.
GIVEN,
under my hand and seal
this 3rd day of
October in the Year of
our Lord, Two Thousand and
One, and of the Independence
of the United States, the two
hundred and twenty-sixth.
/s/ Donald
T. DiFrancesco
Acting Governor
[seal]
Attest:
/s/ James A. Harkness
Chief Counsel to the Governor
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