Assembly Bill No. 566–Committee on Government Affairs

 

(On Behalf of Clark County)

 

March 26, 2001

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Referred to Committee on Government Affairs

 

SUMMARY—Revises provisions governing Las Vegas Valley water district. (BDR S‑185)

 

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 the Las Vegas Valley water district; authorizing the district to make the prohibition against the wasteful use of water a condition for the provision of water service; authorizing the district to assess and collect monetary penalties for the wasteful use of water; exempting certain personal information contained in the records of the district regarding customers from the laws governing records of public agencies; 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 167, Statutes of Nevada 1947, as last amended by

1-2  chapter 64, Statutes of Nevada 1999, at page 158, is hereby amended by

1-3  adding thereto a new section to be designated as section 1.050,

1-4  immediately following section 1, to read as follows:

1-5  Sec. 1.050.  As used in sections 1 to 29, inclusive, of this act,

1-6  unless the context otherwise requires, “customer” means any

1-7  person, group, business or private or governmental entity that

1-8  receives or applies to receive any service provided by the district,

1-9  including administrative, operational and water services.

1-10    Sec. 2.  Chapter 167, Statutes of Nevada 1947, as last amended by

1-11  chapter 64, Statutes of Nevada 1999, at page 158, is hereby amended by

1-12  adding theretonew sections to be designated as sections 9.3 and 9.4,

1-13  immediately following section 9.2, to read as follows:

1-14  Sec. 9.3.  1.  The board of directors may make the prohibition

1-15  against the wasteful use of water a condition for the provision of

1-16  water service to a customer. The prohibition must include a

1-17  definition of the term “wasteful use of water” in accordance with

1-18  any ordinance relating to the wasteful use of water adopted by a

2-1  local government within the service area of the district pursuant to

2-2  NRS 244.3665 or 268.411.

2-3  2.  The board of directors may assess and collect monetary

2-4  penalties from customers for the wasteful use of water within the

2-5  service area of the district. The assessment and collection of such

2-6  penalties must be carried out in accordance with any ordinance

2-7  relating to the assessment and collection of monetary penalties for

2-8  the wasteful use of water adopted by a local government within the

2-9  service area of the district pursuant to NRS 244.3665 or 268.411.

2-10  3.  The board of directors shall establish a procedure for the

2-11  resolution of disputes relating to the assessment and collection of

2-12  any monetary penalty imposed pursuant to subsection 2. The

2-13  procedure must provide for the appointment of independent hearing

2-14  officers by the board for the resolution of those disputes.

2-15  Sec. 9.4.  Records of customers and any other information held

2-16  by the district concerning customers is exempt from the provisions

2-17  of chapter 239 of NRS, including, without limitation:

2-18  1.  Billing information;

2-19  2.  Water usage information;

2-20  3.  Credit information and payment records;

2-21  4.  Names and addresses;

2-22  5.  The nature or form of execution for service complaints by or

2-23  against customers; and

2-24  6.  Any business memoranda of employees of the district that

2-25  concerns such customer records.

2-26    Sec. 3.  This act becomes effective upon passage and approval.

 

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