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A1034
ASSEMBLY, No. 1034
STATE OF NEW JERSEY
222nd LEGISLATURE
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PRE-FILED FOR INTRODUCTION IN THE 2026 SESSION
Sponsored by:
Assemblyman WAYNE P. DEANGELO
District 14 (Mercer and Middlesex)
SYNOPSIS
���� Authorizes special Ancient Order of Hibernians
license plate.
CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT
���� Introduced Pending Technical Review by Legislative
Counsel.
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An Act
concerning special Ancient Order of Hibernians 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 Ancient Order of Hibernians 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 Ancient Order of Hibernians.� The chief administrator shall select
the design, including an emblem and color scheme, in consultation with the
Ancient Order of Hibernians, New Jersey State Board.� Ancient Order of
Hibernians 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 Ancient Order of Hibernians 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 fees otherwise prescribed by law for the registration of a motor
vehicle.� The chief administrator shall collect annually, subsequent to the
year of issuance of the Ancient Order of Hibernians 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 �Ancient Order of Hibernians 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
�Ancient Order of Hibernians 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 Ancient
Order of Hibernians, New Jersey State Board.� 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 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 reasonably and actually incurred, as stipulated by the
chief administrator, for:
���� (1)� producing, issuing,
renewing, and publicizing the availability of the Ancient Order of Hibernians
license plates; and
���� (2)� any computer programming
changes that may be initially necessary to implement the Ancient Order of
Hibernians 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 Ancient Order of
Hibernians 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 Ancient
Order of Hibernians license plates.
���� e.��� The chief administrator
shall notify eligible motorists of the opportunity to obtain Ancient Order of
Hibernians license plates by publicizing the availability of the license plates
on the website of the commission.� The Ancient Order of Hibernians, New Jersey
State Board, and any other individual or entity designated by the Ancient Order
of Hibernians, New Jersey State Board, may publicize the availability of
Ancient Order of Hibernians license plates in any manner the Ancient Order of
Hibernians, New Jersey State Board deems appropriate.�
���� f.���� The chief administrator
and the Ancient Order of Hibernians, New Jersey State Board shall develop and
enter into a 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 Ancient Order of Hibernians, New Jersey State Board shall appoint a representative who shall act as a
liaison between the organization and the commission.� The liaison shall
represent the Ancient Order of Hibernians, New Jersey State Board in any and
all communications with the commission regarding the Ancient Order of
Hibernians 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 Ancient Order of Hibernians license plates; or
���� (2)� any computer programming
changes which may be necessary to implement the Ancient Order of Hibernians
license plate program established by P.L.��� , c.��� (C.������� ) (pending
before the Legislature as this bill).
���� b.��� The Ancient Order of
Hibernians, New Jersey State Board or other individual or entity designated by
the Ancient Order of Hibernians, New Jersey State Board, 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 Ancient
Order of Hibernians 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
Ancient Order of Hibernians, New Jersey State Board, or an individual or entity
designated by the Ancient Order of Hibernians, New Jersey State Board, for this
purpose.� Any amount remaining after the payment of the initial costs shall be
deposited in the �Ancient Order of Hibernians 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 Ancient
Order of Hibernians license plates, or making any necessary programming
changes, until the following requirements have been met:
���� (1)� The Ancient Order of
Hibernians, New Jersey State Board or the individual or entity designated by
the Ancient Order of Hibernians, New Jersey State 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 Ancient Order of Hibernians license plate
program; and
���� (2)� The liaison appointed by
the Ancient Order of Hibernians, New Jersey State Board 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 Ancient Order of Hibernians license plates. These applications
shall constitute the initial order for Ancient Order of Hibernians 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 license plates being ordered by the applicable initial fee for each set of license
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 inoperable 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).� P.L.��� ,
c.��� (C.������� ) (pending before the Legislature as this bill)) 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 the Chief
Administrator (chief administrator) of the New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission
(commission) to issue Ancient Order of Hibernians license plates. The chief
administrator is to select the design of the license plates in consultation
with the Ancient Order of Hibernians, New Jersey State Board (the organization).
���� In addition to the required
motor vehicle registration fees, there is an application fee of $50 and an
annual renewal fee of $10 for these license plates.� After deducting the cost
of producing, issuing, renewing, and publicizing the license plates and any
computer programming changes that are necessary to implement the license plate
program, in an amount not to exceed $150,000, the additional fees are to be
deposited into a special non-lapsing fund known as the �Ancient Order of
Hibernians License Plate Fund.�� The proceeds of the fund are to be annually
appropriated to the organization.
���� The chief administrator is
required to annually certify the average cost per license plate in producing,
issuing, renewing, and publicizing the Ancient Order of Hibernians license
plates.� If the average cost exceeds $50 for two consecutive fiscal years, the
chief administrator may discontinue the license plates.
���� The bill also requires the
organization to appoint a liaison to represent the organization in all
communications with the commission regarding the license plates.
���� 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 Ancient Order of
Hibernians license plates or any computer programming changes which may be
necessary to implement the Ancient Order of Hibernians license plate program.
���� The bill also requires that
the organization, or other individual or entity designated by the organization,
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
Ancient Order of Hibernians 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 Ancient Order of Hibernians license plates, or making any necessary computer
programming changes, until: (1)� the organization, or its designee, has
provided the commission with the money necessary to offset the initial costs
incurred by the commission in establishing the Ancient Order of Hibernians
license plate program; and (2)� the organization�s liaison has provided the
commission with a minimum of 500 completed applications for Ancient Order of
Hibernians 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 organization, or any individual or entity designated
by the organization, may also publicize the availability of Ancient Order of
Hibernians license plates in any manner the organization deems appropriate.
���� The provisions of the bill
remain inoperative until the first day of the seventh month following the date
on which the appropriate applications and fees required to offset the initial
costs incurred by the commission are provided by the organization or its
designee.� The bill expires on the last day of the 12th month following
enactment if sufficient applications and fees to offset the initial costs are
not received.