Title 35

NRS 407A.140 Fees for administration of certain federal grants: Disposition; use. 1. Any money the Administrator receives pursuant to NRS 407A.135: (a) Must be deposited in the State Treasury and accounted for separately in the State General Fund; (b) Does not revert to the State…

NRS 407A.145 Determination of availability of money for state or local share of costs of project. The Administrator, subject to the approval of the Director, shall make no commitment, nor shall the Administrator enter into any agreement pursuant to NRS 407A.120 to 407A.145, inclu…

NRS 407A.500 Definitions. As used in NRS 407A.500 to 407A.620, inclusive, unless the context otherwise requires, the words and terms defined in NRS 407A.510 to 407A.525, inclusive, have the meanings ascribed to them in those sections. (Added to NRS by 2019, 3703; A 2025, 1281, 24…

NRS 407A.510 “Administrator” defined. “Administrator” means the Administrator of the Division. (Added to NRS by 2019, 3703)

NRS 407A.515 “Advisory Board” defined. “Advisory Board” means the Advisory Board on Outdoor Recreation created by NRS 407A.575. (Added to NRS by 2019, 3703)

NRS 407A.520 “Council” defined. “Council” means the Outdoor Education Council created by NRS 407A.5831. (Added to NRS by 2025, 2438)

NRS 407A.525 “Division” defined. “Division” means the Division of Outdoor Recreation of the Department. (Added to NRS by 2019, 3703)

NRS 407A.540 Creation. There is hereby created the Division of Outdoor Recreation in the State Department of Conservation and Natural Resources. (Added to NRS by 2019, 3703)

NRS 407A.545 Administrator: Creation of position; appointment. 1. The position of the Administrator is hereby created. 2. The Administrator is appointed by and responsible to the Director. (Added to NRS by 2019, 3704)

NRS 407A.550 Administrator: Qualifications. The Administrator shall have demonstrated executive ability and be experienced in: 1. Marketing and business development; or 2. Conservation and implementing or interpreting policies regarding natural resources. (Added to NRS by 2019, 3…

NRS 407A.555 Classification of Administrator; limitation regarding other employment. 1. The Administrator is in the unclassified service of the State. 2. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 284.143, the Administrator shall devote his or her entire time and attention to the busine…

NRS 407A.560 Duty to employ deputy administrator; limitation regarding other employment; authority to employ other employees. 1. The Administrator shall employ a deputy administrator in the unclassified service of the State. 2. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 284.143, the dep…

NRS 407A.565 Authority to purchase material and incur expenses. The Administrator may purchase such material and incur such expenses for traveling and other purposes as may be necessary for the proper conduct and maintenance of the Division, to be paid from the money which may be…

NRS 407A.570 General powers and duties of Administrator. 1. As the executive head of the Division, the Administrator, subject to administrative supervision by the Director, shall direct and supervise all administrative, fiscal, budget and technical activities of the Division and …

NRS 407A.575 Advisory Board on Outdoor Recreation: Creation; membership; Chair; Vice Chair; meetings; quorum; duties. 1. There is hereby created the Advisory Board on Outdoor Recreation composed of: (a) The following 12 voting members: (1) The Lieutenant Governor or his or her de…

NRS 407A.580 Advisory Board on Outdoor Recreation: Compensation, allowances and expenses of members. 1. Each member of the Advisory Board who is not a public employee is entitled to receive compensation of not more than $80 per day, as fixed by the Advisory Board, while engaged i…

NRS 407A.5831 Outdoor Education Council: Creation; membership; terms; vacancies; quorum; election of Chair and Vice Chair; members serve without compensation; members holding public office or employed by governmental entity. 1. The Outdoor Education Council is hereby created in t…

NRS 407A.5833 Outdoor Education Council: Powers and duties; duty of Division to provide administrative support; gifts, grants and donations. 1. The Council shall: (a) Establish and administer a program to award a designation to: (1) Schools in this State which provide to pupils o…

NRS 407A.5835 Outdoor Education Council: Administration of program. 1. In administering the program established pursuant to NRS 407A.5833, the Council shall: (a) Develop voluntary standards for outdoor education programs provided to pupils by schools, including, without limitatio…

NRS 407A.5837 Outdoor Education Council: Regulations. The Council may adopt such regulations as are necessary to carry out the provisions of NRS 407A.5833 and 407A.5835. (Added to NRS by 2025, 2440)

NRS 407A.585 Reports required of Administrator. The Administrator shall: 1. Report to the Director upon all matters pertaining to the administration of the Administrator’s office. 2. Submit a biennial report to the Director on the work of the Division, with such recommendations t…

NRS 407A.590 Gifts, grants and contributions. The Administrator may apply for and receive gifts, grants, contributions or other money from governmental and private agencies, affiliated associations and other persons to carry out the provisions of NRS 407A.500 to 407A.620, inclusi…

NRS 407A.595 Regulations. The Administrator may adopt such regulations as necessary for carrying out the provisions of NRS 407A.500 to 407A.620, inclusive. (Added to NRS by 2019, 3705) Transit-to-Trails Task Force

NRS 407A.597 Creation; membership; terms; vacancies; members serve without compensation; meetings; election of Chair and Vice Chair; quorum. [Effective through October 1, 2030.] 1. The Transit-to-Trails Task Force is hereby created. 2. The Task Force consists of the following mem…

NRS 407A.599 Powers and duties. [Effective through October 1, 2030.] The Transit-to-Trails Task Force created by NRS 407A.597 shall: 1. Identify high-priority areas for a program to provide or expand access to outdoor recreation areas in this State, using public transit, based on…

NRS 407A.600 “Grant Program” defined. As used in NRS 407A.600 to 407A.620, inclusive, unless the context otherwise requires, “Grant Program” means the Outdoor Education and Recreation Grant Program created by NRS 407A.605. (Added to NRS by 2019, 3960; A 2021, 2029)

NRS 407A.605 Grant Program: Creation; development, administration and governance; regulations. 1. The Outdoor Education and Recreation Grant Program is hereby created for the purpose of awarding grants to eligible public agencies, private nonprofit organizations and other communi…

NRS 407A.610 Advisory Board on Outdoor Recreation serves as technical advisory committee; regulations setting forth duties. 1. The Advisory Board on Outdoor Recreation created by NRS 407A.575 shall serve as a technical advisory committee to assist and advise the Administrator in …

NRS 407A.615 Outdoor Education and Recreation Grant Program Account: Creation; administration; sources; interest and income; uses; claims; nonreversion. 1. The Outdoor Education and Recreation Grant Program Account is hereby created in the State General Fund. 2. The Administrator…

NRS 407A.620 Outdoor Education and Recreation Grant Program Endowment Fund: Creation; administration; sources; uses; claims. 1. The Outdoor Education and Recreation Grant Program Endowment Fund is hereby created as a trust fund in the State Treasury. 2. The Administrator shall ad…

NRS 408.010 Short title. This chapter shall be known as the Highways and Roads Law. (Added to NRS by 1957, 662)

NRS 408.015 Rules of construction. 1. Unless the particular provision or the context otherwise requires, the rules of construction and general provisions set forth in this section govern the construction of this chapter. 2. Whenever any power or authority is given to, or any duty…

NRS 408.020 Definitions. As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires, the words and terms defined in NRS 408.033 to 408.095, inclusive, have the meanings ascribed to them in those sections. (Added to NRS by 1957, 663; A 1969, 557; 1979, 1762; 1985, 892; 1987, 1…

NRS 408.033 “Board” defined. “Board” means the Board of Directors of the Department of Transportation. (Added to NRS by 1989, 1296)

NRS 408.037 “Business” defined. “Business” means any lawful activity conducted primarily: 1. For the purchase and resale, manufacture, processing or marketing of products, commodities or any other personal property; 2. For the sale of services to the public; or 3. By a nonprofit …

NRS 408.040 “City” defined. “City” means any municipality incorporated under state law. (Added to NRS by 1957, 663)

NRS 408.042 “Conveyance system” defined. “Conveyance system” means any system of drainage along or involving the roads or highways of this State, or within the rights-of-way of the Department, and designed or used to collect, contain, store or provide for the flow of surface and …

NRS 408.045 “Department” defined. “Department” means the Department of Transportation. (Added to NRS by 1957, 663; A 1979, 1762)

NRS 408.046 “Director” defined. “Director” means the Director of the Department of Transportation. (Added to NRS by 1985, 891)

NRS 408.0465 “Discharge” defined. “Discharge” means the release of any pollutant, as that term is defined in NRS 445A.400, onto any state highway, within any right-of-way or into, onto or by way of any conveyance system. (Added to NRS by 2015, 2133)

NRS 408.047 “Displaced person” defined. “Displaced person” means any: 1. Person who is head of a family or any individual not a member of a family who moves from a dwelling as the result of the acquisition, or reasonable expectation of acquisition and the subsequent acquisition, …

NRS 408.050 “Encroachment” defined. “Encroachment” means any tower, pole, pole line, wire, pipe, pipeline, fence, billboard, approach road, driveway, stand or building, crop or crops, flora, discharge of any kind or character or any structure which is placed in, upon, under or ov…

NRS 408.056 “Family” defined. “Family” means two or more individuals living together in the same dwelling unit who are related to each other by blood, marriage, adoption or legal guardianship. (Added to NRS by 1969, 554)

NRS 408.057 “Farm operation” defined. “Farm operation” means any activity conducted primarily for the production of one or more agricultural products or commodities for sale or home use and customarily producing such products or commodities in sufficient quantity to be capable of…

NRS 408.058 “Farmer” defined. “Farmer” is any person who as an owner, part owner, tenant or sharecropper operates a farm. (Added to NRS by 1969, 555)

NRS 408.059 “Federal-aid highways” defined. The term “federal-aid highways” has the meaning ascribed to it in 23 U.S.C. § 101. (Added to NRS by 1969, 555)