NRS360.740. Request of newly created local government or special district for allocation from Account.

      1.  The governing body of a local government or special district that is created after July 1, 1998, and which provides police protection and at least two of the following services:

      (a) Fire protection;

      (b) Construction, maintenance and repair of roads; or

      (c) Parks and recreation,

Ê may, by majority vote, request the Nevada Tax Commission to direct the Executive Director to allocate money from the Account to the local government or special district pursuant to the provisions of NRS 360.680 and 360.690.

      2.  On or before December 31 of the year immediately preceding the first fiscal year that the local government or special district would receive money from the Account, a governing body that submits a request pursuant to subsection 1 must:

      (a) Submit the request to the Executive Director; and

      (b) Provide copies of the request and any information it submits to the Executive Director in support of the request to each local government and special district that:

             (1) Receives money from the Account; and

             (2) Is located within the same county.

      3.  The Executive Director shall review each request submitted pursuant to subsection 1 and submit his or her findings to the Committee on Local Government Finance. In reviewing the request, the Executive Director shall:

      (a) For the initial year of distribution, establish an amount to be allocated to the new local government or special district pursuant to the provisions of NRS 360.680 and 360.690. If the new local government or special district will provide a service that was provided by another local government or special district before the creation of the new local government or special district, the amount allocated to the local government or special district which previously provided the service must be decreased by the amount allocated to the new local government or special district; and

      (b) Consider:

             (1) The effect of the distribution of money in the Account, pursuant to the provisions of NRS 360.680 and 360.690, to the new local government or special district on the amounts that the other local governments and special districts that are located in the same county will receive from the Account; and

             (2) The comparison of the amount established to be allocated pursuant to the provisions of NRS 360.680 and 360.690 for the new local government or special district to the amounts allocated to the other local governments and special districts that are located in the same county.

      4.  The Committee on Local Government Finance shall review the findings submitted by the Executive Director pursuant to subsection 3. If the Committee determines that the distribution of money in the Account to the new local government or special district is appropriate, it shall submit a recommendation to the Nevada Tax Commission. If the Committee determines that the distribution is not appropriate, that decision is not subject to review by the Nevada Tax Commission.

      5.  The Nevada Tax Commission shall schedule a public hearing within 30 days after the Committee on Local Government Finance submits its recommendation. The Nevada Tax Commission shall provide public notice of the hearing at least 10 days before the date on which the hearing will be held. The Executive Director shall provide copies of all documents relevant to the recommendation of the Committee on Local Government Finance to the governing body of each local government and special district that is located in the same county as the new local government or special district.

      6.  If, after the public hearing, the Nevada Tax Commission determines that the recommendation of the Committee on Local Government Finance is appropriate, it shall order the Executive Director to distribute money in the Account to the new local government or special district pursuant to the provisions of NRS 360.680 and 360.690.

      7.  For the purposes of this section, the local government or special district may enter into an interlocal agreement with another governmental entity for the provision of the services set forth in subsection 1 if that local government or special district compensates the governmental entity that provides the services in an amount equal to the value of those services.

      8.  As used in this section:

      (a) “Construction, maintenance and repair of roads” includes the acquisition, operation or use of any material, equipment or facility that is used exclusively for the construction, maintenance or repair of a road and that is necessary for the safe and efficient use of the road except alleys and pathways for bicycles that are separate from the roadway and, including, without limitation:

             (1) Grades or regrades;

             (2) Gravel;

             (3) Oiling;

             (4) Surfacing;

             (5) Macadamizing;

            (6) Paving;

             (7) Cleaning;

             (8) Sanding or snow removal;

             (9) Crosswalks;

             (10) Sidewalks;

             (11) Culverts;

             (12) Catch basins;

             (13) Drains;

             (14) Sewers;

             (15) Manholes;

             (16) Inlets;

             (17) Outlets;

             (18) Retaining walls;

             (19) Bridges;

             (20) Overpasses;

             (21) Tunnels;

             (22) Underpasses;

             (23) Approaches;

             (24) Sprinkling facilities;

             (25) Artificial lights and lighting equipment;

             (26) Parkways;

             (27) Fences or barriers that control access to the road;

             (28) Control of vegetation;

            (29) Rights-of-way;

             (30) Grade separators;

             (31) Traffic separators;

             (32) Devices and signs for control of traffic;

             (33) Facilities for personnel who construct, maintain or repair roads; and

             (34) Facilities for the storage of equipment or materials used to construct, maintain or repair roads.

      (b) “Fire protection” includes the provision of services related to:

             (1) The prevention and suppression of fire; and

             (2) Rescue,

Ê and the acquisition and maintenance of the equipment necessary to provide those services.

      (c) “Parks and recreation” includes the employment by the local government or special district, on a permanent and full-time basis, of persons who administer and maintain recreational facilities and parks. “Parks and recreation” does not include the construction or maintenance of roadside parks or rest areas that are constructed or maintained by the local government or special district as part of the construction, maintenance and repair of roads.

      (d) “Police protection” includes the employment by the local government or special district, on a permanent and full-time basis, of at least three persons whose primary functions specifically include:

             (1) Routine patrol;

             (2) Criminal investigations;

             (3) Enforcement of traffic laws; and

             (4) Investigation of motor vehicle accidents.

      (Added to NRS by 1997, 3283; A 1999, 15)