context otherwise requires, the words and terms defined in sections 3, 4

and 5 of this act have the meanings ascribed to them in those sections.

created by section 6 of this act.

1. That are managed or controlled by the United States Forest

Service or the Bureau of Land Management; and

2. Upon which a person herds or grazes cattle or sheep pursuant to a

license, lease or permit issued for that purpose by the Secretary of

Agriculture or the Secretary of the Interior.

by the provisions of NRS 568.040.

The commission consists of:

(a) One member from each state grazing board; and

(1) The Nevada Cattlemen’s Association or its successor

organization;

(2) The Nevada Woolgrowers’ Association or its successor

organization; and

(3) The Nevada Farm Bureau or its successor organization.

Each member specified in this paragraph serves as an ex officio member

of the commission and may designate another person to serve on his

behalf.

2. Not less than 30 days before the expiration of the term of a

member of the commission, the state grazing board from which the

member was appointed shall submit to the governor a written list of two

persons for appointment to the commission. A person nominated by a

state grazing board must be a member of that board. If such a list is

submitted to the governor by a state grazing board within the period

prescribed in this subsection, the governor shall appoint to the

commission one member from the list. If the list is not submitted to the

governor by a state grazing board within that period, the governor shall

appoint to the commission one member who is a member of that board.

chairman by a majority vote. After the initial election, the chairman and

vice chairman serve in the office for a term of 1 year beginning on July 1

of each year. If a vacancy occurs in the chairmanship or vice

chairmanship, the members of the commission shall elect a chairman or

vice chairman from among its members to serve for the remainder of the

unexpired term.

4. After the initial terms, each member of the commission who is

appointed serves for a term of 4 years.

5. A vacancy on the commission must be filled in the same manner

as the original appointment.

6. Each member of the commission:

(a) Serves without compensation; and

(b) While engaged in the business of the commission, and to the

extent that money is available for that purpose from the fees collected

pursuant to section 11 of this act, is entitled to receive the per diem

allowance and travel expenses provided for state officers and employees

generally.

commission must be paid from the fees collected pursuant to section 11

of this act.

quarterly and at the times and places specified by a call of the chairman

or by a majority of the members of the commission.

2. A majority of the members of the commission constitute a

quorum, and a quorum may exercise all the powers and duties of the

commission.

1. Conduct research and surveys to determine the opinions and

knowledge of the residents of this state concerning the livestock industry

on grazing lands;

state concerning the livestock industry on grazing lands;

3. Conduct advertising campaigns to promote the livestock industry

on grazing lands;

4. Support the responsible control, management or use of grazing

lands;

5. Compile information concerning the livestock industry on grazing

lands and disseminate that information to each state grazing board;

6. Make determinations concerning the availability of forage on

grazing lands; and

7. Take any action it determines is necessary to stabilize the livestock

industry on grazing lands.

1. Cooperate with any local, state or federal agency, any local, state

or national organization or any representatives of an industry whose

duties and powers are the same as or similar to the duties and powers of

the commission;

2. Employ such persons or enter into such contracts as it determines

are necessary to assist it in carrying out the provisions of sections 2 to 14,

inclusive, of this act;

3. Grant, donate or expend money:

(a) To construct or maintain a range improvement; or

(b) For any other purpose beneficial to the livestock industry on

grazing lands; and

4. Purchase, lease or own any real or personal property.

grants, donations or contributions from any source to assist it in carrying

out the provisions of sections 2 to 14, inclusive, of this act.

2. Any money the commission receives pursuant to subsection 1 must

be deposited in the state treasury pursuant to the provisions of section 12

of this act.

each year, charge and collect from each person who grazed cattle or

sheep on grazing lands during the preceding calendar year a fee of 10

cents for each animal unit month that he was authorized by the United

States Forest Service or the Bureau of Land Management to use during

the immediately preceding year.

2. A person who pays the fee required by this section may, not earlier

than January 15 of each year and not later than February 15 of that

year, apply to the commission for a refund of the fee paid for the

immediately preceding year. The application must be submitted on a

form prescribed by the commission. Upon receipt of the request and after

determining that the fee has been paid by the person requesting the

refund, the commission shall, within 60 days after making that

determination, refund to that person an amount equal to the fee paid by

the person.

3. As used in this section, "animal unit month" means the amount of

forage required to sustain one cow or its equivalent for 1 month.

sections 10 and 11 of this act:

(a) Must be deposited in the state treasury and accounted for

separately in the state general fund;

(b) May be used by the commission only for the costs of carrying out

the provisions of sections 2 to 14, inclusive, of this act; and

(c) Does not revert to the state general fund at the end of any fiscal

year.

2. Any interest or income earned on the money in the account must

be credited to the account. Any claims against the account must be paid

in the manner that other claims against the state are paid.

this act, the commission may provide a written notice of that fact to the

attorney general or the district attorney of the county in which the person

resides.

2. A person who fails to pay the fee required by section 11 of this act

shall:

(a) For the first violation, pay a civil penalty of not more than $250.

(b) For the second violation, pay a civil penalty of not more than

$500.

1. (c) For the third or subsequent violation, pay a civil penalty of not

1. more than $750.

shall submit to the director of the department of administration a

financial statement setting forth:

(a) The assets and obligations of the commission; and

(b) The amount of the fees, if any:

(1) Collected by the commission pursuant to the provisions of

section 11 of this act for the immediately preceding calendar year; and

(2) Refunded by the commission pursuant to that section for that

year.

1. 2. On or before July 1 of each year, the governor shall proclaim the

1. percentage of the fees collected pursuant to subsection 1 of section 11 of

1. this act for the immediately preceding calendar year that were refunded

1. by the commission pursuant to the provisions of subsection 2 of section

1. 11 of this act. The director of the department of administration shall

1. transmit a copy of the proclamation to the director of the legislative

1. counsel bureau.

1. and industry shall, within the resources available to it, provide

1. administrative services to the commission to assist the commission in

1. carrying out the provisions of sections 2 to 14, inclusive, of this act.