Amendment No. 1168

Assembly Amendment to Senate Bill No. 511 First Reprint (BDR 40-1595)

Proposed by: Committee on Ways and Means

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Resolves Conflicts with: N/A

Amends: Summary: Title: Preamble: Joint Sponsorship:

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Amend section 1, page 1, by deleting lines 13 through 16 and inserting:

"2. Except as otherwise provided in subsections 4, 5 and 6, [all fees must be used by that department as needed to carry out the provisions of NRS 445B.700 to 445B.845, inclusive.] and after deduction of the amount required for grants pursuant to paragraph (a) of subsection 4, money in the pollution control account may, pursuant to legislative appropriation or with the approval of the interim finance committee, be expended by the following agencies in the following order of priority:

(a) The department of motor vehicles and public safety to carry out the provisions of NRS 445B.770 to 445B.845, inclusive.

(b) The state department of conservation and natural resources to carry out the provisions of this chapter.

(c) The division of agriculture of the department of business and industry to carry out the provisions of NRS 590.010 to 590.150, inclusive.

(d) The Tahoe Regional Planning Agency to carry out the provisions of NRS 277.200 with respect to the preservation and improvement of air quality in the Lake Tahoe Basin.

(e) The Nevada Tahoe regional planning agency to carry out the provisions of NRS 278.780 to 278.828, inclusive.

(f) The Tahoe Regional Planning Agency to carry out the provisions of NRS 277.200 with respect to the attainment or maintenance of environmental thresholds in the Lake Tahoe Basin.

(g) Other agencies of this state to pay the costs incurred by those agencies to attain or maintain the environmental thresholds established by the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency pursuant to NRS 277.200.".

Amend section 1, page 2, by deleting lines 6 through 31 and inserting:

" (a) Money] money in the pollution control account to local governmental agencies in nonattainment or maintenance areas for carbon monoxide for programs related to the improvement of the quality of air. The grants to agencies in a county pursuant to this subsection must be made from:

(a) An amount of money [granted must not exceed that portion of the money in the pollution control account that equals 1/5] in the pollution control account that is equal to one-fifth of the amount received for each form issued in the county pursuant to subsection 1 [.] ; and

(b) Excess money in the pollution control account . [to air pollution control agencies established pursuant to NRS 445B.205 or 445B.500.] As used in this paragraph, "excess money" means the money in excess of $500,000 remaining in the pollution control account at the end of the fiscal year [.] , after deduction of the amount required for grants pursuant to paragraph (a) and any disbursements made from the account pursuant to subsection 2.

5. Any regulations adopted pursuant to subsection 4 must provide for".

Amend the bill as a whole by deleting sec. 2 and adding new sections designated sections 2 and 3, following section 1, to read as follows:

"Sec. 2. NRS 445B.830 is hereby amended to read as follows:

445B.830 1. In areas of the state where and when a program is commenced pursuant to NRS 445B.770 to 445B.815, inclusive, the following fees must be paid to the department of motor vehicles and public safety and accounted for in the pollution control account, which is hereby created in the state general fund:

(a) For the issuance and annual renewal of a license for an authorized inspection station, authorized maintenance station, authorized station or fleet station $25

(b) For each set of 25 forms certifying emission control compliance 125

(c) For each form issued to a fleet station 5

2. Except as otherwise provided in subsections 4, 5 and 6, and after deduction of the amount required for grants pursuant to paragraph (a) of subsection 4, money in the pollution control account may, pursuant to legislative appropriation or with the approval of the interim finance committee, be expended by the following agencies in the following order of priority:

(a) The department of motor vehicles and public safety to carry out the provisions of NRS 445B.770 to 445B.845, inclusive.

(b) The state department of conservation and natural resources to carry out the provisions of this chapter.

(c) The division of agriculture of the department of business and industry to carry out the provisions of NRS 590.010 to 590.150, inclusive.

(d) The Tahoe Regional Planning Agency to carry out the provisions of NRS 277.200 with respect to the preservation and improvement of air quality in the Lake Tahoe Basin.

[(e) The Nevada Tahoe regional planning agency to carry out the provisions of NRS 278.780 to 278.828, inclusive.

(f) The Tahoe Regional Planning Agency to carry out the provisions of NRS 277.200 with respect to the attainment or maintenance of environmental thresholds in the Lake Tahoe Basin.

(g) Other agencies of this state to pay the costs incurred by those agencies to attain or maintain the environmental thresholds established by the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency pursuant to NRS 277.200.]

3. The department of motor vehicles and public safety may prescribe by regulation routine fees for inspection at the prevailing shop labor rate, including, without limitation, maximum charges for those fees, and for the posting of those fees in a conspicuous place at an authorized inspection station or authorized station.

4. The department of motor vehicles and public safety shall by regulation establish a program to award grants of money in the pollution control account to local governmental agencies in nonattainment or maintenance areas for carbon monoxide for programs related to the improvement of the quality of air. The grants to agencies in a county pursuant to this subsection must be made from:

(a) An amount of money in the pollution control account that is equal to one-fifth of the amount received for each form issued in the county pursuant to subsection 1; and

(b) Excess money in the pollution control account. As used in this paragraph, "excess money" means the money in excess of $500,000 remaining in the pollution control account at the end of the fiscal year, after deduction of the amount required for grants pursuant to paragraph (a) and any disbursements made from the account pursuant to subsection 2.

5. Any regulations adopted pursuant to subsection 4 must provide for the creation of an advisory committee consisting of representatives of state and local agencies involved in the control of emissions from motor vehicles. The committee shall:

(a) Review applications for grants and make recommendations for their approval, rejection or modification;

(b) Establish goals and objectives for the program for control of emissions from motor vehicles;

(c) Identify areas where funding should be made available; and

(d) Review and make recommendations concerning regulations adopted pursuant to subsection 4 or NRS 445B.770.

6. Grants proposed pursuant to subsections 4 and 5 must be submitted to the chief of the registration division of the department of motor vehicles and public safety and the administrator of the division of environmental protection of the state department of conservation and natural resources. Proposed grants approved by the chief and the administrator must not be awarded until approved by the interim finance committee.

Sec. 3. 1. This section and section 1 of this act become effective on July 1, 1999.

2. Section 2 of this act becomes effective on July 1, 2001.

3. Section 1 of this act expires by limitation on June 30, 2001.".

Amend the title of the bill, first line, by deleting "temporarily".