SENATE LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE

STATEMENT TO

[Second Reprint]

ASSEMBLY, No. 1139

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

DATED: MARCH 3, 1997

      The Senate Law and Public Safety Committee reports favorably Assembly Bill No. 1139 (2R).

      This bill permits the issuance of special "Conquer Cancer" license plates to raise funds to assist the New Jersey State Commission on Cancer Research in its efforts to find new methods of treating and preventing cancer through its approved research projects at qualifying research institutions throughout the State.

      The special plates would bear the slogan "Conquer Cancer" and may include a distinctive emblem, designed by the Commissioner of Health and approved by the Director of Motor Vehicles. Motorists who wish to obtain the special plates would be required to pay a $50 application fee and a $10 annual renewal fee. A portion of the revenues raised would be used to reimburse the Division of Motor Vehicles and the Department of Health for their costs. The fees would be deposited into the Cancer Research Fund, from which monies are appropriated for research projects.

      Any monetary donation made available to the State to support this license plate program would be deposited in the Cancer Research Fund and used in the same manner as monies collected from fees for the special plates.

      The Director of Motor Vehicles may discontinue issuance of the special license plates if the average cost of the special plates exceeds the application fee in two consecutive fiscal years.

      This bill is identical to Senate Bill No. 727, which was amended and released by the committee on this date.