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A
Good
afternoon
Nevada
the
Senate
will
come
to
order.
The
Secretary
will
call
the
roll
senator
Brookes
senator
kinsella
senator
Cannizzaro
yeah
senator
Dennis
senator
Dondero
loop,
senator
Gant,
sir
senator
go
Cuccia
senator
Hammond
senator
Hansen,
senator
Hardie,
senator
Harris,
senator
Kiekhaefer,
senator
orrin
Chao
senator
parks,
senator
picard,
senator
Rati,
senator
schaible
senator
settle
Meyer,
senator
spearman
senator
Washington
sent
her
to
wood
house.
B
A
A
C
Those
who
tries
to
put
their
trust
in
us
anew
continue
to
try
to
help
us
in
order
to
accomplish
this
job
that
we
might
remember
everyone
and
do
our
best
for
those
we're
counting
on
us
to
come
through
with
a
plan
that
will
help
ease
the
pain
and
suffering
that's
going
on
throughout
our
state.
We
pray
father
that
we
will
work
together,
one
with
another,
the
client
to
try
and
come
up
with
the
solutions
that
will
best
fit
the
needs
of
the
people
today.
C
A
Thank
you,
you
may
be
seated
order
of
business
number
three
reading
in
approval
of
the
journal
by
a
previous
order
of
the
Senate.
The
reading
of
the
journal
is
dispensed
with.
The
President
and
Secretary
are
authorized
to
make
the
necessary
Corrections
and
additions
order
of
business
number
nine
motions,
resolutions
and
notices.
Senator
Cannizzaro.
B
A
B
A
B
A
B
B
We
will
first
be
hearing
from
melanie
young,
the
executive
director
of
the
Nevada
State
Department
of
Taxation
and
Susan
Brown,
the
director
of
the
governor's
finance
office
on
a
for
a
presentation
on
Senate
bill
number
three
and
to
have
them
walk
us
through
that
I
will
then
open
up
the
floor
for
any
questions
from
members
of
the
committee.
We
will
also
have
from
our
Legislative
Council
bureau
fiscal
staff,
russell
Guinan
on
on
standby,
for
any
questions.
B
D
D
It
makes
changes
to
the
net
proceeds
of
minerals
taxes,
the
government
services
tax
and
implements
a
tax
amnesty
program,
but
what
I
would
like
to
do
at
this
time
is
turn
it
over
to
Jeff
Mitchell,
my
deputy
director
over
local
government
services
and
he's
going
to
discuss
the
sections
on
the
net
OCS
of
minerals,
and
then
director
Brown
will
uncover
the
sections
on
the
government,
Services
Tax
and
then
I
will
present
the
amnesty
program.
Thank
you.
E
Afternoon
my
name
is
Jeff
Mitchell
with
the
axe
agents.
That's
Jay.
He
after
MIT
CH
y
ll
I,
will
walk
through
the
different
sections
dealing
with
morals
a
section.
One
of
this
bill
amends
an
arrest,
362
1,
1
0.
The
session
will
temporarily
temporarily
require
the
mine
operator
before
the
net
proceeds
royalties
and
also
ruins
a
reporting
requirement
of
briefs.
It
becomes
effective,
July
1st
2021
and
expires
June
30th,
hey
3,
section
to
a
man's
NRS
362
105.
E
This
requires
a
payment
of
taxes.
Due
on
the
annual
estimate
of
the
grille
shield.
Now
proceeds
payment
may
be
reduced
by
any
credit
due
the
taxpayer
as
pursuant
to
an
arrest
360
to
130
in
taxes
paid
for
royalties.
Maybe
the
world
Damon's
mines
make
the
world
allows
for
quarterly
adjustment
reports
and
King,
though
squirrely
a
dustman
words
was
beyond
parks,
brief
burst,
June,
30th,
September,
30th,
December,
30th
or
31st
with
payments
following
30
days
after
the
filing
of
the
quarterly
report
becomes
effective
on
passage
and
approval.
E
E
This
would
become
effective
on
July
1st
2021
expire
on
June
30th,
section
4
and
section
5
are
very
similar
in
nature.
Section
4
amends
NRS
362
months
70.
This
section
indicates
how
the
appropriations
are
to
be
made
to
the
different
entities
which
are
all
detects
and
becomes
effective
on
passage
but
expires.
June
30th,
the
stills
with
first
year
that
repayments
are
in
effect,
section
5.
E
E
The
county
appropriation
for
that
calendar
year
will
be
the
amount
determined
before
this
change
and
the
estimated
tax
amount
determined
by
this
is
effective
on
asset
Section,
eight
bills,
with
the
appropriation
when
the
revisions
of
the
spill
sunset
and
we
go
back
to
a
payment
of
queers
on
receipts
of
minerals
or
health
acts
brainless
man.
This
section
allows
and
indicates
to
us
how
to
worship
those
facts
or
entities.
The
Department
of
Taxation
shall
reduce
the
amount
of
tax
due
from
the
taxpayer
by
any
estimate
payment
made
during
the
calendar
year.
E
E
Sections
9,
10
and
11
deal
with
the
N
section,
6
still
government
service
tax,
of
which
miss
Susan
Brown
will
speak
about
in
just
a
minute
section.
12
of
this
bill
indicates
the
following
dates
on
things
become
effective
and
when
things
expire,
this
lays
out
the
expiration
of
the
accelerated
payments.
The
collection
of
the
pre
payments
would
then
revert
back
to
the
former
method
of
elect
on
the
IOC
Indian
and
calendar.
E
Before
I
turn
myself
over
to
my
colleagues
to
talk
about
the
general
service
tax
and
the
tax
Amity
amnesty
sections
of
this
bill.
I
want
to
mention
that
there
is
an
amendment
being
discussed
that
would
lemon
be
accelerated
in
the
general
fund
portion.
Only
of
Acts
do
instead
of
the
current
language,
which
requires
an
acceleration
tax.
E
Do
this
would
change
the
appropriation
so
that
we
be
allocating
to
the
general
fund
and
estimated
as
well
as
the
actual,
are
your
net
proceeds
minerals,
but
it
would
appropriate
to
the
county's
only
the
actual
prior
year,
taxes
that
are
due
and
not
an
estimated
let's
walk
through
the
different
section
of
the
bill
says
as
a
relates
to
the
accelerated
image,
those
seeds,
minerals
attorney.
My
back
Melanie
talked
about
some
of
the
other
sessions
of.
D
D
You
again
for
the
record,
my
name
is
Melanie
young
executive
director
for
the
department
of
taxation.
Amnesty
section
starts
on
section
10
of
the
bill
where
the
department
shall
establish
and
conduct
a
program
that
would
relieve
a
person
who
has
not
paid
a
tax
or
an
assessment
of
all
penalties
and
interest
imposed.
This
program
will
operate
for
a
90-day
period
in
fiscal
year
2021,
and
we
would
conclude
before
in
30
2021.
D
The
taxpayer
shall
be
relieved
of
all
penalties
and
interest
if
they
request
freely
and
pay
the
tax
fee
or
assessment
in
full.
The
amnesty
program
only
ice
taxes,
fees
and
assessments
that
are
due
prior
to
the
effective
date
of
this
bill,
which
is
a
on
passage
and
approval
and
will
not
applying
to
those
who
have
already
entered
into
any
settlement
agreements
or
offer
in
compromise.
D
D
The
tax
amnesty
program
was
last
held
in
2008
in
2010,
and
one
could
assume
that
it's
time
to
do
one
again,
that's
just
one
reason,
but
the
main
reason
is
since
I
became
director
in
January
of
2019
I've
had
my
eye
on
the
accounts
receivable
for
the
department
and
the
funding
due
to
state
local
governments
and
schools
in
reducing
the
tax
that
the
state,
local
governments
and
schools
is
the
main
goal
for
the
Department
of
Taxation,
and
that's
why
this
tax
amnesty,
the
ten
million
dollars
on
the
books
for
the
amnesty,
represents
aged
delinquent
taxes
from
sixty
days
over
three
to
three
years,
and
it
only
represents
the
general
fund
portion
of
the
tax.
D
When
we
recently
ran
the
aged
accounts,
receivable
amount.
That
number
was
sixty
eight
million
dollars.
We
felt
we
could
reasonably
rely
30
percent,
which
is
estimated
to
be
twenty
point.
Six
million
and
the
ten
million
of
that
would
go
to
the
general
fund.
The
difference
would
benefit
local
governments
in
school.
The
note
in
the
2010
amnesty
program,
the
department
collected
approximately
twenty-eight
point
five
million
dollars
which
represented
nine
thousand
Oh
English
taxman.
D
In
closing,
there
are
a
couple
important
notes
to
make
here
without
a
tax
amnesty
the
debt
may
be
collected,
however,
the
funding
would
more
than
likely
come
in
and
the
form
of
payment
plans
to
be
collected
over
an
extended
period
of
time.
Other
forms
of
collections
such
as
liens
the
state
might
not
see
the
benefit
for
years
to
come.
D
Offers
and
compromise
is
a
process
the
department
handles
and
we
will
collect
the
debt,
but
often
at
a
reduced
rate
and
over
an
extended
period
of
time.
The
benefit
to
the
taxpayer
is
to
pay
the
debt
and
and
flex
and
effort
interest
would
not
continue
to
accrue
and
decreasing
the
taxpayer
burden
and,
ultimately,
the
state,
local
governments
and
schools
would
benefit
from
the
revenue,
and
this
concludes
my
portion
of
the
presentation
and
I'm
not
sure
if
the
sound
is
available.
But
if
she's
not
I
would
be
willing
to
go
through
the
sections
or
the.
B
B
F
F
F
Know
where
I'm
going
with
this
is
right
now,
so,
first
of
all,
those
were
back
to
back
and
I
think
the
first
time
that
there
was
a
tax
amnesty
program.
There
were
only
certain
taxes
that
were
allowed
through
that
program
and
then
the
second
time
there
were
there
were
more
taxes
allowed.
As
far
as
amnesty
and
when
you,
when
you
look
at
that,
twenty-eight
point
five
and
twenty
point:
six
million
is
a
lot
of
money,
and
now
we
haven't
had
one
for
ten
years,
and
so
you'd
mentioned
that
I
think
our
counts.
F
So
I
guess
I'm
wondering
about
the
level
of
accounts
receivable
in
comparison
to
when
we
probably
ran
the
that
the
28th
2008
or
maybe
even
the
2010,
because
I
think
the
estimate
it
seems
to
be
conservative,
I'm,
not
sure
if
there's
more
room
as
far
as
a
line
item
above
the
ten
million
dollars.
Even
being
conservative,
given
that
we
haven't
had
one
in
ten
years
and
when
we
ran
them
back
to
back,
we
still
had
over
twenty
million
dollars
in
2008
and
2010.
So
that's
why
I'm
asking
about
the
accounts
receivable
back
in
those
years.
D
D
If
I
recall
it's
three
hundred
and
fifty
million
dollars
is
what
the
accounts
receivable.
Okay,
so
go
ahead.
I'm
the
amount
that
we
estimated
we
collected
was
sixty
point
eight
million,
and
that
was
our
current
accounts.
Receivable
from
a
60
day,
delinquency
hearing
into
a
three
year
delinquency
period,
the
department
felt
that
anything
greater
than
four
years
we
might
not
likely
be
able
to
collect
on,
but
it's
entirely
us
and
what
we
would
be
willing
to
do
is
work
and
take
a
deeper
dive
on
the
account
receivable
Steve.
F
You
and
just
so
I
had
these
numbers
down
so
right
now
our
accounts
receivable
are
sitting
at
about
350
million
and
ones
that
you
consider
more
current,
which
are
sixty
to
sixty
days.
Two
three
years
old
is
running
about
sixty
point,
eight
million
and
to
come
up
with
the
the
number
that
you
you
thought
potential
could
be
collected
conservatively.
You
took
thirty
percent,
so
you
so
30%
of
the
of
the
twenty
or
the
sixty
excuse
me
landed
about
twenty
point:
six
half
coin
at
the
general
fund,
half
the
local
government.
F
You
know
I
would
appreciate
you
taking
a
deeper
dive,
especially
if
they
counts
receivable
or
so
much
less
in
2008
2010,
because
we
are,
we
are
ten
years
out
from
that
point
and
I
do
think.
Taxpayers
want
to
pay
what's
due,
but
sometimes
they
get
overwhelmed
by
the
interest
in
penalties,
and
maybe
they
don't
even
know
how
to
address
it.
F
So
if
you
have
a
program
set
up,
I
would
imagine,
there's
quite
a
few
folks
who'd
be
out
there
who
would
want
to
participate,
and
so
I
think
this
is
a
great
idea,
because
it's
better
to
get
some
money
versus
no
money
and
an
offering
this
opportunity
may
well
bring
in
substantial
dollars.
So
thank
you
for
taking
a
deeper
dive
or
offering
to
take
a
deeper
dive
on
on
the
numbers
and
a
potential
Resta
mmit
of
what
we
could
put
on
the
books
as
far
as
the
budget
changes.
Thank
you.
D
G
Thinking
about
I'm
sure
I
had
two
questions:
one
pertaining
to
the
concept
of
the
tax
amnesty
you
discussed
with
my
colleague
who
has
a
previous
question
that
she'd
mentioned
in
the
past.
It
was
only
realized
in
the
2008.
You
know:
sales,
tax,
MBT
and
so
forth.
The
amount
a
number
you
gave
for
total
tax
receivable
you
know,
will
that
apply
to
all
taxes
in
so
that
entire
amount.
So
everything
that's
an
account
receivable.
D
Thank
You
Melanie
for
the
record
I
appreciate
the
question
senator
said
where
it
would
have
buying
to
any
taxes.
The
Department
has
on
account.
Okay,.
G
G
Think
that
as
a
yes,
okay,
that
being
said
on
the
peace
of
mind,
I
know
some
of
those
smaller
mines
that
are
just
starting
up
or
if
you're
gonna
look
at
an
amendment.
They
were
kind
of
interested
in
the
concept
that,
if
they
had
not
paid
any
net
proceeds
of
mines
at
all
in
the
previous
year
that
they
would
not
be
fall
into
this
category
because
they
have
no
money
that
they've
actually
brought
in
so
they're
a
little
concerned
that
it's
hard
to
pay
next
year's
taxes
when
they've
never
brought
in
a
dollar.
E
Thank
You
senator
settle
Meyer
Jeff
Mitchell
for
the
record.
Oh,
that
question
was
posed
on
it's
a
new
operator,
whether
or
not
beeping
that
should
bite
that
in
consideration
with
the
amendment,
the
current
language
allows
for
those
quarterly
troops
recorded
occurred
throughout
the
year,
and
so
they
could
estimate
a
zero
will
mount
and
then
true
of
as
the
revenue
started,
I
mean
in
so
we
thought
that
it
might
be
already
pressed
the
issue
with
our
language
as
sits.
That
is
something
that
we
were
open
for
discussion.
Thank.
B
C
C
Looking
at
the
fiscal
note
for
Senate
bill
three
and
it
talks
about
an
estimated
reduction
of
revenue
to
the
highway
fund
of
21
million
four
hundred
seventeen
thousand
two
hundred
fifty
six
dollars
and
the
fiscal
note
you
know
seems
optimistic
that,
hopefully
no
projects
will
suffer,
but
I
just
wanted
what
the
Volks
of
transportation
I
think
might
be.
The
effect
of
that
that
loss
of
revenue
to
the
highway
fund.
H
C
I
Thank
you,
madam
chair
I
I
was
looking
at
the
compromise
that
compromise
and
the
final
notice
and
section
10,
I
I,
guess
the
the
intent
is
twofold
of
the
amnesty.
One
is
to
get
money
and
sooner
than
later,
as
well
as
get
it
in,
but
also
to
give
the
person
who
needs
the
amnesty.
A
way
to
do
that.
So
I
was
curious.
I
What
the
rationale
was
that
would
not
allow
the
payment
plan
to
be
exempted
if
the
debtor
so
chose,
for
instance,
whichever
one
is
less
the
sooner
we
get
it
in
the
better
and
then
the
final
notice
of
deficiency
determination
may
happen
after
the
quote
deadline
of
90
days,
and
they
would
be
at
the
mercy
of
having
the
Department
make
the
final
notice
of
deficiency
before
that
or
how
does
that
work?
I
mean.
D
D
What
we've
done
when
it
comes
to
collecting
on
payment
plans
and
offers
in
compromise
we've
already
made
negotiations
that
probably
already
would
have
eliminated
or
reduced
the
amount
of
penalty
and
interest
due
at
that
time
and
based
on
working
with
the
taxpayers
when
we
enter
into
an
offer
and
compromise,
look
at
their
financial
records
and
determine
how
much
they
pay.
So
at
that
time
we
go
into
an
agreement
on
a
lot
of
times
a
monthly
amount.
D
They
could
include
a
lump
sum
amount
with
smaller
monthly
amount
payments,
and
so
there
have
been
numerous
negotiations
that
point
destroyed
to
the
best
that
I
think
I
can
answer.
Your
question
is
that
we've
already
made
negotiations
with
those
taxpayers
and
that,
based
on
their
financial
situation,
an
amnesty
might
not
necessarily
work.
D
G
Think,
madam
chair
and
if
I
can
just
ask
a
follow-up
to
Senator
Hardy's
question
just
to
make
sure
I
understand
so
do
I
understand,
then
that
there's
no
opportunity
for
an
offer
and
compromise
under
this
bill.
It's
pay
all
of
the
taxes
and
arrears
or
there's
no
opportunity
to
take
advantage
of
the
the
opportunity
I.
D
Thank
You
senator
picker
for
the
question
again
now
at
a
young
executive
director
for
the
Department
of
Taxation
I'm,
just
a
little
bit
of
conversation
about
an
offer
and
compromise.
We
negotiate
with
taxpayers
on
a
very
regular
basis
and
offering
compromise
means
that
they
we've
compromised
on
times
and
debt
that
is
even
lower
than
the
taxes
do
the
goal
of
a
Miss
like
the
taxes
due
to
the
state
and
we
don't
ease
in
it.
D
G
Very
good,
thank
you.
That
makes
a
lot
of
sense
and
then,
madam
chair,
if
I,
can
ask
an
unrelated
question.
Thank
you.
I
want
to
follow
up
on
senator
Orrin
Charles
question,
because
that's
concerning
to
me
as
well,
my
concern
is
that
when
we
look
at
the
government
service-
and
this
is
a
question
probably
more
appropriate
for
NDOT-
but
it
appears
they're
not
on
the
call
but
may
be,
you
know,
given
they're
losing
21
million
dollars
in
potential
highway
revenues.
G
H
G
And
and
I
understand
that
may
not
affect
any
immediate
jobs
or
immediate
projects,
but
this
is
for
the
2021
fiscal
year
and
I
can't
imagine
that
the
department
or
MDOT
has
typically
21
million
dollars
sitting
without
some
plan
for
it.
So
this
has
got
to
affect
them.
Somehow
do
you
know
if
they
have
figured
out,
we
I
know
in
Prior
meetings.
They've
talked
about
their
list
of
priorities
of
projects.
G
G
B
F
Thank
you,
madam
chair
I
want
to
go
back
to
the
first
portion
of
this
bill
that
addresses
the
net
mineral
proceeds,
taxes
and
the
new
payment
schedule
and
I
kind
of
want
to
take
a
step
back
because
some
of
us
work
with
these
numbers
all
the
time
and
some
of
us
adult
and
so
I
want
to
make
sure
that
my
understanding
correct
that
there
is
a
constitutional
provision
that
caps
the
total
taxes
on
the
mind
on
any
particular
mine
at
5%.
Right.
E
E
E
The
tax
rate
varies
based
upon
level
shion's
and
those
deductions
are
taken
away
from
the
gross
come
down
to
the
net
proceeds
and
where
that
net
to
gross
ratio,
Falls
determines
the
tax
rate.
That
is
fine
against
the
net
proceeds
or
the
bottom
axe
rate
is
the
local
property
tax
rate
with
located
up
to
5%,
but
not
to
exceed
okay.
E
F
E
E
E
F
E
E
F
E
E
J
This
is
Russell
getting
into
principal
deputy
fiscal
analyst
with
physical
nails,
division
live
cuffs,
barrel
and
center
very
good
question.
The
tax
tends
to
have
relative
amount
of
volatility
to
it,
as
you
can
tell
from
the
structure
of
the
tax
being
a
net
tax
and
then
the
different
rates
that
can
come
into
play
with
regards
to
generating
a
force
net
belongs
to
the
stage
on
file.
So,
as
mr.
Mitchell
said,
the
actual
now
for
FY,
f
120
based
on
calendar
2019
s,
business
activity
period
was
the
fifty-seven
point.
J
Three
million
dollars
were
the
Consensus
Estimate
that
was
done
by
taxation
and
the
budget
office
in
your
fiscal
staff
for
FY
21.
So
that
will
be
based
on
count
here
20.
We
think
that
will
be
around
about
sixty
two
point:
seven
million
dollars,
but
then
we
have
it
falling
back
to
about
fifty
four
point:
five
million
dollars
or
that
extra
payment
that
will
in
FY
21
based
on
calendar
21
and
the
reason
for
the
fallback
is
gold,
is
running
pretty
close
to
almost
$1,800
an
ounce,
I
think
to
the
first
10
months
of
July.
B
J
Will
start
to
recover?
Maybe
they'll
be
the
back
steam.
So
then,
as
the
economy
search
we've
covered,
probably
the
gold
prices
will
start
to
settle
back
a
little
and
because
of
that,
then
we
think
calendar
21
won't
be
quite
as
pretty
years
down
there.
But
again,
that's
your
staff,
Budget
Office
taxation,
trying
to
think
through
the
future
of
where
this
text.
So
hopefully
that
answers
your
question
and
then.
F
Thank
you.
That's
that's
really
helpful
and
final
question
also
very
broad,
but
it
seems
to
me
and
I
just
want
to
check
for
understanding
that
there
is
room
within
these
tax
structures
without
a
constitutional
amendment
to
I'm
not
saying
we
should
or
shouldn't
do
this,
but
we
simply
could
increase
the
amount
of
taxes
that
mining
companies
pay
and
that
would
result
in
a
net
larger
contribution
to
the
general
fund.
J
The
tax
rate
cannot
be
amended.
The
maximum
tax
rate
is
constitutionally
at
the
5%,
and
so,
as
mr.
Mitchell's
pointed
out,
the
jump
run
portion
is
the
difference
between
the
tax
rate
dictated
by
law
and
then
the
minimum
tax
rate,
which
is
the
property
tax
rate,
and
so
the
general
fund
gets
with
the
maximum
rate
being
the
5%
Constitution.
So
on
this
tax,
you
can
do
something
like
that's
being
proposed
in
SB
3.
J
B
B
C
You
very
much
madam
chair
and
my
questions
for
Nevada
Department
transportation.
How
to
do
with
the
fiscal
note
for
Senate
bill
three.
The
fiscal
note
mentions
the
projected
reduction
of
21.4,
approximately
twenty
one
point:
four
million
for
fiscal
year
2021.
It
says
if
additional
reallocation
is
determined
to
be
necessary
above
this
level
or
the
department
is
unable
to
issue
bonds.
A
reduction
in
plant
roadway
projects
will
result
if
necessary.
C
The
department
will
carefully
review
our
plans
to
determine
the
course
of
action,
which
has
the
least
impact
to
public
safety
and
the
mobility
of
people
and
the
goods
and
services
which
drive
our
economy
and
I.
Just
wonder
if
thinks
this
loss,
you
know,
is
going
to
result
in
any
projects
being
postponed,
delayed
or
scrapped,
or
will
they
be
able
to
weather
this
this
loss
of
revenue
in
terms
of
the
projects,
and
certainly
you
know
a
lot
of
great
work
being
done
down
in
Southern,
Nevada
and
all
over
the
state
and
I.
K
Felicia
Denny
and
the
Nevada
Department
of
Transportation
I'm,
the
assistant
director
of
administration,
and
so
that
is
correct.
We're
not
anticipating
that
this
will
have
an
impact
on
our
program.
The
Department
of
Transportation
does
keep
reserves
in
the
highway
fund
to
cover
emergencies
and
allowing
for
flexibility
and
project
delivery,
and
so
we're
not
anticipating
that
we
would
be
required
to
cut
any
of
our
project
and
by
the
way.
Thank
you
for
saying
how
much
you
appreciate
our
project
and
we
believe
we'll
be
able
to
continue
on
I
hope,
I
answered
your
question
properly.
C
B
B
G
And
thank
you.
Miss
Denny
I
was
just
following
up
actually
with
looking
for
a
little
bit
more
detail
as
to
what
those
projects
are
I,
just
if
the
end
dot
has
21
million
dollars
in
reserves
that
the
governor
has
not
swept
already
that's
kind
of
concerning,
but
in
that
there
a
21
million
dollar
hit
has
got
to
affect
some
projects
in
the
future
and
unless
you're
saying
that
you
have
121
million
sitting
in
the
bank,
that
would
have
stayed
there
unused.
G
K
Hello
again,
Felicia
Denny
for
the
record.
We
we
do
have
a
procedure
to
go
ahead
and
work
to
prioritize
projects
and
move
forward.
We
also
have
projects
approved
by
our
transportation
board
and
and
you're
correct.
What
we
do
is
we
prioritize
based
upon
needs
of
the
state,
the
cost
of
the
project
and
and
safety
another
variable,
and
so
we
do
keep
a
minimum
highway
fund
balance
target
of
one
month
of
operating
expenditures
for
all
highway
fund
agencies
and
a
month
and
a
half
of
capital
expenditures
for
n
dot.
K
As
a
minimum
balance,
we
frequently
do
exceed
that.
It
is
still
your
n
because
it
does
drop
when
we're
in
the
busy
construction
season.
So
what
we
would
do
is
as
we're
looking
forward
and
we're
seeing
those
future
revenues
potentially
drop.
We
would
work
on
that
prioritization
and
and
work
along
with
our
transportation
board
to
figure
out
what
project
would
be
best
to
move
forward.
All.
G
K
Hello
again,
please
attending
for
the
record.
We
finished
out
fiscal
year
2019
with
an
ending
highway
fund,
unrestricted
balance
of
three
hundred
and
forty
million
our
target
at
that
time,
I
believe
was
around
one
hundred
and
forty
two
million,
so
it
was
quite
higher
above.
However,
some
of
that
funding
was
from
other
agencies
that
were
unable
to
expend
their
budgets
or
didn't
expend
their
budgets,
and
we
also
had
several
projects.
That's
just
a
spaghetti
bowl
Express
that
were
delayed
where
those
revenues
that
are
in
the
fund
are
expected
to
be
expended
this
year
versus
dear.
K
K
19
just
go
your
20th
close
yet
so
I
don't
have
a
figure
for
you,
but
that
was
the
amount
of
unrestricted
funds
in
the
highway
fund
available
for
the
department
DMV
at
CPS
and
other
associated
items
to
have
in
the
fund,
above
our
minimum
balance
of
approximately
a
hundred
and
forty
two
that
we
shoot
for
and
again
that
ending
balance
is
not
necessarily
our
low
cash
balance,
which
is
often
around
130
less
than
that.
But
it
is
in
reserve
for
projects
moving
forward
so
that
we
can
address
timing
issues
for
project.
G
K
G
I
think
it
does,
and-
and
so
if
I
understand
correctly,
then
that
ending
fund
balance
that
you
carry
forward.
That's
part
of
the
budgeting
process,
you
you
plan
on
a
certain
amount
and
of
course,
that
will
fluctuate
from
year
to
year,
but
you
plan
on
that
moving
forward
in
order
to
maintain
liquidity
or
cash
flow
capability
and
the
projects
going
forward.
Is
that
correct.
K
G
K
C
Thank
you,
madam
chair
and
I,
am
very
interested
to
see
what
the
amendment
looks
like.
That
would
exempt
local
government
or
from
the
prepayment
I'm
little
concerned.
As
I.
Look
at
the
bill.
I've
got
a
couple
questions
number
one
I
was
wondering
why
we
struck
the
recipients
of
royalties
out
and
I
know.
C
In
the
past
they
were
required
to
list
what
what
royalties
they
received
and
what
projects
they
were
on
and
I
just
see
they
pretty
much
kind
of
lumped
him
together
and
I
didn't
know
what
the
rationale
for
that
was
and
then,
as
I
look
at
the
bill.
It
clearly
not
only
it's
about
prepayment,
but
it
also
encourages
overpayment
that,
if
you're
only
within
90
percent-
and
you
suffer
a
10%
penalty,
the
real
problem
with
local
government
is
again
they
budget
annually.
So
if
they
receive
the
money
up
front
have
to
run
a
year.
C
When
we
do
hit
that
true
up
period,
it
can
be
very
detrimental
to
some
of
these
small
rural
counties.
I
know
when
we
did
this
in
nine
and
11
the
actual
true
up.
There
were
a
number
of
County
that
owed
money
in
the
true
up
that
they
weren't
able
to
well.
They
had
to
pay
it,
so
they
did
pay
it,
but
it
decimated
their
budget,
so
I'm
very
interested
in
looking
at
that
amendment,
but
also
the
question
is:
why
did
they
exempt
the
requirement
for
royalty
holders
to
file
their
lists
as
they
have
precent
previously.
E
Thank
you
really
question
senator
go
Atia.
This
is
jeff
mitchell
for
the
record,
the
royalty
holders.
When
we
go
to
a
prepayment
system.
There
is
a
technical
issue
with
them
being
able
to
actually
estimate
and
prepay,
because
they
are
not
holders
of
that
information
on
what
they
are
going
to
receive
or
royalty,
and
so
that
was
why
the
consideration
is
there's
difficulty
in
them
estimating
and
prepay
non-pro
out.
So
you
verted
that
repayment
amount
the
minds
to
pay
on
their
behalf.
C
C
E
Yes,
thank
you
for
the
senator
Mitchell
for
the
record.
That
is
the
gist
of
what
the
amendment
is
trying
to
address
this,
leaving
both
governments
out
from
receiving
that
estimated
portion
of
taxes
due
and
therefore
the
the
hole
or
the
true
off
would
also
be
excluded
from
that
for
the
local
entities.
E
A
Thank
you,
madam
chair.
First,
a
quick
question
to
follow
up
on
a
line
of
questioning,
I
think
from
Senate
or
assistant,
my
colleague
from
Douglas
County,
that
guy
I'm
interested
I,
just
really
don't
have
any
sense
of
how
often
a
new
mine
starts,
and
so
in
that
concern
on
new
mines.
Just
not
understand
it's
not
like
a
coffee
shop.
You
know
just
go
set
up
a
business.
So
how
often
do
we
get
a
new
mine
in
a
typical
year.
E
Thank
you
for
the
question
senator
Jeff
Mitchell
for
the
record.
That
depends
a
little
bit
on
how
we
define
what
a
new
mine
is
a
lot
of
the
smaller
operators.
They
may
have
production
in
one
year,
a
novel
production
a
for
a
couple
years
and
then
come
back
into
production.
Well,
there
is
also
development
of
Mines.
Those
development
of
new
mines
on
a
large
scale
are
a
lot
rarer
than
those
that
come
in
and
out
of
production.
E
A
Great,
that's
that's
helpful
for
me
to
understand.
Thank
you.
Shifting
to
the
GST
portion
of
the
bill,
I
am
I
just
need
a
base
again
just
a
basic
education,
how
we
work
on
the
GST
and
in
fund
balance
and
how
it
might
be
different
because
of
the
nature
of
the
work.
That's
done
using
that
fund
than
say
the
general
fund
ending
fund
balance
so
I
know
the
general
ending
fund
balance.
A
We
generally
want
to
make
sure
that
we're
trying
not
to
drop
anywhere
below
5%,
but
I
sounds
to
me
like
we
do
things
a
little
bit
differently
with
this
account
for
good
reasons.
I
would
just
like
to
understand
how
we
approach
that
and
what
the
reasoning
is
behind
that.
If,
if
that,
if
you
could
provide
that
and
then
perhaps
just
so,
I
can
get
a
sense
of
it.
K
And
we
tried
to
retain
a
minimum
cash
balance
of
one
month
of
operating
expenditures,
which
is
pretty
much
everything
other
than
our
capital
program
in
a
month
and
a
half
of
capital
expenditures
that
have
been
budgeted
on
average.
And
so
we
shoot
to
stay
a
bit
above
that,
knowing
that
minimum
cash
and
minimum
fund
balance
are
a
little
different
and
during
the
middle
of
the
year,
when
we
finished
with
construction
season,
that
balance
is
a
little
lower
than
year.
K
And
when
we
captures
a
measure
for
the
budget,
and
so
that's
the
formula
that
we
use
and
and
I'm
not
sure
what
percentage
it
works
out
to
be
probably
seven-and-a-half
one
or
more
percent.
The
GST
revenue
is
one
of
the
revenues
that
is
deposited
into
the
highway
fund
and
so
prior
to
enacting
this
bill.
The
highway
fund
received
75
percent
of
that
revenue,
with
25
percent,
going
into
the
general
fund
to
SBC
that
revenue
enter
the
fun
and
we're
planning
our
budget.
K
We
take
that
into
account
as
we're
we're
figuring
out
what
we
can
expend
going
forward
and
what
we
you
know,
what
keep
to
retain
to
have
on
hand.
In
case
there's
an
emergency
or
project
move
forward
quickly,
more
quickly
than
we
expected,
or
they
federal
revenue
is
down
from,
has
dissipated,
and
so
that's
how
we've
worked
to
keep
us
balanced.
There's,
not
really
a
Gaea
account
per
se
is
a
source
that
goes.
Disease
is
a
highway
under
the
general
fund,
and
each
fund
has
this
its
way
of
making
sure
that
we
don't
get
too
low.
A
It
does
thank
you,
I
think,
then,
if
we
just
take
it
one
step
forward.
So
then,
if
that's,
how
you're
managing
your
cash
flow
and
sort
of
the
standards
that
you
use,
then
how
are
we?
Is
it
just
because
it's
a
much
longer
lead
time
on
the
projects
that
you're
able
to
still
do
those,
even
though
we're
contemplating
moving
some
of
that
GST
over
or
is
it
because
the
GST
is,
or
at
least
this
Delta,
the
GST
is
a
relatively
smaller
part
of
your
overall
budget,
or
why,
logically,
can
we
not
do
that?
K
F
Thank
you,
madam
chair,
so
I
had
some
more
questions
about
sort
of
the
ending
fund
balance
with
the
understanding
that
you
do
plan
projects
many
years
in
advance,
I
think
what
I
heard
you
say
is
that
you
typically
you
need
to
have
about
142
million
dollars
at
the
at
the
end
of
the
year
and
that
in
2019
you
had
about
340
million.
Is
that
correct.
K
That
is
correct,
although
I
do
want
to
clarify
the
the
amount
that
we
shoot
for
is
our
minimum
cash
balance,
and
we
look
at
the
unbalanced
target,
as
well
as
the
minimum
cash
during
the
middle
of
the
year
say
for
nineteen
was
I.
Don't
have
that
in
front
of
me,
but
it
was
over
a
hundred
million
last,
and
so
we
take
that
into
account
too.
So
we
frequently
end
the
year
with
the
higher
than
minimum
fund
balance,
because
we
know
about
the
timing.
K
When
the
June
thirtieth
comes
into
play
and
everything's
been
posted,
that's
best
were
starting
into
construction
season,
so
we
look
at
both
the
fund
balance
and
cash
balance.
Try
to
make
sure
we
have
sufficient
reserves
so
that
we
can
pay
contractors.
So
we
can
weather
some
of
the
emergencies
that
we've
been
having.
F
Thank
you.
You
know
what
might
be
helpful
is
to
get
to
get
your
projections
for
ending
fund
balances,
because
you,
you
pay
you
plan
so
far
out
for
maybe
fiscal
year,
21
22
23
just
to
get
an
idea
and
if
you
have
an
estimate
of
sort
of
where
the
bottom
is
that
you'll
hit
cash
flow
wise.
That
would
be
helpful
and
maybe
that's
hard
to
estimate,
but
I'm
I
know
a
lot
of
transportation.
K
Head
Jenny
for
the
record:
we
have
given
the
Budget
Office,
our
our
projections
or
20
through
2021
and
moving
forward.
We
can
provide
projections,
we
don't
have
budgets
for
the
other
entities,
but
we
can
estimate
them,
but
we
have
already
provided
2021
to
the
governor's
finance
office
and
we
can
work
moving
forward.
I
was
trying
to
take
notes
on
everything
you
needed
and
I'm,
not
sure
I
caught
it
all,
but
you
wanted
to
look
at
cash
and
fund
balance
is
moving
through
2023.
Was
it
yes,.
F
K
However,
sometimes
we
will
put
out
projects
where
maybe
we
have
enough
funding,
although
the
match
is
only
5%
but
we'll
put
in
15,
so
we
can
complete
the
project
because
we
we've
already
obligated
all
of
our
federal
aid
and
so
you'll
sometimes
see
projects
with
a
higher
than
minimum
match
which
which
allows
us
to
get
more
projects
out.
Thank.
K
F
Your
question,
yes,
thank
you
thanks
for
asked
answering
all
those
questions
and
I
just
had
with
for
director
Jung
when
you
put
together
the
tax
amnesty.
When
you
look
at
the
accounts
receivable,
if
you
would
mind,
can
you
break
those
out
by
type
of
tax
so
that
we
know
what's
what's
commerce,
what's
MBT
and
so
forth?
Thank
you.
Thank
you
both
thank
you.
C
Thank
you,
madam
chair,
so
I
have
a
just
a
couple
questions
that,
let's
see
since
we're
on
the
the
transportation
I
just
had
a
I'm,
just
wondering
by
shifting
the
21
million
to
the
general
fund.
How
does
that
impact?
Because
you
just
talked
about
federal
funds
and
and
match?
If
we
don't
expend
those,
do
we
miss
out
on
on
those
federal
funds
for
future
project?
Is
that
and
do
we
know
what
that
represents.
C
K
We
should
any
for
the
record
and
and
always
prioritizes
projects
used
all
of
our
federal
funding.
First,
first
of
all,
it's
the
smart
thing
to
do,
and
so
what
we
would
do
in
it.
If
we
were
in
an
instance
where
we
needed
to
make
cut
such
a
project,
we
would
look
at
our
projects
that
do
not
have
any
federal
funds
in
them.
We
also
utilize
bonding
for
our
larger
project
and
interest
rates
are
particularly
low,
and
so
that's
helpful
as
well
when
we
need
to
do
larger
projects
like
project
neon.
C
C
E
C
So
and
the
way
that
you
go
about
figuring
out
the
tax
rate,
there
are
the
bigger
operations
that
have
that
greater
than
the
four
million
they're
automatically
5%.
Is
that
correct?
That
is
correct?
How
many
of
those
operators
do
we
have
that
are
in
that
category?.
E
I
Think,
madam
chair
much
appreciated,
and
starting
with
the
with
the
GST
I,
just
wanna,
make
sure
that
we're
clear
we're
not
talking
about
transferring
an
additional
25%
of
the
government
services
tax
over
to
the
highway
fund.
This
is
still
just
the
Delta
that
was
created
in
2009
when
we
decreased
the
depreciation
factor
by
10%
right.
So
this
isn't
all
of
the
GST.
This
is
just
a
sliver
of
it
right.
H
I
J
Correct
we're
talking
about
here's,
a
portion
of
the
GST
that
came
from
the
2009
statutory
change
when
we
actually
added
10%
to
the
depreciation
factors,
and
so
the
money
that
comes
from
that
10%
Delta
change
is
the
portion
that's
in
play
here,
and
so
that's
the
amount
from
time
to
time
has
been
moved
between
the
highway
funding.
The
jump
fund,
a
senator
said
that
we're
discussing
here
there
is
absolutely
no
effect
on
any
of
the
GST
that's
paid
that
is
distributed
to
local
governments
or
our
school
districts.
I
You
Russell
appreciate
the
confirmation
on
that
one
and
I
have
a
question
on
the
estimate.
The
fiscal
note
that
was
presented
to
us
and
is
attached
to
the
bill
online
from
2
days
ago
has
a
total
impact
of
21
point
four
million,
but
Ms
Brown.
When
you
presented
to
a
Sunday
one
of
the
session,
you
had
indicated
that
it
was
going
to
be
more
than
that.
I
think
it's
about
a
two
point:
three
million
dollar
difference
is
this.
I
J
You
know
the
payment
of
the
GST
and
thus
changing
the
timing
of
that
from
FY
2020
to
F
like
2021.
So
we
did
try
and
think
through
that
a
little
bit
and
watching
the
monthly
numbers
that
they
come
in,
but
the
bottom
line,
the
number
the
budget
and
fiscal
Greek
you-
and
that
is
the
number
that
the
governor's
office
and
GF
are
using-
is
approximately
twenty
three
point:
eight
million
dollars
or
estimate
excellent.
I
J
I
K
I
I
B
B
K
Felicia
Denny
again
for
the
record.
What
the
department
proposed
at
our
transportation
board
is
to
defer
those
projects
and
that's
what
we
did
because
at
the
time
we
were
looking
at
the
revenue
projections
for
the
fuel
taxes
and
it
was
projected
to
drop
quite
a
bit.
The
projections
have
shored
up
quite
a
bit
also,
and
so,
while
still
lower
than
and
anticipated.
K
The
outlook
is
much
better
and
dot
has
a
process
whereby
we're
putting
those
projects
back
into
consideration
to
be
ranked
and
and
considered
for
the
2021
program,
and
so
they
will
certainly
have
an
opportunity
again
to
be
ranked,
and
if
they
they
meet
the
the
criteria
he
can
move
forward.
They
would
certainly
move
forward.
C
C
E
C
Sure,
if
I
could
follow
up
on
that,
so
seven
point
eight
billion
dollars
gross
and
then
then,
after
the
deductions,
the
net
was
fifty
to
fifty
sixty
two
million.
No,
that
was
to
thought.
That's
our
estimated
fifty
seven
million
in
the
general
fund.
What
portion
or
excuse
me
what's
the
amount
that
goes
to
the
counties
and
that
they
operate
in
yeah
in
an
aggregate.
E
Absolutely
thank
you
for
the
question.
F
Mitchell
again
for
the
record,
so
gross
yield
for
that
year
was
seven
point:
eight
billion
dollars.
There
was
approximately
five
point:
five
in
dollars
in
deductions
that
ended
up
with
net
proceeds
of
approximately
2.2.
My
apologies
two
point:
five
billion
dollars
and
the
rate
is
applied
to
that
and
split
between
the
general
fund
and
the
county
portions,
and
so
the
general
fund
tax
amount
was
fifty-seven
million
is
spoken
and
the
amount
of
the
county
was
approximately
61
million
dollars.
There
was
approximately
four
million
dollars
to
state.
E
G
Thinking,
madam
chair,
it's
good
thing.
Mr.
Mitchell
was
just
online.
It
was
kind
of
a
clarifying
question.
I
think
I'm
correct,
but
I
just
want
to
get
it
on
the
record.
The
net
proceeds
of
mines
deals
with
all
mines,
so
not
just
petals,
but
also
everything
from
copper
to
lithium,
but
also
geothermal,
correct.
F
F
Ok,
mr.
Mitchell
do
you've
any
idea
of
any
other
industries
were
singled
out
because
the
the
Constitution
does
require
a
uniform,
an
equal
rate
of
Taxation
and
to
single
out
one
industry
and
force
them
to
pay
a
year
in
advance
when
they
haven't
even
had
any
production
to
base
that
off
of
just
kind
of
wondering
why
mining
is
always
singled
out.
F
We
did
in
2009
when
my
freshman
year
in
2011
and
caused
that
whole
series
of
problems
in
future
budget
years,
and
we
tried
to
have
the
reconciliation,
because
the
in
fact
were
forced
to
pay
substantially
more
than
the
rate
would
have
been
if
it
would
have
been
just
handled
in
a
normal,
normal
process.
So
I'm
just
kind
of
curious
anybody
else
singled
out
the
unit.
You're
aware
my
apologies,
if
that's
not
a
fair
question
to
you,.
E
F
You
well,
if
I
could,
madam
chair,
if
there's
any
and
legal
I
would
like
to
know
why
why?
How
is
that?
We
can
single
out
a
single
industry
and
force
them
to
pay
well
in
advance,
but
that's
not
the
case
for
any
other
taxpaying
bodies
that
I'm
aware
of
unless
maybe
there's
somebody
in
the
governor's
office,
where
they
have
actually
attempted
this
for
gaming
or
you
know,
there's
modified
business
tax,
some
other
form
of
taxation.
It
just
seems
to
me
like
we're
singling
out
an
industry
because
they're
just
small
they're
rural
and
they
they're.
F
The
false
assumption
is
that
they
are
exceptionally
lucrative,
but
just
for
this
bodies
they
can.
They
know,
in
fact,
for
example,
I
think
it
was
Hekla
mining,
twenty
four
million
dollar
loss.
So
it's
not
unique.
It's
not
like
these
guys
are
all
rolling
in
in
dough
all
the
time.
So
anyway,
apparently
nobody
knows
if
anybody
else
has
been
asked
to
accelerate
their
tax.
So
I
was
hoping.
I
could
get
some
answers
on
that.
Thank
you,
madam
chair.
B
I'm
not
seeing
any
so
we
will
go
ahead
and
move
from
our
testimony
on
the
bill
to
our
public
comment,
and
we
want
to
thank
everyone
for
being
on
the
phone
to
answer
all
of
our
questions
and
to
be
able
to
present
and
walk
us
through
that
bill.
So
thank
you
very
much
for
being
with
us
this
afternoon.
We
are
going
to
go
ahead
and
proceed
to
public
testimony
on
Senate
bill
number
three
under
this
item.
B
As
we
have
been
doing
all
week,
public
testimony
can
be
presented
by
phone
for
those
of
you
who
are
watching
online
and
wish
to
give
testimony
by
phone.
Please
refer
to
the
committee's
agenda
for
the
directions
on
the
dial-in
once
you
dial
in
you'll,
be
entered
into
a
queue
of
other
callers
who
are
waiting
to
testify,
and
just
remember
that
you
must
stay
on
the
line
until
it
is
your
time
to
speak.
Otherwise,
you
will
lose
your
place
in
the
queue
because
of
our
time
considerations.
B
Each
caller
offering
public
testimony
during
this
period
will
be
limited
to
not
more
than
two
minutes.
Of
course,
we're
always
happy
to
take
some
additional
comments.
Should
you
have
any
in
writing
and
additionally,
any
person
may
also
have
written
comments
added
to
the
meeting
on
the
legislative
website
in
lieu
of
testifying.
There
is
an
email
address
as
well
on
the
agenda
for
where
you
can
submit
your
comments.
In
writing.
B
We
are
first
going
to
take
testimony
for
those
who
aren't
in
favor
of
Senate
bill
number
three
followed
by
those
who
are
in
opposition
to
Senate
bill
number
three,
and
then
we
will
wrap
up
with
those
who
are
neutral
on
Senate
bill
number.
Three
I
would
remind
everyone
to
carefully
listen
to
the
instructions
from
our
very
capable
LCD
broadcast
staff.
B
Who
will
walk
you
through
how
to
identify
your
support,
opposition
or
neutrality
to
Senate,
bill,
3
and,
of
course,
remember
to
state
your
name
and
spell
it
slowly
and
clearly
for
the
record
so
that
we
can
have
a
proper
record
of
our
public
testimony.
I
am
now
going
to
turn
it
over
to
our
council
bureau
broadcast
staff
who
are
going
to
help
facilitate
our
public
testimony
we'll
start
off
with
those
in
favor
of
Senate
bill
number
three.
L
B
L
L
Montoya
I'm
the
political
director
at
make
the
road
to
vada.
We
are
a
member,
less
nonprofit
organization
fighting
to
improve
the
quality
of
life
of
all
immigrants
and
working
family
in
Nevada,
as
our
state
in
the
world
is
currently
grappling
with
this
pandemic.
Nathan
Nevada
has
worked
aggressively
to
serve
our
as
a
resource
for
our
members
and
also
members
of
the
community
at
large
in
Las
Vegas,
the
as
we
look
at
SB
3
and
we're
not
fishing
at
the
moment.
There's
the
early
payment
of
the
net
proceeds
on
minerals
is
not
enough.
L
This
requires
bold
accountability
to
rein
in
the
trillion
dollar
mining
industry.
In
order
to
raise
revenue
need
it
or
Nevada
to
survive
this
pandemic
and
create
a
more
equitable
Nevada
where
we
can
all
prosper.
The
burden
of
trying
to
come
up
with
revenue
for
the
state
has
fallen
on
the
shoulders
of
our
working
families.
For
too
long,
we
don't
agree
with
the
approach
of
deep
budget
cuts
to
an
already
weak
safety
net,
the
difference
between
life
and
death.
This
who
has
access
to
adequate
healthcare
in
and
their
homes,
the
state
basin.
L
We
are
at
a
crossroads
and
it
is
up
to
our
elected
officials,
elect
a
leader
to
stand
with
their
constituents
and
choose
the
right
way
forward.
As
elected
officials,
we
know
that
the
weight
of
the
is
on
your
shoulders
to
care
for
your
constituents,
and
it
is
a
heavy
one,
and
in
this
moment
we
need
you
to
leave
we're
calling
on
your
leadership
to
do
what's
right
and
Stan
was
working-class
Nevadans
who
are
trying
to
survive.
L
L
L
Lieberman
Baca
and
that
is
ma
RI,
a
te
r
e
sa
last
name:
li
e
BER,
ma
n
PA,
RR
AGA.
Thank
you
for
having
public
comment
on
this,
madam
chair,
and
for
the
record
again.
My
name
is
plenteous
that
SM
Lieberman,
but
I
got
deputy
director
of
platform
Progress
representing
over
20,000
subscribers
of
our
network.
L
Since
the
inception
of
our
state,
mining
has
never
paid
their
fair
share
to
help
the
state
that
they
extract
the
natural
resources
from,
and
it
is
right
that
they
are
now
being
singled
out
because
they
need
to
pay
their
fair
share
at
this
time
more
than
ever.
In
order
to
make
sure
that
this
state
they
extract
resources
from
is
a
better
place
to
live
for
every
one
part
of
making
sure
that
they
do.
L
That
is
by
ensuring
that
we
remove
those
deductions
that
they
are
able
to
make,
and
that's
why
we
stand
opposed
to
this
bill
as
written,
because
we
need
to
have
an
amendment.
As
a
preview
comment
has
been
that
we
need
to
ensure
that
regular
people
in
small
business
we
need
to
ensure
that
they
cannot
make
these
deductions,
unlike
regular
people.
L
In
small
businesses
in
Nevada
cannot
as
a
small
business,
small
nonprofit
cannot
make
the
types
of
deductions
that
mining
corporations
can
now
it's
time
for
one
of
the
largest
industries
in
the
silver
state,
because
they
are
a
large
industry
to
keep
to
stop
keeping
money
for
themselves.
While
all
businesses
are
struggling
to
survive
and
of
atoms
are
desperate
for
systems
and
public
services
bother
unemployed.
We
ask
you
to
include
an
amendment
to
address
these
deductions
and.
L
H
Hi,
my
name
is
Jackie
chocolate
day
AC
ke,
D,
8,
IA
k,
ula
s,
I
wanted
to
speak
in
opposition
to
3
SC
3,
because
it
is
not
strong
enough.
I
grew
up
in
Las
Vegas.
The
city
is
my
home.
I,
actually
remember
as
a
kid
a
field
trip
through
an
abandoned
gold
mine
and
getting
little
bold
candies
growing
up
and
going
to
the
Reno
Airport
and
seeing
all
the
happy
history
of
gold
mining
in
the
state
and
cartoon
and
miners
and
trinkets
that
tourists
gift
shop.
H
We
were
indoctrinated
growing
up
here
as
mining
is
part
of
our
history,
but
not
educated
on
how
its
failing
our
future.
Our
mining
laws
basically
haven't
changed
since
1872
when
it
was
a
pickaxe.
They
extract
our
mineral
Scarl
and
then
leave
this
state,
hardly
paying
any
taxes
leaving
Nevada
and
out
to
dry
once
gone.
We
can't
get
that
back
when
our
casinos
were
shut
down.
The
mines
were
in
full
operation.
We
have
revenue
in
this
state.
H
Budget
cuts
are
not
our
only
option,
but
they
will
be
unless
our
representative
continues
to
fail,
standing
up
finding
industry
paying
their
fair
share.
We
also
must
pass
all
this
now,
because
Nevada
has
the
only
operating
lithium
mine
in
the
entire
United
States.
So
as
we
move
forward
into
a
Tesla
renewable
energy,
future
Nevada
is
essential
and
mining
is
necessary
if
we
continue
to
fail,
holding
mining
accountable
and
lack
their
morality
take
on
their
corporate
interests.
We
fail
our
state
and
future
generations.
H
Sb
3
does
not
go
far
enough
far
enough
and
it
is
not
long-term.
How
long
will
we
put
this
off?
We
make
the
amendment
and
start
the
process
of
removing
mining
deductions
to
bring
much-needed
relief
to
the
state,
as
already
stated
during
questioning
it's
possible
now
and
will
generate
more
revenue
in
our
general
fund.
Thank
You.
L
H
Hello,
my
name
is
Laura
Martin
Lau
RA
ma
are
CIN.
I
did
owe
to
a
lot
of
what
people
says,
but
I
don't
want
to
repeat
it,
but
I
want
to
address
the
idea
of
someone
being
singled
out.
I
am
also
tired
of
public
education,
state
workers,
employees,
salary
and
our
health
care
being
singled
out
or
cut
some
cuts
that
we
will
never
heal
from
in
order
to.
H
Our
state,
you
enrich
themselves
for
other
operations.
All
over
the
world.
Sb3
can
be
stronger.
We
just
got
the
answers.
We
need
it
to
make
it
stronger
and
I
hope
the
Senate
does
what
it
needs
to
do
to
ensure
that
everyone
is
paying
their
fair
share
and
we're
just
not
punishing
in
public
education,
state
employees
and
health
care.
They
shouldn't
be
singled
out
either.
Thank
you.
B
B
B
L
H
Thank
you,
madam
chairwoman,
and
members
of
the
Senate.
My
name
is
Alexis
motoric
al
I
asked
mo
ta
re
ex,
representing
the
Nevada
chapter
associated
general
contractor's
and
I
want
to
apologize.
I
thought
that
I
had
clicked
into
the
opposition
queue,
but
I
must
have
had
a
technical
glitch.
We
are
actually
opposed
to
Section
six
of
SB
three,
so
is
it
okay
that
I
carry
on
or
would
you
just
prefer
it
in
comment
at
this
point.
H
Thank
you
I
appreciate
that
we
understand
and
appreciate
the
challenging
task
before
you
in
addressing
that's,
not
the
budget
shortfall
and
we
to
share
the
governor's
desire
to
preserve
as
many
jobs
as
possible
in
a
struggling
economy,
and
it's
for
that
reason
that
we
want
to
bring
your
attention
to
the
downstream
impact.
Every
just
distributing
approximately
21
million
dollars
in
GSP
dollars
from
the
highway
fund
to
the
general
fund.
H
Every
million
dollar
spent
on
highway
construction
and
or
maintenance
results
in
about
11
jobs
and
1.7
million
dollars
in
total
economic
output,
a
public
investment
of
21
million
dollars
in
our
highway
infrastructure
as
a
combined
direct,
indirect
and
induced
total
economic
output
of
35
million
dollars,
it
creates
approximately
230,000
jobs
a
year
with
total
wages
of
roughly
12
million
dollars.
It
generates
approximately
1.5
million
in
tax
revenues
from
a
variety
of
sources,
just
fuels
and
BTM
sales.
The
loss
of
this
revenue
to
the
highway
fund
would
further
compound
the
reduction
in
gas
tax
revenue.
H
We
are
already
coping
with
due
to
decreased
travel
during
the
kovetz
shutdown
at
the
last
board
meeting
the
endured
meeting
on
June
8th
thirty.
Four
point:
nine
million
dollars
in
construction
projects
were
postponed
as
a
result
of
this
reduction.
Taking
an
additional
21
million
dollars
from
the
highway
fund,
effectively
says
more
than
200
about
out
of
work,
which
will
only
make
Nevada's
recovery
that
much
more
difficult
again.
We
appreciate
the
weight
of
the
decisions
you
must
make
during
this
difficult
time.
H
L
L
My
name
is
cody.
Cunningham
do
duì,
bù
and,
and
I
am
G,
H
a.m.
I,
wanna,
say
I.
Think
we're
focusing
on
the
wrong
things
all
together
in
this
bill
that
we
shouldn't
be
giving
tax
exempt
to
the
mining
industry,
but
we
should
also
not
be
targeting
them
for
extra
taxes.
I
think
our
focus
needs
to
be
on
cutting
our
newest
departments,
such
as
departments
of
new
Americans,
as
well
as
using
tax
breaks
for
the
little
guy
property
sales,
so
on
and
so
forth,
rather
than
big
guy.
L
You
know
we
talk
a
lot
about
cutting
from
schools,
but
we
rarely
mentioned
that
fire
administrators
and
CCSD
make
over
$200,000
a
year
and
we
waste
over
a
hundred
million
dollars
a
year
and
over
paid
administrative
expenses,
and
then
we
also
have
two
new
brand
new
jets
for
our
governor
totally
and
about
17
million.
But
I
don't
hear
any
cuts
about
that.
It
looks
like
we're
too
busy
trying
to
cut
everywhere.
Then
it
actually
needs
to
be,
and
the
tax
breaks
are
not
appropriate
to
Nevada's
population.
Thank
you.
L
L
Thank
you.
Just
this
morning,
I
was
on
a
zoom
session,
hosted
by
the
League
of
Women
Voters,
with
presentations
from
multiple
law
enforcement,
sheriffs
and
chiefs,
and
Northern
Nevada
every
one
of
them
identified
mental
and
behavioral
health
as
an
overwhelming
crisis
that
must
be
addressed
with
more
resources
for
behavioral
health
professionals
and
training.
They
all
coordinate
with
existing
programs
that
already
strained
to
meet
the
level
of
demand.
Now,
funds
for
these
essential
coordinating
programs
are
on
the
chopping
block
during
this
special
session.
L
Every
one
of
these
law-enforcement
agencies
has
been
under
increased
demand
and
stress
due
to
the
COBE
19
pandemic,
followed
by
the
horrific
killing
of
George
Boyd
and
the
subsequent
protests
that
continued
today.
Now
is
not
the
time
to
cut
funding
to
these
programs
or
any
other
health
programs.
We
know
from
the
recent
recession
that
cuts
to
these
programs
have
an
exponential
impact
that
plays
out
over
decades.
L
Now
is
the
time
to
expand
about
a
stack-based,
to
not
only
support
these
programs
at
current
levels,
but
to
expand
them
to
reinvest
in
our
communities
to
save
lives
and
jobs
and
the
interdependent
infrastructure
that
sustains
us
all.
The
mining
industry
in
Nevada
has
never
paid
a
fair
share,
and
data
show
that
they
have
not
been
negatively
affected
by
the
economic
downturn
that
most
businesses
have
felt
ravaged.
The
price
of
gold
continues
to
increase.
L
L
L
Marlene
Lockard
ma
RL
e
in
E
LOC
k,
AR
deep,
representing
the
Nevada
women's
Lobby
I,
am
much
of
my
testimony
has
been
given
by
others.
So
I
will
not
be
redundant
and
repeated
just
to
put
on
the
record
that
we
recognize
with
koban
19
in
this
unprecedented
impact,
our
budget,
that
cuts
are
necessary,
but
we
feel
strongly
that
it
should
be
a
combination
of
cuts
and
new
revenue.
L
L
H
Good
afternoon
my
name
is
Christine
sponder
be
aged
RISP
I
am
e,
este
UN
de
RS,
like
a
few
before
me.
I
did
not
make
it
through
it.
The
opposition
was
cold
but
like
to
continue
I'm
here
on
behalf
of
the
progressive
leadership
Alliance
Nevada
in
opposition
to
SB
3.
The
early
payment
of
the
net
proceeds
on
minerals
is
not
good
enough
when
our
state
continues
to
let
mining
have
lucrative
tax
breaks
and
get
by
without
paying
their
fair
share.
H
According
to
the
most
recent
net
proceeds
on
minerals,
there
were
gross
proceeds
of
over
7
billion.
Yet
because
of
seduction,
my
name
only
paid
taxes
on
30%
of
because
over
5
billion
dollars
were
taken
in
deduction
right
now.
Mining
taxes
was
also
on
smallest
portions
of
revenue
for
the
general
fund,
making
up
only
a
little
more
than
1%
by
changing
deductions
and
calculating
net
proceeds.
We
would
be
taking
a
step
towards
the
long
term
goal
of
diversifying
our
revenue
sources
in
2011.
H
Many
many
members
who
are
still
a
part
of
this
body
supported
a
bill
which
would
adjust
the
net
proceeds
on
mineral,
but
under
today's
circumstances
we
must
be
bolder
than
ever
before
to
prevent
the
devastating
impact
of
potential
cuts
to
education
and
healthcare.
As
our
state
aims
to
mitigate
the
1.2
billion
deficit,
it
is
irresponsible
to
simply
balance
our
budget
on
the
backs
of
our
children
and
those
who
rely
on
critical
health
care
services.
Think
without
considering
real
revenue
reform.
We
urge
you
to
include
the
removal
of
mining
productions
in
Senate
bill
3,
Thank,
You,.
L
Caller
with
the
last
three
digits,
5
7
7,
please
slowly
state
and
spell
your
name
for
the
record.
You
have
two
minutes
and
may
begin
hi.
This
is
chris
bailey
chri
off
the
a
ly:
Nevada
State
Education,
Association
d,
voice
of
nevada
educators
for
over
100
years.
Senators
certainly
remember
the
hearing
that
had
on
proposed
cuts
to
k-12
education,
the
other
day,
156
million
dollars
and
very
very
painful
cuts.
L
You
know
we
can
do
better
than
just
cutting
our
way
or
trying
to
cut
our
way
out
of
this
hole.
We
can't
expand
revenue.
That
is
why
educators
across
the
state
have
called
for
the
legislature
in
this
special
session
to
come
up
with
at
least
one
dollar
new
revenue
for
every
dollar
cuts
that
you've
proposed.
L
Interestingly
enough,
if
you
were
to
take
a
look
at
these
tax
deductions
from
the
mining
tax,
if
you
were
to
eliminate
them
in
tax
whole
gross,
you
were
very
nearly
come
up
with
the
amount
of
money
that
you
would
be
to
back,
though,
all
of
the
k-12
education
cuts,
we
are
joining
in
with
our
partners
asking
their
legislature
to
be
brave
and
to
be
bold
and
to
do
better
by
Nevada.
Thank
you.
B
B
So
at
this
point,
then,
we
will
now
close
the
hearing
on
Senate
bill.
Three.
We
want
to
thank
our
very
capable
and
able
and
wonderful
broadcast
staff
for
being
able
to
facilitate
our
public
comments,
and
we
can
have
participation
and
thank
everyone
for
being
patient
and
staying
online,
despite
some
technical
difficulties
and
some
miss
hearing
on
my
part,
so
I
appreciate
that.
Thank
you
to
members
of
the
committee
for
participating
in
the
in
the
hearing
as
well.
We're
gonna
go
ahead
and
close
our
hearing
on
Senate
bill
number
three.
A
B
A
A
G
Allow
staff
to
catch
up,
there's
so
much
information.
We've
asked
of
the
executive
department
has
not
been
provided
to
us
that
our
staff
still
needs
in
order
to
make
the
right
decisions.
Myself,
I
think
we're
out
to
take
a
break
for
several
days
in
order
to
let
this
go
through,
let
us
all
get
retested
make
sure
we
keep
you
safe,
get
it
done
that
way.
That's
just
my
own
personal
opinion,
because
at
that
time
and
we
need
that
safety
but
again
thank
you
and
all
the
staff
for
all
you've
done
for
us.
B
You,
madam
president,
and
I,
would
echo
my
colleagues
comments
and
a
huge
thank
you
to
all
of
our
amazing
staff,
not
only
for
facilitating
our
public
comment
being
able
to
get
all
of
our
agencies
before
us.
So
we
can
ask
the
right
questions
being
present
here
with
us
to
make
sure
that
we're
just
doing
the
business
of
the
legislature
and,
of
course,
keeping
everyone
in
the
building
safe
and
healthy.
B
We
owe
you
an
extreme
debt
of
gratitude
for
being
able
to
do
our
jobs
that
we've
been
elected
to
do
and,
and
we
frankly
couldn't
do
it
without
you
and
all
of
your
amazingly
hard
work.
So
we're
very,
very
grateful
on,
and
just
want
to.
Thank
you
for
all
of
that.
At
this
point
in
time,
Madam
President
I
would
move
that
the
Senate
stand
in
adjournment
until
the
hour
of
9:00
a.m.
on
Monday
July,
13th
2020.