Assembly Bill No. 289–Committee on Ways and Means

February 22, 1999

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Referred to Committee on Ways and Means

 

SUMMARY—Enacts provisions governing operation of vending machines located in institutions and facilities of department of prisons. (BDR 16-859)

FISCAL NOTE: Effect on Local Government: No.

Effect on the State or on Industrial Insurance: No.

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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).

 

AN ACT relating to the department of prisons; enacting provisions governing the operation of vending machines located in the institutions and facilities of the department; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

 

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

1-1 Section 1. Chapter 209 of NRS is hereby amended by adding thereto

1-2 a new section to read as follows:

1-3 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, the department shall

1-4 operate any vending machine that is located in a facility or an institution

1-5 of the department.

1-6 2. The department may enter into a contract with a private vendor to

1-7 operate a vending machine located in a facility or an institution of the

1-8 department.

1-9 3. If the department operates a vending machine pursuant to

1-10 subsection 1 or enters into a contract with a private vendor to operate a

1-11 vending machine pursuant to subsection 2, the money received by the

1-12 department from the operation of the vending machine, less any money

1-13 expended for overhead and operating expenses, must be deposited in the

1-14 offenders’ store fund created pursuant to NRS 209.221.

1-15 4. As used in this section, "vending machine" means any manual or

1-16 coin-operated machine or similar device for vending food, beverages or

1-17 other articles.

2-1 Sec. 2. This act becomes effective on July 1, 1999.

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