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 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

1-8 authorized inspection station, authorized maintenance station,

1-9 authorized station or 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

1-14 must be used by that department as needed to carry out the provisions of

1-15 NRS 445B.700 to 445B.845, inclusive.] and after deduction of the

1-16 amount required for grants pursuant to paragraph (a) of subsection 4,

2-1 money in the pollution control account may, pursuant to legislative

2-2 appropriation or with the approval of the interim finance committee, be

2-3 expended by the following agencies in the following order of priority:

2-4 (a) The department of motor vehicles and public safety to carry out

2-5 the provisions of NRS 445B.770 to 445B.845, inclusive.

2-6 (b) The state department of conservation and natural resources to

2-7 carry out the provisions of this chapter.

2-8 (c) The division of agriculture of the department of business and

2-9 industry to carry out the provisions of NRS 590.010 to 590.150, inclusive.

2-10 (d) The Tahoe Regional Planning Agency to carry out the provisions

2-11 of NRS 277.200 with respect to the preservation and improvement of air

2-12 quality in the Lake Tahoe Basin.

2-13 (e) The Nevada Tahoe regional planning agency to carry out the

2-14 provisions of NRS 278.780 to 278.828, inclusive.

2-15 (f) The Tahoe Regional Planning Agency to carry out the provisions

2-16 of NRS 277.200 with respect to the attainment or maintenance of

2-17 environmental thresholds in the Lake Tahoe Basin.

2-18 (g) Other agencies of this state to pay the costs incurred by those

2-19 agencies to attain or maintain the environmental thresholds established

2-20 by the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency pursuant to NRS 277.200.

2-21 3. The department of motor vehicles and public safety may prescribe

2-22 by regulation routine fees for inspection at the prevailing shop labor rate,

2-23 including , without limitation, maximum charges for those fees, and for the

2-24 posting of those fees in a conspicuous place at an authorized inspection

2-25 station or authorized station.

2-26 4. The department of motor vehicles and public safety shall by

2-27 regulation establish a program to award grants of [:

2-28 (a) Money] money in the pollution control account to local

2-29 governmental agencies in nonattainment or maintenance areas for carbon

2-30 monoxide for programs related to the improvement of the quality of air.

2-31 The grants to agencies in a county pursuant to this subsection must be

2-32 made from:

2-33 (a) An amount of money [granted must not exceed that portion of the

2-34 money in the pollution control account that equals 1/5] in the pollution

2-35 control account that is equal to one-fifth of the amount received for each

2-36 form issued in the county pursuant to subsection 1 [.] ; and

2-37 (b) Excess money in the pollution control account . [to air pollution

2-38 control agencies established pursuant to NRS 445B.205 or 445B.500.] As

2-39 used in this paragraph, "excess money" means the money in excess of

2-40 $500,000 remaining in the pollution control account at the end of the fiscal

2-41 year [.] , after deduction of the amount required for grants pursuant to

2-42 paragraph (a) and any disbursements made from the account pursuant to

2-43 subsection 2.

3-1 5. Any regulations adopted pursuant to subsection 4 must provide for

3-2 the creation of an advisory committee consisting of representatives of state

3-3 and local agencies involved in the control of emissions from motor

3-4 vehicles. The committee shall:

3-5 (a) Review applications for grants and make recommendations for their

3-6 approval, rejection or modification;

3-7 (b) Establish goals and objectives for the program for control of

3-8 emissions from motor vehicles;

3-9 (c) Identify areas where funding should be made available; and

3-10 (d) Review and make recommendations concerning regulations adopted

3-11 pursuant to subsection 4 or NRS 445B.770.

3-12 6. Grants proposed pursuant to subsections 4 and 5 must be submitted

3-13 to the chief of the registration division of the department of motor vehicles

3-14 and public safety and the administrator of the division of environmental

3-15 protection of the state department of conservation and natural resources.

3-16 Proposed grants approved by the chief and the administrator must not be

3-17 awarded until approved by the interim finance committee.

3-18 Sec. 2. NRS 445B.830 is hereby amended to read as follows:

3-19 445B.830 1. In areas of the state where and when a program is

3-20 commenced pursuant to NRS 445B.770 to 445B.815, inclusive, the

3-21 following fees must be paid to the department of motor vehicles and public

3-22 safety and accounted for in the pollution control account, which is hereby

3-23 created in the state general fund:

3-24 (a) For the issuance and annual renewal of a license for an

3-25 authorized inspection station, authorized maintenance station,

3-26 authorized station or fleet station $25

3-27 (b) For each set of 25 forms certifying emission control

3-28 compliance 125

3-29 (c) For each form issued to a fleet station 5

3-30 2. Except as otherwise provided in subsections 4, 5 and 6, and after

3-31 deduction of the amount required for grants pursuant to paragraph (a) of

3-32 subsection 4, money in the pollution control account may, pursuant to

3-33 legislative appropriation or with the approval of the interim finance

3-34 committee, be expended by the following agencies in the following order of

3-35 priority:

3-36 (a) The department of motor vehicles and public safety to carry out the

3-37 provisions of NRS 445B.770 to 445B.845, inclusive.

3-38 (b) The state department of conservation and natural resources to carry

3-39 out the provisions of this chapter.

3-40 (c) The division of agriculture of the department of business and

3-41 industry to carry out the provisions of NRS 590.010 to 590.150, inclusive.

4-1 (d) The Tahoe Regional Planning Agency to carry out the provisions of

4-2 NRS 277.200 with respect to the preservation and improvement of air

4-3 quality in the Lake Tahoe Basin.

4-4 [(e) The Nevada Tahoe regional planning agency to carry out the

4-5 provisions of NRS 278.780 to 278.828, inclusive.

4-6 (f) The Tahoe Regional Planning Agency to carry out the provisions of

4-7 NRS 277.200 with respect to the attainment or maintenance of

4-8 environmental thresholds in the Lake Tahoe Basin.

4-9 (g) Other agencies of this state to pay the costs incurred by those

4-10 agencies to attain or maintain the environmental thresholds established by

4-11 the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency pursuant to NRS 277.200.]

4-12 3. The department of motor vehicles and public safety may prescribe

4-13 by regulation routine fees for inspection at the prevailing shop labor rate,

4-14 including, without limitation, maximum charges for those fees, and for the

4-15 posting of those fees in a conspicuous place at an authorized inspection

4-16 station or authorized station.

4-17 4. The department of motor vehicles and public safety shall by

4-18 regulation establish a program to award grants of money in the pollution

4-19 control account to local governmental agencies in nonattainment or

4-20 maintenance areas for carbon monoxide for programs related to the

4-21 improvement of the quality of air. The grants to agencies in a county

4-22 pursuant to this subsection must be made from:

4-23 (a) An amount of money in the pollution control account that is equal to

4-24 one-fifth of the amount received for each form issued in the county

4-25 pursuant to subsection 1; and

4-26 (b) Excess money in the pollution control account. As used in this

4-27 paragraph, "excess money" means the money in excess of $500,000

4-28 remaining in the pollution control account at the end of the fiscal year, after

4-29 deduction of the amount required for grants pursuant to paragraph (a) and

4-30 any disbursements made from the account pursuant to subsection 2.

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

4-32 the creation of an advisory committee consisting of representatives of state

4-33 and local agencies involved in the control of emissions from motor

4-34 vehicles. The committee shall:

4-35 (a) Review applications for grants and make recommendations for their

4-36 approval, rejection or modification;

4-37 (b) Establish goals and objectives for the program for control of

4-38 emissions from motor vehicles;

4-39 (c) Identify areas where funding should be made available; and

4-40 (d) Review and make recommendations concerning regulations adopted

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

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

5-2 to the chief of the registration division of the department of motor vehicles

5-3 and public safety and the administrator of the division of environmental

5-4 protection of the state department of conservation and natural resources.

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

5-6 awarded until approved by the interim finance committee.

5-7 Sec. 3. 1. This section and section 1 of this act become effective on

5-8 July 1, 1999.

5-9 2. Section 2 of this act becomes effective on July 1, 2001.

5-10 3. Section 1 of this act expires by limitation on June 30, 2001.