1. Upon receipt of an economic development financing proposal, the Office shall:

(a) Request from the State Treasurer a determination of the capacity available under the State’s debt limit; and

(b) In consultation with any person or entity the Office determines is appropriate, review the proposal. The Office may request any additional information from the governing body as it determines is necessary to evaluate the proposal.

2. Except as otherwise provided in paragraph (c) of subsection 3, the Office shall approve, approve and modify, or reject any economic development financing proposal within 45 days after receiving the completed proposal.

3. The Executive Director of the Office may approve an economic development financing proposal only if:

(a) The proposal includes such provisions as the Executive Director of the Office determines are necessary to ensure that:

(1) The Office will enter into one or more agreements with the local government pursuant to which the Office will administer any districts or areas which are or may be created for the purpose of carrying out the infrastructure projects identified in the proposal, including, without limitation, any district or area created pursuant to chapters 271, 271A and 278C of NRS;

(2) The proceeds of any bonds, securities or other indebtedness issued pursuant to NRS 360.991 will be allocated to the Office for the purpose of providing financing for the infrastructure projects identified in the proposal;

(3) The revenues from any districts or areas created for the purpose of financing the infrastructure projects identified in the proposal will be pledged for the repayment of any bonds, securities or other indebtedness issued pursuant to NRS 360.991; and

(4) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, if the revenues from any districts or areas created for the purpose of financing the infrastructure projects identified in the proposal which are pledged for the repayment of the general obligation bonds of the State issued pursuant to NRS 360.991 are insufficient to pay any sums coming due on the bonds, before such sums are paid from the State General Fund, the local government that created the districts or areas shall promptly pay such sums to the extent of the money available in the uncommitted balance of the general fund of the local government. If the money available in the uncommitted balance of the general fund of the local government is insufficient to pay the sums coming due on the bonds and if, pursuant to subsection 4 of NRS 360.893, the Executive Director of the Office of Economic Development required the lead participant to pay money into a trust fund in the State Treasury, the money in the trust fund, including any interest and income earned on the money during the time it was in the trust fund, must be used to pay sums coming due on the bonds. If the amount of money in the trust fund is insufficient to pay the sums coming due on the bonds, the remainder of such sums must be paid in accordance with the State Securities Law. The payment of any sums by a local government pursuant to this subparagraph is not secured by a pledge of the taxing power of the local government. For the purposes of this subparagraph the uncommitted balance of the general fund of a local government is the uncommitted balance as determined by the Department of Taxation.

(b) The Executive Director of the Office makes a finding, which shall be conclusive, that the revenues pledged as provided in subparagraph (3) of paragraph (a) will be sufficient, together with any capitalized interest, to fully repay any bonds, securities or other indebtedness issued pursuant to NRS 360.991.

(c) For a proposal submitted on or after July 1, 2017, the Office submits the proposal to and obtains the approval of the Legislature or the Interim Finance Committee if the Legislature is not in session.

4. In addition to the agreements described in subparagraph (1) of paragraph (a) of subsection 3, the Office may enter into one or more cooperative agreements with any state or local agency which the Office determines is necessary to carry out an economic development financing proposal approved pursuant to this section.

5. If the Office approves an economic development financing proposal, the Office shall provide notice and a copy of the decision approving the proposal to the governing body of the local government and the State Board of Finance.

(Added to NRS by 2015, 29th Special Session, 30; A 2017, 3805)