As used in NRS 331.010 to 331.145 ,
inclusive, unless the context otherwise requires:
1. “Buildings and Grounds Division” means the Buildings and
Grounds Division of the Department of Administration.
2. “Chief” means the Chief of the Buildings and Grounds Division.
3. “Director” means the Director of the Department of
Administration.
[1:320:1949; 1943 NCL § 6976.21]—(NRS A 1963, 1050; 1973, 1462;
1993, 916, 1557; 1995, 346, 579, 2307; 1997, 1312; 2005, 1401 )
The Buildings and Grounds Division
shall administer the provisions of NRS 331.010 to 331.145 ,
inclusive, subject to administrative supervision by the Director.
[2:320:1949; 1943 NCL § 6976.22]—(NRS A 1963, 1050; 1997, 1312)
The Chief must be selected
with special reference to his training, experience, capacity and interest
in the activities embraced within NRS 331.010 to 331.145 ,
inclusive.
[4:320:1949; 1943 NCL § 6976.24]—(NRS A 1993, 1558; 1997, 1313)
1. The Chief shall, within the limits of legislative
appropriations, employ such clerks, engineers, electricians, painters,
mechanics, janitors, gardeners and other persons as may be necessary to
carry out the provisions of NRS 331.010
to 331.145 , inclusive.
2. The employees shall perform duties as assigned by the Chief.
3. The Chief is responsible for the fitness and good conduct of
all employees.
[12:320:1949; 1943 NCL § 6976.32]—(NRS A 1959, 160; 1967, 1493;
1971, 1430; 1973, 1462; 1985, 273, 365; 1993, 1558, 2530; 1995, 703,
2307; 1997, 1313)
1. The Chief shall have supervision over and control of all state
buildings, grounds and properties not otherwise provided for by law
except for any buildings, grounds or other properties owned or leased by
boards that are exempt from the provisions of chapter 353 of NRS pursuant to NRS 353.005 .
2. The Chief shall direct the making of all repairs and
improvements on the buildings, grounds and properties over which the
Chief has supervision and control pursuant to subsection 1.
3. All officers, departments, boards, commissions and agencies
shall make requisition upon the Chief for any repairs or improvements
necessary in buildings or parts thereof over which the Chief has
supervision and control that are owned by or leased to the State and
occupied by such officers, departments, boards, commissions or agencies.
[5:320:1949; A 1953, 198]—(NRS A 1967, 962; 1993, 1558; 2005, 5
)
1. The Chief may expend appropriated money to meet expenses for
the care, maintenance and preservation of the buildings, grounds and
their appurtenances identified in NRS 331.070 , and for the repair of the furniture and
fixtures therein.
2. He shall take proper precautions against damage thereto, or to
the furniture, fixtures or other public property therein.
[Part 6:320:1949; A 1953, 198]—(NRS A 1993, 1558)
The Chief may charge the various state departments,
agencies and institutions for the cost of labor and materials for extra
services provided to their respective offices by the Buildings and
Grounds Division. Extra services for which these charges may be made
include, but are not limited to, office remodeling, furniture
construction and moving. Money received by the Chief for this purpose
must be deposited in the Buildings and Grounds Operating Fund in the
State Treasury.
(Added to NRS by 1973, 296; A 1993, 1558)
The Chief may
accept rent money from various departments and agencies that are
occupying space in the various state-owned buildings. The rent money must
be deposited in the Buildings and Grounds Operating Fund in the State
Treasury.
[Part 6:320:1949; A 1953, 198]—(NRS A 1957, 299; 1967, 963; 1993,
1559)
1. The Chief shall, for each fiscal year, compile a report
concerning the capital improvements owned, leased pursuant to a
lease-purchase agreement or operated by the State.
2. The report of the capital improvements required pursuant to
subsection 1 must be prepared in such detail as is required by generally
accepted accounting principles.
3. The Chief shall submit, in any format including an electronic
format, a copy of the report compiled pursuant to subsection 1 on or
before February 1 of the year next succeeding the period to which the
report pertains to the Director of the Legislative Counsel Bureau for
distribution to each regular session of the Legislature.
(Added to NRS by 2005, 1401 )
1. The Chief shall establish a program to track the use of energy
in buildings owned by the State and may establish such a program, where
appropriate, for other buildings occupied by a state agency.
2. The program established pursuant to this section must:
(a) Record utility bills for each building for each month and
preserve those records indefinitely;
(b) Allow for the comparison of utility bills for a building from
month to month and year to year;
(c) Allow for the comparison of utility bills between buildings,
including comparisons between similar buildings or types of buildings;
(d) Allow for adjustments to the information based upon variations
in weather conditions, the length of the billing period and other changes
in relevant conditions;
(e) Facilitate identification of errors in utility bills and meter
readings;
(f) Allow for the projection of costs for energy for a building; and
(g) Identify energy and cost savings associated with efforts to
conserve energy.
3. The Chief may apply for any available grants and accept any
gifts, grants or donations to assist in establishing and carrying out the
program.
4. To the extent that there is not sufficient money available for
the support of the program, each state agency that occupies a building in
which the use of energy is tracked pursuant to the program shall
reimburse the Buildings and Grounds Division for the agency’s
proportionate share of the unfunded portion of the cost of the program.
The reimbursement must be based upon the energy consumption of the
respective state agencies that occupy buildings in which the use of
energy is tracked.
(Added to NRS by 1993, 915; A 1995, 649)
1. Each using agency shall include with its annual inventory a
report listing all of the equipment and property that the agency uses
seasonally or intermittently which may be available for use by other
agencies.
2. The report must be submitted on a form furnished by the
Purchasing Division.
3. The Chief of the Purchasing Division shall establish and
administer a program pursuant to which a using agency may rent equipment
and property from another using agency. The Chief of the Purchasing
Division shall, as part of the program:
(a) Establish a list of equipment and property based on the reports
filed by each using agency;
(b) Determine which equipment and property is available for rental;
(c) After consulting with each using agency which has equipment and
property available for rental, establish a schedule of fees for the
rental of such equipment and property; and
(d) Distribute to each using agency:
(1) A list of all equipment and property available for
rental and the fees therefor; and
(2) The procedure each using agency must follow in the
rental of the equipment and property.
4. As used in this section, “using agency” has the meaning
ascribed to it in NRS 333.020 .
(Added to NRS by 1995, 1040)
The Chief has
the following specific powers and duties:
1. To keep all buildings, rooms, basements, floors, windows,
furniture and appurtenances clean, orderly and presentable as befitting
public property.
2. To keep all yards and grounds clean and presentable, with
proper attention to landscaping and horticulture.
3. Under the supervision of the State Fire Marshal, to make
arrangements for the installation and maintenance of water sprinkler
systems, fire extinguishers, fire hoses and fire hydrants, and to take
other fire prevention and suppression measures, necessary and feasible,
that may reduce the fire hazards in all buildings under his control.
4. To make arrangements and provision for the maintenance of the
state’s water system supplying the state-owned buildings at Carson City,
with particular emphasis upon the care and maintenance of water
reservoirs, in order that a proper and adequate supply of water be
available to meet any emergency.
5. To make arrangements for the installation and maintenance of
water meters designed to measure accurately the quantity of water
obtained from sources not owned by the State.
6. To make arrangements for the installation and maintenance of a
lawn sprinkling system on the grounds adjoining the Capitol Building at
Carson City, or on any other state-owned grounds where such installation
is practical or necessary.
7. To investigate the feasibility, and economies resultant
therefrom, if any, of the installation of a central power meter, to
measure electrical energy used by the State buildings in the vicinity of
and including the Capitol Building at Carson City, assuming the buildings
were served with power as one unit.
8. To purchase, use and maintain such supplies and equipment as
are necessary for the care, maintenance and preservation of the buildings
and grounds under his supervision and control.
9. Subject to the provisions of chapter 426 of NRS regarding the operation of vending stands in or on public
buildings and properties by blind persons, to install or remove vending
machines and vending stands in the buildings under his supervision and
control, and to have control of and be responsible for their operation.
10. To cooperate with the Nevada Arts Council and the State Public
Works Board to plan the potential purchase and placement of works of art
inside or on the grounds surrounding a state building.
[7:320:1949; 1943 NCL § 6976.27]—(NRS A 1959, 171; 1967, 1096;
1993, 1559; 1995, 419; 1997, 3156; 2003, 638 )
1. The Buildings and Grounds Operating Fund is hereby created as
an internal service fund.
2. All costs of administering the provisions of NRS 331.010 to 331.145 ,
inclusive, must be paid out of the Buildings and Grounds Operating Fund
as other claims against the State are paid.
(Added to NRS by 1967, 963; A 1979, 104; 1981, 255; 1997, 1313)
1. The Chief shall:
(a) Maintain accurate records reflecting the costs of administering
the provisions of NRS 331.010 to
331.145 , inclusive.
(b) Between July 1 and August 1 of each even-numbered year,
determine, on the basis of experience during the 2 preceding fiscal
years, the estimated cost per square foot of rentable area of carrying
out the functions of the Buildings and Grounds Division for the 2
succeeding fiscal years, and inform each department, agency and
institution operating under the provisions of NRS 331.010 to 331.145 ,
inclusive, of the cost.
2. Each department, agency and institution occupying space in
state-owned buildings maintained by the Buildings and Grounds Division,
shall include in its budget for each of the 2 succeeding fiscal years an
amount of money equal to the cost per budgeted square foot of rentable
area, as determined by the Chief, multiplied by the number of rentable
square feet occupied by each department, agency or institution.
3. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 4, on July 1 of each
year each department, agency or institution shall pay to the Chief for
deposit in the Buildings and Grounds Operating Fund the amount of money
appropriated to or authorized for the department, agency or institution
for building space rental costs pursuant to its budget.
4. Any state department, agency or institution may pay building
space rental costs required pursuant to subsection 3 on a date or dates
other than July 1, if compliance with federal law or regulation so
requires.
(Added to NRS by 1967, 963; A 1969, 821; 1993, 1559; 1997, 1313)
1. The Department of Administration’s Communications Fund is
hereby created as an internal service fund. The Fund is a continuing
fund, and its money may not revert to the State General Fund at any time.
2. Claims against the Fund which are approved by the Chief must be
paid as other claims against the State are paid.
3. Claims must be made in accordance with budget and quarterly
work allotments and subject to postaudit examination and approval.
(Added to NRS by 1967, 964; A 1979, 104; 1981, 256; 1993, 1560;
2003, 628 )
1. All revenue resulting from:
(a) Postage sold to state officers, departments and agencies; and
(b) Charges for proportionate costs of mail service operation,
Ê must be deposited in the State Treasury for credit to the Department of
Administration’s Communications Fund.
2. The formula for spreading costs of operation must be adjusted
from time to time to preserve the Fund at not less than its initial level.
(Added to NRS by 1967, 964; A 1979, 104; 1989, 1685; 1993, 1560)
1. The Chief shall establish and conduct a Central Mailing Room
for all state officers, departments and agencies located at Carson City,
Nevada.
2. Any state officer, department or agency may use the Central
Mailing Room facilities if the state officer, department or agency pays
the cost of their use as determined by the Chief.
3. The staff of the Central Mailing Room shall deliver incoming
mail and pick up and process outgoing mail, except outgoing parcel post
from the Legal Division of the Legislative Counsel Bureau, other than
interoffice mail, of all state officers, departments and agencies using
the central mailing room facilities.
(Added to NRS by 1959, 573; A 1960, 106; 1963, 133, 1024; 1973,
627; 1979, 105; 1993, 1560)
1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, the Chief may
lease and equip office rooms outside of state buildings for the use of
state officers and employees, whenever sufficient space for the officers
and employees cannot be provided within state buildings, but no such
lease may extend beyond the term of 1 year unless it is reviewed and
approved by a majority of the members of the State Board of Examiners.
The Attorney General shall approve each lease entered into pursuant to
this subsection as to form and compliance with law.
2. The provisions of subsection 1 do not apply to state officers
and employees of boards that are exempt from the provisions of chapter
353 of NRS pursuant to NRS 353.005 .
[8:320:1949; 1943 NCL § 6976.28]—(NRS A 1971, 172; 1993, 1561;
2001, 809 ; 2005, 5 )
1. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 331.130 and 331.135 ,
the Chief shall assign the rooms in the Capitol Building, and rooms
elsewhere used by the State, and shall determine the occupancy thereof in
such manner as the public service may require.
2. The executive and administrative officers, departments, boards,
commissions and agencies of the State must be provided with suitable
quarters which must, so far as is expedient, be in Carson City. As used
in this subsection, “boards” does not include boards that are exempt from
the provisions of chapter 353 of NRS pursuant to NRS 353.005 .
3. The Chief shall provide suitable office space for the use of
the Governor-Elect and expend money for incidental expenses connected
therewith. The provisions of this subsection do not apply if the
incumbent Governor is elected to succeed himself.
4. The Chief may provide suitable space in the Capitol Building
for the permanent use of accredited members of the press and for the
installation of communication equipment.
[9:320:1949; 1943 NCL § 6976.29]—(NRS A 1959, 278; 1967, 197; 1969,
111; 1971, 828; 1973, 59; 1993, 1561; 2005, 5 )
1. At all times the maintenance of the Capitol Building is under
the supervision of the Chief, and it must be kept clean, orderly and
presentable as befitting public property.
2. The former Assembly, Senate and Supreme Court chambers on the
second floor of the Capitol Building are under the management of the
Museum Director of the Nevada State Museum for the purpose of
establishing and maintaining a Government Museum. The remainder of the
second floor of the Capitol Building is under the management of the Chief.
[10:320:1949; 1943 NCL § 6976.30]—(NRS A 1957, 299; 1967, 198;
1971, 829; 1993, 1561; 2001, 938 )
The Museum Director of the Nevada State
Museum shall:
1. Prepare and present exhibits in the Government Museum.
2. Conduct, in an appropriate manner, tours of the Government
Museum.
3. In cooperation with other state agencies and departments,
provide for the security of the Government Museum.
(Added to NRS by 1971, 829; A 2001, 939 )
1. The Legislature reserves the supervision and control, both
during and between legislative sessions, of:
(a) The entire legislative building, including its chambers,
offices and other rooms, and its furnishings and equipment.
(b) A portion of the parcel of land bounded on the west by Carson
Street, on the south by Fifth Street, on the east by Fall Street, and on
the north by the sidewalk along the south fence of the capitol grounds,
situated in a portion of the Capitol Complex, as shown on the Record of
Survey Map No. 297, Official Records of Carson City, Nevada, File No.
3043, section 17, T. 15 N., R. 20 E., M.D.M., more particularly described
as follows:
Beginning at the southwest corner of block 36, Sears Thompson
Sears Division, as shown on that record of survey;
Thence N 89°52¢32² E, a distance of 443.93 feet;
Thence N 00°12¢15² E, a distance of 302.14 feet;
Thence N 44°47¢45² W, a distance of 189.88 feet to the north side
of an existing sidewalk;
Thence N 89°39¢33² W, along that sidewalk, a distance of 97.13
feet to the east side of an existing sidewalk;
Thence N 00°14¢26² E, along that sidewalk, a distance of 270.00
feet, more or less, to the north line of a sidewalk;
Thence N 89°47¢45² W, along that sidewalk, a distance of 212.50
feet, to the east right-of-way line of Carson Street;
Thence S 00°13¢08² W, along that line, a distance of 709.40 feet,
more or less, to the true point of beginning.
Containing 5.572 acres, more or less.
(c) The entire parcel of land bounded on the north by Fifth Street,
on the south by Sixth Street, on the east by Stewart Street and on the
west by Plaza Street, also described as blocks 2 and 3, Pierson and
Goodridge Addition; and that portion of Fall Street between Fifth Street
and Sixth Street abandoned by Carson City on April 26, 1990, Meeting
Agenda Item 9 M-89/90-10. Also the entire parcel of land bounded on the
north by the south boundary line of block 2, Pierson and Goodridge
Addition, on the south by Seventh Street, on the east by Stewart Street
and on the west by Fall Street, and further described as block 7, Pierson
and Goodridge Addition.
(d) The entire parcel of land bounded on the north by Sixth Street,
on the south by Seventh Street, on the east by Fall Street, and on the
west by Plaza Street, also described as block 6, Pierson and Goodridge
Addition.
(e) The entire parcel of land bounded on the north by Fourth
Street, on the west by Stewart Street, on the south by Fifth Street, and
on the east by the abandoned right-of-way of Valley Street, also
described as block 39 of Sears Thompson Sears Division of Carson City;
and the west 30.00 feet of the abandoned right-of-way of Valley Street
abutting block 39 of Sears Thompson Sears Division. Excepting therefrom
that portion of Stewart and Fifth Streets deeded to the State of Nevada
through its Department of Transportation as recorded in book 283, page
208, of Deeds, Carson City, Nevada.
(f) Any other property acquired for the use of the Legislature or
its staff.
2. The Director of the Legislative Counsel Bureau:
(a) Shall provide an individual office for each Legislator whose
position as an officer or as a chairman of a committee does not otherwise
entitle him to occupy an assigned office.
(b) May assign the use of space in the legislative building or
other legislative facilities or on the legislative grounds in such a
manner as the Legislative Commission prescribes.
3. The Director of the Legislative Counsel Bureau shall cause the
legislative building, chambers and grounds and other legislative
facilities to be kept in good repair, clean, orderly and presentable as
befits public property and the dignity of the Legislature. For this
purpose he may, in addition to his general power to employ or contract
for the services of personnel, contract with any private enterprise or
governmental agency for the provision of appropriate services.
(Added to NRS by 1969, 487; A 1973, 60; 1975, 419; 1977, 399; 1981,
354; 1989, 1617, 2006; 1991, 943; 2001, 3206 )
1. Commencing July 1, 1995, and continuing until the construction
costs of $193,310 for the purchasing warehouse building in Reno, Nevada,
have been paid, the Buildings and Grounds Division shall pay annually to
the State Treasurer for deposit in the State Treasury to the credit of
the State General Fund 2 percent of the building’s original acquisition
cost.
2. Commencing July 1, 1995, and continuing until the construction
costs of $734,000 for the addition to the purchasing warehouse building
in Reno, Nevada, have been paid, the Buildings and Grounds Division shall
pay annually to the State Treasurer for deposit in the State Treasury to
the credit of the State General Fund 2 percent of the construction costs
of that addition.
3. Commencing July 1, 1995, and continuing until the renovation
costs of $104,234 for the purchasing warehouse building in Reno, Nevada,
have been paid, the Buildings and Grounds Division shall pay annually to
the State Treasurer for deposit in the State Treasury to the credit of
the State General Fund 5 percent of the building’s renovation costs,
including the costs of debt service that are incurred.
(Added to NRS by 1995, 346)
1. The Chief shall take proper care to prevent any unlawful
activity on or damage to any state property under his supervision and
control, and to protect the safety of any persons on that property.
2. The Director of the Department of Public Safety shall appoint
to the Capitol Police Division of that Department such personnel as may
be necessary to assist the Chief of the Buildings and Grounds Division in
the enforcement of subsection 1. The salaries and expenses of the
personnel appointed pursuant to this subsection must, within the limits
of legislative authorization, be paid out of the Buildings and Grounds
Operating Fund.
[13:320:1949; 1943 NCL § 6976.33]—(NRS A 1993, 1561, 2530; 1995,
703, 2307; 2001, 2598 )
1. The Chief shall remove or cover all evidence that graffiti has
been placed on the real or personal property which is owned or otherwise
controlled by the State within 15 days after he discovers the graffiti or
as soon as practicable.
2. The Chief may bring an action against a person responsible for
placing graffiti on the property to recover a civil penalty and damages
for the cost of removing or covering the graffiti placed on such property.
3. As used in this section, “graffiti” means any unauthorized
inscription, word, figure or design that is marked, etched, scratched,
drawn or painted on the public or private property, real or personal, of
another, which defaces such property.
(Added to NRS by 1995, 740; A 1997, 512)
GOVERNOR’S MANSION
1. It is the intent of the Legislature in enacting this section
that permanence of the gifts and property purchased from donations given
by the people of the State of Nevada for the Governor’s mansion be
assured.
2. After April 21, 1969, a detailed inventory must be taken of
state property of the Governor’s mansion by the Chief of the Purchasing
Division of the Department of Administration. Any new acquisitions
thereafter must be added to the inventory. During December of 1970 and
during December of every fourth year thereafter, and immediately upon the
succession of a Lieutenant Governor to occupancy of the mansion whenever
this occurs, the Chief of the Purchasing Division of the Department of
Administration shall conduct an inventory of all property belonging to
the Governor’s mansion.
3. The replacement of missing or damaged property belonging to the
Governor’s mansion is the responsibility of the Governor or Acting
Governor occupying the mansion since the preceding inventory, except:
(a) Where damage is caused by normal wear and tear.
(b) Where there is a loss due to theft, flood, fire or some other
cause beyond the control of the Governor or his immediate family if such
loss is reported to the Chief of the Purchasing Division of the
Department of Administration immediately after such loss is discovered.
(Added to NRS by 1969, 869; A 1973, 1465; 1993, 1562)
MARLETTE LAKE WATER SYSTEM
1. The Marlette Lake Water System, composed of the water rights,
easements, pipelines, flumes and other fixtures and appurtenances used in
connection with the collection, transmission and storage of water in
Carson City and Washoe and Storey Counties, Nevada, acquired by the State
of Nevada pursuant to law, is hereby created.
2. The purposes of the Marlette Lake Water System are:
(a) To provide adequate supplies of water to the areas served.
(b) To maintain distribution lines, flumes, dams, culverts, bridges
and all other appurtenances of the system in a condition calculated to
assure dependable supplies of water.
(c) To sell water under equitable and fiscally sound contractual
arrangements. Any such contractual arrangements must not include the
value of the land comprising the watershed as an element in determining
the cost of water sold.
3. The Department of Administration is designated as the state
agency to supervise and administer the functions of the Marlette Lake
Water System.
4. The Director of the Department of Administration may assign the
supervision and administration of the functions of the Marlette Lake
Water System to one of the divisions of the Department or may establish a
separate division to carry out the purposes of this section and NRS
331.170 and 331.180 . Subject to the limit of money provided by
legislative appropriation or revenues whose expenditure is authorized by
law, the chief of that division shall employ necessary staff to carry out
the provisions of this section and NRS 331.170 and 331.180 .
5. The Director of the Department of Administration shall:
(a) Establish the value of water to be distributed from the
Marlette Lake Water System.
(b) Include in the water rate structure provisions for recovery,
over a reasonable period, of the major capital costs of improving and
modernizing the System.
(c) Assure that the rate structure is equitable for all present and
potential customers.
6. The Director of the Department of Administration may request
the State Board of Finance to issue general obligation bonds of the State
or revenue bonds in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed
$25,000,000 to finance the capital costs of improving and modernizing the
Marlette Lake Water System. Before any revenue bonds are issued pursuant
to this subsection, the State Board of Finance must determine that
sufficient revenue will be available in the Marlette Lake Water System
Fund to pay the interest and installments of principal as they become
due. The provisions of NRS 349.150 to 349.364 , inclusive, apply to the issuance of state securities pursuant
to this subsection.
7. The Legislature finds and declares that the issuance of state
securities and the incurrence of indebtedness pursuant to subsection 6 is
necessary for the protection and preservation of the natural resources of
this State and for the purpose of obtaining the benefits thereof, and
constitutes an exercise of the authority conferred by the second
paragraph of Section 3 of Article 9 of the Constitution of the State of
Nevada.
(Added to NRS by 1963, 1312; A 1967, 1494; 1969, 331, 871; 1971,
1430; 1973, 1379, 1463; 1979, 12; 1993, 1562; 2005, 107 )
1. The State Department of Conservation and Natural Resources
shall control and administer the land acquired by the State of Nevada
with the purchase of the Marlette Lake Water System, to assure its
optimum use for recreation, water development, forestry and fishery.
2. The State Department of Conservation and Natural Resources
shall cooperate with the Department of Administration:
(a) To preserve and protect the sources of water; and
(b) To preserve and improve the watershed.
3. The State Department of Conservation and Natural Resources
shall cooperate with the Board of Wildlife Commissioners in the use of
Marlette Lake and its tributaries for fishery and propagation.
(Added to NRS by 1963, 1313; A 1969, 872; 1973, 1380, 1465; 1979,
907; 1993, 1564)
1. The Marlette Lake Water System Fund is hereby created as an
enterprise fund. Money in the Fund may not revert to the State General
Fund or be transferred to any other fund.
2. The Marlette Lake Water System Fund must be used for the:
(a) Deposit of revenue resulting from the sale of water and any
other receipts.
(b) Payment of costs of operation in accordance with the provisions
of chapter 353 of NRS.
(c) Repayment of bonds issued pursuant to NRS 331.160 for which money in the Fund has been pledged.
(Added to NRS by 1963, 1313; A 1979, 13; 2005, 108 )
RISK MANAGEMENT DIVISION
The Chief of the
Risk Management Division shall:
1. Act as State Risk Manager.
2. Administer the provisions of law relating to his Division,
subject to the administrative supervision of the Director of the
Department of Administration.
(Added to NRS by 1979, 627)
The State Risk Manager shall not:
1. Engage in any other occupation, business or activity that is in
any way inconsistent with the performance of his duties as Risk Manager,
nor shall he hold any public office.
2. Directly or indirectly solicit or receive any assessment,
subscription, contribution or service, whether voluntary or involuntary,
for any political purpose, from any person within or without the State.
3. Act as an officer or manager for any candidate, political party
or committee organized to promote the candidacy of any person for public
office.
(Added to NRS by 1979, 627)
The State Risk Manager
shall:
1. Direct and supervise all administrative and technical
activities of the Risk Management Division.
2. Determine the nature and extent of requirements for insurance,
other than group life, accident or health insurance, on risks of an
insurable nature of the State and any of its agencies, the premiums for
which are payable in whole or in part from public money.
3. Negotiate for, procure, purchase and have placed, through a
licensed insurance agent or broker residing or domiciled in Nevada, or
continued in effect all insurance coverages, other than employee group
life, accident or health insurance, which may be reasonably obtainable,
whether from insurers authorized to transact business in this state or
under the surplus lines provisions of chapter 685A of NRS.
4. Conduct periodic inspections of premises, property and risks to
determine insurability, risk and premium rate, and submit a written
report of each inspection and appraisal, together with any
recommendations that appear appropriate, to the administrator of the
agency most responsible for the premises, property or risk, and to the
Director of the Department of Administration.
5. Provide for self-insurance if the potential loss is relatively
insignificant or if the risk is highly predictable and the probability of
loss is so slight that the cost of insuring the risk is not a prudent
expenditure of public funds, or if insurance is unavailable or
unavailable at a reasonable cost.
6. Select reasonable deductibles when it appears economically
advantageous to the State to do so.
7. Select comprehensive and blanket coverages insuring the
property of two or more state agencies when that appears economically
advisable.
8. Investigate and determine the reliability and financial
condition of insurers, and the services they provide.
9. Minimize risks by adopting and promoting programs to control
losses and encourage safety.
10. Perform any of the services described in subsections 2, 3 and
4 for any political subdivision of the State at the request of its
managing officer or governing body.
11. Perform any other function of risk management as directed by
the Director of the Department of Administration.
(Added to NRS by 1979, 627; A 1991, 664; 1999, 3041 )
The State
Risk Manager may employ such staff as is necessary for the performance of
his duties, within limits of legislative appropriations or other
available money.
(Added to NRS by 1999, 3041 )
In determining the need for, form and amount of
insurance coverages, the State Risk Manager shall consider:
1. Omission of insurance coverage on property and risks for which
insurance and claim adjustment costs would be disproportionately high in
relation to the amount of risk.
2. Economies possible through the use of reasonable deductibles.
3. Use of comprehensive coverages and blanket coverages insuring
property of two or more state agencies.
4. Reliability and financial condition of insurers, and the
services which they provide.
5. Means whereby risks may be improved through reduction in
insurance losses and costs.
(Added to NRS by 1979, 628)
1. There is created in the State Treasury the Fund for Insurance
Premiums as an internal service fund to be maintained for use by the Risk
Management Division of the Department of Administration and the Attorney
General.
2. Each state agency shall deposit in the Fund:
(a) An amount equal to its insurance premium and other charges for
potential liability, self-insured claims, other than self-insured tort
claims, and administrative expenses, as determined by the Risk Management
Division; and
(b) An amount for self-insured tort claims and expenses related to
those claims, as determined by the Attorney General.
3. Each county shall deposit in the Fund an assessment for the
employees of the district court of that county, excluding district
judges, unless the county enters into a written agreement with Attorney
General to:
(a) Hold the State of Nevada harmless and assume liability and
costs of defense for the employees of the district court;
(b) Reimburse the State of Nevada for any liability and costs of
defense that the State of Nevada incurs for the employees of the district
court; or
(c) Include the employees of the district court under the county’s
own insurance or other coverage.
4. Expenditures from the Fund must be made by the Risk Management
Division or the Attorney General to an insurer for premiums of state
agencies as they become due or for deductibles, self-insured property and
tort claims or claims pursuant to NRS 41.0349 . If the money in the Fund is insufficient to
pay a tort claim, it must be paid from the Reserve for Statutory
Contingency Account.
5. As used in this section, “assessment” means an amount
determined by the Risk Management Division and the Attorney General to be
equal to the share of a county for:
(a) Applicable insurance premiums;
(b) Other charges for potential liability and tort claims; and
(c) Expenses related to tort claims.
(Added to NRS by 1979, 628; A 1985, 544; 1987, 207; 1991, 1766;
1997, 281, 915, 916; 2001, 2339 )
1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, all money
received from insurance companies in payment of losses incurred upon
buildings and other property belonging to the State must be deposited in
the Fund for Insurance Premiums.
2. Money received from insurance companies under first-party
coverage in payment of losses incurred upon buildings and other property
controlled and administered by the Department of Transportation must be
deposited in the State Highway Fund.
(Added to NRS by 1979, 628; A 1985, 545; 1989, 312; 1997, 916)
PROHIBITED ACTS AND PENALTIES
Any person who sells, barters, gives, or in any way disposes of any
spirituous or malt liquors, wines or cider, of any description whatever,
within the Capitol Building of this state, shall be guilty of a
misdemeanor.
[1911 C&P § 240; RL § 6505; NCL § 10187]—(NRS A 1967, 552)
1. It shall be unlawful for any person to commit any of the
following acts upon the grounds of the State Capitol or of any other
state building or property:
(a) Willfully deface, break down or destroy any fence upon or
surrounding such grounds;
(b) Erect any bulletin board or other advertising device in or upon
such grounds;
(c) Deposit any garbage, debris or other obstruction in or upon
such grounds;
(d) Injure, break down or destroy any tree, shrub or other thing
upon such grounds; or
(e) Injure the grass upon such grounds by walking upon it.
2. Any person violating any of the provisions of this section
shall be guilty of a public offense, as prescribed in NRS 193.155 , proportionate to the value of the property
damaged or destroyed, and in no event less than a misdemeanor.
[1911 C&P § 509, RL § 6774; NCL § 10456]—(NRS A 1967, 552; 1973, 60)
1. Except as provided in subsection 2, all state boards and state
officers having jurisdiction and control over any state property are
specially forbidden to allow the State Capitol decorations and bunting,
the state mineral cabinets, mineral specimens, curios and all state
property of such character, from being borrowed or taken out by any
person or society, or removed from the premises of the state buildings at
Carson City, Nevada.
2. In case of national, international and foreign expositions of
the world’s arts and productions, and upon a satisfactory bond being
furnished, the mineral specimens and curios may be borrowed.
3. The state boards and state officers are specially instructed to
use all means to preserve and keep intact all of the property named in
subsection 1.
[1:54:1899; C § 2080; RL § 4422; NCL § 6896] + [2:54:1899; C §
2081; RL § 4423; NCL § 6897]
1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, it is unlawful
for a person to engage in any kind of surreptitious electronic
surveillance on the grounds of any facility owned or leased by the State
of Nevada without the knowledge of the person being observed.
2. Subsection 1 does not apply to any electronic surveillance:
(a) Authorized by a court order issued to a public officer, based
upon a showing of probable cause to believe that criminal activity is
occurring on the property under surveillance;
(b) By a law enforcement agency pursuant to a criminal
investigation; or
(c) Which is necessary as part of a system of security used to
protect and ensure the safety of persons on the grounds of the facility.
(Added to NRS by 1993, 2139)
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