SUMMARY--Revises provisions governing notice required when regional transportation commission is considering placement of new road. (BDR 32-26)
FISCAL NOTE: Effect on Local Government: Yes.
Effect on the State or on Industrial Insurance: No.
EXPLANATION - Matter in italics is new; matter in brackets [ ] is material to be omitted.
AN ACT relating to regional transportation commissions; revising provisions governing the notice required before a regional transportation commission makes any decision regarding the placement of a new road within its jurisdiction; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEVADA, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1 Chapter 373 of NRS is hereby amended by adding thereto a new section to read as follows:
1. Before a commission makes any decision with regard to the placement of a new road within its jurisdiction, it must:
(a) Hold a public hearing at which parties in interest and other persons have an opportunity to be heard. At least 10 days before the hearing, the commission shall cause notice of the time and place of the hearing to be:
(1) Published in an official newspaper, or a newspaper of general circulation, in the city, county or region where the proposed road will be located.
(2) Mailed to each tenant of a mobile home park that is located within 300 feet from the proposed road.
(b) If the proposed road will be located in a county whose population is less than 400,000, cause a notice, to the extent this notice does not duplicate the notice required by paragraph (a), to be sent by mail at least 10 days before the hearing to:
(1) Each owner, as listed on the county assessor's records, of real property located within 300 feet from the proposed road.
(2) The owner, as listed on the county assessor's records, of each of the 30 parcels nearest to the location of the proposed road, to the extent this notice does not duplicate the notice given pursuant to subparagraph (1).
(3) Any advisory board that has been established for the affected area by a local government.
2. The notice required to be mailed or published pursuant to this section must:
(a) Be written in language which is easy to understand.
(b) Set forth the time, place and purpose of the hearing and a physical description of, or a map detailing, the location of the proposed road.
(c) Bear on its exterior a statement printed in at least 10-point bold type in substantially the following form:
OFFICIAL NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
3. As used in this section, "local government" means any political subdivision of this state, including, without limitation, a county, city or an unincorporated town.
Sec. 2 The provisions of subsection 1 of NRS 354.599 do not apply to any additional expenses of a local government that are related to the provisions of this act.