Assembly Concurrent Resolution No. 65–Assemblymen Dini, Anderson, Angle, Arberry, Bache, Beers, Berman, Brower, Buckley, Carpenter, Cegavske, Chowning, Claborn, Collins, de Braga, Evans, Freeman, Gibbons, Giunchigliani, Goldwater, Gustavson, Hettrick, Humke, Koivisto, Lee, Leslie, Manendo, Marvel, McClain, Mortenson, Neighbors, Nolan, Ohrenschall, Parks, Parnell, Perkins, Price, Segerblom, Thomas, Tiffany, Von Tobel and Williams

May 12, 1999

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Joint Sponsors: Senators Jacobsen, Amodei, Care, Carlton, Coffin, James, Mathews, McGinness, Neal, O’Connell, O’Donnell, Porter, Raggio, Rawson, Rhoads, Schneider, Shaffer, Titus, Townsend, Washington and Wiener

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Read and Adopted

 

SUMMARY—Commends retired Walker River Irrigation District Director Peter A. Fenili. (BDR R-1734)

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EXPLANATION – Matter in bolded italics is new; matter between brackets [omitted material] is material to be omitted. Green numbers along left margin indicate location on the printed bill (e.g., 5-15 indicates page 5, line 15).

 

ASSEMBLY CONCURRENT RESOLUTION—Commending retired Director Peter A. Fenili

for 24 years of service with the Walker River Irrigation District in Yerington, Nevada.

1-1 Whereas, Peter A. Fenili has served as a member of the Board of

1-2 Directors of the Walker River Irrigation District as the representative of

1-3 Division No. 4 since May 5, 1975; and

1-4 Whereas, Peter Fenili, a staunch believer in proper water management

1-5 and fairness in its distribution to all water right holders, was a visionary

1-6 who saw the need for a strong infrastructure to protect water rights and

1-7 properly serve the present and future needs of agriculture and who voted

1-8 consistently to accomplish this ideal; and

2-1 Whereas, As a member of the Board of Directors, Peter Fenili

2-2 consistently stated that the Walker River Irrigation District should be

2-3 staffed by qualified personnel and that the facilities of the District,

2-4 including dams and canals, as well as the equipment, office and

2-5 maintenance shop, should be maintained and their integrity preserved; and

2-6 Whereas, In the early 1980s, when environmental groups launched an

2-7 all-out attack on the water supply of the Walker River Irrigation District by

2-8 filing legal actions on many state and federal fronts in an attempt to gain

2-9 minimum stream flow and minimum stored water rights, causing internal

2-10 conflict and years of costly litigation, the District prevailed in the

2-11 protection of those rights with the help of Peter Fenili; and

2-12 Whereas, During the 6 consecutive years of drought stretching into the

2-13 1990s, Peter Fenili took the lead and suggested innovative management

2-14 practices that extended the limited water supply and allowed agricultural

2-15 interests to survive a possible financial crisis; and

2-16 Whereas, As the Director of the Walker River Irrigation District for 24

2-17 years, Peter Fenili proved himself to be a man of honesty, fairness and

2-18 devotion to the people he served; now, therefore, be it

2-19 Resolved by the Assembly of the State of Nevada, the Senate

2-20 Concurring, That the members of the 70th session of the Nevada

2-21 Legislature do hereby express their appreciation to Peter Fenili for his loyal

2-22 years of service to the members of the Walker River Irrigation District; and

2-23 be it further

2-24 Resolved, That the Nevada Legislature, on behalf of the residents of

2-25 the State of Nevada who have benefited from the dedication of Peter Fenili,

2-26 extend its heartfelt gratitude and best wishes in the future to Peter A. Fenili,

2-27 his wife, Vicki, and daughter, Dana; and be it further

2-28 Resolved, That the Chief Clerk of the Assembly prepare and transmit a

2-29 copy of this resolution to Peter Fenili.

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