1. In addition to the requirements of section
35, the agreement between the Department and a grant recipient must:
(a) Require the grant recipient to provide a
matching contribution of not less than 10 percent of the total cost of the
project for which the grant is awarded.
(b) Provide a plan for the operation and
maintenance of the project for a period of not less than 20 years after the
date on which the project is completed.
(c) Require the grant recipient to agree to:
(1) Provide the State with the necessary
interest in any property not held by the State or a local government that is
deemed by the Director to be necessary for the project;
(2) Include any nonrevocable deed
restrictions and appropriate reversionary clauses as appropriate in the
determination of the Director to:
(I) Ensure
that the land, water or other property acquired to preserve or protect the
natural, historic or cultural resources of this State is maintained in a manner
that is consistent with the purposes of the Program; and
(II) If the grant recipient is a local
government or nonprofit organization and the project involves the acquisition
of an interest in land or water rights, secure the interests of the State in
the land or water rights;
(3) Include a stewardship statement that
addresses the maintenance, monitoring and enforcement of weed control, dust
control and other related issues; and
(4) The requirements set forth in section
37.
(d) Require the grant
recipient to obtain any easements for conservation or other interests in land
or water rights in perpetuity as determined by the Director to be necessary to
carry out the project.
(e) If the
project includes the acquisition of an interest in land or water rights on
behalf of the State, acknowledge that any interest in land or water rights
acquired by the grant recipient must be acquired and held by the Division of
State Lands of the Department pursuant to chapter 321 of NRS.
(f) Prohibit the acquisition of any interest
in land or water rights for a project by the grant recipient by condemnation or
the power of eminent domain.
(g)
Require the grant recipient to maintain an accurate accounting of all
expenditures of the grant and allow the Department to require an independent
audit or review the accounting upon request.
(h) Provide the Department with:
(1) Expense reports with supporting materials
on a quarterly basis, which must include, without limitation, receipts and
invoices.
(2) Quarterly project
reports and updates on or before each January 31, April 30, July 31 and October
31 during the duration of the project which provides updates on the project
schedule and summarizes the actions taken since the previous report and details
the expenditures of the project. The report must be in the form prescribed by
the Department and include, without limitation, photographs, receipts, invoices
and any other project documents agreed upon by the Department and grant
recipient.
(i) Provide
the Department with a schedule for the implementation of the grant in which,
except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, 85 percent of the grant will be
spent not later than 3 years after the date on which the general obligation
bonds for the grant are issued.
(j)
Set forth a date of completion for the project.
(k) Provide that the Director may revoke a
grant if the grant has not been spent in accordance with the schedule for
implementation.
(l) Except as
otherwise provided in section 37, provide that any land or water or interest in
land or water that is acquired for public access must remain open to the public
in perpetuity.
(m) Authorize visits
to the site of the project by the Department for the lifetime of the
project.
(n) Provide that the grant
recipient agrees to the implementation of the remedies set forth in section 38
and any other remedy set forth in the agreement in the case of a violation of
the requirements of the Program or a provision of the agreement.
(o) Include any additional conditions the
Director determines are necessary to carry out the purposes of the
Program.
2. If the grant
recipient requests that the entire amount of the grant or a portion thereof be
provided in advance of an expenditure, the grant recipient must demonstrate an
extraordinary need and the agreement must also require that any grant money
provided in advance must be spent not later than 1 year after the date on which
the money is received by the grant recipient, unless otherwise authorized by
the Director. Any grant money provided in advance that is not spent within 1
year after receipt reverts to the Department.
Added
to NAC by Rehabilitation Div. by
R025-22A,
eff. 9/8/2022
Sections 2 and 3 of Assembly Bill No. 84, chapter 480, Statutes
of Nevada 2019, at pages 2861 and
2864