Sponsored by:
Senator M. TERESA RUIZ
District 29 (Essex and Hudson)
Assemblywoman ALIXON COLLAZOS-GILL
District 27 (Essex and Passaic)
SYNOPSIS
Amends Fiscal Year 2026 annual appropriations act to reassign appropriation for Borinqueneer Park from City of Perth Amboy to Borinqueneers Park Education Alliance.
CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT
As introduced.
An Act amending the annual appropriations act for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, P.L.2025, c.74.
Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey:
1. The following appropriation made in section 1 of P.L.2025, c.74 is amended to read as follows:
22 DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY AFFAIRS
70 Government Direction, Management, and Control
75 State Subsidies and Financial Aid
STATE AID
04-8030 Local Government Services [$945,063,000] $944,713,000
(From General Fund:
Total State Aid Appropriation,
State Subsidies and Financial Aid .......... [$945,063,000] $944,713,000
(From General Fund:
State Aid:
[04 City of Perth Amboy –
.. Borinqueneer Park Improvements...... ($350,000)]
22 DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY AFFAIRS
50 Economic Development, Planning, and Security
55 Social Services Programs
GRANTS-IN-AID
05-8050 Community Resources ............ [$79,250,000] $79,600,000
Total Grants-in-Aid Appropriation,
Social Services Programs .... [$87,750,000] $88,100,000
Grants-in-Aid:
05 Borinqueneers Park Education Alliance – A New Jersey Non-Profit Corporation......................... ($350,000)
2. This act shall take effect immediately.
STATEMENT
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.