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A
A
A
basically
want
to
give
folks
sort
of
where
we
think
we're
going
to
be
we're
going
to
open
it
up,
bring
the
presenters
to
the
table,
we're
going
to
go
for
25
30
minutes
with
the
presenters
they're
going
to
walk
us
through
the
bill.
Go
through
all
the
different
components
be
available
to
answer
questions
after
we
get
past
this
and
committee
members
there's
a
number
of
us.
So
if
everyone
would
please
resp
limit
your
questions
to
possibly
one
question
a
piece
that
would
be
very
helpful,
we
will
then
go
into
support
opposition
in
neutral.
A
C
Thank
you,
madam
chair
and
and
and
mr
chair
members
of
the
committee
for
the
record
or
members
of
both
committees
for
the
record.
My
name
is
jason
fryer
sinisteinman
for
district,
eight
speaker,
the
nevada
state
assembly,
and
I
am
pleased
to
present
to
you
ab495.
C
It
is
said
that
legislation
is
the
art
of
compromise.
I
believe
that
this
bill
represents
a
monumental
compromise
and
collaboration
that
will
benefit
nevadans
now,
but
also
for
years
to
come.
C
No
revenue
package
is
passed
in
this
building
overnight
and
while
we
are
at
day
119,
we
have
been
talking
about
adding
meaningful
revenue
for
our
kids
education.
For
as
long
as
I
can
remember,
this
bill
represents
a
good
faith
effort
from
nevada's
mining
industry
because
they
also
believe
that
nevada
families,
especially
our
kids,
should
get
sustaining
revenue.
C
I
also
want
to
acknowledge
our
colleagues
in
the
senate
and
governor
sisalek.
We
are
here
today
because
of
leadership.
We
are
also
here
today
because
dedicated
nevadans,
who
have
made
their
voices
heard
throughout
this
process
because
of
dedicated
nevadans,
who
have
made
their
voices
heard
throughout
this
process.
I
look
forward
to
the
hearing
today
and
moving
forward
with
my
colleagues
on
both
sides
of
the
aisle.
C
This
is,
I
believe,
a
reflection
of
collaboration
that,
in
my
career,
has
seldom
been
seen.
No
no
piece
of
legislation
is
perfect,
but
we
were
committed
to
designating
funds
for
education.
We
were
committed
to
making
sure
that
we
have
stability
for
our
kids
for
the
long
term,
and
so
this
bill
represents
an
effort
to
do
that,
recognizing
that
when
you
have
a
piece
of
legislation,
that's
this
monumental
they're
always
going
to
be
things
that
some
people
don't
like.
C
I
think
when
every
single
person
who's
invested
in
this
process
and
in
these
kind
of
policies
has
a
little
bit
of
of
of
heartburn
about
some
of
it,
but
still
comes
forward
for
our
kids,
that
that
means
it's
probably
a
good
start
and
a
good
piece
of
legislation.
So
I
I
want
to
say
that
to
say
I
don't
believe
that
there's
very
much
controversial
in
the
bill.
C
This
bill
represents
at
least
the
beginning
of
a
conversation,
and
it's
reflected,
I
think,
the
input
that
we
have
had
amongst
our
colleagues
across
the
aisle
and
to
try
to
come
up
with
something
that
that
we
believe
we
can
move
forward
with
and
and
we
will
continue
to
have
conversations
about
how
to
make
sure
that
we
provide
a
stable
foundation
of
education
for
our
kids
and
as
we
go
through
the
sections
of
the
bill,
I
think
you'll
see
that
that
there
is
a
continued
effort
to
to
continue
to
look
at
ways
to
provide
funding
for
for
our
kids
in
the
long
run.
C
So
with
that,
madam
chair,
I
don't
know
if
you
would
prefer
me
to
go
through
the
the
the
bill
itself
or
I
have
a
representative
that
I'd
like
to
be
a
part
of
the
presentation
from
the
nevada
mining
association,
as
well
as
the
collect
county
education
association.
So
if
it's
your
desire
that
they
go
first
before
we
go
through
the
sections
of
the
bill,
I
can
do
either.
A
D
Madam
chair
tyree
gray,
president
of
nevada
mining
association
for
the
record
and
pleasure
to
see
you,
mr
chair,
as
well
and
members
of
the
committee.
I
have
some
prepared
remarks,
but
I
wanted
to
just
echo
the
sentiments
of
speaker
fryerson.
This
is
really
a
continuation
of
a
conversation
that
began
before
anybody
knew
what
coronavirus
was,
and
it's
a
conversation
that
has
continued
throughout
that,
because
we
understand
that
there
is
a
need
to
meet
a
particular
desire.
D
D
And
it
is
also
important
to
recognize
that
the
mining
industry
is
a
price
taker
and
not
a
price
setter,
and
what
we
mean
by
that
is
the
mining
taxes
are
the
most
direct
taxes
that
we
have
in
this
state.
They're
not
passed
on
to
a
consumer
they're
not
passed
down
the
supply
chain,
they're
actually
born
by
the
mining
industry.
D
Ab495
is
a
demonstration
of
mining's
continued
commitment
to
partner
with
the
state
of
nevada,
as
we
have
done
in
the
past
again,
mining
has
come
forward
to
answer
the
call
specifically
the
call
issued
by
our
education
community
as
such
mining
is
a
willing
payer
to
achieve
these
goals,
though
mining
alone
cannot
solve
the
structural,
fiscal
and
funding
issues
of
the
state
of
nevada.
It
is
within
our
dna
to
be
first
at
the
table
and
be
part
of
the
solution.
D
C
C
E
I
represent
the
clark
county,
education,
association,
18
000,
licensed
professionals,
fifth
largest
school
district
in
the
country,
with
all
the
challenges
and
lots
of
kids
you're
to
hear
in
this
bill
some
very
significant
advancements
and
investments
in
our
k
through
12
system,
starting
with
identifying
and
finding
for
the
first
time
in
a
long
time
a
dedicated
revenue
stream
and,
in
this
case
out
of
mining
and
we'd
like
to
refer
to
it
as
the
mining
education
fund
to
our
k-12
delivery
system.
E
You're
going
to
hear
that
there's
new
revenue
and
you're
going
to
hear
when
that
starts,
and
then
you're
going
to
hear
the
existing
revenue
that
mining
contributes
to
the
state
and
that
is
going
to
also
be
dedicated
both
of
them
in
the
23
biennium
towards
education.
We
think
that's
a
significant
advancement.
We
walked
out
of
the
2019
session,
everybody.
I
think
that
was
part
of
trying
to
fix
a
funding
formula
that
was
outdated.
E
You
know
we
came
up
with
this
new
model,
but
it
wasn't
funded.
So
the
challenge
and
the
charge
this
session,
particularly
after
a
pandemic
collapsed,
the
economy
was,
can
we
fund
our
k-12
system
and
we
were
very
determined
to
try
to
find
those
kind
of
sources
and-
and
I
think
the
most
significant
thing-
that's
out
of
this
piece
of
legislation-
is
a
dedicated
funding
stream
for
k-12.
Is
it
enough?
No,
but
it's
a
start.
E
The
second
thing
is,
I
think,
we're
on
the
path
of
trying
to
bring
our
education
system
to
a
national
average
over
a
10-year
period,
and
it
requires
an
investment,
and
I
think
what
you
have
done
prior
to
this
bill
being
introduced
is
significant.
A
half
a
billion
dollars
invested
into
the
base
per
pupil
funding.
That
cannot
be
understated.
E
So
we
we
think
that
these
things
that
you're
going
to
hear
about
are
significant,
and
for
that
reason
we've
been,
you
know
not
just
in
support
of
this
bill,
but
we've
worked
very
hard.
The
last
two
years
we
walked
out
of
that
19th
session
and
we
were
bound
and
determined
to
try
to
have
and
force
a
conversation
around
investing
and
under
your
leadership.
At
you
know,
during
this
session
you
know,
you've
led
the
way
to
do
that.
We
appreciate
the
leadership
of
the
speaker.
We
appreciate
the
leadership
coming
out
of
the
senate.
C
C
C
But
I
I
do
believe
that
when,
when
we
went
through
covet
19
in
the
pandemic
and
were
having
hard
times,
we
recognized
that
we
need
to
diversify
our
economy,
diversify
where
we
are
getting
funds
for
our
our
greatest
needs
and
what
we
saw
was
you
know
the
mining
industry,
naturally
by
virtue
of
the
the
value
of
gold
doing
well
when
when,
when
the
other
areas
of
our
state
budget
were
not,
and
so
for
me,
it
doesn't
really
matter
to
me.
You
know:
there's
been
years
of
of
policy
making
and
education
funding.
C
So
I'm
not
here
to
blame
anybody,
I'm
here
to
make
sure
that
all
of
our
state
stakeholders
step
up
and
when
we
need
them
the
most,
be
a
partner
and
do
just
that.
So
with
that,
I'm
going
to
walk
through
the
sections
of
the
bill.
C
Section
one
adds
a
new
chapter
to
title:
32
revenue
and
taxation.
Section
three
defines
business
broadly
to
mean
any
activity
engaged
in
with
the
object
or
direct
or
indirect
gain
benefit,
or
advantage
to
any
person
or
government
entity.
Section
four
defines
business
entity
sections
and,
and
it's
the
the
extraction
of
gold
in
particular
gold
and
silver.
C
So
that's
that
that
is
the
purpose,
and
that
is
the
focus
I
will
say-
and
I
know
that
you
may
hear
some
testimony
at
some
point
about
the
fact
that
there
are
other
minerals
that
that
are
extracted
and
we
recognize
that
there
are
other
minerals
such
as
lithium,
that
are,
at
the
beginning
of
I
think
exploration
that
this
body
at
some
point
is
going
to
have
to
look
at.
But
what
this
represents
is
an
effort
to
go
forward
today
with
what
we
have
today
and
what
we
know
is
going
to
be
lasting
in
nevada.
C
So
section
4
defines
the
business
entity
broadly
as
well.
Section
5
through
21
contain
additional
definitions
of
gross
revenue,
and
you
know
a
lot
of
this
is
is
is
coming
together
to
to
tie
together.
The
policy
section
22
requires
the
department
of
taxation
to
administer
and
enforce
the
provisions
of
the
new
chapter
section
23
establishes
requirements
for
those
persons
who
maintain
records
of
any
entity
that
pays
taxes
as
set
forth
in
this
bill.
Section
24
authorizes
the
department
of
taxation
or
designee
to
examine
any
records
of
the
person
who
may
be
liable.
C
Section
25
imposes
an
excise
tax
on,
and
this
is
the
meat
now
now
we're
getting
to
the
meat
section.
25
imposes
an
excise
tax
on
the
nevada
gross
revenue
of
each
business
entity
whose
nevada
gross
revenue
exceeds
20
million
dollars
in
a
taxable
year.
That
rate
is
0.75
percent
on
any
amount,
greater
than
20
million,
but
but
not
more
than
150
million
and
1.1
on
the
amount
greater
than
150
million.
C
C
Section
27
establishes
nevada's
jurisdiction
over
gross
revenues
for
the
purposes
of
taxation
under
the
new
under
the
the
new
chapter
sections
28
through
30
established
procedures
for
crediting
or
refunding
over
payments,
section
31
prohibits
any
injunction
writ
or
mandate
or
other
process
in
a
court
proceeding
against
nevada
or
any
of
its
officers
that
will
prevent
are
enjoying
the
collection
of
the
tax
imposed
in
the
new
chapter
sections.
C
32
32
through
37
authorize
a
person
who
has
filed
a
claim
for
a
refund
or
credit
to
bring
an
action
in
court
after
the
tax
commission
makes
a
final
decision
section.
38
requires
fees,
taxes,
interest
and
penalties.
Under
this
new
chapter
to
be
remitted
to
the
department
of
taxation,
section
39
provides
that
filing
a
false
and
fraudulent
return,
essentially
is
with
the
intent
of
fraud.
C
As
a
gross
misdemeanor,
section
40
specifies
that
the
remedies
provided
in
the
chapter
are
cumulative
and
the
pursuit
of
one
remedy
by
the
department
or
attorney
general
does
not
exclude
any
other
remedy
and
then,
of
course,
41
through
44,
conforming
language.
Section
45
requires
the
department
of
taxation
to
deposit
all
taxes,
interest
and
penalties.
It
receives
under
this
new
new
chapter
for
credit
to
the
state
general
fund.
C
Now,
of
course,
at
at
this
stage
we
are
closing
budgets,
and
so
we
recognize
that
there's
going
to
have
to
be
a
phase
in
implementation
of
it
going
directly
to
the
fund
and
I
think
the
half
a
billion
dollars
that
mr
valerdina
mentioned
was,
I
think,
in
advance,
on
what
we
were
hoping
to
accomplish
by
virtue
of
of
this
piece
of
legislation.
C
C
C
This
section
adds
back
4.745
million
in
tax
credits
for
the
fiscal
year,
21
22..
Now
I
want
to
take
a
minute
to
just
address
this
chapter.
This
section
in
particular
the
the
effort
with
respect
to
this
section,
is
not
to
expand
opportunity
scholarships.
C
This
is
designed
and
intended
to
maintain
2019
levels,
and
so
it
is.
I
know
that
there
are
some
concerns,
and
this
is
one
of
the
areas
of
this
bill
that
took
a
significant
amount
of
work
and
collaboration
and
discussions
and
heartburn
and,
quite
frankly,
for
some
holding
their
nose
and
nodding
their
head,
but
in
the
in
the
interest
of
moving
nevada
forward
and
getting
what
what
is
such
a
monumental
piece
of
legislation
moving
forward.
C
C
49
provides
that
the
tax
imposed
under
the
new
chapter
applies
to
stocks,
bonds
and
securities,
and
I
give
somewhat
to
some
extent
conforming
I'll
move
on
to
section
51
directing
section
51
was
an
another
piece
that
was
crucial
to,
I
think,
moving
nevada
forward
and
providing
stability
for
for
education,
and
that
is
directing
the
net
proceeds
of
minerals
to
be
transferred
also
to
the
state
education
fund.
What
that
means
is
that's
approximately
140
million
dollars
per
biennium.
C
That's
not
new
money,
but
we
as
a
state
are
committing
that
money
to
be
for
education
moving
forward,
and
so
that's
what
that
section
is
designed
to
do,
which
you
know
will
result
ultimately
in
at
least
starting
next
year,
over
300
million
dollars.
That
is
exclusively
going
directly
into
the
base
for
per
pupil
spending.
C
Section
52
is
another
point
that
I
think
was
a
difficult
point
to
get
to,
and
I'm
going
to
read
my
prepare
remarks
and
address
address
this
section.
52
removes
prohibitions
against
the
scholarship
organization
from
granting
an
opportunity
scholarship
to
new
students.
This
policy
decision.
Well,
the
politicians
body
made
last
session
was
to
ensure
that
no
student
receiving
an
opportunity,
scholarship
lost
their
scholarship,
and
so,
at
some
point
some
of
you
may
remember
that
there
was
also
a
growth
factor
built
in
that
this
body
removed
last
session.
C
C
What
many
of
us
were
receiving
communications
about
were
situations
such
as
a
child
who
has
it
and
their
sibling,
who
doesn't
and
at
some
point
the
sibling
has
to
go
to
a
different
school,
but
also,
I
think
that
at
least
to
some
extent
the
conversation
last
session
was
designed
to
to
put
some
some
some
guard
rails
on
the
growth
of
this
program.
C
And
so
there
was
a
hundred
and
I
think,
a
110
growth
factor
that
was
not
sustainable
and
so
the
design
and
getting
rid
of
at
the
very
least
that
growth
factor
was
to
again
put
guard
rails
on
the
amount
of
money
set
aside
for
the
opportunity,
scholarship,
well,
the
number
of
of
students
that
were
within
that
dropped
off
significantly
faster
than
I
think
we
anticipated
last
session,
and
so
we
are
now
within
that
that
the
parameters
of
that
program,
and
so
at
the
very
least,
the
the
the
legislation
from
last
session
they
got
rid
of-
and
I
believe
it
was
assembly
before
58
from
2019
session-
that
got
rid
of
the
growth
factor
now
is
being
complied
with
because
they're
within
that
those
parameters
of
the
amount
that
was
intended
to
be
designated
towards
that.
C
But
again,
as
as
with
some
of
the
other
provisions
in
this
bill,
some
folks
had
to
hold
their
nose
on
some
of
the
parts
of
it
that
they
didn't
love
in
order
to
get
a
greater
outcome,
and
this
was
certainly
one
of
those
sections.
As
well
section.
C
I
got
a
head
of
myself.
Okay,
section
53
requires
the
state
plan
for
medicaid
and
again
this
is
not
directly
related,
but
part
of
what
I
think
is
a
package
from
you
know.
Bipartisan
input.
Section
53
requires
a
state
plan
for
medicaid
to
the
extent
allowed
by
federal
law
to
include
in
the
state
plan
for
from
for
medicaid
the
authorization
of
for
personal
care
services.
C
Now
there
are
some
other
pieces
of
legislation
that
this
body
has
considered,
and
I
want
to
mention
them
so
that
this
is
in
context,
because
medicaid
may
kind
of
jump
out
of
the
blue
compared
to
other
aspects
of
the
bill.
But
there
are
a
couple
other
pieces
of
legislation
that
or
were
designed
to,
firstly,
allow
prison
inmates
who
were
incarcerated
and
being
released
to
be
able
to
apply
and
get
on
medicaid
30
days
prior
or
shortly
prior
to
their
release.
C
So
then,
when
they
got
out,
it
was
already
going
as
opposed
to
waiting
until
they
get
out
to
start
that
process,
while
they're
still
incarcerated,
they
can
get
help
and
applying
and
and
then
they
don't
fall
off.
And
then
you
know
frequently
if
they
get
out
and
they
have
to
start.
Then
they
never
get
back
on
and,
as
we've
heard
in
other
committees,
we
have
a
large
population
of
folks
that
are
eligible
but
not
enrolled.
There
was
another
bill.
C
That
said,
not
only
do
we
want
to
make
sure
that
they
get
started
early,
but
we
want
to
make
sure
that
if
they
had
covers
before
they
were
incarcerated
that
rather
than
lose
it
and
have
to
start
all
over
that
they
just
pause
it
and
that
they
are
allowed
to
just
pick
it
back
up
when
they
get
out
well.
Parts
of
those
policies
that
were
in
senator
settlemyre's
piece
of
proposed
legislation
were
left
out.
C
That
included
this
aspect
of
it,
and
so
this
was
something
that
I
think
collectively
folks
thought
was
worthwhile
as
being
a
part
of
this
package
again
section
54
and
55
are
conforming
changes
in
section
56,
given
that
many
of
our
budgets
have
been
closed,
this
late,
the
proceeds
from
this
gross
revenue
will
be
deposited
into
the
state
education
fund,
beginning
july
1
of
2023
and
again
the
half
a
billion
dollars
that
we've
already
invested
was,
I
believe,
and
advance
on
the
hope
that
we
were
going
to
be
able
to
do
this,
and
we
were
confident
that
we
were
going
to
get
something
done
meaningful
for
our
kids.
C
Section
51
reflects
another
aspect
of
what
I
think
was
a
collective
set
of
policies,
and
that
was
restoring
silver
state
opportunity
grant
program
dollars
to
2019
levels
as
much
as
folks
that
support
that
program
would
love
for
there
to
be
six
million
dollars
a
year.
That
was
an
error.
C
It
was
intended
to
be
six
hundred
thousand
dollars
additional
per
year,
and
so
that
is
going
to
be
one
of
the
things
that
I
would
be
conceptually
proposing
to
amend
as
a
an
error
and
with
time
being
of
the
essence,
I
wanted
to
make
sure
we
got
this
bill
going,
and
so
that
would
be
a
1.2
million
dollar
restoration
of
what
was
funded
in
2019.
C
Section
59
allocates
200
million
dollars
of
federal
aid
from
the
american
rescue
plan,
the
arp
plan
to
the
department
of
education
and
and
again
this
is
a
separate
policy
that
was
another
compromise
that
we
thought
was
important
to
be
a
part
of
this
package
that
essentially
allows
for
arp
funds
to
be
used
with
purposes
set
forth
in
arp
guidelines
for
things
such
as
school
districts
and
universities,
schools
for
providing
profoundly
gifted
students
programs
to
address
the
impacts
of
learning
laws
due
to
covet
19.
C
I
I
want
to
note
that
the
bill-
and
this
is
another
drafting
issue-
the
bill-
references
in
that
section-
charter
schools,
which
was
not
intended
to
be
a
part
of
of
this
particular
piece
of
legislation
in
this
particular
section
section.
But
at
the
end
of
the
day,
what
we
want
is
for
school
districts
to
be
able
to
show
us
what
they're
doing
with
the
federal
dollars
that
they
are
getting
directly
so
that
they
are
eligible
to
apply
for
funds
through
arp
for
these
particular
purposes.
C
I
think
it
is
a
wonderful
idea
and
a
wonderful
policy
for
transparency
sake,
because
we
would
otherwise
not
know
because
it
wouldn't
go
through
the
state.
It
would
go
directly
to
the
school
districts,
so
that
would
be
the
incentive
for
them
to
provide
that
kind
of
transparency
so
that
we
are
able
to
see
that
and
then
make
decisions
on
funding
these
other
programs.
C
So
long
as
we're
able
to
see
what
they're
using
the
the
direct
dollars
for
and
so
again,
I
would
be
conceptually
proposing
to
remove
the
reference
to
charter
schools
in
that
particular
section.
C
But
section
60
requires
the
commission
on
school
funding
to
investigate
sources
of
revenue,
to
fund
public
education
and
submit
written
findings
and
recommendations
to
the
governor
and
the
director
of
lcb
on
or
before
november
15
of
2022..
C
And
so
I
think
that
this
is
an
important
component
to
this
package
to
make
sure
that
we
continue
to
talk
about
stable
sources
for
education
in
nevada.
Moving
forward.
C
There
was
a
piece
of
legislation
actually
probably
for
the
last
six
years,
proposing
to
look
at
not
only
composition,
the
number,
but
whether
they're
elected
or
appointed,
whether
the
existing
number
are
sufficient
and
we
add
people
with
certain
backgrounds
and
qualifications.
Over
the
years.
C
This
body
has
added
requirements
for
training
for
members
of
the
school
board,
but
you
know,
while
this
is
clearly
a
community-based
body
in
school
boards,
they
have
to
make
difficult
and
complicated
decisions
about
budgets
about
curriculum,
and
I
think
that
it's
worthwhile
to
take
a
measured
approach
and
look
at
it
over
an
entire
interim
to
make
recommendations
about
what
can
be
done
to
make
that
as
effective
and
efficient
as
possible.
C
So
I
would
also
like
to
conceptually
propose
that
this
also
be
added
to
that
section,
and
also
excuse
me
also
in
that
section,
just
a
minor
adjustment
on
a
date
in
here.
A
note
that
has
written
the
bill
would
have
required
the
report
to
be
submitted
again
by
november
1st,
but
conceptually
I
would
be
proposing
to
move
that
date
to
november
the
15th
for
many
reasons,
but
there's
a
lot
going
on
in
the
first
week
of
september,
and
so
that
would
know
that
would
be
another
conceptual
proposal.
C
And,
lastly,
section
63
of
the
bill
makes
it
effective
july,
1st
of
2022
with
sections
45,
51
and
56,
and
that
relates
to
the
transfer
to
the
state
education
fund,
which
would
be
effective
july
of
2023,
and
with
that,
madam
chair,
that
is
ab4
95,
and
I
will
welcome
any
questions.
A
Thank
you
very
much
speaker
not
seeing
anyone
wishing
to
be
recognized
at
this
time.
A
I
have
one
quick
question
I'm
just
going
to,
since
you
were
just
there,
let's
section
59,
so
we're
looking
at
the
chief
of
the
budget
division,
so
the
the
gfo
would
disperse
the
money
received
from
the
corona
revi
coronavirus
relief
act,
the
recovery
funds,
200
million
dollars,
and
they
would
release
that
to
the
department
of
education
and,
as
these
grants
came
in
with
those
grants,
be
processed
in
a
typical
work
program,
type
process
to
where
the
department
of
education
would
come
to
the
legislature
and
talk
about
how
these
monies
would
go.
A
C
Thank
you
again
for
the
record
jason
fryerson,
madam
chair.
I
believe-
and
forgive
me
if
I'm
looking
up
I'm
seeing
myself
when
I
look
directly
at
you,
but
I
can
see
you
in
the
tv
behind
you.
The
intention
was
for
this
to
be
consistent
with
the
way
that
we
normally
operate
and
it's
in
the
spirit
of
transparency
and
accountability.
C
So
my
understanding
is
that
is
the
way
that
it
would
ordinarily
operate,
and
that
would
certainly
be
the
intention
I
I
would
welcome
if,
if
I
am
inconsistent
with
the
way,
it's
normally
done
either
from
the
department
of
bed
or
or
our
staff,
but
that
would
certainly
have
been
the
intention.
A
Okay-
and
I
would
ask
our
staff
to
take
a
good
look
at
that
and
make
sure
that
we've
we've
gotten
it
buttoned
up,
because
we
would
want
to
make
sure
that
everyone
is
involved
in
these
conversations
as
we
move
forward
since
we're
all
involved
in
funding
it.
We
should
all
know
what's
going
on
so
with
that,
I'm
going
to
go
ahead
and
open
it
up
for
questions
from
the
committee.
At
this
time,
senator
dennis.
B
B
The
the
that
would
be
sections
one
to
forty
fourth
plus
four.
C
Yes,
thank
you
if
I
did
say
22,
I
was
mistaken,
there's
21
and
then
23
for
the
beginning
of
transferring
in
directly
into
the
state
education
fund.
Great.
Thank
you.
E
Thank
you,
madam
sharon.
It's
a
technical
issue,
but
the
commission
on
school
funding
will.
G
September
and
we're
not
pushing
out
when
the
report
is
due
in
the
november,
so
we
just
need
to
look
at
that
date.
Thanks.
H
Thank
you,
madam
chair.
Thank
you,
mr
speaker.
This
is
such
important
legislation.
I
also
have
a
question
for
section
60
and,
where
you
say,
investigate
sources
of
revenue
to
fund
public
education
in
this
state.
Can
you
expound
upon
that
a
little
bit
and
if
you've
had
any
discussions
about
where
you're
going
with
that
and
what
you're
thinking.
C
I
think
I
I
think
that
I
would
be
making
a
mistake
by
trying
to
say
where,
where
where
I'm
going,
because
I
think
we
have
a
commission
on
school
funding
whose
purpose,
at
least
in
large
part,
is
to
explore
these
options,
and
so
my
goal
in
including
that
is
to
make
sure
that
we
continue
to
have
the
conversation
and
that
we
have
a
directive
to
report
back
with
recommendations.
C
And
so
I
would
there
have
been
various
conversations
going
on
about
the
kinds
of
revenue
and
the
sources.
I
don't
want
to
presuppose
what
that
is.
I
would
let
the
commission
decide
what
what
those
areas
should
be.
H
Thank
you
very
much,
and
I
think
I
have
another
one
but,
madam
chair,
if
you
just
you,
may
move
on
and
I'll
look
back
at
what
I
was
thinking
about.
Thank
you
very.
A
I
Yes,
thank
you
chair,
and
I
just
want
to
take
this
opportunity
to
say
thank
you
to
mining
for
coming
to
the
table
and
support,
and
and
thank
you
to
all
the
parties
for
collaborating
on
this,
and
I
think
it
is
a
an
enormous
task
and
and
one
that
a
lot
of
people
have
a
lot
of
interest
in
I'm.
I
Just
really
appreciative
of
the
collaboration,
also
just
particularly
on
section
59,
really
appreciate
the
the
impact
of
dedicating
funding
for
the
literacy
and
the
and
the
learning
loss,
because
this
has
been
a
very
difficult
year
for
for
our
students,
and
so
I'm
glad
to
know
just
just
to
confirm.
So
we
we
do
know
for
sure
that
we
are
authorized
to
be
able
to
use
that
200
for
those
purposes.
With
that
federal
funding.
C
Thank
you
again
for
the
record
jason
freyerson.
I
believe
that
we
got
those
categories
directly
from
guidelines
for
the
federal
dollars
in
the
arp
fund.
A
Getting
one
and
then
we're
going
back
around
okay,
okay,
thank
you
very
much.
There's
a
lot
of
questions
and
everybody
needs
an
opportunity.
Thank
you.
So
let
me
come
on
down
to
the
other
side.
I
had
some
folks
who
had
some
questions,
miss
peters
and
speaker.
If
she
asked
you
one,
you
need
to
phone
a
friend
tax
and
everybody
else
is
behind
john
zoom.
So
there
you
go.
A
I
You,
madam
chair,
for
the
opportunity
to
ask
a
question.
My
question
is
related
to
the
computing
of
the
tax
owed.
B
And
honestly,
there's
a
lot
in
here
that
is
in
tax
legalese,
and
I
was
wondering
if
we
could
get
kind
of
a
walkthrough
of
what.
B
Madame
chair
for
the
record
russell
getting
in
principal
deputy
fiscal
class
with
fiscal
analysis
division,
I
have
to
be
honest
with
you
some
of
these
terms,
since
I
don't
actually
administer
the
tax.
What
would
they
would
potentially
be
out?
I
think
the
key
element
in
section
26
is
the
subsection
referenced
by
the
speaker,
which
is
you.
B
3
is
excluding,
then,
the
sailor
transfer
of
minerals
other
than
gold
and
silver,
and
then
the
section
that
is
established
in
the
tax
is
actually
then
including
the
proceeds
from
gold
and
silver.
So
these
some
of
these
provisions
here
are
consistent
with
the
structural
elements
of
the
commerce
tax,
which
is
the
other
tax
that
we
have.
B
That
is
on
the
gross
revenue
of
businesses
so,
but
for
me
to
be
able
to
tell
you
explicitly
what
they
mean
or
the
application
that
they
may
mean
for
the
mining
industry,
I
apologize,
but
that's
just
sort
of
beyond
my
ability.
A
B
Thank
you,
melanie
young
executive
director
for
the
nevada
department
of
taxation
and
align
with
mr
guindon's
testimony.
It
would
be
difficult
to
walk
through
each
one
of
these
sections
and
provide
real
world
scenarios
to
each
one
of
these,
but
I
believe
in,
but
I
will
try
my
best
so
in
section
26,
subsection
6,
I
believe
assembly
when
peters.
That
was
your
first
question.
B
So
in
that
section
the
amount
of
revenue
derived
from
a
business
entity
that
is
directly
related
to
operation
of
a
facility
that
is
located
on
property,
owned
or
released
by
the
federal
government
and
managed
or
properly
operated
primarily
to
house
members
of
the
armed
forces.
So
that
would
be
a
deduction
of
that
type
of
revenue
from
the
gross
revenue,
as
outlined
in
section
26.
B
A
I
Thank
you,
madam
chair.
I
guess
my
my
one.
Clarification
at
this
point
would
be
in
sub
section.
Six
which
miss
young
spoke
to.
This
would
be
like
the
fallon
naval
base
or
another
like
military
land
that
potentially
leased
minerals
back
in
just
to
clarify,
because
we
have
a
lot
of
public
lands
in
the
state
of
nevada.
So
I
want
to
know
particular
pieces
of
that.
K
C
Thank
you,
madam
madam
chair.
If
I
made
for
the
record
jason
fryerson,
I
I
believe
we
received
several
emails
about
that
particular
section
legal
and
I
believe
that
we
circulated
at
least
to
the
folks
who
had
asked
questions
about
that
particular
section
indicated,
and
there
was
a
concern
about,
in
particular
when
talking
about
federal
land.
C
Military
operations
was
was
at
least
one
of
the
questions,
and
I
was
informed
by
by
lego
that
on
those
properties
there
I'm
gonna,
just
you
know,
kind
of
reference
it
and
because
of
the
quote-unquote
and
between
paragraphs
a
and
b
and
section
26.
C
Both
of
those
conditions
would
have
to
be
met,
so
it
would,
it
would
have
to
be
satisfied
in
order,
for
the
deduction
to
apply
would
have
to
be
both,
and
so
what
that
means
is
the
deduction
would
not
apply
unless
a
property
was
used
also
for
the
primary
purpose
of
housing
members
of
armed
forces.
So
I
know
that
that
was
a
concern
that
some
folks
had
about
that
particular
section.
C
A
Okay
with
that,
thank
you,
miss
peters,
other
questions
from
other
committee
members
at
this
time,
not
seeing
anyone
down
at
this
end
of
the
aisle
this
moment,
so
miss
tolls.
You
did
have
a
follow-up
I'll
go
ahead
and
come
back
to
you
since
everyone
else
that
wanted
to
be
recognized
has
been
at
this
moment.
I
Thank
you
so
much
chair.
I
appreciate
it,
and-
and
so
I
wanted
to
say
in
that
section
59
if
I
can
come
back
to
that-
that
I
really
appreciate
that
transparency
piece
and
in
the
process.
So
as
I
understand
it,
they
would
have
to
submit
what
their
plans
are
and
how
they're
using
it
for
that
learning,
loss
and
so
forth.
Would
that
would
that
be
made
public
at
all,
or
is
there
going
to
be
a
way
for
the
public
to
also
see
what
the
guidelines
are
for
approving
that.
C
Thank
you
again,
jason
fraction
for
the
record.
I
I
believe
that
the
concept
involved
an
application
process
once
they
provided
accountability
and
transparency
about
how
they
were
using
the
funds.
They
were
getting
directly
that
the
department
of
education
would
have
to
develop
the
the
the
guidelines
for
the
program
so
long
as
it
complied
with
with
those
areas
that
are
set
forth
and
then
it
would
be
the
normal
process
of
them
coming
before.
C
I
Thank
you
so
much
for
that,
and
I
I
think
that
that's
great
best
practice-
and
I
appreciate
that,
can
I
just
one
more
notebook.
L
Thank
you,
madam
chair.
I
just
in
in
the
entirety
of
this
bill.
L
I
think
that
you
said
it
the
best
speaker
and
it
it
really
reflects
the
art
of
compromise
and-
and
we
have
it
it's
kind
of
this
historic
moment
where
we
have
the
oldest
and
one
of
the
largest
industries
in
the
state
of
nevada
and
who
is
in
a
collaborative
way
working
with
the
nevada
legislature,
and
you
have
have
the
the
largest
largest
teachers
association
and
representing
so
much
of
the
education
apparatus
of
our
state
and
the
children
that
that
are
part
of
that
and
you've
got
the
governor's
office,
the
leaders
of
both
houses
of
the
legislature
and
and
a
large
part
of
the
business
community,
as
well
as
the
advocacy
community
all
coming
together
and
advocating
for
one
thing
and
and
obviously
it's
got
a
lot
of
give
and
a
lot
of
take
in
it
for
all
of
all
the
parties
involved.
L
But
this
is
a
pretty.
This
is
a
pretty
historic
moment
in
time
and
and
just
kind
of
grasping.
The
the
significance
of
that,
I
think,
is
important
and
just
you
know
like
to
thank
all
the
parties
that
that
have
been
in
those
conversations
for
well
over
a
year
and
and
they
got
disrupted,
but
then
kind
of
heightened
in
the
midst
of
this
pandemic.
And
so
it's
it's
really
a
historic
moment.
If
we
can,
we
could
pull
all
this
together
and
this
bill
kind
of
reflects
that.
C
Thank
you,
madam
chair,
and,
if
I
may,
mr
chairman,
I
obviously
agree
with
you
wholeheartedly,
but
I
think
what's
also
important
is
what's
not
in
here
that
we
have
over
the
last
decade
or
two
seen
when
we
see
efforts
like
this,
and
that
is
offsets
that
really
take
away
from
the
real
impact
of
it.
That's
not
here.
We
don't
see
sunsets
that
we
see
in
other
efforts
over
the
years.
C
We
don't
see
that
here
and
then
we
see
what
we've
been
unable
to
do
for
some
time
now,
with
our
best
efforts
to
to
increase
a
significant
amount
of
dedicated
funding
for
education,
I
don't
want
to
suggest
that
we
don't
have
other
state
needs.
C
We
have
other
state
needs
that
are
woefully
underfunded:
mental
health,
in
particular,
health
care
across
the
board
and
access
to
health
care,
but
at
some
point
we
have
to
start
making
decisions
that
reflect
our
values
and,
quite
frankly,
this
body
has
been
doing
that
bit
by
bit
over
the
last
several
sessions,
but
I
think
by
having
a
dedicated
funding
source
that
is
not
short-term
but
permanent,
with
no
offsets
to
take
away
from
the
benefit
of
it.
A
G
Think
about
it
sure
I
think,
just
for
the
record
right
how
much
money
does
it
raise.
C
I
I
thank
you
again,
jason
fryerson,
for
the
record.
I
I
believe
that
there
are
estimates
and
it's
important
when
we're
talking
about
the
the
revenue
from
you
know
any
fee
associated
with
with
gross
revenue
that
it's
based
on
a
projection.
So
our
staff
issue
projections.
C
I
think
that
the
industry
pre-pays
taxes
currently
and
they
they
use
projections
to
to
base
what
what
they
think
it's
gonna
be
based
on
that.
So
I
believe
that
the
range
that
the
association
has
provided
is
approximately
170
million
dollars
for
the
biennium.
C
I
think
that
that's
on
on
the
high
end
and
on
the
low
end
over
150
million
so
somewhere
between
there
it's
difficult,
because
what
the
number
is
today
could
very
well
be
different
next
week,
because
it's
based
on
projections,
and
so
we
do
our
our
our
best
effort
to
try
to
figure
out
what
that
is,
but
when
we
start
to
see
the
returns
on
that
as
of
june
of
next
year,
if
we
are
successful
with
this
effort,
I
think
we'll
have
a
better
gauge
of
not
only
what
we're
going
to
get
immediately,
but
how
long
it's
going
to
last.
C
Naturally,
I
think
that
the
the
the
price
of
minerals
is
high
right
now
in
particular,
gold,
and
we
know
that's
not
going
to
be
forever.
We
go
into
this
eyes
wide
open
that
this
is
not
going
to
be
consistent
and
it's
going
to
you
know
ebb
and
flow,
but
but
but
I
believe
that
the
range
is.
Is
there
at
least
based
on
the
projections
that
we
have
now
and
that's
not
including
140
million
dollars
from
that
proceeds
that
we
already
collect,
but
we
would
be
proposing
to
dedicate
to
the
base
as
well.
A
Other
questions
at
this
time
and
following
along
the
line
of
of
senator
kikifer,
I
did
hear
you
mention
it
that
the
current
net
proceeds
would
be
that
going
to
the
general
fund
now
will
also
be
redirected
to
the
education
fund,
and
I
believe
that
number
was
about
140
million.
If
I
heard
you
correctly,
that's.
A
C
That's
a
biennium
number
of
about
140
million
from
that
proceeds
that
would
be
starting
next
biennium,
going
directly
into
the
base.
A
But
when
that
bill
passed,
the
state
general
fund
is
no
longer
a
backstop
for
education.
So
I
just
think
it's
very
important
that
we
have
that
on
the
record
too,
we're
designating
funding
streams,
but
it
is
no
longer
going
to
be
coming
to
the
general
fund
for
that.
But
this
will
be
a
redirection
of
those
dollars.
C
That's
correct,
that's
correct,
again,
jason
fraction
for
the
record.
Thank
you
for
pointing
it
out,
madam
chair,
and
I
also
want
to
point
out
that.
Well,
while
you
know
we,
we
are
funding
something
that
we
really
need
based
on
factors
that
are
not
consistent.
Precisely
consistent.
I
mean
I
think
that
we
have
and
when
we'll
likely
be
able
to
rely
on
meaningful
revenue
from
mining
moving
forward
in
the
state
of
nevada.
C
But
we
are
making
a
decision
that
I
think
your
point
is
we're
going
to
have
to
live
with
with
the
ebbs
and
flows
of
where
the
the
the
revenue
from
mining
goes
and
then
that's
something
that
we
have
to
go
in
eyes
wide
open
as
well.
But
I
also
think
it's
worthwhile
to
point
out
that
what
we
are
talking
about
today
is
all
of
the
revenue
generated
from
mining
to
the
state
going
to
education.
L
Thank
you,
madam
chair,
and,
and
I
just
don't
think
that
could
be
stated
enough-
that
we
we're
we
are
directing
all
of
the
revenues
from
an
industry
that
in
directly
into
that
that
education
account
and
also
we
have
an
industry
that
is
at
the
table,
presenting
the
bill
on
behalf
of
the
industry
that
doubles
more
than
100
percent
raises
the
the
level
of
taxes
that
they're
paying
in
the
state
and
and
directing
it
to
education.
That's
that's
a
quite
a
partnership
and
and
quite
an
opportunity
that
we
need
to
seize
upon.
L
B
Thank
you,
madam
chair,
and
thank
you
all
of
you
for
being
at
the
table.
I
think
this
is
critical
for
the
future
of
our
state,
not
only
the
state
itself,
but
our
children
and
industry
that
that
we
all
hold
near
and
dear,
as
my
great-grandfather
came
to
nevada
in
the
1870s
in
the
mining
fields.
So
I
appreciate
everybody
at
the
table.
B
My
question
revolves
around
a
follow-up
really
on
several
things
that
have
been
mentioned,
that
that
gold,
all
minerals,
are
really
a
commodity
and
they
fluctuate
and
they're
in
a
cyclic
nature
and
they
can
be
high
and
they
can
be
low,
have
have
the
projections
been
done
on
on
the
highs
of
gold
and
versus
the
the
bottom
of
where
gold
is
and
what
that
that
margin
might
be,
and
this
will
suffice
to
get
us
where
we
need
in
some
stability.
C
Thank
you,
madam
chair.
I
I
have
probably
expired,
my
level
of
expertise,
and
so
I
would
certainly
phone
a
friend
I
do
know
that
we
have
a
history
in
the
state
and-
and
I
believe
that
our
department
well
mr
guindon
and
I
have
talked
extensively
about
the
history
of
revenue
generated
from
mining,
and
I
know
the
industry
is
also
aware
and
that's
how
we
base
our
projections
on
the
history
of
performance
but
other
than
I
would
certainly
defer
to
the
industry
and
to
mr
gindin.
D
Tyree
gray
for
the
record
yeah.
So
when
we
looked
at
these
projections,
particularly
over
this
biennium,
what
we're
able
to
do
is
kind
of
look
at
where
the
price
of
gold
is
today
and
kind
of
look
at
consensus.
Pricing.
D
Within
this
biennium
kind
of
talk
about
some
of
the
the
dollars
that
are
being
contributed,
we
know
that
there
was
an
over
performance
if
you
will
based
upon
projections
that
were
made
in
the
2019
session,
that
over
performance
is
roughly
about
82
million
dollars,
and
so
that
has
obviously
been
added
in
to
these
to
these
numbers.
D
And
then,
when
you
look
at
the
new
tax,
the
mining
education
fund,
as
we've
kind
of
dubbed
it
we're
able
to
we're
doing
forecasting
at
a
at
a
gold
price
that
is
currently
about
150
below
where
gold
is
today.
And
so
we
are
relatively
comfortable
and
confident
that
going
forward,
particularly
over
this
next
biennium,
that
you're
probably
going
to
see
even
over
performance
over
these
numbers,
not
an
underperformance.
A
A
A
Thank
you,
madam
chair,
and
I
do
not
have
a
question,
but
I
do
have
a
comment,
and
it's
just
I
know,
there's
been
hours
upon
hours
upon
hours
of
work.
That's
been
put
into
this
and,
like
any
other
piece
of
legislation,
some
people
will
feel
that
it
didn't
go
far
enough
and
I
want
to
tell
everyone
that
came
to
the
table.
Thank
you
because,
where
this
bill
gets
us
is
much
we're
in
a
much
better
shape
as
a
state
with
our
education
moving
forward
than
we
were.
A
When
the
conversation
started
and
to
the
speaker,
I
appreciate
you
making
the
statement
that
education
is
a
number
one
issue
in
the
state,
but
there's
also
other
number
one
issues
that
we
as
a
state
need
to
find
funding
for.
But
I
just
want
to
thank
everyone
that
came
to
the
table
and
and
forget
those
comments
that
you'll
probably
get
that
it
didn't
go
far
enough.
But
thank
you
for
the
work
that
you.
B
A
So,
committee
members-
I'm
not
seeing
anyone
else
wishing
to
be
recognized
at
this
time,
so
I
have
approximately
it's
almost
6
30,
it's
6
26
I'll,
go
ahead
and
open
it
up
for
30
minutes
of
support
up
to
30
in
support
30
minutes
in
option
in
opposition,
and
then
we
will
go
to
neutral
and
I
will
warn
you.
It
will
be
neutral.
K
Good
evening,
chair
and
members
of
the
committee
for
the
record,
my
name
is
christine
saunders
and
I'm
the
policy
director
with
the
progressive
leadership
alliance
of
nevada
here
in
support
of
assembly
bill.
495
plan
has
advocated
and
organized
our
community
for
decades
around
building
awareness,
around
revenue
funding
and
the
imbalance
of
power
between
corporations
and
people,
which
makes
nevadans
the
fifth
most
unfairly
taxed.
People
in
our
country
for
over
20
years,
up
to
including
this
legislative
session
plan,
has
run
a
people-focused
campaign
to
move
the
needle
and
make
sure
mining
would
pay
its
fair
share.
K
Mobilizing
thousands
of
activists
who
called
emailed
wrote
op-eds
and
testified
that
mining
needed
to
pay
what
they
owe
to
nevadans.
While
we
maintain
that
ajr1
from
the
30-second
special
session
would
have
been
the
ideal
solution
for
raising
revenue
this
session.
This
deal
is
a
start
to
addressing
the
privileged
position.
Mining
is
held
in
nevada's
tax
code
until
now,
ab495
will
add
additional
revenue
to
the
nevada
public
education
system
that
has
been
chronically
underfunded
and
the
victim
of
endless
budget
cuts
and
by
taxing
gross
proceeds.
K
This
tax
will
prevent
mining
companies
from
abusing
generous
deductions
plan,
along
with
our
coalition
partners,
will
continue
to
push
for
when
nevadans
truly
deserve.
We
believe
that
ab495
will
address
the
needs
of
the
people
in
a
meaningful
way
and
allow
our
state
the
funding
needed
to
maintain
and
build
on
critical
public
services
immediately.
We
are
your
support
of
this
bill.
Thank
you.
A
K
M
For
the
record,
my
name
is
annette
magnus
and
I'm
the
executive
director
of
battleborn
progress.
We
are
in
support
of
ab495.
We
think
this
deal
sets
nevada
on
the
right
path
to
finally
have
mining
pay.
What
they
owe.
We
thank
our
partners
at
the
progressive
leadership
alliance
of
nevada
plan
who
fought
decades
to
get
us
here,
and
they
are
the
reason
we're
having
this
conversation
today.
M
In
addition
to
plan,
we
also
thank
speaker,
jason
fryerson,
for
working
diligently
with
stakeholders
to
craft
a
deal
amenable
to
most
people.
It's
past
time
to
raise
revenue
for
nevada,
as
the
kova
19
pandemic
showed
us.
Our
communities
are
vulnerable
to
economic
downturns
that
affect
our
tourism-reliant
tax
structure.
Essential
services
get
cut
our
students
and
educators.
Like
my
mom
public
sector
workers,
patients
and
vulnerable
communities
suffer
as
a
result.
M
We
are
not
a
fan
of
money
going
to
opportunity
scholarships
for
the
record.
They
are
a
legacy
of
the
devos
family
and
their
crusade
to
make
or
to
take
public
school
money
to
fund
private
education.
We
will
continue
to
fight
to
make
sure
that
our
public
education
system
is
fully
funded,
as
it
should
be.
M
However,
we
do
think
this
bill
does
does
increase
funding
for
our
public
education
system
overall,
in
a
way
that
is
sorely
needed,
while
we
continue
to
support
ajr
one
as
the
best
option
to
raise
revenue
long-term
for
the
long-term
needs
of
this
state.
The
deal
reached
by
lawmakers
that
we
were
just
informed
of
is
a
first
step.
We
intend
to
hold
mining
accountable
for
paying
this
tax,
as
well
as
our
legislators
in
ensuring
that
the
revenue
generated
is
spent
appropriately.
M
M
A
N
Thank
you,
madam
chair
good
afternoon
chairs
and
members
of
the
committee.
My
name
is
christina
erling
and
I
am
with
nevada
gold
mines.
I
am
testifying
in
support
of
ab495
nevada.
Gold
mines
has
a
direct
workforce
of
more
than
7000
nevadans
and
we
employ
thousands
more
indirectly
through
our
contractors
and
local
supply
chain.
Many
of
our
employees
are
third
generation
miners.
N
N
N
In
2020
alone,
nevada
gold
mines
contributed
over
2.3
billion
dollars
to
the
state
through
goods
and
services
purchased
in
nevada
taxes,
paid
wages,
as
well
as
contributions
to
social
investments,
including
education,
nevada,
gold
mines
is
here
for
nevada,
north
south
urban
rural
mining
built
the
state
is
the
reason
why
it's
called
the
silver
state
and
as
nevada,
grew
and
diversified
somewhere
along
the
line.
Our
contributions
have
been
forgotten.
N
Mining
was
here
for
the
state,
then
we
are
here
for
it
now
and
it's
incumbent
upon
our
legislature
to
make
sure
we
continue
to
be
here
in
support
of
nevada's
for
years
to
come.
Ab4
95
in
addition
to
the
mpt
we
are
already
paying,
represents
a
real,
meaningful
contribution
toward
education.
That
will
make
a
real
difference.
N
We
are
proud
to
be
a
true
partner
to
the
state
of
nevada
and,
if
there's
any
question
around
mining
contributing
enough
to
the
state.
Hopefully
the
answer
is
yes.
Now
I
want
to
thank
our
legislators
in
this
committee,
our
legislators
throughout
nevada
and
the
governor
for
the
hard
work
you
do
for
our
state
on
behalf
of
nevada
gold
mines.
It's
very
much
appreciated.
So,
thank
you.
L
Good
evening,
chair
and
members
of
the
joint
committee,
my
name
is
benjamin
chandler
policy
director
for
faith
in
action
nevada
as
an
organization
that
is
dedicated
to
galvanizing
our
communities
to
put
the
faith
into
action,
we
joined
the
fight
for
an
increase
of
our
revenue
for
education
and
other
social
services.
That
is
why
we're
here
in
support
of
assembly
bill
495.,
thanks
speaker,
firestone
and
plan
for
their
decades
of
advocacy.
For
far
too
long,
our
state
budget
has
been
balanced
on
the
backs
of
students,
educators,
workers,
the
bipod
community
and
other
marginalized
groups.
L
This
has
resulted
in
nevada
having
the
fifth
most
inequitable
tax
structure
in
the
country,
and
the
statistics
also
includes
dc
and
the
territories.
During
the
pandemic
we
saw
these
bypass
communities
suffer
the
worst
while
manning
had
been
flourishing.
It
is
our
moral
obligation
to
make
sure
that
we
are
funding
these
services
that
our
communities
rely
on,
especially
education.
While
we
urge
your
support
for
ab495,
it
is
a
start,
and
we
will
continue
to
advocate
for
new
revenue
streams
for
our
students
for
our
state.
Thank
you.
B
Thank
you,
madam
chairman.
Distinguished
members
of
the
committee,
my
name
is
jim
frazee,
I'm
a
high
school
teacher
in
clark
county.
I
also
have
the
honor
of
being
vice
president.
The
clark
county
education
association
in
the
next
biennium
this
bill
will
provide
over
300
million
dollars
of
new
money
dedicated
to
education.
B
It
will
immediately
make
available
200
million
to
school
districts
to
spend
on
programs
that
meet
the
qualifications
as
a
frontline
educator
who
survived
the
pandemic
and
has
seen
the
pain
that
nevada
families
have
felt.
I
can
tell
you
right
now.
This
money
will
go
a
long
way
in
the
healing
process
for
our
state,
my
home,
senator
my
personal
center
senator
goku
chia
says
constantly
that
mining
is
nevada.
B
This
bill
protects
small
mining
operations,
the
good
paying
jobs
they
provide
with
ab495
mining,
builds
on
its
proud
past
and
becomes
integral
to
our
future.
Lastly,
cca
would
like
to
thank
the
speaker
and
leaders
in
this
distinguished
body.
We
would
like
to
thank
the
governor
and
our
partners
in
gaming
and
mining
for
making
this
historic
bill
possible.
I
urge
you
to
support
it.
Thank
you
so
much
for
listening.
O
A
good
afternoon,
madam
chair
members
of
the
committee
for
the
record,
my
name
is
rudy
zamora
and
I
am
the
program
director
of
chispa
nevada.
A
community
organizing
program
of
the
league
of
conservation
voters
here
in
support
of
ab495
ab495,
is
a
step
in
the
right
direction
towards
funding
students,
teachers
and
our
schools
for
generations
to
come
as
an
organization
that
focuses
on
organizing
the
land
x,
community,
around
climate
justice,
ensuring
that
industries
like
mining,
that
pollute
and
extract
our
environment
are
paying
their
fair
share
into
the
state
is
crucial.
O
It's
crucial
public
services
like
education
is
key.
Nevadans
have
long
suffered
for
underfunded,
education
and
healthcare.
We
want
to
take
a
minute
to
thank
speaker
fryerson
for
introducing
ab495
and
the
progressive
leadership
alliance
of
nevada
for
their
work
on
mining
over
the
last
decade
that
got
us
here
tonight.
We
urge
you
to
support
ab495
so
that
we
can
continue
to
build
towards
a
better,
a
better
nevada.
Thank
you
for
your
time.
I
Good
evening,
madam
chair,
mr
chair
and
committee
members,
I
am
amanda
hilton.
The
general
manager
of
robinson
nevada,
mining
company,
nevada's,
largest
copper
mine,
operating
in
white
pine
county
of
the
9700
white
pine
county
residents,
robinson
directly
employs
over
600
people,
which
equates
to
approx
approximately
15
percent
of
our
total
workforce.
It
is
fair
to
say
that
an
additional
10
percent
are
indirectly
employed
by
robinson
three
mines
in
white
pine
county
comprise
46
percent
of
the
total
assessed
value
for
our
county.
I
I
I
I
K
Thank
you,
madam
chair
and
members
of
the
committee
for
the
record.
My
name
is
christy
cabrera
and
I'm
the
policy
and
advocacy
director
for
the
nevada
conservation
league
ncl
envisions
a
future
where
all
nevadans
can
thrive
because
they
have
access
to
a
healthy
climate,
clean
air,
clean
water
and
outdoor
spaces,
as
well
as
healthy,
safe
and
sustainable
communities.
However,
we
also
know
that
thriving
communities
do
not
require
just
the
clean
air,
clean
water,
open
spaces
and
sustainable
communities
that
we
typically
advocate,
for
they
also
need
high
education.
K
High
quality
education
systems
which
allow
our
communities
to
flourish
today
creates
the
problem
solvers
of
tomorrow
and
helps
us
achieve
our
mission
at
ncl
ab495
will
provide
critical
funding,
a
critical
funding
stream
that
supports
education,
while
not
adding
additional
burdens
on
the
funding
of
other
critical
programs
that
protect
our
air
land
and
water.
It
will
also
make
sure
that
the
mining
industry
begins
to
pay
their
fair
share
share
to
our
state.
We
urge
the
committee
support
on
ab3
495,
and
we
thank
you
for
your
time.
B
These
are
the
members
of
the
committee,
I'm
here
in
support.
My
name
is
valeria
gur
and
I'm
with
the
nevada
school
choice
coalition.
I
wanted
to
thank
you
for
bringing
this
bill,
especially
thank
you
for
bringing
the
sections
of
the
opportunity
scholarship.
These
sections
will
help
bring
the
scholarship
back
to
the
students
that
were
promises
two
years
ago.
Thank
you
for
working
in
a
bipartisan
way.
B
Thank
you
to
the
legislators,
to
the
speaker,
to
the
mining
industry
and
to
the
teachers.
When
we
work
together,
we
succeed
for
our
kids,
I'm
happy
that
we
will
be
able
to
help
over
2
300
students
with
this
funding,
low-income
students
that
want
to
have
access
to
more
school
options.
Thank
you
very
much.
B
Dear
members
of
members
of
the
committee,
my
name
is
mariah
davis,
and
I
am
here
as
a
member
of
the
community,
and
I
would
like
to
thank
you
for
bringing
this
bill
and
especially
the
provision
of
sections
that
relate
to
the
opportunity
scholarships
that
will
help
northern
nevada
families
that
have
almost
no
options
at
all.
Low-Income
families
deserve
this,
because
the
options
for
our
children's
education
should
not
be
determined
or
limited
by
their
zip
code.
B
I
would
also
ask
that
the
charter
schools
not
be
excluded
from
the
200
million
dollars
that
are
mentioned
in
section
59.
As
many
of
those
charter,
schools
are
located
in
very
low
income
neighborhoods
and
those
children
deserve
to
have
a
better
future
just
the
same
as
the
other
children.
I
do
not
think
that
any
of
you
would
think
that
those
children
have
been
less
less
impacted
by
the
pandemic
and.
A
B
You
so
much
I
apologize
for
that
and
thank
you.
I
am
in
support
of
ab495
and
thank
you
all
for
working
together
on
this,
as
it
does
take
a
village
to
raise
a
child.
Thank
you.
B
We
will
do
everything
we
can
to
see
that
waterfall
grow
and
we
appreciate
all
the
effort
that
went
into
it.
I
know
this
is
not
an
easy
lift
and
it
took
many
many
people
and
many
many
years
to
get
to
this
point,
and
so
I
thank
you
for
that,
and
we
just
the
equity
and
access
to
recovery
for
learning
loss
returns
is
important
and
I
know,
but
that's
going
to
be
taken
care
of
as
well.
So
I
thank
you
for
your
time
today
and
for
your
efforts
to
help
all
of
public
education.
P
B
L
Good
afternoon
chip
good
afternoon,
chair
carlton
members
of
the
committee,
my
name
is
jimmy
lau
with
ferrari
public
affairs
representing
the
aaa
scholarship
foundation.
We
are
in
support
of
this
bill
and
we'd
like
to
thank
you
for
the
inclusion
of
this.
A
G
J
Hello,
my
name
is
brendan
becker,
spelled
b-r-e-n-d-a-n
last
name
bias
and
boy
e-c-k-e-r
for
the
record,
and
I'm
calling
in
calling
in
for
support
for
bill
ab495.
J
I
believe
that
I
believe
it's
finally
time
for
the
state
to
put
students
first,
because
I
graduated
I
graduated
school
from
the
clark
county
school
district
in
2015
and
now
and
now
almost
six
years
have
gone
by,
and
I
hear
the
same
stories
about
the
ccsd
and
all
and
all
schools
in
nevada
being
underfunded.
And,
to
me,
that's
just
that's
just
inexcusable.
G
Q
Good
evening,
madame
sierra
carlton,
this
is
dora
martinez.
I
I'm
with
the
nevada,
disability
production
coalition
and
we
absolutely
support
this
ab495,
and
I
thank
you,
madam
chair.
This
is
your
home
run
hitter.
Yet
I
appreciate
all
of
you
for
being
there.
Thank
you
have
a
good
night.
A
G
F
Hello
for
the
record,
my
name
is
dexter,
lim
d-e-x-t-e-r-l-I-m
speaking
on
behalf
of
the
sunrise
movement,
las
vegas
and
sunrise
movement.
Reno
hubs
this
evening,
I'm
speaking
in
favor,
of
reforming
the
regressive
tax
structure
and
deductions
that
have
perpetuated
a
gross
imbalance
of
political
influence
and
economic
inequality
between
the
mining
industry
and
the
people
of
nevada,
from
our
education
to
our
health
care
services
have
suffered
because
minds
simply
do
not
contribute
a
fair
share
to
the
state
that
they
extract
from.
F
It
is
inexcusable
that
for
so
long
the
mining
industry
has
gotten
away
with
paying
so
little
to
the
state,
while
profiting
off
our
minerals
and
resources,
decimating
swathes
of
our
land
and
contaminating
our
water,
while
the
average
taxpayers,
educators
and
service
workers
have
been
the
ones
to
bear
the
brunt
of
cuts
year
after
year
after
year.
It
is
far
beyond
time
for
these
hugely
lucrative
and
extractive
companies
to
give
back
to
our
communities
in
a
way
that
is
not
just
right
but
fair.
I
will
note
ajr1
of
the
30.
F
With
that
said,
we
urge
passage
of
ab495
to
promote
equity
over
the
next
biennium,
as
well
as
future
measures,
so
that
the
well-being
of
all
nevadans
will
be
prioritized,
not
just
that
of
the
minds.
My
representatives,
it
is
time
for
you
to
decide
whether
you
stand
for
all
the
people
of
your
state
or
the
profit
margins
of
a
long
privileged
few.
Thank
you
for
your
time.
A
G
Q
Q
G
Q
Hi,
thank
you
for
the
record.
My
name
is
jerry
burton
j-e-r-I-b-u-r-t-o-n
and
I'm
the
president
of
the
nevada
chapter
of
the
nationalization
for
women,
and
I'm
here
representing
our
members
in
support
of
ab495,
and
we
thank
klan
for
their
hard
work
through
the
years
to
ensure
mining
pay,
its
fair
share
of
taxes
and
we've
joined
in
making
phone
calls
and
helping
with
that
activism,
and
we
thank
the
committee
for
their
work
on
the
bill
and
we're
asking
that
the
legislator
work
to
ensure
that
the
industry
industries
like
mining,
are
paying
what
they
owe.
Q
So
we
can
fund
schools,
health
care
and
critical
public
services.
My
maiden
name
is
barneson
and
our
family
is
made
up
of
mostly
coaches
teachers
and
counselors.
That
worked
in
the
clark
county,
school
district
and
currently
do
my
uncle.
Roger's
name
is
on
the
unlv
baseball
field,
my
uncle
larry's
name's
on
the
clark
high
school
field
and
through
the
years
my
family's
coached
and
educated
children
in
clark
county
public
schools,
which
is
always
they've,
always
been
underfunded.
Q
G
H
Name
is
aaron
phillips,
e-r-I-n-p-h-I-l-l-ips,
I'm
the
president
of
power
to
parent.
I
want
to
call
and
thank
all
the
stakeholders,
including
mining
and
legislators,
who
came
together
on
this
bill.
The
opportunity
scholarship
is
about
opportunity.
It's
an
opportunity
for
kids
who
otherwise
have
no
choices.
It's
an
opportunity
for
parents
to
direct
their
child's
education
who
otherwise
would
have
their
child
be
relegated
to
a
school.
H
That's
not
meeting
their
child's
needs,
but
it's
also
an
opportunity
for
every
single
one
of
you
in
this
committee
to
work
in
a
bipartisan
way
that
will
make
meaningful
changes
in
the
life
of
a
child.
Today,
passing
this
funding
will
allow
kids
to
keep
their
scholarships
and
allow
those
kids
who
have
lost
their
scholarships
to
have
them
back.
I
know
many
of
you
in
this
committee
have
the
choice
to
send
your
child
to
school,
where
you
see
fit
to
a
school
that
meets
their
needs.
H
G
Q
G
Q
Speaking
on
my
own
behalf
in
support
of
ab495,
I
spent
the
session
organizing
nevadans
in
support
of
mining,
paying
what
they
owe
and
as
just
a
smart,
small
part
of
a
decades,
long
fight
in
nevada.
Again
and
again,
while
talking
to
your
constituents,
I've
heard
the
same
concerns.
Education
isn't
well
funded
social
services
keep
getting
cut
when
the
economy
is
good
nevada
scrapes
by
and
when
it
suffers
our
whole
revenue
system
collapses,
while
I've
previously
been
advocating
for
hr1
as
it
would
have
brought
in
the
most
revenue.
Q
I
recognize
that
ab495
is
the
best
we
can
do
right
now.
I
wish
those
pushing
for
mining
revenue.
Reform
had
been
brought
into
the
compromise
discussions
rather
than
being
mostly
ignored
for
120
days
and
then
getting
a
bill
in
the
last
48
hours.
But
hey,
that's,
not
a
legislative
question
right
regardless
who
fights
down
the
road
ab495
will
address
the
needs
of
the
people
in
a
meaningful
way.
If
it
passes
it
will
be
a
sign
that
lawn
fights
can
be
won
against
one
of
the
biggest
wealthiest
industries
in
our
state.
Q
A
G
H
Good
evening,
chair
and
members
of
the
committee,
my
name
is
amanda
morgan
m-o-r-g-a-n,
representing
educate
nevada.
Now
we
are
testifying
in
support
of
ab495
a
bill
that
would
generate
desperately
needed
revenue
for
nevada
schools
and
allocate
federal
american
rescue
planet
dollars
to
address
student
learning
laws
throughout
the
state.
H
Ab495
is
by
no
means
a
perfect
bill,
particularly
the
restoration
of
funding
for
opportunity
scholarships,
the
state's
controversial
private
school
voucher
program,
but
we
understand
concessions
had
to
be
made
to
get
to
this
point.
The
allocated
federal
dollars
in
the
prospect
of
mining
taxes
as
an
additional
revenue
source
to
the
state
education
fund
are
critically
important
for
first
steps
to
the
road
towards
adequately
funding
public
schools.
We
simply
cannot
be
good
on
the
promise
of
quality
education
system
for
our
students
without
new
revenue.
H
H
G
P
Hello:
everyone,
my
name,
is
brian
before
b-r-I-a-n-b-e-f-f
as
in
frank
o-r-t
is
in
tom.
I
am
director
of
the
sierra
club
here
in
nevada,
chair
carlton
and
members
of
the
committee.
Thank
you
for
your
service
this
holiday
weekend,
thanks
also
to
speaker,
fryerson
and
other
leaders
for
their
work
on
ab495
on
behalf
of
sierra
club's
members
and
supporters
in
nevada.
I
support
this
bill
because
our
current
system
is
unfair
and
outdated
since
the
beginnings
of
our
state
mining
companies.
P
Today,
many
of
them
foreign
owned,
have
benefited
from
our
land,
our
infrastructure,
our
services
and
our
natural
resources,
without
pairing
their
fair
share.
In
return
over
time,
many
mines
have
polluted
our
waters,
our
wildlife
and
our
communities
with
a
toxic
legacy
that
will
last
for
centuries
in
many
cases,
with
no
plans
to
clean
up
or
manage
the
damage
long
term
adequately.
P
At
the
same
time,
our
public
schools
and
health
care
system
have
borne
the
brunt
of
budget
cuts
many
times
over
the
years.
While
these
mining
corporations
have
seen
their
profits
significantly
increase
in
2019
close
to
half
of
the
gold
and
silver
mines
in
nevada
paid
no
mining
taxes.
This
is
not
fair
to
anyone
in
nevada.
P
We
appreciate
that
this
bill
taxes,
growth,
proceeds
and
does
not
sunset
and
it
directs
funds
to
improve
education
for
nevada's
children.
These
are
significant
steps
in
good
directions,
but
they
are
just
the
beginning
of
the
work
that
needs
to
be
done.
We
look
forward
to
working
with
you,
the
systelac
administration
and
other
stakeholders
on
the
next
steps
of
this
journey.
Thank
you.
A
G
G
J
J
J
J
A
G
F
F
We
are
glad
there
will
be
new
revenue
coming
into
education
and
we
recognize
and
support
our
allies,
a
plan
who
have
fought
so
hard
on
this
issue
for
so
many
years,
but
we
are
deeply
disappointed
with
the
process
that
went
into
this
last
minute
bill
which
most
quote-unquote
stakeholders
were
not
involved
with,
and
we
are
obligated
to
point
out
that
there
is
a
global
extinction
crisis
that
threatens
the
very
biodiversity
that
makes
life
on
earth.
Possible.
A
F
Thank
you
from
endangered
fish
and
wildflowers
to
the
greater
sage-grouse
and
mule
deer
in
nevada's
mining
industry
is
decimating
our
wildlife.
The
mining
industry
is
going
to
attempt
to
use
this
legislation
for
social
capital.
Will
they
continue
to
get
away
with
destroying
our
wildlife,
habitat
and
poisoning
our
water,
because
they
support
jobs
and
pay
taxes
like
the
rest
of
us.
The
state
needs
to
bring
mining
into
line
with
our
modern
sensibilities
about
the
environment.
The
mining
industry
needs
oversight.
F
A
A
Thank
you
speaker
so
with
that
committee,
seeing
no
other
business
before
us
at
this
time.
This
is
a
joint
meeting.
We
will
open
it
up
for
public
comment.
Please
keep
in
mind.
Public
comment
is
not
geared
towards
the
bill.
That
was
just
heard.
It's
any
other
issue
to
be
brought
before
the
committee
and
that
time
limit
is
two
minutes.
So
with
that
I'll
open
a
public
comment
for
anyone
here
in
the
room,
seeing
no
one
coming
forward
in
the
room,
there
is
no
one
in
zoom
broadcast
services.