2022 Nevada Revised Statutes
Chapter 218E - Legislative Investigations and Hearings; Legislative Commission and Other Committees
NRS 218E.510 - Creation; membership; officers; terms; vacancies; alternates.
1. There is hereby created the Subcommittee on Public Lands of the Joint Interim Standing Committee on Natural Resources, consisting of members appointed by the Chair of the Joint Interim Standing Committee on Natural Resources, who must include:
(a) Two members of the Senate who are members of the Joint Interim Standing Committee on Natural Resources;
(b) Two members of the Assembly who are members of the Joint Interim Standing Committee on Natural Resources;
(c) One elected officer representing the governing body of a local political subdivision, appointed with appropriate regard for his or her experience with and knowledge of matters relating to public lands; and
(d) One member representing tribal governments in Nevada who is recommended by the Inter-Tribal Council of Nevada, Inc., or its successor organization, appointed with appropriate regard for his or her experience with and knowledge of matters relating to public lands;
2. The members who are Legislators must be appointed to provide representation from the various geographical regions of the State.
3. The Chair of the Joint Interim Standing Committee on Natural Resources shall appoint a Chair of the Subcommittee from one House and a Vice Chair of the Subcommittee from the other House. Each Chair and Vice Chair holds office for a term of 2 years commencing on July 1 of each odd-numbered year. If a vacancy occurs in the office of Chair or Vice Chair, the vacancy must be filled in the same manner as the original appointment for the remainder of the unexpired term.
4. Any member of the Subcommittee described in paragraph (a), (b) or (c) of subsection 1 who is not a candidate for reelection or who is defeated for reelection continues to serve after the general election until the next regular or special session convenes.
5. Vacancies on the Subcommittee must be filled in the same manner as original appointments.
6. The Chair of the Joint Interim Standing Committee on Natural Resources may appoint alternates for members of the Subcommittee. The Chair of the Subcommittee:
(a) May designate an alternate appointed by the Chair of the Joint Interim Standing Committee on Natural Resources to serve in place of a regular member who is unable to attend a meeting; and
(b) Shall, for a member who is a Legislator, designate an alternate appointed by the Chair of the Joint Interim Standing Committee on Natural Resources who is a member of the same House and political party as the regular member to serve in place of the regular member if one is available.
(Added to NRS by 1979, 5; A 1983, 209; 1985, 589; 2009, 1150, 1561; 2011, 3224; 2021, 477, 2510, 2536)
