Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 43–Senators Rawson, Amodei, Care, Carlton, Coffin, Jacobsen, James, Mathews, McGinness, Neal, O’Connell, O’Donnell, Porter, Raggio, Rhoads, Schneider, Shaffer, Titus, Townsend, Washington and Wiener

 

May 14, 2001

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Joint Sponsors: Assemblymen Parks, Anderson, Angle, Arberry, Bache, Beers, Berman, Brower, Brown, Buckley, Carpenter, Cegavske, Chowning, Claborn, Collins, de Braga, Dini, Freeman, Gibbons, Giunchigliani, Goldwater, Gustavson, Hettrick, Humke, Koivisto, Lee, Leslie, Manendo, Marvel, McClain, Mortenson, Neighbors, Nolan, Oceguera, Ohrenschall, Parnell, Perkins, Price, Smith, Tiffany, Von Tobel and Williams

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Read and Adopted

 

SUMMARY—Supports construction and operation of performing arts center in Southern Nevada. (BDR R‑1523)

 

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

 

Senate Concurrent RESOLUTION—Supporting the construction and operation of a performing arts center in Southern Nevada.

 

1-1    Whereas, For more than 5 years, several groups in the Las Vegas

1-2  Valley have sought support for the construction and operation of an

1-3  upscale performing arts center to be built in or near the City of Las Vegas;

1-4  and

1-5    Whereas, Supporters of this initiative propose that such a state-of-the-

1-6  art facility would bring top-notch theater, opera and concert performances

1-7  to the Las Vegas area, thereby encouraging further economic and cultural

1-8  development in Southern Nevada and fostering an appreciation of and

1-9  support for the performing arts in the community; and

1-10    Whereas, Local government officials and community leaders believe

1-11  that the construction and operation of a performing arts center should be

1-12  both a public and private partnership, with the private sector and local

1-13  government providing substantial monetary support for the development,

2-1  operation and maintenance of the facility, and public sources providing

2-2  money for the construction of the facility; and

2-3    Whereas, The groups proposing the performing arts center have set

2-4  forth the following goals and objectives, the accomplishment of which they

2-5  believe will serve as evidence of substantial support for the center:

2-6    1.  Commitment, at no cost to the State of Nevada, of a suitable and

2-7  prominent site for the construction of the performing arts center; and

2-8    2.  Commitment from private and local sources, at no cost to the State

2-9  of Nevada, of sufficient funds and services to ensure that the performing

2-10  arts center will be operated and maintained without any need for subsidies

2-11  or appropriations from the state; now, therefore, be it

2-12    Resolved by the Senate of the State of Nevada, the Assembly

2-13  Concurring, That the members of the 71st session of the Nevada

2-14  Legislature do hereby support the construction and operation of a

2-15  performing arts center in Southern Nevada which will encourage further

2-16  economic and cultural development in the Las Vegas Valley; and be it

2-17  further

2-18    Resolved, That the members of the Legislature commend the local

2-19  government officials and community leaders for their efforts thus far in

2-20  bringing a performing arts center to the residents of and visitors to

2-21  Southern Nevada; and be it further

2-22    Resolved, That the accomplishment of the goals and objectives set

2-23  forth by the groups proposing the performing arts center will demonstrate

2-24  that the supporters of this initiative are ready to move forward and seek a

2-25  public means for funding the construction of the center, including, for

2-26  example, the sale of revenue bonds; and be it further

2-27    Resolved, That the Secretary of the Senate prepare and transmit a copy

2-28  of this resolution to Don Snyder, a member of the Las Vegas Performing

2-29  Arts Center Foundation Board and an ardent supporter of this initiative.

 

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