Bill Text: NJ AR152 | 2012-2013 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Urges U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and FEMA to conduct assessment of damage caused by Hurricane Sandy.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2013-02-26 - Introduced, Referred to Assembly Environment and Solid Waste Committee [AR152 Detail]
Download: New_Jersey-2012-AR152-Introduced.html
Sponsored by:
Assemblyman RUBEN J. RAMOS, JR.
District 33 (Hudson)
SYNOPSIS
Urges U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and FEMA to conduct assessment of damage caused by Hurricane Sandy.
CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT
As introduced.
An Assembly Resolution urging the United States Army Corps of Engineers and the Federal Emergency Management Agency to conduct an assessment of the damage caused by Hurricane Sandy.
Whereas, Hurricane Sandy, a late-season post-tropical cyclone, swept through the Caribbean and up the East Coast of the United States in late October 2012; and
Whereas, Hurricane Sandy made landfall in the United States on October 29th, 2012, striking near Atlantic City, with winds of 80 miles per hour; and
Whereas, Streets were flooded, trees and power lines were knocked down, people were left stranded in their homes, water surged over seawalls, flooded highways and low-lying streets, and inundated tunnels, subway stations, and electrical systems; and
Whereas, Hurricane Sandy was the worst storm to strike New Jersey in 100 years as demonstrated by the 346,000 homes that were damaged or destroyed, the 116,000 people who were evacuated or displaced from their homes, the hundreds of buildings, vehicles, roads, and bridges that were washed away, and the nearly 1,400 vessels that were either sunken or abandoned in the State's waterways during the storm; and
Whereas, The storm and its aftermath left nearly 8.5 million people in 15 states without electricity, airlines canceled more than 15,000 flights, and most gas stations in New Jersey were closed because of power shortages and depleted fuel supplies; and
Whereas, Some estimates indicate that the damage caused by Hurricane Sandy will approach $20 billion in property damage and between $10 and $30 billion in lost business, making it one of the costliest natural disasters on record in the United States; and
Whereas, It is in the public interest that the United States Army Corps of Engineers and the Federal Emergency Management Agency conduct a thorough assessment of the damage in New Jersey caused by Hurricane Sandy; determine why damage was more severe in certain areas than in others; and provide an expert analysis of measures that may be pursued to protect the infrastructure and the people of this State; now, therefore,
Be It Resolved by the General Assembly of the State of New Jersey:
1. This House respectfully urges the United States Army Corps of Engineers and the Federal Emergency Management Agency to conduct an assessment of the damage in New Jersey caused by Hurricane Sandy and to provide to the Governor and Legislature a comprehensive analysis of measures to prevent similar damage in the future.
2. A duly authenticated copy of this resolution signed by the Speaker of the General Assembly and attested to by the Clerk thereof, shall be transmitted to the Governor of the State of New Jersey; the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency; the Region II Regional Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency; the Deputy Commanding General for Civil and Emergency Operations, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers; the Commanding General and Chief of Engineers, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers; the President of the United States; the Majority and Minority Leaders of the United States Senate; the Speaker and Minority Leader of the United States House of Representatives; and every member of Congress elected from this State.
STATEMENT
This resolution respectfully urges the United States Army Corps of Engineers and the Federal Emergency Management Agency to conduct an assessment of the damage in New Jersey caused by Hurricane Sandy and to provide to the Governor and Legislature a comprehensive analysis of measures to prevent similar damage in the future.
