Assembly Bill No. 326–Assemblymen Goldwater, Beers, Parks, Cegavske, Chowning, de Braga, Dini, Giunchigliani, Hettrick, Leslie, Marvel, Tiffany and Williams

 

March 13, 2001

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Joint Sponsors: Senators O’Connell and Titus

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Referred to Committee on Government Affairs

 

SUMMARY—Requires local governments to disclose certain expenses relating to lobbying. (BDR 31‑496)

 

FISCAL NOTE:            Effect on Local Government: No.

                                    Effect on the State: No.

 

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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 local financial administration; modifying the list of separate items that a local government is required to include in a supplemental budgetary report of expenses relating to activities designed to influence the passage or defeat of legislation; providing that the budget of a local government must include a separate statement detailing such anticipated expenses; 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.  NRS 354.59803 is hereby amended to read as follows:

1-2    354.59803  1.  In each year in which the legislature convenes, a local

1-3  government which expends more than $6,000 on activities designed to

1-4  influence the passage or defeat of any legislation shall file with the

1-5  department of taxation within 30 days after the close of the legislative

1-6  session a report supplemental to its final budget which includes separate

1-7  items for expenses relating to that activity, including [:] , without

1-8  limitation:

1-9    (a) Transportation.

1-10    (b) The amount of money spent on:

1-11      (1) The lodging and meals of its officers, lobbyists [or employees.]

1-12  and employees;

1-13      (2) The salary or wages paid to its officers and employees; and

2-1       (3) Compensation paid to any lobbyists, to the extent that such

2-2  information does not duplicate the information required pursuant to

2-3  subparagraphs (1) and (2).

2-4    (c) The amount of money spent on entertainment, gifts or other

2-5  expenses which are required to be reported pursuant to NRS 218.900 to

2-6  218.944, inclusive.

2-7    (d) The amount of money spent in Carson City on supplies, equipment

2-8  [, facilities,] and facilities and other personnel and services needed to

2-9  support the activity.

2-10    (e) An identification of the fund, account or other source against which

2-11  the expenses were charged.

2-12    2.  The local government shall make a copy of the supplemental report

2-13  available for inspection within 30 days after the close of the legislative

2-14  session.

2-15    Sec. 2.  NRS 354.600 is hereby amended to read as follows:

2-16    354.600  Each budget must include:

2-17    1.  Detailed estimates of budget resources for the budget year classified

2-18  by funds and sources in a manner and on forms prescribed by the

2-19  department of taxation.

2-20    2.  Detailed estimates of expenditures for the budget year classified in a

2-21  manner and on forms prescribed by the department of taxation.

2-22    3.  A separate statement of the anticipated expense, including

2-23  personnel, for the operation and maintenance of each capital improvement

2-24  to be constructed during the budget year and of each capital improvement

2-25  constructed on or after July 1, 1998, which is to be used during that or a

2-26  future budget year.

2-27    4.  A separate statement of the proposed source of funding for the

2-28  operation and maintenance of each capital improvement, including

2-29  personnel, to be constructed during that budget year.

2-30    5.  A separate statement of the anticipated expenses relating to

2-31  activities designed to influence the passage or defeat of any legislation,

2-32  setting forth each separate category of expenditure that is required to be

2-33  included in a supplemental report pursuant to subsection 1 of NRS

2-34  354.59803.

 

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