As used in NRS 232.010 to 232.162, inclusive: 1. “Department” means the State Department of Conservation and Natural Resources. 2. “Director” means the Director of the State Department of Conservation and Natural Resources. (Added to NRS by 1957, 646; A 1977, 1117; 1989, 512; 1993, 1482; 2013, 3385; 2015, 699; 2017, 3318; 2019, 580, 3703)
There is hereby created the State Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, in which is vested the administration of the provisions of NRS 232.010 to 232.162, inclusive. (Added to NRS by 1957, 646; A 1989, 512; 1993, 1482; 2013, 3386; 2015, 699; 2019, 580, 3703)
The position of Director of the State Department of Conservation and Natural Resources is hereby created. (Added to NRS by 1957, 646)
1. The Director shall be selected with special reference to his or her training, experience, capacity and interest in conservation or natural resources, or both. 2. The Director shall have the demonstrated ability to administer a major public agency in the field of conservation and natural resources having diverse functional divisions with related goals. (Added […]
1. The Director is appointed by and is responsible to the Governor and is in the unclassified service of the State. 2. The Director shall devote his or her entire time and attention to the business of his or her office and shall not pursue any other business or occupation or hold any other office […]
1. The Director shall appoint two Deputy Directors of the Department and shall assign each Deputy Director his or her duties. 2. Each Deputy Director is in the unclassified service of the State. 3. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 284.143, each Deputy Director shall devote his or her entire time and attention to the […]
The Director shall appoint such technical, clerical and operational staff as the execution of his or her duties and the operation of the Department may require. (Added to NRS by 1957, 646; A 1967, 1489; 1971, 1425; 1981, 1273; 1985, 405)
1. As executive head of the Department, the Director is responsible for the administration, through the divisions and other units of the Department, of all provisions of law relating to the functions of the Department, except functions assigned by law to the State Environmental Commission, the State Conservation Commission, the Commission for Cultural Centers and […]
1. The Director is hereby authorized to make a nominal charge for any books, reports or periodicals compiled and distributed by the Department. 2. The money received from such charge shall be deposited in the General Fund of the State. (Added to NRS by 1959, 193)
The Attorney General is the counsel and attorney for the Department. The Attorney General shall designate one of his or her deputies to be counsel and attorney for the Department in all actions, proceedings and hearings. The deputy so designated: 1. Is the legal adviser of the Department in all matters relating to the Department […]
1. The Department consists of the Director and the following: (a) The Division of Water Resources. (b) The Division of State Lands. (c) The Division of Forestry. (d) The Division of State Parks. (e) The Division of Environmental Protection. (f) The Office of Historic Preservation. (g) The Division of Outdoor Recreation. (h) The Division of […]
1. The executive head of the Division of Water Resources shall be the State Engineer, who shall be appointed by and be responsible to the Director. 2. The State Engineer and the employees of the Division of Water Resources shall have such powers and shall perform such duties as are conferred upon the State Engineer […]
1. The executive head of the Division of State Lands shall be the Administrator, who shall be ex officio State Land Registrar. 2. The Administrator shall be appointed by and be responsible to the Director. 3. The Administrator, with the consent of the Director, may appoint deputies, assistants and employees and assign duties as required […]
1. The executive head of the Division of Forestry shall be the State Forester Firewarden, who shall be appointed by and be responsible to the Director. 2. The State Forester Firewarden and the employees of the Division of Forestry shall have such powers and shall perform such duties as are conferred upon the State Forester […]
1. The Division of State Parks shall be administered by the Administrator of the Nevada State Park System, who shall be appointed by and be responsible to the Director. 2. The Administrator and the employees of the Division of State Parks shall administer the provisions of chapter 407 of NRS and any other laws relating […]
1. The Division of Environmental Protection consists of the Administrator and any other necessary personnel. 2. The Administrator is appointed by the Director and is in the unclassified service of the State. (Added to NRS by 1977, 1116)
1. The executive head of the Division of Outdoor Recreation shall be the Administrator of the Division of Outdoor Recreation, who shall be appointed by and be responsible to the Director. 2. The Administrator and the employees of the Division of Outdoor Recreation shall administer the provisions of NRS 407A.500 to 407A.620, inclusive. (Added to […]
1. The Division of Natural Heritage consists of the Administrator and any other necessary personnel. 2. The Administrator is appointed by the Director and is in the unclassified service of the State. (Added to NRS by 2019, 579)
1. The Division of Natural Heritage shall: (a) Provide expertise in the areas of zoology, botany and community ecology, including the study of wetland ecosystems; and (b) Maintain data systems related to the location, biology and conservation status of plant and animal species and ecosystems. 2. Except as otherwise provided in this section, the specific […]
The chiefs of the divisions of the Department may each appoint a deputy and a chief assistant in the unclassified service of the State. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 284.143, each deputy and chief assistant shall devote his or her entire time and attention to the business of his or her office and shall […]
