Senate Bill No. 345–Senator Shaffer

 

March 14, 2001

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Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor

 

SUMMARY—Revises provisions relating to provision of water service in certain mobile home parks. (BDR 40‑957)

 

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 mobile home parks; limiting the fees that certain entities that provide water service to a mobile home park may charge for connecting to the water service; providing a penalty; 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 a county whose population is 400,000 or more, each mobile home

1-14  park constructed after October 1, 1995, must provide direct water service,

1-15  as provided in paragraph (b) of subsection 2, that is connected to individual

1-16  meters for each lot. The individual meters must be installed in compliance

1-17  with any uniform design and construction standards adopted by the public

1-18  utility or city, county or other governmental entity which provides water

1-19  service in the county. The public utility or city, county or other

1-20  governmental entity that provides water service in the county:

1-21    (a) May charge a fee for the connection of a master meter to the water

1-22  service of a mobile home park; and

2-1    (b) Shall not charge a fee for the connection of an individual meter to

2-2  the water service of a mobile home park.

2-3    4.  As used in this section, “master meter” means a device that

2-4  measures the consumption of water in the mobile home park.

2-5    Sec. 2. This act becomes effective upon passage and approval.

 

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