This bill establishes a fund within the Division of Local Government Services in the Department of Community Affairs to reimburse municipalities for reasonable and necessary expenses incurred by their police forces in managing crowds and traffic at New Jersey Motor Vehicles Commission (MVC) locations during the COVID-19 emergency period. The bill appropriates $500,000 from federal block grant funds allocated to the state under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act for this purpose. Municipalities can apply for reimbursement by following specified procedures set by the division.

The bill is designed to address the financial burden placed on municipalities due to the need for police presence at MVC sites, which experienced significant crowding when reopened during the pandemic. It recognizes that these costs arose from state-level planning issues rather than municipal mismanagement. The fund will be available for reimbursement until the conclusion of the COVID-19 emergency period, and the bill is retroactive to March 9, 2020, when the public health emergency was declared.