Title 40

NRS 445B.810 State Department of Conservation and Natural Resources to provide assistance. In furtherance of the provisions of NRS 445B.700 to 445B.845, inclusive, and the enforcement thereof, the State Department of Conservation and Natural Resources shall consult with the Depar…

NRS 445B.815 Evidence of compliance: Duty of employees and agents of Department of Motor Vehicles; submission by owner or lessee of fleet. 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, persons employed at branch offices of the Department of Motor Vehicles and the offices of co…

NRS 445B.820 Installation and inspection of pollution control device. Any person may install a motor vehicle pollution control device, but no person who is not employed by an authorized station or fleet station may install a device for compensation. No such device shall be deemed…

NRS 445B.825 Exemption of certain classes of motor vehicles and hybrid electric vehicles; waiver from provisions of NRS 445B.770 to 445B.815, inclusive. 1. The Commission may provide for exemption from the provisions of NRS 445B.770 to 445B.815, inclusive, of designated classes o…

NRS 445B.830 Fees to be paid to Department of Motor Vehicles; Pollution Control Account; expenditure of money in Account; quarterly distributions to local governments; grants; creation and duties of advisory committee; submission and approval of proposed grants. 1. In areas of th…

NRS 445B.832 Surcharge for electronic transmission of information: Authority to impose; inclusion as separate entry on form certifying emission control compliance; definition. 1. If an authorized station or authorized inspection station is required to collect a fee pursuant to su…

NRS 445B.834 Additional fee for form certifying emission control compliance; notification to Department concerning purposes of fee; uses of fee. 1. The board of county commissioners of a county whose population is 100,000 or more may by ordinance impose an additional fee for each…

NRS 445B.835 Administrative fine; hearing; additional remedies to compel compliance. 1. The Department of Motor Vehicles may impose an administrative fine, not to exceed $2,500, for a violation of any provision of NRS 445B.700 to 445B.845, inclusive, or any rule, regulation or or…

NRS 445B.840 Unlawful acts. 1. It is unlawful for any person to: (a) Possess any unauthorized evidence of compliance; (b) Make, issue or use any imitation or counterfeit evidence of compliance; (c) Willfully and knowingly fail to comply with the provisions of NRS 445B.700 to 445B…

NRS 445B.845 Criminal penalty; enforcement of provisions by peace officer; mitigation of offense. 1. A violation of any provision of NRS 445B.700 to 445B.845, inclusive, relating to motor vehicles, or any regulation adopted pursuant thereto relating to motor vehicles, is a misdem…

NRS 445B.900 Definitions. As used in NRS 445B.900 to 445B.936, inclusive, unless the context otherwise requires, the words and terms defined in NRS 445B.902 to 445B.926, inclusive, have the meanings ascribed to them in those sections. (Added to NRS by 2023, 1534)

NRS 445B.902 “Clean truck or bus” defined. “Clean truck or bus” means a medium-duty or heavy-duty vehicle that: 1. Is powered by electricity that is stored in a battery or produced by a hydrogen fuel cell; and 2. Produces zero exhaust emissions. (Added to NRS by 2023, 1534)

NRS 445B.904 “Clean Trucks and Buses Incentive Program” or “Program” defined. “Clean Trucks and Buses Incentive Program” or “Program” means the Clean Trucks and Buses Incentive Program created by NRS 445B.930. (Added to NRS by 2023, 1534)

NRS 445B.906 “Commission” defined. “Commission” means the State Environmental Commission. (Added to NRS by 2023, 1534)

NRS 445B.908 “Contractor” defined. “Contractor” means: 1. An original equipment manufacturer; 2. An upfit manufacturer; or 3. A vehicle dealership that sells clean trucks or buses and that has an agreement with an original equipment manufacturer or upfit manufacturer to sell elig…

NRS 445B.910 “Division” defined. “Division” means the Division of Environmental Protection of the State Department of Conservation and Natural Resources. (Added to NRS by 2023, 1534)

NRS 445B.912 “Eligible entity” or “entity” defined. “Eligible entity” or “entity” means: 1. A local government, which includes, without limitation, any county, city, district, agency, regional transportation commission, school district or other political subdivision of this State…

NRS 445B.914 “Gross vehicle weight rating” defined. “Gross vehicle weight rating” means the maximum weight specified by the manufacturer of a vehicle at which a vehicle can be operated safely. (Added to NRS by 2023, 1535)

NRS 445B.916 “Historically underserved community” defined. “Historically underserved community” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 445B.834. (Added to NRS by 2023, 1535)

NRS 445B.918 “Independent truck operator” defined. “Independent truck operator” means a person who is the owner or operator of a medium-duty or heavy-duty vehicle that is hired as a third-party contractor to transport goods for a commercial entity. (Added to NRS by 2023, 1535)

NRS 445B.920 “Medium-duty or heavy-duty vehicle” defined. “Medium-duty or heavy-duty vehicle” means any medium-duty vehicle or heavy-duty vehicle that: 1. Has a gross vehicle weight rating of more than 8,500 pounds; or 2. Is classified as having a gross vehicle weight rating clas…

NRS 445B.922 “Original equipment manufacturer” defined. “Original equipment manufacturer” means a company that builds or assembles the completed drivetrain and chassis of a medium-duty or heavy-duty vehicle. (Added to NRS by 2023, 1535)

NRS 445B.924 “Repowered vehicle” defined. “Repowered vehicle” means a medium-duty or heavy-duty vehicle that was previously powered by diesel or gasoline which has been upfitted or retrofitted by an upfit manufacturer to be powered by a battery electric or fuel cell electric powe…

NRS 445B.926 “Upfit manufacturer” defined. “Upfit manufacturer” means a company that installs equipment on the rolling chassis of a medium-duty or heavy-duty vehicle that was purchased from an original equipment manufacturer to switch the power source of the vehicle from diesel o…

NRS 445B.928 Creation and administration of Account for Clean Trucks and Buses; use of money in Account; agreement concerning use of certain federal money; acceptance of gifts, grants, donations and bequests. 1. The Account for Clean Trucks and Buses is hereby created in the Stat…

NRS 445B.930 Creation and administration of Program; oversight and administration of federal money; requirements to receive incentive; amount of incentives. 1. The Clean Trucks and Buses Incentive Program is hereby created for the purpose of awarding incentives to eligible entiti…

NRS 445B.932 Regulations. The Commission shall adopt regulations to carry out the Clean Trucks and Buses Incentive Program in accordance with the provisions of NRS 445B.900 to 445B.936, inclusive. Any such regulations adopted by the Commission pursuant to this section must be con…

NRS 445B.934 Review and approval of application; issuance and redemption of vouchers. [Effective on the date that the permanent regulations required to be adopted by NRS 445B.932 are filed with the Secretary of State.] 1. The Division shall review the applications submitted in ac…

NRS 445B.936 Reports. 1. An entity that receives an incentive for the purchase of a clean truck or bus from the Clean Trucks and Buses Incentive Program must submit written reports to the Division in accordance with the regulations adopted by the Commission pursuant to subsection…