Senate
Bill No. 522–Committee on Transportation
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THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEVADA, REPRESENTED IN
SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. NRS 481.083 is hereby
amended to read as follows:
481.083 1. Except
for the operation of the investigation division, the
division of emergency
management, the state fire marshal division, the
division of parole and
probation, and the capitol police division of the
department, money for the
administration of the provisions of this chapter
must be provided by direct
legislative appropriation or
authorization from
the state highway fund upon the
presentation of budgets in the manner
required by law.
2. All money
provided for the support of the department and its
various divisions must be paid
out on claims approved by the director in
the same manner as other claims
against the state are paid.
Sec. 2. NRS
482.180 is hereby amended to read as follows:
482.180 1. The
motor vehicle fund is hereby created as an agency
fund. Except as otherwise
provided in subsection 4 or by a specific statute,
all money received or collected
by the department must be deposited in the
state treasury for credit to the
motor vehicle fund.
2. The interest
and income on the money in the motor vehicle fund,
after deducting any applicable
charges, must be credited to the state
highway fund.
3. Any check
accepted by the department in payment of vehicle
privilege tax or any other fee
required to be collected pursuant to this
chapter must, if it is
dishonored upon presentation for payment, be charged
back against the motor vehicle
fund or the county to which the payment
was credited, in the proper
proportion.
4. All money received or
collected by the department for the basic
vehicle privilege tax must be deposited in
the local government tax
distribution account, created by NRS 360.660,
for credit to the
[appropriate
county pursuant to subsection 6.] county for which it was
collected.
5. Money for the
administration of the provisions of this chapter must
be provided by direct
legislative appropriation or
authorization from the
state highway fund, upon the
presentation of budgets in the manner
required by law. Out of the
appropriation [,] or authorization, the
department shall pay every item
of expense.
6. The privilege
tax collected on vehicles subject to the provisions of
chapter 706 of NRS and engaged
in interstate or intercounty operation
must be distributed among the
counties in the following percentages:
Carson City..... 1.07
percent Lincoln 3.12
percent
Churchill 5.21 percent Lyon 2.90 percent
Clark 22.54 percent Mineral 2.40 percent
Douglas 2.52 percent. Nye 4.09 percent
Elko 13.31 percent Pershing 7.00 percent
Esmeralda 2.52 percent Storey .19 percent
Eureka 3.10 percent Washoe 12.24 percent
Humboldt 8.25 percent White Pine 5.66 percent
Lander 3.88 percent
The distributions must be allocated among local governments within the
respective counties pursuant to
the provisions of NRS 482.181.
7. The department
shall withhold 6 percent from the amount of
privilege tax collected by the
department as a commission. From the
amount of privilege tax
collected by a county assessor, the state controller
shall credit 1 percent to the
department as a commission and remit 5
percent to the county for
credit to its general fund as commission for the
services of the county
assessor.
8. When the
requirements of this section and NRS 482.181 have been
met, and when directed by the
department, the state controller shall
transfer monthly to the state
highway fund any balance in the motor
vehicle fund.
9. If a statute
requires that any money in the motor vehicle fund be
transferred to another fund or
account, the department shall direct the
controller to transfer the
money in accordance with the statute.
Sec. 3. NRS 459.735 is hereby
amended to read as follows:
459.735 1. The
contingency account for hazardous materials is
hereby created in the state
general fund.
2. The commission
shall administer the contingency account for
hazardous materials, and the
money in the account may be expended only
for:
(a) Carrying out the
provisions of NRS 459.735 to 459.773, inclusive;
(b) Carrying out the
provisions of Public Law 99-499 and Title I of
Public Law 93-633;
(c) Maintaining and
supporting the operations of the commission and
local emergency planning
committees;
(d) Training and
equipping state and local personnel to respond to
accidents and incidents
involving hazardous materials; and
(e) The operation of
training programs and a training center for
handling emergencies relating
to hazardous materials and related fires
pursuant to NRS 477.045.
3. All money
received by this state as a result of Public Law 99-499 or
Title I of Public Law 93-633
must be deposited with the state treasurer to
the credit of the contingency
account for hazardous materials. In addition,
all money received by the
commission from any source must be deposited
with the state treasurer to the
credit of the contingency account for
hazardous materials. The state
controller shall transfer from the
contingency account to the
operating account of the state fire marshal such
money collected pursuant to
chapter 477 of NRS as is authorized for
expenditure in the budget of
the state fire marshal for use pursuant to
paragraph (e) of subsection 2.
4. Upon the
presentation of budgets in the manner required by law,
money to support the operation
of the commission pursuant to this chapter,
other than its provision of
grants, must be provided by direct legislative
appropriation or
authorization from the state highway fund to the
contingency account for hazardous materials.
5. The interest
and income earned on the money in the contingency
account for hazardous
materials, after deducting any applicable charges,
must be credited to the
account.
6. All claims
against the contingency account for hazardous materials
must be paid as other claims
against the state are paid.
Sec. 4. Section 30 of Senate
Bill No. 59 of this session is hereby
amended to read as follows:
Sec. 30. NRS 482.180 is
hereby amended to read as follows:
482.180 1. The
motor vehicle fund is hereby created as an
agency fund. Except as otherwise
provided in subsection 4 or by a
specific statute, all money
received or collected by the department
must be deposited in the state
treasury for credit to the motor vehicle
fund.
2. The interest
and income on the money in the motor vehicle
fund, after deducting any
applicable charges, must be credited to the
state highway fund.
3. Any check
accepted by the department in payment of [vehicle
privilege] the governmental services tax or any other fee
required to
be collected pursuant to this
chapter must, if it is dishonored upon
presentation for payment, be
charged back against the motor vehicle
fund or the county to which the
payment was credited, in the proper
proportion.
4. All money
received or collected by the department for the basic
[vehicle privilege]
governmental services tax
must be deposited in
the local government tax
distribution account, created by NRS
360.660, for credit to the
county for which it was collected.
5. Money for the
administration of the provisions of this chapter
must be provided by direct
legislative appropriation or authorization
from the state highway fund,
upon the presentation of budgets in the
manner required by law. Out of
the appropriation or authorization,
the department shall pay every
item of expense.
6. The [privilege]
governmental services tax
collected on
vehicles subject to the
provisions of chapter 706 of NRS and engaged
in interstate or intercounty
operation must be distributed among the
counties in the following
percentages:
Carson City.... 1.07 percent Lincoln.... 3.12
percent
Churchill.. 5.21 percent... Lyon.... 2.90
percent
Clark.. 22.54 percent Mineral.... 2.40 percent
Douglas.. 2.52 percent.... Nye.... 4.09
percent
Elko.. 13.31 percent Pershing.. 7.00 percent
Esmeralda 2.52 percent. Storey.... .19 percent
Eureka.... 3.10 percent Washoe. 12.24
percent
Humboldt 8.25 percent.. White Pine.... 5.66
percent
Lander.... 3.88 percent
The distributions must be allocated among local governments within
the respective counties
pursuant to the provisions of NRS 482.181.
7. The
department shall withhold 6 percent from the amount of
[privilege] the governmental services tax collected by the
department
as a commission. From the
amount of [privilege] the governmental
services tax collected by a county assessor, the state controller shall
credit 1 percent to the
department as a commission and remit 5
percent to the county for
credit to its general fund as commission for
the services of the county
assessor.
8. When the
requirements of this section and NRS 482.181 have
been met, and when directed by
the department, the state controller
shall transfer monthly to the
state highway fund any balance in the
motor vehicle fund.
9. If a statute requires that any money in the motor
vehicle fund
be transferred to another fund or account, the department shall
direct
the controller to transfer the money in accordance with the
statute.
Sec. 5. This act becomes
effective upon passage and approval.
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