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AN ACT relating to public libraries; revising the provision governing the boundaries of consolidated library districts; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

Whereas, It is equitable that the revenue generated from the taxes imposed on property located within a particular geographical area should be used to support the library district within that geographical area; and
Whereas, The budgets of the Clark County library district and the North Las Vegas library district have been established in compliance with the provisions of NRS; and
Whereas, It is not appropriate at this time to change the established sources of funding for the Clark County library district and the North Las Vegas library district because their budgets have been finalized for the next fiscal year; and
Whereas, It is the intent of the legislature that the additional revenue that the North Las Vegas library district will receive after July 1, 1998, will be used for library services and will supplement, rather than replace, the money that the library district receives from other sources; now, therefore,

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEVADA, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

1. The city council may create a municipal library district to include all of the territory of the city . [except any such territory included within another library district on the date of creation of the municipal library district.] The city council may designate itself as the governing authority of the municipal library district or may appoint a board of trustees as the governing authority.

2. The governing authority of the municipal library district has the powers and duties provided for the trustees of a public library by NRS 379.025, 379.026, 379.040 and 379.060, and the city council may provide for a tax upon all taxable property in the district for the purpose of operating the district. The rate of the tax must be calculated pursuant to NRS 354.59811. The limit upon the calculated receipts from the tax may be exceeded pursuant to a vote of the people as provided in NRS 354.5982.

3. The governing authority of the municipal library district may propose the issuance of general obligation bonds in an amount not to exceed 10 percent of the total last assessed valuation of the taxable property of the district for the purpose of acquiring, constructing or improving buildings and other real property to be used for library purposes or for purchasing books, materials and equipment for libraries. If the governing authority decides to propose the issuance of bonds, the proposal must be submitted to the debt management commission of the county in which the district is situated, pursuant to the provisions of NRS 350.001 to 350.006, inclusive. If the commission approves the proposed issuance, the question of issuing the bonds must be submitted to the registered electors of the district in accordance with the provisions of NRS 350.020 to 350.070, inclusive. If a majority of the electors voting on the question favors the proposal, the governing authority shall issue the bonds as general obligations of the municipal library district pursuant to the provisions of the Local Government Securities Law.

4. The district is not entitled to receive any distribution of supplemental city-county relief tax.