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1-1 Section 1. NRS 445B.830 is hereby amended to read as follows:

1-2 445B.830 1. In areas of the state where and when a program is

1-3 commenced pursuant to NRS 445B.770 to 445B.815, inclusive, the

1-4 following fees must be paid to the department of motor vehicles and public

1-5 safety and accounted for in the pollution control account, which is hereby

1-6 created in the state general fund:

1-7 (a) For the issuance and annual renewal of a license for an authorized

1-8 inspection station, authorized maintenance station, authorized station or

1-9 fleet station $25

1-10 (b) For each set of 25 forms certifying emission control

1-11 compliance 125

1-12 (c) For each form issued to a fleet station 5

1-13 2. Except as otherwise provided in subsections 4, 5 and 6, all fees must

1-14 be used by [that] the department of motor vehicles and public safety as

1-15 needed to carry out the provisions of NRS 445B.700 to 445B.845,

1-16 inclusive.

1-17 3. The department of motor vehicles and public safety may prescribe

1-18 by regulation routine fees for inspection at the prevailing shop labor rate,

2-1 including , without limitation, maximum charges for those fees, and for the

2-2 posting of those fees in a conspicuous place at an authorized inspection

2-3 station or authorized station.

2-4 4. The department of motor vehicles and public safety shall by

2-5 regulation establish a program to award grants of [:

2-6 (a) Money] money in the pollution control account [to agencies] , in the

2-7 following order of priority, to:

2-8 (a) Agencies in nonattainment or maintenance areas for carbon

2-9 monoxide for programs related to the improvement of the quality of air.

2-10 The [amount of] money granted to agencies in a county pursuant to this

2-11 paragraph must [not exceed] be in an amount that is at least equal to that

2-12 portion of the money in the pollution control account that equals [1/5] one-

2-13 fifth of the amount received for each form issued in the county pursuant to

2-14 subsection 1.

2-15 (b) [Excess money in the pollution control account to air pollution

2-16 control agencies established pursuant to NRS 445B.205 or 445B.500. As

2-17 used in this paragraph, "excess money" means the money in excess of

2-18 $500,000 remaining in the pollution control account at the end of the fiscal

2-19 year.

2-20 5.] The department to carry out the provisions of this chapter.

2-21 (c) The division of agriculture of the department of business and

2-22 industry for expenses relating to tests and studies regarding standards for

2-23 fuel conducted pursuant to chapter 590 of NRS.

2-24 (d) The Tahoe Regional Planning Agency to carry out the provisions

2-25 of articles III and IV of the Tahoe Regional Planning Compact as

2-26 provided in NRS 277.200, and the Nevada Tahoe regional planning

2-27 agency to carry out the provisions of NRS 278.780 to 278.828, inclusive.

2-28 (e) State or local agencies to pay expenses incurred by such agencies

2-29 to attain or maintain the environmental threshold carrying capacities

2-30 relating to air quality established pursuant to NRS 277.200.

2-31 5. Any regulations adopted pursuant to subsection 4 must provide for

2-32 the creation of an advisory committee consisting of representatives of state

2-33 and local agencies involved in the control of emissions from motor

2-34 vehicles. The committee shall:

2-35 (a) Review applications for grants and make recommendations for their

2-36 approval, rejection or modification;

2-37 (b) Establish goals and objectives for the program for control of

2-38 emissions from motor vehicles;

2-39 (c) Identify areas where funding should be made available; and

2-40 (d) Review and make recommendations concerning regulations adopted

2-41 pursuant to subsection 4 or NRS 445B.770.

3-1 6. Grants proposed pursuant to subsections 4 and 5 must be submitted

3-2 to the chief of the registration division of the department of motor vehicles

3-3 and public safety and the administrator of the division of environmental

3-4 protection of the state department of conservation and natural resources.

3-5 Proposed grants approved by the chief and the administrator must not be

3-6 awarded until approved by the interim finance committee.

3-7 Sec. 2. This act becomes effective on July 1, 1999, and expires by

3-8 limitation on June 30, 2001.