353.2753 - Requests for grants and loans: Preliminary assessment of damages by Division; report of damages; determination of whether event constitutes disaster; regulations.
353.2753 Requests for grants and loans: Preliminary assessment of damages by Division; report of damages; determination of whether event constitutes disaster; regulations.
1. A state agency or local government may request the Division to conduct a preliminary assessment of the damages related to an event for which the state agency or local government seeks a grant or loan from the Account.
2. Upon receipt of such a request, the Division shall investigate the event or cause the event to be investigated to make a preliminary assessment of the damages related to the event and shall make or cause to be made a written report of the damages related to the event.
3. As soon as practicable after completion of the investigation and preparation of the report of damages, the Division shall:
(a) Determine whether the event constitutes a disaster for which the state agency or local government may seek a grant or loan from the Account; and
(b) Submit the report prepared pursuant to this section and its written determination regarding whether the event constitutes a disaster to the state agency or local government.
4. The Division shall prescribe by regulation the information that must be included in a report of damages, including, without limitation, a description of the damage caused by the event, an estimate of the costs to repair such damage and a specification of whether the purpose of the project is for repair or replacement, emergency response or mitigation.
(Added to NRS by 1999, 3129; A 2003, 20th Special Session, 197)