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A.B. 545
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ASSEMBLY BILL NO. 545–COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS
(ON BEHALF OF THE OFFICE OF FINANCE
IN THE OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR)
MARCH 31, 2025
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Referred to Committee on Ways and Means
SUMMARY—Increases certain fees relating to emissions testing.
(BDR 40-1150)
FISCAL NOTE: Effect on Local Government: No.
Effect on the State: Yes.
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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 emissions testing; increasing certain fees
relating to forms certifying emission control compliance;
and providing other matters properly relating thereto.
Legislative Counsel’s Digest:
Existing law requires the State Environmental Commission, in cooperation with 1
the Department of Motor Vehicles and any local air pollution control agency, to 2
adopt regulations for the control of emissions from motor vehicles in areas 3
designated by the Commission that are in any county whose population is 100,000 4
or more (currently Clark and Washoe Counties). (NRS 445B.770) In such areas, 5
existing law imposes: (1) a fee of $150 for a set of 25 forms certifying emission 6
control compliance; and (2) a fee of $6 per form issued to a fleet station. (NRS 7
445B.830) Additionally, existing law imposes a fee for the first issuance of certain 8
special license plates to vehicles exempted from provisions relating to the control 9
of emissions from motor vehicles, which fee is required to be equal to the fee for a 10
form certifying emission control compliance. (NRS 482.381, 482.3812, 482.3814, 11
482.3816) This bill increases the fee: (1) for each set of 25 forms certifying 12
emission control compliance from $150 to $175; and (2) for each form certifying 13
emission control compliance issued to a fleet station from $6 to $7. Accordingly, 14
this bill also increases the fee for the first issuance of certain special license plates 15
which is tied to the fee for a form certifying emission control compliance. 16
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THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEVADA, REPRESENTED IN
SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. NRS 445B.830 is hereby amended to read as 1
follows: 2
445B.830 1. In areas of the State where and when a program 3
is commenced pursuant to NRS 445B.770 to 445B.815, inclusive, 4
the following fees must be paid to the Department of Motor 5
Vehicles and accounted for in the Pollution Control Account, which 6
is hereby created in the State General Fund: 7
(a) For the issuance and annual renewal of a license 8
for an authorized inspection station, authorized station 9
or fleet station ............................................................................... $25 10
(b) For each set of 25 forms certifying emission 11
control compliance ............................................................... [150] 175 12
(c) For each form issued to a fleet station .............................. [6] 7 13
2. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 6, and after 14
deduction of the amounts distributed pursuant to subsections 4 and 15
7, money in the Pollution Control Account may, pursuant to 16
legislative appropriation or with the approval of the Interim Finance 17
Committee, be expended by the following agencies in the following 18
order of priority: 19
(a) The Department of Motor Vehicles to carry out the 20
provisions of NRS 445B.770 to 445B.845, inclusive. 21
(b) The State Department of Conservation and Natural 22
Resources to carry out the provisions of this chapter. 23
(c) The State Department of Agriculture to carry out the 24
provisions of NRS 590.010 to 590.150, inclusive. 25
(d) Local air pollution control agencies in nonattainment or 26
maintenance areas for an air pollutant for which air quality criteria 27
have been issued pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 7408, for programs related 28
to the improvement of the quality of the air. 29
(e) The Tahoe Regional Planning Agency to carry out the 30
provisions of NRS 277.200 with respect to the preservation and 31
improvement of air quality in the Lake Tahoe Basin. 32
3. The Department of Motor Vehicles may prescribe by 33
regulation routine fees for inspection at the prevailing shop labor 34
rate, including, without limitation, maximum charges for those fees, 35
and for the posting of those fees in a conspicuous place at an 36
authorized inspection station or authorized station. 37
4. The Department of Motor Vehicles shall make quarterly 38
distributions of money in the Pollution Control Account to local air 39
pollution control agencies in nonattainment or maintenance areas for 40
an air pollutant for which air quality criteria have been issued 41
pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 7408. The distributions of money made to 42
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agencies in a county pursuant to this subsection must be made from 1
an amount of money in the Pollution Control Account that is equal 2
to one-sixth of the amount received for each form issued in the 3
county pursuant to subsection 1. 4
5. Each local air pollution control agency that receives money 5
pursuant to subsections 4, 6 and 7 shall, not later than 45 days after 6
the end of the fiscal year in which the money is received, submit to 7
the Director of the Legislative Counsel Bureau for transmittal to the 8
Interim Finance Committee a report on the use of the money 9
received. 10
6. The Department of Motor Vehicles shall make annual 11
distributions of excess money in the Pollution Control Account to 12
local air pollution control agencies in nonattainment or maintenance 13
areas for an air pollutant for which air quality criteria have been 14
issued pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 7408, for programs related to the 15
improvement of the quality of the air. The distributions of excess 16
money made to local air pollution control agencies in a county 17
pursuant to this subsection must be made in an amount 18
proportionate to the number of forms issued in the county pursuant 19
to subsection 1. As used in this subsection, “excess money” means 20
the money in excess of $1,000,000 remaining in the Pollution 21
Control Account at the end of the fiscal year, after deduction of the 22
amounts distributed pursuant to subsections 4 and 7 and any 23
disbursements made from the Account pursuant to subsection 2. 24
7. If a board of county commissioners imposes an additional 25
fee pursuant to subsection 1 of NRS 445B.834, the Department of 26
Motor Vehicles shall: 27
(a) Upon receiving the notification pursuant to subsection 2 of 28
NRS 445B.834, collect the additional fee on behalf of the county 29
and account separately for money from the additional fee in the 30
Pollution Control Account; and 31
(b) Make quarterly distributions of the money in the Pollution 32
Control Account attributable to each county whose board of county 33
commissioners imposed the additional fee. The distributions made 34
pursuant to this paragraph must be equal to the amount of money 35
collected on behalf of the county pursuant to the additional fee 36
imposed by the board of county commissioners of the county. 37
8. The Department of Motor Vehicles shall provide for the 38
creation of an advisory committee consisting of representatives of 39
state and local agencies involved in the control of emissions from 40
motor vehicles. The committee shall: 41
(a) Establish goals and objectives for the program for control of 42
emissions from motor vehicles; 43
(b) Identify areas where funding should be made available; and 44
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(c) Review and make recommendations concerning regulations 1
adopted pursuant to NRS 445B.770. 2
Sec. 2. This act becomes effective on July 1, 2025. 3
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