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      (REPRINTED WITH ADOPTED AMENDMENTS)

 

Assembly Bill No. 230–Assemblymen Mortenson,
de Braga, Chowning and McClain

 

February 26, 2001

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Joint Sponsors: Senators Rawson and Rhoads

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Referred to Committee on Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Mining

 

SUMMARY—Makes various changes relating to protection of cultural resources. (BDR 33‑600)

 

FISCAL NOTE:                     Effect on Local Government: No.

                                    Effect on the State: Yes.

 

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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 cultural resources; requiring the administrator of the office of historic preservation of the department of museums, library and arts to establish a stewardship program for the protection of cultural resources; 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

1-2  the provisions set forth as sections 2, 3 and 4 of this act.

1-3    Sec. 2.  1.  The administrator shall, by regulation, establish a

1-4  stewardship program to:

1-5    (a) Protect  cultural resources in this state;

1-6    (b) Increase public awareness of the significance and value of

1-7  cultural resources and the damage done to cultural resources by

1-8  vandalism;

1-9    (c) Discourage vandalism of cultural resources and the sale and trade

1-10  of artifacts;

1-11    (d) Support the adoption and enforcement of national, state, tribal and

1-12  local laws and regulations to preserve cultural resources;

1-13    (e) Support and encourage high standards for the investigation of

1-14  cultural resources throughout this state;

1-15    (f) Promote cooperation among agencies, organizations, native

1-16  American tribes and natural persons who are concerned about the

1-17  protection of cultural resources and enter into agreements with such

2-1  agencies, organizations, native American tribes and natural persons to

2-2  promote the protection of cultural resources; and

2-3    (g) Add to the inventory of cultural resources maintained pursuant to

2-4  NRS 383.021.

2-5    2.  The administrator shall select, train and certify volunteers to serve

2-6  in the stewardship program based upon policy, criteria and procedures

2-7  established by the administrator.

2-8    3.  The stewardship program must:

2-9    (a) In cooperation with agencies, organizations, native American

2-10  tribes and natural persons who are concerned about the protection of

2-11  cultural resources, create a list of sites that are cultural resources in this

2-12  state for monitoring;

2-13    (b) Establish activities for periodic monitoring by volunteers of

2-14  cultural resources on the list created pursuant to paragraph (a);

2-15    (c) Establish requirements for reporting damage, threats of damage or

2-16  vandalism of cultural resources to appropriate authorities as determined

2-17  by the administrator; and

2-18    (d) Establish programs for educating the public concerning the

2-19  significance and value of cultural resources and the loss to the public

2-20  resulting from damage to cultural resources.

2-21    4.  The administrator shall coordinate the cooperation of federal

2-22  authorities, native American tribes and state and local governmental

2-23  agencies, as necessary, to carry out the stewardship program.

2-24    5.  The administrator and the office shall provide administrative

2-25  support to the stewardship program.

2-26    6.  Volunteers selected for the stewardship program serve without

2-27  compensation and are not entitled to receive a per diem allowance or

2-28  travel expenses.

2-29    7.  The administrator may accept gifts and grants to assist in the

2-30  operation of the stewardship program.

2-31    Secs. 3. and 4.  (Deleted by amendment.)

2-32    Sec. 5.  NRS 383.011 is hereby amended to read as follows:

2-33    383.011  As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:

2-34    1.  “Administrator” means the administrator of the office.

2-35    2.  “Advisory board” means the board of museums and history.

2-36    3.  “Artifacts” includes both archeological and paleontological

2-37  materials.

2-38    4.  “Cultural resources” means objects, sites and information of

2-39  historic, prehistoric, archeological, architectural, paleontological or

2-40  traditional significance.

2-41    5.  “Director” means the director of the department of museums, library

2-42  and arts.

2-43    [4.] 6.  “Office” means the office of historic preservation of the

2-44  department of museums, library and arts.

2-45    Sec. 6.  NRS 383.021 is hereby amended to read as follows:

2-46    383.021  1.  The office of historic preservation is hereby created.

2-47    2.  The office shall:

2-48    (a) Encourage, plan and coordinate historic preservation and

2-49  archeological activities within the state, including programs to survey,

3-1  record, study and preserve or salvage [objects, localities and information of

3-2  historic, prehistoric and paleoenvironmental significance.] cultural

3-3  resources.

3-4    (b) Compile and maintain an inventory of [historic, archeological and

3-5  architectural] cultural resources in Nevada deemed significant by the

3-6  administrator.

3-7    (c) Designate repositories for the materials that comprise the inventory.

3-8    3.  The Comstock historic district commission is within the office.

3-9    Sec. 7.  This act becomes effective on July 1, 2001.

 

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