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1-1 Section 1. The legislature hereby finds and declares that, because of

1-2 the unique and special conditions of the Lake Tahoe Basin, certain

1-3 exemptions are necessary to allow Douglas County to make arrangements

1-4 with and to enter into an agreement with other public and private entities

1-5 for the creation and operation of a nonprofit organization to own, operate

1-6 and maintain a coordinated transit system in the Lake Tahoe Basin. The

1-7 legislature further finds and declares that:

1-8 1. The Lake Tahoe Basin exhibits unique environmental and ecological

1-9 conditions that are irreplaceable.

1-10 2. The increasing development of the region is threatening the quality

1-11 of the water and air in the Lake Tahoe Basin.

2-1 3. The operation of a coordinated transit system in the Lake Tahoe

2-2 Basin will contribute to a reduction in the degradation of the quality of

2-3 water and air in the Basin.

2-4 4. Douglas County and other public and private entities in the Lake

2-5 Tahoe Basin desire to own, operate and maintain a coordinated transit

2-6 system through the creation and operation of a nonprofit organization.

2-7 5. The nonprofit organization will be created through a cooperative

2-8 agreement in which Douglas County will participate as a member.

2-9 6. A special act is necessary to provide participation in the cooperative

2-10 agreement creating the nonprofit organization, and that a general law

2-11 cannot be made applicable because of the need for cooperation between

2-12 public and private entities and the requirements for the preservation of the

2-13 quality of water and air that are unique to the Lake Tahoe Basin.

2-14 Sec. 2. 1. Douglas County may enter into contracts and agreements

2-15 with public and private entities for the purposes of creating, operating and

2-16 dissolving a nonprofit organization to own, operate and maintain a

2-17 coordinated transit system in the Lake Tahoe Basin.

2-18 2. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, Douglas County is

2-19 exempt from the provisions of chapter 332 of NRS for the purposes of

2-20 entering into contracts and agreements pursuant to subsection 1.

2-21 Sec. 3. This act becomes effective upon passage and approval.