AB 349 — Establishes the Nevada Wildlife Conservation Program. (BDR 45-912)
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3Passed Assembly
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4Passed Senate
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5To Executive
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6Enacted
This bill died with 2023 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Assembly” 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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EXEMPT (Reprinted with amendments adopted on MayApril 31,17, 2023) SECONDFIRST REPRINT A.B.
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349–ASSEMBLYMEN349–ASSEMBLYMAN O’N EILL;EILL M ARCH 20, 2023 ____________ Referred to Committee on Natural Resources SUMMARY—Establishes the Nevada Wildlife Conservation Program.
AND W ATTS M ARCH 20, 2023 ____________ Referred to Committee on Natural Resources SUMMARY—Establishes the Nevada Wildlife Conservation Program.
revising provisions governing the Wildlife Account in the State General Fund;
- *AB349_R1* – 2 – Existing law establishes the Wildlife Account in the State General Fund and Wildlifeauthorizes Accountthe Department, with certain exceptions, to carryuse outthe certainmoney provisionsin ofthe existing(NRS law501.356) relatingSection to1 wildlife.of this bill:
-(1) *AB349_R2* – 2 – (NRS 501.356) Section 1 of this bill provides that money received by the Department for the Nevada Wildlife Conservation Program Account is notauthorizede. required to be deposited in the Wildlife Account in the State General Fund.
to use the money in the Wildlife Account under the direction of the Board of Wildlife Commissioners;
and (2) makes a conforming change relating to section 1 to provide that money received by the Department for the Nevada Wildlife Conservation Program Account is not required to be deposited in the Wildlife Account in the State General Fund.
Except as otherwise provided in subsection 4 and NRS 503.597, the Department , under the direction of the Commission, may use money in the Wildlife Account only to carry out the provisions of this title and chapter 488 of NRS and as provided in NRS 365.535, and the money must not be diverted to any other use.
Except as otherwise provided in NRS 502.250, 502.410 and 504.155, all fees for the sale or issuance of stamps, tags, permits and licenses that are required to be deposited in the Wildlife Account pursuant to the provisions of this title and any matching money - *AB349_R1* – 3 – received by the Department from any source must be accounted for separately and must be used:
and (b) If the fee is for the sale or issuance of a license, permit or tag other than a tag specified in subsection 5 or 6 of NRS 502.250, - *AB349_R2* – 3 – under the guidance of the Commission pursuant to subsection 2 of NRS 501.181.
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- *AB349_R2* – 4 – (b) The total amount of any grants of money received by the Department for deposit in the Account during the immediately preceding calendar year;
The Board consists of the following sixthree members:
(a) One member from a field related to the Commission,management of wildlife, appointed by the Governor;
(b) One member fromwith abackground nongovernmentalin organizationthe inmanagement thisof Staterangeland thator isthe focusedmanagement onof conservation,wildlife, appointed by the MajorityChair Leader of the Senate;Commission;
and (c) OneThe memberChair whoof represents the miningCommission industry,or appointeda bymember of the MinorityCommission Leaderappointed ofby the Senate;Chair.
(d) One member who is an attorney with legal expertise in the field of real estate or personal estate planning, appointed by the Speaker of the Assembly;
(e) One member who represents an energy corporation that operates in this State, appointed by the Minority Leader of the Assembly;
and (f) The Director, who serves as an ex officio member of the Board.
Each appointed member of the Board:
Except as otherwise provided in this section and NRS 1.4683, 1.4687, 1A.110, 3.2203, 41.0397, 41.071, 49.095, - *AB349_R2* – 5 – 49.293, 62D.420, 62D.440, 62E.516, 62E.620, 62H.025, 62H.030, 62H.170, 62H.220, 62H.320, 75A.100, 75A.150, 76.160, 78.152, - *AB349_R1* – 5 – 80.113, 81.850, 82.183, 86.246, 86.54615, 87.515, 87.5413, 87A.200, 87A.580, 87A.640, 88.3355, 88.5927, 88.6067, 88A.345, 88A.7345, 89.045, 89.251, 90.730, 91.160, 116.757, 116A.270, 116B.880, 118B.026, 119.260, 119.265, 119.267, 119.280, 119A.280, 119A.653, 119A.677, 119B.370, 119B.382, 120A.640, 120A.690, 125.130, 125B.140, 126.141, 126.161, 126.163, 126.730, 127.007, 127.057, 127.130, 127.140, 127.2817, 128.090, 130.312, 130.712, 136.050, 159.044, 159A.044, 172.075, 172.245, 176.015, 176.0625, 176.09129, 176.156, 176A.630, 178.39801, 178.4715, 178.5691, 179.495, 179A.070, 179A.165, 179D.160, 200.3771, 200.3772, 200.5095, 200.604, 202.3662, 205.4651, 209.392, 209.3923, 209.3925, 209.419, 209.429, 209.521, 211A.140, 213.010, 213.040, 213.095, 213.131, 217.105, 217.110, 217.464, 217.475, 218A.350, 218E.625, 218F.150, 218G.130, 218G.240, 218G.350, 224.240, 226.300, 228.270, 228.450, 228.495, 228.570, 231.069, 231.1473, 232.1369, 233.190, 237.300, 239.0105, 239.0113, 239.014, 239B.026, 239B.030, 239B.040, 239B.050, 239C.140, 239C.210, 239C.230, 239C.250, 239C.270, 239C.420, 240.007, 241.020, 241.030, 241.039, 242.105, 244.264, 244.335, 247.540, 247.550, 247.560, 250.087, 250.130, 250.140, 250.150, 268.095, 268.0978, 268.490, 268.910, 269.174, 271A.105, 281.195, 281.805, 281A.350, 281A.680, 281A.685, 281A.750, 281A.755, 281A.780, 284.4068, 284.4086, 286.110, 286.118, 287.0438, 289.025, 289.080, 289.387, 289.830, 293.4855, 293.5002, 293.503, 293.504, 293.558, 293.5757, 293.870, 293.906, 293.908, 293.910, 293B.135, 293D.510, 331.110, 332.061, 332.351, 333.333, 333.335, 338.070, 338.1379, 338.1593, 338.1725, 338.1727, 348.420, 349.597, 349.775, 353.205, 353A.049, 353A.085, 353A.100, 353C.240, 360.240, 360.247, 360.255, 360.755, 361.044, 361.2242, 361.610, 365.138, 366.160, 368A.180, 370.257, 370.327, 372A.080, 378.290, 378.300, 379.0075, 379.008, 379.1495, 385A.830, 385B.100, 387.626, 387.631, 388.1455, 388.259, 388.501, 388.503, 388.513, 388.750, 388A.247, 388A.249, 391.033, 391.035, 391.0365, 391.120, 391.925, 392.029, 392.147, 392.264, 392.271, 392.315, 392.317, 392.325, 392.327, 392.335, 392.850, 393.045, 394.167, 394.16975, 394.1698, 394.447, 394.460, 394.465, 396.1415, 396.1425, 396.143, 396.159, 396.3295, 396.405, 396.525, 396.535, 396.9685, 398A.115, 408.3885, 408.3886, 408.3888, 408.5484, 412.153, 414.280, 416.070, 422.2749, 422.305, 422A.342, 422A.350, 425.400, 427A.1236, 427A.872, 432.028, 432.205, 432B.175, 432B.280, 432B.290, 432B.4018, 432B.407, 432B.430, 432B.560, 432B.5902, 432C.140, 432C.150, 433.534, 433A.360, 439.4941, 439.4988, 439.840, 439.914, 439A.116, - *AB349_R2* – 6 – 439A.124, 439B.420, 439B.754, 439B.760, 439B.845, 440.170, 441A.195, 441A.220, 441A.230, 442.330, 442.395, 442.735, - *AB349_R1* – 6 – 442.774, 445A.665, 445B.570, 445B.7773, 447.345, 449.209, 449.245, 449.4315, 449A.112, 450.140, 450B.188, 450B.805, 453.164, 453.720, 458.055, 458.280, 459.050, 459.3866, 459.555, 459.7056, 459.846, 463.120, 463.15993, 463.240, 463.3403, 463.3407, 463.790, 467.1005, 480.535, 480.545, 480.935, 480.940, 481.063, 481.091, 481.093, 482.170, 482.368, 482.5536, 483.340, 483.363, 483.575, 483.659, 483.800, 484A.469, 484B.830, 484B.833, 484E.070, 485.316, 501.344, 503.452, 522.040, 534A.031, 561.285, 571.160, 584.655, 587.877, 598.0964, 598.098, 598A.110, 598A.420, 599B.090, 603.070, 603A.210, 604A.303, 604A.710, 612.265, 616B.012, 616B.015, 616B.315, 616B.350, 618.341, 618.425, 622.238, 622.310, 623.131, 623A.137, 624.110, 624.265, 624.327, 625.425, 625A.185, 628.418, 628B.230, 628B.760, 629.047, 629.069, 630.133, 630.2671, 630.2672, 630.2673, 630.30665, 630.336, 630A.327, 630A.555, 631.332, 631.368, 632.121, 632.125, 632.3415, 632.3423, 632.405, 633.283, 633.301, 633.4715, 633.4716, 633.4717, 633.524, 634.055, 634.1303, 634.214, 634A.169, 634A.185, 635.111, 635.158, 636.262, 636.342, 637.085, 637.145, 637B.192, 637B.288, 638.087, 638.089, 639.183, 639.2485, 639.570, 640.075, 640.152, 640A.185, 640A.220, 640B.405, 640B.730, 640C.580, 640C.600, 640C.620, 640C.745, 640C.760, 640D.135, 640D.190, 640E.225, 640E.340, 641.090, 641.221, 641.2215, 641.325, 641A.191, 641A.217, 641A.262, 641B.170, 641B.281, 641B.282, 641C.455, 641C.760, 641D.260, 641D.320, 642.524, 643.189, 644A.870, 645.180, 645.625, 645A.050, 645A.082, 645B.060, 645B.092, 645C.220, 645C.225, 645D.130, 645D.135, 645G.510, 645H.320, 645H.330, 647.0945, 647.0947, 648.033, 648.197, 649.065, 649.067, 652.126, 652.228, 653.900, 654.110, 656.105, 657A.510, 661.115, 665.130, 665.133, 669.275, 669.285, 669A.310, 671.170, 673.450, 673.480, 675.380, 676A.340, 676A.370, 677.243, 678A.470, 678C.710, 678C.800, 679B.122, 679B.124, 679B.152, 679B.159, 679B.190, 679B.285, 679B.690, 680A.270, 681A.440, 681B.260, 681B.410, 681B.540, 683A.0873, 685A.077, 686A.289, 686B.170, 686C.306, 687A.060, 687A.115, 687B.404, 687C.010, 688C.230, 688C.480, 688C.490, 689A.696, 692A.117, 692C.190, 692C.3507, 692C.3536, 692C.3538, 692C.354, 692C.420, 693A.480, 693A.615, 696B.550, 696C.120, 703.196, 704B.325, 706.1725, 706A.230, 710.159, 711.600, and section 3 of this act, sections 35, 38 and 41 of chapter 478, Statutes of Nevada 2011 and section 2 of chapter 391, Statutes of Nevada 2013 and unless otherwise declared by law to be confidential, all public books and public records of a governmental entity must be open at all times during office hours to inspection by - *AB349_R2* – 7 – any person, and may be fully copied or an abstract or memorandum may be prepared from those public books and public records.
Any - *AB349_R1* – 7 – such copies, abstracts or memoranda may be used to supply the general public with copies, abstracts or memoranda of the records or may be used in any other way to the advantage of the governmental entity or of the general public.
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The bill establishes the Nevada Wildlife Conservation Program and alters the management and allocation of funds related to wildlife conservation.
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NRS 501.356
must be deposited with the State Treasurer for credit to the Wildlife Account in the State General Fund.→ is not required to be deposited in the Wildlife Account in the State General Fund.This change allows funds received for the Nevada Wildlife Conservation Program to be kept separate from the Wildlife Account.
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NRS 501.356
the Wildlife Account in the State General Fund.→ the Nevada Wildlife Conservation Program Account pursuant to section 3 of this act,This modification specifies that funds for the new program will not go into the existing Wildlife Account.
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The Nevada Wildlife Conservation Program is hereby established to support the preservation, protection, management and restoration of wildlife and wildlife habitats in this State. The Nevada Wildlife Conservation Program Account is hereby created in the State General Fund.
This introduces a new program and associated account dedicated to wildlife conservation.
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The Department shall administer the Program and shall take such actions as the Department determines are necessary to carry out the provisions of this section.
This grants authority to the Department of Wildlife to oversee the new conservation program.
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The personal identifying information of such a person is confidential.
This ensures that the identities of donors to the program can remain confidential.
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Any interest and income earned on money in the Account, after deducting any applicable charges, must be credited to the Account.
This provision allows for earned income from the account to be reinvested into the conservation program.
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A person that makes a donation to the Program may request to remain anonymous.
This allows donors to the program to choose anonymity.
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The total amount of money received by the Program, the amount of money expended from the Account, and a description of each project for which the money was spent;
This mandates transparency and accountability in the financial management of the new program.
Amendments
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Action History
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(No further action taken.)
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From printer. To reengrossment. Reengrossed. Second reprint. To Senate. In Senate. Read first time. Referred to Committee on Natural Resources. To committee. Action of referral rescinded. Referred to Committee on Finance. To committee.
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Read third time. Amended. (Amend. No. 823.) Dispensed with reprinting. Read third time. Passed, as amended. Title approved, as amended. (Yeas: 42, Nays: None.) To printer.
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From committee: Do pass, as amended. Placed on General File. Taken from General File. Placed on General File for next legislative day.
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From printer. To engrossment. Engrossed. First reprint. To committee.
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Read third time. Amended. (Amend. No. 202.) Rereferred to Committee on Ways and Means. Exemption effective. To printer.
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Notice of eligibility for exemption.
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From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended.
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From printer. To committee.
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Read first time. Referred to Committee on Natural Resources. To printer.
Sponsors
- Philip PK OâNeill · Primary
- Howard Watts · Cosponsor
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 1 co-sponsors · 65 not signed on
Sponsors (1)
- Philip PK OâNeill
Co-sponsors (1)
- Watts, Howard Democratic
Not signed on (65)
65 members have not signed on to this bill.
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- Who sponsors AB 349?
- AB 349 is sponsored by Philip PK OâNeill and Watts, Howard (Democratic).
- What is the current status of AB 349?
- This bill died with 2023 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Assembly” 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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