Assembly Bill No. 522–Committee on Judiciary

March 15, 1999

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Referred to Committee on Judiciary

 

SUMMARY—Revises provisions governing location of gaming establishments in residential neighborhoods. (BDR S-1151)

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 gaming; revising the provisions governing the location of gaming establishments in residential neighborhoods; 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. Section 20 of chapter 452, Statutes of Nevada 1997, at

1-2 page 1713, is hereby amended to read as follows:

1-3 Sec. 20. 1. A proposed resort hotel:

1-4 [1.] (a) That is located on 25 or more acres of property;

1-5 [2.] (b) That is located in the unincorporated area of the county,

1-6 which has been designated for gaming by the master plan of the

1-7 county; and

1-8 [3.] (c) For which an application for appropriate zoning is

1-9 submitted to the county before June 28, 1997,

1-10 may petition the county, city or town having jurisdiction over the

1-11 location of the proposed establishment to designate the location of

1-12 the proposed establishment a gaming enterprise district pursuant to

1-13 NRS [463.194.] 463.3084.

1-14 2. A proposed resort hotel:

1-15 (a) That is located on 15 or more contiguous acres of property;

1-16 (b) That is located within 500 feet from the centerline of a state

1-17 highway that does not intersect the Las Vegas Boulevard gaming

1-18 corridor and along which at least three licensed resort hotels are

1-19 located on the effective date of this act; and

2-1 (c) That is located within 500 feet from a parcel of land on

2-2 which a licensed resort hotel is located on the effective date of this

2-3 act,

2-4 may petition the county, city or town having jurisdiction over the

2-5 location of the proposed establishment to designate the location of

2-6 the proposed establishment a gaming enterprise district pursuant

2-7 to NRS 463.3084.

2-8 Sec. 2. This act becomes effective upon passage and approval.

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