SB81A - Revises provisions governing regional planning. (BDR S-536)

(Reprinted with amendments adopted on May 23, 2023) SECOND REPRINT S.B. 81 - *SB81_R2* SENATE BILL NO. 81–SENATOR DALY PREFILED JANUARY 26, 2023 ____________ Referred to Committee on Government Affairs SUMMARY—Revises provisions governing regional planning. (BDR S-536) FISCAL NOTE: Effect on Local Government: No. Effect on the State: No. ~ EXPLANATION – Matter in bolded italics is new; matter between brackets [omitted material] is material to be omitted. AN ACT relating to regional planning; requiring representatives of certain counties and cities to meet jointly for a specified period to identify issues and make recommendations regarding the orderly management of growth in the region; requiring such representatives to prepare certain joint reports during that period; and providing other matters properly relating thereto. Legislative Counsel’s Digest: Existing law requires Carson City, Douglas County, Lyon County, Storey 1 County and Washoe County, in consultation with any cities within each such 2 county, to each prepare a report for submission to each Legislator who represents 3 any portion of one of these counties at the end of each calendar year between 4 July 1, 2019, and December 31, 2022. Each report must identify certain issues 5 relating to the orderly management of growth in those counties and make 6 recommendations regarding such issues. (Chapter 144, Statutes of Nevada 2019, at 7 page 798) This bill extends the meeting and reporting requirements through 8 calendar year 2026 and revises the meeting and reporting requirements. 9 Specifically, this bill requires, on or before December 1 of each calendar year 10 during the period between July 1, 2023, and December 1, 2026, Carson City, 11 Douglas County, Lyon County, Storey County and Washoe County, in consultation 12 with any cities within each such county, to meet to discuss and identify the positive 13 and negative issues relating to growth in the region that are impacting any such 14 county and prepare a joint report that: (1) identifies certain issues relating to growth 15 in the region; and (2) addresses, without limitation, the areas of conservation, 16 population, land use and development, transportation, and public facilities and 17 services. Each joint report must set forth recommendations that are intended to 18 resolve any negative impact on such issues which have been identified in the joint 19 report. 20 Additionally, this bill requires during the period between January 1, 2024, and 21 January 1, 2027, certain Legislators and other representatives of each county and 22 – 2 – - *SB81_R2* city in the region to meet jointly at least twice during each calendar year during the 23 period to identify and discuss the positive and negative issues relating to the orderly 24 management of growth in the region. On or before December 31 of each calendar 25 year during the period, county managers or certain other designees are required to 26 prepare a joint regional report of the issues identified. The joint regional report 27 must also address comprehensively all of the issues identified and 28 recommendations made in the reports prepared by the counties and cities. 29 THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEVADA, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 1 of chapter 144, Statutes of Nevada 2019, 1 at page 798, is hereby amended to read as follows: 2 Section 1. 1. The Legislature hereby finds and 3 declares that: 4 (a) The region of Carson City, Douglas County, Lyon 5 County, Storey County and Washoe County is a unique, 6 contiguous geographical area that comprises the northwestern 7 border of Nevada. 8 (b) As part of one of the fastest-growing [state] states in 9 the nation, the population of this region has increased rapidly 10 in recent years, especially as a result of the location of 11 substantial economic development projects in the region. 12 (c) This increased population and economic development 13 activity has had a significant impact on resources beyond the 14 boundaries of individual political subdivisions, affecting the 15 region in such areas as transportation, land use development 16 and public services and facilities. 17 (d) The increased demand from development has placed 18 a significant amount of stress on the I-80 commercial 19 corridor within Lyon, Storey and Washoe Counties, 20 necessitating a strong focus to protect residents and visitors 21 as well as the economic vitality of the region. 22 (e) Because of the unique conditions in the region, a 23 general law cannot be made applicable and necessitates this 24 special act to require discussion and planning for the orderly 25 management of growth in the region in a collaborative and 26 structured manner by the counties and cities in the region for 27 the well-being of the residents as well as the long-term 28 economic development of the region. 29 2. On or before December [31] 1 of each calendar year 30 during the period between July 1, [2019,] 2023, and 31 December [31, 2022,] 1, 2026, each county in the region, in 32 consultation with any cities within each such county, shall 33 meet to discuss and identify the positive and negative issues 34 – 3 – - *SB81_R2* relating to growth in the region that are impacting any 1 county in the region and prepare and submit to each 2 Legislator who represents any portion of the [county] region 3 a [separate] joint report that: 4 (a) Identifies [issues] each positive or negative issue 5 relating to the orderly management of growth in the region 6 that is impacting any county, including cities within [the] 7 any county [, and] in the region, including, without 8 limitation, issues in the following areas: 9 (1) Conservation, including, without limitation, the use 10 and protection of natural resources [;] , architectural 11 conservation and preservation planning; 12 (2) Population, including, without limitation, projected 13 population growth in the region and the projected resources 14 of the county or city that are necessary to support that 15 regional population [;] growth; 16 (3) Land use and development; 17 (4) Transportation [;] , including, without limitation, 18 the I-80 corridor and surrounding arterials; and 19 (5) Public facilities and services, including, without 20 limitation, roads, water and sewer service, flood control, 21 police and fire protection, mass transit, libraries and parks. 22 (b) [Makes] Set forth recommendations [regarding] that 23 are intended to resolve any negative impact on those issues 24 [.] that are identified in the joint report. 25 3. In preparing the joint report required by subsection 2, 26 each county in the region and any city within such a county 27 may consult with and solicit input concerning issues relating 28 to the orderly management of growth in the county, city or 29 region from any state agency, including, without limitation, 30 the Department of Transportation and the Office of 31 Economic Development, and from other entities in the 32 county, including, without limitation, [the] school [district] 33 districts and any town, airport authority, regional 34 transportation commission, water authority, military base, 35 flood control agency, public safety agency or Indian colony 36 or tribe in the county. Such input may include, without 37 limitation, any I-80 corridor planning reports prepared by 38 the Department of Transportation. 39 4. During the period between January 1, [2020,] 2024, 40 and [December 1, 2023,] January 1, 2027, two members, one 41 from the majority political party and one from the minority 42 political party, of the Senate whose legislative districts 43 include any area within the region and designated by the 44 Majority Leader of the Senate, two members, one from the 45 – 4 – - *SB81_R2* majority political party and one from the minority political 1 party, of the Assembly whose legislative districts include any 2 area within the region and designated by the Speaker of the 3 Assembly, the county manager of each county in the region or 4 his or her designee, or if a county manager is not appointed 5 pursuant to NRS 244.125, a person designated by the board of 6 county commissioners of the county, and the city manager of 7 each city in the region or his or her designee or, if the city 8 does not have a city manager, a person designated by the 9 governing body of the city, shall meet jointly at least twice 10 during each calendar year in that period to identify and 11 discuss the positive and negative issues relating to the orderly 12 management of growth in the region, including, without 13 limitation, the issues identified and any recommendations 14 made in the joint reports prepared pursuant to subsection 2. 15 Each Legislator and city manager serve in an ex officio 16 capacity and are not voting members. 17 5. Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, on or 18 before December [1] 31 of each calendar year during the 19 period between January 1, [2020,] 2024, and [December 1, 20 2023, the counties in the region, in consultation with the cities 21 in the region,] January 1, 2027, the county managers or 22 their designees described in subsection 4 shall prepare a joint 23 regional report of the issues identified during the meetings 24 held pursuant to subsection 4 during that calendar year and 25 any recommendations made relating to those issues . [and 26 submit the report] The contents of each joint regional report 27 must be approved by a simple majority of the county 28 managers or their designees described in subsection 4. Each 29 joint regional report must be submitted to each Legislator 30 who represents any portion of a county in the region and to 31 the Legislative Commission. [The] Each joint report that 32 must be submitted [on or before December 1, 2023,] 33 pursuant to this subsection must address comprehensively all 34 the issues identified and recommendations made by the 35 counties and cities in the [region during the period between 36 January 1, 2020, and December 1, 2023, relating to the 37 orderly management of growth in the region.] joint report 38 prepared by the counties and cities pursuant to subsection 2. 39 6. A Legislator is not entitled to compensation or to any 40 per diem or travel expenses to attend a meeting described in 41 subsection 4. 42 7. As used in this section, “region” means the combined 43 geographical area consisting of Carson City, Douglas County, 44 Lyon County, Storey County and Washoe County. 45 – 5 – - *SB81_R2* Sec. 2. Section 2 of chapter 144, Statutes of Nevada 2019, at 1 page 800, is hereby amended to read as follows: 2 Sec. 2. This act becomes effective on July 1, 2019 . [, 3 and expires by limitation on December 31, 2023.] 4 Sec. 3. This act becomes effective on July 1, 2023. 5 H