Senate Bill No. 247–Committee on Finance

 

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AN ACT making appropriations to the Department of Human Resources; 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. There is hereby appropriated from the state general fund to

 the Department of Human Resources:

   1.  For an unanticipated shortfall in money budgeted for expenses

 relating to group homes, foster care, Medicare and subsidized adoptions at

 the Division of Child and Family Services the sum of $2,743,867.

   2.  For unanticipated additional utility expenses for the new hospital

 and for the cost of medications at the Nevada Mental Health Institute the

 sum of $435,950.

This appropriation is supplemental to that made by section 19 of chapter

 571, Statutes of Nevada 1999, at pages 2981 and 2982, respectively.

   Sec. 2.  1.  There is hereby appropriated from the state general fund

 to the Division of Mental Health and Developmental Services of the

 Department of Human Resources the sum of $350,000 for repairs to the

 Southern Nevada Adult Mental Health Services.

   2.  The State Public Works Board shall let a single contract for project

 number 00-M25a, life safety upgrade, smoke barrier retrofit. The contract

 is exempt from the provisions relating to bids in NRS 341.145 to 341.151,

 inclusive.

   3.  Any remaining balance of the appropriation made by subsection 1

 must not be committed for expenditure after June 30, 2002, and reverts to

 the state general fund as soon as all payments of money committed have

 been made.

   Sec. 3.  This act becomes effective upon passage and approval.

 

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