Assembly Bill No. 82–Assemblyman Mortenson

 

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AN ACT relating to water; extending the date of expiration of the Newlands Project Water Rights Fund and of a related program established by the Carson Water Subconservancy District for the acquisition of certain surface water rights; 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. Section 4 of chapter 515, Statutes of Nevada 1999,

at page 2632, is hereby amended to read as follows:

    Sec. 4.  1.  There is hereby appropriated from the State

General Fund to the Newlands Project Water Rights Fund,

created by section 5 of this act, the sum of $3,300,000 as the

State’s contribution to the Fund for the protection and

preservation of the natural resources of this state. All interest

generated from this appropriation accrues to the benefit of the

Newlands Project Water Rights Fund.

    2.  The Carson Water Subconservancy District shall not

commit for expenditure any amount of the appropriation

made by subsection 1 until the District determines that:

    (a) There is and will continue to be substantial

compliance with the “Joint Testimony of Truckee-Carson

Irrigation District, Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe of Indians, City

of Fallon, Churchill County and Sierra Pacific Power

Company,” dated by the parties thereto on May 6, 1999, and

submitted to a hearing of the Senate Standing Committee on

Finance on May 24, 1999; and

    (b) The City of Fallon and Churchill County have

withdrawn all administrative protests and have sought to

dismiss all legal actions initiated by the city and county,

respectively, relating to applications for changes in the point

of diversion, place of use or manner of use of water rights

pending before the State Engineer on the effective date of this

act as required by that joint testimony.

    3.  The Carson Water Subconservancy District shall not

commit for expenditure during the next biennium more than

$1,600,000 of the appropriation made by subsection 1.

    4.  Any remaining balance of the appropriation made by

subsection 1 must not be committed for expenditure after

June 30, [2004,] 2006, and reverts to the State General Fund

as soon as all payments of money committed have been

made.

    Sec. 2.  Section 8 of chapter 515, Statutes of Nevada 1999, at

page 2634, is hereby amended to read as follows:

    Sec. 8.  1.  This act becomes effective upon passage

and approval.

    2.  Section 5 of this act expires by limitation on July 1,

[2004.] 2006.

 

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