EXPLANATION – Matter in bolded italics is new; matter between brackets [omitted material] is material to be omitted. Green numbers along left margin indicate location on the printed bill (e.g., 5-15 indicates page 5, line 15).

1-1 Section 1. Chapter 482 of NRS is hereby amended by adding thereto a

1-2 new section to read as follows:

1-3 1. Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, the department, in

1-4 cooperation with the division of state lands of the state department of

1-5 conservation and natural resources, shall design, prepare and issue

1-6 license plates for the support of the natural environment of the Mount

1-7 Charleston area using any colors that the department deems appropriate.

1-8 The design of the license plates must include a depiction of Mount

1-9 Charleston and its surrounding area. The department shall not design,

1-10 prepare or issue the license plates unless it receives at least 250

1-11 applications for the issuance of those plates.

1-12 2. If the department receives at least 250 applications for the issuance

1-13 of license plates for the support of the natural environment of the Mount

1-14 Charleston area, the department shall issue those plates for a passenger

1-15 car or light commercial vehicle upon application by a person who is

1-16 entitled to license plates pursuant to NRS 482.265 and who otherwise

1-17 complies with the requirements for registration and licensing pursuant to

1-18 this chapter. A person may request that personalized prestige license

2-1 plates issued pursuant to NRS 482.3667 be combined with license plates

2-2 for the support of the natural environment of the Mount Charleston area

2-3 if that person pays the fees for the personalized prestige license plates in

2-4 addition to the fees for the license plates for the support of the natural

2-5 environment of the Mount Charleston area pursuant to subsections 3 and

2-6 4.

2-7 3. The fee for license plates for the support of the natural

2-8 environment of the Mount Charleston area is $35, in addition to all other

2-9 applicable registration and license fees and motor vehicle privilege taxes.

2-10 The license plates are renewable upon the payment of $10.

2-11 4. In addition to all fees for the license, registration and privilege

2-12 taxes, a person who requests a set of license plates for the support of the

2-13 natural environment of the Mount Charleston area must pay for the

2-14 initial issuance of the plates an additional fee of $25 and for each

2-15 renewal of the plates an additional fee of $20 to finance projects for the

2-16 natural environment of the Mount Charleston area.

2-17 5. The department shall deposit the fees collected pursuant to

2-18 subsection 4 with the state treasurer for credit to the account for license

2-19 plates for the support of the natural environment of the Mount

2-20 Charleston area created pursuant to section 3 of this act.

2-21 6. If, during a registration year, the holder of license plates issued

2-22 pursuant to the provisions of this section disposes of the vehicle to which

2-23 the plates are affixed, he may retain the plates and:

2-24 (a) Affix them to another vehicle that meets the requirements of this

2-25 section if the transfer and registration fees are paid as set out in this

2-26 chapter; or

2-27 (b) Within 30 days after removing the plates from the vehicle, return

2-28 them to the department.

2-29 Sec. 2. NRS 482.216 is hereby amended to read as follows:

2-30 482.216 1. Upon the request of a new vehicle dealer, the department

2-42 period prescribed by the department;

3-1 (b) Transmit the fees he collects from the applicants and properly

3-2 account for them within the period prescribed by the department;

3-3 (c) Comply with the regulations adopted pursuant to subsection 4; and

3-4 (d) Bear any cost of equipment which is necessary to issue certificates of

3-5 registration, including any computer hardware or software.

3-6 3. A new vehicle dealer who is authorized to issue certificates of

3-7 registration pursuant to subsection 1 shall not:

3-8 (a) Charge any additional fee for the performance of those services;

3-9 (b) Receive compensation from the department for the performance of

3-10 those services;

3-11 (c) Accept applications for the renewal of registration of a motor

3-12 vehicle; or

3-13 (d) Accept an application for the registration of a motor vehicle if the

3-14 applicant wishes to:

3-15 (1) Obtain special license plates pursuant to NRS 482.3667 to

3-16 482.3825, inclusive [;] , and section 1 of this act; or

3-17 (2) Claim the exemption from the vehicle privilege tax provided

3-18 pursuant to NRS 361.1565 to veterans and their relations.

3-19 4. The director shall adopt such regulations as are necessary to carry

3-20 out the provisions of this section. The regulations adopted pursuant to this

3-21 subsection must provide for:

3-22 (a) The expedient and secure issuance of license plates and decals by the

3-23 department; and

3-24 (b) The withdrawal of the authority granted to a new vehicle dealer

3-25 pursuant to subsection 1 if that dealer fails to comply with the regulations

3-26 adopted by the department.

3-27 Sec. 3. Chapter 321 of NRS is hereby amended by adding thereto a

3-28 new section to read as follows:

3-29 1. The account for license plates for the support of the natural

3-30 environment of the Mount Charleston area is hereby created in the state

3-31 general fund. The administrator of the division of state lands of the state

3-32 department of conservation and natural resources shall administer the

3-33 account.

3-34 2. The money in the account does not lapse to the state general fund

3-35 at the end of a fiscal year. The interest and income earned on the money

3-36 in the account, after deducting any applicable charges, must be credited

3-37 to the account.

3-38 3. The money in the account must be used only for the support of

3-39 programs for the natural environment of the Mount Charleston area,

3-40 including, without limitation, programs to improve the wildlife habitat,

3-41 the ecosystem, the forest, public access to the area and its recreational

3-42 use, and must not be used to replace or supplant money available from

3-43 other sources. The administrator may provide grants from the account to

4-1 other public agencies and political subdivisions, including, without

4-2 limitation, unincorporated towns, to carry out the provisions of this

4-3 section.

4-4 Sec. 4. The amendatory provisions of this act expire by limitation on

4-5 October 1, 2003, if on that date the department of motor vehicles and public

4-6 safety has received fewer than 250 applications for the issuance of a license

4-7 plate pursuant to section 1 of this act.