Nevada § 548.178 - Establishment of programs for distributing grants to conservation districts; qualifications for grant; use of grant; distribution of unequal amounts; regulations

§ 548.178. Establishment of programs for distributing grants to conservation districts; qualifications for grant; use of grant; distribution of unequal amounts; regulations

1. The Commission may establish programs for distributing, within the limits of legislative

appropriations and other available money, grants of money to conservation districts. Distribution of such grants must be made in the following manner: (a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection 4, the Commission shall distribute

grants of money provided by legislative appropriation in equal amounts to each conservation

district which the Commission determines qualifies for a grant. (b) The Commission may distribute grants of money provided by sources other than legislative

appropriation in such amounts and subject to such conditions as the Commission determines

appropriate to any conservation district which the Commission determines qualifies

for a grant. 2. The Commission may determine that a conservation district qualifies for a grant

of money pursuant to this section if the district demonstrates to the satisfaction

of the Commission that the district: (a) Has been established in accordance with the provisions of this chapter; and (b) Is in compliance with all of the requirements of this chapter and the regulations

of the Commission adopted pursuant thereto. 3. Except as may otherwise be provided as a condition of a grant of money distributed

by the Commission pursuant to paragraph (b) of subsection 1, a conservation district

that is awarded a grant of money pursuant to this section may use the money for reasonable

and necessary expenses incurred by the district in carrying out its duties and authorities

in accordance with this chapter and the annual district budget approved by the Commission. 4. With regard to money provided by legislative appropriation, the Commission may

distribute grants of money to conservation districts in unequal amounts if: (a) The grants of money are for a specific competitive grant program for which the

Legislature expressly appropriated money; and (b) The competitive grant program described in paragraph (a) is governed by regulations

specifically adopted to govern that competitive grant program and those regulations

expressly state that the grants of money may be distributed in unequal amounts. 5. The Commission may adopt such regulations as it considers necessary to carry out

the provisions of this section.