Amendment No. 552

Assembly Amendment to Assembly Bill No. 160 (BDR 42-1202)

Proposed by: Committee on Government Affairs

Amendment Box:

Resolves Conflicts with: N/A

Amends: Summary: Title: Preamble: Joint Sponsorship:

ASSEMBLY ACTION Initial and Date | SENATE ACTION Initial and Date

Adopted Lost | Adopted Lost

Concurred In Not | Concurred In Not

Receded Not | Receded Not

Amend sec. 3, page 2, by deleting lines 35 through 40 and inserting:

"Sec. 3. 1. Except as otherwise provided in this section, the state fire marshal shall adopt regulations relating to the types of fireworks that a local government may regulate. The types of fireworks that the state fire marshal may authorize must be listed in section 3.1 of Standard 87-1, "Standard for Construction and Approval for Transportation of Fireworks, Novelties and Theatrical Pyrotechnics," 1993 edition, adopted by the American Pyrotechnics Association, except the state fire marshal shall not authorize the types of fireworks listed in sections 3.1.2 and 3.1.3 of Standard 87-1.".

Amend sec. 3, pages 3 and 4, by deleting lines 13 through 42 on page 3 and lines 1 through 5 on page 4, and inserting:

"4. As used in this section, "pyrotechnic composition" means any combination of chemical elements or compounds capable of burning independently of the oxygen in the atmosphere.".

Amend sec. 4, page 4, line 6, after "1." by inserting:

"The state fire marshal has primary authority to enforce the provisions of this chapter regarding fireworks or a regulation adopted thereto.

2.".

Amend sec. 4, page 4, line 16, by deleting "2." and inserting "3.".

Amend sec. 4, page 4, line 18, by deleting "1." and inserting "2.".

Amend the bill as a whole by adding a new section designated section 8, following sec. 7, to read as follows:

"Sec. 8. NRS 269.220 is hereby amended to read as follows:

269.220 In addition to the powers and jurisdiction conferred by other laws, the town board or board of county commissioners shall have the power and duty to regulate [the] :

(a) The storage of gunpowder and other explosive or combustible materials [.] ; and

(b) The manufacture, sale, use, storage and possession of fireworks, if such regulations are at least as restrictive as the regulations adopted by the state fire marshal pursuant to chapter 477 of NRS.".

Amend the title of the bill, second and third lines, by deleting:

"authorize for public use;" and inserting "regulate;".