SB 362 — Revises provisions relating to public transit systems. (BDR 22-836)

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362–COMMITTEE ON GROWTH AND INFRASTRUCTURE M ARCH 25, 2021 ____________ Referred to Committee on Growth and Infrastructure SUMMARY—Revises provisions relating to public transit systems.

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LegislativeLegiExisting Counsel’slaw Digest:authorizes a regional transportation commission, a county whose population is less than 100,000 (currently all counties other than Clark and Washoe Counties) or a city within such a county to operate a public transit system consisting of various transportation services.

Existing law authorizes such a regionalpublic transportationtransit commission,system in a county whose population is less than 100,000700,000 (currently all counties other than Clark andCounty) Washoeto Counties)provide orcertain aservice citywhich withinincludes suchthat acarries countyfewer topassengers operatethan athe publicvehicles transitnormally systemused consistingon ofregular variousroutes transportationand services.is dispatched through a digital network or software application service.

Existing law authorizes such a public counties other than Clark County) to provide certain service which includes all microtransit.

Microtransit is defined as transportation by a multipassenger vehicle that carries fewer passengers than the vehicles normally used on regular routes and is dispatched through a digital network or software application service.

commissionWith incertain aexceptions, countyexisting whoselaw populationrequires isa 700,000regional ortransportation more (currently only Clark County) to receive a determination from the Nevada Transportation Authority that common motor carriers are not authorized to provide, do not wish to provide, or are incapable of providing on-call services before providing an on-call public transit system.

An on-call public transit system is defined as a system established to provide transportation to passengers only upon request of the passenger who needs therebytransportation. allowing such a regional transportation commission to provide for an on-t, call public transit system without receiving such a determination.

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

(c)- Nonmedical81st transportationSession of(2021) persons– with2 disabilities– without regard to regular routes or fixed schedules;

[or][or]ties (d) In a county whose population is less than 100,000 or a city within such a county, nonmedical transportation of persons if the transportation is available by reservation 1 day in advance of the transportation and without regard to regular routes or fixed schedules [.] ;

[(c) The transporting of persons other than those specified in paragraph (b), (c) or (d) of subsection 1 upon request without regard to regular routes or fixed schedules if the service is provided by microtransit.] - *SB362* – 3 – 4.

Notwithstanding the provisions of chapter 332 of NRS or NRS 625.530, a commission may utilize a turnkey procurement process to select a person to design, build, operate and maintain, or any combination thereof, a fixed guideway system, including,including,ntain, or without limitation, any minimum operable segment thereof.

- 81st Session (2021) – 3 – 5.

Notwithstanding the provisions of chapter 332 of NRS, a commission may utilize a competitive negotiation procurement process to procure rolling stock for a fixed guideway project, rolling stock for a public transit system, facilities and any other equipment thatsuch isa relatedprocess must be made to publicthe transportation.person whose proposal isntract under determined to be the most advantageous to the commission, based on price and other factors specified in the procurement documents.

The award of a contract under such a process must be made to the person whose proposal is determined to be the most advantageous to the commission, based on price and other factors specified in the procurement documents.

(d) “Turnkey procurement” means a competitive procurement process by which a person is selected by a commission, based on evaluation criteria established by the commission, to design, build, operate and maintain, or any combination thereof, a fixed guideway system, or a portion thereof, in accordance with performance criteria and technical specifications established by the commission.

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Any other services for a public transit system which are requested by the general public, - 81st Session (2021) – 4 –  if those additional services are included and described in a long- range plan adopted pursuant to 23 U.S.C.

Before a regional transportation commission may provide for an on-call public transit system in an area of the county, other than an on-call public transit system that provides the nonemergency medical transportation described in NRS 377A.130, the commission must receive a determination from the Nevada Transportation Authority that:

(b) “On-call public transit system” means a system established to transport passengers only upon the request of a person who needs transportation.] H~~~~~ 21 - *SB362*81st Session (2021)