Nevada Code § 701.630

1. The Energy Planning and Conservation
Account is hereby created in the State General Fund.
2. The Director of the Department of
Wildlife may apply for and accept any gift, donation, bequest, grant or other
source of money for use by the Account. Any money so received must be deposited
in the Account.
3. The interest and income earned on the
money in the Account, after deducting any applicable charges, must be credited
to the Account. Claims against the Account must be paid as other claims against
the State are paid.
4. Any money remaining in the Account at
the end of a fiscal year does not revert to the State General Fund, and the
balance in the Account must be carried forward to the next fiscal year.
5. The Director of the Department of
Wildlife shall administer the Account. The money in the Account must be used in
accordance with the State Wildlife Action Plan and used by the Department:
(a) To conduct surveys of wildlife;
(b) To map locations of wildlife and wildlife
habitat in this State;
(c) To pay for conservation projects for wildlife
and its habitat;
(d) To match any federal money for a project or
program for the conservation of any species of wildlife which is of critical
concern; and
(e) To coordinate carrying out the provisions of
this subsection in cooperation with the Office of Energy.
6. The Department of Wildlife shall adopt
regulations to carry out the provisions of this section. The regulations must
include, without limitation, the criteria for projects for which the Department
may use money from the Account.
7. As used in this section, State
Wildlife Action Plan means a statewide plan prepared by the Department of
Wildlife and approved by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service which sets
forth provisions for the conservation of wildlife and wildlife habitat,
including, without limitation, provisions for assisting in the prevention of
any species of wildlife from becoming threatened or endangered.

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