SENATE STATE GOVERNMENT, WAGERING, TOURISM & HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMITTEE

STATEMENT TO

SENATE, No. 2809

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

DATED:  MARCH 18, 2024

      The Senate State Government, Wagering, Tourism & Historic Preservation Committee reports favorably Senate Bill No. 2809.

This bill requires the Attorney General, on behalf of the State, to sell and convey to the Morris County Educational Services Commission a 10.01 acres parcel of land and all improvements thereon, known as the Morris Regional Day School, located at 5 Jean Street in Morris Township, Morris County.  The bill requires the Attorney General to consult with the governing body of Morris County if the description of the property as detailed in the bill varies from the description of the property as it appears on the tax map, conform the instrument of conveyance’s description of the property to that of the tax map, and execute the sale.

     The bill requires the Attorney General to execute the sale in accordance with the provisions and schedule established in the bill.  The sale will be a direct sale for the sum of one dollar and the property will be conveyed in an “as is” condition, unless the State and county agree otherwise.

     Under the bill, the sale and conveyance of the property will not require approval from the Department of the Treasury, Department of Education, or State House Commission, nor any additional approval from the Legislature beyond the passage of this act, notwithstanding any provision of law, rule, or regulation to the contrary.