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This Assembly Resolution establishes the bipartisan "Assembly Special Committee on Staten Island Annexation." The committee will consist of 12 members of the General Assembly. Six members will be appointed by the Speaker of the General Assembly and six members will be appointed by the Minority Leader of the General Assembly. The committee will organize within 30 days after the effective date of this resolution. The committee will have two co-chairpersons and two co-vice chairpersons. The Speaker of the General Assembly will appoint a co-chairperson and a co-vice chairperson, and the Minority Leader of the General Assembly will appoint a co-chairperson and a co-vice chairperson, all from among the committee's membership. The committee will investigate and report on the historical, legal, and geographic claims of the State of New Jersey to Staten Island. The committee will examine information including, but not limited to, colonial-era land grants, the 1834 boundary compact between New York and New Jersey, and any relevant case law. The committee will explore all lawful avenues by which the State of New Jersey may assert or pursue annexation of Staten Island, subject to the consent of its residents, the State of New York, and the United States Congress. The committee will also solicit testimony from experts in their respective fields concerning the historical, legal, and geographic claims. At the conclusion of its work, the committee will develop and publish a report containing its findings and recommendations. The committee will expire upon the conclusion of the committee's work.

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Bob Auth (R)*,  Christian Barranco (R)*,  John Azzariti (R),  Al Barlas (R),  Robert Clifton (R),  Chris DePhillips (R),  John DiMaio (R),  Dawn Fantasia (R),  Vicky Flynn (R),  Don Guardian (R),  Paul Kanitra (R),  Antwan McClellan (R),  Gregory Myhre (R),  Erik Peterson (R),  Brian Rumpf (R),  Alex Sauickie (R),  Gerry Scharfenberger (R),  Erik Simonsen (R),  Claire Swift (R),  Mike Torrissi (R),  Jay Webber (R), 

Introduced, Referred to Assembly State and Local Government Committee (on 07/24/2025)

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