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Senate Bill No. 488–Committee on Natural Resources

 

March 24, 2003

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Referred to Committee on Finance

 

SUMMARY—Makes appropriation to Legislative Committee on Public Lands for study to determine feasibility of rehabilitating Bishop Creek Dam in Elko County. (BDR S‑1133)

 

FISCAL NOTE:  Effect on Local Government: No.

                           Effect on the State: Contains Appropriation not 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 making an appropriation to the Legislative Committee on Public Lands for a study to determine the feasibility of rehabilitating the Bishop Creek Dam in Elko County; 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. 1.  There is hereby appropriated from the State

1-2  General Fund to the Legislative Committee on Public Lands created

1-3  by NRS 218.5363 the sum of $15,000 to contract with a qualified

1-4  entity to study the feasibility of renovating or reconstructing a dam

1-5  at the Bishop Creek Dam Site in Elko County.

1-6  2.  The study must include:

1-7  (a) An analysis of the availability of water rights to provide

1-8  water to fill and operate a dam at the site efficiently without causing

1-9  conflicts with other existing water rights;

1-10      (b) An analysis of the cost of constructing a road to provide

1-11  access for construction equipment, materials and labor to renovate

1-12  or reconstruct a dam at the site; and

1-13      (c) A survey of the amount and location of public access that

1-14  would be available to the reservoir if a dam were renovated or

1-15  reconstructed at the site.

2-1  Sec. 2.  Any remaining balance of the appropriation made by

2-2  section 1 of this act must not be committed for expenditure after

2-3  June 30, 2005, and reverts to the State General Fund as soon as all

2-4  payments of money committed have been made.

2-5  Sec. 3.  This act becomes effective on July 1, 2003.

 

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