Bill Text: NJ S586 | 2010-2011 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Provides "Patriots Corner" tribute in State House to New Jersey residents serving in US Armed Forces, reserve components and New Jersey National Guard.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2)
Status: (Failed) 2010-06-28 - Withdrawn from Consideration [S586 Detail]
Download: New_Jersey-2010-S586-Introduced.html
STATE OF NEW JERSEY
214th LEGISLATURE
PRE-FILED FOR INTRODUCTION IN THE 2010 SESSION
Sponsored by:
Senator JAMES BEACH
District 6 (Camden)
Senator JOSEPH F. VITALE
District 19 (Middlesex)
SYNOPSIS
Provides "Patriots Corner" tribute in State House to New Jersey residents serving in US Armed Forces, reserve components and New Jersey National Guard.
CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT
Introduced Pending Technical Review by Legislative Counsel
An Act providing for a permanent tribute to the New Jersey residents serving in the United States Armed Forces, their reserve components and the New Jersey National Guard, and supplementing Title 38A of the New Jersey Statutes.
Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey:
1. The Legislature finds and declares that:
a. There are many men and women of this State who bravely serve this Nation and State in the United States Armed Forces, the reserve components and the New Jersey National Guard; and
b. These brave men and women are true patriots who gallantly protect America from potential enemies to ensure our freedom and our way of life; and
c. Although there are memorials to those who have given their lives in the service of our country, there does not exist a proper tribute to those on active service in the United States Armed Forces, the reserve components and the New Jersey National Guard; and
d. It is fitting and proper that this State honor those actively serving by providing a tribute to them.
2. There shall be established a permanent tribute to the men and women who are actively serving in the United States Armed Forces, the reserve components and the New Jersey National Guard. The tribute shall be called the Patriots Corner. The State House Commission shall establish a prominent location for the tribute within the State House, the type of tribute and design, as well as what specific information is to be displayed. The displayed information may include a photograph and biography of each service member. The State House Commission shall also be responsible for obtaining the information needed for the tribute and maintaining the site.
3. There is created in the Department of the Treasury a special, non-lapsing fund to be known as the Patriots Corner Tribute Fund. There shall be deposited into the fund the amounts made available for the purposes of the fund and monetary donations that may be received from any source for the purposes of the fund and any interest earned thereon. Monies deposited in the fund shall be dedicated for the support and funding of the establishment and maintenance of the Patriots Corner and projects concerned with the Patriots Corner.
4. This act shall take effect immediately.
STATEMENT
The purpose of this bill is to honor the men and women of New Jersey who are actively serving in the United States Armed Forces, their reserve components, and the New Jersey National Guard, by establishing a permanent tribute to be displayed in the State House called "Patriots Corner." The tribute would be designed by the State House Commission, and may include a photograph and biography of each service member. The State House Commission would be responsible for obtaining the information needed for the tribute and maintaining the site.
The bill creates a non-lapsing fund in the Department of the Treasury to be known as the Patriots Corner Tribute Fund. Monies deposited in the fund are dedicated for the support and funding of the establishment and maintenance of the Patriots Corner and projects concerned with the Patriots Corner tribute created by the bill.
