Assembly Bill No. 627–Committee on Transportation

(On Behalf of Budget Division)

March 19, 1999

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Referred to Committee on Transportation

 

SUMMARY—Requires department of transportation to establish fees for authorizing use of trade-marks and symbols that identify individual enterprises on certain directional and informational signs. (BDR 35-1611)

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 transportation; requiring the department to establish fees for authorizing the use of trade-marks and symbols that identify individual enterprises on certain directional or informational signs and for providing information concerning commercial attractions; revising certain fees for providing information to the members of the general public; 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 408.557 is hereby amended to read as follows:

1-2 408.557 1. The director shall adopt regulations:

1-3 (a) Governing the size, shape, lighting and other characteristics of a

1-4 sign to be erected [in] at such a location;

1-5 (b) [Permitting] Authorizing the use of trade-marks and symbols

1-6 identifying an individual enterprise on a sign erected [in such a] at the

1-7 location;

1-8 (c) Fixing the qualifications of a person or governmental agency to

1-9 operate a center and of an enterprise to be identified on a directional or

1-10 informational sign;

1-11 (d) Fixing reasonable fees for [providing information about

1-12 accommodations and commercial services, to recover the actual

1-13 administrative cost incurred by the department; and] :

2-1 (1) Authorizing the use of trade-marks and symbols identifying an

2-2 individual enterprise on a directional or informational sign; and

2-3 (2) Providing information concerning commercial attractions and

2-4 services; and

2-5 (e) Otherwise necessary to carry out the provisions of NRS 408.551 to

2-6 408.567, inclusive.

2-7 2. The regulations adopted by the director pursuant to subsection 1

2-8 must be consistent with the provisions of 23 U.S.C. § 131.

2-9 Sec. 2. NRS 408.567 is hereby amended to read as follows:

2-10 408.567 1. Money received by the department from:

2-11 (a) Fees for [providing information;] :

2-12 (1) Authorizing the use of trade-marks and symbols identifying an

2-13 individual enterprise on a directional or informational sign; and

2-14 (2) Providing information concerning commercial attractions and

2-15 services;

2-16 (b) Participants in a telephone system established to reserve

2-17 accommodations for travelers; and

2-18 (c) Appropriations made by the legislature for the purposes of NRS

2-19 408.551 to 408.567, inclusive,

2-20 must be deposited with the state treasurer for credit to the account for

2-21 systems of providing information to the traveling public in the state

2-22 highway fund, which is hereby created.

2-23 2. Money in the account must only be used to carry out the provisions

2-24 of NRS 408.551 to 408.567, inclusive.

2-25 Sec. 3. This act becomes effective upon passage and approval.

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