Nevada Revised Statutes (Last Updated: December 24, 2014) |
TITLE20 COUNTIES AND TOWNSHIPS: FORMATION, GOVERNMENT AND OFFICERS |
CHAPTER244. Counties: Government |
COMPLETE STREETS PROGRAM |
NRS244.2643. Adoption of program authorized in certain counties. [Effective on the earlier of October 1, 2015, or the date on which the Director of the Department of Motor Vehicles notifies the Governor and the Director of the Legislative Counsel Bureau that sufficient resources are available to enable the Department to carry out the provisions of chapter 472, Statutes of Nevada 2013, at page 2812.]
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1. In a county whose population is 100,000 or more and in which a regional transportation commission does not exist, the board of county commissioners may adopt a policy for a Complete Streets Program and may plan and carry out projects as a part of a Complete Streets Program.
2. Any money received by a board of county commissioners pursuant to paragraph (b) of subsection 1 of NRS 482.1825 must be used solely for the execution of projects as a part of a Complete Streets Program.
3. A board of county commissioners must not cause or allow any portion of the Complete Streets Fund created pursuant to NRS 244.2645 to be used for a purpose other than those set forth in this section.
4. As used in this section, “Complete Streets Program” means a program for the retrofitting of roads that are under the jurisdiction of the board of county commissioners for the primary purpose of adding or significantly repairing facilities which provide road access considering all users, including, without limitation, pedestrians, bicycle riders, persons with a disability, persons who use public transportation and motorists. The term includes the operation of a public transit system as part of a Complete Streets Program, but the term does not include the purchase of vehicles or other hardware for a public transit system.
(Added to NRS by 2013, 2817, effective on the earlier of October 1, 2015, or the date on which the Director of the Department of Motor Vehicles notifies the Governor and the Director of the Legislative Counsel Bureau that sufficient resources are available to enable the Department to carry out the provisions of chapter 472, Statutes of Nevada 2013, at page 2812)