Senate Amendment to Assembly Bill No. 94 First Reprint (BDR 37-455)
Proposed by: Committee on Human Resources and Facilities
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Amend the bill as a whole by renumbering section 1 as sec. 3 and adding new sections designated sections 1 and 2, following the enacting clause, to read as follows:
"Section 1. NRS 417.145 is hereby amended to read as follows:
417.145 1. The veterans’ home account is hereby established in the state general fund.
2.
Money received by the executive director or the deputy executive director from:(a) Payments by the Department of Veterans Affairs for veterans who receive care in a veterans’ home;
(b) Other payments for medical care and services;
(c) Appropriations made by the legislature for veterans’ homes; and
(d) Except as otherwise provided in subsection 7, gifts of money and proceeds derived from the sale of gifts of personal property he is authorized to accept for the use of veterans’ homes, if the use of such gifts has not been restricted by the donor,
must be deposited with the state treasurer for credit to the veterans’ home account.3. Interest and income must not be computed on the money in the veterans’ home account.
4.
The veterans’ home account must be administered by the executive director, with the advice of the deputy executive director and the Nevada veterans’ services commission, and the money deposited in the veterans’ home account may only be expended for:(a)
The operation of veterans’ homes;(b)
A program or service related to a veterans’ home;
(a) May be sold or exchanged if the sale or exchange is approved by the state board of examiners; or
(b) May be used in kind if the gifts are not appropriate for conversion to money.
6. All money in the veterans’ home account must be paid out on claims approved by the executive director as other claims against the state are paid.
7. The gift account for veterans’ homes is hereby established in the state general fund.
The executive director (a) Money] or the deputy executive director shall use gifts of money or personal property that he is authorized to accept and which the donor has restricted to one or more uses at a veterans’ home, only in the manner designated by the donor. Gifts of money that the executive director or deputy executive director is authorized to accept and which the donor has restricted to one or more uses at a veterans’ home must be deposited with the state treasurer for credit to the [account.
(b) Property other than money may be sold or exchanged if the sale or exchange is approved by the state board of examiners. Money received from the sale or exchange of property pursuant to this paragraph must be deposited with the state treasurer for credit to the account.
4.] gift account for veterans’ homes. The interest and income earned on the money in the gift account [,] for veterans’ homes, after deducting any applicable charges, must be credited to the gift account [.] for veterans’ homes. Any money remaining in the gift account for veterans’ homes at the end of each fiscal year does not lapse to the state general fund, but must be carried forward into the next fiscal year.
[5. All money in the account must be paid out on claims approved by the executive director as other claims against the state are paid.]
Sec. 2. NRS 417.147 is hereby amended to read as follows:
417.147 1. The executive director shall:
(a) Take such actions as are necessary for the maintenance and operation of
(b) Apply for federal grants and other sources of money available for establishing
2. The first veterans’ home that is established in this state must be established at a location in southern Nevada determined to be appropriate by the interim finance committee. The interim finance committee shall give preference to a site that is zoned appropriately for the establishment of a veterans’ home, that affords minimum costs of maintenance and that is located in an area where the members of the families of the veterans can easily visit the veterans’ home. The site for the construction of the veterans’ home in southern Nevada must be:
(a) Located in reasonable proximity to:
(1) A public transportation system;
(2) Shopping centers; and
(3) A major hospital that has a center for the treatment of trauma which is designated as a level II center by the administrator of the health division of the department of human resources.
(b) Not less than 5 acres in area.
3. If an additional veterans’ home is authorized, it must be established in northern Nevada.".
Amend the bill as a whole by renumbering sections 2 and 3 as sections 6 and 7 and adding new sections designated sections 4 and 5, following section 1, to read as follows:
"Sec. 4. NRS 482.3763 is hereby amended to read as follows:
482.3763 1. The director shall order the preparation of special license plates in support of
2. The department shall, upon application therefor and payment of the prescribed fees, issue special license plates in support of
3. If during a registration year, the holder of special plates issued pursuant to this section disposes of the vehicle to which the plates are affixed, he shall retain the plates and:
(a) Affix them to another vehicle which meets the requirements of this section and report the change to the department in accordance with the procedure set forth for other transfers; or
(b) Within 30 days after removing the plates from the vehicle, return them to the department.
4. In addition to all other applicable registration and license fees and motor vehicle privilege taxes, and to the special fee for
(a) The initial issuance of the special license plates is $35.
(b) The annual renewal sticker is $10.
5. If the special plates issued pursuant to this section are lost, stolen or mutilated, the owner of the vehicle may secure a set of replacement license plates from the department for a fee of $10.
Sec. 5. NRS 482.3764 is hereby amended to read as follows:
482.3764 1. Before the department issues to any person, pursuant to NRS 482.3763:
(a) An initial set of special license plates, it shall collect a special fee for
(b) An annual renewal sticker, it shall collect a special fee for
2. The department shall deposit any money collected pursuant to this section with the state treasurer for credit to the veterans’ home account.".
Amend the title of the bill to read as follows:
"AN ACT relating to veterans’ affairs; revising certain provisions relating to the account for a veterans’ cemetery in northern Nevada, the account for a veterans’ cemetery in southern Nevada and the veterans’ home account; creating an account for veterans’ affairs, a gift account for veterans’ cemeteries and a gift account for veterans’ homes; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.".
Amend the summary of the bill to read as follows:
"SUMMARY—Revises provisions relating to veterans’ affairs. (BDR 37-455)".