(Reprinted with amendments adopted on May 23, 2023)
SECOND REPRINT S.B. 81
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SENATE BILL NO. 81–SENATOR DALY
PREFILED JANUARY 26, 2023
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Referred to Committee on Government Affairs
SUMMARY—Revises provisions governing regional planning.
(BDR S-536)
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 regional planning; requiring representatives of
certain counties and cities to meet jointly for a specified
period to identify issues and make recommendations
regarding the orderly management of growth in the
region; requiring such representatives to prepare certain
joint reports during that period; and providing other
matters properly relating thereto.
Legislative Counsel’s Digest:
Existing law requires Carson City, Douglas County, Lyon County, Storey 1
County and Washoe County, in consultation with any cities within each such 2
county, to each prepare a report for submission to each Legislator who represents 3
any portion of one of these counties at the end of each calendar year between 4
July 1, 2019, and December 31, 2022. Each report must identify certain issues 5
relating to the orderly management of growth in those counties and make 6
recommendations regarding such issues. (Chapter 144, Statutes of Nevada 2019, at 7
page 798) This bill extends the meeting and reporting requirements through 8
calendar year 2026 and revises the meeting and reporting requirements. 9
Specifically, this bill requires, on or before December 1 of each calendar year 10
during the period between July 1, 2023, and December 1, 2026, Carson City, 11
Douglas County, Lyon County, Storey County and Washoe County, in consultation 12
with any cities within each such county, to meet to discuss and identify the positive 13
and negative issues relating to growth in the region that are impacting any such 14
county and prepare a joint report that: (1) identifies certain issues relating to growth 15
in the region; and (2) addresses, without limitation, the areas of conservation, 16
population, land use and development, transportation, and public facilities and 17
services. Each joint report must set forth recommendations that are intended to 18
resolve any negative impact on such issues which have been identified in the joint 19
report. 20
Additionally, this bill requires during the period between January 1, 2024, and 21
January 1, 2027, certain Legislators and other representatives of each county and 22
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city in the region to meet jointly at least twice during each calendar year during the 23
period to identify and discuss the positive and negative issues relating to the orderly 24
management of growth in the region. On or before December 31 of each calendar 25
year during the period, county managers or certain other designees are required to 26
prepare a joint regional report of the issues identified. The joint regional report 27
must also address comprehensively all of the issues identified and 28
recommendations made in the reports prepared by the counties and cities. 29
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEVADA, REPRESENTED IN
SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Section 1 of chapter 144, Statutes of Nevada 2019, 1
at page 798, is hereby amended to read as follows: 2
Section 1. 1. The Legislature hereby finds and 3
declares that: 4
(a) The region of Carson City, Douglas County, Lyon 5
County, Storey County and Washoe County is a unique, 6
contiguous geographical area that comprises the northwestern 7
border of Nevada. 8
(b) As part of one of the fastest-growing [state] states in 9
the nation, the population of this region has increased rapidly 10
in recent years, especially as a result of the location of 11
substantial economic development projects in the region. 12
(c) This increased population and economic development 13
activity has had a significant impact on resources beyond the 14
boundaries of individual political subdivisions, affecting the 15
region in such areas as transportation, land use development 16
and public services and facilities. 17
(d) The increased demand from development has placed 18
a significant amount of stress on the I-80 commercial 19
corridor within Lyon, Storey and Washoe Counties, 20
necessitating a strong focus to protect residents and visitors 21
as well as the economic vitality of the region. 22
(e) Because of the unique conditions in the region, a 23
general law cannot be made applicable and necessitates this 24
special act to require discussion and planning for the orderly 25
management of growth in the region in a collaborative and 26
structured manner by the counties and cities in the region for 27
the well-being of the residents as well as the long-term 28
economic development of the region. 29
2. On or before December [31] 1 of each calendar year 30
during the period between July 1, [2019,] 2023, and 31
December [31, 2022,] 1, 2026, each county in the region, in 32
consultation with any cities within each such county, shall 33
meet to discuss and identify the positive and negative issues 34
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relating to growth in the region that are impacting any 1
county in the region and prepare and submit to each 2
Legislator who represents any portion of the [county] region 3
a [separate] joint report that: 4
(a) Identifies [issues] each positive or negative issue 5
relating to the orderly management of growth in the region 6
that is impacting any county, including cities within [the] 7
any county [, and] in the region, including, without 8
limitation, issues in the following areas: 9
(1) Conservation, including, without limitation, the use 10
and protection of natural resources [;] , architectural 11
conservation and preservation planning; 12
(2) Population, including, without limitation, projected 13
population growth in the region and the projected resources 14
of the county or city that are necessary to support that 15
regional population [;] growth; 16
(3) Land use and development; 17
(4) Transportation [;] , including, without limitation, 18
the I-80 corridor and surrounding arterials; and 19
(5) Public facilities and services, including, without 20
limitation, roads, water and sewer service, flood control, 21
police and fire protection, mass transit, libraries and parks. 22
(b) [Makes] Set forth recommendations [regarding] that 23
are intended to resolve any negative impact on those issues 24
[.] that are identified in the joint report. 25
3. In preparing the joint report required by subsection 2, 26
each county in the region and any city within such a county 27
may consult with and solicit input concerning issues relating 28
to the orderly management of growth in the county, city or 29
region from any state agency, including, without limitation, 30
the Department of Transportation and the Office of 31
Economic Development, and from other entities in the 32
county, including, without limitation, [the] school [district] 33
districts and any town, airport authority, regional 34
transportation commission, water authority, military base, 35
flood control agency, public safety agency or Indian colony 36
or tribe in the county. Such input may include, without 37
limitation, any I-80 corridor planning reports prepared by 38
the Department of Transportation. 39
4. During the period between January 1, [2020,] 2024, 40
and [December 1, 2023,] January 1, 2027, two members, one 41
from the majority political party and one from the minority 42
political party, of the Senate whose legislative districts 43
include any area within the region and designated by the 44
Majority Leader of the Senate, two members, one from the 45
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majority political party and one from the minority political 1
party, of the Assembly whose legislative districts include any 2
area within the region and designated by the Speaker of the 3
Assembly, the county manager of each county in the region or 4
his or her designee, or if a county manager is not appointed 5
pursuant to NRS 244.125, a person designated by the board of 6
county commissioners of the county, and the city manager of 7
each city in the region or his or her designee or, if the city 8
does not have a city manager, a person designated by the 9
governing body of the city, shall meet jointly at least twice 10
during each calendar year in that period to identify and 11
discuss the positive and negative issues relating to the orderly 12
management of growth in the region, including, without 13
limitation, the issues identified and any recommendations 14
made in the joint reports prepared pursuant to subsection 2. 15
Each Legislator and city manager serve in an ex officio 16
capacity and are not voting members. 17
5. Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, on or 18
before December [1] 31 of each calendar year during the 19
period between January 1, [2020,] 2024, and [December 1, 20
2023, the counties in the region, in consultation with the cities 21
in the region,] January 1, 2027, the county managers or 22
their designees described in subsection 4 shall prepare a joint 23
regional report of the issues identified during the meetings 24
held pursuant to subsection 4 during that calendar year and 25
any recommendations made relating to those issues . [and 26
submit the report] The contents of each joint regional report 27
must be approved by a simple majority of the county 28
managers or their designees described in subsection 4. Each 29
joint regional report must be submitted to each Legislator 30
who represents any portion of a county in the region and to 31
the Legislative Commission. [The] Each joint report that 32
must be submitted [on or before December 1, 2023,] 33
pursuant to this subsection must address comprehensively all 34
the issues identified and recommendations made by the 35
counties and cities in the [region during the period between 36
January 1, 2020, and December 1, 2023, relating to the 37
orderly management of growth in the region.] joint report 38
prepared by the counties and cities pursuant to subsection 2. 39
6. A Legislator is not entitled to compensation or to any 40
per diem or travel expenses to attend a meeting described in 41
subsection 4. 42
7. As used in this section, “region” means the combined 43
geographical area consisting of Carson City, Douglas County, 44
Lyon County, Storey County and Washoe County. 45
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Sec. 2. Section 2 of chapter 144, Statutes of Nevada 2019, at 1
page 800, is hereby amended to read as follows: 2
Sec. 2. This act becomes effective on July 1, 2019 . [, 3
and expires by limitation on December 31, 2023.] 4
Sec. 3. This act becomes effective on July 1, 2023. 5
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