See executive
orders #82, #90,and
#93 Whitman.
WHEREAS, on
May 27, 1998, the Advisory Committee on the Preservation and Use
of Ellis Island was formed by Executive Order No. 82 (1998) and
charged with investigating all potential future uses of the structures
on Ellis Island, New Jersey, and with recommending to the Governor
and the State Historic Preservation Officer a plan to maintain,
restore, and put those structures to beneficial use in a manner
consistent with the historic significance of the Island; and
WHEREAS, in
December 1999, the Advisory Committee on the Preservation and Use
of Ellis Island fulfilled its charge and effectively completed its
work by delivering to the Governor and the State Historic Preservation
Officer a Report recommending a plan to maintain, restore, and put
to beneficial use the structures on Ellis Island, New Jersey; and
WHEREAS, the
Ellis Island New Jersey Foundation, a private, non-profit organization,
has been established to help fulfill the recommendations of the
Advisory Committee on the Preservation and Use of Ellis Island;
and
WHEREAS, the
State of New Jersey seeks to cooperate with and assist the Ellis
Island New Jersey Foundation in its efforts to maintain, restore
and put to beneficial use the structures on Ellis Island, New Jersey;
and
WHEREAS, the
citizens of the State of New Jersey, as well as the citizens of
the United States, would benefit from the maintenance, restoration
and beneficial use of the structures on Ellis Island, New Jersey;
NOW, THEREFORE,
I, CHRISTINE TODD WHITMAN, Governor of the State of New Jersey,
by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and
the statutes of this State, do hereby ORDER and DIRECT:
1. There
is created in, but not of, the Department of Environmental Protection,
the Ellis Island New Jersey Restoration Advisory Committee (the
"Committee").
2. The Committee
is charged to the extent permitted by law with cooperating with
and assisting the Ellis Island New Jersey Foundation in furthering
its efforts to maintain, restore and put to beneficial use the
structures on Ellis Island. The Committee shall also periodically
advise the Governor and the State Historic Preservation Officer
of the progress made in maintaining, restoring and putting to
beneficial use the structures on Ellis Island, New Jersey.
3. The Committee
shall be composed of the following members, all of whom shall
serve ex-officio:
a. The
Attorney General, or a designee;
b. The
State Treasurer, or a designee;
c. The
State Historic Preservation Officer, or a designee;
d. The
Secretary of State, or a designee; and
e. The
Commissioner of Health and Senior Services, or a designee.
4. The State
Historic Preservation Officer shall serve as Chair of the Committee,
and shall appoint a Vice-Chair from among the members of the Committee.
The Chair may appoint a secretary who need not be a member of
the Committee.
5. The Committee
shall organize and meet as soon as possible after its formation
and may hold joint meetings with the Ellis Island New Jersey Foundation
or any other non- profit organization interested in maintaining,
restoring and putting to beneficial use the structures on Ellis
Island, New Jersey.
6. The Committee
is authorized to call upon any department, office, division or
agency of this State to supply it with the data and other information,
personnel or assistance it deems necessary to discharge its duties
under this Order. Each department, office, division or agency
is hereby directed, to the extent not inconsistent with the law,
to furnish it with such information, personnel and assistance
as are necessary to accomplish the purposes of this Order.
7. This
Order shall take effect immediately.
GIVEN,
under my hand and seal
this 6th day of April in the Year of
Our Lord, Two Thousand, and of
the Independence of the United
States, the Two Hundred and Twenty-Fourth.
/s/
Christine Todd Whitman
Governor
[seal]
Attest:
/s/Richard
S. Mroz
Chief Counsel to the Governor
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