Amendment No. 993

Senate Amendment to Assembly Bill No. 628 First Reprint (BDR 58-1602)

Proposed by: Committee on Transportation

Amendment Box:

Resolves Conflicts with: N/A

Amends: Summary: Title: Preamble: Joint Sponsorship:

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Amend section 1, page 1, by deleting line 9 and inserting:

"(a) Regular routes and fixed schedules [. Under such an agreement,] ;".

Amend section 1, page 2, by deleting lines 2 through 8 and inserting:

"schedules;

(c) Nonmedical transportation of disabled persons without regard to regular routes or fixed schedules; or

(d) In a county whose population is less than 100,000 or an incorporated city within such a county, nonmedical transportation of persons if the transportation is available by reservation 1 day in advance of the transportation and without regard to regular routes or fixed schedules.

3. Under any agreement for a system of public transit that provides for the transportation of passengers that is described in subsection 2:

(a) The public entity shall provide for any required safety inspections; or

(b) If the public entity is unable to do so, the authority shall provide for any required safety inspections.

4. In addition to the requirements of subsection 3, under an agreement for a system of public transit that provides for the transportation of passengers that is described in:

(a) Paragraph (a) of subsection 2, the public entity shall establish the routes and fares . [and provide for any required safety inspections.

3.] (b) Paragraph (c) or (d) of subsection 2, the common motor carrier:

(1) May provide transportation to any passenger who can board a vehicle with minimal assistance from the operator of the vehicle.

(2) Shall not offer medical assistance as part of its transportation service.

5. A nonprofit carrier of elderly or [physically or mentally handicapped] disabled".

Amend section 1, page 2, by deleting lines 13 through 17 and inserting:

"[4.] 6. An incorporated city, county or regional transportation commission is not required to obtain a certificate of public convenience and necessity to operate a system of public transportation.

7. Before an incorporated city or a county enters into an agreement with a common motor carrier for a system of public transit that provides for the transportation of passengers that is described in paragraph (c) or (d) of subsection 2 in an area of the incorporated city or an area of the county, it must determine that:

(a) There are no other common motor carriers of passengers who are authorized to provide such services in that area; or

(b) Although there are other common motor carriers of passengers who are authorized to provide such services in the area, the common motor carriers of passengers do not wish to provide, or are not capable of providing, such services.".

Amend sec. 3, page 3, by deleting lines 31 and 32 and inserting:

"schedules;

(c) Nonmedical transportation of disabled persons without regard to regular routes or fixed schedules; or

(d) In a county whose population is less than 100,000 or an incorporated city within such a county, nonmedical transportation of persons if the transportation is available by reservation 1 day in advance of the transportation and without regard to regular routes or fixed schedules.".

Amend sec. 3, page 3, lines 42 and 43, by deleting "paragraph (b)" and inserting:

"paragraph (b), (c) or (d)".

Amend sec. 4, page 5, by deleting lines 14 through 17 and inserting:

"5. Transportation that is available pursuant to NRS 373.117.".

Amend the title of the bill by deleting the fourth through seventh lines and inserting:

"certain circumstances; expanding the authorized purposes of".