Tuesday, June 23, 2015 | 8:25 p.m.
The Nevada Transportation Authority will hold a public hearing Thursday in Las Vegas and Reno to discuss the proposed rules that would allow ride-hailing companies such as Uber to operate in the state.
On June 11, members of the Nevada Transportation Authority voted 2-1 to petition Gov. Brian Sandoval for emergency status. Sandoval must approve the rules before they can go into effect.
The regulations mirror the details set in the two bills approved by the Legislature to let companies such as Uber and Lyft operate in Nevada despite opposition by taxicab and limousine companies.
The regulations require the applicants to disclose ownerships; experience of the managers who will run the operations; the technology to be used; its organization chart and payment of state fees.
These transportation network companies will allow potential customers to use cell phones or computers to summon a driver. There is a requirement the company must have a $1.5 million insurance policy to cover customers who are hurt or killed during the ride.
The application to the authority must include the rates to be charged and rules governing service.
The authority may ask for the number of drivers and the vehicles to be used.
The law imposes a 3 percent tax on the fare of a passenger of a ride share and taxicab company. It is expected to yield $40 million a year, part of which will be used to start the medical school at UNLV.
The public can attend Thursday's meeting, scheduled for 9:30 a.m., at the authority's offices at 2290 S. Jones Blvd., Suite 110, in Las Vegas and 1755 E. Plumb Lane, Suite 216, in Reno.
The authority is scheduled to meet at 9 a.m. Monday to consider adopting the rules.
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