2001 REGULAR SESSION (71st)                                                                          A AB615 1201

Amendment No. 1201

 

 

 

     Amend sec. 2, page 1, line 13, by deleting “subsection 1:” and inserting

“section 1 of this act:”.

     Amend sec. 2, page 1, line 15, after “Resources” by inserting

“to protect and preserve the property or natural resources of this state or to obtain the benefits thereof”.

     Amend sec. 2, page 1, by deleting line 17 and inserting:

     “(a) For the acquisition of real or personal”.

     Amend sec. 2, page 1, line 19, by deleting “recreation.” and inserting “recreation; or”.

     Amend sec. 2, page 2, by deleting line 1 and inserting:

     “(b) To support extraordinary capital”.

     Amend sec. 2, page 2, by deleting line 6 and inserting:

     “(a) For the acquisition of real or personal”.

     Amend sec. 2, page 2, line 9, by deleting “both.” and inserting “both; or”.

     Amend sec. 2, page 2, by deleting line 10 and inserting:

     “(b) For the development and renovation of”.

     Amend sec. 2, page 2, by deleting lines 12 through 21 and inserting:

     “3.  An amount of $25,000,000 must be allocated to the Las Vegas Springs Preserve in Clark County for the following purposes:

     (a) Planning, development and design of the preserve;

     (b) Providing wildlife habitat;

     (c) Constructing buildings and other facilities for the preserve; or

     (d) Providing other infrastructure for the preserve.

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The Las Vegas Springs Preserve shall match the allocation made pursuant to this subsection with an amount of money or value of services, material or equipment that is equal to 50 percent of the cost of each project that is completed pursuant to this subsection.

     4.  An amount of $10,000,000 must be allocated to Clark County to develop a county regional wetlands”.

     Amend sec. 2, page 2, line 24, by deleting “(1)” and inserting “(a)”.

     Amend sec. 2, page 2, line 26, by deleting “(2)” and inserting “(b)”.

     Amend sec. 2, page 2, line 27, by deleting “(3)” and inserting “(c)”.

     Amend sec. 2, page 2, by deleting line 28 and inserting:

     “(d) Provide parking for and access to the park.

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Clark County shall match the allocation made pursuant to this subsection with an amount of money or value of services, material or equipment that is equal to 50 percent of the cost of each project that is completed pursuant to this subsection.”.

     Amend sec. 2, page 2, line 29, by deleting “4.” and inserting “5.”.

     Amend sec. 2, page 2, line 36, by deleting “and” and inserting “or”.

     Amend sec. 2, page 2, by deleting lines 38 through 45 and inserting:

     “6.  An amount of $10,000,000 must be allocated to Washoe County to enhance and restore the Truckee River corridor. The money allocated pursuant to this subsection must be used to:

     (a) Acquire and develop land and water rights;

     (b) Provide recreational facilities;

     (c) Provide parking for and access to and along the river; or

     (d) Restore the Truckee River corridor.

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Washoe County shall match the allocation made pursuant to this subsection with an amount of money or value of services, material or equipment that is equal to 50 percent of the cost of each project that is completed pursuant to this subsection.

     7.  An amount of $65,500,000 must be allocated to the State”.

     Amend sec. 2, page 3, line 2, by deleting “$15,000,000” and inserting “$7,250,000”.

     Amend sec. 2, page 3, line 3, by deleting “organizations,” and inserting:

“organizations that qualify for grants pursuant to the regulations adopted by the Administrator of the Division of State Lands pursuant to this subsection,”.

     Amend sec. 2, page 3, by deleting lines 5 and 6 and inserting:

“equestrian and bicycle trails. The award of grants pursuant to this subparagraph must be coordinated”.

     Amend sec. 2, page 3, line 8, by deleting “$10,000,000” and inserting “$5,000,000”.

     Amend sec. 2, page 3, line 9, by deleting “organizations,” and inserting:

“organizations that qualify for grants pursuant to the regulations adopted by the Administrator of the Division of State Lands pursuant to this subsection,”.

     Amend sec. 2, page 3, by deleting line 12 and inserting:

“this subparagraph must be for the protection and preservation of the property and natural resources of this state, or for the purposes of obtaining the benefits thereof. The award of grants pursuant to this subparagraph must be coordinated with the Division of”.

     Amend sec. 2, page 3, lines 14 and 15, by deleting:

“counties or municipalities,” and inserting:

“counties whose population is less than 100,000 or municipalities located within those counties,”.

     Amend sec. 2, page 3, by deleting lines 16 and 17 and inserting:

“plans. The making of grants pursuant to this subparagraph must be coordinated with the Division of”.

     Amend sec. 2, page 3, by deleting line 19 and inserting:

          “(4) An amount of $250,000 to counties whose population is less than 100,000 and municipalities located within those counties for the”.

     Amend sec. 2, page 3, line 21, by deleting “$25,000,000” and inserting “$20,000,000”.

     Amend sec. 2, page 3, by deleting line 22 and inserting:

“acquisition of land and water or interests in land and water to protect and enhance wildlife habitat, sensitive or unique vegetation, historic or cultural resources, riparian corridors, wetlands and other environmental resources pursuant to an”.

     Amend sec. 2, page 3, by deleting line 27 and inserting:

“amount of money or value of services, material or equipment that is equal to 50 percent of the cost of the acquisition.”.

     Amend sec. 2, page 3, line 30, after “money” by inserting:

“or value of services, material or equipment”.

     Amend sec. 2, page 3, by deleting lines 31 through 40 and inserting:

          “(6) An amount of $10,000,000 for grants to Churchill County, Douglas County, Lyon County or Carson City and municipalities located within those counties to enhance and restore the Carson River corridor. Grants made pursuant to this subparagraph must require that the county or municipality which receives the grant match the grant with an amount of money or value of services, material or equipment that is equal to 50 percent of the cost of the project for which the grant is awarded. Money awarded for grants pursuant to this subparagraph must be used to:

              (I) Acquire and develop land and water rights;

              (II) Provide recreational facilities;

              (III) Provide parking for and access to and along the river; or

              (IV) Restore the Carson River corridor.

          (7) An amount of $5,000,000 for grants to Douglas County, Washoe County or Carson City and municipalities located within those counties to enhance and develop the Lake Tahoe Path System. Grants made pursuant to this subparagraph must require that the county or municipality which receives the grant match the grant with an amount of money of value of services, material or equipment that is equal to 50 percent of the cost of the project for which the grant is awarded. Money awarded for grants pursuant to this subparagraph must be used to:

              (I) Acquire land for the path system; or

              (II) Develop the path system.

     (b) An amount of $15,000,000 to carry out contracts or agreements under which nonprofit conservation organizations may acquire land and water or interests in land and water for the public benefit, to protect and enhance wildlife habitat, sensitive or unique vegetation, historic or cultural resources, riparian corridors, floodplains and wetlands and other environmental resources. Any money provided by the Division of State Lands pursuant to this paragraph must be matched by an amount of money or value of services, material or equipment that is equal to 50 percent of the cost of the acquisition. The investment of this state in any property acquired pursuant to this paragraph must be secured by an interest in the property.”.

     Amend sec. 2, page 3, line 43, by deleting “subsection 6.” and inserting “this subsection.”.

     Amend sec. 3, page 4, by deleting lines 11 through 17 and inserting:

     “5.  The State Department of Conservation and Natural Resources may use the proceeds from the bonds issued pursuant to section 1 of this act and the interest income thereon to defray the costs of administering the provisions of this act and may request an appropriation to defray the costs of administering this act if the money in the fund is not sufficient. The money”.

     Amend sec. 3, page 4, by deleting lines 29 through 32 and inserting:

     “7.  Any property acquired pursuant to the provisions of this act may include easements and other interests in land. Before acquiring any interest in land pursuant to this act, recipients of money pursuant to this act must consider such alternatives to the acquisition of fee simple title as may be available, including, without limitation, the acquisition of easements and remainders after life estates.”.

     Amend sec. 3, page 4, between lines 42 and 43 by inserting:

     “10.  The Interim Finance Committee must approve the issuance of any bonds issued pursuant to this act if the proceeds of which will be used for the purposes set forth in paragraph (a) of subsection 7 of section 2 of this act.”.

     Amend sec. 4, page 4, line 44, by deleting “act:” and inserting:

“act, except the use of the proceeds of those bond pursuant to subsections 3 and 5 of section 2 of this act and subparagraph (5) of paragraph (a) of subsection 7 of section 2 of this act and paragraph (b) of subsection 7 of section 2 of this act:”.

     Amend the bill as a whole by renumbering sec. 6 as sec. 7 and adding a new section designated sec. 6, following sec. 5, to read as follows:

     “Sec. 6.  Notwithstanding the provisions of NRS 361.453 to the contrary, any levy imposed by the legislature for the repayment of bonded indebtedness issued pursuant to the provisions of this act must not be included in calculating the limitation set forth in subsection 1 of NRS 361.453 on the total ad valorem tax levied for all public purposes.”.