The Legislature hereby finds and declares that:
1. The Lake Tahoe Basin exhibits unique environmental and ecological conditions that are irreplaceable.
2. Certain of the unique environmental and ecological conditions exhibited within the Lake Tahoe Basin, such as the clarity of the water in Lake Tahoe, are diminishing at an alarming rate.
3. This State has a compelling interest in preserving, protecting, restoring and enhancing the natural environment of the Lake Tahoe Basin.
4. The preservation, protection, restoration and enhancement of the natural environment of the Lake Tahoe Basin is a matter of such significance that it must be carried out on a continual basis.
5. It is in the best interest of this State to grant to the Division continuing authority to carry out programs to preserve, protect, restore and enhance the natural environment of the Lake Tahoe Basin.
6. The powers and duties set forth in NRS 321.5952 to 321.5957, inclusive, are intended to be exercised by the Division in a manner that complements and does not duplicate the activities of the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency.
(Added to NRS by 1999, 2017; A 2011, 3734; 2013, 2367)