N.J.S.A. 39:3-27.161 — Funds for license plates contributed by The Garden Club of New Jersey, Inc.; complete applications for plates; fees.

39:3-27.161 Funds for license plates contributed by The Garden Club of New Jersey, Inc.; complete applications for plates; fees. 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 Protect Pollinators license plates; or (2) any computer programming changes which may be necessary to implement the Protect Pollinators license plate program established pursuant to this act. b. The Garden Club of New Jersey, Inc. or other individual or entity designated by the Garden Club of New Jersey, Inc., 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 Protect Pollinators 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 this act, other concerned organizations and individual donors may contribute monies to the Garden Club of New Jersey, Inc., or an individual or entity designated by the Garden Club of New Jersey, Inc., for this purpose. Any amount remaining after the payment of the initial costs shall be deposited in the "Protect Pollinators License Plate Fund," established pursuant to subsection c. of section 1 of this act. c. The commission shall not begin designing, producing, issuing, or publicizing the availability of Protect Pollinators license plates, or making any necessary programming changes, until the following requirements have been met: (1) The Garden Club of New Jersey, Inc. or the individual or entity designated by the Garden Club of New Jersey, Inc., 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 Protect Pollinators license plate program; and (2) The liaison appointed by the Garden Club of New Jersey, Inc. pursuant to subsection h. of section 1 of this act has provided the commission with not less than 500 completed applications for Protect Pollinators license plates. These applications shall constitute the initial order for Protect Pollinators 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 this act. L.2021, c.254, s.2.

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