Assembly Bill No. 15–Committee of the Whole

 

July 21, 2003

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Declared an Emergency Measure

 

SUMMARY—Makes appropriations to Department of Cultural Affairs for expenses relating to continued operation of Southern Nevada Office of Nevada Humanities Committee and for creation of Nevada Online Encyclopedia. (BDR S‑54)

 

FISCAL NOTE:  Effect on Local Government: No.

                           Effect on the State: Contains Appropriation not included in Executive Budget.

 

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EXPLANATION – Matter in bolded italics is new; matter between brackets [omitted material] is material to be omitted.

 

AN ACT relating to making appropriations to the Department of Cultural Affairs for expenses relating to the continued operation of the Southern Nevada Office of the Nevada Humanities Committee and for the creation of a Nevada Online Encyclopedia; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

 

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEVADA, REPRESENTED IN

SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

 

1-1  Section 1. 1.  There is hereby appropriated from the State

1-2  General Fund to the Department of Cultural Affairs the sum of

1-3  $200,000 for expenses relating to the continued operation of the

1-4  Southern Nevada Office of the Nevada Humanities Committee.

1-5  2.  Upon acceptance of the money appropriated by subsection 1,

1-6  the Nevada Humanities Committee agrees to:

1-7  (a) Prepare and transmit a report to the Interim Finance

1-8  Committee on or before December 15, 2004, that describes each

1-9  expenditure made from the money appropriated by subsection 1

1-10  from the date on which the money was received by the Nevada

1-11  Humanities Committee through December 1, 2004; and

2-1  (b) Upon request of the Legislative Commission, make available

2-2  to the Legislative Auditor any books, accounts, claims, reports,

2-3  vouchers or other records of information, confidential or otherwise

2-4  and irrespective of their form or location, which the Legislative

2-5  Auditor deems necessary to conduct any audit of the use of the

2-6  money appropriated pursuant to subsection 1.

2-7  Sec. 2.  1.  There is hereby appropriated from the State

2-8  General Fund to the Department of Cultural Affairs the sum of

2-9  $100,000 for expenses relating to the creation of a Nevada Online

2-10  Encyclopedia.

2-11      2.  The appropriation made by subsection 1 is contingent upon

2-12  the Department of Cultural Affairs obtaining matching money from

2-13  the Federal Government and other sources. The Department of

2-14  Cultural Affairs shall submit proof satisfactory to the State

2-15  Controller that the matching money has been committed from the

2-16  Federal Government and other sources before the money

2-17  appropriated by subsection 1 may be distributed.

2-18      Sec. 3.  Any remaining balance of the appropriations made by

2-19  sections 1 and 2 of this act must not be committed for expenditure

2-20  after June 30, 2005, and reverts to the State General Fund as soon as

2-21  all payments of money committed have been made.

2-22      Sec. 4.  This section and sections 1 to 3, inclusive, of this act

2-23  become effective upon passage and approval and apply retroactively

2-24  to July 1, 2003.

 

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