Nevada § 426.675 - Business Enterprise Account for Persons Who Are Blind

§ 426.675. Business Enterprise Account for Persons Who Are Blind

1. The Business Enterprise Account for Persons Who Are Blind is hereby created within

the State General Fund and must be managed by the Administrator of the Division. 2. Money received by the Bureau under the provisions of NRS 426.670 , except commissions assigned to licensees, must: (a) Be deposited in the Business Enterprise Account for Persons Who Are Blind. (b) Except as otherwise provided in subsection 5, remain in the Account and not revert

to the State General Fund. (c) Be used for: (1) Purchasing, maintaining or replacing vending facilities or the equipment therein; (2) Maintaining a stock of equipment, parts, accessories and merchandise used or planned

for use in the Vending Facility Program; (3) Management services, including, without limitation, supervision, inspection, quality

control, consultation, accounting, regulating, in-service training and other related

services provided on a systematic basis to support and improve vending facilities;

and (4) Other purposes, consistent with NRS 426.640 , as may be provided by regulation. 3. Purchases made pursuant to paragraph (c) of subsection 2 are exempt from the provisions

of the State Purchasing Act at the discretion of the Administrator of the Purchasing

Division of the Department of Administration or his or her designated representative. 4. The Bureau shall: (a) Maintain current inventory records of all equipment, parts, accessories and merchandise

charged to the Business Enterprise Account for Persons Who Are Blind; (b) Conduct a periodic physical count of all such equipment, parts, accessories and

merchandise; and (c) Reconcile the results of the periodic physical count with the inventory records

and cash balance in the Account. 5. If the Business Enterprise Account for Persons Who Are Blind is dissolved or the

Vending Facility Program is terminated, the Administrator of the Division shall, within

60 days after the dissolution or termination: (a) Provide an accounting of the money remaining in the Account to all licensees;

and (b) Distribute any money remaining in the Account to each licensee in proportion to

the amount of time that the licensee has held his or her license. The Division shall, in consultation with the Nevada Committee of Vendors Who Are Blind

or its successor organization, adopt regulations to carry out the provisions of this

subsection. 6. Money from any source which may lawfully be used for the Vending Facility Program

may be transferred or deposited by the Bureau to the Business Enterprise Account for

Persons Who Are Blind. 7. The interest and income earned on the money in the Business Enterprise Account

for Persons Who Are Blind, after deducting any applicable charges, must be credited

to the Account.