2001 REGULAR SESSION (71st) A AB649 463
Adoption of this amendment will MAINTAIN a 2/3s majority vote requirement for final passage of AB649 (§§ 16.7 & 17).
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Amend sec. 7, page 5, line 10, after “[,] ;” by inserting “and”.
Amend sec. 7, page 5, by deleting lines 13 and 14 and inserting “persons,”.
Amend sec. 12, page 7, by deleting line 11 and inserting:
“any manner authorized by law.”.
Amend sec. 15, page 7, line 47, after “receive” by inserting “proposals or”.
Amend sec. 15, page 7, line 48, by deleting “proposals.” and inserting:
“proposals or invitation to bid.”.
Amend sec. 15, page 8, line 1, by deleting line 1 and inserting:
“2. A request for proposals or invitation to bid for which proposals or bids may be submitted pursuant”.
Amend sec. 15, page 8, line 2, before “bids” by inserting “proposals or”.
Amend sec. 15, page 8, line 3, before “bids” by inserting “proposals or”.
Amend sec. 15, page 8, line 6, before “bids” by inserting “proposals or”.
Amend sec. 15, page 8, line 9, after “proposals” by inserting:
“or invitation to bid”.
Amend sec. 15, page 8, line 14, before “bids” by inserting “proposals or”.
Amend the bill as a whole by adding new sections designated sections 16.3 and 16.7, following sec. 16, to read as follows:
“Sec. 16.3. NRS 333.480 is hereby amended to read as follows:
333.480 The chief may purchase or acquire on behalf of the State of Nevada, and all officers, departments, institutions, boards, commissions, schools and other agencies in the executive department of the state government, volunteer fire departments, local governments as defined in NRS 354.474, conservation districts or irrigation districts of the State of Nevada, any supplies, materials or equipment of any kind required or deemed advisable for the state officers, departments, institutions, boards, commissions, schools, volunteer fire departments and other agencies or local governments as defined in NRS 354.474, conservation districts or irrigation districts that may be available [from the General Services Administration or any other] pursuant to an agreement with a vendor who has entered into an agreement with the General Services Administration or another governmental agency dealing in supplies, materials, equipment or donable surplus material [.] if :
(a) The prices for the supplies, materials or equipment negotiated in the agreement that the chief enters into with the vendor are substantially similar to the prices for those supplies, materials or equipment that the vendor had negotiated with the General Services Administration or other governmental agency; and
(b) The chief determines that such an agreement would be in the best interests of the state.
Sec. 16.7. NRS 353.1465 is hereby amended to read as follows:
353.1465 1. Upon approval of the state board of finance, a state agency may enter into contracts with issuers of credit cards or debit cards or operators of systems that provide for the electronic transfer of money to provide for the acceptance of credit cards , [or] debit cards or electronic transfers of money by the agency:
(a) For the payment of money owed to the agency for taxes, interest, penalties or any other obligation; or
(b) In payment for goods or services.
2. Before a state agency may enter into a contract pursuant to subsection 1, the agency must submit the proposed contract to the state treasurer for his review and transmittal to the state board of finance.
3. [If] Except as otherwise provided in subsection 4, if the issuer or operator charges the state agency a fee for each use of a credit card or debit card [,a contract entered into pursuant to subsection 1 must include a provision that requires the state agency to pay the fee charged by the issuer for the use of the credit card or debit card.
4. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 5, the payment of fees charged by the issuer for each use of a credit card or debit card must be treated in the same manner as any other administrative cost of the agency.
5.] or for each electronic transfer of money, the state agency may require the cardholder or the person requesting the electronic transfer of money to pay a fee, which must not exceed the amount charged to the state agency by the issuer or operator.
4. A state agency that is required to pay a fee charged by the issuer or operator for the use of a credit card or debit card or for an electronic transfer of money may, pursuant to NRS 353.148, file a claim with the director of the department of administration for reimbursement of the fees paid to the issuer or operator during the immediately preceding quarter.
[6.] 5. As used in this section:
(a) “Cardholder” means the person or organization named on the face of a credit card or debit card to whom or for whose benefit the credit card or debit card is issued by an issuer.
(b) “Credit card” means any instrument or device, whether known as a credit card or credit plate, or by any other name, issued with or without a fee by an issuer for the use of the cardholder in obtaining money, property, goods, services or anything else of value on credit.
(c) “Debit card” means any instrument or device, whether known as a debit card or by any other name, issued with or without a fee by an issuer for the use of the cardholder in depositing, obtaining or transferring funds.
(d) “Electronic transfer of money” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 463.01473.
(e) “Issuer” means a business organization, financial institution or authorized agent of a business organization or financial institution that issues a credit card or debit card.”.
Amend sec. 17, page 8, line 36, by deleting:
“card , [or]” and inserting “card or”.
Amend sec. 17, page 8, line 42, before “electronic” by inserting “for each”.