39:3-8.5 Imposing, collection of annual fees, zero-emission vehicles, registration.
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8. a. In addition to the registration fees imposed pursuant to Article 2 of chapter 3 of Title 39 of the Revised Statutes:
(1)beginning July 1, 2024 and ending June 30, 2025, the Chief Administrator of the Motor Vehicle Commission shall impose and collect an additional annual fee of $250 upon every zero emission vehicle to be registered;
(2)beginning July 1, 2025 and ending June 30, 2026, the Chief Administrator of the Motor Vehicle Commission shall impose and collect an additional annual fee of $260 upon every zero-emission vehicle to be registered;
(3)beginning July 1, 2026 and ending June 30, 2027, the Chief Administrator of the Motor Vehicle Commission shall impose and collect an additional annual fee of $270 upon every zero-emission vehicle to be registered;
(4)beginning July 1, 2027 and ending June 30, 2028, the Chief Administrator of the Motor Vehicle Commission shall impose and collect an additional annual fee of $280 upon every zero-emission vehicle to be registered; and
(5)beginning July 1, 2028, and for each year thereafter, the Chief Administrator of the Motor Vehicle Commission shall impose and collect an additional annual fee of $290 upon every zero-emission vehicle to be registered.
b. The fee established pursuant to subsection a. of this section shall accrue and shall be collectible upon each zero-emission vehicle under the same circumstances and shall be payable in the same manner and times as apply to vehicle registrations under the provisions of Article 2 of chapter 3 of Title 39 of the Revised Statutes, provided the fee shall be paid in full for the then current year at the time any zero-emission vehicle is first registered in a calendar year.
c. Fees collected pursuant to subsection a. of this section shall be credited to the "Transportation Trust Fund Account," established pursuant to section 20 of P.L.1984, c.73 (C.27:1B-20), in accordance with the provisions of subsection e. of section 20 of P.L.1984, c.73 (C.27:1B-20).
d. As used in this section, "zero-emission vehicle" means a vehicle certified as a zero-emission vehicle pursuant to the California Air Resources Board zero-emission vehicle standards for the applicable model year, but shall not include any other type of vehicle that may be delivered by a manufacturer for sale or lease to satisfy the zero-emission vehicle requirement established by the California Air Resources Board in lieu of a vehicle that qualifies as a pure zero-emission vehicle.
L.2024, c.7, s.8.