Bill Text: NJ S602 | 2010-2011 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Appropriates $50,000 for feasibility study on construction of American Revolution Museum.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2010-01-19 - Transferred to Senate State Government, Wagering, Tourism & Historic Preservation Committee [S602 Detail]
Download: New_Jersey-2010-S602-Introduced.html
STATE OF NEW JERSEY
214th LEGISLATURE
PRE-FILED FOR INTRODUCTION IN THE 2010 SESSION
Sponsored by:
Senator BILL BARONI
District 14 (Mercer and Middlesex)
SYNOPSIS
Appropriates $50,000 for feasibility study on construction of American Revolution Museum.
CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT
Introduced Pending Technical Review by Legislative Counsel
A Supplement to "An Act making appropriations for the support of the State Government and the several public purposes for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2004 and regulating the disbursement thereof," approved July 1, 2003 (P.L.2003, c.122).
Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey:
1. In addition to the amounts appropriated under P.L.2003, c.122, there is appropriated out of the General Fund the following sum for the purpose specified:
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74 DEPARTMENT OF STATE 30 Educational, Cultural and Intellectual Development 37 Cultural and Intellectual Development Services GRANTS-IN-AID |
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07-2540 Development of Historical Resources .......................................... |
$50,000 |
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Total Grants-In-Aid Appropriation, Cultural and Intellectual Development Services ........................ |
$50,000 |
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Grants-In-Aid: |
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07 Feasibility Study--Museum of the American Revolution ........................................................... |
($50,000) |
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2. This act shall take effect immediately.
STATEMENT
This bill appropriates $50,000 to the New Jersey Historical Commission to conduct a feasibility study on the construction of a "Museum of the American Revolution" in the Trenton area.
Since many of the crucial military actions of the Revolution took place in New Jersey, the State suffered a disproportionate share of the war's battles, invasions, and civil strife. Throughout the war, George Washington spent more time in New Jersey than in any other state. The establishment of a museum devoted to the American Revolution would commemorate New Jersey's role in that important time period in our nation's history. This facility would also have the potential to enhance tourism in the State, its second largest industry.
A broad-based feasibility study would explore the pros and cons of establishing such a facility, especially in terms of management, attendance, location, fundraising, operating expenses, interpretive themes, and architectural considerations.
