Senate Bill No. 56–Senator O’Donnell
Prefiled January 29, 2001
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Referred to Committee on Transportation
SUMMARY—Revises composition of board of directors
of department of transportation and of certain regional transportation
commissions. (BDR 35‑68)
FISCAL NOTE: Effect on Local Government: No.
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EXPLANATION
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AN ACT relating to transportation; revising the composition of the board of directors of
the department of transportation and of certain regional transportation
commissions; 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. NRS 408.106
is hereby amended to read as follows:
1-2 408.106 1. There is hereby created a department of transportation,
1-3 administered by a [seven-member]
nine-member board of
directors
1-4 consisting of the governor,
the lieutenant governor, the attorney general
1-5 and the state controller,
who serve ex officio, [and] three members who are
1-6 appointed by the governor [.] and two nonvoting members selected from
1-7 the legislature. If one of the four constitutional offices is vacant,
the
1-8 secretary of state shall
serve ex officio on the board until the vacancy is
1-9 filled.
1-10 2. The governor shall
appoint as members of the board three persons
1-11 who are residents of the State of Nevada,
informed on and interested in the
1-12 construction and maintenance
of highways and other matters relating to
1-13 transportation. After the initial terms, the terms of
the members of the
1-14 board appointed by the governor are 4 years. Each of the three members
1-15 so appointed must reside in
a different highway district and possess at least
1-16 one of the following
qualifications:
1-17 (a) Knowledge of engineering evidenced by the possession of a
1-18 bachelor of science degree
in civil or structural engineering and licensure
1-19 in this state as a
professional engineer.
1-20 (b) Demonstrated expertise in financial matters and business
1-21 administration.
2-1 (c) Demonstrated expertise in the business of construction
evidenced by
2-2 the possession of a license
as a general contractor and experience as a
2-3 principal officer of a firm
licensed in this state.
2-4 The governor shall not
appoint any person who is currently employed in
2-5 the field of or has a
substantial financial interest in the construction or
2-6 maintenance of highways in
this state.
2-7 3. The legislative commission shall appoint as nonvoting members
of
2-8 the board one member of the senate and one member of the assembly
to
2-9 serve for terms of 2 years.
2-10 4. The governor shall serve as chairman of the board
and the members
2-11 of the board shall elect
annually a vice chairman.
2-12 [4.] 5.
Each member of the board who is not a
public officer is entitled
2-13 to receive as compensation
$80 for each day or portion of a day during
2-14 which he attends a meeting
of the board or is otherwise engaged in the
2-15 business of the board plus
the per diem allowance and travel expenses
2-16 provided for state officers
and employees generally.
2-17 [5. After the initial terms, the appointed
members of the board shall
2-18 serve terms of 4 years.]
2-19 6. Except during a regular or special session of
the legislature, each
2-20 legislator who is a member of the board is entitled to receive from
the
2-21 legislative fund, for each day or portion of a day during which he
attends
2-22 a meeting of the board or is otherwise engaged in the work of the
board:
2-23 (a) The compensation
provided for a majority of the members of the
2-24 legislature during the first 60 days of the preceding regular
session;
2-25 (b) The per diem allowance
provided for state officers and employees
2-26 generally; and
2-27 (c) The travel expenses
provided pursuant to NRS 218.2207.
2-28 Sec. 2. NRS 373.040 is hereby amended to read as follows:
2-29 373.040 1. In counties whose population is 100,000 or
more, the
2-30 commission must be composed
of [representatives] :
2-31 (a) Representatives selected by the following
entities from among their
2-32 members:
2-33 [(a)] (1)
Two representatives selected by
the board.
2-34 [(b)] (2) Two
representatives selected by
the governing body of the
2-35 largest city [.
2-36 (c)] in the county.
2-37 (3) One representative selected by the governing body
of each
2-38 additional city in the
county.
2-39 (b) Two nonvoting
representatives selected from the legislature by the
2-40 legislative commission. The legislative commission shall appoint
one
2-41 member of the senate and one member of the assembly to serve for
terms
2-42 of 2 years.
2-43 2. [In] Except as otherwise provided in
subsection 3, in counties
2-44 whose population is less
than 100,000, the commission must be composed
2-45 of representatives selected
as follows:
2-46 (a) If the county contains a city:
2-47 (1) Two representatives
selected by the board.
2-48 (2) One representative
selected by the governing body of the largest
2-49 city [.] in the county.
3-1 (b) If the county contains no city, the board shall select:
3-2 (1) Two members of the board . [; and]
3-3 (2) One representative of the public, who [is] must be a resident of
3-4 the largest town, if any, in
the county.
3-5 3. In Carson City, the
commission must be composed of
3-6 representatives selected by
the board of supervisors as follows:
3-7 (a) Two members of the board of supervisors, one of whom must be
3-8 designated by the commission
to serve as chairman of the commission.
3-9 (b) Three representatives of the city at large.
3-10 4. The first
representatives must be selected within 30 days after
3-11 passage of the ordinance
creating the commission, and, except as otherwise
3-12 provided in subsections 5, 6
and 7, must serve until the next ensuing
3-13 December 31 of an
even-numbered year. The representative of any city
3-14 incorporated after passage
of the ordinance must be selected within 30 days
3-15 after the first meeting of
the governing body, and, except as otherwise
3-16 provided in subsection 7,
must serve until the next ensuing December 31 of
3-17 an even-numbered year. Their
successors must serve for terms of 2 years,
3-18 and vacancies must be filled
for the unexpired term.
3-19 5. In Carson City:
3-20 (a) One representative of the commission who is a member of the
board
3-21 of supervisors and one
representative of the commission who is a
3-22 representative of the city
at large must serve until the next ensuing
3-23 December 31 of an
even-numbered year; and
3-24 (b) One representative of the commission who is a member of the
board
3-25 of supervisors and two
representatives of the commission who are
3-26 representatives of the city
at large must serve until the next ensuing
3-27 December 31 of an
odd-numbered year.
3-28 6. In counties whose
population is 100,000 or more [,]
but less than
3-29 400,000:
3-30 (a) One representative selected by the board and one representative
3-31 selected by the governing body
of the largest city in the county must serve
3-32 until the next ensuing
December 31 of an even-numbered year; and
3-33 (b) One representative selected by the board and one representative
3-34 selected by the governing
body of the largest city in the county must serve
3-35 until the next ensuing
December 31 of an odd-numbered year.
3-36 7. In counties whose
population is 400,000 or more, the first
3-37 representatives and the
representative of any city incorporated after
3-38 passage of the ordinance
must serve until the next ensuing June 30 of an
3-39 odd-numbered year.
3-40 8. Except during a regular or special session of
the legislature, each
3-41 legislator who is a representative of the commission is entitled to
receive
3-42 from the legislative fund, for each day or portion of a day during
which
3-43 he attends a meeting of the commission or is otherwise engaged in
the
3-44 work of the commission:
3-45 (a) The compensation
provided for a majority of the members of the
3-46 legislature during the first 60 days of the preceding regular
session;
3-47 (b) The per diem allowance
provided for state officers and employees
3-48 generally; and
3-49 (c) The travel expenses
provided pursuant to NRS 218.2207.
4-1 Sec. 3. 1. As soon as practicable after July 1, 2001,
the legislative
4-2 commission
shall:
4-3 (a) Appoint to the board of directors of the
department of transportation
4-4 two
members of the legislature, one of whom must be a member of the
4-5 senate
and the other of whom must be a member of the assembly.
4-6 (b) Appoint to the regional transportation
commission of each county
4-7 whose
population is 100,000 or more, two members of the legislature, one
4-8 of
whom must be a member of the senate and the other of whom must be a
4-9 member
of the assembly.
4-10 2. The terms of office of
the legislators appointed pursuant to
4-11 subsection 1 expire on June
30, 2003.
4-12 Sec. 4. This act becomes effective on July 1, 2001.
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