SB 39 — Revises provisions relating to emergency management. (BDR 36-269)

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39–COMMITTEE ON G OVERNMENT A FFAIRS (O N BEHALF OF THE DIVISION OF EMERGENCY M ANAGEMENT OF THE O FFICE OF THE M ILITARY) PREFILED N OVEMBER 15, 2024 ____________ Referred to Committee on Government Affairs SUMMARY—Revises provisions relating to emergency management.

(BDR 36-269) FISCAL NOTE:

Effect on Local Government:

No.

Effect on the State:

Yes.

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The federal Safeguarding Tomorrow through Ongoing Risk Mitigation Act, more commonly known as the “STORM Act,” authorizes the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency to provide capitalization grants to a state for the purpose of providing financial assistance in the form of loans to local governments and tribal governments for hazard mitigation projects.

§ 5135) ExistingOffice stateof lawthe createsMilitary, thewhich Divisionhas ofvarious Emergencypowers Managementand withinduties therelated to emergency management.

(NRS 414.040)hich414.040) has various powers and duties related to emergency Section 8 of this bill creates the Nevada Hazard Mitigation Revolving Loan Account in the State General Fund as a revolving loan account administered by the Division.

Section 9 of this bill requires the Division to develop and carry out a program for an eligible recipient to apply for a loan from the Account for the purpose of prioritize approving loans for hazard mitigation projects that will have the greatesto - *SB39_R1* – 2 – impact on mitigating hazards in this State;

(2) with certain exceptions, requires the Division to condition a loan of money from the Account on compliance by an eligible entity with certain provisions concerning prevailing wages and competitive eligiblebidding; recipients.horizes the Division to provide certain technical assistance to Section 10 of this bill provides that any loan of money from the Account must not be used to replace or supplant any other money available to an eligible recipient for hazard mitigation.

Sectionand 11(3) ofauthorizes this bill requires the Division to adoptprovide regulationscertain totechnical carryassistance outto theeligible mayrecipients. apply for a loan from the Account;

Section 10 of this bill provides that any loan of money from the Account must not be used to replace or supplant any other money available to an eligible recipient for Section 11 of this bill requires the Division to adopt regulations to carry out the provisions of this bill, including:

(1) the procedures by which an eligible recipient may apply for a loan from the Account;

Sections 3-7 of this bill, respectively, define the terms “Account,” “Division,” “eligible recipient,” “hazard mitigation project” and “STORM Act.” THE- PEOPLE83rd OFSession THE(2025) STATE– OF2 NEVADA,– REPRESENTEDEXPLANATION IN– SENATEMatter ANDin ASSEMBLY,bolded DOitalics ENACTis ASnew; FOLLOWS:

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

Sec.1.c.A local government;

5.ort” means:

“Eligible2. recipient” means:

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A local government;

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- *SB39_R1* – 3 – (b) Money appropriated by the Legislature to satisfy any matching funding, as required by the STORM Act;

All interest and income earned on the money in the Acc4.ntAny money in the Account at the end of a fiscal year does not revert to the State General Fund and the balance in the Account must be creditedcarried forward to the Account.next fiscal year.

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Any money in the Account at the end of a fiscal year does not revert to the State General Fund and the balance in the Account must be carried forward to the next fiscal year.

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and (b) Except as otherwise prohibited by federal law, require as a condition of a loan of money from the Account to fund all or part of the costs of a hazard mitigation project, an eligible entity to comply with the provisions of NRS 338.013 to 338.090, inclusive, and the competitive bidding requirements of chapter 338 of NRS.

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(a) Upon passage and approval for the purpose of adopting any regulations and performing any other preparatory administrative tasks that are necessary to carry out the provisions of this act;

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