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 408.106 is hereby amended to read as follows:

1-2 408.106 1. There is hereby created a department of transportation,

1-19 state as a professional engineer.

2-1 (b) Demonstrated expertise in financial matters and business

2-2 administration.

2-3 (c) Demonstrated expertise in the business of construction evidenced by

2-4 the possession of a license as a general contractor and experience as a

2-5 principal officer of a firm licensed in this state.

2-6 The governor shall not appoint any person who is currently employed in the

2-7 field of or has a substantial financial interest in the construction or

2-8 maintenance of highways in this state.

2-9 3. The legislative commission shall appoint one member of the

2-10 senate and one member of the assembly to serve as nonvoting members

2-11 of the board for terms of 2 years.

2-12 4. The governor shall serve as chairman of the board and the members

2-13 of the board shall elect annually a vice chairman.

2-14 [4.] 5. Each member of the board who is not a public officer is entitled

2-15 to receive as compensation $80 for each day or portion of a day during

2-16 which he attends a meeting of the board or is otherwise engaged in the

2-17 business of the board plus the per diem allowance and travel expenses

2-18 provided for state officers and employees generally.

2-19 [5. After the initial terms, the appointed members of the board shall

2-20 serve terms of 4 years.]

2-21 6. Each member of the board who is a legislator is entitled to receive

2-22 from the legislative fund the compensation provided for a majority of the

2-23 members of the legislature during the first 60 days of the preceding

2-24 regular session for each day or portion of a day during which he attends

2-25 a meeting of the board or is otherwise engaged in the business of the

2-26 board plus the per diem allowance provided for state officers and

2-27 employees generally and the travel expenses provided pursuant to NRS

2-28 218.2207.

2-29 Sec. 2. Chapter 373 of NRS is hereby amended by adding thereto a

2-30 new section to read as follows:

2-31 1. In a county whose population is 400,000 or more, the commission

2-32 must be composed of:

2-33 (a) Representatives selected by the following entities from among their

2-34 members:

2-35 (1) Two by the board.

2-36 (2) Two by the governing body of the largest city.

2-37 (3) One by the governing body of each additional city in the county.

2-38 (b) Two nonvoting representatives of the state legislature selected by

2-39 the legislative commission. The legislative commission shall appoint one

2-40 member of the senate and one member of the assembly to serve for terms

2-41 of 2 years.

2-42 2. Each representative who is a state legislator is entitled to receive

2-43 from the legislative fund the compensation provided for a majority of the

3-1 members of the legislature during the first 60 days of the preceding

3-2 regular session for each day or portion of a day during which he attends

3-3 a meeting of the commission or is otherwise engaged in the business of

3-4 the commission plus the per diem allowance provided for state officers

3-5 and employees generally and the travel expenses provided pursuant to

3-6 NRS 218.2207.

3-7 3. The first representatives must be selected within 30 days after

3-8 passage of the ordinance creating the commission, and, except as

3-9 otherwise provided in subsection 4, must serve until the next ensuing

3-10 December 31 of an even-numbered year. The representative of any city

3-11 incorporated after passage of the ordinance creating the committee must

3-12 be selected within 30 days after the first meeting of the governing body,

3-13 and, except as otherwise provided in subsection 4, must serve until the

3-14 next ensuing December 31 of an even-numbered year. Their successors

3-15 must serve for terms of 2 years, and vacancies must be filled for the

3-16 unexpired term.

3-17 4. The first representatives and the representative of any city

3-18 incorporated after passage of the ordinance must serve until the next

3-19 ensuing June 30 of an odd-numbered year.

3-20 Sec. 3. NRS 373.040 is hereby amended to read as follows:

3-21 373.040 1. In counties whose population is 100,000 or more [,] but

3-43 otherwise provided in subsection 5,] and must serve until the next ensuing

4-1 December 31 of an even-numbered year. The representative of any city

4-2 incorporated after passage of the ordinance must be selected within 30 days

4-3 after the first meeting of the governing body [, and, except as otherwise

4-4 provided in subsection 5,] and must serve until the next ensuing December

4-5 31 of an even-numbered year. Their successors must serve for terms of 2

4-6 years, and vacancies must be filled for the unexpired term.

4-7 [5. In counties whose population is 400,000 or more, the first

4-8 representatives and the representative of any city incorporated after passage

4-9 of the ordinance must serve until the next ensuing June 30 of an odd-

4-10 numbered year.]

4-11 Sec. 4. This act becomes effective on July 1, 1999.