Nev. Rev. Stat. § 709.200 — NV Code / Title 58 / Chapter 709 / Section 709.200
Notice of hearing; objections to application
Status: in_force

1. Upon receipt of the application for a franchise, the board of county commissioners shall: (a) Set the same for hearing at its next regular meeting thereafter. (b) Cause such notice to be given of the filing of the application and of the time set for the hearing thereof as it may deem reasonable.

2. At the hearing objections to the granting of the franchise may be heard and considered.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 704.6674 — NV Code / Title 58 / Chapter 704 / Section 704.6674
Supplier of water or services for sewage: Regulation by county; exceptions; appointment of receiver upon petition of county commissioners
Status: in_force

1. The board of county commissioners of any county may regulate by ordinance any person furnishing a water supply or sewer services, or water and sewer services, for compensation to persons within that county except those persons regulated by the Commission, the services furnished to its residents by a political subdivision, and services furnished to its members by a nonprofit association in which the rights and interests of all its members are equal.

2. Any person who is a customer of an entity subject to regulation by the board of county commissioners as provided in subsection 1 may request the board to review that entity, the service it is providing and the manner in which it is providing the service to determine whether a receiver should be appointed for that entity. If the board determines it to be appropriate, it shall file a petition for the appointment of a receiver for the entity in the same manner and with the same duties and powers as a receiver appointed upon petition of the Commission for a public utility as provided in NRS 704.6676 .
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 701B.924 — NV Code / Title 58 / Chapter 701B / Section 701B.924
Determination of projects for weatherization and retrofitting; criteria for prioritizing and selecting projects; requests for proposals and contracts; reports to Interim Finance Committee
Status: in_force

<Section effective until Jan. 1, 2026. See, also, section 701B.924 effective Jan. 1, 2026.>

1. The State Public Works Board shall, within 90 days after June 9, 2009, determine the specific projects to weatherize and retrofit public buildings, facilities and structures, including, without limitation, traffic-control systems, and to otherwise use sources of renewable energy to serve those buildings, facilities and structures pursuant to the provisions of this section and NRS 701B.921 . The projects must be prioritized and selected on the basis of the following criteria: (a) The length of time necessary to commence the project. (b) The number of workers estimated to be employed on the project. (c) The effectiveness of the project in reducing energy consumption. (d) The estimated cost of the project. (e) Whether the project is able to be powered by or to otherwise use sources of renewable energy. (f) Whether the project has qualified for participation in one or more of the following programs: (1) The Solar Energy Systems Incentive Program created by NRS 701B.240 ; (2) The Renewable Energy School Pilot Program created by NRS 701B.350 ; (3) The Wind Energy Systems Demonstration Program created by NRS 701B.580 ; (4) The Waterpower Energy Systems Demonstration Program created by NRS 701B.820 ; or (5) An energy efficiency or energy conservation program offered by a public utility, as defined in NRS 704.020 , pursuant to a plan approved by the Public Utilities Commission of Nevada pursuant to NRS 704.741 .

2. The board of trustees of each school district shall, within 90 days after June 9, 2009, determine the specific projects to weatherize and retrofit public buildings, facilities and structures, including, without limitation, traffic-control systems, and to otherwise use sources of renewable energy to serve those buildings, facilities and structures pursuant to the provisions of this section and NRS 701B.921 . The projects must be prioritized and selected on the basis of the following criteria: (a) The length of time necessary to commence the project. (b) The number of workers estimated to be employed on the project. (c) The effectiveness of the project in reducing energy consumption. (d) The estimated cost of the project. (e) Whether the project is able to be powered by or to otherwise use sources of renewable energy. (f) Whether the project has qualified for participation in one or more of the following programs: (1) The Solar Energy Systems Incentive Program created by NRS 701B.240 ; (2) The Renewable Energy School Pilot Program created by NRS 701B.350 ; (3) The Wind Energy Systems Demonstration Program created by NRS 701B.580 ; (4) The Waterpower Energy Systems Demonstration Program created by NRS 701B.820 ; or (5) An energy efficiency or energy conservation program offered by a public utility, as defined in NRS 704.020 , pursuant to a plan approved by the Public Utilities Commission of Nevada pursuant to NRS 704.741 .

3. The Board of Regents of the University of Nevada shall, within 90 days after June 9, 2009, determine the specific projects to weatherize and retrofit public buildings, facilities and structures, including, without limitation, traffic-control systems, and to otherwise use sources of renewable energy to serve those buildings, facilities and structures pursuant to the provisions of this section and NRS 701B.921 . The projects must be prioritized and selected on the basis of the following criteria: (a) The length of time necessary to commence the project. (b) The number of workers estimated to be employed on the project. (c) The effectiveness of the project in reducing energy consumption. (d) The estimated cost of the project. (e) Whether the project is able to be powered by or to otherwise use sources of renewable energy. (f) Whether the project has qualified for participation in one or more of the following programs: (1) The Solar Energy Systems Incentive Program created by NRS 701B.240 ; (2) The Renewable Energy School Pilot Program created by NRS 701B.350 ; (3) The Wind Energy Systems Demonstration Program created by NRS 701B.580 ; (4) The Waterpower Energy Systems Demonstration Program created by NRS 701B.820 ; or (5) An energy efficiency or energy conservation program offered by a public utility, as defined in NRS 704.020 , pursuant to a plan approved by the Public Utilities Commission of Nevada pursuant to NRS 704.741 .

4. As soon as practicable after an entity described in subsections 1, 2 and 3 selects a project, the entity shall proceed to enter into a contract with one or more contractors to perform the work on the project. The request for proposals and all contracts for each project must include, without limitation: (a) Provisions stipulating that all employees of the contractors and subcontractors who work on the project must be paid prevailing wages pursuant to the requirements of chapter 338 of NRS ; (b) Provisions requiring that each contractor and subcontractor employed on each such project: (1) Employ a number of persons trained as described in paragraph (b) of subsection 3 of NRS 701B.921 that is equal to or greater than 50 percent of the total workforce the contractor or subcontractor employs on the project; or (2) If the Director of the Department determines in writing, pursuant to a request submitted by the contractor or subcontractor, that the contractor or subcontractor cannot reasonably comply with the provisions of subparagraph (1) because there are not available a sufficient number of such trained persons, employ a number of persons trained as described in paragraph (b) of subsection 3 of NRS 701B.921 or trained through any apprenticeship program that is registered and approved by the State Apprenticeship Council pursuant to chapter 610 of NRS that is equal to or greater than 50 percent of the total workforce the contractor or subcontractor employs on the project; (c) A component pursuant to which persons trained as described in paragraph (b) of subsection 3 of NRS 701B.921 must be classified and paid prevailing wages depending upon the classification of the skill in which they are trained; and (d) A component that requires each contractor or subcontractor to offer to employees working on the project, and to their dependents, health care in the same manner as a policy of insurance pursuant to chapters 689A and 689B of NRS or the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974.

5. The State Public Works Board, each of the school districts and the Board of Regents of the University of Nevada shall each provide a report to the Interim Finance Committee which describes the projects selected pursuant to this section and a report of the dates on which those projects are scheduled to be completed.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 704.250 — NV Code / Title 58 / Chapter 704 / Section 704.250
Powers of Commission: Standards for maintenance, use and operation of electric poles, wires, cables and appliances
Status: in_force

The Commission is authorized and directed to prescribe the standards for the maintenance, use and operation of electric poles, wires, cables and appliances of all public utilities within the State engaged in the business of furnishing electric power, light and energy.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 701B.995 — NV Code / Title 58 / Chapter 701B / Section 701B.995
Duties of Board; availability of additional money; authority of Fund
Status: in_force

1. To carry out the provisions of NRS 701B.930 to 701B.995 , inclusive, the Board shall: (a) Annually develop and adopt a work program to serve and support the deployment of qualified clean energy projects in this State, including, without limitation, projects benefitting single-family and multi-family residential property, commercial, industrial, educational and governmental property and hospitals and nonprofit property and any other projects which advance the purposes of NRS 701B.930 to 701B.995 , inclusive; (b) Develop rules, policies and procedures which specify the eligibility of borrowers and any other terms or conditions of the financial support to be provided by the Nevada Clean Energy Fund before financing support is provided for any qualified clean energy project; (c) Develop and offer a range of financing structures, forms and techniques for qualified clean energy projects, including, without limitation, loans, credit enhancements, guarantees, warehousing, securitization, and other financial products and structures; (d) Leverage private investment in qualified clean energy projects through financing mechanisms that support, enhance and complement private investment; (e) Develop consumer protection standards to be enforced on all investments to ensure the Nevada Clean Energy Fund and its partners are lending in a responsible and transparent manner that is in the financial interests of the borrowers; (f) Assess reasonable fees for the financing support and risk management activities provided by the Nevada Clean Energy Fund in amounts sufficient to cover the reasonable costs of the Fund; (g) Collect and make available to the public in a centralized database on an Internet website maintained by the Nevada Clean Energy Fund information regarding rates, terms and conditions of all financing support transactions, unless the disclosure of such information includes a trade secret, confidential commercial information or confidential financial information; (h) Work with market and program participants to provide information regarding best practices for overseeing qualified clean energy projects and information regarding other appropriate consumer protections; (i) Prepare an annual report for the public on the financing activities of the Nevada Clean Energy Fund; and (j) Undertake such other activities as are necessary to carry out the provisions of NRS 701B.930 to 701B.995 , inclusive.

2. In addition to any money available through gifts, grants, donations or legislative appropriation to carry out the purposes of NRS 701B.930 to 701B.995 , inclusive, the Board shall identify any other sources of money which may, in the opinion of the Board, be used to provide money for the Fund.

3. The Fund may: (a) Sue and be sued. (b) Have a seal. (c) Acquire real or personal property or any interest therein, by gift, purchase, foreclosure, deed in lieu of foreclosure, lease, option or otherwise. (d) Prepare and enter into agreements with the Federal Government for the acceptance of grants of money for the purposes of NRS 701B.930 to 701B.995 , inclusive. (e) Enter into agreements or cooperate with third parties to provide for enhanced leveraging of money of the Fund, additional financing mechanisms or any other program or combination of programs for the purpose of expanding the scope of financial assistance available from the Fund. (f) Bind the Fund and the Board to terms of any agreements entered into pursuant to NRS 701B.930 to 701B.995 , inclusive. (g) Apply for and accept gifts, grants and donations from any source for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of NRS 701B.930 to 701B.995 , inclusive.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 706.8812 — NV Code / Title 58 / Chapter 706 / Section 706.8812
“Administrator” defined
Status: in_force

“Administrator” means the Taxicab Administrator or any authorized agent of the Taxicab Administrator.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 701.766 — NV Code / Title 58 / Chapter 701 / Section 701.766
Inapplicability of provisions to certain appliances
Status: in_force

The provisions of NRS 701.700 to 701.780 , inclusive, and any regulations adopted pursuant thereto, do not apply to:

1. A new appliance manufactured in this State and sold outside of this State.

2. A new appliance sold at wholesale in this State for final retail sale outside of this State.

3. An appliance installed in a mobile home or manufactured home at the time of construction.

4. An appliance designed expressly for installation and use in a recreational vehicle, as defined in NRS 482.101 .
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 706B.010 — NV Code / Title 58 / Chapter 706B / Section 706B.010
Definitions
Status: in_force

As used in this chapter unless the context otherwise requires, the words and terms defined in NRS 706B.020 to 706B.050 , inclusive, have the meanings ascribed to them in those sections.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 704.7322 — NV Code / Title 58 / Chapter 704 / Section 704.7322
Regulations
Status: in_force

The Commission shall adopt any regulations necessary to carry out the provisions of NRS 704.7311 to 704.7322 , inclusive.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 704.7588 — NV Code / Title 58 / Chapter 704 / Section 704.7588
Conditions and limitations on disposal of generation assets; approval of Commission required; application; parties; effect of certain orders
Status: in_force

Except as otherwise provided in NRS 704.7311 to 704.7322 , inclusive, 704.734 and 704.7591 :

1. Before July 1, 2003, an electric utility shall not dispose of a generation asset.

2. On or after July 1, 2003, an electric utility shall not dispose of a generation asset unless, before the disposal, the Commission approves the disposal by a written order issued in accordance with the provisions of this section.

3. Not sooner than January 1, 2003, an electric utility may file with the Commission an application to dispose of a generation asset on or after July 1, 2003. If an electric utility files such an application, the Commission shall not approve the application unless the Commission finds that the disposal of the generation asset will be in the public interest. The Commission shall issue a written order approving or disapproving the application. The Commission may base its approval of the application upon such terms, conditions or modifications as the Commission deems appropriate.

4. If an electric utility files an application to dispose of a generation asset, the Consumer's Advocate shall be deemed a party of record.

5. If the Commission approves an application to dispose of a generation asset before July 1, 2003, the order of the Commission approving the application: (a) May not become effective sooner than July 1, 2003; (b) Does not create any vested rights before the effective date of the order; and (c) For the purposes of NRS 703.373 , shall be deemed a final decision on the date on which the order is issued by the Commission.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 711.610 — NV Code / Title 58 / Chapter 711 / Section 711.610
Provision of video service in nondiscriminatory manner; compliance with certain standards and federal requirements
Status: in_force

1. A video service provider shall activate and offer video service in a nondiscriminatory manner within each service area and shall not deny access to video service to any group of potential residential subscribers within a particular part of a service area because of the income profile of the persons who reside in that particular part of the service area.

2. In providing video service, a video service provider shall comply with: (a) The provisions of 47 U.S.C. § 551 , as that section existed on January 1, 2007. (b) The provisions of the National Electrical Safety Code , as adopted and as may be amended by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc., with regard to the video service provider's construction practices and installation of equipment. (c) Any technical standards governing the design, construction and operation of a video service network required by federal law. (d) The provisions of 47 C.F.R. Part 11 , as adopted and as may be amended by the Federal Communications Commission, to the extent those provisions require a video service provider to participate in the Emergency Alert System.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 706.286 — NV Code / Title 58 / Chapter 706 / Section 706.286
Complaint against fully regulated carrier or operator of tow car: Investigation by Authority; notice and hearing
Status: in_force

1. When a complaint is made against any fully regulated carrier or operator of a tow car by any person that: (a) Any of the rates, tolls, charges or schedules, or any joint rate or rates assessed by any fully regulated carrier or by any operator of a tow car for towing services performed without the prior consent of the owner of the vehicle or the person authorized by the owner to operate the vehicle are in any respect unreasonable or unjustly discriminatory; (b) Any of the provisions of NRS 706.444 to 706.453 , inclusive, have been violated; (c) Any regulation, measurement, practice or act directly relating to the transportation of persons or property, including the handling and storage of that property, is, in any respect, unreasonable, insufficient or unjustly discriminatory; or (d) Any service is inadequate, the Authority shall investigate the complaint. After receiving the complaint, the Authority shall give a copy of it to the carrier or operator of a tow car against whom the complaint is made. Within a reasonable time thereafter, the carrier or operator of a tow car shall provide the Authority with its written response to the complaint according to the regulations of the Authority.

2. If the Authority determines that probable cause exists for the complaint, it shall order a hearing thereof, give notice of the hearing and conduct the hearing as it would any other hearing.

3. No order affecting a rate, toll, charge, schedule, regulation, measurement, practice or act complained of may be entered without a formal hearing unless the hearing is dispensed with as provided in NRS 706.2865 .
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 701B.906 — NV Code / Title 58 / Chapter 701B / Section 701B.906
“Department” defined
Status: in_force

“ Department ” means the Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 704.706 — NV Code / Title 58 / Chapter 704 / Section 704.706
Conversion of facility to allow firing by coal: Application for adjustment of rates; public hearing
Status: in_force

1. A public utility proposing to convert an existing facility in this state for the generation of electricity which is fired by gas or oil to a facility which is also capable of being fired by coal may apply to the Commission for an adjustment in its rates to permit its recovery of the cost of the conversion.

2. After receipt of such an application, the Commission shall hold a public hearing within 120 days to consider whether to authorize such an adjustment and, if authorized, the methods to be used to permit the recovery.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 704.895 — NV Code / Title 58 / Chapter 704 / Section 704.895
Rehearing; judicial review
Status: in_force

1. Any party aggrieved by any order issued by the Commission on an application for a permit may apply for a rehearing within 15 days after issuance of the order. Any party aggrieved by the final order of the Commission on rehearing may obtain judicial review thereof by filing a complaint in a district court within 30 days after the issuance of such final order. Upon receipt of such complaint, the Commission shall forthwith deliver to the court a copy of the written transcript of the record of the proceeding before it and a copy of its decision and opinion entered therein, which constitutes the record on judicial review.

2. The grounds for and the scope for review of the court are limited to whether the opinion and order of the Commission are: (a) In conformity with the Constitution and the laws of the State of Nevada and of the United States; (b) Supported by substantial evidence in the record; (c) Made in accordance with the procedures set forth in NRS 704.820 to 704.900 , inclusive, or established order, rule or regulation of the Commission; and (d) Arbitrary, capricious or an abuse of discretion.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 703.377 — NV Code / Title 58 / Chapter 703 / Section 703.377
Certificate, permit or license not franchise or irrevocable; procedure for revocation of certificate, permit or license; judicial review
Status: in_force

1. Any certificate of public convenience and necessity, permit or license issued or transferred in accordance with the provisions of NRS 704.001 to 704.754 , inclusive, is not a franchise or irrevocable.

2. Upon receipt of a written complaint or on its own motion, the Commission may, after investigation and hearing, revoke any certificate, permit or license, except that the Commission may not revoke the certificate of a public utility unless the Commission has arranged for another public utility to provide the service for which the certificate was granted.

3. If the Commission revokes any certificate, permit or license, the person who held the certificate, permit or license may seek judicial review pursuant to the provisions of NRS 703.373 to 703.376 , inclusive.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 709.180 — NV Code / Title 58 / Chapter 709 / Section 709.180
Power of county commissioners to grant franchises for extension of certain utilities
Status: in_force

The boards of county commissioners may grant, within their respective counties, to any person, association or corporation engaged in the business of supplying electric light, heat or power in two or more counties of this state, and who desires to extend the business into any other county or counties, the franchise, right and privilege to construct, install, operate and maintain electric light, heat and power lines, and all necessary or proper appliances used in connection therewith, or appurtenant thereto, in or over the streets, alleys, avenues and other places in any unincorporated town, and along the public roads and highways of their respective counties when the applicant complies with the terms and provisions of NRS 709.180 to 709.280 , inclusive.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 706.861 — NV Code / Title 58 / Chapter 706 / Section 706.861
Determination of mileage proportions for fleet not registered during preceding year; application
Status: in_force

Mileage proportions for a fleet not registered in this State as a fleet during the preceding year must be determined by the Department with which the vehicle is registered upon the application of the applicant on forms to be supplied by the Department, which must show the operations of the fleet during the preceding year in such detail as the Department may require and the estimated operation in this State in the current year or, if no operations were conducted during the preceding year, the estimated operation in this State for the current year.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 711.850 — NV Code / Title 58 / Chapter 711 / Section 711.850
Filing of complaint alleging violation of chapter; action for enforcement; remedies and penalties; award of attorney’s fees and costs; applicability
Status: in_force

1. A video service provider or a local government may file with the Bureau of Consumer Protection a written complaint alleging a violation of the provisions of this chapter.

2. Upon a written complaint filed by a video service provider or a local government pursuant to this section, the Consumer's Advocate may commence in a district court an action to enforce the provisions of this chapter and to seek equitable or declaratory relief.

3. If such an action is commenced against a video service provider and the district court determines that the provider has violated any provision of this chapter, the court shall issue an order to the provider directing the provider to take corrective action within a specified reasonable period and providing for such other equitable or declaratory relief as the court finds necessary, including, without limitation, suspending the certificate of authority held by the video service provider.

4. If the district court orders equitable or declaratory relief in an action brought by the Consumer's Advocate pursuant to this section, the court shall award the Consumer's Advocate, in an amount approved by the court, reasonable attorney's fees and costs incurred by the Consumer's Advocate in bringing the action.

5. The provisions of this section do not: (a) Apply to any action authorized pursuant to NRS 711.265 to 711.290 , inclusive, or 711.680 . (b) Prevent the Bureau of Consumer Protection from enforcing any applicable provisions of chapter 598 of NRS against a video service provider.

6. As used in this section: (a) “ Bureau of Consumer Protection ” means the Bureau of Consumer Protection in the Office of the Attorney General. (b) “ Consumer's Advocate ” means the Consumer's Advocate of the Bureau of Consumer Protection.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 704.960 — NV Code / Title 58 / Chapter 704 / Section 704.960
Annual report to be filed by landlord of manufactured home park or mobile home park or owner of company town; regulations
Status: in_force

Each landlord of a manufactured home park or mobile home park or owner of a company town who is billed by a utility or an alternative seller and in turn charges the tenants or occupants of the dwellings for the service provided by the utility or alternative seller shall submit an annual report to the Commission. The report must contain detailed information on the collections and expenditures of the landlord's or owner's account for service charges for utilities, information necessary to determine compliance with NRS 704.940 , details of any changes in ownership during the period covered by the report and such other information as the Commission deems necessary to determine whether the landlord or owner has complied with the provisions of this chapter which apply to manufactured home parks, mobile home parks and company towns. The Commission shall by regulation provide for the annual filing of the reports.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 706.021 — NV Code / Title 58 / Chapter 706 / Section 706.021
“Broker” defined
Status: in_force

1. “Broker” means a person who is not a common motor carrier and not a bona fide employee or agent of any such carrier, who or which, as principal or agent, sells or offers for sale any transportation, or negotiates for, or holds himself, herself or itself out by solicitation, advertisement or otherwise as one who sells, provides, furnishes, contracts or arranges for, such transportation.

2. “Services” and “transportation” to which subsection 1 applies include all vehicles operated by, for, or in the interest of any motor carrier irrespective of ownership or of contract, express or implied, together with all facilities and property operated or controlled by any such carrier or carriers and used in the transportation of passengers or property in intrastate commerce or in the performance of any service in connection therewith.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 706.885 — NV Code / Title 58 / Chapter 706 / Section 706.885
Unlawful acts; criminal penalties; disciplinary action by Taxicab Authority and Administrator
Status: in_force

1. Any person who knowingly makes or causes to be made, either directly or indirectly, a false statement on an application, account or other statement required by the Taxicab Authority or the Administrator or who violates any of the provisions of NRS 706.881 to 706.885 , inclusive, is guilty of a misdemeanor.

2. The Taxicab Authority or Administrator may at any time, for good cause shown and upon at least 5 days' notice to the grantee of any certificate or driver's permit, and after a hearing unless waived by the grantee, penalize the grantee of a certificate to a maximum amount of $15,000 or penalize the grantee of a driver's permit to a maximum amount of $500 or suspend or revoke the certificate or driver's permit granted by the Taxicab Authority or Administrator, respectively, for: (a) Any violation of any provision of NRS 706.881 to 706.885 , inclusive, or any regulation of the Taxicab Authority or Administrator. (b) Knowingly permitting or requiring any employee to violate any provision of NRS 706.881 to 706.885 , inclusive, or any regulation of the Taxicab Authority or Administrator. If a penalty is imposed on the grantee of a certificate pursuant to this section, the Taxicab Authority or Administrator may require the grantee to pay the costs of the proceeding, including investigative costs and attorney's fees.

3. When a driver or certificate holder fails to appear at the time and place stated in the notice for the hearing, the Administrator shall enter a finding of default. Upon a finding of default, the Administrator may suspend or revoke the license, permit or certificate of the person who failed to appear and impose the penalties provided in this chapter. For good cause shown, the Administrator may set aside a finding of default and proceed with the hearing.

4. Any person who operates or permits a taxicab to be operated in passenger service without a certificate of public convenience and necessity issued pursuant to NRS 706.8827 , is guilty of a gross misdemeanor. If a law enforcement officer witnesses a violation of this subsection, the law enforcement officer may cause the vehicle to be towed immediately from the scene.

5. The conviction of a person pursuant to subsection 1 does not bar the Taxicab Authority or Administrator from suspending or revoking any certificate, permit or license of the person convicted. The imposition of a fine or suspension or revocation of any certificate, permit or license by the Taxicab Authority or Administrator does not operate as a defense in any proceeding brought under subsection 1.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 701.712 — NV Code / Title 58 / Chapter 701 / Section 701.712
“Commercial hot-food holding cabinet” defined
Status: in_force

“ Commercial hot-food holding cabinet ”:

1. Means a heated, fully enclosed compartment with one or more solid or transparent doors designed to maintain the temperature of hot food that has been cooked using a separate appliance.

2. Does not include heated glass merchandizing cabinets, drawer warmers or cook-and-hold appliances.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 704B.210 — NV Code / Title 58 / Chapter 704B / Section 704B.210
Submission of report to Legislative Commission
Status: in_force

The Commission shall, not later than 2 business days after receiving a request in writing from the Legislative Commission, submit to the Legislative Commission a written report which summarizes for the period requested by the Legislative Commission:

1. Each application which was filed with the Commission pursuant to the provisions of this chapter and which requested approval of a proposed transaction between an eligible customer and a provider of new electric resources;

2. The public information that the eligible customer included with the application;

3. The findings of the Commission concerning the effect of the proposed transaction on the public interest; and

4. Whether the Commission approved the application and, if so, the effective date of the proposed transaction, the terms and conditions of the proposed transaction, and the terms, conditions and payments ordered by the Commission.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 706A.180 — NV Code / Title 58 / Chapter 706A / Section 706A.180
Company prohibited from allowing driver or monitored autonomous vehicle provider to connect to passenger under certain circumstances; inspection of vehicles used by drivers and monitored autonomous vehicles used by monitored autonomous vehicle providers
Status: in_force

1. A transportation network company shall not allow a driver or monitored autonomous vehicle provider to be connected to potential passengers using the digital network or software application service of the company if the motor vehicle operated by the driver or the monitored autonomous vehicle operated by the monitored autonomous vehicle provider to provide transportation services: (a) Is not in compliance with all federal, state and local laws concerning the operation and maintenance of the motor vehicle or monitored autonomous vehicle. (b) Has less than four doors. (c) Is designed to carry more than eight passengers, including the driver. (d) Is a farm tractor, mobile home, recreational vehicle, semitractor, semitrailer, trailer, bus, motorcycle or tow car.

2. A transportation network company shall inspect or cause to be inspected every motor vehicle used by a driver to provide transportation services and every monitored autonomous vehicle used by a monitored autonomous vehicle provider to provide transportation services before allowing the driver to use the motor vehicle or the monitored autonomous vehicle provider to use the monitored autonomous vehicle to provide transportation services and not less than once each year thereafter.

3. The inspection required by subsection 2 must include, without limitation, an inspection of the foot and emergency brakes, steering, windshield, rear window, other glass, windshield wipers, headlights, tail lights, turn indicator lights, braking lights, front seat adjustment mechanism, doors, horn, speedometer, bumpers, muffler, exhaust, tires, rear view mirrors and safety belts of the vehicle which ensures the proper functioning of each component.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 704.850 — NV Code / Title 58 / Chapter 704 / Section 704.850
“Person” defined
Status: in_force

“Person” includes a natural person, corporation, partnership, public utility, government, governmental agency, political subdivision of a government and any other entity that seeks to construct a utility facility.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 706.88183 — NV Code / Title 58 / Chapter 706 / Section 706.88183
Adoption of regulations implementing system to verify validity of medallions
Status: in_force

1. The Taxicab Authority shall implement a system to verify the validity of a temporary or permanent medallion issued by the Taxicab Authority.

2. As used in this section, “ medallion ” means the temporary or permanent authority to operate a taxicab within the jurisdiction of the Taxicab Authority which is issued by the Taxicab Authority pursuant to NRS 706.8811 to 706.885 , inclusive.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 704B.100 — NV Code / Title 58 / Chapter 704B / Section 704B.100
“Generation asset” defined
Status: in_force

“ Generation asset ” means any plant, facility, equipment or system which is located within or outside this state and which converts nonelectrical energy into electrical energy or otherwise produces electrical energy.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 701B.990 — NV Code / Title 58 / Chapter 701B / Section 701B.990
Board of Directors: Creation; appointment; qualifications; terms; election of Chair; meetings; quorum; adoption of rules; allowances and expenses of members
Status: in_force

1. There is hereby created the Board of Directors of the Nevada Clean Energy Fund, consisting of the following nine members: (a) The Director of the Office of Energy; (b) The Executive Director of the Office of Economic Development or his or her designee; (c) The Real Estate Administrator of the Department of Business and Industry or his or her designee; (d) The Commissioner of Financial Institutions or his or her designee; (e) One member appointed by the Governor from among a list of nominees submitted by the State Contractors' Board; (f) One member appointed by the Governor from among a list of nominees submitted by labor organizations in this State; (g) One member appointed by the Governor from among a list of nominees submitted by the board of county commissioners of the county in this State with the largest population; (h) One member appointed by the Governor from among a list of nominees submitted by the board of county commissioners of the county in this State with the second largest population; and (i) One member appointed by the Governor from among a list of nominees submitted by the boards of county commissioners of the counties in this State not described in paragraph (g) or (h).

2. The members appointed to the Board pursuant to paragraphs (e) to (i), inclusive, of subsection 1 should have expertise in matters relating to renewable energy, economic development, banking, law, finance or other matters relevant to the work of the Board. When appointing a member to the Board, consideration must be given to whether the members appointed to the Board reflect the ethnic and geographical diversity of this State.

3. The term of each member of the Board appointed pursuant to paragraphs (e) to (i), inclusive, of subsection 1 is 3 years. A member may be reappointed for additional terms of 3 years in the same manner as the original appointment. A vacancy occurring in the membership of the Board must be filled in the same manner as the original appointment.

4. The Board shall annually elect a Chair from among its members.

5. The Board shall meet regularly at least semiannually and may meet at other times upon the call of the Chair. Any five members of the Committee constitute a quorum for the purpose of voting. A majority vote of the quorum is required to take action with respect to any matter.

6. The Board shall adopt rules for its own management and government.

7. While engaged in the business of the Board, each member of the Board is entitled to receive the per diem allowance and travel expenses provided for state officers and employees generally.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 701B.945 — NV Code / Title 58 / Chapter 701B / Section 701B.945
“Board” defined
Status: in_force

“ Board ” means the Board of Directors of the Nevada Clean Energy Fund.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 705.42935 — NV Code / Title 58 / Chapter 705 / Section 705.42935
Designation of Commission as agency of State of Nevada for certain purposes
Status: in_force

<See notes for changes to this section effective under certain conditions.>

The Commission is hereby designated as an agency of the State of Nevada for the purposes of carrying out the provisions of NRS 705.4291 to 705.4296 , inclusive.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 710.040 — NV Code / Title 58 / Chapter 710 / Section 710.040
Limitations on issuance of general and special obligation bonds and other securities
Status: in_force

1. The total of all general obligation bonds and other general obligation securities constituting a debt (but excluding revenue bonds and other securities constituting special obligations) issued to finance any undertaking authorized in NRS 710.010 to 710.035 , inclusive, must be in a principal amount not to exceed 10 percent of the assessed valuation of all property in the county for the year in which the bonds are issued. Such general obligation securities constitute a separate classification of debt of the county and do not exhaust its debt-incurring power for other purposes under any other statutory debt limitation.

2. No revenue bonds or other securities constituting special obligations of the county payable from the revenues of the system may be issued for any undertaking authorized in NRS 710.035 , unless the earnings derived from the operation of the system for the fiscal year immediately preceding the date of the issuance of such revenue bonds or other securities has been sufficient to pay the operation and maintenance expenses of the system for the fiscal year, and, in addition, sufficient to pay an amount representing 125 percent of the average annual principal and interest requirements of the outstanding bonds and other securities of the county payable from the revenues of the system and the bonds or other securities proposed to be issued.

3. This section does not prevent the county from funding, refunding or reissuing any securities of the county appertaining to the system as provided in the Local Government Securities Law, except as therein limited.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 706.4475 — NV Code / Title 58 / Chapter 706 / Section 706.4475
Operator prohibited from knowingly towing vehicle after another operator already requested
Status: in_force

An operator shall not knowingly tow a vehicle that another operator has previously been requested to tow.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 704.3296 — NV Code / Title 58 / Chapter 704 / Section 704.3296
“Electric utility” defined
Status: in_force

As used in NRS 704.3296 to 704.410 , inclusive, unless the context otherwise requires, “ electric utility ” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 704.7571 .
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 704.329 — NV Code / Title 58 / Chapter 704 / Section 704.329
Mergers, acquisitions or changes in control of public utility or entity that holds controlling interest in public utility: Authorization of Commission required; time within which Commission must act; exceptions
Status: in_force

1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 6, a person shall not merge with, directly acquire, indirectly acquire through a subsidiary or affiliate, or otherwise directly or indirectly obtain control of a public utility doing business in this State or an entity that holds a controlling interest in such a public utility without first submitting to the Commission an application for authorization of the proposed transaction and obtaining authorization from the Commission.

2. Any transaction that violates the provisions of this section is void and unenforceable and is not valid for any purpose.

3. Before authorizing a proposed transaction pursuant to this section, the Commission shall consider the effect of the proposed transaction on the public interest and the customers in this State. The Commission shall not authorize the proposed transaction unless the Commission finds that the proposed transaction: (a) Will be in the public interest; and (b) Complies with the provisions of NRS 704.7561 to 704.7595 , inclusive, if the proposed transaction is subject to those provisions.

4. The Commission may base its authorization of the proposed transaction upon such terms, conditions or modifications as the Commission deems appropriate.

5. If the Commission does not issue a final order regarding the proposed transaction within 180 days after the date on which an application or amended application for authorization of the proposed transaction was filed with the Commission, and the proposed transaction is not subject to the provisions of NRS 704.7561 to 704.7595 , inclusive, the proposed transaction shall be deemed to be authorized by the Commission.

6. The provisions of this section do not apply to: (a) The transfer of stock of a public utility doing business in this State or to the transfer of the stock of an entity that holds a controlling interest in such a public utility, if a transfer of not more than 25 percent of the common stock of such a public utility or entity is proposed. (b) Except as otherwise provided in this paragraph, a proposed transaction involving a public utility doing business in this State providing telecommunication services or an entity that holds a controlling interest in such a public utility if, in the most recently completed calendar year, not more than 10 percent of the gross operating revenue of the public utility or the entity that holds a controlling interest in the public utility was derived from intrastate telecommunication services provided to retail customers in this State by the public utility. A person who proposes such a transaction shall file with the Commission written notice of the proposed transaction. The notice must identify each party to the proposed transaction and include a verified statement that not more than 10 percent of the gross operating revenue of the public utility or the entity that holds a controlling interest in the public utility was derived from intrastate telecommunication services provided to retail customers in this State by the public utility in the most recently completed calendar year. Upon filing the notice required by this paragraph, the person may submit a written request that the Regulatory Operations Staff of the Commission and the Consumer's Advocate waive the right pursuant to subparagraph (1) to request an order from the Commission requiring the person to file an application for authorization of the proposed transaction. If the Regulatory Operations Staff and the Consumer's Advocate waive in writing the right to request an order from the Commission requiring the person to file an application, the proposed transaction is exempted from the provisions of this section. Such a proposed transaction is not exempted from the provisions of this section if: (1) Not later than 30 days after the date on which the person undertaking the proposed transaction files the notice required by this paragraph, the Regulatory Operations Staff of the Commission or the Consumer's Advocate requests an order from the Commission requiring the person to file an application for authorization of the proposed transaction, and has not waived its right to request such an order; (2) The request alleges in sufficient detail that the proposed transaction may materially affect retail customers of public utilities in this State; and (3) The Commission issues an order requiring the person to file an application for authorization of the proposed transaction. (c) A public utility engaged in the business of furnishing, for compensation, water or services for the disposal of sewage, or both, to persons within this State if the utility: (1) Serves 15 persons or less; and (2) Operates in a county whose population is 700,000 or more. (d) A provider of commercial mobile radio service.

7. As used in this section: (a) “ Person ” means: (1) A natural person; (2) Any form of business or social organization and any other nongovernmental legal entity, including, without limitation, a corporation, partnership, association, trust or unincorporated organization; (3) A government or an agency or instrumentality of a government, including, without limitation, this State or an agency or instrumentality of this State; and (4) A political subdivision of this State or of any other government or an agency or instrumentality of a political subdivision of this State or of any other government. (b) “ Transaction ” means a merger, acquisition or change in control described in subsection 1.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 706.678 — NV Code / Title 58 / Chapter 706 / Section 706.678
“Intrastate driver” defined
Status: in_force

“ Intrastate driver ” means a driver who operates a commercial motor vehicle exclusively within this State for a period of 7 or more consecutive days. The term does not include a person who is an employee of a public utility, as that term is defined in NRS 704.020 .
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 706.3058 — NV Code / Title 58 / Chapter 706 / Section 706.3058
Operator of taxicab: Permitted forms of security
Status: in_force

For the purposes of NRS 706.3056 , the Department may accept from the operator of a taxicab any one of the following forms of security, or any combination thereof:

1. A time certificate of deposit with any bank or credit union licensed or chartered by this State or the Federal Government, made payable to the operator and the Department.

2. Bonds and securities issued or guaranteed by the Federal Government made payable to the operator and the Department.

3. A deposit in an amount required by NRS 706.3056 made with the State Treasurer, with the Department appointed as trustee of the deposit.

4. A surety bond submitted on behalf of the operator by any surety company authorized to transact business in this State.

5. Any other form of security, including the net worth of the operator, which is acceptable to the Department.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 704.734 — NV Code / Title 58 / Chapter 704 / Section 704.734
Surplus asset retirement plans: Filing; contents; subject to approval by Commission
Status: in_force

1. For each asset which has been classified as surplus by an electric utility pursuant to NRS 704.7338 or reclassified as surplus by the Commission pursuant to NRS 704.7339 , each electric utility which owns all or part of the asset shall file a surplus asset retirement plan with the Commission within 120 days after the asset has been classified or reclassified as surplus. Such a plan is subject to the approval of the Commission.

2. A surplus asset retirement plan must include: (a) A brief description of the asset, including without limitation, its generating capacity, its current condition and any details regarding ownership. (b) A plan for the decommissioning of the site, including without limitation, the closure of any remaining operational activities, any required environmental remediation, the removal and disposal of any physical assets deemed unsuitable for redevelopment and remediation, as determined by the Division of Environmental Protection of the State Department of Conservation and Natural Resources pursuant to NRS 704.7318 , or, if decommissioning is underway or completed, a full description of the decommissioning program. (c) A marketing plan for the sale of the asset, prepared in consultation with the Office of Economic Development, which must disclose any environmental issues or other restrictions and emphasize the value of the asset in its marketplace. (d) A timeline for implementation of the plan, including without limitation, key dates for completion of benchmarks including a final sale date. To the extent reasonably possible, the timeline must indicate a final sale date that is within 30 months after commencement of the plan.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 704.6623 — NV Code / Title 58 / Chapter 704 / Section 704.6623
Plan of water conversion: Submission of water loss audit or certain calculations regarding water service; comparison with previous audit or calculations and analysis of progress towards goals; exception
Status: in_force

1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 4, each public utility that is required to adopt or update a plan of water conservation in accordance with the provisions of NRS 704.662 and: (a) Serves 3,300 persons or more must conduct a water loss audit in accordance with the methodology and software of the American Water Works Association for water loss auditing. The results of the water loss audit must be submitted by the public utility to the Commission with the plan of water conservation or update to the plan of water conservation, as applicable. (b) Serves less than 3,300 persons must calculate the amount of water delivered by the supplier of water and the amount of water that was billed to customers of the supplier of water for each year. The calculations must be submitted by the public utility to the Commission with the plan for water conservation or update to the plan of water conservation, as applicable.

2. If the public utility has previously submitted the results of a water loss audit to the Commission pursuant to paragraph (a) of subsection 1, and is submitting an update to the plan of water conservation, the public utility must also submit to the Commission: (a) A comparison between the results of the new water loss audit and the previous water loss audit; and (b) An analysis of any progress made by the public utility towards the goals for acceptable water loss established in the plan for water conservation pursuant to paragraph (c) of subsection 1 of NRS 704.6622 .

3. If the public utility has previously submitted the results of the calculations conducted pursuant to paragraph (b) of subsection 1 to the Commission, and is submitting an update to the plan of water conservation, the supplier must also submit to the Commission: (a) A comparison between the results of the new calculations and the previous calculations; and (b) An analysis of any progress made by the public utility towards the goals for acceptable water loss established in the plan for water conservation pursuant to paragraph (c) of subsection 1 of NRS 704.6622 . 4. The provisions of this section do not apply to a transient water system as defined in NRS 445A.848 .
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 705.190 — NV Code / Title 58 / Chapter 705 / Section 705.190
Owner or operator of railroad to provide notice upon injuring or killing livestock; notice to be posted at stations and forwarded to State Department of Agriculture; contents of notice
Status: in_force

1. Every owner or operator of a railroad in this state who injures or kills any livestock of any description by running an engine or car over or against the livestock shall: (a) Within 5 days thereafter post for at least 30 days, at the first railroad station in each direction from the place of the injury or killing, notices in writing in a conspicuous place on the outside of the stations; and (b) Within 10 days after injuring or killing the livestock, forward by registered or certified mail a duplicate of each notice to the State Department of Agriculture.

2. The notice must: (a) Contain the number and kind of the animals injured or killed, with a full description of the animals, including brands and marks and sex. (b) Give the time and place, as near as possible, of the injury or killing. (c) Be dated and signed by an officer or agent of the owner or operator of the railroad concerned.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 701.732 — NV Code / Title 58 / Chapter 701 / Section 701.732
“Flexible demand” defined
Status: in_force

“ Flexible demand ” means the capability to schedule, shift or curtail the electrical demand of a customer of a utility through direct action by the customer or through action by a third party, the utility or a grid-balancing authority, with the consent of the customer.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 703.154 — NV Code / Title 58 / Chapter 703 / Section 703.154
Regulations to ensure safe operation and maintenance of certain storage facilities and intrastate pipelines; Commission has final authority to regulate such facilities and pipelines; administrative fine
Status: in_force

1. The Commission may adopt such regulations as are necessary to ensure the safe operation and maintenance of all storage facilities and intrastate pipelines in this State which are used to store and transport natural gas, liquefied petroleum gas, in its liquid or vapor form, or any mixture thereof. Regulations adopted pursuant to this subsection do not apply to activities that are subject to the provisions of NRS 590.465 to 590.645 , inclusive, or chapter 704 of NRS.

2. If the Commission and any other governmental entity or agency of the State have coexisting jurisdiction over the regulation of such storage facilities and intrastate pipelines, the Commission has the final authority to regulate those facilities and pipelines and to take such actions as are necessary to carry out the regulations adopted pursuant to subsection 1.

3. A person who violates any of the provisions of a regulation adopted by the Commission pursuant to subsection 1 is liable for an administrative fine not to exceed $200,000 per day for each day of the violation and not to exceed $2,000,000 for any related series of violations. The amount of the administrative fine must be determined in the manner provided in NRS 703.380 .
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 704.688795 — NV Code / Title 58 / Chapter 704 / Section 704.688795
Requirements regarding inmate calling service: Filing of schedule or tariff with Commission for approval; schedule or tariff requirements; submission of revised schedule or tariff upon revision of rate cap or limitation by Commission
Status: in_force

1. Before providing an inmate calling service, a competitive supplier must file with the Commission, for its approval, a schedule or tariff that specifies the rates, pricing, terms and conditions applicable to the inmate calling service to be provided.

2. The Commission: (a) Shall approve any schedule or tariff that specifies rates, pricing, terms and conditions that: (1) Do not exceed a rate cap prescribed by the Commission; and (2) Comply with any limitation prescribed by the Commission. (b) May approve a schedule or tariff that specifies rates, pricing, terms and conditions that exceed a rate cap or fail to comply with a limitation prescribed by the Commission pursuant to the procedure for approval prescribed by regulations adopted by the Commission pursuant to NRS 704.6888 .

3. A competitive supplier that files with the Commission a schedule or tariff that exceeds a rate cap or fails to comply with a limitation prescribed by the Commission shall submit with the schedule or tariff: (a) A statement that demonstrates that the rate cap or limitation is not a just or reasonable rate or limitation for the competitive supplier; and (b) Proof that the competitive supplier participated in a public hearing conducted by the Commission for the purposes of establishing the rate cap or limitation.

4. A competitive supplier shall submit a revised schedule or tariff within 30 days after the date on which the Commission revises a rate cap or limitation if the schedule or tariff on file with the Commission for the competitive supplier exceeds the revised rate cap or fails to comply with the revised limitation.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 701A.300 — NV Code / Title 58 / Chapter 701A / Section 701A.300
Definitions
Status: in_force

<Section expires by limitation effective June 30, 2049. >

As used in NRS 701A.300 to 701A.390 , inclusive, unless the context otherwise requires, the words and terms defined in NRS 701A.305 to 701A.345 , inclusive, have the meanings ascribed to them in those sections.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 704.68861 — NV Code / Title 58 / Chapter 704 / Section 704.68861
Applicability
Status: in_force

1. Except as otherwise provided in this section, any telecommunication provider operating within this State is a competitive supplier that is subject to the provisions of NRS 704.68861 to 704.68887 , inclusive.

2. A small-scale provider of last resort is not a competitive supplier that is subject to the provisions of NRS 704.68861 to 704.68887 , inclusive, unless the small-scale provider of last resort is authorized by the Commission pursuant to NRS 704.68869 to be regulated as a competitive supplier.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 704.327 — NV Code / Title 58 / Chapter 704 / Section 704.327
Payment of necessary expenses of Commission by public utility
Status: in_force

All necessary expenses incurred by the Commission in the administration of NRS 704.322 to 704.326 , inclusive, shall be charged against and collected from the public utility by the Commission.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 701A.365 — NV Code / Title 58 / Chapter 701A / Section 701A.365
Requirements for approval of application; exceptions; submission of annual report to Office of Economic Development
Status: in_force

<Section effective until June 30, 2032, when it expires by limitation. See, also, section 701A.365 effective July 1, 2032, to June 30, 2049, when it expires by limitation.>

1. The Director, in consultation with the Office of Economic Development, shall approve an application for a partial abatement pursuant to NRS 701A.300 to 701A.390 , inclusive, if the Director, in consultation with the Office of Economic Development, makes the following determinations: (a) The applicant has executed an agreement with the Director which must: (1) State that the facility will, after the date on which the abatement becomes effective, continue in operation in this State for a period specified by the Director, which must be at least 10 years, and will continue to meet the eligibility requirements for the abatement; and (2) Bind the successors in interest in the facility for the specified period. (b) The facility is registered pursuant to the laws of this State or the applicant commits to obtain a valid business license and all other permits required by the county, city or town in which the facility operates. (c) No funding is or will be provided by any governmental entity in this State for the acquisition, design or construction of the facility or for the acquisition of any land therefor, except any private activity bonds as defined in 26 U.S.C. § 141 . (d) Except as otherwise provided in paragraph (e), if the facility will be located in a county whose population is 100,000 or more or a city whose population is 60,000 or more, the facility meets the following requirements: (1) There will be 75 or more full-time employees working on the construction of the facility during the second quarter of construction, including, unless waived by the Director for good cause, at least 50 percent who are residents of Nevada; (2) Establishing the facility will require the facility to make a capital investment of at least $10,000,000 in this State in capital assets that will be retained at the location of the facility until at least the date which is 5 years after the date on which the abatement becomes effective; (3) The average hourly wage that will be paid by the facility to its employees in this State is at least 110 percent of the average statewide hourly wage, excluding management and administrative employees, as established by the Employment Security Division of the Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation on July 1 of each fiscal year; and (4) Except as otherwise provided in subsection 6, the average hourly wage of the employees working on the construction of the facility will be at least 175 percent of the average statewide hourly wage, excluding management and administrative employees, as established by the Employment Security Division of the Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation on July 1 of each fiscal year and: (I) The employees working on the construction of the facility must be provided a health insurance plan that is provided by a third-party administrator and includes health insurance coverage for dependents of the employees; and (II) The cost of the benefits provided to the employees working on the construction of the facility will meet the minimum requirements for benefits established by the Director by regulation pursuant to NRS 701A.390 . (e) If the facility will be located in a county whose population is less than 100,000, in an area of a county whose population is 100,000 or more that is located within the geographic boundaries of an area that is designated as rural by the United States Department of Agriculture and at least 20 miles outside of the geographic boundaries of an area designated as urban by the United States Department of Agriculture, or in a city whose population is less than 60,000, the facility meets the following requirements: (1) There will be 50 or more full-time employees working on the construction of the facility during the second quarter of construction, including, unless waived by the Director for good cause, at least 50 percent who are residents of Nevada; (2) Establishing the facility will require the facility to make a capital investment of at least $3,000,000 in this State in capital assets that will be retained at the location of the facility until at least the date which is 5 years after the date on which the abatement becomes effective; (3) The average hourly wage that will be paid by the facility to its employees in this State is at least 110 percent of the average statewide hourly wage, excluding management and administrative employees, as established by the Employment Security Division of the Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation on July 1 of each fiscal year; and (4) Except as otherwise provided in subsection 6, the average hourly wage of the employees working on the construction of the facility will be at least 175 percent of the average statewide hourly wage, excluding management and administrative employees, as established by the Employment Security Division of the Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation on July 1 of each fiscal year and: (I) The employees working on the construction of the facility must be provided a health insurance plan that is provided by a third-party administrator and includes health insurance coverage for dependents of the employees; and (II) The cost of the benefits provided to the employees working on the construction of the facility will meet the minimum requirements for benefits established by the Director by regulation pursuant to NRS 701A.390 . (f) The financial benefits that will result to this State from the employment by the facility of the residents of this State and from capital investments by the facility in this State will exceed the loss of tax revenue that will result from the abatement. (g) The facility is consistent with the State Plan for Economic Development developed by the Executive Director of the Office of Economic Development pursuant to subsection 2 of NRS 231.053 .

2. The Director shall not approve an application for a partial abatement of the taxes imposed pursuant to chapter 361 of NRS submitted pursuant to NRS 701A.360 by a facility for the generation of process heat from solar renewable energy, a wholesale facility for the generation of electricity from renewable energy, a facility for the storage of energy from renewable generation or a hybrid renewable generation and energy storage facility unless the application is approved or deemed approved pursuant to this subsection. The board of county commissioners of a county must provide notice to the Director that the board intends to consider an application and, if such notice is given, must approve or deny the application not later than 30 days after the board receives a copy of the application. The board of county commissioners: (a) Shall, in considering an application pursuant to this subsection, make a recommendation to the Director regarding the application; (b) May, in considering an application pursuant to this subsection, deny an application only if the board of county commissioners determines, based on relevant information, that: (1) The projected cost of the services that the local government is required to provide to the facility will exceed the amount of tax revenue that the local government is projected to receive as a result of the abatement; or (2) The projected financial benefits that will result to the county from the employment by the facility of the residents of this State and from capital investments by the facility in the county will not exceed the projected loss of tax revenue that will result from the abatement; (c) Must not condition the approval of the application on a requirement that the facility agree to purchase, lease or otherwise acquire in its own name or on behalf of the county any infrastructure, equipment, facilities or other property in the county that is not directly related to or otherwise necessary for the construction and operation of the facility; and (d) May, without regard to whether the board has provided notice to the Director of its intent to consider the application, make a recommendation to the Director regarding the application. If the board of county commissioners does not approve or deny the application within 30 days after the board receives from the Director a copy of the application, the application shall be deemed approved.

3. Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection 1, the Director, in consultation with the Office of Economic Development, may, if the Director, in consultation with the Office, determines that such action is necessary: (a) Approve an application for a partial abatement for a facility that does not meet any requirement set forth in subparagraph (1) or (2) of paragraph (d) of subsection 1 or subparagraph (1) or (2) of paragraph (e) of subsection 1; or (b) Add additional requirements that a facility must meet to qualify for a partial abatement.

4. The Director shall cooperate with the Office of Economic Development in carrying out the provisions of this section.

5. The Director shall submit to the Office of Economic Development an annual report, at such a time and containing such information as the Office may require, regarding the partial abatements granted pursuant to this section.

6. The provisions of subparagraph (4) of paragraph (d) of subsection 1 and subparagraph (4) of paragraph (e) of subsection 1 concerning the average hourly wage of the employees working on the construction of a facility do not apply to the wages of an apprentice as that term is defined in NRS 610.010 .

7. As used in this section, “ wage ” or “ wages ”: (a) Means: (1) The basic hourly rate of pay; and (2) The amount of any hourly contribution made to a third-party administrator pursuant to a pension plan or vacation plan which is for the benefit of the employee. (b) Except as otherwise provided in paragraph (a), does not include the amount of any health insurance plan, pension or other bona fide fringe benefits which are a benefit to the employee.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 706.8845 — NV Code / Title 58 / Chapter 706 / Section 706.8845
Standards of conduct while on duty
Status: in_force

While a driver is on duty, the driver shall:

1. Be appropriately dressed by the standards of the taxicab business.

2. Be neat and clean in person and appearance.

3. Refrain from talking loudly, uttering profanity and from shouting to other drivers.

4. Not have in the driver’s possession a lighted cigar, cigarette or pipe while a passenger is being carried in the taxicab.

5. Not chew tobacco or use snuff while a passenger is being carried in the taxicab.

6. Attend the taxicab if it is being held out for hire.

7. Not permit the taxicab to remain at a taxicab stand unless it is being held out for hire.

8. Discourage passengers from entering or leaving a taxicab from the left side except at the left curb of a one-way street or while the car is parked perpendicularly to a curb.

9. Not load or unload passengers or luggage at an intersection or crosswalk or at any place or in any manner that will interfere with the orderly flow of traffic.

10. Not carry more than two passengers in the front seat of the taxicab or carry more passengers in the back seat of the taxicab than are authorized by the manufacturer's recommendations.

11. Not leave the taxicab unattended with the key in the ignition lock.

12. Operate the taxicab in accordance with all applicable state and local laws and regulations and with due regard for the safety, comfort and convenience of passengers and of the general public.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 704.061 — NV Code / Title 58 / Chapter 704 / Section 704.061
Definitions
Status: in_force

As used in NRS 704.061 to 704.110 , inclusive, unless the context otherwise requires, the words and terms defined in NRS 704.062 , 704.065 and 704.066 have the meanings ascribed to them in those sections.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 706A.046 — NV Code / Title 58 / Chapter 706A / Section 706A.046
“Monitored autonomous vehicle monitor” defined
Status: in_force

“ Monitored autonomous vehicle monitor ” means a person employed by a monitored autonomous vehicle provider to remain physically present in a monitored autonomous vehicle at all times during the operation of the vehicle to ensure:

1. The safety of the operations of the monitored autonomous vehicle; and

2. That the monitored autonomous vehicle complies with the applicable motor vehicle laws and traffic laws of this State.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 709.260 — NV Code / Title 58 / Chapter 709 / Section 709.260
Notice of hearing on application for extension of term of franchise; objections
Status: in_force

1. Upon the receipt of an application for the extension of the term of any franchise mentioned in NRS 709.250 , the board of county commissioners shall: (a) Set the application for hearing at its next regular meeting thereafter. (b) Cause such notice thereof to be given as it may deem reasonable.

2. At the hearing objections to extending the term of the franchise may be heard and considered.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 704.7595 — NV Code / Title 58 / Chapter 704 / Section 704.7595
Effect of violation
Status: in_force

If an electric utility disposes of a generation asset in violation of NRS 704.7561 to 704.7595 , inclusive, the disposal is void and unenforceable and is not valid for any purpose.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 706.136 — NV Code / Title 58 / Chapter 706 / Section 706.136
“Trailer” defined
Status: in_force

“Trailer” means every vehicle designed to be drawn by a motor vehicle and so constructed that no part of its weight rests upon the towing vehicle.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 707.610 — NV Code / Title 58 / Chapter 707 / Section 707.610
“Department” defined
Status: in_force

“ Department ” means the Department of Public Safety.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 705.070 — NV Code / Title 58 / Chapter 705 / Section 705.070
NRS 705.030 to 705.060, inclusive, not to invalidate contracts made before March 27, 1913
Status: in_force

NRS 705.030 to 705.060 , inclusive, shall not be held to invalidate or affect in any way any contract of the kind referred to in NRS 705.030 to 705.050 , inclusive, made prior to March 27, 1913, and any such contract made prior to March 27, 1913, may, upon compliance with the provisions of NRS 705.030 to 705.060 , inclusive, be recorded as provided in NRS 705.060 .
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 704.7611 — NV Code / Title 58 / Chapter 704 / Section 704.7611
“Alternative rate-making mechanism” defined
Status: in_force

“ Alternative rate-making mechanism ” means a rate-making mechanism in an alternative rate-making plan and includes, without limitation, performance-based rates, formula rates, multi-year rate plans, subscription pricing, an earnings-sharing mechanism, decoupling mechanism or any other rate-making mechanism authorized by the Commission by regulation.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 704.325 — NV Code / Title 58 / Chapter 704 / Section 704.325
Limitations on application of security or proceeds
Status: in_force

No public utility shall, without the consent of the Commission, apply any security or any proceeds thereof to any purpose not specified in the Commission's order, or supplemental order, or to any purpose in excess of the amount allowed for such purpose in such order, or otherwise in contravention of such order.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 705.260 — NV Code / Title 58 / Chapter 705 / Section 705.260
“Common carrier” defined
Status: in_force

As used in NRS 705.260 to 705.340 , inclusive, “common carrier” shall include the receiver or receivers or other persons or corporations charged with the duty of management and operation of the business of a common carrier.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 705.4296 — NV Code / Title 58 / Chapter 705 / Section 705.4296
Governor to issue proclamation when System completed
Status: in_force

<See notes for changes to this section effective under certain conditions.>

The Governor shall declare, by public proclamation on the date of completion of the Super Speed Ground Transportation System connecting southern California with Southern Nevada, that the System has been completed.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 711.240 — NV Code / Title 58 / Chapter 711 / Section 711.240
Unfair trade practices prohibited
Status: in_force

1. Except with respect to reasonable promotional activities, a video service provider shall not advertise, offer to provide or provide any video service to subscribers at a rate, including any rebate, less than the cost to the video service provider to provide that service with the intent to: (a) Impair fair competition or restrain trade among video service providers which provide video service in the same area; or (b) Create a monopoly.

2. For the purposes of this section, “ cost ” means the expense of doing business, including, without limitation, expenses for labor, rent, depreciation, interest, maintenance, delivery of the video service, franchise fees, taxes, insurance and advertising.

3. A violation of subsection 1 constitutes a prohibited act under NRS 598A.060 . The Attorney General and any other person may exercise the powers conferred by that chapter to prevent, remedy or punish such a violation. The provisions of chapter 598A of NRS apply to any such violation.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 701B.865 — NV Code / Title 58 / Chapter 701B / Section 701B.865
Procedure for selection and notification of participants; authorization to construct waterpower energy system; submission of incentive claim form and supporting information; determination of amount of incentive; withdrawal of participant; forfeiture of incentive; certification of compliance; regulations
Status: in_force

<Section expires by limitation effective Dec. 31, 2025.>

1. An applicant who wishes to participate in the Waterpower Demonstration Program must submit an application to a utility.

2. After reviewing an application submitted pursuant to subsection 1 and ensuring that the applicant meets the qualifications and requirements to be eligible to participate in the Program, a utility may select the applicant for participation in the Program.

3. Not later than 30 days after the date on which the utility selects an applicant, the utility shall provide written notice of the selection to the applicant.

4. After the utility selects an applicant to participate in the Program, the utility may approve the waterpower energy system proposed by the applicant. Upon the utility's approval of the waterpower energy system: (a) The utility shall provide to the applicant notice of the approval and the amount of incentive for which the waterpower energy system is eligible; and (b) The applicant may construct the waterpower energy system.

5. Upon the completion of the construction of a waterpower energy system, the participant must submit to the utility an incentive claim form and any supporting information, including, without limitation, a verification of the installed cost of the project and a calculation of the expected system output.

6. Upon receipt of the incentive claim form and verification that the waterpower energy system is properly connected, the utility shall issue an incentive payment to the participant.

7. The amount of the incentive for which an applicant is eligible must be determined on the date on which the applicant is selected for participation in the Waterpower Demonstration Program, except that: (a) An applicant forfeits eligibility for that amount of incentive if the applicant withdraws from participation in the Program or does not complete the construction of the waterpower energy system within 12 months after the date on which the applicant is selected for participation in the Program; and (b) No payment may be made by a utility after December 31, 2025, or made if such payment would otherwise cause the utility to exceed the limitations prescribed by NRS 701B.005 .

8. The total incentive paid to a participant in the Waterpower Demonstration Program must not exceed 50 percent of the total installed cost of the waterpower energy system of the participant.

9. An authorized representative of any public entity participating in the Waterpower Demonstration Program, including participation through a third-party ownership structure, shall provide the identifying number described in NRS 338.013 for such project and certify in the application and upon final completion of the waterpower energy system that the public entity has complied with all applicable requirements of this chapter and chapter 338 of NRS .

10. The Commission shall adopt regulations prescribing a process pursuant to which the utility must transmit to the Commission for inclusion in the public records of the Commission a copy of any application by a public entity or any related material requested by the Commission with any redacted personal identifying information of a customer.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 704.995 — NV Code / Title 58 / Chapter 704 / Section 704.995
“Person” defined
Status: in_force

“Person” includes a natural person, corporation, partnership, public utility, government, governmental agency and political subdivision of a government.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 701.620 — NV Code / Title 58 / Chapter 701 / Section 701.620
Compilation of information; preparation and publication of certain reports
Status: in_force

The Department of Wildlife shall:

1. Compile and maintain detailed information concerning each energy development project for which notice is filed pursuant to NRS 701.610 . The information must include, without limitation: (a) The location of the energy development project; (b) A description of the energy development project; (c) The estimated energy output of the energy development project; and (d) The amount charged for the reimbursement of costs for the energy development project in accordance with the regulations specified in subsection 4 of NRS 701.610 .

2. Prepare a report that covers the immediately preceding 2 fiscal years: (a) Containing the information compiled pursuant to subsection 1; and (b) Setting forth the effect, if any, on the budget of the Department of Wildlife as a result of receiving the reimbursement of costs for providing information concerning energy development projects and the manner in which the total amount received for those costs was used by the Department.

3. On or before January 31 of each odd-numbered year, post the report required pursuant to subsection 2 on the Internet website maintained by the Department of Wildlife.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 707.440 — NV Code / Title 58 / Chapter 707 / Section 707.440
“Eligible provider” defined
Status: in_force

“ Eligible provider ” means a telecommunication provider that has been designated as an eligible telecommunications carrier by the Commission to receive universal service support pursuant to 47 U.S.C. § 214 , as that section existed on January 1, 1999.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 701B.840 — NV Code / Title 58 / Chapter 701B / Section 701B.840
Regulations: Establishment of capacity goals and incentives
Status: in_force

<Section expires by limitation effective Dec. 31, 2025.>

The Commission shall adopt regulations that establish:

1. The capacity goals for the Program, which must provide that not less than 1 megawatt of capacity be set aside for the installation of waterpower energy systems with a nameplate capacity of 100 kilowatts or less.

2. A system of incentives for waterpower energy systems with a nameplate capacity of not more than 500 kilowatts.

3. A system of incentives that are based on rebates that decline as the capacity goals for the Program are met. The rebates must be based on predicted energy savings.

4. The procedure for claiming incentives, including, without limitation, the form and content of the incentive claim form.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 704.7822 — NV Code / Title 58 / Chapter 704 / Section 704.7822
Calculation of electricity generated or acquired from certain solar photovoltaic systems
Status: in_force

For the purpose of complying with a portfolio standard established pursuant to NRS 704.7821 or 704.78213 , a provider shall be deemed to have generated or acquired 2.4 kilowatt-hours of electricity from a renewable energy system for each 1.0 kilowatt-hour of actual electricity generated or acquired from a solar photovoltaic system, if:

1. The system is installed on the premises of a retail customer;

2. The system was placed into operation on or before December 31, 2015; and

3. On an annual basis, at least 50 percent of the electricity generated by the system is utilized by the retail customer on that premises.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 704.79884 — NV Code / Title 58 / Chapter 704 / Section 704.79884
“Transmission provider” defined
Status: in_force

“ Transmission provider ” means a public utility that owns, controls or operates facilities used for the transmission of electricity in interstate commerce and provides transmission service under a tariff approved by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 704.848 — NV Code / Title 58 / Chapter 704 / Section 704.848
“Other permitting entity” defined
Status: in_force

1. “ Other permitting entity ” means any state or local entity: (a) That is responsible for the enforcement of environmental laws and whose approval is required for the construction of a utility facility, including, without limitation, the State Environmental Commission, the State Department of Conservation and Natural Resources and a local air pollution control board; or (b) Whose approval is required for granting any variance, special use permit, conditional use permit or other special exception under NRS 278.010 to 278.319 , inclusive, or 278.640 to 278.675 , inclusive, or any regulation or ordinance adopted pursuant thereto, that is required for the construction of a utility facility.

2. The term does not include the Commission or the State Engineer.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 704.797 — NV Code / Title 58 / Chapter 704 / Section 704.797
Requirements for energy storage systems procured to meet targets
Status: in_force

1. If the Commission adopts regulations pursuant to NRS 704.796 to establish biennial targets for the procurement of energy storage systems by an electric utility, to meet the targets set forth in those regulations, the electric utility may procure energy storage systems that are either centralized or distributed and either owned by the utility or by any other person, as prescribed by regulation of the Commission.

2. Electric energy storage systems procured by an electric utility to meet any biennial targets for the procurement of energy storage systems established by regulation pursuant to NRS 704.796 must: (a) Reduce peak demand for electricity; (b) Avoid or defer investment by the electric utility in assets for the generation, transmission and distribution of electricity; (c) Improve the reliability of the operation of the transmission or distribution grid; (d) Reduce the emission of greenhouse gases or other air pollutants; or (e) Integrate renewable energy into the electric grid.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 704.011 — NV Code / Title 58 / Chapter 704 / Section 704.011
“Competitive supplier” defined
Status: in_force

1. “ Competitive supplier ” means a telecommunication provider that is subject to the provisions of NRS 704.68861 to 704.68887 , inclusive.

2. The term does not include a small-scale provider of last resort unless the provider is authorized by the Commission pursuant to NRS 704.68869 to be regulated as a competitive supplier.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 701B.318 — NV Code / Title 58 / Chapter 701B / Section 701B.318
“Person” defined
Status: in_force

“ Person ” includes a government, governmental agency or political subdivision of a government.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 704.871 — NV Code / Title 58 / Chapter 704 / Section 704.871
Approval of application for utility facility not intended to serve customers in State
Status: in_force

If the Commission approves an application submitted by a public utility pursuant to NRS 704.820 to 704.900 , inclusive, for a utility facility which is not intended to serve customers in this State and the cost of which will not be included in the rates of that public utility, the public utility is not required to include the utility facility in any plan filed pursuant to NRS 704.741 .
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 701B.930 — NV Code / Title 58 / Chapter 701B / Section 701B.930
Legislative findings and declarations
Status: in_force

The Legislature hereby finds and declares that it is in the interest of this State to establish and support in this State an independent corporation for public benefit, the Nevada Clean Energy Fund, for the purposes of:

1. Promoting investments in qualified clean energy projects;

2. Increasing significantly the pace and amount of investments in qualified clean energy projects at the state and local levels;

3. Improving the standard of living of the residents of this State by promoting the more efficient and lower cost development of qualified clean energy projects and providing financing for qualified clean energy projects that will create high-paying, long-term jobs;

4. Fostering the development and consistent application of transparent underwriting standards, standard contractual terms, and measurement and verification protocols for qualified clean energy projects;

5. Promoting the creation of performance data that enables effective underwriting, risk management and pro forma modeling of financial performance of qualified clean energy projects to support primary financing markets and to stimulate the development of secondary investment markets for qualified clean energy projects; and

6. Achieving a level of financing support for qualified clean energy projects necessary to help abate climate change by increasing zero- or low-carbon electricity generation and transportation capabilities, realize energy efficiency potential in existing infrastructure, ease the economic effects of transitioning from a carbon-based economy to a clean-energy economy, achieve job creation through the construction and operation of qualified clean energy projects and complement and supplement other clean energy and energy efficiency programs and initiatives in this State.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 706.88398 — NV Code / Title 58 / Chapter 706 / Section 706.88398
Use of fully autonomous vehicles
Status: in_force

The Taxicab Authority shall authorize a certificate holder to use one or more fully autonomous vehicles if:

1. The fully autonomous vehicles comply with the provisions of chapter 482A of NRS and the regulations adopted pursuant thereto;

2. The certificate holder holds a permit issued pursuant to NRS 706B.130 as an autonomous vehicle network company and a permit to use autonomous vehicles to provide transportation services pursuant to NRS 706B.110 ; and

3. The fully autonomous vehicles will comply with the requirements of NRS 706.881 to 706.885 , inclusive, and any regulations adopted pursuant thereto.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 704.032 — NV Code / Title 58 / Chapter 704 / Section 704.032
Participation of Office of Economic Development in proceedings before Commission
Status: in_force

The Office of Economic Development may participate in proceedings before the Public Utilities Commission of Nevada concerning a public utility in the business of supplying electricity or natural gas to advocate the accommodation of the State Plan for Economic Development developed by the Executive Director of the Office pursuant to subsection 2 of NRS 231.053 . The Office of Economic Development may intervene as a matter of right in a proceeding pursuant to NRS 704.736 to 704.754 , inclusive, or 704.991 .
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 704B.340 — NV Code / Title 58 / Chapter 704B / Section 704B.340
Time-of-use meters: Requirements; installation; costs; limitations; number; use of other meters or equipment
Status: in_force

1. A provider of new electric resources shall not sell energy, capacity or ancillary services to an eligible customer unless the customer has a time-of-use meter installed at the point of delivery of energy to the eligible customer.

2. The Commission shall establish the date by which an electric utility must ensure that metering equipment is installed and operational at the point of delivery of energy to the eligible customer.

3. An electric utility shall install a time-of-use meter at each point of delivery of energy to the eligible customer if the eligible customer does not have a time-of-use meter at that point of delivery. If the eligible customer is: (a) A nongovernmental commercial or industrial end-use customer, the eligible customer or the provider shall pay all costs for the time-of-use meter and for installation of the time-of-use meter by the electric utility. (b) A governmental entity, the provider shall pay all costs for the time-of-use meter and for installation of the time-of-use meter by the electric utility.

4. Not more than one person or entity may sell the energy that is delivered to an eligible customer through any one time-of-use meter.

5. The provisions of this section do not prohibit: (a) An eligible customer from having more than one time-of-use meter installed for the same service location; or (b) An eligible customer from installing any other meter or equipment that is necessary or appropriate to the transaction with the provider, if such a meter or equipment is otherwise consistent with system reliability.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 701.744 — NV Code / Title 58 / Chapter 701 / Section 701.744
“Industrial air purifier” defined
Status: in_force

“ Industrial air purifier ” means an indoor air-cleaning device manufactured, advertised, marketed, labeled and used solely for industrial use and that is marketed solely through industrial supply outlets or businesses and prominently labeled as follows: “Solely for industrial use. Potential health hazard: emits ozone.”
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 704.070 — NV Code / Title 58 / Chapter 704 / Section 704.070
Public utility required to file current schedules with Commission and to post current schedules at certain offices; public inspection of current schedules
Status: in_force

Except as otherwise provided in NRS 704.075 , 704.095 , 704.097 and 704.68861 to 704.68887 , inclusive:

1. Each public utility shall file with the Commission, within a time to be fixed by the Commission, a copy of all schedules that are currently in force for the public utility. Such schedules must be open to public inspection.

2. A copy of each schedule that is currently in force for the public utility, or so much of the schedule as the Commission deems necessary for inspection by the public, must be: (a) Printed in plain type and posted in each office of the public utility where payments are made to the public utility by its customers; and (b) Open to inspection by the public and in such form and place as to be readily accessible to and conveniently inspected by the public.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 704.873 — NV Code / Title 58 / Chapter 704 / Section 704.873
Commission has exclusive jurisdiction to determine need for utility facilities of certain public utilities; other permitting entities precluded from considering need
Status: in_force

If a public utility that is subject to the provisions of NRS 704.736 to 704.754 , inclusive, applies to the Commission for a permit for the construction of a utility facility:

1. The Commission has exclusive jurisdiction with regard to the determination of whether a need exists for the utility facility; and

2. No other permitting entity may consider, in its review of any application for a permit, license or other approval for the construction of the utility facility, whether a need exists for the utility facility.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 701.230 — NV Code / Title 58 / Chapter 701 / Section 701.230
Prohibition against inclusion in buildings of system using electric resistance for heating spaces; applicability; exceptions; enforcement by local governments
Status: in_force

1. In a county whose population is 100,000 or more, a building whose construction, or retrofit that replaces the heating source of the premises, exclusive of maintenance, began on or after October 1, 1983, must not contain a system using electric resistance for heating spaces unless: (a) The system is merely supplementary to another means of heating; (b) Under the particular circumstances, no other primary means of heating the spaces is possible other than electric resistance; (c) The system is a hydronic radiant heating system or a system that uses ground-source heat pumps or water-source heat pumps; or (d) The system using electric resistance for heating spaces uses electricity produced from renewable energy systems that exist on the owner's property, including, without limitation, net metering systems.

2. The owner of a property who seeks to use a system using electric resistance for heating spaces must submit an application for an exception pursuant to subsection 1 to the governing body of the applicable local government before beginning construction or retrofitting of the system.

3. The governing body of the local government: (a) Shall enforce subsection 1; (b) Shall determine whether the property owner is eligible for an exception pursuant to subsection 1 within 30 days after receiving a complete application from the owner of the property; and (c) Shall forward its decision to the owner of the property and to the Director.

4. This section does not prohibit the use of incandescent or fluorescent lighting.

5. As used in this section, “ electric resistance ” means passing an electric current through a resistance, coil, wire or other obstacle which impedes electricity and causes it to produce heat.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 705.900 — NV Code / Title 58 / Chapter 705 / Section 705.900
Declaration of completion by Governor
Status: in_force

<See notes for changes to this section effective under certain conditions.>

The Governor shall declare, by public proclamation on the date of completion of the Nevada High-Speed Rail System connecting southern California with southern Nevada, that the System has been completed.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 704.635 — NV Code / Title 58 / Chapter 704 / Section 704.635
Order by Commission to cease and desist
Status: in_force

When a complaint has been filed with the Commission alleging that a person is providing a service which requires a certificate of public convenience and necessity, or when the Commission has reason to believe that any provision of NRS 704.005 to 704.754 , inclusive, or 704.9901 is being violated, the Commission shall investigate the operation and may, after a hearing, issue an order requiring that the person cease and desist from any operation in violation of NRS 704.005 to 704.754 , inclusive, or 704.9901 . The Commission shall enforce the order under the powers vested in the Commission by NRS 704.005 to 704.754 , inclusive, or 704.9901 or other law.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 701.742 — NV Code / Title 58 / Chapter 701 / Section 701.742
“Impact-resistant fluorescent lamp” defined
Status: in_force

“ Impact-resistant fluorescent lamp ” means a fluorescent lamp that:

1. Is not a compact fluorescent lamp;

2. Has a coating or equivalent technology that is compliant with Standard No. 51 of the American National Standards Institute and is designed to contain the glass if the glass envelope of the lamp is broken; and

3. Is designated and marketed for the intended application with: (a) The designation on the lamp packaging; and (b) Marketing materials that identify the lamp as being impact-resistant, shatter-resistant, shatterproof or shatter-protected.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 706.1715 — NV Code / Title 58 / Chapter 706 / Section 706.1715
Duties of Attorney General and district attorneys
Status: in_force

1. The Attorney General shall: (a) Act as counsel and attorney for the Authority in all actions, proceedings and hearings. (b) Prosecute in the name of the Nevada Transportation Authority all civil actions for the enforcement of this chapter and for the recovery of any penalty or forfeiture provided for therein. (c) Generally aid the Authority in the performance of its duties and the enforcement of this chapter.

2. The Attorney General or any district attorney may prosecute any violation of this chapter or chapter 712 of NRS for which a criminal penalty is provided.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 704.930 — NV Code / Title 58 / Chapter 704 / Section 704.930
Manner of provision and interruption of service by landlord of manufactured home park or mobile home park or owner of company town; notice of proposed increase in rates
Status: in_force

If a utility or an alternative seller provides a utility service to a manufactured home park, mobile home park or company town and the landlord of the park or owner of the company town charges the tenants or the occupants of such dwellings for that service, the landlord or owner shall:

1. Provide that service to the tenants or the occupants of such dwellings in a manner which is consistent with the utility's tariffs on file with the Commission, if applicable, and any law, ordinance or governmental regulation relating to the provision of that service. The landlord or owner of the town shall not interrupt such a service for nonpayment of charges unless the interruption is performed in a manner which is consistent with the utility's tariffs on file with the Commission, if applicable, and any law, ordinance or governmental regulation relating to the manner of interrupting such a service for nonpayment of charges.

2. Not more than 5 days after the landlord or owner of the town receives notice of a proposed increase in the rates of the utility service, give notice to the tenants or those occupants of the proposed increase.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 706.8832 — NV Code / Title 58 / Chapter 706 / Section 706.8832
Taxicab required to be equipped with mobile radio; maintenance of central facilities for dispatching taxicabs
Status: in_force

1. A certificate holder shall have each taxicab equipped with a mobile radio and shall maintain central facilities for dispatching taxicabs at all times. The facilities: (a) May be maintained individually or in cooperation with other certificate holders. (b) Must be principally engaged in communication by radio with the taxicabs of the certificate holder or holders.

2. As used in this section, “ communication by radio ” means the transmission of writing, signs, signals, pictures, and sounds of all kinds by radio or other wireless methods, including all facilities and services incidental to such transmission, which facilities and services include, without limitation, the receipt, forwarding and delivering of communications.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 704B.045 — NV Code / Title 58 / Chapter 704B / Section 704B.045
“Consumer's Advocate” defined
Status: in_force

“ Consumer's Advocate ” means the Consumer's Advocate of the Bureau of Consumer Protection in the Office of the Attorney General.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 701B.900 — NV Code / Title 58 / Chapter 701B / Section 701B.900
Short title
Status: in_force

NRS 701B.900 to 701B.924 , inclusive, may be cited as the Green Jobs Initiative.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 701B.226 — NV Code / Title 58 / Chapter 701B / Section 701B.226
Regulations to establish program for payment of incentives for installation of energy storage systems with certain level of nameplate capacity; eligibility for incentive; limitation on amount of incentives paid
Status: in_force

<Section expires by limitation effective Dec. 31, 2025.>

1. The Commission shall adopt regulations to establish as part of the Solar Program a program for the payment of incentives for the installation of energy storage systems that have a nameplate capacity of at least 100 kilowatts but not more than 1,000 kilowatts. The regulations must include, without limitation, regulations that: (a) Establish the type and level of incentives available to a person who installs an energy storage system that has a nameplate capacity of at least 100 kilowatts but not more than 1,000 kilowatts. The Commission shall establish a level of incentives that, to the extent possible, ensures that the benefits of the energy storage system exceed the costs of the energy storage system to a customer of a utility. (b) Require that each energy storage system for which an incentive is awarded pursuant to this section provides a minimum level of benefit to customers of the utility, including, without limitation: (1) Reducing peak demand for electricity; (2) Avoiding or deferring investment by the utility in assets for the generation, transmission or distribution of electricity; or (3) Improving the reliability of the operation of the transmission or distribution grid. (c) Establish a collaborative process for a utility to select persons to participate in the program and receive an incentive pursuant to this section.

2. To be eligible to receive an incentive pursuant to this section, a person must: (a) Be a property owner, a participant or a person who has installed on the property of the person a solar energy system; (b) Install an energy storage system that has a nameplate capacity of at least 100 kilowatts but not more than 1,000 kilowatts; and (c) Be selected by the utility for inclusion in the Solar Program and the award of an incentive pursuant to this section.

3. In collaboration with interested parties, a utility shall identify customers of the utility who have the potential to satisfy the requirements for an incentive pursuant to this section and locations on the utility's system at which energy storage systems that would qualify for an incentive pursuant to this section have the potential to be installed.

4. The Commission shall not authorize the payment of an incentive pursuant to this section as part of the Solar Program if the payment of the incentive would cause the total amount of incentives paid by all utilities pursuant to this section to exceed $5,000,000.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 704.7338 — NV Code / Title 58 / Chapter 704 / Section 704.7338
Electric utility to file list of assets with Commission; contents of list
Status: in_force

1. Each electric utility that is required to file a plan pursuant to NRS 704.741 shall include as part of that plan a list of all assets of the electric utility.

2. Each electric utility not specified in subsection 1 which holds a permit issued pursuant to NRS 704.870 shall, on or before January 31 of each year, file with the Commission a list of all assets.

3. Each electric utility not specified in subsection 1 or 2 which owns a utility facility, as defined in NRS 704.860 , that was permitted by a local authority based on an application filed before July 1, 1971, shall file with the Commission a list of all assets of the electric utility.

4. The list of assets required by subsections 1, 2 and 3 must: (a) Include a brief description of each asset; (b) Include the output capacity of each asset; (c) Classify each asset as operational, pre-operational reserve, post-operational reserve, surplus or decommissioned; and (d) For each asset classified as pre-operational reserve or post-operational reserve, include a statement in a form approved by the Commission regarding the viability of the future use of the asset for energy generation.

5. Any asset with more than one owner must be included on the list of assets of each owner who is required to file a list pursuant to this section.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 704.013 — NV Code / Title 58 / Chapter 704 / Section 704.013
“Fund to maintain the availability of telephone service” defined
Status: in_force

“ Fund to maintain the availability of telephone service ” means the fund established by the Commission pursuant to NRS 704.040 to maintain the availability of telephone service.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 706.1515 — NV Code / Title 58 / Chapter 706 / Section 706.1515
Authority: Expenses of investigations, inspections, audits and appearances made outside State
Status: in_force

1. Any common or contract carrier subject to the jurisdiction of the Authority that elects to maintain its books and records outside the State of Nevada must, in addition to any other assessment and fees provided for by law, be assessed by the Authority for an amount equal to the per diem allowance and travel expenses of members of the Authority and staff for investigations, inspections and audits required to be performed outside this State. The per diem allowance and travel expenses of the members of the Authority and its staff must be assessed at the rate established by the State Board of Examiners for state officers and employees generally.

2. The assessments provided for by this section must be determined by the Authority upon the completion of each such investigation, inspection, audit or appearance and are due within 30 days after receipt by the affected common or contract carrier of the notice of assessment.

3. The records of the Authority relating to the additional costs incurred by reason of the necessary additional travel must be open for inspection by the affected common or contract carrier at any time within the 30-day period.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 704.150 — NV Code / Title 58 / Chapter 704 / Section 704.150
Duty of connecting railroad to transfer car for just and reasonable charge
Status: in_force

All railroad corporations whose tracks connect shall transfer cars reciprocally from one railroad to the other upon demand of shippers or of the railroad concerned at just and reasonable charges to be fixed by the Commission.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 706B.120 — NV Code / Title 58 / Chapter 706B / Section 706B.120
Submission of application for permit
Status: in_force

A person who desires to operate an autonomous vehicle network company in this State must submit to the Authority an application for the issuance of a permit to operate an autonomous vehicle network company. The application must be in the form required by the Authority and must include such information as the Authority, by regulation, determines is necessary to prove the person meets the requirements of this chapter for the issuance of a permit.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 706.0715 — NV Code / Title 58 / Chapter 706 / Section 706.0715
“Fully autonomous vehicle” defined
Status: in_force

“Fully autonomous vehicle” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 482A.036 .
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 704.6878 — NV Code / Title 58 / Chapter 704 / Section 704.6878
Adoption of regulations regarding incumbent local exchange carriers and the obligations of providers of last resort
Status: in_force

The Commission shall adopt regulations that establish the obligations of incumbent local exchange carriers as providers of last resort giving due consideration to the status of the incumbent local exchange carriers as either competitive suppliers or small-scale providers of last resort.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 704.768 — NV Code / Title 58 / Chapter 704 / Section 704.768
“Customer-generator” defined
Status: in_force

“Customer-generator” means a user of a net metering system.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 704.0136 — NV Code / Title 58 / Chapter 704 / Section 704.0136
“Inmate calling service” defined
Status: in_force

“ Inmate calling service ” means a calling service that allows a person confined in a correctional facility to make intrastate calls to persons outside the correctional facility in which the person is being confined, regardless of the technology used to deliver the service.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 706A.160 — NV Code / Title 58 / Chapter 706A / Section 706A.160
Agreements between companies and drivers: Application and investigation of driver; qualifications of driver; verification that driver holds state business license; termination
Status: in_force

1. A transportation network company may enter into an agreement with one or more drivers to receive connections to potential passengers from the company in exchange for the payment of a fee by the driver to the company.

2. Before a transportation network company allows a person to be connected to potential passengers using the digital network or software application service of the company pursuant to an agreement with the company, except for a contract entered into pursuant to NRS 706A.163 , the company must: (a) Require the person to submit an application to the company, which must include, without limitation: (1) The name, age and address of the applicant. (2) A copy of the driver's license of the applicant. (3) A record of the driving history of the applicant. (4) A description of the motor vehicle of the applicant and a copy of the motor vehicle registration. (5) Proof that the applicant has complied with the requirements of NRS 485.185 . (b) At the time of application and not less than once every 3 years thereafter, conduct or contract with a third party to conduct an investigation of the criminal history of the applicant, which must include, without limitation: (1) A review of a commercially available database containing criminal records from each state which are validated using a search of the primary source of each record. (2) A search of a database containing the information available in the sex offender registry maintained by each state. (c) At the time of application and not less than once every year thereafter, obtain and review a complete record of the driving history of the applicant.

3. A transportation network company may enter into an agreement with a driver if: (a) The applicant is at least 19 years of age. (b) The applicant possesses a valid driver's license issued by the Department of Motor Vehicles unless the applicant is exempt from the requirement to obtain a Nevada driver's license pursuant to NRS 483.240 . (c) The applicant provides proof that the motor vehicle operated by him or her is registered with the Department of Motor Vehicles unless the applicant is exempt from the requirement to register the motor vehicle in this State pursuant to NRS 482.385 . (d) The applicant provides proof that the motor vehicle operated by him or her is operated and maintained in compliance with all applicable federal, state and local laws. (e) The applicant provides proof that he or she currently is in compliance with the provisions of NRS 485.185 . (f) In the 3 years immediately preceding the date on which the application is submitted, the applicant has not been found guilty of three or more violations of the motor vehicle laws of this State or any traffic ordinance of any city or town, the penalty prescribed for which is a misdemeanor. (g) In the 3 years immediately preceding the date on which the application is submitted, the applicant has not been found guilty of any violation of the motor vehicle laws of this State or any traffic ordinance of any city or town, the penalty prescribed for which is a gross misdemeanor or felony. (h) In the 7 years immediately preceding the date on which the application is submitted, the applicant has not been found guilty of any violation of federal, state or local law prohibiting driving or being in actual physical control of a vehicle while under the influence of intoxicating liquor or a controlled substance. (i) In the 7 years immediately preceding the date on which the application is submitted, the applicant has not been found guilty of any crime involving an act of terrorism, an act of violence, a sexual offense, fraud, theft, damage to property of another or the use of a motor vehicle in the commission of a felony. (j) The name of the applicant does not appear in the database searched pursuant to subparagraph (2) of paragraph (b) of subsection 2.

4. A driver shall, not later than 6 months after a transportation network company allows the driver to be connected to potential passengers using the digital network or software application service of the company pursuant to an agreement with the company and annually thereafter, on or before the anniversary date of that agreement, provide to the company verification that the driver holds a valid state business license pursuant to chapter 76 of NRS. Such verification may consist of the business identification number assigned by the Secretary of State to the driver upon compliance with the provisions of chapter 76 of NRS.

5. A transportation network company shall terminate an agreement with any driver who: (a) Fails to submit to the transportation network company a change in his or her address, driver's license or motor vehicle registration within 30 days after the date of the change. (b) Fails to immediately report to the transportation network company any change in his or her driving history or criminal history. (c) Refuses to authorize the transportation network company to obtain and review an updated complete record of his or her driving history not less than once each year and an investigation of his or her criminal history not less than once every 3 years. (d) Is determined by the transportation network company to be ineligible for an agreement pursuant to subsection 3 on the basis of any updated information received by the transportation network company. (e) Fails to comply with the provisions of subsection 4.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 704.875 — NV Code / Title 58 / Chapter 704 / Section 704.875
Review of application by Division of Environmental Protection of State Department of Conservation and Natural Resources
Status: in_force

The Division of Environmental Protection of the State Department of Conservation and Natural Resources shall review each application filed and may participate in any proceeding held pursuant to NRS 704.880 .
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 704.6882 — NV Code / Title 58 / Chapter 704 / Section 704.6882
Establishment of expedited procedures for certain complaints filed by provider against another provider; regulations
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding the provisions of NRS 703.310 and 703.320 , the Commission shall establish by regulation expedited procedures for complaints filed by a telecommunication provider against another telecommunication provider for any dispute arising under this chapter, including, without limitation, a dispute arising under the standards set forth in NRS 704.68887 , or arising under chapter 703 of NRS . The regulations may include, without limitation, specific procedures for interim relief that may include a preliminary decision by a single Commissioner except as to the imposition of monetary penalties.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 704.6884 — NV Code / Title 58 / Chapter 704 / Section 704.6884
Providers required to comply with state and federal consumer and antitrust protections; providers subject to laws governing unfair trade practices for violations of standards established by Commission
Status: in_force

The provisions of NRS 704.6881 to 704.6884 , inclusive, must not be construed to exempt telecommunication providers from any other applicable statute of this State or the United States relating to consumer and antitrust protections. The exemption provided in paragraph (c) of subsection 3 of NRS 598A.040 does not apply to conduct of, or actions taken by, a telecommunication provider in violation of the standards established pursuant to subsection 1 of NRS 704.6881 , if any.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 705.4291 — NV Code / Title 58 / Chapter 705 / Section 705.4291
Legislative declaration
Status: in_force

<See notes for changes to this section effective under certain conditions.>

The Legislature finds and declares that:

1. Passage of NRS 705.4291 to 705.4296 , inclusive, is a declaration of legislative intent that the States of California and Nevada jointly consider and, if justified, pursue the development of a Super Speed Ground Transportation System connecting southern California with southern Nevada.

2. The System will: (a) Provide economic benefits to both southern California and southern Nevada. (b) Reduce reliance on gasoline- and diesel-fueled engines and encourage the use of alternative energy sources. (c) Reduce congestion on Interstate Highway No. 15 between southern California and Las Vegas. (d) Provide a working example for a transportation system that could play an essential role in the development of future commuter service in the Los Angeles Basin and the Las Vegas Valley. (e) Provide quick and convenient transportation service for residents and visitors in southern California and southern Nevada.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 706.4473 — NV Code / Title 58 / Chapter 706 / Section 706.4473
Operator required to inform owner of towed motor vehicle of right to file complaint with Authority
Status: in_force

The operator shall inform each owner, or agent of the owner, of a towed motor vehicle that the owner or agent may file a complaint with the Authority regarding any violation of the provisions of this chapter.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 704.7811 — NV Code / Title 58 / Chapter 704 / Section 704.7811
“Renewable energy” defined
Status: in_force

1. “ Renewable energy ” means: (a) Biomass; (b) Geothermal energy; (c) Solar energy; (d) Waterpower; and (e) Wind.

2. The term does not include coal, natural gas, oil, propane or any other fossil fuel, or nuclear energy.

3. As used in this section, “ waterpower ” means power derived from standing, running or falling water which is used for any plant, facility, equipment or system to generate electricity. Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, the term includes, without limitation, power derived from water that has been pumped from a lower to a higher elevation if the generating capacity of the plant, facility, equipment or system for which the water is used is not more than 30 megawatts, and the plant, facility, equipment or system was in existence and used to derive power from pumped water before January 1, 2019. The term does not include power: (a) That requires a new or increased appropriation or diversion of water for its creation; (b) That requires the use of any fossil fuel for its creation, unless the primary purpose of the use of the fossil fuel is not the creation of the power; or (c) That was produced before April 22, 2019, from a renewable energy system with a generating capacity of more than 30 megawatts placed into operation before July 1, 1997.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 704.220 — NV Code / Title 58 / Chapter 704 / Section 704.220
Powers of Commission: Fixing standards for measurement of conditions pertaining to supply of product or service; prescribing regulations for examination and testing of product or service and measurement thereof; fees for testing
Status: in_force

1. The Commission may, when necessary: (a) Ascertain and prescribe for each kind of public utility adequate, convenient and serviceable standards for the measurement of quality, pressure, voltage or other conditions pertaining to the supply of the product or service rendered by any public utility; and (b) Prescribe reasonable regulations for the examination and testing of such products or service and for the measurement thereof.

2. Any consumer, user or person served may have the quality or quantity of the product or the character of any service rendered by any public utility tested upon the payment of fees fixed by the Commission, which fees, however, shall be paid by the public utility and repaid to the complaining party if the quality or quantity of the product or the character of the service be found by the Commission defective or insufficient in a degree to justify the demand for testing; or the Commission may apportion the fees between the parties as justice may require.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 705.270 — NV Code / Title 58 / Chapter 705 / Section 705.270
Liability for injury to or death of employee
Status: in_force

Every common carrier by railroad in the State of Nevada shall be liable in damages to any person suffering injury while the person is employed by such carrier in or about the transporting or handling of any freight, property, passengers, engine, locomotive or other vehicle upon the tracks of such carrier, or, in case of the death of such employee, to the employee’s personal representative for the benefit of the surviving spouse, children, parents or dependents of such employee, for such injury or death resulting in whole or in part from the negligence of any of the officers, agents or employees of such employer, or by reason of any defect or insufficiency due to the employer's negligence.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 702.050 — NV Code / Title 58 / Chapter 702 / Section 702.050
“Housing Division” defined
Status: in_force

“ Housing Division ” means the Housing Division of the Department of Business and Industry.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 705.310 — NV Code / Title 58 / Chapter 705 / Section 705.310
Fact of injury or death presumptive evidence of want of care by employer
Status: in_force

In all actions brought after March 30, 1937, against any such common carrier under or by virtue of any of the provisions of NRS 705.260 to 705.340 , inclusive, to recover damages for personal injury to the employee, or where such injuries have resulted in the employee’s death, the fact of any such injury or death occurring to such employee and arising out of and in the course of such employment shall be presumptive evidence of the want of reasonable skill and care on the part of such carrier, and the carrier’s agents, servants and employees in reference to such injury or death, unless and until rebutted.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 704.7834 — NV Code / Title 58 / Chapter 704 / Section 704.7834
“Energy savings” defined
Status: in_force

“ Energy savings ” means the gross energy savings resulting from energy efficiency measures adopted through the implementation of an energy efficiency program, but does not include net energy savings resulting from energy efficiency measures adopted by retail customers of the electric utility which are not attributable to participation in an energy efficiency program.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 706.426 — NV Code / Title 58 / Chapter 706 / Section 706.426
Application for permit: Contents and form
Status: in_force

An application for a permit for a new operation as a contract motor carrier must:

1. Be made to the Authority in writing.

2. Be in such form and be accompanied by such information as the Authority may require.

3. Include a complete set of the fingerprints of each natural person who is identified by the Authority as a significant principal, partner, officer, manager, member, director or trustee of the applicant and written permission authorizing the Authority to forward the fingerprints to the Central Repository for Nevada Records of Criminal History for submission to the Federal Bureau of Investigation for its report.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 706.1511 — NV Code / Title 58 / Chapter 706 / Section 706.1511
Authority: Creation; appointment, terms and qualifications of members; restriction on other employment of members; members serve at pleasure of Governor
Status: in_force

1. The Nevada Transportation Authority is hereby created.

2. The Authority consists of three members appointed by the Governor. After the initial term, each member shall serve a term of 4 years.

3. The Governor shall appoint to the Authority members who have at least 2 years of experience in one or more of the following fields: (a) Accounting. (b) Business administration. (c) Economics. (d) Administrative law. (e) Transportation. (f) Professional engineering. At least one but not more than two of the members appointed must be residents of Clark County.

4. Not more than two of the members may be: (a) Members of the same political party. (b) From the same field of experience.

5. All of the members must be persons who are independent of the industries regulated by the Authority. No elected officer of this State or any political subdivision is eligible for appointment.

6. The members of the Authority shall give their entire time to the business of the Authority and shall not pursue any other business or vocation or hold any other office of profit.

7. Each member of the Authority serves at the pleasure of the Governor.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 701B.730 — NV Code / Title 58 / Chapter 701B / Section 701B.730
“Commission” defined
Status: in_force

<Section expires by limitation effective Dec. 31, 2025.>

“ Commission ” means the Public Utilities Commission of Nevada.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 704A.200 — NV Code / Title 58 / Chapter 704A / Section 704A.200
Petition for establishment of service district: Time and place of filing; number of petitioners required
Status: in_force

1. Within 90 days after the joint report referred to in NRS 704A.180 is made available to the petitioners, not less than 60 percent of the owners of real property within the area who own not less than 60 percent of the real property on a square foot basis within the area, excluding public places, may petition the governing body for establishment of a service district in the same area described in the original petition or petitions.

2. The petition shall be filed with the clerk of the municipality.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 704.6622 — NV Code / Title 58 / Chapter 704 / Section 704.6622
Plan of water conservation: Contents; approval by Commission
Status: in_force

1. A plan of water conservation submitted to the Commission for approval must include provisions relating to: (a) Methods of public education to: (1) Increase public awareness of the limited supply of water in this state and the need to conserve water. (2) Encourage reduction in the size of lawns and encourage the use of plants that are adapted to arid and semiarid climates. (b) Specific conservation measures required to meet the needs of the service area, including, but not limited to, any conservation measures required by law. (c) The management of water to identify and reduce water loss in water supplies, inaccuracies in water meters and high pressure in water supplies, which must include, without limitation: (1) Goals for acceptable levels of water loss in water supplies. Such goals may use the following performance indicators and analyses, without limitation: (I) Infrastructure water loss index; (II) Water audit data validity score; (III) Operational basic apparent losses; (IV) Operational basic real losses; and (V) Economic level of water loss. (2) A plan which analyzes how the public utility will progress towards the goals established for the acceptable levels of water loss. (d) The management of water to, where applicable, increase the reuse of effluent. (e) A contingency plan for drought conditions that ensures a supply of potable water. (f) A schedule for carrying out the plan. (g) A plan for how the public utility will progress towards the installation of meters on all connections, if applicable. (h) Standards for water efficiency for new development. (i) Tiered rate structures for the pricing of water to promote the conservation of water, including, without limitation, an estimate of the manner in which the tiered rate structure will impact the consumptive use of water. (j) Watering restrictions based on the time of day and the day of the week. (k) Measures to evaluate the effectiveness of the plan.

2. A plan submitted for approval must be accompanied by an analysis of the feasibility of charging variable rates for the use of water to encourage the conservation of water.

3. The Commission shall review any plan submitted to it and approve the plan if it is based on the climate and living conditions of the service area and complies with the requirements of this section.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 704.675 — NV Code / Title 58 / Chapter 704 / Section 704.675
Cooperatives, nonprofit corporations and associations supplying services to members only declared public utilities; limited jurisdiction of Commission
Status: in_force

Every cooperative association or nonprofit corporation or association and every other supplier of services described in this chapter supplying those services for the use of its own members only is hereby declared to be affected with a public interest, to be a public utility, and to be subject to the jurisdiction, control and regulation of the Commission for the purposes of NRS 703.191 , 704.330 , 704.350 to 704.410 , inclusive, and 704.7821 , but not to any other jurisdiction, control and regulation of the Commission or to the provisions of any section not specifically mentioned in this section.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 704B.330 — NV Code / Title 58 / Chapter 704B / Section 704B.330
Replacement of energy, capacity or ancillary services purchased from provider with energy, capacity or ancillary services purchased from electric utility; tariffs
Status: in_force

1. If an eligible customer is purchasing energy, capacity or ancillary services from a provider of new electric resources, the eligible customer may, pursuant to tariffs approved by the Commission, replace some or all, but not less than all at a single time-of-use meter, of the energy, capacity or ancillary services purchased from the provider of new electric resources with energy, capacity or ancillary services purchased from an electric utility.

2. The tariffs approved by the Commission pursuant to this section must include, without limitation: (a) Provisions requiring the eligible customer to pay any incremental costs that are incurred by the electric utility to provide energy to the eligible customer; (b) Provisions requiring the eligible customer to provide reasonable and adequate notice to the electric utility; (c) Provisions establishing minimum terms during which the eligible customer must continue to purchase energy from the electric utility; and (d) Any other provisions that the Commission determines are necessary and reasonable to carry out and enforce the provisions of this section.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 708.070 — NV Code / Title 58 / Chapter 708 / Section 708.070
Exchange of tonnage of crude petroleum; installation of connections and facilities; regulations of Commission pertaining to marketable oil, temperature, leakage and evaporation
Status: in_force

1. Every common carrier as defined in NRS 708.020 shall exchange crude petroleum tonnage with each like common carrier, and the Commission shall have the power to require such connections and facilities for the interchange of such tonnage to be made at every locality reached by both pipelines whenever a necessity therefor exists, subject to such rates and regulations as may be made by the Commission. Any such common carrier under like rules and regulations shall be required to install and maintain facilities for the receipt and delivery of crude oil and petroleum of patrons at all points on such pipeline.

2. No carrier shall be required to receive or transport any crude oil or petroleum except such as may be marketable under rules and regulations to be prescribed by the Commission, which the Commission is hereby empowered and required to prescribe.

3. The Commission is also empowered and required to make rules for the ascertainment of the amount of water and other foreign matter in oil tendered for transportation, and for deduction therefor and for the amount of deduction to be made for temperature, leakage and evaporation.

4. The recital herein of particular powers of the Commission shall not be construed to limit the general powers conferred upon the Commission by this chapter.

5. Until set aside or vacated by some decree or order of a court of competent jurisdiction, all orders of the Commission as to any matter within its jurisdiction shall be accepted as prima facie evidence of their validity.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 710.550 — NV Code / Title 58 / Chapter 710 / Section 710.550
Contingent Funds: Creation; use; surplus assigned as redemption fund for bonds
Status: in_force

1. All money acquired by the sale of services provided for in NRS 710.400 to 710.590 , inclusive, must be paid to the county treasurer and assigned by the county treasurer to a fund to be known as the ________________ Contingent Light Fund, Contingent Water Fund, Contingent Sewerage Fund, Contingent Water and Light Fund, or Contingent Sewerage, Water and Light Fund, inserting before the word “contingent” the name of the town to which the Fund is credited.

2. The contingent expense necessary to the installment, management and control of any system acquired under the provisions of NRS 710.400 to 710.590 , inclusive, must first be paid out of that Fund.

3. The surplus money remaining after the payment of the contingent expenses must annually thereafter and at the first meeting of the board of county commissioners in January of each year thereafter be assigned by the board of county commissioners to the town as a redemption fund for the payment of the bonds issued under the provisions of NRS 710.400 to 710.590 , inclusive.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 704.763 — NV Code / Title 58 / Chapter 704 / Section 704.763
Electric utility required to disclose certain information concerning electric services; format, contents and methods of disclosure; regulations; exceptions
Status: in_force

1. On and after October 1, 2001, each electric utility shall disclose to its retail customers information about electric services, and any products and services relating thereto, that are being provided to or purchased for those retail customers by the electric utility. The disclosure must: (a) Be in a standard, uniform format established by the Commission by regulation; (b) Be included: (1) At least two times each calendar year, as an insert in the bills that the electric utility sends to its retail customers; and (2) If the electric utility maintains a website on the Internet or any successor to the Internet, on that website; and (c) Include adequate information so that a retail customer can readily evaluate the retail customer’s options for obtaining electric services or any products or services relating thereto.

2. A disclosure required by this section must include, if applicable: (a) The average mix of energy sources used to generate the electricity sold by the electric utility to the retail customer. An electric utility may, if available, use a regional average that has been determined by the Commission for that portion of electricity sold by the electric utility to the retail customer for which the specific mix of energy sources cannot be discerned. (b) The average emissions, measured in pounds per megawatt-hour, of: (1) Any high-level radioactive waste, sulfur dioxide, carbon dioxide, oxides of nitrogen and heavy metals released in this state from the generation of the electricity sold by the electric utility to the retail customer; and (2) Any other substances released in this state from the generation of the electricity sold by the electric utility to the retail customer which the Commission, in cooperation with the Division of Environmental Protection of the State Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, determines may cause a significant health or environmental impact and for which sufficiently accurate and reliable data is available. If an electric utility uses a regional average for the mix of energy sources pursuant to paragraph (a), the electric utility shall, if available, use for the average emissions pursuant to this paragraph a regional calculation that has been determined by the Commission. (c) Information concerning customer service. (d) Information concerning any energy programs that provide assistance to retail customers with low incomes, including, without limitation, information on the procedures to apply for such programs.

3. An electric utility: (a) Shall make the disclosures required pursuant to this section in accordance with the requirements adopted by the Commission as to form and substance; and (b) Shall ensure that it provides the information in compliance with all applicable state and federal laws governing unfair advertising and labeling.

4. The Commission shall adopt such regulations concerning form and substance for the disclosures required by this section as are necessary to ensure that retail customers are provided with sufficient information so that they can readily evaluate their options for obtaining electric services and any products and services relating thereto.

5. The provisions of this section do not require an electric utility to disclose to its retail customers any information about electric services, and any products and services relating thereto, that are subject to the provisions of chapter 704B of NRS .

6. As used in this section: (a) “ Electric utility ” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 704.187 . (b) “ Energy source ” includes, without limitation: (1) Coal, natural gas, oil, propane and any other fossil fuel; (2) Geothermal energy, solar energy, hydroelectric energy, nuclear energy, wind, biofuel and biomass; and (3) Any other specific energy source that is used to generate the electricity provided to the retail customer.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 711.800 — NV Code / Title 58 / Chapter 711 / Section 711.800
Request for capacity for PEG access programming by local governments; requirements and procedure
Status: in_force

1. On or after the date on which a holder of a certificate first provides video service to at least one subscriber within the service area of a local government, the local government may request that the holder provide capacity for PEG access programming on its video service network on any service tier viewed by more than 50 percent of the subscribers in that service area. Within a reasonable period of not less than 120 days after the date on which the local government submits its request, the holder shall provide the local government with such capacity for PEG access programming subject to the provisions of NRS 711.700 to 711.820 , inclusive.

2. If a video service provider did not provide capacity for PEG access programming to a local government while operating pursuant to a local franchise, the video service provider shall, after obtaining a certificate of authority, provide capacity for PEG access programming to the local government upon a request made by the local government pursuant to this section.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 704.79889 — NV Code / Title 58 / Chapter 704 / Section 704.79889
Regional Transmission Coordination Task Force: Duties; biennial report
Status: in_force

<Section expires by limitation effective December 31, 2031.>

1. The Task Force shall advise the Governor and the Legislature on: (a) The potential costs and benefits to transmission providers and their customers in this State of forming or joining a regional transmission organization which provides access to an organized competitive regional wholesale electricity market; (b) Policies that will accommodate entrance by transmission providers in this State into a regional transmission organization by January 1, 2030; (c) Policies that will site transmission facilities necessary to achieve this State's clean energy and economic development goals; (d) Potential areas in this State where growth in demand for electricity or growth in renewable energy generation would be accommodated by additional transmission or regional market opportunities; and (e) Businesses and industries that could locate in this State as a result of this State's position in an organized competitive regional wholesale electricity market.

2. The Task Force shall, not later than November 30, 2022, and every 2 years thereafter, submit to the Governor and the Director of the Legislative Counsel Bureau for transmittal to the next regular session of the Legislature a report on its activities, including any recommended legislation needed to enable entrance by transmission providers in this State into a regional transmission organization.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 706.173 — NV Code / Title 58 / Chapter 706 / Section 706.173
Regulations concerning safety for drivers and vehicles; regulations concerning transportation of hazardous materials and hazardous waste
Status: in_force

1. The Authority, the Department of Motor Vehicles or the Department of Public Safety may, by regulation applicable to common, contract and private motor carriers of passengers and property, adopt standards for safety for drivers and vehicles.

2. The Department of Motor Vehicles or the Department of Public Safety may, by regulation applicable to all motor vehicles transporting hazardous materials, adopt standards for the transportation of hazardous materials and hazardous waste as defined in NRS 459.430 .
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 701B.870 — NV Code / Title 58 / Chapter 701B / Section 701B.870
Issuance of portfolio energy credits
Status: in_force

<Section expires by limitation effective Dec. 31, 2025.>

1. After a participant installs a waterpower energy system included in the Waterpower Demonstration Program, the Commission shall issue portfolio energy credits for use within the system of portfolio energy credits adopted by the Commission pursuant to NRS 704.7821 and 704.78213 equal to the actual or estimated kilowatt-hour production of the waterpower energy system of the participant.

2. All portfolio energy credits issued for a waterpower energy system installed pursuant to the Waterpower Demonstration Program are assigned to and become the property of the utility administering the Program.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 706A.170 — NV Code / Title 58 / Chapter 706A / Section 706A.170
Company authorized to charge fare for transportation services or limousine services; disclosure of rates; provision of estimate; payment; additional charges to passengers with disabilities prohibited; regulations establishing maximum fare during emergencies
Status: in_force

1. In accordance with the provisions of this chapter, a transportation network company which holds a valid permit issued by the Authority pursuant to this chapter may, on behalf of a driver, monitored autonomous vehicle provider or a limousine motor carrier with which the company has entered into a contract pursuant to NRS 706A.163 , charge a fare for transportation services or limousine services provided to a passenger by the driver, monitored autonomous vehicle provider or limousine driver.

2. If a fare is charged, the company must disclose the rates charged by the company and the method by which the amount of a fare is calculated: (a) On an Internet website maintained by the company; or (b) Within the digital network or software application service of the company.

3. If a fare is charged, the company must offer to each passenger the option to receive, before the passenger enters the motor vehicle of a driver, the monitored autonomous vehicle of a monitored autonomous vehicle provider or the limousine of a limousine driver, an estimate of the amount of the fare that will be charged to the passenger.

4. A transportation network company may accept payment of a fare only electronically. A transportation network company, driver, monitored autonomous vehicle provider or limousine driver when providing limousine services shall not solicit or accept cash as payment of a fare.

5. A transportation network company shall not impose any additional charge for a driver or monitored autonomous vehicle provider who provides transportation services or a limousine driver who provides limousine services to a person with a physical disability because of the disability.

6. The Authority may adopt regulations establishing a maximum fare that may be charged during an emergency, as defined in NRS 414.0345 .
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 701A.370 — NV Code / Title 58 / Chapter 701A / Section 701A.370
Duration, amount and other terms of partial abatement; notice of abatement; distribution of certificate of eligibility by Director
Status: in_force

<Section expires by limitation effective June 30, 2049.>

1. If the Director approves an application for a partial abatement pursuant to NRS 701A.300 to 701A.390 , inclusive, of: (a) Property taxes imposed pursuant to chapter 361 of NRS , the partial abatement must: (1) Be for a duration of the 20 fiscal years immediately following the date of approval of the application; (2) Be equal to 55 percent of the taxes on real and personal property payable by the facility each year; and (3) Not apply during any period in which the facility is receiving another abatement or exemption from property taxes imposed pursuant to chapter 361 of NRS , other than any partial abatement provided pursuant to NRS 361.4722 . (b) Local sales and use taxes: (1) The partial abatement must: (I) Be for the 3 years beginning on the date of approval of the application; (II) Be equal to that portion of the combined rate of all the local sales and use taxes payable by the facility each year which exceeds 0.6 percent; and (III) Not apply during any period in which the facility is receiving another abatement or exemption from local sales and use taxes. (2) The Department of Taxation shall issue to the facility a document certifying the abatement which can be presented to retailers at the time of sale. The document must clearly state that the purchaser is only required to pay sales and use taxes imposed in this State at the rate of 2.6 percent.

2. Upon approving an application for a partial abatement pursuant to NRS 701A.300 to 701A.390 , inclusive, the Director shall immediately forward a certificate of eligibility for the abatement to: (a) The Department of Taxation; (b) The board of county commissioners; (c) The county assessor; (d) The county treasurer; and (e) The Office of Economic Development.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 710.400 — NV Code / Title 58 / Chapter 710 / Section 710.400
Applicability of NRS 710.400 to 710.590, inclusive; consolidation of unincorporated towns into district
Status: in_force

1. The provisions of NRS 710.400 to 710.590 , inclusive, apply to any unincorporated town within this state which is subject to the provisions of chapter 269 of NRS .

2. Wherever the convenience of the inhabitants thereof will be benefited thereby, the board of county commissioners may join and consolidate two or more unincorporated towns into one sewerage, light or water system district.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 706.036 — NV Code / Title 58 / Chapter 706 / Section 706.036
“Common motor carrier” defined
Status: in_force

“Common motor carrier” means any person or operator who is held out to the public as willing to transport by vehicle from place to place, either upon fixed route or on-call operations, passengers or property, including a common motor carrier of passengers, a common motor carrier of property and a taxicab motor carrier.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 706.8828 — NV Code / Title 58 / Chapter 706 / Section 706.8828
Insurance
Status: in_force

1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 4, a certificate holder shall file with the Administrator, and keep in effect at all times, a policy of insurance with an insurance company licensed to do business in the State of Nevada.

2. The insurance policy specified in subsection 1 must: (a) Provide the following coverage: For injury to one person in any one crash For injury to two or more persons in any one crash For property damage in any one crash (b) Contain a clause which states substantially that the insurance carrier may only cancel the policy upon 30 days' written notice to the certificate holder and Administrator; and (c) Contain such other provisions concerning notice as may be required by law to be given to the certificate holder.

3. If an insurance policy is cancelled, the certificate holder shall not operate or cause to be operated any taxicab that was covered by the policy until other insurance is furnished.

4. A certificate holder to whom the Department of Motor Vehicles has issued a certificate of self-insurance may self-insure the coverage required by subsection 2.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 709.270 — NV Code / Title 58 / Chapter 709 / Section 709.270
Granting of extension of term of franchise: Conditions; agreement to pay annually 2 percent of net profits for deposit in State Education Fund for benefit of public schools
Status: in_force

1. If, upon the hearing of the application, it appears to the satisfaction of the board of county commissioners that the applicant is engaged in the business of furnishing electric light, heat or power within two or more counties, including the county in which the application provided in NRS 709.250 is pending, the board shall thereupon extend the term of the franchise under which the applicant is operating for not exceeding 50 years, including the unexpired portion of the term of such former franchise.

2. The applicant shall, within 30 days after such franchise extending the term of the former franchise is granted, file with the county recorder of such county an agreement, properly executed by the grantee, to pay annually, on the 1st Monday of July of each year, to the State Treasurer for deposit in the State Education Fund, for the benefit of the public schools in this State, 2 percent of the net profits made by such grantee in the operation of its electric light, heat and power lines within the county. No extension of the term of the original franchise shall be effective in the county until such agreement shall be filed.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 711.645 — NV Code / Title 58 / Chapter 711 / Section 711.645
Construction, installation, placement, maintenance, operation, repair or replacement of micro wireless facility on video service network of provider; requirements; effect of provisions on authority of local government
Status: in_force

1. A political subdivision of this State shall allow a video service provider, or an affiliate of such a provider, to construct, install, place, maintain, operate, repair or replace one or more micro wireless facilities on the video service network of the provider.

2. The construction, installation, placement, maintenance, operation, repair or replacement of a micro wireless facility which is allowed pursuant to subsection 1 must be performed in compliance with the National Electrical Safety Code and the certificate of authority which was granted to the video service provider.

3. A video service provider shall install a switch at a pole near each location where a radio antenna is mounted on strand of the provider to allow the disconnection of power from the antenna.

4. The provisions of this section do not: (a) Limit the authority of a local government to: (1) License telecommunications providers; or (2) Establish conditions on those licenses that are: (I) Competitively neutral and nondiscriminatory; and (II) Consistent with federal and state law. (b) Affect the authority of a local government to: (1) Manage the public rights-of-way within its boundaries; or (2) Exercise its police powers and land use powers.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 706.8822 — NV Code / Title 58 / Chapter 706 / Section 706.8822
Administrative hearings and final decisions; jurisdiction; appeals to Taxicab Authority
Status: in_force

The Administrator shall conduct administrative hearings and make final decisions, subject to appeal by any aggrieved party to the Taxicab Authority, in the following matters:

1. Any violation relating to the issuance of or transfer of license plates for motor carriers required by either the Taxicab Authority or the Department of Motor Vehicles;

2. Complaints against certificate holders;

3. Complaints against taxicab drivers;

4. Applications for, or suspension or revocation of, drivers' permits which may be required by the Administrator; and

5. Imposition of monetary penalties.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 706.446 — NV Code / Title 58 / Chapter 706 / Section 706.446
Operators of tow cars for certain motor clubs not required to obtain certificates of public convenience and necessity or comply with regulations or rates adopted by Authority
Status: in_force

The provisions of this chapter do not require an operator of a tow car who provides towing for a licensed motor club regulated pursuant to chapter 696A of NRS to obtain a certificate of public convenience and necessity or to comply with the regulations or rates adopted by the Authority to provide that towing.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 703.145 — NV Code / Title 58 / Chapter 703 / Section 703.145
Expenses of investigations, inspections, audits and appearances made outside State
Status: in_force

1. Any public utility subject to the jurisdiction of the Commission which elects to maintain its books and records outside the State of Nevada must, in addition to any other assessment and fees provided for by law, be assessed by the Commission for an amount equal to the per diem allowance and travel expenses of Commission members and staff for investigations, inspections and audits required to be performed outside this State. The per diem allowance and travel expenses of the members of the Commission and its staff must be assessed at the rate established by the State Board of Examiners for state officers and employees generally.

2. Any public utility subject to the jurisdiction of the Commission must, in addition to any other assessment and fees provided for by law, be assessed by the Commission for an amount equal to the per diem allowance and travel expenses of Commission members and staff for investigations, audits and appearances required to be performed out of this State as a result of interventions in: (a) Federal Energy Regulatory Commission proceedings as authorized in NRS 703.152 ; or (b) Actions involving the Federal Communications Commission or other federal regulatory agencies, if the intervention is made to benefit the public utility or its customers. The per diem allowance and travel expenses of the members of the Commission and its staff must be assessed at the rate established by the State Board of Examiners for state officers and employees generally.

3. The assessments provided for by this section must be determined by the Commission upon the completion of each such investigation, inspection, audit or appearance and are due within 30 days after receipt by the affected utility of the notice of assessment. The total amount assessed by the Commission in 1 year pursuant to subsection 2 must not exceed $50,000.

4. The records of the Commission relating to the additional costs incurred by reason of the necessary additional travel must be open for inspection by the affected utility at any time within the 30-day period.

5. The Commission shall, not later than 2 business days after receiving a written request from the Legislative Commission, report to the Legislature the amount of assessments charged public utilities pursuant to subsection 2 during the previous biennium or any other period specified by the Legislative Commission.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 706.811 — NV Code / Title 58 / Chapter 706 / Section 706.811
Declaration of legislative policy
Status: in_force

The Legislature declares that in adopting NRS 706.801 to 706.861 , inclusive, it adheres to the principle that each state should have the freedom to develop the kind of highway user tax structure that it determines to be most appropriate to itself, and that the method of taxation of interstate vehicles should not be a determining factor in developing its user tax structure.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 705.020 — NV Code / Title 58 / Chapter 705 / Section 705.020
County, city or town may grant use of street by railroad to reach depot or pass through; limitations
Status: in_force

1. Any county, city or town in this State shall have, and is hereby fully empowered, by and through a two-thirds vote of the board of county commissioners, the city council, or any other officers having a supervisory or other control of such county, city or town, respectively, to give, grant or donate to any railroad company now organized or that may be hereafter organized under the laws of this State the use of any of the streets or highways which may be absolutely necessary in order to enable any such company to reach an accessible point for a depot in any such county, city and county, city or town, or to pass through the same on as direct a route as possible, and accommodate the traveling and commercial interests thereof.

2. The provisions of this section shall not apply to any street railroad now constructed, or hereafter to be constructed, in any of the incorporated cities of this State; nor shall any railroad company which may avail itself of the provisions of this section ever use its road for street railroad purposes or for the purpose of carrying passengers for a consideration from one point to another in the same city; nor shall any city or town donate any public square or any land set apart to the use of any one company.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 711.073 — NV Code / Title 58 / Chapter 711 / Section 711.073
“Jurisdiction of a local government” defined
Status: in_force

“ Jurisdiction of a local government ” means:

1. In the case of a city, the corporate limits of the city.

2. In the case of a county, the unincorporated area of the county.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 705.180 — NV Code / Title 58 / Chapter 705 / Section 705.180
Employee to report killing or injuring of livestock
Status: in_force

Every conductor, engineer, section foreman, or other employee of any owner of a railroad in this state, who has personal knowledge of the injury or killing of any livestock of any description by the running of any engine or engines, car or cars over or against any such livestock on the track or tracks or right-of-way of such railroad shall immediately report the same by notice in writing to the general superintendent or division superintendent of the railroad by which the employee is employed, unless the employee has personal knowledge that such notice as herein provided for has already been given by some other employee of such railroad.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 706.586 — NV Code / Title 58 / Chapter 706 / Section 706.586
Judgment for plaintiff: Disposition of amount; interest
Status: in_force

1. If judgment is rendered for the plaintiff, the amount of the judgment shall first be credited on any fee or other amount due from the plaintiff under NRS 706.011 to 706.861 , inclusive, and the balance of the judgment shall be refunded to the plaintiff.

2. On any such judgment, interest shall be allowed at the rate of 6 percent per annum upon the amount ordered to be refunded, from the date of payment of such amount to the date of allowance of credit on account of such judgment or to a date preceding the date of the refund warrant by not more than 30 days, such date to be determined by the Department.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 706.266 — NV Code / Title 58 / Chapter 706 / Section 706.266
Intrastate motor carriers required to furnish information to Authority
Status: in_force

It is unlawful for any common, contract or private motor carrier to operate as a motor carrier of intrastate commerce within this State without having furnished the Authority the following:

1. Where a person does not hold a certificate of public convenience and necessity or a permit to operate as a common or contract motor carrier in the State of Nevada, an affidavit certifying that the person intends to operate as a private carrier.

2. Such other information as the Authority may request.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 706.471 — NV Code / Title 58 / Chapter 706 / Section 706.471
Annual fee; technology fee; penalty and interest
Status: in_force

1. Each taxicab motor carrier shall, before commencing the operation defined in NRS 706.126 and annually thereafter, pay to the Authority for each taxicab which it operates, including each taxicab it leases pursuant to NRS 706.473 , an annual fee of not more than $75 as determined by a regulation of the Authority.

2. The annual fee provided in this section must be paid on or before January 1 of each year.

3. The annual fee must be reduced one-twelfth for each month which has elapsed since the beginning of the calendar year in which operation is begun.

4. In addition to the annual fee provided in subsection 1, each taxicab motor carrier shall: (a) Charge and collect a technology fee in an amount set by the Authority for each compensable trip by a taxicab which it operates, including each taxicab it leases pursuant to NRS 706.473 ; and (b) Remit to the Authority, not later than the 10th day of each month, all fees collected by the operator pursuant to this subsection for the immediately preceding month. The fee charged pursuant to this subsection may only be charged within a county whose population is 700,000 or more, and may be added to the passenger fare charged as indicated on the taximeter.

5. Any person who fails to pay any fee on or before the date provided in this section shall pay a penalty of 10 percent of the amount of the fee plus interest on the amount of the fee at the rate of 1 percent per month or fraction of a month from the date the fee is due until the date of payment.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 711.027 — NV Code / Title 58 / Chapter 711 / Section 711.027
“Certificate of authority” and “certificate” defined
Status: in_force

“ Certificate of authority ” or “ certificate ” means a certificate issued by the Secretary of State pursuant to this chapter which grants the holder of the certificate a state-issued franchise to provide video service and construct and operate a video service network within the service areas designated in the certificate.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 703.1545 — NV Code / Title 58 / Chapter 703 / Section 703.1545
Commission required to enter agreement that authorizes Commission to participate in federal program of safety relating to railroads; acceptance and expenditure of federal money; regulations concerning safety of railroads in State
Status: in_force

The Commission shall:

1. Enter into an agreement with the Secretary of Transportation pursuant to 49 U.S.C. § 20105 that authorizes the Commission to participate in the enforcement of federal safety regulations and orders applicable to railroad equipment, facilities, rolling stock and operations in this state.

2. Accept and expend any federal money made available pursuant to 49 U.S.C. § 20105 for carrying out a safety program relating to railroads.

3. Adopt regulations concerning the safety of railroads in this state that incorporate the provisions of the statutes and regulations of other states and the Federal Government relating to railroad safety which the Commission determines are appropriate for this state.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 706.176 — NV Code / Title 58 / Chapter 706 / Section 706.176
Appointment of Deputy Commissioner; employment of compliance enforcement officers and other personnel by Authority
Status: in_force

1. The Authority shall appoint a Deputy Commissioner who: (a) Must be knowledgeable and experienced in public administration and fiscal management; (b) Must be knowledgeable in the areas of motor carrier regulation by the Authority; and (c) Must be independent of and have no pecuniary interest in any entity regulated by the Authority.

2. The Deputy Commissioner shall: (a) Serve as Chief Financial Officer for the Authority and is responsible for directing the daily operation of the Authority, including, without limitation: (1) Budget preparation; (2) Administration; (3) Human resources; (4) Purchases and acquisitions made by the Authority; and (5) Contracts and leases entered into by the Authority; (b) Develop and implement policies and procedures to ensure the efficient operation of the Authority; (c) Oversee: (1) The review of applications for certificates, permits and modifications of tariffs; (2) The maintenance of a hearing calendar of all matters pending before the Authority; and (3) Compliance with and enforcement of state statutes and regulations pertaining to motor carriers which are regulated by the Authority; and (d) Authenticate documents and serve as custodian of all agency records.

3. The Deputy Commissioner is in the unclassified service of the State.

4. The Authority shall employ compliance enforcement officers whose duties shall include, without limitation, enforcement activities to ensure motor carriers are operating in compliance with state statutes and regulations, conducting operational inspections of motor carriers and investigating complaints against motor carriers.

5. The Authority may employ such other personnel as may be necessary.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 706.491 — NV Code / Title 58 / Chapter 706 / Section 706.491
Motor carrier must be licensed
Status: in_force

Every person operating as a common, contract or private motor carrier must, before commencing operation in this State in any calendar year, secure from the Department a license and make payments therefor as provided in NRS 706.011 to 706.861 , inclusive, as applicable.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 701A.320 — NV Code / Title 58 / Chapter 701A / Section 701A.320
“Facility for the generation of electricity from renewable energy” defined
Status: in_force

<Section expires by limitation effective June 30, 2049.>

1. “ Facility for the generation of electricity from renewable energy ” means a facility for the generation of electricity that: (a) Uses renewable energy as its primary source of energy; and (b) Has a generating capacity of at least 10 megawatts.

2. The term does not include a facility that is located on residential property.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 701B.970 — NV Code / Title 58 / Chapter 701B / Section 701B.970
“Renewable energy” defined
Status: in_force

“ Renewable energy ” means energy produced by:

1. Solar resources;

2. Wind resources;

3. Geothermal resources;

4. Nonhazardous, organic biomass;

5. Anaerobic digestion of organic waste streams;

6. Small-scale, advanced hydropower;

7. Tidal currents;

8. Fuel cells using renewable resources; and

9. Any other source that naturally replenishes over a human, rather than geological, time frame and that is ultimately derived from solar, water or wind resources.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 704B.115 — NV Code / Title 58 / Chapter 704B / Section 704B.115
“License” defined
Status: in_force

“ License ” means a license to sell energy, capacity and ancillary services to an eligible customer issued by the Commission pursuant to NRS 704B.315 .
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 701B.333 — NV Code / Title 58 / Chapter 701B / Section 701B.333
“Utility” defined
Status: in_force

“ Utility ” means a public utility that supplies natural gas in this State.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 701B.909 — NV Code / Title 58 / Chapter 701B / Section 701B.909
“Division” defined
Status: in_force

“ Division ” means the Housing Division of the Department of Business and Industry.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 710.180 — NV Code / Title 58 / Chapter 710 / Section 710.180
Plants and works deemed public uses; eminent domain
Status: in_force

The plant or plants and the works provided for in NRS 710.160 to 710.280 , inclusive, shall be deemed public uses, authorized by the Legislature, such as are assisted by the principle of eminent domain.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 712.080 — NV Code / Title 58 / Chapter 712 / Section 712.080
Disciplinary proceedings; judicial review
Status: in_force

The provisions of NRS 703.373 to 703.376 , inclusive, relating to revocation and suspension of certificates, permits and licenses and judicial review thereof, apply to proceedings to suspend or revoke any permit issued under this chapter.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 706A.280 — NV Code / Title 58 / Chapter 706A / Section 706A.280
Prohibited acts by drivers and monitored autonomous vehicle providers
Status: in_force

1. A driver or monitored autonomous vehicle provider shall not solicit or accept a passenger or provide transportation services to any person unless the person has arranged for the transportation services through the digital network or software application service of the transportation network company.

2. With respect to a passenger's destination, a driver or monitored autonomous vehicle provider shall not: (a) Deceive or attempt to deceive any passenger who rides or desires to ride in the driver's motor vehicle or the monitored autonomous vehicle provider's monitored autonomous vehicle. (b) Convey or attempt to convey any passenger to a destination other than the one directed by the passenger. (c) Take a longer route to the passenger's destination than is necessary, unless specifically requested to do so by the passenger. (d) Fail to comply with the reasonable and lawful requests of the passenger as to speed of travel and route to be taken.

3. A driver or monitored autonomous vehicle provider shall not, at the time the driver or monitored autonomous vehicle provider picks up a passenger, refuse or neglect to provide transportation services to any orderly passenger unless the driver or monitored autonomous vehicle provider can demonstrate to the satisfaction of the Authority that: (a) For a driver, the driver has good reason to fear for the driver's personal safety; (b) For a monitored autonomous vehicle provider, the monitored autonomous vehicle provider or monitored autonomous vehicle monitor has good reason to fear for the personal safety of the monitor in the monitored autonomous vehicle picking up the person requesting transportation services; or (c) The driver or monitored autonomous vehicle provider is prohibited by law or regulation from carrying the person requesting transportation services.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 704.7368 — NV Code / Title 58 / Chapter 704 / Section 704.7368
“Renewable energy facility” defined
Status: in_force

“Renewable energy facility” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 704.7315 .
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 704.9925 — NV Code / Title 58 / Chapter 704 / Section 704.9925
Authority for utility which purchases natural gas for resale to expand infrastructure consistent with program of economic development; procedures for recovery of costs associated with certain activities; regulations
Status: in_force

1. The Commission shall adopt regulations: (a) Authorizing a public utility which purchases natural gas for resale to 10 or more customers in this State to include in a plan filed pursuant to NRS 704.991 a proposal to expand the infrastructure of the public utility in a manner consistent with a program of economic development; and (b) Establishing procedures for a public utility which purchases natural gas for resale to 10 or more customers in this State to apply to the Commission for the recovery of costs associated with an activity approved by the Commission as part of a plan filed pursuant to NRS 704.991 .

2. The regulations adopted pursuant to subsection 1 must ensure the timely recovery by the public utility of all prudent and reasonable costs associated with the expansion of the infrastructure of the public utility in a manner consistent with a program of economic development through the development of alternative cost-recovery methodologies that balance the interests of persons receiving direct benefits and persons receiving indirect benefits from the expansion of the infrastructure of the public utility.

3. As used in this section, “ program of economic development ” means a program to expand the infrastructure of a public utility which purchases natural gas for resale to 10 or more customers in this State that is proposed by the public utility and approved by the Commission for one or more of the following purposes: (a) Providing natural gas service to unserved and underserved areas within this State; (b) Accommodating the expansion of existing business customers of the public utility; (c) Attracting and retaining residential and business customers of the public utility; (d) Attracting to this State new and diverse businesses and industries which use natural gas and which would otherwise locate or expand their business or industry within this State but for the absence of adequate natural gas infrastructure; (e) Facilitating the implementation of the State Plan for Economic Development developed by the Executive Director of the Office of Economic Development pursuant to subsection 2 of NRS 231.053 ; and (f) Facilitating any policy of the Legislature with respect to economic development in this State.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 706.791 — NV Code / Title 58 / Chapter 706 / Section 706.791
Additional or estimated assessment of fees: Imposition by Department; interest; penalties; notice; presumption of correctness in certain circumstances; redeterminations
Status: in_force

1. If the Department is not satisfied with the records or statements of, or with the amount of fees paid by, any person pursuant to the provisions of NRS 706.011 to 706.861 , inclusive, it may make an additional or estimated assessment of fees due from that person based upon any information available to it.

2. Every additional or estimated assessment bears interest at the rate of 1 percent per month, or fraction thereof, from the date the fees were due until they are paid.

3. If an assessment is imposed, a penalty of 10 percent of the amount of the assessment must be added thereto. If any part of the deficiency is found to be caused by fraud or an intent to evade the provisions of this chapter or the regulations adopted pursuant to this chapter, a penalty of 25 percent of the amount of the assessment must be added thereto.

4. The Department shall give the person written notice of the assessment. The notice may be served personally or by mail in the manner prescribed by Rule 5 of the Nevada Rules of Civil Procedure addressed to the person at the person's address as it appears in the records of the Department. Every notice of assessment must be served within 36 months after the end of the registration year for which the additional assessment is imposed.

5. If any person refuses or fails to make available to the Department, upon request, such records, reports or other information as determined by the Department to be necessary to enable it to determine that the amount of taxes and fees paid by that person is correct, the assessment made pursuant to the provisions of this section is presumed to be correct and the burden is upon the person challenging the assessment to establish that it is erroneous.

6. Any person against whom an assessment has been made pursuant to the provisions of this section may petition the Department in writing for a redetermination within 30 days after service of the notice. If a petition is not filed with the Department within that period, the assessment becomes final.

7. If a petition for redetermination is filed within 30 days, the Department shall reconsider the assessment and send the petitioner, by certified mail, notice of its decision and the reasons therefor. A petitioner aggrieved by the Department's decision may appeal the decision by submitting a written request to the Department for a hearing not later than 30 days after notice of the decision was mailed by the Department. The Department shall schedule an administrative hearing and provide the petitioner with 10 days' notice of the time and place of the hearing. The Department may continue the hearing as may be necessary.

8. The order of the Department upon a petition becomes final 30 days after service of notice thereof. If an assessment is not paid on or before the date it becomes final, there must be added thereto in addition to any other penalty provided for in this chapter a penalty of 10 percent of the amount of the assessment.

9. Every remittance in payment of an assessment is payable to the Department.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 704.7833 — NV Code / Title 58 / Chapter 704 / Section 704.7833
“Energy efficiency program” defined
Status: in_force

1. “ Energy efficiency program ” means a program designed, intended or used to improve energy efficiency by reducing the energy consumption by a retail customer of an electric utility.

2. The term includes, without limitation, a demand-side response program or load-limiting program that shifts the consumption of energy by a retail customer from one period to another period.

3. The term does not include the implementation or assessment of any rate which is based on the time of day, day of the week or time of year during which electricity is used or which otherwise varies based upon the time during which the electricity is used.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 709.310 — NV Code / Title 58 / Chapter 709 / Section 709.310
Proposals to be advertised: Publication; contents
Status: in_force

1. Whenever any person, persons, association, company or corporation shall apply to the proper authorities of any town in this state for a franchise to construct and operate a street railway within the limits of such town, the authorities, whether a board of town trustees, county commissioners or supervisors, shall advertise the proposed franchise, in full, offering the same for sale to the highest responsible bidder.

2. The advertisement of the franchise shall be published for a period of not less than 90 days, and no privilege shall be conveyed or granted by the town authorities to any successful bidder, unless the same privilege shall have appeared in full in the advertisement for bids as an essential part thereof.

3. Besides the essential part and all features of the proposed franchise, the advertisement shall: (a) Contain a statement naming the day upon which all bids for the franchise will be opened. (b) State in detail and specifically the street or streets over and through which the proposed street railway is to run, so that the entire course and extent thereof shall be clearly shown.

4. No franchise shall be given or issued which has not been so specifically and fully described and advertised.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 704A.210 — NV Code / Title 58 / Chapter 704A / Section 704A.210
Petition for establishment of service district: Manner of giving notice of hearing; payment of costs
Status: in_force

1. Upon receipt of a petition to establish a service district, the governing body shall set a date for a hearing on the petition, which date shall not be later than 60 days after the filing of the petition with the clerk.

2. The clerk shall: (a) Cause a notice of the hearing to be posted in not less than three public places within the proposed service district for not less than 30 days prior to the date of the hearing. (b) Cause a notice of the hearing to be published once not less than 10 days preceding the date of the hearing in some newspaper having a general circulation in the proposed service district. (c) Mail a notice of the hearing at least 15 days preceding the date of the hearing to: (1) Each owner of a lot of real property within the boundaries of the proposed service district as reflected on the records of the county assessor. (2) Each governmental agency having rights in public places within the proposed service district.

3. The costs of posting, publication and mailing required in this section shall be assessed by the governing body on a pro rata basis to each public utility corporation whose electric or communication facilities are to be included in the proposed service area, and if a service district is established such costs shall be included in the costs of the district.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 711.062 — NV Code / Title 58 / Chapter 711 / Section 711.062
“Franchise fee” defined
Status: in_force

“ Franchise fee ” means a franchise fee imposed by a local government on a video service provider for the privilege of providing video service.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 706.391 — NV Code / Title 58 / Chapter 706 / Section 706.391
Application for issuance or modification of certificate to operate as common motor carrier other than operator of tow car: Hearing; standards for reviewing application; duties of applicant; powers of Authority
Status: in_force

1. Upon the filing of an application for a certificate of public convenience and necessity to operate as a common motor carrier, other than an operator of a tow car, or an application for modification of such a certificate, the Authority shall fix a time and place for a hearing on the application.

2. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 6, the Authority shall grant the certificate or modification if it finds that: (a) The applicant is financially and operationally fit, willing and able to perform the services of a common motor carrier and that the operation of, and the provision of such services by, the applicant as a common motor carrier will foster sound economic conditions within the applicable industry; (b) The proposed operation or the proposed modification will be consistent with the legislative policies set forth in NRS 706.151 ; (c) The granting of the certificate or modification will not unreasonably and adversely affect other carriers operating in the territory for which the certificate or modification is sought; (d) The proposed operation or the proposed modification will benefit and protect the safety and convenience of the traveling and shipping public and the motor carrier business in this State; (e) The proposed operation, or service under the proposed modification, will be provided on a continuous basis; (f) The market identified by the applicant as the market which the applicant intends to serve will support the proposed operation or proposed modification; and (g) The applicant has paid all fees and costs related to the application.

3. The Authority shall not find that the potential creation of competition in a territory which may be caused by the granting of the certificate or modification, by itself, will unreasonably and adversely affect other carriers operating in the territory for the purposes of paragraph (c) of subsection 2.

4. In determining whether the applicant is fit to perform the services of a common motor carrier pursuant to paragraph (a) of subsection 2, the Authority shall consider whether the applicant has violated any provision of this chapter or any regulations adopted pursuant thereto.

5. The applicant for the certificate or modification: (a) Must submit a complete set of fingerprints of each natural person who is identified by the Authority as a significant principal, partner, officer, manager, member, director or trustee of the applicant and written permission authorizing the Authority to forward the fingerprints to the Central Repository for Nevada Records of Criminal History for submission to the Federal Bureau of Investigation for its report; (b) Has the burden of proving to the Authority that the proposed operation will meet the requirements of subsection 2; and (c) Must pay the amounts billed to the applicant by the Authority for the costs incurred by the Authority in conducting any investigation regarding the applicant and the application.

6. The provisions of subsections 2 to 5, inclusive, do not apply to an owner or operator of a charter bus. The Authority shall grant the certificate or modification to an owner or operator of a charter bus that is not a fully regulated carrier if the Authority finds that the owner or operator of the charter bus has complied with the provisions of subsection 1 of NRS 706.463 and any applicable regulations of the Authority.

7. The Authority may issue or modify a certificate of public convenience and necessity to operate as a common motor carrier, or issue or modify it for: (a) The exercise of the privilege sought. (b) The partial exercise of the privilege sought.

8. The Authority may attach to the certificate such terms and conditions as, in its judgment, the public interest may require.

9. The Authority may dispense with the hearing on the application if, upon the expiration of the time fixed in the notice thereof, no petition to intervene has been filed on behalf of any person who has filed a protest against the granting of the certificate or modification.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 701B.750 — NV Code / Title 58 / Chapter 701B / Section 701B.750
“Person” defined
Status: in_force

<Section expires by limitation effective Dec. 31, 2025.>

“ Person ” includes, without limitation, a public entity.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 704A.140 — NV Code / Title 58 / Chapter 704A / Section 704A.140
“Service district” defined
Status: in_force

“Service district” means a new underground electric and communication service district as defined by NRS 704A.080 , or an underground service district as defined by NRS 704A.150 , as the case may be.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 704.7867 — NV Code / Title 58 / Chapter 704 / Section 704.7867
Plan to accelerate transportation electrification; stakeholder engagement meetings; filing of schedules; participation to be offered on a nondiscriminatory basis; regulations
Status: in_force

1. An electric utility in this State shall file with the Commission, as part of the distributed resources plan required to be submitted pursuant to NRS 704.741 , a plan to accelerate transportation electrification in this State. Two or more electric utilities that are affiliated through common ownership and that have an interconnected system for the transmission of electricity shall submit a joint plan.

2. A plan submitted pursuant to subsection 1 may include: (a) Investments or incentives to facilitate the deployment of charging infrastructure and associated electrical equipment which supports transportation electrification across all customer classes including, without limitation, investments or incentives for residential charging infrastructure at single-family homes and multi-unit dwellings for both shared and assigned parking spaces; (b) Investments or incentives to facilitate the electrification of public transit and publicly owned vehicle fleets; (c) Investments or incentives to increase access to the use of electricity as a transportation fuel in historically underserved communities; (d) Rate designs, programs or management systems that encourage the charging of vehicles in a manner that supports the operation and optimal integration of transportation electrification into the electric grid, including, without limitation, proposed schedules necessary to implement the rate designs or programs; and (e) Customer education and culturally competent and linguistically appropriate outreach programs that increase awareness of investments, incentives, rate designs and programs of the type listed in paragraphs (a) to (d), inclusive, and of the benefits of transportation electrification.

3. During the 9 months immediately before an electric utility files its first plan pursuant to subsection 1 and during the 12 months immediately before an electric utility files any subsequent plan pursuant to subsection 1, the electric utility shall conduct at least one stakeholder engagement meeting each calendar quarter to discuss the development of the plan and to solicit comments and gather ideas for improvements or additions to the plan which support transportation electrification. Each stakeholder engagement meeting must be open to participation by the Regulatory Operations Staff of the Commission, personnel from the Bureau of Consumer Protection in the Office of the Attorney General and any other interested person. Each plan filed pursuant to subsection 1 must include a summary of the stakeholder engagement meetings conducted in the 9- or 12-month period, as applicable, immediately preceding the filing of the plan, which must include, without limitation, summaries of the comments and ideas provided by the participants.

4. Not more than 60 days after the issuance of an order by the Commission pursuant to NRS 704.751 approving or modifying a plan submitted pursuant to subsection 1, an electric utility which supplies electricity in this State shall file with the Commission any schedules necessary to implement the rate designs and programs included in the plan.

5. To the extent that a plan submitted pursuant to subsection 1 includes programs in which customers may participate, eligibility for participation by customers in such programs must be offered by the electric utility on a nondiscriminatory basis to both bundled retail customers and eligible customers, as defined in NRS 704B.080 , who purchase or plan to purchase electricity from a provider of new electric resources, as defined in NRS 704B.130 .

6. The Commission shall adopt regulations necessary to carry out the provisions of this section. The regulations adopted pursuant to this section may require an annual review of the progress and budgets of an approved plan submitted pursuant to this section.

7. As used in this section: (a) “ Block ” means the smallest geographical unit whose boundaries were designated by the Bureau of the Census of the United States Department of Commerce in its topographically integrated geographic encoding and referencing system. (b) “ Block group ” means a combination of blocks whose numbers begin with the same digit. (c) “ Census tract ” means a combination of block groups. (d) “Electric utility” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 704.187 . (e) “ Historically underserved community ” means: (1) A census tract: (I) Designated as a qualified census tract by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development pursuant to 26 U.S.C. § 42(d)(5)(B)(ii) ; or (II) In which, in the immediately preceding census, at least 20 percent of households were not proficient in the English language; (2) A public school in this State: (I) In which 75 percent or more of the enrolled pupils in the school are eligible for free or reduced-price lunches pursuant to 42 U.S.C. §§ 1751 et seq. ; or (II) That participates in universal meal service in high poverty areas pursuant to Section 104 of the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010, Public Law 111-296 ; or (3) Qualified tribal land, as defined in NRS 370.0325 . (f) “ Transportation electrification ” means the use of electricity from external sources to power, wholly or in part, passenger vehicles, trucks, buses, trains, boats or other equipment that transports goods or people.