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

 

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

 

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

Valley have sought support for the construction and operation of an

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

and

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

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

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

development in Southern Nevada and fostering an appreciation of and

support for the performing arts in the community; and

   Whereas, Local government officials and community leaders believe

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

both a public and private partnership, with the private sector and local

government providing substantial monetary support for the development,

operation and maintenance of the facility, and public sources providing

money for the construction of the facility; and

   Whereas, The groups proposing the performing arts center have set

forth the following goals and objectives, the accomplishment of which they

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

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

prominent site for the construction of the performing arts center; and

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

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

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

or appropriations from the state; now, therefore, be it

   Resolved by the Senate of the State of Nevada, the Assembly

Concurring, That the members of the 71st session of the Nevada

Legislature do hereby support the construction and operation of a

performing arts center in Southern Nevada which will encourage further

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

further

   Resolved, That the members of the Legislature commend the local

government officials and community leaders for their efforts thus far in

bringing a performing arts center to the residents of and visitors to

Southern Nevada; and be it further

   Resolved, That the accomplishment of the goals and objectives set

forth by the groups proposing the performing arts center will demonstrate

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

public means for funding the construction of the center, including, for

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

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

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

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

 

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