NRS590.830. Fund for Cleaning Up Discharges of Petroleum: Creation; administration by Division; adoption of regulations by Board; claims; expenses and interest; resolutions adopted by Board concerning Fund.

      1.  The Fund for Cleaning Up Discharges of Petroleum is hereby created as a special revenue fund in the State Treasury. The Division shall administer the Fund for the purposes prescribed in NRS 590.700 to 590.920, inclusive, and the Board shall adopt appropriate regulations for the investigation and payment of claims against the Fund. The Board shall review each claim presented and authorize payment to the extent warranted by the facts of the case.

      2.  The expenses incurred by the Division in performing its duties pursuant to NRS 590.700 to 590.920, inclusive, are a charge against the Fund. The interest earned on money in the Fund must be credited to the Fund.

      3.  The Board shall transmit a copy of any resolution that the Board has adopted in carrying out its duties pursuant to this section to the Legislative Counsel within 5 working days after the adoption of the resolution for inclusion in the register of administrative regulations published pursuant to NRS 233B.0653.

      (Added to NRS by 1989, 1687; A 1997, 126; 1999, 2408; 2005, 300)