SB 208 — Revises provisions governing certain surcharges imposed by a county. (BDR 20-677)

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208–SENATORSand STEINBECKDoñate ,CHAPTER.......... STONE ;AND D OÑATE FEBRUARY 18, 2025 ____________ Referred to Committee on Government Affairs SUMMARY—Revises provisions governing certain surcharges imposed by a county.

(BDR 20-677) FISCAL NOTE:

EffEffect on the State:

No.

May have Fiscal Impact.

~ EXPLANATION – Matter in bolded italics is new;

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

LegislativeLegiUnder Counsel’sexisting Digest:federal law, the Federal Communications Commission is required to regulate the use of money collected from surcharges imposed for emergency 911 service to prevent diversion of those fees or charges.

Under existing federal law, the Federal Communications Commission is required to regulate the use of money collected from surcharges imposed for emergency 911 service to prevent diversion of those fees or charges.

§ 615a-1) Existing federal regulations limit the use of revenue from such fees or implementationcharges ofimposed emergencyby 911authorized service;taxing jurisdictions to:

(1) the support and implementation of emergency 911 service;

Existing federal regulations provide certain examples of acceptable uses of such revenue which include, without limitation, the purchase, maintenance or upgrade of buildings or facilities that contain public safety answering points.

(47 C.F.R § 9.23)9.23)ngs or facilities that contain public Existing law authorizes a board of county commissioners to impose a surcharge for the enhancement of the telephone system for reporting an emergency or for the purchase and maintenance of portable event recording devices and vehicular eventeevent recording devices if the board adopts and reviews, at least annually, a 5-year master plan for the enhancement of the telephone system or the purchase and maintenance of such recording devices.

Existing law prescribes an(NRS order244A.7645) ofSection priority3 forof spendingthis thebill: money in the fund for the specified purposes.

the(1) surchargeauthorizes to also be used for paying any costs associated with the construction,revenue maintenancecollected orfroms. operation of the portion of a facility that contains a telephone - *SB208_R1* – 2 – system for reporting an emergency and will be physically occupied by and functionally dedicated to the operation of such a telephone system;

andthe (2)surcharge prescribesto thealso orderbe ofused priority for spendingpaying theany revenuecosts collectedassociated fromwith the surUnderconstruction, existingmaintenance law,or ifoperation of the uncommittedportion balance of such a specialfacility revenuethat fundcontains exceeds a specifiedtelephone monetarysystem thresholdfor atreporting thean endemergency ofand anywill fiscalbe year,physically theoccupied board of county commissioners is required to reduce the amount of the surcharge imposed during the next fiscal year by theand amountfunctionally necessarydedicated to ensure that the unencumberedoperation balance in the fund at the end of the next fiscal year does not exceed monetary threshold for such a specialtelephone revenuesystem; fund of a county whose population is 700,000 or more (currently Clark County).

and (2) prescribes the order of priority for spending the revenue collected from the surcharge for that additional purpose.

Under existing law, if the uncommitted balance of such a special revenue fund exceeds a specified monetary threshold at the end of any fiscal year, the board of during the next fiscal year by the amount necessary to ensure that the imposed unencumbered balance in the fund at the end of the next fiscal year does not exceed the specified threshold.

(NRS 244A.7645) Section 3 increases to $15,000,000 this monetary threshold for such a special revenue fund of a county whose population is 700,000 or more (currently Clark County).

- 83rd Session (2025) – 2 – EXPLANATION – Matter in bolded italics is new;

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

SectionSections 1.1 and 2.

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(2) Possess knowledge concerning telephone systems for reporting emergencies;

andande concerning telephone systems for (3) Are not elected public officers.

- *SB208_R1* – 3 – (a) Consist of not less than five members who:

As used in this paragraph, “incumbent local exchange carrier” has the meaning ascribed to it in 47 U.S.C.

- 83rd Session (2025) – 3 – (c) Subject to the provisions of subparagraph (3) of paragraph (a), include the chief law enforcement officer or his or her designee from each office of the county sheriff, metropolitan police department, police department of an incorporated city within the county and department, division or municipal court of a city or town that employs marshals within the county, as applicable.

city or town 3.

(III) Purchasing, leasing or renting the equipment and software necessary to operate the enhanced telephone system, including, without limitation, equipment and software that identify the number or location from which a call is made;

- *SB208_R1* – 4 – (2) In a county whose population is less than 52,000, to improve the telephone system for reporting an emergency in the county.

(1)- By83rd anSession entity(2025) described– in4 this– subparagraph, costs associated with the acquisition, maintenance, storage of data, upgrade and replacement of equipment and software necessary for the operation of portable event recording devices and vehicular event recording devices or systems that consist of both portable event recording devices and vehicular event recording devices.

(2) Costs for personnel and training associated with maintaining, updating and operating the equipment, hardware and software necessary for portable event recording devices and vehicular event recording devices or systems that consist of both portable event recording devices and vehicular event recording devices.

(a) Paying the costs authorized pursuant to paragraph (a) of subsection 3 to adopt and review the 5-year master plan.

-(a) *SB208_R1*of – 5 – (b) If the county performs an analysis or audit described in NRS 244A.7648, paying the costs authorized pursuant to paragraph [(d)] (e) of subsection 3.

(e)- If83rd theSession county(2025) has– imposed5 a– portion of the surcharge for purposes of purchasing and maintaining portable event recording devices and vehicular event recording devices:

(b) The recipient used any portion of the money for a purpose that isi(1) notNotify authorizedthe pursuantboard toof subsectioncounty 3,commissioners theand recipienttheient must: