Adoption of this amendment will MAINTAIN a 2/3s majority vote requirement for final passage of SB458 (§§ 4, 5).
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Amend sec. 3, page 4, by deleting line 1 and inserting:
“[The]
2. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 11, the regulations of the State Fire Marshal”.
Amend sec. 3, page 4, line 2, by deleting:
“to subsection 1”.
Amend sec. 3, page 5, between lines 32 and 33, by inserting:
“11. The regulations of the State Fire Marshal concerning matters relating to building codes, including, without limitation, matters relating to the construction, maintenance and safety of buildings, structures and property, do not apply in a county whose population is 100,000 or more or which has been converted into a consolidated municipality, except with respect to state-owned or state-occupied buildings, or in those local jurisdictions, including, without limitation, school districts, in such a county where he is requested to apply or enforce the regulations by the governing body of that jurisdiction.
12. If a local fire department provides a service or performs a regulatory activity in accordance with an interlocal agreement pursuant to section 1 of this act, or if a local fire department located in a jurisdiction exempted from the authority of the State Fire Marshal provides a service or performs a regulatory activity which would have otherwise been provided or performed by the State Fire Marshal, the governing body of the jurisdiction in which the local fire department is located shall adopt and enforce regulations relating to the service or regulatory activity that require a standard of safety that meets or exceeds the standard of safety established by the State Fire Marshal for the service or regulatory activity. The governing body shall provide a copy of all regulations adopted pursuant to this subsection to the State Fire Marshal.”.
Amend sec. 4, page 5, line 34, after “477.031” by inserting “1.”.
Amend sec. 4, page 5, by deleting lines 38 and 39 and inserting:
“[1.] (a) Approximate the cost of those services and activities [.
2.] , including administrative and overhead costs.”.
Amend sec. 4, page 5, line 40, by deleting “2.” and inserting “(b)”.
Amend sec. 4, page 5, line 42, by deleting “3.” and inserting “[3.] (c)”.
Amend sec. 4, page 5, between lines 42 and 43, by inserting:
“2. If a local fire department provides a service or performs a regulatory activity in accordance with an interlocal agreement pursuant to section 1 of this act, or if a local fire department located in a jurisdiction exempted from the authority of the State Fire Marshal provides a service or performs a regulatory activity which would have otherwise been provided or performed by the State Fire Marshal, and the State Fire Marshal has adopted a fee for that service or regulatory activity pursuant to this section, the local fire department shall collect from each person to whom the service is provided or for which the regulatory activity is performed an amount equal to the fee which would have been collected by the State Fire Marshal if the State Fire Marshal provided the service or performed the regulatory activity. All fees collected by a local fire department pursuant to this subsection must be deposited with the treasurer of the county in which the local fire department is located. A county treasurer shall remit all such fees he receives to the State Treasurer quarterly for credit to the appropriate account of the State Fire Marshal Division. Such fees are in addition to any fees otherwise assessed by the local government in which the local fire department is located and a local government may consolidate the payment of the additional fees required by this subsection with any other fees that the person may be required to pay the local government.”.
Amend the bill as a whole by adding new sections designated sections 10.3 and 10.7, following sec. 10, to read as follows:
“Sec. 10.3. NRS 477.110 is hereby amended to read as follows:
477.110 After May 15, 1981, the governing body of a local government may not adopt an ordinance requiring changes to existing structures to enhance the safety of occupants from fire if the ordinance is:
1. Less stringent than this chapter; or
2. [More] Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, more stringent than this chapter unless the governing body has sought and obtained approval of the ordinance from the State Board of Examiners. The provisions of this subsection do not apply in a county whose population is 100,000 or more or which has been converted into a consolidated municipality.
Sec. 10.7. NRS 244.3673 is hereby amended to read as follows:
244.3673 The board of county commissioners of any county whose population is 100,000 or more or which has been converted into a consolidated municipality may provide by ordinance for the investigation of fires in which a death has occurred or which are of a suspicious origin, and for the enforcement of any regulations adopted by the State Fire Marshal[.] which apply to the county.”.
Amend sec. 13, page 12, line 33, by deleting “public” and inserting “private”.
Amend the bill as a whole by adding a new section designated sec. 20, following sec. 19, to read as follows:
“Sec. 20. This act becomes effective on July 1, 2003.”.
Amend the title of the bill to read as follows:
“AN ACT relating to fire prevention; revising provisions governing interlocal agreements for the delegation of duties by the State Fire Marshal to local governments; revising provisions governing the authority of the State Fire Marshal to regulate the construction, maintenance and safety of buildings, structures and property in certain counties; revising provisions governing the State Board of Fire Services and the Fire Service Standards and Training Committee; providing for the licensure of persons who maintain and install medical gas systems; revising provisions governing information and training provided by the State Fire Marshal; revising provisions governing hazardous materials and the issuance of permits for the storage of hazardous materials; revising provisions governing fire drills at schools; repealing provisions governing registration of qualified interior designers by the State Fire Marshal; authorizing the State Fire Marshal to include administrative and overhead costs in certain fees established by regulation; requiring local fire departments to collect additional fees for certain services and regulatory activities; providing a penalty; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.”.