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A
All
right,
thank
you.
I
would
like
to
call
this
meeting
of
the
assembly
committee
on
natural
resources
to
order
welcome
everyone
again,
please
be
sure,
to
meet
your
microphone
when
you
are
not
speaking.
In
order
to
minimize
background
noise
and
with
that
will
the
secretary,
please
call
the
role.
C
D
A
Here,
thank
you
please
mark
assemblywoman,
mr
president,
when
she
arrives,
I
also
want
to
welcome
our
audience
that
are
joining
us
for
this
meeting
online.
Today
we
have
one
presentation
on
our
agenda
on
outdoor
recreation,
from
the
department
of
conservation
and
natural
resources
before
we
start
I'd
like
to
make
a
few
housekeeping
announcements.
A
First
of
all,
I
would
like
to
welcome
assemblywoman
brown
may
to
the
committee
on
natural
resources
and
since
we
had
the
opportunity
for
introductions
in
our
first
meeting,
I
just
wanted
to
briefly
give
assemblywoman
brown
made
the
opportunity
to
introduce
herself
to
the
rest
of
the
committee.
E
Thank
you,
chair
watts,
it's
my
pleasure
to
be
here
on
this
committee
today
and
for
the
remainder
of
this
session.
I'm
really
excited
about
these
issues.
I
am
an
outdoors
woman.
Myself
love
the
fishing
particularly
up
here,
assemblyman
wheeler,
as
I
understand
you're,
very
passionate
about
your
outdoor
recreation.
E
I
come
from
a
long
line
of
hunters
and
fishers,
although
primarily
from
the
east
coast.
When
I
moved
to
nevada
back
in
the
early
90s,
I
found
it
to
be
my
home
as
well,
so
I'm
excited
to
help
protect
our
outdoor
and
recreation
areas
and
to
maybe
to
expand
a
few
bike
lanes
and
some
bike
trails.
So
thanks
so
much
for
having
me
on
this
committee.
A
A
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can
provide
public
comment
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registering
in
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to
participate
on
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legislative
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which
you
can
find
from
the
nevada
legislature's
webpage
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there.
You
can
sign
up
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to
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on
any
bills
that
are
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as
well
as
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on
any
of
the
bills
that
are
being
heard.
You
can
also
send
written
testimony
and
comments
to
asm
nr.
A
Asm.State.Nv.Us,
in
addition,
I'd
like
to
note
that
committee
exhibits
must
be
submitted
electronically,
no
later
than
4
p.m.
The
day
before
so
24
hours
in
advance
of
our
meetings,
anyone
who
wishes
to
receive
copies
of
committee
exhibits
can
find
them
online
at
nellis,
as
in
the
past.
Anybody
proposing
an
amendment
also
needs
to
provide
that
24
hours
in
advance,
including
the
bill
number
a
statement
of
intent
and
contact
information.
A
We
ask
that
public
comments
be
kept
to
two
minutes
so
that
everyone
interested
in
speaking
can
be
accommodated
and
to
ensure
that
we
get
through
our
agenda
in
a
timely
fashion.
And
again
you
can
also
submit
comments
in
writing
with
that.
We
do
have
one
other
item
of
business
to
take
care
of
before
we
move
on
to
our
presentation,
and
that
is
the
introduction
of
committee
build
draft
requests.
A
As
most
of
you
are
aware,
throughout
session
committees
are
asked
to
introduce
ddrs
to
begin
the
bill
process,
assign
a
bill
number
and
get
it
referred
to
committee
and
your
vote
to
introduce
a
bdr
is
not
an
indication
of
your
support
for
the
measure.
It
is
just
to
get
the
bill
printed
and
assigned
a
number,
so
it
can
begin
in
the
process.
A
So
today
we
have
bdr
112,
which
recognizes
that
forest
health
and
water
quality
inextricably
linked.
Do
I
have
a
motion
from
a
committee
member
to
introduce
this
bdr.
B
A
Thank
you
assemblywoman
and
one
other
housekeeping
item.
I'll
just
say
it
is
helpful
as
we're
doing
motions
if
you
can
give
your
name
along
with
the
motion,
while
we're
in
this
virtual
format
very
helpful,
so
we
have
a
motion
from
vice.
F
Thank
you.
Thank
you
for
the
clarification
that
that
a
vote
that
this
is
just
procedural
and
in
no
way
acknowledgement
that
we
are
in
support
or
opposition
of
this
bill
simply
to
move
it
through
the
appropriate
channels.
So,
with
that,
mr
chair,
I
would
be
in
support
of
moving
bdr
112.
Thank
you.
A
Thank
you,
assemblywoman.
Any
other
discussion
on
the
motion.
B
A
A
All
right,
thank
you,
motion
carries
with
that.
We
will
now
move
on
to
our
presentation
on
outdoor
recreation
in
nevada.
We
welcome
the
department
of
conservation,
natural
resources
and
the
divisions
that
we'll
be
presenting
today.
Please
go
ahead
and
introduce
yourself
for
the
record
whenever
you
are
ready,
and
you
may
begin.
G
H
Good
afternoon,
chair
watts
and
members
of
the
committee,
my
name
is
bob
mcgill
and
I'm
the
administrator
for
the
division
of
state
parks.
H
A
That
sounds
great,
and
I
will
just
note
that
you're
coming
through
a
little
faint,
I
think
it's
probably
just
a
microphone
issue.
So
if
you
can
keep
your
own
volume
up
high
that'll
make
sure
that
all
the
committee
members
can
hear
you
well.
H
All
right,
we
will
do
our
best
to
yell
at
the
microphone,
that's
in
the
middle
of
the
room.
So
again,
my
name
is
bob
rogel
for
the
the
record
administrator
for
division
of
state
parks.
It's
a
little
bit
of
a
risk
asking
me
to
talk
first,
I
could
talk
all
day
about
state
parks
and
outdoor
recreation,
so
I
will
try
to
get
through
this
as
as
quick
as
I
can
and
allow
time
for
my
colleagues
to
give
their
presentation
and
to
entertain
questions
from
you
and
the
committee.
H
You
can
see
that
our
mission
on
the
screen,
but
basically
we
feel
that
our
job
at
state
parks
is
to
manage
most
of
the
cool
and
amazing
outdoor
opportunities
that
nevada
has
to
offer
and
make
sure
that
those
opportunities
are
available
for
our
grandchildren's
grandchildren,
so
so
who
we
are
we're
nevada
division
of
state
parks,
but
we're
much
more
than
that.
We
manage
27
state
parks
spread
around
the
state.
We
manage
those
in
basically
four
geographical
regions.
We
employ
a
large
variety
of
staff.
H
We
have
rangers
both
commissioned
and
non-commissioned
park,
interpreters,
maintenance
staff,
clerical
staff.
We
have
over
140
seasonal
employees
that
we
rely
on
to
keep
the
parks
open
to
the
public.
We
also
work
collaboratively
with
our
neighboring
federal
partners,
our
sister
agencies,
such
as
the
newly
created
division
of
outdoor
recreation
and
the
highway
vehicles
program.
H
So
that's
who
we
are
here's
what
we
do
primarily
what
we've
tried
to
do
is
provide
a
clean,
safe
place
for
people
to
bring
their
families
to
recreate.
We
provide
interpretive
programming
and
we
oversee
two
large
grant
programs,
the
recreational
trails
program
and
the
land
of
water
conservation
fund
grant
program
that
I'll
dig
into
a
little
bit.
H
This
is
where
the
collaboration
with
the
other
entities
like
the
off-highway
vehicles
program
and
the
newly
created
division,
outdoor
recreation
and
others
is
critical.
So
I
mentioned
the
land
water
conservation
fund
grant
program
that
brings
in
several
million
dollars
to
the
state
every
year
that
we
get
to
use
for
a
variety
of
outdoor
recreation
opportunities.
H
We
get
to
use
about
half
of
that
at
state
parks
and
then
the
other
half
of
it.
We
distribute
to
sub-politicals
throughout
the
throughout
the
state,
so
cities
counties
can
put
in
for
these
outdoor
recreation
grant
projects
and
we're
able
to
fund
the
vast
majority
of
those.
H
So
the
other
thing
that
we
do
is
the
slide
here
represents
several
statewide
projects
that
we've
been
able
to
move
forward
over
the
last
couple
of
years
and
and
some
that
we're
going
to
be
doing
into
the
future.
H
H
We
haven't
got
the
final
certificate
of
occupancy
yet,
but
it's
coming
here
very
shortly.
We
finally
actually
built
the
building
now
we're
just
getting
a
few
last
things
taken
care
of,
so
we
can
actually
move
in
and
start
putting
up
the
the
displays
that
will
go
inside
so
we're
super
excited.
I
can't
wait
to
get
down
and
see
that,
but
I
haven't
got
to
go
inside
of
it.
Just
yet.
H
Cabins
is
another
one
of
our
projects
that
we've
recently
done.
We
have
cabins
installed
at
the
wild
horse
that
have
been
hugely
popular
and
then
we've
put
some
in
at
walker,
river
state
recreation
area.
Also,
those
ones
we've
not
been
able
to
open
up
to
the
public
just
yet
we're
still
waiting
to
get
the
final
power
plugged
in
to
him
from
nv
energy.
So
we're
super
close
expecting
to
get
those
operational
late
spring
early
summer
and
then
on
the
topic
of
collaboration
in
the
lower
slide.
H
There
you'll
see
the
spoon
or
front
country,
that's
the
visitor
center
that
we're
going
to
be
breaking
ground
on
this
spring.
This
project
wouldn't
happen
without
a
huge
amount
of
collaboration.
So
in
this
program
or
this
project
we're
using
tahoe
bond
funding,
that's
managed
through
the
eip
program,
environmental
improvement
program,
we're
using
topo
license
plate
funds,
we're
using
land
water
conservation
funds,
we're
using
rep
trails
program
funding,
as
well
as
private
funding
that
we've
secured
through
private
donations,
such
as
the
the
tahoe
club.
H
So
again,
we
really
rely
on
that
collaboration.
Other
things
that
we're
looking
at
are
trying
to
do
is
our
modernization
efforts,
so
at
state
parks.
We've
joked
for
years
that
we're
gonna
drag
our
agency
kicking
and
screaming
into
the
1980s,
and
it's
only
kind
of
a
joke.
We're
the
last
state
park
program
in
the
country
to
not
have
online
reservations.
H
We
still
rely
on
what's
termed
the
iron
rangers
for
most
of
our
feet,
collection,
which
is
just
a
giant
well
casing
that
people
drop
their
money
in
and
then
we
hope
nobody
comes
along
with
a
cutting
torch
and
gets
in
there
and
takes
it
before
we
can
get
it
so
we're
moving
away
from
that.
We've
ordered
these
self,
take
kiosks
that
have
just
made
it
through
the
purchasing
process.
H
So
we
haven't,
since
we've
installed
some
up
at
at
sand
harbor.
That's
how
we
know
that
they're
going
to
work
pretty
well,
but
we're
now
in
the
design
phase
of
these
they
have
to
get
programmed
and
then
they'll
go
out
and
install
them,
so
we're
hoping
to
have
those
installed
throughout
the
state
by
mid-may
and
then
wi-fi.
We
worked
with
biosap
to
install
wi-fi
at
all
of
our
developed
campgrounds
throughout
the
state.
H
H
And
then
outdoor
recreation
trends-
my
colleagues
are
gonna
touch
on
this
also,
but
anybody
that's
that
participates
in
outdoor
recreation,
knows
that
there's
been
a
a
huge
trend
towards
more
and
more
outdoor
recreation
use.
H
This
year
in
2012
last
year,
in
2020,
colbit
threw
a
wrench
into
the
works
for
the
you
know,
a
lot
of
the
outdoor
recreation
for
a
short
period
of
time.
We
had
several
of
our
parks
closed
during
the
busiest
time
of
spring
down
south
and
then
had
most
of
our
camping
restricted
for
several
months.
H
It's
our
one
of
two
busiest
parks
in
the
state
by
the
end
of
the
year,
our
visitation
was
only
down
2.6
and
our
camping
was
up
over
41
people
just
really
want
to
get
outside
and
recreate
a
big
part
of
why
those
visitation
numbers
weren't
as
bad
as
they
first
as
we
were
first
projecting.
H
Is
the
rural
areas
really
had
a
huge
increase
in
visitation
so
areas
like
lincoln
county,
the
the
visitation
there
was
up
significantly,
so
my
colleague
nikhil
narcade
we'll
go
ahead
and
talk
about
some
of
the
exciting
opportunities
that
the
ohb
program
has
has
offered
in
lincoln
county.
G
G
We
do
this
in
a
number
of
ways:
number
one
we
support
and
manage
a
nine-member
nevada
commission
on
off-highway
vehicles.
These
governor
appointed
members
help
us
figure
out
what
the
writers
want.
Where
do
the
writers
want
improvements,
and
what
should
we
be
investing
these
dollars
into?
We
administer
off-highway
vehicle
grants,
focused
on
expanding
quantity
and
quality
of
ohb
opportunities,
and
then
finally,
we
also
want
to
increase
our
off-highway
vehicle
registration
compliance.
This
is
this.
G
Is
that
sticker
that
costs
21
a
year
on
the
graph
graphic
to
the
right
you'll
note
that
we've
been
on
an
upward
trend
and
there's
a
slight
but
significant
dip
at
the
end
of
february
to
may
of
2020.
We
can
oh
and
that's
that's
attributed
to
the
time
and
our
state
offices
were
shut
down
and
we
weren't
processing
registrations.
G
So
outdoor
recreation
is
at
an
all-time
high,
it
doesn't
matter
if
you're
riding
a
bike
if
you're
taking
your
dirt
bike
outside
or
you're
side
by
side
or
if
you're,
just
going
for
a
hike
and
people
are
buying
these.
In.
In
my
my
department
or
my
program,
specifically
I'm
hearing
that
ohv
numbers
are
through
the
roof,
dealers
are
having
trouble,
keeping
stock
or
keeping
their
inventory
in
stock,
and
all
of
our
trailheads
are
packed
with
trailers
and
people
trying
to
get
out
into
nevada's
back
country.
G
So
this
has
also,
coincidentally,
increased
the
calls
for
emergency
service
we're
getting
our
search
and
rescue
crews
out
in
the
field
more
often
and
they're
needing
equipment
to
go
out
and
rescue
our
outdoor
recreationists
that
are
in
trouble,
so
we're
trying
to
see
how
we
can
use
our
ohb
funds
to
kind
of
mitigate
this
or
get
our
get
our
nevadans
better
prepared
to
go
into
these
remote
areas.
One
way
is
our
statewide
mapping,
initiative
and
you'll
see
a
product
of
that.
G
As
a
background
to
the
slide,
this
mapping
initiative
aims
to
tell
visitors
or
anybody
using
these
maps
where
their
points
of
interest
are
in
nevada,
as
well
as
some
of
the
important
or
like
must-see
sites.
So
here
we've
got
a
snapshot
of
lincoln
county
and
you
can
see
the
rural
communities
of
piosh,
caliente
and
tanaka's
hidden
behind
the
graphic.
There
also
noted
are
points
of
interest,
such
as
our
state
parks
and
the
ability
to
travel
between
them
all
using
dirt
roads.
All
taking
your
ohv.
G
It's
one
of
it's,
the
only
nrt
for
motorized
recreation
here
in
nevada,
and
so
we
really
want
to
showcase
that
drive
users
to
explore
that
silver
state
trail
stop
into
the
state
parks
while
they're
recreating
in
lincoln
county,
and
also
I
want
to
draw
your
attention
to
the
left
side
of
the
screen
here,
where
you
see
some
green
overlays
showing
the
big
rocks
wilderness
and
the
and
another
one
just
north
of
there.
These
are
important
wilderness
areas
that,
as
many
know,
you
can't
have
not
motorized
recreation
within
those
boundaries.
G
So
one
other
thing
about
the
one
really
interesting
comment
about
the
nevada
mapping
collaborative
is
its
funding
source.
It's
been
running
for
two
years
now
and
it's
regularly
matched
using
the
ohv
funds
using
state
dollars
and
an
equal
match
from
the
recreation
trails
program
housed
in
the
division
of
state
parks.
So
for
this
we're
kind
of
all
on
the
same
page
and
it
it
also
helps
that
when
our
crews
are
going
out
there
to
map
all
these
sites
that
they
get
to
stay
at
state
parks
and
camp
with
their
new
amenities,
all
right
next
slide.
G
Please.
So
our
ohp
funding
has
been
put
on
the
ground
since
before
2017,
but
in
2017
and
2018
is
when
we
really
got
our
feet
wet
with
these
grant
projects
we've
awarded
in
the
neighborhood
of
a
million
dollars
each
year
and
we're
bringing
in
just
our
ohb
revenue
is
just
under
1
million
per
year.
G
Just
in
how
this
graph
fluctuates.
I
want
to
make
a
note
that
when
these
these
projects
don't
always
get
completed
on
an
annual
basis,
sometimes
most
of
the
time,
a
lot
of
these
infrastructure
projects
run
for
two
years,
and
so
now
we're
operating
with
approximately
40
active
projects
and
in
2021
we
added
50
new
ohv
grants.
G
There's
a
couple
asterisks
on
this
slide
for
2021,
simply
because
two
projects
have
withheld
funding
and
they're
contingent
on
getting
some
other
like
an
operating
plan
and
the
other
half
of
the
funding
spoken
for
before
we
release
our
ohp.
G
Grant
all
right
so
projects
throughout
nevada.
This
is
where
we're
putting,
I
guess
our
money
where
our
mouth
is.
We
really
want
to
see
a
geographic
diversity
in
the
types
of
projects
that
are
being
issued
and
then
also
obviously
geographically,
where
they're
being
issued.
So
you've
got
a
list
of
colored
points
on
this
graphic.
That
shows
where
all
of
our
2020
grants
were
placed
and
then
looking
closer
there's
a
number
of
gray
dots
that
show
all
of
our
past
grant
projects.
G
Here
we
really
want
to
consider
the
end
users,
where
are
people
going
out
and
recreating,
and
we
want
to
tie
our
projects
in
with
what
they're
recreating
on-
and
this
was
this
is
where
we
really
faced
challenge
in
2020,
because
a
lot
of
our
a
lot
of
our
ohv
users
want
to
show
us
they
want
to
show
us
their
completed
project.
G
They
want
to
show
us
the
trails
that
are
causing
them
issues
and
the
inability
to
travel
and
build
these
relationships
with
our
partners
as
well
as
the
community,
has
really
has
really
made
it
difficult
to
put
those
ohb
dollars
on
important
projects
on
the
ground.
It's
not
just
done
yet.
We've
been
trying
to
accomplish
this,
just
through
phone
calls
and
through
the
zoom
meetings,
but
also
through
outdoor
socially
distanced
meetings
where
we
can
go
and
track
progress
on
a
number
of
the
number
of
projects
that
are
on
the
ground.
G
Looking
for
you
looking
forward
into
2021,
we
hope
to
standardize
our
messaging
such
that
it
doesn't
matter
if
you're
recreating
in
elko,
county
or
lincoln
county
or
clark
county
for
that
matter.
You
have
one
standard
way
of
knowing
how
knowing
the
ohv
regulations
in
your
writing
area,
so
with
that
diversity
of
projects
we'll
be
looking
to
the
division
of
outdoor
recreation
for
some
guidance
on
how
to
improve
recreation
as
a
whole.
D
D
D
The
most
recent
data,
3.1
percent
of
the
state's
gdp,
is
important
to
recognize
almost
a
full
percentage
point
above
the
national
average
of
out
of
all
the
states
in
the
country
and
in
2019
also
represented
just
shy
of
60
000
jobs,
statewide
attributable
to
outdoor
recreation,
directly
and
indirectly.
D
So
it's
a
good
number
and
it's
not
it's.
It's
certain.
There's,
certainly
wonderful
opportunities
to
expand
on
that
in
our
state
and
with
the
help
of
the
governor's
office
of
economic
development
and
non-profit
partners
like
the
nevada
outdoor
business
coalition,
the
outdoor
economy
is
now
a
thread
within
goed's
recovery
and
stabilization
plan
released
last
month
and
moving
forward
in
the
next
five-year
strategic
plan.
D
D
We
are
all
collectively
and
individually
working
to
expand
nevada's
outdoor
recreation
profile,
and
I
would
just
mention
that
one
example
of
a
way
that
we
were
able
to
work
toward
that
this
year.
When
a
grant,
I
was
able
to
help
achieve
a
grant
for
the
las
vegas-based.
Get
outdoors
nevada,
non-profit
group
from
the
north
face
company
to
support
a
camp
in
a
box
program
for
young
people
in
clark
county
who
were
unable
to
go
to
traditional
summer
camps
as
a
result
of
the
copit19
pandemic.
D
We
are
all
engaged
as
well
in
some
of
the
work
around
coordinating
the
great
american
outdoors
act,
funding
opportunities
that
are
represented
by
the
great
american
outdoors
act
in
nevada,
because
part
of
what
we
want
to
do
as
a
department
and
as
individual
agencies
within
the
department
alongside
our
federal
agency
partners,
is
to
maximize
the
amount
of
land
and
water
conservation
fund
investment
opportunities
in
the
state,
which
is
growing,
as
bob
was
already
mentioned,
from
about
2.8
million
dollars
worth
of
grant
funds
this
year
to
3.8
million
dollars
and
north
of
that
in
subsequent
years.
D
There
are
extraordinary
opportunities
across
the
state
of
nevada,
for
outdoor
recreation
to
grow
and
develop
the
community
infrastructure
and,
as
especially
as
gateways
to
a
lot
of
nevada's,
most
remarkable
recreation
opportunities.
Those
communities
stand
to
benefit
from
outdoor
recreation
as
a
growing
important,
a
growing
part
of
their
of
their
economies
locally.
D
So
that's
something
that's
pretty
exciting
and
then,
finally,
mentioning
the
darks,
a
dark
skies
bill,
draft
sb
52,
which
is
on
the
before
the
legislature,
this
session
to
look
at
creating
a
statewide,
a
state,
dark
sky,
designation
program
administered
by
the
division
of
outdoor
recreation.
D
All
of
this
is
about
making
sure
that
nevadans
of
all
backgrounds
and
experiences
have
greater
access
and
more
equitable
access
to
outdoor
recreational
opportunities
across
the
state
and
I'll
leave
it
here
on
this
slide
for
a
few
moments,
but
this
just
kind
of
gets
at
some
of
the
some
of
the
projects
following
the
pillars
of
the
confluence
of
states,
which
is
the
alliance
of
states
with
offices
of
outdoor
recreation
following
their
four
founding
principles,
which
the
division
of
outdoor
recreation
is,
is
created
under
conservation
and
stewardship,
education
and
workforce
training,
economic
development,
oriented
towards
outdoor
recreation
and
health
and
wellness.
D
A
Yes,
thank
you,
mr
robertson.
Thank
all
of
you
for
a
very
informative
presentation.
I
think
there
there's
a
lot
to
take
in
there.
A
lot
of
great
work
happening
great,
to
see
some
of
these
projects
moving
forward
to
see
the
collaboration
between
different
agencies
and
entities
and
really
seeing
how
conservation
of
our
public
lands
can
also
help
create
jobs,
support
small
businesses
and
leverage
additional
resources
for
our
state
and
in
every
corner
of
the
state
as
well.
A
I,
as
many
of
you
know
I
enjoy
taking
advantage
of
recreational
opportunities
and
for
the
handful
of
people
that
are
following
pins
today.
I've
got
the
tahoe
rim
trail
in
on,
in
recognition
of
that.
So
we'll
take
a
few
questions.
I'll
start
with
assemblywoman
titus.
F
Thank
you,
mr
chair,
and
thank
you
folks
for
the
presentation.
As
you
all
know,
I'm
a
very
avid
outdoor
enthusiast
with
the
newest
state
park
in
my
backyard.
So
thank
you
for
what
you're
doing.
I
have
a
couple
questions.
First,
the
wild
wild
horse
cabins
we're
part
of
that
decision
process
to
make
that
happen,
and
so
how
many
cabins
do
you
actually
have
going
out
there
at
wild
horse
and
can
you
sign
up
for
those
online.
H
Oh,
my
gill
administrator
for
state
parks
for
the
record.
We
have
three
cabins
up
there
and
and
no
you
cannot
sign
up
for
them
online.
Unfortunately,
you
have
to
still
do
it.
The
old-fashioned
way
call
andrew
at
the
wild
horse
and
he
will
reserve
one
for
you.
F
Great
also
on
the
ohv
program,
my
this
is
my
fourth
session
and
I
will
tell
you:
I've
worked
a
couple
sessions
to
remove
that
program.
So
just
to
let
you
know
where
I
was
with
that.
The
argument
that
was
given
to
initiate
that
program
was
a
couple
of
them.
First,
making
sure
that
folks
bought
are
ohv
vehicles
in
or
for
those
who
don't
know
the
off-highway
vehicles
here
in
nevada.
F
So
it
would
help
our
local
folks,
as
opposed
to
going
out
of
state,
making
sure
that
people
had
to
get
that
sticker.
Also,
the
purpose
of
it
was
to
be
able
to
identify
somebody
who
was
abusing
the
outdoors
going
off
trails.
There
was
a
lot
of
debate
on
the
different
sizes
of
those
stickers,
so
that
folks
could
identify
who
was
abusing
the
roads
or
cutting
off
the
road
by
with
binoculars
and
and
report
them,
and
so
there's
been
lots
of
debate
behind
the
program.
F
I
will
tell
you
I
am.
I
have
learned
to
appreciate
the
program
and
I
am
pleased
to
see
what
you
have
done
with
your
program
and
the
awards
that
have
been
distributed.
The
grants
that
you
have
used
the
collaborative
nature
of
that
and
making
sure
that
the
off
off
highway
program
has
been
a
success
and
that
you're
actually
in
so
many
ways,
increase
the
access
but
at
the
same
time
helping
to
prevent
some
of
the
damage
that
is
done
by
folks
just
running
anywhere.
F
F
Still
we
have
two
off-highway
vehicles,
a
side-by-side
and
then
a
traditional
four-wheeler,
and
it
is
a
bit
frustrating
frustrating
that
we
have
to
do
it
annually
and
sometimes
you
don't
pull
them
out
for
a
while.
So
as
we
we
have
looked
at
the
possibility
of
going
to
a
two-year
ticket,
my
my
trailers,
we
can
license
for
two
years,
etc,
and
I'm
wondering
if
there's
any
thought
to
expanding
it,
so
you
can
get
it
for
three
years
etc.
F
Now
I
know
some
folks
may
want
not
want
to
license
their
snowmobile
every
year
because
their
snow
may
not
be
there,
and
so
I
understand
there's
different
options
there,
but
is
that
something
that's
a
possibility?
You
have
you
thought
about
looking
at
a
an
elective
where
you
could
have
a
two
to
three
year
off
ohv
sticker.
G
The
first
hurdle,
however,
is
to
get
everything
like
my
colleague
bob
put
it
into
the
21st
century
such
that
we
can
do
every
do
the
registration
processing
online
and
as
the
registration
process
changes,
I
think
we
can
entertain
multiple
year
registrations.
F
A
B
Thank
you,
mr
chair.
My
question.
Thank
you
for
the
presentation
and
always
good
to
hear
of
all
the
different
outdoor
activities
and
what
everybody's
doing
my
question
has
to
do
with
there
used
to
be
a
program
that
I
believe
assembly.
Member
jager
brought
forward
two
sessions
ago
that
had
to
do
with,
I
think,
was
the
fourth
graders
going
and
getting
free
access
to
the
state
parks.
So
I
I
think
this
is
going
to
mr
margell
is
that
activity
still
happening
and
if
so,
how
successful
or
not
successful
has
it
been?
H
Thank
you
for
the
question
and
again
bob
mcgill
administrator
for
state
parks
for
the
record.
Yes,
that
program
is
still
going
and
it
we
we
don't
track
how
often
people
use
those
permits
again
to
my
point
earlier,
unfortunately,
there's
a
lot
of
information.
We
would
like
to
track
that
we
can't
track
right
now
because
it
would
be
a
tally
sheet
at
a
b
booth
somewhere,
but
it
has
been
problematic.
H
I
will
say
this
last
year
with
the
some
of
the
schools
doing
distance
learning,
because
we
would
take
those
permits
and
we
would
send
them
to
the
various
school
districts
and
have
them
distribute
them,
but
with
kids
work,
you
know,
distance
learning.
That
has
been
a
challenge,
so
we
did
send
the
permits
out
this
year.
I
guess
it'll
be
kind
of
interesting
to
see
how
many
kids
show
up
with
them
this
summer,
but
the
program
is
still
going
on
and
the
kids
well,
the
parents
like
it.
B
E
Thank
you,
mr
chairman.
Thank
you,
gentlemen
for
the
presentation.
My
question
is
for
mr
and
arcade
or
mr
robertson.
Recently
it
came
to
my
attention
that
arevia
powers
proposing
a
solar,
solar.
E
Battle
born
solar
project
on
the
mormon
mesa,
which
is
between
mesquite
and
las
vegas
in
moapa
valley.
The
projects
are
going
to
cover
approximately
9
180
acres
of
the
24
000
acre
mesa,
and
if
it's
approved,
the
project
will
be
the
largest
solar
generating
field
in
the
us.
E
This
area
is
obviously
a
favorite
for
our
locals
in
mesquite
for
the
moapa
valley
and
it's
a
huge
draw
to
our
communities
for
ohv
off-road
tourism,
which
is
huge
in
in
that
whole
area
down
there
and
growing
all
the
time
and
the
plans.
I've
seen
for
this
project
leave
a
leave
little
room
for
off-road
activities.
So
I
have
two
questions:
has
the
department
of
outdoor
recreation
in
nevada
seen
this
proposal
and
will
the
department
weigh
in
on
the.
D
Assemblywoman
black
colin
robertson,
division
of
outdoor
recreation.
For
the
record,
I
can
say
that
no,
I
have
not.
That
has
not
come
to
my
attention,
it's
certainly
of
interest
and
we
should
take
a
look
at
what
it
represents
as
a
as
a
part
of
the
context
for
how
natural
resources
across
the
state
are
used
for
various
different
purposes.
D
G
So
a
couple
couple
words
on
that
comment:
this
is
nikhil
market
for
the
record,
we're
really
focusing
on
using
these
ohb
grants
to
improve
existing
facilities
and
infrastructure.
G
So
in
that
nap
of
the
woods,
what
comes
to
mind
is
the
logandale
trails
and
we've
been
involved
with
improving
just
the
trailhead
facilities
there
that
hurting
visitor
use
into
that
trail
system
and
that's
what
we
really
want
to
showcase.
We
want
to
pick
up
the
really
interesting
points
in
nevada
and
push
put
those
at
the
forefront
of
the
ohv
program
for
any
visitors
coming
in
for
a
ride.
G
I
agree
that
if
this
project
goes
through,
the
mormon
mesa
trails
will
be
will
be
impacted,
but
there
are
lots
of
other
riding
areas
in
that
same
vicinity.
E
So
if
I
could
just
make
a
follow-up
comment,
this
is
extremely
important
to
that
area.
The
moapa
valley,
because
we
already
saw
that
overton
lost
their
lake
mead
access,
and
this
is
the
an
industry
that
they've
pushed
forward
to
try
to
recoup
some
of
those
tourism
losses,
and
I
I
hate
to
say
I'm
not
satisfied
with
that
response.
Frankly,
I
mean
I,
I
hate
to
see
those
mormon
mesa
trails
go
away,
and
so
I
hope
that
there
is
something
that
we
can
do
to
preserve
all
that
up.
There.
A
E
Thank
you,
chair,
watts.
Gentlemen.
Thank
you
so
much
for
your
very
detailed
presentation.
I
learned
a
lot
today.
So
thank
you.
My
question
is
relative
to
the
multiplication
of
resources
as
detailed
by
mr
robertson,
you
and
I
have
had
an
opportunity
to
work
together
on
the
department
of
transportation's
planning
and
advisory
committee,
and
I
know
that
you're
working
very
hard
across
the
state
to
to
do
just
that.
To
multiply
the
resources
at
your
hand,
I'm
curious
to
know.
E
D
Thank
you
for
the
question
assembly
brown,
assemblywoman
brown,
brownmay
colin
robertson,
for
the
record
division
of
outdoor
recreation.
I
would
the
way
I
would
answer
that
question
is
that
accessibility
and
equity
are
key
principles
of
the
confluence
of
states,
which
is
the
association
of
states
across
the
country
with
offices
of
outdoor
recreation.
D
So
those
are
our
concerns,
always
across
all
of
the
founding
principles,
tied
out
or
tied
to
those
offices
about
the
recreation
that
I
outlined
earlier.
D
There
is
not
at
at
this
time
there's
not
a
detailed
concerted
plan
for
outreach
from
the
state
office
of
outdoor
recreation
about
some
of
that,
but
it
is
something
that
we
are
deeply
engaged
in
trying
to
achieve.
D
So
one
example
of
that
is
that,
with
the
revision
of
the
statewide
comprehensive
outdoor
recreation
plan,
this
calendar
year,
there
are
considerably
more
questions
in
the
public
survey
instrument
that
will
be
out
in
the
world
later
actually
later
this
week
that
address
access
from
a
variety
of
different
abilities
perspectives.
So
not
only
physical
abilities
but
also
learning
abilities
are
addressed
in
some
of
the
questions
so
that
the
revision
of
the
statewide,
comprehensive
outdoor
recreation
plan
can
can
give
consideration
to
the
needs
of
differently.
Abled
people.
C
D
Well,
the
follow-up
opportunities
to
do
focus,
group
discussions
and
or
workshops
follows
the
survey
instruments
and
our
initial
analysis
of
the
feedback,
and
then
the
revised
scorp
itself
needs
to
be
delivered
to
the
national
park
service
by
the
end
of
this
calendar
year,
2021
to
be
ready
to
go,
live
with
beginning
of
2022.,
so
there
will
be
ample.
I
think
there's
plenty
of
opportunity
to
to
give
further
consideration
to
to
those
kinds
of
needs.
As
this
process
unfolds.
A
Thank
you.
It's
also
an
issue
that
I'm
particularly
interested
in
so
look
forward
to
seeing
how
that
progresses
and
the
engagement
and
collaboration
with
federal
local
partners,
as
well
as
non-profit
and
business
partners,
as
well
and
in
advancing
access
to
our
recreation
opportunities.
And
last
I
have
a
question
from
assemblyman
ellison.
C
Thanks,
mr
chairman,
can
you
hear
me
all
right,
you
sure
can
yeah.
I
I'd
like
to
do
a
follow-up
that
I'm
getting
the
feedback,
I'd
like
to
do
a
follow-up
on
what
robin
titus
had
to
say
and,
and
that
is
on
the
license
on
side
by
sides
and
and
the
four-wheelers.
C
The
reason
why
I
brought
this
up
is
because
we've
had
several
issues
through
the
years
and
got
them
licensed
to
go
on
the
road.
Now.
The
problem
we're
having
is
is
like
the
businesses
are
using
them
strictly
for
snow
removal
for
their
their
lots.
I
do
I've
got
a
side-by-side
and
a
four-wheeler
and
a
tractor
that
I
use
nothing,
but
for
nothing
but
snow
and
it'd
be
great.
If
we
could
license
these
like
utah
and
idaho
is
have
you
looked
at
how
they're
doing
up
in
their
areas.
G
You
kill
market
for
the
record.
Thank
you
assemblyman
for
your
question.
Yes,
we've
consulted
with
states
in
states,
idaho,
oregon,
arizona
and
utah
and
colorado
to
see
how
they've
structured
their
off-highway
vehicles
program
at
this
time
regarding
ohv
use
on
roads,
we're
really
leaving
it
up
to
the
to
city,
ordinances,
city
and
county
ordinances,
to
define
where
those
ohvs
should
be
allowed.
I
agree
that
we've
seen
an
increase
in
them
being
used
to
come
into
town,
gather
resources
and
then
go
back
out
onto
the
trails
and
that's
really
the
intent
for
that
direction.
G
C
C
You
could
actually
go
from
the
ranch
and
go
down
the
highway
or
roadway
and
and
go
to
the
stores
and
then
go
back
or
pick
up
your
mail,
but
I'm
really,
I
really
like
to
see
what
we
can
do
to
to
add
these
to
this
bill.
One
of
these
builds
out
here
that
that
will
fast-track
this
licensing
for
for
these,
these
equipments
for
three
to
four
years
or
whatever
we
get
them
for
three
years
would
be
great
if
we
could
do
that.
C
So
if
you
take
that
into
consideration
I'll
get
with
robin,
but
I
think
it's
really
important
to
do
that.
Like
you
know,
like
mine,
don't
go
off
the
road
they
they
stay
in
in
the
garage
or
in
our
yards.
They
don't
ever
move,
but
it'd
be
good
to
have
them
licensed,
even
though
they
they
don't
go
anywhere
other
on
our
own
private
property.
A
Thank
you,
mr
ellison.
Does
anyone
else
have
any
questions
for
our
panel
hearing
none?
I
have
a
couple
very
I'll
try
to
be
very
brief
one.
You
know
it's
great,
and
this
is
something
that
we
also
heard
from
the
department
of
wildlife
about
increased
participation,
increased
recreation.
H
H
A
lot
of
that
was
outside
of
our
traditional
period
of
heavy
use,
so
our
historical
use
is
basically
memorial
day
weekend
through
labor
day
weekend.
That's
when
we're
heavily
staffed
with
seasonals
to
help
keep
the
parks
operational
clean,
you
know
fit
for
the
public.
Well,
that
use
really
expanded.
So
we
had
people
camping
at
a
ton
of
visitation,
after
all,
of
our
seasonal
employees
had
left
for
the
year,
so
that
left
a
lot
of
our
parks
with
one
or
two
permanent
personnel.
H
Trying
to
do
the
work
of
you
know
four
or
five
seasonals,
so
that
has
absolutely
been
an
issue
for
us.
Increased
cleaning
supplies
increased
just
damage
because
when
people
use
stuff
it
gets
damaged,
so
we're
absolutely
seeing
that
so
trying
to
do
more
with
with
less
is,
is
always
a
challenge
for
us,
but
with
this
increased
visitation,
it's
definitely
been
exacerbated.
D
Colin
robertson
for
the
record,
I
would
also
add
that
we
have
all
experienced
the
increase
in
visitation
as
a
result
of
the
pandemic,
and
there
were
huge
increases
in
waste
of
all
kinds
left
behind
at
state
parks
and
in
on
the
federal
lands
in
nevada
as
well.
So
there
are.
There
are
quite
a
lot
of
needs
for
around
defining
sustainable
recreation
and
and
working
toward
those
towards
initiatives
that
mitigate
that
kind
of
love
to
death.
Challenge.
A
Great,
thank
you
and
then
one
last
question
around
impacts,
and
that
is
around
climate,
and
I
was
just
wondering
if
any
of
you
can
speak
to
the
impacts
of
of
the
climate.
Especially
you
know
excessive
heat,
drought
and
wildfire
on
your
operations,
and
is
there
any
way
that
you're
working
to
incorporate
climate
adaptation
or
resilience
into
the
work
that
you
were
all
undertaking
within
the
divisions.
D
So
a
future
roundtable
discussion
from
the
climate
initiative
led
by
our
colleague,
dr
kristen,
averitt
at
the
at
the
university
of
nevada,
las
vegas,
will
be
addressing
that
very
subject
of
the
impacts
of
climate
on
recreational
opportunities
in
the
state.
The
other
end
is
also
true.
You
know.
Higher
higher
degrees
of
drought
and
heat
in
the
southern
part
of
the
state
can
have
profound
impacts
on
things
like
rock
climbing,
for
example,
in
the
red
rock
canyon.
A
Wonderful,
thank
you
all
for
that.
I
think
with
that
we
will
close
this
agenda
item.
Thank
you
again
for
the
presentation.
Thank
you
all
to
all
the
members
for
your
thoughtful
questions.
With
that
we
are
going
to
move
to
public
comment,
the
last
item
on
our
agenda.
A
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a
reminder
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B
A
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