Bill Text: NJ A3880 | 2012-2013 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Authorizes dedicated National Association for the Advancement of Colored People license plate.
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 15-2)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2013-02-26 - Introduced, Referred to Assembly Transportation, Public Works and Independent Authorities Committee [A3880 Detail]
Download: New_Jersey-2012-A3880-Introduced.html
Sponsored by:
Assemblyman CHARLES MAINOR
District 31 (Hudson)
Assemblywoman BONNIE WATSON COLEMAN
District 15 (Hunterdon and Mercer)
Assemblyman JOHN S. WISNIEWSKI
District 19 (Middlesex)
Co-Sponsored by:
Assemblywomen Jasey, Tucker, Sumter, Assemblymen Wimberly, Singleton, Ramos, Wilson, Fuentes, Assemblywoman Wagner, Assemblyman Johnson, Assemblywoman Jimenez, Assemblymen Eustace, Amodeo and C.A.Brown
SYNOPSIS
Authorizes dedicated National Association for the Advancement of Colored People license plate.
CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT
As introduced.
An Act concerning dedicated National Association for the Advancement of Colored People license plates and supplementing chapter 3 of Title 39 of the Revised Statutes.
Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey:
1. a. Upon proper application, the Chief Administrator of the New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission shall issue National Association for the Advancement of Colored People license plates for any motor vehicle owned or leased and registered in the State. In addition to the registration number and other markings or identification otherwise prescribed by law, the license plate shall display appropriate words or a slogan and an emblem honoring the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. The chief administrator shall select the design, including an emblem and color scheme, in consultation with the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, New Jersey State Conference. National Association for the Advancement of Colored People license plates shall be subject to the provisions of chapter 3 of Title 39 of the Revised Statutes, except as hereinafter otherwise specifically provided.
b. Application for issuance of an National Association for the Advancement of Colored People license plate shall be made to the chief administrator on forms and in a manner prescribed by the chief administrator. In order to be deemed complete, an application shall be accompanied by a fee of $50, payable to the New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission, which shall be in addition to the fee otherwise prescribed by law for the registration of motor vehicles. The chief administrator shall collect annually, subsequent to the year of issuance of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People license plate, a $10 fee for the license plate in addition to the fees otherwise prescribed by law for the registration of a motor vehicle. The additional fees required by this subsection shall be deposited in the "National Association for the Advancement of Colored People License Plate Fund" created pursuant to subsection c. of this section.
c. There is created in the Department of the Treasury a special non-lapsing fund to be known as the "National Association for the Advancement of Colored People License Plate Fund." There shall be deposited in the fund the amount collected from all license plate fees collected pursuant to subsection b. of this section, less the amounts necessary to reimburse the commission for administrative costs pursuant to subsection d. of this section. Monies deposited in the fund shall be appropriated annually to the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, New Jersey State Conference. Monies deposited in the fund shall be held in interest-bearing accounts in public depositories as defined pursuant to section 1 of P.L.1970, c.236 (C.17:9-41), and may be invested or reinvested in such securities as are approved by the State Treasurer. Interest or other income earned on monies deposited in the fund, and any monies which may be appropriated or otherwise become available for the purposes of the fund, shall be credited to and deposited in the fund for use as set 1 forth in P.L. , c. (C. ) (pending before the Legislature as this bill).
d. Prior to the deposit of the additional fees collected pursuant to subsection b. of this section into the fund, amounts thereof as are necessary shall be used to reimburse the commission for all costs reasonable and actually incurred, as stipulated by the chief administrator, for:
(1) producing, issuing, renewing, and publicizing the availability of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People license plates; and
(2) any computer programming changes that may be initially necessary to implement the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People license plate program established by P.L. , c. (C. ) (pending before the Legislature as this bill), in an amount not to exceed $150,000.
The chief administrator shall annually certify to the State Treasurer the average cost per license plate incurred in the immediately preceding year by the commission in producing, issuing, renewing, and publicizing the availability of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People license plates. The annual certification of the average cost per license plate shall be approved by the Joint Budget Oversight Committee, or its successor.
In the event that the average cost per license plate as certified by the chief administrator and approved by the Joint Budget Oversight Committee, or its successor, is greater than the $50 application fee established in subsection b. of this section in two consecutive fiscal years, the chief administrator may discontinue the issuance of National Association for the Advancement of Colored People license plates.
e. The chief administrator shall notify eligible motorists of the opportunity to obtain National Association for the Advancement of Colored People license plates by publicizing the availability of the license plates on the website of the commission. The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, New Jersey State Conference, and any other individual or entity designated by the New Jersey State Conference, may publicize the availability of National Association for the Advancement of Colored People license plates in any manner the New Jersey State Conference deems appropriate.
f. The chief administrator and the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, New Jersey State Conference shall develop and enter into an interagency memorandum of agreement setting forth the procedures to be followed in carrying out their respective responsibilities under P.L., c. (C. ) (pending before the Legislature as this bill).
g. The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, New Jersey State Conference shall appoint a representative who shall act as a liaison between the organization and the commission. The liaison shall represent the New Jersey State Conference in any and all communications with the commission regarding the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People license plates established by P.L., c. (C. ) (pending before the Legislature as this bill).
2. a. No State or other public funds shall be used by the commission for the initial cost of:
(1) producing, issuing, and publicizing the availability of National Association for the Advancement of Colored People license plates; or
(2) any computer programming changes which may be necessary to implement the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People license plate program established by P.L., c. (C. ) (pending before the Legislature as this bill).
b. The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, New Jersey State Conference or other individual or entity designated by the New Jersey State Conference, shall contribute monies in an amount to be determined by the chief administrator, not to exceed a total of $25,000, to be used to offset the initial costs incurred by the commission for producing, issuing, and publicizing the availability of National Association for the Advancement of Colored People license plates, and any computer programming which may be necessary to implement the program. To further help offset the initial costs incurred by the commission for the special license plates authorized by P.L., c. (C. ) (pending before the Legislature as this bill), other concerned organizations and individual donors may contribute monies to the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, New Jersey State Conference, or an individual or entity designated by the board, for this purpose. Any amount remaining after the payment of the initial costs shall be deposited in the "National Association for the Advancement of Colored People License Plate Fund" established pursuant to subsection c. of section 1 of P.L., c. (C. ) (pending before the Legislature as this bill).
c. The commission shall not begin designing, producing, issuing, or publicizing the availability of National Association for the Advancement of Colored People license plates, or making any necessary programming changes, until the following requirements have been met:
(1) The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, New Jersey State Board or the individual or entity designated by the board, has provided the commission with the money necessary, as determined by the chief administrator pursuant to subsection b. of this section, to offset the initial costs incurred by the commission in establishing the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People license plate program; and
(2) The liaison appointed by the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, New Jersey State Conference pursuant to subsection g. of section 1 of P.L., c. (C. ) (pending before the Legislature as this bill) has provided the commission with not less than 500 completed applications for National Association for the Advancement of Colored People license plates. These applications shall constitute the initial order for National Association for the Advancement of Colored People license plates and shall be accompanied by a fee representing the total cost of the initial order. Such fee shall be determined by multiplying the number of sets of plates being ordered by the applicable initial fee for each set of plates as set forth in subsection b. of section 1 of P.L., c. (C. ) (pending before the Legislature as this bill).
3. This act shall take effect immediately, but shall remain inoperative until the first day of the seventh month following the date on which the conditions set forth in paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection c. of section 2 of P.L., c. (C. ) (pending before the Legislature as this bill) have been satisfied. The chief administrator may take such anticipatory acts in advance of that date as may be necessary for the timely implementation of P.L., c. (C. ) (pending before the Legislature as this bill). This act shall expire if the conditions set forth in paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection c. of section 2 of P.L., c. (C. ) (pending before the Legislature as this bill) are not satisfied by the last day of the 12th month following enactment.
STATEMENT
This bill authorizes an National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) license plate.
The design of the license plate would be chosen by the Chief Administrator of the New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission in consultation with the NAACP, New Jersey State Conference. In addition to all fees otherwise required by law for the registration of a motor vehicle there is an application fee of $50 and an annual renewal fee of $10 for these special plates. The additional fees, after the deduction of the cost of producing and publicizing the plates, will be deposited into a special non-lapsing fund known as the "National Association for the Advancement of Colored People Plate Fund." The proceeds of the fund are to be annually appropriated to the NAACP, New Jersey State Conference.
The chief administrator is required to annually certify the average cost per license plate in producing, issuing, and publicizing the NAACP license plates. If the average cost exceeds $50 for two consecutive fiscal years, the chief administrator may discontinue the license plate program.
The bill provides that no State or other public funds may be used by the commission for the initial cost of producing issuing, and publicizing the availability of NAACP license plates or any computer programming changes which may be necessary to implement the NAACP license plate program.
The bill also requires that the NAACP, New Jersey State Conference or other individual or entity designated by the conference, contribute monies in an amount to be determined by the chief administrator, not to exceed a total of $25,000, to be used to offset the initial costs incurred by the commission for producing issuing, and publicizing the availability of NAACP license plates, and any computer programming which may be necessary to implement the program.
The bill prohibits the commission from designing, producing, issuing, or publicizing the availability of NAACP license plates, or making any necessary programming changes, until:
(1) The NAACP, New Jersey State Conference, or its designee, has provided the commission with the money necessary to offset the initial costs incurred by the commission in establishing the NAACP license plate program; and
(2) the NAACP, New Jersey State Conference, or its designee, has provided the commission with a minimum of 500 completed applications for NAACP license plates, upon the availability for purchase of those plates.
The chief administrator is responsible for publicizing the availability of the license plates on the commission's website. The NAACP, New Jersey State Conference or any individual or entity designated by the board, may also publicize the availability of NAACP license plates in any manner the conference deems appropriate.
The provisions of the bill remain inoperative until the appropriate applications and fees required to offset the initial costs incurred by the commission are provided by the board, and the bill expires after 12 months if sufficient applications and fees to offset the initial costs are not received.
Founded February 12, 1909, the NAACP is the nation's oldest, largest and most widely recognized grassroots-based civil rights organization. The NAACP's mission is to ensure the political, educational, social, and economic equality of rights of all persons and to eliminate race-based discrimination.
