AB 70 — Revises provisions related to energy. (BDR 58-454)

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70–COMMITTEE ON GROWTH AND INFRASTRUCTURE (ON B EHALF OF THE N EVADA A SSOCIATION OF C OUNTIES ) PREFILED N OVEMBER 20, 2024 ____________ Referred to Committee on Revenue SUMMARY—Revises provisions related to energy.

(BDR 58-454) 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.

LegislativeLegiExisting Counsel’slaw Digest:authorizes certain renewable energy facilities to apply to the Director of the Office of Energy within the Office of the Governor for a partial abatement of certain sales and use taxes and property taxes.

ExistingAs lawsoon authorizesas certainpracticable renewableafter energythe facilitiesDirector toreceives applysuch toan theapplication, Directorexisting oflaw requires the OfficeDirector ofto Energyforward withina thecopy Office of the Governorapplication forto a partial abatement of certain salespersons and useentities, taxesincluding andthe propertyboard taxes.of county commissioners.

As(NRS soon701A.360) asUnder practicableexisting afterlaw, the Director receivesby such an application, existing law requires the Director to board of county commissioners.commissioners;

(NRSor 701A.360)(2) Underdeemed existingapproved law,by the Directorheboard isofapproved prohibitedcounty fromcommissioners approvingbecause the applicationboard unlessof county commissioners has not approved or disapproved the application is:within a certain period after the board of county commissioners receives from the Director a copy of the application.

(1) approved by the board of county commissioners;

or (2) deemed approved by the board of county commissioners because the board of county commissioners has not approved or disapproved the application within a certain period after the board of - *AB70_R1* – 2 – county commissioners receives from the Director a copy of the application.

(1) the applicant is authorized to require that the county provide documentation of the authorized to require the applicant to prepay the anticipated amount of such costs, with the county refunding the amount of any prepayment that exceeds the actual costs for which the county is seeking reimbursement.reimbursement;

and (2) the county is with the county refunding the amount of any prepayment that exceeds the actualosts, costs for which the county is seeking reimbursement.

(1) imposing thatcertain wouldrequirements reasonablyfor andthe foreseeablyapplicant resultto inobtain thea developmentspecial oruse operationpermit offor theitythe facility facility becoming financially or operationally impractical or impossible;

or (2)(2)the applying- to83rd theSession facility(2025) any– 2 – renewable energy facility.ny moratorium on the construction or operation of a Section 2 of this bill applies the definitions in existing law relating to the partial abatement of certain taxes for certain renewable energy facility.projects to the provisions of section 1.

SectionEXPLANATION 2– ofMatter this bill applies the definitions in existingbolded lawitalics relatingis tonew; the partial abatement of certain taxes for certain renewable energy projects to the provisions of section 1.

matter between brackets [omitted material] is material to be omitted.

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A county requiring an applicant for a partial abatement pursuant to this section and NRS 701A.300 to 701A.390, inclusive, to pay a reimbursement to the county pursuant to subsection 11ive, may require the applicant to prepay the anticipated amount of the reimbursement.

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For the purposes of this section, unless the applicant and the county agree otherwise, the provisions of subsection 1 apply to a single facility, including, without limitation, any necessary ancillary facilities or structures necessary to the operation of the facility.fac5.ityAs used in this section, “facility” means a facility for the generation of process heat from solar renewable energy, a wholesale facility for the generation of electricity from renewable energy, a facility for the storage of energy from renewable generation or a hybrid renewable generation and energy storage facility in this State.

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As used in this section, “facility” means a facility for the generation of process heat from solar renewable energy, a wholesale facility for the generation of electricity from renewable energy, a facility for the storage of energy from renewable generation or a hybrid renewable generation and energy storage facility in this State.

(1) State that the facility will, after the date on which the abatement becomes effective, continue in operation in this State for a period specified by the Director, which must be at least 10 years, and will continue to meet the eligibility requirements for thetheyears, abatement;

- *AB70_R1* – 4 – (b) The facility is registered pursuant to the laws of this State or the applicant commits to obtain a valid business license and all other permits required by the county, city or town in which the facility operates.

(d) Except as otherwise provided in paragraph (e), if the facility will be located in a county whose population is 100,000 or more or a city- whose83rd populationSession is(2025) – 4 – following requirements:s 60,000 or more, the facility meets the following(1) requirements:There will be 75 or more full-time employees working on the construction of the facility during the second quarter of construction, including, unless waived by the Director for good cause, at least 50 percent who are residents of Nevada;

(1) There will be 75 or more full-time employees working on the construction of the facility during the second quarter of construction, including, unless waived by the Director for good cause, at least 50 percent who are residents of Nevada;

(3) The average hourly wage that will be paid by the facility to its employees in this State is at least 110 percent of the average statewide hourly wage, excluding management and administrative employees, as established by the Employment Security Division of the Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation on July 1 of each fiscal year;

and (4) Except as otherwise provided in subsection [6,] 7, the average hourly wage of the employees working on the construction of the facility will be at least 175 percent of the average statewide hourly wage, excluding management and administrative employees, as established by the Employment Security Division of the Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation on July 1 of each fiscal year and:

(e) If the facility will be located in a county whose population is less than 100,000, in an area of a county whose population is 100,000 or more that is located within the geographic boundaries of - *AB70_R1* – 5 – an area that is designated as rural by the United States Department of Agriculture and at least 20 miles outside of the geographic boundaries of an area designated as urban by the United States Department of Agriculture, or in a city whose population is less than 60,000, the facility meets the following requirements:

(1) There will be 50 or more full-time employees working on the construction of the facility during the second quarter of construction,- including,83rd unlessSession waived(2025) by– the5 Director– for good cause, at least 50 percent who are residents of Nevada;Nevada;for good (2) Establishing the facility will require the facility to make a capital investment of at least $3,000,000 in this State in capital assets that will be retained at the location of the facility until at least the date which is 5 years after the date on which the abatement becomes effective;

(2)(3) EstablishingThe theaverage facilityhourly wage that will requirebe paid by the facility to makeits aemployees capitalin investmentthis ofState is at least $3,000,000110 inpercent thisof Statethe inaverage capitalstatewide assetshourly thatwage, willexcluding bemanagement retainedand atadministrative theemployees, locationas ofestablished by the facilityEmployment untilSecurity atDivision leastof the dateDepartment whichof isEmployment, 5Training yearsand afterRehabilitation the date on whichJuly theof abatementeach becomesfiscal effective;year;

(3)and The(4) averageExcept hourlyas wageotherwise thatprovided willin besubsection paid[6,] by7, the facilityaverage tohourly itswage of the employees inworking thison Statethe isconstruction of the facility will be at least 110175 percent of the average statewide hourly wage, excluding management and administrative employees, as established by the Employment Security Division of the Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation on July 1 of each fiscal year;year and:

and (4) Except as otherwise provided in subsection [6,] 7, the average hourly wage of the employees working on the construction of the facility will be at least 175 percent of the average statewide hourly wage, excluding management and administrative employees, as established by the Employment Security Division of the Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation on July 1 of each fiscal year and:

(g) The facility is consistent with the State Plan for Economic Development developed by the Executive Director of the Office of Economic Development pursuant to subsection 2 of NRS 231.053.