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A
A
And
I
am
here,
thank
you
with
that.
We
do
have
a
quorum.
Madam
secretary,
I
know
it's
a
busy
time
of
session.
We
have
some
committees
that
are
still
going
right
now,
so
we'll
try
and
make
sure
we
get
everyone
marked
present
as
they
arrive
and
see
who,
if
we
can
get
everyone
together.
A
Thank
you
all
for
joining
us
today,
both
in
person
and
remotely
for
our
committee
meeting.
We
have
four
bill
hearings
on
the
agenda
today.
In
addition,
I
am
planning
to
adjourn
the
meeting
at
5
30,
so
we'll
see
how
far
we
can
get
and
right
now.
My
plan
is
to
proceed
in
the
order
listed
on
the
agenda,
so
we
will
hear
senate
bill
34,
followed
by
senate
bill
438,
followed
by
sb,
443
and
finally
scr9.
A
A
C
bill,
34,
updates,
the
titles
and
nevada
police
officer
standards
and
training
qualification
of
the
department's
law
enforcement
staff.
It
provides
inclusion
of
nda
law
enforcement
staff
with
first
responder
occupational
and
health
disease
coverage,
as
well
as
the
addition
of
adding
wording
adding
the
word
visual
when
pertaining
to
brand
inspections
to
provide
background.
The
nevada
department
of
agriculture
currently
has
five
sworn
law
enforcement
staff
positions
utilized
in
educating
the
public
and
industry,
as
well
as
upholding
and
forcing
agricultural
laws
across
the
state.
C
Nda
law
enforcement
officers
operate
fully
marked
and
equipped
law
enforcement
vehicles,
while
performing
traffic
stops
of
vehicles
transporting
agricultural
products
and
investigating
theft
or
loss
of
livestock.
Illegal
killing
of
livestock
trespass
illegal
importation
of
animals
and
agricultural
products
and
unlicensed
agricultural
businesses
and
or
products
protection
of
public
health
and
safety,
is
at
the
forefront
of
nda
law
enforcement
officers
missions
as
first
responders
and
certified
peace
officers
of
the
state
of
nevada.
C
The
proposed
position
title
revision
is
to
provide
clarity
and
update
the
titles
to
reflect
the
title
that
is
more
consistent
with
the
job
duties
and
nationally
recognizable
title
of
law
enforcement
personnel.
Nda
law
enforcement
staff
are
also
currently
required
to
hold
a
minimum
of
a
category.
Two
nevada
post
certificate.
C
Sb
34
would
update
these
requirements
to
a
category
one
nevada
post
certificate
and
thus
will
create
equity
amongst
nda
law
enforcement
staff
with
other
state
county
and
city
law
enforcement
officers.
Such
as
game
wardens,
state,
troopers,
deputy
sheriffs
and
city
police
officers,
to
note
all
current
nda
law
enforcement
staff
already
hold
the
category
one
nevada
post
certificate,
so
this
would
not
negatively
affect
any
of
our
staff,
but
would
provide
future
benefits
to
the
department
provide
by
providing
a
larger
group
of
interested
candidates
when
filling
vacant
positions.
A
D
Thank
you
so
much
chair,
assemblywoman
gonzales
district
16
for
the
record,
so
you
said
that
there
was
currently
five
officers
correct
under
your
jurisdiction.
E
C
D
C
For
the
record,
doug
ferris,
the
intent
behind
sb
34,
was
because
of
the
difficult
and
filling
positions
for
our
agency.
We
had
a
position
located
in
elko
that
took
over
two
years
to
fill.
Part
of
that
issue
is
that
our
officers
are
not
afforded
the
same
benefits
in
the
same
classification
as
other
law
enforcement
officers,
and
so
with
doing
this,
we
believe
that
the
job
pool
would
increase
and
we'd
be
able
to
gain
more
staffing
when,
when
we
have
vacant
positions,.
A
Thank
you
for
that
and,
in
addition,
I'd
just
add
that
staffing
levels
are
usually
set
through
the
budgetary
process,
so
this
is
setting
the
the
structure
for
those
positions,
and
I
was
also
going
to
ask
about
the
impact
that
this
may
have
on
recruitment.
So
I
appreciate
your
remarks
in
that
regard.
Mr
ferris,
with
that
we'll
move
on
to
assemblyman
ellison.
F
Thank
you,
mr
chair.
I
do
have
one
usually
and
used
to
be
that
when
the
department
ag
needed
it,
they
would
call
a
sheriff
department
and
the
sheriff's
department
actually
was
the
enforcement
agency.
Were
they
not.
C
For
the
record,
doug
ferris,
to
my
knowledge,
the
department
has
always
had
sworn
peace
officers.
Still
to
this
day,
though,
we
will
ask
for
assistance,
whether
it
be
from
a
county
city
or
or
state
agency,
if
needed,
but
I
believe
at
one
time
there
were
actually
12
positions
and
they
were
all
sworn
law
enforcement
officer
positions
at
that
time.
F
One
been:
how
long
has
the
they
had
sworn
police
officers.
C
For
the
record
doug
first,
I
actually
don't
have
that
information
in
front
of
me.
I
I
know
it
goes
into
at
least
I
would
say
late
80s
90s.
From
from
what
I
have
seen
of
historical
documents.
It's
been
quite
a
few
years.
A
Thank
you.
I
just
also
point
out,
mr
ellison,
that
you
can
see
some
of
the
modifications
that
are
made
in
section
11
refer
to
nrs
chapter
289,
and
so
it's
changing
it
to
reference
an
agricultural
police
officer,
but
the
previous
language
around
these
persons
designated
as
field
agents
or
inspect
inspectors,
were
designated
as
peace
officers
under
under
that
section
of.
A
G
A
And
mr
amber,
if
you
have
an
opportunity,
can
you
let
us
know
when
the
that
language
in
nrs,
289
290
seems
to
have
been
initially
put
into
law,
and
we
can
come
back
to
that
if
you'd
like.
H
C
For
the
record,
doug
ferris,
actually
category
two
peace
officers
do
carry
firearms,
they
are,
they
are
police
officers.
That's
what
our
officers
currently
are
as
category
two.
They
have
the
powers
to
make
traffic
stops,
carry
firearms
and
other
personal
defense
weapons.
So
category
three,
I
believe,
assemblyman
do
not
carry
firearms.
A
I
Thank
you
chair.
Thank
you,
mr
ferris,
for
that
presentation.
My
question
is
relative
to
the
training
and
I'm
just
curious
to
know
is
the
training
going
to
change
as
you
change
the
category
from
two
to
one,
and
I
see
noted
here
on
page
seven
category,
one
peace
officer
by
the
post,
training
standards.
Commission-
is
that
different
with
the
change
in
this
category.
C
For
the
record
doug
first,
that
would
not
change
the
training
is
the
same
and,
as
I
mentioned
earlier
in
in
the
presentation,
all
of
our
officers
are
currently
category
one
peace
officers.
They
all
attended
the
nevada
post
academy
and
our
category
one
peace
officer,
so
they
meet
the
required
training
of
category
one
peace
officers
annually.
A
D
Sorry,
assembly,
woman,
gonzales
district
16
for
the
record
so
with
chaining
changing
their
category
would
anything
in
their
job
change.
With
this
new
category.
C
A
All
right,
thank
you,
members
last
chance
of
questions
all
right,
seeing
no
more.
Thank
you
again
for
the
presentation
with
that.
We
will
open
up
testimony
on
senate
bill
34,
we'll
begin
with
testimony
and
support,
we'll
start
with
the
room,
seeing
none
broadcast
production
services.
Can
we
see
if
we
have
anybody
wishing
to
offer
testimony
by
phone.
A
A
Thank
you
and
with
that
we'll
move
to
anyone
wishing
to
provide
testimony
in
neutral
on
sb
34
first
here
in
the
room,
seeing
none
bps.
Can
we
see
if
you
have
anybody
by
by
phone
or
by
zoom,
if
anyone
wants
to
provide
testimony
by
zoom,
please
turn
on
your
video
seeing
none
bps,
let's
go
to
the
phones.
C
I
would
just
like
to
thank
the
for
the
record
doug
ferriss,
I'd
like
to
thank
committee
for
your
time
and
appreciate
this
opportunity
to
present
in
front
of
you
today.
A
A
Back
all
right
with
that,
in
case
I
didn't
say
it
already.
I
will
close
the
hearing
on
sb34.
I
have
been
granted
authority
by
the
speaker
to
waive
the
24-hour
requirement
before
work
sessioning
a
bill.
So
with
that,
I
will
open
the
work
session
on
sb
34,
which
we
just
heard
members.
Any
questions
go
ahead.
Mr.
F
I'm
ellson,
I
know
we
do
have
sworn
deputies
with
the
department
ag
in
elko,
which
has
been
quite
they've
done
a
good
job
for
several
years,
but
there's
been
some
issues
brought
up
with
some
of
the
other
agencies,
and
so
I'm
going
to
call
my
sheriff
I'm
going
to
vote
yes,
but
I'm
I'm
still
going
to
call
my
sheriff
and
ask
him
the
problem
that
they
did
have,
and
I
don't
think
it's
with
the
department
of
ag,
I
think,
was
with
another
agency.
So
thank
you.
A
D
A
Thank
you
for
that
assemblywomanhansen
with
that,
I
would
accept
a
motion
to
do
pass.
Sb
34.
I've
got
a
motion
from
assemblywoman
brown
may,
a
second
from
assemblyman
wheeler.
Is
there
any
discussion
on
the
motion
hearing?
None
all
those
in
favor,
please
signify
by
saying
aye
any
opposed,
nay,
we
have
one
nay
from
some
of
them
in
gonzalez,
however,
the
motion
does
carry
and
I
will
assign
the
floor
statement
on
that
to
assemblywoman
brownmay.
A
K
Thank
you
for
the
record
ashley
jepson
with
the
nevada
department
of
agriculture,
I'm
the
plant
industry
administrator
for
the
department,
thank
you,
chairman
and
members
of
the
committee
for
the
opportunity
to
present
senate
bill
438.
K
This
really
is
specific
to
title
21
code
of
federal
regulations,
part
112
and
that
pertains
to
the
food
safety.
Modernization
act
produce
safety
rule.
This
entire
rule
is
geared
at
those
that
are
com
or
producing
products
that
are
commonly
consumed
raw
to
have
preventative
food
safety
measures,
as
opposed
to
reactionary.
K
What
we're
proposing
in
this
bill
is
for
the
department
to
be
able
to
actually
implement
these
federal
requirements
and
to
do
so
on
a
state
level,
as
opposed
to
just
under
fda.
We
believe
that
we
can
provide
the
the
resources
and
the
assistance
needed
to
help
producers
meet
compliance
while
also
filling
that
inspection
service,
as
is
detailed
in
the
bill.
K
The
title,
21
and
part
112
really
talks
quite
a
bit
about
the
expectations
of
these
farms
that
have
to
comply,
and
it's
typically
geared
at
farms
that
are
a
size
or
a
scope
where
they're
distributing
fairly
broad,
so
not
just
on
a
local
level.
Their
product
is
potentially
distributed
fairly
widely
in
the
food
system,
so
it's
making
sure
that
they're
doing
preventative
steps.
K
We've
learned
a
lot
from
food
safety
outbreaks
and
those
lessons
have
been
encompassed
in
these
federal
requirements
so
that
just
to
give
context
includes
water
testing,
monitoring
for
animal
intrusion,
really
looking
at
the
biggest
risks
for
foodborne
illness
contamination
on
your
farm
and
trying
to
have
mitigation
measures
in
place
with
that
in
the
bill.
We
also
have
language
that
would
allow
us
to
react
quickly
if
we
did
identify
that
there
is
an
immediate
food
safety
risk
present.
K
So
that's
there
in
addition
to
ongoing
compliances
that
could
lead
to
an
egregious
situation
that
could
pose
a
public
health
threat.
With
that,
I
know,
there's
a
lot
of
moving
pieces
to
that
portion
of
federal
law.
So
I'm
happy
to
answer
any
questions,
but
try
to
give
a
little
bit
of
context
as
to
what
we're
trying
to
do
here
for
public
safety.
Just
one
thing
that
I'll
provide
for
clarification,
these
farms
would
have
to
either
be
inspected
by
fda.
A
A
All
right,
I
have
one
while
others
are
thinking
about
it
so
and-
and
you
may
have
covered
this,
but
if
you
can
just
circle
back
on
this,
so
we're
adopting
some
of
these
measures
by
reference,
and
I
can
see
that
we're
adding
a
new
chapter.
So
I
guess
my
question
is
either
in
statute
or
another
portion
of
of
regulations
are.
A
Is
the
department
already
undertaking
some
of
these
activities
and
the
adoption
of
of
some
of
these
federal
regulations
by
reference
is
just
expanding
it,
or
is
this
creating
or
expanding
your
roles
and
responsibilities
compared
to
what
they
currently
are?
Today,
although
I
know
you
did
state
that
this
is
in
alignment
with
with
some
of
the
partnerships
that
we
that
we
have
with
other
agencies.
K
For
the
record
ashley
jepson,
thank
you
for
the
question.
That's
actually
a
great
question,
so
there's
there's
two
answers
to
that.
One
being
yes,
we
have
been
performing
the
compliance
inspections
and
we've
been
doing
that
under
fda,
commissioning,
so
fda
actually
did
release
funds
to
states
because
they
knew
this
was
a
pretty
big,
a
beast
for
a
state
to
undertake
and
for
farms
to
have
to
comply.
K
So
there
was
funding
to
establish
that
cooperative
agreement
for
a
state
to
provide
education
and
regulatory
services
at
that
time
they
allowed
us
to
do
it
under
that
fda
commissioning.
However,
it's
reached
the
point.
They
gave
us
the
first
five
years
to
start
working
towards
getting
this
adopted,
and
now
the
expectation
is
if
they
are
to
continue
to
provide
the
funding
for
the
state
to
have
that
oversight.
K
It
has
to
be
adopted
in
statute,
which
is
a
big
part
of
what's
leading
us
here
in
terms
to
the
other
part
of
your
question
regarding
our
previous
existing
authority,
the
only
thing
we've
had
in
583
allowed
us
to
respond
if
there
was
an
adulterated
produce
product
or
something
that
was
of
threat
so
to
speak
to
to
the
public,
but
it
was
fairly
vague.
It
didn't
really
give
us
it's
not
referencing
these
regulations,
which
are
very
specific
on
those
expectations
of
the
large
farms.
So
that
also
is
driving
this
as
well.
A
D
Thank
you
chair.
So
if
the
the
cease
and
desist
letter
is
ignored
and
the
order
to
recall
the
produce
is
ignored,
what's
the
next
step-
and
you
know
I,
I
understand
why
a
cease
and
desist
is
necessary,
but
what,
if
there's
still
product,
that's
getting
out
there
during
that
time?
That's
that's
dangerous.
K
For
the
record,
ashley
jefferson
with
the
nevada
department
of
agriculture,
thank
you
for
the
question.
That's
another
really
great
point,
so
we
will
still
be
working
very
closely
with
fda
in
the
event,
if
there's
ever
an
immediate
risk
or
something
particularly
that
poses
a
threat
to
county
state
and
then
nationwide,
they
would
be
involved
as
well.
So
if
they
were
to
not
be
following
that
decent
assist,
we
would
be
working
with
fda
and
our
local
health
authorities
to
try
to
address
immediately
the
public
health
threat.
A
Thank
you
and
I
do
believe
there
are
also
civil
penalties
within
this
chapter
that
may
apply
as
well.
Assemblyman
ellison
go
ahead.
Thank
you.
You.
F
You
just
hit
on
one
of
them
that
I
just
get
ready
to
have
several
penalties
and
here's
the
other
thing
I
was
going
to
ask
if
they
come
in
and
find
there
might
be
a
problem,
they
probably
put
them
on
notice
correct,
but
what
happens?
They
probably
give
them
a
cease
and
desist.
But
at
that
point
time
they
find
out.
There's
not.
K
Another
record
actually
for
the
record,
ashley
jefferson.
I
will
do
my
best,
so
I
I
think
every
it's.
I
think
every
instance
is
a
by
case
situation,
so
I
I
want
to
preface
it
with
really.
Our
goal
is
to
help
farms
to
comply
with
these
regulations
and
to
be
successful
and
find
out
where
these
risks
are
happening.
K
As
I
mentioned,
there
tends
to
be
kind
of
the
three
big
contributors:
it's
usually
health
or
health
and
hygiene
of
staff
or
those
visiting
the
farm.
It's
water,
it's
usually
animals
or
the
three
big
culprits.
So
if,
if
we
observe
things
that
could
pose
threats
as
inspectors,
our
first
goal
is
to
notify
them
and
help
them
to
get
that
in
alignment
for
public
safety.
K
We
all
learn
and
our
goal
is
to
help
people
be
successful,
but
to
your
question:
if
we
see
something
that
hey
that
that
employee
is
clearly
very
very
ill
and
they're
handling
product,
that's
about
to
enter
stream
of
commerce,
we
need
to
take
immediate
action.
That's
an
instance
where
we
need
to
work
with
them
to
identify
the
severity
of
the
issue
and
make
sure
that
we're
exercising
the
authority
here
to
prevent
that
product
from
entering
the
stream
of
commerce
and
same
thing.
K
We'd
be
working
at
that
stage
with
fda
with
the
farm
to
get
into
compliance.
But
it
would
really
depend
on
the
situation
of
whether
it's
truly
egregious
whether
we
can
contain
it
and
keep
it
from
getting
out
at
what
stage
it's
at.
In
terms
of
risk.
We
want
to
react
based
on
the
level
of
risk
to
the
public.
F
Follow-Up,
sir,
and
I
totally
agree-
and
I
was
following
one
from
back
east-
that
one
brought
into
covid
next
thing
you
know:
did
30
40
50
people
that
were
sick,
and
so
they
shut
them
down.
F
But
the
thing
that
was
there
was
another
farm
that
was
was
put
on
notice
and
shut
down,
but
they
come
to
find
out
that
wasn't
true.
So
how
long?
If
you
know
to
say
oh
but
wait
where
it
was,
but
yet
we
pulled
whatever
the
problem
was
away
and
you
can
open
back
up.
Is
that
right
away?
I
mean,
is
that
something
they
get
right
in
there
and
do
or
my
problem
is:
if
they
sit
for
quite
a
while,
then
then
you
have
problems.
K
Sure
for
the
record,
ashley
jefferson
from
from
what
I've
been
familiar
with
it's
been
every
case
is
so
very
different,
so
typically
when,
when
they've
actually
tied
it
to-
it
could
be
a
say,
it's
a
common
processor,
that's
packing
for
10
different
farms.
K
They
try
to
isolate
with
the
information
that
they
have
from
the
consumers
that
have
become
ill,
and
you
know
they
try
to
address
those
as
quickly
as
they
come
to
figure
out
where
it's
actually
sourcing,
but
in
terms
of
if
they
did
find
that
something
was
erroneously
linked
to
a
farm
that
had
no
ties.
It
would
be
fairly
quick
that
cdc
typically
releases
the
notice
that
these
are
actually
the
operations
you
need
to
avoid
versus
these
ones,
and
the
moment
they
have
the
information
that
there's
been
an
error.
K
A
A
A
K
F
F
A
Thank
you,
sir.
Thank
you,
although
not
providing
any
any
comment,
and
I
know
this
is
only
tangentially
related,
but
we
did
make
sure
to
get
notice
of
this
meeting
out
well
in
advance
so
that
people
could
provide
testimony
in
person
remotely
or
in
writing,
and
I
have
not
seen
anything
indicating
any
issues
with
the
measure.
A
A
All
right,
the
committee
will
come
back
to
order
with
that.
I
will
now
open
up
again
pursuant
to
assembly
standing
rule
57.
I
have
the
authority
to
open
up
the
work
session
without
waiting
24
hours,
so
I
will
open
up
the
work
session
on
sb
438,
which
we
just
heard
members
are
there
any
final
questions.
A
All
right
seeing
none,
I
would
accept
a
motion
to
do
pass.
Sb
438
I've
got
a
motion
from
assemblywoman
anderson,
a
second
from
assemblywoman
martinez.
Any
discussion
on
the
motion
hearing,
none
all
those
in
favor,
please
signify
by
saying
aye
any
opposed,
nay
motion
passes
unanimously
of
the
members
present.
A
I
will
assign
that
floor
statement
to
assemblywoman
anderson.
Thank
you
with
that.
I
know
I
had
said
we
were
going
to
go
in
order
on
the
agenda,
but
at
this
point
I
am
going
to
take
scr9
out
of
order,
so
that
is
going
to
be
the
next
bill
that
we're
going
to
be
hearing
is
senate.
Concurrent
resolution
number
nine
welcome
miss
assembly
woman
peters
to
the
table.
A
I
know
that
I
believe
there's
other
folks.
Gonna
they're
gonna
be
involved.
Yes,
mr
lawrence
and
we
are
gonna,
try
and
keep
this
quick,
as
we
have
another
measure
to
hear
after
this.
But
with
that,
thank
you
welcome.
You
can
proceed
whenever
you're
ready.
L
Thank
you
chair,
and
I
think
we
can
keep
this
relatively
quick
good
afternoon
committee
members
and
chair
vice
vice
chairs.
Well,
I
for
the
record,
I
am
sarah
peters,
representing
assembly
district
24
in
the
heart
of
reno.
Thank
you
for
the
opportunity
today
to
present
senate
concurrent
resolution
9
for
your
consideration.
L
L
Those
familiar
with
the
committee
understand
the
dynamic
relationship
between
the
natural
and
human
environments
and
the
importance
of
the
scientific
research
and
application
of
those
sciences
around
the
lake
tahoe
basin.
In
addition
to
its
glorious
and
historically
pristine
reputation,
lake
tahoe
is
also
the
headwaters
of
the
truckee
meadows
and
feeds
a
dynamic
system
used
for
domestic
recreation,
wildlife
and
agricultural
uses.
L
We
have
an
obligation
to
effective
evidence-driven
policy
adoption
in
the
lake
tahoe
basin
and
in
the
following
testimony
and
I'm
going
to
cut
it
down.
I
apologize
folks
if
you
can
just
keep
it
to
two
minutes
of
support.
Testimony
in
the
senate
hearing
I
asked
that
our
research
partners
also
testify
in
on
the
bill
language,
but
because
of
our
our
bereaved
timeline
this
week,
I'm
going
to
request
that
they
keep
it
to
two
minutes
of
support
testimony.
L
M
M
The
opportunity
to
testify
in
support
of
scr9-
and
I
also
want
to
thank
the
interim
committee
and
assembly,
one
peters-
for
all-
of
the
work
and
time
and
dedication
to
lake
tahoe
issues
over
the
interim
and
for
supporting
this
revolution.
M
In
essence,
the
role
of
tsac
is
to
coordinate
science
and
research
activities
in
the
tahoe
basin
to
be
the
bridge
between
the
research
community
and
the
land
managers
and
the
policy
makers.
The
goal
is
to
put
science
into
action.
This
science
into
action
is
critical
for
all
of
our
decisions.
Here
at
the
department
of
conservation
and
natural
resources,
our
state
lands
division.
They
coordinate
the
tahoe
environmental
improvement
program
for
nevada.
M
We
also
had
our
have
our
nevada
division
of
environmental
protection,
they're
responsible
for
coordinating
and
overseeing
the
total
maximum
daily
load
program
to
predict,
protect
and
restore
lake
clarity.
Ndp
also
has
oversight
responsibilities
regarding
drinking
water
as
lake
tahoe
is
the
drinking
water
source.
For
many
nevadans
and
then
state
parks
is
responsible
for
making
land
and
recreation
management
decisions
in
an
environment
where
increasing
recreation
pressures
are
creating
stresses
on
our
environment.
M
M
Recreation
demand
continues
to
steadily
increase,
creating
more
stresses
on
our
environment
and
drought
is
causing
more
stress
in
the
already
overstocked
forest,
creating
a
forest
ecosystem,
more
prone
to
disease
and
catastrophic
wildfire
as
a
conservation
and
natural
resource
department.
We
need
research
to
inform
our
decisions
and
we
need
to
utilize
the
best
available
science
to
maximize
nevada's
investment
in
lake
tahoe.
This
resolution
signals
strong
support
for
that
effort,
as
well
as
a
coordinated
science
effort,
in
order
for
us
to
make
the
best
decisions
possible
based
on
the
best
available
science.
A
Thank
you
very
much
to
you
both
for
the
presentation.
I
appreciate
it
with
that
again
to
the
others
who
are
presenting.
What
we're
going
to
do
is
we're
going
to
open
it
up
to
members
of
the
committee
for
questions
to
some
of
them
in
peters
and
mr
lawrence,
then
we'll
open
it
up
into
testimony
and
we'll
we'll
make
sure
to
have
you
right
up
front
in
the
queue
to
provide
your
remarks
at
that
time.
So
with
that
members
do
we
have
any
questions
for
the
presenters,
some
of
them
and
titus.
N
Thank
you,
mr
chair,
and
thank
you
summer,
woman
peters,
for
bringing
this
forward.
I
did
have
the
privilege
of
serving
on
that
committee
one
interim,
and
it
was
an
eye-opener
for
me
for
sure.
Although
I've
always
enjoyed
going
to
tahoe
my
entire
life,
it
was
a
different
situation
for
sure
to
see
the
challenges
that
that
wonderful
lake
has.
N
My
question
revolves
around
the
need
for
this
particular
piece
of
legislation.
However,
because
one
of
the
things
I
did
learn
on
that
committee
is
that
there
are
wonderful
groups
already
involved
in
this,
whether
it's
the
dri,
whether
it's
universal,
nevada,
research,
we
went
out
on
the
boat
and
checked
out
the
fish,
and
we
understood
about
potential
risk
to
the
to
the
water
quality
invasion
of
muscles,
etc.
N
What
is
lacking
in
that
that
this
resolution
is
trying
to
fix,
because
from
what
I
understand
the
last
thing
in
the
world
they
we
needed
at
lake
tahoe
was
more
regulation
and,
quite
the
contrary,
you
were
trying
to
consolidate
things
that
were
happening
so
that
you
know
you
didn't.
Have
35
agencies
involved,
trying
to
get
one
decision
made
kind
of
the
definition
of
a
camel.
N
You
know
lots
of
people
working
on
it
and
after
the
angora
fire
things
were
you
realized
how
how
you
were
harming
the
state
actually
of
this
tahoe
by
having
so
many
regulatory
bodies,
but
by
having
so
many
things
you
had
to
check
before
you
could
do
anything,
I'm
just
concerned
or
questioned.
My
question
is
why
what
is
the
piece
that
we're
missing
that
this
would
solve.
M
One
I'm
sure
for
the
record,
jim
lawrence
deputy
director
dcnr.
Thank
you
for
the
question
to
you
and,
through
your
chair
watch
to
assemblywoman
titus
a
couple
of
thoughts,
excellent
question:
one:
is
this
not
create
a
new
regulatory
body?
This
is
really
to
support
the
existing
tahoe
science
advisory
council
and
what
we
are
really
doing
with
this
resolution
is
encouraging
just
what
you
were
asking
about:
more
coordination,
less
duplication,
and
so,
while
there
are
continued
coordinated
efforts
and
a
lot
of
the
research
institutions
are
doing
very
excellent
research
work
up
there.
M
N
From
that,
mr
lawrence
is
that
partly
this
will
help
solve
the
problem
that
there's
not
the
university
of
nevada,
doing
a
study
on
the
how
you
know.
How
far
can
you
see
that
disc
when
you
drop
it
into
the
tahoe
versus
you,
see,
davis,
doing
that
same
study
and
you're
just
trying
to
coordinate
efforts
so
that
you
can
maximize
time,
effort
and
monies?
Is
that
what
I'm
hearing
you
say.
M
For
the
record,
jim
lawrence,
that's
exactly
correct
they're,
like
says:
there's
great
research,
but
there's
a
lot
of
research
that
we
need
to
make
the
best
decisions
that
we
can
with
our
investments
and
so
yeah.
We
want
to
avoid
duplication
and
we
want
to
maximize
the
effort.
Thank
you.
A
All
right
seeing
none
thank
you
both
for
the
presentation.
We
very
much
appreciate
it
with
that.
We're
going
to
go
ahead
and
open
up
testimony
on
senate
concurrent
resolution
number
nine
and
we
do
have
somebody
in
the
room.
So
we'll
start
with
folks
wishing
to
provide
testimony
in
the
room.
O
O
Coordinated
efforts
to
address
the
research
needs
to
make
sure
that
we're
taking
care
of
the
lake
are
really
important
and
if
we're
also
able
to
coordinate,
we
are
saving
money
that
our
institutions
really
need.
So
to
keep
this
brief,
we
just
very
much
urge
the
committee
to
support
this
resolution.
Thank
you.
A
Thank
you
very
much
with
that,
seeing
nobody
else
in
the
room
will
go
to
zoom.
So
whoever
would
like
to
go
first,
please
state
and
spell
your
name,
and
you
will
have
two
minutes.
You
can
proceed
whenever
you're
ready.
E
E
As
you
know,
dri
is
home
to
more
than
450
scientists,
engineers,
technicians
with
campuses
in
both
reno
and
las
vegas,
and
we
have
conducted
a
wide
variety
of
research
at
lake
tahoe
over
the
past
several
decades.
We
do
this
with
our
colleagues
at
unr
and
we
are
and
other
colleagues
in
california-
and
we
are
members
of
the
tahoe
science
advisory
council-
I'm
just
going
to
point
out
two
things
here
in
support
of
scr
9.,
and
that
is
first
of
all,
there
are
some
new
threats
to
water
clarity
at
lake
tahoe.
E
E
Now
we
have
worked
with
our
colleagues
at
unr
and
the
department
of
conservation
and
natural
resources
on
a
federal
appropriations
request
to
further
this
work
at
lake
tahoe.
The
federal
request
includes
an
emphasis
on
sustainable
recreation
in
an
effort
to
protect
the
lake
while
sustaining
recreational
activities.
E
If
this
project
is
funded,
one
of
the
deliverables
will
be
the
development
of
an
open
data
platform
to
make
existing
and
new
data
on
water,
clarity
and
other
aspects
of
lake
tahoe
and
the
basin
available
to
all
parties.
And
again
this
will
drive
more
cooperation
between
the
different
federal
and
state
agencies
at
the
lake.
A
P
Sure
I
can
go.
My
name
is
sudeep
chandra,
I'm
the
director
of
the
university
of
nevada's
global
water
center
and
an
associate
professor
in
the
biology
department,
lake
tahoe's,
long
been
a
major
economic
provider
for
the
northern
nevada
region,
the
environment
and
the
ecology
of
the
lake
are
intimately
tied
to
the
recreational
opportunities
and
to
the
lake
tahoe
and
regional
economy.
P
In
the
last
decade,
the
university
and
the
desert
research
institute
have
worked
closely
together
to
understand
the
causes
of
near-shore
habitat
degradation,
whether
it's
from
the
micro
plastics
that
were
just
mentioned
or
runoff
understanding
how
to
control
and
manage
for
invasive
species
and
how
shifting
climates
might
influence
the
upland
watershed
system
from
forests
to
the
lake.
As
deputy
director
lawrence
mentioned.
P
Both
institutions
are
part
of
the
newly
formed
tahoe
science
advisory
council,
a
bi-state,
california,
nevada
effort
to
bring
scientists
and
managers
together
to
solve
and
address
pressing
questions
related
to
the
protection
of
lake
tahoe
and
its
economy.
So
I
thank
you
in
support
of
this
resolution.
P
A
Thank
you
very
much
for
providing
your
testimony
and
support.
We
appreciate
it
with
that.
Is
there
anyone
else
wishing
to
provide
testimony
and
support
via
zoom.
A
Seeing
nobody
turning
on
their
camera,
we
will
now
go
to
anyone
wishing
to
provide
testimony
and
support
via
telephone
bps.
Can
we
see
if
we
have
anyone
in
the
queue.
J
J
Q
Q
I
want
to
thank
from
the
woman,
peters
and
deputy
director
lawrence
for
their
presentations
and
testimony
and
for
nevada's
ongoing
support
for
the
time
for
the
science
partnership
at
lake
tahoe.
Thanks
also
to
dr
chandra
and
mckenna
for
their
comments.
Today
I
realize
many
have
spoken
in
support
and
I
don't
want
to
repeat
everything
that's
been
said.
Q
I
just
want
to
reiterate
that
the
importance
of
science
driven
decision
making
in
today's
world
there's
a
lot
of
a
lot
of
things
changing
at
lake
tahoe
and
fortunately
there's
a
strong
science
management
partnership
here
in
the
watershed
and
the
child
science
advisory
council
continues
in
that
tradition,
to
continue
to
leverage
that
partnership
and
make
sure
that
we're
asking
the
right
questions
and
doing
the
right
work
necessary
to
inform
the
work
that
we
need
to
do.
So.
I'm
grateful
for
the
opportunity
to
be
here
today.
Q
A
J
A
Thank
you
very
much
and
with
that
we'll
move
to
testimony
in
neutral
on
scr9,
seeing
none
in
the
room.
Anyone
by
zoom.
A
A
All
right
with
that,
some
of
them
peters,
mr
lawrence,
are
there
any
closing
remarks
you'd
want
to
make.
I
see
none
down
here,
mr
lawrence.
Oh
all,
right!
No
closing
remarks.
I
appreciate
it.
A
A
A
A
A
R
Good
afternoon,
chair
and
members
of
the
committee
for
the
record,
my
name
is
megan
brown
and
I'm
the
deputy
administrator
for
the
plant
industry
division
for
nevada
department
of
agriculture.
I'm
here
today
presenting
you
on
sb
43
and
with
your
tight
schedule,
I'm
gonna
kind
of
summarize
my
testimony.
So
there
be
more
time
for
questions
this
bill
proposes
additions
and
modifications
that
affect
the
standards
governing
seeds.
The
modifications
would
affect
those
selling
seeds
in
the
state
and
those
that
wholesale
or
sell
seeds
in
stores
or
nurseries.
R
The
department
requested
these
changes,
based
on
our
department's
strategic
plan
to
update
and
modernize
our
regular
regulations.
These
changes
will
help
bring
the
department
in
line
with
federal
seed
standards
and
other
western
states
regulations
that
provide
consistency
for
those
that
sell
seeds
in
multiple
states.
R
As
this
industry
advances,
neighboring
states
have
already
implemented
similar
and
or
identical
regulations
when
modernizing
terminology
and
ensuring
seed
quality
related
to
expected
life
are
excuse.
Me
expected
shelf
life.
This
contents,
modernization
of
nevada,
c
law,
is
needed
to
protect
the
integrity
of
the
industry
throughout
the
state.
Nevada's
seed
law
is
intended
to
protect
consumers
and
assist
them
in
making
informed
decisions
when
purchasing
viable
products.
R
Sellers
and
consumers
alike
need
that
affirmation
that
the
products
offered
for
sale
comply
with
state
and
national
standards,
such
as
the
federal
seed
act
and
uphold
quality
thresholds.
When
purchasing
c,
consumers
need
to
have
the
assurance
that
the
products
are
free
from
certain
weed
species
and
that
the
products
will
perform
as
indicated
on
the
label.
R
It
is
also
the
recommendation
of
the
record
of
the
uniform
seed
law
to
establish
quote
some
by
dates
to
for
seed
packaging,
in
order
to
ensure
that
the
market
is
offering
viable
and
quality
products
again
about
a
seed
law.
Modernization
is
needed
to
protect
the
integrity
of
the
industry
for
sellers
and
consumers
alike.
R
The
proposed
language
in
sb
43
would
affect
seed
coming
into
the
state,
but
excuse
me
the
proposed
language
in
sb
443
that
would
affect
sea
coming
into
the
state,
does
not
affect
the
retailer's
actions
or
requirements.
The
requirements
are
on
the
wholesaler
to
know
the
requirements
for
sale
on
each
seat
in
each
state.
The
seed
should
not
be
entering
nevada
without
these
labeling
features.
A
H
Thank
you,
mr
chair.
Miss
brown.
I
see.
We've
got
a
lot
of
record
keeping
in
here
in
section
two
to
b,
we've
got
declarations,
labels,
purchase
of
sales,
conditioning
bulking
treatment,
handling,
storage,
analyst
analysis,
tests
and
examinations.
H
R
Costs
for
the
record
another
culture
for
the
record.
Yes,
there
will
be
some
new
fees
through
nac
changes
for
wholesalers
and
retailers
of
seeds
and
we'll
go
through
that
public
process
to
establish
those.
A
I
believe
I
believe
I
know
what
your
follow-up
is
so
I'll.
Ask
it.
Miss
brown
is
the
there's
already
existing
statutory
authority
for
you
to
modify
those
fees
under
nac?
Is
that
correct.
G
Emerald
for
the
record,
so
there's
two
sections
in
the
specific
sub
chapter
dealing
with
seeds
that
provide
what
require
the
establishment
of
a
schedule
of
fees.
One
of
those
is
nrs587077,
so
that
requires
the
director
to
establish
a
schedule
of
fees
for
the
certification
and
then
the
other
one
is
587.079
and
that
reauthorizes
the
director
to
establish
a
schedule
of
fees
for
grading
and
testing.
I
believe
of
the.
A
G
A
O
Let
me
go
through
my
notes
here
and
thank
you,
miss
brown
for
being
here,
so
the
sell
by
date
in
section
15,
just
a
general
question,
there
is
no
federal
requirement
or
anything
that
seeds
that
are
already
sold
in
the
state
have
to
be.
We
don't
have
to
comply
with
any
sell
by
date
on
seed
packaging.
Currently.
R
For
the
record
megan
brown
department
of
agriculture,
so
it
is
my
understanding
under
the
federal
seat
act
that
a
cell
by
date
is
not
a
requirement,
but
the
in
the
uniform
seed
law
is
a
recommendation
to
be
able
to
have
a
sell-by
date
so
that
that
germination
requirement
is
standardized
throughout.
O
Okay
and
if
I
could
follow
up
chair,
I'm
I'm
curious
what
kind
of
strain
this
will
put
on
your
department.
It
seems
to
me
that
there's
going
to
be
quite
some
oversight
to
make
sure
all
of
this
is
being
followed.
Is
that
going
to
require
additional
equipment
or
staff
for
you
to
oversee
the
that
those
that
are
selling
procuring
are
following
these?
These
new
guidelines.
R
For
the
record
megan
brown
about
department
of
agriculture,
we
currently
expect
nurseries,
which
are
the
main
source
of
seed
sold
in
the
state,
and
so
inspections
are
already
occurring.
And
so
we
don't
anticipate
a
new
staff
level
for
inspectors
that
are
already
doing
those
activities.
O
A
Amburn,
would
you
like
to
weigh
in
on
that.
G
Thank
you
chair.
What's
alan
ambroom
for
the
record,
so,
for
example,
looking
at
section
two
of
the
bill
complete
records,
I
believe
that
that
term
is
used
in
nrs,
587
107.
So
in
that
situation
was
an
existing
term
that
was
undefined,
so
there
was
ambiguity
in
the
existing
law.
So
I
believe
that
the
intent
behind
this
is
provide
that
specificity
of
the
definition.
G
I
think
there
might
be
one
or
two
situations
in
this
bill
where
we
have
defined
terms,
I
believe
in
sections
two
through
eleven
and
then
we
added
in
that
term
later
on
in
this
bill.
Just
that
way,
that
term
is
used,
but
I
believe
most
of
these
terms
are
defining
existing
terms,
are
in
statute
already.
A
All
right,
thank
you
for
that
other
questions
from
members.
Similarly,
ellison.
F
R
F
F
R
A
Thank
you,
miss
brown
for
that,
and
I
just
add,
mr
ellison,
that
a
lot
of
that
is
also
within
dc
and
r
in
the
division
of
forestry,
and
so
I
think,
there's
different
seed
supplies
for
reseeding
and
habitat
restoration
versus
commercial
level
for
for
agricultural
use,
and
so
I
think
that's
where
some
of
that
difference.
F
I
did
this
week
go
into
like
save
mark
or
whatever.
It
is
right
down
the
street
here
and
looking
at
some
of
the
seeds
that
you'd
see
for
planting
like
vegetables
and
pumpkins
and
stuff
like
this,
and
I
looked
on
every
one
of
them
packaged
and
there
was
not
a
date
on
there
how
long
them
seats
have
been
there.
F
R
Megan
brown
for
the
record,
I
think,
there's
a
difference
between
the
sell
by
date
and
then
the
how
long
the
seeds
have
been
for
sale,
and
I
guess
the
intent
of
the
bill
is
to
have
that
sell
by
date,
that's
tied
to
the
germination
and
the
viability
of
the
seed.
So
the
consumers
understand
that
they're
purchasing
seed,
that's
still
viable
to
for
production.
F
F
R
Megan
brown
department
of
act
for
the
record.
It's
our
intention
as
we
move
through
the
legislative
process
and
the
public
process
is
the
education
and
so
we're
trying
to
address
consumer
protection
and
and
that
angle,
as
well
as
educating
our
wholesalers
and
seed
sellers
of
our
new
regulations.
If
they
were
to
pass.
I
Thank
you
chair.
Thank
you,
miss
brown.
I
appreciate
the
intent
of
where
you're
going
with
this,
and
I
just
have
one
clarifying
question:
it's
really
relative
to
the
federal
standards
that
exist
now
with
regard
to
seeds
and
how
they're
sold
at
retail.
It's
based
on
what
you
said.
I
believe
I
understand
that.
Currently
the
federal
regulation
does
not
require
that
a
sell-by
date
be
included
in
the
packaging,
but
that
there
is
a
coalition
that
believes
this
is
the
right
direction
to
go.
So
this
would
be
more
strict
than
federal
regulation.
Is
that
correct.
R
Megan
brown
for
the
record,
I
would
prefer
to
to
go
back
in
research
to
to
say
with
100
correctness
of
regarding
the
federal
seed
law,
but
it
is
my
understanding
that
the
federal
seed
law
does
not.
But
let
me
pull
up
my
testimony
here
and.
A
Thank
you.
So
I
believe
the
answer
is
yes,
additional
questions,
some
of
them
in
titus.
N
Thank
you,
mr
chair,
for
being
able
to
ask
a
question.
I'm
I'm
still
a
little
bit
at
loss
of
the
need
for
this
particular
bill.
With
the
question
that
was
just
asked,
there
are
no
federal
requirements
that
they
do
this
at
this
time.
Correct.
N
R
N
Yes
will
are:
will
it
be
retroactive
because
it
comes,
it
becomes
effective
on
passage
so
all
of
the
sea
producers,
the
current
stuff
and
stocked
on
the
shelf?
I'm
sorry,
if
you
already
clarified
this,
will
they
have
to
pull
those
off
the
shelf?
Is
there
a
time
will
I
have
then
to
put
this
stamp
date
on
there
when
they
expire?
N
How
will
this
will
there
be
the
logistics
behind
the
the
implementation
of
this.
R
Megan
brown
about
department
of
agriculture
for
the
records,
so
yes,
many
of
our
other
western
states
and
neighboring
states
are
using
the
recommended
uniform
seed
law
so
just
for
context-
and
I
may
defer
to
administrators
and
on
the
on
the
time
frame,
related
to
implementation
and
fathering
of
product
already
within
the
state.
K
K
Yes,
I'm
happy,
if
I
may,
for
the
record.
Actually
I'm
hoping
the
sound's
coming
through
okay,
so
there
would
be
a
transition.
K
We'd
have
to
be
doing
education
and
outreach
to
these
groups
to
make
sure
that
they're
aware
that
they
need
to
be
adding
that
label
and,
as
deputy
had
been
brought
out,
our
most
other
states
are
requiring
this
label
it's
for
consumer
protection,
and
our
approach
here
is
to
really
try
to
make
sure
that
poor
products
that
nevada
isn't
ending
up
being
the
dumping
ground
for
them
so
trying
to
have
that
consistency
on
expectations
and
making
sure
that
viable
products
are
coming
to
the
state.
N
Follow
up
on
that,
so
I'm
curious
as
to
the
are
there
any
sea
producers
currently
in
the
state
of
nevada
that
would
be
affected,
or
you
are
all
of
our
seeds
that
we
actually
sell
in
the
state
produce
in
another
state.
R
Megan
brown
for
the
department
of
agriculture,
so
currently
our
current,
we
have
a
few
c
producers
in
the
state
and
in
conversations
with
our
staff
within
the
seed
lab.
Those
entities
are
already
meeting
these
standards.
N
Excellent
and
just
last
question:
if
I
might,
mr
along
assemblyman
ellison's
questions,
we've
heard
in
this
committee
over
several
sessions,
the
lack
of
seeds
for
our
reforestation,
re-vegetation,
the
impacts
of
wildfire,
whether
it's
sagebrush
peach,
peat
brush
or
all
of
those
native
plants
to
our
state
and
they're
in
warehouses
throughout
our
state
and
there's
a
true
lack
of
supply.
N
Will
this
actually
affect
that
those
entities?
Literally
people
go
out
with
nets
along
the
sagebrush
trying
to
collect
some
of
those
seeds?
It's
a
difficult
process,
they're
hard
to
germinate
to
begin
with
it's
challenging.
R
N
Thank
you,
madam
thank
you,
ma'am
and
thank
you,
mr
chair,
for
the
questions.
A
Of
course,
thank
you
for
the
questions,
and
I
appreciate
some
of
the
clarification
that
the
department
provided
on
this
applying
prospectively
and
there
being
a
process
of
engaging
with
the
industry
to
and
consumers
to,
educate
and
incorporate
this.
A
I
just
had
one
additional
follow-up
question:
miss
brown,
if
you
do
have
it
available,
could
you
let
us
know
what
are
some
of
the
other
states
that
have
adopted
this
language
and
and
in
particular,
some
of
the
language
relating
to
section
15
with
the
sell,
by
dates,
or
at
least
states
that
are
in
the
region?.
R
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
H
A
O
O
A
Understood
appreciate
that
and,
as
you
know,
sections
that
aren't
being
amended
don't
appear
in
the
bills,
but
they
remain
throughout
the
chapter,
any
other
questions
or
comments.
Seeing
none.
I
would
accept
a
motion
to
do
pass.
Sb
443.
I've
got
a
motion
from
vice
chair
cohen.
Do
I
have
a
second
second
from
assemblywoman
carlton?
Is
there
any
discussion
on
the
motion
seeing
none
all
those
in
favor,
please
signify
by
saying
aye
any
opposed,
nay.
A
Will
the
nays
please
raise
your
hands?
I've
got
assemblywoman
titus,
assemblywoman,
hanson,
assemblyman,
wheeler
and
assemblyman
ellison.
With
that
the
motion
does
carry,
and
I
will.
I
will
take
the
floor
statement
on
that
one
actually
with
that
members.
That
concludes
the
business
on
our
agenda
today,
and
that
leaves
one
item
before
us,
which
is
public
comment.
So
with
that
we'll
turn
it
over
to
bps
one
more
time
to
see.
If
we
have
anyone
in
the
public
comment
queue.
A
All
right,
thank
you
very
much
and
seeing
no
one
in
the
room
members
again.
This
concludes
all
the
business
that
is
before
us
right
now.
I've
heard
from
staff
that
there
are
a
couple
of
measures
in
the
senate
that
may
or
may
not
come
over
here,
depending
on
how
things
get
what
gets
here
and
where
it
gets
referred.