Nevada 2019 Regular Session Status: To Executive 2 R cosponsors

AB 233 — Revises provisions related to water. (BDR 48-45)

Last action — Chapter 155.

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    Passed Assembly
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    Passed Senate
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    Enacted

This bill died with 2019 Regular Session. It reached “To Executive” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

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Summary

AN ACT relating to water; revising provisions governing certain assessments on water users; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

Bill Text

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(Reprinted with amendments adopted on April 17, 2019) FIRST REPRINT A.B.
Assembly Bill No.
233 ASSEMBLY B ILLN O.
233–Assemblymen Kramer, Hardy;
233–A SSEMBLYMEN KRAMER , HARDY ;AND H AFEN M ARCH 1, 2019 ____________ JOINT SPONSORS :
and Hafen Joint Sponsors:
ENATORS G OICOECHEA , P ARKS ;AND S ETTELMEYER ____________ Referred to Committee on Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Mining SUMMARY—Revises provisions related to water.
Senators Goicoechea, Parks;
(BDR 48-45) FISCAL NOTE:
and Settelmeyer CHAPTER..........
Effect on Local Government:
No.
Effect on the State:
No.
~ EXPLANATION – Matter in bolded italics is new;
matter between brackets [omitted material] is material to be omitted.
Under current law, a county is required to levy a special assessment annually, or at such time as needed, upon all taxable property situated within the confines of a particular water basin designated by the State Engineer to pay certain salaries and certain license fees are not sufficient.
or at such time as needed, upon all taxable property situated within the confines of a particular water basin designated by the State Engineer to pay certain salaries and expenses of well supervisors, assistants and the Well Drillers’ Advisory Board if certain license fees are not sufficient.
(NRS 534.040) This bill authorizes a county to instead pay those salaries and expenses by appropriating money from the general fund of the county if the amount of the special assessment combined with all other taxes and assessments levied upon a property owner is less than the cost of collecting the special assessment.
(NRS 534.040) This bill authorizes a county to instead pay those salaries and expenses by appropriating money from the general fund of the county if the amount of the special assessment combined with all other collecting the special assessment.a property owner is less than the cost of EXPLANATION – Matter in bolded italics is new;
matter between brackets [omitted material] is material to be omitted.
The - *AB233_R1* – 2 – State Engineer shall determine whether or not a groundwater board is to be established and may direct its establishment by order.
The State Engineer shall determine whether or not a groundwater board is to be established and may direct its establishment by order.
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80th Session (2019) – 2 – 4.
- *AB233_R1* – 3 – 9.
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Upon the initiation of the administration of this chapter in any particular basin, and where the investigations of the State Engineer have shown the necessity for the supervision over the waters of that basin, the State Engineer may employ a well supervisor and other necessary assistants, who shall execute the duties as provided in this chapter under the direction of the State Engineer.
Upon the initiation of the administration of this chapter in any particular basin, and where the investigations of the 80th Session (2019) – 3 – State Engineer have shown the necessity for the supervision over the waters of that basin, the State Engineer may employ a well supervisor and other necessary assistants, who shall execute the duties as provided in this chapter under the direction of the State Engineer.
The well supervisor and assistants are exempt from the provisions of chapter 284 of NRS.
The well supervisor and assistants are exempt from the provisions of chapter of NRS.
Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, in designated areas within which the use of groundwater is predominantly for agricultural purposes [the levy] , any special assessment levied - *AB233_R1* – 4 – pursuant to this section must be charged against each water user who has a permit to appropriate water or a perfected water right, and the charge against each water user must be based upon the proportion which his or her water right bears to the aggregate water rights in the designated area.
Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, in designated areas within which the use of groundwater is predominantly for agricultural purposes [the levy] , any special assessment levied pursuant to this section must be charged against each water user who has a permit to appropriate water or a perfected water right, and the charge against each water user must be based upon the proportion which his or her water right bears to the aggregate water rights in the designated area.
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The] 80th Session (2019) – 4 – 5.
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Action History

  1. Chapter 155.

  2. Enrolled and delivered to Governor. Approved by the Governor.

  3. In Assembly. To enrollment.

  4. Read third time. Passed. Title approved. (Yeas: 21, Nays: None.) To Assembly.

  5. Taken from General File. Placed on General File for next legislative day.

  6. From committee: Do pass. Placed on Second Reading File. Read second time.

  7. In Senate. Read first time. Referred to Committee on Natural Resources. To committee.

  8. From printer. To engrossment. Engrossed. First reprint. Read third time. Passed, as amended. Title approved. (Yeas: 41, Nays: None, Excused: 1.) To Senate.

  9. Read second time. Amended. (Amend. No. 266.) To printer.

  10. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended.

  11. From printer. To committee.

  12. Read first time. Referred to Committee on Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Mining. To printer.

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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 233 do?
AN ACT relating to water; revising provisions governing certain assessments on water users; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.
Who sponsors AB 233?
AB 233 is sponsored by Senator David Parks, Senator James Settelmeyer, Hardy, Melissa R.. (Republican), Hafen, Gregory T., II (Republican), Pete Goicoechea, and Al Kramer.
What is the current status of AB 233?
This bill died with 2019 Regular Session. It reached “To Executive” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
Where can I track AB 233?
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