Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 20–Senator Rhoads
(by request)

 

March 17, 2003

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Referred to Committee on Legislative Affairs and Operations

 

SUMMARY—Directs Legislative Commission to conduct interim study of feasibility and desirability of changing state boundary line along border with Utah. (BDR R‑786)

 

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EXPLANATION – Matter in bolded italics is new; matter between brackets [omitted material] is material to be omitted.

 

Senate Concurrent RESOLUTION—Directing the Legislative Commission to conduct an interim study of the feasibility and desirability of changing the state boundary line along the border with Utah.

 

1-1  Whereas, In a local referendum on November 5, 2002, the

1-2  residents of the cities of West Wendover, Nevada, and Wendover,

1-3  Utah, voted to approve a merger of the two cities; and

1-4  Whereas, The annexation of Wendover, Utah, to the State of

1-5  Nevada will result in a change in the boundary line between the two

1-6  states; and

1-7  Whereas, The consulting firm Applied Development

1-8  Economics of Berkeley, California, recently conducted a limited

1-9  study for the cities of West Wendover and Wendover, funded in part

1-10  by the United States Department of Agriculture, that indicated a

1-11  merger would provide benefits for both cities; and

1-12      Whereas, A change in the boundary line between Nevada and

1-13  Utah must be agreed upon by the two states in an interstate

1-14  agreement or compact enacted by the Legislature of each state; and

1-15      Whereas, There are several issues that must be examined and

1-16  evaluated before the step of redrawing a long-standing state

1-17  boundary can be taken; now, therefore, be it

1-18      Resolved by the Senate of the State of Nevada, the

1-19  Assembly Concurring, That the Legislative Commission is

1-20  hereby directed to appoint a committee of four Legislators

1-21  composed of two members of the Senate and two members of the

2-1  Assembly to study the feasibility and desirability of a change in the

2-2  boundary line between Nevada and Utah; and be it further

2-3  Resolved, That the Legislative Commission shall provide for

2-4  the per diem allowance and travel expenses provided by law for

2-5  state officers and employees generally, to allow the members of this

2-6  committee and appropriate staff to meet and work cooperatively

2-7  with their counterparts from the Utah State Legislature; and be it

2-8  further

2-9  Resolved, That the study must include a review of the 2002

2-10  Wendover Annexation Study conducted by Applied Development

2-11  Economics of Berkeley, California; and be it further

2-12      Resolved, That the study must include, without limitation, an

2-13  examination and evaluation of the potential impact of such a merger

2-14  upon the economic, educational, fiscal, professional and social

2-15  health and well-being of the two communities; and be it further

2-16      Resolved, That the Committee is directed to communicate

2-17  with members of the Utah State Legislature to achieve the goals set

2-18  forth and, if appropriate, prepare a draft of language to be used in an

2-19  interstate agreement or compact to change the boundary; and be it

2-20  further

2-21      Resolved, That on or before September 1, 2004, the

2-22  Committee shall prepare and submit a report of its findings and any

2-23  recommendations for legislation to the Director of the Legislative

2-24  Counsel Bureau for transmittal to the Legislative Commission; and

2-25  be it further

2-26      Resolved, That the Legislative Commission shall submit a

2-27  report of the results of the study and any recommendations for

2-28  legislation to the 73rd Session of the Nevada Legislature.

 

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