Imposes $0.25 surcharge on alcoholic beverages to be dedicated to Alcohol Education, Rehabilitation and Enforcement Fund.

This bill imposes a $0.25 fee on each alcoholic beverage sold in restaurants and bars within New Jersey municipalities that have 200 or more active or inactive retail liquor licenses. The fee is added to the drink's price and collected by license holders, then deposited into the existing Alcohol Education, Rehabilitation and Enforcement Fund (AEREF). The AEREF uses these funds - alongside existing revenue sources - to support alcohol-related programs, distributing 75% to rehabilitation, 15% to enforcement, and 10% to education across the state's 21 counties. This policy directly affects licensed beverage establishments in qualifying municipalities, with no changes to the fund's current allocation structure.