(REPRINTED WITH ADOPTED AMENDMENTS)

 

Assembly Bill No. 102–Committee on Government Affairs

 

On Behalf of Comstock Historic District Commission

 

February 12, 2001

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Referred to Committee on Government Affairs

 

SUMMARY—Makes various changes concerning historic preservation. (BDR 33‑546)

 

FISCAL NOTE:                     Effect on Local Government: No.

                                    Effect on the State: No.

 

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EXPLANATION – Matter in bolded italics is new; matter between brackets [omitted material] is material to be omitted.

 

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:

 

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

1-2  new section to read as follows:

1-3    1.  A nonprofit organization that has as its primary purpose the

1-4  raising of money to benefit historic places in this state that are listed in

1-5  the state register of historic places or the national register of historic

1-6  places, or programs conducted pursuant thereto, may, with the approval

1-7  of the administrator, engage in a program to raise money to benefit such

1-8  a historic place or program pursuant to which a donor of money is

1-9  allowed to name such a historic place, or any portion thereof, that

1-10  receives any part of its funding from or through this state.

1-11    2.  The administrator shall not approve a program pursuant to which

1-12  a donor is allowed to rename a historic place or any portion thereof.

1-13    3.  The administrator may adopt such regulations as he determines

1-14  are necessary to carry out the provisions of this section.

1-15    Sec. 2.  NRS 384.050 is hereby amended to read as follows:

1-16    384.050  1.  The governor shall appoint to the commission:

1-17    (a) One member who is a county commissioner of Storey County.

1-18    (b) One member who is a county commissioner of Lyon County.

2-1    (c) One member who is the administrator or an employee of the office

2-2  of historic preservation of the department of cultural affairs.

2-3    (d) Two members who are persons licensed as general engineering

2-4  contractors or general building contractors pursuant to chapter 624 of

2-5  NRS or persons who hold a certificate of registration to practice

2-6  architecture [in this state.] pursuant to chapter 623 of NRS.

2-7    (e) Four members who are persons interested in the protection and

2-8  preservation of structures, sites and areas of historic interest and are

2-9  residents of the district.

2-10    2.  The commission shall elect one of its members as chairman and

2-11  another as vice chairman, who shall serve for a term of 1 year or until their

2-12  successors are elected and qualified.

2-13    3.  Each member of the commission is entitled to receive a salary of not

2-14  more than $80, as fixed by the commission, for each day’s attendance at a

2-15  meeting of the commission.

2-16    4.  While engaged in the business of the commission, each member and

2-17  employee of the commission is entitled to receive the per diem allowance

2-18  and travel expenses provided for state officers and employees generally.

 

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