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Senate Bill No. 407–Senator Porter

 

March 19, 2001

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Referred to Committee on Finance

 

SUMMARY—Makes appropriation to Interim Finance Committee for allocation to certain public television stations and public radio stations. (BDR S‑1046)

 

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 Interim Finance Committee for allocation to certain public television stations to convert to digital television as required by the Federal Communications Commission and for the support of certain nonprofit public radio stations to assist in the modernization of the public radio transmission and distribution system; 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 Interim Finance Committee the sum of $2,000,000 for allocation to

1-3  public television stations KNPB and KLVX to carry out the conversion to

1-4  digital television required by Federal Communications Commission DTV

1-5  Standard (MM Docket No. 87-268).

1-6    Sec. 2.  1.  The money appropriated by section 1 of this act:

1-7    (a) May be used only to convert the public broadcasting system in the

1-8  State of Nevada to digital television as carried out by television stations

1-9  KNPB and KLVX.

1-10    (b) May be disbursed only by the Interim Finance Committee at a ratio

1-11  of $1 for every $1 of matching money received by the television stations

1-12  from federal and private sources.

1-13    2.  The Interim Finance Committee shall not disburse money pursuant

1-14  to this act to television stations KNPB and KLVX unless television stations

1-15  KNPB and KLVX agree to dedicate at least one of their multiple digital

1-16  channels to educational purposes such as instructional television,

1-17  telecourses, adult learning services and courses provided in conjunction

1-18  with the University and Community College System of Nevada.

2-1    3.  Television stations KNPB and KLVX shall report jointly to the

2-2  Interim Finance Committee every 3 months:

2-3    (a) The status of the conversion to digital television and the programs

2-4  and benefits provided to the residents of the State of Nevada; and

2-5    (b) The amount of matching money that has been received from federal

2-6  and private sources.

2-7    Sec. 3.  There is hereby appropriated from the state general fund to the

2-8  Interim Finance Committee the sum of $500,000 for allocation to public

2-9  radio stations KUNR, KUNV, KCEP, KNCC and the Nevada Public Radio

2-10  Corporation consisting of stations KNPR, KWPR, KTPH and KLNR to

2-11  carry out the modernization of the public radio transmission and

2-12  distribution system in this state.

2-13    Sec. 4.  1.  The money appropriated by section 3 of this act:

2-14    (a) May be used only to modernize the public radio transmission and

2-15  distribution system in this state.

2-16    (b) May be disbursed only by the Interim Finance Committee at a ratio

2-17  of $1 for every $1 of matching money received by the radio stations from

2-18  federal and private sources.

2-19    2.  The Interim Finance Committee shall disburse money pursuant to

2-20  this section only to those public radio stations whose programming is

2-21  primarily devoted to serving the educational, informational and cultural

2-22  needs of the communities of Nevada.

2-23    3.  The public radio stations to which money is disbursed pursuant to

2-24  this section shall report jointly to the Interim Finance Committee every 3

2-25  months:

2-26    (a) The status of the modernization of the public radio transmission and

2-27  distribution system, and the programs and benefits provided to the

2-28  residents of this state; and

2-29    (b) The amount of matching money that has been received from federal

2-30  and private sources.

2-31    Sec. 5.  Any remaining balance of the appropriations made by sections

2-32  1 and 3 of this act must not be committed for expenditure after June 30,

2-33  2005, and reverts to the state general fund as soon as all payments of

2-34  money committed have been made.

2-35    Sec. 6.  This act becomes effective upon passage and approval.

 

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