Las Vegas NowNevada lawmakers advance bills on ORVs and fire hazards
Associated Press - May 22, 2009 12:45 AM ET
CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) - Nevada lawmakers kept up a busy pace in voting Thursday on bills, including an off-road-vehicle registration plan, that would otherwise die because of an end-of-the-week deadline for action on the measures.
The ORV bill, approved on a 34-6 Assembly vote, requires owners of ORVs to register their rigs with the Nevada Department of Motor Vehicles. SB394 now returns to the Senate for review of Assembly amendments.
While the measure has widespread support from numerous groups, Gov. Jim Gibbons plans to veto it. Jodi Stephens, his legislative director, said the plan includes new registration fees, and the governor won't support such fees.
The Assembly also passed SB94, 1 of the products of a California-Nevada fire commission's efforts over a 10-month period following the June 2007 Angora Fire. The measure includes wording that says Nevada shall adopt rules that are similar to California laws dealing with ways to control fire hazards in wildland and adjacent areas.
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