AB254 - Revises provisions relating to grants. (BDR 18-691)

EXEMPT (Reprinted with amendments adopted on April 21, 2025) FIRST REPRINT A.B. 254 - *AB254_R1* ASSEMBLY BILL NO. 254–ASSEMBLYMEMBERS MOSCA, MONROE-MORENO; GONZÁLEZ AND KASAMA FEBRUARY 18, 2025 ____________ Referred to Committee on Legislative Operations and Elections SUMMARY—Revises provisions relating to grants. (BDR 18-691) FISCAL NOTE: Effect on Local Government: No. Effect on the State: Yes. ~ EXPLANATION – Matter in bolded italics is new; matter between brackets [omitted material] is material to be omitted. AN ACT relating to grants; creating the Community Project Grant Program to provide grants for certain community projects; creating the Account for the Community Project Grant Program in the State General Fund; and providing other matters properly relating thereto. Legislative Counsel’s Digest: Existing law creates the Office of Federal Assistance within the Office of the 1 Governor for the purpose of obtaining and maximizing any money, equipment, 2 material or services available from the Federal Government. (NRS 223.464, 3 223.472) The Office of Federal Assistance is required, as part of its duties, to 4 administer the Nevada Grant Matching Program, which provides grants to state 5 agencies, local governments, tribal governments and nonprofit organizations for the 6 purpose of satisfying the matching requirement for a federal grant. (NRS 7 223.488-223.498) 8 Section 2 of this bill creates the Community Project Grant Program for the 9 purpose of awarding grants to specified nonprofit corporations to conduct projects 10 that benefit communities in Nevada. Section 2 requires the Director of the Office of 11 Federal Assistance to adopt regulations to carry out the Grant Program, including 12 regulations that prescribe: (1) the criteria for eligibility for such a grant and the 13 procedures for the submission and review of applications for and the awarding of 14 such a grant; and (2) requirements for reporting expenditures of money from such a 15 grant. 16 Section 3 of this bill creates the Account for the Community Project Grant 17 Program in the State General Fund. Section 3 requires that money in the Account 18 be used only to carry out the Community Project Grant Program and provides that 19 any money remaining in the Account at the end of a fiscal year does not revert to 20 the State General Fund. 21 Sections 2 and 3: (1) require the Director of the Office of Federal Assistance to 22 administer the Grant Program and the Account and to prepare a biennial report 23 regarding the Grant Program for submission to the Legislature; and (2) authorize 24 – 2 – - *AB254_R1* the Office to apply for and accept grants, gifts and other sources of money for 25 deposit in the Account. 26 Section 3.3 of this bill makes a conforming change to have existing definitions 27 that apply to the Office of Federal Assistance also apply to sections 2 and 3 of this 28 act. 29 Section 3.7 of this bill makes a conforming change to the general authority of 30 the Office to apply for and receive any gift, grant, contribution or other source 31 money to carry out the provisions of law relating to the Office to account for the 32 authority of the Office in section 3 to apply for gifts, grants, bequests, donations or 33 other sources of money specifically for the Community Project Grant Program. 34 THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEVADA, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Chapter 223 of NRS is hereby amended by adding 1 thereto the provisions set forth as sections 2 and 3 of this act. 2 Sec. 2. 1. The Community Project Grant Program is hereby 3 created for the purpose of awarding grants to nonprofit 4 corporations to conduct projects that benefit communities in this 5 State. 6 2. The Director shall administer the Grant Program. 7 3. The Director shall adopt regulations necessary to carry out 8 the Grant Program, including, without limitation, regulations that 9 prescribe: 10 (a) The criteria for eligibility for such a grant and the 11 procedures for the submission and review of applications for and 12 the awarding of such a grant, including, without limitation, a 13 separate process with criteria and procedures suitable for a 14 nonprofit corporation that: 15 (1) Has an annual revenue that does not exceed 16 $1,000,000; or 17 (2) Has been in existence for less than 5 years after the 18 effective date of its recognition as tax-exempt by the Internal 19 Revenue Service; and 20 (b) Requirements for reporting expenditures of the money 21 from such a grant. 22 4. On or before October 1 of each odd-numbered year, the 23 Director shall prepare and transmit a written report to the 24 Legislature concerning the applications submitted for grants 25 under the Grant Program during the immediately preceding 26 biennium. 27 5. As used in this section, “nonprofit corporation” means a 28 corporation that: 29 (a) Operates exclusively for any exempt purpose under section 30 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, 26 U.S.C. §501(c)(3); and 31 – 3 – - *AB254_R1* (b) Is recognized as exempt by the Internal Revenue Service 1 pursuant to section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, 26 2 U.S.C. §501(c)(3). 3 Sec. 3. 1. The Account for the Community Project Grant 4 Program is hereby created in the State General Fund. 5 2. The Director shall administer the Account. 6 3. In addition to any direct legislative appropriation, the 7 Office may apply for and accept any gift, grant, bequest, donation 8 or other source of money. Any money so received must be 9 deposited in the Account. 10 4. The money in the Account must be used only to carry out 11 the Community Project Grant Program created by section 2 of this 12 act. 13 5. Any interest and income earned on money in the Account, 14 after deducting any applicable charges, must be credited to the 15 Account. 16 6. All claims against the Account must be paid as other 17 claims against the State are paid. 18 7. Any money remaining in the Account at the end of a fiscal 19 year does not revert to the State General Fund, and the balance in 20 the Account must be carried forward to the next fiscal year. 21 Sec. 3.3. NRS 223.460 is hereby amended to read as follows: 22 223.460 As used in NRS 223.460 to 223.498, inclusive, and 23 sections 2 and 3 of this act, unless the context otherwise requires, 24 the words and terms defined in NRS 223.462 to 223.470, inclusive, 25 have the meanings ascribed to them in those sections. 26 Sec. 3.7. NRS 223.482 is hereby amended to read as follows: 27 223.482 [The] Except as otherwise provided in section 3 of 28 this act, the Office may apply for and receive any gift, grant, 29 contribution or other money from any source to carry out the 30 provisions of NRS 223.460 to 223.498, inclusive [.] , and sections 2 31 and 3 of this act. 32 Sec. 4. The provisions of NRS 218D.380 do not apply to any 33 provision of this act which adds or revises a requirement to submit a 34 report to the Legislature. 35 Sec. 5. 1. This section becomes effective upon passage and 36 approval. 37 2. Sections 1 to 4, inclusive, of this act become effective: 38 (a) Upon passage and approval for the purpose of adopting any 39 regulations and performing any other preparatory administrative 40 tasks that are necessary to carry out the provisions of this act; and 41 (b) On July 1, 2025, for all other purposes. 42 H