NRS278.792. Nevada Tahoe Regional Planning Agency: Creation; composition, appointment and interests of governing body. [Effective October 1, 2015, unless: (1) on or before January 1, 2014, the Governor of this State issues a proclamation that the State of California has enacted legislation which satisfies the requirements set forth in section 7 of chapter 424, Statutes of Nevada 2013, at page 2368; or (2) before October 1, 2015, the amendments to the Tahoe Regional Planning Compact proposed by this State in 2011 are approved pursuant to Public Law 96-551, the State of California enacts amendments that are substantially identical to those amendments and the governing board of the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency adopts an update to the 1987 Regional Plan, or October 1, 2017, if those events have not taken place by July 1, 2015, and the Governor of this State issues a proclamation before October 1, 2015, that those events are likely to take place in the reasonably foreseeable future but those events do not take place by September 30, 2017.]

      1.  The Nevada Tahoe Regional Planning Agency is hereby created as a separate legal entity.

      2.  The governing body of the Agency consists of seven members as follows:

      (a) One member appointed by each of the boards of county commissioners of Douglas and Washoe counties and one member appointed by the Board of Supervisors of Carson City. Any such member may be a member of the board of county commissioners or Board of Supervisors, respectively, and must reside in the territorial jurisdiction of the governmental body making the appointment.

      (b) The Governor of Nevada or a designee of the Governor.

      (c) The Secretary of State or a designee of the Secretary of State.

      (d) The State Forester Firewarden or a designee of the State Forester Firewarden.

      (e) The Administrator of the Division of State Lands of the State Department of Conservation and Natural Resources or a designee of the Administrator.

Ê A member who is designated pursuant to paragraphs (b) to (e), inclusive, shall represent the public at large within the State of Nevada.

      3.  If any appointing authority fails to make an appointment within 30 days after the effective date of this section or the occurrence of a vacancy on the governing body, the Governor shall make the appointment.

      4.  The position of any member of the governing body shall be deemed vacant if the member is absent from three consecutive meetings of the governing body in any calendar year.

      5.  Each member and employee of the Agency shall disclose his or her economic interests in the region within 10 days after taking the seat on the governing body or being employed by the Agency and shall thereafter disclose any further economic interest which he or she acquires, as soon as feasible after acquiring it. As used in this section, “economic interest” means:

      (a) Any business entity operating in the region in which the member has a direct or indirect investment worth more than $1,000;

      (b) Any real property located in the region in which the member has a direct or indirect interest worth more than $1,000;

      (c) Any source of income attributable to activities in the region, other than loans by or deposits with a commercial lending institution in the regular course of business, aggregating $250 or more in value received by or promised to the member within the preceding 12 months; or

      (d) Any business entity operating in the region in which the member is a director, officer, partner, trustee, employee or holds any position of management.

Ê No member or employee of the Agency may make or attempt to influence an Agency decision in which the member or employee knows or has reason to know he or she has a financial interest. Members and employees of the Agency must disqualify themselves from making or participating in the making of any decision of the Agency when it is reasonably foreseeable that the decision will have a material financial effect, distinguishable from its effect on the public generally, on the economic interest of the member or employee.

      (Added to NRS by 1973, 1383; A 1979, 1127; 2011, 3732, 3739; 2013, 2367, effective October 1, 2015, unless: (1) on or before January 1, 2014, the Governor of this State issues a proclamation that the State of California has enacted legislation which satisfies the requirements set forth in section 7 of chapter 424, Statutes of Nevada 2013, at page 2368; or (2) before October 1, 2015, the amendments to the Tahoe Regional Planning Compact proposed by this State in 2011 are approved pursuant to Public Law 96-551, the State of California enacts amendments that are substantially identical to those amendments and the governing board of the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency adopts an update to the 1987 Regional Plan, or effective October 1, 2017, if those events have not taken place by July 1, 2015, and the Governor of this State issues a proclamation before October 1, 2015, that those events are likely to take place in the reasonably foreseeable future but those events do not take place by September 30, 2017)