MINUTES OF MEEl.'ING WEDNESDAY, MAY 7, 1975

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1 273 SENATE TRANSPORTATON CCMMT'EE MNUTES OF MEEl.'NG WEDNESDAY, MAY 7, 1975 The twentysecond rreeting of the Senate Transportation Comnittee was l:leld on Wednesday, May 7, 1975 at 12:20 p.m., in Room #345 of the Legislature Building. ViceChai.:man Warren M::>nroe was in the Chair.. ' ', PRESEN' h'ere: ABSENT WERE: ALSO PRESENT WERE: ViceChainnan Warren M::>nroe Senator Jack Schofield Senator Richard Blakerrore Senator William Raggio Senator Joe Neal Senator Helen Herr Senator Macy Gojack Assemblyman Nash Sena Ken Poyer, Envirori.rrental Heal th Robert Guinn, Nevada ~btor Transport Association Virgil Anderson, 1AA Jim Lien, Tax Comnission E. J. Silva, tmv John Ciardella, DMV Howard Hill, DMV ACTON K:\S THEN TAKEN ON THE FOLLOWNG MEASURES: AB 117 REVSED PROVSONS RELATNG 'D VEHCLE DEALERS MT LClliSNG Tl~UF. E. J. Silva of the Department of lvlotor Vehicles,?.egistration Divisicn, testified as to the puri::ose of the rreasure. (s~~e attac:tment.) He also stated that the Bill provided for licensing of lease or rental car owners on a short tirre basis and also those who are under their employ who sell cars. There were doubts expressed by the Comnittee that the rreasure did not have an exclusion section for the private citizen to sell his private autonobile without a salesnan's license. t was agreed that to correct this, an arrendlrent would be made as follows: Page 2, line 7, v.0uld be changed by deletion of "in his business" and inserting "his" between the w::>rds "for" and "use". 'l'he line v.0uld then read:~ of vehicles acquired for the owner for his use and not for the "

2 Senate Transi::ortation Carmittee Minutes of Meeting May 7, 1975 Page tv.o 274, AB 120 Robert Guinn of the Nevada Transp::>rt Association stated that'the intent of.the bill was that lease and rental companies can only sel cars under the provisions of a used car dealer. He also suggested an anendrrent to correct an error in the language of the law as it was written in 'lhe am:mdrrent is on Page 6, starting on line 29 and omitting everything after "be registered", starting with "by a new owner " through line 34 and inserting the following: 11 in any county where a vehicle anission inspection program has been initiated under the provisions of NRS " (See Attactnrent #2) Senator Raggio noved "AMEND AND 00 PASS. " Senator Schofield seconded the notion. All voted aye except Senators Blakenore and Neal who voted nay. M:>tion did not carry for lack of a majority of the entire corrmittee. CHANGES LETrER AND NUMBER SYSTEMS OF VEHCLE LCENSE PATFS. John Ciardella of the Department of M:>tor Vehicles testified as to the purpose of the measure. (See _Attachrrent #3) Senator Schofield noved "00 PASS." Senator Raggio seconded the notion. All voted aye except for Senator Blakenore who voted nay. lvbtion carried. Senator Raggio then left the Transportation Corrmittee mooting for a Legislative Corrmission Meeting. SB 541 ENABLES DEPAR'MEN' OF MODR VEHCLES TO RECORD PRVATE SALES OF VEHCL.ES. AB 292 Jim Lien of the Tax Corrmission and John Ciardella of the Department of Motor Vehicles both testified against the rreasure, stating that they felt the Bill was unnecessary and very few abuses had been recorded in this area in the past. Senator Blakenore noved to "KLL." Senator Schofield seconded the notion M:>tion carried unaninously. REQURES EVERY APPLCANT FOR DRVER'S LCENSE 'O PRESENT PRCX)F OF AGE AND DESGNA'l'ES CER'AN FOFMS FOR PRESENTATON BY.FOREGNBORl'J APPLCANTS. Assenblyman Nash Sena testified as to the purpose of the rreasure, stating that this was just an extention of the present statute. n Clark County, specifically, they had been having many problems with aliens using their Nevada Driver's License as proof of citizenship. 'lhis would alleviate the problem, as everyone who

3 275 Senate Transp::>rtation Coouni.ttee Minutes of Meeting May 7, 1975 Page three applied for a ne, driver's license would have to shod proof of age by either a birth certificate or baptismal record. Senator Schofield rroved "00 PASS." Senator Blakerrore seconded the rrotion Motion carried 1.man.irrously. ViceChainnan M:)nroe presented an amendment to SB 119 which was made by the :lls.ssembly changing the date the bill would becorre effective to January 1, Senator Neal rroved "TO CONCUR" Senator Schofield seconded the notion. M::>tion carried una:n.im::>usly. ViceChainnan M:)nroe announced that AB 362 would be brought up at a rreeting on Friday at Noon. As there was no further business, the rreeting was then adjourned Senator Warren M:>nroe, ViceChainnan

4 276 ' SUMMARY FOR AB 117 THE PURPOSE OF THS B.J., S TO PROVDE BmTER DEFNTONS FOR PERSONS..LE:CALLY DEALNG N THE SELLNG OF VEHCLES WTHOOT FRST OB'ANNG A VEHCLE DEALERS LCENSE. T ALSO PROVDES FOR THOSE PERSONS WHO ARE EXF11P'l' FRCM BENG LCENSED 'l'o LEGAL.LY DSPOSE OF CERTAN VEHCLES N THER POSSESSON. T PROVDES FOR A BETER DEFNTON OFLENHOLDER THAT S CONSSTEN' WTH MAl\1Y arher STATES. T AL.DWS US 'l'o LCENSE RENTAc:AR AGEN::ES, 'l'o CONTROL THER SELLNG VEHCLES 'l'o THE PUBLC. T PFOVDES THE CHAl%E 'O LK:ALLY AUTHORZE THE PNK COPY OF A DEALER'S REPORT OF SALE, N A VEHCLE.WNDSHEr.D 'O BE USED FOR A TEN DAY TEMPORARY REGSTRATON.

5 NRS CERTFCATE OF EMSSON CON'ROL CCMPLA.1'CE PREREQUSTE TO TPAi."!SFER OF USD M.Cffi)R VEHCLE. l. On and after February 1, 1974, subject to any applicable limitation of NRS or any regulation promulgated pursuant thereto, no used notor vehicle as defined in NRS n:ay be registered in any county where a vehicle emission inspestion program has been initiated under the provisions of NRS [ by a new_owner in this state unless the application for registration is acootg?anied by a certificate of emission control co:rrpliance issued by any authorized station certifying that the vehicle is equipped with rrotor vehicle pollution control devices required by federal regulation or such other requirerrents as the comnission n:ay by regulation prescribe under the provisions of NRS to , inclusive.]

6 278 AB 120 THS BLL PROVDES FOR THE EXPANSON OF THE NUMBERS OF EXSTNG COUNTY LCEi\SE PLATE CODES., ".