1. The county recorder shall transmit the proceeds of the tax imposed by NRS 375.020 at the end of each quarter in the following manner:

(a) An amount equal to that portion of the proceeds which is equivalent to 10 cents for each $500 of value or fraction thereof must be transmitted to the State Controller who shall deposit that amount in the Account for Affordable Housing created pursuant to NRS 319.500.

(b) In a county whose population is 700,000 or more, an amount equal to that portion of the proceeds which is equivalent to 60 cents for each $500 of value or fraction thereof must be transmitted to the county treasurer for deposit in the county school district’s fund for capital projects established pursuant to NRS 387.328, to be held and expended in the same manner as other money deposited in that fund.

(c) The remaining proceeds must be transmitted to the State Controller for deposit in the Local Government Tax Distribution Account created by NRS 360.660 for credit to the respective accounts of Carson City and each county.

2. In addition to any other authorized use of the proceeds it receives pursuant to subsection 1, a county or city may use the proceeds to pay expenses related to or incurred for the development of tier one affordable housing and tier two affordable housing. A county or city that uses the proceeds in that manner must give priority to the development of tier one affordable housing and tier two affordable housing for persons who are elderly or persons with disabilities.

3. The expenses authorized by subsection 2 include, but are not limited to:

(a) The costs to acquire land and developmental rights;

(b) Related predevelopment expenses;

(c) The costs to develop the land, including the payment of related rebates;

(d) Contributions toward down payments made for the purchase of affordable housing; and

(e) The creation of related trust funds.

4. As used in this section:

(a) “Tier one affordable housing” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 278.01902.

(b) “Tier two affordable housing” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 278.01906.

(Added to NRS by 1967, 1761; A 1971, 246; 1979, 1403; 1991, 1043, 1641; 1993, 643; 1997, 1392, 2466, 3288; 1999, 18, 439, 440; 2001, 2925; 2003, 3486; 2003, 20th Special Session, 172; 2011, 1234; 2019, 1423)