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1-1 Section 1. The following sums are hereby appropriated from the state

1-2 general fund for the purposes expressed in sections 2 to 28, inclusive, of

1-3 this act and for the support of the government of the State of Nevada for the

1-4 fiscal years beginning July 1, 1999, and ending June 30, 2000, and

1-5 beginning July 1, 2000, and ending June 30, 2001.

1-6 1999-2000 2000-2001

1-7 Sec. 2. The Office and Mansion of

1-8 the Governor.

1-9 For the support of the:

1-10 Office of the Governor $1,799,047 $1,811,513

1-11 Governor’s Mansion $260,839 $306,837

1-12 Agency for Nuclear Projects $1,106,950 $1,070,627

1-13 Sec. 3. The Office of Lieutenant

1-14 Governor.

1-15 For the support of the Office of the

1-16 Lieutenant Governor $453,455 $446,966

2-1 Sec. 4. The Office of

2-2 Attorney General.

2-3 For the support of the:

2-4 Office of the Attorney General $8,903,858 $8,441,422

2-5 Special Litigation Account $84,845 $84,845

2-6 Medicaid Fraud Unit $30,995 $31,016

2-7 Crime Prevention Program $237,208 $239,339

2-8 Office of the Extradition

2-9 Coordinator $587,360 $580,853

2-10 Consumer Advocate $1,014,774 $1,009,402

2-11 Advisory Council for Prosecuting

2-12 Attorneys $17,056 $97,054

2-13 Sec. 5. The Office of Secretary of

2-14 State.

2-15 For the support of the:

2-16 Office of the Secretary of State $4,095,664 $4,256,187

2-17 Sec. 6. The Office of State Treasurer.

2-18 For the support of the:

2-19 Office of the State Treasurer $1,017,572 $1,012,630

2-20 Higher Education Tuition

2-21 Administration $747,099 $755,768

2-22 Sec. 7. The Office of State

2-23 Controller.

2-24 For the support of the Office of the

2-25 State Controller $2,785,268 $2,781,191

2-26 Sec. 8. Department of

2-27 Administration.

2-28 For the support of the:

2-29 Budget and planning $2,236,592 $2,940,054

2-30 Management, training and controls $286,253 $272,254

2-31 Clear Creek Youth Center $153,923 $84,885

2-32 State Public Works Board $826,407 $835,429

2-33 Merit Award Board $5,000 $5,000

2-34 Sec. 9. Department of Taxation.

2-35 For the support of the:

2-36 Department of Taxation $12,935,474 $13,057,151

2-37 Senior citizens’ property tax

2-38 assistance $2,053,980 $3,195,503

2-39 Sec. 10. Legislative Fund.

2-40 For the support of the:

2-41 Legislative Commission $734,320 $350,190

2-42 Audit Division $2,289,819 $2,426,921

2-43 Administrative Division $5,634,226 $5,618,077

3-1 Legal Division $3,914,853 $4,649,167

3-2 Research Division $2,355,251 $2,300,049

3-3 Fiscal Analysis Division $2,083,269 $2,084,593

3-4 Interim legislative operations $366,969 $372,520

3-5 Sec. 11. Supreme Court of Nevada.

3-6 For the support of the:

3-7 Supreme Court of Nevada $4,250,588 $4,211,226

3-8 Law Library $1,075,606 $1,107,240

3-9 Commission on Judicial Selection $7,332 $7,450

3-10 Division of Planning and Analysis $267,583 $307,887

3-11 Sec. 12. Commission on Judicial

3-12 Discipline.

3-13 For the support of the commission

3-14 on Judicial Discipline $370,288 $377,632

3-15 Sec. 13. District Judges’ Salaries and

3-16 Judicial Pensions.

3-17 For the support of the District

3-18 Judges’ salaries and pensions of

3-19 Justices, Judges and widows $7,566,242 $7,766,964

3-20 Sec. 14. Commission on Economic

3-21 Development.

3-22 For the support of:

3-23 Economic development $3,340,785 $3,326,476

3-24 Rural community development $124,112 $126,585

3-25 Procurement outreach program $143,490 $147,758

3-26 Sec. 15. State Department of

3-27 Education.

3-28 For the support of:

3-29 Education, state programs $2,147,888 $2,171,196

3-30 Occupational education $370,339 $369,945

3-31 Teacher education and licensing $186,492 $771

3-32 Nutrition education $252,976 $254,565

3-33 Continuing education $467,586 $469,263

3-34 Education of handicapped children $398,946 $398,946

3-35 Proficiency testing $1,218,552 $1,173,538

3-36 Other state education programs $907,735 $709,251

3-37 Commission on Postsecondary

3-38 Education $274,590 $273,134

3-39 Sec. 16. University and Community

3-40 College System of Nevada.

3-41 For the support of:

3-42 System administration $2,623,749 $2,665,094

3-43 University Press $625,051 $638,931

4-1 Statewide programs—UNR $4,761,168 $4,876,708

4-2 Intercollegiate athletics—UNR $1,451,628 $1,490,117

4-3 Statewide programs—UNLV $670,976 $689,074

4-4 Intercollegiate athletics—UNLV $1,480,920 $1,519,239

4-5 Agricultural Experiment Station $5,795,646 $5,954,664

4-6 Cooperative Extension Services $5,385,349 $5,567,564

4-7 System computing center $11,503,391 $11,712,362

4-8 UNLV Law School $3,603,457 $4,055,121

4-9 Desert Research Institute $2,460,079 $2,498,390

4-10 National Direct Student Loan $77,842 $77,842

4-11 University of Nevada, Reno $75,429,944 $76,894,015

4-12 School of Medical Sciences $15,458,184 $15,786,919

4-13 Bureau of Laboratory and

4-14 Research $1,168,678 $1,194,457

4-15 University of Nevada, Las Vegas $83,633,405 $84,907,664

4-16 Community College of Southern

4-17 Nevada $45,425,822 $48,137,045

4-18 Western Nevada Community

4-19 College $12,458,109 $12,913,823

4-20 Truckee Meadows Community

4-21 College $20,677,168 $21,965,580

4-22 Great Basin College $7,631,703 $7,904,517

4-23 Business Center, North $1,692,128 $1,724,099

4-24 Business Center, South $1,426,933 $1,461,408

4-25 University system—special

4-26 projects $541,654 $541,654

4-27 Sec. 17. Western Interstate

4-28 Commission for Higher

4-29 Education.

4-30 For the administrative support of

4-31 Nevada’s membership in the

4-32 Western Interstate Commission

4-33 for Higher Education $255,097 $259,224

4-34 For the support of the Western

4-35 Interstate Commission for

4-36 Higher Education Loan Fund $644,947 $763,153

4-37 Sec. 18. Department of Museums,

4-38 Library and Arts.

4-39 For the support of the:

4-40 Museums, library and arts

4-41 administration $288,899 $287,596

4-42 Museums and history $229,009 $230,064

4-43 Nevada Historical Society, Reno $593,863 $569,695

5-1 Nevada State Museum, Carson

5-2 City $1,160,984 $1,197,596

5-3 Nevada Museum and Historical

5-4 Society, Las Vegas $913,147 $865,906

5-5 Lost City Museum $271,444 $248,434

5-6 Nevada Railroad Museum $530,812 $409,757

5-7 State Arts Council $1,260,429 $1,267,071

5-8 Nevada State Library $2,757,825 $2,762,203

5-9 Nevada State Library—Literacy. $107,017 $110,207

5-10 Archives and records $659,557 $551,069

5-11 Historic preservation and

5-12 archeology $307,312 $269,443

5-13 Comstock historic district $88,871 $90,872

5-14 Sec. 19. Department of Human

5-15 Resources.

5-16 For the support of the:

5-17 Office of the Director of Human

5-18 Resources $765,380 $784,414

5-19 Family to Family Connection $2,287,768 $2,299,809

5-20 Family Resource Centers $1,442,280 $1,442,681

5-21 Chapter I – Special education $87,411 $90,210

5-22 Indian Affairs Commission $110,474 $112,069

5-23 Office of the State Public

5-24 Defender $806,844 $806,817

5-25 Division of Health Care Financing

5-26 and Policy:

5-27 Nevada Medicaid $157,811,725 $173,450,870

5-28 Health Care Financing and

5-29 Policy $548,045 $552,770

5-30 Nevada Check-Up Program $0 $441,210

5-31 Aging Services Division:

5-32 Aging Services Division $2,479,551 $2,488,585

5-33 Senior Services Program $1,058,298 $1,054,623

5-34 EPS/Homemaker programs $14,633 $556,636

5-35 Division of Child and Family

5-36 Services:

5-37 Juvenile justice programs $807,219 $747,219

5-38 UNITY/SACWIS $4,580,968 $3,058,754

5-39 Children and family

5-40 administration $6,550,612 $6,775,587

5-41 Bureau of Services for Child

5-42 Care $354,887 $365,326

5-43 Nevada Youth Training Center $5,320,074 $5,309,571

6-1 Caliente Youth Center $4,172,943 $4,174,432

6-2 Youth community services $19,330,847 $19,794,444

6-3 Youth alternative placement $1,404,110 $784,350

6-4 Youth parole services $4,060,875 $4,046,598

6-5 Northern Nevada child and

6-6 adolescent services $1,680,610 $1,804,060

6-7 Southern Nevada child and

6-8 adolescent services $5,319,956 $5,692,332

6-9 Juvenile correctional facility $513,014 $4,359,163

6-10 Health Division:

6-11 Office of State Health Officer $381,138 $387,844

6-12 Alcohol and drug rehabilitation $3,157,066 $3,164,462

6-13 Vital statistics $472,715 $470,708

6-14 Maternal child health services $1,732,223 $1,823,767

6-15 Special children’s clinic $4,051,653 $4,113,031

6-16 Community health services $287,689 $289,527

6-17 Consumer protection $841,160 $855,983

6-18 Radiological health $234,994 $239,127

6-19 Sexually transmitted disease

6-20 control $1,569,916 $1,629,230

6-21 Communicable disease control $864,704 $885,239

6-22 Emergency medical services $688,646 $670,863

6-23 Immunization program $1,108,645 $1,151,114

6-24 Health aid to counties $1,270,880 $1,318,048

6-25 Division of Mental Health and

6-26 Developmental Services:

6-27 Division administration $1,749,440 $1,775,705

6-28 Mental health information

6-29 system $372,432 $374,964

6-30 Southern Nevada adult mental

6-31 health services $25,592,047 $26,963,074

6-32 Nevada Mental Health Institute $14,373,805 $14,844,572

6-33 Facility for the mental offender $4,787,910 $4,875,021

6-34 Rural clinics $5,102,152 $5,184,382

6-35 Southern Nevada mental

6-36 retardation services $14,325,646 $16,798,771

6-37 Northern Nevada mental

6-38 retardation services $8,890,021 $9,461,858

6-39 Rural Nevada retardation

6-40 services $2,128,391 $2,699,683

6-41 Family preservation program $753,244 $753,244

6-42 Welfare Division:

6-43 Welfare administration $10,822,141 $6,595,530

7-1 Welfare field services $16,914,569 $17,195,922

7-2 Assistance to aged and blind $5,441,499 $5,602,421

7-3 Welfare to work $1,730,484 $0

7-4 TANF $13,104,902 $13,504,517

7-5 Employment and training $10,253,123 $10,300,236

7-6 Sec. 20. Office of the Military.

7-7 For the support of the:

7-8 Nevada National Guard $1,736,509 $1,777,343

7-9 National Guard benefits $95,782 $95,782

7-10 Sec. 21. Nevada Veterans’ Services

7-11 Commission.

7-12 For the support of the:

7-13 Executive Director for veteran

7-14 affairs $758,101 $743,044

7-15 Veterans home account $728,331 $2,398,185

7-16 Sec. 22. Department of Prisons.

7-17 For the support of the:

7-18 Office of Director $6,775,741 $6,665,350

7-19 Medical care $30,274,914 $32,021,386

7-20 Southern Nevada Correctional

7-21 Center $8,636,189 $1,825,912

7-22 Southern Desert Correctional

7-23 Center $14,828,396 $14,711,697

7-24 Nevada State Prison $12,308,517 $12,113,209

7-25 Northern Nevada Correctional

7-26 Center $13,909,920 $13,547,397

7-27 Warm springs Correctional Center $6,107,980 $6,227,430

7-28 Ely Maximum Security Prison $18,826,140 $19,241,756

7-29 Lovelock Correctional Center $15,520,107 $15,779,533

7-30 Southern Nevada Women’s Private

7-31 Prison $8,356,588 $6,670,217

7-32 Stewart Conservation Camp $1,097,662 $1,096,666

7-33 Ely Conservation Camp $918,057 $893,669

7-34 Humboldt Conservation Camp $906,614 $894,357

7-35 Indian Springs Conservation Camp $1,602,424 $1,588,504

7-36 Jean Conservation Camp $1,059,895 $1,092,678

7-37 Pioche Conservation Camp $1,140,789 $1,160,270

7-38 Carlin Conservation Camp $918,770 $911,444

7-39 Wells Conservation Camp $881,392 $880,271

7-40 Silver Springs Conservation Camp $897,206 $869,243

7-41 Tonopah Conservation Camp $922,509 $920,156

7-42 Southern Nevada Restitution

7-43 Center $416,545 $416,376

8-1 Northern Nevada Restitution

8-2 Center $280,301 $278,944

8-3 Men’s Prison No. 7 (Cold Creek

8-4 state prison) $0 $16,644,462

8-5 Sec. 23. Department of Business and

8-6 Industry.

8-7 For the support of the:

8-8 Business and industry

8-9 administration $221,337 $214,893

8-10 Committee to Hire the

8-11 Handicapped $239,802 $234,511

8-12 Financial Institutions Division $1,558,284 $1,853,261

8-13 Consumer Affairs Division $1,108,690 $1,116,004

8-14 Real Estate Administration $1,343,302 $1,353,730

8-15 Unclaimed Property Program $128,598 $129,327

8-16 Division of Insurance $2,772,380 $2,819,238

8-17 Employee-Management Relations

8-18 Board $127,297 $128,297

8-19 Labor Commissioner $1,116,096 $1,135,746

8-20 Nevada Athletic Commission $284,778 $281,550

8-21 Sec. 24. State Department of

8-22 Agriculture.

8-23 For the support of the:

8-24 Agriculture administration $506,503 $493,456

8-25 Plant industry fund $1,123,724 $1,046,369

8-26 Veterinary medical services $722,249 $699,144

8-27 Weights and measures $166,551 $72,022

8-28 Junior Livestock Show Board $40,326 $37,341

8-29 Predatory Animal and Rodent

8-30 Committee $612,772 $624,341

8-31 High School Rodeo Association $20,000 $20,000

8-32 Sec. 25. State Department of

8-33 Conservation and Natural

8-34 Resources.

8-35 For the support of the:

8-36 Natural resources administration $1,156,779 $1,119,081

8-37 Division of State Parks $4,564,090 $3,832,859

8-38 Nevada natural heritage $75,646 $72,901

8-39 Division of Forestry $2,863,457 $2,683,542

8-40 Forest fire suppression/emergency

8-41 response $1,000,000 $1,000,000

8-42 Forestry honor camps $5,822,433 $5,536,711

8-43 Water and mining $327,321 $327,321

9-1 Division of Water Resources $3,845,988 $3,646,360

9-2 Division of Water Planning $679,566 $654,419

9-3 Division of State Lands $1,015,142 $972,937

9-4 Division of Conservation Districts $301,645 $303,748

9-5 Division of Wildlife $698,946 $698,946

9-6 Sec. 26. Department of Employment,

9-7 Training and Rehabilitation.

9-8 For the support of:

9-9 Nevada Equal Rights Commission $781,670 $795,008

9-10 Vocational rehabilitation $2,254,051 $2,330,203

9-11 Services to the blind $888,677 $954,948

9-12 Community based services $2,000,121 $2,001,016

9-13 Developmental disabilities $138,367 $138,634

9-14 Sec. 27. Department of Motor

9-15 Vehicles and Public Safety.

9-16 For the support of the:

9-17 Director’s office $51,043 $51,043

9-18 Internal Affairs $68,385 $68,151

9-19 Training Division $333,732 $336,310

9-20 Field services $15,346 $15,346

9-21 Motor vehicles administration $77,342 $79,728

9-22 DMV justice assistance act $21,606 $21,606

9-23 DMV justice grant $67,013 $70,171

9-24 Highway Patrol (dignitary

9-25 protection) $51,047 $51,047

9-26 Dignitary protection $549,945 $557,041

9-27 Investigation Division $5,310,031 $4,961,125

9-28 Division of Emergency

9-29 Management $381,002 $431,461

9-30 Hazardous Materials Training

9-31 Center $176,225 $198,792

9-32 Parole Board $985,343 $990,437

9-33 Division of Parole and Probation $25,161,915 $26,326,513

9-34 State Fire Marshal $1,000 $1,000

9-35 Drug Commission $37,628 $38,906

9-36 Sec. 28. Ethics Commission.

9-37 For the support of the Ethics

9-38 Commission $389,469 $359,639

9-39 Sec. 29. The following sums are hereby appropriated from the state

9-40 highway fund for the purposes expressed in this section for the fiscal years

9-41 beginning July 1, 1999, and ending June 30, 2000, and beginning July 1,

9-42 2000, and ending June 30, 2001:

10-1 Department of Taxation $874,676 $885,924

10-2 Department of Motor Vehicles and

10-3 Public Safety:

10-4 Director’s Office $1,975,029 $2,063,578

10-5 Internal Affairs $152,507 $153,196

10-6 Training Division $545,286 $497,307

10-7 Highway Patrol $42,994,954 $42,994,664

10-8 Administrative services $5,786,833 $5,624,223

10-9 Hearings Office $705,525 $708,656

10-10 Automation $5,985,519 $5,824,251

10-11 Field services $11,935,655 $12,061,748

10-12 Project Genesis $317,309 $229,035

10-13 Compliance enforcement $2,279,946 $2,129,566

10-14 Central services $5,988,255 $5,986,102

10-15 Management services $2,622,250 $3,481,917

10-16 Motor carrier $1,859,077 $1,807,513

10-17 Hazardous materials $901,265 $858,877

10-18 Highway safety plan &

10-19 administration $106,428 $101,468

10-20 Division of Investigations $206,637 $212,896

10-21 Emergency Response Commission $94,915 $94,915

10-22 Transportation Services Authority $1,743,667 $1,892,254

10-23 Sec. 30. 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3, the sums

10-24 appropriated in this act must be:

10-25 (a) Expended in accordance with the allotment, transfer, work program

10-26 and budget provisions of NRS 353.150 to 353.245, inclusive; and

10-27 (b) Work programmed for the 2 separate fiscal years, 1999-2000 and

10-28 2000-2001, as required by NRS 353.215. Work programs may be revised

10-29 with the approval of the Governor upon the recommendation of the

10-30 Director of the Department of Administration and in accordance with the

10-31 provisions of the State Budget Act.

10-32 2. Transfers to and from salary allotments, travel allotments, operating

10-33 expense allotments, equipment allotments and other allotments must be

10-34 allowed and made in accordance with the provisions of NRS 353.215 to

10-35 353.225, inclusive, and after separate consideration of the merits of each

10-36 request.

10-37 3. Pursuant to law, sums appropriated for the support of the Supreme

10-38 Court of Nevada and the Legislative Fund are excluded from the allotment,

10-39 transfer, work program and budget provisions of NRS 353.150 to 353.245,

10-40 inclusive.

10-41 Sec. 31. The sums appropriated to:

10-42 1. Senior citizens’ property tax assistance;

10-43 2. Education of handicapped children;

11-1 3. Forest fire suppression/emergency response;

11-2 4. National Guard benefits;

11-3 5. Communicable disease control;

11-4 6. Maternal child health services;

11-5 7. Welfare administration;

11-6 8. Welfare field services;

11-7 9. Temporary assistance for needy families (TANF);

11-8 10. Assistance to aged and blind;

11-9 11. Welfare to work;

11-10 12. Employment and training;

11-11 13. Nevada Medicaid;

11-12 14. Nevada Check-Up Program;

11-13 15. Youth community services;

11-14 16. Pensions of justices, judges and widows;

11-15 17. Attorney general’s special litigation account;

11-16 18. Attorney general’s medicaid fraud unit;

11-17 19. Attorney general’s extradition coordinator; and,

11-18 20. Ethics commission,

11-19 are available for both fiscal years 1999-2000 and 2000-2001, and may be

11-20 transferred from one fiscal year to the other with the approval of the Interim

11-21 Finance Committee upon the recommendation of the Governor. The money

11-22 appropriated for the support of pensions of justices, judges and widows is

11-23 available in both fiscal years 1999-2000 and 2000-2001, and may be

11-24 transferred from one fiscal year to the other with the approval of the Interim

11-25 Finance Committee.

11-26 Sec. 32. Of the amounts appropriated by sections 2 though 29 of this

11-27 act, amounts appropriated in fiscal year 1999-2000 to finance an

11-28 information technology project in excess of $50,000 are available for both

11-29 fiscal years 1999-2000 and 2000-2001 and may be transferred within the

11-30 same budget account from one year to the other with the approval of the

11-31 Interim Finance Committee upon the recommendation of the Governor.

11-32 Any amount transferred must be used to complete the information

11-33 technology project as approved by the Legislature.

11-34 Sec. 33. Amounts appropriated pursuant to sections 8, 14, 19, 21 and

11-35 25 of this act to finance specific programs as outlined in this section are

11-36 available for both fiscal years 1999-2000 and 2000-2001 and may be

11-37 transferred from one fiscal year to the other with the approval of the Interim

11-38 Finance Committee upon the recommendation of the Governor as follows:

11-39 1. Of the amounts appropriated to the Commission on Economic

11-40 Development pursuant to section 14 of this act, a total of $500,000 in both

11-41 fiscal year 1999-2000 and fiscal year 2000-2001 to support the Train

11-42 Employees Now Program.

12-1 2. Of the amounts appropriated to the Department of Conservation and

12-2 Natural Resources pursuant to section 25 of this act:

12-3 (a) Within the Division of State Parks a total of $346,699 in fiscal year

12-4 1999-2000 to finance maintenance projects.

12-5 (b) Within the Division of Forestry a total of $13,785 in fiscal year

12-6 1999-2000 for aircraft maintenance training.

12-7 (c) Of the amounts appropriated to the Department of Human

12-8 Resources, Division of Child and Family Services pursuant to section 19 of

12-9 this act:

12-10 (1) Within the juvenile justice programs account, a total of $60,000 in

12-11 fiscal year 1999-2000 to finance a juvenile corrections needs assessment.

12-12 (2) Within the youth alternative placement account, a total of

12-13 $633,526 in fiscal year 1999-2000 for juvenile out-of-state and contract

12-14 correctional placements.

12-15 (d) Of the amounts appropriated to the Department of Administration,

12-16 Clear Creek Youth Center pursuant to section 8 of this act, a total of

12-17 $50,000 in fiscal year 1999-2000 for maintenance projects.

12-18 (e) Of the amounts appropriated to the Nevada Veterans’ Services

12-19 Commission for the Veterans Home Account pursuant to section 21 of this

12-20 act, a total of $250,623 in fiscal year 1999-2000 for the purchase of

12-21 equipment.

12-22 Sec. 34. 1. The sums appropriated to the legislative fund by section

12-23 10 of this act for the support of the Legislative Commission, the various

12-24 divisions of the Legislative Counsel Bureau and Legislative Interim

12-25 Operations are available for both fiscal years 1999-2000 and 2000-2001,

12-26 and may be transferred among the Legislative Commission, the various

12-27 divisions of the Legislative Counsel Bureau and the Legislative Interim

12-28 Operations and from one fiscal year to another with the approval of the

12-29 Legislative Commission upon the recommendation of the Director of the

12-30 Legislative Counsel Bureau.

12-31 2. The sums appropriated for the support of salaries and payroll costs

12-32 must be applied pursuant to the budget approved by the Legislature

12-33 notwithstanding the provisions of NRS 281.123.

12-34 Sec. 35. The total amounts appropriated in section 19 of this act to

12-35 each of the accounts of the Health Care Financing and Policy Division and

12-36 the Welfare Division enumerated in section 31 of this act, except for the

12-37 amounts appropriated for the assistance to the aged and blind program, the

12-38 welfare administration account, welfare field services account and except as

12-39 otherwise provided in this section, are limits. The divisions shall not

12-40 request additional money for these programs, except for:

12-41 1. Increased state costs in the event that federal financial participation

12-42 rates are reduced from those in effect on July 1, 1999; or

13-1 2. Costs related to additional services mandated by the Federal

13-2 Government on or after October 1, 1999, and not specifically funded in the

13-3 Nevada Medicaid account in fiscal years 1999-2000 and 2000-2001.

13-4 Sec. 36. The sums appropriated to the Welfare Division by section 19

13-5 of this act may be transferred among the various budget accounts of the

13-6 Welfare Division with the approval of the Interim Finance Committee upon

13-7 the recommendation of the Governor.

13-8 Sec. 37. The Division of Health Care Financing and Policy shall work

13-9 with the University and Community College System of Nevada, where

13-10 possible and allowable, to incorporate dental services available through the

13-11 University and Community College System into Medicaid and Nevada

13-12 Check-Up health service delivery plans.

13-13 Sec. 38. Any money appropriated for expenditure in section 19 of this

13-14 act for the Special Children’s Clinic and the Maternal and Child Health

13-15 Services in the Health Division of the Department of Human Resources

13-16 may be transferred between those programs with the approval of the

13-17 Interim Finance Committee upon the recommendation of the Governor.

13-18 Sec. 39. Of the sums appropriated to the Welfare Division pursuant to

13-19 Senate Bill 547 of the 70th session of the Nevada Legislature, a total of

13-20 $43,218 may be used to pay signing bonuses or critical project bonuses to

13-21 employees of the Department of Information Technology. A signing bonus

13-22 of up to $3,000, which is payable to an employee during his first week of

13-23 employment, may be paid to the employee if, in the determination of the

13-24 agency administrator, he possesses advanced skills required for the

13-25 NOMADS project. A critical project bonus of up to $3,000 may be paid to

13-26 an employee working on the NOMADS project upon certification of the

13-27 system. The amount to be expended is limited to the amount budgeted for

13-28 such bonuses.

13-29 Sec. 40. Of the $836,070 appropriated to the Division of Child and

13-30 Family Services youth parole services account in both fiscal year 1999-

13-31 2000 and fiscal year 2000-2001 pursuant to section 19 of this act, the

13-32 Division of Child and Family Services shall not provide any monies in

13-33 excess of the amount provided to a local government in fiscal year 1997-98

13-34 for county detention costs unless the Division has confirmed that these

13-35 amounts shall not be used to offset existing local resources used to support

13-36 county detention centers. Any appropriated amounts in excess of monies

13-37 provided to a county in fiscal year 1997-98, for detention center costs of

13-38 state-paroled youth awaiting parole revocation hearings must be used by

13-39 local governments to enhance programs which are designed to reduce

13-40 commitments to county and state detention and correctional facilities.

13-41 Sec. 41. The sums appropriated to the Department of Prisons by

13-42 section 22 of this act may be transferred among the various budget accounts

14-1 of the Department of Prisons with the approval of the Interim Finance

14-2 Committee upon the recommendation of the Governor.

14-3 Sec. 42. 1. The sums appropriated to the Department of Motor

14-4 Vehicles and Public Safety by section 27 of this act for the support of

14-5 payment to the Public Safety Information Services Section may be

14-6 transferred among the various budget accounts of the Department of Motor

14-7 Vehicles and Public Safety, as enumerated in section 27 of this act, for the

14-8 support of payment to the Public Safety Information Services Section with

14-9 the approval of the Interim Finance Committee upon the recommendation

14-10 of the Governor. The amount transferred between accounts is limited to the

14-11 total amount appropriated for payments to the Public Safety Information

14-12 Services Section.

14-13 2. The sums appropriated to the Department of Motor Vehicles and

14-14 Public Safety by section 29 of this act for the support of payment to the

14-15 Public Safety Information Services Section may be transferred among the

14-16 various budget accounts of the Department of Motor Vehicles and Public

14-17 Safety, as enumerated in section 29 of this act, for the support of payment

14-18 to the Public Safety Information Services Section with the approval of the

14-19 Interim Finance Committee upon the recommendation of the Governor. The

14-20 amount transferred between accounts is limited to the total amount

14-21 appropriated for payments to the Public Safety Information Services

14-22 Section.

14-23 3. The sums appropriated in section 29 of this act to the budget

14-24 accounts within the Motor Vehicle Branch of the Department of Motor

14-25 Vehicles and Public Safety may be transferred between the accounts within

14-26 the Motor Vehicle Branch to implement any modifications to the

14-27 organizational structure of the Department upon the recommendation of the

14-28 Governor and the approval of the Interim Finance Committee.

14-29 4. The sums appropriated in section 29 of this act to the field services

14-30 account and the central services account may be transferred between the

14-31 two accounts to implement the use of new technologies to improve methods

14-32 of accessing services provided by the Department of Motor Vehicles and

14-33 Public Safety. A transfer of money between the field services account and

14-34 the central services account is authorized upon the recommendation of the

14-35 Governor and the approval of the Interim Finance Committee.

14-36 Sec. 43. 1. Any money appropriated for expenditures in section 29

14-37 of this act for the functions of the Transportation Services Authority or the

14-38 Taxicab Authority may be transferred among the Transportation Services

14-39 Authority, Southern Taxicab Authority and Northern Taxicab Authority

14-40 pursuant to legislation adopted by the 70th session of the Nevada

14-41 Legislature.

14-42 2. If budgetary transfers are required pursuant to subsection 1, on or

14-43 before October 1, 1999, the Transportation Services Authority, the

15-1 Southern Taxicab Authority and the Northern Taxicab Authority must

15-2 submit to the Governor for his approval and for the approval of the Interim

15-3 Finance Committee the proposed transfers in subsection 1.

15-4 Sec. 44. The sums appropriated to any division, agency or section of

15-5 any department of state government for the support of salaries and payroll

15-6 costs may be transferred to any other division, bureau, agency or section of

15-7 the same department for the support of salaries and payroll costs with the

15-8 approval of the Interim Finance Committee upon the recommendation of

15-9 the Governor. The amount transferred into a budget account is limited to

15-10 the amount budgeted for vacancy savings, and such transfers are also

15-11 limited only to those activities which are supported by state general fund or

15-12 highway fund appropriations.

15-13 Sec. 45. In addition to the requirements of NRS 353.225, for the fiscal

15-14 years 1999-2000 and 2000-2001, the Board of Regents of the University

15-15 and Community College System of Nevada shall comply with any request

15-16 by the Governor to set aside money from the appropriations made by this

15-17 act in any specified amount.

15-18 Sec. 46. There is hereby appropriated $57,450 from the state general

15-19 fund to the Public Employees’ Retirement Board to be expended for the

15-20 administration of the legislators’ retirement system for the period July 1,

15-21 1999, through June 30, 2001.

15-22 Sec. 47. 1. Except as otherwise provided in section 60 of this act,

15-23 unencumbered balances of the appropriations made in this act for the fiscal

15-24 years 1999-2000 and 2000-2001 must not be committed for expenditure

15-25 after June 30 of each fiscal year. Except as otherwise provided in

15-26 subsection 2, unencumbered balances of these appropriations revert to the

15-27 fund from which appropriated.

15-28 2. Any encumbered balance of the appropriations made to the

15-29 legislative fund by section 10 of this act does not revert to the state general

15-30 fund but constitutes a balance carried forward.

15-31 Sec. 48. If any claims which are payable and properly approved

15-32 exceed the amount available in the Department of Prisons’ warehouse

15-33 account, the State Controller may temporarily transfer, upon the

15-34 recommendation of the Director of the Department of Administration, from

15-35 the appropriations made in section 22 of this act for the Department of

15-36 Prisons, such amount as may be required to pay the claims but not

15-37 exceeding a total of $4,000,000.

15-38 Sec. 49. The State Controller shall provide for the payment of claims

15-39 legally obligated in each fiscal year on behalf of state agencies until the last

15-40 Friday of the August immediately following the end of each fiscal year.

15-41 Sec. 50. The State Controller shall transfer among the appropriate

15-42 accounts and funds the amounts necessary to carry out the budget approved

16-1 by the Legislature, and the amounts so transferred shall be deemed

16-2 appropriated.

16-3 Sec. 51. The State Controller shall pay the annual salaries of Supreme

16-4 Court Justices, district court judges, the Governor, the Lieutenant

16-5 Governor, the Secretary of State, the Treasurer, the Controller and the

16-6 Attorney General in biweekly installments for each day worked up to an

16-7 including the date of payment. The payment of a portion of the annual

16-8 salaries of these officers at the end of a calendar year for the purpose of

16-9 reconciling the amount of the salary paid during that calendar year with the

16-10 amount of the salary set forth in statute for that office must not be made if it

16-11 will result in the issuance of a separate check.

16-12 Sec. 52. There is hereby appropriated from the state general fund to

16-13 the legislative fund, created pursuant to NRS 218.085, the sum of

16-14 $1,700,000.

16-15 Sec. 53. 1. If the Attorney General determines that delays in the

16-16 receipt of recovery revenue for the Medicaid Fraud Unit will result in

16-17 insufficient revenues to pay authorized expenditures, he may submit a

16-18 request for a temporary advance from the state general fund to the Director

16-19 of the Department of Administration to pay authorized expenditures to

16-20 support the operations of the unit.

16-21 2. The Director of the Department of Administration shall notify the

16-22 State Controller and the Fiscal Analysis Division of the Legislative Counsel

16-23 Bureau if he approves a request made pursuant to subsection 1. The State

16-24 Controller shall draw a warrant upon receipt of such notification.

16-25 3. An advance from the State General Fund approved by the Director

16-26 of the Department of Administration as authorized pursuant to this section

16-27 is limited to the total estimated amounts due from outstanding billings for

16-28 recoveries and must not exceed the total authorized recoveries in the

16-29 appropriate fiscal year.

16-30 4. Any money which is temporarily advanced from the State General

16-31 Fund to the Medicaid Fraud Unit pursuant to this section must be repaid on

16-32 or before the last Friday in August immediately following the end of the

16-33 fiscal year.

16-34 Sec. 54. 1. If the Executive Director for Veteran Affairs determines

16-35 that delays in the receipt of federal reimbursement for services provided by

16-36 the Southern Nevada Veterans’ Home will result in insufficient revenues to

16-37 pay authorized expenditures, he may submit a request for a temporary

16-38 advance from the State General Fund to the Director of the Department of

16-39 Administration to pay authorized expenditures to support operational costs

16-40 of the Veterans’ Home.

16-41 2. The Director of the Department of Administration shall notify the

16-42 State Controller and the Fiscal Analysis Division of the Legislative Counsel

17-1 Bureau if he approves a request made pursuant to subsection 1. The State

17-2 Controller shall draw a warrant upon receipt of such notification.

17-3 3. An advance for the State General Fund approved by the Director of

17-4 the Department of Administration as authorized pursuant to this section is

17-5 limited to the total estimated amounts due from outstanding billings for

17-6 federal reimbursements for operational costs incurred by the Veterans’

17-7 Home.

17-8 4. Any money which is temporarily advanced from the State General

17-9 Fund to the Southern Nevada Veterans’ Home pursuant to this section must

17-10 be repaid on or before the last Friday in August immediately following the

17-11 end of the fiscal year.

17-12 Sec. 55. 1. If the Director of the State Department of Conservation

17-13 and Natural Resources determines that, because of delays in the receipt of

17-14 revenue for services billed to the Federal Government, local governments

17-15 and other state governments, the amount of current claims for expenses

17-16 incurred in the suppression of fire or response to emergencies exceeds the

17-17 amount of money available to pay such claims within 30 days, he may

17-18 request from the Director of the Department of Administration a temporary

17-19 advance from the state general fund to pay authorized expenses.

17-20 2. The Director of the Department of Administration shall notify the

17-21 State Controller and the Fiscal Analysis Division of the Legislative Counsel

17-22 Bureau if he approves a request made pursuant to subsection 1. The State

17-23 Controller shall draw his warrant upon receipt of such notification.

17-24 3. An advance from the State General Fund:

17-25 (a) May be approved by the Director of the Department of

17-26 Administration only for expenses incurred in the suppression of fires or

17-27 response to emergencies charged to the budget account for forest fire

17-28 suppression/emergency response of the Division of Forestry of the State

17-29 Department of Conservation and Natural Resources. Before approving the

17-30 advance, the Director shall verify that billings for reimbursement have been

17-31 sent to the agencies of the Federal Government, local governments or other

17-32 state governments responsible for reimbursing the Division of Forestry for

17-33 costs incurred in fire suppression or emergency response activities.

17-34 (b) Is limited to the total due from outstanding billings for reimbursable

17-35 expenses incurred in the suppression of fires or response to emergencies as

17-36 approved for payment to the state by agencies of the Federal Government,

17-37 local governments, and other state governments.

17-38 4. Any money which is temporarily advanced from the State General

17-39 Fund to the budget account for forest fire suppression/emergency response

17-40 pursuant to this section must be repaid on or before the last Friday in

17-41 August immediately following the end of the fiscal year.

17-42 Sec. 56. 1. If the Governor orders the Nevada National Guard into

17-43 active duty as described in NRS 412.122 for an emergency as described in

18-1 NRS 353.263 and the Adjutant General of the Nevada National Guard

18-2 determines expenditures will be required, the Adjutant General may request

18-3 from the Director of the Department of Administration a temporary

18-4 advance from the state general fund for the payment of authorized

18-5 expenses.

18-6 2. The Director of the Department of Administration shall notify the

18-7 State Controller and the Fiscal Analysis Division of the Legislative Counsel

18-8 Bureau of the approval of a request made pursuant to subsection 1. The

18-9 State Controller shall draw his warrant upon receipt of the approval by the

18-10 Director of the Department of Administration.

18-11 3. An advance from the State General Fund:

18-12 (a) Must be approved by the Director of the Department of

18-13 Administration for expenses incurred as a result of activation of the Nevada

18-14 National Guard.

18-15 (b) Is limited to $25,000 per activation as described in subsection 1.

18-16 4. Any money which is temporarily advanced from the state general

18-17 fund to an account pursuant to subsection 3 must be repaid as soon as

18-18 possible, and must come from the emergency account established under

18-19 NRS 353.263.

18-20 Sec. 57. 1. If the Director of the Department of Prisons determines

18-21 that delays in the receipt of revenue for services billed to the Federal

18-22 Government, for housing illegal aliens will result in insufficient revenues to

18-23 pay authorized expenditures of the Department of Prisons, he may request

18-24 from the Director of the Department of Administration a temporary

18-25 advance from the State General Fund to pay authorized expenses.

18-26 2. The Director of the Department of Administration shall notify the

18-27 State Controller and the Fiscal Analysis Division of the Legislative Counsel

18-28 Bureau if he approves a request made pursuant to subsection 1. The State

18-29 Controller shall draw his warrant upon receipt of such notification.

18-30 3. An advance from the State General Fund may be approved by the

18-31 Director of the Department of Administration, is limited to the total due

18-32 from outstanding billings to the Federal Government for costs related to the

18-33 housing of illegal aliens and must not exceed $2,500,000, per fiscal year.

18-34 4. Any money which is temporarily advanced from the State General

18-35 Fund to the Department of Prisons pursuant to this section must be repaid

18-36 on or before the last Friday in August immediately following the end of the

18-37 fiscal year.

18-38 Sec. 58. 1. If projections of the ending balance of the State General

18-39 Fund fall below the amount estimated by the 1999 Legislature for fiscal

18-40 year 1999-2000 or 2000-2001, the Director of the Department of

18-41 Administration shall report this information to the State Board of

18-42 Examiners.

19-1 2. If the State Board of Examiners determines that the ending balance

19-2 of the State General Fund is projected to be less than $40,000,000 for fiscal

19-3 year 1999-2000 or 2000-2001, the Governor, pursuant to NRS 353.225,

19-4 may direct the Director of the Department of Administration to require the

19-5 State Controller or the head of each department, institution or agency to set

19-6 aside a reserve of not more than 15 percent of the total amount of operating

19-7 expenses or other appropriations and money otherwise available to such

19-8 department, institution or agency.

19-9 3. A reserve must not be set aside pursuant to this section unless:

19-10 (a) The Governor, on behalf of the State Board of Examiners, submits a

19-11 report to the Legislature, or if the Legislature is not in session, to the

19-12 Interim Finance Committee, stating the reasons why a reserve is needed and

19-13 indicating each department, institution or agency that will be required to set

19-14 aside a reserve; and

19-15 (b) The Legislature or the Interim Finance Committee approves setting

19-16 aside of the reserve.

19-17 Sec. 59. If the State of Nevada is required to make payment to the

19-18 United States Treasury under the provisions of Public Law 101-453, the

19-19 Cash Management Improvement Act of 1990, the State Controller, upon

19-20 approval of the State Board of Examiners, may make such payments from

19-21 the interest earnings of the State General Fund or interest earnings in other

19-22 funds when interest on federal money has been deposited in those funds.

19-23 Sec. 60. 1. Of the sums appropriated to the State Arts Council by

19-24 section 18 of this act, the following amounts must be used to support the

19-25 challenge grant program:

19-26 Fiscal year 1999-2000 $105,246

19-27 Fiscal year 2000-2001 $105,246

19-28 2. Any amounts provided to support the challenge grant program as

19-29 provided by this section which are not committed for expenditure by June

19-30 30 of each fiscal year may be carried forward for a maximum of 2 fiscal

19-31 years after which time any unexpended amounts revert to the State General

19-32 Fund. If a challenge grant project is completed in less than 3 fiscal years,

19-33 any unexpended money must not be reallocated and reverts to the State

19-34 General Fund at the close of the fiscal year.

19-35 3. All money appropriated by section 18 of this act other than the sums

19-36 designated in subsection 1 to support the challenge grant program is subject

19-37 to the provisions of section 47 of this act.

19-38 Sec. 61. 1. This section and section 52 of this act become effective

19-39 upon passage and approval.

19-40 2. Sections 1 to 51, inclusive, and 53 to 60, inclusive, of this act

19-41 become effective on July 1, 1999.