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With certain exceptions, existing law creates a municipal corporation known as a housing authority in each city, county and town in this State to provide various types of housing services for persons of certain low income in the city, county or town. (NRS 315.140-315.7813) Existing law authorizes the initial operation of such a housing authority only when the governing body of the city, county or town declares by resolution that there is a need for the housing authority to function in the city, county or town. (NRS 315.320) Upon the adoption of such a resolution, existing law requires the appointment of five persons to serve as commissioners of the housing authority. (NRS 315.370) In a county whose population is 700,000 or more (currently only Clark County), existing law authorizes two or more housing authorities to form a regional housing authority, which is required to be governed by nine appointed commissioners. (NRS 315.7805, 315.7809) Section 3 of this bill authorizes the creation of a regional housing authority in a county whose population is 100,000 or more but less than 700,000 (currently only Washoe County) by the governing body of each city, town and county located within the county that desires to participate in the regional housing authority. Section 3 requires dissolution of the existing housing authority upon formation of the regional housing authority. Section 4 of this bill establishes the composition of the regional housing authority and requires the appointm