Section 360.896 - [Effective until 7/1/2032] Governing body of county or city authorized to grant abatements of permitting fees or licensing fees to participants in qualified project located in county or city1. For the purpose of encouraging local economic development, the governing body of a city or county in which a qualified project is located may grant to any participant in a qualified project an abatement of all or any percentage of the amount of any permitting fee or licensing fee which the local government is authorized to impose or charge pursuant to chapter 244 or 268 of NRS.2. Before granting any abatement pursuant to subsection 1, the governing body of the city or county must provide by ordinance for a pilot project for granting abatements to participants in a qualified project.3. A governing body of a city or county that grants an abatement pursuant to subsection 1 shall, on or before October 1 of each year in which such an abatement is granted, prepare and submit to the Governor and to the Director of the Legislative Counsel Bureau for transmittal to the Legislature an annual report which includes, for the immediately preceding fiscal year: (a) The number of qualified projects located within the jurisdiction of the governing body for which a certificate of eligibility for transferable tax credits was approved;(b) If applicable, the number and dollar amount of the abatements granted by the governing body pursuant to subsection 1; and(c) The number of persons within the jurisdiction of the governing body that were employed by each participant in a qualified project and the amount of wages paid to those persons.Added to NRS by 2015, 29th Special Session, 28Added to NRS by 2015, 29th Special Session, 28