1. 1. There is hereby created the Committee on Public Lands, consisting of eight members appointed by the Legislative Commission, who must include:

   1. (a) Three members of the Senate of which:

      1. (1) Two members must be selected from the majority party; and
      2. (2) One member must be selected from the minority party;

   2. (b) Three members of the Assembly of which:

      1. (1) Two members must be selected from the majority party; and
      2. (2) One member must be selected from the minority party;
   3. (c) One elected officer representing the governing body of a local political subdivision, appointed with appropriate regard for his or her experience with and knowledge of matters relating to public lands; and
   4. (d) One member representing tribal governments in Nevada who is recommended by the Inter-Tribal Council of Nevada, Inc., or its successor organization, appointed with appropriate regard for his or her experience with and knowledge of matters relating to public lands.
2. 2. The members who are Legislators must be appointed to provide representation from the various geographical regions of the State.
3. 3. The Legislative Commission shall appoint a Chair of the Committee from one House and a Vice Chair of the Committee from the other House.
4. 4. Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, a member of the Committee holds his or her membership on the Committee, while qualified, until a successor is appointed after the next regular session. The membership of any member of the Committee described in paragraph (a), (b) or (c) of subsection 1 who does not become a candidate for reelection or who is defeated for reelection terminates on the day next after the general election. The Legislative Commission may appoint a member to fill the vacancy for the remainder of the unexpired term.

5. 5. The Chair of the Legislative Commission may appoint alternates for members of the Committee. The Chair of the Committee:

   1. (a) May designate an alternate appointed by the Chair of the Legislative Commission to serve in place of a regular member who is unable to attend a meeting; and
   2. (b) Shall, for a member who is a Legislator, designate an alternate appointed by the Chair of the Legislative Commission who is of the same political party as the regular member to serve in place of the regular member if one is available.

(Added to NRS by 1979, 5; A 1983, 209; 1985, 589; 2009, 1150, 1561; 2011, 3224; 2021, 477, 2510, 2536; 2025, 2921)