NRS 490.068
Election of officers

  • Commission authorized to award grants of money from Account
  • duties of Commission relating to Account
  • report to Legislature.

1.

The Commission shall:

(a)

Elect a Chair and Vice Chair from among its members.

(b)

Meet at the call of the Chair.

(c)

Meet at least four times each year.

(d)

Provide direction to the Off-Highway Vehicles Program created by NRS 232.1585.

(e)

Perform the duties assigned to the Commission set forth in NRS 490.083 and 490.084.

2.

A majority of the voting members of the Commission constitutes a quorum for the transaction of business, and a majority vote of those members present at any meeting is sufficient for any official action taken by the Commission.

3.

The Commission may award a grant of money from the Account for Off-Highway Vehicles created by NRS 490.069. Any such grant must comply with the requirements set forth in NRS 490.069. The Commission shall:

(a)

Adopt regulations setting forth who may apply for a grant of money from the Account for Off-Highway Vehicles and the manner in which such an applicant may submit the application to the Commission. The regulations adopted pursuant to this paragraph must include, without limitation, requirements that:

(1)

Any applicant requesting a grant provide proof satisfactory to the Commission that the appropriate federal, state or local governmental agency has been consulted regarding the nature of the project to be funded by the grant and regarding the area affected by the project;

(2)

The application for the grant address all applicable laws and regulations, including, without limitation, those concerning:
(I) Threatened and endangered species in the area affected by the project;
(II) Ecological, cultural and archaeological sites in the area affected by the project; and
(III) Existing land use authorizations and prohibitions, land use plans, special designations and local ordinances for the area affected by the project; and

(3)

Any compliance information provided by an appropriate federal, state or local governmental agency, and any information or advice provided by any agency, group or individual be submitted with the application for the grant.

(b)

Adopt regulations for awarding grants from the Account, including, without limitation, developing criteria:

(1)

That promote projects which integrate multiple grant categories;

(2)

That encourage a distribution of grants among all grant categories; and

(3)

For the determination of acceptable performance of work on a project for which a grant is awarded.

4.

The Commission may solicit input regarding applications for grants from a technical advisory committee formed pursuant to NRS 232.1585.

5.

For each regular session of the Legislature, the Chair of the Commission shall review the comprehensive report prepared pursuant to NRS 232.1585. Upon approval of the report by the Chair of the Commission, the report must be submitted to the Director of the Legislative Counsel Bureau for distribution to the Legislature not later than September 1 of each even-numbered year.

Source: Section 490.068 — Election of officers; Commission authorized to award grants of money from Account; duties of Commission relating to Account; report to Legislature., https://www.­leg.­state.­nv.­us/NRS/NRS-490.­html#NRS490Sec068 (accessed May 26, 2025).

May 26, 2025

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