SUMMARY--Provides for issuance of commemorative wildlife badges. (BDR 45-27)
FISCAL NOTE: Effect on Local Government: No.
Effect on the State or on Industrial Insurance: Contains Appropriation.
EXPLANATION - Matter in italics is new; matter in brackets [ ] is material to be omitted.
AN ACT relating to wildlife; providing for the issuance of commemorative wildlife badges; making an appropriation; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEVADA, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
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Section 1 Chapter 502 of NRS is hereby amended by adding thereto the provisions set forth as sections 2 and 3 of this act.
Sec. 2 1. The division shall create a commemorative wildlife badge for persons who wish to contribute to the maintenance of wildlife in this state. The commemorative wildlife badge must be sold at a price to be determined by the commission.
2. All money from the sale of commemorative wildlife badges must be deposited with the state treasurer for credit to the wildlife account in the state general fund. The division shall maintain separate accounting records for the receipt and expenditure of money from the sale of commemorative wildlife badges. An amount not to exceed 10 percent of that money may be used to reimburse the division for the cost of administering the commemorative wildlife badge program.
3. Before the division may undertake any project using money from the sale of commemorative wildlife badges, it shall analyze the project and provide the commission with recommendations as to the need for the project and its feasibility.
4. Money from the sale of commemorative wildlife badges must be used only for projects approved by the commission that do not relate to the hunting of game animals in this state.
Sec. 3 On or before March 1 of each odd-numbered year, the division shall submit to the director of the legislative counsel bureau a report summarizing any projects undertaken, receipt and expenditure of money and public benefits achieved by the program for the sale of commemorative wildlife badges for distribution to each regular session of the legislature.
Sec. 4 1. There is hereby appropriated from the state general fund to the wildlife account created pursuant to NRS 501.356 the sum of $100,000 for the purposes of creating the commemorative wildlife badges pursuant to section 2 of this act.
2. Any remaining balance of the money appropriated by subsection 1 must not be committed for expenditure after June 30, 1999, and reverts to the state general fund as soon as all payments of money committed have been made.