Senate Bill No. 149–Senators Schneider, Carlton, Nolan, Amodei, Care, Coffin, Hardy, Neal, Shaffer, Titus and Washington

 

February 18, 2003

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Joint Sponsors: Assemblymen Knecht, Beers, Atkinson, Collins, Giunchigliani, Goicoechea, Goldwater, Koivisto, Manendo, McClain, Parks, Pierce and Weber

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Referred to Committee on Transportation

 

SUMMARY—Authorizes advertising in buildings in which Department of Motor Vehicles offers services to public. (BDR 43‑765)

 

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 the Department of Motor Vehicles; authorizing the Director of the Department to enter into an agreement with a private entity for the placement of advertisements in certain areas of a building owned or occupied by the Department; requiring a private entity that enters into such an agreement to ensure that the advertisements do not cause disruption; requiring that the proceeds of such advertisements be distributed to school districts and charter schools for the support of courses in automobile driver education; authorizing the Director to adopt certain regulations; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

 

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEVADA, REPRESENTED IN

SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

 

2-1  Section 1. Chapter 481 of NRS is hereby amended by adding

2-2  thereto a new section to read as follows:

2-3  1.  The Director may enter into an agreement with a private

2-4  entity for the placement of advertisements in areas of a building

2-5  owned or occupied by the Department which are frequented by the

2-6  public.

2-7  2.  A private entity that enters into an agreement with the

2-8  Department pursuant to this section shall ensure that each

2-9  advertisement placed pursuant to the agreement does not inhibit

2-10  or disrupt the functioning of the Department.

2-11      3.  Money received by the Department from an agreement

2-12  entered into pursuant to this section must be deposited with the

2-13  State Treasurer for credit to a separate account in the State

2-14  General Fund to be distributed in accordance with subsection 4.

2-15      4.  The State Treasurer shall, at least once each year,

2-16  distribute the money deposited pursuant to subsection 3 to each

2-17  school district and charter school that provides courses in

2-18  automobile driver education on a per pupil basis.

2-19      5.  The money distributed pursuant to subsection 4 must be

2-20  used by the school district or charter school only for paying costs

2-21  related to providing courses in automobile driver education.

2-22      6.  The Director may adopt regulations to carry out the

2-23  provisions of this section.

2-24      Sec. 2.  This act becomes effective on July 1, 2003.

 

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