Section 231.037 - Board of Economic Development: Duties The Board shall:
1. Review and evaluate all programs of economic development in this State and make recommendations to the Legislature for legislation to improve the effectiveness of those programs in implementing the State Plan for Economic Development developed by the Executive Director pursuant to subsection 2 of NRS 231.053.2. Recommend to the Executive Director a State Plan for Economic Development and make recommendations to the Executive Director for carrying out the State Plan for Economic Development, including, without limitation, recommendations regarding the development and implementation of a recruiting and marketing effort to attract professionals and businesses to this State.3. Recommend to the Executive Director the criteria for the designation of regional development authorities.4. Make recommendations to the Executive Director for the designation for the southern region of this State, the northern region of this State and the rural region of this State, one or more regional development authorities for each region.5. Provide advice and recommendations to the Executive Director concerning:(a) The procedures to be followed by any entity seeking to obtain any development resource, allocation, grant or loan from the Office;(b) The criteria to be used by the Office in providing development resources and making allocations, grants and loans;(c) The requirements for reports from the recipients of development resources, allocations, grants and loans from the Office concerning the use thereof;(d) The development and implementation of programs to provide customized workforce development services to existing and prospective businesses in this State; and(e) Any other activities of the Office.6. Review each proposal by the Executive Director to enter into a contract pursuant to NRS 231.057 for more than $100,000 or allocate, grant or loan more than $100,000 to any entity and, as the Board determines to be in the best interests of the State, approve or disapprove the proposed allocation, grant or loan. Notwithstanding any other statutory provision to the contrary, the Executive Director shall not enter into any contract pursuant to NRS 231.057 for more than $100,000 or make any allocation, grant or loan of more than $100,000 to any entity unless the allocation, grant or loan is approved by the Board.Added to NRS by 2011, 3432; A 2011, 3484; 2013, 1145; 2015, 29th Special Session, 6Amended by 2015SP1, Ch. 1,§6, eff. 12/19/2015.Amended by 2013, Ch. 257,§2, eff. 10/1/2013.Added to NRS by 2011, 3432; A 2011, 3484, effective 7/1/2012