USA Statutes : nevada
Title : Title 19 - MISCELLANEOUS MATTERS RELATED TO GOVERNMENT AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS
Chapter : CHAPTER 237A - FOREIGN TRADE ZONES AND TRADE DISTRICTS
 The
State of Nevada, any county, city, town or other political subdivision in
this State may apply for authority to establish, operate and maintain
foreign trade zones in this State, pursuant to the provisions of an Act
of Congress entitled “A bill to provide for the establishment, operation
and maintenance of foreign trade zones in ports of entry in the United
States, and to expedite and encourage foreign commerce,” 19 U.S.C. §§ 81a
to 81u, inclusive.

      (Added to NRS by 1969, 390)
 Corporations whose purpose is to establish,
operate and maintain foreign trade zones under the provisions of the laws
of the United States may be organized under and shall comply with the
appropriate provisions of title 7 of NRS.

      (Added to NRS by 1969, 390)
 Each foreign trade zone corporation
organized under and subject to the appropriate provisions of title 7 of
NRS, as provided in NRS 237A.020 , may
apply for and receive from the proper United States authorities a grant
of the privilege of establishing, operating and maintaining a foreign
trade zone, wholly or partly within the State.

      (Added to NRS by 1969, 390)
 Each
foreign trade zone corporation may establish, operate and maintain a
foreign trade zone, upon receipt of and in accordance with the grant
provided in NRS 237A.030 , subject to
the laws of the United States and with all the powers and subject to all
the restrictions contained in the appropriate provisions of title 7 of
NRS.

      (Added to NRS by 1969, 390)
 NRS 237A.010 to 237A.040 , inclusive, shall be liberally construed in
order to facilitate trade and commerce in the State of Nevada.

      (Added to NRS by 1969, 390)

TRADE DISTRICTS
 The governing body of any political subdivision of this State
or the governing bodies of two or more political subdivisions of this
State, acting together, may apply to the Governor for the certification
of a trade district pursuant to any federal law providing for the
establishment and administration of a trade district in Nevada.

      (Added to NRS by 1983, 799)—(Substituted in revision for NRS
307.010)


      1.  The Governor shall approve an application made pursuant to NRS
237A.060 and certify a trade district
if:

      (a) All of the requirements imposed by federal law for the
establishment and administration of such a district are met;

      (b) The application and certification comply with the applicable
provisions of the law of this State; and

      (c) The welfare of this State is advanced by the certification of
such a district.

      2.  If a trade district is certified pursuant to subsection 1, the
Governor shall designate a proper authority to administer the district.

      (Added to NRS by 1983, 799)—(Substituted in revision for NRS
307.020)