NRS540.111. Advisory Board on Water Resources Planning and Development: Creation; members; vacancies; compensation; Chair; meetings; quorum; duties.

      1.  The Advisory Board on Water Resources Planning and Development, consisting of 15 members appointed by the Governor, is hereby created within the Division.

      2.  The Governor shall appoint to the Advisory Board:

      (a) Five members who are representatives of the governing bodies of the county with the largest population in the State and the cities in that county;

      (b) One member who is a representative of the largest water utility in the county with the largest population in the State;

      (c) Two members who are representatives of the county with the second largest population in the State and the cities in that county;

      (d) One member who is a representative of the largest water utility in the county with the second largest population in the State;

      (e) One member who is a representative of the governing body of a county whose population is less than 55,000;

      (f) One member who is representative of the general public; and

      (g) Four members, each of whom represents a different one of the following interests:

             (1) Farming;

             (2) Mining;

             (3) Ranching; and

             (4) Wildlife.

Ê The Governor shall make the appointments required by this subsection so that at least six members of the Advisory Board are residents of the county with the largest population in the State, at least three members are residents of the county with the second largest population in the State and at least four members are residents of a county whose population is less than 100,000.

      3.  The members of the Advisory Board serve at the pleasure of the Governor.

      4.  All vacancies on the Advisory Board must be filled in the same manner of appointment as the member who created the vacancy.

      5.  The members of the Advisory Board are entitled to receive a salary of $60 for each day’s attendance at a meeting of the Advisory Board and the travel and subsistence allowances provided by law for state officers and employees generally.

      6.  The Advisory Board shall, at its first meeting and annually thereafter, elect a Chair from among its members.

      7.  The Advisory Board may meet at least once in each calendar quarter and at other times upon the call of the Chair or a majority of the members.

      8.  A majority of the members of the Advisory Board constitutes a quorum. A quorum may exercise all of the powers and duties of the Advisory Board.

      9.  The Advisory Board shall:

      (a) Advise the Chief on matters relating to the planning and development of water resources;

      (b) Be informed on and interested in the administrative duties of the Section and any legislation recommended by the Section;

      (c) Advise and make recommendations through the Section and the Division to the Governor and the Legislature concerning policies for water planning; and

      (d) Advise the Chief concerning the policies of the Section and areas of emphasis for the planning of water resources.

      (Added to NRS by 1989, 1237; A 1995, 2500; 1999, 1088; 2005, 2569; 2011, 1294)