1. Each county to which money is appropriated by subsection 1 of NRS 362.170 may set aside a percentage of that appropriation to establish a county fund for mitigation. Money from the fund may be appropriated by the board of county commissioners only to mitigate adverse effects upon the county, or the school district located in the county, which result from:
(a) A decline in the revenue received by the county from the tax on the net proceeds of minerals during the 2 fiscal years immediately preceding the current fiscal year; or
(b) The opening or closing of an extractive operation from the net proceeds of which revenue has been or is reasonably expected to be derived pursuant to this chapter.
2. Each school district to which money is apportioned by a county pursuant to subsection 2 of NRS 362.170 may set aside a percentage of the amount apportioned to establish a school district fund for mitigation. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3, money from the fund may be used by the school district only to mitigate adverse effects upon the school district which result from:
(a) A decline in the revenue received by the school district from the tax on the net proceeds of minerals;
(b) The opening or closing of an extractive operation from the net proceeds of which revenue has been or is reasonably expected to be derived pursuant to this chapter; or
(c) Expenses incurred by the school district arising from a natural disaster.
3. In addition to the authorized uses for mitigation set forth in subsection 2, a school district in a county whose population is less than 4,500 may, as the board of trustees of the school district determines is necessary, use the money from the fund established pursuant to subsection 2:
(a) To retire bonds issued by the school district or any other outstanding obligations of the school district; and
(b) To continue the instructional programs of the school district or the services and activities that are necessary to support those instructional programs, which would otherwise be reduced or eliminated if not for the provisions of this section.
Before authorizing the expenditure of money pursuant to this subsection, the board of trustees shall hold at least one public hearing on the matter.
(Added to NRS by 1993, 2289; A 1999, 736; 2009, 297; 2011, 1222; 2013, 3132)
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