(Reprinted with amendments adopted on April 15, 2025)
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ASSEMBLY BILL NO. 114–ASSEMBLYMEMBER DELONG
PREFILED JANUARY 23, 2025
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Referred to Committee on Government Affairs
SUMMARY—Revises provisions relating to county fair and
recreation boards. (BDR 20-740)
FISCAL NOTE: Effect on Local Government: No.
Effect on the State: No.
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EXPLANATION – Matter in bolded italics is new; matter between brackets [omitted material] is material to be omitted.
AN ACT relating to counties; revising the process for appointing
certain members to the county fair and recreation board of
certain counties; requiring the members of the board to
elect any member as Chair of the board; and providing
other matters properly relating thereto.
Legislative Counsel’s Digest:
Existing law establishes a county fair and recreation board in any county whose 1
population is 100,000 or more and less than 700,000 (currently only Washoe 2
County). The board must consist of nine members, including one member 3
appointed by the board of county commissioners, one member appointed by the 4
governing body of the largest incorporated city in the county (currently the City of 5
Reno) and one member appointed by the governing body of the next largest 6
incorporated city in the county (currently the City of Sparks). Those three members 7
must appoint the remaining six members who represent certain interests and 8
establishments from certain lists of nominees. If those three members find the 9
nominees on a list of nominees unacceptable, the three members are required to 10
request a new list of nominees. (NRS 244A.601) This bill instead requires the 11
members of the board, including each member of the board, to: (1) appoint the six 12
members who represent certain interests and establishments; and (2) request a new 13
list of nominees. 14
Existing law further requires the members of the board to elect a Chair from 15
among the three members appointed by the board of county commissioners and the 16
governing bodies of the two largest incorporated cities in the county, respectively. 17
(NRS 244A.601) This bill instead requires the members of the board to elect a 18
Chair from among its members. 19
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THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEVADA, REPRESENTED IN
SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. NRS 244A.601 is hereby amended to read as 1
follows: 2
244A.601 1. In any county whose population is 100,000 or 3
more, and less than 700,000, the county fair and recreation board 4
consists of nine members who are appointed as follows: 5
(a) One member by the board of county commissioners. 6
(b) One member by the governing body of the largest 7
incorporated city in the county. 8
(c) One member by the governing body of the next largest 9
incorporated city in the county. 10
(d) Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3, six members 11
by the members [appointed pursuant to paragraphs (a), (b) and (c).] 12
of the board. The members [entitled] appointed pursuant to [vote 13
shall select:] this paragraph must include: 14
(1) One member who is a representative of air service 15
interests from a list of nominees submitted by the airport authority 16
of the county. The nominees must not be elected officers. 17
(2) One member who is a representative of interests relating 18
to tourism or other commercial interests or the resort hotel business 19
from a list of nominees submitted by the chamber of commerce of 20
the largest incorporated city in the county. 21
(3) One member who is a representative of other business or 22
commercial interests, including gaming establishments, from a list 23
of nominees submitted by a visitor’s bureau, other than a county fair 24
and recreation board or a bureau created by such a board, that is 25
authorized by law to receive a portion of the tax on transient 26
lodging, if any. If no such bureau exists in the county, the 27
nominations must be made by the chamber of commerce of the third 28
largest township in the county. 29
(4) Three members who are representatives of the association 30
of gaming establishments whose membership collectively paid the 31
most gross revenue fees to the State pursuant to NRS 463.370 in the 32
county in the preceding year, from a list of nominees submitted by 33
the association. If there is no such association, the three appointed 34
members must be representative of gaming. 35
If the members [entitled to vote] of the board find the nominees 36
on a list of nominees submitted pursuant to this paragraph 37
unacceptable, they shall request a new list of nominees. 38
2. The members of the board shall elect a Chair from among 39
[the] its members . [appointed pursuant to paragraphs (a), (b) and (c) 40
of subsection 1.] 41
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3. The terms of members appointed pursuant to paragraphs (a), 1
(b) and (c) of subsection 1 are coterminous with their terms of 2
office. The members appointed pursuant to paragraph (d) of 3
subsection 1 must be appointed for 2-year terms. Any vacancy 4
occurring on the board must be filled by the authority entitled to 5
appoint the member whose position is vacant. Each member 6
appointed pursuant to paragraph (d) of subsection 1 may succeed 7
himself or herself only once. 8
4. If a member ceases to be engaged in the business or 9
occupation which he or she was appointed to represent, he or she 10
ceases to be a member, and another person engaged in that business 11
or occupation must be appointed for the unexpired term. 12
5. Any member appointed by the board of county 13
commissioners or a governing body of a city must be a member of 14
the appointing board or body. 15
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