Senate Bill No. 509–Committee on Commerce and Labor

 

(On Behalf of Department of Administration—Budget Division)

 

March 26, 2001

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Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor

 

SUMMARY—Revises provisions governing certain education and informational services provided by public utilities commission of Nevada. (BDR 58‑1444)

 

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 public utilities commission of Nevada; revising provisions governing certain education and informational services provided by the commission; 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 704.961 is hereby amended to read as follows:

1-2    704.961  The commission shall expend [up to $500,000] such money

1-3  as it determines appropriate from its reserve account to provide education

1-4  and informational services necessary to educate and inform the residents

1-5  [in] of this state on issues related to the provision of energy in this state,

1-6  including, without limitation, the provision of competitive utility services

1-7  [in this state. The commission shall contract with an independent person to

1-8  provide such educational and informational services.] and the

1-9  conservation of energy.

 

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