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S.B. 88
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SENATE BILL NO. 88–COMMITTEE ON NATURAL RESOURCES
(ON BEHALF OF THE JOINT INTERIM STANDING
COMMITTEE ON NATURAL RESOURCES)
PREFILED JANUARY 26, 2023
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Referred to Committee on Natural Resources
SUMMARY—Requires the Joint Interim Committee on Natural
Resources to conduct an interim study of certain
state agencies. (BDR S-345)
FISCAL NOTE: Effect on Local Government: No.
Effect on the State: Yes.
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EXPLANATION – Matter in bolded italics is new; matter between brackets [omitted material] is material to be omitted.
AN ACT relating to natural resources; requiring the Joint Interim
Standing Committee on Natural Resources to conduct an
interim study of state agencies that regulate natural
resources; and providing other matters properly relating
thereto.
Legislative Counsel’s Digest:
Existing law creates the Joint Interim Standing Committee on Natural
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Resources, consisting of certain members of the Assembly and Senate, to study
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issues related to natural resources during the legislative interim period. (NRS
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218E.320, 218E.330) This bill requires the Committee to conduct a study during
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the 2023-2024 interim concerning state agencies that regulate natural resources in
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this State. The study must include, without limitation, an examination of the
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composition, mission and scope of such state agencies. The Committee must
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examine, without limitation, the Board of Wildlife Commissioners, the
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Commission on Mineral Resources, the State Department of Conservation and
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Natural Resources and the State Environmental Commission. Further, the
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Committee must submit a report of its findings and any recommendations for
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legislation relating to the study to the 83rd Session of the Nevada Legislature.
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THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEVADA, REPRESENTED IN
SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. 1. The Joint Interim Standing Committee on
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Natural Resources shall conduct a study during the 2023-2024
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interim concerning state agencies that regulate natural resources.
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2. The study must include, without limitation, the examination
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of the composition, mission and scope of state agencies that regulate
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natural resources in this State.
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3. The Committee shall examine, without limitation:
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(a) The Board of Wildlife Commissioners;
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(b) The Commission on Mineral Resources;
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(c) The State Department of Conservation and Natural
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Resources; and
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(d) The State Environmental Commission.
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4. The
Committee
shall
include
its
findings
and
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recommendations for legislation relating to this study in the report
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required by subsection 4 of NRS 218E.330 to be prepared and
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submitted to the Director of the Legislative Counsel Bureau for
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transmittal to the 83rd Session of the Legislature.
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Sec. 2. This act becomes effective on July 1, 2023.
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