1. The Commission on Tourism is composed of:

(a) Eleven voting members as follows:

(1) The Lieutenant Governor, who is its Chair;

(2) Eight members, appointed by the Governor, who are informed on and have experience in travel and tourism, including the business of gaming; and

(3) The chief administrative officers of the county fair and recreation boards or, if there is no county fair and recreation board in the county, the chair of the board of county commissioners, of the two counties that paid the largest amount of the proceeds from the taxes imposed on the revenue from the rental of transient lodging to the Department of Taxation for deposit with the State Treasurer for credit to the Fund for the Promotion of Tourism created by NRS 231.250 for the previous fiscal year.

(b) The following ex officio, nonvoting members:

(1) The Chair of the Board of Museums and History;

(2) The Chair of the Nevada Indian Commission; and

(3) The Chair of the Board of the Nevada Arts Council.

2. A change in any member of the Commission who serves pursuant to subparagraph (3) of paragraph (a) of subsection 1 that is required because of a change in the amount of the proceeds paid to the Department of Taxation by each county must be effective on January 1 of the calendar year immediately following the fiscal year in which the proceeds were paid to the Department of Taxation.

3. Of the members appointed by the Governor pursuant to subparagraph (2) of paragraph (a) of subsection 1:

(a) At least one member must be a resident of a county whose population is 700,000 or more.

(b) At least one member must be a resident of a county whose population is 100,000 or more but less than 700,000.

(c) At least two members must be residents of counties whose population is less than 100,000.

(d) Four members may be residents of any county in this State.

(Added to NRS by 1983, 1162; A 1985, 1576; 1989, 1912; 1991, 465; 1999, 3114; 2001, 1961; 2007, 998; 2011, 1152; 2013, 122; 2015, 73)