By: Rosetta Key
Republican State Lawmakers are attempting to prevent the Corzine Administration from using the New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission as a cash cow to shore up the state's coffers.
10th District Assemblyman Jim Holzapfel says the M.V.C was recently given authority to increase its fees but he says in some instances the agency is proposing hiking some fees by 300 to 600 percent.
Holzapfel says one particular concern is the agency's proposal to raise motorcycle registration fees from $10 to $65 dollars.
He says, "this is a death by a thousand cuts. It's bad enough we've got the highest taxes in the nation ... now what they're going to do is come back and through fees."
According to his legislative office press release, the fee increases are expected to cost New Jersey residents an additional $40 to $60 million annually.
Holzapfel says he's co-sponsor of a measure A-3850 that would place all motor vehicle fees back under the authority of the Legislature.
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