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(ReprintedSession with(83rd) amendmentsA adoptedSB324 on329 AprilAmendment 17,No. 2025) FIRST REPRINT S.B.
324329 SENATESenate BILLAmendment NOto .Senate Bill No.
324–SENATORS324 SCHEIBLE(BDR ;40-216) Proposed by:
ANDSenate N GUYEN M ARCH 11, 2025 ____________ Referred to Committee on Natural Resources SUMMARY—EstablishesAmends: prohibitions relating to the sale of water in certain disposable plastic bottles in communities abutting the Lake Tahoe Watershed.
Summary:
No Title:
Yes Preamble:
No Joint Sponsorship:
No Digest:
Yes Adoption of this amendment will ADD an unfunded mandate not requested by the affected local government to S.B.
324 (§ 1).
ASSEMBLY ACTION Initial and Dat| SENATE ACTION Initial and Date Adopted Lost | Adopted Lost Concurred In Not | Concurred In Not Receded Not | Receded Not EXPLANATION:
Matter in (1) blue bold italics is new language in the original bill;
(2) variations of green bold underlining is language proposed to be added in this amendment;
(3) red strikethrough is deleted language in the original bill;
(4) purple double strikethrough is language proposed to be deleted in this amendment;
(5) orange double underlining is deleted language in the original bill proposed to be retained in this amendment.
KMD/ERS - Date:
4/15/2025 S.B.
No.
324—Establishes prohibitions relating to the sale of water in certain disposable plastic bottles in communities abutting the Lake Tahoe Watershed.
(BDR 40-216) Page 1 of 5 *A_SB324_329* Senate Amendment No.
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324 Page 3 S ENATE BILL NO .
324–SENATORS S CHEIBLE;AND NGUYEN M ARCH 11,2025 _______________ Referred to Committee on Natural Resources SUMMARY—Establishes prohibitions relating to the sale of water in certain disposable plastic bottles in communities abutting the Lake Tahoe Watershed.
(OTCREQUESTEDCONTAINS BAFFECTELOCALGOVERNMENT)UNFUNDED MANDATE (§ 1) (Not Requested by Affected Local Government) ~ EXPLANATION – Matter in bolded italics is new;
[providing a penalty;] requiring, under certain circumstances, the local board of health or health department to issue administrative fines for such a violation;
Existing law establishes certain prohibitions relating to water pollution in Lake Tahoe and within the Lake Tahoe Watershed.
(NRS 445A.170-445A.190) SectionionSection in Lake 1 of this bill prohibits a person from selling, offering for sale or distributing for sale water in a disposable plastic bottle that has a capacity of not more than 4 liters in any community which abuts the Lake Tahoe Watershed.
Section 1 requires the [Attorney General] local board of health or health departmentproperty within the Lake Tahoe Watershed to enforceinspect for compliance.ey General to enter Section 2 of this prohibition.bill provides that the provisions requiring the Attorney General to enforce] Section 1 further requires the local board of health or health department to:
Section(1) for a first violation of section 1 further[and requiresauthorizing the localAttorney boardGeneral to adopt regulations are thereby exceptions to the enforcement and regulatory powers of healththe orState healthEnvironmental departmentCommission] to:within 1 year, issue a warning;
(1) for a first violation of section 1 within 1 year, issue a warning;
(3) for a third (4) for a fourth or subsequent violation within 1 yearyear, impose an administrative fine of not more than $500.$200;
-and *SB324_R1*[the –State 2Department –of THEConservation PEOPLEand OFNatural THEResources. STATE OF NEVADA, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 3 of this bill provides that a person who violates the provisions] (4) for a fourth or subsequent violation within 1 year impose an administrative fine of [section 1 is guilty of a misdemeanor.] not more than $500.
Senate Amendment No.
329 to Senate Bill No.
324 Page 4 THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEVADA, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
The local[Attorney boardGeneral: of health or health department with jurisdiction in the county, city or health district shall enforce the provisions of this section.
For(a) anyShall] violationlocal board of thehealth provisionsor ofhealth thisdepartment section,with thejurisdiction localin boardthe ofcounty, healthcity or health department,district asshall applicable,enforce shall:the provisions of this section .
[and may enter any property within the Lake Tahoe Watershed area for the purpose] For any violation of [inspecting such premises to determine whether or not the property is complying with] the provisions of this section [;
and] , the local board of health or health department, as applicable, shall:
(b) [May adopt regulations to carry out the provisions of this section.] For a second violation within 1 year, impose a fine of not more than $100.
(b) “Local board of health” means a county board of health, city board of healthhea(c) “Plastic” means a synthetic or districtsemisynthetic boardmaterial chemically synthesized by the polymerization of health.organic substances that can be molded and shaped into rigid and flexible forms.
(c)Sec. “Plastic” means a synthetic or semisynthetic material chemically synthesized by the polymerization of organic substances that can be molded and shaped into rigid and flexible forSec.
(Deleted[NRS by445A.180 amendment.)is Sec.hereby amended to read as follows:
445A.180 Except as otherwise provided in section 1 of this act:
1.
The State Environmental Commission may adopt reasonable regulations consistent with law governing the Lake Tahoe Watershed area to carry out the purpose and intent of NRS 445A.170 to 445A.190, inclusive [.] , and section 1 of this act.
2.
The State Department of Conservation and Natural Resources:
(a) May enforce the regulations of the State Environmental Commission with respect to the provisions of NRS 445A.170 to 445A.190, inclusive [.] , and section 1 of this act.
(b) May enter on any property within the Lake Tahoe Watershed area for the purpose of inspecting such premises to determine whether or not they are in conformity with the provisions of NRS 445A.170 to 445A.190, inclusive [.] , and section 1 of this act.
All regulations and standards adopted by the State Board of Health pertaining to the protection of Lake Tahoe and its watershed in force on July 1, 1975, remain in effect until revised by the State Environmental Commission pursuant to NRS 445A.170 to 445A.190, inclusive [.] , and section 1 of this act.] (Deleted by amendment.) Sec.Senate Amendment No.
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3.
[NRS 445A.190 is hereby amended to read as follows:
445A.190 Any person, firm, association or corporation violating any of the provisions of NRS 445A.170 to 445A.185, inclusive, and section 1 of this act or of the rules and regulations hereby established shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.] (Deleted by amendment.) Sec.
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