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Dept/ Agency: Economic and Housing Development
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending
Type of Service: State Aid Agreement pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40a:12-13(b), conveying perpetual and temporary easements to the City of Newark property
Purpose: State Aid Agreement providing for the Construction of Erosion Control measures along the Passaic River
Entity Name: State of New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Bureau of Coastal Engineering
Entity Address: 150 Hooper Avenue, Toms River, New Jersey 08753
Amount Expended: N/A
Funding Source: N/A
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WHEREAS, the United States Congress, through Section 101(a)(18) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1990 authorized the construction of the Joseph G. Minish Passaic River Waterfront Park Flood Control Project (the "Project") along the Passaic River in the City of Newark; and
WHEREAS, the Municipal Council, through Resolution 7RBi, adopted on August 4, 1999, authorized the Mayor and his designee, to enter into and execute a State Aid Agreement with the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (the "1999 State Aid Agreement"); and
WHEREAS, through the 1999 State Aid Agreement, the City of Newark agreed to collaborate with the United States Army Corps of Engineers (the "USACE") and the State of New Jersey, Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Engineering and Construction of the State of New Jersey (the "NJDEP"), as "Non-Federal Sponsor", to construct the Joseph G. Minish Passaic River Waterfront Park and Historic Area (the "Project") as defined in the Project Cooperation Agreement between USACE and NJDEP dated May 25, 1999 (the "1999 PCA"); and
WHEREAS, the Project includes bulkhead construction; streambank stabilization; and periodic maintenance work, all of which may be performed solely by the Departme...
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