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1. 445B.830 1. In areas of the state where and when a program is

1. commenced pursuant to NRS 445B.770 to 445B.815, inclusive, the

1. following fees must be paid to the department of motor vehicles and public

1. safety and accounted for in the pollution control account, which is hereby

1. created in the state general fund:

1. authorized inspection station, authorized maintenance station,

1. authorized station or fleet station $25

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

compliance 125

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

1. by regulation routine fees for inspection at the prevailing shop labor rate,

1. posting of those fees in a conspicuous place at an authorized inspection

1. station or authorized station.

1. 4. The department of motor vehicles and public safety shall by

1. used in this paragraph, "excess money" means the money in excess of

1. $500,000 remaining in the pollution control account at the end of the fiscal

1. the creation of an advisory committee consisting of representatives of state

1. and local agencies involved in the control of emissions from motor

1. vehicles. The committee shall:

1. (a) Review applications for grants and make recommendations for their

1. approval, rejection or modification;

1. (b) Establish goals and objectives for the program for control of

1. emissions from motor vehicles;

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

1. (d) Review and make recommendations concerning regulations adopted

1. pursuant to subsection 4 or NRS 445B.770.

1. 6. Grants proposed pursuant to subsections 4 and 5 must be submitted

1. to the chief of the registration division of the department of motor vehicles

1. and public safety and the administrator of the division of environmental

1. protection of the state department of conservation and natural resources.

1. Proposed grants approved by the chief and the administrator must not be

1. awarded until approved by the interim finance committee.

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

1. 445B.830 1. In areas of the state where and when a program is

1. commenced pursuant to NRS 445B.770 to 445B.815, inclusive, the

1. following fees must be paid to the department of motor vehicles and public

1. safety and accounted for in the pollution control account, which is hereby

1. created in the state general fund:
2. (a) For the issuance and annual renewal of a license for an authorized

1. inspection station, authorized maintenance station, authorized station or

1. fleet station $25

1. (b) For each set of 25 forms certifying emission control

1. compliance 125

1. (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.

1. by regulation routine fees for inspection at the prevailing shop labor rate,

1. posting of those fees in a conspicuous place at an authorized inspection

1. station or authorized station.

1. 4. The department of motor vehicles and public safety shall by

1. regulation establish a program to award grants of money in the pollution

1. control account to local governmental agencies in nonattainment or

1. maintenance areas for carbon monoxide for programs related to the

1. improvement of the quality of air. The grants to agencies in a county

1. pursuant to this subsection must be made from:

1. (a) An amount of money in the pollution control account that is equal to

1. one-fifth of the amount received for each form issued in the county

1. pursuant to subsection 1; and

1. (b) Excess money in the pollution control account. As used in this

1. paragraph, "excess money" means the money in excess of $500,000

1. remaining in the pollution control account at the end of the fiscal year, after
2. deduction of the amount required for grants pursuant to paragraph (a) and

1. any disbursements made from the account pursuant to subsection 2.

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

1. the creation of an advisory committee consisting of representatives of state

1. and local agencies involved in the control of emissions from motor

1. vehicles. The committee shall:

1. (a) Review applications for grants and make recommendations for their

1. approval, rejection or modification;

1. (b) Establish goals and objectives for the program for control of

1. emissions from motor vehicles;

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

1. (d) Review and make recommendations concerning regulations adopted

1. 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.

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

1. July 1, 1999.

1. 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.

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