The 2011 Nevada State Legislature passed AB307 (NRS 701.600 through
701.640) which created the Energy Planning and Conservation Fund and
the Fund for the Recovery of Costs. Those statutes have now been posted
and are attached for your reference. These two funds will be
administered by the Nevada Department of Wildlife (NDOW). The Director
of NDOW approved the regulations (January 25, 2012) and was
subsequently approved on March 8, 2012 by the Legislative Commission’s
Subcommittee to Review Regulations the set of regulations to
implement the Statute and to provide further direction in the
application of those statutes. The approved regulation language is also
made available on this page and will shortly become a part of the
online Nevada Administrative Code. In short, the statutes require the
owners/applicants of all proposed energy projects (of applicable size)
to file a notice (application) and provide an initial fee to NDOW for
evaluation of the project. Additional fees may be required depending
upon the scope of the project. The application and initial fee is to be
submitted to NDOW concurrently with application submittal to any other
(local, State or Federal) government agency in the State of Nevada.
Project which are already in progress but still have documents pending
for review by NDOW will also need to apply and provide funding. All
unused fees will be returned upon completion of project review or if the
application is withdrawn in advance of completion.
Questions in regards to the application and initial fee should be directed to NDOW at (775) 688-1561.