NRS 445B.830
Fees to be paid to Department of Motor Vehicles
- Pollution Control Account
- expenditure of money in Account
- quarterly distributions to local governments
- annual reports by local governments
- grants
- creation and duties of advisory committee
- submission and approval of proposed grants.
1.
In areas of the State where and when a program is commenced pursuant to NRS 445B.770 to 445B.815, inclusive, the following fees must be paid to the Department of Motor Vehicles and accounted for in the Pollution Control Account, which is hereby created in the State General Fund:(a)
For the issuance and annual renewal of a license for an authorized inspection station, authorized station or fleet station $25(b)
For each set of 25 forms certifying emission control compliance.................... 150(c)
For each form issued to a fleet station..................................................................... 62.
Except as otherwise provided in subsection 6, and after deduction of the amounts distributed pursuant to subsection 4, money in the Pollution Control Account may, pursuant to legislative appropriation or with the approval of the Interim Finance Committee, be expended by the following agencies in the following order of priority:(a)
The Department of Motor Vehicles to carry out the provisions of NRS 445B.770 to 445B.845, inclusive.(b)
The State Department of Conservation and Natural Resources to carry out the provisions of this chapter.(c)
The State Department of Agriculture to carry out the provisions of NRS 590.010 to 590.150, inclusive.(d)
Local air pollution control agencies in nonattainment or maintenance areas for an air pollutant for which air quality criteria have been issued pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 7408, for programs related to the improvement of the quality of the air.(e)
The Tahoe Regional Planning Agency to carry out the provisions of NRS 277.200 with respect to the preservation and improvement of air quality in the Lake Tahoe Basin.3.
The Department of Motor Vehicles may prescribe by regulation routine fees for inspection at the prevailing shop labor rate, including, without limitation, maximum charges for those fees, and for the posting of those fees in a conspicuous place at an authorized inspection station or authorized station.4.
The Department of Motor Vehicles shall make quarterly distributions of money in the Pollution Control Account to local air pollution control agencies in nonattainment or maintenance areas for an air pollutant for which air quality criteria have been issued pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 7408. The distributions of money made to agencies in a county pursuant to this subsection must be made from an amount of money in the Pollution Control Account that is equal to one-sixth of the amount received for each form issued in the county pursuant to subsection 1.5.
Each local air pollution control agency that receives money pursuant to subsections 4 and 6 shall, not later than 45 days after the end of the fiscal year in which the money is received, submit to the Director of the Legislative Counsel Bureau for transmittal to the Interim Finance Committee a report on the use of the money received.6.
The Department of Motor Vehicles shall make annual distributions of excess money in the Pollution Control Account to local air pollution control agencies in nonattainment or maintenance areas for an air pollutant for which air quality criteria have been issued pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 7408, for programs related to the improvement of the quality of the air. The distributions of excess money made to local air pollution control agencies in a county pursuant to this subsection must be made in an amount proportionate to the number of forms issued in the county pursuant to subsection 1 and an amount proportionate to the amount of fees paid in the county pursuant to NRS 482.381, 482.3812, 482.3814 and 482.3816. As used in this subsection, “excess money” means:(a)
The money in excess of $1,000,000 remaining in the Pollution Control Account at the end of the fiscal year, after deduction of the amounts distributed pursuant to subsection 4 and any disbursements made from the Account pursuant to subsection 2; and(b)
The money deposited in the Pollution Control Account by the Department of Motor Vehicles pursuant to NRS 482.381, 482.3812, 482.3814 and 482.3816.7.
The Department of Motor Vehicles shall provide for the creation of an advisory committee consisting of representatives of state and local agencies involved in the control of emissions from motor vehicles. The committee shall:(a)
Establish goals and objectives for the program for control of emissions from motor vehicles;(b)
Identify areas where funding should be made available; and(c)
Review and make recommendations concerning regulations adopted pursuant to NRS 445B.770.
Source:
Section 445B.830 — Fees to be paid to Department of Motor Vehicles; Pollution Control Account; expenditure of money in Account; quarterly distributions to local governments; annual reports by local governments; grants; creation and duties of advisory committee; submission and approval of proposed grants., https://www.leg.state.nv.us/NRS/NRS-445B.html#NRS445BSec830 (accessed May 26, 2025).