(Reprinted with amendments adopted on April 9, 2003)

 

Senate Bill No. 149–Senators Schneider, Carlton, Nolan, Amodei, Care, Coffin, Hardy, Neal, Shaffer, Titus and Washington

 

February 18, 2003

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Joint Sponsors: Assemblymen Knecht, Beers, Atkinson, Collins, Giunchigliani, Goicoechea, Goldwater, Koivisto, Manendo, McClain, Parks, Pierce and Weber

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Referred to Committee on Transportation

 

SUMMARY—Authorizes Director of Department of Motor Vehicles to enter into agreements with private entities for certain placements of advertisements. (BDR 43‑765)

 

FISCAL NOTE:  Effect on Local Government: No.

                           Effect on the State: No.

 

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EXPLANATION – Matter in bolded italics is new; matter between brackets [omitted material] is material to be omitted.

 

AN ACT relating to the Department of Motor Vehicles; authorizing the Director of the Department to enter into an agreement with a private entity for the placement of advertisements in certain areas of a building owned or occupied by the Department; requiring a private entity that enters into such an agreement to ensure that the advertisements do not cause disruption; requiring that the proceeds of such advertisements be distributed to school districts and charter schools for the support of courses in automobile driver education; authorizing the Director to enter into an agreement with a private entity for the placement of advertisements in official mailings sent to the public; requiring that the proceeds from such advertisements be used to offset operational expenses incurred by the Department; authorizing the Director to adopt certain

regulations; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

 

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEVADA, REPRESENTED IN

SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

 

1-1  Section 1. Chapter 481 of NRS is hereby amended by adding

1-2  thereto a new section to read as follows:

1-3  1.  The Director may enter into an agreement with a private

1-4  entity for the placement of advertisements in:

1-5  (a) Areas of a building owned or occupied by the Department

1-6  which are frequented by the public; or

1-7  (b) Official mailings that the Department sends to the public.

1-8  2.  A private entity that enters into an agreement with the

1-9  Department pursuant to paragraph (a) of subsection 1 shall

1-10  ensure that each advertisement placed pursuant to the agreement

1-11  does not inhibit or disrupt the functioning of the Department.

1-12      3.  Money received by the Department from an agreement

1-13  entered into pursuant to:

1-14      (a) Paragraph (a) of subsection 1 must be deposited with the

1-15  State Treasurer for credit to a separate account in the State

1-16  General Fund to be distributed in accordance with subsection 4.

1-17      (b) Paragraph (b) of subsection 1 must be deposited with the

1-18  State Treasurer for credit to the Motor Vehicle Fund to be used to

1-19  offset operational expenses incurred by the Department.

1-20      4.  The State Treasurer shall, at least once each year,

1-21  distribute the money deposited pursuant to paragraph (a) of

1-22  subsection 3 to each school district and charter school that

1-23  provides courses in automobile driver education on a per pupil

1-24  basis.

1-25      5.  The money distributed pursuant to subsection 4 must be

1-26  used by the school district or charter school only for paying costs

1-27  related to providing courses in automobile driver education.

1-28      6.  The Director may adopt regulations to carry out the

1-29  provisions of this section.

1-30      Sec. 2.  This act becomes effective on July 1, 2003.

 

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