NAC701.810. Submission of initial deposit and additional payment for reimbursement costs.

     1. An applicant must, at the time the applicant files a notice pursuant to NRS 701.610, submit to the Department of Wildlife with his or her notice an initial deposit toward reimbursement costs in the amount of:

     (a) For a proposed energy development project which is a geothermal project, $5,000.

     (b) For a proposed energy development project which is a power line project with a voltage of 50 kilovolts or more and which is less than 50 miles in length, $5,000.

     (c) For a proposed energy development project other than a project identified in paragraph (a) or (b), $10,000.

     2. The Department of Wildlife shall, not later than 30 days after the receipt of a notice filed pursuant to NRS 701.610 and an initial deposit collected pursuant to subsection 1, provide to the applicant a written estimate of anticipated additional reimbursement costs.

     3. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 7, the Department of Wildlife may, upon consideration of the activity and progress of a project, request a payment from an applicant each quarter to apply toward reimbursement costs which is in addition to the initial deposit submitted by the applicant pursuant to subsection 1. An applicant shall submit a payment requested pursuant to this subsection to the Department not later than 30 days after the applicant receives the request for payment by the Department.

     4. An initial deposit or additional payment submitted by an applicant pursuant to subsection 1 or 3 must be in the form of an electronic wire transfer to the Department of Wildlife or a check made payable to the Nevada Department of Wildlife.

     5. The Department of Wildlife shall, upon written request, provide to an applicant:

     (a) A quarterly expense statement which specifies how the initial deposit and any additional payments submitted by the applicant pursuant to subsection 1 or 3 have been spent; and

     (b) A statement which identifies the balance of funds of the applicant.

     6. The Department of Wildlife shall return to an applicant any unused portion of an initial deposit or additional payment submitted pursuant to subsection 1 or 3 not later than 60 days after the Department:

     (a) Completes the review of the proposed energy development project; or

     (b) Receives notice from the applicant that the energy development project has been cancelled.

     7. The Department of Wildlife shall not collect cumulatively more than $100,000 in reimbursement costs from an applicant for a proposed energy development project for which a notice is filed pursuant to NRS 701.610.

     8. As used in this section, “reimbursement costs” means the actual costs incurred by the Department of Wildlife for providing to the Federal Government, the Public Utilities Commission of Nevada, an applicant or any county in this State any information relating to any wildlife or wildlife habitat based on the location of a proposed energy development project for which a notice is filed pursuant to NRS 701.610.

     (Added to NAC by Dep’t of Wildlife by R038-11, eff. 3-9-2012)