Assembly Bill No. 6–Joint Rules Committee

 

Prefiled June 13, 2001

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Referred to Committee of the Whole

 

SUMMARY—Directs Department of Transportation, Clark County and City of Las Vegas to conduct certain assessments concerning need for abatement of traffic noise. (BDR S‑16)

 

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 public highways; directing the Department of Transportation, Clark County and the City of Las Vegas to conduct certain assessments concerning the need for the abatement of traffic noise; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

 

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEVADA, REPRESENTED IN

SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

 

1-1    Section 1. 1.  The Department of Transportation and Clark County

1-2  shall conduct a study of the abatement of traffic noise in Clark County. The

1-3  study must include an assessment of the need for the abatement of traffic

1-4  noise on both sides of U.S. Interstate No. 515 from Charleston Boulevard

1-5  to Russell Road.

1-6    2.  The Department of Transportation and the City of Las Vegas shall

1-7  conduct an assessment of the need for the abatement of traffic noise along

1-8  those sections of U.S. Interstate No. 515 and U.S. Interstate No. 95 that lie

1-9  within the boundaries of the City of Las Vegas.

1-10    3.  The results of the assessments conducted pursuant to this section

1-11  must be reported to the Director of the Legislative Counsel Bureau on or

1-12  before February 1, 2003, for transmittal to the 72nd session of the

1-13  Legislature. Each report must include a plan for the abatement of traffic

1-14  noise, including the construction of sound barriers where required.

1-15    Sec. 2.  This act becomes effective upon passage and approval.

 

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