Amendment No. 861

 

Senate Amendment to Senate Bill No. 420                                                                       (BDR 45‑1254)

Proposed by: Committee on Finance

Amendment Box: Replaces Amendment No. 840.

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 SB420 (§§ 7, 11, 12, 14, 21-24, 28, 30-36, 40, 42).

 

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 the bill as a whole by deleting sections 1 through 3 and adding:

     “Secs. 1-3.  (Deleted by amendment.)”.

     Amend the bill as a whole by adding a new section designated sec. 4.5, following sec. 4, to read as follows:

     “Sec. 4.5. NRS 501.356 is hereby amended to read as follows:

     501.356  1.  Money received by the Division from:

     (a) The sale of licenses;

     (b) Fees pursuant to the provisions of NRS 488.075 and 488.1795;

     (c) Remittances from the State Treasurer pursuant to the provisions of NRS 365.535;

     (d) Appropriations made by the Legislature; and

     (e) All other sources, except money derived from the forfeiture of any property described in NRS 501.3857 or money deposited in the Wildlife Heritage Trust Account pursuant to NRS 501.3575 or in the Trout Management Account pursuant to NRS 502.327,

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must be deposited with the State Treasurer for credit to the Wildlife Account in the State General Fund.

     2.  The interest and income earned on the money in the Wildlife Account, after deducting any applicable charges, must be credited to the Account.

     3.  Except as otherwise provided in subsection 4, the Division may use money in the Wildlife Account only to carry out the provisions of this title and chapter 488 of NRS and as provided in NRS 365.535, and the money must not be diverted to any other use.

     4.  Except as otherwise provided in NRS 502.250 [, 502.310] and 504.155, all fees for the sale or issuance of stamps, tags, permits and licenses that are required to be deposited in the Wildlife Account pursuant to the provisions of this title must be accounted for separately and may be used only for the management of wildlife.”.

     Amend sec. 7, page 5, by deleting lines 14 through 17 and inserting:

sell hunting licenses, for a fee of $10.”.

     Amend sec. 8, page 5, line 22, after “Wildlife” by inserting “Obligated Reserve”.

     Amend sec. 9, page 5, line 36, by deleting “wetlands” and inserting:

the habitats of upland game birds”.

     Amend sec. 11, page 6, line 2, after “fee” by inserting “of $3”.

     Amend sec. 11, page 6, by deleting lines 3 through 6.

     Amend sec. 11, page 6, line 7, by deleting “3.” and inserting “2.”.

     Amend sec. 11, page 6, line 10, by deleting “and” and inserting:

and, except as otherwise provided in NRS 502.310 and section 8 of this act,”.

     Amend sec. 11, page 6, line 15, by deleting “4.” and inserting “3.”.

     Amend sec. 12, page 6, by deleting lines 34 through 37 and inserting:

accompanied by a fee of $100 for processing the application.”.

     Amend the bill as a whole by deleting sec. 13 and adding:

     “Sec. 13.  (Deleted by amendment.)”.

     Amend sec. 14, page 8, lines 3 and 4, by deleting:

each:

     (a) Public or private mental” and inserting:

each public and private nonprofit:

     (a) Mental”.

     Amend sec. 14, page 8, line 6, by deleting:

Public or private facility” and inserting “Facility”.

     Amend sec. 14, page 8, by deleting lines 35 through 39 and inserting:

“an annual fee of [$15] $25 for each permit issued to the [institution or] organization pursuant to this section. The Division shall not issue”.

     Amend the bill as a whole by deleting sec. 17 and adding:

     “Sec. 17.  (Deleted by amendment.)”.

     Amend sec. 21, page 12, by deleting line 24 and inserting:

“payment of a fee of [$5,] $10, the ”.

     Amend sec. 21, page 12, by deleting line 30 and inserting:

“of a fee of [$5.] $10.”.

     Amend sec. 21, page 12, by deleting lines 33 through 36.

     Amend sec. 22, page 12, line 38, by deleting “1.”.

     Amend sec. 22, page 12, line 40, by deleting “[1.] (a)” and inserting “1.”.

     Amend sec. 22, page 12, by deleting line 43 and inserting:

“payment of [$5] a fee of $10 for an ”.

     Amend sec. 22, page 13, line 1, by deleting “[2.] (b)” and inserting “2.”.

     Amend sec. 22, page 13, by deleting line 5 and inserting:

“payment of a fee of:”.

     Amend sec. 22, page 13, line 12, by deleting “48” and inserting “50”.

     Amend sec. 22, page 13, line 15, by deleting “300” and inserting “750”.

     Amend sec. 22, page 13, line 16, by deleting “95” and inserting “125”.

     Amend sec. 22, page 13, by deleting lines 18 through 21 and inserting:

     “3.  To any person who has attained his 12th birthday but who has not attained his 16th birthday, and who is not a bona fide resident of the State of Nevada, upon the payment of [$8] a fee of $17 for an annual fishing license . [, except for a fishing license to fish in the”.

     Amend sec. 22, page 13, by deleting lines 25 through 30 and inserting:

to exceed $30.]

     4.  Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3, to any person who is not a bona fide resident of the State of Nevada, upon the payment of a fee of:

[For a fishing license, except for a fishing license”.

     Amend sec. 22, page 13, by deleting line 36.

     Amend sec. 22, page 13, line 38, by deleting “$63” and inserting “$65”.

     Amend sec. 22, page 13, line 39, by deleting “14” and inserting “17”.

     Amend sec. 22, page 13, line 41, by deleting “6” and inserting “7”.

     Amend sec. 22, page 14, line 1, by deleting “$625” and inserting “$1,500”.

     Amend sec. 22, page 14, line 2, by deleting “188” and inserting “250”.

     Amend sec. 22, page 14, line 4, by deleting “19” and inserting “20”.

     Amend sec. 22, page 14, line 6, by deleting “7” and inserting “8”.

     Amend sec. 22, page 14, line 8, by deleting “ [5.] (d)” and inserting “5.”.

     Amend sec. 22, page 14, by deleting line 9 and inserting:

“payment of a fee of:”.

     Amend sec. 22, page 14, by deleting lines 28 through 30.

     Amend sec. 23, page 14, line 39, by deleting “[or]” and inserting “or”.

     Amend sec. 23, pages 14 and 15, by deleting lines 41 through 44 on page 14 and lines 1 through 3 on page 15, and inserting:

“16th birthday; or”.

     Amend sec. 23, page 15, by deleting line 11 and inserting:

a fee of:”.

     Amend sec. 23, page 15, by deleting lines 16 through 19 and inserting:

     “3.  For the purposes of this section, “severe physical disability”.

     Amend sec. 24, page 15, line 24, by deleting “base”.

     Amend sec. 24, page 16, by deleting line 7 and inserting:

     “4.  A fee not to exceed $10”.

     Amend sec. 24, page 16, by deleting lines 10 through 13 and inserting:

“of not less than $5 but not more than $15 must be charged for processing an application for an elk , [tag,] $5 of which must be deposited with the”.

     Amend sec. 24, page 16, line 14, after “Wildlife” by inserting “Obligated Reserve”.

     Amend sec. 24, page 16, by deleting lines 17 through 20 and inserting:

     “5.  The Commission may accept sealed bids for or may auction not”.

     Amend sec. 24, page 16, line 31, by deleting “[6.] 7.” and inserting “6.”.

     Amend sec. 24, page 16, line 39, by deleting “[7,] 8,” and inserting “7,”.

     Amend sec. 24, page 17, line 1, by deleting “[7.] 8.” and inserting “7.”.

     Amend the bill as a whole by deleting sec. 25 and adding:

     “Sec. 25. (Deleted by amendment.)”.

     Amend sec. 26, page 17, by deleting lines 35 through 39 and inserting:

“State of Nevada are exempt from the payment of fees for fishing and hunting licenses.

     2.  When applying for a free fishing [and hunting licenses, resident Indians] or hunting license, a resident Native ”.

     Amend sec. 26, page 18, by deleting lines 4 and 5 and inserting:

“reservation in this state , all [resident Indians,] Native Americans, otherwise exempt under subsection 1, [shall] must secure resident”.

     Amend the bill as a whole by deleting sec. 27 and adding:

     “Sec. 27.  (Deleted by amendment.)”.

     Amend sec. 28, page 18, by deleting lines 38 and 39 and inserting:

     “3.  Unexpired duck stamps must be sold for a fee of not more than [$5] $10 each by the Division”.

     Amend sec. 28, page 18, line 43, by deleting “The”.

     Amend sec. 28, pages 18 and 19, by deleting line 44 on page 18 and lines 1 and 2 on page 19.

     Amend the bill as a whole by adding a new section designated sec. 28.5, following sec. 28, to read as follows:

     Sec. 28.5. NRS 502.310 is hereby amended to read as follows:

     502.310  All money received pursuant to NRS 502.300 must be deposited with the State Treasurer for credit to the Wildlife Obligated Reserve Account in the State General Fund. The Division shall maintain separate accounting records for the receipt and expenditure of that money. An amount not to exceed 10 percent of that money may be used to reimburse the Division for the cost of administering the state duck stamp programs. This amount is in addition to compensation allowed persons authorized to issue and sell licenses.”.

     Amend sec. 29, page 19, lines 23 and 24, by deleting:

[of $10 each] , the base amount of which is $10,” and inserting:

“of $10 each”

     Amend sec. 29, page 19, by deleting lines 26 through 28 and inserting “licenses.”.

     Amend sec. 30, page 19, by deleting line 32 and inserting:

“collect a fee of not more than [$5] $10 ”.

     Amend sec. 30, page 19, by deleting lines 36 through 41 and inserting:

“administrative fee of not more than [$5] $10 for the issuance of a duplicate certificate of successful completion of the course.”.

     Amend sec. 31, page 20, by deleting line 4 and inserting:

and pay a fee of:”.

     Amend sec. 31, page 20, by deleting lines 9 through 11.

     Amend sec. 32, page 21, by deleting lines 11 through 16 and inserting:

“a permit of not more than [$100] $125 per year[.] , except that the fee for a permit issued for a period of less than 6 months is $68.”.

     Amend sec. 33, page 22, line 13, by deleting:

base amount of the”.

     Amend sec. 33, page 22, line 15, by deleting:

The actual amount”.

     Amend sec. 33, page 22, by deleting lines 16 through 18.

     Amend sec. 34, page 22, by deleting line 32 and inserting:

“accompanied by a fee of [$5] $15”.

     Amend sec. 34, page 22, line 35, by deleting “The”.

     Amend sec. 34, page 22, by deleting lines 36 through 38.

     Amend sec. 35, page 23, by deleting lines 10 through 13 and inserting:

“A registration fee of [$5] $10 for each registrant is”.

     Amend sec. 36, page 23, line 26, by deleting “base”.

     Amend sec. 36, page 23, line 27, by deleting:

The actual amount”.

     Amend sec. 36, page 23, by deleting lines 28 through 30.

     Amend sec. 38, page 24, by deleting lines 37 through 40 and inserting:

nonrefundable fee of $1,500.”.

     Amend sec. 38, page 24, line 42, after “Division.” by inserting:

If that person was not licensed as a subguide during the previous licensing year, his application must be accompanied by a nonrefundable fee of $50.”.

     Amend the bill as a whole by deleting sec. 39 and adding:

     “Sec. 39.  (Deleted by amendment.)”.

     Amend sec. 40, page 26, by deleting lines 25 and 26 and inserting:

“motorboat and must be accompanied by a fee of [$15] $20 for the certificate of ownership and a fee”.

     Amend sec. 40, page 27, lines 11 and 25, by deleting “base”.

     Amend sec. 40, page 27, by deleting lines 27 through 29.

     Amend sec. 41, page 27, line 31, by deleting “[1.]” and inserting “1.”.

     Amend sec. 41, page 27, by deleting lines 41 and 42 and inserting:

     “2.  All records of the Division of Wildlife made or kept pursuant to this section are public records.”.

     Amend sec. 42, page 28, by deleting line 2 and inserting:

“fee of [$5] $20 with the Division of”.

     Amend sec. 42, page 28, line 5, by deleting:

The actual amount of”.

     Amend sec. 42, page 28, by deleting lines 6 through 8.

     Amend the bill as a whole by deleting sec. 43 and adding:

     “Sec. 43.  (Deleted by amendment.)”.

     Amend sec. 45, page 29, line 25, after “Sections” by inserting “4.5,”.

     Amend the title of the bill by deleting the first through fifth lines and inserting:

“AN ACT relating to wildlife; authorizing the Division of Wildlife of the State Department of Conservation and Natural Resources under”.