AB333 - Revises provisions relating to governmental administration. (BDR 49-833)

- 83rd Session (2025) Assembly Bill No. 333–Assemblymembers Gray, Hansen, Roth, Anderson, DeLong; Dickman, Goulding, La Rue Hatch and O’Neill Joint Sponsors: Senators Taylor, Daly; and Hansen CHAPTER.......... AN ACT relating to governmental administration; requiring the Director of the State Department of Agriculture to establish the Nevada State Fairgrounds; creating the Account for the Maintenance and Operation of the Nevada State Fairgrounds; revising certain duties of the Nevada Junior Livestock Show Board relating to the real property leased to Washoe County for use as a fairground; terminating a lease for certain real property leased to Washoe County; requiring the State Land Registrar to enter into an agreement to lease certain real property to Washoe County; requiring the State Department of Agriculture to assume responsibility for the operation and maintenance of certain real property; repealing certain provisions of existing law governing the lease of certain real property to Washoe County; and providing other matters properly relating thereto. Legislative Counsel’s Digest: Existing law directed the State Board of Agriculture to lease certain real property to Washoe County subject to a trust imposed on that real property. (Chapter 251, Statutes of Nevada 1951, at pages 366-67) A portion of that real property was later exempted from the trust to enable Washoe County to construct a county public building complex on the real property. (Chapter 52, Statutes of Nevada 1977, at pages 123-26; chapter 561, Statutes of Nevada 1997, at pages 2726-28) Section 10 of this bill terminates the lease for that real property which is owned by the State of Nevada and leased to Washoe County. Section 14 of this bill repeals the chapters of Statutes of Nevada that are related to the lease of this real property to Washoe County. Section 9 of this bill sets forth a legislative declaration relating to the legislative history of the lease of that real property and the reasons for terminating the lease. Section 11 of this bill requires the Administrator of the Division of State Lands of the State Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, as ex officio State Land Registrar, to enter into an agreement to lease to Washoe County the real property in use as a county public building complex. Section 11 requires that, as part of the agreement, Washoe County must survey and generate a legal description for the portion of the real property in use by Washoe County. Section 12 of this bill provides that, following the termination of the lease, the State Department of Agriculture is responsible for the operation and maintenance of the portion of the real property that is not leased to Washoe County, which shall be referred to as the Nevada State Fairgrounds. – 2 – - 83rd Session (2025) Sections 5 and 12 of this bill require the Director of the State Department of Agriculture to establish a state fairground, to be known as the Nevada State Fairgrounds, on the portion of the real property not leased to Washoe County. Section 5 requires the Department to develop, maintain, operate and promote the use of the Nevada State Fairgrounds and any facilities located thereon. Section 12 further provides that the Nevada State Fairgrounds are subject to the trust imposed on that real property. Section 6 of this bill creates the Account for the Maintenance and Operation of the Nevada State Fairgrounds in the State General Fund and requires that the money in the Account be used to develop, maintain, operate and promote the use of the Nevada State Fairgrounds and any facilities located thereon. Sections 3 and 4 of this bill define “Department” and “Director,” respectively. Section 2 of this bill applies those definitions to the provisions of sections 5 and 6 and certain provisions of existing law relating to fairs and exhibits. (Chapter 551 of NRS) Section 7 of this bill revises certain references to the Department and Director consistent with the definitions. Existing law requires the Nevada Junior Livestock Show Board to review the uses of the real property leased to Washoe County for use as a fairground and any physical improvements or changes to the facilities at the fairground. (NRS 563.080) Section 8 of this bill instead requires the Board to review any physical improvements or changes to the Nevada State Fairgrounds. EXPLANATION – Matter in bolded italics is new; matter between brackets [omitted material] is material to be omitted. THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEVADA, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Chapter 551 of NRS is hereby amended by adding thereto the provisions set forth as sections 2 to 6, inclusive, of this act. Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires, the words and terms defined in sections 3 and 4 of this act have the meanings ascribed to them in those sections. Sec. 3. “Department” means the State Department of Agriculture. Sec. 4. “Director” means the Director of the Department. Sec. 5. 1. The Director shall establish a state fairground, to be known as the Nevada State Fairgrounds. 2. The Department shall: (a) Develop, maintain, operate and promote the use of the Nevada State Fairgrounds and any facilities located thereon; and (b) Promote purposes relating to agriculture using the Nevada State Fairgrounds. 3. To carry out the requirements of this section, the Director may: (a) Enter into contracts or other legal agreements with the Federal Government, state officials, state agencies, local – 3 – - 83rd Session (2025) governments, quasi-governmental entities, nonprofit organizations and for-profit businesses; and (b) Rent or lease concessions located within the boundaries of the Nevada State Fairgrounds to any public or private person for valuable consideration under such terms and conditions deemed fit and proper by the Director. Sec. 6. 1. The Account for the Maintenance and Operation of the Nevada State Fairgrounds is hereby created in the State General Fund. The Director shall administer the Account. The Account is a continuing account without reversion. 2. Money in the Account must be used by the Department to develop, maintain, operate and promote the use of the Nevada State Fairgrounds and any facilities located thereon. 3. The Director may accept gifts, grants, donations and bequests of money from any source. The money must be deposited in the State Treasury for credit to the Account. 4. The interest and income earned on the money in the Account, after deducting any applicable charges, must be credited to the Account. Sec. 7. NRS 551.030 is hereby amended to read as follows: 551.030 1. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 547.110, the [State] Department [of Agriculture] may operate or authorize the operation of any state fair or regional fair in this State. 2. The Director [of the Department] must determine the venue and frequency of any state fair or regional fair, except that a state fair or regional fair may not be held more frequently than once each calendar year. Sec. 8. NRS 563.080 is hereby amended to read as follows: 563.080 1. The Board shall have possession and care of all property of the Nevada Junior Livestock Show and the Nevada Youth Livestock and Dairy Show and shall be entrusted with the direction of the entire business and financial affairs of these exhibitions. 2. The Board may: (a) Appoint employees and define their duties. (b) Adopt bylaws, rules and regulations for the government of the Nevada Junior Livestock Show Board, the Nevada Junior Livestock Show and the Nevada Youth Livestock and Dairy Show and for all exhibitions of livestock. (c) Acquire or lease real and personal property, buildings and improvements. 3. The Board shall review [: – 4 – - 83rd Session (2025) (a) All uses of the real property leased to Washoe County for use as a fairground; and (b) Any] any physical improvements or changes to the [facilities at the fairground, ] Nevada State Fairgrounds established pursuant to section 5 of this act to ensure that the [use of] improvements or changes to the property [for purposes related to agriculture and livestock continues] continue to comply with the provisions of the trust relating to the fairground . [imposed upon the conveyance.] Sec. 9. The Legislature hereby finds and declares that: 1. Pursuant to chapter 251, Statutes of Nevada 1951, the State Board of Agriculture was directed to lease the real property described as NE 1/4 SW 1/4 and SE 1/4 NW 1/4 of Section 1, T. 19 N., R. 19 E., M.D.B. & M., in Washoe County, Nevada (approximately 80 acres less a described area of 2.904 acres) to Washoe County for 50 years with the express provision that the lessee “recognized the trust imposed by Chapter XXVII, Statutes of Nevada 1887.” 2. Washoe County was directed to transfer not to exceed 6 acres of the southerly portion of the land originally leased to Washoe County to the state board of military auditors pursuant to chapter 11, Statutes of Nevada 1955. 3. The lease to Washoe County was extended to March 21, 2050, upon the same terms pursuant to chapter 295, Statutes of Nevada 1971. 4. Pursuant to chapter 52, Statutes of Nevada 1977, a portion of the real property leased to Washoe County was exempted from the trust described in subsection 1 for the purpose of constructing and maintaining a county public building complex. The real property is described as follows: All that real property situate in the City of Reno, County of Washoe, State of Nevada, being all that portion of the Southwest quarter of Section 1, Township 19 North, Range 19 East, M.D.B. & M., described as follows: Beginning at the Southeast corner of the Nevada National Guard parcel as situated on the Washoe County Fairgrounds, said point bearing South 44º33′52″ West 1,044.32 feet from a Washoe County brass cup representing the Center of Section 1, Township 19 North, Range 19 East, M.D.B. & M.; thence North 88º11′36″ West along the Southerly line of said National Guard parcel 288.02 feet (Record 288.00 feet) to Southwest Corner of said National Guard parcel; thence – 5 – - 83rd Session (2025) North 1º48′24″ East along the West line of said National Guard parcel 152.49 feet; thence North 88º16′06″ West 300.65 feet to a point on the Easterly line of Wells Avenue; thence South 1º43′54″ West along the said Easterly line of Wells Avenue 601.69 feet to the Northerly line of East Ninth Street as shown on the Leete’s Syndicate Addition; thence South 89º16′47″ East along said Northerly line of East Ninth Street 1,272.65 feet to a point on the West line of Sutro Street as described in Document No. 366638, at Book 895, page 509, filed for record on June 5, 1975, Official Records of Washoe County, Nevada; thence North 0º33′14″ East along said Westerly line of Sutro Street 324.45 feet; thence North 89º26′46″ West 100.00 feet; thence North 0º33′14″ East 70.00 feet; thence North 89º39′30″ West 366.93 feet; thence North 44º38′30″ West 262.89 feet; thence North 88º11′36″ West 18.60 feet to a point on the East line of said National Guard parcel; thence South 1º48′24″ West along said East line 138.46 feet to the true point of beginning. 5. Pursuant to chapter 561, Statutes of Nevada 1997, a portion of the real property leased to Washoe County was again exempted from the trust described in subsection 1 for the purpose of constructing and maintaining a county public building complex. The real property is described as follows: All that certain piece or parcel of land situate in the southwest 1/4 of section 1, township 19 north, range 19 east, M.D.M. and being more particularly described as follows: Beginning at the intersection of the east right-of-way line of North Wells Avenue and the north right-of-way line of East Ninth Street in the City of Reno, County of Washoe, State of Nevada, said intersection being the point of beginning; thence North 1°43′54″ East, 779.20 feet along the east right-of-way line of said North Wells Avenue; thence leaving said right-of-way and proceeding South 88°12′41″ east 669.35 feet to a point on the west right-of-way line of Sutro Street; thence south 0°33′14″ west, 690.66 feet along the west right-of-way of Sutro Street to the point of intersection with the north right-of-way line of East Ninth Street; thence along the north right-of-way line of East Ninth Street, north 89°16′47″ west 1272.65 feet to the said point of beginning and containing an area of 21.3 acres more or less. – 6 – - 83rd Session (2025) 6. Pursuant to chapter 105, Statutes of Nevada 1999, the legal description of the portion of the real property leased to Washoe County described in subsection 5 was amended. The real property is described as follows: All that certain piece or parcel of land situate in the southwest 1/4 of section 1, township 19 north, range 19 east, M.D.M. and being more particularly described as follows: Beginning at the intersection of the east right-of-way line of North Wells Avenue and the north right-of-way line of East Ninth Street in the City of Reno, County of Washoe, State of Nevada, said intersection being the point of beginning; thence North 1°43′54″ East, 779.20 feet along the east right-of-way line of said North Wells Avenue; thence leaving said right-of-way and proceeding South 88°12′41″ East, 588.99 feet; thence South 1°48′24″ West, 65.00 feet; thence south 88°12′41″ east 669.35 feet to a point on the west right-of-way line of Sutro Street; thence south 0°33′14″ west, 690.66 feet along the west right-of-way of Sutro Street to the point of intersection with the north right-of-way line of East Ninth Street; thence along the north right-of-way line of East Ninth Street, north 89°16′47″ west 1272.65 feet to the said point of beginning and containing an area of 21.3 acres more or less. 7. Washoe County has constructed and maintained a county public building complex on a portion of the land described in subsection 5, as amended by subsection 6. 8. The remaining portion of the real property not exempted from the trust has strayed from the original trust purposes. Sec. 10. The lease to Washoe County by the State Board of Agriculture for the real property located in Washoe County, Nevada, created pursuant to chapter 251, Statutes of Nevada 1951 and extended pursuant to chapter 295, Statutes of Nevada 1971, is hereby terminated. Sec. 11. 1. The Administrator of the Division of State Lands of the State Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, as ex officio State Land Registrar, s [Text truncated for display. Full text available on LegiScan.]