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3	3	- 82nd Session (2023)
4	4	Senate Bill No. 21–Committee on Government Affairs
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6	6	CHAPTER..........
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8	8	AN ACT relating to classifications based on population; revising the
9	9	population bases that apply to certain provisions of the
10	10	Nevada Revised Statutes; and providing other matters
11	11	properly relating thereto.
12	12	Legislative Counsel’s Digest:
13	13	Existing law provides that, except as otherwise provided or required by the
14	14	context, “population” is defined for the entire Nevada Revised Statutes as the
15	15	number of people in a specified area as determined by the last preceding national
16	16	decennial census conducted by the Bureau of the Census of the United States
17	17	Department of Commerce pursuant to the United States Constitution and as
18	18	reported by the Secretary of Commerce to the Governor of Nevada. (NRS 0.050)
19	19	The Nevada Supreme Court has upheld classifications in statutes based on the
20	20	population of entities if the classification is rationally related to the subject matter
21	21	and purpose of the statute, applies prospectively to all such entities that might come
22	22	within its designated class and does not create an odious, absurd or bizarre
23	23	distinction. (County of Clark v. City of Las Vegas, 97 Nev. 260, 264 (1981)) This
24	24	bill revises the classifications of populations in certain provisions of the Nevada
25	25	Revised Statutes in order to determine whether such classifications continue to
26	26	meet the conditions expressed by the Nevada Supreme Court.
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28	28	EXPLANATION – Matter in bolded italics is new; matter between brackets [omitted material] is material to be omitted.
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31	31	THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEVADA, REPRESENTED IN
32	32	SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
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34	34	Section 1. NRS 244.1507 is hereby amended to read as
35	35	follows:
36	36	244.1507 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2,
37	37	the board of county commissioners of a county whose population is
38	38	less than [45,000] 52,000 may by ordinance direct that:
39	39	(a) The powers and duties of two or more county offices be
40	40	combined into one county office.
41	41	(b) The powers and duties of one county office be allocated
42	42	between two or more county offices.
43	43	2. A board of county commissioners shall not take the action
44	44	described in subsection 1 unless:
45	45	(a) The board determines that the combining or separating of the
46	46	applicable county offices will benefit the public;
47	47	(b) The board determines that the combining or separating of the
48	48	applicable county offices will not create:
49	49	(1) An ethical, legal or practical conflict of interest; or
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54	54	(2) A situation in which the powers and duties assigned to a
55	55	county office are incompatible with the proper performance of that
56	56	office in the public interest;
57	57	(c) The board submits to the residents of the county, in the form
58	58	of an advisory ballot question pursuant to NRS 295.230, a proposal
59	59	to combine or separate the applicable county offices; and
60	60	(d) A majority of the voters voting on the advisory ballot
61	61	question approves the proposal.
62	62	3. If the combining or separating of county offices pursuant to
63	63	this section will result in the elimination of one or more county
64	64	offices, the combining or separating of offices must not become
65	65	effective until the earlier of the date on which:
66	66	(a) The normal term of office of the person whose office will be
67	67	eliminated expires; or
68	68	(b) The person whose office will be eliminated resigns.
69	69	4. If the combining or separating of county offices pursuant to
70	70	this section results in the powers and duties of one county office
71	71	being transferred to another county office, the county office to
72	72	which the powers and duties are transferred shall be deemed to be
73	73	the county office from which the powers and duties were transferred
74	74	for the purposes of any applicable provision of law authorizing or
75	75	requiring the performance or exercise of those powers and duties, as
76	76	appropriate.
77	77	Sec. 2. NRS 244.2795 is hereby amended to read as follows:
78	78	244.2795 1. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 244.189,
79	79	244.276, 244.279, 244.2815, 244.2825, 244.2833, 244.2835,
80	80	244.284, 244.287, 244.290, 278.479 to 278.4965, inclusive, and
81	81	subsection 3 of NRS 496.080, except as otherwise required by
82	82	federal law, except as otherwise required pursuant to a cooperative
83	83	agreement entered into pursuant to NRS 277.050 or 277.053 or an
84	84	interlocal agreement in existence on or before October 1, 2004,
85	85	except if the board of county commissioners is entering into a joint
86	86	development agreement for real property owned by the county to
87	87	which the board of county commissioners is a party, except for a
88	88	lease of residential property with a term of 1 year or less, except for
89	89	the sale or lease of real property to a public utility, as defined in
90	90	NRS 704.020, to be used for a public purpose, except for the sale or
91	91	lease of real property to the State or another governmental entity and
92	92	except for the sale or lease of real property larger than 1 acre which
93	93	is approved by the voters at a primary or general election or special
94	94	election, the board of county commissioners shall, when offering
95	95	any real property for sale or lease:
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100	100	(a) Except as otherwise provided in this paragraph and
101	101	paragraph (h) of subsection 1 of NRS 244.281, obtain two
102	102	independent appraisals of the real property before selling or leasing
103	103	it. If the board of county commissioners holds a public hearing on
104	104	the matter of the fair market value of the real property, one
105	105	independent appraisal of the real property is sufficient before selling
106	106	or leasing it. The appraisal or appraisals, as applicable, must have
107	107	been prepared not more than 6 months before the date on which the
108	108	real property is offered for sale or lease.
109	109	(b) Select the one independent appraiser or two independent
110	110	appraisers, as applicable, from the list of appraisers established
111	111	pursuant to subsection 2.
112	112	(c) Verify the qualifications of each appraiser selected pursuant
113	113	to paragraph (b). The determination of the board of county
114	114	commissioners as to the qualifications of the appraiser is conclusive.
115	115	2. The board of county commissioners shall adopt by ordinance
116	116	the procedures for creating or amending a list of appraisers qualified
117	117	to conduct appraisals of real property offered for sale or lease by the
118	118	board. The list must:
119	119	(a) Contain the names of all persons qualified to act as a general
120	120	appraiser in the same county as the real property that may be
121	121	appraised; and
122	122	(b) Be organized at random and rotated from time to time.
123	123	3. An appraiser chosen pursuant to subsection 1 must provide a
124	124	disclosure statement which includes, without limitation, all sources
125	125	of income that may constitute a conflict of interest and any
126	126	relationship with the real property owner or the owner of an
127	127	adjoining real property.
128	128	4. An appraiser shall not perform an appraisal on any real
129	129	property for sale or lease by the board of county commissioners if:
130	130	(a) The appraiser has an interest in the real property or an
131	131	adjoining property;
132	132	(b) The real property is located in a county whose population is
133	133	[45,000] 52,000 or more and any person who is related to the
134	134	appraiser has an interest in the real property or an adjoining property
135	135	and the relationship between the appraiser and the person is within
136	136	the third degree of consanguinity or affinity; or
137	137	(c) The real property is located in a county whose population is
138	138	less than [45,000] 52,000 and any person who is related to the
139	139	appraiser has an interest in the real property or an adjoining property
140	140	and the relationship between the appraiser and the person is within
141	141	the second degree of consanguinity or affinity.
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146	146	5. If real property is sold or leased in violation of the
147	147	provisions of this section:
148	148	(a) The sale or lease is void; and
149	149	(b) Any change to an ordinance or law governing the zoning or
150	150	use of the real property is void if the change takes place within 5
151	151	years after the date of the void sale or lease.
152	152	Sec. 3. NRS 244.2815 is hereby amended to read as follows:
153	153	244.2815 1. A board of county commissioners may sell, lease
154	154	or otherwise dispose of real property for the purposes of
155	155	redevelopment or economic development:
156	156	(a) Without first offering the real property to the public; and
157	157	(b) For less than fair market value of the real property.
158	158	2. Before a board of county commissioners may sell, lease or
159	159	otherwise dispose of real property pursuant to this section, the board
160	160	must:
161	161	(a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3, obtain an
162	162	appraisal of the real property pursuant to NRS 244.2795; and
163	163	(b) Adopt a resolution finding that it is in the best interest of the
164	164	public to sell, lease or otherwise dispose of the real property:
165	165	(1) Without offering the real property to the public; and
166	166	(2) For less than fair market value of the real property.
167	167	3. The board of county commissioners of a county whose
168	168	population is less than [45,000] 52,000 may lease real property
169	169	pursuant to this section without obtaining the appraisal otherwise
170	170	required pursuant to subsection 2 if:
171	171	(a) The real property was acquired by the county directly from
172	172	the Federal Government; and
173	173	(b) The terms and conditions under which the real property was
174	174	acquired prohibit the sale of the real property and provide for the
175	175	reversion of the title to the real property to the Federal Government
176	176	upon demand by the Federal Government.
177	177	4. As used in this section:
178	178	(a) “Economic development” means:
179	179	(1) The establishment of new commercial enterprises or
180	180	facilities within the county;
181	181	(2) The support, retention or expansion of existing
182	182	commercial enterprises or facilities within the county;
183	183	(3) The establishment, retention or expansion of public,
184	184	quasi-public or other facilities or operations within the county;
185	185	(4) The establishment of residential housing needed to
186	186	support the establishment of new commercial enterprises or
187	187	facilities or the expansion of existing commercial enterprises or
188	188	facilities; or
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193	193	(5) Any combination of the activities described in
194	194	subparagraphs (1) to (4), inclusive,
195	195	 to create and retain opportunities of employment for the residents
196	196	of the county.
197	197	(b) “Redevelopment” has the meaning ascribed to it in
198	198	NRS 279.408.
199	199	Sec. 4. NRS 244A.7645 is hereby amended to read as follows:
200	200	244A.7645 1. If a surcharge is imposed pursuant to NRS
201	201	244A.7643 in a county whose population is 100,000 or more, the
202	202	board of county commissioners of that county shall establish by
203	203	ordinance an advisory committee to develop a plan to enhance the
204	204	telephone system for reporting an emergency in that county and to
205	205	oversee any money allocated for that purpose. The advisory
206	206	committee must:
207	207	(a) Consist of not less than five members who:
208	208	(1) Are residents of the county;
209	209	(2) Possess knowledge concerning telephone systems for
210	210	reporting emergencies; and
211	211	(3) Are not elected public officers.
212	212	(b) Subject to the provisions of subparagraph (3) of paragraph
213	213	(a), include the chief law enforcement officer or his or her designee
214	214	from each office of the county sheriff, metropolitan police
215	215	department, police department of an incorporated city within the
216	216	county and department, division or municipal court of a city or town
217	217	that employs marshals within the county, as applicable.
218	218	2. If a surcharge is imposed pursuant to NRS 244A.7643 in a
219	219	county whose population is less than 100,000, the board of county
220	220	commissioners of that county shall establish by ordinance an
221	221	advisory committee to develop a plan to enhance or improve the
222	222	telephone system for reporting an emergency in that county and to
223	223	oversee any money allocated for that purpose. The advisory
224	224	committee must:
225	225	(a) Consist of not less than five members who:
226	226	(1) Are residents of the county;
227	227	(2) Possess knowledge concerning telephone systems for
228	228	reporting emergencies; and
229	229	(3) Are not elected public officers.
230	230	(b) Include a representative of an incumbent local exchange
231	231	carrier which provides service to persons in that county. As used in
232	232	this paragraph, “incumbent local exchange carrier” has the meaning
233	233	ascribed to it in 47 U.S.C. § 251(h)(1), as that section existed on
234	234	October 1, 1999, and includes a local exchange carrier that is treated
235	235	as an incumbent local exchange carrier pursuant to that section.
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240	240	(c) Subject to the provisions of subparagraph (3) of paragraph
241	241	(a), include the chief law enforcement officer or his or her designee
242	242	from each office of the county sheriff, metropolitan police
243	243	department, police department of an incorporated city within the
244	244	county and department, division or municipal court of a city or town
245	245	that employs marshals within the county, as applicable.
246	246	3. If a surcharge is imposed in a county pursuant to NRS
247	247	244A.7643, the board of county commissioners of that county shall
248	248	create a special revenue fund of the county for the deposit of the
249	249	money collected pursuant to NRS 244A.7643. The money in the
250	250	fund must be used only:
251	251	(a) To pay the costs of adopting and reviewing the 5-year master
252	252	plan for the enhancement of the telephone system for reporting
253	253	emergencies in the county that is required pursuant to
254	254	NRS 244A.7643.
255	255	(b) With respect to the telephone system for reporting an
256	256	emergency:
257	257	(1) In a county whose population is [45,000] 52,000 or more,
258	258	to enhance the telephone system for reporting an emergency,
259	259	including only:
260	260	(I) Paying recurring and nonrecurring charges for
261	261	telecommunication services necessary for the operation of the
262	262	enhanced telephone system;
263	263	(II) Paying costs for personnel and training associated
264	264	with the routine maintenance and updating of the database for the
265	265	system;
266	266	(III) Purchasing, leasing or renting the equipment and
267	267	software necessary to operate the enhanced telephone system,
268	268	including, without limitation, equipment and software that identify
269	269	the number or location from which a call is made; and
270	270	(IV) Paying costs associated with any maintenance,
271	271	upgrade and replacement of equipment and software necessary for
272	272	the operation of the enhanced telephone system.
273	273	(2) In a county whose population is less than [45,000,]
274	274	52,000, to improve the telephone system for reporting an emergency
275	275	in the county.
276	276	(c) With respect to purchasing and maintaining portable event
277	277	recording devices and vehicular event recording devices, to pay:
278	278	(1) By an entity described in this subparagraph, costs
279	279	associated with the acquisition, maintenance, storage of data,
280	280	upgrade and replacement of equipment and software necessary for
281	281	the operation of portable event recording devices and vehicular
282	282	event recording devices or systems that consist of both portable
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287	287	event recording devices and vehicular event recording devices.
288	288	Money may be expended pursuant to this subparagraph for the
289	289	purchase and maintenance of portable event recording devices or
290	290	vehicular event recording devices only by:
291	291	(I) The sheriff’s office of a county;
292	292	(II) A metropolitan police department;
293	293	(III) A police department of an incorporated city;
294	294	(IV) A department, division or municipal court of a city
295	295	or town that employs marshals;
296	296	(V) A department of alternative sentencing; or
297	297	(VI) A county school district that employs school police
298	298	officers.
299	299	(2) Costs for personnel and training associated with
300	300	maintaining, updating and operating the equipment, hardware and
301	301	software necessary for portable event recording devices and
302	302	vehicular event recording devices or systems that consist of both
303	303	portable event recording devices and vehicular event recording
304	304	devices.
305	305	(3) Costs for personnel and training associated with the
306	306	maintenance, retention and redaction of audio and video events
307	307	recorded on portable event recording devices and vehicular event
308	308	recording devices or systems that consist of both portable event
309	309	recording devices and vehicular event recording devices.
310	310	(d) To pay any costs associated with performing an analysis or
311	311	audit pursuant to NRS 244A.7648 of the surcharges collected by
312	312	telecommunications providers.
313	313	4. For the purposes described in subsection 3, money in the
314	314	fund must be expended in the following order of priority:
315	315	(a) Paying the costs authorized pursuant to paragraph (a) of
316	316	subsection 3 to adopt and review the 5-year master plan.
317	317	(b) If the county performs an analysis or audit described in NRS
318	318	244A.7648, paying the costs associated authorized pursuant to
319	319	paragraph (d) of subsection 3.
320	320	(c) Paying the costs authorized pursuant to paragraph (b) of
321	321	subsection 3.
322	322	(d) If the county has imposed a portion of the surcharge for
323	323	purposes of purchasing and maintaining portable event recording
324	324	devices and vehicular event recording devices:
325	325	(1) Paying the costs authorized pursuant to paragraph (c) of
326	326	subsection 3 other than costs related to personnel and training.
327	327	(2) Paying the costs authorized pursuant to paragraph (c) of
328	328	subsection 3 related to personnel.
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333	333	(3) Paying the costs authorized pursuant to paragraph (c) of
334	334	subsection 3 related to training.
335	335	5. If money in the fund is distributed to a recipient and:
336	336	(a) The recipient has not used the money for any purpose
337	337	authorized pursuant to subsection 3 within 6 months, the recipient
338	338	must:
339	339	(1) Notify the board of county commissioners and the
340	340	advisory committee; and
341	341	(2) Return the unused money.
342	342	(b) The recipient used any portion of the money for a purpose
343	343	that is not authorized pursuant to subsection 3, the recipient must:
344	344	(1) Notify the board of county commissioners and the
345	345	advisory committee; and
346	346	(2) Repay the portion of the money that was used for a
347	347	purpose not authorized pursuant to subsection 3.
348	348	(c) The recipient was not entitled to receive all or a portion of
349	349	the money, the recipient must:
350	350	(1) Notify the board of county commissioners and the
351	351	advisory committee; and
352	352	(2) Repay all money to which the recipient was not entitled
353	353	to receive.
354	354	6. If the balance in the fund created in a county whose
355	355	population is 100,000 or more pursuant to subsection 3 which has
356	356	not been committed for expenditure exceeds $5,000,000 at the end
357	357	of any fiscal year, the board of county commissioners shall
358	358	reduce the amount of the surcharge imposed during the next fiscal
359	359	year by the amount necessary to ensure that the unencumbered
360	360	balance in the fund at the end of the next fiscal year does not exceed
361	361	$5,000,000.
362	362	7. If the balance in the fund created in a county whose
363	363	population is [45,000] 52,000 or more but less than 100,000
364	364	pursuant to subsection 3 which has not been committed for
365	365	expenditure exceeds $1,000,000 at the end of any fiscal year, the
366	366	board of county commissioners shall reduce the amount of the
367	367	surcharge imposed during the next fiscal year by the amount
368	368	necessary to ensure that the unencumbered balance in the fund at the
369	369	end of the next fiscal year does not exceed $1,000,000.
370	370	8. If the balance in the fund created in a county whose
371	371	population is less than [45,000] 52,000 pursuant to subsection 3
372	372	which has not been committed for expenditure exceeds $500,000 at
373	373	the end of any fiscal year, the board of county commissioners shall
374	374	reduce the amount of the surcharge imposed during the next fiscal
375	375	year by the amount necessary to ensure that the unencumbered
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380	380	balance in the fund at the end of the next fiscal year does not exceed
381	381	$500,000.
382	382	Sec. 5. NRS 248.040 is hereby amended to read as follows:
383	383	248.040 1. Except as provided in NRS 248.045, each sheriff
384	384	may:
385	385	(a) Appoint, in writing signed by him or her, one or more
386	386	deputies, who may perform all the duties devolving on the sheriff of
387	387	the county and such other duties as the sheriff may from time to
388	388	time direct. The appointment of a deputy sheriff must not be
389	389	construed to confer upon that deputy policymaking authority for the
390	390	office of the sheriff or the county by which the deputy sheriff is
391	391	employed.
392	392	(b) Except as otherwise provided in this paragraph, only remove
393	393	a deputy who has completed a probationary period of 12 months for
394	394	cause. A deputy who functions as the head of a department or an
395	395	administrative employee or who has not completed the probationary
396	396	period may be removed at the sheriff’s pleasure.
397	397	2. For the purposes of paragraph (b) of subsection 1, in any
398	398	county whose population is less than [45,000,] 52,000, “cause”
399	399	includes, without limitation:
400	400	(a) Failure to be certified by the Peace Officers’ Standards and
401	401	Training Commission within the time required by NRS 289.550;
402	402	(b) Loss of the certification by the Peace Officers’ Standards
403	403	and Training Commission required by NRS 289.550; or
404	404	(c) Failure to maintain a valid driver’s license.
405	405	 This subsection does not limit or impair any internal grievance
406	406	procedure, grievance procedure negotiated pursuant to chapter 288
407	407	of NRS or administrative remedy otherwise available to a deputy.
408	408	3. No deputy sheriff is qualified to act as such unless he or she
409	409	has taken an oath to discharge the duties of the office faithfully and
410	410	impartially. The oath, together with the written appointment, must
411	411	be recorded in the office of the recorder of the county within which
412	412	the sheriff legally holds and exercises office. Revocations of such
413	413	appointments must be recorded as provided in this subsection. From
414	414	the time of the recording of the appointments or revocations therein,
415	415	persons shall be deemed to have notice of the appointments or
416	416	revocations.
417	417	4. The sheriff may require of his or her deputies such bonds as
418	418	to the sheriff seem proper.
419	419	Sec. 6. NRS 241.020 is hereby amended to read as follows:
420	420	241.020 1. Except as otherwise provided by specific statute,
421	421	all meetings of public bodies must be open and public, and all
422	422	persons must be permitted to attend any meeting of these public
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427	427	bodies at a physical location or by means of a remote technology
428	428	system. A meeting that is closed pursuant to a specific statute may
429	429	only be closed to the extent specified in the statute allowing the
430	430	meeting to be closed. All other portions of the meeting must be open
431	431	and public, and the public body must comply with all other
432	432	provisions of this chapter to the extent not specifically precluded by
433	433	the specific statute. Public officers and employees responsible for
434	434	these meetings shall make reasonable efforts to assist and
435	435	accommodate persons with physical disabilities desiring to attend.
436	436	2. If any portion of a meeting is open to the public, the public
437	437	officers and employees responsible for the meeting must make
438	438	reasonable efforts to ensure the facilities for the meeting are large
439	439	enough to accommodate the anticipated number of attendees. No
440	440	violation of this chapter occurs if a member of the public is not
441	441	permitted to attend a public meeting because the facilities for the
442	442	meeting have reached maximum capacity if reasonable efforts were
443	443	taken to accommodate the anticipated number of attendees. Nothing
444	444	in this subsection requires a public body to incur any costs to secure
445	445	a facility outside the control or jurisdiction of the public body or to
446	446	upgrade, improve or otherwise modify an existing facility to
447	447	accommodate the anticipated number of attendees.
448	448	3. Except in an emergency, written notice of all meetings must
449	449	be given at least 3 working days before the meeting. The notice
450	450	must include:
451	451	(a) The time, place and location of the meeting. If the meeting is
452	452	held using a remote technology system pursuant to NRS 241.023
453	453	and has no physical location, the notice must include information on
454	454	how a member of the public may:
455	455	(1) Use the remote technology system to hear and observe
456	456	the meeting;
457	457	(2) Participate in the meeting by telephone; and
458	458	(3) Provide live public comment during the meeting and, if
459	459	authorized by the public body, provide prerecorded public comment.
460	460	(b) A list of the locations where the notice has been posted.
461	461	(c) The name, contact information and business address for the
462	462	person designated by the public body from whom a member of the
463	463	public may request the supporting material for the meeting
464	464	described in subsection 7 and:
465	465	(1) A list of the locations where the supporting material is
466	466	available to the public; or
467	467	(2) Information about how the supporting material may be
468	468	found on the Internet website of the public body.
469	469	(d) An agenda consisting of:
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474	474	(1) A clear and complete statement of the topics scheduled to
475	475	be considered during the meeting.
476	476	(2) A list describing the items on which action may be taken
477	477	and clearly denoting that action may be taken on those items by
478	478	placing the term “for possible action” next to the appropriate item
479	479	or, if the item is placed on the agenda pursuant to NRS 241.0365, by
480	480	placing the term “for possible corrective action” next to the
481	481	appropriate item.
482	482	(3) Periods devoted to comments by the general public, if
483	483	any, and discussion of those comments. Comments by the general
484	484	public must be taken:
485	485	(I) At the beginning of the meeting before any items on
486	486	which action may be taken are heard by the public body and again
487	487	before the adjournment of the meeting; or
488	488	(II) After each item on the agenda on which action may
489	489	be taken is discussed by the public body, but before the public body
490	490	takes action on the item.
491	491	 The provisions of this subparagraph do not prohibit a public body
492	492	from taking comments by the general public in addition to what is
493	493	required pursuant to sub-subparagraph (I) or (II). Regardless of
494	494	whether a public body takes comments from the general public
495	495	pursuant to sub-subparagraph (I) or (II), the public body must allow
496	496	the general public to comment on any matter that is not specifically
497	497	included on the agenda as an action item at some time before
498	498	adjournment of the meeting. No action may be taken upon a matter
499	499	raised during a period devoted to comments by the general public
500	500	until the matter itself has been specifically included on an agenda as
501	501	an item upon which action may be taken pursuant to
502	502	subparagraph (2).
503	503	(4) If any portion of the meeting will be closed to consider
504	504	the character, alleged misconduct or professional competence of a
505	505	person, the name of the person whose character, alleged misconduct
506	506	or professional competence will be considered.
507	507	(5) If, during any portion of the meeting, the public body will
508	508	consider whether to take administrative action regarding a person,
509	509	the name of that person.
510	510	(6) Notification that:
511	511	(I) Items on the agenda may be taken out of order;
512	512	(II) The public body may combine two or more agenda
513	513	items for consideration; and
514	514	(III) The public body may remove an item from the
515	515	agenda or delay discussion relating to an item on the agenda at any
516	516	time.
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521	521	(7) Any restrictions on comments by the general public. Any
522	522	such restrictions must be reasonable and may restrict the time, place
523	523	and manner of the comments, but may not restrict comments based
524	524	upon viewpoint.
525	525	4. Minimum public notice is:
526	526	(a) Posting a copy of the notice at the principal office of the
527	527	public body. If the meeting is held using a remote technology
528	528	system pursuant to NRS 241.023 and has no physical location,
529	529	the public body must also post the notice to the Internet website
530	530	of the public body not later than 9 a.m. of the third working day
531	531	before the meeting is to be held unless the public body is unable to
532	532	do so because of technical problems relating to the operation or
533	533	maintenance of the Internet website of the public body.
534	534	(b) Posting the notice on the official website of the State
535	535	pursuant to NRS 232.2175 not later than 9 a.m. of the third working
536	536	day before the meeting is to be held, unless the public body is
537	537	unable to do so because of technical problems relating to the
538	538	operation or maintenance of the official website of the State.
539	539	(c) Providing a copy of the notice to any person who has
540	540	requested notice of the meetings of the public body. A request for
541	541	notice lapses 6 months after it is made. The public body shall inform
542	542	the requester of this fact by enclosure with, notation upon or text
543	543	included within the first notice sent. The notice must be:
544	544	(1) Delivered to the postal service used by the public body
545	545	not later than 9 a.m. of the third working day before the meeting for
546	546	transmittal to the requester by regular mail; or
547	547	(2) Transmitted to the requester by electronic mail sent not
548	548	later than 9 a.m. of the third working day before the meeting.
549	549	5. For each of its meetings, a public body shall document in
550	550	writing that the public body complied with the minimum public
551	551	notice required by paragraph (a) of subsection 4. The documentation
552	552	must be prepared by every person who posted a copy of the public
553	553	notice and include, without limitation:
554	554	(a) The date and time when the person posted the copy of the
555	555	public notice;
556	556	(b) The address of the location where the person posted the copy
557	557	of the public notice; and
558	558	(c) The name, title and signature of the person who posted the
559	559	copy of the notice.
560	560	6. Except as otherwise provided in paragraph (a) of subsection
561	561	4, if a public body maintains a website on the Internet or its
562	562	successor, the public body shall post notice of each of its meetings
563	563	on its website unless the public body is unable to do so because of
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568	568	technical problems relating to the operation or maintenance of its
569	569	website. Notice posted pursuant to this subsection is supplemental to
570	570	and is not a substitute for the minimum public notice required
571	571	pursuant to subsection 4. The inability of a public body to post
572	572	notice of a meeting pursuant to this subsection as a result of
573	573	technical problems with its website shall not be deemed to be a
574	574	violation of the provisions of this chapter.
575	575	7. Upon any request, a public body shall provide, at no charge,
576	576	at least one copy of:
577	577	(a) An agenda for a public meeting;
578	578	(b) A proposed ordinance or regulation which will be discussed
579	579	at the public meeting; and
580	580	(c) Subject to the provisions of subsection 8 or 9, as applicable,
581	581	any other supporting material provided to the members of the public
582	582	body for an item on the agenda, except materials:
583	583	(1) Submitted to the public body pursuant to a nondisclosure
584	584	or confidentiality agreement which relates to proprietary
585	585	information;
586	586	(2) Pertaining to the closed portion of such a meeting of the
587	587	public body; or
588	588	(3) Declared confidential by law, unless otherwise agreed to
589	589	by each person whose interest is being protected under the order of
590	590	confidentiality.
591	591	 The public body shall make at least one copy of the documents
592	592	described in paragraphs (a), (b) and (c) available to the public at the
593	593	meeting to which the documents pertain. As used in this subsection,
594	594	“proprietary information” has the meaning ascribed to it in
595	595	NRS 332.025.
596	596	8. Unless it must be made available at an earlier time pursuant
597	597	to NRS 288.153, a copy of supporting material required to be
598	598	provided upon request pursuant to paragraph (c) of subsection 7
599	599	must be:
600	600	(a) If the supporting material is provided to the members of the
601	601	public body before the meeting, made available to the requester at
602	602	the time the material is provided to the members of the public body;
603	603	or
604	604	(b) If the supporting material is provided to the members of the
605	605	public body at the meeting, made available at the meeting to the
606	606	requester at the same time the material is provided to the members
607	607	of the public body.
608	608	 If the requester has agreed to receive the information and material
609	609	set forth in subsection 7 by electronic mail, the public body shall, if
610	610	feasible, provide the information and material by electronic mail.
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615	615	9. Unless the supporting material must be posted at an earlier
616	616	time pursuant to NRS 288.153, and except as otherwise provided in
617	617	subsection 11, the governing body of a county or city whose
618	618	population is [45,000] 52,000 or more shall post the supporting
619	619	material described in paragraph (c) of subsection 7 to its website not
620	620	later than the time the material is provided to the members of the
621	621	governing body or, if the supporting material is provided to the
622	622	members of the governing body at a meeting, not later than 24 hours
623	623	after the conclusion of the meeting. Such posting is supplemental to
624	624	the right of the public to request the supporting material pursuant to
625	625	subsection 7. The inability of the governing body, as a result of
626	626	technical problems with its website, to post supporting material
627	627	pursuant to this subsection shall not be deemed to be a violation of
628	628	the provisions of this chapter.
629	629	10. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 11, a public
630	630	body may provide the public notice, information or supporting
631	631	material required by this section by electronic mail. Except as
632	632	otherwise provided in this subsection, if a public body makes such
633	633	notice, information or supporting material available by electronic
634	634	mail, the public body shall inquire of a person who requests the
635	635	notice, information or supporting material if the person will accept
636	636	receipt by electronic mail. If a public body is required to post the
637	637	public notice, information or supporting material on its website
638	638	pursuant to this section, the public body shall inquire of a person
639	639	who requests the notice, information or supporting material if the
640	640	person will accept by electronic mail a link to the posting on the
641	641	website when the documents are made available. The inability of a
642	642	public body, as a result of technical problems with its electronic
643	643	mail system, to provide a public notice, information or supporting
644	644	material or a link to a website required by this section to a person
645	645	who has agreed to receive such notice, information, supporting
646	646	material or link by electronic mail shall not be deemed to be a
647	647	violation of the provisions of this chapter.
648	648	11. If a public body holds a meeting using a remote technology
649	649	system pursuant to NRS 241.023 and has no physical location for
650	650	the meeting, the public body must:
651	651	(a) Have an Internet website; and
652	652	(b) Post to its Internet website:
653	653	(1) The public notice required by this section; and
654	654	(2) Supporting material not later than the time the material is
655	655	provided to the members of the governing body or, if the supporting
656	656	material is provided to the members of the governing body at a
657	657	meeting, not later than 24 hours after the conclusion of the meeting.
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662	662	 The inability of the governing body, as a result of technical
663	663	problems with its Internet website, to post supporting material
664	664	pursuant to this subsection shall not be deemed to be a violation of
665	665	the provisions of this chapter.
666	666	12. As used in this section, “emergency” means an unforeseen
667	667	circumstance which requires immediate action and includes, but is
668	668	not limited to:
669	669	(a) Disasters caused by fire, flood, earthquake or other natural
670	670	causes; or
671	671	(b) Any impairment of the health and safety of the public.
672	672	Sec. 7. NRS 241.0355 is hereby amended to read as follows:
673	673	241.0355 1. A public body that is required to be composed of
674	674	elected officials only may not take action by vote unless at least a
675	675	majority of all the members of the public body vote in favor of the
676	676	action. For purposes of this subsection, a public body may not count
677	677	an abstention as a vote in favor of an action.
678	678	2. In a county whose population is [45,000] 52,000 or more,
679	679	the provisions of subsection 5 of NRS 281A.420 do not apply to a
680	680	public body that is required to be composed of elected officials only,
681	681	unless before abstaining from the vote, the member of the public
682	682	body receives and discloses the opinion of the legal counsel
683	683	authorized by law to provide legal advice to the public body that the
684	684	abstention is required pursuant to NRS 281A.420. The opinion of
685	685	counsel must be in writing and set forth with specificity the factual
686	686	circumstances and analysis leading to that conclusion.
687	687	Sec. 8. NRS 268.059 is hereby amended to read as follows:
688	688	268.059 1. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 268.048 to
689	689	268.058, inclusive, 268.064, 278.479 to 278.4965, inclusive, and
690	690	subsection 4 of NRS 496.080, except as otherwise required by
691	691	federal law, except as otherwise required pursuant to a cooperative
692	692	agreement entered into pursuant to NRS 277.050 or 277.053 or an
693	693	interlocal agreement in existence on October 1, 2004, except if the
694	694	governing body is entering into a joint development agreement for
695	695	real property owned by the city to which the governing body is a
696	696	party, except for a lease of residential property with a term of 1 year
697	697	or less, except for the sale or lease of real property to a public
698	698	utility, as defined in NRS 704.020, to be used for a public purpose,
699	699	except for the sale or lease of real property to the State or another
700	700	governmental entity and except for the sale or lease of real property
701	701	larger than 1 acre which is approved by the voters at a primary or
702	702	general election, primary or general city election or special election,
703	703	the governing body shall, when offering any real property for sale or
704	704	lease:
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709	709	(a) Except as otherwise provided in this paragraph and
710	710	paragraph (h) of subsection 1 of NRS 268.061, obtain two
711	711	independent appraisals of the real property before selling or leasing
712	712	it. If the governing body holds a public hearing on the matter of the
713	713	fair market value of the real property, one independent appraisal of
714	714	the real property is sufficient before selling or leasing it. The
715	715	appraisal or appraisals, as applicable, must be based on the zoning
716	716	of the real property as set forth in the master plan for the city and
717	717	must have been prepared not more than 6 months before the date on
718	718	which real property is offered for sale or lease.
719	719	(b) Select the one independent appraiser or two independent
720	720	appraisers, as applicable, from the list of appraisers established
721	721	pursuant to subsection 2.
722	722	(c) Verify the qualifications of each appraiser selected pursuant
723	723	to paragraph (b). The determination of the governing body as to the
724	724	qualifications of the appraiser is conclusive.
725	725	2. The governing body shall adopt by ordinance the procedures
726	726	for creating or amending a list of appraisers qualified to conduct
727	727	appraisals of real property offered for sale or lease by the governing
728	728	body. The list must:
729	729	(a) Contain the names of all persons qualified to act as a general
730	730	appraiser in the same county as the real property that may be
731	731	appraised; and
732	732	(b) Be organized at random and rotated from time to time.
733	733	3. An appraiser chosen pursuant to subsection 1 must provide a
734	734	disclosure statement which includes, without limitation, all sources
735	735	of income of the appraiser that may constitute a conflict of interest
736	736	and any relationship of the appraiser with the property owner or the
737	737	owner of an adjoining property.
738	738	4. An appraiser shall not perform an appraisal on any real
739	739	property offered for sale or lease by the governing body if:
740	740	(a) The appraiser has an interest in the real property or an
741	741	adjoining property;
742	742	(b) The real property is located in a city in a county whose
743	743	population is [45,000] 52,000 or more and any person who is related
744	744	to the appraiser has an interest in the real property or an adjoining
745	745	property and the relationship between the appraiser and the person is
746	746	within the third degree of consanguinity or affinity; or
747	747	(c) The real property is located in a city in a county whose
748	748	population is less than [45,000] 52,000 and any person who is
749	749	related to the appraiser has an interest in the real property or an
750	750	adjoining property and the relationship between the appraiser and
751	751	the person is within the second degree of consanguinity or affinity.
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756	756	5. If real property is sold or leased in violation of the
757	757	provisions of this section:
758	758	(a) The sale or lease is void; and
759	759	(b) Any change to an ordinance or law governing the zoning or
760	760	use of the real property is void if the change takes place within 5
761	761	years after the date of the void sale or lease.
762	762	Sec. 9. NRS 278.02095 is hereby amended to read as follows:
763	763	278.02095 1. Except as otherwise provided in this section, in
764	764	an ordinance relating to the zoning of land adopted or amended by a
765	765	governing body, the definition of “single-family residence” must
766	766	include a manufactured home.
767	767	2. Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection 1, a governing
768	768	body shall adopt standards for the placement of a manufactured
769	769	home that will not be affixed to a lot within a mobile home park
770	770	which require that:
771	771	(a) The manufactured home:
772	772	(1) Be permanently affixed to a residential lot;
773	773	(2) Be manufactured within the 6 years immediately
774	774	preceding the date on which it is affixed to the residential lot;
775	775	(3) Have exterior siding and roofing which is similar in
776	776	color, material and appearance to the exterior siding and roofing
777	777	primarily used on other single-family residential dwellings in the
778	778	immediate vicinity of the manufactured home, as established by the
779	779	governing body;
780	780	(4) Consist of more than one section; and
781	781	(5) Consist of at least 1,200 square feet of living area unless
782	782	the governing body, by administrative variance or other expedited
783	783	procedure established by the governing body, approves a lesser
784	784	amount of square footage based on the size or configuration of the
785	785	lot or the square footage of single-family residential dwellings in the
786	786	immediate vicinity of the manufactured home; and
787	787	(b) If the manufactured home has an elevated foundation, the
788	788	foundation is masked architecturally in a manner determined by the
789	789	governing body.
790	790	 The governing body of a local government in a county whose
791	791	population is less than [45,000] 52,000 may adopt standards that are
792	792	less restrictive than the standards set forth in this subsection.
793	793	3. Standards adopted by a governing body pursuant to
794	794	subsection 2 must be objective and documented clearly and must not
795	795	be adopted to discourage or impede the construction or provision of
796	796	affordable housing, including, without limitation, the use of
797	797	manufactured homes for affordable housing.
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802	802	4. Before a building department issues a permit to place a
803	803	manufactured home on a lot pursuant to this section, other than a
804	804	new manufactured home, the owner must surrender the certificate of
805	805	ownership to the Housing Division of the Department of Business
806	806	and Industry. The Division shall provide proof of such a surrender
807	807	to the owner who must submit that proof to the building department.
808	808	5. The provisions of this section do not abrogate a recorded
809	809	restrictive covenant prohibiting manufactured homes, nor do the
810	810	provisions apply within the boundaries of a historic district
811	811	established pursuant to NRS 384.005 or 384.100. An application to
812	812	place a manufactured home on a residential lot pursuant to this
813	813	section constitutes an attestation by the owner of the lot that the
814	814	placement complies with all covenants, conditions and restrictions
815	815	placed on the lot and that the lot is not located within a historic
816	816	district.
817	817	6. As used in this section:
818	818	(a) “Manufactured home” has the meaning ascribed to it in
819	819	NRS 489.113.
820	820	(b) “New manufactured home” has the meaning ascribed to it in
821	821	NRS 489.125.
822	822	Sec. 10. NRS 278.030 is hereby amended to read as follows:
823	823	278.030 1. The governing body of each city whose
824	824	population is 25,000 or more and of each county whose population
825	825	is [45,000] 52,000 or more shall create by ordinance a planning
826	826	commission to consist of seven members.
827	827	2. Cities whose population is less than 25,000 and counties
828	828	whose population is less than [45,000] 52,000 may create by
829	829	ordinance a planning commission to consist of seven members. If
830	830	the governing body of any city whose population is less than 25,000
831	831	or of any county whose population is less than [45,000] 52,000
832	832	deems the creation of a planning commission unnecessary or
833	833	inadvisable, the governing body may, in lieu of creating a planning
834	834	commission as provided in this subsection, perform all the functions
835	835	and have all of the powers which would otherwise be granted to and
836	836	be performed by the planning commission.
837	837	Sec. 11. NRS 293.464 is hereby amended to read as follows:
838	838	293.464 1. If a court of competent jurisdiction orders a
839	839	county to extend the deadline for voting beyond the statutory
840	840	deadline in a particular election, the county clerk shall, as soon as
841	841	practicable after receiving notice of the court’s decision:
842	842	(a) Cause notice of the extended deadline to be published in a
843	843	newspaper of general circulation in the county; and
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848	848	(b) Transmit a notice of the extended deadline to each registered
849	849	voter who received a mail ballot for the election and has not
850	850	returned the mail ballot before the date on which the notice will be
851	851	transmitted.
852	852	2. The notice required pursuant to paragraph (a) of subsection 1
853	853	must be published:
854	854	(a) In a county whose population is [47,500] 52,000 or more, on
855	855	at least 3 successive days.
856	856	(b) In a county whose population is less than [47,500,] 52,000,
857	857	at least twice in successive issues of the newspaper.
858	858	Sec. 12. NRS 318.5121 is hereby amended to read as follows:
859	859	318.5121 1. The board of trustees shall adopt by resolution
860	860	the procedures for creating and maintaining a list of appraisers
861	861	qualified to conduct appraisals of real property offered for sale by
862	862	the board. The list must:
863	863	(a) Contain the names of all persons qualified to act as a general
864	864	appraiser in the same county as the real property that may be
865	865	appraised; and
866	866	(b) Be organized at random and rotated from time to time.
867	867	2. An appraiser chosen pursuant to subsection 1 must provide a
868	868	disclosure statement which includes, without limitation, all sources
869	869	of income that may constitute a conflict of interest and any
870	870	relationship with the real property owner or the owner of an
871	871	adjoining real property.
872	872	3. An appraiser shall not perform an appraisal on any real
873	873	property for sale by the board of trustees if:
874	874	(a) The appraiser has an interest in the real property or an
875	875	adjoining property;
876	876	(b) The real property is located in a county whose population is
877	877	[45,000] 52,000 or more and any person who is related to the
878	878	appraiser has an interest in the real property or an adjoining property
879	879	and the relationship between the appraiser and the person is within
880	880	the third degree of consanguinity or affinity; or
881	881	(c) The real property is located in a county whose population is
882	882	less than [45,000] 52,000 and any person who is related to the
883	883	appraiser has an interest in the real property or an adjoining property
884	884	and the relationship between the appraiser and the person is within
885	885	the second degree of consanguinity or affinity.
886	886	Sec. 13. NRS 350.0125 is hereby amended to read as follows:
887	887	350.0125 1. The commission in a county whose population is
888	888	less than [47,500] 52,000 may request technical assistance from the
889	889	Department of Taxation to carry out the duties of the commission.
890	890	Upon such a request, the Department of Taxation shall provide to
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895	895	that commission such technical assistance to the extent that
896	896	resources are available.
897	897	2. The board of county commissioners of a county whose
898	898	population is [47,500] 52,000 or more shall provide the commission
899	899	in that county with such staff as is necessary to carry out the duties
900	900	of the commission. The staff provided to the commission pursuant
901	901	to this subsection shall provide such technical assistance to the
902	902	commission as the commission requires, except the staff shall not
903	903	render an opinion on the merits of any proposal or other matter
904	904	before the commission.
905	905	Sec. 14. NRS 361.453 is hereby amended to read as follows:
906	906	361.453 1. Except as otherwise provided in this section and
907	907	NRS 354.705, 354.723, 387.3288 and 450.760, the total ad valorem
908	908	tax levy for all public purposes must not exceed $3.64 on each $100
909	909	of assessed valuation, or a lesser or greater amount fixed by the
910	910	State Board of Examiners if the State Board of Examiners is
911	911	directed by law to fix a lesser or greater amount for that fiscal year.
912	912	2. Any levy imposed by the Legislature for the repayment of
913	913	bonded indebtedness or the operating expenses of the State of
914	914	Nevada and any levy imposed by the board of county
915	915	commissioners pursuant to NRS 387.195 that is in excess of 50
916	916	cents on each $100 of assessed valuation of taxable property within
917	917	the county must not be included in calculating the limitation set
918	918	forth in subsection 1 on the total ad valorem tax levied within the
919	919	boundaries of the county, city or unincorporated town, if, in a
920	920	county whose population is less than [45,000,] 52,000, or in a city or
921	921	unincorporated town located within that county:
922	922	(a) The combined tax rate certified by the Nevada Tax
923	923	Commission was at least $3.50 on each $100 of assessed valuation
924	924	on June 25, 1998;
925	925	(b) The governing body of that county, city or unincorporated
926	926	town proposes to its registered voters an additional levy ad valorem
927	927	above the total ad valorem tax levy for all public purposes set forth
928	928	in subsection 1;
929	929	(c) The proposal specifies the amount of money to be derived,
930	930	the purpose for which it is to be expended and the duration of the
931	931	levy; and
932	932	(d) The proposal is approved by a majority of the voters voting
933	933	on the question at a general election or a special election called for
934	934	that purpose.
935	935	3. The duration of the additional levy ad valorem levied
936	936	pursuant to subsection 2 must not exceed 5 years. The governing
937	937	body of the county, city or unincorporated town may discontinue the
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942	942	levy before it expires and may not thereafter reimpose it in whole or
943	943	in part without following the procedure required for its original
944	944	imposition set forth in subsection 2.
945	945	4. A special election may be held pursuant to subsection 2 only
946	946	if the governing body of the county, city or unincorporated town
947	947	determines, by a unanimous vote, that an emergency exists. The
948	948	determination made by the governing body is conclusive unless it is
949	949	shown that the governing body acted with fraud or a gross abuse of
950	950	discretion. An action to challenge the determination made by the
951	951	governing body must be commenced within 15 days after the
952	952	governing body’s determination is final. As used in this subsection,
953	953	“emergency” means any unexpected occurrence or combination of
954	954	occurrences which requires immediate action by the governing body
955	955	of the county, city or unincorporated town to prevent or mitigate a
956	956	substantial financial loss to the county, city or unincorporated town
957	957	or to enable the governing body to provide an essential service to
958	958	the residents of the county, city or unincorporated town.
959	959	Sec. 15. NRS 379.050 is hereby amended to read as follows:
960	960	379.050 1. Whenever a new county library is provided for in
961	961	any county whose population is [45,000] 52,000 or more, the
962	962	trustees of any district library in the county previously established
963	963	may transfer all books, funds, equipment or other property in the
964	964	possession of such trustees to the new library upon the demand of
965	965	the trustees of the new library.
966	966	2. Whenever there are two or more county library districts in
967	967	any county whose population is [45,000] 52,000 or more, the
968	968	districts may merge into one county library district upon approval of
969	969	the library trustees of the merging districts.
970	970	3. Whenever there is a city or a town library located adjacent to
971	971	a county library district, the city or town library may:
972	972	(a) Merge with the county library district upon approval of the
973	973	trustees of the merging library and district; or
974	974	(b) Subject to the limitations in NRS 379.0221, consolidate with
975	975	the county library district.
976	976	4. All expenses incurred in making a transfer or merger must
977	977	be paid out of the general fund of the new library.
978	978	Sec. 15.5. NRS 387.331 is hereby amended to read as follows:
979	979	387.331 1. The tax on residential construction authorized by
980	980	this section is a specified amount which must be the same for each:
981	981	(a) Lot for a mobile home;
982	982	(b) Residential dwelling unit; and
983	983	(c) Suite in an apartment house,
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988	988	 imposed on the privilege of constructing apartment houses and
989	989	residential dwelling units and developing lots for mobile homes.
990	990	2. The board of trustees of any school district in a county
991	991	whose population is less than [55,000] 100,000 and is not a
992	992	consolidated municipality may request that the board of county
993	993	commissioners of the county in which the school district is located
994	994	impose a tax on residential construction in the school district to
995	995	construct, remodel and make additions to school buildings.
996	996	Whenever the board of trustees takes that action, it shall notify the
997	997	board of county commissioners and shall specify the areas of the
998	998	county to be served by the buildings to be erected or enlarged.
999	999	3. If the board of county commissioners decides that the tax
1000	1000	should be imposed, it shall notify the Nevada Tax Commission. If
1001	1001	the Commission approves, the board of county commissioners may
1002	1002	then impose the tax, whose specified amount must not exceed
1003	1003	$1,600.
1004	1004	4. The board shall collect the tax so imposed, in the areas of
1005	1005	the county to which it applies, and may require that administrative
1006	1006	costs, not to exceed 1 percent, be paid from the amount collected.
1007	1007	5. The money collected must be deposited with the county
1008	1008	treasurer in the school district’s fund for capital projects to be held
1009	1009	and expended in the same manner as other money deposited in that
1010	1010	fund.
1011	1011	Sec. 16. NRS 396.892 is hereby amended to read as follows:
1012	1012	396.892 1. Each student who receives a loan made pursuant
1013	1013	to NRS 396.890 to 396.898, inclusive, shall repay the loan and
1014	1014	accrued interest pursuant to the terms of the loan unless the student:
1015	1015	(a) Practices nursing in a rural area of Nevada or as an employee
1016	1016	of the State for 6 months for each academic year for which he or she
1017	1017	received a loan; or
1018	1018	(b) Practices nursing in any other area of Nevada for 1 year for
1019	1019	each academic year for which he or she received a loan.
1020	1020	2. The Board of Regents may adopt regulations:
1021	1021	(a) Extending the time for completing the required practice
1022	1022	beyond 5 years for persons who are granted extensions because of
1023	1023	hardship; and
1024	1024	(b) Granting prorated credit towards repayment of a loan for
1025	1025	time a person practices nursing as required, for cases in which the
1026	1026	period for required practice is only partially completed,
1027	1027	 and such other regulations as are necessary to carry out the
1028	1028	provisions of NRS 396.890 to 396.898, inclusive.
1029	1029	3. As used in this section, “practices nursing in a rural area”
1030	1030	means that the person practices nursing in an area located in a
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1035	1035	county whose population is less than [47,500] 52,000 at least half of
1036	1036	the total time the person spends in the practice of nursing, and not
1037	1037	less than 20 hours per week.
1038	1038	Sec. 17. NRS 403.490 is hereby amended to read as follows:
1039	1039	403.490 1. To perform any work or construct any
1040	1040	superstructure under this chapter wherein an expenditure of
1041	1041	$100,000 or more may be necessary, the board of county highway
1042	1042	commissioners shall cause definite plans of such work or
1043	1043	superstructure to be made, estimates of the amount of work to be
1044	1044	done and the probable cost thereof, together with a copy of the
1045	1045	specifications thereof.
1046	1046	2. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3, upon receipt
1047	1047	of the plans, estimates and specifications for a project for which the
1048	1048	estimated cost is $100,000 or more, the board of county highway
1049	1049	commissioners shall advertise for bids and let contracts in the
1050	1050	manner prescribed by chapter 332 or 338 of NRS, as applicable.
1051	1051	3. In a county whose population is less than [45,000,] 52,000,
1052	1052	if the estimated cost of a project is $100,000 or more but less than
1053	1053	$250,000, the board of county highway commissioners may hold a
1054	1054	hearing to determine, by majority vote of the board, if the project
1055	1055	can be performed by county employees or through the employment
1056	1056	of day labor under the supervision of the board and by the use of its
1057	1057	own machinery, tools and other equipment without advertising for
1058	1058	bids and letting contracts pursuant to subsection 2. Notice for such a
1059	1059	hearing must be provided not less than 15 days before the date of the
1060	1060	hearing and must be published pursuant to the provisions of NRS
1061	1061	238.010 to 238.080, inclusive. The board shall provide, in the notice
1062	1062	and at least 15 days before the hearing at the office of the board and
1063	1063	at the place of the hearing, the following information, without
1064	1064	limitation:
1065	1065	(a) A list of:
1066	1066	(1) All county employees, if any, including supervisors, who
1067	1067	will perform the work, including, without limitation, the
1068	1068	classification of each employee and an estimate of the direct and
1069	1069	indirect costs of the labor;
1070	1070	(2) The number of day laborers, if any, that will be employed
1071	1071	to perform the work; and
1072	1072	(3) All machinery, tools and other equipment of the county to
1073	1073	be used on the project.
1074	1074	(b) An estimate of:
1075	1075	(1) The direct and indirect costs of the labor of the county
1076	1076	employees who will perform the work, if any;
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1081	1081	(2) The direct and indirect costs of the labor of any day
1082	1082	laborers who will be employed to perform the work pursuant to
1083	1083	chapter 338 of NRS;
1084	1084	(3) The cost of any administrative support that will be
1085	1085	required for the performance of the work;
1086	1086	(4) The total cost of the project, including, without
1087	1087	limitation, the fair market value or, if available, the actual cost of all
1088	1088	materials, supplies, equipment and labor necessary for the project;
1089	1089	and
1090	1090	(5) The amount of savings to be realized by having county
1091	1091	employees or day laborers perform the work.
1092	1092	4. In cases of emergency the board of county highway
1093	1093	commissioners may let contracts for repairs in the manner
1094	1094	prescribed by chapter 332 of NRS.
1095	1095	5. Nothing in this section shall prevent any county from
1096	1096	opening, building, improving or repairing any public road or
1097	1097	highway in the county through the work of county employees or the
1098	1098	employment of day labor, under the supervision of the board of
1099	1099	county highway commissioners and by the use of its own
1100	1100	machinery, tools and other equipment, without letting contracts to
1101	1101	the lowest responsible bidder, if the probable cost of the work does
1102	1102	not exceed $100,000.
1103	1103	Sec. 18. NRS 444A.040 is hereby amended to read as follows:
1104	1104	444A.040 1. The board of county commissioners in a county
1105	1105	whose population is 100,000 or more, or its designee, shall make
1106	1106	available for use in that county a program for:
1107	1107	(a) The separation at the source of recyclable material from
1108	1108	other solid waste originating from residential premises and public
1109	1109	buildings where services for the collection of solid waste are
1110	1110	provided, including, without limitation, the placement of recycling
1111	1111	containers on the premises of apartment complexes and
1112	1112	condominiums where those services are provided.
1113	1113	(b) The establishment of recycling centers for the collection and
1114	1114	disposal of recyclable material where existing recycling centers do
1115	1115	not carry out the purposes of the program.
1116	1116	(c) The disposal of hazardous household products which are
1117	1117	capable of causing harmful physical effects if inhaled, absorbed or
1118	1118	ingested. This program may be included as a part of any other
1119	1119	program made available pursuant to this subsection.
1120	1120	(d) The encouragement of businesses to reduce solid waste and
1121	1121	to separate at the source recyclable material from other solid waste.
1122	1122	This program must, without limitation, make information regarding
1123	1123	solid waste reduction and recycling opportunities available to a
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1128	1128	business at the time the business applies for or renews a business
1129	1129	license.
1130	1130	2. The board of county commissioners of a county whose
1131	1131	population is [45,000] 52,000 or more but less than 100,000, or its
1132	1132	designee:
1133	1133	(a) May make available for use in that county a program for the
1134	1134	separation at the source of recyclable material from other solid
1135	1135	waste originating from residential premises and public buildings
1136	1136	where services for the collection of solid waste are provided,
1137	1137	including, without limitation, the placement of recycling containers
1138	1138	on the premises of apartment complexes and condominiums where
1139	1139	those services are provided.
1140	1140	(b) Shall make available for use in that county a program for:
1141	1141	(1) The establishment of recycling centers for the collection
1142	1142	and disposal of recyclable material where existing recycling centers
1143	1143	do not carry out the purposes of the program established pursuant to
1144	1144	paragraph (a).
1145	1145	(2) The disposal of hazardous household products which are
1146	1146	capable of causing harmful physical effects if inhaled, absorbed or
1147	1147	ingested. This program may be included as a part of any other
1148	1148	program made available pursuant to this subsection.
1149	1149	3. The board of county commissioners of a county whose
1150	1150	population is less than [45,000,] 52,000, or its designee, may make
1151	1151	available for use in that county a program for:
1152	1152	(a) The separation at the source of recyclable material from
1153	1153	other solid waste originating from residential premises and public
1154	1154	buildings where services for the collection of solid waste are
1155	1155	provided, including, without limitation, the placement of recycling
1156	1156	containers on the premises of apartment complexes and
1157	1157	condominiums where those services are provided.
1158	1158	(b) The establishment of recycling centers for the collection and
1159	1159	disposal of recyclable material where existing recycling centers do
1160	1160	not carry out the purposes of the program.
1161	1161	(c) The disposal of hazardous household products which are
1162	1162	capable of causing harmful physical effects if inhaled, absorbed or
1163	1163	ingested. This program may be included as a part of any other
1164	1164	program made available pursuant to this subsection.
1165	1165	4. Any program made available pursuant to this section:
1166	1166	(a) Must not:
1167	1167	(1) Conflict with the standards adopted by the State
1168	1168	Environmental Commission pursuant to NRS 444A.020; and
1169	1169	(2) Become effective until approved by the Department.
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1174	1174	(b) May be based on the model plans adopted pursuant to
1175	1175	NRS 444A.030.
1176	1176	5. The governing body of a municipality may adopt and carry
1177	1177	out within the municipality such programs made available pursuant
1178	1178	to this section as are deemed necessary and appropriate for that
1179	1179	municipality.
1180	1180	6. Any municipality may, with the approval of the governing
1181	1181	body of an adjoining municipality, participate in any program
1182	1182	adopted by the adjoining municipality pursuant to subsection 5.
1183	1183	7. Persons residing on an Indian reservation or Indian colony
1184	1184	may participate in any program adopted pursuant to subsection 5 by
1185	1185	a municipality in which the reservation or colony is located if the
1186	1186	governing body of the reservation or colony adopts an ordinance
1187	1187	requesting such participation. Upon receipt of such a request, the
1188	1188	governing body of the municipality shall make available to the
1189	1189	residents of the reservation or colony those programs requested.
1190	1190	Sec. 19. NRS 455.125 is hereby amended to read as follows:
1191	1191	455.125 If an operator of a sewer main receives notice through
1192	1192	an association for operators pursuant to paragraph (a) of subsection
1193	1193	1 of NRS 455.110:
1194	1194	1. For a proposed excavation or demolition, the operator of the
1195	1195	sewer main shall provide the person responsible for the excavation
1196	1196	or demolition with the operator’s best available information
1197	1197	regarding the location of the connection of the sewer service lateral
1198	1198	to the sewer main. The operator shall convey the information to the
1199	1199	person responsible for the excavation or demolition in such manner
1200	1200	as is determined by the operator which may include any one or more
1201	1201	of the following methods, without limitation:
1202	1202	(a) Identification of the location of the connection of the sewer
1203	1203	service lateral to the sewer main;
1204	1204	(b) Providing copies of documents relating to the location of the
1205	1205	sewer service lateral within 2 working days; or
1206	1206	(c) Placement of a triangular green marking along the sewer
1207	1207	main or the edge of the public right-of-way, pointing toward the real
1208	1208	property serviced by the sewer service lateral to indicate that the
1209	1209	location of the sewer service lateral is unknown.
1210	1210	2. The operator of a sewer main shall make its best efforts to
1211	1211	comply with paragraph (a) or (c) of subsection 1 within 2 working
1212	1212	days. If an operator of a sewer main cannot complete the
1213	1213	requirements of paragraph (a) or (c) of subsection 1 within 2
1214	1214	working days, then the operator and the person responsible for the
1215	1215	excavation or demolition must mutually agree upon a reasonable
1216	1216	amount of time within which the operator must comply.
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1221	1221	3. A government, governmental agency or political subdivision
1222	1222	of a government that operates a sewer main:
1223	1223	(a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection 4, in a county
1224	1224	with a population of [45,000] 52,000 or more may not charge a
1225	1225	person responsible for excavation or demolition in a public right-of-
1226	1226	way for complying with this section.
1227	1227	(b) In a county with a population of less than [45,000] 52,000
1228	1228	may charge a person responsible for excavation or demolition in a
1229	1229	public right-of-way for complying with this section in an amount
1230	1230	that does not exceed the actual costs for the operator for compliance
1231	1231	with this section. Costs assessed pursuant to this paragraph are not
1232	1232	subject to the provisions of NRS 354.59881 to 354.59889, inclusive.
1233	1233	4. A government, governmental agency or political subdivision
1234	1234	that operates a sewer main in a county with a population of [45,000]
1235	1235	52,000 or more may charge a person responsible for excavation or
1236	1236	demolition in a public right-of-way for complying with this section
1237	1237	in an amount that does not exceed the actual costs for the operator
1238	1238	for compliance with this section if:
1239	1239	(a) The sewer system of the operator services not more than 260
1240	1240	accounts; and
1241	1241	(b) There is no natural gas pipeline located within the service
1242	1242	area of the operator of the sewer main.
1243	1243	 Costs assessed pursuant to this subsection are not subject to the
1244	1244	provisions of NRS 354.59881 to 354.59889, inclusive.
1245	1245	5. If the operator of a sewer main has received the information
1246	1246	required pursuant to NRS 455.131 or has otherwise identified the
1247	1247	location of the sewer service lateral in the public right-of-way, then
1248	1248	the operator of the sewer main shall be responsible thereafter to
1249	1249	identify the location of the sewer service lateral from that
1250	1250	information.
1251	1251	Sec. 20. NRS 463.750 is hereby amended to read as follows:
1252	1252	463.750 1. The Commission shall, with the advice and
1253	1253	assistance of the Board, adopt regulations governing:
1254	1254	(a) The licensing and operation of interactive gaming; and
1255	1255	(b) The registration of service providers to perform any action
1256	1256	described in paragraph (b) of subsection 6 of NRS 463.677.
1257	1257	2. The regulations adopted by the Commission pursuant to this
1258	1258	section must:
1259	1259	(a) Establish the investigation fees for:
1260	1260	(1) A license to operate interactive gaming;
1261	1261	(2) A license for a manufacturer of interactive gaming
1262	1262	systems;
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1267	1267	(3) A license for an interactive gaming service provider to
1268	1268	perform the actions described in paragraph (a) of subsection 6 of
1269	1269	NRS 463.677; and
1270	1270	(4) Registration as a service provider to perform the actions
1271	1271	described in paragraph (b) of subsection 6 of NRS 463.677.
1272	1272	(b) Provide that:
1273	1273	(1) A person must hold a license for a manufacturer of
1274	1274	interactive gaming systems to supply or provide any interactive
1275	1275	gaming system, including, without limitation, any piece of
1276	1276	proprietary software or hardware;
1277	1277	(2) A person must hold a license for an interactive gaming
1278	1278	service provider to perform the actions described in paragraph (a) of
1279	1279	subsection 6 of NRS 463.677; and
1280	1280	(3) A person must be registered as a service provider to
1281	1281	perform the actions described in paragraph (b) of subsection 6 of
1282	1282	NRS 463.677.
1283	1283	(c) Except as otherwise provided in subsections 6 to 10,
1284	1284	inclusive, set forth standards for the suitability of a person to be:
1285	1285	(1) Licensed as a manufacturer of interactive gaming
1286	1286	systems;
1287	1287	(2) Licensed as an interactive gaming service provider as
1288	1288	described in paragraph (a) of subsection 6 of NRS 463.677 that are
1289	1289	as stringent as the standards for a nonrestricted license; or
1290	1290	(3) Registered as a service provider as described in paragraph
1291	1291	(b) of subsection 6 of NRS 463.677 that are as stringent as the
1292	1292	standards for a nonrestricted license.
1293	1293	(d) Set forth provisions governing:
1294	1294	(1) The initial fee for a license for an interactive gaming
1295	1295	service provider as described in paragraph (a) of subsection 6 of
1296	1296	NRS 463.677.
1297	1297	(2) The initial fee for registration as a service provider as
1298	1298	described in paragraph (b) of subsection 6 of NRS 463.677.
1299	1299	(3) The fee for the renewal of such a license for such an
1300	1300	interactive gaming service provider or registration as a service
1301	1301	provider, as applicable, and any renewal requirements for such a
1302	1302	license or registration, as applicable.
1303	1303	(4) Any portion of the license fee paid by a person licensed
1304	1304	to operate interactive gaming, pursuant to subsection 1 of NRS
1305	1305	463.770, for which an interactive gaming service provider may be
1306	1306	liable to the person licensed to operate interactive gaming.
1307	1307	(e) Provide that gross revenue received by an establishment
1308	1308	from the operation of interactive gaming is subject to the same
1309	1309	license fee provisions of NRS 463.370 as the games and gaming
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1314	1314	devices of the establishment, unless federal law otherwise provides
1315	1315	for a similar fee or tax.
1316	1316	(f) Set forth standards for the location and security of the
1317	1317	computer system and for approval of hardware and software used in
1318	1318	connection with interactive gaming.
1319	1319	(g) Define “interactive gaming system,” “manufacturer of
1320	1320	interactive gaming systems,” “operate interactive gaming” and
1321	1321	“proprietary hardware and software” as the terms are used in this
1322	1322	chapter.
1323	1323	3. Except as otherwise provided in subsections 4 and 5, the
1324	1324	Commission shall not approve a license for an establishment to
1325	1325	operate interactive gaming unless:
1326	1326	(a) In a county whose population is 700,000 or more, the
1327	1327	establishment is a resort hotel that holds a nonrestricted license to
1328	1328	operate games and gaming devices.
1329	1329	(b) In a county whose population is [45,000] 52,000 or more but
1330	1330	less than 700,000, the establishment is a resort hotel that holds a
1331	1331	nonrestricted license to operate games and gaming devices or the
1332	1332	establishment:
1333	1333	(1) Holds a nonrestricted license for the operation of games
1334	1334	and gaming devices;
1335	1335	(2) Has more than 120 rooms available for sleeping
1336	1336	accommodations in the same county;
1337	1337	(3) Has at least one bar with permanent seating capacity for
1338	1338	more than 30 patrons that serves alcoholic beverages sold by the
1339	1339	drink for consumption on the premises;
1340	1340	(4) Has at least one restaurant with permanent seating
1341	1341	capacity for more than 60 patrons that is open to the public 24 hours
1342	1342	each day and 7 days each week; and
1343	1343	(5) Has a gaming area that is at least 18,000 square feet in
1344	1344	area with at least 1,600 slot machines, 40 table games, and a sports
1345	1345	book and race pool.
1346	1346	(c) In all other counties, the establishment is a resort hotel that
1347	1347	holds a nonrestricted license to operate games and gaming devices
1348	1348	or the establishment:
1349	1349	(1) Has held a nonrestricted license for the operation of
1350	1350	games and gaming devices for at least 5 years before the date of its
1351	1351	application for a license to operate interactive gaming;
1352	1352	(2) Meets the definition of group 1 licensee as set forth in the
1353	1353	regulations of the Commission on the date of its application for a
1354	1354	license to operate interactive gaming; and
1355	1355	(3) Operates either:
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1360	1360	(I) More than 50 rooms for sleeping accommodations in
1361	1361	connection therewith; or
1362	1362	(II) More than 50 gaming devices in connection
1363	1363	therewith.
1364	1364	4. The Commission may:
1365	1365	(a) Issue a license to operate interactive gaming to an affiliate of
1366	1366	an establishment if:
1367	1367	(1) The establishment satisfies the applicable requirements
1368	1368	set forth in subsection 3;
1369	1369	(2) The affiliate is located in the same county as the
1370	1370	establishment; and
1371	1371	(3) The establishment has held a nonrestricted license for at
1372	1372	least 5 years before the date on which the application is filed; and
1373	1373	(b) Require an affiliate that receives a license pursuant to this
1374	1374	subsection to comply with any applicable provision of this chapter.
1375	1375	5. The Commission may issue a license to operate interactive
1376	1376	gaming to an applicant that meets any qualifications established by
1377	1377	federal law regulating the licensure of interactive gaming.
1378	1378	6. Except as otherwise provided in subsections 7, 8 and 9:
1379	1379	(a) A covered person may not be found suitable for licensure
1380	1380	under this section within 5 years after February 21, 2013;
1381	1381	(b) A covered person may not be found suitable for licensure
1382	1382	under this section unless such covered person expressly submits to
1383	1383	the jurisdiction of the United States and of each state in which
1384	1384	patrons of interactive gaming operated by such covered person after
1385	1385	December 31, 2006, were located, and agrees to waive any statutes
1386	1386	of limitation, equitable remedies or laches that otherwise would
1387	1387	preclude prosecution for a violation of any provision of federal law
1388	1388	or the law of any state in connection with such operation of
1389	1389	interactive gaming after that date;
1390	1390	(c) A person may not be found suitable for licensure under this
1391	1391	section within 5 years after February 21, 2013, if such person uses a
1392	1392	covered asset for the operation of interactive gaming; and
1393	1393	(d) Use of a covered asset is grounds for revocation of an
1394	1394	interactive gaming license, or a finding of suitability, issued under
1395	1395	this section.
1396	1396	7. The Commission, upon recommendation of the Board, may
1397	1397	waive the requirements of subsection 6 if the Commission
1398	1398	determines that:
1399	1399	(a) In the case of a covered person described in paragraphs (a)
1400	1400	and (b) of subsection 1 of NRS 463.014645:
1401	1401	(1) The covered person did not violate, directly or indirectly,
1402	1402	any provision of federal law or the law of any state in connection
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1407	1407	with the ownership and operation of, or provision of services to, an
1408	1408	interactive gaming facility that, after December 31, 2006, operated
1409	1409	interactive gaming involving patrons located in the United States;
1410	1410	and
1411	1411	(2) The assets to be used or that are being used by such
1412	1412	person were not used after that date in violation of any provision of
1413	1413	federal law or the law of any state;
1414	1414	(b) In the case of a covered person described in paragraph (c) of
1415	1415	subsection 1 of NRS 463.014645, the assets that the person will use
1416	1416	in connection with interactive gaming for which the covered person
1417	1417	applies for a finding of suitability were not used after December 31,
1418	1418	2006, in violation of any provision of federal law or the law of any
1419	1419	state; and
1420	1420	(c) In the case of a covered asset, the asset was not used after
1421	1421	December 31, 2006, in violation of any provision of federal law or
1422	1422	the law of any state, and the interactive gaming facility in
1423	1423	connection with which the asset was used was not used after that
1424	1424	date in violation of any provision of federal law or the law of any
1425	1425	state.
1426	1426	8. With respect to a person applying for a waiver pursuant to
1427	1427	subsection 7, the Commission shall afford the person an opportunity
1428	1428	to be heard and present relevant evidence. The Commission shall act
1429	1429	as finder of fact and is entitled to evaluate the credibility of
1430	1430	witnesses and persuasiveness of the evidence. The affirmative votes
1431	1431	of a majority of the whole Commission are required to grant or deny
1432	1432	such waiver. The Board shall make appropriate investigations to
1433	1433	determine any facts or recommendations that it deems necessary or
1434	1434	proper to aid the Commission in making determinations pursuant to
1435	1435	this subsection and subsection 7.
1436	1436	9. The Commission shall make a determination pursuant to
1437	1437	subsections 7 and 8 with respect to a covered person or covered
1438	1438	asset without regard to whether the conduct of the covered person or
1439	1439	the use of the covered asset was ever the subject of a criminal
1440	1440	proceeding for a violation of any provision of federal law or the law
1441	1441	of any state, or whether the person has been prosecuted and the
1442	1442	prosecution terminated in a manner other than with a conviction.
1443	1443	10. It is unlawful for any person, either as owner, lessee or
1444	1444	employee, whether for hire or not, either solely or in conjunction
1445	1445	with others, to operate interactive gaming:
1446	1446	(a) Until the Commission adopts regulations pursuant to this
1447	1447	section; and
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1452	1452	(b) Unless the person first procures, and thereafter maintains in
1453	1453	effect, all appropriate licenses as required by the regulations adopted
1454	1454	by the Commission pursuant to this section.
1455	1455	11. A person who violates subsection 10 is guilty of a category
1456	1456	B felony and shall be punished by imprisonment in the state prison
1457	1457	for a minimum term of not less than 1 year and a maximum term of
1458	1458	not more than 10 years or by a fine of not more than $50,000, or
1459	1459	both.
1460	1460	Sec. 21. NRS 647.060 is hereby amended to read as follows:
1461	1461	647.060 1. At the time of purchase by any junk dealer of any
1462	1462	hides or junk, the junk dealer shall require the person vending the
1463	1463	hides or junk to subscribe a statement containing the following
1464	1464	information:
1465	1465	(a) When, where and from whom the vendor obtained the
1466	1466	property.
1467	1467	(b) The vendor’s age, residence, including the city or town, and
1468	1468	the street and number, if any, of the residence, and such other
1469	1469	information as is reasonably necessary to enable the residence to be
1470	1470	located.
1471	1471	(c) The name of the employer, if any, of the vendor and the
1472	1472	place of business or employment of the employer.
1473	1473	2. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3, the junk
1474	1474	dealer shall on the next business day:
1475	1475	(a) File the original statement subscribed by the vendor in the
1476	1476	office of the sheriff of the county where the purchase was made; and
1477	1477	(b) If the purchase was made in a city or town, file a copy of the
1478	1478	statement with the chief of police of that city or town.
1479	1479	3. In a county whose population is less than [47,500,] 52,000,
1480	1480	the original statement may be filed in the office of the sheriff’s
1481	1481	deputy for transmission to the sheriff.
1482	1482	Sec. 22. The Legislature declares that in enacting this act it has
1483	1483	reviewed each of the classifications by population amended by this
1484	1484	act, has considered the suggestions of the several counties and of
1485	1485	other interested persons in this State relating to whether any should
1486	1486	be retained unchanged or amended differently, and has found that
1487	1487	each of the sections in which a criterion of population has been
1488	1488	changed should not under present conditions apply to a county
1489	1489	larger or smaller, as the case may be, than the new criterion
1490	1490	established.
1491	1491	Sec. 23. This act becomes effective upon passage and
1492	1492	approval.
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