Revises provisions relating to certain redevelopment plans. (BDR 22-331)

S.B. 401

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SENATE BILL NO. 401–SENATOR FLORES

MARCH 17, 2025
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Referred to Committee on Government Affairs

SUMMARY—Revises provisions relating to certain redevelopment
plans. (BDR 22-331)

FISCAL NOTE: Effect on Local Government: May have Fiscal Impact.
Effect on the State: No.

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EXPLANATION – Matter in bolded italics is new; matter between brackets [omitted material] is material to be omitted.

AN ACT relating to redevelopment; revising provisions relating to
the termination of certain redevelopment plans; and
providing other matters properly relating thereto.
Legislative Counsel’s Digest:
The Community Redevelopment Law prescribes procedures for the elimination 1
of blighted areas in cities and counties. (Chapter 279 of NRS) Under this Law, the 2
governing body of a city or county is authorized to adopt a plan for the 3
redevelopment of an area of the city or county that contains such blighted areas. 4
(NRS 279.516 -279.609) With certain exceptions, existing law requires the 5
termination of a redevelopment plan, and any amendments to the plan, adopted on 6
or after January 1, 1991, not later than 30 years after the date on which the original 7
redevelopment plan is adopted. (NRS 279.439) This bill extends to a maximum of 8
50 years the date of termination of such a redevelopment plan, and any 9
amendments to the plan, adopted by a city whose population is 150,000 or more 10
located in a county whose population is 100,000 or more but les s than 700,000 11
(currently only the City of Reno). 12

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEVADA, REPRESENTED IN
SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

Section 1. NRS 279.439 is hereby amended to read as follows: 1
279.439 1. Except as otherwise provided in [subsections 2, 3 2
and 4, ] this section, a redevelopment plan adopted on or after 3
January 1, 1991, and any amendments to the plan must terminate not 4
later than 30 years after the date on which the original 5
redevelopment plan is adopted. 6

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2. If a redevelopment area includes any real property conveyed 1
by the Federal Government which cont ains an abandoned mine or 2
milling operation with open pits, large volumes of mine overburden 3
and tailings piles and mill facility foundations, or a hazardous level 4
of contaminants, a redevelopment plan adopted on or after 5
January 1, 1991, and any amendments to the plan must terminate not 6
later than 45 years after the date of the conveyance of the real 7
property if: 8
(a) Within 15 years after the date on which the original 9
redevelopment plan is adopted, the State enters into one or more 10
agreements, with respe ct to the real property conveyed by the 11
Federal Government, for mine remediation and reclamation; and 12
(b) Before entering into any agreement for mine remediation and 13
reclamation, the State consults with the legislative body of the 14
community in which the real property is located. 15
3. Except for a redevelopment area described in subsection 2, a 16
redevelopment plan, and any amendments to the plan, adopted on or 17
after January 1, 1991, by an agency of a county whose population is 18
700,000 or more or a city whose population is 220,000 or more but 19
less than 500,000 located in a county whose population is 700,000 20
or more that meets the requirement of subsection 4 must terminate 21
not later than 45 years after the date on which the original 22
redevelopment plan is adopted. 23
4. A redevelopment plan, and any amendments to the plan, 24
may terminate on the date prescribed by subsection 3 only if the 25
legislative body adopts an extension of the redevelopment plan by 26
ordinance. 27
5. Except for a redevelopment area described in subsection 2, 28
a redevelopment plan, and any amendments to the plan, adopted 29
on or after January 1, 1991, by an agency of a city whose 30
population is 150,000 or more located in a county whose 31
population is 100,000 or more but less than 700,000 must 32
terminate not later than 50 years after the date on which the 33
original redevelopment plan is adopted. 34
Sec. 2. This act becomes effective upon passage and approval. 35

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