Amendment No. 223

 

Senate Amendment to Senate Bill No. 192                                                                         (BDR 58‑537)

Proposed by: Committee on Transportation

Amendment Box:

Resolves Conflicts with: N/A

Amends:         Summary:               Title:              Preamble:               Joint Sponsorship:

 

Adoption of this amendment will MAINTAIN a 2/3s majority vote requirement for final passage of SB192 (§§ 5, 6, 16, 21, 26, 27).

 

ASSEMBLY ACTION              Initial and Date              |SENATE ACTION                        Initial and Date

       Adopted       Lost                                               |          Adopted       Lost                                           

Concurred In                     Not                                                        |Concurred In  Not                                 

       Receded        Not                                               |         Receded        Not                                           

 

     Amend sec. 5, page 2, line 28, by deleting “$350” and inserting “$200”.

     Amend the bill as a whole by deleting sec. 11 and adding:

     “Sec. 11.  (Deleted by amendment.)”.

     Amend sec. 17, page 9, line 11, after “NRS.” by inserting:

If a court of competent jurisdiction finds that the Authority exceeded its statutory authority in suspending or revoking the certificate, permit or license, or imposing any other penalty, or that such an act by the authority was capricious, arbitrary or an abuse of discretion, the court shall award reasonable attorney’s fees and court costs to a person aggrieved by the decision of the Authority.

     6.  Notwithstanding any provision of NRS 706.011 to 706.791, inclusive, and sections 2 to 11, inclusive, of this act to the contrary, the Authority shall not suspend or revoke a certificate, permit or license, or impose any other penalties authorized by NRS 706.011 to 706.791, inclusive, and sections 2 to 11, inclusive, of this act if that suspension, revocation or imposition of penalties would be in violation of federal law.”.

     Amend sec. 21, page 12, line 1, by deleting “or hearing”.

     Amend sec. 26, page 14, line 8, by deleting “or hearing”.

     Amend the bill as a whole by deleting sec. 33 and adding:

     “Sec. 33.  (Deleted by amendment.)”.

     Amend the title of the bill to read as follows:

“AN ACT relating to transportation; revising provisions governing the regulation of certain motor carriers and drivers; imposing an annual fee upon certain motor carriers; requiring drivers of certain motor carriers to obtain a driver’s permit from the Transportation Services Authority; imposing a fee for the issuance and renewal of such a permit; increasing the amount of certain application fees and filing fees; revising provisions relating to disciplinary action; providing for the recovery of attorney’s fees and court costs by persons aggrieved by actions of the Transportation Services Authority under certain circumstances; prohibiting discriminatory conduct by certain motor carriers and drivers; revising provisions relating to certificates of public convenience and necessity and permits; increasing the annual fee to operate a tow car; revising provisions governing the impoundment of certain vehicles; revising provisions relating to driver’s permits issued by the Taxicab Authority; revising provisions administered by the Taxicab Authority; providing penalties; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.”.