Senate Bill No. 213–Committee on Transportation

 

(On Behalf of the Department of Motor Vehicles)

 

February 26, 2003

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Referred to Committee on Transportation

 

SUMMARY—Authorizes Department of Motor Vehicles to establish pilot program pursuant to which period of registration for certain motor vehicles is expanded. (BDR S‑484)

 

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 motor vehicles; authorizing the Department of Motor Vehicles to establish a pilot program pursuant to which the period of registration for certain motor vehicles is expanded; 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.  Notwithstanding any specific statute to the

1-2  contrary:

1-3  1.  Except as otherwise provided in this section, the Department

1-4  of Motor Vehicles may adopt regulations establishing a pilot

1-5  program pursuant to which motor vehicles, other than motor

1-6  vehicles registered pursuant to the provisions of NRS 706.801 to

1-7  706.861, inclusive, and motor vehicles that have a declared gross

1-8  weight in excess of 26,000 pounds, are registered for a period of 24

1-9  consecutive months.

1-10      2.  In establishing a pilot program pursuant to this section, the

1-11  Department of Motor Vehicles shall work in cooperation with:

1-12      (a) The Department of Taxation and the board of county

1-13  commissioners of each county in which the pilot program will be

2-1  carried out concerning the assessment and collection of any taxes

2-2  imposed on motor vehicles participating in the pilot program,

2-3  including, without limitation, the governmental services tax imposed

2-4  pursuant to chapter 371 of NRS; and

2-5  (b) The State Environmental Commission and the local air

2-6  pollution control agency for each county in which the pilot program

2-7  will be carried out concerning the testing of emissions of the motor

2-8  vehicles participating in the pilot program. The State Environmental

2-9  Commission, in consultation with the Department of Motor

2-10  Vehicles, may adopt such regulations as are necessary to provide for

2-11  the testing of emissions of motor vehicles participating in the pilot

2-12  program.

2-13      3.  The Department of Motor Vehicles may adopt regulations

2-14  establishing a schedule of fees, including penalties, to be assessed

2-15  on motor vehicles participating in a pilot program that corresponds

2-16  to the fees that would otherwise be assessed on the registration of

2-17  motor vehicles pursuant to chapter 482 of NRS. The amount of any

2-18  fee adopted by regulation pursuant to this subsection for the

2-19  24-consecutive month period of registration must not exceed the

2-20  amount that would be assessed pursuant to its corresponding fee for

2-21  that same period if the motor vehicle was not participating in the

2-22  pilot program.

2-23      Sec. 2.  If the Department of Motor Vehicles establishes a pilot

2-24  program pursuant to section 1 of this act, the Department shall

2-25  conduct a study of the pilot program and submit a report of the

2-26  results of the study, together with any recommended legislation, to

2-27  the Director of the Legislative Counsel Bureau on or before

2-28  February 1, 2007, for transmittal to the 74th Regular Session of the

2-29  Legislature.

2-30      Sec. 3.  1.  This section and section 2 of this act become

2-31  effective upon passage and approval.

2-32      2.  Section 1 of this act becomes effective upon passage and

2-33  approval for the purpose of adopting regulations and on July 1,

2-34  2004, for all other purposes, and expires by limitation on June 30,

2-35  2007.

 

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