SB 77 — Revises provisions relating to public bodies. (BDR 19-466)

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77–COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT A FFAIRS (O NB EHALF OF THE L EGISLATIVE C OMMITTEE ON P UBLIC LANDS ) P REFILED JANUARY 26, 2021 ____________ Referred to Committee on Government Affairs SUMMARY—Revises provisions relating to public bodies.

(BDR 19-466) FISCAL NOTE:

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.

The Open Meeting Law requires that meetings of public bodies be open to the public, with limited exceptions set forth specifically in statute.

(NRS 241.020) Existing federal law exempts certain predecisional interagency or intraagency memorandums or letters that are part of the deliberative process from disclosure under the federal Freedom of Information Act.

§ 552) Sections 1 and 2 of this bill exempt from the requirements of the Open Meeting Law certain meetings conducted by a public body for the purpose of engaging in predecisional Environmentaland Policydeliberative Actdiscussions relating to an action under the federal National limitation, the review and discussion of 1969drafts (42of U.S.C.environmental impact statements describing the environmental effects of proposed actions within the jurisdiction of the public body.

§§EXPLANATION 4321– etMatter seq.),in including,bolded withoutitalics limitation,is thenew; review and discussion of drafts of environmental impact statements describing the environmental effects of proposed actions within the jurisdiction of the public body.

-matter *SB77_R1*between –brackets 2[omitted –material] THEis PEOPLEmaterial OFto THEbe STATEomitted. OF NEVADA, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

THE SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:D IN Section 1.

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1.(a) Occur only during the period before the federal agency publicly releases the document addressing the action under the National Environmental Policy Act and begins the corresponding public comment period;

Occurand only(b) duringBe therequired periodby before the federal agency publiclyto releasesbe thekept documentconfidential addressing the action under the Nationalmemorandum Environmentalof Policyunderstanding Actor andother beginsagreement. the corresponding public comment period;

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Be required by the federal agency to be kept confidential under the memorandum of understanding or other agreement.

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If a public body holds a closed meeting pursuant to subsection 1, the public body shall not include any item in the discussions for the closed meeting other than the subject of the memorandum or agreement entered into with the federal agency.

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(c) Meetings of the State Board of Parole Commissioners when acting to grant, deny, continue or revoke the parole of a prisoner or to establish or modify the terms of the parole of a prisoner.prisoner.soner or 3.

Any provision of law, including, without limitation, NRS 91.270, 219A.210, 228.495, 239C.140, 239C.420, 281A.350,on,281A.350, NRS 281A.690, 281A.735, 281A.760, 284.3629, 286.150, 287.0415, 287.04345, 287.338, 288.220, 288.590, 289.387, 295.121, 360.247, 388.261, 388A.495, 388C.150, 388D.355, 388G.710, 388G.730, 392.147, 392.467, 394.1699, 396.3295, 414.270, 422.405, 433.534, 435.610, 442.774, 463.110, 480.545, 622.320, 622.340, 630.311, 630.336, 631.3635, 639.050, 642.518, 642.557, 686B.170, 696B.550, 703.196 and 706.1725, and section 1 of this act, which:

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The exceptions provided to this chapter, and electronic communication, must not be used to circumvent the spirit or letter of this chapter to deliberate or act, outside of an open and public meeting, upon a matter over which the public body has supervision, conSec.control, jurisdiction or advisory powers.

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