Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 54A:9-25.18

  • Donor: The person who makes a gift.
  • population: when used in any statute, shall be taken to mean the population as shown by the latest Federal census effective within this State, and shall be construed as synonymous with "inhabitants. See New Jersey Statutes 1:1-2
  • State: extends to and includes any State, territory or possession of the United States, the District of Columbia and the Canal Zone. See New Jersey Statutes 1:1-2
2. Except for those funds deposited and allocated pursuant to paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection c. of section 1 of P.L.2001, c.164 (C. 39:3-27.127), the Legislature shall annually appropriate all funds deposited in the “Organ and Tissue Donor Awareness Education Fund” established pursuant to this act to the organ procurement organizations designated by the federal government to provide services in this State. These funds shall be proportionally distributed to the organ procurement organizations, based upon the adjusted population base specified by the federal Health Care Financing Administration for these organizations, for expenses and educational materials concerning organ donor and tissue sharing Statewide.

L.1999,c.386,s.2; amended 2001, c.164, s.6.