Assembly Bill No. 540

Assembly Bill No. 540-Committee on Government Affairs

May 27, 1997
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Referred to Committee on Government Affairs

SUMMARY--Provides in skeleton form for change of name of Clark County to Las Vegas County. (BDR 20-917)

FISCAL NOTE: Effect on Local Government: Yes.

Effect on the State or on Industrial Insurance: Yes.

EXPLANATION - Matter in italics is new; matter in brackets [ ] is material to be omitted.

AN ACT relating to counties; providing in skeleton form for the change of the name of Clark County to Las Vegas County; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEVADA, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

Section 1 NRS 243.035 is hereby amended to read as follows:
243.035 Except as otherwise provided in NRS 243.293, the county of [Clark] Las Vegas is hereby erected out of the following territory: All that portion of Lincoln County lying south of the 3rd standard parallel south of Mount Diablo baseline is hereby detached from Lincoln County and the county of [Clark] Las Vegas erected therefrom.
Sec. 2 NRS 243.040 is hereby amended to read as follows:
243.040The city of Las Vegas is the county seat of [Clark] Las Vegas County.
Sec. 3 NRS 243.220 is hereby amended to read as follows:
243.220The territory described in NRS 243.035 is detached and set aside from Lincoln County and the county of [Clark] Las Vegas erected therefrom.
Sec. 4 NRS 243.293 is hereby amended to read as follows:
243.293The boundary line between Nye and [Clark] Las Vegas counties is as follows: Beginning at the point of intersection of the north line of T. 16 S., R. 54 E., M.D.B. & M. and the meridian running north-south passing through "Red Bluff Springs," Nevada; thence west along the north boundary of section 3, T. 16 S., R. 54 E., 400 feet more or less, to the north quarter corner of section 3, T. 16 S., R. 54 E.; thence southerly along the center 1/4 section line through sections 3, 10, 15, 22, 27 and 34 to the south quarter corner of section 34, T. 16 S., R. 54 E.; thence east along the north boundary of section 3, T. 17 S., R. 54 E. to the north quarter corner of section 3, T. 17 S., R. 54 E.; thence southerly along the center 1/4 section line through sections 3, 10, 15, 22, 27 and 34 to the south quarter corner of section 34, T. 17 S., R. 54 E. and the north quarter corner of section 3, T. 18 S., R. 54 E.; thence southerly along the center 1/4 section line through sections 3, 10, 15, 22, 27 and 34 to the south quarter corner of section 34, T. 18 S., R. 54 E. and the north quarter corner of section 3, T. 19 S., R. 54 E.; thence southerly along the center 1/4 section line through sections 3, 10, 15, 22, 27 and 34 to the south quarter corner of section 34, T. 19 S., R. 54 E. and the north quarter corner of section 3, T. 20 S., R. 54 E.; thence southerly along center 1/4 section line through sections 3, 10, 15, 27 and 34 to the south quarter corner of section 34, T. 20 S., R. 54 E.; thence east along the north boundary of section 3, T. 21 S., R. 54 E. to the north quarter corner of section 3, T. 21 S., R. 54 E.; thence southerly along the center 1/4 section line through sections 3, 10, 15, 22, 27 and 34 to the south quarter corner of section 34, T. 21 S., R. 54 E. and north quarter corner of section 3, T. 22 S., R. 54 E.; thence southerly along the center 1/4 section line through sections 3, 10 and 15, T. 22 S., R. 54 E. to the intersection of the north boundary of tract 38, T. 22 S., R. 54 E. near the center of section 15, T. 22 S., R. 54 E.; thence southerly through tract 38, 1 mile more or less, to the south boundary of tract 38 near the center of section 22, T. 22 S., R. 54 E.; thence southerly along the center 1/4 section line of sections 22 and 27, T. 22 S., R. 54 E. to the intersection of the state line between Nevada and California at a point 1900 feet, more or less, southeast of milepost 113 and 450 feet, more or less, northwest of the closing corner on the state line common to sections 15 and 22, T. 22 N., R. 10 E., S.B.B. & M.
Sec. 5 NRS 3.010 is hereby amended to read as follows:
3.010The state is hereby divided into nine judicial districts, as follows:
First judicial district. Carson City and the county of Storey constitute the first judicial district.
Second judicial district. The county of Washoe constitutes the second judicial district.
Third judicial district. The counties of Churchill and Lyon constitute the third judicial district.
Fourth judicial district. The county of Elko constitutes the fourth judicial district.
Fifth judicial district. The counties of Mineral, Esmeralda and Nye constitute the fifth judicial district.
Sixth judicial district. The counties of Lander, Pershing and Humboldt constitute the sixth judicial district.
Seventh judicial district. The counties of Eureka, White Pine and Lincoln constitute the seventh judicial district.
Eighth judicial district. The county of [Clark] Las Vegas constitutes the eighth judicial district.
Ninth judicial district. The county of Douglas constitutes the ninth judicial district.
Sec. 6 NRS 41A.019 is hereby amended to read as follows:
41A.019There are hereby created two tentative screening panels, one to be known as the northern panel, from which must be selected screening panels to sit in Reno, Nevada, to hear claims of medical or dental malpractice arising in the counties of Washoe, Storey, Douglas, Lyon, Churchill, Pershing, Humboldt, Lander, Elko, Eureka, Mineral, White Pine and Carson City, and one to be known as the southern panel, from which must be selected screening panels to sit in Las Vegas, Nevada, to hear claims of medical or dental malpractice arising in the counties of Lincoln, Nye, Esmeralda and [Clark.] Las Vegas.
Sec. 7 NRS 62.325 is hereby amended to read as follows:
62.3251. Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, if a child is committed to the custody of a regional facility for children, the court may order that the expense of the child's support and maintenance be paid by the county of the child's residence in an amount equal to any money paid for that purpose by the division. Such an order may not be entered if the county maintains the facility to which the child is committed.
2. The court may order that the parents, guardian or other person liable for the support and maintenance of the child reimburse the county in whole or in part for the expense of the child's support and maintenance.
3. This section does not prohibit the court from providing for the support and maintenance of the child in any other manner authorized by law.
4. As used in this section:
(a) "Division" means the division of child and family services of the department of human resources.
(b) "Regional facility for children" includes:
(1) The institution in Douglas County known as China Spring Youth Camp.
(2) The institution in [Clark] Las Vegas County known as Spring Mountain Youth Camp.
(3) Any other institution established and maintained for the care of minors adjudged delinquent and committed thereto, except the Nevada youth training center and the Caliente youth center.
Sec. 8 NRS 218.058 is hereby amended to read as follows:
218.058Assembly district 1 consists of:
1. In [Clark] Las Vegas County, census voting districts 0115, 0170, 0195, 0445, 0595, 0640, 0670, 1020, 2435, 2450, 2455, 2460, 2465 and 2470.
2. In [Clark] Las Vegas County, in census voting district 0005, blocks 309A, 311A, 601 and 602A.
3. In [Clark] Las Vegas County, in census voting district 0045, blocks 101, 102, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 130, 131, 140, 201, 202, 203, 204, 226, 227, 230, 231, 301, 302 and 303.
4. In [Clark] Las Vegas County, in census voting district 0125, block 605.
5. In [Clark] Las Vegas County, in census voting district 0410, blocks 205, 206, 207A and 208.
6. In [Clark] Las Vegas County, in census voting district 0435, block 316.
7. In [Clark] Las Vegas County, in census voting district 0635, blocks 403A, 405, 406, 407, 408, 409 and 410A.
8. In [Clark] Las Vegas County, in census voting district 0655, blocks 102, 103, 104, 104A, 105, 108, 111, 113, 114 and 115.
9. In [Clark] Las Vegas County, in census voting district 0715, blocks 801, 802, 803, 804, 805, 806, 807, 808 and 809.
10. In [Clark] Las Vegas County, in census voting district 0755, blocks 415A, 416A, 419, 420, 421, 422, 423 and 424.
11. In [Clark] Las Vegas County, in census voting district 0875, block 104B.
12. In [Clark] Las Vegas County, in census voting district 0880, block 819A.
13. In [Clark] Las Vegas County, in census voting district 0910, block 817A.
14. In [Clark] Las Vegas County, in census voting district 1185, blocks 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109 and 110.
15. In [Clark] Las Vegas County, in census voting district 1195, blocks 923, 924 and 925.
16. In [Clark] Las Vegas County, in census voting district 2335, blocks 207B, 221, 222, 304, 305, 306, 307, 308, 309B, 310, 311B and 312.
17. In [Clark] Las Vegas County, in census voting district 2355, blocks 410B, 411, 412, 413, 414, 415B and 416B.
18. In [Clark] Las Vegas County, in census voting district 2415, blocks 817B, 818 and 819B.
Sec. 9 NRS 218.0796 is hereby amended to read as follows:
218.0796Assembly district 42 consists of:
1. In [Clark] Las Vegas County, census voting districts 0680, 0685, 0890, 1075, 1855, 1900, 1910, 1920, 1930, 1945, 1950, 2040, 2065, 2070, 3020, 3055, 3110 and 3125.
2. In [Clark] Las Vegas County, in census voting district 3105, blocks 111, 112, 115, 116, 122, 123, 125, 126, 127, 130, 131, 132, 133, 134, 135, 136, 137, 138, 139, 140, 141, 142, 143, 144, 145, 146 and 149.
3. In [Clark] Las Vegas County, in census voting district 3150, blocks 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 124, 128, 129 and 325B.
Sec. 10 NRS 234.150 is hereby amended to read as follows:
234.150The secretary of state of the State of Nevada shall transmit a duly certified copy of NRS 234.130 to 234.180, inclusive, to the governor of the State of Arizona. The governor of this state, whenever officially advised that the State of Arizona has ratified and approved the compact set forth in NRS 234.140 and whenever the Congress of the United States has approved the compact, shall make proclamation of that fact. A copy of such proclamation shall be published for three consecutive weekly issues in a newspaper or newspapers of general circulation in [Clark] Las Vegas County, Nevada.
Sec. 11 NRS 304.060 is hereby amended to read as follows:
304.060The following congressional districts are hereby created:
1. Congressional district 1 consisting of all of [Clark] Las Vegas County except those census voting districts in [Clark] Las Vegas County listed in paragraph (b) of subsection 2.
2. Congressional district 2 consisting of:
(a) All counties in the state except [Clark] Las Vegas County; and
(b) In [Clark] Las Vegas County, census voting districts 0005, 0045, 0075, 0090, 0125, 0170, 0195, 0285, 0320, 0395, 0410, 0415, 0445, 0595, 0615, 0625, 0655, 0670, 0705, 0715, 0745, 0805, 0860, 0870, 0875, 0900, 0930, 0950, 0980, 0985, 0990, 1020, 1050, 1055, 1060, 1065, 1095, 1185, 1195, 1615, 1620, 1625, 1630, 1635, 1640, 1645, 1650, 1655, 1660, 1665, 1675, 1680, 1685, 1690, 1695, 1750, 1925, 1940, 1955, 2075, 2090, 2335, 2340, 2345, 2350, 2360, 2365, 2370, 2380, 2385, 2390, 2430, 2435, 2440, 2445, 2450, 2455, 2460, 2475, 2485, 2490, 2495, 2500, 2505, 2510, 2515, 2520, 2530, 2535, 2540, 2545, 2555, 2565, 2745, 2950, 2960, 2965, 2975, 2980, 2990, 3175, 3180, 3185, 3190, 3210 and 3255.
3. As used in this section, "census voting district" means the voting district:
(a) Based on the geographic and population data bases compiled by the Bureau of the Census of the United States Department of Commerce as validated and incorporated into the geographic information system by the legislative counsel bureau for use by the Nevada legislature; and
(b) Designated in the maps filed with the office of the secretary of state pursuant to subsection 3 of NRS 304.070.
Sec. 12 NRS 321.536 is hereby amended to read as follows:
321.5361. The commission may use money in the Fort Mohave development account to purchase or otherwise acquire lands described in NRS 321.500 and 321.534 in an amount not to exceed $3,200,000.
2. After the allocation of money pursuant to subsection 1, the commission may use money in the Fort Mohave development account to administer the provisions of NRS 321.480 to 321.536, inclusive, and any other expenditures authorized by law.
3. After the allocation of money pursuant to subsections 1 and 2, the commission, with the concurrence of the board of county commissioners of [Clark] Las Vegas County, shall, pursuant to NRS 353.150 to 353.246, inclusive, prepare and submit a program for the use of the remaining money available in the Fort Mohave Valley development account to develop state and local capital improvements. The program may include the planning, design and construction of those improvements which develop the land in the Fort Mohave Valley or in the service area of any general improvement district, special district, town or city which contains all or a part of the land in the Fort Mohave Valley, or both. If the program is approved, the commission shall approve proper claims against the account made in conformance with the program in a manner which ensures that any claims concerning a particular capital improvement are approved and paid before any claims concerning another capital improvement are approved and paid.
4. After disposition of the money in the Fort Mohave Valley development account pursuant to subsections 1, 2 and 3, the commission may use any remaining money to:
(a) Develop and dispose of any land described in NRS 321.534 acquired by the commission;
(b) Purchase or otherwise acquire, develop and dispose of any other land, including the land described in NRS 321.410, which the commission is authorized to purchase, acquire, develop or dispose of; and
(c) Perform any other acts authorized by the legislative commission.
5. Any money:
(a) Received from the development or disposition of the land described in NRS 321.534;
(b) Transferred from the Eldorado Valley development account pursuant to subsection 2 of NRS 321.470; or
(c) Received from the development or disposition of any other land which the commission acquires using money from the Fort Mohave Valley development account pursuant to paragraph (b) of subsection 4,
must be deposited in the Fort Mohave Valley development account.
Sec. 13 NRS 354.5989 is hereby amended to read as follows:
354.59891. A local government shall not increase any fee for a business license or adopt a fee for a business license issued for revenue or regulation, or both, except as permitted by this section. This prohibition does not apply to fees:
(a) Imposed by hospitals, county airports, airport authorities, convention authorities, the Las Vegas Valley Water District or the [Clark] Las Vegas County Sanitation District;
(b) Imposed on public utilities for the privilege of doing business pursuant to a franchise;
(c) For business licenses which are calculated as a fraction or percentage of the gross revenue of the business;
(d) Imposed pursuant to NRS 244.348, 268.0973, 268.821 or 269.182; or
(e) Regulated pursuant to NRS 354.59881 to 354.59889, inclusive.
2. The amount of revenue the local government derives or is allowed to derive, whichever is greater, from all fees for business licenses except those excluded by subsection 1, for the fiscal year ended on June 30, 1991, is the base from which the maximum allowable revenue from such fees must be calculated for the next subsequent year. To the base must be added the sum of the amounts respectively equal to the product of the base multiplied by the percentage increase in the population of the local government added to the percentage increase in the Consumer Price Index for the year ending on December 31 next preceding the year for which the limit is being calculated. The amount so determined becomes the base for computing the allowed increase for each subsequent year.
3. A local government may not increase any fee for a business license which is calculated as a fraction or percentage of the gross revenue of the business if its total revenues from such fees have increased during the preceding fiscal year by more than the increase in the Consumer Price Index during that preceding calendar year. The provisions of this subsection do not apply to a fee imposed pursuant to NRS 244.348, 268.0973, 268.821 or 269.182, or regulated pursuant to NRS 354.59881 to 354.59889, inclusive.
4. A local government may submit an application to increase its revenue from fees for business licenses beyond the amount allowable under this section to the Nevada tax commission, which may grant the application only if it finds that:
(a) Emergency conditions exist which impair the ability of the local government to perform the basic functions for which it was created; or
(b) The rate of a business license of the local government is substantially below that of other local governments in the state.
5. The provisions of this section apply to a business license regardless of the fund to which the revenue from it is assigned. An ordinance or resolution enacted by a local government in violation of the provisions of this section is void.
6. As used in this section, "fee for a business license" does not include a tax imposed on the revenues from the rental of transient lodging.
Sec. 14 NRS 364A.320 is hereby amended to read as follows:
364A.3201. The department may recover a refund or any part thereof which is erroneously made and any credit or part thereof which is erroneously allowed in an action brought in a court of competent jurisdiction in Carson City or [Clark] Las Vegas County in the name of the State of Nevada.
2. The action must be tried in Carson City or [Clark] Las Vegas County unless the court with the consent of the attorney general orders a change of place of trial.
3. The attorney general shall prosecute the action, and the provisions of NRS, the Nevada Rules of Civil Procedure and the Nevada Rules of Appellate Procedure relating to service of summons, pleadings, proofs, trials and appeals are applicable to the proceedings.
Sec. 15 NRS 385.021 is hereby amended to read as follows:
385.0211. The state board of education consists of eleven members elected by the registered voters within the following districts:
(a) District 1 consisting of all of Washoe County except census voting districts 0326, 0334, 0341, 0344, 0349, 0703, 0705, 0712, 0716, 0720, 0721, 0722, 0723, 0724, 0727, 0729, 0730, 0731, 0732, 0733, 0736, 0737, 0739, 0740, 0742, 0744, 0746 and 0769, that portion of census voting district 0771 located in the New Washoe City census county division, census voting district 0805, that portion of census voting district 0815 located in the Pyramid Lake census county division, and census voting districts 0816, 0817, 0818, 0832, 0833, 0834, 0902, 0903, 0910, 0930, 0933, 0935, 0939 and 0945.
(b) District 2 consisting of [Clark] Las Vegas County, Lincoln County, and, in Nye County, census voting districts 0060, 0065, 0070, 0075, 0080, 0085, 0090 and 0095.
(c) District 3 consisting of the remainder of the state.
2. Each member of the state board must be a resident of the subdistrict from which that member is elected.
3. At the general election in 1992, and every 4 years thereafter:
(a) From district No. 1, one member of the state board must be elected for a term of 4 years.
(b) From district No. 2, four members of the state board must be elected for a term of 4 years.
(c) From district No. 3, one member of the state board must be elected for a term of 4 years.
4. At the general election in 1994, and every 4 years thereafter:
(a) From district No. 1, one member of the state board must be elected for a term of 4 years.
(b) From district No. 2, three members of the state board must be elected for a term of 4 years.
(c) From district No. 3, one member of the state board must be elected for a term of 4 years.
5. If a vacancy occurs on the state board, the governor shall appoint a member to fill the vacancy until the next general election, at which election a member must be chosen for the balance of the unexpired term. The appointee must be a resident of the subdistrict where the vacancy occurs.
6. No member of the state board may be elected to the office more than three times.
Sec. 16 NRS 396.043 is hereby amended to read as follows:
396.043Subdistrict A of district 2 consists of:
1. In [Clark] Las Vegas County, census voting districts 0025, 0030, 0035, 0065, 0100, 0105, 0130, 0160, 0300, 0310, 0385, 0430, 0470, 0515, 0535, 0540, 0605, 0610, 0785, 0935, 0955, 1105, 1110, 1115, 1120, 1125, 1130, 1135, 1140, 1145, 1155, 1160, 1165, 1170, 1175, 1180, 1190, 1200, 1205, 1210, 1215, 1220, 1225, 1230, 1235, 1240, 1245, 1250, 1255, 1265, 1300, 1330, 1340, 2325, 2395, 2400, 2405, 2410, 2855, 2875, 2945, 2955, 2960, 2970, 2975, 2980, 2985, 2990 and 2995.
2. In [Clark] Las Vegas County, in census voting district 0145, blocks 101 to 104, inclusive, 116, 131, 204 and 216.
3. In [Clark] Las Vegas County, all of census voting district 1150 except block 210.
4. In [Clark] Las Vegas County, in census voting district 1260, blocks 212, 214, 215, 216, 218, 219, 220, 222, 224 and 227.
5. In [Clark] Las Vegas County, all of census voting district 1275 except blocks 214 and 218.
6. In [Clark] Las Vegas County, in census voting district 2260, blocks 501, 513 to 517, inclusive, and 522.
7. In [Clark] Las Vegas County, all of census voting district 2965 except blocks 901 and 902.
Sec. 17 NRS 423.220 is hereby amended to read as follows:
423.2201. Except as otherwise provided in subsections 2 and 5, children residing at the northern Nevada children's home shall attend the public schools of the Carson City school district, and are entitled to receive therein the full attention, protection and instruction accorded to any other children.
2. The superintendent may, at the request of the parent or parents, allow any child residing at the northern Nevada children's home to attend parochial or private schools in Carson City and counties adjoining thereto, at no expense to the State of Nevada.
3. Except as otherwise provided in subsections 4 and 5, children residing at the southern Nevada children's home shall attend public schools of the [Clark] Las Vegas County school district, and are entitled to receive therein the full attention, protection and instruction accorded to any other children.
4. The superintendent may, at the request of the parent or parents, allow any child residing at the southern Nevada children's home to attend parochial or private schools in [Clark] Las Vegas County, at no expense to the State of Nevada.
5. The provisions of subsections 1 and 3 do not apply to children who are ineligible to attend public school pursuant to NRS 392.4675.
Sec. 18 NRS 481.053 is hereby amended to read as follows:
481.0531. The governor shall appoint the peace officers' standards and training committee.
2. The committee consists of seven members, one appointed from [Clark] Las Vegas County, one from Washoe County, three from any other counties, one from category II peace officers and one from category III peace officers. Members serve terms of 2 years from the date of appointment. Members serve without compensation but are entitled to the per diem allowance and travel expenses provided by law for state officers and employees generally.
3. The governor shall make the appointments from recommendations submitted by [Clark] Las Vegas County, Washoe County, professional organizations of sheriffs and police chiefs of this state, category II peace officers and category III peace officers.
4. The committee shall:
(a) Meet at the call of the chairman, who must be elected by the members of the committee.
(b) Provide for and encourage the training and education of peace officers in order to improve the system of criminal justice.
(c) Adopt regulations establishing minimum standards for the certification and decertification, recruitment, selection and training of peace officers.
(d) Make necessary inquiries to determine whether agencies of the state and of local governments are complying with standards set forth in its regulations.
(e) Carry out the duties required of the committee pursuant to NRS 432B.610 and 432B.620.
5. Regulations adopted by the committee:
(a) Apply to all agencies of the state and of local governments which employ persons as peace officers;
(b) Must require that all peace officers receive training in the handling of cases involving abuse or neglect of children or missing children; and
(c) May require that training be carried on at institutions which it approves in those regulations.
6. The director may adopt regulations necessary for the operation of the committee and the enforcement of laws administered by the committee.
7. As used in this section:
(a) "Category II peace officer" means:
(1) The bailiff of the supreme court;
(2) The bailiffs of the district courts, justices' courts and municipal courts whose duties require them to carry weapons and make arrests;
(3) Constables and their deputies whose official duties require them to carry weapons and make arrests;
(4) Inspectors employed by the public service commission of Nevada who exercise those powers of enforcement conferred by chapters 704, 705 and 706 of NRS;
(5) Parole and probation officers;
(6) Special investigators who are employed full time by the office of any district attorney or the attorney general;
(7) Investigators of arson for fire departments who are specially designated by the appointing authority;
(8) The assistant and deputies of the state fire marshal;
(9) The brand inspectors of the division of agriculture of the department of business and industry who exercise the powers of enforcement conferred in chapter 565 of NRS;
(10) Investigators for the state forester firewarden who are specially designated by him and whose primary duties are the investigation of arson;
(11) School police officers employed by the board of trustees of any county school district;
(12) Agents of the state gaming control board who exercise the powers of enforcement specified in NRS 289.360, 463.140 or 463.1405, except those agents whose duties relate primarily to auditing, accounting, the collection of taxes or license fees, or the investigation of applicants for licenses;
(13) Investigators and administrators of the bureau of enforcement of the registration division of the department of motor vehicles and public safety who perform the duties specified in subsection 3 of NRS 481.048;
(14) Officers and investigators of the section for the control of emissions from vehicles of the registration division of the department of motor vehicles and public safety who perform the duties specified in subsection 3 of NRS 481.0481;
(15) Legislative police officers of the State of Nevada;
(16) The personnel of the capitol police division of the department of motor vehicles and public safety appointed pursuant to subsection 2 of NRS 331.140;
(17) Parole counselors of the division of child and family services of the department of human resources;
(18) Juvenile probation officers and deputy juvenile probation officers employed by the various judicial districts in Nevada or by a department of family, youth and juvenile services established pursuant to NRS 62.1264 whose official duties require them to enforce court orders on juvenile offenders and make arrests;
(19) Field investigators of the taxicab authority;
(20) Security officers employed full time by a city or county whose official duties require them to carry weapons and make arrests; and
(21) The chief of a department of alternative sentencing created pursuant to NRS 211A.080 and the assistant alternative sentencing officers employed by that department.
(b) "Category III peace officer" means peace officers whose authority is limited to correctional services, and includes the superintendents and correctional officers of the department of prisons.
Sec. 19 NRS 625A.030 is hereby amended to read as follows:
625A.0301. There is hereby created the board of registered environmental health specialists, consisting of the state health officer or his designated representative and four members appointed by the governor.
2. After the initial terms, each member appointed by the governor must be appointed for a term of 3 years.
3. Of the members of the board appointed by the governor after his initial appointments, two must represent the general public and two must be environmental health specialists, one employed by the health district containing Washoe County and one employed by the health district containing [Clark] Las Vegas County.
4. The governor may, after notice and hearing, remove any member of the board for misconduct in office, incompetency, neglect of duty or other sufficient cause.
5. The board shall elect from its members who are not employees of the state a chairman and a secretary. The chairman must be elected annually on July 1. The secretary continues in office at the pleasure of the board.
Sec. 20 NRS 645C.180 is hereby amended to read as follows:
645C.1801. The commission of appraisers of real estate is hereby created, consisting of five members appointed by the governor.
2. At least two members of the commission must be residents of the southern district of Nevada, which consists of the counties of [Clark,] Las Vegas, Esmeralda, Lincoln and Nye.
3. At least two members of the commission must be residents of the northern district of Nevada, which consists of Carson City, and the counties of Churchill, Douglas, Elko, Eureka, Humboldt, Lander, Lyon, Mineral, Pershing, Storey, Washoe and White Pine.
4. Not more than two members may be appointed from any one county.
5. After the terms of the initial members, the commission must contain at least two members who hold certificates as general appraisers and at least two members who hold certificates or licenses as residential appraisers.
6. A member of the commission is eligible for reappointment, but shall not serve for a period greater than 6 years consecutively, after which he is not eligible for appointment or reappointment until 3 years have elapsed from his previous period of service.