NRS274.180. Review of application by Administrator and Governor.

      1.  All applications which are to be considered and acted upon by the Administrator and the Governor during a calendar year must be received by the Administrator no later than December 31 of the preceding calendar year. Any application received on or after January 1 of any calendar year must be held by the Administrator for consideration and action during the following calendar year.

      2.  Upon receipt of an application from a municipality, the Administrator shall review the application to determine whether the designated area qualifies as a specially benefited zone under NRS 274.150 and whether to recommend approval or denial of the application by the Governor. No later than May 1, the Administrator shall notify all applicant municipalities of the Administrator’s determination of the qualification of their respective designated specially benefited zones. If any such designated area is found to be qualified to be a specially benefited zone, the Administrator shall, no later than May 15, publish a notice in at least one newspaper of general circulation within the proposed zone to notify the general public of the application and their opportunity to comment. The notice must include a description of the area and a brief summary of the application and must indicate locations where the applicant has provided copies of the application for public inspection. The notice must also indicate appropriate procedures for the filing of written comments from residents, businesses, civic and other organizations and property owners within the zone to the Administrator.

      3.  By July 1 the Governor shall either approve or deny all applications filed by December 31 of the preceding year. If approval of an application filed by December 31 of any year is not received by July 1 of the following year, the application shall be considered denied. If an application is denied, the Administrator shall inform the municipality of the specific reasons for the denial.

      (Added to NRS by 1983, 1973)