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2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 231 - Economic Development, Tourism and Cultural Affairs › NRS 231.730 - Annual reports to Legislature.

On or before February 1 of each year, the Commission shall prepare and submit to the Director of the Legislative Counsel Bureau for transmittal to the Legislature, or if the Legislature is not in session, the Legislative Commission, a report detailing for the immediately preceding calendar year:
1. The total number of applications for grants of money from the Fund that were received;
2. The total amount of grants from the Fund that were awarded by the Commission to air carriers; and
3. For each grant of money awarded from the Fund, the amount of each grant and an explanation of how the grant will be used by the air carrier to provide or enhance air service to an airport.
(Added to NRS by 2023, 2748)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 231A - Nevada New Markets Jobs Act › NRS 231A.020 - Legislative findings and declaration.

The Legislature hereby finds and declares that:
1. The purpose of this chapter is to provide community development and economic stimulation, particularly to distressed areas of this State;
2. All qualified community development entities, including, without limitation, minority-owned community development entities and those that have not entered into an allocation agreement with the Community Development Financial Institutions Fund of the United States Department of the Treasury, need to be involved in community development efforts; and
3. To maximize the benefit of this chapter, qualified community development entities that have entered into such allocation agreements are encouraged to work with all groups that are involved in community development in distressed areas, including, without limitation, minority-owned qualified community development entities, community development entities that have not entered into such allocation agreements and other Nevada-based entities that engage in community development.
(Added to NRS by 2013, 3446)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 231A - Nevada New Markets Jobs Act › NRS 231A.030 - Definitions.

As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires, the words and terms defined in NRS 231A.040 to 231A.145, inclusive, have the meanings ascribed to them in those sections.
(Added to NRS by 2013, 3446; A 2019, 4364; 2023, 3358)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 231A - Nevada New Markets Jobs Act › NRS 231A.040 - "Applicable percentage" defined.

"Applicable percentage" means:
1. With respect to a qualified equity investment, 0 percent for the first two credit allowance dates, 12 percent for the next three credit allowance dates and 11 percent for the next two credit allowance dates.
2. With respect to an impact qualified equity investment, 0 percent for the first two credit allowance dates and 15 percent for the next five credit allowance dates.
(Added to NRS by 2013, 3446; A 2023, 3358)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 231A - Nevada New Markets Jobs Act › NRS 231A.050 - "Credit allowance date" defined.

"Credit allowance date" means, with respect to any qualified equity investment or impact qualified equity investment:
1. The date on which the investment is initially made; and
2. Each of the six anniversary dates immediately following the date on which the investment is initially made.
(Added to NRS by 2013, 3446; A 2023, 3358)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 231A - Nevada New Markets Jobs Act › NRS 231A.075 - "Fresh food retailer" defined.

1. "Fresh food retailer" means a retail establishment, whether organized for profit or not for profit, which is principally devoted to the sale of meat, seafood, fresh fruits and vegetables, dairy products, dry groceries and household products or which derives a substantial amount of its gross revenue from the sale of such products.
2. The term includes:
(a) A farmers’ market, as defined in NRS 244.336.
(b) A grocery store, as defined in NRS 597.225.
(Added to NRS by 2019, 4363)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 231A - Nevada New Markets Jobs Act › NRS 231A.0753 - "Impact qualified active low-income community business" defined.

"Impact qualified active low-income community business" means a qualified active low-income community business as that term is defined in section 45D of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, 26 U.S.C. § 45D, and 26 C.F.R. § 1.45D-1, except that term is limited to those businesses specified in NRS 231A.155.
(Added to NRS by 2023, 3355)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 231A - Nevada New Markets Jobs Act › NRS 231A.0755 - "Impact qualified community development entity" defined.

"Impact qualified community development entity" means:
1. A partnership, limited-liability company or corporation that has its principal business operations in this State and is engaged in lending or other investment activity;
2. A qualified community development entity that complies with NRS 221A.180; or
3. A qualified community development financial institution, as that term is defined in the Community Development Banking and Financial Institutions Act of 1994, 12 U.S.C. § 4702(5).
(Added to NRS by 2023, 3356)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 231A - Nevada New Markets Jobs Act › NRS 231A.0757 - "Impact qualified equity investment" defined.

1. "Impact qualified equity investment" means any equity investment in, or long-term debt security issued by, an impact qualified community development entity that:
(a) Except as otherwise provided in this section, is acquired after July 1, 2024, solely in exchange for cash at the original issuance of the equity investment;
(b) Has at least 85 percent of the cash purchase price of the equity investment used by the issuer to make qualified low-income community investments in impact qualified active low-income community businesses located in this State by the first anniversary of the initial credit allowance date; and
(c) Is designated by the issuer as an impact qualified equity investment under this section and is certified by the Department as complying with the limitations contained in subsection 6 of NRS 231A.230.
2. The term includes an investment that does not meet the requirements of subsection 1 if the investment was an impact qualified equity investment in the possession or control of a prior holder.
(Added to NRS by 2023, 3356)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 231A - Nevada New Markets Jobs Act › NRS 231A.080 - "Liability for insurance premium tax" defined.

"Liability for insurance premium tax" means any liability incurred by any entity under NRS 680A.330 or 680B.025 to 680B.039, inclusive, or, if the tax liability under NRS 680A.330 or 680B.025 to 680B.039, inclusive, is eliminated or reduced, any tax liability to the Department of Taxation that is imposed on an insurance company or other person who had that tax liability under the laws of this State before the elimination or reduction of that tax liability.
(Added to NRS by 2013, 3446)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 231A - Nevada New Markets Jobs Act › NRS 231A.110 - "Qualified active low-income community business" defined.

1. "Qualified active low-income community business" has the meaning ascribed to it in section 45D of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, 26 U.S.C. § 45D, and 26 C.F.R. § 1.45D-1.
2. The term is limited to qualified fresh food retailers and those businesses specified in NRS 231A.170.
(Added to NRS by 2013, 3447; A 2019, 4364)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 231A - Nevada New Markets Jobs Act › NRS 231A.120 - "Qualified community development entity" defined.

"Qualified community development entity" has the meaning ascribed to it in section 45D of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, 26 U.S.C. § 45D, but is limited to such an entity specified in NRS 231A.180.
(Added to NRS by 2013, 3447)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 231A - Nevada New Markets Jobs Act › NRS 231A.130 - "Qualified equity investment" defined.

1. "Qualified equity investment" means any equity investment in, or long-term debt security issued by, a qualified community development entity that:
(a) Except as otherwise provided in this section, is acquired after October 1, 2013, solely in exchange for cash at the original issuance of the equity investment;
(b) Has at least 85 percent of the cash purchase price of the equity investment used by the issuer to make qualified low-income community investments in qualified active low-income community businesses located in this State by the first anniversary of the initial credit allowance date; and
(c) Is designated by the issuer as a qualified equity investment under this section and is certified by the Department as complying with the limitations contained in subsection 5 of NRS 231A.230.
2. The term includes an investment that does not meet the requirements of subsection 1 if the investment was a qualified equity investment in the possession or control of a prior holder.
(Added to NRS by 2013, 3447)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 231A - Nevada New Markets Jobs Act › NRS 231A.135 - "Qualified fresh food retailer" defined.

"Qualified fresh food retailer" means a business that is:
1. A fresh food retailer;
2. A business described in section 45D(d)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, 26 U.S.C. § 45D(d)(2), and 26 C.F.R. § 1.45D-1(d)(4); and
3. Located in:
(a) An underserved community;
(b) A severely distressed census tract, as defined in NRS 231A.240; or
(c) A census tract that is contiguous to a census tract described in paragraph (a) or (b).
(Added to NRS by 2019, 4363)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 231A - Nevada New Markets Jobs Act › NRS 231A.140 - "Qualified low-income community investment" defined.

"Qualified low-income community investment" means any capital or equity investment in, or loan to, any qualified active low-income community business or impact qualified active low-income community business.
(Added to NRS by 2013, 3447; A 2023, 3358)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 231A - Nevada New Markets Jobs Act › NRS 231A.145 - "Underserved community" defined.

"Underserved community" means a census tract determined to be an area with low supermarket access by either the United States Department of Agriculture as identified in the Food Access Research Atlas or through a methodology that has been adopted for use by another governmental or philanthropic healthy food initiative.
(Added to NRS by 2019, 4364)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 231A - Nevada New Markets Jobs Act › NRS 231A.160 - Qualifications for long-term debt security.

To qualify as long-term debt security, a debt instrument must be issued by a qualified community development entity or impact qualified community development entity, at par value or a premium, with an original maturity date of at least 7 years after the date of its issuance, with no acceleration of repayment, amortization or prepayment features before its original maturity date. The qualified community development entity or impact qualified community development entity that issues the debt instrument must not make interest payments in the form of cash on the debt instrument during the period beginning on the date of issuance and ending on the final credit allowance date in an amount that exceeds the cumulative operating income, as defined by regulations adopted under section 45D of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, 26 U.S.C. § 45D, of the qualified community development entity or impact qualified community development entity for that period before giving effect to the interest expense of the long-term debt security. This section does not limit the holder’s ability to accelerate payments on the debt instrument in situations in which the issuer has defaulted on covenants designed to ensure compliance with this chapter or section 45D of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, 26 U.S.C. § 45D.
(Added to NRS by 2013, 3454; A 2023, 3358)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 231A - Nevada New Markets Jobs Act › NRS 231A.175 - Use of proceeds of qualified low-income community investment to establish principal business operations in State.

A business that agrees to use the proceeds of a qualified low-income community investment to establish principal business operations in this State shall be deemed to have its principal business operations in this State if, within 180 days after receiving the qualified low-income community investment or such other time as agreed to in writing by the business and the Department, the business has a physical location in this State where at least 60 percent of the employees of the business work.
(Added to NRS by 2023, 3356)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 231A - Nevada New Markets Jobs Act › NRS 231A.180 - Qualified community development entity: Requirement for allocation agreement; additional entities included.

For the purpose of NRS 231A.120, a qualified community development entity is limited to an entity that has entered into, for the current year or any prior year, an allocation agreement with the Community Development Financial Institutions Fund of the United States Department of the Treasury with respect to credits authorized by section 45D of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, 26 U.S.C. § 45D, which includes the State of Nevada within the service area set forth in the allocation agreement. Such an entity also includes any:
1. Affiliated qualified community development entities of any such qualified community development entity; and
2. Partners of any such qualified community development entity which are also qualified community development entities, regardless of whether any such partner has entered into an allocation agreement with the Community Development Financial Institutions Fund of the United States Department of the Treasury with respect to credits authorized by section 45D of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, 26 U.S.C. § 45D.
(Added to NRS by 2013, 3455)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 231A - Nevada New Markets Jobs Act › NRS 231A.200 - Vested right to credit against insurance premium tax liability: Use of credit; maximum yearly amount of credit; amount of credit that may carry forward to subsequent year.

An entity that makes a qualified equity investment or impact qualified equity investment earns a vested right to credit against the entity’s liability for insurance premium tax on a premium tax report filed pursuant to NRS 680B.030 that may be used as follows:
1. Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, on each credit allowance date of the qualified equity investment or impact qualified equity investment, the entity, or the subsequent holder of the qualified equity investment or impact qualified equity investment, is entitled to use a portion of the credit during the taxable year that includes the credit allowance date. If an entity makes a:
(a) Qualified equity investment on or after July 1, 2019, but before July 1, 2024, the entity may not use any portion of the credit against the entity’s liability for insurance premium tax for any period beginning before July 1, 2021.
(b) Qualified equity investment or impact qualified equity investment on or after July 1, 2024, the entity may not use any portion of the credit against the entity’s liability for insurance premium tax for any period beginning before July 1, 2026.
2. The credit amount is equal to the applicable percentage for the credit allowance date multiplied by the purchase price paid to the issuer of the qualified equity investment or impact qualified equity investment.
3. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 4, the amount of the credit claimed by an entity must not exceed the amount of the entity’s liability for insurance premium tax for the tax year for which the credit is claimed.
4. If the insurance premium tax is eliminated or reduced below the level that was in effect on the first credit allowance date, the entity is entitled to a credit against any other taxes paid to the Department of Taxation in an amount equal to the difference between the amount the entity would have been able to claim against its insurance premium tax liability had the tax not been eliminated or reduced and the amount the entity was actually able to claim, if any.
Any amount of tax credit that the entity is prohibited from claiming in a taxable year as a result of subsection 3 or 4 may be carried forward for use in any subsequent taxable year.
(Added to NRS by 2013, 3447; A 2019, 3697; 2023, 3358)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 231A - Nevada New Markets Jobs Act › NRS 231A.210 - Tax credits not to be refunded or sold; allocation of tax credits to partners, members or shareholders of earning entity.

No tax credit claimed under this chapter may be refunded or sold on the open market. Tax credits earned by a partnership, limited-liability company, S corporation or other similar pass-through entity may be allocated to the partners, members or shareholders of such an entity for their direct use in accordance with the provisions of any agreement among such partners, members or shareholders. Such an allocation is not considered a sale for the purpose of this chapter.
(Added to NRS by 2013, 3448)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 231A - Nevada New Markets Jobs Act › NRS 231A.220 - Limitations on relationship between insurer or affiliate and qualified community development entity or impact qualified community development entity.

1. An insurer or an affiliate of an insurer may not:
(a) Manage a qualified community development entity or impact qualified community development entity; or
(b) Control the direction of equity investments for a qualified community development entity or impact qualified community development entity.
2. The provisions of subsection 1 apply to any entity described in subsection 1 regardless of whether the entity does business in this State.
3. This section does not preclude an entity described in subsection 1 from exercising legal rights or remedies, including the interim management of a qualified community development entity or impact qualified community development entity, with respect to a qualified community development entity or impact qualified community development entity that is in default of any statutory or contractual obligations to the entity described in subsection 1.
4. This chapter does not limit the amount of nonvoting equity interests in a qualified community development entity or impact qualified community development entity that an entity described in subsection 1 may own.
5. For the purposes of this section:
(a) "Affiliate of an insurer" has the meaning ascribed to the term "affiliate" in NRS 692C.030.
(b) "Insurer" has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 679A.100.
(Added to NRS by 2013, 3448; A 2023, 3359)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 231A - Nevada New Markets Jobs Act › NRS 231A.240 - Qualified low-income community investments: Percentage required to be invested in severely distressed census tracts; reduction in required percentage by Director; refinancing of investments.

1. A qualified community development entity which issues qualified equity investments under this chapter shall make qualified low-income community investments in businesses located in severely distressed census tracts, on a combined basis with all of its affiliated qualified community development entities that have issued qualified equity investments under this chapter, in an amount equal to at least 30 percent of the purchase price of all qualified equity investments issued by such entities.
2. The Director may reduce the requirement in subsection 1 to 20 percent if the qualified community development entity uses its commercially reasonable best efforts to satisfy the requirements of subsection 1 and fails to do so within 9 months after its initial credit allowance date.
3. A qualified community development entity or impact qualified community development entity which makes a qualified low-income community investment must allow the business in which the qualified low-income community investment is made to apply to refinance the qualified low-income investment if at least 4 years has passed since the qualified community development entity or impact qualified community development entity made the qualified low-income investment and the qualified low-income investment has not previously been refinanced.
4. As used in this section, "severely distressed census tract" means a census tract that, in the immediately preceding census, had:
(a) More than 30 percent of households with a household income below the federally designated level signifying poverty;
(b) A median household income of less than 60 percent of the median household income in this State; or
(c) A rate of unemployment that was equal to or greater than 150 percent of the national average.
(Added to NRS by 2013, 3450; A 2019, 3700; 2023, 3362)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 231A - Nevada New Markets Jobs Act › NRS 231A.245 - Qualified low-income community investments: Investments from more than one qualified community development entity or impact qualified community development entity; use of certain money for investments.

1. A qualified community development entity or impact qualified community development entity may make a qualified low-income community investment jointly with one or more other qualified community development entities or impact qualified community development entity.
2. A qualified community development entity or impact qualified community development entity may make a qualified low-income community investment using money attributable to:
(a) The purchase price of a qualified equity investment or impact qualified equity investment;
(b) The amount paid to a qualified community development entity or impact qualified community development entity for a qualified equity investment, as defined in 26 U.S.C. § 45D(b), by an entity that receives a tax credit pursuant to 26 U.S.C. § 45D; or
(c) Any combination of the amounts described in paragraphs (a) and (b).
(Added to NRS by 2019, 3696; A 2023, 3363)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 231A - Nevada New Markets Jobs Act › NRS 231A.260 - Recapture: Cure period; notice requirement.

Enforcement of each of the recapture provisions set forth in NRS 231A.250 is subject to a 6-month cure period. No recapture may occur until the qualified community development entity or impact qualified community development entity has been given notice of noncompliance and afforded 6 months after the date of the notice to cure the noncompliance.
(Added to NRS by 2013, 3451; A 2023, 3364)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 231A - Nevada New Markets Jobs Act › NRS 231A.270 - Designation of investment or security as qualified equity investment or impact qualified equity investment by qualified community development entity or impact qualified community development entity: Fee.

1. A qualified community development entity or impact qualified community development entity that seeks to have an equity investment or long-term debt security designated as a qualified equity investment or impact qualified equity investment and eligible for tax credits under this chapter must pay a fee in the amount of 0.5 percent of the amount of the equity investment or long-term debt security requested to be designated as a qualified equity investment or impact qualified equity investment to the Department. The fee must be deposited in the New Markets Performance Guarantee Account, which is hereby created in the State General Fund. The entity forfeits the fee in its entirety if:
(a) The qualified community development entity or impact qualified community development entity and its affiliates and partners which are also qualified community development entities or impact qualified community development entities fail to issue the total amount of qualified equity investments or impact qualified equity investments certified by the Department and receive cash in the total amount certified pursuant to subsection 3 of NRS 231A.230; or
(b) The qualified community development entity or impact qualified community development entity or any affiliate or partner which is also a qualified community development entity or impact qualified community development entity that issues a qualified equity investment or impact qualified equity investment certified under this chapter fails to meet the investment requirement specified in subsection 3 of NRS 231A.250 by the second credit allowance date of the qualified equity investment or impact qualified equity investment. Forfeiture of the fee under this paragraph is subject to the 6-month cure period established pursuant to NRS 231A.260.
2. The fee required pursuant to subsection 1 must be paid to the Department and held in the New Markets Performance Guarantee Account until such time as compliance with the provisions of subsection 1 has been established. The qualified community development entity or impact qualified community development entity may request a refund of the fee from the Department no sooner than 30 days after having met all the requirements of subsection 1. The Department shall refund the fee within 30 days after such a request or being given notice of noncompliance.
(Added to NRS by 2013, 3451; A 2023, 3364)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 231A - Nevada New Markets Jobs Act › NRS 231A.280 - Department to issue letter rulings regarding tax credits: Requirements for letter rulings; letter rulings binding on Department, agents or successors until tax credits claimed.

1. The Department shall issue letter rulings regarding the tax credit program authorized under this chapter, subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this section.
2. The Department shall respond to a request for a letter ruling within 60 days after receipt of the request. The applicant may provide a draft letter ruling for the Department’s consideration. The applicant may withdraw the request for a letter ruling, in writing, before the issuance of the letter ruling. The Department may refuse to issue a letter ruling for good cause, but must list the specific reasons for refusing to issue the letter ruling. Good cause includes, but is not limited to:
(a) The applicant requests the Department to determine whether a statute is constitutional or a regulation is lawful;
(b) The request involves a hypothetical situation or alternative plans;
(c) The facts or issues presented in the request are unclear, overbroad, insufficient or otherwise inappropriate as a basis upon which to issue a letter ruling; and
(d) The issue is currently being considered in a rulemaking procedure, contested case, or other agency or judicial proceeding that may definitively resolve the issue.
3. Letter rulings bind the Department and the Department’s agents and their successors until such time as the entity or its shareholders, members or partners, as applicable, claim all the covered tax credits on a tax return or report, subject to the terms and conditions set forth in any regulations adopted by the Director pursuant to NRS 231A.150. A letter ruling applies only to the applicant.
4. In rendering letter rulings and making other determinations under this chapter, to the extent applicable, the Department of Business and Industry and the Department of Taxation shall look for guidance to section 45D of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, 26 U.S.C. § 45D, and the rules and regulations issued thereunder.
5. For the purposes of this section, "letter ruling" means a written interpretation of law to a specific set of facts provided by the applicant requesting the ruling.
(Added to NRS by 2013, 3452)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 231A - Nevada New Markets Jobs Act › NRS 231A.290 - Entity claiming tax credit not required to pay additional taxes resulting from claim of credit.

1. An entity claiming a credit under this chapter is not required to pay any additional retaliatory tax levied pursuant to NRS 680A.330 as a result of claiming that credit.
2. In addition to the exclusion in subsection 1, an entity claiming a credit under this chapter is not required to pay any other additional tax as a result of claiming that credit.
(Added to NRS by 2013, 3453)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 231A - Nevada New Markets Jobs Act › NRS 231A.310 - Qualified community development entity or impact qualified community development entity not entitled to pay to affiliates fees in connection with qualified investments before decertification.

A qualified community development entity or impact qualified community development entity is not entitled to pay to any affiliate of the qualified community development entity or impact qualified community development entity any fees in connection with any activity under this chapter before decertification pursuant to NRS 231A.300 of all qualified equity investments or impact qualified equity investments issued by the qualified community development entity or impact qualified community development entity. This section does not prohibit a qualified community development entity or impact qualified community development entity from allocating or distributing income earned by it to such affiliates or paying reasonable interest on amounts loaned to the qualified community development entity or impact qualified community development entity by those affiliates.
(Added to NRS by 2013, 3453; A 2023, 3366)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 231A - Nevada New Markets Jobs Act › NRS 231A.320 - Duties of Director: Annual review of qualified community development entity and impact qualified community development entity; report to Legislature.

1. The Director shall conduct an annual review of each qualified community development entity and impact qualified community development entity that has been granted an application for a qualified equity investment or impact qualified equity investment pursuant to NRS 231A.230 to ensure that:
(a) The qualified community development entity or impact qualified community development entity remains in compliance with the provisions of this chapter and any regulations adopted pursuant thereto; and
(b) Any qualified equity investment or impact qualified equity investment certified pursuant to NRS 231A.230 meets the eligibility criteria prescribed in this chapter and any regulations adopted pursuant thereto.
2. On June 30 of each even-numbered year, the Director shall submit a report to the Director of the Legislative Counsel Bureau for transmittal to the Legislature. The report must include, for each qualified equity investment and impact qualified equity investment certified pursuant to NRS 231A.230:
(a) Information on the impact of the qualified equity investment or impact qualified equity investment on the economy of this State, including, without limitation, the number of jobs created by the qualified equity investment or impact qualified equity investment; and
(b) Proof that the qualified community development entity or impact qualified community development entity responsible for the qualified equity investment or impact qualified equity investment is in compliance with the provisions of this chapter and any regulations adopted pursuant thereto.
(Added to NRS by 2013, 3454; A 2023, 3366)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 232 - State Departments › NRS 232.003 - Policy on public engagement incorporating use of Internet and Internet tools.

1. It is the policy of this State to strengthen and further promote broad, inclusive and meaningful engagement by the general public and interested stakeholders in the activities of the State Government by adopting methods of public participation and public comment that incorporate the use of the Internet and Internet tools. To assist in carrying out this policy each state agency is encouraged, to the extent practicable and within the limits of available money, to develop a policy on public engagement that incorporates the use of the Internet and Internet tools for the purpose of encouraging public participation and soliciting public comments on the activities of the state agency, including, without limitation, the development or adoption of regulations, policies and programs. The Internet tools used by the state agency may include, without limitation, electronic mail, electronic mailing lists, online forums and social media.
2. As used in this section:
(a) "Social media" means any electronic service or account or electronic content, including, without limitation, videos, photographs, blogs, video blogs, podcasts, instant and text messages, live chat, mobile applications, online services or Internet website profiles.
(b) "State agency" means every public agency, bureau, board, commission, department or division of the Executive Department of the State Government.
(Added to NRS by 2015, 1007)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 232 - State Departments › NRS 232.004 - State Administrative Manual: Creation; compilation and publication; notice requirements for proposed changes; submission of comments about proposed changes.

1. The State Administrative Manual is hereby created. The Director of the Department of Administration or the Director of the Office of Finance shall compile and publish in the State Administrative Manual any policies and procedures adopted or amended by the State Board of Examiners pursuant to NRS 353.040.
2. In addition to complying with the requirements of NRS 241.020, the Director of the Department of Administration or the Director of the Office of Finance, as applicable, shall, not later than 30 days before presenting to the State Board of Examiners any policy or procedure for adoption, amendment or repeal, cause notice of the proposed action to be posted on the Internet website used by the State Board of Examiners to provide public notice of its meetings. The notice must:
(a) Be accessible through a conspicuous link that appears on the main page of that website;
(b) Include the full text of the policy or procedure proposed to be adopted, amended or repealed, clearly setting forth any language proposed for addition to or deletion from the policy or procedure;
(c) Solicit the submission of written comments by any interested person to the Director of the Department of Administration or the Director of the Office of Finance, as appropriate, for transmittal to the State Board of Examiners, concerning its proposed action and set forth the address for the submission of such comments and the deadline for submission applicable pursuant to subsection 3; and
(d) Set forth the date on which the adoption, amendment or repeal of the policy or procedure becomes effective if action is taken as proposed.
3. Any written comments submitted to the Director of the Department of Administration or the Director of the Office of Finance, as applicable, pursuant to subsection 2 must be submitted not later than 5 working days before the meeting at which the proposed adoption, amendment or repeal is to be considered by the State Board of Examiners and must be entered into the record of the Board.
(Added to NRS by 2013, 61)—(Substituted in revision for NRS 232.2155)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 232 - State Departments › NRS 232.005 - Transfer of personnel within department authorized; powers and duties of director or chief executive officer.

The director or chief executive officer of each of the departments established by law within the Executive Branch of State Government shall conduct such investigations and studies as he or she deems necessary to determine the most efficient and economical use of the personnel of the department. The director or chief executive officer may transfer the personnel of one or more divisions of his or her department to one or more other divisions if he or she finds that such transfer will result in a greater utilization of personnel, produce a more efficient operation of the department, result in economies within the department or improve the organization of the department.
(Added to NRS by 1965, 1431)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 232 - State Departments › NRS 232.006 - Acceptance of consular identification card, permanent resident card or tribal identification card to identify person.

1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2 and NRS 483.290, 483.860 and 486.081, with respect to any activity or transaction in which a state agency accepts an identification card issued by the Department of Motor Vehicles to identify a person, the state agency may also accept a consular identification card, permanent resident card or tribal identification card to identify a person.
2. The provisions of subsection 1 apply only to the presentation of a consular identification card, permanent resident card or tribal identification card for purposes of identification and do not convey an independent right to receive benefits of any type.
3. To be accepted pursuant to subsection 1 to identify a person, an identification card issued by a tribal government must contain:
(a) The full legal name of the holder of the card;
(b) The date of birth of the holder of the card;
(c) A unique number assigned to the holder of the card;
(d) A digital photograph of the full face of the holder of the card;
(e) The address of the principal residence of the holder of the card;
(f) A physical description of the holder of the card, including, without limitation, the height, weight, hair color and eye color of the holder of the card;
(g) The usual signature of the holder of the card;
(h) The date on which the card is issued; and
(i) A reference to the tribal government which issued the card.
4. As used in this section:
(a) "Consular identification card" means an identification card issued by a consulate of a foreign government, which consulate is located within the State of Nevada.
(b) "Identification card issued by the Department of Motor Vehicles" means an identification card of the type described in NRS 483.810 to 483.890, inclusive.
(c) "Permanent resident card" means a Permanent Resident Card issued by the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services of the Department of Homeland Security.
(d) "State agency" means every public agency, bureau, board, commission, department or division of the Executive Department of State Government.
(e) "Tribal government" has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 239C.105.
(f) "Tribal identification card" means an identification card issued by a tribal government which satisfies the requirements of subsection 3.
(Added to NRS by 2003, 1933; A 2017, 94, 1619, 2268)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 232 - State Departments › NRS 232.007 - Recycling required by state agencies; exceptions; consultation with State Department of Conservation and Natural Resources; annual report to Director of Department; deposit of money received for recycling in State General Fund.

1. Except as otherwise provided in this section, each state agency shall recycle or cause to be recycled the paper and paper products, electronic waste and other recyclable materials it produces. This subsection does not apply to:
(a) Construction and demolition waste; or
(b) Confidential documents if there is an additional cost for recycling those documents.
2. Before recycling electronic waste, each state agency shall permanently remove any data stored on the electronic waste.
3. A state agency is not required to comply with the requirements of subsection 1 if the administrator of the agency determines that the cost to recycle or cause to be recycled the paper and paper products, electronic waste and other recyclable materials produced by the agency is unreasonable and would place an undue burden on the operations of the agency.
4. Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, a state agency shall consult with the State Department of Conservation and Natural Resources for the disposition of the paper and paper products, electronic waste and other recyclable materials to be recycled, including, without limitation, the placement of recycling containers on the premises of the state agency. This subsection does not apply to construction and demolition waste.
5. Any money received by a state agency for recycling or causing to be recycled the paper and paper products, electronic waste and other recyclable materials it produces must be:
(a) Accounted for separately; and
(b) Used to carry out the provisions of this section.
6. On or before July 1 of each year, each state agency shall submit to the Director of the State Department of Conservation and Natural Resources a report on the amount of material recycled by the state agency pursuant to this section.
7. As used in this section:
(a) "Electronic waste" has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 444A.0115.
(b) "Paper" has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 444A.0123.
(c) "Paper product" has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 444A.0126.
(d) "Recyclable material" has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 444A.013.
(e) "State agency" means every public agency, bureau, board, commission, department, division, officer or employee of the Executive Department of State Government.
(Added to NRS by 1991, 907; A 1999, 3182; 2019, 2218)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 232 - State Departments › NRS 232.008 - Disposal of electronic waste by state agencies.

1. Before disposing of electronic waste, each state agency shall permanently remove any data stored on the electronic waste.
2. As used in this section, "electronic waste" means electronic equipment that has been discarded, is no longer wanted by the owner or for any other reason enters the waste collection, recovery, treatment, processing or recycling system.
(Added to NRS by 2019, 2575)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 232 - State Departments › NRS 232.0083 - Requirements related to minority groups: Definitions.

As used in NRS 232.0083 to 232.0087, inclusive, unless the context otherwise requires:
1. "Commission on Minority Affairs" means the Nevada Commission on Minority Affairs of the Department of Business and Industry created by NRS 232.852.
2. "Minority group" means:
(a) A racial or ethnic minority group;
(b) A group of persons with disabilities; or
(c) A group of persons who identify as LGBTQ. As used in this paragraph, "LGBTQ" means lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex or any other nonheterosexual or noncisgender orientation or gender identity or expression.
3. "Office for New Americans" means the Office for New Americans created in the Office of the Governor by NRS 223.910.
4. "Office of Minority Health and Equity" means the Office of Minority Health and Equity created within the Department of Health and Human Services by NRS 232.474.
5. "Policy" means an official public policy of a state agency that creates a common practice relating to a class of issues.
6. "Program" means an official program of a state agency.
7. "State agency" means every agency, department or division of the Executive Department of the State Government.
(Added to NRS by 2021, 3226, 3227)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 232 - State Departments › NRS 232.0084 - Requirements related to minority groups: Collaboration in development and implementation of policies and programs; accessibility and inclusivity of programs and services; communication.

Each state agency shall make a reasonable effort to:
1. Collaborate with members of minority groups in the development and implementation of policies and programs of the state agency that directly affect minority groups.
2. Ensure that programs and services offered by the state agency are accessible to and inclusive of minority groups.
3. Communicate effectively with minority groups by making information about programs and services available in multiple languages whenever possible.
(Added to NRS by 2021, 3227)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 232 - State Departments › NRS 232.0085 - Requirements related to minority groups: Designation and duties of diversity and inclusion liaison.

Each state agency that interacts or communicates with minority groups or offers programs and services that affect minority groups shall, to the extent practicable, designate a diversity and inclusion liaison. The diversity and inclusion liaison shall:
1. Assist the state agency with:
(a) Promoting effective communication with minority groups;
(b) Promoting cultural competency in providing effective services to minority groups; and
(c) Establishing a method for notifying employees of a state agency of the provisions of NRS 232.0083 to 232.0087, inclusive.
2. Serve as a contact person who shall maintain ongoing communication between the state agency and members of minority groups.
3. Provide technical assistance to the state agency on new programs and services offered by the state agency that are intended to increase accessibility and inclusivity for members of minority groups.
4. Collaborate with diversity and inclusion liaisons designated by other state agencies to increase the accessibility and inclusivity of services to members of minority groups.
(Added to NRS by 2021, 3227)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 232 - State Departments › NRS 232.0086 - Requirements related to minority groups: Publication of name and contact information of diversity and inclusion liaison on Internet website; provision of such information to certain state agencies.

A state agency that designates a diversity and inclusion liaison pursuant to NRS 232.0085 shall:
1. Publish on its Internet website the name and contact information of the state agency’s diversity and inclusion liaison.
2. Provide the name and contact information of the state agency’s diversity and inclusion liaison to the Office of Minority Health and Equity, the Commission on Minority Affairs and the Office for New Americans.
(Added to NRS by 2021, 3228)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 232 - State Departments › NRS 232.0087 - Requirements related to minority groups: Meeting between diversity and inclusion liaisons and minority groups; annual report on meeting.

1. At least once each year, the Office of Minority Health and Equity, the Commission on Minority Affairs and the Office for New Americans shall collaborate to facilitate a meeting between diversity and inclusion liaisons designated pursuant to NRS 232.0085 and representatives of various minority groups to make recommendations regarding and address:
(a) Matters of mutual concern between state agencies and minority groups;
(b) Opportunities to collaborate and increase the accessibility and inclusivity of services delivered to minority groups;
(c) The need for state agencies to eliminate systemic racism and structures of racial discrimination within the State of Nevada; and
(d) Strategies for ensuring that members of minority groups are able to access programs and services offered by the state agency and interact with the State Government.
2. On or before January 1 of each year, the Office of Minority Health and Equity, the Commission on Minority Affairs and the Office for New Americans shall collaborate on and submit to the Governor and to the Director of the Legislative Counsel Bureau for transmittal to the Legislative Commission a report on the findings and recommendations from the meeting required by subsection 1.
(Added to NRS by 2021, 3228)