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NJ S4824

Bill

Status

Passed

12/23/2025

Primary Sponsor

Teresa Ruiz

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Origin

Senate

2024-2025 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Reassigns a $350,000 appropriation 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 Department of Community Affairs' State Aid category (Local Government Services) to the Grants-in-Aid category (Community Resources)

  • Total appropriations in the Fiscal Year 2026 budget remain unchanged; the bill only redirects existing funds between recipients

  • The Borinqueneers Park Education Alliance supports construction of a memorial in Perth Amboy honoring the 65th Infantry Regiment, a segregated Puerto Rican Army unit recognized for bravery during the Korean War

  • The 65th Infantry Regiment, nicknamed "The Borinqueneers," received the Congressional Gold Medal in 2016

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.

Bills and Joint Resolutions Signed by the Governor

Last Action

Approved P.L.2025, c.184.

12/23/2025

Committee Referrals

Budget and Appropriations11/6/2025

Full Bill Text

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