Nevada § 218A.645 - Payment to Legislators for certain expenses during regular or special session, presession orientation and training sessions; payment to committee staff for per diem allowances and travel expenses for meetings outside capital

§ 218A.645. Payment to Legislators for certain expenses during regular or special session, presession orientation and training sessions; payment to committee staff for per diem allowances and travel expenses for meetings outside capital

1. The per diem allowance, travel expenses and expenses incurred in the performance

of official business of Legislators in attendance at any regular or special session,

presession orientation conference of the Legislature or training session conducted

pursuant to NRS 218A.285 must be allowed in the manner set forth in this section. 2. For initial travel from the Legislator's home to Carson City, Nevada, to attend

a regular or special session, a presession orientation conference of the Legislature

or a training session conducted pursuant to NRS 218A.285 , and for return travel from Carson City, Nevada, to the Legislator's home upon adjournment

sine die of a regular or special session or termination of a presession orientation

conference or a training session, each Legislator is entitled to receive: (a) A per diem expense allowance, not to exceed the maximum rate established by the

Federal Government for the Carson City area, for 1 day's travel to and 1 day's travel

from the regular or special session, presession orientation conference or training

session. (b) Travel expenses. 3. In addition to the per diem allowance and travel expenses authorized by subsection

2, each Legislator is entitled to receive a supplemental allowance which must not

exceed: (a) A total of $10,000 during each regular session for: (1) The Legislator's actual expenses in moving to and from Carson City for the regular

session; (2) Travel to and from the Legislator's home or temporary residence or for traveling

to and from legislative committee and subcommittee meetings or hearings or for individual

travel within the State which relates to legislative business; (3) If the Legislator rents furniture for the Legislator's temporary residence rather

than moving similar furniture from the Legislator's home, the cost of renting that

furniture not to exceed the amount that it would have cost to move the furniture to

and from the Legislator's home; and (4) If: (I) The Legislator's home is more than 50 miles from Carson City; and (II) The Legislator maintains temporary quarters in or near Carson City for which

the Legislator has entered into a lease or other agreement for occupancy during a

regular session, the cost of such additional housing, paid at the end of each month during the regular

session, beginning the month of the first day of the regular session and ending the

month of the adjournment sine die of the regular session, in an amount that is the

fair market rent for a one bedroom unit in Carson City as published by the United

States Department of Housing and Urban Development prorated for the number of days

of the month that the Legislator actually maintained the temporary quarters in or

near Carson City. For the purposes of this subparagraph, any day before the first day of the regular

session or after the day of the adjournment sine die of the regular session may not

be counted as a day for which the Legislator actually maintained such temporary quarters;

and (b) A total of $1,200 during each special session for travel to and from the Legislator's

home or temporary residence or for traveling to and from legislative committee and

subcommittee meetings or hearings or for individual travel within the State which

relates to legislative business. 4. Each Legislator is entitled to receive a per diem expense allowance, not to exceed

the maximum rate established by the Federal Government for the Carson City area: (a) For each day that the Legislature is in a regular or special session, a presession

orientation conference or a training session conducted pursuant to NRS 218A.285 ; and (b) For each day that the Legislator attends a meeting of a standing committee of

which the Legislator is a member when the Legislature has adjourned for more than

4 days. 5. Each Legislator who maintains temporary quarters in or near Carson City for which

the Legislator has entered into a lease or other agreement for continuous occupancy

for the duration of a regular or special session is entitled to receive a lodging

allowance equal to that portion of the expense allowance which the Legislative Commission

designates by rule as being allocated to lodging, for not more than 14 days in each

period in which: (a) The Legislature has adjourned until a time certain; and (b) The Legislator is not entitled to a per diem allowance pursuant to subsection

4. 6. In addition to the per diem allowance authorized by subsection 4 and the lodging

allowance authorized by subsection 5, each Legislator who maintains temporary quarters

in or near Carson City for which the Legislator has entered into a lease or other

agreement for continuous occupancy for the duration of a regular or special session

is entitled to receive a lodging allowance equal to that portion of the expense allowance

which the Legislative Commission designates by rule as being allocated to lodging,

for not more than 17 days in each period in which: (a) The Legislature has adjourned for more than 4 days; and (b) The Legislator must obtain temporary lodging in a location that a standing committee

of which the Legislator is a member is meeting. 7. Each Legislator is entitled to receive a lodging allowance equal to that portion

of the expense allowance which the Legislative Commission designates by rule as being

allocated to lodging, for not more than 6 days in each period in which: (a) The Legislature has adjourned for more than 4 days; and (b) The Legislator must obtain temporary lodging in a location that a standing committee

of which the Legislator is a member is meeting, if the Legislator is not entitled to the per diem allowance authorized by subsection

4 or the lodging allowances authorized by subsections 5 and 6. 8. Each Legislator is entitled to receive an allowance for the payment of expenses

incurred by the Legislator in the performance of official business, except expenses

from tolls and charges for the use of a land line telephone service, of: (a) Not more than $2,800 during each regular session; and (b) Not more than $300 during each special session. Any expense incurred by a Legislator during each regular and special session from

tolls and charges for the use of a land line telephone service must be paid from the

Legislative Fund. 9. An employee of the Legislature assigned to serve a standing committee is entitled

to receive the travel expenses and per diem allowance provided for state officers

and employees generally if the employee is required to attend a hearing of the committee

outside Carson City. 10. Claims for per diem expense allowances authorized by subsection 4 and lodging

allowances authorized by subsections 5, 6 and 7 must be paid once each week during

a regular or special session and upon completion of a presession orientation conference

or a training session conducted pursuant to NRS 218A.285 . 11. A claim for travel expenses authorized by subsection 2 or 3 must not be paid unless

the Legislator submits a signed statement affirming: (a) The date of the travel; and (b) The places of departure and arrival and, if the travel is by private conveyance,

the actual miles traveled. If the travel is not by private conveyance, the claim must include a receipt or

other evidence of the expenditure. 12. Travel expenses authorized by subsections 2 and 3 are limited to: (a) If the travel is by private conveyance, a rate equal to the standard mileage reimbursement

rate for which a deduction is allowed for the purposes of federal income tax. If two or more Legislators travel in the same private conveyance, the Legislator

who provided or arranged for providing the transportation is presumed entitled to

reimbursement. (b) If the travel is not by private conveyance, the actual amount expended. Transportation must be by the most economical means, considering total cost and time

spent in transit.