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Senate Bill No. 475–Committee on Legislative
Affairs and Operations

 

March 23, 2001

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Referred to Committee on Legislative Affairs and Operations

 

SUMMARY—Requires Legislative Auditor to contract for audit of Emission Reduction Credit Program in Clark County. (BDR S‑1497)

 

FISCAL NOTE:            Effect on Local Government: Yes.

                                    Effect on the State: No.

 

CONTAINS UNFUNDED MANDATE (§ 2)

(Not Requested by Affected Local Government)

 

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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 legislative affairs; requiring the Legislative Auditor to contract with a private auditing or consulting firm to conduct an audit of the Emission Reduction Credit Program in Clark County; 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.  The Legislative Auditor shall contract through a sole

1-2  source contract with a private auditing or consulting firm to conduct an

1-3  audit of the Emission Reduction Credit Program in Clark County.

1-4    2.  The contract must require the private auditing or consulting firm to

1-5  complete the audit and to submit a final written report of the audit to the

1-6  Legislative Auditor not later than May 31, 2001. The Legislative Auditor

1-7  shall submit copies of the final written report of the audit to the members

1-8  of the Senate Committee on Legislative Affairs and Operations, to the

1-9  members of the Audit Subcommittee of the Legislative Commission and to

1-10  the District Attorney of Clark County.

1-11    Sec. 2.  1.  Upon the request of the Legislative Auditor, the Clark

1-12  County Health District shall transfer to the legislative fund the sum of

1-13  $200,000 to carry out the provisions of section 1 of this act.

1-14    2.  Any remaining balance of the sum transferred pursuant to

1-15  subsection 1 must not be committed for expenditure after May 31, 2001,

1-16  and must be transferred to the Clark County Health District as soon as all

1-17  payments of money have been made.

2-1    Sec. 3.  The provisions of subsection 1 of NRS 354.599 do not apply

2-2  to any additional expenses of a local government that are related to the

2-3  provisions of this act.

2-4    Sec. 4.  This act becomes effective on passage and approval.

 

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