Assembly Bill No. 451–Assemblymen Perkins, Dini, Giunchigliani, Chowning, Cegavske, Beers, Carpenter, Claborn, de Braga, Goldwater, Hettrick, Koivisto, Leslie, Marvel, McClain, Mortenson, Nolan and Ohrenschall

 

March 19, 2001

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Referred to Committee on Government Affairs

 

SUMMARY—Authorizes certain local governments to donate real property to certain nonprofit organizations in certain circumstances. (BDR 20‑369)

 

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 local governments; authorizing counties and cities to donate real property to certain nonprofit organizations in certain circumstances; 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. NRS 244.284 is hereby amended to read as follows:

1-2    244.284  1.  In addition to the powers conferred by NRS 450.500, the

1-3  board of county commissioners may [lease] :

1-4    (a) Lease any of the real property of the county for a term not exceeding

1-5  30 years[,] ; or

1-6    (b) Convey any of the real property of the county without

1-7  consideration,

1-8  if such real property is not needed for the public purposes of the county and

1-9  is [let to or for] leased or conveyed to any nonprofit charitable or civic

1-10  organization, and the property is actually used for charitable or civic

1-11  purposes.

1-12    2.  A lease or conveyance pursuant to this section may be made on

1-13  such terms and conditions as seem proper to the board of county

1-14  commissioners.

1-15    3.  If an organization to which property is conveyed pursuant to this

1-16  section ceases to use the property for charitable or civic purposes, the

1-17  property automatically reverts to the county.

 

2-1    Sec. 2.  Chapter 268 of NRS is hereby amended by adding thereto a

2-2  new section to read as follows:

2-3    1.  The governing body of a city may convey real property of the city

2-4  without consideration to a nonprofit charitable or civic organization if

2-5  the property is not needed for the public purposes of the city and the

2-6  property is actually used for charitable or civic purposes.

2-7    2.  A conveyance pursuant to this section may be made on such terms

2-8  and conditions as seem proper to the governing body of the city.

2-9    3.  If an organization to which property is conveyed pursuant to this

2-10  section ceases to use the property for charitable or civic purposes, the

2-11  property automatically reverts to the city.

2-12    Sec. 3.  This act becomes effective upon passage and approval.

 

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