Current through December 12, 2024
1. The Department
hereby adopts by reference the list entitled "Entities Identified as Chinese
Military Companies Operating in the United States in Accordance with Section
1260H of the William M. ("Mac") Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act
for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 116-283)," published
by the United States Department of Defense, as the list existed on January 31,
2024. A copy of the list may be obtained free of charge from the United States
Department of Defense at the Internet address
https://media.defense.gov/2024/Jan/31/2003384819/-1/-1/0/1260H-LIST.PDF.
2. Except as otherwise provided in subsection
3, in accordance with
NRS
493.118, a public agency or law enforcement
agency shall not:
(a) Purchase or acquire an
unmanned aerial vehicle or other equipment or service relating to the operation
of an unmanned aerial vehicle from a country, business or entity identified by
the Secretary of Defense of the United States Department of Defense in the list
entitled "Entities Identified as Chinese Military Companies Operating in the
United States in Accordance with Section 1260H of the William M. ("Mac")
Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021
(Public
Law 116-283)" adopted in subsection 1;
or
(b) Operate, purchase or
acquire:
(1) Any unmanned aerial vehicle or
other equipment or service relating to the operation of an unmanned aerial
vehicle sold, manufactured or distributed by an entity identified by the
Secretary of Defense of the United States Department of Defense in the list
entitled "Entities Identified as Chinese Military Companies Operating in the
United States in Accordance with Section 1260H of the William M. ("Mac")
Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021
(Public
Law 116-283)" adopted in subsection 1;
(2) Any hardware, software or service or
purchase from any vendor prohibited from being used by a state agency in Nevada
pursuant to a regulation, guideline or policy adopted by the Office of the
Chief Information Officer within the Office of the Governor pursuant to
NRS
242.111 and
242.115; or
(3) Any other unmanned aerial vehicle or
other equipment or service relating to the operation of an unmanned aerial
vehicle that is inappropriate for operation, purchase or acquisition in this
State, as determined by the Department.
3. The provisions of this section do not
apply to the use or operation of an unmanned aerial vehicle or other equipment
or service relating to the operation of an unmanned aerial vehicle that was
purchased or acquired by a public agency or law enforcement agency before
January 1, 2025.
Added to NAC by Dept of Pub. Safety by
R111-23A,
eff. 1/1/2025
NRS
493.118
