Establishes "Civil Air Patrol Fund" to be supported by annual appropriations of $275,000; appropriates $275,000.*

S896 1R

[First Reprint]

SENATE, No. 896

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

222nd LEGISLATURE

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PRE-FILED FOR INTRODUCTION IN THE 2026 SESSION

Sponsored by:

Senator MICHAEL L. TESTA, JR.

District 1 (Atlantic, Cape May and Cumberland)

Senator TROY SINGLETON

District 7 (Burlington)

Co-Sponsored by:

Senators Steinhardt, Space, Amato, A.M.Bucco, Ruiz and
Mukherji

SYNOPSIS

���� Establishes �Civil Air Patrol Fund� to be supported
by annual appropriations of $275,000; appropriates $275,000.

CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT

���� As reported by the Senate Military and Veterans'
Affairs Committee on February 19, 2026, with amendments.

��

An Act
establishing the
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�
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Civil
Air Patrol Fund
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[
;
making an appropriation,

and
]

,�
1
supplementing Title 38A of
the New Jersey Statues
1
, and making an
appropriation
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.

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

����
1.�
a.� There is hereby created in the Department of Military Affairs a non-lapsing
fund known as the �Civil Air Patrol Fund,� which shall be held separate and
apart from all other funds of the State.� All monies appropriated annually for
the Civil Air Patrol by the Legislature, federal and other grants received by
the State and any other monies as may thereafter be donated by members of the
public shall be credited to the fund.� The monies in the fund shall be
administered by the State Treasurer, to be held in the fund until appropriated
by law.� Not later than 180 days after the effective date of this act, and
periodically thereafter, the State Treasurer shall certify to the Legislature
the total amount of monies in the fund.�

���� b.�
Monies in the �Civil Air Patrol Fund� shall be used by the Department of
Military Affairs to provide support and funding to the Civil Air Patrol Wing in
the State, which may include but need not be limited to:

���� (1)
cadet programs that focus on STEM, aviation and space career fields, search and
rescue training, disaster relief training, cyber training, or flight training;

���� (2)
training and preparation of Emergency Services qualified volunteers to further
their search and rescue training, and disaster relief mission readiness;

���� (3)
the purchase of a Redbird Simulator;

���� (4)
ongoing maintenance and hanger space rental;

���� (5)
ongoing First Aid/CPR training;

���� (6)
mobile disaster relief mission base equipment;

���� (7)
American Red Cross shelter manager training; and

���� (8)
Incident Command System training courses.

���� c.�
There shall be appropriated annually from the General Fund to the Department of
Military Affairs the sum of
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[
$100,000
]

$275,000
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for deposit in the �Civil Air Patrol Fund� to
effectuate the purposes and objectives of this section. Any unspent monies in
the fund shall be carried forward.

����
2.�
There is appropriated from the General Fund to the Department of Military
Affairs the sum of
1
[
$100,000
]

$275,000
1
for deposit in the �Civil Air Patrol Fund� to effectuate the purposes
and objectives of section 1 of P.L.���� , c. (C.����� ) (pending before the
Legislature as this bill).

���� 3. �This act shall take effect
immediately.