Assembly Bill No. 523–Committee on Transportation

 

(On Behalf of Elko County)

 

March 24, 2003

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Referred to Committee on Transportation

 

SUMMARY—Authorizes certain counties to use proceeds from county motor vehicle fuel tax for maintenance and repair of streets, highways and various other projects. (BDR 32‑574)

 

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 taxation; authorizing certain counties to use the proceeds from the county motor vehicle fuel tax for the maintenance and repair of streets, highways and various other projects; 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. NRS 373.028 is hereby amended to read as follows:

1-2  373.028  “Project” means:

1-3  1.  In a county whose population is [50,000] 100,000 or more,

1-4  street and highway construction, including, without limitation, the

1-5  acquisition and improvement of any street, avenue, boulevard, alley,

1-6  highway or other public right-of-way used for any vehicular traffic,

1-7  and including a sidewalk designed primarily for use by pedestrians,

1-8  and also, including, without limitation, grades, regrades, gravel,

1-9  oiling, surfacing, macadamizing, paving, crosswalks, sidewalks,

1-10  pedestrian rights-of-way, driveway approaches, curb cuts, curbs,

1-11  gutters, culverts, catch basins, drains, sewers, manholes, inlets,

1-12  outlets, retaining walls, bridges, overpasses, tunnels, underpasses,

1-13  approaches, sprinkling facilities, artificial lights and lighting

2-1  equipment, parkways, grade separators, traffic separators, and traffic

2-2  control equipment, and all appurtenances and incidentals, or any

2-3  combination thereof, including, without limitation, the acquisition

2-4  and improvement of all types of property therefor.

2-5  2.  In a county whose population is less than [50,000,] 100,000,

2-6  street and highway construction, maintenance or repair, or any

2-7  combination thereof, including, without limitation, the acquisition,

2-8  maintenance, repair and improvement of any street, avenue,

2-9  boulevard, alley, highway or other public right-of-way used for any

2-10  vehicular traffic, and including a sidewalk designed primarily for

2-11  use by pedestrians, and also, including, without limitation, grades,

2-12  regrades, gravel, oiling, surfacing, macadamizing, paving,

2-13  crosswalks, sidewalks, pedestrian rights-of-way, driveway

2-14  approaches, curb cuts, curbs, gutters, culverts, catch basins, drains,

2-15  sewers, manholes, inlets, outlets, retaining walls, bridges,

2-16  overpasses, tunnels, underpasses, approaches, sprinkling facilities,

2-17  artificial lights and lighting equipment, parkways, grade separators,

2-18  traffic separators, and traffic control equipment, and all

2-19  appurtenances and incidentals, or any combination thereof,

2-20  including, without limitation, the acquisition, maintenance, repair

2-21  and improvement of all types of property therefor.

2-22      Sec. 2.  This act becomes effective upon passage and approval.

 

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