Existing law creates within the Office of Economic Development in the Office of the Governor the Nevada Air Service Development Commission, which consists of the Executive Director of the Office of Economic Development and certain members who are appointed by the Governor. (NRS 231.680) Existing law also creates the Nevada Air Service Development Fund and requires the Commission to develop a program to make grants of money from the Fund to an air carrier or any governmental entity for the purpose of establishing air service or providing enhanced air service routes that service certain airports. (NRS 231.690, 231.710) Section 1 of this bill provides that money remaining in the Nevada Air Service Development Fund does not revert to the State General Fund at the end of a fiscal year and must be carried forward to the next fiscal year. Section 2 of this bill makes an appropriation from the State General Fund to the Nevada Air Service Development Fund in the amount of $10,000,000 for the purpose of conducting a study of the development of intrastate air service in this State and for the purpose of making grants of money to an air carrier or any governmental entity that will service or provide enhanced air service routes to certain airports. Existing law creates the Fund for Aviation in the State Treasury and requires the Director of the Department of Transportation to administer the Fund for Aviation. Existing law authorizes the Director to award grants to counties, cities and other local governments, except for facilities owned or controlled by the Reno-Tahoe Airport Authority or a county whose population is 700,000 or more (currently only Clark County) for the planning, establishment, development, construction, enlargement, improvement or maintenance of any airport, landing area or air navigation facility owned or controlled by the county, city or other local government. (NRS 494.048) Section 3 of this bill makes an appropriation from the State General Fund to the Fund for Aviation in the amount of $1,000,000 for Fiscal Year 2025-2026 and $1,000,000 for Fiscal Year 2026-2027 to match money that is available from the Federal Aviation Administration for these purposes.

Statutes affected:
As Introduced: 231.690
BDR: 231.690