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NJ A5920

Bill

Status

Introduced

7/24/2025

Primary Sponsor

Alixon Collazos-Gill

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Origin

General Assembly

2024-2025 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Reassigns $350,000 in FY 2026 appropriations from the City of Perth Amboy to the Borinqueneers Park Education Alliance, a New Jersey non-profit corporation, for Borinqueneer Park improvements

  • Moves the funding from the Local Government Services "State Aid" category to the Community Resources "Grants-in-Aid" category within the Department of Community Affairs budget

  • Maintains budget neutrality by not increasing total appropriations in the FY 2026 budget

  • Supports construction of a memorial in Perth Amboy honoring the 65th Infantry Regiment of the U.S. Army ("The Borinqueneers"), a segregated Puerto Rican unit recognized for bravery during the Korean War

  • The 65th Infantry Regiment received the Congressional Gold Medal in 2016 for its service

Legislative Description

Amends Fiscal Year 2026 annual appropriations act to reassign appropriation for Borinqueneer Park from City of Perth Amboy to Borinqueneers Park Education Alliance.

Substituted by another Bill

Last Action

Substituted by S4824

12/22/2025

Committee Referrals

Appropriations7/24/2025

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