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NJ A2608

Bill

Status

Introduced

1/9/2024

Primary Sponsor

Robert Karabinchak

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Origin

General Assembly

2024-2025 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Authorizes the Department of the Treasury to sell the Holland Tunnel Service Garage (Block 7203, Lot 2) in Jersey City, Hudson County, to the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey for $1

  • The Port Authority has controlled and maintained this property since 1931 under bridge and tunnel unification legislation, though no deed was ever recorded transferring title from the State

  • The sale does not require approval from the State House Commission or any additional legislative approval, bypassing standard surplus property procedures under P.L.1962, c.220

  • The Port Authority has assumed all responsibilities for the property including original construction debt, monitoring, recordkeeping, maintenance, and any required environmental remediation

  • The State has not exercised any ownership or control over the property since 1931, making this transfer a formalization of longstanding operational reality

Legislative Description

Authorizes State Treasurer to sell as surplus certain real property and improvements in City of Jersey City in Hudson County.

Substituted by another Bill

Last Action

Substituted by S741 (2R)

6/28/2024

Committee Referrals

Appropriations5/16/2024
State and Local Government1/9/2024

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