As used in this chapter:
1. “Department” means the Department of Cultural Affairs.
2. “Director” means the Director of the Department.
3. “Division” means the Division of State Library and Archives of
the Department.
(Added to NRS by 1979, 181; A 1983, 1302; 1985, 122; 1993, 1580;
2001, 925 )
DEPARTMENT OF CULTURAL AFFAIRS
1. There is hereby created the Department of Cultural Affairs in
which is vested the administration of the provisions of this Title and
chapter 233C of NRS.
2. The Department consists of a Director and the following:
(a) The Division of State Library and Archives;
(b) The Division of Museums and History;
(c) The Office of Historic Preservation;
(d) The Board of the Nevada Arts Council;
(e) The Nevada Arts Council;
(f) The Board of Museums and History;
(g) The State Council on Libraries and Literacy;
(h) The State Historical Records Advisory Board; and
(i) The Commission for Cultural Affairs.
(Added to NRS by 1993, 1579; A 1997, 3139; 2001, 925 ; 2003, 641 )
The creation of the Department does not affect any bequest,
devise, endowment, trust, allotment or other gift made to a division or
institution of the Department and those gifts inure to the benefit of the
division or institution and remain subject to any conditions or
restraints placed on the gifts.
(Added to NRS by 1993, 1579)
The
Director:
1. Is appointed by and responsible to the Governor, and serves at
the pleasure of the Governor.
2. Is in the unclassified service of the State.
3. Shall not engage in any other gainful employment or occupation.
4. Must be selected with special reference to training,
experience, capacity and interest in cultural resources, arts or library
or archive management, or any combination thereof. His knowledge and
abilities must include, without limitation:
(a) A comprehensive knowledge of administrative principles and a
working knowledge of broad principles relating to subject matters under
his administrative direction;
(b) The administrative ability to assess the adequacy of agency
operations and the protection of the public interest as related to the
subject matters;
(c) The ability to organize and present oral and written
communications to the Governor, the Legislature and other pertinent
officials or persons; and
(d) The ability to oversee the carrying out of the statutory
responsibilities of the Department and of the policies, rules and
regulations of the Department.
5. Must have demonstrated ability and 4 years of experience
administering a major public agency or in business administration.
6. Must have a degree from an accredited 4-year college or
university.
(Added to NRS by 1993, 1579; A 1999, 2859 )
The Director:
1. May employ, within the limits of legislative appropriations,
such staff as is necessary for the performance of his duties.
2. Is responsible for the general administration of the Department
and for the submission of its budgets.
3. Shall appoint the administrator of each agency within the
Department.
4. Shall supervise the administrators of the agencies of the
Department.
5. Shall coordinate the submissions of requests by the agencies of
the Department for assistance from governmental sources.
6. Shall superintend the planning and development of any new
facilities for the Department or the agencies of the Department.
7. Shall supervise the facilities for storage which are jointly
owned or used by any of the agencies of the Department.
8. Shall govern, manage and control all property of the Department.
(Added to NRS by 1993, 1580)
DIVISION OF STATE LIBRARY AND ARCHIVES
Administration
The State Library and
Archives Administrator:
1. Is appointed by and responsible to the Director and he serves
at the pleasure of the Director.
2. Must be appointed on the basis of merit.
3. Is in the classified service, except for the purposes of
removal.
[1:146:1951]—(NRS A 1960, 443; 1985, 416; 1993, 1580; 1997, 3139)
The State Library and Archives Administrator must:
1. Be a graduate of a library school accredited by the American
Library Association or be certified by the Academy of Certified
Archivists; and
2. Have at least 5 years of library or archival experience in an
administrative capacity.
[3:146:1951]—(NRS A 1957, 13; 1997, 3139)
The State Library and Archives
Administrator shall submit a biennial report to the Governor and the
Legislature of the condition, operation and functioning of the State
Library and Archives.
[Part 6:146:1951; A 1955, 900]—(NRS A 1985, 122; 1997, 3140)
The State Library and Archives
Administrator shall employ such librarians, archivists and other
technical, clerical and operational staff as the execution of his duties
and the maintenance and operation of the State Library and Archives may
require.
[4:146:1951]—(NRS A 1985, 122; 1997, 3140)
The State
Library and Archives Administrator may designate the hours that the State
Library and Archives must be open for the use of the public, but they
must be open for at least 5 days in each week and for at least 8 hours in
each day with the exception of legal holidays.
[Part 6:146:1951; A 1955, 900]—(NRS A 1985, 122; 1997, 3140)
1. The State Library and Archives Administrator is responsible for
the State Library and Archives.
2. He shall:
(a) Administer the State Library and Archives in accordance with
the law. The State Library must also be administered in accordance with
good library practice.
(b) Withdraw from the Library’s collection and dispose of items no
longer needed.
(c) Maintain the State Library, including the selection,
acquisition, circulation and custody of books, periodicals, pamphlets,
films, recordings, papers and other materials and equipment.
(d) Maintain a comprehensive collection and reference service to
meet the reference needs of public officers, departments or agencies of
the State, and other libraries and related agencies.
(e) Make and enforce regulations necessary for the administration,
government and protection of the State Library and all property belonging
thereto.
(f) Issue official lists of publications of the State and other
bibliographical and informational publications as appropriate.
3. He may:
(a) Borrow from, lend to and exchange books and other library and
informational materials with other libraries and related agencies.
(b) Accept, administer and distribute, in accordance with the terms
thereof, any money, materials or other aid granted, appropriated or made
available to the state library for library purposes by the United States
or any of its agencies or by any other source, public or private.
[Part 6:146:1951; A 1955, 900]—(NRS A 1959, 176; 1969, 495; 1971,
286; 1973, 426, 1147; 1981, 995; 1985, 122; 1997, 3140)
1. The State Library and Archives Administrator is responsible for
the statewide program of development and coordination of library and
informational services.
2. He shall:
(a) Collect, compile and publish statistics and information
concerning the operation of libraries in this State.
(b) Carry out continuing studies and analyses of library problems.
(c) Maintain a clearinghouse of information, data and other
materials in the field of library and informational services.
(d) Provide advice and technical assistance to public libraries,
other libraries, agencies of the State, political subdivisions, planning
groups and other agencies and organizations.
(e) Make available to public libraries advice and technical
assistance with respect to programs of public relations.
(f) Assist and cooperate with other state agencies and officials,
local governments, federal agencies and organizations in carrying out
programs involving library and informational services.
(g) Encourage and assist the efforts of libraries and local
governments to develop mutual and cooperative solutions to problems with
respect to library and informational services.
(h) Administer such funds as may be made available by the
Legislature for improvement of public library services, interlibrary
cooperation or for other library and information-transfer services.
(i) Subject to the approval of local governing bodies, designate
certain libraries as resource center libraries and develop and encourage
cooperative steps to link these centers with other libraries in a
reference and information network.
3. He may contract with agencies, organizations, libraries,
library schools, boards of education and universities, public and
private, within or outside this State, for library services, facilities,
research or any other related purposes.
(Added to NRS by 1981, 994; A 1997, 3141)
The State Library and Archives Administrator shall
develop:
1. Standards for public libraries which will serve as
recommendations for those libraries with respect to services, resources,
personnel and programs to provide sources of information to persons of
all ages, including handicapped persons and disadvantaged persons, and
encourage continuing education beyond the years of formal education. The
standards must take into account the differences in size and resources
among the public libraries of the State.
2. A statewide master plan for public libraries, including plans
for levels of library services and resources, which is developed through
a continuing process of planning in which representatives from public
libraries throughout the State participate. The master plan must be
designed to extend 5 years into the future and must be made current at
least every 2 years.
(Added to NRS by 1981, 994; A 1997, 3141)
1. The State Library and Archives Administrator shall establish a
program to provide grants of money to the public libraries of this State
for the purchase or acquisition of books, library materials and computer
databases. The money must be provided by legislative appropriation,
accounted for separately and administered by the State Library and
Archives Administrator.
2. The State Library and Archives Administrator shall, within the
limits of legislative appropriation, provide such grants based on the
following:
(a) If the requesting library has a budget for materials which is
$10,000 or less, the requesting library is eligible to receive a base
grant of $1,000, plus a matching grant in an amount that is not more than
75 percent of its budget for materials.
(b) If the requesting library has a budget for materials which is
more than $10,000 but less than $75,000, the requesting library is
eligible to receive a base grant of $5,000, plus a matching grant in an
amount that is not more than 50 percent of its budget for materials.
(c) If the requesting library has a budget for materials which is
$75,000 or more but less than $150,000, the requesting library is
eligible to receive a base grant of $10,000, plus a matching grant in an
amount that is not more than 33 1/3 percent of its budget for materials.
(d) If the requesting library has a budget for materials which is
$150,000 or more but less than $500,000, the requesting library is
eligible to receive a base grant of $15,000, plus a matching grant in an
amount that is not more than 25 percent of its budget for materials.
(e) If the requesting library has a budget for materials which is
$500,000 or more, the requesting library is eligible to receive a base
grant of $25,000, plus a matching grant in the first year it receives a
grant pursuant to this paragraph in an amount that is not more than 10
percent of its budget for materials. The amount of the matching grant
provided in any year may be increased by 10 percent in each succeeding
year, except that in no event may the matching grant provided in any year
exceed 25 percent of the library’s budget for materials in that year.
3. The State Library and Archives Administrator shall adopt such
regulations as are necessary to:
(a) Establish a procedure pursuant to which a public library may
apply to receive a grant pursuant to this section;
(b) Determine the eligibility of a public library to receive such a
grant; and
(c) Determine the exact amount of a grant to be awarded to a public
library.
4. Money granted pursuant to this section must not supplant or
cause to be reduced any other source of funding for a public library and
must be used exclusively by the public library to purchase or acquire
books, library materials and computer databases.
5. For the purposes of this section, “public library” does not
include a library operated within the Nevada System of Higher Education.
(Added to NRS by 1997, 3252; A 1999, 663 )
Any
gift of money to the State Library and Archives or to the State of Nevada
for its library or archives which the State Library and Archives
Administrator is authorized to accept must be deposited in the State
Treasury in a fund to be known as the Gift Fund for the State Library and
Archives. This Fund is a continuing fund without reversion, and money in
the Fund must be used for those purposes only and expended in accordance
with the terms of the gift.
[Part 6:146:1951; A 1955, 900] + [7:146:1951]—(NRS A 1979, 617;
1985, 123; 1997, 3142)
The State Library and
Archives Administrator is authorized to accept and direct the
disbursement of money appropriated by an act of Congress and apportioned
to the State for libraries. That federal money must be deposited in the
State Treasury for credit to the appropriate account of the State Library
and Archives.
[8a:146:1951; added 1953, 37]—(NRS A 1981, 260; 1985, 123; 1997,
3142)
Money collected by the State
Library and Archives Administrator from fines must be deposited in the
appropriated fund of the State Library and Archives, and may be credited
to those budgeted items designated by the State Library and Archives
Administrator.
[8:146:1951]—(NRS A 1985, 123; 1997, 3142)
1. The State Library and Archives Administrator may collect a
charge from a person who requests a photostatic copy, or photocopy print,
of a paper or document from the State Library. The amount of the charge
must be set by the State Library and Archives Administrator but may not
exceed the cost of the photographic copying process for any specific
paper or document.
2. If a person requests a duplicate of a roll of microfilm
belonging to the State Library and Archives, the State Library and
Archives is entitled to a fee not to exceed $2 for each duplicate made in
excess of the cost of the duplicate. The processor making the duplicate
shall collect such fee for the State Library and Archives. The money
collected from such fees must be deposited in the State Treasury and
credited to the account of the State Library and Archives. The receipts
may be expended by the State Library and Archives pursuant to the
provisions of law authorizing budgeted expenditures of money not
appropriated from the General Fund by various state officers,
departments, boards, agencies, commissions and institutions for specific
fiscal years.
[8b:146:1951; added 1955, 75]—(NRS A 1963, 321; 1985, 123; 1997,
3142)
Funds to carry out the
provisions of this chapter must be provided by legislative appropriation
from the General Fund, and must be paid out on claims as other claims
against the State are paid. All claims must be approved by the State
Library and Archives Administrator before they are paid.
[9:146:1951]—(NRS A 1997, 3142)
State Publications Distribution Center
It is the intent
of the Legislature in enacting NRS 378.150 to 378.210 ,
inclusive, that:
1. All state and local government publications be distributed to
designated depository libraries for use by all inhabitants of the State;
and
2. Designated depository libraries assume the responsibility for
keeping such publications readily accessible for use and rendering
assistance, without charge, to patrons using them.
(Added to NRS by 1971, 499)
As used in NRS 378.150 to 378.210 ,
inclusive:
1. “Center” means the State Publications Distribution Center
created by NRS 378.170 .
2. “Depository library” means a library with which the Center has
entered into an agreement pursuant to NRS 378.190 .
3. “Local government” means every political subdivision or other
entity which has the right to levy or receive money from ad valorem or
other taxes or any mandatory assessments, and includes, without
limitation, counties, cities, towns, boards, school districts and other
districts organized pursuant to chapters 244A , 309 , 318 , 379 , 474 , 541 , 543 and 555 of NRS, NRS
450.550 to 450.750 , inclusive, and any agency or department of a
county or city which prepares a budget separate from that of the parent
political subdivision. The term includes the Nevada Rural Housing
Authority.
4. “Publication” includes any information in any format or medium
that is produced pursuant to the authority of or at the total or partial
expense of a state agency or local government, is required by law to be
distributed by a state agency or local government, or is distributed
publicly by a state agency or local government outside that state agency
or local government. The term does not include:
(a) Nevada Revised Statutes with annotations;
(b) Nevada Reports;
(c) Bound volumes of the Statutes of Nevada;
(d) Items published by the University of Nevada Press and other
information disseminated by the Nevada System of Higher Education which
is not designed for public distribution; or
(e) Official state records scheduled for retention and disposition
pursuant to NRS 239.080 .
5. “State agency” includes the Legislature, constitutional
officers or any department, division, bureau, board, commission or agency
of the State of Nevada.
(Added to NRS by 1971, 499; A 1989, 251, 595, 605; 1993, 399; 2005,
740 )
1. There is hereby created within the State Library and Archives a
State Publications Distribution Center.
2. The State Library and Archives Administrator may make such
regulations as may be necessary to carry out the purposes of the Center.
(Added to NRS by 1971, 499; A 1985, 124; 1997, 3142)
1. Every state agency shall:
(a) For each publication of the state agency that was published,
printed or copied by the state agency itself or by a private printer,
deposit with the Center, upon release, 12 copies of the publication.
(b) For each publication printed for or on behalf of the state
agency by the State Printing Office:
(1) In addition to the number of copies otherwise required
by the state agency, request the Division to print 12 copies of that
publication; and
(2) Deposit or request the Division to deposit those
additional copies with the Center.
2. Every local government shall, upon release, deposit with the
Center at least six copies of each of its publications.
3. Every state agency and local government shall, upon release of
a publication in an electronic format or medium, notify the Center of
such release and provide the Center with access to the publication.
(Added to NRS by 1971, 499; A 1973, 1472; 1983, 920; 1985, 465;
1993, 399, 1580; 1995, 579; 1997, 20; 2005, 741 , 1091 )
1. The Center may enter into depository agreements with any
library in this State that is open and accessible to the general public.
2. The State Library and Archives Administrator shall establish
standards for eligibility as a depository library pursuant to subsection
1. Such standards may include and take into account, without limitation:
(a) The type of library;
(b) The ability of the library to preserve publications and to make
them available for public use; and
(c) The geographical location of the library, to assure that the
publications are conveniently accessible to residents in all areas of the
State.
(Added to NRS by 1971, 500; A 1997, 3143; 2005, 741 )
1. After receipt of any publication from a state agency or local
government pursuant to NRS 378.180 , the
Center shall distribute copies of that publication to depository
libraries.
2. The Center shall retain sufficient copies in the State Library
and Archives for preservation and use by the public. The remaining copies
must be used for distribution in accordance with any agreements entered
into with other states and the Library of Congress for the exchange of
publications, and for lending to those libraries that are not depository
libraries.
(Added to NRS by 1971, 500; A 1973, 346; 1979, 182; 1985, 124;
2005, 741 )
The Center shall make available on the Internet
website of the State Library and Archives the titles of the publications
received by the Center pursuant to NRS 378.180 .
(Added to NRS by 1971, 500; A 2005, 742 )
Archives and Records
It is the intent
of the Legislature that the Division, in carrying out its functions,
follow accepted:
1. Standards of archival practice to assure maximum accessibility
for the general public; and
2. Procedures for the management of records to increase the
efficiency of the system of governmental records and reduce the
administrative costs associated with the maintenance, use, retention and
disposition of records.
(Added to NRS by 1979, 181; A 1983, 1302; 1985, 124; 1993, 1581)
The State Library and
Archives Administrator shall, within the limits of legislative
appropriations:
1. Maintain and properly equip safe and secure premises and vaults
at the seat of government for the preservation and use of material
deposited in the archives.
2. Employ persons in the classified service of the State to
preserve, index and aid in the use of material deposited in the archives.
3. Give an appropriate receipt for material received by him for
the archives.
4. Subject to the provisions of NRS 378.310 and subsection 4 of NRS 239.090 , make material deposited in the archives
readily available for use.
5. Receive into the archives any material when directed to do so
by the Committee to Approve Schedules for the Retention and Disposition
of Official State Records created pursuant to NRS 239.073 .
(Added to NRS by 1979, 181; A 1983, 1303; 1997, 3143)
1. The State Library and Archives Administrator has custody of and
shall carefully preserve in the Division:
(a) The enrolled copy of the Constitution of the State of Nevada.
(b) The description of the State Seal and other seals of which a
description may be required to be deposited in the Division.
(c) The proceedings and all papers of the two Constitutional
Conventions held for the purpose of framing a Constitution of this State.
(d) The manuscripts containing the enrolled acts and joint
resolutions and journals of the Legislature of this State and the
Territory of Nevada.
(e) The records, papers and documents of Carson County, Utah
Territory, and all other books, records and documents which, by the laws
of the Territory of Nevada, were required to be deposited and kept in the
office of the Secretary of the Territory of Nevada.
(f) All the books, records, parchments, maps, registers, papers and
other material required to be deposited or kept in the Division.
(g) All expired official bonds approved by the Governor.
2. The State Library and Archives Administrator shall not permit
the original papers and other material to be taken out of the archives
unless he determines that the circumstances ensure the safety and
integrity of the papers and other material.
(Added to NRS by 1985, 1490; A 1987, 1165; 1997, 3143)
The State Library and Archives
Administrator may:
1. Receive into the archives material from a state agency if he
finds that it is of historical value.
2. With the approval of the Committee to Approve Schedules for the
Retention and Disposition of Official State Records created pursuant to
NRS 239.073 , return to the state agency
from which it was received, material in the archives which he finds is
not of historical value.
3. Receive into the archives material which has been directed to
be deposited in the archives by an order or resolution of the governing
body of a local governmental entity, if he finds that it is of historical
value.
4. With the approval of the Committee to Approve Schedules for the
Retention and Disposition of Official State Records, turn over to:
(a) Any agency in the Department; or
(b) The Nevada System of Higher Education,
Ê material in the archives which he finds to be surplus, not properly in
the archives or appropriate to be kept elsewhere.
5. Expend a gift of money he is authorized to accept for the
purpose specified by the donor or, if no purpose is specified, in a
manner which will further the purposes of the Division.
(Added to NRS by 1979, 181; A 1979, 625; 1983, 1303; 1987, 1307;
1993, 400; 1997, 3144)
The State Library and Archives Administrator may:
1. Adopt regulations and establish standards, procedures and
techniques for the effective management of records.
2. Make continuing surveys of current practices for the management
of records and recommend improvements in those practices, including the
use of space, equipment and supplies to create, maintain and store
records.
3. Establish standards for the preparation of schedules providing
for the retention of state records of continuing value and for the prompt
and orderly disposition of state records which no longer possess
sufficient administrative, fiscal, legal or research value to warrant
their further retention.
4. Establish, maintain and operate a center for storing and
retrieving records for state agencies pending the acceptance of the
records by the Division or the disposition of the records in any other
manner prescribed by law.
5. Establish a program for the control and management of forms,
files, reports, directives and correspondence.
6. Establish a program of planning and preparation to assist state
agencies and local governments in providing protection for records
essential for the continuation or reestablishment of government in the
event of a disaster.
7. Provide advice and technical assistance to state agencies,
local governmental entities and, if requested, the Legislative and
Judicial Branches of State Government concerning any aspect of managing
records.
8. Through the Division, inspect the physical nature of
governmental records in the custody of a state or local governmental
agency which are not confidential or privileged.
9. With the approval of the Committee to Approve Schedules for the
Retention and Disposition of Official State Records created pursuant to
NRS 239.073 , bring an action to obtain
possession of the records of a state or local governmental agency which
are:
(a) Of historical value and are not being properly cared for; or
(b) Privately held.
Ê In an action to recover a record which is privately held, it is
rebuttably presumed that a governmental record which appears to be the
original of a document received or the file copy of a document made by a
governmental agency is governmental property.
(Added to NRS by 1983, 1301; A 1997, 3144)
The State Library and Archives Administrator may enter into
an agreement with the Secretary of State to keep in the archives material
of which the Secretary of State is required by law to have custody and to
preserve.
(Added to NRS by 1979, 181; A 1997, 3145)
1. Subject to the provisions of NRS 378.310 and subsection 4 of NRS 239.090 , the State Library and Archives Administrator
shall furnish, on request, to a person who has paid the proper fees for
it, a copy of material not deemed confidential in the archives, and may
certify it if required.
2. The State Library and Archives Administrator may charge a
reasonable fee for searching archives of the State and for producing
copies of and for certifying copies of material in the archives.
(Added to NRS by 1979, 181; A 1983, 1303; 1997, 3145)
1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, the State Library
and Archives Administrator shall establish and administer a program for
the efficient and economical creation, use, maintenance, retention,
preservation and disposition of the records of the Executive Branch of
the Government of the State of Nevada.
2. The Director of the Department of Transportation may establish
his own program for the management of the Department’s records, if he
confers with the State Library and Archives Administrator regarding the
program. The program must incorporate generally accepted practices for
managing records.
(Added to NRS by 1983, 1301; A 1997, 3145)
1. The records of the Governor’s Office, which include
correspondence sent or received by the Governor or employees of his
office in the performance of governmental duties, are the property of the
State of Nevada and must be transferred to the Division before the
Governor leaves office.
2. The Division shall make the records of a former Governor
available for inspection, except:
(a) If that correspondence identifies or can be readily associated
with the identity of any person other than a public officer or employee
acting in his official capacity and has been in the possession of the
Division for less than 10 years, the name and facts which identify that
person must be deleted before the correspondence is disclosed, unless the
person so named or identified is deceased or gives his prior written
permission for the disclosure.
(b) Any records that have been declared by law to be confidential
are not subject to the provisions of this subsection during the period of
confidentiality specified in NRS 378.300 .
(c) Any agreement between a former Governor and the Division made
before the passage of this act which provides for a period of
confidentiality is unaffected by the provisions of this section.
(d) Records of the Governor’s Office which are transferred to the
Division during the Governor’s term of office remain in the custody of
the Governor and are not subject to the provisions of this subsection
until after he leaves office.
(Added to NRS by 1983, 1302; A 1995, 241)
Public records acquired by the Division which have been
declared by law to be confidential must remain confidential for 30 years,
or if the record relates to a natural person, until his death, whichever
is later, unless another period has been fixed by specific statute.
(Added to NRS by 1983, 1302; A 1995, 242)
Whenever a constitutional officer or former
constitutional officer has deposited records relating to his office,
other than public records, in the Division upon a condition that access
to the records be restricted until the end of a specified period, the
State Library and Archives Administrator shall maintain the restrictions
as prescribed in the agreement, but no such restrictions may validly
extend more than 25 years after the creation of the records.
(Added to NRS by 1983, 1301; A 1997, 3145)
Except for documents which have been accepted into the
archives and over which he is vested with the right of control and
possession, the State Library and Archives Administrator shall not
destroy a record transferred to the Division by a state agency unless:
1. He first consults with the proper official of the transferring
agency; and
2. The destruction is carried out in accordance with a schedule
for retention and disposal which has been approved by the Committee to
Approve Schedules for the Retention and Disposition of Official State
Records created pursuant to NRS 239.073 .
(Added to NRS by 1983, 1302; A 1997, 3146)
REPOSITORY FOR RECORDS CONCERNING PROGRAMS, ACTIVITIES AND EVENTS RELATED
TO THE PARTICIPATION OF CITIZENS IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF PUBLIC POLICY AND
THE IMPROVEMENT OF THE OPERATION OF GOVERNMENT
1. The Repository for Records Concerning Programs, Activities and
Events Related to the Participation of Citizens in the Development of
Public Policy and the Improvement of the Operation of Government is
hereby created within the Department.
2. The Director shall receive, store and maintain in the
Repository and make available to members of the public materials,
information and records submitted to the Department:
(a) In response to a proclamation issued pursuant to NRS 236.035
; or
(b) By the Federal Government, any state or local government or any
political subdivision thereof reporting the results of an action taken to
increase the extent and quality of the participation of citizens in the
development of public policy and the improvement of the operation of
government.
3. To maintain and develop the Repository, the Director may:
(a) Apply for any available grants and accept any gifts, grants or
donations; and
(b) Delegate his powers and duties to any person within the
Department.
4. The Advisory Committee created by NRS 225.240 may advise the Director on matters concerning
the Repository, including, without limitation:
(a) The coordination of public agencies concerning programs,
activities or events designed to increase the extent and quality of the
participation of the residents of this State in the development of public
policy and the improvement of the operation of government at all levels;
(b) The assistance of public agencies in developing such programs,
activities and events;
(c) The development of effective ways to provide information
contained in the Repository to members of the public; and
(d) Recommended programs that demonstrate the effective methods by
which residents of this State may participate in the development of
public policy and the improvement of the operations of government at all
levels.
(Added to NRS by 1997, 3276; A 2003, 2259 )
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