1. The Administrator may, upon receiving a request for a microwave channel or channels from an agency, approve or disapprove that request. If the request is approved, the Division shall assign a channel or channels to the agency at a cost which reflects the actual share of costs incurred for services provided to the agency, in accordance with the comprehensive system of equitable billing and charges developed by the coordinator of communications.
2. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3, a microwave channel assigned by the Administrator to an agency for its use must not be reassigned without the concurrence of the agency.
3. The Administrator may revoke the assignment of a microwave channel if an agency fails to pay for its use and may reassign that channel to another agency.
4. Equipment for microwave channels which is purchased by a using agency becomes the property of the Division if the agency fails to use or pay for those channels. The equipment must be used by the Division to replace old or obsolete equipment in the state communications system.
5. A state agency shall not purchase equipment for microwave stations without prior approval from the Administrator unless:
(a) The existing services do not meet the needs of the agency; or
(b) The equipment will not be used to duplicate services which are provided by the state communications system or a private company.
6. The Division shall reimburse an agency for buildings, facilities or equipment which is consolidated into the state communications system.
(Added to NRS by 1975, 1117; A 1979, 576; 1981, 2012; 1983, 520; 1985, 690; 1993, 1496; 1997, 3085; 2011, 2946)
Structure Nevada Revised Statutes
Chapter 233F - State System of Communications
NRS 233F.015 - "Administrator" defined.
NRS 233F.020 - "Agency" defined.
NRS 233F.030 - "Board" defined.
NRS 233F.040 - "Communication" defined.
NRS 233F.045 - "Communications Group" defined.
NRS 233F.055 - "Department" defined.
NRS 233F.059 - "Division" defined.
NRS 233F.060 - "State communications system" defined.
NRS 233F.065 - "Telecommunications Group" defined.
NRS 233F.080 - Legislative findings and declaration.
NRS 233F.115 - Designation of microwave channel for use by fire services.
NRS 233F.116 - Limitation on taking over communications system of agency.
NRS 233F.117 - Extension of state communications system by state agency; approval of Administrator.
NRS 233F.118 - Addition of service which could be provided by private company.
NRS 233F.150 - State agencies to provide information and assistance to Administrator.
NRS 233F.160 - Agreements concerning facilities; fees; gifts.
NRS 233F.170 - Emergency control of system.
NRS 233F.260 - Duty of Board to advise Telecommunications Group.