[First Reprint]

SENATE, No. 284

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

PRE-FILED FOR INTRODUCTION IN THE 1996 SESSION

By Senator EWING

An Act concerning special license plates and supplementing chapter 3 of Title 39 of the Revised Statutes and chapter 23 of Title 48 of the New Jersey Statutes.

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

    1. a. The director may issue for a motor vehicle registered in this State special license plates bearing, in addition to the registration number and other markings or identification otherwise prescribed by law, words and an emblem indicating support for, or an interest in, the New Jersey Network. The license plate shall be designed by the director, in consultation with the New Jersey Public Broadcasting Authority created by section 3 of P.L.1968, c.405 (C.48:23-3).

    b. The director shall collect a $50 application fee for the New Jersey Network license plate in addition to the fees otherwise prescribed by law for the registration of the motor vehicle. The director shall collect in years subsequent to the year of issuance a ¹[$40] $10¹ fee for the license plate in addition to the fees otherwise prescribed by law for the registration of the motor vehicle. The additional fees required by this subsection shall be deposited into the New Jersey Network Support Fund, established pursuant to section 2 of P.L. , c. (C. ) (now pending before the Legislature as this bill). A person who pays the additional fees shall become a member of the New Jersey Network.

    2. a. There is created in the Department of the Treasury a non-lapsing, revolving fund to be known as the "New Jersey Network Support Fund." The fund shall be the depository of the fees collected pursuant to subsection b. of section 1 of P.L. , c. (C. ) (now pending before the Legislature as this bill). Interest or other income earned on monies deposited into the New Jersey Network Support Fund shall be credited to the fund.

    b. Moneys in the New Jersey Network Support Fund shall be appropriated and distributed exclusively: (1) to reimburse the Division of Motor Vehicles for all costs incurred by that division, as stipulated by the director of that division, in producing ¹[and],¹ issuing ¹, renewing, making computer programming changes in connection with and publicizing¹ the New Jersey Network license plates; ¹and¹ (2) for operational costs of the New Jersey Network.

    c. The Director of the Division of Motor Vehicles shall annually certify to the State Treasurer the average cost per license plate incurred in the immediately preceding year by the Division of Motor Vehicles in producing ¹[and],¹ issuing¹, renewing, making computer programming changes in connection with and publicizing¹ the New Jersey Network license plates. On a quarterly basis, the State Treasurer shall transfer a sum equal to the division's cost of producing and issuing the New Jersey Network license plates from the New Jersey Network Support Fund to the division. ¹The annual certification of the average cost per license plate shall be approved by the Joint Budget Oversight Committee, or its successor.

    d. In the event that the average cost per license plate as certified by the director and approved by the Joint Budget Oversight Committee, or its successor, is greater than the $50 application fee in two consecutive years, the director may discontinue the issuance of the New Jersey Network license plate.

    e. New Jersey Network and the director shall develop and enter into an interagency memorandum of agreement on procedures to be followed to carry out their respective responsibilities under this act.¹

    3. This act shall take effect on the 180th day after enactment.

Establishes special license plate to aid New Jersey Network.