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A1239
ASSEMBLY, No. 1239
STATE OF NEW JERSEY
222nd LEGISLATURE
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PRE-FILED FOR INTRODUCTION IN THE 2026 SESSION
Sponsored by:
Assemblyman MICHAEL INGANAMORT
District 24 (Morris, Sussex and Warren)
Assemblywoman DAWN FANTASIA
District 24 (Morris, Sussex and Warren)
SYNOPSIS
���� Authorizes creation of Marine Corps Scholarship
Foundation license plates.
CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT
���� Introduced Pending Technical Review by Legislative
Counsel.
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An Act
concerning the creation of special Marine Corps
Scholarship Foundation license plates and supplementing chapter 3 of Title 39
of the Revised Statutes.
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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 Marine Corps Scholarship Foundation 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 representative of the Marine Corps Scholarship Foundation. The chief
administrator shall select the design, including an emblem and color scheme, in
consultation with the Marine Corps Scholarship Foundation.� Marine Corps
Scholarship Foundation 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 Marine Corps Scholarship Foundation license plates 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 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 Marine Corps
Scholarship Foundation 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 �Marine Corps Scholarship Foundation 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
�Marine Corps Scholarship Foundation 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. �Monies deposited in the
fund shall be appropriated annually to the Marine Corps Scholarship Foundation
and used to support the organization�s mission and programs. 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 this section.
���� d.��� To offset the initial
costs incurred by the commission for the Marine Corps Scholarship Foundation
license plates, the Marine Corps Scholarship Foundation, other concerned
organizations, and individual donors may contribute monies for this purpose.�
Any amount remaining after the payment of the initial costs shall be deposited
in the �Marine Corps Scholarship Foundation License Plate Fund� established
pursuant to subsection c. of this section.
���� e.���� The chief administrator
shall notify eligible motorists of the opportunity to obtain Marine Corps
Scholarship Foundation license plates by publicizing the availability of the
license plates on the website of the commission. The Marine Corps Scholarship Foundation,
and any other individual or entity designated by the Marine Corps Scholarship
Foundation, may publicize the availability of the license plates in any manner
the organization deems appropriate.
���� f.���� The chief administrator
and the Marine Corps Scholarship Foundation 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 Marine Corps
Scholarship Foundation shall appoint a representative who shall act as a
liaison between the organization and the commission. The liaison shall
represent the foundation in any and all communications with the commission
regarding the license plates established by P.L.��� , c.��� (C.������� )
(pending before the Legislature as this bill).
���� 2.��� This act shall take
effect immediately, but shall remain inoperative until the first day of the
13th month following the date of enactment. �The chief administrator may take
such anticipatory administrative acts in advance of that date as may be
necessary for the timely implementation of this act.�
STATEMENT
���� This bill authorizes the Chief
Administrator (chief administrator) of the New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission
(MVC) to issue a Marine Corps Scholarship Foundation license plate. �The design
of the license plate is to be chosen by the chief administrator, in
consultation with the Marine Corps Scholarship Foundation.
���� 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 the Marine Corps
Scholarship Foundation license plates. �The additional fees are to be deposited
into a special non-lapsing fund known as the �Marine Corps Scholarship
Foundation License Plate Fund.� �The proceeds of the fund are to be annually
appropriated to the Marine Corps Scholarship Foundation and used to support the
organization�s mission of providing scholarships to Marine Corps families.����������
���� The bill also provides that
the Marine Corps Scholarship Foundation, other concerned organization, and
individual donors may contribute monies to be used to offset the initial costs
incurred by the MVC for the Marine Corps Scholarship Foundation license plates.
���� The chief administrator is
responsible for publicizing the availability of the license plates on the
commission�s website.� The Marine Corps Scholarship Foundation or any
individual or entity designated by the foundation, may also publicize the
availability of the license plates in any manner the foundation deems
appropriate.
���� The Marine Corps Scholarship
Foundation has provided over 30,000 scholarships for post-high school education
to the sons and daughters of Marines since 1962. �Scholarships are awarded to
all eligible students of active duty, retired, or honorably discharged Marines
and Navy Corpsmen. �Special consideration is given to the children of wounded
and fallen Marines and those with demonstrated financial need.