Amendment No. 838

Assembly Amendment to Senate Bill No. 139 First Reprint (BDR 27-433)

Proposed by: Committee on Government Affairs

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Amend the bill as a whole by renumbering sec. 4 as sec. 6 and adding new sections designated sections 4 and 5, following sec. 3, to read as follows:

"Sec. 4. NRS 244.1505 is hereby amended to read as follows:

244.1505 1. A board of county commissioners may expend money for any purpose which will provide a substantial benefit to the inhabitants of the county. The board may grant all or part of the money to a [private organization, not for profit,] nonprofit organization created for religious, charitable or educational purposes to be expended for the selected purpose.

2. A board of county commissioners or its authorized representative may donate:

(a) Commodities, supplies, materials and equipment that the board determines to have reached the end of their useful lives; and

(b) Stolen or embezzled property for which the county treasurer has obtained an order authorizing him to donate the property pursuant to subsection 6 of NRS 179.165,

to a nonprofit organization created for religious, charitable or educational purposes.

3. A grant or donation to a [private] nonprofit organization created for religious, charitable or educational purposes must be made by resolution . [which] The resolution must specify:

(a) The purpose of the grant [;

(b) The] or donation;

(b) If applicable, the maximum amount to be expended from the grant; and

(c) Any conditions or other limitations upon [its expenditure.] the expenditure of the grant or the use of the donated property.

4. As used in this section:

(a) "Authorized representative" has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 332.025.

(b) "Nonprofit organization created for religious, charitable or educational purposes" means an organization that meets the requirements set forth in NRS 372.3261.

Sec. 5. Chapter 268 of NRS is hereby amended by adding thereto a new section to read as follows:

1. The governing body of a city may expend money for any purpose that will provide a substantial benefit to the inhabitants of the city. The governing body may grant all or part of the money to a nonprofit organization created for religious, charitable or educational purposes to be expended for a selected purpose.

2. The governing body of a city or its authorized representative may donate commodities, supplies, materials and equipment that the governing body determines have reached the end of their useful lives to a nonprofit organization created for religious, charitable or educational purposes.

3. A grant or donation to a nonprofit organization created for religious, charitable or educational purposes must be made by resolution. The resolution must specify:

(a) The purpose of the grant or donation;

(b) If applicable, the maximum amount to be expended from the grant; and

(c) Any conditions or other limitations on the expenditure of the grant or the use of the donated property.

4. As used in this section:

(a) "Authorized representative" has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 332.025.

(b) "Nonprofit organization created for religious, charitable or educational purposes" means an organization that meets the requirements set forth in NRS 372.3261.".

Amend the title of the bill, sixth line, after the semicolon by inserting:

"extending the authority of a board of county commissioners to make charitable grants to include certain property; authorizing the governing body of a city to make charitable grants of money or certain property to certain nonprofit organizations;".