NRS528.150. Report concerning fire prevention and forest health in Lake Tahoe Basin; contents of report. [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.]

      1.  On or before January 1 of each year, the State Forester Firewarden shall, in coordination and cooperation with the Nevada Tahoe Regional Planning Agency and the fire chiefs within the Lake Tahoe Basin, submit a report concerning fire prevention and forest health in the Nevada portion of the Lake Tahoe Basin to:

      (a) The Legislative Committee for the Review and Oversight of the Nevada Tahoe Regional Planning Agency and Marlette Lake Water System created by NRS 218E.555 and to the Director of the Legislative Counsel Bureau for transmittal to the Legislature;

      (b) The Governor;

      (c) The Nevada Tahoe Regional Planning Agency; and

      (d) Each United States Senator and Representative in Congress who is elected to represent the State of Nevada.

      2.  The report submitted by the State Forester Firewarden pursuant to subsection 1 must address, without limitation:

      (a) The status of:

             (1) The implementation of plans for the prevention of fires in the Nevada portion of the Lake Tahoe Basin, including, without limitation, plans relating to the reduction of fuel for fires;

             (2) Efforts concerning forest restoration in the Nevada portion of the Lake Tahoe Basin; and

             (3) Efforts concerning rehabilitation of vegetation, if any, as a result of fire in the Nevada portion of the Lake Tahoe Basin.

      (b) Compliance with:

             (1) The goals and policies for fire prevention and forest health in the Nevada portion of the Lake Tahoe Basin; and

             (2) Any recommendations concerning fire prevention or public safety made by any fire department or fire protection district in the Nevada portion of the Lake Tahoe Basin.

      (c) Any efforts to:

             (1) Increase public awareness in the Nevada portion of the Lake Tahoe Basin regarding fire prevention and public safety; and

             (2) Coordinate with other federal, state, local and private entities with regard to projects to reduce fire hazards in the Nevada portion of the Lake Tahoe Basin.

      (Added to NRS by 2009, 513; A 2011, 3736; 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)