NRS 231.1594
Allocations from Account: Procedures for applying

  • application by research university or Desert Research Institute
  • review and approval of applications
  • use of money
  • factors to be considered.

1.

After considering the advice and recommendations of the Board, the Executive Director shall establish procedures for applying for an allocation of money from the Knowledge Account created by NRS 231.1592. The procedures must include, without limitation, a requirement that applications for allocations of money set forth:

(a)

The proposed use of the money;

(b)

The plans, projects and programs for which the money will be used;

(c)

The expected benefits of the money; and

(d)

A statement of the short-term and long-term impacts of the use of the money.

2.

In making allocations of money from the Knowledge Account created pursuant to NRS 231.1592, the Executive Director must consider:

(a)

The extent to which an allocation will promote the economic development of this State and aid the implementation of the State Plan for Economic Development developed by the Executive Director pursuant to subsection 2 of NRS 231.053; and

(b)

Whether the research universities and the Desert Research Institute have received an equitable share of the allocations of money from the Knowledge Account.

3.

In accordance with the procedures established pursuant to subsection 1, a research university or the Desert Research Institute may apply for an allocation of money from the Knowledge Account. Upon receipt of an application for an allocation from the Knowledge Account, the Executive Director shall review the application and determine whether the approval of the application would promote the economic development of this State and aid the implementation of the State Plan for Economic Development developed by the Executive Director pursuant to subsection 2 of NRS 231.053. If the Executive Director determines that approving the application will promote the economic development of this State and aid the implementation of the State Plan for Economic Development, the Executive Director may approve the application and make an allocation of money from the Knowledge Account to the applicant.

4.

If a research university or the Desert Research Institute receives an allocation of money from the Knowledge Account, the money must be used for the purposes set forth in NRS 231.1597.

Source: Section 231.1594 — Allocations from Account: Procedures for applying; application by research university or Desert Research Institute; review and approval of applications; use of money; factors to be considered., https://www.­leg.­state.­nv.­us/NRS/NRS-231.­html#NRS231Sec1594.

Last Updated

Feb. 5, 2021

§ 231.1594’s source at nv​.us