Money in the Account may be distributed as a grant to a state agency because of a disaster for the payment of expenses incurred by the state agency for:

Terms Used In Nevada Revised Statutes 353.274

  • 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.

1.  The repair or replacement of public roads, public streets, bridges, water control facilities, public buildings, public utilities, recreational facilities and parks owned by the State and damaged by the disaster;

2.  Any emergency measures undertaken to save lives, protect public health and safety or protect public property, including, without limitation, an emergency measure undertaken in response to a crisis involving violence on school property, at a school activity or on a school bus, in the jurisdiction in which the disaster occurred;

3.  The removal of debris from publicly or privately owned land and waterways undertaken because of the disaster;

4.  The administration of a disaster assistance program; and

5.  Any project to prevent or reduce the likelihood of damage to property or injury to persons resulting from a similar disaster in the future.