ASSEMBLY APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE

STATEMENT TO

ASSEMBLY, No. 5920

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

DATED:  DECEMBER 18, 2025

      The Assembly Appropriations Committee reports favorably Assembly Bill No. 5920.

      As reported, the Fiscal Year 2026 annual appropriations act currently allocates $350,000 to the City of Perth Amboy for Borinqueneer Park Improvements.  This bill amends the Fiscal Year 2026 appropriations act to reassign that appropriation to the Borinqueneers Park Education Alliance – A New Jersey Non-Profit Corporation.  This bill does not increase appropriations in the FY 2026 appropriations act.

      The Borinqueneers Park Education Alliance is a non-profit entity established to support the construction of a memorial in the City Perth Amboy to the 65th Infantry Regiment of the United State Army, nicknamed “The Borinqueneers.”  The 65th Infantry Regiment was a segregated, Puerto Rican unit of the United States Army cited for its bravery during the Korean War.  The 65th Infantry Regiment was awarded the Congressional Gold Medal in 2016.

FISCAL IMPACT:

      This bill is not certified as requiring a fiscal note.