Bill > S3145

Introduced Session

This bill authorizes the Chief Administrator (chief administrator) of the New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission (commission) to issue special license plates honoring the Boy Scouts of America (Boy Scout license plates). Specifically, the bill directs the commission to establish and administer a license plate program for each Boy Scouts of America council in New Jersey For each Boy Scouts of America license plate program, the bill provides that the design of the Boy Scouts of America license plates is to display appropriate words or a slogan and an emblem honoring the Boy Scouts of America. The chief administrator, in consultation with a Boy Scouts of America council in the State, is to select the design and color scheme of the Boy Scouts of America license plates for the respective Boy Scouts of America license plate programs. In addition to all fees otherwise required by law for the registration of a motor vehicle, the bill imposes an application fee of $50 and an annual renewal fee of $10 for the Boy Scouts of America license plates. After the deduction of the cost of designing, producing, issuing, renewing, and publicizing the plates and of any computer programming changes that are necessary to implement each Boy Scouts of America license plate program, any additional fee collections are required to be deposited into the special non-lapsing fund established for each Boy Scouts of America council in New Jersey. The proceeds of each fund are to be annually appropriated to the applicable Boy Scouts of America council in the State to support the organization's mission and programs. The chief administrator is required to annually certify the average cost of producing, issuing, renewing, and publicizing the availability of the Boy Scouts of America license plates for each Boy Scouts of America license plate program. If the average cost per plate exceeds $50 in two consecutive fiscal years, the chief administrator may discontinue a Boy Scouts of America license plate program. The bill also requires the council president of a Boy Scouts of America council to appoint a liaison to represent the council in all communications with the commission regarding the Boy Scouts of America license plates. The bill prohibits the use of State or other public funds by the commission to cover the initial cost to implement a Boy Scouts of America license plate program. The bill requires a Boy Scouts of America council or an individual or entity designated by a Boy Scouts of America council to contribute non-public monies, not to exceed $25,000, to offset the initial costs to design, produce, issue, and publicize the license plates and for computer programming changes which may be necessary to implement the program. The bill authorizes a Boy Scouts of America council in New Jersey to receive funds from private sources to offset the initial costs. Under the bill, the commission is not required to design, produce, issue, or publicize the availability of Boy Scouts of America license plates or make any necessary programming changes, until: (1) a Boy Scouts of America council or the individual or entity designated by a Boy Scouts of America council has provided the commission with the money necessary to offset the initial costs incurred by the commission in establishing the license plate program; and (2) the liaison of a Boy Scouts of America council has provided the commission with a minimum of 500 completed applications for the license plates.

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Angela Mcknight (D)*,  Douglas Steinhardt (R)*, 

Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Transportation Committee (on 05/06/2024)

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