Nevada § 513.094 - Imposition of additional fee for certain filings required by chapter 517 of NRS; Administrator required to establish program to discover dangerous conditions at nonoperating mines; employment of qualified assistant; regulations

§ 513.094. Imposition of additional fee for certain filings required by chapter 517 of NRS; Administrator required to establish program to discover dangerous conditions at nonoperating mines; employment of qualified assistant; regulations

1. An additional fee, in an amount established pursuant to subsection 4, is imposed

upon all filings to which NRS 517.185 applies. Each county recorder shall collect and pay over the additional fee, and the additional

fee must be deposited in the same manner as provided in that section. 2. The Administrator shall, within the limits of the money provided by this fee, establish

a program to discover dangerous conditions that result from mining practices which

took place at a mine that is no longer operating, identify if feasible the owner or

other person responsible for the condition, and rank the conditions found in descending

order of danger. The Administrator shall annually during the month of January, or more often if the

danger discovered warrants, inform each board of county commissioners concerning the

dangerous conditions found in the respective counties, including their degree of danger

relative to one another and to those conditions found in the State as a whole. In addition, the Administrator shall work to educate the public to recognize and avoid

those hazards resulting from mining practices which took place at a mine that is no

longer operating. 3. To carry out this program and these duties, the Administrator shall employ a qualified

assistant, who must be in the unclassified service of the State and whose position

is in addition to the unclassified positions otherwise authorized in the Division

by statute. 4. The Commission shall establish by regulation: (a) The fee required pursuant to subsection 1, in an amount not to exceed $4 per claim. (b) Standards for determining the conditions created by the abandonment of a former

mine or its associated works that constitute a danger to persons or animals and for

determining the relative degree of danger. A condition whose existence violates a federal or state statute or regulation intended

to protect public health or safety is a danger because of that violation. (c) Standards for abating the kinds of dangers usually found, including, but not limited

to, standards for excluding persons and animals from dangerous open excavations.