1. In accordance with the provisions of this section and under the direction of the Executive Director, the Office may enter into contracts with regional development authorities for services which promote the economic development of this State and aid the implementation of the State Plan for Economic Development developed by the Executive Director pursuant to subsection 2 of NRS 231.053 . A contract entered into pursuant to this section must only provide funding for administrative or operating purposes. 2. Before entering into a contract pursuant to subsection 1, the Office, in consultation with the Board, must issue a request for proposals. The request for proposals must include, without limitation, provisions requiring a bid submitted by a regional development authority to state: (a) The services to be provided by the regional development authority; (b) The plans, projects and programs for which the regional development authority is seeking to enter into the contract; (c) The expected benefits of the contract; and (d) The short-term and long-term impacts of the contract. 3. A contract entered into pursuant to this section must: (a) Set forth the services to be provided, and the plans, projects and programs to be carried out, by the regional development authority; (b) Include a provision requiring the regional development authority to refund any funding provided pursuant to the contract if it is not used in accordance with the contract; (c) Promote, aid or encourage the economic development of this State and aid in the implementation of the State Plan for Economic Development developed by the Executive Director pursuant to subsection 2 of NRS 231.053 ; and (d) Require the regional development authority to submit the reports required by subsection 4. 4. A regional development authority which enters into a contract pursuant to this section must submit to the Office reports concerning the use of the funding provided pursuant to the contract. The reports must include, without limitation: (a) A description of each activity undertaken with funding provided pursuant to the contract and the amount of funding used for each such activity; (b) The return on the funding provided pursuant to the contract; (c) A statement of the benefit to the public from the funding provided pursuant to the contract; and (d) Such documentation as the Executive Director deems appropriate to support the information provided in the report.
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