EXPLANATION – Matter in bolded italics is new; matter between brackets [omitted material] is material to be omitted. Green numbers along left margin indicate location on the printed bill (e.g., 5-15 indicates page 5, line 15).

1-1 Section 1. NRS 353.2755 is hereby amended to read as follows:

1-2 353.2755 1. A state agency or local government may submit a

1-10 the state agency or the governing body of the local government.

2-1 2. A request for a grant or loan submitted pursuant to subsection 1

2-2 must include:

2-3 (a) A statement setting forth the amount of money requested by the state

2-4 agency or local government;

2-5 (b) An assessment of the need of the state agency or local government

2-6 for the money requested; [and]

2-7 (c) If the request is submitted by a local government that has

2-8 established a fund pursuant to NRS 354.6115 to mitigate the effects of a

2-9 natural disaster, a statement of the amount of money that is available in

2-10 that fund, if any, for the payment of expenses incurred by the local

2-11 government as a result of a disaster; and

2-12 (d) A determination of the type, value and amount of resources the state

2-13 agency or local government may be required to provide as a condition for

2-14 the receipt of a grant or loan from the fund.

2-15 3. Upon the receipt of a request for a grant or loan submitted pursuant

2-16 to subsection 1, the state board of examiners:

2-17 (a) Shall consider the request; and

2-18 (b) May require any additional information that it determines is

2-19 necessary to make a recommendation.

2-20 4. If the state board of examiners finds that a grant or loan is

2-21 appropriate, it shall include in its recommendation to the interim finance

2-22 committee the proposed amount of the grant or loan. If the state board of

2-23 examiners recommends a loan for a local government, it shall include the

2-24 information required pursuant to subsection 1 of NRS 353.2765. If the state

2-25 board of examiners finds that a grant or loan is not appropriate, it shall

2-26 include in its recommendation the reason for its determination.

2-27 5. The provisions of this section do not prohibit a state agency or local

2-28 government from submitting more than one request for a grant or loan from

2-29 the fund.

2-30 6. As used in this section, the term "natural disaster" has the

2-31 meaning ascribed to it in NRS 354.6115.

2-32 Sec. 2. NRS 354.6115 is hereby amended to read as follows:

2-33 354.6115 1. The governing body of a local government may, by

2-41 effects of a natural disaster.

3-1 The money in the fund at the end of the fiscal year may not revert to any

3-2 other fund or be a surplus for any purpose other than [the] a purpose

3-3 specified in this subsection.

3-4 3. The money in the fund may not be used to pay expenses incurred

3-5 to mitigate the effects of a natural disaster until the governing body of

3-6 the local government issues a formal declaration that a natural disaster

3-7 exists. The governing body shall not make such a declaration unless a

3-8 natural disaster is occurring or has occurred. Upon the issuance of such

3-9 a declaration, the money in the fund may be used for the payment of the

3-10 following expenses incurred by the local government as a result of the

3-11 natural disaster:

3-12 (a) The repair or replacement of roads, streets, bridges, water control

3-13 facilities, public buildings, public utilities, recreational facilities and

3-14 parks owned by the local government and damaged by the natural

3-15 disaster;

3-16 (b) Any emergency measures undertaken to save lives, protect public

3-17 health and safety or protect property within the jurisdiction of the local

3-18 government;

3-19 (c) The removal of debris from publicly or privately owned land and

3-20 waterways within the jurisdiction of the local government that was

3-21 undertaken because of the natural disaster;

3-22 (d) Expenses incurred by the local government for any overtime

3-23 worked by an employee of the local government because of the natural

3-24 disaster or any other extraordinary expenses incurred by the local

3-25 government because of the natural disaster; and

3-26 (e) The payment of any grant match the local government must

3-27 provide to obtain a grant from a federal disaster assistance agency for an

3-28 eligible project to repair damage caused by the natural disaster within the

3-29 jurisdiction of the local government.

3-30 4. The balance in the fund must not exceed [10] 15 percent of the

3-31 expenditures from the general fund for the previous fiscal year, excluding

3-32 any federal funds expended by the local government.

3-33 5. The annual budget and audit report of the local government

3-34 prepared pursuant to NRS 354.624 must specifically identify the fund

3-35 and:

3-36 (a) Indicate in detail the manner in which money in the fund was

3-37 expended during the previous fiscal year;

3-38 (b) Specify the amount of money, if any, that will be deposited in the

3-39 fund for the next fiscal year; and

3-40 (c) Identify any planned accumulation of the money in the fund.

3-41 The audit report must include a statement by the auditor whether the

3-42 local government has complied with the provisions of this subsection.

4-1 6. As used in this section:

4-2 (a) "Grant match" has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 353.2725.

4-3 (b) "Natural disaster" means a fire, flood, earthquake, drought or any

4-4 other occurrence that:

4-5 (1) Results in widespread or severe damage to property or injury to

4-6 or the death of persons within the jurisdiction of the local government;

4-7 and

4-8 (2) As determined by the governing body of the local government,

4-9 requires immediate action to protect the health, safety and welfare of

4-10 persons residing within the jurisdiction of the local government.

4-11 Sec. 3. NRS 354.6117 is hereby amended to read as follows:

4-12 354.6117 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, the total

4-26 in subsection 1.

4-27 Sec. 4. This act becomes effective on July 1, 1999.