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

 

Joint Sponsors: Senators O’Connell and Titus

 

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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:

 

   Section 1.  NRS 354.59803 is hereby amended to read as follows:

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

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

 influence the passage or defeat of any legislation shall file with the

 department of taxation within 30 days after the close of the legislative

 session a report supplemental to its final budget which includes separate

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

 limitation:

   (a) Transportation.

   (b) The amount of money spent on:

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

 and employees;

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

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

 information does not duplicate the information required pursuant to

 subparagraphs (1) and (2).

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

 expenses which are required to be reported pursuant to NRS 218.900 to

 218.944, inclusive.

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

 [, facilities,] and facilities and other personnel and services needed to

 support the activity.

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

 the expenses were charged.

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

 available for inspection within 30 days after the close of the legislative

 session.

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

   354.600  Each budget must include:

   1.  Detailed estimates of budget resources for the budget year classified

 by funds and sources in a manner and on forms prescribed by the

 department of taxation.

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

 manner and on forms prescribed by the department of taxation.

   3.  A separate statement of the anticipated expense, including

personnel, for the operation and maintenance of each capital improvement

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

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

 future budget year.

   4.  A separate statement of the proposed source of funding for the

 operation and maintenance of each capital improvement, including

 personnel, to be constructed during that budget year.

   5.  A separate statement of the anticipated expenses relating to

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

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

 included in a supplemental report pursuant to subsection 1 of NRS

 354.59803.

 

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