Nevada Revised Statutes
Chapter 383 - Historic Preservation and Archeology
NRS 383.500 - Creation; members; Chair; rules; meetings; quorum; allowances and expenses.


1. The Commission for Cultural Centers and Historic Preservation is hereby created. The Commission is advisory to the Department and consists of:
(a) The Chair of the Board of Trustees of Nevada Humanities or a member of the Board of Trustees of Nevada Humanities designated by the Chair;
(b) The Chair of the Board of the Nevada Arts Council of the Department of Tourism and Cultural Affairs or a member of the Board of the Nevada Arts Council designated by the Chair;
(c) The Chair of the Advisory Board or a member of the Advisory Board designated by the Chair;
(d) A member of the Advisory Board appointed by the Governor;
(e) A member of the Advisory Board appointed by the Governor after giving consideration to any recommendation of an enrolled member of a Nevada Indian tribe which is submitted by the Nevada Indian Commission, after consultation with the Inter-Tribal Council of Nevada, Inc., or its successor organization;
(f) One representative of the general public who has a working knowledge of the promotion of tourism in Nevada and who is appointed by the Governor; and
(g) The Chair of the State Council on Libraries and Literacy or a member of the State Council on Libraries and Literacy designated by the Chair.
2. The Commission shall:
(a) Elect from its membership a Chair who shall serve for a term of 2 years. A vacancy occurring in this position must be filled by election of the members of the Commission for the remainder of the unexpired term.
(b) Prescribe rules for its own management and government.
(c) Meet biannually, or at more frequent times if it deems necessary, and may, within the limitations of its budget, hold special meetings at the call of the Chair.
3. Four members of the Commission constitute a quorum, but a majority of the members of the Commission is necessary to consider particular business before it and to exercise the power conferred on the Commission.
4. The members of the Commission are not entitled to be paid a salary, but are entitled, while engaged in the business of the Commission, to receive the per diem allowance and travel expenses provided for state officers and employees generally.
(Added to NRS by 2015, 70; A 2015, 138; 2017, 3550)

Structure Nevada Revised Statutes

Nevada Revised Statutes

Chapter 383 - Historic Preservation and Archeology

NRS 383.011 - Definitions.

NRS 383.021 - Office of Historic Preservation: Creation; duties; inclusion of Comstock Historic District Commission.

NRS 383.031 - Administrator: Qualifications.

NRS 383.041 - Administrator: Duties; employment of personnel.

NRS 383.075 - Stewardship program: Establishment; selection, training and certification of volunteers; powers of program; coordination of activities with other entities; administrative services; acceptance of gifts and grants.

NRS 383.077 - Technical advisory program: Establishment; qualification of technical advisers; compiling, maintaining and publishing list of qualified technical advisers; provision of grants of money; administrative services; acceptance of gifts and g...

NRS 383.081 - Preparation and contents of plan for statewide historic preservation; federal financial assistance.

NRS 383.085 - State Register of Historic Places.

NRS 383.091 - Program for historical markers.

NRS 383.101 - Grants, gifts and donations; payment for services rendered.

NRS 383.111 - Contracts: Historic preservation and archeological activities; expenses for overhead.

NRS 383.121 - Intergovernmental cooperation required; notice to Office; procedure for notice to and consultation with Indian tribes and development of resolution relating to prehistoric native Indian human remains and funerary objects on property; no...

NRS 383.123 - Exception to requirements for notice to and consultation with Indian tribes.

NRS 383.125 - Programs by certain nonprofit organizations to raise money to benefit historic places; prohibitions; regulations.

NRS 383.150 - Definitions.

NRS 383.160 - Duties of Office of Historic Preservation.

NRS 383.170 - Procedure upon discovery of Indian burial site; permissible excavation; treatment of prehistoric native Indian human remains and funerary objects; exceptions.

NRS 383.180 - Prohibited acts; penalties; exceptions.

NRS 383.190 - Civil remedy.

NRS 383.400 - Definitions.

NRS 383.405 - "Historic site" defined.

NRS 383.410 - "Political subdivision" defined.

NRS 383.415 - "Prehistoric site" defined.

NRS 383.420 - "State agency" defined.

NRS 383.425 - "State land" defined.

NRS 383.430 - Office of Historic Preservation authorized to enter into agreement with state agency, political subdivision or Indian tribe regarding acquisition of land from Federal Government; requirements of agreement; submission of information to O...

NRS 383.435 - Prohibited acts; penalties; exceptions; civil remedy.

NRS 383.440 - Regulations.

NRS 383.500 - Creation; members; Chair; rules; meetings; quorum; allowances and expenses.

NRS 383.510 - Plan for preservation and promotion of cultural resources.

NRS 383.520 - Program for awarding financial assistance.

NRS 383.530 - Determination of annual amount of financial assistance to be granted by Commission; notice to State Board of Examiners and State Board of Finance; issuance of bonds.

NRS 383.540 - Fund for the Preservation and Promotion of Cultural Resources.