396.595 - Creation of Office; employment, qualifications and duties. - Nevada Statutes

396.595  Creation of Office; employment, qualifications and duties.

      1.  The Office of State Climatologist is hereby created.

      2.  The Director of the State Department of Conservation and Natural Resources shall employ as the State Climatologist a person who has received the approval of:

      (a) The National Climatic Data Center of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration;

      (b) The Western Regional Director of the National Weather Service; and

      (c) An officer of the System.

      3.  The State Climatologist shall:

      (a) Maintain descriptions of and information on the climate in this state, including the atmospheric conditions and levels of precipitation; and

      (b) Publish his or her findings concerning the climate in this state at least quarterly.

      (Added to NRS by 1985, 688; A 1993, 351; 1995, 806)