Assembly Bill No. 641

Assembly Bill No. 641-Committee on Ways and Means

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AN ACT relating to motor vehicles; revising the provisions governing certain fees paid to the department of motor vehicles and public safety concerning the control of emissions from motor vehicles; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

[Approved July 16, 1997]

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

Section 1. NRS 445B.830 is hereby amended to read as follows:
445B.8301. 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 public safety 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 license for an authorized inspection station, authorized maintenance station, authorized station or fleet station $25
(b) For each set of 25 forms certifying emission control compliance [150] 125
(c) For each form issued to a fleet station [6] 5
2. Except as otherwise provided in subsections 4, 5 and 6, all fees must be used by that department as needed to carry out the provisions of NRS 445B.700 to 445B.845, inclusive.
3. The department of motor vehicles and public safety may prescribe by regulation routine fees for inspection at the prevailing shop labor rate, including 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 and public safety shall by regulation establish a program to award grants of:
(a) Money in the pollution control account to agencies in [a nonattainment area] nonattainment or maintenance areas for carbon monoxide for programs related to the improvement of the quality of air. The amount of money granted must not exceed that portion of the money in the pollution control account that equals [1/6] 1/5 of the amount received for each form issued pursuant to subsection 1.
(b) Excess money in the pollution control account to air pollution control agencies established pursuant to NRS 445B.205 or 445B.500. As used in this paragraph, "excess money" means the money in excess of $500,000 remaining in the pollution control account at the end of the fiscal year.
5. Any regulations adopted pursuant to subsection 4 must 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) Review applications for grants and make recommendations for their approval, rejection or modification;
(b) Establish goals and objectives for the program for control of emissions from motor vehicles;
(c) Identify areas where funding should be made available; and
(d) Review and make recommendations concerning regulations adopted pursuant to subsection 4 or NRS 445B.770.
6. Grants proposed pursuant to subsections 4 and 5 must be submitted to the chief of the registration division of the department of motor vehicles and public safety and the administrator of the division of environmental protection of the state department of conservation and natural resources. Proposed grants approved by the chief and the administrator must not be awarded until approved by the interim finance committee.
Sec. 2. This act becomes effective on January 1, 1998.
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