SENATE, No. 1433
STATE OF NEW JERSEY
221st LEGISLATURE
PRE-FILED FOR INTRODUCTION IN THE 2024 SESSION
Sponsored by:
Senator TROY SINGLETON
District 7 (Burlington)
SYNOPSIS
Designates bridge over Crosswicks Creek on Interstate Highway Route 295
North as “Benjamin Moore and the 693rd Sapper Company Memorial
Highway.”
CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT
As reported by the Senate Transportation Committee with technical review.
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AN ACT designating the bridge over Crosswicks Creek on Interstate 1
Highway Route 295 North in honor of Army Specialist Benjamin 2
Moore and the 693rd Sapper Company. 3
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WHEREAS, Army Specialist Benjamin G. Moore of Bordentown 5
gave his life for his country on January 12, 2011, while stationed 6
in Afghanistan; and 7
WHEREAS, As a lifelong resident of New Jersey, Mr. Moore cared 8
for others from an early age, both as a fireman and as an 9
emergency medical technician for Hope Hose Humane Company 10
No. 1 of Bordentown City, Union Fire Company No. 1 of 11
Crosswicks, DeCou Hose Company No. 1 of Hamilton 12
Township, Westampton Township Emergency Services, Capital 13
Health, and Trenton Emergency Medical Services; and 14
WHEREAS, Mr. Moore was known as the "Mayor of Bordentown" 15
and was awarded the title of "Honorary Chief" of Hope Hose 16
Humane Company No. 1 of Bordentown City; and 17
WHEREAS, Mr. Moore joined the United States Army in April 2009, 18
trained at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri, and was stationed in 19
Fort Drum, New York in September 2009; and 20
WHEREAS, Mr. Moore served with the 693rd Sapper Company, 7th 21
Engineer Battalion, 10th Sustainment Brigade, 10th Mountain 22
Division; and 23
WHEREAS, On January 12, 2011, Mr. Moore tragically lost his life 24
while serving his country in Ghazni Province, Afghanistan; and 25
WHEREAS, Mr. Moore received many awards and decorations 26
including the Bronze Star Medal, the Purple Heart, the Combat 27
Action Badge, the Good Conduct Medal, the Afghanistan 28
Campaign Medal, the Army Service Ribbon, the Global War on 29
Terrorism Service Medal, the National Defense Service Medal, 30
and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization Medal; and 31
WHEREAS, As a true example of heroism, patriotism, and service to 32
his country and his fellow soldiers, it is fitting and proper for the 33
Legislature of the State of New Jersey to honor the patriotism of 34
Army Specialist Benjamin Moore and the 693rd Sapper 35
Company by designating the bridge over Crosswicks Creek on 36
Interstate Highway Route 295 North as the “Benjamin Moore 37
and the 693rd Sapper Company Memorial Highway”; now, 38
therefore, 39
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BE IT ENACTED by the Senate and General Assembly of the State 41
of New Jersey: 42
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1. The Commissioner of Transportation shall designate the 44
bridge over Crosswicks Creek on Interstate Highway Route 295 45
North in the Township of Bordentown and the Township of 46
Hamilton, extending from milepost 57.5 to milepost 58 as the 47
“Benjamin Moore and the 693rd Sapper Company Memorial 48
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Highway” and erect appropriate signs bearing this designation and 1
dedication. 2
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2. State or other public funds shall not be used for producing, 4
purchasing, or erecting signs bearing the designation established 5
pursuant to section 1 of this act. The Commissioner of 6
Transportation is authorized to receive gifts, grants, or other 7
financial assistance from private sources for the purpose of funding 8
or reimbursing the Department of Transportation for the costs 9
associated with producing, purchasing, erecting, and maintaining 10
signs bearing the designation established pursuant to section 1 of 11
this act and entering into agreements related thereto, with private 12
sources, including but not limited to non-governmental non-profit, 13
educational, or charitable entities or institutions. Work shall not 14
proceed and funding shall not be accepted by the Department of 15
Transportation until an agreement has been reached with a 16
responsible party for paying the costs associated with producing, 17
purchasing, erecting, and maintaining the signs. 18
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3. This act shall take effect immediately. 20