AB 449 — Establishes Public Lands Day in the State of Nevada. (BDR 19-770)

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449–COMMITTEE ON W AYS AND M EANS M ARCH 27, 2017 ____________ Referred to Committee on Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Mining SUMMARY—Establishes Public Lands Day in the State of Nevada.

(BDR 19-770) FISCAL NOTE:

Effect on Local Government:

No.

Effect on the State:

Yes.

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LegislativeLegUnder Counsel’sexisting Digest:law, various days and weeks of observance are recognized in this State.

Under(NRS existing236.018-236.085) law,Section various1 days and weeks of observancethis arebill recognizedestablishes inthe last Saturday in September of each year as “Public Lands Day” in the State of Nevada and authorizes the Governor to issue annually a proclamation encouraging the observance of Public Lands Day.

Existing law requires the Division of State Parks of the State Department of Conservation and Natural Resources to impose and collect, subject to approval by the Director of the Department, reasonable fees for entering, camping and boating in state parks and recreational areas in this State.

(NRS 407.065) Section 2 of this bill requires the Division to allow residents of this State to enter, camp and boat in all state parks and recreational areas in this State without the payment of any fees duringinclude either the Friday night before Public Lands Day.Day or overnight on the night of Public Lands Day, as determined by the Administrator of the Division for each state park and recreational area.

SectionEXPLANATION 2 also provides that the free day of camping must include either the Friday night before Public Lands Day or overnight on the night of state park and recreational area.y the Administrator of the Division for each - *AB449_R2* – 2Matter –in THEbolded PEOPLEitalics OFis THEnew; STATE OF NEVADA, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

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

(a) Call upon the news media, state and local officers, private nonprofit groups and foundations, schools, businesses and other public and private entities to bring to the attention of the residents - 79th Session (2017) – 2 – of this State the importance of public lands in the State of Nevada;

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NRS 407.065 is hereby amended to read as follows:

407.065 1.

The Division shall issue an annual permit for entering, camping and boating in all state parks (1) Upon application therefor and recreationalproof areasof residency and age, to any person who is 65 years of age or older and has resided in this State:State for at least 5 years immediately preceding the date on which the application is submitted.

(1) Upon application therefor and proof of residency and age, to any person who is 65 years of age or older and has resided in this - *AB449_R2* – 3 – State for at least 5 years immediately preceding the date on which the application is submitted.

- 79th Session (2017) – 3 – (e) May conduct and operate such special services as may be necessary for the comfort and convenience of the general public, and impose and collect reasonable fees for such special services.

(f) May rent or lease concessions located within the boundaries of state parks or of real property controlled or administered by the Division to public or private corporations, to groups of natural the persons, or to natural persons for a valuable consideration upon such terms and conditions as the Division deems fit and proper, but no concessionaire may dominate any state park operation.

(a) Shall issue an annual permit to a person who pays a reasonable fee as prescribed by regulation which authorizes the holder of the permit to enter each state park and each recreational area in this State and, except as otherwise provided in subsection 3, use the facilities of the state park or recreational area without paying the entrance fee;

and the state park or recreational area without paying (b) May issue an annual permit to a person who pays a reasonable fee as prescribed by regulation which authorizes the holder of the permit to enter a specific state park or specific - *AB449_R2* – 4 – recreational area in this State and, except as otherwise provided in subsection 3, use the facilities of the state park or recreational area without paying the entrance fee.

During each Public Lands Day observed pursuant to section 1 of this act, and upon proof of residency in this State, the - 79th Session (2017) – 4 – Division shall allow a resident of this State to enter, camp and boat in any state park or recreational area without the payment of any fees for those activities.

The free day of camping authorized pursuant to this subsection must include either the Friday night before Public Lands Day or overnight on the night of Public Lands Day, as determined by the Administrator for each state park and recreational area.

Except as otherwise provided in subsection 1 of NRS 407.0762 and subsection 1 of NRS 407.0765, the fees collected pursuant to paragraphs (d), (e) and (f) of subsection 1 or subsection 2 must be deposited in the State General Fund.

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