AB 52 — Makes various changes related to the Land Use Planning Advisory Council. (BDR 26-342)
Last action — Chapter 510.
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✓Introduced
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✓In Committee
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✓Passed Assembly
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✓Passed Senate
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✓To Executive
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6Enacted
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced November 18, 2020. Enacted.
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Bill Text
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(ReprintedAssembly withBill amendmentsNo. adopted on April 14, 2021) FIRST REPRINT A.B.
5252–Committee Aon SSEMBLYNatural BResources ILLNCHAPTER.......... O.
52–COMMITTEE ON NATURAL R ESOURCES (ON B EHALF OF THE D IVISION OFSTATE L ANDS OF THE STATE D EPARTMENT OF C ONSERVATION AND N ATURAL R ESOURCES ) PREFILED N OVEMBER 18, 2020 ____________ Referred to Committee on Government Affairs SUMMARY—Makes various changes related to the Land Use Planning Advisory Council.
(BDR 26-342) 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.
LegExistingLegiExisting law creates the Land Use Planning Advisory Council, which advises the Administrator of the Division of State Lands of the State Department of Conservation and Natural Resources and the State Land Use Planning Agency on issues relating to land use planning.
(NRS 321.740, 321.750) The Advisory Council consists of 17 voting members appointed by the GovernorGovernor, with 1 voting member representing each county of the State, and 1 nonvoting member appointed by the Nevada Association of Counties.
(1) one voting member appointed by the NevadaGovernor Leagueto ofrepresent Cities and Municipalities.ting member appointed by the Nevada ExistingIndian lawCommission; provides that the term of a voting member of the Advisory Council is 3 years.
and (2) one nonvoting member appointed by the NevaExisting law provides that if a board of county commissioners fails to submit the name of its nominee or nominees for membership on the Advisory Council, the Governor may appoint any resident of that county to represent that county.
(NRS 321.740) Section 1 provides that if the Nevada Indian Commission fails to submit the name of its nominee or nominees for membership on the Advisory Council, the Governor may appoint any resident of the State who has experience working with tribal governments in this State and who has knowledge of natural resource issues pertaining to tribal lands in this State as the representative of the Nevada Indian Commission.
Council is 3 years.
In such a circumstance, section 1 authorizes the board of county commissioners to end the person’s membership on the Advisory Council before the expiration of the person’s 3-year term.
If the board of county commissioners ends the person’s membership on therthe - *AB52_R1* – 2 – Advisory Council:
andremainder (2)of a vacancy exists on the Advisoryunexpired term.Advisory Council that must be filled for the remExistingExisting law requires the Advisory Council to elect a Chair.
(2) assist and makeadvise recommendationsin relatedthe toresolution areas of criticalinconsistencies environmentalin concern.ted;land use plans, if requested;
and (3) Sectionmake 3recommendations ofrelated this bill changes the minimum period required to beareas given in existing law for notice of certaincritical publicenvironmental hearingsconcern. of the Advisory Council by publication in newspapers from 20 days to 10 days before the hearing.
(NRS- 321.770)81st THESession PEOPLE(2021) OF– THE2 STATE– OFexisting NEVADA,law REPRESENTEDfor INnotice SENATEof ANDcertain ASSEMBLY,public DOhearings ENACTof ASthe FOLLOWS:Advisory Council by publication in newspapers from 20 days to 10 days before the hearing.
(NRS 321.770) EXPLANATION – Matter in bolded italics is new;
matter between brackets [omitted material] is material to be omitted.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEVADA, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
(a) SeventeenEighteen voting members appointed by the Governor .[and 1] , as follows:
[and(1) 1]One (b)member Onefrom votingeach membercounty appointedin bythis theState Nevadawho Indianrepresents Commission.that county;
(c)and (2) One nonvoting member appointedwho byrepresents the Nevada AssociationIndian ofCommission. Counties, or its successor organization .
[,(b) is hereby created.] (d) One nonvoting member appointed by the Nevada LeagueAssociation of CitiesCounties, and Municipalities, or its successor organization.organization .
[, is hereby created.] (c) One nonvoting member appointed by the Nevada League of Cities and Municipalities, or its successor organization.
[2.][2. 3.
One voting member must be appointed pursuant to paragraph (a) of subsection 1 by the Governor to the Advisory Council to represent each county.
AtAt] least3. 30 days before the beginning of any term of the representative of a county, or within 30 days after the position of that representative becomes vacant, the board of county commissioners of that county shall submit to the Governor the name of its nominee or a list of the names of not more than three nominees who are elected officials or other representatives of the county for the position to be filled.
IfEach a board of county commissioners submitsand the namesNevada Indian Commission shall, at least 30 days before the beginning of twoany term of the representative of [a] the county [,] or morethe -Nevada *AB52_R1*Indian –Commission, 3or –within nominees,30 days after the position of that representative becomes vacant, [the board shallof numbercounty itscommissioners or a list of the names of not more than three nominees inwho orderareominee elected officials or other representatives of preference.the county or of the Nevada Indian Commission, as applicable, for the position to be filled.
ThatIf ordera board of preferencecounty iscommissioners notor the Nevada Indian Commission submits the names of two or more nominees, the board or the Nevada Indian Commission, as applicable, shall number its - 81st Session (2021) – 3 – binding upon the Governor.
If a[a] board: of county commissioners fails to submit the name of its nominee or a list of nominees within the time required by this subsection or subsection [2,] 3, the Governor may appoint to the Advisory Council any resident of that county as the representative of the county.
If(a) aA board hasof timelycounty submittedcommissioners fails to submit the name of its nominee or a list of nominees andwithin the time required by this subsection or subsection [2,] 3, the Governor failsmay appoint to appointthe aAdvisory personCouncil soany nominated:resident of that county as the representative of the county.
(a)[If Ifa] one(b) personThe Nevada Indian Commission fails to submit the name of its nominee or a list of nominees within the time required by subsection 3, the Governor may appoint any resident of the State who has beenexperience nominated,working thatwith person;tribal governments in this State and who has knowledge of natural resource issues pertaining to tribal lands in this State as the representative of the Nevada Indian Commission.
orCommission (b)has Iftimely twosubmitted or more persons have been nominated, the personname listed by the board first in order of preference,its nominee shallor be deemed to be a votinglist member of thenominees Advisorypursuant Councilto assubsection of3 theand beginning of the newGovernor termfails or, in the case of an appointment to fillappoint a vacancy,person theso firstnominated: meeting of the Advisory Council that is held not less than 30 days after the submission of the nomination unless, before that date, the Governor notifies the board in writing that none of its nominees will be appointed to the Advisory Council.
Within[(a)] 30(1) daysIf afterone theperson datehas ofbeen anynominated, suchthat notice,person; the board shall submit to the Governor the name of a new nominee or a list of new nominees.
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[4.or [(b)] (2) If two or more persons have been nominated, the person listed by the board or the Nevada Indian Commission, as applicable, first in order of preference, shall be deemed to be a voting member of the Advisory Council as of the beginning of the new term or, in the case of an appointment to fill a vacancy, the first meeting of the Advisory Council that is held not less than 30 days after the submission of the nomination unless, before that date, the Governor notifies the board or the Nevada Indian Commission, as applicable, in writing that none of its nominees will be appointed to the Advisory Council.
Within 30 days after the date of any such notice, the board or the Nevada name of a new nominee or a list of new nominees.o the Governor the [4.
If a voting member appointed pursuant to subparagraph (1) of paragraph (a) of subsection 1 is an elected official of the county that he or she represents on the Advisory Council and he or she does not become a candidate for reelection or is defeated for reelection, the board of county commissioners of that county may end the person’s - 81st Session (2021) – 4 – membership on the Advisory Council before the expiration of his or her 3-year term.
(a) That person’s membership on the Advisory Council ends on the date on which his or her term of office as an elected official of the county ends;
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A board of county commissioners may provide that, while engaged in the business of the Advisory Council, a voting member of the Advisory Council is entitled to receive from the county he or she represents the per diem allowance and travel expenses provided by law for state officers and employees generally.genSec.
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Advise any federal or state agency or local government on land use planning and policy, including, without limitation, developing a statement of policy, drafting a resolution or providing formal comment on land use planning policies and land - 81st Session (2021) – 5 – management projects of any federal or state agency or local government.
(a) When the Governor directs that the Agency review and assist environmental concern.or an area the Governor finds to be of critical (b) When one or more local government entities request that the Agency advise and assist in land use planning for an area thewhich Governoraffects findsthem and which they consider to be of critical environmental concern.
- *AB52_R1* – 5 – (b) When one or more local government entities request that the Agency advise and assist in land use planning for an area which affects them and which they consider to be of critical environmental concern.
procedures3. one or more public hearings upon notice given by atits least one publication at least [20] 10 days before the hearing in a newspaper or combination of newspapers having general circulation throughout the area affected and each city and county any portion of whose territory lies within such area.
The Land Use Planning Advisory Council shall include in its procedures one or more public hearings upon notice given by at least one publication at least [20] 10 days before the hearing in a newspaper or combination of newspapers having general circulation throughout the area affected and each city and county any portion of whose territory lies within such area.
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Amendments
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Action History
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Chapter 510.
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Approved by the Governor.
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Enrolled and delivered to Governor.
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Senate Amendment No. 509 concurred in. To enrollment.
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From printer. To re-engrossment. Re-engrossed. Second reprint. Read third time. Passed, as amended. Title approved. (Yeas: 21, Nays: None.) To Assembly. In Assembly.
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Read second time. Amended. (Amend. No. 509.) To printer.
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From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended.
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In Senate. Read first time. Referred to Committee on Natural Resources. To committee.
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From printer. To engrossment. Engrossed. First reprint. Read third time. Passed, as amended. Title approved, as amended. (Yeas: 42, Nays: None.) To Senate.
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Read second time. Amended. (Amend. No. 171.) To printer.
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From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. Placed on Second Reading File. Taken from Second Reading File. Placed on Second Reading File for next legislative day.
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To committee.
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Read first time.
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From printer.
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Prefiled. Referred to Committee on Government Affairs. To printer.
Sponsors
- Assembly Committee on Natural Resources · Primary
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Sponsors (1)
- Assembly Committee on Natural Resources
Co-sponsors (0)
None.
Not signed on (66)
66 members have not signed on to this bill.
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