Senate Bill No. 38–Senator Townsend
Prefiled January 24, 2001
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Referred to Committee on Government Affairs
SUMMARY—Revises provisions governing Airport
Authority of Washoe County. (BDR S‑775)
FISCAL NOTE: Effect on Local Government: No.
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EXPLANATION
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AN ACT relating to the Airport Authority of Washoe County; revising the provisions
governing the appointment of the members of the board of trustees; exempting
the Authority from certain requirements concerning concession agreements; 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. Section 5 of
chapter 474, Statutes of Nevada 1977, as last
1-2 amended by chapter 83,
Statutes of Nevada 1981, at page 181, is hereby
1-3 amended to read as follows:
1-4 Sec. 5. 1. The authority [shall]
must be directed and
governed
1-5 by a board of trustees
composed of eight persons who serve at the
1-6 pleasure of the appointing
authority in each case.
1-7 2. The City of Reno [shall]
must be represented
on the board by
1-8 four members, the City of
Sparks by two members and Washoe
1-9 County by two members,
appointed as specified in this section. The
1-10 terms of all trustees
appointed by the city councils of the cities of
1-11 Reno and Sparks and the
board of county commissioners of Washoe
1-12 County pursuant to this
section [prior to] before its amendment expire
1-13 on July 1, 1981. On July 1,
1981:
1-14 (a) The city council of the City of Reno shall appoint four
trustees,
1-15 two for terms of 2 years and
two for terms of 4 years. Subsequent
1-16 appointments [shall] must be made for terms of
4 years.
1-17 (b) The city council of the City of Sparks shall appoint two
1-18 trustees, one for a term of
2 years and one for a term of 4 years.
1-19 Subsequent appointments [shall]
must be made for a
term of 4 years.
1-20 (c) The board of county commissioners of Washoe County shall
1-21 appoint two trustees, one
for a term of 2 years and one for a term of 4
2-1 years. Subsequent
appointments [shall] must be
made for terms of 4
2-2 years.
2-3 3. The position of a member
of the board of trustees [shall] must
2-4 be considered vacated upon
his loss of any of the qualifications
2-5 required for his appointment
and in such event the appointing
2-6 authority shall appoint a
successor.
2-7 4. An appointment of a member of the board of trustees
2-8 pursuant to the provisions of this section must be made not later
2-9 than June 15 of the year in which the member is required to be
2-10 appointed.
2-11 Sec. 2. Section 10.2 of chapter 737, Statutes of Nevada 1989, as last
2-12 amended by chapter 614,
Statutes of Nevada 1993, at page 2554, is hereby
2-13 amended to read as follows:
2-14 Sec. 10.2 1. The authority may enter into any concession
2-15 agreement if the board or
its authorized representative reviews the
2-16 agreement and determines it
is in the best interest of the authority. In
2-17 making [this]
that determination,
the board or its authorized
2-18 representative shall
consider whether the proposed fees to be paid to
2-19 the authority for the
privileges granted are conducive to revenue
2-20 generation and providing
high quality service to the traveling public.
2-21 2. Before entering into any
concession agreement providing
2-22 estimated revenue to the
authority of more than $25,000, the authority
2-23 must:
2-24 (a) Comply with the bidding requirements of the Local
2-25 Government Purchasing Act [;] except the provisions of subsection 3
2-26 of NRS 332.105; or
2-27 (b) Publish notice of its intention to enter the agreement in a
2-28 newspaper of general
circulation in the county at least three times
2-29 during a period of 10 days.
The notice must specify the date, time and
2-30 place of a regular meeting
of the authority to be held after completion
2-31 of the publication at which
any interested person may appear.
2-32 3. The board may authorize
the executive director of the authority
2-33 to enter into any concession
agreement on behalf of the authority if
2-34 the agreement provides
estimated revenue to the authority of $25,000
2-35 or less. Such an agreement
is not subject to the provisions of
2-36 subsection 2.
2-37 Sec. 3. This act becomes effective on July 1, 2001.
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