39:3-27.149 Contribution of non-public funds, conditions for issuance.

2. a. No State or public funds shall be used by the New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission for the initial cost of:

(1) designing, producing, issuing, and publicizing the availability of Military Veteran motorcycle license plates; or

(2) any computer programming changes which may be necessary to implement the Military Veteran motorcycle license plate program established by P.L.2017, c.193 (C.39:3-27.148 et seq.).

b. An individual or entity designated by the Department of Military and Veterans' Affairs shall contribute non-public 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 designing, producing, issuing, and publicizing the availability of Military Veteran motorcycle license plates, and any computer programming which may be necessary to implement the program. Concerned organizations and individual donors may contribute monies to the department to be used to offset the initial costs incurred by the commission for the Military Veteran motorcycle license plates authorized by P.L.2017, c.193 (C.39:3-27.148 et seq.). Any amount remaining after the payment of the initial cost shall be deposited in the "Military Veteran Motorcycle License Plate Fund" established pursuant to subsection c. of section 1 of P.L.2017, c.193 (C.39:3-27.148).

c. The commission shall not begin designing, producing, issuing, or publicizing the availability of Military Veteran motorcycle license plates, or making any necessary programming changes, until the following requirements have been met:

(1) The individual or entity designated by the Department of Military and Veterans' Affairs 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 Military Veteran motorcycle license plate program; and

(2) The liaison appointed by the department pursuant to subsection g. of section 1 of P.L.2017, c.193 (C.39:3-27.148) has provided the commission with not less than 500 completed applications for Military Veteran motorcycle license plates. These applications shall constitute the initial order for Military Veteran motorcycle license plates and shall be accompanied by a fee representing the total cost of the initial order. The 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.2017, c.193 (C.39:3-27.148).

L.2017, c.193, s.2.