Assembly Bill No. 102–Committee on Government Affairs

 

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AN ACT relating to historic preservation; authorizing certain fund raising to benefit historic places or programs pursuant to which a donor of money is, under certain circumstances, allowed to name a historic place or portion thereof; revising the qualifications for membership on the Comstock historic district commission; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

 

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEVADA, REPRESENTED IN

SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

 

   Section 1. Chapter 383 of NRS is hereby amended by adding thereto a

 new section to read as follows:

   1.  A nonprofit organization that has as its primary purpose the

 raising of money to benefit historic places in this state that are listed in

 the state register of historic places or the national register of historic

 places, or programs conducted pursuant thereto, may, with the approval

 of the administrator, engage in a program to raise money to benefit such

 a historic place or program pursuant to which a donor of money is

 allowed to name such a historic place, or any portion thereof, that

 receives any part of its funding from or through this state.

   2.  The administrator shall not approve a program pursuant to which

 a donor is allowed to rename a historic place or any portion thereof.

   3.  The administrator may adopt such regulations as he determines

 are necessary to carry out the provisions of this section.

   Sec. 2.  NRS 384.050 is hereby amended to read as follows:

   384.050  1.  The governor shall appoint to the commission:

   (a) One member who is a county commissioner of Storey County.

   (b) One member who is a county commissioner of Lyon County.

   (c) One member who is the administrator or an employee of the office

 of historic preservation of the department of cultural affairs.

   (d) Two members who are persons licensed as general engineering

 contractors or general building contractors pursuant to chapter 624 of

 NRS or persons who hold a certificate of registration to practice

 architecture [in this state.] pursuant to chapter 623 of NRS.

   (e) Four members who are persons interested in the protection and

 preservation of structures, sites and areas of historic interest and are

 residents of the district.

   2.  The commission shall elect one of its members as chairman and

 another as vice chairman, who shall serve for a term of 1 year or until their

 successors are elected and qualified.

   3.  Each member of the commission is entitled to receive a salary of not

 more than $80, as fixed by the commission, for each day’s attendance at a

 meeting of the commission.

   4.  While engaged in the business of the commission, each member and

 employee of the commission is entitled to receive the per diem allowance

 and travel expenses provided for state officers and employees generally.

 

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