AB 426 — Revises provisions governing special event advertising. (BDR 43-975)

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426–COMMITTEE ON GROWTH AND INFRASTRUCTURE M ARCH 27, 2023 ____________ Referred to Committee on Growth and Infrastructure SUMMARY—Revises provisions governing special event advertising.

(BDR 43-975) FISCAL NOTE:

Effect on Local Government:

No.

Effect on the State:

No.

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Existing law restricts the placement of commercial advertising on or near certain highways, with certain exceptions for:

(1) benches and shelters forrfor passengers of mass transit and monorail stations;

(NRS 405.110, 410.320, 484B.313) Section 5 of this bill creates an exception for any sign, signal, marking or street banner bearing commercial advertising erected before, during or after a special event that is located theon organizeror ofover theany specialhighway. event to receive authorization from a public authority) concerning the use and location of such advertising and the placement and maintenance of such advertising;

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and (4) such advertising to be placed and maintained for not more than 14 days.

Section 5 also defines the term “special event” to mean a sporting event, concert, festival or other similar event which:

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2.- 82nd Session (2023) – 2 – declared to be a public nuisance, and the proper public authority may remove the same or cause it to be removed without notice.

Every such prohibited sign, signal or marking is hereby declared to be a public nuisance, and the proper public authority may remove the same or cause it to be removed without notice.

A person may place and maintain commercial advertising in an airspace above a highway under the conditions specified pursuant to subsection 3 of NRS 405.110, and a public authority may permit commercial advertising that has been placed in an airspace above a highway under the conditions specified pursuant to subsection 3 of NRS5.NRS 405.110.

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(a) On a bench or shelter for passengers of public mass transportation built pursuant to a franchise granted pursuant to NRS 244.187 and 244.188, 268.081 and 268.083, 269.128 and 269.129,269.129,to NRS or 277A.310 and 277A.330;

- *AB426_R1* – 3 – (1) Dedicated the touchdown structure to the public authority or has granted a fee or perpetual easement to the public authority for the construction or maintenance of the touchdown structure;

(1) A public authority authorizes the use and location of such advertising, and the advertising is placed and maintained by the organizer of a special event for itself or its sponsors or by partners;

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and (2) After the certification of the anticipated economic impact pursuant to subparagraph (1), is designated as a special - *AB426_R1* – 4 – event by the public authority with jurisdiction over a highway and is issued a permit as a special event by that public authority.