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This Executive
Order extended EO #208 (Kean), EO #35 and
#90 (Florio) and EO
#70 (Whitman) and was extended by EO #12
(McGreevey).
WHEREAS, on
April 25, 1988, in commemoration of the 40th anniversary of the
founding of the State of Israel, the Sexy真人y entered
into a Sister State Agreement with Israel (hereinafter referred
to as "Agreement") as a symbol of the potential for cooperation
that exists between our two states; and
WHEREAS, this
Agreement calls for the development of trade and cultural and educational
exchanges, in addition to encouraging the development of capital
investment and joint business ventures; and
WHEREAS, on
May 31, 1989, the Sexy真人y established the New Jersey-Israel
Commission (hereinafter referred to as "Commission") by Executive
Order No. 208 (Kean) to enhance New Jersey's ability to implement
the stated goals of this Agreement; and
WHEREAS, the
Commission was continued by Executive Order Nos.
35 and 90 (Florio) through and including
May 31, 1995; and
WHEREAS, the
Commission was continued in 1995 by Executive Order No.
37 through and including May 31, 1997; and
WHEREAS, the
Commission has effectively fostered a spirit of cooperation between
the citizens of the State of Israel and the citizens of the State
of New Jersey that should continue in order to further the goals
of the Agreement;
NOW, THEREFORE,
I, CHRISTINE TODD WHITMAN, 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. The New
Jersey-Israel Commission shall continue in existence through and
including January 1, 2002.
2. All other
provisions of Executive Order No. 208 (Kean), Executive Order
Nos. 35 and 90 (Florio) and Executive Order No. 37 (Whitman) which
are not inconsistent with the foregoing shall remain in full force
and effect.
3. This
Order shall take effect immediately.
GIVEN
under my hand and seal
this 28th day of May in the the
Year of Our Lord, One Thousand
Nine Hundred and Ninety-Seven,
and of the Independence of the
United States, the Two Hundred
and Twenty-First.
/s/
Christine Todd Whitman
Governor
Attest:
/s/Michael
P. Torpey
Chief Counsel to the Governor
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