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.

                                    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.

Green numbers along left margin indicate location on the printed bill (e.g., 5-15 indicates page 5, line 15).

 

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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