Referred to Concurrent Committees on Transportation and Ways and Means
SUMMARY--Directs department of transportation to construct or cause to be constructed sound barriers alongside certain portion of U.S. Highway No. 95 in Clark County. (BDR S-809)
FISCAL NOTE: Effect on Local Government: No.
Effect on the State or on Industrial Insurance: Contains Appropriation not included in Executive Budget.
EXPLANATION - Matter in italics is new; matter in brackets [ ] is material to be omitted.
AN ACT relating to public highways; directing the department of transportation to construct or cause to be constructed two walls to function as sound barriers alongside a certain portion of U.S. Highway No. 95 in Clark County; making an appropriation; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEVADA, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
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Section 1 The department of transportation shall construct or cause to be constructed walls to function as sound barriers along both sides of U.S. Highway No. 95 in Clark County, Nevada, between Pecos Road and Charleston Boulevard.
Sec. 2 1. There is hereby appropriated from the state highway fund to the department of transportation the sum of $4,556,200 for the construction of the walls described in section 1 of this act.
2. The appropriation made by subsection 1 must be allocated by the state controller as the money is required by the department of transportation for the construction of the walls and must not be transferred to the department of transportation until the department is required to make payments on contracts for the construction of the walls.
3. When the walls are completed, any remaining balance of the appropriation made by subsection 1 reverts to the state highway fund as soon as all payments of money committed have been made.
Sec. 3 This act becomes effective upon passage and approval or on June 30, 1997, whichever occurs earlier.