2001 REGULAR SESSION (71st) A AB629 321
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Amend section 1, pages 1 and 2, by deleting lines 15 through 17 on page 1 and line 1 on page 2, and inserting:
“liquefied petroleum gas , natural gas or motor oil additives.”.
Amend the bill as a whole by deleting sec. 2 and adding new sections designated sections 2 and 3, following section 1, to read as follows:
“Sec. 2. NRS 590.070 is hereby amended to read as follows:
590.070 1. The state board of agriculture shall adopt regulations relating to the standards for [fuel, including diesel fuel] petroleum products used in internal combustion engines, which are substantially similar to the laws and regulations of the State of California relating to those standards.
2. The state board of agriculture shall review each amendment, repeal or other revision of a law or regulation of the State of California relating to those standards to determine its appropriateness for this state. The board shall adopt any regulation based on a law or regulation of the State of California which the board determines is necessary or appropriate for this state to ensure that the regulations adopted by the board remain substantially similar to the laws and regulations adopted by the State of California concerning those standards.
3. It is unlawful for any person, or any officer, agent or employee thereof, to sell, offer for sale, assist in the sale of, deliver or permit to be sold or offered for sale, any petroleum or petroleum product as, or purporting to be, gasoline or diesel fuel, unless it conforms with the regulations adopted by the state board of agriculture pursuant to this section.
4. This section does not apply to aviation fuel.
5. In addition to any criminal penalty that is imposed pursuant to the provisions of NRS 590.150, any person who violates any provision of this section may be further punished as provided in NRS 590.071.
Sec. 3. NRS 590.071 is hereby amended to read as follows:
590.071 1. The state board of agriculture shall:
(a) Enforce the standards relating to [the quality of fuel established] petroleum products adopted pursuant to NRS 590.070.
(b) Adopt regulations specifying a schedule of fines that it may impose, upon notice and hearing, for each violation of the provisions of NRS 590.070. The maximum fine that may be imposed by the board for each violation must not exceed $5,000 per day. All fines collected by the board pursuant to the regulations adopted pursuant to this subsection must be remitted to the county treasurer of the county in which the violation occurred for credit to the county school district fund.
2. The state board of agriculture may:
(a) In addition to imposing a fine pursuant to subsection 1, issue an order requiring a violator to take appropriate action to correct the violation.
(b) Request the district attorney of the appropriate county to investigate or file a criminal complaint against any person that the board suspects may have violated any provision of NRS 590.070.”.
Amend the title of the bill to read as follows:
“AN ACT relating to petroleum products; clarifying the standards for regulating petroleum products used in internal combustion engines; revising the definition of “petroleum products”; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.”.
Amend the summary of the bill to read as follows: