NRS331.100. Specific powers and duties of Administrator.

  The Administrator has the following specific powers and duties:

      1.  To keep all buildings, rooms, basements, floors, windows, furniture and appurtenances clean, orderly and presentable as befitting public property.

      2.  To keep all yards and grounds clean and presentable, with proper attention to landscaping and horticulture.

      3.  Under the supervision of the State Fire Marshal, to make arrangements for the installation and maintenance of water sprinkler systems, fire extinguishers, fire hoses and fire hydrants, and to take other fire prevention and suppression measures, necessary and feasible, that may reduce the fire hazards in all buildings under his or her control.

      4.  To make arrangements and provision for the maintenance of the State’s water system supplying the state-owned buildings at Carson City, with particular emphasis upon the care and maintenance of water reservoirs, in order that a proper and adequate supply of water be available to meet any emergency.

      5.  To make arrangements for the installation and maintenance of water meters designed to measure accurately the quantity of water obtained from sources not owned by the State.

      6.  To make arrangements for the installation and maintenance of a lawn sprinkling system on the grounds adjoining the Capitol Building at Carson City, or on any other state-owned grounds where such installation is practical or necessary.

      7.  To investigate the feasibility, and economies resultant therefrom, if any, of the installation of a central power meter, to measure electrical energy used by the state buildings in the vicinity of and including the Capitol Building at Carson City, assuming the buildings were served with power as one unit.

      8.  To purchase, use and maintain such supplies and equipment as are necessary for the care, maintenance and preservation of the buildings and grounds under his or her supervision and control.

      9.  Subject to the provisions of chapter 426 of NRS regarding the operation of vending stands in or on public buildings and properties by persons who are blind, to install or remove vending machines and vending stands in the buildings under his or her supervision and control, and to have control of and be responsible for their operation.

      10.  To cooperate with the Nevada Arts Council of the Department of Tourism and Cultural Affairs to plan the potential purchase and placement of works of art inside or on the grounds surrounding a state building.

      [7:320:1949; 1943 NCL § 6976.27]—(NRS A 1959, 171; 1967, 1096; 1993, 1559; 1995, 419; 1997, 3156; 2003, 638; 2011, 2956)