1. A commission may authorize street banners to be placed within the jurisdiction of the commission:
(a) Along any public highway.
(b) Except as otherwise provided in subsections 2 and 3, on a facility owned or leased by the commission, the county or any participating city, or within any public easement or right-of-way, including, without limitation, a public easement or right-of-way dedicated or restricted for use by any utility, if:
(1) The facility, public easement or right-of-way is adjacent or appurtenant to or within a reasonable proximity of any public highway; and
(2) The street banners may be located safely on the facility or within the public easement or right-of-way without damaging the facilities of other persons who are authorized to place their facilities within the public easement or right-of-way.
2. If the commission and the governmental entity that owns or controls a facility, public easement or right-of-way execute an interlocal or cooperative agreement that authorizes the placement of street banners, the commission may place street banners on the facility or within the public easement or right-of-way.
3. If the commission or any person authorized by the commission intends to place any street banner within any public easement that is located within the common area or common elements of a common-interest community governed by an association, the commission shall:
(a) Provide the governing body of the association with written notice of the intent to place the street banner within the public easement at least 30 days before such placement; and
(b) Coordinate, to the extent practicable, with the governing body of the association to determine an appropriate location for the street banner within the public easement.
4. A commission may charge a fee to place a street banner. Any such fee collected by the commission must be paid to the governmental entity that owns or controls the facility, public easement or right-of-way where the street banner is placed. The governmental entity shall pay to the commission an administrative fee in an amount set forth in the agreement required pursuant to subsection 2. Any administrative fee paid to the commission pursuant to this subsection must be used by the commission to fund road improvement and maintenance.
(Added to NRS by 2009, 842)