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Assembly Bill No. 403–Assemblymen Neighbors and Tiffany

 

March 16, 2001

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Referred to Concurrent Committees on Natural Resources,
Agriculture, and Mining and Ways and Means

 

SUMMARY—Makes appropriation to State Department of Conservation and Natural Resources for costs relating to preservation of Walker Lake. (BDR S‑802)

 

FISCAL NOTE:            Effect on Local Government: No.

                                    Effect on the State: Contains Appropriation not included in Executive Budget.

 

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EXPLANATION – Matter in bolded italics is new; matter between brackets [omitted material] is material to be omitted.

 

AN ACT making an appropriation to the State Department of Conservation and Natural Resources for costs relating to the preservation of Walker Lake; 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. There is hereby appropriated from the state general fund to

1-2  the State Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, Office of the

1-3  Director, for planning, cleaning up the river channel and buying upstream

1-4  water rights related to the preservation of Walker Lake:

1-5       For fiscal year 2001-2002.................... $275,000

1-6       For fiscal year 2002-2003.................... $375,000

1-7    Sec. 2.  1.  The Office of the Director of the State Department of

1-8  Conservation and Natural Resources may use the money appropriated by

1-9  section 1 of this act for fiscal year 2001-2002 only if $100,000 in matching

1-10  money is provided by the United States Army Corps of Engineers.

1-11    2.  The State Controller shall not transfer the sum appropriated by

1-12  section 1 of this act for fiscal year 2001-2002 until the Office of the

1-13  Director of the State Department of Conservation and Natural Resources

1-14  has provided proof satisfactory to the State Controller that the United

1-15  States Army Corps of Engineers has contributed $100,000 for this project.

1-16    Sec. 3.  The sums appropriated by section 1 of this act are available for

1-17  either fiscal year. Any balance of those sums must not be committed for

1-18  expenditure after June 30, 2005, and reverts to the state general fund as

1-19  soon as all payments of money committed have been made.

 

 

2-1    Sec. 4.  This act becomes effective upon passage and approval.

 

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