SB 405 — Creates the Transit-to-Trails Task Force. (BDR 35-382)

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405–COMMITTEE ON N ATURAL R ESOURCES (O N BEHALF OF THE JOINT NTERIM S TANDING COMMITTEE ON N ATURAL RESOURCES ) M ARCH 20, 2025 ____________ Referred to Committee on Natural Resources SUMMARY—Creates the Transit-to-Trails Task Force.

(BDR 35-382) FISCAL NOTE:

Effect on Local Government:

No.

Effect on the State:

Yes.

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Existing law creates the Division of Outdoor Recreation of the State Department of Conservation and Natural Resources and requires the Administrator of(NRS the407A.540, Division407A.570) toSection perform2 certainof dutiesthis relatingbill tocreates outdoorthe recreationTransit-to-Trails inTasktate. this State.

(NRS 407A.540, 407A.570) Section 2 of this bill creates the Transit-to-Trails Task Force and sets forth the membership of the Task Force.

and (2) identify and apply for grants of money from the expansionFederal Government and private entities for theSection 4 of publicthis transitbill thatapplies runscertain definitions relating to outdoorthe recreationDivision areasto inthe thisprovisions State.of sections 2 and 3.

Section 4 of this bill applies certain definitions relating to the Division to the provisions of sections 2 and 3.

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

- 83rd Session (2025) – 2 – (g) Two members who represent the public and who have an interest in outdoor recreation and transportation;

(i)District;e One member who represents the Tahoe Transportation District;(j) One member who represents the United States Bureau of Land Management;

(j) One member who represents the United States Bureau of Land Management;

and (l) One member who represents the United States National Par3.SeThePark membersService. of the Task Force shall serve a term of 4 years.

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The members of the Task Force shall serve a term of 4 years.

A majority of the members of the Task Force constitutes a quorum for the transaction of business, and a majority of those - *SB405_R1* – 3 – members present at any meeting is sufficient for any official action taken by the Task Force.

The Transit-to-Trails Task Force created by section 2 of 1.isIdentify high-priority areas for a program to provide or expand access to outdoor recreation areas in this actState, shall:using public transit, based on the need for transportation infrastructure to improve access to outdoor recreation for communities with limited transportation or parking, with public safety concerns or where the weather of the community makes public transportation a better option for outdoor recreation access;

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Identify high-priority areas for a program to provide or expand access to outdoor recreation areas in this State, using public transit, based on the need for transportation infrastructure to improve access to outdoor recreation for communities with limited transportation or parking, with public safety concerns or where the weather of the community makes public transportation a better option for outdoor recreation access;

407A.500 As used in NRS 407A.500 to 407A.620, inclusive, and sections 2 and 3 of this act, unless the context otherwise requires,- the83rd wordsSession and(2025) terms– defined3 in– NRS 407A.510, 407A.515 and 407A.525 have the meanings ascribed to them in those sections.

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