1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3, any voluntary contributions collected pursuant to subsection 12 of NRS 482.480 must be distributed to each county based on the county of registration of the vehicle for which the contribution was made, to be used as provided in NRS 244.2643, 277A.285 or 403.575, as applicable. The Department shall remit monthly the contributions directly:

(a) In a county in which a regional transportation commission exists, to the regional transportation commission.

(b) In a county whose population is 100,000 or more and in which a regional transportation commission does not exist, to the board of county commissioners.

(c) In a county whose population is less than 100,000 and in which a regional transportation commission does not exist, to the board of county highway commissioners created pursuant to NRS 403.010.

2. The Department shall certify monthly to the State Board of Examiners the amount of the voluntary contributions collected pursuant to subsection 12 of NRS 482.480 for each county by the Department and its agents during the preceding month, and that the money has been distributed as provided in this section.

3. The Department shall deduct and withhold 1 percent of the contributions collected pursuant to subsection 1 to reimburse the Department for its expenses in collecting and distributing the contributions.

4. As used in this section, “regional transportation commission” means a regional transportation commission created and organized in accordance with chapter 277A of NRS.

(Added to NRS by 2013, 2813; A 2015, 1747)