Nevada Revised Statutes 373.087 – Local Fuel Tax Fund: Creation; investment; expenditures; nonreversion
1. The Local Fuel Tax Fund is hereby created as an enterprise fund. The Department shall deposit in the Fund all fees collected by the Department pursuant to subsection 3 of NRS 373.083. The Director of the Department shall administer the Fund.
Terms Used In Nevada Revised Statutes 373.087
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
2. Money in the Fund must be invested as the money in other state funds is invested. The interest and income earned on the money in the Fund, after deducting any applicable charges, must be credited to the Fund. Claims against the Fund must be paid as other claims against the State are paid.
3. Money deposited in the Fund must only be expended:
(a) To administer the system established by the Department pursuant to NRS 373.083; and
(b) To reimburse a commission for any amounts paid by the commission pursuant to an intergovernmental agreement or contract entered into pursuant to subsection 4 of NRS 373.083.
4. The Director may maintain a reserve of not more than $500,000 in the Fund. The reserve must be accounted for separately in the Fund and must only be expended to administer the system established by the Department pursuant to NRS 373.083.
5. Any balance remaining in the Fund at the end of any fiscal year:
(a) Does not revert to the State General Fund; and
(b) Must be carried forward to the next fiscal year.