1. The Advisory Committee on Transportational Storm Water Management is hereby created.

2. The Advisory Committee consists of five members appointed by the Director of the State Department of Conservation and Natural Resources as follows:

(a) One member who represents the Associated General Contractors of America.

(b) One member who represents the State Department of Conservation and Natural Resources.

(c) One member who represents the Department of Transportation.

(d) One member who represents the Division of Environmental Protection of the State Department of Conservation and Natural Resources.

(e) One member who represents the public and who has expertise in a field that is relevant to the storm water program.

3. The Chair of the Advisory Committee must be the member of the Advisory Committee who is appointed to represent the Division of Environmental Protection of the State Department of Conservation and Natural Resources.

4. Each member of the Advisory Committee serves for a term of 3 years, beginning on July 1, and may be reappointed.

5. Each member of the Advisory Committee serves at the pleasure of the Director of the State Department of Conservation and Natural Resources.

6. A vacancy on the Advisory Committee must be filled in the same manner as the original appointment.

7. Members of the Advisory Committee serve without compensation and are not entitled to travel or per diem expenses.

8. The Advisory Committee shall meet at the call of the Chair as frequently as required to perform its duties.

9. The Advisory Committee shall work cooperatively with the Division of Environmental Protection of the State Department of Conservation and Natural Resources to:

(a) Ensure the sound implementation and functioning of the storm water program.

(b) Monitor the status and efficacy of the storm water program.

10. Not less frequently than once each calendar quarter, the Advisory Committee shall report to the Department of Transportation regarding matters to include, without limitation:

(a) The activities of the Advisory Committee; and

(b) The implementation and efficacy of the storm water program.

11. Not less frequently than once each calendar quarter, the Department of Transportation shall report to the Interim Finance Committee regarding matters to include, without limitation:

(a) The activities of the Advisory Committee; and

(b) The implementation and efficacy of the storm water program.

12. As used in this section:

(a) “Advisory Committee” means the Advisory Committee on Transportational Storm Water Management created by subsection 1.

(b) “Storm water program” means the program described in NRS 408.441 to 408.451, inclusive.

(Added to NRS by 2015, 2136)