Assembly Bill No. 324–Assemblymen Griffin, Claborn, Knecht, Brown, Andonov, Angle, Arberry, Beers, Christensen, Conklin, Geddes, Goicoechea, Grady, Gustavson, Hardy, Hettrick, Horne, Leslie, Mabey, Marvel, McCleary, Mortenson, Parks, Sherer and Weber

 

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AN ACT relating to motor vehicles; authorizing the Department of Motor Vehicles to establish a pilot program pursuant to which the period of registration for certain motor vehicles is expanded; 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.  Notwithstanding any specific statute to the

contrary:

    1.  Except as otherwise provided in this section, the Department

of Motor Vehicles may adopt regulations establishing a pilot

program pursuant to which motor vehicles, other than motor

vehicles registered pursuant to the provisions of NRS 706.801 to

706.861, inclusive, and motor vehicles that have a declared gross

weight in excess of 26,000 pounds, are registered for a period of 24

consecutive months.

    2.  In establishing a pilot program pursuant to this section, the

Department of Motor Vehicles shall work in cooperation with:

    (a) The Department of Taxation and the board of county

commissioners of each county in which the pilot program will be

carried out concerning the assessment and collection of any taxes

imposed on motor vehicles participating in the pilot program,

including, without limitation, the governmental services tax imposed

pursuant to chapter 371 of NRS; and

    (b) The State Environmental Commission and the local air

pollution control agency for each county in which the pilot program

will be carried out concerning the testing of emissions of the motor

vehicles participating in the pilot program. The State Environmental

Commission, in consultation with the Department of Motor

Vehicles, may adopt such regulations as are necessary to provide for

the testing of emissions of motor vehicles participating in the pilot

program.

    3.  The Department of Motor Vehicles may adopt regulations

establishing a schedule of fees, including penalties, to be assessed

on motor vehicles participating in a pilot program that corresponds

to the fees that would otherwise be assessed on the registration of

motor vehicles pursuant to chapter 482 of NRS. The amount of any

fee adopted by regulation pursuant to this subsection for the 24-

consecutive-month period of registration must not exceed the

amount that would be assessed pursuant to its corresponding fee for

that same period if the motor vehicle was not participating in the

pilot program.

    Sec. 2.  If the Department of Motor Vehicles establishes a pilot

program pursuant to section 1 of this act, the Department shall

conduct a study of the pilot program and submit a report of the

results of the study, together with any recommended legislation, to

the Director of the Legislative Counsel Bureau on or before

February 1, 2007, for transmittal to the 74th Regular Session of the

Legislature.

    Sec. 3.  1.  This section and section 2 of this act become

effective on July 1, 2003.

    2.  Section 1 of this act becomes effective on July 1, 2003, for

the purpose of adopting regulations and on July 1, 2004, for all other

purposes, and expires by limitation on June 30, 2007.

 

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