Bill > A270

Introduced Session

This bill makes a General Fund supplemental appropriation of $50,000 to the Department of Military and Veterans' Affairs for the purpose of having air quality studies conducted to support the efforts to advance New Jersey's candidacy in obtaining the federal award for the F-35 fighter jet at the 177th Air National Guard base. The United States Air Force is in the process of selecting air bases as potential locations for the deployment of new fighter jets, F-35 Joint Strike Fighters. By appropriating the funding for air quality studies, the State is supporting efforts to advance New Jersey's candidacy in obtaining the F-35 fighter jets. Assembly Resolution No. 149 of 2016 and Senate Resolution No. 55 of 2016, both filed with the Secretary of State, urged the United States Air Force to base the F-35 fighter jets at the 177th Air National Guard base.

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John Armato (D)*,  Joe Danielsen (D)*,  Vincent Mazzeo (D)*,  Eric Houghtaling (D),  Yvonne Lopez (D),  Carol Murphy (D),  Parker Space (R),  Harold Wirths (R), 

Received in the Senate, Referred to Senate Military and Veterans' Affairs Committee (on 02/24/2020)

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