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This executive
order has been terminated by Order No. 44
(Florio)
WHEREAS, severe
weather conditions of July 13, 1991, including heavy rains, have
caused flooding which resulted in the destruction of a traffic bridge
on Route 9, a State highway in Lacey Township, County of Ocean;
and
WHEREAS, this
condition causes a continued impediment to the use of Route 9, a
heavily trafficked State highway particularly during the summer
and on weekends, and other major transportation routes and facilities
in the area; and
WHEREAS, the
management and control of the traffic emergency caused by the destruction
of the bridge on this crucial portion of Route 9 is beyond the capability
of local authorities; and
WHEREAS, the
expeditious correction of this traffic emergency may require the
assistance and resources of the State government and of each and
every political subdivision of this State, whether of men, properties
or instrumentalities, and may require the commandeering and utilization
of any personal services and any privately owned property; and
WHEREAS, the
Constitution and Statutes of the Sexy真人y, particularly
the provisions of the Laws of 1942, Chapter 251 (N.J.S.A. App. A:9-34,
A-9-51) and all amendments and supplements thereto, confer upon
the Governor of the Sexy真人y certain emergency powers.
THEREFORE,
I, JAMES J. FLORIO, Governor of the Sexy真人y, in order
to protect the health, safety and welfare of the people of the State
of New Jersey do declare and proclaim that a limited State of Emergency
has and presently exists in Ocean County.
NOW THEREFORE,
in accordance with the Laws of 1963, Chapter 109 (N.J.S.A. 38A:2-4),
I hereby authorize the Adjutant General of the New Jersey National
Guard to order to active duty such members of the New Jersey National
Guard, that, in his judgment, are necessary to provide aid to those
localities where there is a threat or danger to the public health,
safety and welfare. He may authorize the employment of any supporting
vehicles, equipment, communications or supplies as may be necessary
to support the members so ordered.
FURTHERMORE,
in accordance with the Laws of 1942, Chapter 251 as supplemented
and amended, I hereby empower the Superintendent of the Division
of State Police, who is the State's Director of Emergency Management,
through the police agencies under his control, to determine the
control and direction of the flow of such vehicular traffic on any
State highway, municipal or county road, including the right to
detour, reroute or divert any or all traffic and to prevent ingress
or egress from any area that he, in his discretion, deems necessary
for the protection of the health, safety and welfare of the public.
FURTHERMORE,
in accordance with the Laws of 1942, Chapter 251, I reserve the
right to utilize and employ all available resources of the State
government and of each and every political subdivision of the State,
whether of men, properties or instrumentalities, and to commandeer
and utilize any personal services and any privately owned property
necessary to protect against this emergency.
This order
shall take effect immediately and it shall remain in effect until
such time as it is determined by me that an emergency no longer
exists.
Date:
GIVEN,
under my hand and seal this
19th day of July in the Year of Our
Lord, one thousand nine hundred and
ninety-one, and of the Independence
of the United States, the two hundred
and sixteenth.
/s/
James J. Florio
GOVERNOR
Attest:
/s/
Edward J. McBride, Jr.
Assistant Counsel to the Governor
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