231.067 - Powers and duties: State Plan for Industrial Development and Diversification; promotion of economic interests of State; grants for economic development; agency for issuing permits to relocat
231.067 Powers and duties: State Plan for Industrial Development and Diversification; promotion of economic interests of State; grants for economic development; agency for issuing permits to relocating or expanding businesses. The Commission on Economic Development shall:
1. Develop a State Plan for Industrial Development and Diversification.
2. Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, promote, encourage and aid the development of commercial, industrial, agricultural, mining and other vital economic interests of this State, except for travel and tourism. In a county whose population is less than 50,000, the county may include community development and the development of the nongaming recreation and tourism industry in its economic development efforts.
3. Identify sources of financing to assist businesses and industries which wish to locate or expand in Nevada.
4. Provide and administer grants of money to political subdivisions of the State and to local or regional organizations for economic development to assist them in promoting the advantages of their communities, in expanding and retaining businesses in those communities and in recruiting businesses to those communities. Each recipient must provide an amount of money, at least equal to the grant, for the same purpose, except in a county whose population is less than 50,000, the Commission may, if convinced that the recipient is financially unable to do so, provide such a grant with less than equal matching money provided by the recipient.
5. Encourage and assist state, county and city agencies in planning and preparing projects for community, economic and industrial development and financing those projects with revenue bonds or community development block grants.
6. Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, coordinate and assist the activities of counties, cities, local and regional organizations for economic development in the State which affect economic and industrial development, except for travel and tourism. In a county whose population is less than 50,000, the county may include community development and the development of the nongaming recreation and tourism industry in its economic development efforts.
7. Arrange by cooperative agreements with local governments to serve as the single agency in the State where relocating or expanding businesses may obtain all required permits.
8. Promote close cooperation between public agencies and private persons who have an interest in industrial development and diversification in Nevada.
9. Organize and coordinate the activities of a group of volunteers which will aggressively select and recruit businesses and industries, especially small industries, to locate their offices and facilities in Nevada.
10. As used in this section, “community development block grant” means a grant administered or made available by the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development pursuant to 24 C.F.R. Part 570.
(Added to NRS by 1983, 1165; A 1985, 1896; 1989, 1911; 1991, 464; 1993, 832; 2001, 1960; 2003, 1426)