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2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 218E - Legislative Investigations and Hearings; Legislative Commission and Other Committees › NRS 218E.180 - Additional powers and duties.

The Legislative Commission may:
1. Carry forward the participation of the State of Nevada as a member of the Council of State Governments and the National Conference of State Legislatures, and may pay annual dues to those organizations to the extent of legislative appropriation. The Legislative Commission is designated as Nevada’s Commission on Interstate Cooperation.
2. Encourage and assist the government of this State to develop and maintain friendly contact by correspondence, by conference, and otherwise, with the other states, with the Federal Government and with local units of government.
3. Establish such delegations and committees as official agencies of the Legislative Counsel Bureau as may be deemed advisable to confer with similar delegations and committees from other states concerning problems of mutual interest. The membership of those delegations and committees must be designated by the Legislative Commission and may consist of Legislators and employees of the State other than members of the Legislative Commission. For each day or portion of a day during which members of those delegations and committees attend meetings or are otherwise engaged in the business of those delegations and committees, the members:
(a) Shall serve without salary.
(b) Are entitled to receive out of the Legislative Fund:
(1) The per diem allowance provided for state officers and employees generally; and
(2) The travel expenses provided pursuant to NRS 218A.655.
4. Endeavor to advance cooperation between this State and other units of government whenever it seems advisable to do so by:
(a) Formulating proposals for interstate compacts and reciprocal or uniform legislation; and
(b) Facilitating the adoption of uniform or reciprocal administrative rules and regulations, informal cooperation of governmental offices, personal cooperation among governmental officials and employees, interchange and clearance of research and information and any other suitable process.
5. Supervise the functions assigned to the Divisions of the Legislative Counsel Bureau by this title or any law or resolution.
6. Authorize the Director to enter into agreements for the acquisition of property it deems necessary to support the Legislature and its staff. The Director may expend money from the Legislative Fund for this purpose.
[10:134:1953]—(NRS A 1957, 386; 1961, 253; 1963, 1014; 1965, 1455; 1971, 2206; 1973, 119, 1118; 1975, 296; 1979, 612; 1985, 399; 1989, 1218, 1493; 1993, 2250; 2011, 3213, 3670)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 218E - Legislative Investigations and Hearings; Legislative Commission and Other Committees › NRS 218E.185 - Investigative powers; delegation to certain committees and subcommittees.

1. In the discharge of any duty imposed or power conferred by this title or any law or resolution, the Legislative Commission may exercise any of the investigative powers set forth in NRS 218E.105 to 218E.140, inclusive.
2. The Legislative Commission may delegate its authority pursuant to subsection 1 to a subcommittee or interim or special committee established pursuant to NRS 218E.200 or to a Joint Interim Standing Committee created pursuant to NRS 218E.320.
(Added to NRS by 1965, 1462; A 1993, 2251; 2011, 3214; 2013, 3744; 2021, 2507)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 218E - Legislative Investigations and Hearings; Legislative Commission and Other Committees › NRS 218E.200 - Power to conduct studies and investigations; assignment of matters to Joint Interim Standing Committees; establishment of subcommittees and interim or special committees; designation of members; compensation, allowances and expenses of members.

1. The Legislative Commission may conduct studies or investigations concerning governmental problems, important issues of public policy or questions of statewide interest or may assign such studies or investigations to a Joint Interim Standing Committee.
2. The Legislative Commission may establish subcommittees and interim or special committees as official agencies of the Legislative Counsel Bureau to conduct such studies or investigations or otherwise to deal with such governmental problems, important issues of public policy or questions of statewide interest or may assign such matters to a Joint Interim Standing Committee. The subcommittees and interim or special committees may exercise any of the investigative powers set forth in NRS 218E.105 to 218E.140, inclusive.
3. The membership of any subcommittees and interim or special committees established pursuant to subsection 2:
(a) Must be designated by the Legislative Commission; and
(b) May consist of members of the Legislative Commission and Legislators other than members of the Legislative Commission, employees of the State of Nevada or citizens of the State of Nevada.
4. For each day or portion of a day during which the members of any subcommittees and interim or special committees established pursuant to subsection 2 who are not Legislators attend meetings or are otherwise engaged in the business of the subcommittees and interim or special committees, the members:
(a) Shall serve without salary.
(b) Are entitled to receive out of the Legislative Fund the per diem allowances and travel expenses provided for state officers and employees generally.
5. Except during a regular or special session, for each day or portion of a day during which the members of any subcommittees and interim or special committees established pursuant to subsection 2 who are Legislators attend meetings of the subcommittees and interim or special committees or are otherwise engaged in the business of the subcommittees and interim or special committees, the members are entitled to receive out of the Legislative Fund:
(a) The compensation provided for a majority of the Legislators during the first 60 days of the preceding regular session;
(b) The per diem allowance provided for state officers and employees generally; and
(c) The travel expenses provided pursuant to NRS 218A.655.
[10:134:1953]—(NRS A 1957, 386; 1961, 253; 1963, 1014; 1965, 1455; 1971, 2206; 1973, 119, 1118; 1975, 296; 1979, 612; 1985, 399; 1989, 1218, 1493; 1993, 2250; 2011, 3216; 2013, 3745; 2021, 2507)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 218E - Legislative Investigations and Hearings; Legislative Commission and Other Committees › NRS 218E.205 - Priorities and limitations concerning studies and investigations; requests for drafting legislative measures; restrictions on staff; review and approval of budgets.

1. Between regular sessions, the Legislative Commission:
(a) Shall fix the work priority of all studies and investigations assigned to it by a statute or concurrent resolution or directed by an order of the Legislative Commission or conducted by a Joint Interim Standing Committee or subcommittee thereof, within the limits of available time, money and staff.
(b) Shall not make studies or investigations directed by a resolution of only one House or studies or investigations proposed but not approved during the preceding regular session.
2. All requests for the drafting of legislative measures to be recommended as the result of a study or investigation must be made in accordance with NRS 218D.160.
3. Except as otherwise provided by NRS 218E.210, between regular sessions, a study or investigation may not be initiated or continued by the Fiscal Analysts, the Legislative Auditor, the Legislative Counsel or the Research Director and their staffs, except studies and investigations which have been specifically authorized by the Legislature or the Legislative Commission.
4. A study or investigation may not be carried over from one regular session to the next without additional authorization by a statute, concurrent resolution or order of the Legislative Commission, except audits in progress whose carryover has been approved by the Legislative Commission.
5. Except as otherwise provided by a specific statute, the staff of the Legislative Counsel Bureau shall not serve as primary administrative or professional staff for a committee established by a statute, concurrent resolution or order of the Legislative Commission to conduct a study or investigation, unless the chair of the committee is required by the statute, concurrent resolution or order of the Legislative Commission to be a Legislator.
6. The Legislative Commission shall review and approve the budget and work program and any changes to the budget or work program for each study or investigation conducted by the Legislative Commission or a committee or subcommittee established by the Legislative Commission.
(Added to NRS by 1963, 1027; A 1967, 839; 1969, 131; 1973, 1660; 1977, 344; 1983, 1372; 1989, 1985; 1993, 2249; 2009, 1153; 2011, 3216, 3266; 2015, 3191; 2019, 3124; 2021, 2508)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 218E - Legislative Investigations and Hearings; Legislative Commission and Other Committees › NRS 218E.210 - Biennial study of newly enacted statutes to determine any differential treatment of sexes or adverse effect on women.

1. The Legislative Counsel Bureau shall, after every regular session, conduct a study of the newly enacted statutes to determine whether any of those statutes:
(a) Patently treats the sexes differently; or
(b) Upon application, may affect women more adversely than it affects men.
2. The Legislative Counsel Bureau shall compile and publish the results of the study. The publication must contain an index.
(Added to NRS by 1989, 1985; A 2011, 3217)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 218E - Legislative Investigations and Hearings; Legislative Commission and Other Committees › NRS 218E.240 - Creation; membership; meetings; quorum.

1. There is hereby created an Audit Subcommittee of the Legislative Commission consisting of five members.
2. The Chair of the Legislative Commission shall:
(a) Appoint the members of the Audit Subcommittee from among the members of the Legislative Commission and the Interim Finance Committee; and
(b) Designate one of the members of the Audit Subcommittee as Chair.
3. The Chair of the Legislative Commission shall designate five Legislators from among the members of the Legislative Commission and the Interim Finance Committee to serve as alternates for the members of the Audit Subcommittee.
4. The Legislative Auditor or a member of the staff of the Audit Division appointed by the Legislative Auditor shall serve as Secretary of the Audit Subcommittee.
5. The Audit Subcommittee shall meet at the times and places specified by a call of the Chair.
6. Three members of the Audit Subcommittee constitute a quorum, and a quorum may exercise all the power and authority conferred on the Audit Subcommittee.
(Added to NRS by 1981, 1176; A 1989, 1494; 1991, 392; 2011, 3217)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 218E - Legislative Investigations and Hearings; Legislative Commission and Other Committees › NRS 218E.255 - Creation; membership; functions.

1. There is hereby created a Budget Subcommittee of the Legislative Commission.
2. The Chair of the Legislative Commission shall appoint to the Budget Subcommittee:
(a) The persons designated by the Speaker designate of the Assembly to be members of the Assembly Standing Committee on Ways and Means for the next regular session; and
(b) The persons designated by the Majority Leader designate of the Senate to be members of the Senate Standing Committee on Finance for the next regular session.
3. The Budget Subcommittee shall conclude its activities before the next regular session is convened.
4. The Budget Subcommittee shall consider fiscal issues that may require consideration by the Legislature at the next regular session.
(Added to NRS by 1995, 2817; A 1997, 2705; 1999, 2202; 2011, 3218)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 218E - Legislative Investigations and Hearings; Legislative Commission and Other Committees › NRS 218E.270 - Special committee to receive Governor’s message on condition of State.

If the Governor elects to communicate the message required pursuant to Section 10 of Article 5 of the Nevada Constitution before the commencement of a regular session, the Chair of the Legislative Commission may, on behalf of the Legislative Commission pursuant to NRS 218E.200, appoint a special committee to receive that message. A special committee appointed pursuant to this section:
1. Must consist of all persons elected or appointed to serve as Legislators during the next regular session.
2. Must be chaired by the Speaker designate of the Assembly.
3. Shall receive the Governor’s message and conclude its activities upon the completion of that message.
(Added to NRS by 1999, 2187; A 2011, 3218)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 218E - Legislative Investigations and Hearings; Legislative Commission and Other Committees › NRS 218E.275 - Special committees to consider issues during legislative interim.

The Legislative Commission may, pursuant to NRS 218E.200, appoint one or more special committees before the commencement of a regular session. Each special committee appointed pursuant to this section:
1. Must consist of all persons designated by the:
(a) Speaker designate of the Assembly to serve as members of an Assembly Standing Committee, other than the Assembly Standing Committee on Ways and Means, for the next regular session; or
(b) Majority Leader designate of the Senate to serve as members of a Senate Standing Committee, other than the Senate Standing Committee on Finance, for the next regular session.
2. May meet to consider issues that may require consideration during the next regular session by the standing committee upon which the members of the special committee have been designated to serve.
3. Shall conclude its activities before the commencement of the next regular session.
(Added to NRS by 1999, 2187; A 2011, 3218)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 218E - Legislative Investigations and Hearings; Legislative Commission and Other Committees › NRS 218E.320 - Creation; membership; officers; vacancies.

1. There are hereby created the following Joint Interim Standing Committees of the Legislature:
(a) Commerce and Labor;
(b) Education;
(c) Government Affairs;
(d) Growth and Infrastructure;
(e) Health and Human Services;
(f) Judiciary;
(g) Legislative Operations and Elections;
(h) Natural Resources; and
(i) Revenue.
2. Each Joint Interim Standing Committee consists of eight regular members and five alternate members. As soon as is practicable after the adjournment of each regular session:
(a) The Speaker of the Assembly shall appoint three members of the Assembly as regular members of each Committee and two members of the Assembly as alternate members of each Committee.
(b) The Minority Leader of the Assembly shall appoint two members of the Assembly as regular members of each Committee and one member of the Assembly as an alternate member of each Committee.
(c) The Majority Leader of the Senate shall appoint two Senators as regular members of each Committee and one Senator as an alternate member of each Committee.
(d) The Minority Leader of the Senate shall appoint one Senator as a regular member of each Committee and one Senator as an alternate member of each Committee.
3. Before making their respective appointments, the Speaker of the Assembly, the Majority Leader of the Senate and the Minority Leaders of the Senate and Assembly shall consult so that, to the extent practicable:
(a) At least five of the regular members appointed to each Joint Interim Standing Committee served on the corresponding standing committee or committees during the preceding regular session.
(b) Not more than five of the regular members appointed to each Joint Interim Standing Committee are members of the same political party.
4. The Legislative Commission shall select the Chair and Vice Chair of each Joint Interim Standing Committee from among the members of the Committee. The Chair must be appointed from one House of the Legislature and the Vice Chair from the other House. The position of Chair must alternate each biennium between the Houses of the Legislature. Each of those officers holds the position until a successor is appointed after the next regular session. If a vacancy occurs in the position of Chair or Vice Chair, the vacancy must be filled in the same manner as the original selection for the remainder of the unexpired term.
5. The membership of any member of a Joint Interim Standing Committee who does not become a candidate for reelection or who is defeated for reelection terminates on the day next after the general election. The Speaker designate of the Assembly or the Majority Leader designate of the Senate, as the case may be, may appoint a member to fill the vacancy for the remainder of the unexpired term.
6. Vacancies on a Joint Interim Standing Committee must be filled in the same manner as original appointments.
(Added to NRS by 2021, 2505)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 218E - Legislative Investigations and Hearings; Legislative Commission and Other Committees › NRS 218E.325 - Meetings; quorum; compensation, allowances and expenses of members.

1. Except as otherwise ordered by the Legislative Commission, the members of a Joint Interim Standing Committee shall meet not earlier than November 1 of each odd-numbered year and not later than August 31 of the following even-numbered year at the times and places specified by a call of the Chair or a majority of the Committee.
2. The Director or his or her designee shall act as the nonvoting recording Secretary of each Joint Interim Standing Committee.
3. Five members of a Joint Interim Standing Committee constitute a quorum, and a quorum may exercise all the power and authority conferred on the Committee, except that any recommended legislation proposed by a Committee must be approved by a majority of the members of the Senate and a majority of the members of the Assembly serving on the Committee.
4. Except during a regular or special session, for each day or portion of a day during which a member of a Joint Interim Standing Committee attends a meeting of the Committee or is otherwise engaged in the work of the Committee, the member is entitled to receive the:
(a) Compensation provided for a majority of the members of the Legislature during the first 60 days of the preceding regular session;
(b) Per diem allowance provided for state officers and employees generally; and
(c) Travel expenses provided pursuant to NRS 218A.655.
The compensation, per diem allowances and travel expenses of the members of a Committee must be paid from the Legislative Fund.
(Added to NRS by 2021, 2506)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 218E - Legislative Investigations and Hearings; Legislative Commission and Other Committees › NRS 218E.330 - General powers and duties; budgets; reports.

1. A Joint Interim Standing Committee may:
(a) Evaluate and review issues within the jurisdiction of the corresponding standing committee or committees from the preceding regular session;
(b) Exercise any of the investigative powers set forth in NRS 218E.105 to 218E.140, inclusive; and
(c) Within the limits of the Committee’s budget, conduct studies directed by the Legislature or the Legislative Commission.
2. In addition to the authorized scope of issues set forth in paragraph (a) of subsection 1:
(a) The Joint Interim Standing Committee on Health and Human Services shall, either as part of its regular work or through appointment of a subcommittee, evaluate and review issues relating to child welfare.
(b) The Joint Interim Standing Committee on the Judiciary shall, either as part of its regular work or through appointment of a subcommittee, evaluate and review issues relating to juvenile justice.
(c) The Joint Interim Standing Committee on Legislative Operations and Elections may evaluate and review issues relating to governmental purchasing, including, without limitation, recommendations submitted to the Joint Interim Standing Committee by the Commission to Study Governmental Purchasing pursuant to NRS 332.215.
3. The Legislative Commission shall review and approve the budget and work program of each Joint Interim Standing Committee and any changes to the budget or work program.
4. A Joint Interim Standing Committee shall prepare a comprehensive report of the Committee’s activities in the interim and its findings and any recommendations for proposed legislation. The report must be submitted to the Director for distribution to the next regular session.
(Added to NRS by 2021, 2507)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 218E - Legislative Investigations and Hearings; Legislative Commission and Other Committees › NRS 218E.405 - Exercise of powers and duties during legislative interim; performance of certain powers and duties during regular or special session; subcommittee to review matters involving State Public Works Division.

1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, the Interim Finance Committee may exercise the powers conferred upon it by law only when the Legislature is not in a regular or special session.
2. During a regular or special session, the Interim Finance Committee may also perform the duties imposed on it by NRS 228.1111, subsection 5 of NRS 284.115, NRS 285.070, subsection 2 of NRS 321.335, NRS 322.007, subsection 2 of NRS 323.020, NRS 323.050, subsection 1 of NRS 323.100, subsection 3 of NRS 341.126, NRS 341.142, paragraph (f) of subsection 1 of NRS 341.145, subsection 3 of NRS 349.073, NRS 353.220, 353.224, 353.2705 to 353.2771, inclusive, 353.288, 353.335, 353.3375, 353C.224, 353C.226, paragraph (b) of subsection 4 of NRS 407.0762, NRS 428.375, 433.732, 439.4905, 439.620, 439.630, 445B.830, subsection 1 of NRS 445C.320 and NRS 538.650. In performing those duties, the Senate Standing Committee on Finance and the Assembly Standing Committee on Ways and Means may meet separately and transmit the results of their respective votes to the Chair of the Interim Finance Committee to determine the action of the Interim Finance Committee as a whole.
3. The Chair of the Interim Finance Committee may appoint a subcommittee consisting of six members of the Committee to review and make recommendations to the Committee on matters of the State Public Works Division of the Department of Administration that require prior approval of the Interim Finance Committee pursuant to subsection 3 of NRS 341.126, NRS 341.142 and paragraph (f) of subsection 1 of NRS 341.145. If the Chair appoints such a subcommittee:
(a) The Chair shall designate one of the members of the subcommittee to serve as the chair of the subcommittee;
(b) The subcommittee shall meet throughout the year at the times and places specified by the call of the chair of the subcommittee; and
(c) The Director or the Director’s designee shall act as the nonvoting recording secretary of the subcommittee.
(Added to NRS by 1995, 2674; A 1997, 658, 2543; 1999, 2764; 2001, 1918, 2677, 2682; 2003, 109, 110, 1747; 2005, 1235, 1333; 2007, 3273; 2009, 1182, 1414, 2067; 2011, 33, 285, 2514, 2946, 3220; 2013, 51, 2724; 2015, 337, 2423; 2021, 674, 2853; 2023, 482)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 218E - Legislative Investigations and Hearings; Legislative Commission and Other Committees › NRS 218E.410 - Creation; membership; Secretary; alternates; officers; terms; vacancies.

1. There is hereby created the Subcommittee on Education Accountability of the Interim Finance Committee, consisting of the following members:
(a) Five members of the Assembly appointed by the Speaker of the Assembly, three of whom must be members of the majority political party and two of whom must be members of the minority political party; and
(b) Three members of the Senate appointed by the Majority Leader of the Senate, two of whom must be members of the majority political party and one of whom must be a member of the minority political party.
2. The Director shall act as Secretary of the Subcommittee.
3. If any regular member of the Subcommittee informs the Secretary that the member will be unable to attend a particular meeting, the Secretary shall notify the Speaker of the Assembly or the Majority Leader of the Senate, as the case may be, to appoint an alternate for the meeting from the same House and political party as the absent member.
4. The Chair of the Interim Finance Committee shall appoint a Chair of the Subcommittee from one House and a Vice Chair of the Subcommittee from the other House.
5. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 6, the term of a member of the Subcommittee expires upon the convening of the next regular legislative session, unless the member is replaced by the appointing authority.
6. The membership of any member of the Subcommittee described in subsection 1 who is not a candidate for reelection or who is defeated for reelection terminates on the day next after the general election.
7. Vacancies on the Subcommittee must be filled in the same manner as original appointments.
(Added to NRS by 2023, 3026)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 218E - Legislative Investigations and Hearings; Legislative Commission and Other Committees › NRS 218E.415 - Meetings; quorum; general objectives and functions; investigations and hearings; compensation, allowances and expenses of members.

1. The members of the Subcommittee on Education Accountability of the Interim Finance Committee shall meet at least twice annually at the times and places specified by a call of the Chair of the Subcommittee or a majority of the Subcommittee.
2. A meeting held jointly by the Assembly Standing Committee on Ways and Means and the Senate Standing Committee on Finance during a regular session that has agenda items similar to subsection 4 constitutes a meeting of the Subcommittee.
3. A majority of the members of the Subcommittee constitutes a quorum.
4. The general objectives and functions of the Subcommittee are to discuss, evaluate and make recommendations relating to accountability in public education in this State to improve the educational achievements and outcomes for pupils. The Subcommittee may study, without limitation:
(a) Fiscal policy, school finance or similar or related financial activities;
(b) The sufficiency of current revenue and expenditures relating to public education in this State and the anticipated revenue and expenditures that are necessary to improve educational achievements and outcomes for pupils;
(c) Administrative support and policies;
(d) Corrective action plans for public schools to improve educational achievements and outcomes; and
(e) The rules, regulations and policies of individual school districts or public schools.
5. The Subcommittee may conduct investigations and hold hearings in connection with its functions and duties and exercise any of the investigative powers set forth in NRS 218E.105 to 218E.140, inclusive, including, without limitation, compelling the attendance at any meeting of the Subcommittee of:
(a) The Superintendent of Public Instruction;
(b) Any member of the State Board of Education;
(c) Any member of a board of trustees of a school district in this State;
(d) Any superintendent or chief financial officer of a school district in this State; or
(e) The Executive Director of the State Public Charter School Authority.
6. Except during a regular or special session of the Legislature, for each day or portion of a day during which a member of the Subcommittee or appointed alternate attends a meeting of the Subcommittee or is otherwise engaged in the business of the Subcommittee, the member or appointed alternate, as applicable, is entitled to receive:
(a) The compensation provided for a majority of the Legislators during the first 60 days of the preceding regular session;
(b) The per diem allowance provided for state officers and employees generally; and
(c) The travel expenses provided pursuant to NRS 218A.655.
7. All such compensation, per diem allowances and travel expenses of a member or appointed alternate of the Subcommittee must be paid from the Contingency Fund in the State Treasury.
(Added to NRS by 2023, 3027)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 218E - Legislative Investigations and Hearings; Legislative Commission and Other Committees › NRS 218E.420 - Creation; membership; budget; officers; meetings; investigations; hearings; compensation, allowances and expenses of members.

1. There is hereby created an Interim Retirement and Benefits Committee of the Legislature to:
(a) Review the operation of the Public Employees’ Retirement System, the Judicial Retirement System established pursuant to chapter 1A of NRS and the Public Employees’ Benefits Program; and
(b) Make recommendations to the Public Employees’ Retirement Board and the Board of the Public Employees’ Benefits Program, the Legislative Commission and the Legislature.
2. The Interim Retirement and Benefits Committee consists of six members appointed as follows:
(a) Three members of the Senate, one of whom is the Chair of the Committee on Finance during the preceding regular session and two of whom are appointed by the Majority Leader of the Senate.
(b) Three members of the Assembly, one of whom is the Chair of the Committee on Ways and Means during the preceding regular session and two of whom are appointed by the Speaker of the Assembly.
3. The Legislative Commission shall review and approve the budget and work program for the Committee and any changes to the budget or work program.
4. The immediate past Chair of the Senate Standing Committee on Finance is the Chair of the Interim Retirement and Benefits Committee for the period ending with the convening of each odd-numbered regular session. The immediate past Chair of the Assembly Standing Committee on Ways and Means is the Chair of the Interim Retirement and Benefits Committee during the next legislative interim, and the position of Chair alternates between the Houses according to this pattern.
5. The Interim Retirement and Benefits Committee may exercise the powers conferred on it by law only when the Legislature is not in a regular or special session and shall meet at the call of the Chair.
6. The Interim Retirement and Benefits Committee may conduct investigations and hold hearings in connection with its functions and duties and exercise any of the investigative powers set forth in NRS 218E.105 to 218E.140, inclusive.
7. The Director shall provide a Secretary for the Interim Retirement and Benefits Committee.
8. For each day or portion of a day during which members of the Interim Retirement and Benefits Committee attend a meeting of the Interim Retirement and Benefits Committee or are otherwise engaged in the business of the Interim Retirement and Benefits Committee, the members are entitled to receive:
(a) The compensation provided for a majority of the Legislators during the first 60 days of the preceding regular session;
(b) The per diem allowance provided for state officers and employees generally; and
(c) The travel expenses provided pursuant to NRS 218A.655.
9. All such compensation, per diem allowances and travel expenses must be paid from the Legislative Fund.
(Added to NRS by 1999, 3039; A 2001 Special Session, 94; 2009, 1151; 2011, 3221, 3670; 2013, 3747)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 218E - Legislative Investigations and Hearings; Legislative Commission and Other Committees › NRS 218E.435 - "Committee" defined.

As used in NRS 218E.435 to 218E.450, inclusive, unless the context otherwise requires, "committee" means a legislative committee for the fundamental review of the base budgets of state agencies.
(Added to NRS by 1995, 2672; A 2011, 3222; 2013, 3748)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 218E - Legislative Investigations and Hearings; Legislative Commission and Other Committees › NRS 218E.440 - Creation; membership; officers; terms; vacancies; quorum; staff.

1. If:
(a) The Legislature, by concurrent resolution, during a regular session; or
(b) The Interim Finance Committee, by resolution, while the Legislature is not in a regular session,
determines that the performance of a fundamental review of the base budget of a particular agency is necessary, the Interim Finance Committee shall create a legislative committee for the fundamental review of the base budgets of state agencies.
2. The Interim Finance Committee:
(a) May create more than one such committee if the number of agencies designated for review warrants additional committees; and
(b) If more than one such committee is created, shall determine which agencies are to be reviewed by the respective committees.
3. For each such committee, the Interim Finance Committee shall:
(a) Appoint all the members;
(b) Appoint an equal number of members from the Senate and the Assembly;
(c) Appoint at least a majority of the members from the Interim Finance Committee; and
(d) Designate the chair.
4. Any member of a committee who is not a candidate for reelection or who is defeated for reelection continues to serve after the general election until the next regular or special session convenes.
5. Vacancies on a committee must be filled in the same manner as original appointments.
6. A majority of the members appointed to a committee constitutes a quorum.
7. The Director shall assign employees of the Legislative Counsel Bureau to provide such technical, clerical and operational assistance to a committee as the functions and operations of the committee may require.
(Added to NRS by 1995, 2672; A 2005, 1233; 2009, 1562; 2011, 3222)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 218E - Legislative Investigations and Hearings; Legislative Commission and Other Committees › NRS 218E.445 - Meetings; compensation, allowances and expenses of members.

1. The members of a committee shall meet throughout each year at the times and places specified by a call of the chair or a majority of the committee. The Director or the Director’s designee shall act as the nonvoting recording secretary.
2. Except during a regular or special session, for each day or portion of a day during which a member of a committee attends a meeting of the committee or is otherwise engaged in the business of the committee, the member is entitled to receive:
(a) The compensation provided for a majority of the Legislators during the first 60 days of the preceding regular session;
(b) The per diem allowance provided for state officers and employees generally; and
(c) The travel expenses provided pursuant to NRS 218A.655.
3. All such compensation, per diem allowances and travel expenses must be paid from the Legislative Fund.
(Added to NRS by 1995, 2673; A 2011, 3223)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 218E - Legislative Investigations and Hearings; Legislative Commission and Other Committees › NRS 218E.450 - General powers and duties; cooperation of state agencies; reports.

1. A committee shall, during the legislative interim, perform a fundamental review of the base budget of each state agency assigned to it for review.
2. A committee may request the state agency under review and any other agency to submit information, analyses and reports which are pertinent to the reviews conducted pursuant to this section. Each agency of the State shall cooperate fully and provide the material requested within the period specified by a committee.
3. A committee may conduct investigations and hold hearings in connection with the reviews conducted pursuant to this section and exercise any of the investigative powers set forth in NRS 218E.105 to 218E.140, inclusive.
4. A committee shall, before the convening of the next regular session, transmit a report of each review conducted pursuant to this section, and any related recommendations, to the Interim Finance Committee and the Legislative Commission.
(Added to NRS by 1995, 2673; A 2005, 1234; 2011, 3223; 2013, 3748)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 218E - Legislative Investigations and Hearings; Legislative Commission and Other Committees › NRS 218E.500 - Legislative findings and declarations.

The Legislature finds and declares that:
1. Policies and issues relating to public lands and state sovereignty as impaired by federal ownership of land are matters of continuing concern to this State.
2. This concern necessarily includes an awareness that all federal statutes, policies and regulations which affect the management of public lands are likely to have extensive effects within the State and must not be ignored or automatically dismissed as beyond the reach of the state’s policymakers.
3. Experience with federal regulations relating to public lands has demonstrated that the State of Nevada and its citizens are subjected to regulations which sometimes are unreasonable, arbitrary, beyond the intent of the Congress or the scope of the authority of the agency adopting them and that as a result these regulations should be subjected to legislative review and comment, and judicially tested where appropriate, to protect the rights and interests of the State and its citizens.
4. Other western states where public lands comprise a large proportion of the total area have shown an interest in matters relating to public lands and those states, along with Nevada, have been actively participating in cooperative efforts to acquire, evaluate and share information and promote greater understanding of the issues. Since Nevada can both contribute to and benefit from such interstate activities, it is appropriate that a subcommittee on matters relating to public lands be assigned primary responsibility for participating in them.
(Added to NRS by 1979, 5; A 1983, 208; 2021, 2509)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 218E - Legislative Investigations and Hearings; Legislative Commission and Other Committees › NRS 218E.505 - "Subcommittee" defined.

As used in NRS 218E.500 to 218E.525, inclusive, unless the context otherwise requires, "Subcommittee" means the Subcommittee on Public Lands of the Joint Interim Standing Committee on Natural Resources.
(Added to NRS by 1979, 5; A 1983, 209; 2011, 3224; 2013, 3748; 2021, 2510)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 218E - Legislative Investigations and Hearings; Legislative Commission and Other Committees › NRS 218E.510 - Creation; membership; officers; terms; vacancies; alternates.

1. There is hereby created the Subcommittee on Public Lands of the Joint Interim Standing Committee on Natural Resources, consisting of members appointed by the Chair of the Joint Interim Standing Committee on Natural Resources, who must include:
(a) Two members of the Senate who are members of the Joint Interim Standing Committee on Natural Resources;
(b) Two members of the Assembly who are members of the Joint Interim Standing Committee on Natural Resources;
(c) One elected officer representing the governing body of a local political subdivision, appointed with appropriate regard for his or her experience with and knowledge of matters relating to public lands; and
(d) One member representing tribal governments in Nevada who is recommended by the Inter-Tribal Council of Nevada, Inc., or its successor organization, appointed with appropriate regard for his or her experience with and knowledge of matters relating to public lands;
2. The members who are Legislators must be appointed to provide representation from the various geographical regions of the State.
3. The Chair of the Joint Interim Standing Committee on Natural Resources shall appoint a Chair of the Subcommittee from one House and a Vice Chair of the Subcommittee from the other House. Each Chair and Vice Chair holds office for a term of 2 years commencing on July 1 of each odd-numbered year. If a vacancy occurs in the office of Chair or Vice Chair, the vacancy must be filled in the same manner as the original appointment for the remainder of the unexpired term.
4. Any member of the Subcommittee described in paragraph (a), (b) or (c) of subsection 1 who is not a candidate for reelection or who is defeated for reelection continues to serve after the general election until the next regular or special session convenes.
5. Vacancies on the Subcommittee must be filled in the same manner as original appointments.
6. The Chair of the Joint Interim Standing Committee on Natural Resources may appoint alternates for members of the Subcommittee. The Chair of the Subcommittee:
(a) May designate an alternate appointed by the Chair of the Joint Interim Standing Committee on Natural Resources to serve in place of a regular member who is unable to attend a meeting; and
(b) Shall, for a member who is a Legislator, designate an alternate appointed by the Chair of the Joint Interim Standing Committee on Natural Resources who is a member of the same House and political party as the regular member to serve in place of the regular member if one is available.
(Added to NRS by 1979, 5; A 1983, 209; 1985, 589; 2009, 1150, 1561; 2011, 3224; 2021, 477, 2510, 2536)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 218E - Legislative Investigations and Hearings; Legislative Commission and Other Committees › NRS 218E.515 - Meetings; rules; quorum; compensation, allowances and expenses of members.

1. Except as otherwise ordered by the Legislative Commission, the members of the Subcommittee shall meet not earlier than November 1 of each odd-numbered year and not later than August 31 of the following even-numbered year at the times and places specified by a call of the Chair of the Subcommittee or a majority of the Subcommittee.
2. The Research Director or the Research Director’s designee shall act as the nonvoting recording Secretary.
3. The Subcommittee shall prescribe rules for its own management and government.
4. A majority of the members of the Subcommittee constitutes a quorum, and a quorum may exercise all the power and authority conferred on the Subcommittee.
5. Except during a regular or special session, for each day or portion of a day during which members of the Subcommittee who are Legislators attend a meeting of the Subcommittee or are otherwise engaged in the business of the Subcommittee, the members are entitled to receive:
(a) The compensation provided for a majority of the Legislators during the first 60 days of the preceding regular session;
(b) The per diem allowance provided for state officers and employees generally; and
(c) The travel expenses provided pursuant to NRS 218A.655.
6. All such compensation, per diem allowances and travel expenses of the members of the Subcommittee who are Legislators must be paid from the Legislative Fund.
7. The member of the Subcommittee who represents a local political subdivision is entitled to receive the subsistence allowances and travel expenses provided by law for his or her position for each day of attendance at a meeting of the Subcommittee and while engaged in the business of the Subcommittee, to be paid by the local political subdivision.
8. While engaged in the business of the Subcommittee, to the extent of legislative appropriation, the member of the Subcommittee who represents tribal governments is entitled to receive the per diem allowance and travel expenses provided for state officers and employees generally.
(Added to NRS by 1979, 5; A 1981, 170; 1983, 209; 1985, 398, 1131; 1987, 1208; 1989, 426, 1217, 1222; 2009, 1151, 1561; 2011, 3225; 2019, 3125; 2021, 478, 2511)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 218E - Legislative Investigations and Hearings; Legislative Commission and Other Committees › NRS 218E.520 - General powers.

1. The Subcommittee may:
(a) Review and comment on any administrative policy, rule or regulation of the:
(1) Secretary of the Interior which pertains to policy concerning or management of public lands under the control of the Federal Government; and
(2) Secretary of Agriculture which pertains to policy concerning or management of national forests;
(b) Conduct investigations and hold hearings in connection with its review, including, but not limited to, investigating the effect on the State, its citizens, political subdivisions, businesses and industries of those policies, rules, regulations and related laws, and exercise any of the investigative powers set forth in NRS 218E.105 to 218E.140, inclusive;
(c) Consult with and advise the State Land Use Planning Agency on matters concerning federal land use, policies and activities in this State;
(d) Direct the Legislative Counsel Bureau to assist in its research, investigations, review and comment;
(e) Recommend to the Legislature as a result of its review any appropriate state legislation or corrective federal legislation;
(f) Advise the Attorney General if it believes that any federal policy, rule or regulation which it has reviewed encroaches on the sovereignty respecting land or water or their use which has been reserved to the State pursuant to the Constitution of the United States;
(g) Enter into a contract for consulting services for land planning and any other related activities, including, but not limited to:
(1) Advising the Subcommittee and the State Land Use Planning Agency concerning the revision of the plans pursuant to NRS 321.7355;
(2) Assisting local governments in the identification of lands administered by the Federal Government in this State which are needed for residential or economic development or any other purpose; and
(3) Assisting local governments in the acquisition of federal lands in this State;
(h) Apply for any available grants and accept any gifts, grants or donations to assist the Subcommittee in carrying out its duties; and
(i) Review and comment on any other matter relating to the preservation, conservation, use, management or disposal of public lands deemed appropriate by the Chair of the Subcommittee or by a majority of the members of the Subcommittee.
2. Any reference in this section to federal policies, rules, regulations and related federal laws includes those which are proposed as well as those which are enacted or adopted.
(Added to NRS by 1979, 5; A 1981, 170; 1989, 1674; 2005, 1041; 2013, 3748; 2021, 2511)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 218E - Legislative Investigations and Hearings; Legislative Commission and Other Committees › NRS 218E.525 - Additional powers and duties.

1. The Subcommittee shall:
(a) Actively support the efforts of state and local governments in the western states regarding public lands and state sovereignty as impaired by federal ownership of land.
(b) Advance knowledge and understanding in local, regional and national forums of Nevada’s unique situation with respect to public lands.
(c) Support legislation that will enhance state and local roles in the management of public lands and will increase the disposal of public lands.
2. The Subcommittee:
(a) Shall review the programs and activities of:
(1) The Colorado River Commission of Nevada;
(2) All public water authorities, districts and systems in the State of Nevada, including, without limitation, the Southern Nevada Water Authority, the Truckee Meadows Water Authority, the Virgin Valley Water District, the Carson Water Subconservancy District, the Humboldt River Basin Water Authority and the Truckee-Carson Irrigation District; and
(3) All other public or private entities with which any county in the State has an agreement regarding the planning, development or distribution of water resources, or any combination thereof;
(b) Shall submit recommendations for legislation to the Joint Interim Standing Committee on Natural Resources;
(c) Shall, on or before January 15 of each odd-numbered year, submit to the Joint Interim Standing Committee on Natural Resources for transmittal to the Legislature a report concerning the review conducted pursuant to paragraph (a); and
(d) May review and comment on other issues relating to water resources in this State, including, without limitation:
(1) The laws, regulations and policies regulating the use, allocation and management of water in this State; and
(2) The status of existing information and studies relating to water use, surface water resources and groundwater resources in this State.
(Added to NRS by 1983, 208; A 2003, 2506; 2007, 672; 2011, 3226; 2021, 2512)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 218E - Legislative Investigations and Hearings; Legislative Commission and Other Committees › NRS 218E.550 - "Committee" defined.

As used in NRS 218E.550 to 218E.570, inclusive, unless the context otherwise requires, "Committee" means the Legislative Committee for the Review and Oversight of the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency and the Marlette Lake Water System created by NRS 218E.555.
(Added to NRS by 2003, 2504; A 2011, 3733; 2013, 2367, 3749)