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Assembly Bill No. 553–Committee on Ways and Means

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AN ACT relating to state financial administration; making appropriations from the State General Fund and the State Highway Fund for the support of the civil government of the State of Nevada for the fiscal years beginning July 1, 2003, and ending June 30, 2004, and beginning July 1, 2004, and ending June 30, 2005; providing for the use of the money so appropriated; making various other changes relating to the financial administration of the State; 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. The following sums are hereby appropriated from

the State General Fund for the purposes expressed in sections 2 to

29, inclusive, of this act and for the support of the government of the

State of Nevada for the fiscal years beginning July 1, 2003, and

ending June 30, 2004, and beginning July 1, 2004, and ending

June 30, 2005.

2003-20042004-2005

Sec. 2. The Office and Mansion of the

Governor.

For the support of the:

Office of the Governor$2,120,304$2,133,167

Governor’s Mansion.... 275,544347,840

Governor’s Office of Consumer

Health Assistance......... 456,308382,952

High Level Nuclear Waste

Project Office.............. 980,112981,416

Sec. 3. The Office of Lieutenant

Governor.

For the support of the:

Office of the Lieutenant Governor$496,040 $512,210

Sec. 4. The Office of Attorney General.

For the support of the:

Attorney General Administration

Account................ $10,596,700$10,832,555

Special Litigation Account2,081,30181,301

Medicaid Fraud Control Unit1,0001,000

Crime Prevention Program201,514203,927

Office of the Extradition

Coordinator.................. 554,516550,845

Bureau of Consumer Protection1,218,0401,221,264

Advisory Council for Prosecuting

Attorneys.............................. 100........ 100

Sec. 5. The Office of Secretary of State.

For the support of the:

Office of the Secretary of State$5,784,542$6,231,619

HAVA Election Reform299,820 0

Sec. 6. The Office of State Treasurer.

For the support of the Office of the

State Treasurer........ $1,440,255$1,458,169

Sec. 7. The Office of State Controller.

For the support of the Office of the

State Controller...... $3,894,681$3,937,896

Sec. 8. Department of Administration.

For the support of the:

Budget and planning$2,813,633$2,949,933

Division of Internal Audits1,935,4412,013,536

Clear Creek Youth Center62,00262,339

State Public Works Board822,423832,402

Technology Improvement Plan901,816890,990

Merit Award Board.......... 5,000..... 5,000

Information Technology Projects2,668,291 1,215,225

Sec. 9. Department of Taxation.

For the support of the

Department of Taxation$16,087,285$16,692,636

Sec. 10. Legislative Fund.

For the support of the:

Legislative Commission$747,961$523,826

Audit Division.......... 3,113,1993,136,991

Administrative Division8,361,4397,110,890

Legal Division.......... 5,113,2705,579,935

Research Division.... 3,002,0042,941,318

Fiscal Analysis Division2,799,0182,480,598

Interim legislative operations475,115473,530

Sec. 11. Supreme Court of Nevada.

For the support of the:

Supreme Court of Nevada$4,494,410$5,241,966

Law Library............... 1,402,2281,449,819

Commission on Judicial Selection 4,998 4,998

Division of Planning and

Analysis........................ 494,352500,414

Drug Courts................. 337,500............ 0

Judicial Retirement System1,459,9001,503,700

Sec. 12. Commission on Judicial Discipline.

For the support of the

Commission on Judicial

Discipline................... $487,849$488,363

Sec. 13. District Judges’ Salaries and

Judicial Pensions.

For the support of the

District Judges’ salaries$11,524,036$11,661,641

Sec. 14. Commission on Economic

Development.

For the support of:

Economic development$3,212,539$3,511,322

Rural community development202,615208,557

Small business and procurement

outreach program......... 204,233201,960

Sec. 15. Department of Education.

For the support of:

Education, state programs$2,445,821$2,444,434

Occupational education356,104362,620

Teacher education and licensing100 100

Nutrition education programs248,511254,008

Continuing education.. 465,072465,281

Individuals with Disabilities

Education Act.............. 192,410192,410

Proficiency testing.. $4,135,680$4,295,105

Other state education programs7,616,866 7,452,523

Education support services955,139977,490

Student Incentive Grants.. 6,872... 10,135

Commission on Postsecondary

Education..................... 254,178254,526

Sec. 16. University and Community

College System of Nevada.

For the support of:

System administration$3,510,855$3,601,301

University Press........... 727,196751,791

Statewide programs—UNR6,534,3306,761,328

Intercollegiate athletics—UNR2,552,299 2,636,149

Statewide Programs—UNLV1,010,7301,045,686

Intercollegiate athletics—UNLV2,586,4762,684,227

Agricultural Experiment Station7,034,7477,320,773

Cooperative Extension Services6,731,689 7,066,031

Dental School—UNLV6,265,4344,385,724

System computing center21,757,92518,550,876

UNLV, William S. Boyd School

of Law....................... 6,456,7116,732,816

Desert Research Institute5,260,5685,299,873

National Direct Student Loan49,50449,504

University of Nevada, Reno107,553,499112,293,718

University of Nevada, School of

Medicine................. 20,918,69321,790,125

Bureau of Laboratory and

Research.................. $1,661,831$1,593,810

University of Nevada,

Las Vegas............. 125,213,960131,315,575

Community College of Southern

Nevada.................... 72,257,06376,577,965

Western Nevada Community

College.................... 16,393,29816,856,203

Truckee Meadows Community

College.................... 28,933,18929,960,638

Great Basin College12,260,51312,728,072

Business Center, North2,047,1662,109,477

Business Center, South1,716,7151,777,460

Nevada State College at

Henderson................. 3,034,7454,432,601

University system—special

projects................... 19,380,27419,666,234

Sec. 17. Western Interstate Commission

for Higher Education.

For the administrative support of

Nevada’s membership in the

Western Interstate Commission for

Higher Education...... $324,557$330,296

For the support of the Western

Interstate Commission for Higher

Education Loan Fund.. 869,107797,557

Sec. 18. Department of Cultural Affairs.

For the support of the:

Cultural Affairs administration$748,273$699,529

Museums and history... 311,068312,078

Nevada Historical Society, Reno660,179 659,661

Nevada State Museum,

Carson City............... 1,349,7631,380,962

Nevada Museum and Historical

Society, Las Vegas....... 982,9811,003,613

Lost City Museum....... 330,700340,281

State Railroad Museums1,227,109496,000

State Arts Council.... 1,473,1941,475,576

Nevada State Library3,463,3503,507,991

Nevada State Library—Literacy135,280140,775

Archives and records... 640,783651,571

Office of Historic Preservation314,942306,508

Comstock Historic District103,898108,036

Sec. 19. Department of Human Resources.

For the support of the:

Department of Human Resources

administration............ $891,287$888,852

Indian Affairs Commission131,359133,879

Developmental Disabilities108,596108,561

Community-Based Services2,572,3272,906,951

Grants Management Unit2,862,5962,859,663

Fund for a Healthy Nevada685,1352,128,180

Office of the State Public

Defender.................... 1,130,8001,125,707

Division of Health Care

Financing and Policy:

Nevada Medicaid.. 309,994,739323,521,782

Health Care Financing and

Policy........................ 1,787,9651,818,670

Nevada Check-Up Program9,079,7189,633,520

Aging Services Division:

Aging Services Division2,941,1933,002,643

Senior Services Program$1,293,105$1,726,630

Senior citizens’ property tax

assistance............... 3,623,0444,197,507

EPS/Homemaker programs66,507157,425

Division of Child and Family

Services:

Juvenile justice programs707,605707,605

UNITY/SACWIS.. 2,810,8592,855,834

Children and family

administration....... 6,729,7706,871,462

Child Care Services. 273,701303,036

Nevada Youth Training

Center.................... 7,297,3127,754,782

Caliente Youth Center5,624,7146,031,929

Youth community services9,127,4779,049,788

Youth alternative placement1,039,5211,039,521

Youth parole services4,385,6594,462,541

Northern Nevada child and

adolescent services2,074,3672,162,036

Child Welfare Integration29,544,13531,986,727

Southern Nevada child

and adolescent services7,234,4467,982,397

Juvenile correctional facility3,597,991 4,771,541

Health Division:

Office of health

administration.......... 589,085594,472

Alcohol and drug

rehabilitation....... $3,149,189$3,168,810

Vital statistics.......... 685,683700,371

Maternal child health services1,278,193 1,283,727

Special Children’s Clinic8,189,2728,568,135

Community health services252,516225,735

Consumer protection1,266,7851,284,277

Radiological health.. 263,938........ 100

Sexually transmitted disease

control................... 1,545,8941,545,215

Communicable disease control824,815 825,030

Emergency medical services757,041758,385

Immunization program1,497,7771,557,492

Health aid to counties.......... 0........ 100

Division of Mental Health and

Developmental Services:

Division administration2,302,5272,328,910

Mental health information

system..................... $422,955$422,722

Southern Nevada adult mental

health services..... 39,330,12944,624,326

Northern Nevada adult mental

health services..... 19,420,43120,949,266

Lakes Crossing Center5,522,2745,574,740

Rural clinics.......... 6,656,9637,218,270

Desert Regional Center23,911,42627,866,635

Sierra Regional Center12,158,65714,106,365

Rural Regional Center4,409,2315,556,937

Family preservation program944,7191,104,396

Welfare Division:

Welfare administration7,664,3198,282,894

Welfare field services20,382,46522,601,659

Assistance to aged and blind6,304,2616,565,400

Temporary Assistance for

Needy Families... 32,005,37746,698,032

Child Assistance and

Development......... 9,033,7019,033,701

Sec. 20. Office of the Military.

For the support of the:

Nevada National Guard$2,032,930$2,071,547

National Guard benefits104,572104,572

Sec. 21. Office of Veterans’ Services.

For the support of the:

Executive Director for

veterans’ services.... $899,004 $897,406

Southern Nevada

Veterans’ Home... $2,871,261$2,885,810

Sec. 22. Department of Corrections.

For the support of the:

Office of the Director$11,862,833$13,043,522

Medical care......... 26,752,24627,599,450

Correctional Programs2,987,9213,065,229

Southern Nevada

Correctional Center... 366,954 365,353

Southern Desert

Correctional Center16,419,22616,605,521

Nevada State Prison13,454,41213,679,990

Northern Nevada

Correctional Center18,611,21618,644,759

Warm Springs

Correctional Center6,343,8106,474,105

Ely State Prison. $22,004,982$22,825,287

Lovelock Correctional Center18,989,923 19,584,318

Southern Nevada Women’s

Correctional Facility8,556,3489,224,405

Stewart Conservation Camp1,358,1871,342,476

Ely Conservation Camp1,058,2051,095,526

Humboldt Conservation Camp 997,036 1,031,581

Indian Springs Conservation

Camp....................... 1,833,5741,852,991

Jean Conservation Camp1,318,6081,347,132

Pioche Conservation Camp1,327,1121,353,715

Carlin Conservation Camp1,053,0021,072,498

Wells Conservation Camp999,9741,046,566

Silver Springs Conservation

Camp....................... 1,095,3501,112,111

Tonopah Conservation Camp1,006,767999,159

Northern Nevada Restitution

Center......................... 476,667 462,005

High Desert State Prison22,582,74024,893,424

Sec. 23. Department of Business and

Industry.

For the support of the:

Business and Industry

administration......... $187,616 $190,611

Division of Financial

Institutions................. 361,029 4,429

Consumer Affairs Division1,332,5941,324,063

Real Estate Administration1,147,2501,212,070

Division of Insurance2,907,9062,904,709

Employee-Management

Relations Board...... $161,892 $162,359

Office of Labor Commissioner1,330,977 1,357,459

Nevada Athletic Commission361,492364,132

Sec. 24. State Department of Agriculture.

For the support of the:

Agriculture administration$381,727$389,243

Plant industry program1,456,3011,477,625

Veterinary medical services949,654865,756

Weights and measures

program...................... 271,960 275,674

Junior Livestock Show Board34,99135,067

State Predatory Animal and

Rodent Committee.... 712,042 731,546

Sec. 25. State Department of Conservation

and Natural Resources.

For the support of the:

Conservation and Natural

Resources administration$910,037$897,124

Division of State Parks5,378,7094,450,557

Nevada Tahoe regional

planning............................. 474 474

Nevada natural heritage84,363 84,188

Division of Forestry3,737,0733,808,236

Forest fire

suppression/emergency

response.................. 1,000,0001,000,000

Forestry honor camps5,586,9965,714,923

Tahoe Regional Planning

Agency.................... 1,374,3721,376,286

Water Quality Planning359,358359,469

Division of Water Resources4,603,7104,677,258

Division of State Lands1,107,8981,127,783

Division of Conservation

Districts..................... 340,731 348,156

Division of Wildlife.. 676,421 675,509

Sec. 26. Department of Employment,

Training and Rehabilitation.

For the support of:

Nevada Equal Rights

Commission......... $1,116,530$1,148,296

Bureau of Vocational

Rehabilitation......... 2,614,9222,616,493

Bureau of Services to the

Blind and Visually Impaired980,3871,022,490

Office of Disability

Employment Policy... $19,196 $19,214

Sec. 27. Department of Motor Vehicles.

For the support of the Division

of Field Services........ $22,983 $22,983

Sec. 28. Department of Public Safety.

For the support of the:

Training Division...... $86,061 $89,295

Justice grant............... 126,379 130,119

Highway Patrol (dignitary

protection)................... 36,388 36,388

Dignitary protection.. 675,226 694,871

Investigation Division5,228,9765,276,335

Division of Emergency

Management............ $612,759 $619,360

Parole Board.......... 1,250,1621,230,103

Division of Parole and

Probation.............. 30,931,15531,720,691

Criminal History Repository100 100

State Fire Marshal..... 620,082 925,242

Sec. 29. Commission on Ethics.

For the support of the

Commission on Ethics$126,170$127,073

Sec. 30. The following sums are hereby appropriated from the

State Highway Fund for the purposes expressed in this section for

the fiscal years beginning July 1, 2003, and ending June 30, 2004,

and beginning July 1, 2004, and ending June 30, 2005:

Department of Motor Vehicles:

Director’s Office.. $3,294,712$5,381,009

Administrative Services3,053,0952,408,535

Hearings Office......... 958,244 969,006

Automation............ 4,112,5073,640,346

Field services....... 19,691,47522,274,705

Compliance enforcement2,749,1692,820,979

Central services...... 5,737,9395,490,687

Management services2,045,2012,033,733

Motor carrier.......... 2,753,2482,797,707

Department of Public Safety:

Training Division...... 850,858 881,080

Highway Patrol.... 52,540,42453,776,034

Highway safety plan &

administration....................... 173,093 177,064

Division of Investigations269,542273,474

State Emergency Response

Commission.......................... 282,156 283,952

Department of Business and Industry:

Transportation Services

Authority R2,187,419.. R2,136,959

Department of Administration:

Information Technology

Projects 4,579,865........... 2,246,825

Legislative Fund, Legislative

Commission.............................. 7,500 7,500

Sec. 31. 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3, the

sums appropriated in this act must be:

(a) Expended in accordance with the allotment, transfer, work

program and budget provisions of NRS 353.150 to 353.245,

inclusive; and

(b) Work-programmed for the 2 separate Fiscal Years, 2003-

2004 and 2004-2005, as required by NRS 353.215. Work programs

may be revised with the approval of the Governor upon the

recommendation of the Director of the Department of

Administration and in accordance with the provisions of the State

Budget Act.

2. Transfers to and from salary allotments, travel allotments,

operating expense allotments, equipment allotments and other

allotments must be allowed and made in accordance with the

provisions of NRS 353.215 to 353.225, inclusive, and after separate

consideration of the merits of each request.

3. Pursuant to law, sums appropriated for the support of the

Supreme Court of Nevada and the Legislative Fund are excluded

from the allotment, transfer, work program and budget provisions of

NRS 353.150 to 353.245, inclusive.

Sec. 32. The sums appropriated to:

1. Senior citizens’ property tax assistance;

2. Individuals with Disabilities;

3. Forest fire suppression/emergency response;

4. National Guard benefits;

5. Communicable disease control;

6. Maternal child health services;

7. Immunization program;

8. Welfare administration;

9. Welfare field services;

10. Temporary assistance for needy families (TANF);

11. Assistance to aged and blind;

12. Child Assistance and Development;

13. Nevada Medicaid;

14. Division of Health Care Financing and Policy;

15. Nevada Check-Up Program;

16. Youth community services;

17. Attorney General’s special litigation account;

18. Attorney General’s Medicaid Fraud Control Unit;

19. Attorney General’s extradition coordinator;

20. Commission on Ethics;

21. Veterans’ Home Account;

22. Child Welfare Integration;

23. Secretary of State HAVA Election Reform; and

24. Information Technology Projects,

are available for both Fiscal Years 2003-2004 and 2004-2005, and

may be transferred from one fiscal year to the other with the

approval of the Interim Finance Committee upon the

recommendation of the Governor.

Sec. 33. Amounts appropriated pursuant to sections 14 and 15

of this act to finance specific programs as outlined in this section are

available for both Fiscal Years 2003-2004 and 2004-2005 and may

be transferred from one fiscal year to the other with the approval of

the Interim Finance Committee upon the recommendation of the

Governor as follows:

1. Of the amounts appropriated to the Commission on

Economic Development pursuant to section 14 of this act, a total of

$500,000 in both Fiscal Year 2003-2004 and Fiscal Year 2004-2005

to support the Train Employees Now Program.

2. Of the amount appropriated to the Department of Education,

other state education programs, pursuant to section 15 of this act:

(a) A total of $49,803 in Fiscal Year 2003-2004 for Peer

Mediation Programs;

(b) A total of $51,429 in both Fiscal Year 2003-2004 and Fiscal

Year 2004-2005 for successful completion of the National Board

Teacher Certification Program;

Fiscal Year 2004-2005 for new teacher signing bonuses; and

(d) A total of $850,000 in Fiscal Year 2003-2004 and $750,000

in Fiscal Year 2004-2005 for the technology components of the

System for Accountability Information in Nevada (SAIN).

3. Of the amounts appropriated to the Department of

Education, proficiency testing, pursuant to section 15 of this act:

(a) A total of $515,058 in Fiscal Year 2003-2004 and $599,852

in Fiscal Year 2004-2005 for the state norm-referenced examination.

(b) A total of $1,400,000 in Fiscal Year 2003-2004 and

$1,456,000 in Fiscal Year 2004-2005 for the high school proficiency

examination.

Fiscal Year 2004-2005 for the criterion-referenced examinations.

(d) A total of $343,520 in Fiscal Year 2003-2004 and $360,414

in Fiscal Year 2004-2005 for the state writing proficiency

examinations.

Sec. 34. 1. The sums appropriated to the Legislative Fund by

section 10 of this act for the support of the Legislative Commission,

the various divisions of the Legislative Counsel Bureau and Interim

Legislative Operations are available for both Fiscal Years 2003-

2004 and 2004-2005, and may be transferred among the Legislative

Commission, the various divisions of the Legislative Counsel

Bureau and the Interim Legislative Operations and from one fiscal

year to another with the approval of the Legislative Commission

upon the recommendation of the Director of the Legislative Counsel

Bureau. The provisions of chapter 338 of NRS do not apply to

projects undertaken pursuant to those appropriations.

2. The sums appropriated for the support of salaries and payroll

costs must be applied pursuant to the budget approved by the

Legislature notwithstanding the provisions of NRS 281.123.

Sec. 35. Except as otherwise provided in this section, the total

amounts appropriated in section 19 of this act to each of the

accounts of the Division of Health Care Financing and Policy and

the Welfare Division enumerated in section 32 of this act, except for

the amounts appropriated for the health care financing and policy

account, the assistance to the aged and blind program, the welfare

administration account, and the welfare field services account, are

limits. The divisions shall not request additional money for these

programs, except for:

1. Increased state costs in Fiscal Year 2004-2005 in the event

that federal financial participation rates are less than legislatively

approved effective on October 1, 2004;

2. Costs related to additional services mandated by the Federal

Government on or after October 1, 2003, and not specifically funded

in the Nevada Medicaid account in Fiscal Years 2003-2004 and

2004-2005; or

3. Increased state costs in Fiscal Year 2003-2004 and Fiscal

Year 2004-2005 in the event that the annual allocation of federal

Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) block grant

funds is lower than the amounts approved by the Legislature for

either fiscal year.

Sec. 36. The sums appropriated to the Welfare Division by

section 19 of this act may be transferred among the various budget

accounts of the Welfare Division with the approval of the Interim

Finance Committee upon the recommendation of the Governor.

Sec. 37. The sums appropriated to Nevada Medicaid and the

Nevada Check-Up Program by section 19 of this act may be

transferred between each budget with the approval of the Interim

Finance Committee upon the recommendation of the Governor.

Sec. 38. The sums appropriated to the Department of

Corrections by section 22 of this act may be transferred among the

various budget accounts of the Department of Corrections in the

same manner and within the same limits as allowed for revisions of

work programs in NRS 353.220.

Sec. 39. Of the amounts appropriated to the Department of

Public Safety by sections 28 and 30 of this act, amounts

appropriated to the various budget accounts enumerated in those

sections for the support of payment to the Public Safety Information

Services Section may be transferred among the various budgets of

the Department of Public Safety as enumerated in sections 28 and

30 of this act for the support of payment to the Public Safety

Information Services Section with the approval of the Interim

Finance Committee upon the recommendation of the Governor. The

amount transferred between accounts is limited to the total amount

appropriated in the accounts for the support of payment to the Public

Safety Information Services Section.

Sec. 40. Of the amounts appropriated from the State Highway

Fund to the Department of Motor Vehicles, Director’s Office,

pursuant to section 30 of this act:

1. A total of $50,000 in Fiscal Year 2003-2004 for the

continuation of kiosk technology; and

2. A total of $2,000,000 in Fiscal Year 2004-2005 for the

expansion of kiosk technology,

may be transferred from one fiscal year to another with the approval

of the Interim Finance Committee upon the recommendation of the

Governor.

Sec. 41. 1. There is hereby appropriated $1,290,113 from the

State Highway Fund to the Nevada Highway Patrol Division to be

expended for furniture, equipment, telephone system and data drop

lines for the new Highway Patrol building in Las Vegas (99-H1).

2. Any remaining balance appropriated by subsection 1 must

not be committed for expenditure after June 30, 2005, and reverts to

the State Highway Fund as soon as payments of money committed

have been made.

Sec. 42. The sums appropriated to any division, agency or

section of any department of state government for the support of

salaries and payroll costs may be transferred to any other division,

bureau, agency or section of the same department for the support of

salaries and payroll costs with the approval of the Interim Finance

Committee upon the recommendation of the Governor. The amount

transferred into a budget account is limited to the amount budgeted

for vacancy savings. Such transfers are also limited only to those

activities which are supported by State General Fund or State

Highway Fund appropriations.

Sec. 43. In addition to the requirements of NRS 353.225, for

the Fiscal Years 2003-2004 and 2004-2005, the Board of Regents of

the University and Community College System of Nevada shall

comply with any request by the Governor to set aside money from

the appropriations made by this act in any specified amount.

Sec. 44. 1. Of the sums appropriated by section 16 of this act,

any amounts utilized to match research grants in the University and

Community College System of Nevada, Special Projects account,

which are not committed for expenditure by June 30 of each fiscal

year may be carried forward for a maximum of 2 fiscal years after

which time any unexpended amounts revert to the State General

Fund.

2. All money appropriated by section 16 of this act other than

the sums designated in subsection 1 to support Special Projects

research is subject to the provisions of section 48 of this act.

Sec. 45. There is hereby appropriated $98,711 from the State

General Fund to the Public Employees’ Retirement Board to be

expended for the administration of the Legislators’ Retirement

System for the period from July 1, 2003, through June 30, 2005.

Sec. 46. Section 9 of chapter 453, Statutes of Nevada 2001, at

page 2286, is hereby amended to read as follows:

Sec. 9. The State Treasurer shall transfer any balance

remaining unexpended on June 30, 2001, in the account for

the office of science, engineering and technology to the

account for the office of science, innovation and technology

which is created by section 6 of this act. Any remaining

balance of the appropriation made by section 7 of chapter

544, Statues of Nevada 1999, must not be committed for

expenditure after June 30, 2003, and reverts to the State

General Fund as soon as all payments of money committed

have been made.

Sec. 47. The appropriations made to the Tahoe Regional

Planning Agency in section 25 of this act are available contingent

upon the State of California providing its two-thirds share of

funding.

Sec. 48. 1. Except as otherwise provided in sections 44 and

60 of this act, unencumbered balances of the appropriations made in

this act for the Fiscal Years 2003-2004 and 2004-2005 must not be

committed for expenditure after June 30 of each fiscal year. Except

as otherwise provided in subsection 2, unencumbered balances of

these appropriations revert to the fund from which appropriated.

2. Any encumbered balance of the appropriations made to the

Legislative Fund by section 10 of this act does not revert to the State

General Fund but constitutes a balance carried forward.

Sec. 49. 1. There is hereby appropriated from the State

General Fund the sum of $2,163,960 to the Interim Finance

Committee for allocation to the Department of Corrections for the

fiscal year beginning July 1, 2004, and ending June 30, 2005, for

staffing and operation of a transition housing facility.

2. Money appropriated pursuant to subsection 1 may only be

allocated for staffing and operation of a transition housing facility

upon submittal of a comprehensive transition housing plan by the

Department and upon approval of the State Board of Examiners and

the Interim Finance Committee or for inmate housing expenses if a

comprehensive transition housing plan is not submitted by the

Department or not approved by the State Board of Examiners and

the Interim Finance Committee.

3. Any remaining balance of the sum appropriated by

subsection 1 must not be allocated by the Interim Finance

Committee after June 30, 2005, and reverts to the State General

Fund as soon as all payments of money committed have been made.

Sec. 50. The State Controller shall provide for the payment of

claims legally obligated in each fiscal year on behalf of state

agencies until the last business day of the August immediately

following the end of each fiscal year. The State Controller shall

process any transactions requested by the Director of the

Department of Administration from the prior fiscal period until

the third Friday in September immediately following the end of the

fiscal year.

Sec. 51. The State Controller shall transfer among the

appropriate accounts and funds the amounts necessary to carry out

the budget approved by the Legislature, and the amounts so

transferred shall be deemed appropriated.

Sec. 52. The State Controller shall pay the annual salaries of

Supreme Court Justices, District Court Judges, the Governor, the

Lieutenant Governor, the Secretary of State, the State Treasurer, the

State Controller and the Attorney General in biweekly installments

for each day worked up to and including the date of payment. The

payment of a portion of the annual salaries of these officers at the

end of a calendar year for the purpose of reconciling the amount of

the salary paid during that calendar year with the amount of the

salary set forth in statute for that office must not be made if it will

result in the issuance of a separate check.

Sec. 53. There is hereby appropriated from the State General

Fund to the Legislative Fund, created pursuant to NRS 218.085, the

sum of $1,600,000.

Sec. 54. 1. If the Attorney General determines that delays in

the receipt of recovery revenue for the Medicaid Fraud Control Unit

will result in insufficient revenues to pay authorized expenditures,

he may submit a request for a temporary advance from the State

General Fund to the Director of the Department of Administration to

pay authorized expenditures to support the operations of the Unit.

2. The Director of the Department of Administration shall

notify the State Controller and the Fiscal Analysis Division of the

Legislative Counsel Bureau if he approves a request made pursuant

to subsection 1. The State Controller shall draw a warrant upon

receipt of such a notification.

3. An advance from the State General Fund approved by the

Director of the Department of Administration as authorized pursuant

to this section is limited to the total estimated amounts due from

outstanding billings for recoveries and must not exceed the total

authorized recoveries in the appropriate fiscal year.

4. Any money which is temporarily advanced from the State

General Fund to the Medicaid Fraud Control Unit pursuant to this

section must be repaid on or before the last business day in August

immediately following the end of the fiscal year.

Sec. 55. 1. If the Executive Director for Veterans’ Services

determines that delays in the receipt of federal reimbursement for

services provided by the Veterans’ Home in Southern Nevada will

result in insufficient revenues to pay authorized expenditures, he

may submit a request for a temporary advance from the State

General Fund to the Director of the Department of Administration to

pay authorized expenditures to support operational costs of the

Veterans’ Home.

2. The Director of the Department of Administration shall

notify the State Controller and the Fiscal Analysis Division of the

Legislative Counsel Bureau if he approves a request made pursuant

to subsection 1. The State Controller shall draw a warrant upon

receipt of such a notification.

3. An advance for the State General Fund approved by the

Director of the Department of Administration as authorized pursuant

to this section is limited to the total estimated reimbursement due

from the Federal Government for operational costs incurred by the

Veterans’ Home in Southern Nevada.

4. Any money which is temporarily advanced from the State

General Fund to the Veterans’ Home in Southern Nevada pursuant

to this section must be repaid on or before the last business day in

August immediately following the end of the fiscal year.

Sec. 56. 1. If the Director of the State Department of

Conservation and Natural Resources determines that, because of

delays in the receipt of revenue for services billed to the Federal

Government, local governments and other state governments, the

amount of current claims for expenses incurred in the suppression of

fire or response to emergencies exceeds the amount of money

available to pay such claims within 30 days, he may request from

the Director of the Department of Administration a temporary

advance from the State General Fund to pay authorized expenses.

2. The Director of the Department of Administration shall

notify the State Controller and the Fiscal Analysis Division of the

Legislative Counsel Bureau if he approves a request made pursuant

to subsection 1. The State Controller shall draw his warrant upon

receipt of such a notification.

3. An advance from the State General Fund:

(a) May be approved by the Director of the Department of

Administration only for expenses incurred in the suppression of fires

or response to emergencies charged to the budget account for forest

fire suppression/emergency response of the Division of Forestry of

the State Department of Conservation and Natural Resources.

Before approving the advance, the Director shall verify that billings

for reimbursement have been sent to the agencies of the Federal

Government, local governments or other state governments

responsible for reimbursing the Division of Forestry for costs

incurred in fire suppression or emergency response activities.

(b) Is limited to the total due from outstanding billings for

reimbursable expenses incurred in the suppression of fires or

response to emergencies as approved for payment to the State by

agencies of the Federal Government, local governments, and other

state governments.

4. Any money which is temporarily advanced from the State

General Fund to the budget account for forest fire

suppression/emergency response pursuant to this section must be

repaid on or before the last business day in August immediately

following the end of the fiscal year.

Sec. 57. 1. If the Governor orders the Nevada National

Guard into active duty as described in NRS 412.122 for an

emergency as described in NRS 353.263 and the Adjutant General

of the Nevada National Guard determines expenditures will be

required, the Adjutant General may request from the Director of the

Department of Administration a temporary advance from the State

General Fund for the payment of authorized expenses.

2. The Director of the Department of Administration shall

notify the State Controller and the Fiscal Analysis Division of the

Legislative Counsel Bureau of the approval of a request made

pursuant to subsection 1. The State Controller shall draw his warrant

upon receipt of the approval by the Director of the Department of

Administration.

3. An advance from the State General Fund:

(a) Must be approved by the Director of the Department of

Administration for expenses incurred as a result of activation of the

Nevada National Guard.

(b) Is limited to $25,000 per activation as described in

subsection 1.

4. Any money which is temporarily advanced from the State

General Fund to an account pursuant to subsection 3 must be repaid

as soon as possible, and must come from the emergency account

established under NRS 353.263.

Sec. 58. 1. If projections of the ending balance of the State

General Fund fall below the amount estimated by the 2003

Legislature for Fiscal Year 2003-2004 or 2004-2005, the Director of

the Department of Administration shall report this information to the

State Board of Examiners.

2. If the State Board of Examiners determines that the ending

balance of the State General Fund is projected to be less than

$60,000,000 for Fiscal Year 2003-2004 or 2004-2005, the

Governor, pursuant to NRS 353.225, may direct the Director of

the Department of Administration to require the State Controller or

the head of each department, institution or agency to set aside a

reserve of not more than 15 percent of the total amount of operating

expenses or other appropriations and money otherwise available to

the department, institution or agency.

3. A reserve must not be set aside pursuant to this section

unless:

(a) The Governor, on behalf of the State Board of Examiners,

submits a report to the Legislature, or, if the Legislature is not in

session, to the Interim Finance Committee, stating the reasons why a

reserve is needed and indicating each department, institution or

agency that will be required to set aside a reserve; and

(b) The Legislature or Interim Finance Committee approves the

setting aside of the reserve.

Sec. 59. If the State of Nevada is required to make payment to

the United States Treasury under the provisions of Public Law 101-

453, the Cash Management Improvement Act of 1990, the State

Controller, upon approval of the State Board of Examiners, may

make such payments from the interest earnings of the State General

Fund or interest earnings in other funds when interest on federal

money has been deposited in those funds.

Sec. 60. 1. Of the sums appropriated to the State Arts

Council by section 18 of this act, the following amounts must be

used to support the Challenge Grant Program:

For the Fiscal Year 2003-2004...... $73,046

For the Fiscal Year 2004-2005...... $73,046

2. Any amounts provided to support the Challenge Grant

Program as provided by this section which are not committed for

expenditure by June 30 of each fiscal year may be carried forward

for a maximum of 2 fiscal years after which time any unexpended

amounts revert to the State General Fund. If a challenge grant

project is completed in less than 3 fiscal years, any unexpended

money must not be reallocated and reverts to the State General Fund

at the close of the fiscal year.

3. All money appropriated by section 18 of this act other than

the sums designated in subsection 1 to support the Challenge Grant

Program is subject to the provisions of section 48 of this act.

Sec. 61. 1. There is hereby appropriated from the State

General Fund to the Interim Finance Committee the sum of

$12,500,000 in Fiscal Year 2003-2004 and $20,000,000 in Fiscal

Year 2004-2005 for information technology and additional

operational costs that may be required by the Department of

Taxation or other state agency to implement or modify the

collections of State General Fund revenues approved by the 72nd

Session of the Nevada Legislature.

2. If the Department of Taxation or other state agency

determines that additional resources are necessary for information

technology or additional operational costs related to subsection 1 the

State Board of Examiners shall consider the request and recommend

the amount of the allocation, if any, to the Interim Finance

Committee.

3. The Interim Finance Committee is not required to approve

the entire amount of an allocation recommended pursuant to

subsection 2 or to allocate the entire amount appropriated in

subsection 1.

4. The sums appropriated by subsection 1 are available for

either fiscal year. Any balance of those sums must not be committed

for expenditure after June 30, 2005, and reverts to the State General

Fund as soon as all payments of money committed have been made.

Sec. 62. 1. This section and section 53 of this act become

effective upon passage and approval.

2. Sections 1 to 52, inclusive, and 54 to 61, inclusive, of this

act become effective on July 1, 2003.

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