AB441

Assembly Bill No. 441–Committee on Natural Resources, Agriculture and Mining

(On Behalf of Division of Parks)

March 10, 1999

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Referred to Committee on Natural Resources,
Agriculture and Mining

SUMMARY—Revises provisions governing expenditure of money from account for maintenance of state parks. (BDR 35-440)

FISCAL NOTE: Effect on Local Government: No.

Effect on the State or on Industrial Insurance: No.

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 state parks; revising the provisions governing the expenditure of money from the account for the repair and maintenance of state parks, monuments and recreational areas; 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. NRS 407.0762 is hereby amended to read as follows:

1-2 407.0762 1. The account for maintenance of state parks within the

1-3 division of state parks is hereby created in the state general fund. Except as

1-4 otherwise provided in NRS 407.0765, any amount of fees collected

1-5 pursuant to subsection 4 of NRS 407.065 in a calendar year, which is in

1-6 excess of the amounts authorized for expenditure from that revenue source

1-7 in the division’s budget for the fiscal year beginning in that calendar year,

1-8 must be deposited in the account. The interest and income earned on the

1-9 money in the account, after deducting any applicable charges, must be

1-10 credited to the account.

1-11 2. The money in the account does not lapse to the state general fund at

1-12 the end of any fiscal year.

1-13 3. The money deposited in the account pursuant to subsection 1 must

1-14 only be used to repair and maintain state parks, monuments and

1-15 recreational areas.

2-1 4. Before the administrator may expend money pursuant to subsection

2-2 3:

2-3 (a) For emergency repairs [,] and projects with a cost of less than

2-4 $25,000, he must first receive the approval of the director.

2-5 (b) For [~~purposes]~~ projects with a cost of $25,000 or more, other than

2-6 emergency repairs, he must first receive the approval of the director and of

2-7 the interim finance committee.

2-8 Sec. 2. This act becomes effective on July 1, 1999.