This executive
order modifies EO #60 Whitman.
WHEREAS, Executive
Order No. 60 established the Racing Industry Study Commission, consisting
of 17 members; and
WHEREAS, in
recognition of the appropriateness of having a representative of
the casino industry on the Commission, Executive Order No. 60 provides
that the membership of the Commission shall include a member of
the Casino Association of New Jersey, but that Association, although
it has not formally dissolved, has ceased active operations since
Executive Order No. 60 was issued; and
WHEREAS, it
is appropriate for a member of the public to represent the public*s
interest on the Commission, and
WHEREAS, the
public officers serving on the Commission in an ex officio capacity,
namely the Attorney General, the State Treasurer, the Secretary
of Agriculture and the Commissioner of the Department of Commerce
and Economic Development, should have the discretion and flexibility
to designate a member of their respective departments to represent
them on the Commission;
NOW, THEREFORE,
I, CHRISTINE TODD WHITMAN, Governor of the State of New Jersey,
by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and
by the Statutes of this State, do hereby ORDER and DIRECT:
1. Membership
in the Racing Industry Study Commission created by Executive Order
No. 60 is hereby expanded from 17 members to 19 members.
2. In addition
to appointing a member of the Casino Association as provided for
in Executive Order No. 60, the Governor shall, no later than December
31, 1996, appoint another representative of the casino industry
from a casino that is not a member of the Casino Association of
New Jersey to serve as a member of the Commission.
3. The Governor
shall, no later than December 31, 1996, appoint a member of the
public to serve as a member of the Commission.
4. The public
officers serving on the Commission in their ex officio capacity,
namely the Attorney General, the State Treasurer, the Secretary
of Agriculture and the Commissioner of the Department of Commerce
and Economic Development, may designate a member of their respective
departments to represent them on the Commission.
5. The New
Jersey Sports and Exposition Authority is hereby directed, to
the extent not inconsistent with law and within budgetary constraints,
to cooperate with the Commission and furnish it with such information,
personnel and assistance as is reasonably available to accomplish
the purposes of Executive Order No. 60 and this Order.
6. The remaining
provisions of Executive Order No. 60 shall remain in full force
and effect.
7. This
Order shall take effect immediately.
GIVEN,
under my hand and seal
this 12th day of December in the
year of Our Lord, One Thousand
Nine Hundred and Ninety Six, and
of the Independence of the United
States, the Two Hundred and Twenty-First.
/s/
Christine Todd Whitman
Governor
Attest:
/s/ Michael
P. Torpey
Chief Counsel to the Governor
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