Nevada Revised Statutes 244.2643 – Adoption of program authorized in certain counties
1. In a county whose population is 100,000 or more and in which a regional transportation commission does not exist, the board of county commissioners may adopt a policy for a Complete Streets Program and may plan and carry out projects as a part of a Complete Streets Program. To the extent practicable, the projects must integrate bicycle lanes and bicycle routes, facilities and signs into all plans, designs, construction and maintenance of roads.
Terms Used In Nevada Revised Statutes 244.2643
- county: includes Carson City. See Nevada Revised Statutes 0.033
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- population: means the number of people in a specified area as determined by the last preceding national decennial census conducted by the Bureau of the Census of the United States Department of Commerce pursuant to Section 2 of Article I of the Constitution of the United States and reported by the Secretary of Commerce to the Governor pursuant to 13 U. See Nevada Revised Statutes 0.050
2. Any money received by a board of county commissioners pursuant to paragraph (b) of subsection 1 of NRS 482.1825 must be used solely for the execution of projects as a part of a Complete Streets Program.
3. A board of county commissioners must not cause or allow any portion of the Complete Streets Fund created pursuant to NRS 244.2645 to be used for a purpose other than those set forth in this section.
4. As used in this section, ‘Complete Streets Program’ means a program for the retrofitting of roads that are under the jurisdiction of the board of county commissioners for the primary purpose of adding or significantly repairing facilities which provide road access considering all users of all ages and abilities, including, without limitation, pedestrians, bicycle riders, movers of commercial goods, persons with disabilities, vehicles for public transportation and their passengers, older adults, children and motorists. The term includes the operation of a public transit system as part of a Complete Streets Program, but the term does not include the purchase of vehicles or other hardware for a public transit system.