ASSEMBLY, No. 2085

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

INTRODUCED JUNE 3, 1996

By Assemblyman STUHLTRAGER

An Act concerning weights and measurers and amending P.L.1994, c.60.

    Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey:

    1. Section 7 of P.L. 1994, c. 60 (C. 51:1-54.3) is amended to read as follows:

    7. a. The State superintendent shall establish a fee schedule, including the imposition of late charges when appropriate, pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), for the regulation of weighing and measuring devices under Title 51 of the Revised Statutes for which fees are not otherwise established by law.

    b. The fees established under subsection a. of this section shall be sufficient to fully defray the cost of regulating weighing and measuring devices pursuant to Title 51 of the Revised Statutes provided however, the fee charged for scales which measure weights of less than 1,000 pounds shall not exceed $25 per scale and the fee charged for fuel pump dispensers shall not exceed $25 per hose, or $200 per commercial location using the scale or dispenser, whichever is less [, and provided further, the fee charged for retail vehicle tank meters shall not exceed $50 per meter]. The fee charged for timing devices used in commercial clothes dryers shall not exceed $10 per timing device, or $200 per commercial location using the timing device.

    c. The fees established under subsection a. of this section shall be deposited into the "Weights and Measures Fund" created pursuant to section 8 of P.L.1994, c.60 (C.51:1-54.4) for the purpose of fully defraying the cost of regulating weighing and measuring devices pursuant to Title 51 of the Revised Statutes.

(cf: P.L.1994, c.60, s.7)

    2. This act shall take effect immediately.

STATEMENT

    The Office of Weights and Measures in the Division of Consumer Affairs in the Department of Law and Public Safety imposes fees for registration, inspection and testing of weights and measurers. This bill would establish a $200 limit per site on the fees for the inspection of commercial clothes dryer timing devices. The current fee is $10 per timing device, without a per cite limit. Such caps currently exist for the inspection fees for scales with a capacity of less than 1,000 pounds and for fuel pump dispensers. This bill would make the inspection fee for dryer timing devices consistent with these other provisions.

    The bill also removes the $50 per meter cap on retail vehicle tank meters.

Caps amount charged for inspection of dryer timing devices.