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                                                   (REPRINTED WITH ADOPTED AMENDMENTS)

 

Assembly Bill No. 70–Committee on Ways and Means

 

February 6, 2001

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Referred to Committee on Ways and Means

 

SUMMARY—Makes various changes with respect to affordable housing. (BDR 40‑43)

 

FISCAL NOTE:  Effect on Local Government: No.

                             Effect on the State: Contains Appropriation not included in Executive Budget.

 

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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 affordable housing; providing an exception under certain circumstances to the requirement that certain mobile home parks must provide direct water service that is connected to individual meters for each lot; making an appropriation to the Housing Authority of the City of Las Vegas for certain construction projects that will provide affordable housing for senior citizens; 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 461A.230 is hereby amended to read as follows:

1-2    461A.230  1.  Each mobile home park constructed after July 1, 1981,

1-3  but before October 1, 1989, must provide direct electrical and gas service

1-4  from the utility to each lot if those services are available.

1-5    2.  Each mobile home park constructed after October 1, 1989, must

1-6  provide direct:

1-7    (a) Electrical and gas service from a public utility or a city, county or

1-8  other governmental entity which provides electrical or gas service, to each

1-9  lot if those services are available.

1-10  (b) Water service from a public utility or a city, county or other

1-11  governmental entity which provides water service, the provisions of NRS

1-12  704.230 notwithstanding, to the park if that service is available.

1-13  3.  [In] Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, in a county

1-14  whose population is 400,000 or more, each mobile home park constructed

1-15  after October 1, 1995, must provide direct water service, as provided in

1-16  paragraph (b) of subsection 2, that is connected to individual meters for

1-17  each lot. The individual meters must be installed in compliance with any

1-18  uniform design and construction standards adopted by the public utility or

1-19  city, county or other governmental entity which provides water service in

1-20  the county. If a governmental or quasi-governmental entity develops a

2-1  mobile home park to provide affordable housing, a master meter may be

2-2  used in lieu of individual meters.

2-3    Sec. 2.  Section 13 of Senate Bill No. 210 of this session is hereby

2-4  amended to read as follows:

2-5    Sec. 13. NRS 461A.230 is hereby amended to read as follows:

2-6    461A.230  1.  Each mobile home park constructed after July 1,

2-7  1981, but before October 1, 1989, must provide direct electrical and

2-8  gas service from [the] a utility or an alternative seller to each lot if

2-9  those services are available.

2-10    2.  Each mobile home park constructed after October 1, 1989,

2-11  must provide direct:

2-12    (a) Electrical and gas service from a public utility or an alternative

2-13  seller, or a city, county or other governmental entity which provides

2-14  electrical or gas service, to each lot if those services are available.

2-15    (b) Water service from a public utility or a city, county or other

2-16  governmental entity which provides water service, the provisions of

2-17  NRS 704.230 notwithstanding, to the park if that service is available.

2-18    3.  Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, in a county

2-19  whose population is 400,000 or more, each mobile home park

2-20  constructed after October 1, 1995, must provide direct water service,

2-21  as provided in paragraph (b) of subsection 2, that is connected to

2-22  individual meters for each lot. The individual meters must be installed

2-23  in compliance with any uniform design and construction standards

2-24  adopted by the public utility or city, county or other governmental

2-25  entity which provides water service in the county. If a governmental

2-26  or quasi-governmental entity develops a mobile home park to provide

2-27  affordable housing, a master meter may be used in lieu of individual

2-28  meters.

2-29    4.  As used in this section, “alternative seller” has the meaning

2-30  ascribed to it in NRS 704.994.

2-31  Sec. 3.  1.  There is hereby appropriated from the state general fund

2-32  to the Housing Authority of the City of Las Vegas the sum of $1,000,000

2-33  to provide affordable housing for senior citizens. The money must be

2-34  allocated for the planning, design and construction, including, without

2-35  limitation, architectural and engineering fees, at the 11th Street site of 150

2-36  one- and two-bedroom units with elevators.

2-37  2.  Upon acceptance of the money appropriated by subsection 1, the

2-38  Housing Authority of the City of Las Vegas agrees to:

2-39  (a) Prepare and transmit a report to the Interim Finance Committee on

2-40  or before December 15, 2002, that describes each expenditure made from

2-41  the money appropriated by subsection 1 from the date on which the money

2-42  was received by the Housing Authority of the City of Las Vegas through

2-43  December 1, 2002; and

2-44  (b) Upon request of the Legislative Commission, make available to the

2-45  Legislative Auditor any books, accounts, claims, reports, vouchers or other

2-46  records of information, confidential or otherwise and irrespective of their

2-47  form or location, that the Legislative Auditor deems necessary to conduct

2-48  any audit of the use of the money appropriated pursuant to subsection 1.

3-1    3.  Any remaining balance of the appropriation made by subsection 1

3-2  must not be committed for expenditure after June 30, 2005, and reverts to

3-3  the state general fund as soon as all payments of money committed have

3-4  been made.

3-5    Sec. 4.  This act becomes effective on July 1, 2001.

 

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