Assembly Bill No. 112–Committee on Commerce and Labor
(On Behalf of Commission on Workplace Safety)
February 4, 1999
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Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
SUMMARY—Requires establishment of standards and procedures for places of employment where explosives are produced, used, stored or handled. (BDR 53-780)
FISCAL NOTE: Effect on Local Government: No.
Effect on the State or on Industrial Insurance: Yes.
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EXPLANATION – Matter in
bolded italics is new; matter between brackets
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEVADA, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
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Section 1. Chapter 618 of NRS is hereby amended by adding thereto1-2
the provisions set forth as sections 2 to 5, inclusive, of this act.1-3
Sec. 2. 1. The division shall adopt regulations establishing1-4
standards and procedures for places of employment where explosives are1-5
produced, used, stored or handled, including, without limitation,1-6
regulations requiring the:1-7
(a) Establishment and implementation of safety plans and procedures;1-8
(b) Establishment of safety zones at or around such places of1-9
employment;1-10
(c) Annual certification of such places of employment; and1-11
(d) Establishment and implementation of programs for the training1-12
and annual certification of employees engaged in the production, use,1-13
storage or handling of explosives.2-1
2. If the standards and procedures adopted pursuant to this section2-2
conflict with any ordinances of a local governing body regulating2-3
explosives, the more stringent standard applies.2-4
3. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, compliance with an2-5
ordinance of a local governing body regulating explosives does not2-6
excuse any person from complying with the standards and procedures2-7
adopted by the division pursuant to this section.2-8
4. As used in this section, "explosive" means gunpowders, powders2-9
used for blasting, all forms of high explosives, blasting materials, fuses2-10
other than electric circuit breakers, detonators and other detonating2-11
agents, smokeless powders, other explosive or incendiary devices and any2-12
chemical compound, mechanical mixture or device that contains any2-13
oxidizing and combustible units, or other ingredients, in such2-14
proportions, quantities or packing that ignition by fire, friction,2-15
concussion, percussion, or detonation of the compound, mixture or2-16
device or any part thereof may cause an explosion.2-17
Sec. 3. 1. An applicant for the issuance or renewal of certification2-18
as an employee engaged in the production, use, storage or handling of2-19
explosives pursuant to section 2 of this act shall submit with his2-20
application the statement prescribed by the welfare division of the2-21
department of human resources pursuant to NRS 425.520. The statement2-22
must be completed and signed by the applicant.2-23
2. The division shall include the statement required pursuant to2-24
subsection 1 in:2-25
(a) The application or any other forms that must be submitted for the2-26
issuance or renewal of the certification; or2-27
(b) A separate form prescribed by the division.2-28
3. Certification as an employee engaged in the production, use,2-29
storage or handling of explosives may not be issued or renewed pursuant2-30
to section 2 of this act if the applicant:2-31
(a) Fails to submit the statement required pursuant to subsection 1; or2-32
(b) Indicates on the statement submitted pursuant to subsection 1 that2-33
he is subject to a court order for the support of a child and is not in2-34
compliance with the order or a plan approved by the district attorney or2-35
other public agency enforcing the order for the repayment of the amount2-36
owed pursuant to the order.2-37
4. If an applicant indicates on the statement submitted pursuant to2-38
subsection 1 that he is subject to a court order for the support of a child2-39
and is not in compliance with the order or a plan approved by the district2-40
attorney or other public agency enforcing the order for the repayment of2-41
the amount owed pursuant to the order, the person to whom the3-1
application was submitted shall advise the applicant to contact the district3-2
attorney or other public agency enforcing the order to determine the3-3
actions that the applicant may take to satisfy the arrearage.3-4
Sec. 4. An application for the issuance of certification as an3-5
employee engaged in the production, use, storage or handling of3-6
explosives pursuant to section 2 of this act must include the social3-7
security number of the applicant. Sec. 5. 1. If the division receives a copy of a court order issued3-9
pursuant to NRS 425.540 that provides for the suspension of all3-10
professional, occupational and recreational licenses, certificates and3-11
permits issued to a person who has been certified as an employee3-12
engaged in the production, use, storage or handling of explosives3-13
pursuant to section 2 of this act, the division shall deem the certification3-14
issued to that person to be suspended at the end of the 30th day after the3-15
date on which the court order was issued unless the division receives a3-16
letter issued by the district attorney or other public agency pursuant to3-17
NRS 425.550 to the person who has been issued the certification stating3-18
that the person has complied with the subpoena or warrant or has3-19
satisfied the arrearage pursuant to NRS 425.560.3-20
2. The division shall reinstate the certification of an employee3-21
engaged in the production, use, storage or handling of explosives issued3-22
pursuant to section 2 of this act that has been suspended by a district3-23
court pursuant to NRS 425.540 if the division receives a letter issued by3-24
the district attorney or other public agency pursuant to NRS 425.550 to3-25
the person whose certification was suspended stating that the person3-26
whose certification was suspended has complied with the subpoena or3-27
warrant or has satisfied the arrearage pursuant to NRS 425.560.3-28
Sec. 6. NRS 618.341 is hereby amended to read as follows: 618.341 1. Except as otherwise provided in this section, the public3-30
may inspect all records of the division which contain information3-31
regarding:3-32
(a) An oral or written complaint filed by an employee or a3-33
representative of employees alleging the existence of an imminent danger3-34
or a violation of a safety or health standard that threatens physical harm;3-35
(b) The manner in which the division acted on any such complaint;3-36
(c) Any citation issued by the division to an employer and the reason3-37
for its issuance; and3-38
(d) Any penalty imposed by the division on an employer and the reason3-39
therefor.3-40
2. The division shall, upon oral or written request and payment of any3-41
applicable charges, provide to any person a copy of any record of the3-42
division which is open to public inspection pursuant to subsection 1. The4-1
first six pages reproduced pursuant to each such request must be provided4-2
without charge. The charge for each additional page copied must not4-3
exceed the cost of reproduction.4-4
3.4-5
shall keep confidential:4-6
(a) The name of any employee who filed any complaint against an4-7
employer or who made any statement to the division concerning an4-8
employer; and4-9
(b) Any information which is part of a current investigation by the4-10
division, but the fact that an investigation is being conducted is public4-11
information.4-12
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means any investigation conducted before the issuance of a citation or4-14
notice of violation or, if no citation or notice of violation is issued, an4-15
investigation which is not closed.4-16
4. The division shall, upon the receipt of a written request from a law4-17
enforcement agency, disclose otherwise confidential information to that4-18
law enforcement agency for the limited purpose of pursuing a criminal4-19
investigation.4-20
Sec. 7. NRS 618.365 is hereby amended to read as follows: 618.365 1. This chapter does not supersede or in any manner affect4-22
the Nevada Industrial Insurance Act4-23
Diseases Act or enlarge, diminish or affect in any other manner the4-24
common law or statutory rights, duties or liabilities of employers and4-25
employees under the laws of this state with respect to injuries, occupational4-26
or other, diseases or death of employees arising out of or in the course of4-27
employment.4-28
2. Statements, reports and information obtained or received by the4-29
division in connection with an investigation under, or the administration or4-30
enforcement of, the provisions of this chapter must not be admitted as4-31
evidence in any civil action other than an action for enforcement, variance4-32
hearing or review under this chapter.4-33
3. Any report of investigation or inspection or any information4-34
concerning trade secrets or secret industrial processes obtained under this4-35
chapter must not be disclosed or open to public inspection , except4-36
(a) As such information may be disclosed to other officers or employees4-37
concerned with carrying out this chapter4-38
(b) When relevant in any court proceeding under this chapter4-39
(c) As otherwise provided in NRS 618.341.4-40
4. The division, the courts, and where applicable, the review board4-41
may issue such orders as may be appropriate to protect the confidentiality4-42
of trade secrets.5-1
Sec. 8. NRS 244.2961 is hereby amended to read as follows: 244.2961 1. The board of county commissioners may by ordinance5-3
create a district for a fire department. The board of county commissioners5-4
is ex officio the governing body of any district created pursuant to this5-5
section and may:5-6
(a) Organize, regulate and maintain the fire department.5-7
(b) Appoint and prescribe the duties of the fire chief.5-8
(c) Designate arson investigators as peace officers.5-9
(d) Regulate or prohibit the storage of any explosive, combustible or5-10
inflammable material in or transported through the county, and prescribe5-11
the distance from any residential or commercial area where it may be kept.5-12
Any ordinance adopted pursuant to this paragraph that regulates places5-13
of employment where explosives are stored must be at least as stringent5-14
as the standards and procedures adopted by the division of industrial5-15
relations of the department of business and industry pursuant to section 25-16
of this act.5-17
(e) Establish, by ordinance, a fire code and other regulations necessary5-18
to carry out the purposes of this section.5-19
(f) Include the budget of the district in the budget of the county.5-20
(g) Hold meetings of the governing body of the district in conjunction5-21
with the meetings of the board of county commissioners without posting5-22
additional notices of the meetings within the district.5-23
2. The other officers and employees of the county shall perform duties5-24
for the district that correspond to the duties they perform for the county.5-25
3. All persons employed to perform the functions of the fire5-26
department are employees of the county for all purposes.5-27
Sec. 9. NRS 266.310 is hereby amended to read as follows: 266.310 The city council may:5-29
1. Organize, regulate and maintain a fire department.5-30
2. Prescribe the duties of the fire chief.5-31
3. Designate arson investigators as peace officers.5-32
4. Regulate or prohibit the storage of any explosive, combustible or5-33
inflammable material in or transported through the city, and prescribe the5-34
distance from any residential or commercial area where it may be kept.5-35
Any ordinance adopted pursuant to this subsection that regulates places5-36
of employment where explosives are stored must be at least as stringent5-37
as the standards and procedures adopted by the division of industrial5-38
relations of the department of business and industry pursuant to section 25-39
of this act.5-40
5. Establish, by ordinance, a fire code and other regulations necessary5-41
to carry out the purposes of this section.6-1
Sec. 10. NRS 269.220 is hereby amended to read as follows: 269.220 In addition to the powers and jurisdiction conferred by other6-3
laws, the town board or board of county commissioners6-4
6-5
explosive or combustible materials. Any ordinance adopted pursuant to6-6
this section that regulates places of employment where explosives are6-7
stored must be at least as stringent as the standards and procedures6-8
adopted by the division of industrial relations of the department of6-9
business and industry pursuant to section 2 of this act.6-10
Sec. 11. NRS 477.030 is hereby amended to read as follows: 477.030 1. Except as otherwise provided in this section, the state fire6-12
marshal shall enforce all laws and adopt regulations relating to:6-13
(a) The prevention of fire.6-14
(b) The storage and use of combustibles, flammables and fireworks6-15
6-16
6-17
6-18
division of industrial relations of the department of business and industry6-19
pursuant to section 2 of this act.6-20
(c) The safety, access, means and adequacy of exit in case of fire from6-21
mental and penal institutions, facilities for the care of children, foster6-22
homes, residential facilities for groups, facilities for intermediate care,6-23
nursing homes, hospitals, schools, all buildings, except private residences,6-24
which are occupied for sleeping purposes, buildings used for public6-25
assembly and all other buildings where large numbers of persons work,6-26
live or congregate for any purpose. As used in this paragraph, "public6-27
assembly" means a building or a portion of a building used for the6-28
gathering together of 50 or more persons for purposes of deliberation,6-29
education, instruction, worship, entertainment, amusement or awaiting6-30
transportation, or the gathering together of 100 or more persons in6-31
establishments for drinking or dining.6-32
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claims or practices in connection with fire losses.6-34
The regulations of the state fire marshal apply throughout the state, but,6-35
except with respect to state-owned or state-occupied buildings, his6-36
authority to enforce them or conduct investigations under this chapter is6-37
limited to those counties whose population is less than 35,000, except in6-38
those local jurisdictions in other counties where he is requested to exercise6-39
that authority by the chief officer of the organized fire department of that6-40
jurisdiction.7-1
2. The state fire marshal may set standards for equipment and7-2
appliances pertaining to fire safety or to be used for fire protection within7-3
this state, including the threads used on fire hose couplings and hydrant7-4
fittings.7-5
3. The state fire marshal shall cooperate with the state forester7-6
firewarden in the preparation of regulations relating to standards for fire7-7
retardant roofing materials pursuant to paragraph (e) of subsection 1 of7-8
NRS 472.040.7-9
4. The state fire marshal shall cooperate with the division of child and7-10
family services of the department of human resources in establishing7-11
reasonable minimum standards for overseeing the safety of and directing7-12
the means and adequacy of exit in case of fire from family foster homes7-13
and group foster homes.7-14
5. The state fire marshal shall coordinate all activities conducted7-15
pursuant to the Fire Research and Safety Act of 1968, 15 U.S.C. §§ 278f7-16
and 278g, and receive and distribute money allocated by the United States7-17
pursuant to that act.7-18
6. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 10, the state fire marshal7-19
shall:7-20
(a) Investigate any fire which occurs in a county whose population is7-21
less than 35,000, and from which a death results or which is of a suspicious7-22
nature.7-23
(b) Investigate any fire which occurs in a county whose population is7-24
35,000 or more, and from which a death results or which is of a suspicious7-25
nature, if requested to do so by the chief officer of the fire department in7-26
whose jurisdiction the fire occurs.7-27
(c) Cooperate with the commissioner of insurance in any investigation7-28
of a fraudulent claim under an insurance policy for any fire of a suspicious7-29
nature.7-30
(d) Cooperate with any local fire department in the investigation of any7-31
report received pursuant to NRS 629.045.7-32
(e) Provide specialized training in investigating the causes of fires if7-33
requested to do so by the chief officer of an organized fire department.7-34
7. The state fire marshal shall put the Uniform Fire Incident Reporting7-35
System into effect throughout the state and publish at least annually a7-36
summary of data collected under the system.7-37
8. The state fire marshal shall provide assistance and materials to local7-38
authorities, upon request, for the establishment of programs for public7-39
education and other fire prevention activities.7-40
9. The state fire marshal shall:7-41
(a) Assist in checking plans and specifications for construction;8-1
(b) Provide specialized training to local fire departments; and8-2
(c) Assist local governments in drafting regulations and ordinances,8-3
on request or as he deems necessary.8-4
10. In a county whose population is less than 35,000, the state fire8-5
marshal shall, upon request by a local government, delegate to the local8-6
government by interlocal agreement all or a portion of his authority or8-7
duties if the local government’s personnel and programs are, as determined8-8
by the state fire marshal, equally qualified to perform those functions. If a8-9
local government fails to maintain the qualified personnel and programs in8-10
accordance with such an agreement, the state fire marshal shall revoke the8-11
agreement.8-12
Sec. 12. NRS 477.033 is hereby amended to read as follows: 477.033 1. A license, issued by the state fire marshal, is required for:8-14
(a)8-15
extinguishers, fire alarm systems or fire sprinkler systems.8-16
(b)8-17
8-18
8-19
2. Applications for licenses must be made on a form prescribed by the8-20
state fire marshal.8-21
3. The state fire marshal may conduct inspections, examinations or8-22
hearings before the issuance of licenses.8-23
4. The state fire marshal may charge a reasonable fee, to be fixed by8-24
regulation, for the inspection and issuance of licenses.8-25
5. If any person is denied a license by the state fire marshal, he is8-26
entitled to a hearing, upon request, before a hearing officer.8-27
Sec. 13. Section 2.160 of the charter of the City of Caliente, being8-28
chapter 31, Statutes of Nevada 1971, at page 60, is hereby amended to read8-29
as follows: Sec. 2.160 Powers of city council: Fire protection; regulation8-31
of explosives, inflammable materials; fire codes and regulations.8-32
The city council may:8-33
1. Organize, regulate and maintain a fire department.8-34
2. Provide for the appointment of a fire chief and prescribe his8-35
duties.8-36
3. Regulate or prohibit the storage of any explosive,8-37
combustible or inflammable material in or transported through the8-38
city, and prescribe the distance from any residential or commercial8-39
area where it may be kept. Any ordinance adopted pursuant to this8-40
subsection that regulates places of employment where explosives8-41
are stored must be at least as stringent as the standards and9-1
procedures adopted by the division of industrial relations of the9-2
department of business and industry pursuant to section 2 of this9-3
act.9-4
4. Establish, by ordinance, a fire code and other regulations9-5
necessary to carry out the purposes of this section.9-6
Sec. 14. Section 2.170 of the charter of the City of Carlin, being9-7
chapter 344, Statutes of Nevada 1971, at page 608, is hereby amended to9-8
read as follows: Sec. 2.170 Powers of board of councilmen: Fire protection;9-10
regulation of explosives, inflammable materials; fire codes and9-11
regulations. The board of councilmen may:9-12
1. Organize, regulate and maintain a fire department.9-13
2. Provide for the appointment of a fire chief and prescribe his9-14
duties.9-15
3. Regulate or prohibit the storage of any explosive,9-16
combustible or inflammable material in or transported through the9-17
city, and prescribe the distance from any residential or commercial9-18
area where it may be kept. Any ordinance adopted pursuant to this9-19
subsection that regulates places of employment where explosives9-20
are stored must be at least as stringent as the standards and9-21
procedures adopted by the division of industrial relations of the9-22
department of business and industry pursuant to section 2 of this9-23
act.9-24
4. Establish, by ordinance, a fire code and other regulations9-25
necessary to carry out the purposes of this section.9-26
Sec. 15. Section 2.165 of the charter of Carson City, being chapter9-27
118, Statutes of Nevada 1985, at page 474, is hereby amend to read as9-28
follows: Sec. 2.165 Power of board: Regulation of hazardous material.9-30
The board may regulate or prohibit the storage within or9-31
transportation through Carson City of any explosive, combustible,9-32
toxic or other hazardous material. Any ordinance adopted9-33
pursuant to this section that regulates places of employment9-34
where explosives are stored must be at least as stringent as the9-35
standards and procedures adopted by the division of industrial9-36
relations of the department of business and industry pursuant to9-37
section 2 of this act.9-38
Sec. 16. Section 2.200 of the charter of the City of Elko, being9-39
chapter 276, Statutes of Nevada 1971, at page 481, is hereby amended to9-40
read as follows: Sec. 2.200 Powers of board of supervisors: Fire protection;9-42
regulation of explosives, inflammable materials; fire codes and9-43
regulations. The board of supervisors may:10-1
1. Organize, regulate and maintain a fire department.10-2
2. Provide for the appointment of a fire chief and prescribe his10-3
duties.10-4
3. Regulate or prohibit the storage of any explosive,10-5
combustible or inflammable material in or transported through the10-6
city, and prescribe the distance from any residential or commercial10-7
area where it may be kept. Any ordinance adopted pursuant to this10-8
subsection that regulates places of employment where explosives10-9
are stored must be at least as stringent as the standards and10-10
procedures adopted by the division of industrial relations of the10-11
department of business and industry pursuant to section 2 of this10-12
act.10-13
4. Establish, by ordinance, a fire code and other regulations10-14
necessary to carry out the purposes of this section, and to provide10-15
for the prevention, suppression and extinguishment of fires and10-16
conditions hazardous to life and property from fire, explosion or10-17
combustion, and to provide for the enforcement of all such codes10-18
and regulations by imposing adequate penalties for violations10-19
thereof.10-20
Sec. 17. Section 2.170 of the charter of the City of Gabbs, being10-21
chapter 265, Statutes of Nevada 1971, at page 391, is hereby amended to10-22
read as follows:10-23
Sec. 2.170 Powers of board of councilmen: Fire protection;10-24
regulation of explosives, inflammable materials; fire codes and10-25
regulations. The board of councilmen may:10-26
1. Organize, regulate and maintain a fire department.10-27
2. Provide for the appointment of a fire chief and prescribe his10-28
duties.10-29
3. Regulate or prohibit the storage of any explosive,10-30
combustible or inflammable material in or transported through the10-31
city, and prescribe the distance from any residential or commercial10-32
area where it may be kept. Any ordinance adopted pursuant to this10-33
subsection that regulates places of employment where explosives10-34
are stored must be at least as stringent as the standards and10-35
procedures adopted by the division of industrial relations of the10-36
department of business and industry pursuant to section 2 of this10-37
act.10-38
4. Establish, by ordinance, a fire code and other regulations10-39
necessary to carry out the purposes of this section.11-1
Sec. 18. Section 2.160 of the charter of the City of Henderson, being11-2
chapter 266, Statutes of Nevada 1971, at page 407, is hereby amended to11-3
read as follows:11-4
Sec. 2.160 Powers of city council: Fire protection; regulation11-5
of explosives, inflammable materials; fire codes and regulations.11-6
The city council may:11-7
1. Organize, regulate and maintain a fire department.11-8
2. Regulate or prohibit the storage of any explosive,11-9
combustible or inflammable material in or transported through the11-10
city, and prescribe the distance from any residential or commercial11-11
area where it may be kept. Any ordinance adopted pursuant to this11-12
subsection that regulates places of employment where explosives11-13
are stored must be at least as stringent as the standards and11-14
procedures adopted by the division of industrial relations of the11-15
department of business and industry pursuant to section 2 of this11-16
act.11-17
3. Establish, by ordinance, a fire code and other regulations11-18
necessary to carry out the purposes of this section.11-19
Sec. 19. Section 2.170 of the charter of the City of Las Vegas, being11-20
chapter 517, Statutes of Nevada 1983, at page 1399, is hereby amended to11-21
read as follows: Sec. 2.170 Powers of city council: Fire protection; regulation11-23
of explosives, inflammable materials; fire codes and regulations.11-24
The city council may:11-25
1. Organize, regulate and maintain a fire department.11-26
2. Regulate or prohibit the storage in or the transportation11-27
through the city of any explosive, combustible or inflammable11-28
material and prescribe the location within the city where those11-29
materials may be kept. Any ordinance adopted pursuant to this11-30
subsection that regulates places of employment where explosives11-31
are stored must be at least as stringent as the standards and11-32
procedures adopted by the division of industrial relations of the11-33
department of business and industry pursuant to section 2 of this11-34
act.11-35
3. Establish by ordinance a fire code and other regulations11-36
which are necessary to provide for the prevention of and protection11-37
against fires and to carry out the purposes of this section.11-38
4. Suspend or revoke the license of any business for its failure11-39
to comply with any regulation which is adopted pursuant to this11-40
section.12-1
Sec. 20. Section 2.160 of the charter of the City of North Las Vegas,12-2
being chapter 573, Statutes of Nevada 1971, at page 1216, is hereby12-3
amended to read as follows: Sec. 2.160 Powers of city council: Fire protection; regulation12-5
of explosives, flammable materials; fire codes and regulations.12-7
1. Organize, regulate and maintain a fire department.12-8
2. Regulate or prohibit the storage of any explosive,12-9
combustible or flammable material in or transported through the12-10
city, and prescribe the distance from any residential or commercial12-11
area where it may be kept. Any ordinance adopted pursuant to this12-12
subsection that regulates places of employment where explosives12-13
are stored must be at least as stringent as the standards and12-14
procedures adopted by the division of industrial relations of the12-15
department of business and industry pursuant to section 2 of this12-16
act.12-17
3. Establish, by ordinance, a fire code and other regulations12-18
necessary to carry out the purposes of this section.12-19
Sec. 21. Section 2.170 of the charter of the City of Wells, being12-20
chapter 275, Statutes of Nevada 1971, at page 463, is hereby amended to12-21
read as follows: Sec. 2.170 Powers of board of councilmen: Fire protection;12-23
regulation of explosives, inflammable materials; fire codes and12-24
regulations. The board of councilmen may:12-25
1. Organize, regulate and maintain a fire department.12-26
2. Provide for the appointment of a fire chief and prescribe his12-27
duties.12-28
3. Regulate or prohibit the storage of any explosive,12-29
combustible or inflammable material in or transported through the12-30
city, and prescribe the distance from any residential or commercial12-31
area where it may be kept. Any ordinance adopted pursuant to this12-32
subsection that regulates places of employment where explosives12-33
are stored must be at least as stringent as the standards and12-34
procedures adopted by the division of industrial relations of the12-35
department of business and industry pursuant to section 2 of this12-36
act.12-37
4. Establish, by ordinance, a fire code and other regulations12-38
necessary to carry out the purposes of this section.13-1
Sec. 22. Section 2.160 of the charter of the City of Yerington, being13-2
chapter 465, Statutes of Nevada 1971, at page 906, is hereby amended to13-3
read as follows: Sec. 2.160 Powers of city council: Fire protection; regulation13-5
of explosives, inflammable materials; fire codes and regulations.13-6
The city council may:13-7
1. Organize, regulate and maintain a fire department.13-8
2. Provide for the appointment of a fire chief and prescribe his13-9
duties.13-10
3. Regulate or prohibit the storage of any explosive,13-11
combustible or inflammable material in or transported through the13-12
city, and prescribe the distance from any residential or commercial13-13
area where it may be kept. Any ordinance adopted pursuant to this13-14
subsection that regulates places of employment where explosives13-15
are stored must be at least as stringent as the standards and13-16
procedures adopted by the division of industrial relations of the13-17
department of business and industry pursuant to section 2 of this13-18
act.13-19
4. Establish, by ordinance, a fire code and other regulations13-20
necessary to carry out the purposes of this section.13-21
Sec. 23. Sections 3, 4 and 5 of this act expire by limitation on the date13-22
on which the provisions of 42 U.S.C. § 666 requiring each state to13-23
establish procedures under which the state has authority to withhold or13-24
suspend, or to restrict the use of professional, occupational and recreational13-25
licenses of persons who:13-26
1. Have failed to comply with a subpoena or warrant relating to a13-27
proceeding to determine the paternity of a child or to establish or enforce13-28
an obligation for the support of a child; or13-29
2. Are in arrears in the payment for the support of one or more13-30
children,13-31
are repealed by the Congress of the United States.13-32
Sec. 24. The division of industrial relations of the department of13-33
business and industry shall adopt the regulations required by section 2 of13-34
this act on or before February 1, 2000.13-35
Sec. 25. 1. This section and sections 6 and 7 of this act become13-36
effective upon passage and approval.13-37
2. Sections 1 to 5, inclusive, and 8 to 24, inclusive, of this act become13-38
effective upon passage and approval for the purpose of the adoption of13-39
regulations by the division of industrial relations of the department of13-40
business and industry pursuant to section 2 of this act and on February 1,13-41
2000, for all other purposes.~