License Plate Programs
Lake Tahoe plate Lake Tahoe License Plate Program

Special vehicle license plates to benefit Lake Tahoe are available through the Department of Motor Vehicles. Buyers of these plates pay fees of $61 the first year and $30 each continuing year. Of these fees, $25 the first year and $20 each subsequent year go into a dedicated Lake Tahoe fund, which is administered by the Division of State Lands. These funds are to be used for projects and programs that will preserve or restore the natural environment of the Lake Tahoe Basin.


Since the first license plate was purchased in 1998, this program has generated more than 3.8 million dollars. A total of 48 projects have been funded to date, including:

  • Public Education Outreach

    • Sensitive Species Education

    • "Fate of the Jewel" Public Education Program

    • Backyard Conservation Program

    • "Protection of Sensitive Species in the Shorezone" Outreach Program

  • Research and Monitoring Studies

    • Avian species diversity within Aspen communities

    • North Canyon macroinvertebrate studies

    • Citizen Water Quality Monitoring

    • Efficiency of Wetlands for Removal of Bioavailable Nutrients Study

  • State Park Improvements

    • Sand Harbor Public Access Improvements

    • Spooner Summit Trailhead

    • Spooner Lake Parking Improvements

    • Social trails reduction and erosion control projects

  • Fisheries and Wildlife Habitat Projects

    • Third Creek fisheries passage project through the IVGID golf course

  

Spooner Summit Trailhead
---   BEFORE   ---

  

Spooner Summit Trailhead
---   AFTER   ---


Grant Application and Procedures:  These funds are available as grants, which are awarded annually. The submittal deadline for the 2008 Grant Round will close on January 11, 2008.

  • To download a copy of the Grant Application and a detailed description of the application procedures, click HERE.  Please note that significant changes have been made to the Application and Grant Procedures.  Please read carefully.

 For more information on submitting an application for the 2008 season, please contact:

The Nevada Tahoe Resource Team
Phone: 775-684-2736
Fax: 775-684-2721
E-mail: eharrison@lands.nv.gov

Statutory Authority:
NRS 321.595-321.5957
NRS 445A.170-445A.190

1993 Chapter 355
1989 Chapter 111