NRS490.069. Account for Off-Highway Vehicles: Creation; use of money in Account.

      1.  The Account for Off-Highway Vehicles is hereby created in the State General Fund as a revolving account. The Commission shall administer the Account. Any money remaining in the Account at the end of a fiscal year does not revert to the State General Fund, and the balance in the Account must be carried forward to the next fiscal year.

      2.  During the period beginning on July 1, 2012, and ending on June 30, 2013, money in the Account may only be used by the Commission for the reasonable administrative costs of the Commission and to inform the public of the requirements of this chapter.

      3.  On or after July 1, 2013, money in the Account may only be used by the Commission as follows:

      (a) Not more than 5 percent of the money that is in the Account as of January 1 of each year may be used for the reasonable administrative costs of the Account.

      (b) Except as otherwise provided in subsection 4, 20 percent of any money in the Account as of January 1 of each year that is not used pursuant to paragraph (a) must be used for law enforcement, as recommended by the Office of Criminal Justice Assistance of the Department of Public Safety, or its successor, and any remaining portion of that money may be used as follows:

             (1) Sixty percent of the money may be used for projects relating to:

                   (I) Studies or planning for trails and facilities for use by owners and operators of off-highway vehicles. Money received pursuant to this sub-subparagraph may be used to prepare environmental assessments and environmental impact studies that are required pursuant to 42 U.S.C. §§ 4321 et seq.

                   (II) The mapping and signing of those trails and facilities.

                   (III) The acquisition of land for those trails and facilities.

                   (IV) The enhancement and maintenance of those trails and facilities.

                   (V) The construction of those trails and facilities.

                   (VI) The restoration of areas that have been damaged by the use of off-highway vehicles.

             (2) Fifteen percent of the money may be used for safety training and education relating to off-highway vehicles.

      4.  If money is used for the projects described in paragraph (b) of subsection 3, not more than 30 percent of such money may be allocated to any one category of projects described in subparagraph (1) of that paragraph.

      (Added to NRS by 2009, 3081; A 2011, 292; 2013, 2763)