Title 18

NRS 231.0055 “Entrepreneur” defined. “Entrepreneur” means a person who initiates and assumes the financial risk of a business. (Added to NRS by 2023, 3341)

NRS 231.006 “Executive Director” defined. “Executive Director” means the Executive Director of the Office of Economic Development. (Added to NRS by 2011, 3428)

NRS 231.007 “Office” defined. “Office” means the Office of Economic Development created by NRS 231.043. (Added to NRS by 2011, 3428)

NRS 231.0075 “Office of Entrepreneurship” defined. “Office of Entrepreneurship” means the Office of Entrepreneurship created by NRS 231.1281. (Added to NRS by 2023, 3341)

NRS 231.008 “Organization for economic development” defined. “Organization for economic development” means an organization which promotes, aids or encourages economic development in this State or a locality or region of this State. (Added to NRS by 2011, 3428)

NRS 231.009 “Regional development authority” defined. “Regional development authority” means an organization for economic development which is: 1. A local governmental entity, composed solely of two or more local governmental entities or a private nonprofit entity; and 2. Designa…

NRS 231.0095 “State agency” defined. “State agency” means an agency, bureau, board, commission, department, division or any other unit of the Executive Department of the State Government. (Added to NRS by 2023, 3341) ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT General Provisions

NRS 231.020 “Motion pictures” defined. As used in NRS 231.020 to 231.139, inclusive, unless the context otherwise requires, “motion pictures” includes feature films, programs made for broadcast or other electronic transmission, commercials and other audiovisual media. [2:322:1955…

NRS 231.033 Board of Economic Development: Creation; membership; terms; officers; quorum; meetings; expenses. 1. There is hereby created the Board of Economic Development, consisting of: (a) The following voting members: (1) The Governor; (2) The Lieutenant Governor; (3) The Secr…

NRS 231.037 Board of Economic Development: Duties. The Board shall: 1. Review and evaluate all programs of economic development in this State and make recommendations to the Legislature for legislation to improve the effectiveness of those programs in implementing the State Plan …

NRS 231.043 Office of Economic Development: Creation; composition; budgets; classification of employees. 1. There is hereby created within the Office of the Governor the Office of Economic Development, consisting of: (a) A Division of Economic Development; (b) The Nevada Film Off…

NRS 231.047 Executive Director of Office of Economic Development: Appointment; classification; removal; prohibition on other employment. The Executive Director: 1. Must be appointed by the Governor from a list of not more than three persons recommended by the Board. 2. Is not in …

NRS 231.053 Executive Director of Office of Economic Development: Responsibility for Office; State Plan for Economic Development; regional development authorities; gifts, donations, bequests, grants and other sources of money for economic development; regulations; reorganization …

NRS 231.0535 Executive Director of Office of Economic Development: Annual report to Governor and Legislature regarding Catalyst Account and transferable tax credits to promote economic development. 1. On or before November 1 of each year, the Executive Director shall submit a rep…

NRS 231.054 Regional development authority to present plans for recruitment of professionals and businesses; strategies to encourage conservation of water resources. 1. Each regional development authority shall present a plan to the Executive Director that includes the developmen…

NRS 231.0543 Executive Director of Office of Economic Development: Quarterly meetings with Southern Nevada Enterprise Community Board. 1. The Executive Director shall meet with the Southern Nevada Enterprise Community Board at least once each calendar quarter to collaborate and d…

NRS 231.0545 Executive Director of Office of Economic Development: Formation of nonprofit corporation to promote, aid and encourage economic development; regulations. 1. After considering any advice and recommendations of the Board, the Executive Director may: (a) Propose to the …

NRS 231.055 Office of Economic Development: Provision of support for Board, regional development authorities and private sector to encourage economic development; coordination and oversight of all economic development in Nevada; assistance in marketing of vacant or decommissioned…

NRS 231.057 Office of Economic Development: Powers specific to contracts with regional development authorities. 1. In accordance with the provisions of this section and under the direction of the Executive Director, the Office may enter into contracts with regional development au…

NRS 231.060 Office of Economic Development: Establishment of policies and approval of programs of Nevada Film Office; creation of special advisory committees. The Office of Economic Development: 1. Shall establish the policies and approve the programs of the Nevada Film Office co…

NRS 231.064 Office of Economic Development: Conduct of studies, investigations, research and educational activities; dissemination of information. In addition to its other duties, the Office shall: 1. Investigate and study conditions affecting Nevada business, industry and commer…

NRS 231.068 Office of Economic Development: Award of grants for programs for occupational education. 1. The Office, to the extent of legislative appropriations, may grant money to a postsecondary educational institution to develop a program for occupational education which is des…

NRS 231.0685 Office of Economic Development: Biennial report to Legislature concerning abatements from taxation approved by the Office. The Office shall, on or before January 15 of each odd-numbered year, prepare and submit to the Director of the Legislative Counsel Bureau for tr…

NRS 231.069 Office of Economic Development: Confidentiality of records and documents submitted by client. 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3 and NRS 239.0115, 360.890 and 360.950, the Office shall keep confidential any record or other document of a client which is in…

NRS 231.0695 Office of Economic Development: Approval of partial tax abatement. 1. For the purpose of any partial tax abatement which the Office is required or authorized to approve, the Office shall be deemed to have approved the partial tax abatement: (a) Upon approval by the B…

NRS 231.125 Office of Economic Development: Fees to support activities. 1. The Office may charge such fees for: (a) Materials prepared for distribution by the Office; (b) Advertising in materials prepared by the Office; and (c) Services performed by the Office on behalf of others…

NRS 231.127 Nevada Film Office: Program to promote production of motion pictures. 1. The Nevada Film Office shall formulate a program to promote the production of motion pictures in Nevada. The program must include development of a directory of: (a) The names of persons, firms an…

NRS 231.128 Registration and permits required for production of motion picture. 1. Before a media production company begins production of a motion picture in this State, the media production company must: (a) Register with the Nevada Film Office; and (b) Obtain any applicable per…

NRS 231.1281 Office of Entrepreneurship: Creation; employment of personnel; cooperation by state agencies. 1. The Office of Entrepreneurship is hereby created within the Office of Economic Development. 2. The Office of Entrepreneurship shall employ such personnel as are necessary…

NRS 231.1283 Office of Entrepreneurship: Duties. The Office of Entrepreneurship shall: 1. Work to strengthen policies and programs supporting the growth of entrepreneurship in the State, including, without limitation, across demographic segments and geographic areas. 2. Work with…

NRS 231.1285 Office of Entrepreneurship: Confidentiality of records, files and communications. All records, files and communications of the Office of Entrepreneurship made or received pursuant to NRS 231.1281 to 231.1287, inclusive, are confidential and not a public record. (Adde…

NRS 231.1287 Office of Entrepreneurship: Annual report to Legislative Commission; required contents of report. On or before November 1 of each year beginning 2 years after the creation of the Office of Entrepreneurship, and annually thereafter, the Office of Entrepreneurship shal…

NRS 231.1289 Office of Economic Development to encourage award of state contracts to new businesses having principal place of business in State. The Office of Economic Development shall encourage 5 percent of the total number of state contracts to be awarded to businesses that ha…

NRS 231.130 Office of Economic Development: Use of records and assistance of other state agencies. Except as otherwise provided by law, in performing their duties, the Executive Director of the Office of Economic Development and the Administrator of the Nevada Film Office shall n…

NRS 231.139 Office of Economic Development: Certification of certain businesses for certain benefits related to the costs of electricity; requirements for certification; allocations from Contingency Account; fees; regulations. 1. The Office shall certify a business for the benefi…

NRS 231.1401 Definitions. As used in NRS 231.1401 to 231.1408, inclusive, unless the context otherwise requires, the words and terms defined in NRS 231.1402, 231.1403 and 231.1404 have the meanings ascribed to them in those sections. (Added to NRS by 2013, 3692; A 2019, 930)

NRS 231.1402 “Local emerging small business” defined. “Local emerging small business” means a business that has been certified by the Office pursuant to NRS 231.14055. (Added to NRS by 2013, 3692)

NRS 231.1403 “Local purchasing contract” defined. “Local purchasing contract” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 332.201. (Added to NRS by 2013, 3692)

NRS 231.1404 “State purchasing contract” defined. “State purchasing contract” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 333.177. (Added to NRS by 2013, 3692)

NRS 231.1405 Eligibility for certification: General requirements. 1. To be eligible for certification as a local emerging small business, a business must: (a) Be in existence, operational and operated for a profit; (b) Maintain its principal place of business in this State; (c) B…

NRS 231.14052 Eligibility for certification: Determination of full-time equivalent employee. To determine whether an employee is a full-time equivalent employee pursuant to NRS 231.1405: 1. An owner of a business applying for certification as a local emerging small business must …

NRS 231.14055 Application; certification and provision of information concerning financing programs for small businesses by Office of Economic Development; compilation and posting of list of certified businesses on Internet website. 1. A business may apply, on a form prescribed b…

NRS 231.14057 Restoration of right to transact business under certain circumstances. 1. Notwithstanding any other provision of chapter 78, 80, 82, 84, 86, 87, 87A, 88, 88A or 89 of NRS to the contrary, the Secretary of State shall reinstate a local emerging small business which h…

NRS 231.14065 Establishment of outreach program in consultation with Department of Business and Industry and Purchasing Division and State Public Works Division of the Department of Administration; use of list of businesses. 1. The Office shall, in consultation with the Departmen…

NRS 231.1407 Office of Economic Development: Duties. 1. The Office shall establish goals for: (a) The submission of bids or proposals by local emerging small businesses for state purchasing contracts and for the awarding of those contracts to local emerging small businesses; and …