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B
B
B
D
B
A
And
I
am
here
sorry:
I
had
a
new
system
installed
today
we're
having
all
kinds
of
technical
issues,
but
I'd
like
to
welcome
everyone
to
today's
meeting
of
the
assembly
committee
on
growth
and
infrastructure,
and
I
think
everyone
from
joining
us
here
today.
Today
we
will
enjoy
presentations
from
agencies
involved
in
the
nevada's
highway
safety
and
energy
sectors.
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Before
we
begin
with
today's
meeting,
I
want
to
briefly
review
how
a
virtual
meetings
will
be
worked,
we'll
be
working
on
this
committee.
The
legislative
building
remains
closed
to
the
public,
and
so
all
committee
meetings
will
be
held
virtually
committee
members
staff
and
everyone
else
will
be
participating
through
zoom
or
by
telephone
for
committee
members.
If
you
could,
please
remember
to
silence
or
turn
off
all
your
electronics
and
phones
during
the
meetings
and
mute.
Your
microphones
when
you
are
not
speaking
to
minimize
any
background
noise.
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A
A
This
can
be
done
online
at
the
page
for
today's
meeting
on
nellis,
which
is
located
on
the
legislature's
website.
In
the
same
place,
you
will
find
today's
agenda
members
of
the
public,
have
the
option
to
submit
an
opinion
on
bills
online
and
to
sign
up
to
participate
during
the
public
comment
period.
At
the
end
of
today's
meeting,
all
materials
submitted
for
a
meeting
will
be
posted
on
the
committee's
page
on
the
legislative
legislature's
website.
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A
A
Today,
before
we
get
to
the
agenda,
we
are
our
presentations.
We
are
going
to
have
our
very
first
committee
bill
draft
request
and
it
requires
a
committee
introduction
it's
for
bdr
number
43-473,
which
was
requested
by
the
commission
on
special
license
plates
and
proposes
to
revise
provisions
governing
punitive
actions
concerning
special
license
plates.
A
I
would
like
to
remind
the
committee
members
that
voting
in
favor
of
introductions
of
a
bdr
today
does
not
imply
a
commitment
to
support
the
measure
later.
This
action
just
allows
the
bdr
to
become
a
bill
and,
to
later
be
referred
to
this
committee
for
possible
hearings,
may
I
have
a
motion
for
a
committee
introduction.
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A
G
H
A
And
I
am
a
yes,
the
motion
passes.
Thank
you
committee,
so
that
moves
us
on
to
our
agenda
and
instead
of
starting
with
the
first
presentation
on
our
agenda,
which
was
the
nevada
highway
patrol,
they
will
be
coming
up
later
in
today's
agenda.
We
are
going
to
start
with
the
second
item
on
our
agenda,
which
is
a
presentation
from
nevada,
executive
committee
on
traffic
safety,
and
I
believe
those
presenters
are
in
the
room
and
if
you
are
the
floor,
is
yours.
C
Thank
you,
madam
chair.
My
name
is
amy
davey,
I'm
the
administrator
of
the
office
of
traffic
safety,
but
I'm
here
today,
actually
as
the
chair,
also
of
the
nevada
executive
committee
on
traffic
safety
and
I'm
joined
by
some
colleagues
from
the
nevada
department
of
transportation
assistant
director
sandra
rosenberg
is
present.
C
Our
chief
traffic
safety
engineer,
fred
shackle,
is
present
and
helping
me
with
the
presentation
today
is
our
public
information
officer,
andrew
bennett.
So,
thank
you
again
for
inviting
us.
Our
presentation
does
include
some
media.
We
embedded
some
videos,
hopefully
to
keep
you
engaged.
Our
presentation
is
not
too
lengthy,
but
we
welcome
your
input
and
questions
next
slide.
Please,
the
nevada
executive
committee
on
traffic
safety
is
an
ad
hoc
committee
with
a
large
representation
of
stakeholders
that
need
to
develop
and
support
the
state's
strategic
highway
safety
plan
in
the
coming
weeks.
C
C
G
G
This
is
something
that
we
would
not
expect
in
a
year
of
economic,
economic
development
and
growth
and
as
well
as
with
a
population
growth.
Those
are
two
usual
factors
that
we
expect
to
see
an
increase
in
fatalities,
but
to
an
experience,
an
eight
percent
decrease
was
encouraging
and
then
2020
happened
and
2020
was
something
that
you
know.
I
think
none
of
us
could
have
expected
to
experience
on
many
different
fronts
and
in
traffic
safety
that
held
true
going
from
2019
to
2020.
G
We
did
experience
just
over
a
three
percent
increase
in
overall
fatalities
going
from
304
in
2019
to
314
in
2020.
Now
you
know,
as
we
paint
this
picture
of
what
we
experienced
keep
in
mind.
Our
roadways
were
nearly
empty
for
several
months
during
the
first
and
second
quarter
of
2020,
and
so
for
us
to
experience
a
decrease
in
fatalities.
G
When
we
look
at
the
lack
of
seatbelt
usage,
we'll
talk
about
some
of
the
data
that
we
currently
have
and
as
well
as
the
data
that
we're
waiting
on,
but
just
as
someone
who
receives
the
fatality
reports
statewide
every
single
day,
we
can
tell
you
that
these
were
definitely
the
three
key
behaviors
that
we
saw
on
our
roadways.
But
as
well
as
a
was
a
national
trend,
and
this
first
video
that
we
have
for.
You
today,
briefly
describes
some
of
the
experiences
that
we
collectively
had
across
our
country.
I
B
I
Nevada
department
of
public
safety
also
tells
us
that
so
far,
this
summer
is
deadlier
than
this
time.
Last
year
on
our
roads,
deadly
crashes
in
the
valley
are
going
up.
There
were
four
different
fatal
crashes
in
the
valley.
Over
the
last
two
days,
you
can
see
the
aftermath
there
on
your
screen
at
high
speeds,
reckless
driving
to
a
densely
populated
area
like
las
vegas.
This
is
the
result.
You
get
witnesses
say
the
person
behind
the
wheel
hit
a
pickup
truck
while
driving
recklessly.
I
This
follows
a
tragic
trend.
Nhp
troopers
say
has
spiked
since
the
start
of
the
pandemic,
and
everyone
was
really
adhering
to
that
strict
state
home
order.
You
know-
and
I
know
the
roads
were
empty
and
highway
patrol
agencies
all
over
the
country
were
seeing
the
speeds
increase.
Well,
now
we're
still
seeing
these
high
speeds,
but
look
at
all
the
cars
on
the
road.
G
And
just
to
describe
some
of
these
behaviors
that
we're
seeing
this
is
a
collection
of
radar
that
was
provided
to
us
by
the
nevada
highway
patrol
over
the
key
pandemic
months
going
from
about
march
through
june,
and
just
to
compare
2019
to
2020.
There
was
months,
especially
in
june.
We
saw
a
47
increase
in
fatalities
compared
to
2019,
and
when
we
look
at
these
speeds,
any
speed
can
kill
to
be
honest.
But
when
we
look
at
the
you
know,
some
of
these
dramatic
speeds
that
you
can
see
140
miles
an
hour,
100
812.
G
You
know
this
is
just
a
small
representation
of
the
problem
that
we
did
experience
and
this
did
translate
to
the
loss
of
life.
Speed
is
a
behavior
that
can
kill,
and
we
saw
this
especially
in
single
vehicle
rollovers
that
were
combined
with
some
of
the
other
other
behaviors
that
we're
going
to
discuss
today.
But
when
we
look
at
this
problem,
this
is
just
a
quick
snapshot
of
some
of
the
reckless
driving
that
we
were
experiencing
across
our
roadways
here
in
nevada.
G
Moving
on
to
substance
involved.
For
those
of
you
who
are
aware
what
this
is.
This
is
a
portable
breath
test.
It's
a
roadside
test,
it's
not
evidentiary
level,
but
it
is
a
good
visual
of
some
of
the
other
problems
that
we
were
experiencing,
and
this
just
is
a
snapshot
of
impairment
with
alcohol.
This
doesn't
include
marijuana
and
any
other
drugs
that
might
have
been
present
during
these
fatalities,
but
to
see
a
number
like
.424
is
mind-boggling
not
only
to
the
folks
in
traffic
safety,
but
the
general
public.
G
We're
using
pictures
that
you
know
were
related
in
fatalities
here
across
the
state,
and
these
were
you
know,
these
are
fatalities,
that
we
have
examples,
or
it
was
maybe
one
vehicle
but
three
occupants
and
the
only
difference
between
the
folks
that
lived
and
the
folks
that
didn't
was
wearing
their
seatbelt.
You
know
we
saw
that
multiple
times
during
this.
G
You
know
in
2020-
and
this
is
just
a
brief
snapshot
of
basically
the
pg
versions,
that
you
know
we
can
show
of
these
fatal
crashes
to
try
to
show
again
this
idea
that
a
lot
of
these
behaviors
are
related
with
speed.
You
know
and
impairment
and
lack
of
seatbelt
usage.
These
are
all
related
with
the
fact
that
you
know.
G
People
who
are
impaired
usually
don't
make
great
decisions
with
their
seat
belts
and
have
a
lack
of
seat
belt
usage,
and
so
it
was
important
for
the
office
of
traffic
safety
working
through
the
state's
zero
fatalities
program
to
be
able
to
identify
and
rapidly
respond
to
these
behaviors
through
a
public
safety
announcement
campaign,
and
there
was
many
firsts
in
this
campaign
that
I'm
about
to
show
you
the
first
one
was.
This
is
the
first
time
that
we
used
real
crash
photos
from
nevada
in
a
psa,
and
these
were
also
very
timely
photos.
G
The
example
that
I'm
about
to
show
you'll
see
that
we
used
pictures
from
june
2020.
This
campaign
ran
through
the
end
of
october
through
the
end
of
december.
This
was
also
the
first
time
we
thought
it
was
important
to
cover
multiple
behaviors
simultaneously,
usually
we
spend
you
know
a
three
month
period
focusing
on
one
behavior,
but
it
was
so
important
with
the
behaviors
that
we
were
seeing
throughout
2020
and
now
leading
into
2021.
G
We
were
very
quickly
able
to
you
know,
name
it
what
you'll
see
in
the
campaign,
but
we
needed
to
tap
into
that
collective
experience
of
trying
to
get
people
to
do
the
things
that
are
right
not
only
for
them,
but
for
our
community
speed.
Impairment
are
two
behaviors
that
affect
the
community
as
a
whole
and
not
just
the
individual
in
the
car.
All
too
often
fatalities
involve
speed
and
impairment.
G
Administrator
davey
will
have
data
here
in
a
second
after
the
video
that
talks
about
the
impairment
levels,
but
speed
is
a
factor
in
over
30
of
our
fatalities
and
it's
often
not
the
driver
who
is
speeding.
That
is
the
la
life
that
is
lost,
and
so
I
now
want
to
show
you
the
campaign
that
we
ran
towards
the
end
of
last
year.
I
C
C
2020
numbers
are
not
yet
compiled,
but,
as
we've
seen
fatal
crashes
increase,
I
suspect
we
will
see
an
increase
in
dui
involvement
on
this
chart.
We
see
that,
while
alcohol
only
crashes
have
decreased,
there
are
an
increase
in
drug.
There
are
increases
in
drug
involvement
in
dui
the
highest
privilege
being
what
we
call
poly
substance
use
with
an
increasing
amount
of
marijuana
involved.
C
The
advocates
for
highway
and
auto
safety
and
annually
publishes
their
roadmap
of
highway
safety
laws,
which
identify
what
laws
should
be
improved
to
result
in
better
drivers
and
increase
safety.
Several
of
these
recommendations
are
related
to
increasing
requirements
for
young
drivers.
The
others
are
related
to
occupant
protection
for
children
and
adults.
C
C
C
This
is
equivalent
to
a
fully
loaded
jumbo
jet
falling
out
of
the
sky
every
week
for
a
year.
How
many
weeks
would
that
have
to
happen
before
the
faa
shut
down
air
travel?
How
many
weeks
would
that
happen
before
you
thought
twice
about
getting
on
an
airplane,
but
here's
another
interesting
story
about
air
travel.
That
can
also
give
us
some
insight
and
some
hope
just
for
a
moment.
C
Let's
consider
the
commercial
aviation
industry
and
the
remarkable
safety
they
have
achieved
in
our
lifetime,
and
that's
what
this
chart
displays
flying
is
now
often
said
to
be
the
safest
form
of
transport,
and
this
is
at
least
true
in
terms
of
fatalities
per
distance
traveled.
According
to
the
civil
aviation
authority,
the
fatality
rate
per
billion
kilometers
traveled
by
plane,
is
.003
compared
to
0.27
by
rail
and
2.57
by
car.
C
The
aviation
industry
themselves
took
this
effort
upon
themselves
and
they've
seen
a
staggering
reduction
in
the
numbers
of
both
fatal
accidents
and
fatalities
in
the
intervening
decades,
which
are
the
result
of
technology
improvements,
improvements
in
air
traffic
control
and
pilot
training
runway
fatalities
are
preventable.
We
know
what
causes
them
they're,
not
random
or
indiscriminate.
C
That
means
that
we
can
identify
and
apply
counter
measures
to
roadway
fatalities,
just
like
they
did
in
the
airline
industry.
Evidence-Based
countermeasures
such
as
deterrence
through
enactment
and
enforcement
of
traffic
safety
laws,
prevention
and
intervention,
education
and
training,
communications
and
outreach
and
engineering
design
for
both
vehicles
and
roadways.
C
I'm
sorry
to
say
that
we
neglected
to
get
assemblyman
wheelers
bill
on
here
from
last
session,
which
increased
requirements
and
opportunities
for
young
drivers
in
the
area
of
driving
skills
training,
but
we've
already
counted.
I
want
to
say
something
like
20
bills
coming
up
in
this
session
and
I
think
that's
reflective
of
your
awareness
that
there's
that
we
still
have
some
work
to
do
in
this
area
to
provide
maximum
safety
for
pedestrians,
bicyclists
motorcyclists
all
of
our
road
users,
as
well
as
car
drivers
and
public
transportation.
A
Thank
you
administrator,
davey
and
officer
bennett
for
that
presentation.
Members
does
anyone
have
questions
for
our
presenters,
assemblyman
jager.
F
Thank
you
so
much,
madam
chair,
miss
davey,
mr
bennett
always
great
to
hear
from
you.
I
appreciate
the
work
that
you're
doing.
I
just
had
a
couple
of
questions.
The
first
one.
F
You
know
it's
not
the
first
time
I've
heard
about
the
speeding
during
the
pandemic,
and
I
certainly
noticed
that
the
first
time
I
went
out
on
the
roads,
I
think
folks
are
notorious
for
speeding
on
the
215
and
15
down
in
las
vegas,
but
it
seemed
like
I
was
getting
my
doors
blown
off
and
I
just
wondered:
did
anyone
provide
any
kind
of
rationale
for
why
that
happened?
C
So
this
was
a
this
is
amy
davey
for
the
record.
This
was
a
actually
a
nationwide,
phenomenal
phenomenon
that
all
states
were
reporting
very
early
on
and
what
what
they're,
attributing
it
to
is
the
exactly.
As
you
say,
the
roads
were
very
sparsely
populated.
C
I
experienced
the
same
thing
when
I
would
go
out
to
the
grocery
store,
with
the
roads
being
so
open
and
so
empty
people
just
felt
like
you
know
they,
they
had
the
opportunity
to
put
the
pedal
in
the
metal,
and
you
know
really
take
off
as
the
trooper
says
that
seemed
to
just
kind
of
carry
back
into
when
traffic
came
back
on
the
road
we
were
still
seeing
those
and
that
that's
feeding
in
that
risky
behavior.
F
Thank
you,
madam
chair,
can
I
ask
another
question
so
the
next
question
I
mean,
I
guess
it's.
It's
really
I'll.
Just
ask
it
in
two
parts,
just
maybe
two
separate
questions,
but
you
know
the
first
one
is
about
impaired
driving
and
you
know,
obviously
it's
staggering
to
see
somebody
over
a
0.4
I
mean
most
people
would
be
in
a
coma
at
that
point,
but
nonetheless
there
are
people
out
there
with
that
kind
of
alcohol
tolerance,
and
so
the
question
really
is.
F
I
had
heard
that
maybe
the
federal
government
was
potentially
looking
into
making
breath
interlock
devices
standard
on
cars.
Much
like
seat
belts
are,
and
so
I
wanted
to
ask
you
if
you
knew
anything
about
that
and
what
the
prospects
of
that
passing
order.
So
that's
kind
of
question
one
and
then
question
two.
Maybe
more
immediately
is
you
know
the
prevalence
of
cell
phone
usage
while
driving?
I
think
we
all
see
it
out
there
on
the
roads
all
the
time
we
have
laws
on
the
books
but
psychologically.
F
I
think
there
are
a
lot
of
studies
that
just
show
young
people
in
particular.
It's
almost
like
a
chemical
reaction
when
they
hear
that
alert
buzz
from
facebook
or
what
have
you.
So
what
are
some
things
we
can
do
if
anything
on
the
state
level
to
try
to
cut
down
on
the
distracted
driving,
particularly
with
cell
phones,
because
I
see
that
as
an
increasing
problem
as
people
get
sort
of
more
addicted
to
their
devices.
C
Thank
you
for
the
question.
This
is
amy
davey,
with
the
office
of
traffic
safety.
With
respect
to
your
first
question,
the
technology
that
you're
referring
to
is
something
that
has
been
unstudied
and
researched
for
a
number
of
years.
The
national
highway
traffic
safety
administration
has
sponsored
a
project
that
I
think
they
call
dads
and
I'm
not
going
to
remember
the
acronym
right
now,
but
it
is
basically
built
in
ignition
interlock
or
breath
interlock
sensing
into
a
vehicle.
C
To
your
point,
even
about
the
second
question,
you
know
I
I'm
sort
of
for
seeing
a
day
where,
when
you
get
in
your
vehicle,
perhaps
there's
technology
that
doesn't
allow
you
to
use
your
cell
phone
that
interrupts
that
functionality
so
we'll
see
if,
if
that
comes
into
play,
regarding
so
with
respect
to
that
first
technology,
that
the
research
has
been
done,
and
I
think
that
they're
looking
for
partnerships
now,
particularly
in
the
insurance
industry,
for
implementing
this
vehicle
technology
regarding
distracted
driving.
C
This
is
an
area
where
we
are
able
to
collect
very
little
data,
and
this
is
true
nationwide,
also,
because
somebody
who's
using
their
cell
phone
at
the
time
of
crash
is
not
going
to
report
that
they
were
using
their
cell
phone
at
the
time
of
the
crash.
So
it
becomes
a
a
matter
of
sort
of
forensics
to
determine
whether
whether
that
was
in
play,
we've
seen
some
interesting
municipal
codes,
adopted
at
a
local
level
related
to
distracted
driving
that
are
a
little
more
restrictive
than
what
the
state
has.
C
The
state
has
distracted
driving
laws
on
the
books.
As
you
mentioned,
the
penalties
are
fairly
low.
We've
discussed
those
penalties
in
legislative
session
a
number
of
times,
but
the
penalties
for
for
cell
phone
use
are
fairly
low,
washoe
county.
I
think,
actually,
I
think
it's
the
city
of
reno
adopted
municipal
code
that
defines
distracted
driving
in
a
more
restrictive
manner,
and
I
can't
remember
clark
kennedy
did
that
as
well
andrew?
Can
you.
F
B
B
First,
on
slide
three,
and
for
my
curiosity,
you
have
listed
here
the
the
categories
impaired,
driving
prevention,
intersection,
safety,
so
on
and
so
forth,
and
when
I
get
to
pedestrian
safety,
I'm
curious
to
know
is
that
where
bicycle
and
multimodal
safety
initiatives
are,
is
that
a
consideration
there,
especially
given
the
recent
accident
in
southern
nevada,
where
a
number
of
cyclists
were
killed,
utilizing
a
high
access
roadway?
That
would
be
part
one,
and
then
I'd
like
to
flip
over
to
the
nevada
data.
B
C
C
What
we
typically
do
is
refer
to
these
as
vulnerable
vulnerable
road
users,
and
so
when
we
look
at
vulnerable
road
users,
we
identify
that
if
you
make
the
road
safe
for
pedestrian
the
most
vulnerable
of
all
road
users,
you've
made
the
road
safer
for
everybody.
That's
why
we
tend
to
kind
of
look
at
that
from
a
pedestrian
box,
but
you're
right.
It
incorporates
those
other
aspects
as
well.
Regarding
the
chart
on
on
slide,
I
think
that's
slide
nine,
whereas
it's
11.,
that's
slide
11..
C
What
we
did
here
is
we
we
took
two
snapshots.
Any
marijuana
is
marijuana.
Only
so
that's
circumstances
where
you
have
an
impaired
driver
where,
when
the
deep,
when
the
testing
comes
back,
you
find
only
marijuana
in
their
system
and
any
marijuana.
The
reason
we
started
tracking
it.
This
way
was:
you
know,
after
the
legalization
of
recreational
cannabis
in
2017,
we
wanted
to
try
to
get
kind
of
a
baseline
about
how
that
might
be
impacting
traffic
safety
and
dui.
C
C
So
we
typically
see
what
we're
seeing
is
growing
impairment
under
multitude
of
substances.
Does
that
answer
your
question
regarding
the
chart?
Yes
and
then
on
the
next
slide
relative
to
this
report.
There
are
some
very
specific
recommendations
for
improving
nevada
from
red
to
yellow,
and
if
you
I
don't
know,
if
you
have
the
chart
up
in
front
of
you,
but
if
down
in
the
right
hand
corner
it
gives
the
actual
specific
recommendations
and
they're
all
legislative
recommendations.
H
Thank
you,
madam
chair
great
presentation.
You
know
my
years,
we
we
crunched
fatal
data
all
the
time,
and
you
know
I
know
it's
a
constant
effort
to
make
adjustments,
curious,
you're,
seeing
a
decrease
in
alcohol
use
and
increase,
marijuana
and
other
drugs.
What
can
we
do?
H
And
I
didn't
hear
it
on
the
list
of
bills
and
maybe
it's
down
there
and
that
one
slide
but
we'll
come
here
to
improve
in
that
area,
and
you
know
I
mean
it's
only
going
to
continue
to
either
you
know,
drop
and
and
rise
for
poly
drug
use,
just
curious
what
your
plans
are,
and
you
have
any
suggestions,
moving
forward.
C
Thank
you.
This
is
amy
davey
from
the
office
of
traffic
safety.
Just
to
be
kind
of
specific
about
that
chart,
alcohol
is
still
very
prevalent
in
dui.
What
we're
seeing
is
the
combination
and
so
we're
seeing
alcohol.
Only
alcohol
only
decreased,
and
now
people
are
using
more
substance
in
combination
with
each
other.
C
The
area
of
drug
impaired
driving
is,
you
know,
we're
behind
that.
Well,
let
me
just
back
up
a
minute
as
a
country
we're
really
behind
the
curve
in
this
area,
a
lot
of
folks
have
been
a
lot
of
attention
for
years
has
been
spent
on
alcohol
and
we've
seen
an
increasing
issue
with
drug
impaired
driving.
You
know
increasing
again
now,
as
as
as
marijuana
becomes
more
into
play.
C
So
the
reason
why
I
say
we're
behind
is
because
the
science
is
somewhat
behind
also
particularly
related
to
cannabis
impairment,
marijuana
impairment,
the
science
of
detecting
it
and
understanding
the
difference
between
presence
in
the
body.
An
impairment
and
a
person's
capabilities
have
lagged
behind.
So
we
don't
have
a
roadside
pbt
for
impairment
for
any
of
these
other
substances.
C
So
there's
a
long-term
plan
here,
where
we're
going
to
need
to
just
societally
catch
up
because
the
drugs
change
you
know,
certainly
you
know
assemblyman
robert
says
you
know
from
your
experience
as
as
will
the
chair.
The
drugs
change
as
often
as
the
drug
users
can
find
something
something
new,
so
we're
always
going
to
be
playing
catch
up
from
that
point
of
view,
but.
B
C
Think
that
there's
some
technology
that's
going
to
need
to
come
into
play.
Certainly
education
is
going
to
need
to
come
into
play.
Training
of
law
enforcement
is
a
big
one
in
our
office.
We
are.
We
sponsor
a
lot
of
training
around
you'll,
be
familiar
with
this,
this
term
a
ride,
training
or
drug
recognition,
expert
training.
So
this
helps
law
enforcement
determine
at
the
time
that
they
detect.
Someone
is
maybe
under
the
influence,
while
they're
driving.
C
They
can
use
these
skills
roadside
to
give
them
an
idea
of
what
may
be
going
on,
and
what
the
next
steps
are.
So
we're
doing
a
lot
of
training
focus
on
training
for
law
enforcement,
a
lot
of
education
and
then
data
collection
is
an
important
piece
of
that
as
well.
We
have
very
poor
data
collection
around
this
for
a
variety
of
reasons.
I
won't
take
too
much
time,
but
you'll
see
some
initiatives,
also
around
laboratory
testing
and
better
toxicology
analysis
to
give
us
an
idea
of
how
to
approach
interventions
really
in
this
arena.
H
Well,
thank
you.
You
know.
I
was
really
curious
about
the
dre
standpoint
and
you
know
a
lot
of
times.
You
know
police
officers,
you
know,
and
I
was
I
was
one
you
don't
recognize.
H
You
know
some
of
the
symptoms
of
people
that
you
may
run
into
on
a
regular
basis
that
may
end
up.
You
know
clearing
a
call
and
going
down
getting
an
accident,
but
anything
we
can
do
you
know
to
help
in
that
area.
I'm
certainly
open
to-
and
I
appreciate
your
time
and
your
presentation
and
all
your
efforts.
C
Thank
you.
I
will
just
mention
that
we
work
very
successfully
with
post
this
year.
Also
to
looks
like
they
will
be:
establishing
a
right
training
as
the
base
level.
There's
three
levels
of
roadside
impairment,
training
for
law
enforcement-
one
is
the
standard.
C
What's
called
the
field
sobriety
test
and
the
next
level
up
is
called
a
ride
and
looks
like
post
will
be
establishing
a
ride
as
the
base
minimum
level
for
law
enforcement
training,
which
we
think
is
really
helpful,
and
then
we
again
are
supporting
a
lot
of
dre
training
throughout
numerous
law
enforcement
agencies,
statewide
in
in
the
case
of
the
the
bicyclist,
the
multi-bicyclist
fatality
in
southern
nevada.
We
know
that
was
a
very
complex
dui
situation.
A
Thank
you,
assemblyman
roberts,
for
the
questions
and
I'll
just
remind
the
presenters
and
the
members.
Please
state
your
name
before
speaking.
It
just
makes
it
a
lot
easier
for
record
keeping
for
our
committee
secretary
and
with
that
we'll
have
next
up
for
question.
Assemblywoman
summers,
armstrong.
J
Thank
you
so
much
miss
davey
for
your
presentation.
I
do.
I
am
curious.
You
have
your
zero
fatality
project,
your
psas,
I
have
not
heard
a
lot
of
admonishment,
or
at
least
information
to
folks
about
marijuana
use
that
doesn't
seem
to
be
part
of
your
public
outreach.
J
I
live
in
the
core
of
downtown
near
the
strip,
both
north
and
south,
and
in
my
goings
and
comings
I
see
a
lot
of
people
in
the
area
who
are
driving
with
california
plates
and
they
are
excited
to
be
here
with
the
land
of
recreational
marijuana
and
I'm
not
certain
that
they
are
clear
that
they
are
supposed
to
only
imbibe
inside
their
homes
or
a
safe
place.
To
do
so
and
of
course,
they
end
up
driving.
J
So
have
you
all
thought
about
expanding
the
reach
of
your
campaign?
To
include
this?
I
think
this
is,
I
think
we
may,
I
think,
there's
a
discussion
that
has
to
be
had
publicly
with
with
our
visitors.
C
Absolutely
thank
you
for
that
question.
This
is
amy
davies
from
the
office
of
traffic
safety
and
I'll
invite
andrew
bennett
to
join
in
as
well
you're.
Absolutely
right.
We
have
done
only
one
marijuana-focused
educational
campaign.
We
did
that
very
early
right
after
recreational
marijuana
became
legal
in
the
state.
We
went
out
with
the
campaign
there's
a
couple
of
reasons
when
these
are
not
excuses.
One
reason
is
our
funding,
which
is
primarily
federal
funding
from
the
national
highway
traffic
safety
administration.
C
There
are
very
strict
rules
and
of
course,
marijuana
still
being
you
know.
Illegal
federally
means
that
the
rules
are
somewhat
complex
when
it
comes
to
paying
for
outreach
and
education
in
this
area.
We've
also
had
some
successful
relationship
building
with
the
cannabis
industry,
and
this
is
something
that
we
really
want
to
continue,
because
we
find
that
the
cannabis
industry
is
interested
in
being
you
know,
as
interested
in
expressing
responsibility
and
bringing
education
and
outreach
to
its
consumers
as
well.
So
we've
had
some
luck
in
building
relationship
with
them,
but
you're
absolutely
correct.
C
J
Is
scary,
if
I
may
follow
up
the
question?
Oh
I'm
sorry
officer
bennett
did
you
have
something
to
add?
I'm
sorry.
G
My
apologies,
andrew
bennett
from
the
office
traffic
safety
and
privilege
to
be
a
civilian
employee
for
dps
real
quickly
the
zero
fatalities
program.
We
are,
we
have
a
series
of
public
safety
announcements
coming
out
in
the
next
six
months
and
I
am
proud
to
say-
and
I'm
very
much
looking
forward
to
seeing
our
last
one,
which
is
a
marijuana
specific
psa
with
marijuana
and
dui,
and
so
to
echo
administrator
davey.
G
We
did
the
first
one
right
after
recreation
and
then
we're
currently
looking
at
one
to
go
during
the
summer
months
of
june
and
july,
as
well
as
every
fifth
post
on
xero
fatalities,
social
media,
which
is
zero
fatalities,
nv
on
facebook,
instagram
and
twitter.
Every
fifth
post
is
impairment
and
we
try
to
get
as
much
in
there
about
marijuana
as
well.
Just
because
of
the
funding
restrictions
the
state
pays
for
our
social
media.
So
we
do
have
that
second
campaign
coming
up
as
well.
J
Thank
you
to
both
of
you.
I'm
not
sure
that
the
folks
who
are
here
to
party
are
following
your
your
twitter,
but
I
I
you
know,
I'm
I'm
thinking
of
my
kids
and
their
their
peers,
the
tick
tock.
J
You
know
we
may
have
to
jazz
it
up
a
little
bit
and
it's
good
to
hear
that
the
cannabis
industry
is.
I
forgot
to
introduce
myself
chandra
summers,
armstrong
district,
six,
I'm
sorry
is
wanting
to
partner
and
are
they
talking
with
you
about
partnering
in
a
similar
manner
as
they
as
the
as
the
gambling
industry?
Does
the
gaming
interesting
does
with
helping
with
addiction
from
that
perspective
or
from
the
perspective
of
of
abuse
and
and
the
proper
way
to
the
legal
way
in
our
state
to
use?
C
G
This
is
andrew
bennett
from
the
nevada
office
of
traffic
safety.
Partnerships
was
a
key
portion
of
our
our
program,
and
we
understand
that
our
reach,
you
know,
is
limited
and
it
was
important
for
us
to
get
to
the
point
of
sale
and
through
the
the
last
three
years
or
so,
of
zero
fatalities.
We
really
expanded
our
private
partnerships
with
private
industry
in
the
terms
of
impairment,
both
with
alcohol
and
with
marijuana.
G
We
thought
it
was
important
to
partner,
have
partners
like
pt's
pub
distill
remedies
just
to
name
a
few
on
the
alcohol
side
and
on
the
marijuana
side,
the
largest
contribution
that
lyft
makes
in
traffic
safety
is
with
the
state
of
nevada
through
two
coalitions
based
regionally.
The
southern
nevada
wants
the
las
vegas
coalition
for
zero
fatalities,
and
we've
had
a
variety
of
different
partners
on
there,
including
two
marijuana
companies
that
have
worked
with
us
on.
You
know,
in-store
messaging,
as
well
as
just
getting
out
to
their
public
and
their
reach.
G
They
do
have
large
followings
on
social
media,
and
those
are
the
folks
that
we
do
need
to
hear
and
one
of
the
most
successful
posts
that
one
of
these
companies
has
had
was
a
anti-dui
message
that
we
collaborated
with
them
on,
and
so
it
was
important
for
us
to
work
with
them
on
just
bringing
them
into
the
coalitions.
But
as
well
as
getting
the
message
to
their
consumers,
and
I
think,
we've
been
successful
and
we
look
to
expand
our
efforts.
H
Thank
you,
madam
chair,
for
the
record,
john
ellison.
You
know
we're
talking
about
distraction
while
driving
I'm
on
the
highways
a
lot
and
when
I
do
you
know
five
to
six
hours
each
direction
every
week
and
you
see
all
these
truckers
now
are
using
their
phones.
Some
got
headsets
and
most
don't
and
you
can.
You
can
see
the
difference
of
these
guys.
Drifting
from
one
side
to
the
next.
H
Is
commercial
enforcement?
Really,
you
know
enforcing
this
and
then
the
other
thing
is,
I
don't
know.
I
still
think
that
indot
needs
to
put
signs
on
the
road
that
says
you
know
you
can
be
ticketed
for
for
driving
and
using
a
phone,
and
you
pass
these
cars
from
utah
and
in
idaho
and
california
constantly
and
and
they're
all
on
their
phones.
D
H
C
Oh,
thank
you.
This
is
amy
davey
with
the
office
of
traffic
safety.
Following
our
presentation,
the
nevada
highway
patrol,
which
includes
the
motor
commercial
motor
carrier
enforcement
division,
will
be
up,
and
so
maybe
I
can
ask
them
to
comment
on
your
commercial
vehicle
enforcement
question
because
we
do
work
closely
with
them
on
their
motor
carrier
program
and
we
do
a
lot
of
joint
messaging
and
but
I'll.
Let
them
comment
on
enforcement
of
distracted
driving
related
to
the
trucking
industry,
and
I
have
ndot
representatives
that
are
in
the
meeting
with
us.
C
H
K
Hi
hello:
this
is
ann
carpenter
without
a
heart
patrol
for
the
record.
Thank
you
for
your
question.
Yes,
we
do.
The
commercial
enforcement
team
does
enforce
any
cell
phone
infractions
when
they
they're
seen,
but
I'll
definitely
talk
to
our
team
and
make
sure
that
they're
aware.
Thank
you.
A
Okay,
cnn.
I
want
to
thank
you
for
the
presentation
today.
It
was
an
excellent
presentation
and
although
using
pictures
from
live
scenes
are
are
traumatic,
but
it
brings
it
home
and
helps
us
all
carry
the
message
that
we
need
to
be
safer
on
our
highways
and
thank
you
for
the
work
that
you're
all
doing
and
for
joining
us
here
today.
Thank
you,
but
that
members
will
move
on
to
the
next
item
on
our
agenda
and.
A
We're
sorry
about
the
mix-up
at
the
beginning
and
the
technology
problems,
but
thank
you
for
being
here
and
you
can
go
ahead
with
your
presentation.
K
K
It
is
my
pleasure
to
be
here
to
provide
an
overview
of
the
nevada
higher
patrol
to
the
assembly
committee
on
growth
and
infrastructure,
and
thank
you
for
inviting
us
today
we'll
be
providing
a
brief
overview
of
the
nevada
hire
patrol
the
reason
we
exist.
Our
service
areas,
our
organization,
our
key
focus
areas,
our
challenges
and
some
highlights
from
the
past
year
after
the
presentation
we'll
be
happy
to
answer
any
questions
that
you
may
have.
K
K
Our
core
activities
include
traffic
operations,
commercial
enforcement
operations
and
administrative
support
services,
statewide
serving
all
17
counties.
Our
special
operations
include
fatal
or
high
profile
investigations,
criminal
interdiction
and
task
force
officers
who
work
alongside
state,
local
and
federal
partners,
all
in
which
contribute
to
our
overall
objectives.
K
The
department
of
public
safety's
director
and
deputy
director
provide
broad
oversight
to
the
higher
patrol.
Our
total
authorized
positions
for
the
upcoming
biennium
is
596,
which
is
comprised
of
both
sworn
and
non-sworn
positions.
Our
team
is
committed
to
our
mission,
vision
and
goals
to
help
ensure
the
safe,
economical
and
enjoyable
use
of
nevada's
roadways.
K
K
L
James
simpson,
for
the
record
good
afternoon,
madam
chair,
I'm
major
james
simpson,
with
department
of
public
safety
and
I'm
a
deputy
chief
of
the
nevada
highway
patrol
the
big
five.
What
is
it?
The
big
five
are:
five,
the
five
most
dangerous
collision
cause
and
behaviors
that
are
most
likely
to
result
in
death
or
serious
bodily
injury.
L
L
The
ripple
effect
that
these
crashes
have
on
the
families,
friends
first
responders
and
our
higher
patrol
families
unmeasurable,
while
vehicle
technology
and
roadway
infrastructure
have
improved.
It
is
not
a
replacement
for
driving,
behavior
and
poor
decision
making
that
ultimately
contributes
to
the
big
five
together
our
stakeholders
and
partners.
L
L
L
This
driver
safety
course
designed
by
the
nevada
highway
patrol,
was
created
to
help
young
drivers,
understand
the
dangers
of
driving
through
educational
videos,
pictures
and
real-life
stories.
Troopers
help
teens
to
develop
a
new
perspective
on
roadway
safety
driver's
edge.
This
is
a
free
half
day
program
that
teaches
real
life,
emergency
avoidance
and
overall
driver
safety.
L
And
finally,
we
have
advanced
roadside
impaired
driving
enforcement,
also
known
as
a
ride,
to
make
it
short
this
course,
trains,
law
enforcement
officers
to
observe,
identify
and
articulate
the
signs
of
impairment
related
to
drugs,
alcohol
or
combination
of
both
this.
In
order
to
reduce
the
number
of
impaired
drivers
and
impaired
driving
related
traffic
collisions
on
our
highways.
L
L
Examples
of
these
educational
enforcement
programs
include
joining
forces
and
badge
on
board.
Joining
forces
specifically
is
a
multi-jurisdictional
law
enforcement
program
that
promotes
statewide
enforcement
in
the
areas
of
impaired
or
distracted
driving,
pedestrian
safety,
speeding
and
seat
belt.
Use
badge
on
board
is
a
highly
visible
media
campaign
and
enforcement
program
designed
to
educate
motorists
on
how
to
share
the
roads
safely
with
commercial
motor.
L
Okay,
the
nevada
highway
patrol
is
key
partner
in
planning
implementing
the
implementation
of
the
nevada
highway
safety
plan.
The
highway
patrol
develops
implements
and
evaluates
strategies
towards
reducing
fatal
and
serious
crash
injuries.
They're
leading
causes
by
focusing
on
impaired
driving,
occupant
protection,
distracted,
driving,
speeding
and
motorcycle
safety.
L
Sorry
with
that,
the
highway
patrol
also
encourages
innovation
to
develop
new
and
ineffective
and
effective
ways
of
keeping
roadways
safe,
lessening
the
chance
of
another
tragic
incident
through
road
safety
audits.
The
higher
patrol
is
better
able
to
offer
countermeasures
in
perspective
to
roadway
safety
engineers
and
developers
to
improve
or
build
upon
existing
highways
and
roadways.
E
Community
partners
are
essential
to
widespread
change
and
we
could
not
be
where
we
are
at
today
without
the
support
system
before
you
because
of
them,
and
your
legislative
assistance.
The
highway
patrol
would
like
to
thank
its
many
community
partners,
and
today
we
like
to
highlight
one
partnership:
in
particular,
the
nevada
donor
network
december
of
2020
marked
the
fifth
anniversary
of
the
department
of
public
safety's
statewide
partnership
with
the
nevada
donor
number.
E
E
E
These
vacancies,
contribute
to
reduced
service
levels,
increased
response
times
and
decreased
visibility,
while
we
are
committed
to
making
nevada
stronger.
These
vacancies,
coupled
with
projected
separations,
will
only
intensify
these
challenges,
making
it
more
difficult
to
meet
our
performance
measures,
as
shown
on
the
chart
before
you,
the
human
resources
data
warehouse
shows
that
132
employees
are
eligible
to
retire
by
2025
and
an
additional
222
through
2030
and
then
518
by
2035.
E
That
is
nearly
87
potential
turnover
from
retirement
alone.
These
figures
do
not
include
those
employees
who
have
who
have
or
are
planning
to
purchase
service
credit.
Therefore,
more
employees
are
eligible
to
retire
sooner
further,
accelerating
our
employee
turnover
and
service
reduction
to
the
citizens.
Citizens
of
the
state.
E
E
These
five
nevada
state
troopers
are
standing
in
front
of
the
ghost
bike
which
is
immemorial
of
the
five
cyclists
that
were
taken
from
us
too
soon.
On
thursday
december
10
2020
from
left
to
right,
trooper,
adam
welsh
adam,
is
the
primary
investigator
in
this
horrific
crash
that
is
working
alongside
his
team
today
to
map
out
the
unfortunate
events.
E
E
E
E
K
And
carpenter
for
the
record,
madam
chair,
and
to
the
assembly
committee
on
growth
and
infrastructure,
we
thank
you
for
your
time,
your
energy
and
your
support
on
this
slide.
You
will
find
my
contact
information
and
should
the
committee
need
anything
at
all,
please
do
not
hesitate
to
contact
me.
I
would
like
to
open
this
for
questions.
Thank
you.
A
And
thank
you
so
much
colonel
and
your
staff
for
the
presentation.
We
can't
thank
our
men
and
and
women
who
put
on
the
uniform
every
day
to
protect
all
of
our
lives.
There's
no
amount
of
thank
you,
but
but
thank
you.
A
I
know
we
have
a
few
questions,
but
I
do
I'd
like
to
ask
you
one.
I
sit
on
our
ways
committee
and
that's
our
our
money
committee
and
budget
committee,
so
we
can't
when
presented
with
budgets.
We
can't
really
ask
policy
questions,
but
I'd
like
to
ask
going
back
to
the
slide
with
the
those
that
are
eligible
for
retirement.
A
K
Yes,
anne
carpenter,
for
the
record,
we've
said
this
before,
and
our
department
has
stated
this
before,
and
it
comes
down
to
a
few
things.
It's
it's
the
pay,
it's
the
benefits.
It's
the
purse
contribution
and
people
love
this
job.
We
love
the
department,
I
I
will
have
26
years
with
this
department
next
month.
K
However,
it
is
very,
very
difficult
for
us
to
recruit
and
retain
people
if
the,
if
they're
paying
benefits
and
their
purse
contribution,
is
too
high
and
it's
very
difficult
for
them
to
meet
their
obligations
with
their
family
et
cetera.
K
Another
issue
that
we're
having
is
is
because
of
the
political
climate,
we're
having
a
difficult
time
recruiting
people
in
general
in
law
enforcement,
and
so
we
have.
We
have
done
amazing
things.
We
can
always
do
more,
but
we've
done
some
things
with
our
social
media
and
trying
to
get
the
word
out
there
to
get
the
best
and
brightest
and
to
want
to
be
in
law
enforcement
and
make
a
career
out
of
it.
But
we
are
struggling
for
those.
A
Reasons,
thank
you
for
that.
I
know
we
have
a
few
questions
and
I
may
have
another
comment
before
we
close
the
questioning,
but
I
have
assemblyman
yeager
next.
F
Thank
you
so
much.
Madam
chair,
I
just
have
a
quick
comment:
colonel
carpenter,
I
I
like
the
sound
of
colonel
carpenter
and
just
wanted
to
congratulate
you
on
your
historic
appointment
to
head
up
the
highway
patrol.
F
Certainly,
we've
worked
a
lot
together
over
the
years
when
you
were
the
chief
of
parole
and
probation,
and
I
will
miss
working
with
you
in
that
role,
but
what
a
gain
for
the
highway
patrol
and-
and
I
look
forward
to
working
with
you
and
your
team
as
we
try
to
navigate
some
of
these
challenges.
B
Hey
thank
you,
madam
chair.
I
was
actually
going
to
ask
a
lot
about
your
recruitment
efforts,
et
cetera,
but
I
do
have
another
question
for
you.
K
B
A
Thank
you
so
much
wheeler.
We
have
assembly
miller
next.
E
Oh
yes,
thank
you
chair.
Thank
you.
G
B
K
But
I'll
definitely
get
that
for
you,
one
of
how
it
stacks
up.
It
depends
because
there's
a
lot
of
variables.
The
way
dps
officers
are
are
paid
and
versus
the
local
law
enforcement.
K
We
at
the
state
have
to
pay
in
anywhere
from
20
20
something
percent
to
40
something
percent
of
our
purse.
So,
even
if
our
pay
is
is
similar,
they've
peop,
I
guess
the
troopers
and
and
and
dps
officers
feel
a
little
bit
bamboozled
when
they
get
their
paycheck
because
it
there's
so
much
is
taken
out
for
their
first
contribution.
K
G
So
the
purse
contribution
between-
and
I'm
learning
a
lot
of
this-
so
please
forgive
me
but.
K
And
carpenter
for
the
record,
thank
you
for
the
question.
It's
not
that
it's
not
that
the
purse
contributions
are
different.
It's
how
it's
paid
so
with
the
state.
We
have
to
pay
our.
We
have
to
pay
the
contribution
ourselves
where
other
local
entities
will
have
contracts
in
place
and
the
employer
will
pay
a
percentage
or,
however,
that.
A
Thank
you,
colonel
and
assemblyman
miller
for
most
local
agencies.
The
agency
pays
the
pers
contribution,
either
through
a
union
contract
or
a
mandate.
A
H
I'm
sure
yes
just
just
to
follow
up
so
for
assemblyman
miller.
If
I
might
so,
some
organizations
actually
negotiated
those
contracts
throughout
the
years
and
the
employees
are
picking
it
up.
They
just
they
just
never
got
the
money,
so
the
employer
picks
up
a
portion
of
an
increase
and
then
they
negotiate
it
through
salary,
which
was
done
so,
for
instance,
at
metro
people
that
are
at
25
to
26
years
of
service
about
half
of
the
purse.
Contributions
were
monies
that
were
negotiated
through
contracts
that
that
are
theirs.
A
K
A
A
All
right
see
none.
Thank
you
so
much
for
the
presentation.
I
know
we'll
probably
see
you
a
few
more
times
as
we
enter
into
our
bill
hearings,
but
it
was
really
good
to
see
you
and
you
know,
as
I
got
gotta
say,
I'm
loving
the
girl
power
and
in
the
department.
So
thank
you
so
committee
that
takes
us
to
our
final
presentation
for
the
day
and
that
presentation
will
be
joined
with
members
from
the
colorado
river
commission
of
nevada,
and
I
thank
you
for
your
patience
in
our
agenda.
But
you
are
up
next.
A
M
M
N
M
M
M
The
snwa
was
formed,
and
I
just
put
this
map
in
as
a
reminder.
Most
of
you
know
how
las
vegas
has
grown,
but
this
is
just
a
map
of
1972
and
then
of
course,
2017
as
you
can
see
how
it
grew
and
then
there
would
have
been
the
need
for
the
infrastructure
so
in
1991
to
coordinate
the
coordinate,
the
water
management
and
the
conservation
of
the
water
colorado
river
water.
M
M
Then
our
other
responsibilities
include
the
hydropower
allocations
that
come
from
various
dams,
cougar,
glen,
canyon,
parker
and
davis
dam,
and
then
we
interact
with
federal
governments
with
reclamation
and
western
area
power
administration
on
the
rates
that
the
charge
and
investments
that
they
make.
M
Then
we
have
another
division,
which
is
the
power
delivery
project,
which
is
that
builds
the
infrastruct
electrical
infrastructure
for
the
water
and
wastewater
pumping
for
an
snwa
and
clark
county
water
reclamation,
and
then
we
also
have
another
division,
which
is
the
silver
state
energy
association
that
purchases
energy
for
the
members,
such
as
snwa.
M
M
M
our
budget
process
kind
of
how
it
works
is
in
the
even
years,
in
other
words
a
year
before
a
session
as
we
talk
meet
with
our
customers
in
april
may
time
frame,
and
then
that
budget
is
presented
to
our
commission
in
june.
There's
no
vote
taken
on
it
in
june,
but
it's
kind
of
for
information
purposes
and
also
we
get
feedback
from
our
commissioners
and
then
the
final
draft
of
our
budget
is
submitted
in
the
following
july
or
august.
M
This
last
year
was
in
august
and
then
once
it's
approved,
we
submit
it
to
the
governor's
budget
division,
just
like
the
other
state
agencies
and
go
through
the
normal
process
and
then
just
noting
also
each
year
we
are
audited
by
an
independent
firm.
This
goes
back
to
we
had
bonding
authority
and
we
still
do
so.
We
have
to
be
audited
each
year
and
we
have
successfully
received
a
certificate
of
achievement
of
excellence
in
the
financial
reporting,
and
this
map
just
gives
you
an
overview
of
the
upper
basin
and
lower
basin.
M
Now
this
is
sort
of
how
it
works.
Sometimes
people
think
we
own
the
dams.
We
do
not.
The
bureau
of
reclamation
operates
the
dams
they're
under
the
department
of
interior
and
then
western
area,
power
administration
and
the
department
of
energy.
M
This
is
a
picture
of
a
meeting
place
that
will
meet
with
bureau
reclamation.
Our
process
is
a
little
different
might
come
from
a
process
where
you
make
a
lot
of
arguments
before
a
public
utility
commission,
and
then
the
public
utility
commission
decides
the
rates
in
this
forum.
There
is
no,
it's
no
profit,
so
there's
no
return
on
equity,
and
but
you
have
lots
of
meetings
to
discuss
with
them
investments.
M
They
have
10-year
plans,
and
you
talk
about
the
investments
and,
what's
next,
to
learn,
so
there's
a
lot
of
interaction
on
how
the
the
operations
of
the
generation
dissimilar
is
with
the
western
area.
Power
administration,
though
the
ones
that
run
the
transmission
lines,
and
they
do
also
have
10-year
plans
to
run
the
investment,
and
we
monitor
those
various
programs-
and
this
is
an
example.
This
picture
is
just
an
example
of
one
of
those
programs
where
they
were
looking
at
the
regional
markets.
M
M
It's
also
a
flexible
resource
that
can
be
ran
when
the
solar
or
the
wind
are
unavailable,
and
then,
of
course
it
has
what
they
call
black
start
capability
is.
If
we
were
to
have
an
outage
in
the
southwest
where
all
the
power
went
down,
you
can
use
the
dams
to
start
the
systems
back
up,
so
that
does
have
quite
value.
M
The
next
area
is
our
natural
resource
division.
This
is
the
water
and
environmental
issues
that
we
deal
with,
and
I
won't
run
through
this
list
because
I
will
address
them
here
on
the
next
pages,
but
the
water
decree
accounting,
it's
very
important.
It's
something
our
commission
staff's
responsible
for
it's
calculating
the
consumptive
use
of
the
colorado
river
water
and
that's
required
under
the
united
states
supreme
court.
M
Just
a
little
bit
of
background
that
1922
compact
was
signed
in
1922,
but
arizona
did
not
sign.
They
did
sign
in
1944,
but
they
still
had
some
issues
and
there
were
a
lot
of
lawsuits
and
it
finally
ended
up
at
the
united
states
supreme
court.
I
believe
in
63
and
there
was
a
decision
and
then
crete,
the
cree
came
out
in
64.
M
and
that
pretty
much
controls
the
allocations
of
where
they're
at
now.
So
we're
really
the
allocations
that
were
done
in
1922
are
the
allocations
even
us
today
and
and
if
you
do
want
to
challenge
any
of
those,
the
united
states
supreme
court
retains
the
jurisdiction.
So
that's
where
that's
where
that's
located.
M
The
also
as
mentioned
here
is
a
return
flow
credits.
The
return
flow
credits
allow
us
to
take
more
from
the
river
or
then
or
the
lake
than
our
300
000
acre
feet,
but
then
we
get
return
flow
credits
for
returning
the
flow,
and
that
brings
us
down
below
our
three
hundred
thousand
acre
feet,
and
so
this
chart
sort
of
shows
that
you
can
see
thousand
acre
feet.
The
diversions
are
the
amount
of
water
taken
and
then
the
return
flow
credits
223
and
then
the
consumptive
use
of
the
water.
M
That
does
not
would
note
that
back
in
2002,
we
were
exceeding
our
300
000
and
up
to
325
000.
That's
why
the
snwa
had
aggressive
conservation
activities
by
this
to
basically
reduce
the
non-functioning,
turf
or
grass
and
yards
and
those
kinds
of
things
that
weren't
necessary.
M
The
next
item
of
touch
on
is
just
that:
drought,
contingency
plan,
as
you
know,
back
I'm
starting
in
2000,
we've
been
under
a
drought
or
at
least
less
water
than
we've
had
in
the
past,
and
so
the
stakeholders
and
states
involved
in
the
river
came
up
with
some
surplus
guidelines
in
2007
that
require
a
contribution
reductions
from
takes
of
the
of
the
river
basically
and
then,
as
the
drought
has
continued,
they
negotiated
the
drought
contingency
plan,
which
is
an
additional
insurance
policy
that
requires
more
contributions.
M
As
the
lake
would
go
down,
then
there
has
to
be
more
contributions
from
the
various
states,
and
this
is
a
chart
that
just
sort
of
summarizes
how
that
works.
You
have
the
2007
guidelines
and
then
the
dcp
contributions,
and
now
it
varies
on.
Basically
the
lake
bonus.
M
323
was
basically
an
extension
of
a
prior
minute
319
that
mexico
will
share
in
shortages
just
like
the
other
states
and
allows
them
to
store
water
in
lake
mead,
and
then
also
other
states
can
make
investments
in
mexico
for
it
for
to
help
improve
their
infrastructure,
but
also
in
exchange
for
water.
M
Next
program,
I'll
mention
is
the
colorado
river
basin
salinity
control
program.
Sarah
is
a
representative
on
the
state
of
nevada
for
that
form
and
it,
but
it
works
to
reduce
the
salinity
or
the
salt
in
the
water.
The
colorado
river
has
a
naturally
occurring
salinity,
and
so
they
and
it
can
have
some
effects
on
infrastructure,
and
so
they
try
to
reduce
it.
M
M
Over
date,
13
mitigation
sites
have
been
done
and
that
helps
augment
the
population
of
the
native
fish
and
then
similar
to
the
glen
canyon
dam
adaptive
management
work.
It's
also,
basically,
it's
a
forum
to
provide
input
to
dam
operations
from
the
various
stakeholders.
You
have
a
lot
of
stakeholders.
M
The
next
jumping
a
little
bit
topics
this
little
bit
different
topic:
the
electric
infrastructure
used
to
deliver
electricity,
southern
nevada,
water
authority.
Basically,
when
I
mentioned
back
in
1995
that
there
was
a
transfer
of
the
pipes
and
the
pumps
to
snwa
for
the
water
delivery,
the
crc
began
focusing
more
on
the
electrical
infrastructure,
building,
substations
and
transmission
lines
to
serve
those
pipes
and
pumps.
And
so
we
have
a
division
that
works
to
do
that
and
also
maintains
some
substations
for
snwa
and
clark
county
water
reclamation.
M
And
then
our
energy
services
group,
this
was
formed
back
in
2007
to
look
at
various
possibilities
of
joint
planning,
possibly
transmission,
and
also
to
look
at
economies
of
scale
for
purchasing
power.
If
you
have
larger
transfer
power
that
you
can
buy
on
behalf
of
several
members,
you
can
get
a
better
price,
so
in
2013
they
started
using.
We
had
some
crc
employees
and
some
smwa
employees
start
purchasing
that
power.
A
Thank
you
so
much
for
the
very
informative
presentation
director
members,
any
questions,
assemblywoman
peters.
B
M
Me
I
just
want
to
clarify:
do
you
mean
maintaining
existing
dams
or
new
dead.
M
Yes,
they
still
are:
yes,
that's
what
we're
involved
with
and
they
have
a
10-year
plan
to
do
that
and
that's
what
we
have
meetings
with
to
look
at
their
investments
to
maintain
them.
So,
yes,
they
are.
We
have
been
a
little
concerned
with
the
pandemic,
because
part
of
the
revenues
from
the
tours
also
go
to
help
offset
the
cost
of
operations,
and
that
could
be
anywhere
from
10
to
12
million
dollars.
M
M
It's
and
it's
a
10-year
rolling
plan
and
you
could
probably
ask
gail
gail.
Are
you
there
if
you
want
to
give
a
little
more
background.
B
Yes,
I'm
here
sorry
for
the
delay.
As
eric
mentioned,
it
is
a
rolling
10-year
plan.
So
every
year
we
start
a
dialogue
with
reclamation
and
they
inform
us
as
to
what
major
improvements
in
the
dam
they
see
as
coming
down
the
pipe
and
the
contractors
get
together
and
have
a
discussion
about
funding
and
the
need
for
improvements,
and
we
work
collaboratively
with
the
bureau
of
reclamation
to
put
that
plan.
B
Together-
and
I
just
want
to
be
clear
that
that
we're
pretty
comfortable
with
where
with
where
the
bureau
of
reclamation
is
headed
in
the
near
future,
at
least
within
the
10-year
scope-
yes,
they
have,
they
themselves
produce
a
strategic
plan
and
maintaining
the
value
of
hydropower
for
the
contractors
is
always
among
their
top
priorities,
so
they're
always
keenly
interested
in
what's
needed,
to
operate
and
maintain
the
dams
and
collaborate
very
closely
with
customers
on
how
to
make
that
happen.
B
Great,
thank
you
for
the
update.
I
know
there's
been
a
lot
of
talk
about
the
benefits
and
costs
of
hydroelectric
so
wanted
to
just
get
that
clear
for
us
and
then
my
other
question,
if
I
may
chair,
thank
you.
Can
you
give
us
a
status
update
of
where
we
are
with
regard
to
the
negotiations
with
mexico
and
the
expiration
expiration
of
that
2026
timeline?
M
This
is
it,
this
is
eric,
and
I
will
comment
on
that
and
then
sarah,
if
you
may,
want
to
weigh
in
as
well
yeah.
Basically
what
it
is
is
a
drop
contingency
plan
which
was
done
in
2019
will
last
until
2026,
and
so
what
we're
doing
is
working
with
the
other
states.
M
Now
that
process
has
started
and
part
of
that
will
be,
there
will
be
a
lot
of
modeling
that
goes
on,
because
they'll
look
at
the
river
they'll
do
various
scenarios
and
some
pretty
sophisticated
modeling
on
what
they
think
the
river
will
do
over
the
next,
probably
10
to
20
years
and
then
start
looking
at
those,
and
that
will
probably
drive
the
discussions
of
the
negotiations.
N
So
you
are
referring
to
mexico,
so
the
minute
323
that
we
negotiated
also
expires
in
2026
and
so
we're
running
in
concert
with
mexico.
So
when
we,
when,
when
congress
approved
the
drought
contingency
plan
that
kicked
into
action,
the
bi-national
scarcity
water
plan
that
mexico
had
agreed
to
in
that
minute
and
when
that
happened
now,
mexico
is
in
concert
with
the
united
states
and
participating
in
contributions
based
on
lake
elevations.
N
So
we'll
have
that
in
concert
through
2026..
The
interim
surplus
guidelines
that
preceded
the
drought
contingency
plan
expire
in
2026.
So
right
now,
there's
a
word
at
the
very
beginning
of
what
we're
all
calling
the
renegotiations
and
all
of
this
will
get
folded
in
it.
But
really,
quite
frankly,
the
drought
contingency
plan
was
a
really
important,
pivotal
step
forward
and
we'll
be
building
off
of
that.
Unfortunately,
with
the
drought
really
exacerbated
and
continuing,
there's
likely
going
to
need
to
be
more
contributions
and
more
conservation
efforts
and
so
we'll
be
able
to
build
on
those
foundations.
N
But
so
far,
we've
worked
really
tremendously
well
with
our
with
mexico,
as
well
as
through
the
upper
basin
and
the
lower
base,
and
then
the
upper
basin
is
going
through
their
own
drought
management
that
they've
never
really
done
before
and
so
we're
seeing
it.
It's
going
to
be
very,
very
busy
for
the
next
five
years.
A
And
just
scored
the
record
that
last
speaker
was
miss
sarah
price,
I'm
so
sorry,
yes,
I
mentioned.
I
just
wanted
to
make
sure
our
secretary
had
on
the
record.
Thank
you.
So
much
did
you
have
a
follow-up,
assemblywoman,
peters.
B
J
Armstrong,
yes,
thank
you
so
much
for
the
presentation.
I
have
two
questions.
You
just
recently
spoke
about
the
the
levels.
The
drought
and
the
water
levels
in
in
the
river
is
the
production
of
hydroelectric
power.
Is
that
at
risk
with
the
current
levels,
or
do
you
do
you
have
a
time
or
level
predictor
where
you
think
that
that
could
be
a
real
issue.
M
I
will
take
this
and
then
sarah,
if
you
want
to
add
anything,
feel
free
to
currently
what
they
try
to
do
as
part
of
the
modeling
is
to
keep
the
hydropower
in
mind
and
the
lake
levels
can
go
pretty
low
before
we
are
unable
to
generate
power.
So
that's
always
a
consideration
and
at
this
point
we're
not
at
that
point.
However,
there
is
with
the
droughts.
M
There
is
some
less
power
and
I
think
we've
seen
about
a
five
percent
reduction,
but
we're
continuing
to
monitor
that,
and
I
think
we
do
have
a
fair
amount
of
cushion
when
we
get
to
that
situation,
and
I
would
think
there
would
be
other
avenues
for
contribution
to
preserve
the
lake
levels.
Also,
the
hydropower.
N
No,
no,
I
think,
that's
all
correct
so
part
of
all
of
this
conservation
and
and
inner
surplus
guidelines
and
job
contingency
plans
are
all
about
protecting
critical
lake
elevations
and
part
of
a
primary
piece
of
that
is
ensuring
that
we
continue
to
have
hydro
electric
production
so
clearly,
as
the
lake
is
dropping,
it
is
impacting
that
production.
N
I
believe
the
critical
elevation
in
the
upper
basin
and
lake
powell
is
34.90
and
I
think
in
lake
mead
we
can
produce
power
down
to
950
feet,
but
in
again
you're
not
getting
the
same
level
of
production.
You
would
get
at
higher
leg
elevations,
but
that
is
a
a
critical
piece
of
the
management.
J
Thank
you.
Thank
you
both
of
you
for
that
answer,
and
that
is
really
concerning,
and
I
think
it's
shonda
summers
armstrong
assembly
district.
Six
for
the
record.
I
think
that
that
has
to
be
obviously
you
all
take
it
out
of
consideration
as
drought
continues.
We
have
to
keep
that
in
mind.
Just
on
a
historical,
I
have
a
historical
question.
What
event
or
events
cause
the
change
in
your
board
makeup.
M
Well,
my
name
eric
winkowski
executive
director
of
crc.
I
believe
that
was
done
just
because
they
were
the
snwa
when
it
was
formed
it
brought
in
in
91.
It
brought
all
the
cities
together
to
manage
kind
of
as
one
the
resource
and
then
because
we're
the
colorado,
river,
commission
and
snwa
gets
90
of
their
water
from
the
colorado
river.
I
think
that
that
was
the
rationale
for
putting
three
members
on
the
colorado
river
commission.
B
Madam
chair,
I
have
one
additional
question
if
I
may
go
ahead.
Thank
you.
I
was
wondering
about
the
13
mitigation
sites
mentioned
and
I
lost
which
slide
it
was
and
and
where
those
are
located,
whether
those
are
located
on
the
body
of
water
or
adjacent
to
it
within
the
same
basin
or
whether
those
are
outside
of
the
basement
and
as
kind
of
replacement
habitats.
N
Okay
hi:
this
is
sarah
price
for
the
record,
so
the
13
mitigation
sites
we
have
one
in
southern
nevada,
the
they're
primarily
through
arizona.
They
are
all
within
the
colorado
river
basin.
So
the
mscp
covers
the
it's
all
within
the
boundaries
it
ends
at
the
border
of
mexico
and
there's
a
wealth
of
information
where
this
program
started
in
2005,
it's
a
50-year
program
and
they're.
N
I
I
would
be
happy
to
get
you
more
detailed
information
where
you
could
see
the
mapping
of
where
those
sites
are
and
the
accomplishments
that
we've
made
to
date
on
it.
We've
come
a
very
long
way
in
a
very
short
period
of
time.
It's
interesting
because
in
the
upper
basin,
that's
where
the
glen
canyon,
adaptive
management,
work,
group
works
and
there
are
recovery
programs
up
in
the
upper
basin
as
well,
and
the
mscp
has
been
so
successful
that
it's
really
starting
to
be
sort
of
the
masterpiece.
N
That's
providing
expertise
in
in
the
upper
basin
as
well,
but
it's
it's
really
functions
as
an
insurance
policy
amongst
all
of
the
stakeholders.
So
it's
a
50
50
cost
share
program
between
the
federal
government
and
the
states,
and
we
split
it
in
the
lower
basin.
California
picks
up
50
percent
of
it
and
arizona
and
nevada
pick
up
the
difference
and
again
and-
and
this
is
the
conservation
mitigation
program
that
also
will
likely
get
folded
into
the
renegotiations
depending
on
if
we
need
to
expand
the
conservation
needs
in
the
in
the
reservoirs.
N
B
You
and
if
you
would
send
that
map
and
information
to
the
committee,
so
we
can
all
have
that
information.
A
Thank
you
so
members
that
brings
us
to
the
end
of
our
agenda
and
I'd
like
to
thank
our
presenters
that
we
had
today
for
joining
us.
We
may
see
you
as
bills
come
to
our
committee
if
they
engage
your
departments
or
your
agencies,
but
thank
you
for
joining
us
here
today.
A
So
the
last
item
on
our
agenda
today
is
public
comment
as
a
reminder,
those
of
you
who
are
watching
you
may
register
online
to
either
speak
to
the
committee
by
telephone
on
the
web
page
for
today's
meeting
on
nellis
located
on
the
legislators
web
website.
You
will
see
buttons
allowing
you
to
submit
your
online
opinion
or
participate
in
writing
or
by
phone.
B
D
Chair
moreno
members
of
the
committee
for
the
record,
I'm
paul
enos,
ceo
of
the
nevada,
trucking
association-
that
is
enos
just
want
to
take
this
opportunity
to
say
thank
you
to
our
friends
of
the
nevada,
high
patrol
colonel
carpenter.
She
was
gracious
enough
to
be
on
one
of
our
weekly
zoo
meetings.
A
few
weeks
ago.
Talking
to
our
members,
we
have
a
phenomenal
relationship
with
both
the
nevada
high
patrol
and
the
federal
motor
carrier
safety
administration.
D
We
do
consider
them
our
partners
in
safety.
We
think
they
do
a
phenomenal
job.
Not
only
are
they
out
there
looking
for
the
folks
that
are
doing
things
that
they
shouldn't
be
doing,
but
here
in
nevada
we
also
reward
those
companies
that
do
things
the
right
way
by
giving
them
clean
inspections.
That's
something
that
is
very
much
appreciated
from
our
membership.
It
does
demonstrate
that
they
are
partners,
and
I
also
would
like
to
just
address
a
comment
made
by
one
of
the
members
of
the
committee.
D
We
absolutely
believe
that
no
truck
driver
should
be
using
a
handheld
cell
phone
while
they
are
operating
a
commercial
motor
vehicle
in
2012.
The
federal
motor
carrier
safety
administration
adopted
regulations
that
provide
for
penalties
up
to
27
2750
for
a
driver
that
is
using
a
cell
phone
while
driving
and
eleven
thousand
dollars.
If
a
trucking
company
allows
or
requires
the
drivers
to
use
those
handheld
devices,
so
safety
is
very
important
to
us.
It
is
something
that
we
care
about.
D
A
lot
of
companies
have
that
in
their
in
their
employee
manual,
if
the
driver
is
using
a
cell
phone
while
operating
a
motor
vehicle
that
they
are
to
be
terminated.
So
it
is
something
that
we
take
seriously
safety
overall,
but
definitely
on
that
cell
phone
issue.
So
I
just
wanted
to
get
that
on
the
record
and
say
thank
you
very
much
to
our
friends
of
the
high
patrol.
B
L
A
Thank
you
so
much
so
members.
This
concludes
our
meeting
for
today
and
again,
thank
you
to
our
presenters.
You,
the
committee
members,
our
broadcast
staff
and
the
members
of
the
public
who
have
been
joining
us
here.
Virtually
our
next
meeting
for
the
assembly
committee
on
growth
and
infrastructure
will
be
on
thursday
february
18th
at
1
30
pm,
where
we
will
enjoy
three
more
presentations,
so
enjoy
the
remainder
of
your
day,
and
I
will
see
you
on
thursday.
This
meeting
is.