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A
Good
morning,
good
morning,
I'd
like
to
call
the
meeting
the
joint
subcommittee
on
general
government
to
order
secretary.
Could
you
please
call
roll
and
assemblyman
levitt
is
having
some
camera
issues,
but
I
think
his
audio
is
working.
C
B
A
Here
all
right
we're
all
here
I
remind
the
members
to
mute
themselves
when
you
are
not
talking
and
also
put
down
in
the
chat.
If
you
recognize
to
answer,
ask
a
question
or
or
make
a
comment
to
the
presenter,
and
I
also
would
like
to
remind
the
public
who's
joining
us
today
that
on
our
agenda
there
are
many
ways
to
to
make
public
comment.
Do
it
online?
You
can
submit
written
comment
you
can
call
in
at
the
end.
A
C
C
C
Okay
I'll
proceed,
then
the
presentation
I'm
about
to
give
you
has
a
few
additions
to
the
one
you
were
presented
in
the
pre-session
meeting,
so
I'll
just
quickly
review
it.
C
C
C
I'm
sure
many
of
you
are
familiar
with
the
travel
nevada
brand,
which
currently
positions
our
state
as
the
destination
with
the
ultimate
urban
playgrounds,
unrivaled
outdoor
recreation
and
authentic
western
culture.
We
are
well
positioned
to
be
a
destination
of
choice
for
a
covert
weary
population
in
need
of
fun
and
exploration
during
the
pandemic.
Our
discovery,
your
nevada
campaign,
encouraged
residents
to
explore
their
own
communities
and
beyond
in
an
effort
to
capture
travel
spending
in
state
and
boost
our
economy.
C
D
C
C
Programs,
this
is
additional
information
not
provided
in
the
prior
presentation,
but
which
calls
your
attention
to
visitors
spending,
though
it
is,
though,
our
funding
sources
lodging
tax.
This
is
not
our
only
priority
in
local
economies.
Incremental
visitor
spending
outside
of
washoe
and
clark
county
is
a
major
contribution
to
the
statewide
economy
and
totals
1.8
billion
dollars.
C
I'll
now
talk
a
bit
about
nevada
magazine.
We
all
know
nevada
magazine
is
a
hallmark
of
the
nevada
history
and
education.
C
I'd
like
to
address
some
of
the
challenges
it
has
been
facing
in
the
past
decade,
like
all
print
publications,
the
transition
to
digital
and
mobile
consumption
of
content
hasn't
been
an
easy
one.
The
magazine's
readership
has
decreased
as
younger
generations.
Look
to
online
content.
First
for
information
and
entertainment.
C
C
The
result
was
a
report
on
potential
changes
in
the
business
model
that
could
expand
both
the
readership
and
the
advertising
base,
as
well
as
elevate
the
quality
of
the
publication
to
attract
younger
print
readers
of
the
two
beneficial
business
models
outlined.
The
magazine
shows
the
one
easiest
to
transition
to
which
included
reducing
the
number
of
issues
for
production
savings,
changing
content
to
interest,
new
readers
and
developing
new
sectors
of
advertisers
beyond
the
tourism
community.
C
A
Thank
you,
director,
clary.
We,
we
do
have
quite
a
few
questions
and
I
think
I'll
start.
My
questions
are
really
around
the
revenue
that
drives
the
the
lodging
tax
revenue,
that
kind
of
funds,
everything
that
that
you
do
and
it's
fine.
A
Do
you
have
do
you
have
any
further
data
on
on
the
room,
tax
revenue
trends?
A
Is
the
tourism
industry
doing
anything
that
you
think
would
lead
the
agency
to
anticipate
mr
volume
or
occupy
room
nights
and
rates
to
rebound.
C
Well,
we
fully
expect
recovery
almost
within
seven
percent
of
fy19
funding
by
fy23.
C
This
is
well
acknowledged
by
the
entire
in
tourism
industry.
Domestically
that
the
industry
is
is
resilient.
We
have
pent
up
room
and
travel
demand,
and
so
really
our
recovery
and
those
challenges
attached
to
that
will
extend
into
fy
22,
but
we
really
anticipate
being
in
good
shape
by
the
end
of
the.
A
Biennium
and-
and
we
all
hope
you
know,
can
you,
can
you
just
go
into
a
little
bit
greater
detail
on
how
the
recommended
amount
of
decreases
from
the
room,
tax
revenues
and
transfers
we're
going
to
impact
the
budgets,
how
those
budgets
we'll
get
into
individual
budgets,
but
just
kind
of
globally.
C
The
division
of
tourism
has
has
really
paired
down
to
essential
programs
in
fy.
21
will
be
expanding
into
attention
to
drive
markets
and
domestic
markets
next
fiscal
year
and
certainly
resuming
our
interest
in
inter
international
markets,
but
I
I
think
that's
that's.
The
bottom
line
for
all
of
the
agencies
affected
is
they
have
to
reduce
programs
and
and
services.
Unfortunately,.
A
And-
and
you
had
some
some
really
tough
choices
to
make,
and
can
you
just
kind
of
touch
on
the
philosophy
you
used
on
how
you
determine
within
those
budgets
which,
where
to
make
cuts.
C
Well,
pandemic
really
drove
many
of
our
choices
in
that
with,
with
a
with
a
global
and
domestic
shutdown
of
such
magnitude,
we
really
didn't
have
visitors
to
engage
and
that's
why
we
turned
to
in-state
marketing
only
and
with
our
nevada
residents
able
to
travel
at
least
within
their
own
communities.
C
We
wanted
to
encourage
them
to
do
that,
give
them
as
much
information
and
education
about
what
was
available
that
they
could
enjoy,
even
within
the
covid
limitations,
and
then
in
particular,
acquaint
them
with
our
ten
branded
road
trips
within
nevada,
all
of
them
hub
out
of
our
metro,
centers
of
reno
and
las
vegas,
and
we
wanted
to
encourage
them
as
their
comfort
level
increased
to
entertain.
The
idea
of
you
know,
visiting
our
amazing
state
parks
taking
a
day
trip
an
overnight
stay
and
particularly
around
the
holidays.
A
E
Thank
you
chair,
and
I
know
you
were
touching
on
the
revenue
and
I'd
like
to
touch
a
little
bit
on
the
budget
reduction.
So
I
want
to
jump
over
to
decision
unit
d600
and
I
know
the
recommendations
are
to
have
a
reduction
over
the
fiscal
year
display
of
2022
and
fiscal
year,
23
of
about
1.8
million.
C
Well,
our
overall
programmatic
reduction
of
over
2.7
million
will
affect
our
engagement
with
international
markets.
However,
the
entire
industry
really
doesn't
see
a
lot
of
long-haul
visitation
in
the
coming
fiscal
year.
C
Industry
wide.
We
don't
anticipate
our
traditional
international
markets
really
returning
until
2023,
so
that
was
sort
of
not
an
easy
decision
to
make
and
certainly
we'll
be
in
touch
with
those
markets
and
monitoring.
C
As
I
said,
my
presentation,
the
travel
sentiment
from
those
global
markets,
but
we're
we
are
unfortunately
going
to
have
to
reduce
our
media
buying
ability
domestically
in
the
domestic
markets.
We
traditionally
engage
with
my
deputy
director
and
she
also
acts
as
our
chief
marketing
officer
is
on
the
call
if
she
wanted
to
weigh
in
on
any
of
the
details
and
the
reductions
next
year.
E
C
Absolutely,
yes,
that's
that
you
know
full
recovery
of
we're,
only
anticipating
being
seven
percent
down
in
fy23.
C
So
all
of
the
programmatic
changes
really
mean
we're
spending
less
in
domestic
markets
on
marketing
and
pr,
so
that
means
fewer
digital
ads,
a
reduced
ability
to
create
new
campaigns
and
and
messaging
that
sort
of
thing.
Okay.
However,
oh
I'm
sorry,
however,
we
do
have
a
very
strong
in-house
marketing
team
and
even
though
we've
had
a
reduction
in
staff,
those
people
have
really
redoubled
their
efforts
to
take
on
as
much
work
in-house
as
possible.
E
And
then
sticking
in
the
budget
reductions,
I
know
that
not
only
are
we
having
reductions
to
marketing
and
advertising,
but
also
the
rural
marketing
grants,
can
you
can
you
walk
me
through
the
same
question?
What
what
kind
of
impact
do
we
see
to
the
rural
marketing
partners
with
the
reduction
to
this
program.
C
I
believe
we
only
had
a
reduction
in
the
our
projects
related
to
tourism
grants
that
was
under
advisement
by
the
governor's
finance
office.
Those
grants
it's
much
smaller
amount
than
our
marketing
grant
awards
and
those
are
intended
to
be
used
for
infrastructure
projects,
but
the
same
you
know
our
marketing
grant
award
pro
program
is
meant
to
bolster
our
tourism
partners,
ability
to.
F
C
Only
align
and
leverage
our
domestic
marketing
but
be
stronger,
regionally
with
their
own,
so
any
reduction
in
grant
awards
does
mean
just
fewer
dollars
that
we're
able
to
share
with
our
tourism
partners.
E
Okay
and
then
I
could
chair
just
one
follow-up
and
it's
still
in
budget
reductions,
but
in
staffing
and
office.
Okay,
thank
you.
Okay
and
my
last
question
was
regarding
your
positions
in
southern
nevada
and
your
the
the
space
where
you
guys
used
to
be
housed
in
your
current
space.
So
you
used
to
have
two
positions.
I
know
one
position
due
to
the
pandemic
had
to
be
laid
off
in
june
2020..
So
the
only
position
left
in
southern
nevada
is
an
I.t
specialist.
E
Correct
so
and
I
know,
there's
a
savings
in
the
positions
and
also
the
the
moving
of
offices.
You're
you're,
now
housed
at
the
nevada
state
museum.
But
how
does?
How
are
you
as
a
department?
How
are
you
effectively
collaborating
with
las
vegas
area,
tourism
and
well
tourism
organizations,
if
you,
if
you
don't,
have
any
staff
in
southern
nevada
and
the
only
stuff
there
isn't
a
consumer-facing
staff,
it's
just
an
I.t.
C
Well,
I
can
tell
you
that
our
participation
with
tourism
partners
in
southern
nevada
is
very
strong,
steve
hill.
The
ceo
of
the
lbcva,
is
one
of
our
commissioners.
We
have
staff
engaged
with
our
las
vegas
territory,
tourism
partner
committee
and
we
engage
with
them
in
every
program.
We
entertain
and
certainly
the
savings
associated
with
that
office
closure.
C
As
I
was
looking
at
every
cost
savings
measure,
I
could
when
the
pandemic
first
hit,
and
we
were
very
concerned
about
our
financial
health
going
into
the
summer
it
just.
It
seemed
like
a
necessary
step,
but
as
we
kind
of
initiated
needs
assessment,
as
we
refill
positions,
we
will
absolutely
look
at
either
hiring
a
remote
staff
out
of
clark
county
in
las
vegas
or
looking
at
leasing
more
office
space
to
again
have
a
physical
hub
to
work
out
of.
E
Okay,
and
so
there
is
plans
to
possibly
reopen
a
las
vegas
office.
It's
just
concerning
to
me.
Like
I,
I
know
the
bulk
of
the
tourism
is
probably
in
southern
nevada,
so
to
not
have
southern
nevada
staff
and
have
it
all
yours
just
concerning
to
me,
but
that
was
the
that
was
it
for
me,
chair,
brooks.
Thank
you
so
much.
I
appreciate.
A
E
A
Thank
you
assemblyman.
I
I
think
that
we
can
just
walk
through
each
of
the
individual
budgets
now,
if
that's,
if
that
works,
for
you
directors,
glory.
C
Okay,
I
will
ask
my
finance
manager
g
matison.
Would
you
chairman
brooks,
would
you
prefer
to
just
look
at
the
enhancement
decision
units
or
how
would
you
like
to
prefer?
We.
A
Do
that
so
we,
I
think
we
have
some
individual
questions
on
each
individual
budget,
and
so
I
think
that
including
the
enhancements.
So
what
we'll
just
start
with
budget
1523,
the
tourism
development
budget
and
and
then
we'll
just
in
order
of
how
we
have
them
on
the
agenda
and
then
any
then
you
know
you
or
or
any
of
your
staff
can
answer
those
questions
for
us.
If
that
works.
For
you.
A
And
I
do
believe
on
the
tourism
development
budget.
Assemblywoman
gorlo
has
a
couple
of
questions.
C
For
the
record
brenda
scalari,
yes,
that
that
would
be
a
a
step
we
would
anticipate
doing.
We
really
do
consider
our
grant
program
of
the
heart
of
our
work
with
tourism
partners
and
at
the
top
of
the
list,
a
prioritized
program.
C
B
For
the
record
angie
matisson,
that
is,
that
is
correct.
C
And
that
amount
of
which
is
only
a
200
000
for
the
biennium
is,
is
one
of
our
is
really
secondary
to
the
marketing
grant
program,
which
is
1.65
million
per
year.
And,
as
I
said,
this
smaller
amount
of
money
is
meant
for
infrastructure
projects.
C
So
not
that
that
isn't
important,
but
we
certainly
consider
marketing
the
priority
in
that
we're
helping
our
smaller
destination
marketing
organizations
and
businesses
within
our
territory
structure
with
those
awards.
A
Thank
you
and
I
think
the
next
up.
We
have
budget
1530
nevada,
magazine
budget.
We
have
a
few
questions
on
that
budget.
I
believe
senator
dennis
has
a
question.
F
I
do
thank
you,
mr
chair,
so
I
want
to
talk
about.
You
know
you.
You
briefly
mentioned
it
in
your
intro
and-
and
we
heard
also
in
the
in
the
pre-session
stuff,
but
talk
about
how
you're
gonna
improve
your
long-term
financial
stability
with
the
magazine.
C
C
We
did
have
that
workshop
with
meredith
media,
which
is
the
largest
publisher
in
the
country.
We
did
surveys
of
readers
and
advertisers
to
try
to
determine
the
best
path
forward,
to
revise
the
business
model
to
be
more
future
focused.
C
The
readership
has
decreased
in
the
past
decade
and
we
know
that
we
have
to
appeal
to
younger
readers.
So
that
means
a
change
in
you
know
the
editorial
outline
and
the
type
of
content
produced.
C
So
that's
step
one
and
in
the
in
the
past
year
the
magazine
has
reduced
to
become
a
quarterly
publication,
so
it
will
be
saving
those
production
costs
and
really
the
the
big
step
and
the
the
one
that
you
know
was
difficult
to
do.
Mid
pandemic
was
to
reach
out
to
other
advertising
sectors
based
on
different
types
of
content
and
the
appeal
to
those
businesses
to
advertise
in
the
in
the
magazine
very
difficult
to
do
in
a
in
a
recession
and
middle
of
a
pandemic.
C
When
most
businesses
were
struggling
with
their
bottom
line,
so
we're
really
hoping
to
make
that
big
transition
in
the
coming
fiscal
year
so
that
the
magazine
will
not
only
be
sustainable
but
have
these
new
areas
of
growth,
both
with
distribution
of
their
advertising
base
and
their
readership
meg.
Do
you
have
anything
to
add
to
that?
C
G
F
G
Our
last
item
of
our
last
production
was
our
ghost
town
book,
which
produ
proved
phenomenally
successful.
So
you
know
working
on
that
premise.
We
have
a
lot
of
niche
areas
that
our
readership
loves,
which
are
you
know,
trains
ghost
towns,
road
trips,
things
like
that,
so
those
are
all
under
consideration:
we're
still
working
on
marketing,
that
ghost
town
book
to
its
fullest
extent
and
selling
out
the
copies
of
that
that
we
have
so
again
everything
sort
of
got
put
on
hold
for
2020.
G
F
And
and
that's
an
interesting
concept,
because
you
see
that
all
the
time
right
in
magazines
where
they
like
time
magazine,
will
have
a
special
like
collector's
edition
or
something
that
can
do
that.
So
that's
good
that
you're
looking
at
those
kind
of
things.
What
about
potential
expenditure?
Reductions
that
you
that
I
know
you've!
You
went
from
six
to
four
magazines.
Is
there
other
savings
that
you
guys
have
contemplated.
G
You
know
we're
always
looking
for
savings
opportunities
for
sure
we're
down
to
a
staff
of
five
right
now
so
we're
about
as
lean
and
mean
as
we
can
get
in
that
arena.
We
don't
have
any
in-state
travel
really
happening
at
this
point.
So
we've
cut
back
on
every
area
where
we
had
expenditures.
We
we
don't
tend
to
run
with
a
lot
of
expenses.
We
don't
I
mean
I
can't
think
of
a
single
thing
that
we
purchase
annually.
G
F
Do
you
do
you,
do
you
print
the
magazine
in-house
or
is
that
out
outsourced
it.
G
Is
outsourced
we
go
through,
you
know
the
budget
process
and
we
have
it
outsourced.
G
We
did
say
they
were
incredibly
kind
to
work
with
us
when
we
went
from
bi-monthly
to
quarterly.
We
changed
our
print
size.
We
went
from
80
pages
to
96
pages.
They
gave
us
a
heck
of
a
discount
on
that.
We
are
confined
by
the
I'm,
drawing
a
blank
on
the
name
of
the
agency.
That
does
our
procurement
for
us,
but
you
know
the
bid
went
out
and
they
were
chosen
to
do
it
so
that
they
are
the
cheapest
printer.
We
had
available
to
us.
F
A
Thank
you.
Senator
and
assemblyman
levitt
has
a
question
as
well.
H
Yeah,
so
I'm
I'm
looking
over
the
the
the
revenues
dedicated
towards
the
nevada
magazine,
and
I
just
wondered
if,
if
the
magazine
had
ever
been
self-sustainable
like
or
if
or
if
your
business
model
leads
towards,
that
being
self-sustainable
being
a
being
a
publication,
you
you
know
in
an
ideal
world
you'd
want
the
revenues
that
the
magazine
brings
in
to
pay
for
the
publication
and,
above
and
beyond
so
has
it.
H
That
way,
or
has
it
always
been
subsidized
by
like
by
fun
by
funding
from
for
by
public
funding.
C
Well,
I
I
can
speak
to
it,
which
is
that
the
magazine
has
been
subsidized
through
a
legitimate
pathways,
which
is
travel.
Nevada
quite
often
needs
the
magazine
to
execute
as
our
publishing
arm,
but
certainly
because
it's
an
enterprise
fund,
it
is
somewhat
restricted
from
just
a
blatant
subsidy
that
isn't
tied
to
a
legitimate
need,
so
it
has
been
difficult.
I
think
both
of
us
are
the
first
to
admit
that
and
we're
really
trying
to
structure
the
magazine
to
be
a
healthy,
self-sustaining
business.
C
I
we
wanted
to
have
the
cash
reserves
not
to
have
to
be
overly
cautious
or
not
grow
editorially,
and
we
would
would
love
to
reach
the
point
where
it
can
flourish
and-
and
you
know,
have
the
money
to
expand.
C
As
meg
mentioned
the
ghost
town
book,
some
of
the
merchandise
they
sell
it's
digital
subscriptions,
there
are
always
more
ideas,
but
the
the
revenue
to
expand
upon
those
and
make
those
successful
is
just
so
limited
right.
Now
that
it's
difficult,
but
I'm
I'm
really
not
just
hopeful,
I'm
confident
that
the
magazine
can
make
this
transition
and
stay
with
us
for
decades
to
come,
because
I,
I
think,
all
of
us
honor
and
cherish
its
legacy
and
want
to
see
it
grow
and
change
to
meet
a
modern
readership.
A
B
Thank
you
chairbook,
as
I
just
wanted
to
say
that
I
truly
enjoy
the
nevada
magazine.
Thank
you
so
much.
I
personally
like
the
hard
copy
having
it
and
I've
saved
a
couple,
because
it's
been
such
a
great
educational
piece
of
finding
little
places
that
I
had
no
idea
existed,
and
so
my
family
and
I
we
have
done
some
short
trips
and
explored
a
little
bit
based
on
your
magazine,
and
I
I
think
that
that's
part
of
the
value
of
the
magazine.
B
B
It's
it's
been
a
delight
to
read
again
I
like
the
hard
copy,
but
I
realize
I'm
not
one
of
the
younger
readers,
and
so
I'm
not
the
ones
that
we're
trying
to
market
to,
but
thank
you
again
for
all
that
you're
doing.
A
I
would
like
to
give
you
the
opportunity
to
I
I
like
assembly,
woman,
gorlo
and
so
many
other
nevadans
use
and
appreciate
all
of
the
travel
nevada
content
and
the
nevada
magazine.
It's
just
a
it's
just
a
piece
for
our
state
like
to
give
you
the
opportunity
to
tell
tell
anyone
watching
where
can
they
find
the
nevada
magazine?
Where
can
they
find
the
ghost
town
publication
and
also
what's
the
best
way
to
access
travel,
nevada's
mini
offerings.
C
G
Okay
for
the
record
meg
mueller
in
nevada
magazine,
the
magazine
is
racked
around
the
state,
walgreens
barnes
and
noble
grocery
stores.
We
actually
have
a
list,
a
list
of
location
retails
on
our
website,
with
a
map
that
you
can
find
where
you
can
pick
up
the
copy.
The
best
way
to
get
it,
of
course,
is
to
subscribe,
and
it's
much
cheaper
that
way
as
well.
G
The
ghost
town
book
I
believe
currently
is
for
sale,
probably
just
a
handful
of
small
museums,
but
it's
predominantly
available
on
our
website
that
we
can
ship
it
out
to
you.
That's
the
best
place
to
get
all
of
that.
So
that's
where
our
products
are.
A
Well,
I
believe
that
is
all
the
questions
we
have
on
this
particular
budget
item
and
which
would
move
us
to
the
next
budget
item,
which
is
the
24,
the
nevada
humanities
budget,
and
I
believe
that
we
have
assemblywoman
peters,
has
a
few
questions
on
this
particular
budget
item.
B
What
what
a
cool
hub
for
our
art
communities
and
our
our
cultural
communities
to
access
funds
to
keep
their
programs
going
and
reviewing
this
budget
makes
my
heart
so
sad,
because
so
many
of
these
entities
that
utilize
the
program
are
small
and
really
these
grants
make
a
huge
difference
to
their
ability
to
keep
going
in
their
communities
and
know
that
the
cuts-
not
it
not.
B
C
Grantees
for
the
record
director
scalari,
we
do
have
christina
barr
on
the
call
and
she
is
the
director
of
nevada
humanities.
Who
will
speak
to
that.
I
Good
morning,
everybody
I'm
for
the
record,
I'm
christina
barr,
the
executive
director
of
nevada
humanities
and
thank
you
so
much
for
those
kind
words.
I
want
to
thank
all
of
you
for
your
support
for
nevada
humanities
and
our
work
over
the
past
50
years.
2021
is
actually
marks.
I
The
50th
anniversary
of
nevada,
humanities
and
our
service
to
the
state
we'll
be,
of
course,
be
celebrating
our
50th
anniversary
next
year,
when
it's
possible
together
in
person,
so
we've
just
we've,
just
we're
going
to
do
50
more
in
20,
20
2022.,
but,
as
most
of
you
know,
nevada
humanities
is
nevada's
501c3
nonprofit
partner
of
the
national
endowment
for
the
humanities
and
operates
under
a
congressional
mandate
to
provide
humanities-based
educational
services
and
cultural
services
to
all
nevadans
as
nevada
state
humanities
council,
when
our
nation's
arts
and
humanities
councils
were
created
by
congressional
mandate,
all
of
the
state
arts
councils
were
designated
as
state
agencies.
I
I
I
like
to
say
this
because
I
think
a
lot
of
people
don't
understand
that
that
that
we're
actually
congressionally
mandated
to
operate
in
the
state,
which
is
one
of
the
reasons
that,
despite
this
operational
difference,
it
was
intended
by
congress
that
both
agencies
operate
with
the
support
of
the
state
and
the
state
of
nevada
has
supported
nevada
humanities
in
a
variety
of
ways,
since
its
founding
in
1971
and,
of
course,
we're
now
part
of
the
department
of
tourism
and
cultural
affairs,
nevada
humanities.
I
In
our
work,
we
provide
direct
grants
to
nevada's
nonprofit
organizations
to
fund
humanities-based
public
programs
that
encourage
community
engagement
and
projects
include
a
wide
range
of
programs
and
events
that
explore
local
culture
and
nevada's
diverse
heritage,
our
unique
places,
and
we
also
promote
civic
engagement
by
nevadans
in
their
communities
through
our
work
and
our
programmatic
grants
are
significant
across
the
strait.
As
you
mentioned,
they're
very
small
organizations,
they're
often
local
historical
societies
that
are
augmenting
the
work
of
our
tourism
organizations
and
also
just
our
community
health
and
nevada.
I
Humanities
is
also
in
2020
had
a
significant
role
in
distributing
funds
to
aid
in
the
recovery
of
our
cultural
infrastructure.
During
the
pandemic
in
2020
we
distributed
360
000
in
cares
act
funds
to
our
cultural
non-profits
last
summer,
we're
actually
poised
to
allocate
almost
twice
that
approximately
7
000
in
american
rescue
funds
to
nevada's
nonprofit
organizations
and
the
cultural
institutions
to
support
coven
19
recovery.
That
is,
if
congress
approves
the
stimulus
bill
currently
being
debated
in
congress.
I
So
if
that
goes
forward,
we're
going
to
have
an
incredible
amount
of
work
to
do
for
that
process
and,
as
you
know,
the
governor's
budget
has
suggested
a
20
cut
to
our
funding
totaling,
a
reduction
of
25
000
for
each
year,
leaving
100
000
for
each
year,
rather
than
the
125
000.
That
was
established
during
the
last
biennium,
and
I
just
want
to
point
out
that
the
pass
biennium
was
the
first
biennium
of
recovery.
I
I
I
I
We
see
on
the
front
lines
how
desperate
they
are
so
we're
working
extremely
hard
to
make
sure
they
have
some
support
to
survive
this
pandemic,
and
I'm
sure
you
guys
are
well
aware
of
this
as
you're
doing
your
work
and
investigating
the
condition
of
the
state,
but
just
know
that
we
see
this
so
deeply
in
our
communities.
In
rural
communities
in
particular-
and
this
has
just
been
hard
for
everyone
to
bear-
we
also,
as
I
mentioned,
need
to
be
on
deck.
I
These
dollars
are
also
leveraged
by
our
grantees.
We
have
a
wonderful
leverage
rate
for
every
dollar
we
grant
to
an
organization.
They
are
able
to
raise
an
average
of
ten
dollars
locally.
If
we
have
to
reduce
this
amount
of
funding,
that
private
leverage
will
be
lowered
as
well,
and
we
want
to
keep
this
money
churning
in
our
communities.
It's
incredibly
important,
especially
at
this
moment,
and
of
course,
we
also
do
educational
enhancements
across
the
state.
We
produce
the
online
nevada
encyclopedia,
which
is
used
by
k-12
classrooms
and
beyond.
I
Actually,
everyone
uses
it,
and
at
this
moment,
kids,
who
are
homeschooling,
who
are
learning
from
home.
This
is
our
use
of
this
resource
has
skyrocketed
throughout
the
pandemic
and
we're
actually
planning
an
upgrade
for
that
encyclopedia
to
help
accommodate
teachers
in
particular,
who've
requested
more
and
more
curricula
to
help
them
use
the
resource.
It's
a
scholarly
resource,
it's
non-commercial,
it's
entirely
supported
with
federal
and
state
funds.
I
So
it's
really
important
that
we're
able
to
do
this
upgrade
and
if
we
do
not
have
these
funds
in
place,
we
may
not
be
able
to
do
that
upgrade.
So
that's
one
of
the
challenges
that
we're
facing
right
now
and
most
significantly,
the
loss
of
these
funds
raises
the
potential
that
we
may
be
not
able
to
meet
our
one-to-one
federal
match
requirement.
As
nevada
state
humanities
council,
we
rely
on
these
funds
to
be
able
to
meet
that
match.
I
We
need
to
raise
a
certain
amount
of
cash,
it's
one
to
one
in
cash
and
cost
share,
and
if
we
so,
for
example,
we
brought
in
last
year
842
000,
almost
843
000
in
neh
federal
funds
into
the
state
if
we
do
not
have
the
ability
to
match
that
it
jeopardizes
that
funding.
So
I
just
wanted
to
raise
that
and
we're
very
aware
that
in
a
time
of
crisis
that
this
is
a
challenge
for
all
of
you,
but
but
just
know
that
it's
really
critical.
I
We
also
felt
that
the
20
cut
felt
excessive
and
we
would
love
you
know
if
you
could
consider
that.
Possibly
a
reduction
of
that
or
the
elimination
of
that.
We
would
be
extremely
grateful.
B
Thank
you
so
much
for
that
detailed
discussion
of
nevada
humanities.
I
can
just
real
quick.
Do
you
have
an
estimate
of
how
much
we
could
potentially
be
losing
from
that
federal
national
endowment?
Because
of
this,
these
25
000
cuts.
I
My
understanding
of
that-
and
I
can
get
more
detail
about
that
to
you
something
when
peter's
definitely,
but
we
struggle
to
make
that
match
every
year
and
this
year
in
particular,
because
of
the
nature
of
grant
making
and
the
nature
of
the
cost
share,
that
we're
able
to
leverage
through
our
grantees
was
lower,
because
one
of
the
problems
was
that
for
all
the
grants
that
we
were
able
to
give
this
year
and
last
year,
many
of
the
programs
didn't
happen
because
of
the
nature
of
the
shutdown,
and
so
we
had
to
push
all
of
that
forward
in
time
some
people
were
able
had
to
return
their
money.
I
Some
people
had
to.
We
actually
didn't
want
the
money
back.
We
said:
look,
you
know.
We
know
that
this
will
be
fixed.
We
just
need
time
to
see
this
through
so
hang
on
to
it
and
keep
it
moving
forward.
So
eventually
we
may
be
able
to
garner
some
of
that
back,
but
at
this
moment
in
time
it
is
particularly
jeopardizing
that
particular
match
component
of
the
federal
funds.
So
we
really
do
rely
on
this.
I
B
Thank
you
and
following
up
with
those
those
quantifications,
if
you
can,
that
would
be
really
helpful
and
you
can
send
that
through
staff,
so
that
we
can
all
have
access
to
that.
And
then
I
just
had
just
a
real
quick
follow-up
on
the
operations
of
nevada,
humanities
and
and
your
access
to
federal
cares
dollars
or
ppp
loans
or
other
things
that
were
able
to
keep
you
guys
operating
solvents,
solvently
or
as
as
whole
as
possible.
Did
you
guys
have
access
to
those
kinds
of
resources
through
the
federal
mechanism.
I
I
A
Thank
you,
assemblywoman
peters,
and
thank
you
miss
barr.
I
I
think
that
everything
that
is
in
this
budget
travel,
nevada
and
nevada
magazine.
But
what
you
do
as
well
is,
is
even
more
important
as
our
state
grows,
our
state's
getting
so
big.
So
many
people
are
from
somewhere
else
or
they're,
born
right
in
the
middle
of
a
city
and
don't
really
get.
A
I
think
that
a
thorough
understanding
of
the
culture
of
nevada
and
history
of
nevada-
and
I
I
think,
back
to
eighth
grade
down
in
las
vegas-
and
you
know
I'm
multi-generational
nevadan
and
most
of
my
family's
from
the
rurals,
but
I
was
born
in
las
vegas
and
my
miss
miller
at
hyde
park
middle
school
in
the
eighth
grade,
teaching
me
or
seventh
grade
teaching
me
nevada,
history
and
and
some
of
those
lessons
and
things
that
I
learned
in
that
class
that
have
kind
of
helped
helped
me
throughout
the
rest
of
my
life
that
so
many
folks
in
nevada
don't
get
right
now.
A
So
it's
really
important
that
we
continue
to
maintain
the
culture
and
history
of
nevada
and
educate
all
of
all
of
the
nevadans
and
get
them
out
out
of
their
towns
and
go
look
at
what
a
wonderful
and
beautiful
place.
This
entire
state
is.
Thank
you
for
all
that
you
do
and
and
and
try
to
help
you
in
any
way
you
can.
A
I
think
that
is
it
for
this
particular
budget.
I
don't
see
any
further
questions
and
thank
you,
ms
barr.
I
think
that
will
move
us
to
2941
the
museums
and
history
budget
and
on
that
budget
I
I
know
that
assemblywoman
miller
had
a
question
or
two
I'm
not
sure.
If
any.
J
Other
members
do
as
well.
I
do
thank
you,
mr
chair.
My
questions
are
regarding
the
the
license
plate:
renewal
fees,
particularly
from
the
150th
commemorative
license
plate.
I
know
that
it's
very
specific
on
what
that
revenue
can
be
used
for
specifically
education
and
historical
initiatives,
but
it
seems
that
there
was
a
fair
amount
of
unspent
renewal
renewal
fees
for
those
license
plates.
So
I
was
wondering
how
did
you
intend
to
utilize
those
fees,
the
unspent
fees
from
the
previous
fiscal
years?
And
if
you
have
anything
projected
for
the
upcoming
biennium.
D
Thank
you.
This
is
myron
friedman,
I'm
the
acting
administrator
for
the
division
of
museums
and
history.
And
yes,
I
appreciate
that
those
funds
have
remained
and
and-
and
we
are
grateful
that
they
are
there-
we
do
have
plans
to
utilize
them,
they're,
really
kind
of
spread
across
all
of
the
state
museums.
D
The
pen,
the
pandemic
this
past
year
really
kind
of
stole
our
attention
on
many
other
many
other
areas.
So
we're
looking
forward
to
getting
back
on
track
with
a
lot
of
these
initiatives,
a
lot
of
the
funds
we
want
to
use
to
upgrade
our
wi-fi
capabilities
within
the
museums.
D
We
are
challenged
to
provide
the
kinds
of
of
digital
services
inside
the
museums
because
of
the
because
of
the
lack
of
infrastructure
and
wi-fi.
So
that
is
a
huge
priority.
We're
also.
D
I
G
D
On
natural
history,
exhibits
in
the
state
museum
in
carson
city,
the
funds
will
also
be
utilized
to
go
into
some
of
these
museums
and
look
at
some
of
the
more
popular
artifacts
that
make
tactile
representations
of
them,
which
helps
to
improve
access
and
learning
capabilities
for
people
who
have
disabilities.
D
This
also
will
be
used
to
develop
more
in-depth
audio
tours
throughout
the
museums,
and
then
we
need
collection
improvements
in
several
of
the
museums
that
hold
some
of
our
vast
archives
and
artifacts,
and
that's
at
the
nevada,
historical
society
and
also
at
the
indian
hills
facility
in
in
carson
city.
D
At
materials
for
off-site
school
programs,
so
if
you're
familiar
with
the
las
vegas
museum's
marvelous
traveling
trunks
program,
we
want
to
enhance
our
ability
to
make
materials
available
for
schools
to
check
out
and
take
nevada
history
into
the
schools.
And
then
also
we
have
big
improvements.
Coming
up
at
the
east
ely
railroad
depot.
D
We
have
sixty
one
thousand
dollars
a
year
mark
from
that
fund
to
go
into
their
new
exhibitions
that
will
update
their
exhibitions
that
are
currently
on
the
second
floor
of
the
depot,
but
also
to
utilize
the
first
level
to
improve
interpretation
with
a
enhanced
video
on
the
story
of
of
the
railroad
on
ely
and
on
the
on
on
the
impact
of
railroading
in
that
part
of
the
state.
J
Thank
you
for
that.
I
I
would
follow-up
chair.
J
I
would
like
to
just
to
be
very
specific
on
it
and
some
of
the
costs
that
you
addressed
on
what
you
anticipated
spending
it
on.
I
I
know
that
it's
it's
prohibited
to
spend
on
any
kind
of
general
operation,
administrative
functions
so
and
that
it
should
be
pertaining
specifically
to
educational
or
anything
that
preserves
the
historical.
You
know
relevance
and
heritage,
so
are.
Are
you
concerned
at
all
that
maybe
some
of
those
costs
that
that
you
anticipate,
could,
I
don't
know,
maybe
accidentally
slip
into
the
operational
or
administrative
functions.
D
I
don't
migrant
freedom
for
the
record.
I
don't
anticipate
that
we
have
a
a
great
need
to
use
these
funds
for
preserving
the
collections
and
for
enhancing
our
educational
capabilities,
particularly
through
digital
media,
but
also
through
enhancement,
to
the
exhibits
and.
J
And
one
final
question:
when
do
you
do
you
have
like
a
timeline
for
this
of
when
this
spending
will
occur,
any
kind
of
target
or
benchmark
dates
that
you're
looking
at.
D
A
A
Thank
you
assault,
woman
miller.
I
believe
that
is
all
the
questions
we
had
on
these
budgets
and
specifically
on
this
one,
the
and,
if
director
scolari,
if
you
wanted
to
make
any
kind
of
final
comments
or
kind
of
wrap
it
up,
and
thank
you,
mr
friedman,
for
what
you're
doing
and
also
for
presenting
for
us
today
and
answering
the
question
director
scolari.
If
you
want
to
wrap
it
up
for
us.
C
For
the
record,
brenda
scaleri-
I
just
want
to
thank
you
for
the
opportunity
to
have
this
dialogue
this
morning.
I'd
encourage
everyone
to
visit
our
our
websites,
travelnevada.com
and
nevadaculture.org.
C
We
also
have
our
2021
visitors
guide
being
distributed
the
first
week
of
march.
So
please
also
look
for
that
and
we're
happy
to
answer
any
follow-up
questions
you
may
have
thank.
A
You
very
much
thank
you.
I
I
do
have
a
question
from
levitt,
but
before
I
go
to
assemblyman
levitt,
where
can
we
find
that
travel
guide.
C
The
travel
guide
will
be
available
on
travelnevada.com.
You
can
sign
up
to
have
it
sent
to
you
and
we
also
have
it
distributed
we'll
be
in
the
legislature
in
the
lobby,
and
we
have
distribution
throughout
the
state
as
well.
H
Thank
you,
thank
you,
sure,
brooks.
I'm
sorry,
I
put
my
question
a
little
late.
It
just
it
popped
in
my
head.
So
as
far
as
the
museums
and
history
section,
we
have
a.
We
have
a
railroad
museum
in
southern
nevada,
it's
in
the
greatest
town,
in
nevada,
for
the
greatest
city
in
nevada,
in
boulder
city,
and
it's
in
from
what
I
hear
it's
one
of
the
most
frequent
in
museums
in
the
state,
and
so
I
wondered
if
there
was
any
funding
dedicated,
either
now
or
in
the
future,
towards
that
museum.
D
Thank
you,
myron
friedman,
acting
administrator
for
the
division
of
museums
and
history
for
the
record.
Thank
you
for
the
question.
Absolutely
we
have
at
the
entrance
to
the
greatest
city
in
the
state
of
nevada,
a
wonderful
railroad
museum
and
it
is
on
on
a
schedule
for
development.
D
So
this
is
not
just
any
kind
of
development.
This
is
a
major
imagination
of
a
of
a
railroad
experience
that
will
bridge
going
from
las
vegas
to
boulder,
with
a
train
experience
that
takes
people
for
miles
in
that
region
and
also
with
exhibits
on
historic
railroading
in
that
area,
which
gets
into
the
fascinating
story
of
how
they,
the
dam
and
sort
of
the
railroad
needs
that
were
required.
For
that.
D
It's
it's
really
a
fascinating
piece
of
nevada
history
in
ab-84,
the
conservation
bond
that
was
passed,
30
million
dollars
is
promised
to
the
museum
system.
25
million
of
that
is
earmarked
for
that
project.
D
D
We
have
a
wonderful
active
support
group
down
there,
that's
helping
with
this,
as
well
as
the
city
council
of
boulder,
which
is
very
involved
in
this,
and
I
have
an
upcoming
meeting
with
them
to
to
catch
up
on
on
where
we
are
with
that.
So
the
the
short,
the
short
answer
is
that
our
funding
is
really
right
now
dependent
on
these
conservation
bonds.
In
addition
to
future
fundraising,
we
will
do
in
collaboration
with
with
the
city,
council
and
and
and
people
in
that
area,
who
are
very
involved
in
this
project.
H
A
Nevadasouthern.Com,
thank
you
assemblyman.
I
I
think
we
should
take
every
opportunity
we
can
to
promote
our
our
wonderful
museums
and
and
publications
and
programs
that
we
have
here
in
the
state
so
that,
and
that
is
a
ability
and
I'm
gonna
have
to
we'll
have
to
debate
on
if
it's
the
best
city
in
I
think
I
might
live
in
that
one,
but
it
is
a
facility
outside
of
a
wonderful
city.
Yes,
sir.
D
Share,
may
I
comment
again.
Yes,
sir,
please
do
thank
you,
myron
friedman
as
part
of
that
conservation
bond.
I
also
want
to
mention
that
3.1
million
of
that
will
go
to
the
second
greatest
city
in
the
state
of
nevada,
which
is
ely
for
the
development
of
the
freight
barn
experience
on
the
easterly
railroad
depot
museum,
and
so
we're
very
excited
to
get
going
on
these
projects
and
we're
looking
forward
to
receiving
funding
through
that.
Thank
you
very
much.
A
Thank
you
miss
friedman
and
thank
you.
A
I
I
do
not
see
any
further
questions
on
any
of
these
budgets
or
for
the
department,
and
so
again
I
would
like
to
just
thank
director
scholarly
and
mr
freeman
thank
you
and
I
believe
we
are.
We
are
done
with
hearing
of
these
budgets
and
we
can
move
on
to
our
next
agenda
item,
which
today
is
public
comment
and,
if
broadcast
services,
if
you
could
make
sure
that
we
have
the
public
comment,
lines
open
and
give
folks
a
minute
to
call
in
or
sign
on,
if
they
have
not
already.
A
And
and
there's
a
overwhelming
there's
support
and
desire
from
this
committee
to
take
some
field
trips
on
the
weekends
during
this
session.
As
a
result
of
some
of
the
great
work
that
you
do
and
some
of
the
information
you've
shared
with
us
today,
and
so
I
think
that
that
will
be
in
in
the
planning
phases
here
for
the
next
couple
of
days
or.
A
B
I
I
A
Time,
thank
you.
I
appreciate
that.
Well,
that
would
be.
That
would
be
it
for
this
subcommittee
meeting
this
morning
and
we
will
be
back
tomorrow,
for
I
believe,
the
joint
full
I'm
not
mistaken,
and
with
that
we
can
adjourn,
have
a
wonderful
day.