Assembly Bill No. 553–Committee on Ways and Means

 

June 1, 2003

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Referred to Committee on Ways and Means

 

SUMMARY—Makes various changes regarding state financial administration and makes appropriations for support of civil government of State. (BDR S‑1371)

 

FISCAL NOTE:  Effect on Local Government: No.

                           Effect on the State: Contains Appropriation included in Executive Budget.

 

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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 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:

 

1-1  Section 1.  The following sums are hereby appropriated from

1-2  the State General Fund for the purposes expressed in sections 2 to

1-3  29, inclusive, of this act and for the support of the government of the

1-4  State of Nevada for the fiscal years beginning July 1, 2003, and

1-5  ending June 30, 2004, and beginning July 1, 2004, and ending

1-6  June 30, 2005.

 

 

 

 

 

2-1                                             2003-20042004-2005

2-2  Sec. 2.  The Office and Mansion of the

2-3  Governor.

2-4       For the support of the:

2-5  Office of the Governor$2,120,304$2,133,167

2-6  Governor’s Mansion. 275,544347,840

2-7  Governor’s Office of Consumer

2-8  Health Assistance...... 456,308382,952

2-9  High Level Nuclear Waste

2-10  Project Office........... 980,112981,416

2-11      Sec. 3.  The Office of Lieutenant

2-12  Governor.

2-13          For the support of the:

2-14  Office of the Lieutenant Governor$496,040   $512,210

2-15      Sec. 4.  The Office of Attorney General.

2-16          For the support of the:

2-17  Attorney General Administration

2-18  Account............. $10,596,700$10,832,555

2-19  Special Litigation Account2,081,30181,301

2-20  Medicaid Fraud Control Unit1,0001,000

2-21  Crime Prevention Program201,514203,927

2-22  Office of the Extradition

2-23  Coordinator.............. 554,516550,845

2-24  Bureau of Consumer Protection1,218,0401,221,264

2-25  Advisory Council for Prosecuting

2-26  Attorneys.......................... 100........ 100

2-27      Sec. 5.  The Office of Secretary of State.

2-28          For the support of the:

2-29  Office of the Secretary of State$5,784,542$6,231,619

2-30  HAVA Election Reform299,820        0

2-31      Sec. 6.  The Office of State Treasurer.

2-32          For the support of the Office of the

2-33  State Treasurer.... $1,440,255$1,458,169

2-34      Sec. 7.  The Office of State Controller.

2-35          For the support of the Office of the

2-36  State Controller.. $3,894,681$3,937,896

2-37      Sec. 8.  Department of Administration.

2-38          For the support of the:

2-39  Budget and planning$2,813,633$2,949,933

2-40  Division of Internal Audits1,935,4412,013,536

2-41  Clear Creek Youth Center62,00262,339

2-42  State Public Works Board822,423832,402

2-43  Technology Improvement Plan901,816   890,990

2-44  Merit Award Board...... 5,000..... 5,000

2-45  Information Technology Projects2,668,291    1,215,225

3-1  Sec. 9.  Department of Taxation.

3-2       For the support of the

3-3  Department of Taxation$16,087,285$16,692,636

3-4  Sec. 10.  Legislative Fund.

3-5       For the support of the:

3-6  Legislative Commission$747,961$523,826

3-7  Audit Division....... 3,113,1993,136,991

3-8  Administrative Division8,361,4397,110,890

3-9  Legal Division....... 5,113,2705,579,935

3-10  Research Division. 3,002,0042,941,318

3-11  Fiscal Analysis Division2,799,0182,480,598

3-12  Interim legislative operations475,115473,530

3-13      Sec. 11.  Supreme Court of Nevada.

3-14          For the support of the:

3-15  Supreme Court of Nevada$4,494,410$5,241,966

3-16  Law Library........... 1,402,2281,449,819

3-17  Commission on Judicial Selection4,998  4,998

3-18  Division of Planning and

3-19  Analysis.................... 494,352500,414

3-20  Drug Courts............. 337,500............ 0

3-21  Judicial Retirement System1,459,9001,503,700

3-22      Sec. 12.  Commission on Judicial Discipline.

3-23          For the support of the

3-24  Commission on Judicial

3-25  Discipline............... $487,849$488,363

3-26      Sec. 13.  District Judges’ Salaries and

3-27  Judicial Pensions.

3-28          For the support of the

3-29  District Judges’ salaries$11,524,036$11,661,641

3-30      Sec. 14.  Commission on Economic

3-31  Development.

3-32          For the support of:

3-33  Economic development$3,212,539$3,511,322

3-34  Rural community development202,615   208,557

3-35  Small business and procurement

3-36  outreach program..... 204,233201,960

3-37      Sec. 15.  Department of Education.

3-38          For the support of:

3-39  Education, state programs$2,445,821$2,444,434

3-40  Occupational education356,104362,620

3-41  Teacher education and licensing      100   100

3-42  Nutrition education programs248,511   254,008

3-43  Continuing education465,072465,281

3-44  Individuals with Disabilities

3-45  Education Act.......... 192,410192,410

4-1  Proficiency testing$4,135,680$4,295,105

4-2  Other state education programs7,616,866    7,452,523

4-3  Education support services955,139977,490

4-4  Student Incentive Grants6,872   10,135

4-5  Commission on Postsecondary

4-6  Education.................. 254,178254,526

4-7  Sec. 16.  University and Community

4-8  College System of Nevada.

4-9       For the support of:

4-10  System administration$3,510,855$3,601,301

4-11  University Press....... 727,196751,791

4-12  Statewide programs—UNR6,534,3306,761,328

4-13  Intercollegiate athletics—UNR2,552,299   2,636,149

4-14  Statewide Programs—UNLV1,010,730  1,045,686

4-15  Intercollegiate athletics—UNLV2,586,4762,684,227

4-16  Agricultural Experiment Station7,034,7477,320,773

4-17  Cooperative Extension Services6,731,689  7,066,031

4-18  Dental School—UNLV6,265,4344,385,724

4-19  System computing center21,757,92518,550,876

4-20  UNLV, William S. Boyd School

4-21  of Law................... 6,456,7116,732,816

4-22  Desert Research Institute5,260,5685,299,873

4-23  National Direct Student Loan49,50449,504

4-24  University of Nevada, Reno107,553,499112,293,718

4-25  University of Nevada, School of

4-26  Medicine............. 20,918,69321,790,125

4-27  Bureau of Laboratory and

4-28  Research................ 1,661,8311,593,810

4-29  University of Nevada,

4-30  Las Vegas.......... 125,213,960131,315,575

4-31  Community College of Southern

4-32  Nevada................ 72,257,06376,577,965

4-33  Western Nevada Community

4-34  College................ 16,393,29816,856,203

4-35  Truckee Meadows Community

4-36  College................ 28,933,18929,960,638

4-37  Great Basin College12,260,51312,728,072

4-38  Business Center, North2,047,1662,109,477

4-39  Business Center, South1,716,7151,777,460

4-40  Nevada State College at

4-41  Henderson............. 3,034,7454,432,601

4-42  University system—special

4-43  projects................ 19,380,27419,666,234

 

5-1  Sec. 17.  Western Interstate Commission

5-2  for Higher Education.

5-3  For the administrative support of

5-4  Nevada’s membership in the

5-5  Western Interstate Commission for

5-6  Higher Education... $324,557$330,296

5-7  For the support of the Western

5-8  Interstate Commission for Higher

5-9  Education Loan Fund869,107797,557

5-10      Sec. 18.  Department of Cultural Affairs.

5-11          For the support of the:

5-12  Cultural Affairs administration$748,273    $699,529

5-13  Museums and history311,068312,078

5-14  Nevada Historical Society, Reno660,179    659,661

5-15  Nevada State Museum,

5-16  Carson City........... 1,349,7631,380,962

5-17  Nevada Museum and Historical

5-18  Society, Las Vegas... 982,9811,003,613

5-19  Lost City Museum... 330,700340,281

5-20  State Railroad Museums1,227,109496,000

5-21  State Arts Council1,473,1941,475,576

5-22  Nevada State Library3,463,3503,507,991

5-23  Nevada State Library—Literacy135,280  140,775

5-24  Archives and records640,783651,571

5-25  Office of Historic Preservation314,942  306,508

5-26  Comstock Historic District103,898108,036

5-27      Sec. 19.  Department of Human Resources.

5-28          For the support of the:

5-29  Department of Human Resources

5-30  administration........ $891,287$888,852

5-31  Indian Affairs Commission131,359133,879

5-32  Developmental Disabilities108,596108,561

5-33  Community-Based Services2,572,3272,906,951

5-34  Grants Management Unit2,862,5962,859,663

5-35  Fund for a Healthy Nevada685,1352,128,180

5-36  Office of the State Public

5-37  Defender................ 1,130,8001,125,707

5-38  Division of Health Care

5-39  Financing and Policy:

5-40  Nevada Medicaid309,994,739323,521,782

5-41  ... Health Care Financing and

5-42  Policy.................... 1,787,9651,818,670

5-43  ... Nevada Check-Up Program9,079,7189,633,520

5-44  Aging Services Division:

5-45  Aging Services Division2,941,1933,002,643

6-1  Senior Services Program$1,293,105$1,726,630

6-2  Senior citizens’ property tax

6-3  assistance............ 3,623,0444,197,507

6-4  EPS/Homemaker programs66,507157,425

6-5  Division of Child and Family

6-6  Services:

6-7  Juvenile justice programs707,605707,605

6-8  UNITY/SACWIS2,810,8592,855,834

6-9  Children and family

6-10  administration... 6,729,7706,871,462

6-11  Child Care Services273,701303,036

6-12  Nevada Youth Training

6-13  Center................ 7,297,3127,754,782

6-14  Caliente Youth Center5,624,7146,031,929

6-15  Youth community services9,127,477  9,049,788

6-16  Youth alternative placement1,039,521    1,039,521

6-17  Youth parole services4,385,6594,462,541

6-18  Northern Nevada child and

6-19  adolescent services2,074,3672,162,036

6-20  Child Welfare Integration29,544,135  31,986,727

6-21  Southern Nevada child

6-22  and adolescent services7,234,4467,982,397

6-23  Juvenile correctional facility3,597,991   4,771,541

6-24  Health Division:

6-25  Office of health

6-26  administration...... 589,085594,472

6-27  Alcohol and drug

6-28  rehabilitation..... 3,149,1893,168,810

6-29  Vital statistics....... 685,683700,371

6-30  Maternal child health services1,278,193  1,283,727

6-31  Special Children’s Clinic8,189,2728,568,135

6-32  Community health services252,516225,735

6-33  Consumer protection1,266,7851,284,277

6-34  Radiological health263,938        100

6-35  Sexually transmitted disease

6-36  control............... 1,545,8941,545,215

6-37  Communicable disease control824,815   825,030

6-38  Emergency medical services757,041   758,385

6-39  Immunization program1,497,7771,557,492

6-40  Health aid to counties...... 0........ 100

6-41  Division of Mental Health and

6-42  Developmental Services:

6-43  Division administration2,302,5272,328,910

7-1  Mental health information

7-2  system.................. $422,955$422,722

7-3  Southern Nevada adult mental

7-4  health services.. 39,330,12944,624,326

7-5  Northern Nevada adult mental

7-6  health services.. 19,420,43120,949,266

7-7  Lakes Crossing Center5,522,2745,574,740

7-8  Rural clinics....... 6,656,9637,218,270

7-9  Desert Regional Center23,911,42627,866,635

7-10  Sierra Regional Center12,158,65714,106,365

7-11  Rural Regional Center4,409,2315,556,937

7-12  Family preservation program944,719  1,104,396

7-13  Welfare Division:

7-14  Welfare administration7,664,3198,282,894

7-15  Welfare field services20,382,46522,601,659

7-16  Assistance to aged and blind6,304,2616,565,400

7-17  Temporary Assistance for

7-18  Needy Families32,005,37746,698,032

7-19  Child Assistance and

7-20  Development..... 9,033,7019,033,701

7-21      Sec. 20.  Office of the Military.

7-22          For the support of the:

7-23  Nevada National Guard$2,032,930$2,071,547

7-24  National Guard benefits104,572104,572

7-25      Sec. 21.  Office of Veterans’ Services.

7-26          For the support of the:

7-27  Executive Director for

7-28  veterans’ services$899,004  $897,406

7-29  Southern Nevada

7-30  Veterans’ Home. 2,871,2612,885,810

7-31      Sec. 22.  Department of Corrections.

7-32          For the support of the:

7-33  Office of the Director$11,862,833$13,043,522

7-34  Medical care..... 26,752,24627,599,450

7-35  Correctional Programs2,987,9213,065,229

7-36  Southern Nevada

7-37  Correctional Center366,954    365,353

7-38  Southern Desert

7-39  Correctional Center16,419,22616,605,521

7-40  Nevada State Prison13,454,41213,679,990

7-41  Northern Nevada

7-42  Correctional Center18,611,21618,644,759

7-43  Warm Springs

7-44  Correctional Center6,343,8106,474,105

 

8-1  Ely State Prison$22,004,982$22,825,287

8-2  Lovelock Correctional Center18,989,923    19,584,318

8-3  Southern Nevada Women’s

8-4  Correctional Facility8,556,3489,224,405

8-5  Stewart Conservation Camp1,358,1871,342,476

8-6  Ely Conservation Camp1,058,2051,095,526

8-7  Humboldt Conservation Camp997,036   1,031,581

8-8  Indian Springs Conservation

8-9  Camp.................... 1,833,5741,852,991

8-10  Jean Conservation Camp1,318,6081,347,132

8-11  Pioche Conservation Camp1,327,1121,353,715

8-12  Carlin Conservation Camp1,053,0021,072,498

8-13  Wells Conservation Camp999,9741,046,566

8-14  Silver Springs Conservation

8-15  Camp................... 1,095,3501,112,111

8-16  Tonopah Conservation Camp1,006,767  999,159

8-17  Northern Nevada Restitution

8-18  Center..................... 476,667    462,005

8-19  High Desert State Prison22,582,74024,893,424

8-20      Sec. 23.  Department of Business and

8-21  Industry.

8-22          For the support of the:

8-23  Business and Industry

8-24  administration...... $187,616  $190,611

8-25  Division of Financial

8-26  Institutions............. 361,029        4,429

8-27  Consumer Affairs Division1,332,5941,324,063

8-28  Real Estate Administration1,147,2501,212,070

8-29  Division of Insurance2,907,9062,904,709

8-30  Employee-Management

8-31  Relations Board..... 161,892    162,359

8-32  Office of Labor Commissioner1,330,977   1,357,459

8-33  Nevada Athletic Commission  361,492   364,132

8-34      Sec. 24. State Department of Agriculture.

8-35              For the support of the:

8-36  Agriculture administration$381,727$389,243

8-37  Plant industry program1,456,3011,477,625

8-38  Veterinary medical services949,654865,756

8-39  Weights and measures

8-40  program.................. 271,960    275,674

8-41  Junior Livestock Show Board    34,991   35,067

8-42  State Predatory Animal and

8-43  Rodent Committee712,042    731,546

 

9-1  Sec. 25.  State Department of Conservation

9-2  and Natural Resources.

9-3       For the support of the:

9-4  Conservation and Natural

9-5  Resources administration$910,037$897,124

9-6  Division of State Parks5,378,7094,450,557

9-7  Nevada Tahoe regional

9-8  planning.......................... 474           474

9-9  Nevada natural heritage84,363   84,188

9-10  Division of Forestry3,737,0733,808,236

9-11  Forest fire

9-12  suppression/emergency

9-13  response.............. 1,000,0001,000,000

9-14  Forestry honor camps5,586,9965,714,923

9-15  Tahoe Regional Planning

9-16  Agency................ 1,374,3721,376,286

9-17  Water Quality Planning359,358359,469

9-18  Division of Water Resources4,603,710   4,677,258

9-19  Division of State Lands1,107,8981,127,783

9-20  Division of Conservation

9-21  Districts.................. 340,731    348,156

9-22  Division of Wildlife676,421   675,509

9-23      Sec. 26.  Department of Employment,

9-24  Training and Rehabilitation.

9-25          For the support of:

9-26  Nevada Equal Rights

9-27  Commission..... $1,116,530$1,148,296

9-28  Bureau of Vocational

9-29  Rehabilitation..... 2,614,9222,616,493

9-30  Bureau of Services to the

9-31  Blind and Visually Impaired980,3871,022,490

9-32  Office of Disability

9-33  Employment Policy. 19,196      19,214

9-34      Sec. 27.  Department of Motor Vehicles.

9-35  For the support of the Division

9-36  of Field Services.... $22,983    $22,983

9-37      Sec. 28.  Department of Public Safety.

9-38          For the support of the:

9-39  Training Division.. $86,061    $89,295

9-40  Justice grant........... 126,379    130,119

9-41  Highway Patrol (dignitary

9-42  protection)................ 36,388      36,388

9-43  Dignitary protection675,226   694,871

9-44  Investigation Division5,228,9765,276,335

10-1  Division of Emergency

10-2  Management........ $612,759  $619,360

10-3  Parole Board....... 1,250,1621,230,103

10-4  Division of Parole and

10-5  Probation.......... 30,931,15531,720,691

10-6  Criminal History Repository           100   100

10-7  State Fire Marshal. 620,082    925,242

10-8      Sec. 29.  Commission on Ethics.

10-9          For the support of the

10-10  Commission on Ethics$126,170$127,073

10-11     Sec. 30. The following sums are hereby appropriated from the

10-12  State Highway Fund for the purposes expressed in this section for

10-13  the fiscal years beginning July 1, 2003, and ending June 30, 2004,

10-14  and beginning July 1, 2004, and ending June 30, 2005:

10-15         Department of Motor Vehicles:

10-16             Director’s Office$3,294,712$5,381,009

10-17             Administrative Services3,053,0952,408,535

10-18             Hearings Office..... 958,244    969,006

10-19             Automation......... 4,112,5073,640,346

10-20             Field services.... 19,691,47522,274,705

10-21             Compliance enforcement2,749,1692,820,979

10-22             Central services.. 5,737,9395,490,687

10-23             Management services2,045,2012,033,733

10-24             Motor carrier...... 2,753,2482,797,707

10-25         Department of Public Safety:

10-26             Training Division.. 850,858    881,080

10-27             Highway Patrol52,540,42453,776,034

10-28             Highway safety plan &

10-29  administration................... 173,093    177,064

10-30             Division of Investigations269,542273,474

10-31             State Emergency Response

10-32  Commission..................... 282,156    283,952

10-33         Department of Business and Industry:

10-34             Transportation Services

10-35  Authority....................... 2,187,4192,136,959

10-36         Department of Administration:

10-37             Information Technology

10-38  Projects4,579,865....... 2,246,825

10-39         Legislative Fund, Legislative

10-40  Commission.......................... 7,500        7,500

10-41     Sec. 31.  1.  Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3, the

10-42  sums appropriated in this act must be:

10-43     (a) Expended in accordance with the allotment, transfer, work

10-44  program and budget provisions of NRS 353.150 to 353.245,

10-45  inclusive; and

11-1      (b) Work-programmed for the 2 separate Fiscal Years, 2003-

11-2  2004 and 2004-2005, as required by NRS 353.215. Work programs

11-3  may be revised with the approval of the Governor upon the

11-4  recommendation of the Director of the Department of

11-5  Administration and in accordance with the provisions of the State

11-6  Budget Act.

11-7      2.  Transfers to and from salary allotments, travel allotments,

11-8  operating expense allotments, equipment allotments and other

11-9  allotments must be allowed and made in accordance with the

11-10  provisions of NRS 353.215 to 353.225, inclusive, and after separate

11-11  consideration of the merits of each request.

11-12     3.  Pursuant to law, sums appropriated for the support of the

11-13  Supreme Court of Nevada and the Legislative Fund are excluded

11-14  from the allotment, transfer, work program and budget provisions of

11-15  NRS 353.150 to 353.245, inclusive.

11-16     Sec. 32.  The sums appropriated to:

11-17     1.  Senior citizens’ property tax assistance;

11-18     2.  Individuals with Disabilities;

11-19     3.  Forest fire suppression/emergency response;

11-20     4.  National Guard benefits;

11-21     5.  Communicable disease control;

11-22     6.  Maternal child health services;

11-23     7.  Immunization program;

11-24     8.  Welfare administration;

11-25     9.  Welfare field services;

11-26     10.  Temporary assistance for needy families (TANF);

11-27     11.  Assistance to aged and blind;

11-28     12.  Child Assistance and Development;

11-29     13.  Nevada Medicaid;

11-30     14.  Division of Health Care Financing and Policy;

11-31     15.  Nevada Check-Up Program;

11-32     16.  Youth community services;

11-33     17.  Attorney General’s special litigation account;

11-34     18.  Attorney General’s Medicaid Fraud Control Unit;

11-35     19.  Attorney General’s extradition coordinator;

11-36     20.  Commission on Ethics;

11-37     21.  Veterans’ Home Account;

11-38     22.  Child Welfare Integration;

11-39     23.  Secretary of State HAVA Election Reform; and

11-40     24.  Information Technology Projects,

11-41  are available for both Fiscal Years 2003-2004 and 2004-2005, and

11-42  may be transferred from one fiscal year to the other with the

11-43  approval of the Interim Finance Committee upon the

11-44  recommendation of the Governor.

12-1      Sec. 33.  Amounts appropriated pursuant to sections 14 and 15

12-2  of this act to finance specific programs as outlined in this section are

12-3  available for both Fiscal Years 2003-2004 and 2004-2005 and may

12-4  be transferred from one fiscal year to the other with the approval of

12-5  the Interim Finance Committee upon the recommendation of the

12-6  Governor as follows:

12-7      1.  Of the amounts appropriated to the Commission on

12-8  Economic Development pursuant to section 14 of this act, a total of

12-9  $500,000 in both Fiscal Year 2003-2004 and Fiscal Year 2004-2005

12-10  to support the Train Employees Now Program.

12-11     2.  Of the amount appropriated to the Department of Education,

12-12  other state education programs, pursuant to section 15 of this act:

12-13     (a) A total of $49,803 in Fiscal Year 2003-2004 for Peer

12-14  Mediation Programs;

12-15     (b) A total of $51,429 in both Fiscal Year 2003-2004 and Fiscal

12-16  Year 2004-2005 for successful completion of the National Board

12-17  Teacher Certification Program;

12-18     (c) A total of $5,000,000 in both Fiscal Year 2003-2004 and

12-19  Fiscal Year 2004-2005 for new teacher signing bonuses; and

12-20     (d) A total of $850,000 in Fiscal Year 2003-2004 and $750,000

12-21  in Fiscal Year 2004-2005 for the technology components of the

12-22  System for Accountability Information in Nevada (SAIN).

12-23     3.  Of the amounts appropriated to the Department of

12-24  Education, proficiency testing, pursuant to section 15 of this act:

12-25     (a) A total of $515,058 in Fiscal Year 2003-2004 and $599,852

12-26  in Fiscal Year 2004-2005 for the state norm-referenced examination.

12-27     (b) A total of $1,400,000 in Fiscal Year 2003-2004 and

12-28  $1,456,000 in Fiscal Year 2004-2005 for the high school proficiency

12-29  examination.

12-30     (c) A total of $1,360,731 in both Fiscal Year 2003-2004 and

12-31  Fiscal Year 2004-2005 for the criterion-referenced examinations.

12-32     (d) A total of $343,520 in Fiscal Year 2003-2004 and $360,414

12-33  in Fiscal Year 2004-2005 for the state writing proficiency

12-34  examinations.

12-35     Sec. 34.  1.  The sums appropriated to the Legislative Fund by

12-36  section 10 of this act for the support of the Legislative Commission,

12-37  the various divisions of the Legislative Counsel Bureau and Interim

12-38  Legislative Operations are available for both Fiscal Years 2003-

12-39  2004 and 2004-2005, and may be transferred among the Legislative

12-40  Commission, the various divisions of the Legislative Counsel

12-41  Bureau and the Interim Legislative Operations and from one fiscal

12-42  year to another with the approval of the Legislative Commission

12-43  upon the recommendation of the Director of the Legislative Counsel

12-44  Bureau. The provisions of chapter 338 of NRS do not apply to

12-45  projects undertaken pursuant to those appropriations.

13-1      2.  The sums appropriated for the support of salaries and payroll

13-2  costs must be applied pursuant to the budget approved by the

13-3  Legislature notwithstanding the provisions of NRS 281.123.

13-4      Sec. 35.  Except as otherwise provided in this section, the total

13-5  amounts appropriated in section 19 of this act to each of the

13-6  accounts of the Division of Health Care Financing and Policy and

13-7  the Welfare Division enumerated in section 32 of this act, except for

13-8  the amounts appropriated for the health care financing and policy

13-9  account, the assistance to the aged and blind program, the welfare

13-10  administration account, and the welfare field services account, are

13-11  limits. The divisions shall not request additional money for these

13-12  programs, except for:

13-13     1.  Increased state costs in Fiscal Year 2004-2005 in the event

13-14  that federal financial participation rates are less than legislatively

13-15  approved effective on October 1, 2004;

13-16     2.  Costs related to additional services mandated by the Federal

13-17  Government on or after October 1, 2003, and not specifically funded

13-18  in the Nevada Medicaid account in Fiscal Years 2003-2004 and

13-19  2004-2005; or

13-20     3.  Increased state costs in Fiscal Year 2003-2004 and Fiscal

13-21  Year 2004-2005 in the event that the annual allocation of federal

13-22  Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) block grant

13-23  funds is lower than the amounts approved by the Legislature for

13-24  either fiscal year.

13-25     Sec. 36.  The sums appropriated to the Welfare Division by

13-26  section 19 of this act may be transferred among the various budget

13-27  accounts of the Welfare Division with the approval of the Interim

13-28  Finance Committee upon the recommendation of the Governor.

13-29     Sec. 37.  The sums appropriated to Nevada Medicaid and the

13-30  Nevada Check-Up Program by section 19 of this act may be

13-31  transferred between each budget with the approval of the Interim

13-32  Finance Committee upon the recommendation of the Governor.

13-33     Sec. 38.  The sums appropriated to the Department of

13-34  Corrections by section 22 of this act may be transferred among the

13-35  various budget accounts of the Department of Corrections in the

13-36  same manner and within the same limits as allowed for revisions of

13-37  work programs in NRS 353.220.

13-38     Sec. 39.  Of the amounts appropriated to the Department of

13-39  Public Safety by sections 28 and 30 of this act, amounts

13-40  appropriated to the various budget accounts enumerated in those

13-41  sections for the support of payment to the Public Safety Information

13-42  Services Section may be transferred among the various budgets of

13-43  the Department of Public Safety as enumerated in sections 28 and

13-44  30 of this act for the support of payment to the Public Safety

13-45  Information Services Section with the approval of the Interim

14-1  Finance Committee upon the recommendation of the Governor. The

14-2  amount transferred between accounts is limited to the total amount

14-3  appropriated in the accounts for the support of payment to the Public

14-4  Safety Information Services Section.

14-5      Sec. 40.  Of the amounts appropriated from the State Highway

14-6  Fund to the Department of Motor Vehicles, Director’s Office,

14-7  pursuant to section 30 of this act:

14-8      1.  A total of $50,000 in Fiscal Year 2003-2004 for the

14-9  continuation of kiosk technology; and

14-10     2.  A total of $2,000,000 in Fiscal Year 2004-2005 for the

14-11  expansion of kiosk technology,

14-12  may be transferred from one fiscal year to another with the approval

14-13  of the Interim Finance Committee upon the recommendation of the

14-14  Governor.

14-15     Sec. 41.  1.  There is hereby appropriated $1,290,113 from the

14-16  State Highway Fund to the Nevada Highway Patrol Division to be

14-17  expended for furniture, equipment, telephone system and data drop

14-18  lines for the new Highway Patrol building in Las Vegas (99-H1).

14-19     2.  Any remaining balance appropriated by subsection 1 must

14-20  not be committed for expenditure after June 30, 2005, and reverts to

14-21  the State Highway Fund as soon as payments of money committed

14-22  have been made.

14-23     Sec. 42.  The sums appropriated to any division, agency or

14-24  section of any department of state government for the support of

14-25  salaries and payroll costs may be transferred to any other division,

14-26  bureau, agency or section of the same department for the support of

14-27  salaries and payroll costs with the approval of the Interim Finance

14-28  Committee upon the recommendation of the Governor. The amount

14-29  transferred into a budget account is limited to the amount budgeted

14-30  for vacancy savings. Such transfers are also limited only to those

14-31  activities which are supported by State General Fund or State

14-32  Highway Fund appropriations.

14-33     Sec. 43.  In addition to the requirements of NRS 353.225, for

14-34  the Fiscal Years 2003-2004 and 2004-2005, the Board of Regents of

14-35  the University and Community College System of Nevada shall

14-36  comply with any request by the Governor to set aside money from

14-37  the appropriations made by this act in any specified amount.

14-38     Sec. 44.  1.  Of the sums appropriated by section 16 of this act,

14-39  any amounts utilized to match research grants in the University and

14-40  Community College System of Nevada, Special Projects account,

14-41  which are not committed for expenditure by June 30 of each fiscal

14-42  year may be carried forward for a maximum of 2 fiscal years after

14-43  which time any unexpended amounts revert to the State General

14-44  Fund.

15-1      2.  All money appropriated by section 16 of this act other than

15-2  the sums designated in subsection 1 to support Special Projects

15-3  research is subject to the provisions of section 48 of this act.

15-4      Sec. 45.  There is hereby appropriated $98,711 from the State

15-5  General Fund to the Public Employees’ Retirement Board to be

15-6  expended for the administration of the Legislators’ Retirement

15-7  System for the period from July 1, 2003, through June 30, 2005.

15-8      Sec. 46.  Section 9 of chapter 453, Statutes of Nevada 2001, at

15-9  page 2286, is hereby amended to read as follows:

15-10     Sec. 9.  The State Treasurer shall transfer any balance

15-11  remaining unexpended on June 30, 2001, in the account for

15-12  the office of science, engineering and technology to the

15-13  account for the office of science, innovation and technology

15-14  which is created by section 6 of this act. Any remaining

15-15  balance of the appropriation made by section 7 of chapter

15-16  544, Statues of Nevada 1999, must not be committed for

15-17  expenditure after June 30, 2003, and reverts to the State

15-18  General Fund as soon as all payments of money committed

15-19  have been made.

15-20     Sec. 47.  The appropriations made to the Tahoe Regional

15-21  Planning Agency in section 25 of this act are available contingent

15-22  upon the State of California providing its two-thirds share of

15-23  funding.

15-24     Sec. 48.  1.  Except as otherwise provided in sections 44 and

15-25  60 of this act, unencumbered balances of the appropriations made in

15-26  this act for the Fiscal Years 2003-2004 and 2004-2005 must not be

15-27  committed for expenditure after June 30 of each fiscal year. Except

15-28  as otherwise provided in subsection 2, unencumbered balances of

15-29  these appropriations revert to the fund from which appropriated.

15-30     2.  Any encumbered balance of the appropriations made to the

15-31  Legislative Fund by section 10 of this act does not revert to the State

15-32  General Fund but constitutes a balance carried forward.

15-33     Sec. 49.  1.  There is hereby appropriated from the State

15-34  General Fund the sum of $2,163,960 to the Interim Finance

15-35  Committee for allocation to the Department of Corrections for the

15-36  fiscal year beginning July 1, 2004, and ending June 30, 2005, for

15-37  staffing and operation of a transition housing facility.

15-38     2.  Money appropriated pursuant to subsection 1 may only be

15-39  allocated for staffing and operation of a transition housing facility

15-40  upon submittal of a comprehensive transition housing plan by the

15-41  Department and upon approval of the State Board of Examiners and

15-42  the Interim Finance Committee or for inmate housing expenses if a

15-43  comprehensive transition housing plan is not submitted by the

15-44  Department or not approved by the State Board of Examiners and

15-45  the Interim Finance Committee.

16-1      3.  Any remaining balance of the sum appropriated by

16-2  subsection 1 must not be allocated by the Interim Finance

16-3  Committee after June 30, 2005, and reverts to the State General

16-4  Fund as soon as all payments of money committed have been made.

16-5      Sec. 50.  The State Controller shall provide for the payment of

16-6  claims legally obligated in each fiscal year on behalf of state

16-7  agencies until the last business day of the August immediately

16-8  following the end of each fiscal year. The State Controller shall

16-9  process any transactions requested by the Director of the

16-10  Department of Administration from the prior fiscal period until

16-11  the third Friday in September immediately following the end of the

16-12  fiscal year.

16-13     Sec. 51.  The State Controller shall transfer among the

16-14  appropriate accounts and funds the amounts necessary to carry out

16-15  the budget approved by the Legislature, and the amounts so

16-16  transferred shall be deemed appropriated.

16-17     Sec. 52.  The State Controller shall pay the annual salaries of

16-18  Supreme Court Justices, District Court Judges, the Governor, the

16-19  Lieutenant Governor, the Secretary of State, the State Treasurer, the

16-20  State Controller and the Attorney General in biweekly installments

16-21  for each day worked up to and including the date of payment. The

16-22  payment of a portion of the annual salaries of these officers at the

16-23  end of a calendar year for the purpose of reconciling the amount of

16-24  the salary paid during that calendar year with the amount of the

16-25  salary set forth in statute for that office must not be made if it will

16-26  result in the issuance of a separate check.

16-27     Sec. 53.  There is hereby appropriated from the State General

16-28  Fund to the Legislative Fund, created pursuant to NRS 218.085, the

16-29  sum of $1,600,000.

16-30     Sec. 54.  1.  If the Attorney General determines that delays in

16-31  the receipt of recovery revenue for the Medicaid Fraud Control Unit

16-32  will result in insufficient revenues to pay authorized expenditures,

16-33  he may submit a request for a temporary advance from the State

16-34  General Fund to the Director of the Department of Administration to

16-35  pay authorized expenditures to support the operations of the Unit.

16-36     2.  The Director of the Department of Administration shall

16-37  notify the State Controller and the Fiscal Analysis Division of the

16-38  Legislative Counsel Bureau if he approves a request made pursuant

16-39  to subsection 1. The State Controller shall draw a warrant upon

16-40  receipt of such a notification.

16-41     3.  An advance from the State General Fund approved by the

16-42  Director of the Department of Administration as authorized pursuant

16-43  to this section is limited to the total estimated amounts due from

16-44  outstanding billings for recoveries and must not exceed the total

16-45  authorized recoveries in the appropriate fiscal year.

17-1      4.  Any money which is temporarily advanced from the State

17-2  General Fund to the Medicaid Fraud Control Unit pursuant to this

17-3  section must be repaid on or before the last business day in August

17-4  immediately following the end of the fiscal year.

17-5      Sec. 55.  1.  If the Executive Director for Veterans’ Services

17-6  determines that delays in the receipt of federal reimbursement for

17-7  services provided by the Veterans’ Home in Southern Nevada will

17-8  result in insufficient revenues to pay authorized expenditures, he

17-9  may submit a request for a temporary advance from the State

17-10  General Fund to the Director of the Department of Administration to

17-11  pay authorized expenditures to support operational costs of the

17-12  Veterans’ Home.

17-13     2.  The Director of the Department of Administration shall

17-14  notify the State Controller and the Fiscal Analysis Division of the

17-15  Legislative Counsel Bureau if he approves a request made pursuant

17-16  to subsection 1. The State Controller shall draw a warrant upon

17-17  receipt of such a notification.

17-18     3.  An advance for the State General Fund approved by the

17-19  Director of the Department of Administration as authorized pursuant

17-20  to this section is limited to the total estimated reimbursement due

17-21  from the Federal Government for operational costs incurred by the

17-22  Veterans’ Home in Southern Nevada.

17-23     4.  Any money which is temporarily advanced from the State

17-24  General Fund to the Veterans’ Home in Southern Nevada pursuant

17-25  to this section must be repaid on or before the last business day in

17-26  August immediately following the end of the fiscal year.

17-27     Sec. 56.  1.  If the Director of the State Department of

17-28  Conservation and Natural Resources determines that, because of

17-29  delays in the receipt of revenue for services billed to the Federal

17-30  Government, local governments and other state governments, the

17-31  amount of current claims for expenses incurred in the suppression of

17-32  fire or response to emergencies exceeds the amount of money

17-33  available to pay such claims within 30 days, he may request from

17-34  the Director of the Department of Administration a temporary

17-35  advance from the State General Fund to pay authorized expenses.

17-36     2.  The Director of the Department of Administration shall

17-37  notify the State Controller and the Fiscal Analysis Division of the

17-38  Legislative Counsel Bureau if he approves a request made pursuant

17-39  to subsection 1. The State Controller shall draw his warrant upon

17-40  receipt of such a notification.

17-41     3.  An advance from the State General Fund:

17-42     (a) May be approved by the Director of the Department of

17-43  Administration only for expenses incurred in the suppression of fires

17-44  or response to emergencies charged to the budget account for forest

17-45  fire suppression/emergency response of the Division of Forestry of

18-1  the State Department of Conservation and Natural Resources.

18-2  Before approving the advance, the Director shall verify that billings

18-3  for reimbursement have been sent to the agencies of the Federal

18-4  Government, local governments or other state governments

18-5  responsible for reimbursing the Division of Forestry for costs

18-6  incurred in fire suppression or emergency response activities.

18-7      (b) Is limited to the total due from outstanding billings for

18-8  reimbursable expenses incurred in the suppression of fires or

18-9  response to emergencies as approved for payment to the State by

18-10  agencies of the Federal Government, local governments, and other

18-11  state governments.

18-12     4.  Any money which is temporarily advanced from the State

18-13  General Fund to the budget account for forest fire

18-14  suppression/emergency response pursuant to this section must be

18-15  repaid on or before the last business day in August immediately

18-16  following the end of the fiscal year.

18-17     Sec. 57.  1.  If the Governor orders the Nevada National

18-18  Guard into active duty as described in NRS 412.122 for an

18-19  emergency as described in NRS 353.263 and the Adjutant General

18-20  of the Nevada National Guard determines expenditures will be

18-21  required, the Adjutant General may request from the Director of the

18-22  Department of Administration a temporary advance from the State

18-23  General Fund for the payment of authorized expenses.

18-24     2.  The Director of the Department of Administration shall

18-25  notify the State Controller and the Fiscal Analysis Division of the

18-26  Legislative Counsel Bureau of the approval of a request made

18-27  pursuant to subsection 1. The State Controller shall draw his warrant

18-28  upon receipt of the approval by the Director of the Department of

18-29  Administration.

18-30     3.  An advance from the State General Fund:

18-31     (a) Must be approved by the Director of the Department of

18-32  Administration for expenses incurred as a result of activation of the

18-33  Nevada National Guard.

18-34     (b) Is limited to $25,000 per activation as described in

18-35  subsection 1.

18-36     4.  Any money which is temporarily advanced from the State

18-37  General Fund to an account pursuant to subsection 3 must be repaid

18-38  as soon as possible, and must come from the emergency account

18-39  established under NRS 353.263.

18-40     Sec. 58.  1.  If projections of the ending balance of the State

18-41  General Fund fall below the amount estimated by the 2003

18-42  Legislature for Fiscal Year 2003-2004 or 2004-2005, the Director of

18-43  the Department of Administration shall report this information to the

18-44  State Board of Examiners.

19-1      2.  If the State Board of Examiners determines that the ending

19-2  balance of the State General Fund is projected to be less than

19-3  $60,000,000 for Fiscal Year 2003-2004 or 2004-2005, the

19-4  Governor, pursuant to NRS 353.225, may direct the Director of

19-5  the Department of Administration to require the State Controller or

19-6  the head of each department, institution or agency to set aside a

19-7  reserve of not more than 15 percent of the total amount of operating

19-8  expenses or other appropriations and money otherwise available to

19-9  the department, institution or agency.

19-10     3.  A reserve must not be set aside pursuant to this section

19-11  unless:

19-12     (a) The Governor, on behalf of the State Board of Examiners,

19-13  submits a report to the Legislature, or, if the Legislature is not in

19-14  session, to the Interim Finance Committee, stating the reasons why a

19-15  reserve is needed and indicating each department, institution or

19-16  agency that will be required to set aside a reserve; and

19-17     (b) The Legislature or Interim Finance Committee approves the

19-18  setting aside of the reserve.

19-19     Sec. 59.  If the State of Nevada is required to make payment to

19-20  the United States Treasury under the provisions of Public Law 101-

19-21  453, the Cash Management Improvement Act of 1990, the State

19-22  Controller, upon approval of the State Board of Examiners, may

19-23  make such payments from the interest earnings of the State General

19-24  Fund or interest earnings in other funds when interest on federal

19-25  money has been deposited in those funds.

19-26     Sec. 60.  1.  Of the sums appropriated to the State Arts

19-27  Council by section 18 of this act, the following amounts must be

19-28  used to support the Challenge Grant Program:

19-29  For the Fiscal Year 2003-2004$73,046

19-30  For the Fiscal Year 2004-2005$73,046

19-31     2.  Any amounts provided to support the Challenge Grant

19-32  Program as provided by this section which are not committed for

19-33  expenditure by June 30 of each fiscal year may be carried forward

19-34  for a maximum of 2 fiscal years after which time any unexpended

19-35  amounts revert to the State General Fund. If a challenge grant

19-36  project is completed in less than 3 fiscal years, any unexpended

19-37  money must not be reallocated and reverts to the State General Fund

19-38  at the close of the fiscal year.

19-39     3.  All money appropriated by section 18 of this act other than

19-40  the sums designated in subsection 1 to support the Challenge Grant

19-41  Program is subject to the provisions of section 48 of this act.

19-42     Sec. 61.  1.  There is hereby appropriated from the State

19-43  General Fund to the Interim Finance Committee the sum of

19-44  $12,500,000 in Fiscal Year 2003-2004 and $20,000,000 in Fiscal

19-45  Year 2004-2005 for information technology and additional

20-1  operational costs that may be required by the Department of

20-2  Taxation or other state agency to implement or modify the

20-3  collections of State General Fund revenues approved by the 72nd

20-4  Session of the Nevada Legislature.

20-5      2.  If the Department of Taxation or other state agency

20-6  determines that additional resources are necessary for information

20-7  technology or additional operational costs related to subsection 1 the

20-8  State Board of Examiners shall consider the request and recommend

20-9  the amount of the allocation, if any, to the Interim Finance

20-10  Committee.

20-11     3.  The Interim Finance Committee is not required to approve

20-12  the entire amount of an allocation recommended pursuant to

20-13  subsection 2 or to allocate the entire amount appropriated in

20-14  subsection 1.

20-15     4.  The sums appropriated by subsection 1 are available for

20-16  either fiscal year. Any balance of those sums must not be committed

20-17  for expenditure after June 30, 2005, and reverts to the State General

20-18  Fund as soon as all payments of money committed have been made.

20-19     Sec. 62.  1.  This section and section 53 of this act become

20-20  effective upon passage and approval.

20-21     2.  Sections 1 to 52, inclusive, and 54 to 61, inclusive, of this

20-22  act become effective on July 1, 2003.

 

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