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. Chapter 706 of NRS is hereby amended by adding thereto

1-2 the provisions set forth as sections 2 to 21, inclusive, of this act.

1-3 Sec. 2. "Administrator" means the administrator of the taxicab

1-4 authority for southern Nevada or the taxicab authority for northern

1-5 Nevada, as appropriate.

1-6 Sec. 2.5. "Carrier of household goods" means any person or

1-7 operator who is engaged in the business of transportation of household

1-8 goods.

1-9 Sec. 3. "Certificate holder" means:

1-12 for the operation of a tow car with respect to towing services performed

2-1 without the prior consent of the owner of the vehicle or the person

2-2 authorized by the owner to operate the vehicle by:

2-3 (a) The previously existing public service commission of Nevada

2-4 before July 1, 1981, and which has not been transferred, revoked or

2-5 suspended by the transportation services authority, or by operation of

2-6 law; or

2-7 (b) The transportation services authority and which has not been

2-8 transferred, suspended or revoked by the transportation services

2-9 authority or by operation of law.

2-10 2. With regard to a carrier of household goods, a person who holds a

2-11 current certificate of public convenience and necessity which was issued

2-12 for the operation of a carrier of household goods by:

2-13 (a) The previously existing public service commission of Nevada

2-14 before July 1, 1981, and which has not been transferred, revoked or

2-15 suspended by the transportation services authority, or by operation of

2-16 law; or

2-17 (b) The transportation services authority and which has not been

2-18 transferred, suspended or revoked by the transportation services

2-19 authority or by operation of law.

2-20 3. With regard to a taxicab motor carrier or a limousine motor

2-21 carrier, a person who holds a current certificate of public convenience

2-22 and necessity which was issued for the operation of a taxicab motor

2-23 carrier or a limousine motor carrier subject to the jurisdiction of a

2-24 taxicab authority by:

2-25 (a) The previously existing public service commission of Nevada

2-26 before July 1, 1981, and which has not been transferred, revoked or

2-27 suspended by the transportation services authority, the previously

2-28 existing taxicab authority, the taxicab authority for southern Nevada or

2-29 the taxicab authority for northern Nevada, or by operation of law;

2-30 (b) The previously existing taxicab authority and which has not been

2-31 transferred, suspended or revoked by the transportation services

2-32 authority, the previously existing taxicab authority, the taxicab authority

2-33 for southern Nevada or the taxicab authority for northern Nevada, or by

2-34 operation of law;

2-35 (c) The transportation services authority and which has not been

2-36 transferred, suspended or revoked by the transportation services

2-37 authority, the previously existing taxicab authority, the taxicab authority

2-38 for southern Nevada or the taxicab authority for northern Nevada, or by

2-39 operation of law; or

2-40 (d) The taxicab authority for southern Nevada or the taxicab authority

2-41 for northern Nevada and which has not been transferred, suspended or

2-42 revoked by the taxicab authority for southern Nevada or the taxicab

2-43 authority for northern Nevada, or by operation of law.

3-1 Sec. 4. "Driver" means a person who operates a taxicab or

3-2 limousine that is regulated pursuant to this chapter, and includes a

3-3 certificate holder if he actually operates the taxicab or limousine.

3-4 Sec. 5. "Limousine motor carrier" means a person who operates a

3-5 livery limousine or traditional limousine.

3-6 Sec. 6. "Livery limousine" means a motor vehicle that:

3-7 1. At the time of its manufacture, was a light truck, as that term is

3-8 defined in 49 C.F.R. § 523.5, as that section existed on January 1, 1999;

3-9 2. Has a capacity of 9 or more persons but less than 16 persons,

3-10 including the driver; and

3-11 3. Is engaged in the general transportation of persons for

3-12 compensation and is not operated on a regular schedule or over regular

3-13 routes.

3-14 Sec. 7. "Operator of a tow car" means a person who provides towing

3-15 services performed without the prior consent of the owner of the vehicle

3-16 or the person authorized by the owner to operate the vehicle.

3-17 Sec. 8. "Taxicab authority" means the taxicab authority for

3-18 southern Nevada or the taxicab authority for northern Nevada, as

3-19 determined pursuant to sections 12 and 13 of this act.

3-20 Sec. 9. "Taximeter" means an instrument used in a taxicab for

3-21 indicating the fare charged.

3-22 Sec. 10. "Traditional limousine" means a motor vehicle that is

3-23 engaged in the general transportation of persons for compensation and is

3-24 not operated on a regular schedule or over regular routes and which:

3-25 1. At the time of its manufacture, was a passenger automobile, as

3-26 that term is defined in 49 C.F.R. § 523.4, as that section existed on

3-27 January 1, 1999, and which was later modified to increase its length; or

3-28 2. Has a capacity of less than 9 persons, including the driver.

3-29 Sec. 11. All regulations, practices and service prescribed by the

3-30 transportation services authority must be enforced and are prima facie

3-31 reasonable unless suspended or found otherwise in an action brought for

3-32 the purpose, or until changed or modified by the transportation services

3-33 authority itself upon satisfactory showing made.

3-34 Sec. 12. 1. A taxicab authority for southern Nevada, consisting of

3-35 three members appointed by the governor, is hereby created. Each

3-36 member shall serve for a term of 4 years. Not more than two members

3-37 may be members of the same political party, and no elected officer of this

3-38 state or any political subdivision is eligible for appointment. The

3-39 members of the taxicab authority for southern Nevada must include:

3-40 (a) A person who has knowledge and experience in business or

3-41 accounting, or training and experience in the law;

4-1 (b) A person who has knowledge and experience in the taxicab

4-2 industry, except that the person may not be currently involved in a

4-3 taxicab business as an owner or manager; and

4-4 (c) A person who has knowledge and experience in the limousine

4-5 industry, except that the person may not be currently involved in a

4-6 limousine business as an owner or manager.

4-7 2. The members of the taxicab authority for southern Nevada are in

4-8 the unclassified service of the state.

4-9 3. The taxicab authority for southern Nevada is the chief regulatory

4-10 agency for the business of transporting passengers by taxicab motor

4-11 carrier or limousine motor carrier in a county whose population is

4-12 400,000 or more, and in such other counties which elect pursuant to

4-13 section 20 of this act to be subject to the jurisdiction of the taxicab

4-14 authority for southern Nevada. The taxicab authority for southern

4-15 Nevada shall maintain its principal office in a county whose population

4-16 is 400,000 or more.

4-17 4. The taxicab authority for southern Nevada may adopt appropriate

4-18 regulations applicable in the counties subject to its jurisdiction for the

4-19 administration and enforcement of NRS 706.881 to 706.885, inclusive,

4-20 and sections 12 to 21, inclusive, of this act, and for the conduct of the

4-21 taxicab and limousine business and the qualifications of and the

4-22 issuance of permits to drivers of taxicabs and of limousines, not

4-23 inconsistent with the provisions of NRS 706.881 to 706.885, inclusive and

4-24 sections 12 to 21, inclusive, of this act. The regulations may include

4-25 different provisions for different counties to allow for differences among

4-26 the counties subject to the jurisdiction of the taxicab authority for

4-27 southern Nevada. Local law enforcement agencies and the Nevada

4-28 highway patrol, upon request of the taxicab authority for southern

4-29 Nevada, may assist in enforcing the provisions of NRS 706.881 to

4-30 706.885, inclusive, and sections 12 to 21, inclusive, of this act, and the

4-31 regulations adopted pursuant thereto by the taxicab authority for

4-32 southern Nevada.

4-33 Sec. 13. 1. A taxicab authority for northern Nevada, consisting of

4-34 three members appointed by the governor, is hereby created. Each

4-35 member shall serve for a term of 4 years. The members of the taxicab

4-36 authority for northern Nevada must include:

4-37 (a) The sheriff of a county whose population is 100,000 or more but

4-38 less than 400,000;

4-39 (b) A person who has knowledge and experience in the transportation

4-40 industry; and

4-41 (c) A person who has knowledge and experience in business or

4-42 accounting.

5-1 2. Each member of the taxicab authority for northern Nevada who is

5-2 not a public employee is entitled to receive a salary of not more than $80,

5-3 as fixed by the taxicab authority for northern Nevada, for each day

5-4 actually employed on work of the taxicab authority for northern Nevada.

5-5 3. While engaged in the business of the taxicab authority for

5-6 northern Nevada, each member of the taxicab authority for northern

5-7 Nevada is entitled to receive the per diem allowance and travel expenses

5-8 provided for state officers and employees generally.

5-9 4. The taxicab authority for northern Nevada is the chief regulatory

5-10 agency for the business of transporting passengers by taxicab motor

5-11 carrier or limousine motor carrier in a county whose population is

5-12 100,000 or more but less than 400,000 and in such other counties which

5-13 elect pursuant to section 20 of this act to be subject to the jurisdiction of

5-14 the taxicab authority for northern Nevada. The taxicab authority for

5-15 northern Nevada shall maintain its principal office in a county whose

5-16 population is 100,000 or more but less than 400,000.

5-17 5. The taxicab authority for northern Nevada may adopt appropriate

5-18 regulations applicable in the counties subject to its jurisdiction for the

5-19 administration and enforcement of NRS 706.881 to 706.885, inclusive,

5-20 and sections 12 to 21, inclusive, of this act, and for the conduct of the

5-21 taxicab business and the qualifications of and the issuance of permits to

5-22 drivers of taxicabs and of limousines, not inconsistent with the provisions

5-23 of NRS 706.881 to 706.885, inclusive, and sections 12 to 21, inclusive, of

5-24 this act. The regulations may include different provisions for different

5-25 counties to allow for differences among the counties subject to the

5-26 jurisdiction of the taxicab authority for northern Nevada. Local law

5-27 enforcement agencies and the Nevada highway patrol, upon request of

5-28 the taxicab authority for northern Nevada, may assist in enforcing the

5-29 provisions of NRS 706.881 to 706.885, inclusive, and sections 12 to 21,

5-30 inclusive, of this act, and the regulations adopted pursuant thereto by the

5-31 taxicab authority for northern Nevada.

5-32 Sec. 14. Except to the extent of any inconsistency with the provisions

5-33 of NRS 706.881 to 706.885, inclusive, and sections 12 to 21, inclusive, of

5-34 this act, every order issued by the transportation services authority or the

5-35 previously existing taxicab authority remains in effect until the order is

5-36 modified or rescinded by a taxicab authority. The taxicab authority for

5-37 southern Nevada or the taxicab authority for northern Nevada, as

5-38 appropriate, shall enforce such an order until the order is modified or

5-39 rescinded.

5-40 Sec. 15. 1. If a taxicab authority has established a system of

5-41 allocations for taxicabs and limousines in a county subject to its

5-42 jurisdiction, the taxicab authority shall, on or before April 1 of each year,

6-1 increase the number of allocated taxicabs and limousines in that county

6-2 by a percentage which is equal to the average of:

6-3 (a) The percentage of increase, if any, in the number of passengers

6-4 who traveled into an airport located in that county during the preceding

6-5 calendar year, as reported by the board of county commissioners of the

6-6 county in which the airport is located; and

6-7 (b) The percentage of increase, if any, in the population of that county

6-8 during the preceding calendar year, as determined from the certifications

6-9 made pursuant to NRS 360.285.

6-10 2. Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, on or before

6-11 February 15, each board of county commissioners in this state shall

6-12 prepare and cause to be published an annual report setting forth the

6-13 number of passengers who arrived by commercial airline at an airport

6-14 located in the county during each month in the preceding calendar year.

6-15 A board of county commissioners does not have to submit a report

6-16 pursuant to this subsection if no commercial airline operates at any

6-17 airport located within the county.

6-18 Sec. 15.5. (Deleted by amendment.)

6-19 Sec. 16. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 6 of NRS

6-20 706.8827:

6-21 1. Not later than 45 days after the date on which a taxicab authority

6-22 receives an application for a certificate of public convenience and

6-23 necessity for the operation of a limousine, the taxicab authority shall

6-24 hold a prehearing conference with the applicant.

6-25 2. The taxicab authority may authorize discovery on the application,

6-26 beginning on the first day after the day on which the prehearing

6-27 conference is held. The period for discovery may not exceed 90 days.

6-28 3. If a period for discovery is authorized pursuant to subsection 2,

6-29 the taxicab authority shall provide a period for response, beginning on

6-30 the first day after the date on which the period for discovery expires. The

6-31 period for response may not exceed 30 days.

6-32 4. The taxicab authority shall hold a hearing on the application not

6-33 later than 120 days after the date on which the prehearing conference is

6-34 held.

6-35 Sec. 17. An applicant for a driver’s permit pursuant to NRS

6-36 706.8841 must include his social security number with his application for

6-37 the initial issuance or renewal of a driver’s permit. The taxicab authority

6-38 to which the application for a driver’s permit is submitted shall keep the

6-39 social security number of each applicant and licensee in the record for

6-40 the applicant or permittee, as appropriate.

6-41 Sec. 18. 1. A person who applies to a taxicab authority for the

6-42 issuance or renewal of a driver’s permit pursuant to NRS 706.8841 shall

6-43 submit to the taxicab authority the statement prescribed by the welfare

7-1 division of the department of human resources pursuant to NRS 425.520.

7-2 The statement must be completed and signed by the applicant.

7-3 2. Each taxicab authority shall include the statement required

7-4 pursuant to subsection 1 in:

7-5 (a) The application or any other forms that must be submitted for the

7-6 issuance or renewal of the permit; or

7-7 (b) A separate form prescribed by the taxicab authority.

7-8 3. A driver’s permit may not be issued or renewed by a taxicab

7-9 authority if the applicant:

7-10 (a) Fails to submit the statement required by subsection 1; or

7-11 (b) Indicates on the statement submitted pursuant to subsection 1 that

7-12 he is subject to a court order for the support of a child and is not in

7-13 compliance with the order or a plan approved by the district attorney or

7-14 other public agency enforcing the order for the repayment of the amount

7-15 owed pursuant to the order.

7-16 4. If a person’s driver’s permit has been suspended or revoked

7-17 pursuant to this chapter, the taxicab authority may not reinstate the

7-18 permit if the person:

7-19 (a) Fails to submit the statement required by subsection 1; or

7-20 (b) Indicates on the statement submitted pursuant to subsection 1 that

7-21 he is subject to a court order for the support of a child and is not in

7-22 compliance with the order or a plan approved by the district attorney or

7-23 other public agency enforcing the order for the repayment of the amount

7-24 owed pursuant to the order.

7-25 5. If the applicant indicates on the statement submitted pursuant to

7-26 subsection 1 that he is subject to a court order for the support of a child

7-27 and is not in compliance with the order or a plan approved by the district

7-28 attorney or other public agency enforcing the order for the repayment of

7-29 the amount owed pursuant to the order, the taxicab authority shall advise

7-30 the applicant to contact the district attorney or other public agency

7-31 enforcing the order to determine the actions that the applicant may take

7-32 to satisfy the arrearage.

7-33 6. The taxicab authority shall keep each statement submitted by an

7-34 applicant pursuant to subsection 1 in the record of the applicant.

7-35 Sec. 19. 1. If a taxicab authority receives a copy of a court order

7-36 issued pursuant to NRS 425.540 that provides for the suspension of all

7-37 professional, occupational and recreational licenses, certificates and

7-38 permits issued to a person who is the holder of a driver’s permit issued by

7-39 that taxicab authority, the taxicab authority shall deem the driver’s

7-40 permit issued to that person to be suspended at the end of the 30th day

7-41 after the date on which the court order was issued unless the taxicab

7-42 authority receives a letter issued to the holder of the permit by the district

7-43 attorney or other public agency pursuant to NRS 425.550 stating that the

8-1 holder of the permit has complied with the subpoena or warrant or has

8-2 satisfied the arrearage pursuant to NRS 425.560.

8-3 2. A taxicab authority shall reinstate a driver’s permit that has been

8-4 suspended by a district court pursuant to NRS 425.540 if the taxicab

8-5 authority receives a letter issued by the district attorney or other public

8-6 agency pursuant to NRS 425.550 to the person whose permit was

8-7 suspended stating that the person whose permit was suspended has

8-8 complied with the subpoena or warrant, or has satisfied the arrearage

8-9 pursuant to NRS 425.560.

8-10 Sec. 20. 1. The board of county commissioners of each county

8-11 which is not otherwise subject to the jurisdiction of a taxicab authority

8-12 pursuant to sections 12 and 13 of this act, shall, by ordinance, elect to:

8-13 (a) Include the county in the jurisdiction of the taxicab authority for

8-14 southern Nevada;

8-15 (b) Include the county in the jurisdiction of the taxicab authority for

8-16 northern Nevada; or

8-17 (c) Exclude the county from the jurisdiction of both the taxicab

8-18 authority for southern Nevada and the taxicab authority for northern

8-19 Nevada.

8-20 2. Upon enacting such an ordinance, the board of county

8-21 commissioners shall notify each taxicab authority specified in the

8-22 ordinance, the previous taxicab authority to whose jurisdiction the

8-23 county was subject, if any, and the department of the ordinance.

8-24 Sec. 21. 1. If a board of county commissioners enacts an

8-25 ordinance approving the exclusion of the county from the jurisdiction of

8-26 a taxicab authority pursuant to section 20 of this act, the board of county

8-27 commissioners may enact such other ordinances as it may deem

8-28 necessary to regulate the conduct of the business of taxicab motor

8-29 carriers and limousine motor carriers that are based and primarily

8-30 operate within that county. If enacted, such ordinances must be

8-31 consistent with the legislative policies set forth in NRS 706.151.

8-32 2. If a board of county commissioners enacts an ordinance

8-33 approving the inclusion of the county in the jurisdiction of the taxicab

8-34 authority for southern Nevada or the taxicab authority for northern

8-35 Nevada, the board of county commissioners shall not amend or repeal

8-36 the ordinance, or enact any other ordinance pursuant to section 20 of

8-37 this act, for at least 2 years after the date on which the ordinance

8-38 approving the inclusion of the county in the jurisdiction of a taxicab

8-39 authority becomes effective.

8-40 3. A person who is regulated by a county in accordance with this

8-41 section shall pay to the county $100 per year for each taxicab and $250

8-42 per year for each limousine that the person operates and a fee set by the

8-43 board of county commissioners by ordinance that must not exceed 15

9-1 cents per trip for each compensable trip of each of those taxicabs, which

9-2 may be added to the meter charge.

9-3 4. Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, all money

9-4 collected by the board of county commissioners relating to the regulation

9-5 of taxicab motor carriers and limousine motor carriers pursuant to this

9-6 section must be deposited with the county treasurer of that county and

9-7 accounted for separately in the county general fund. All money collected

9-8 by a county for a fine or other monetary penalty must be deposited with

9-9 the state treasurer for deposit in the state general fund.

9-10 5. No ordinance enacted by a board of county commissioners

9-11 pursuant to:

9-12 (a) Section 20 of this act to exclude the county from the jurisdiction of

9-13 a taxicab authority; or

9-14 (b) Subsection 1 to regulate the conduct of the business of taxicab

9-15 motor carriers and limousine motor carriers that are based and primarily

9-16 operate within that county,

9-17 may be construed as motor vehicle registration law and any license fees

9-18 that may be imposed by a board of county commissioners pursuant

9-19 thereto are in addition to the fees for motor vehicle registration required

9-20 under the laws of this state.

9-21 Sec. 22. NRS 706.011 is hereby amended to read as follows:

9-22 706.011 As used in [NRS 706.013 to 706.791, inclusive,] this chapter,

9-25 have the meanings ascribed to them in those sections.

9-26 Sec. 23. NRS 706.013 is hereby amended to read as follows:

9-27 706.013 "Advertise" means the commercial use of any medium,

9-33 members of the general public.

9-34 Sec. 24. NRS 706.036 is hereby amended to read as follows:

9-35 706.036 "Common motor carrier" means any person or operator who

9-40 taxicab motor carrier [.] , a limousine motor carrier, an operator of a tow

9-41 car or a carrier of household goods.

10-1 Sec. 25. NRS 706.041 is hereby amended to read as follows:

10-2 706.041 "Common motor carrier of passengers" means any person or

10-6 express for all who may choose to employ him. The term does not include

10-7 a taxicab motor carrier or limousine motor carrier.

10-8 Sec. 26. NRS 706.046 is hereby amended to read as follows:

10-9 706.046 "Common motor carrier of property" means any person or

10-13 to employ him. The term does not include an operator of a tow car or a

10-14 carrier of household goods.

10-15 Sec. 27. NRS 706.051 is hereby amended to read as follows:

10-16 706.051 "Contract motor carrier" means any person or operator

10-26 [.] , as a taxicab motor carrier or limousine motor carrier, or as a carrier

10-27 of household goods.

10-28 Sec. 28. NRS 706.085 is hereby amended to read as follows:

10-29 706.085 "Household goods" means personal effects and property used

10-36 householder.

10-37 Sec. 29. NRS 706.124 is hereby amended to read as follows:

10-38 706.124 1. "Taxicab" means a vehicle which is not operated over a

10-43 distance traveled;

11-1 [2.] (b) Used in the transportation of passengers or light express, or

11-2 both, for which a charge or fee is charged or received; or

11-3 [3.] (c) Operated in any service which is held out to the public as being

11-4 available for the transportation of passengers from place to place in the

11-5 State of Nevada.

11-6 2. The term does not include a motor vehicle of:

11-7 (a) A common motor carrier;

11-8 (b) A contract motor carrier;

11-9 (c) An employer who operates the vehicle for the transportation of his

11-10 employees, whether or not the employees pay for the transportation;

11-11 (d) An operator of a bus service; or

11-12 (e) A limousine motor carrier.

11-13 Sec. 30. NRS 706.151 is hereby amended to read as follows:

11-14 706.151 1. It is hereby declared to be the purpose and policy of the

11-41 transportation of household goods; and

12-1 (2) Towing services performed without the prior consent of the
12-2 owner of the vehicle or the person authorized by the owner to operate the

12-3 vehicle,

12-4 without unjust discriminations against or undue preferences or advantages

12-5 being given to any [motor carrier] operator of a tow car, carrier of

12-6 household goods or applicant for a certificate of public convenience and

12-7 necessity.

12-8 (e) To discourage any practices which would tend to increase or create

12-9 competition that may be detrimental to the [traveling and shipping public or

12-10 the motor carrier] business of towing vehicles without the prior consent of

12-11 the owner of the vehicle or the person authorized by the owner to operate

12-12 the vehicle, the business of carriers of household goods, or the business

12-13 of contract motor carriers with regard to the transportation of household

12-14 goods, within this state.

12-15 2. All [of] the provisions of this chapter must be administered and

12-16 enforced with a view to carrying out the declaration of policy contained in

12-17 this section.

12-18 Sec. 31. NRS 706.1511 is hereby amended to read as follows:

12-19 706.1511 1. The transportation services authority is hereby created.

12-43 [6. The members of the authority]

13-1 5. The commissioner shall give [their] his entire time to the business

13-2 of the transportation services authority and shall not pursue any other

13-3 business or vocation or hold any other office of profit.

13-4 [7. Each member of the authority]

13-5 6. The commissioner serves at the pleasure of the governor.

13-6 Sec. 32. NRS 706.1513 is hereby amended to read as follows:

13-7 706.1513 The transportation services authority may sue and be sued in

13-8 the name of the transportation services authority.

13-9 Sec. 33. NRS 706.1515 is hereby amended to read as follows:

13-10 706.1515 1. Any [common or contract carrier] operator of a tow car,

13-39 operator or carrier at any time within the 30-day period.

13-40 Sec. 34. NRS 706.1516 is hereby amended to read as follows:

13-41 706.1516 1. The transportation services authority regulatory fund is

13-43 provided in this section, all money collected by the transportation services

14-1 authority pursuant to law must be deposited in the state treasury for credit

14-2 to the fund.

14-3 2. Money in the fund may be used only to defray the costs of:

14-4 (a) Maintaining staff and equipment needed to regulate adequately

14-5 persons subject to the jurisdiction of the transportation services authority.

14-6 (b) Participating in all proceedings relevant to the jurisdiction of the

14-7 transportation services authority.

14-8 (c) Audits, inspections, investigations, publication of notices, reports

14-9 and retaining consultants connected with that maintenance and

14-10 participation.

14-11 (d) The salaries, travel expenses and subsistence allowances of the

14-12 [members] commissioner and staff of the transportation services

14-13 authority.

14-14 3. All claims against the fund must be paid as other claims against the

14-15 state are paid.

14-16 4. The transportation services authority must furnish upon request a

14-17 statement showing the balance remaining in the fund as of the close of the

14-18 preceding fiscal year.

14-19 5. Money collected by the transportation services authority from a

14-20 fine or penalty must be deposited into the state highway fund.

14-21 Sec. 35. NRS 706.1517 is hereby amended to read as follows:

14-22 706.1517 Employees of the transportation services authority who are

14-23 peace officers may carry firearms in the performance of their duties.

14-24 Sec. 36. NRS 706.1518 is hereby amended to read as follows:

14-25 706.1518 Except as otherwise provided in NRS 706.1725, the

14-29 reasonable times to the public.

14-30 Sec. 37. NRS 706.156 is hereby amended to read as follows:

14-31 706.156 [1. All common and contract motor carriers and brokers] All

14-43 purchaser or broker from reselling those transportation services to any

15-1 person based upon that person’s affiliation, or lack of affiliation, with any

15-2 group.] , and section 11 of this act.

15-3 Sec. 38. NRS 706.166 is hereby amended to read as follows:

15-4 706.166 The transportation services authority shall:

15-43 authorized by the owner to operate the vehicle;

16-1 [(c)] (b) Classifications;

16-2 [(d)] (c) Divisions;

16-3 [(e)] (d) Allowances; and

16-4 [(f)] (e) All charges of [fully regulated] carriers of household goods

16-5 and contract motor carriers with regard to the transportation of

16-6 household goods, and charges of operators of tow cars for towing services

16-7 performed without the prior consent of the owner of the vehicle or the

16-8 person authorized by the owner to operate the vehicle, including charges

16-9 between carriers and compensation paid or received for the use of facilities

16-10 and equipment.

16-11 These regulations may not provide for collective agreements which restrain

16-12 any party from taking free and independent action.

16-13 5. Review decisions of [the] a taxicab authority appealed to the

16-14 transportation services authority pursuant to NRS 706.8819.

16-15 Sec. 39. NRS 706.167 is hereby amended to read as follows:

16-16 706.167 1. Each [fully regulated carrier,] operator of a tow car [and

16-43 it may call for the omitted information at any time.

17-1 Sec. 40. NRS 706.1675 is hereby amended to read as follows:

17-2 706.1675 Every annual report, record or statement required by law to

17-5 report, record or statement.

17-6 Sec. 41. NRS 706.169 is hereby amended to read as follows:

17-7 706.169 The department shall [:

17-11 used for private commercial enterprises on any highway in this state.

17-12 Sec. 42. NRS 706.171 is hereby amended to read as follows:

17-13 706.171 1. The [authority and the] department may:

17-43 examination is required to protect the interests of the public.

18-1 3. The department may adopt regulations to ensure the payment of any

18-2 fee due or authorized pursuant to the provisions of this chapter.

18-3 4. As used in this section, "personnel records" does not include:

18-4 (a) The name of the employee who is the subject of the record;

18-5 (b) The gross compensation and perquisites of the employee;

18-6 (c) Any record of the business expenses of the employee;

18-7 (d) The title or any description of the position held by the employee;

18-8 (e) The qualifications required for the position held by the employee;

18-9 (f) The business address of the employee;

18-10 (g) The telephone number of the employee at his place of business;

18-11 (h) The work schedule of the employee;

18-12 (i) The date on which the employee began his employment; and

18-13 (j) If applicable, the date on which the employment of the employee was

18-14 terminated.

18-15 Sec. 43. NRS 706.1715 is hereby amended to read as follows:

18-16 706.1715 1. The attorney general shall:

18-26 penalty is provided.

18-27 Sec. 44. NRS 706.1717 is hereby amended to read as follows:

18-28 706.1717 The transportation services authority may, in carrying out its

18-40 other claims against the state are paid.

19-1 Sec. 45. NRS 706.172 is hereby amended to read as follows:

19-2 706.172 1. The transportation services authority may:

19-39 terminated.

19-40 Sec. 46. NRS 706.1725 is hereby amended to read as follows:

19-41 706.1725 1. Any books, accounts, records, minutes, papers and

19-43 goods that are subject to examination pursuant to NRS 706.1518 and

20-1 706.172, and are made available to the transportation services authority,

20-2 any officer or employee of the transportation services authority, or any

20-3 other person under the condition that the disclosure of such information to

20-4 the public be withheld or otherwise limited, must not be disclosed to the

20-5 public unless the transportation services authority first determines that the

20-6 disclosure is justified.

20-7 2. The transportation services authority shall take such actions as are

20-8 necessary to protect the confidentiality of such information, including,

20-9 without limitation:

20-10 (a) Granting such protective orders as it deems necessary; and

20-11 (b) Holding closed hearings to receive or examine such information.

20-12 3. If the transportation services authority closes a hearing to receive or

20-13 examine such information, it shall:

20-14 (a) Restrict access to the records and transcripts of such hearings

20-15 without the prior approval of the transportation services authority or an

20-16 order of a court of competent jurisdiction authorizing access to the records

20-17 or transcripts; and

20-18 (b) Prohibit any participant at such a hearing from disclosing such

20-19 information without the prior authorization of the transportation services

20-20 authority.

20-21 4. The transportation services authority shall consider in an open

20-22 meeting whether the information reviewed or examined in a closed hearing

20-23 may be disclosed without revealing the confidential subject matter of the

20-24 information. To the extent the transportation services authority determines

20-25 the information may be disclosed, the information must become a part of

20-26 the records available to the public. Information that the transportation

20-27 services authority determines may not be disclosed must be kept under seal.

20-28 Sec. 47. NRS 706.173 is hereby amended to read as follows:

20-29 706.173 1. The transportation services authority or the department

20-40 hazardous materials and hazardous waste as defined in NRS 459.430.

20-41 Sec. 48. NRS 706.176 is hereby amended to read as follows:

20-42 706.176 The commissioner of the transportation services authority

20-43 may:

21-1 1. Appoint a deputy who serves in the unclassified service of the state.

21-2 2. Employ such other personnel as may be necessary.

21-3 Sec. 49. NRS 706.197 is hereby amended to read as follows:

21-4 706.197 1. The transportation services authority may collect fees for

21-19 filing a complaint.

21-20 Sec. 50. NRS 706.201 is hereby amended to read as follows:

21-21 706.201 To the extent that such costs cannot be paid for from the

21-26 or department, approved by the state board of examiners.

21-27 Sec. 51. NRS 706.226 is hereby amended to read as follows:

21-28 706.226 No common, contract or private motor carrier , taxicab motor

21-32 provisions of this chapter.

21-33 Sec. 51.5. NRS 706.231 is hereby amended to read as follows:

21-34 706.231 Sheriffs and all other peace officers and traffic officers of this

21-38 transportation services authority or other competent authority.

21-39 Sec. 52. NRS 706.246 is hereby amended to read as follows:

21-40 706.246 1. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 706.235:

21-41 [1.] (a) A common or contract motor carrier , taxicab motor carrier,

21-42 limousine motor carrier, operator of a tow car or carrier of household

21-43 goods shall not permit or require a driver to drive or tow any vehicle

22-1 revealed by inspection or operation to be in such condition that its

22-2 operation would be hazardous or likely to result in a breakdown of the

22-3 vehicle, and a driver shall not drive or tow any vehicle which by reason of

22-4 its mechanical condition is so imminently hazardous to operate as to be

22-5 likely to cause an accident or a breakdown of the vehicle. If, while any

22-6 vehicle is being operated on a highway, it is discovered to be in such an

22-7 unsafe condition, it may be continued in operation, except as further limited

22-8 by [subsection 2,] paragraph (b) or (c), only to the nearest place where

22-9 repairs can safely be effected, and even that operation may be conducted

22-10 only if it is less hazardous to the public than permitting the vehicle to

22-11 remain on the highway.

22-12 [2. A common or contract motor carrier or private motor carrier]

22-13 (b) An operator of a tow car or a carrier of household goods shall not

22-14 permit or require a driver to drive or tow, and a driver shall not drive or

22-15 tow, any vehicle which:

22-16 [(a)] (1) By reason of its mechanical condition is so imminently

22-17 hazardous to operate as to be likely to cause an accident or a breakdown;

22-18 and

22-19 [(b)] (2) Has been declared "out of service" by an authorized

22-20 employee of the transportation services authority . [or the department.]

22-21 When the repairs have been made, the operator or carrier shall so certify to

22-22 the transportation services authority [or the department, whichever agency

22-23 declared the vehicle "out of service,"] as required by the transportation

22-24 services authority . [or the department.]

22-25 (c) A common or contract motor carrier, private motor carrier,

22-26 taxicab motor carrier, limousine motor carrier, operator of a tow car or

22-27 carrier of household goods shall not permit or require a driver to drive,

22-28 and a driver shall not drive, any vehicle which:

22-29 (1) By reason of its mechanical condition is so imminently

22-30 hazardous to operate as to be likely to cause an accident or a breakdown;

22-31 and

22-32 (2) Has been declared "out of service" by an authorized employee

22-33 of the department.

22-34 When the repairs have been made, the carrier or operator, as

22-35 appropriate, shall so certify to the department, as required by the

22-36 department.

22-37 2. The transportation services authority may adopt such regulations

22-38 as are necessary to carry out a program for inspecting vehicles pursuant

22-39 to this section.

22-40 Sec. 53. NRS 706.251 is hereby amended to read as follows:

22-41 706.251 1. Every person operating a vehicle used by any motor

22-43 forthwith report each accident occurring on the public highway, wherein the