NRS 232.1585 Off-Highway Vehicles Program: Creation; administration; technical advisory committee; report; budget; regulations.

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1. The Off-Highway Vehicles Program is hereby created in the Department. The Director shall administer the Program. The Commission on Off-Highway Vehicles created by NRS 490.067 shall provide direction to the Program pursuant to its authority and duties provided in NRS 490.068 and 490.069 .

2. In administering the Program, the Director shall, within the limits of authorized expenditures:

(a)Administer the Account for Off-Highway Vehicles created by NRS 490.069 ; and

(b)Provide staff to the Commission on Off-Highway Vehicles for the purposes of:

(1)Providing assistance, support and technical advice to the Commission; and

(2)Assisting in the coordination of the activities and duties of the Commission.

3. The Director may form a technical advisory committee as needed to provide input to the Commission on Off-Highway Vehicles regarding the completeness and merit of applications received by the Commission for a grant from the Account for Off-Highway Vehicles.

4. The Director shall prepare, for each regular session of the Legislature, a comprehensive report that includes, without limitation:

(a)The general activities of the Commission on Off-Highway Vehicles;

(b)The fiscal activities of the Commission on Off-Highway Vehicles; and

(c)A summary of any grants awarded by the Commission on Off-Highway Vehicles.

Ê Upon completion of the report, the Director shall submit the report to the Chair of the Commission on Off-Highway Vehicles for review pursuant to NRS 490.068 .

5. The Director shall include in his or her budget the money necessary, within the limits of legislative authorizations for the Account for Off-Highway Vehicles, for:

(a)The operating expenses of the Commission on Off-Highway Vehicles;

(b)The administrative expenses of the Program to carry out the provisions of this section; and

(c)A reserve amount as approved by the Legislature.

6. The Director may adopt regulations for the operation of the Commission on Off-Highway Vehicles and the Program.

7. As used in this section:

(a)“Administrative expenses” includes, without limitation, hiring any staff necessary to carry out the provisions of this section.

(b)“Operating expenses” includes, without limitation, any costs of contracting with a third party to provide education and information to the members of the public relating to the provisions of chapter 490 of NRS governing the lawful use and registration of off-highway vehicles.