Existing law creates the Nevada State Board on Geographic Names to coordinate and approve geographic names within the State for official recommendation to the United States Board on Geographic Names. (NRS 327.110) The Nevada State Board on Geographic Names consists of 12 voting members, which include various representatives from various state and federal agencies and the Inter-Tribal Council of Nevada, Inc. (NRS 327.120) Section 1 of this bill: (1) removes the representatives from both the United States National Park Service and the Nevada Historical Society on the Nevada State Board on Geographic Names; and (2) adds to the Board one representative each from the Division of Museums and History of the Department of Tourism and Cultural Affairs and the United States Fish and Wildlife Service. Section 2 of this bill allows the representatives appointed by the United States National Park Service and the Nevada Historical Society who are serving on the Board on or before July 1, 2025, to continue serving on the Board until their successors are designated by the appropriate agencies in accordance with the provisions of section 1.

Statutes affected:
As Introduced: 327.120
BDR: 327.120