Senate Bill No. 144–Committee on Finance

 

(On Behalf of Department of Administration—Budget Division)

 

February 15, 2001

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Referred to Committee on Finance

 

SUMMARY—Revises provision relating to payment of certain transitional expenses for governor-elect. (BDR 18‑391)

 

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 the governor; requiring the department of administration to budget for certain transitional expenses of the governor-elect; 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 223.025 is hereby amended to read as follows:

1-2    223.025  1.  The department of administration shall include as a

1-3  separate item in its budget for each fiscal year in which a governor is to be

1-4  elected [the sum of $5,000 as a separate item.] a reasonable amount to pay

1-5  transitional expenses of the governor-elect for clerical and research

1-6  assistance.

1-7    2.  The state controller shall , within the limits of legislative

1-8  appropriation, draw[, from the amount appropriated,] his warrant for the

1-9  payment of necessary expenses for clerical and research [help] assistance

1-10  for the governor-elect upon [a claim or] submission of one or more claims

1-11  by the governor-elect.

1-12    3.  The provisions of subsection 2 do not apply if the incumbent

1-13  governor is elected to succeed himself.

 

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