39. a. There is established the “New Jersey Public Records Preservation Account,” a dedicated account within the Department of the Treasury. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, monies received by a county clerk attributable solely to the amount of increases to the fees imposed pursuant to section 2 of P.L.1965, c.123 (C. 22A:4-4.1) shall be paid by the county clerk to the Treasurer for deposit in the New Jersey Public Records Preservation Account, two dollars of which shall be allocated for grants to counties and municipalities for the management, storage and preservation of public records and three dollars of which shall be allocated to the Division of Archives and Records Management within the Department of State for the management, storage and preservation of public records.

b. The State Division of Archives and Records, in consultation with the State Records Committee, may, pursuant to the provisions of the Administrative Procedure Act, make, adopt, amend, or repeal such rules and regulations as the division finds necessary to carry out the provisions of this section.

L.2003,c.117,s.39.