1. The Disaster Relief Account is hereby created in the State General Fund. The Interim Finance Committee shall administer the Disaster Relief Account.
2. The Division may accept grants, gifts or donations for deposit in the Disaster Relief Account. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3, money received from:
(a) A direct legislative appropriation to the Disaster Relief Account;
(b) A transfer from the State General Fund in an amount equal to not more than 10 percent of the aggregate balance in the Account to Stabilize the Operation of the State Government made pursuant to NRS 353.288; and
(c) A grant, gift or donation to the Disaster Relief Account,
must be deposited in the Disaster Relief Account. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 414.135, the interest and income earned on the money in the Disaster Relief Account must, after deducting any applicable charges, be credited to the Disaster Relief Account.
3. If, at the end of each quarter of a fiscal year, the balance in the Disaster Relief Account exceeds 0.75 percent of the total amount of all appropriations from the State General Fund for the operation of all departments, institutions and agencies of State Government and authorized expenditures from the State General Fund for the regulation of gaming for that fiscal year, the State Controller shall not, until the balance in the Disaster Relief Account is 0.75 percent or less of that amount, transfer any money in the Account to Stabilize the Operation of the State Government from the State General Fund to the Disaster Relief Account pursuant to the provisions of NRS 353.288.
4. Money in the Disaster Relief Account may be used for any purpose authorized by the Legislature or distributed through grants to persons who own and occupy homes damaged by a disaster pursuant to NRS 353.2737 or through grants and loans to state agencies and local governments as provided in NRS 353.2705 to 353.2771, inclusive. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 353.276, grants to state agencies and local governments will be disbursed on the basis of reimbursement of costs authorized pursuant to NRS 353.274 and 353.2745.
5. If the State Board of Examiners receives a notice submitted to and forwarded by the Division pursuant to subsections 1 and 2 of NRS 353.2755, the State Board of Examiners shall estimate:
(a) The money in the Disaster Relief Account that is available for grants and loans for the disaster that is the subject of the notice pursuant to the provisions of NRS 353.2705 to 353.2771, inclusive; and
(b) The anticipated amount of those grants and loans for the disaster.
Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, if the anticipated amount determined pursuant to paragraph (b) exceeds the available money in the Disaster Relief Account for such grants and loans, all grants and loans from the Disaster Relief Account for the disaster must be reduced in the same proportion that the anticipated amount of the grants and loans exceeds the money in the Disaster Relief Account that is available for grants and loans for the disaster. If the reduction of a grant or loan from the Disaster Relief Account would result in a reduction in the amount of money that may be received by a state agency or local government from the Federal Government, the reduction in the grant or loan must not be made.
(Added to NRS by 1997, 2538; A 1999, 3129; 2001, 1335; 2003, 20th Special Session, 195; 2005, 2083; 2010, 26th Special Session, 9; 2011, 437; 2013, 3438; 2019, 3631)
Structure Nevada Revised Statutes
Chapter 353 - State Financial Administration
NRS 353.005 - Inapplicability of chapter to certain boards.
NRS 353.033 - Director of Office of Finance is ex officio Clerk of State Board of Examiners; duties.
NRS 353.035 - Attendance of witnesses: Subpoenas; fees.
NRS 353.040 - Policies and procedures.
NRS 353.045 - Powers of members: Oaths and affirmations; depositions.
NRS 353.055 - Examination of books and papers of State Controller and State Treasurer.
NRS 353.060 - Count of money in State Treasury by Legislative Auditor.
NRS 353.065 - Count of securities and money in custody of State Treasurer.
NRS 353.070 - Actual money only to be counted.
NRS 353.075 - Report to be filed following count.
NRS 353.080 - Failure of Legislative Auditor to perform duties: Penalties.
NRS 353.094 - Counties’ Trial Assistance Account: Claims by counties.
NRS 353.110 - Overpayment of taxes, license fees and other charges.
NRS 353.115 - Limitation of time for claim.
NRS 353.120 - Payment ordered or approved by State Board of Examiners.
NRS 353.135 - Notice of limited time for presentment to be printed on face of warrant.
NRS 353.146 - "State agency" defined.
NRS 353.147 - Placement of automated tellers at locations where state agency receives payments.
NRS 353.155 - "Chief" defined.
NRS 353.175 - Qualifications of Chief of Budget Division.
NRS 353.185 - General powers and duties of Chief of Budget Division.
NRS 353.195 - Examination of public accounts.
NRS 353.205 - Parts of proposed state budget; confidentiality; posting on websites.
NRS 353.213 - Limitation upon total proposed expenditures.
NRS 353.220 - Procedure for revision of work programs and allotments.
NRS 353.229 - Economic Forum: Technical Advisory Committee on Future State Revenues.
NRS 353.235 - Appropriation and authorization by Legislature.
NRS 353.240 - Governor to submit fiscal details to successor.
NRS 353.251 - State Agency Fund for Bonds.
NRS 353.253 - Deposits to work program accounts or other budget accounts; reversions; exceptions.
NRS 353.254 - Intergovernmental Fund.
NRS 353.255 - Appropriations to be applied specifically; penalty.
NRS 353.260 - Spending in excess of amount appropriated prohibited; claim void; penalties.
NRS 353.263 - Emergency Account.
NRS 353.2655 - Nevada Protection Account.
NRS 353.266 - Creation; source; use.
NRS 353.268 - Recommendation by State Board of Examiners for allocation from Contingency Account.
NRS 353.269 - Action by Interim Finance Committee; transfer by State Controller.
NRS 353.2707 - "Account" defined.
NRS 353.271 - "Disaster" defined.
NRS 353.2712 - "Division" defined.
NRS 353.2715 - "Eligible project" defined.
NRS 353.2725 - "Grant match" defined.
NRS 353.2731 - "Local government" defined.
NRS 353.2735 - Creation; administration; deposits; grants and loans.
NRS 353.2739 - Authorized grants and loans to tribal governments.
NRS 353.274 - Authorized grants to state agencies.
NRS 353.2745 - Authorized grants to local governments.
NRS 353.2751 - Authorized loans to local governments.
NRS 353.276 - Requests for grants and loans: Action by Interim Finance Committee; limitation.
NRS 353.2771 - Provision of resources of agencies and local governments required for grant or loan.
NRS 353.293 - Purpose of law; reservation of power to create funds and accounts.
NRS 353.2961 - "Account group" defined.
NRS 353.2965 - "Accounting system" defined.
NRS 353.2975 - "Agency fund" defined.
NRS 353.3025 - "Encumbrance" defined.
NRS 353.3027 - "Expenditure" defined.
NRS 353.307 - "Fund balance" defined.
NRS 353.3076 - "Generally accepted accounting principles" defined.
NRS 353.3085 - "Lapse" defined.
NRS 353.3087 - "Liability" defined.
NRS 353.311 - "Revenue" defined.
NRS 353.3115 - "Reversion" defined.
NRS 353.3135 - "Trust fund" defined.
NRS 353.319 - Administration of law; regulations.
NRS 353.321 - Categories of funds: Reporting; accounting; assignment by State Controller.
NRS 353.323 - State General Fund created; use of categories of funds and account groups.
NRS 353.3241 - Modified accrual or accrual basis of accounting to be used.
NRS 353.331 - Annual preparation; review and approval.
NRS 353.333 - Compilation; contents; availability.
NRS 353.335 - Procedure for acceptance of gift or grant of property or services.
NRS 353.337 - Grant from Federal Government: Compliance with requirement for public hearing.
NRS 353.510 - "Agreement" defined.
NRS 353.520 - "Board" defined.
NRS 353.530 - "Chief" defined.
NRS 353.540 - "State agency" defined.
NRS 353.545 - Legislative findings and declaration.
NRS 353.570 - State Treasurer authorized to take appropriate actions to facilitate agreements.