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New Jersey Republicans proposed legislation to change Delaware Bay to “New Jersey Bay.” President Donald Trump An executive order that will change the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America.
The measure, introduced Thursday by GOP State Sen. Michael Testa, orders state agencies to use “New Jersey Bay” in publications, signs, websites and materials to reflect the new designation and notify relevant federal agencies. Reported by NJ.com.
“I see robust fisheries – commercial and recreational industries New Jersey.” He said to the outlet. “The fact that we have to call the bay where we fish in Delaware Bay, I think they’ve been arguing it for a long time.”
Testa represents Cape May County, across the bay and border.
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New Jersey lawmakers proposed legislation to change the name of Delaware Bay “New Jersey Bay.” (Getty Images)
“It’s time to make New Jersey great again!” Testa wrote to X.
According to the Delaware government website, the bay is a critical body of water for tourism, commercial and travel in New Jersey, which had the name of its southern neighbor since 1610, and was named after Thomas West, the third baron who ruled the Virginia colony.
The proposed law will come later Trump signed the order In January, the northern Gulf of Mexico was renamed the US Gulf. The waters share the border between the US and Mexico, and Trump’s order is solely authorized within the US
last month, US Republicans It passed the US Gulf Law and marked the first step towards codifying Trump’s orders in the US. The law is currently awaiting consideration in the Senate.
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Trump’s order also urged Democrat Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont to jokingly suggest “Connecticut Sound” correct the sound of Long Island.
“While the map is changing, here’s the idea,” Lamont posted on X in February, tagged New York Democratic Gov. Kathy Hochul with a map with the renamed map.
Trump signed an order in January to rename the northern part of the Gulf Coast to the US Gulf. (Daniel Trock/White House Chief Photographer)
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Another bill tester introduced this week is trying to reclaim Delaware’s claims Salem County coastal land, according to NJ.com.
