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1-1 Section 1. Chapter 244A of NRS is hereby amended by adding

2-1 Sec. 2. NRS 244A.621 is hereby amended to read as follows:

2-2 244A.621 [The] Subject to the requirements of section 1 of this act, a

2-26 the cost of the advertising, including a reasonable commission.

2-27 Sec. 3. NRS 244A.621 is hereby amended to read as follows:

2-28 244A.621 [Subject to the requirements of section 1 of this act,]

2-29 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, a county fair and

2-30 recreation board, in addition to the other powers conferred upon a county

2-31 fair and recreation board by NRS 244A.597 to 244A.655, inclusive, may:

2-32 [1.] (a) Set aside a fund in an amount that it considers necessary and

2-33 which may be expended in the discretion of the board to promote or attract

2-34 conventions, meetings and like gatherings that will utilize the recreational

2-35 facilities authorized by NRS 244A.597. The expenditure is hereby declared

2-36 to be an expenditure made for a public purpose.

2-37 [2.] (b) Solicit and promote tourism and gaming generally, both

2-38 individually and through annual grants in cash or in kind including lease of

2-39 its facilities to the chambers of commerce of the incorporated cities within

2-40 the county which respectively represent all of the residents of those cities,

2-41 or other nonprofit groups or associations, and further promote generally

2-42 the use of its facilities, pursuant to lease agreements, by organized groups

2-43 or by the general public for the holding of conventions, expositions, trade

3-1 shows, entertainment, sporting events, cultural activities or similar uses

3-2 reasonably calculated to produce revenue for the board and to enhance the

3-3 general economy. The promotion of tourism, gaming or the use of facilities

3-4 may include advertising the facilities under control of the board and the

3-5 resources of the community or area, including tourist accommodations,

3-6 transportation, entertainment, gaming and climate. The advertising may be

3-7 done jointly with a private enterprise.

3-8 [3.] (c) Enter into contracts for advertising pursuant to this section and

3-9 pay the cost of the advertising, including a reasonable commission.

3-10 2. In a county whose population is 400,000 or more, the county fair

3-11 and recreation board shall apportion at least 47 percent of its total

3-12 receipts to a community budget to be used by the board of county

3-13 commissioners for the capital construction of parks, recreational

3-14 facilities, museums, other cultural facilities, and similar projects,

3-15 designed to serve the permanent residents of the county.

3-16 Sec. 4. 1. This section and sections 1 and 2 of this act become

3-17 effective on July 1, 1999.

3-18 2. Section 3 of this act becomes effective on July 1, 2005.

3-19 3. Section 1 of this act expires by limitation on July 1, 2005.