SB21

Existing law creates the Outdoor Education and Recreation Grant Program for the purpose of awarding grants to public and private entities to conduct outdoor education and recreation programs for pupils in this State. (NRS 407A.605) Money in the Outdoor Education and Recreation Grant Program Account is required to be used to carry out the Grant Program. (NRS 407A.615) Under existing law, the Administrator of the Division of Outdoor Recreation of the State Department of Conservation and Natural Resources is required to develop and administer the Grant Program with the assistance and advice of the Advisory Board on Outdoor Recreation. (NRS 407A.575, 407A.605, 407A.610) The Advisory Board is composed of: (1) twelve voting members, including several state officers or their designees and the Administrator of the Division of State Parks of the State Department of Conservation and Natural Resources; and (2) two nonvoting members. (NRS 407A.575) Section 1 of this bill authorizes the Administrator to designate a person to serve on the Advisory Board in the place of the Administrator. Section 2 of this bill expands the purposes for which grants are authorized to be awarded from the Grant Program to include: (1) outdoor recreational infrastructure projects for pupils; and (2) programs, activities and infrastructure projects that offer or include education regarding, or support or improve access to, outdoor recreation for the public. Close digest Existing law creates the Outdoor Education