Assembly Bill No. 163–Assemblymen Freeman, Anderson,
Gibbons, Humke, Leslie and Smith

 

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AN ACT relating to regional planning; authorizing a governing board for regional planning to enter certain cooperative and interlocal agreements; authorizing a governing board for regional planning and a regional planning commission jointly or separately to appoint subcommittees and advisory committees for certain purposes; removing the restriction on the number of members of the governing board that may serve on certain advisory committees; 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. NRS 278.0265 is hereby amended to read as follows:

   278.0265  The governing board:

   1.  Shall adopt such regulations as are necessary to carry out its specific

 powers and duties.

   2.  Shall prescribe an appropriate course of at least 12 hours of training

 in land use planning for the members of the regional planning

 commission. The course of training must include, without limitation,

 training relating to:

   (a) State statutes and regulations and local ordinances, resolutions and

 regulations concerning land use planning; and

   (b) The provisions of chapter 241 of NRS.

   3.  May establish and collect reasonable fees for the provision of any

 service that is authorized pursuant to the provisions of NRS 278.026 to

 278.029, inclusive.

   4.  May enter into an agreement pursuant to NRS 277.045 or 277.080

 to 277.180, inclusive, for a purpose that is consistent with the provisions

 of NRS 278.026 to 278.029, inclusive.

   Sec. 2.  NRS 278.0268 is hereby amended to read as follows:

   278.0268  1.  The governing board and the regional planning

 commission may, jointly or separately, appoint subcommittees for any

 purpose that is consistent with NRS 278.026 to 278.029, inclusive. A

 subcommittee appointed pursuant to this subsection must be composed

 only of:

   (a) Members of the governing board or regional planning

 commission, as appropriate, if the subcommittee is appointed separately;

 or

   (b) Members from both the governing board and the regional

 planning commission, if the subcommittee is appointed jointly.

   2.  To assist in the formulation and the implementation of the

 comprehensive regional plan, the governing board and the regional

 planning commission may , jointly or separately, appoint advisory

 committees to advise and report to the governing board, regional planning

 commission[.] , director of regional planning or a combination of such

 entities. [No more than three members of the governing board may serve

 on any advisory committee and they must not constitute more than 20

 percent of the membership of the committee.]

   3.  The governing board and the regional planning commission may,

 jointly or separately, appoint advisory committees to examine issues that

 affect the county in which the governing board and regional planning

commission are located. The governing board and regional planning

commission may appoint persons from outside the county in which the

 governing board and regional planning commission are located and

 from outside this state to serve on an advisory committee appointed

 pursuant to this section. An advisory committee appointed pursuant to

 this subsection may:

   (a) Identify, examine and discuss regional issues that affect the

 county in which the governing board and regional planning commission

 are located, including, without limitation, issues relating to land use,

 fiscal matters, air quality and infrastructure; and

   (b) Make recommendations to the governing board, regional planning

 commission, or both, concerning regional issues.

   Sec. 3.  This act becomes effective on July 1, 2001.

 

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