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).

1-1 Whereas, The population of Nevada has increased significantly in

1-2 recent years and, because of that increase, many roads and streets that are

1-3 owned, controlled or maintained by counties and cities in this state are

1-4 experiencing a substantial increase in use by motorists from within a large

1-5 area of the county or city which has resulted in an increase in the cost to

1-6 maintain those roads and streets; and

1-7 Whereas, Certain highways that are included in the system of highways

1-8 maintained by the Department of Transportation serve motorists from

1-9 within a smaller area of a county or city and are not used as frequently as

1-10 many of the roads and streets maintained by counties or cities; and

1-11 Whereas, Certain highways that are included in that system do not

1-12 connect to any other highway that is included in the system; and

1-13 Whereas, Transferring the ownership or control of or the responsibility

1-14 for maintaining those highways in exchange for roads and streets that are

1-15 owned, controlled or maintained by counties or cities and are determined

1-16 by the appropriate governmental bodies of the counties and cities in which

1-17 the roads or streets are located and the Director of the Department of

1-18 Transportation to be appropriate for exchange would help to reduce the

1-19 cost to maintain those roads and streets for the Department of

1-20 Transportation and for the counties and cities in which the roads and streets

1-21 are located; now, therefore, be it

2-1 Resolved by the Assembly of the State of Nevada, the Senate

2-2 Concurring, That the Director of the Department of Transportation is

2-3 hereby directed to conduct an interim study to determine the feasibility of

2-4 transferring the ownership or control of or the responsibility for

2-5 maintaining a highway that is included in the system of highways

2-6 maintained by the Department to a county or city in this state in exchange

2-7 for roads or streets that are owned, controlled or maintained by the county

2-8 or city and are determined by the Director and by the appropriate

2-9 governmental bodies of the counties and cities in which the roadway is

2-10 located to be appropriate for exchange; and be it further

2-11 Resolved, That the Director of the Department of Transportation

2-12 consult with the board of county commissioners and the city council or

2-13 other appropriate governmental body of each county and city in this state to

2-14 determine the roadways for inclusion in the study; and be it further

2-15 Resolved, That the study must be conducted in cooperation with the

2-16 board of county commissioners and the city council or other appropriate

2-17 governmental body of each county and city in this state in which a road or

2-18 street is located that is included in the study; and be it further

2-19 Resolved, That upon the completion of the study on an area of the

2-20 state, the Director of the Department of Transportation and the appropriate

2-21 governmental body of each county and city in which a roadway that is

2-22 determined to be appropriate for exchange is located are encouraged,

2-23 within their respective legal authorities and budgetary limits, to accomplish

2-24 an exchange of roadways as soon as possible; and be it further

2-25 Resolved, That the Director of the Department of Transportation

2-26 submit a written report of the results of the study, any exchanges that have

2-27 been accomplished and any recommendations for legislation to the Director

2-28 of the Legislative Counsel Bureau for transmittal to the 71st session of the

2-29 Nevada Legislature; and be it further

2-30 Resolved, That the Chief Clerk of the Assembly prepare and transmit a

2-31 copy of this resolution to the Director of the Department of Transportation.