Assembly Bill No. 195–Assemblymen Collins, Chowning, Claborn, Andonov, Atkinson, Brown, Buckley, Giunchigliani, Hardy, Koivisto, Manendo, McClain, Oceguera and Pierce

 

February 26, 2003

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Referred to Committee on Ways and Means

 

SUMMARY—Requires development of plan concerning joint enforcement of certain laws and regulations governing transportation and vehicles. (BDR S‑83)

 

FISCAL NOTE:  Effect on Local Government: No.

                           Effect on the State: Contains Appropriation not included in Executive Budget.

 

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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 transportation; requiring the Director of the Department of Transportation to develop a plan in consultation with various other entities concerning the joint enforcement of certain laws and regulations governing transportation and vehicles; 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. 1.  The Director of the Department of

1-2  Transportation, in consultation with the Department of Motor

1-3  Vehicles, the Department of Public Safety, the Department of

1-4  Taxation, the State Department of Agriculture, the State Department

1-5  of Conservation and Natural Resources and any other state agency

1-6  directed by the Governor to participate, shall develop a plan to

1-7  jointly enforce the laws of this state and any related regulations

1-8  within their respective jurisdictions, including, without limitation:

1-9  (a) The inspection of vehicles transporting hazardous materials;

1-10      (b) The enforcement of laws relating to the taxation of fuel used

1-11  in motor carriers;

2-1  (c) The enforcement of vehicle registration laws;

2-2  (d) The enforcement of traffic safety laws;

2-3  (e) The performance of safety inspections on commercial

2-4  vehicles; and

2-5  (f) The enforcement of laws restricting the importing of diseased

2-6  animals and noxious weeds and other illegal plants.

2-7  The Governor may direct additional agencies of this state to

2-8  participate in the planning in a manner that will benefit the State.

2-9  2.  In addition to the requirements of subsection 1, the plan

2-10  must include a summary of the opportunities for joint enforcement,

2-11  a prioritized list for activities of joint enforcement and the results

2-12  expected from joint enforcement.

2-13      3.  On or before December 1, 2004, the Director of the

2-14  Department of Transportation shall submit the plan to the Governor

2-15  and to the Director of the Legislative Counsel Bureau for

2-16  transmission to the 73rd Session of the Nevada Legislature.

2-17      Sec. 2.  This act becomes effective on July 1, 2003.

 

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