SB14 - Revises provisions relating to certain public works of the Office of the Military. (BDR 28-154)

S.B. 14 - *SB14* SENATE BILL NO. 14–COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS (ON BEHALF OF THE OFFICE OF THE MILITARY) PREFILED OCTOBER 28, 2026 ____________ Referred to Committee on Government Affairs SUMMARY—Revises provisions relating to certain public works of the Office of the Military. (BDR 28-154) FISCAL NOTE: Effect on Local Government: No. Effect on the State: No. Effect on the State Highway Fund: No. ~ EXPLANATION – Matter in bolded italics is new; matter between brackets [omitted material] is material to be omitted. AN ACT relating to public works; exempting certain buildings of the Office of the Military from certain provisions of law governing public works; exempting the Office from the requirement that the State Public Works Division of the Department of Administration furnish engineering and architectural services for the construction of certain buildings; and providing other matters properly relating thereto. Legislative Counsel’s Digest: With certain exceptions, certain provisions of existing law relating to planning, 1 maintenance and construction of state buildings apply to a contract for the 2 construction of a building for the Nevada System of Higher Education only if 25 3 percent or more of the costs of the building as a whole are paid from money 4 appropriated by this State or from federal money. (NRS 341.1407) Section 1 of this 5 bill similarly provides that with certain exceptions, certain provisions of existing 6 law relating to planning, maintenance and construction of state buildings apply to a 7 contract for the construction of a building for the Office of the Military only if 25 8 percent or more of the costs of the building as a whole are paid from money 9 appropriated by this State. 10 Existing law requires, with certain exceptions, that the State Public Works 11 Division of the Department of Administration furnish engineering and architectural 12 services to state departments, boards or commissions charged with the construction 13 of any building constructed on state property or for which the money is 14 appropriated by the Legislature. (NRS 341.141) Section 2 of this bill exempts 15 buildings of the Office of the Military from this requirement if: (1) less than 25 16 percent of the costs of the building as a whole are paid from money appropriated by 17 – 2 – - *SB14* this State; or (2) the Administrator of the Division delegates authority to the Office 18 of the Military to furnish such services. 19 THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEVADA, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. NRS 341.1407 is hereby amended to read as 1 follows: 2 341.1407 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, 3 the provisions of NRS 341.141 to 341.148, inclusive, apply to a 4 contract for the construction of a building for the : 5 (a) Nevada System of Higher Education only if 25 percent or 6 more of the costs of the building as a whole are paid from money 7 appropriated by this State or from federal money [.] ; and 8 (b) Office of the Military only if 25 percent or more of the 9 costs of the building as a whole are paid from money appropriated 10 by this State. 11 2. The provisions of subsection 2 of NRS 341.145 apply to the 12 construction of any building for the Nevada System of Higher 13 Education [.] and the Office of the Military. 14 Sec. 2. NRS 341.141 is hereby amended to read as follows: 15 341.141 1. The Division shall furnish engineering and 16 architectural services to the Nevada System of Higher Education 17 and all other state departments, boards or commissions charged with 18 the construction of any building constructed on state property or for 19 which the money is appropriated by the Legislature, except: 20 (a) Buildings used in maintaining highways; 21 (b) Improvements, other than nonresidential buildings with more 22 than 1,000 square feet in floor area, made: 23 (1) In state parks by the State Department of Conservation 24 and Natural Resources; or 25 (2) By the Department of Wildlife; 26 (c) Buildings of the Nevada System of Higher Education: 27 (1) That are exempted pursuant to subsection 1 of NRS 28 341.1407; or 29 (2) To which subsection 1 of NRS 341.1407 applies if the 30 Administrator has delegated his or her authority in accordance with 31 NRS 341.119; [and] 32 (d) Buildings of the Office of the Military: 33 (1) That are exempted pursuant to subsection 1 of NRS 34 341.1407; or 35 (2) To which subsection 1 of NRS 341.1407 applies if the 36 Administrator has delegated his or her authority in accordance 37 with NRS 341.119; and 38 – 3 – - *SB14* [(d)] (e) Buildings on property controlled by other state agencies 1 if the Administrator has delegated his or her authority in accordance 2 with NRS 341.119. 3  The Board of Regents of the University of Nevada and all other 4 state departments, boards or commissions shall use those services. 5 2. The services must consist of: 6 (a) Preliminary planning; 7 (b) Designing; 8 (c) Estimating of costs; and 9 (d) Preparation of detailed plans and specifications. 10 Sec. 3. This act becomes effective on July 1, 2027. 11 H