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From YouTube: 3/11/2021 - Senate Finance and Assembly Ways and Means, Subcommittees on K-12/Higher Education/CIP
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A
Thank
you
very
much
for
all
your
assistance
this
morning
good
morning
and
welcome
to
the
joint
subcommittee
on
k-12,
higher
education
and
cip
and
secretary.
Will
you
please
call
the
roll.
B
A
B
A
A
Chair
dondera
loop
here
and
please
mark
senator
canzero
and
assemblywoman
beneath
thompson
present
as
they
arrive
members
just
a
reminder
to
mute
yourself
when
you're
not
talking
and
we
will.
A
Sorry
about
that,
I
just
paused
my
whole
brain.
So
today
we
are
going
to
be
listening
to
28
cip
projects.
It's
a
long
agenda,
including
projects
for
the
department
of
administration,
department
of
health
and
human
services,
department
of
the
corrections,
department
and
department
of
conservation
and
natural
resources
and
the
department
of
wildlife.
We'll
also
have
a
presentation
from
the
department
of
conservation
and
natural
resources
on
conservation
programs
recommended
to
be
funded
with
general
obligation
bonds.
I
am
not
going
to
go
through
our
standardized
remarks
on
nellis
and
the
legislative
website.
A
I
think
that
we
have
all
got
ourselves
used
to
being
in
this
virtual
world.
So
if
you
do
have
questions
there
is
a
help
link
on
the
nellis
website
that
you
can
click
on,
and
it's
very
clear
and
user
friendly.
So
this
morning
I
believe,
mr
gillis,
we
have
you
from
the
governor's
office
to
present
our
first
piece
of
information.
Am
I
correct.
D
That
is
correct,
madam
chair,
starting
video.
Now.
A
Perfect
and
after
all,
the
cip
projects
have
been
presented,
we'll
go
to
mr
lawrence,
so
go
ahead
and
begin
when
you
are
ready.
D
All
right
good!
Thank
you,
madam
chair
and
good
morning
again
morning
to
members
of
the
committee
for
the
record.
My
name
is
scott
gillis
senior
advisor
to
governor
sissellac.
D
If
you'll
indulge
me
I'd
like
to
provide
some
some
brief
background
and
context
on
the
item,
that's
before
the
committee
today
in
his
state
of
the
state
address
governor
cislak
outlined
his
priorities
for
responding
to
the
covet
19
public
health
emergency
and
for
ensuring
that
nevada's
economic
recovery
was
as
strong
as
possible.
D
D
It
is
the
governor's
ultimate
intention
to
ensure
that
the
state
infrastructure
bank
can
serve
as
a
tool
to
leverage
additional
capital
to
fund
future
investments
and
things
like
rural
broadband,
renewable
energy
transportation
improvements
for
those
of
you
who
who
recall
the
state
infrastructure
bank
was
authorized
by
the
legislature
in
2017,
but
has
never
been
funded
at
this
point
is
essentially
nascent
by
by
using
the
cip
to
formally
stand
up
the
bank.
D
D
So,
along
with
the
cip
request
that
was
in
the
governor's
recommended
budget,
the
governor's
office
has
also
sponsoring
a
bill
draft
request,
which
was
submitted
a
few
weeks
ago,
which
would
expand
the
types
of
eligible
projects
that
could
be
financed
through
the
state
infrastructure
bank
proposes
to
make
various
changes
begin
to
expand
eligibility
projects
and
to
make
sure
that
the
state
infrastructure
bank
can
execute
its
goals
as
expeditiously
and
quickly
as
possible.
D
Considering
the
situation,
the
state
is
in
right
now,
more
details
about
this
proposal
will
be
released
in
in
in
the
coming
weeks,
we're
still
working
on
finalizing
the
language,
the
bdr
language
with
lcb
legal.
D
But
ultimately
it
is
the
goal
to
make
sure
that
the
state
has
necessary
tools
to
to
to
meet
our
infrastructure
needs
in
the
short
term
and
for
years
to
come.
I
recall
testifying
on
the
state
infrastructure
bank.
When
I
worked
for
the
city
of
reno
in
2017,
I
believe
most
local
governments
saw
it
as
a
you
know
possible,
really
effective
tool
going
forward,
and
you
know
for
for
reasons.
I
don't
need
to
explain
to
to
the
committee.
D
It's
it's
never
been
funded
today,
so
we,
you
know
we'd
like
to
take
advantage
of
this
situation
now
and
and
fund
it
and
get
the
state
infrastructure
bank
up
and
running
and
ultimately
becoming
the
tool
that
it
was
envisioned
to
be
back
in
2017.
D
D
Legislature
approves
this
proposal.
You
know
we
anticipate
working
to
establish
the
state
infrastructure
bank
as
quickly
as
possible,
along
with
on
the
consideration
of
the
governor's
vdr
to
to
make
changes
to
the
mechanics
of
the
state
infrastructure
bank.
D
Ultimately,
strategic
investments
and
infrastructure
help
to
create
real
jobs
by
financially
facilitating
capital
projects
for
state
and
local
governments
through
the
infrastructure
bank.
We
believe
we
can
work
to
create
these
high-paying
construction,
job
and
development
jobs
now
in
the
short
term,
while
also
investing
in
some
of
the
much
needed
infrastructure
improvements
that
will
that
will
help
create
the
the
foundation
for
our
state's
economic
expansion.
You
know
for
for
years
to
come
and
with
that
I'm
happy
to
answer
questions
from
the
committee.
D
I
would
also
know
representatives
from
the
governor's
finance
office,
namely
director
brown,
as
well
as
the
state
treasurer's
office.
Senior
deputy
treasurer
eric
jimenez
chief
deputy
treasurer
tara
hagan
are
are
on
the
call
to
answer
the
more
of
the
technical
questions
that
I'm
sure
will
be
asked.
They'll
be
able
to
much
better
answer
those
questions
than
I,
but
with
that
I'm
happy
to
answer
questions
from
the
committee.
A
C
Thank
you
very
much,
madam
chair,
mr
gillis,
nice
to
see
you
thank
you
for
being
here
this
morning.
I
guess
because
we
did
this
in
17
and
we've
got
so
many.
C
And
they
may
not
be
as
familiar
with
an
infrastructure
bank
as
as
those
of
us
that
have
kind
of
watched
it
from
the
sidelines.
If
you
could
just
give
an
idea
of
really
what
the
goal
actually
is
of,
where
you
really
need
to
get,
I
I
think
we
all
want
to
get
to
the
same
place.
I
just
need
to
figure
out
how
you
guys
want
to
get
there
and
then
also,
if
you
can
share
any
of
the
statutory
changes
that
are
going
to
need
to
be
made.
C
If
you
can't
right
now,
I
understand,
but
if
you
could
give
us
a
heads
up
on
some
of
them,
so
that
we
know
what
to
plan
for
and
then
the
third
part
of
the
question
is
just
basically
walk
us
through
how
it's
going
to
get
set
up.
How
we're
going
to
do
the
the
oversight.
I
know
the
first
step
would
be
your
board
of
directors
how
the
timing
is
going
to
work.
There's
a
lot
of
pieces
to
this
puzzle
that
will
have
to
be
put
together
before
it
actually
hits
the
ground
running.
D
Sure,
thank
you,
madam
chair.
If
it's
okay
with
you
all
I'll
I'll,
take
part
to
your
question
and
defer
to
mr
jimenez
on
on
on
one
and
and
in
parts
of
three,
but
in
terms
of
the
the
media,
please.
Thank
you.
Okay,
thank
you
appreciate
it.
D
So,
with
respect
to
the
bdr
again
still
working
through
it
happy
to
share
conceptually
what
we're
trying
to
accomplish,
which
is
ultimately
ensuring
that
we
can
expand
the
types
of
projects
that
the
state
of
infrastructure
bank
would
be
able
to
assist
in
financing
for
for
local
and
state
government.
You
know,
I
think,
my
recollection
of
the
discussions
in
2017
and
the
way
we
read
the
bill
currently
or
excuse
me.
We
read
the
statute
currently.
D
Is
that
it's
really
driven
towards
transportation
projects
it
you
know
it
lives
in
ndot,
it
would
be
staffed
generally
by
ndot,
and
what
we're
looking
to
to
create
flexibility
on
is
projects
other
other
than
transportation,
whether
it
be
like
I
mentioned
before,
rural
broadband
or
potential
renewable
energy
projects
or
other
utility
infrastructure
projects
that
local
governments
may
need.
D
D
So
the
hope
is
that
this,
the
the
board
of
ultimately
excuse
me
infrastructure
bank
and
its
board,
would
ultimately
be
able
to
be
that
effective
tool
for
for
local
government
to
help
with
with
these
projects,
we
look
at
looking
at
revisiting,
who
would
sit
on
the
board
likely
to
have
more
of
a
potential
renewable
energy
conservation,
resiliency
context
for
those
board,
members
and
and
and
those
those
are
the
primary
changes,
and
with
that
I'll
I'll
defer
to
mr
amanda's
on
you
know
the
the
intention
of
how
the
state
infrastructure
bank
would
be
used
going.
F
Forward
yeah,
thank
you,
mr
gillis
and
madam
chair,
eric
mendez
with
the
treasurer's
office
for
the
record.
I
think
the
purpose
of
the
state
infrastructure
bank-
and
I
think
this
is
really
a
credit
to
the
foresight
of
the
legislature
back
in
2017-
is
that
right
now
we
don't
have
a
centralized
resource
for
infrastructure
projects
across
state
and
local
governments.
F
We
have
public
works
that
does
its
projects
and
then
our
local
governments
kind
of
do
what
they
can
fund
and
there's
not
that
centralized
resource
to
identify
buckets
of
funding,
to
identify
projects
that
are
not
just
shovel
ready
but
shovel
worthy
which
create
the
you
know
the
best
economic
development
for
our
state
and
the
most
jobs
or
meet
the
demands
of
a
particular
region.
So
we're
really
thinking
about
the
state
infrastructure
bank
holistically
and
how
we
can
bring
all
local
governments
to
the
table
and
evaluate
the
types
of
projects
that
we
need
and
determine.
F
F
I
would
also
note
that,
with
the
changes
to
the
american
rescue
plan
that
will
be
signed
by
the
president,
I
think
today
or
tomorrow,
there
there's
a
focus
on
water,
wastewater,
broadband
infrastructure
and
those
other
types
of
projects
related
to
work
and
education.
We
want
to
make
sure,
through
this
request,
for
the
cip
and
through
the
governor's
bill
draft
request,
that
we
can
take
advantage
of
those
projects
through
the
american
rescue
plan
and
then
get
them
off
the
ground
as
soon
as
possible.
F
Madam
chair,
I
think
the
third
part
of
your
question
was
kind
of
a
process
timeline
question
so
mechanically
under
statute.
The
director
of
ndot
has
to
notify
the
governor
and
the
head
of
lcb
that
there
is
enough
money
in
the
bank
to
stand
it
up.
So
what
this
would
be
would
be
the
first
step
in
that
process,
so
once
we
would,
theoretically,
if
the
legislature
approved
it,
get
that
75
million
dollars,
we
could
start
the
process
from
that
point,
the
board
of
directors
could
begin
meeting
could
set
bylaws
and
could
start
identifying
projects.
F
Our
goal
is
to
really
get
this
moving.
If
we
can
this
calendar
year,
because
we
know
that
nevada's
need
to
get
back
to
work
as
soon
as
possible,
and
I
think
I
hope
that
answers
your
question.
But
if
you
have
anything
else,
please
let
me
know.
C
And
madam
chair,
if
I
may,
I
don't
want
to
monopolize
all
the
time,
but
if
I
could
briefly
follow
up
with
mr
jimenez
so,
but
when
we
issue
bonding,
that's
typically
in
the
fall,
and
I
think
one
of
the
concerns
that
I
have
is
you
know
I
totally
understand
shovel
ready
projects,
let's
get
it
out
there.
We
need
to
keep
people
working.
I
totally
get
that,
but
by
the
time
you
get
geared
up
and
ready
to
go
and
then
you're
looking
at
possibly
getting
the
bonding
out
in
the
next
year.
C
I
would
hate
to
see
us
lock
up
any
general
obligation
bonds
that
could
be
used
for
things
right
away
while
we're
waiting
to
get
this
going.
So
I
think
once
we
see
the
bill
draft,
we'll
get
a
better
idea
of
where
we
think
that
timing
needs
to
be.
We
would
hate
in
the
past,
we've
seen
money,
sit
and
wait
to
be
used
and
it
could
have
gone
to
other
things.
C
So
I
would
hate
to
see
the
same
thing
happen
with
this
bonding
and
I
guess
I
have
one
other
quick
question
and
I'm
I'm
not
sure
who
could
answer
this.
One,
but
when
we
had
original
discussions
about
the
infrastructure
bank
and
it
was
going
to
be
in
the
department
of
transportation,
there
was
this
natural
linkage
to
public
works,
and
I'm
not
sure
if
that
linkage
is
still
going
to
be
there,
and
if
these
projects
will
be
done
through
the
public
works
realm.
B
C
Know
sometimes
the
devil
is
really
in
the
detail
on
these
things
and
we
know
there's
a
lot
of
folks
in
southern
nevada
that
are
going
to
be
looking
at
these
projects.
So
I
just
want
to
make
sure
if
we're
obligating
the
state
in
general
obligation
bonds
that
we
make
sure
that
we've
got
the
correct
process
in
there
and
where
does
public
works
fit
into
this
process?.
F
So
eric
commanders
with
the
treasurer's
office
for
the
record,
I
would
kick
the
bonding
timing
to
our
chief
deputy,
but
I
think
broadly,
madam
chair.
I
think
what
we're
thinking
about
is
a
very
collaborative
process.
So,
as
you
as
you
see
the
statute
today,
I
think
it
was.
It
was
primarily
focused
in
ndot.
We
are
looking
at
expanding
in
the
governor's
offices.
The
agencies
that
could
provide
support.
So
no
one
agency
is,
in
this
alone
we've
been
having
ongoing
conversations
with
public
works
and
I'm
they're
on
the
phone.
F
So
I'm
sure
they
can
answer
this
as
well.
The
idea
is
to
make
sure
that
the
board
of
directors
as
structured
and
expanded
could
fill
those
roles
with
staffing
needs
and
public
works
already
has
mechanisms
in
place
if
we
would
need
the
staff
or
the
expertise
if
there
were
a
say
public
works
type
project
that
we
could
take
advantage
of,
but
I
do
want
to
make
clear
for
the
record.
C
And
thank
you,
mr
jimenez,
that's
kind
of
where
I
needed
to
get.
I
just
wanted
to
make
sure
we've
had
issues
in
the
past,
where
we've
done
some
projects
and
I've
driven
by
the
project
in
one
of
our
remote
towns
and
seen
a
whole
lot
of
california
and
arizona
license
plates.
So
thank
you
for
putting
that
on
the
record.
I
do
appreciate
it.
Thank
you,
madam
chair
I'll,
yield
to
other
members
who
have
questions
and
thank
you
for
the
latitude.
B
Thank
you,
madam
chair.
Just
a
quick
question.
You
know
there
was
a
large
relief
package
passed
by
congress
yesterday
and
I
was
wondering
we're
obligating
general
fund
dollars
for
this,
and
I
don't
I
know
it's
soon.
You
may
not
have
had
a
chance
to
look
at
it,
but
it
seems
like
there
was
a
lot
of
funds
available
for
infrastructure
in
that
package.
Would
you
be
able
to
use
some
of
that
instead
of
general
fund
dollars.
D
Through
the
charity
assemblyman
scott
gillis
for
the
record,
I
think
that
remains
to
be
seen.
Those
are
obviously
options.
We're
gonna
seek
out
as
we
dig
into
everything,
that's
in
the
the
arp
and
how
it
may
be
used.
I
I
think,
if
there's
opportunity
to
you
know
use
you
know
one
shot
dollars
from
that
that
relief
package
for
for
this
goal
of
ours,
we'll
obviously
entertain
that
and
look
at
that.
You
know.
We
also
know
you
know
moving
past
the
arp
which
is
likely
to
be
signed.
D
I
believe
tomorrow
there's
also
discussion
and
been
in
the
news,
and
we've
heard
at
least
preliminarily
from
the
biden
white
house
that
they
they
are.
They
are
looking
to
pursue
a
larger
infrastructure
package
down
the
road.
I
don't
know
if
that's
the
end
of
this
calendar
year,
if
it's
2022.,
obviously
those
are
decisions
that'll
be
made
by
the
biden
administration
working
with
congress.
D
E
D
Our
understanding,
at
least
at
this
point
temporarily,
that
the
federal
government
may
be
looking
to
usher
that
money
to
two
states
through
state
infrastructure
banks,
so
that
I
think
that's
one
of
kind
of
the
tangential
benefits
of
of
the
kick-starting
the
state
infrastructure
bank
now
is
having
that
that
function
or
that
that
I
guess
that
that
tool
and
everything
set
up
for
when
and
if,
obviously,
additional
federal
dollars
come
for
infrastructure
projects.
D
B
I
I
would
appreciate
you
know
you
guys
taking
a
look
that
looks
like
you
are
and
thank
you,
madam
chair,
for
the
question.
A
Thank
you
very
much
assemblyman.
I
believe
assemblywoman
hadagi
had
a
question.
G
Actually
have
a
ton
of
questions
but
I'll
limit
it,
because
I
know
that
time
is
limited.
But
can
you
can
you
confirm
that
the
use
of
the
state
general
obligation
bonds
to
support
not
only
the
project's
associated
costs
but
or
the
use
of
operational
costs
and
to
provide
loans
and
financial
assistance
to
government
entities
is
an
appropriate
and
allowable
use
of
bond
funds?.
D
Through
the
chair
to
the
assemblywoman,
I
will
defer
to
chief
deputy
hagan
on
that
question,
but
our
the
answer
is
is
our
understanding
that
it
is.
But
I
will
let
her
film
the
details.
H
Good
morning,
chair
members
of
the
committee,
tara
hagan
with
the
treasurer's
office
for
the
record.
Yes,
assuming
that
the
legislature
would
approve
the
bond
issuance
for
the
governor's
recommended
75
million.
That
would
be
a
line
item
we
did.
We
would
anticipate
in
the
cip
bill
and
so
those
general
obligation
bonds
would
be
used
for
the
operations
and
capital
associated
with
the
bank.
And
so,
if
you
look
at
today,
we
do
have
precedent.
G
Thank
you.
I
am,
I
just
kind
of
want
to
go
back
to
what
mr
jimenez
was
talking
about.
I
know
he
described
how
now
we've
never
had
this
a
centralized.
G
You
know
bank,
where
people
can
go
for
these
for
dollars
for
infrastructure
dollars,
but
what's
the
benefit
like,
what's
the
benefit
to
having
the
state
go
to
the
infrastructure
bank
for
dollars
for
infrastructure
projects,
as
opposed
to
how
we're
doing
it
now
coming
through,
like
the
the
cip
budget
or
and
also
for
local
governments,
like
local
governments,
obviously
have
their
manner
of
getting
their
infrastructure
dollars
now?
What's
the
benefit
of
having
the
local
governments
come
to
a
state
infrastructure,
bank
or
infrastructure
dollars,.
F
This
is
eric
kamenetz
for
the
record.
Thank
you
assemblywoman
for
the
question.
I
think,
just
as
someone
who's
been
talking
to
local
governments
over
throughout
the
pandemic
on
their
infrastructure
needs,
many
of
them
have
indicated
that
they
need
help
right,
so
one
I
think,
there's
everyone's
short
staffed
at
all
stages
of
local
government.
Right
now.
Some
of
the
the
biggest
staff
to
take
cuts
are
often
planning
departments
and
kind
of
long-term
planning.
One.
F
The
state
infrastructure
bank
could
kind
of
serve
as
a
clearinghouse
for
what
projects
are
out
there
and
what
sources
of
financing
can
we
bring
to
the
table?
Is
there
a
public
financing?
Is
there
private
financing
that
could
partner
with
a
local
government?
You
know
and
identifying
what
is
the
best
and
most
efficient
use
of
those
dollars?
F
Those
infrastructure
banks
are
providing
technical
assistance
to
their
local
governments,
so
if
they
need
help
getting
a
project
off
the
ground,
how
does
the
state
infrastructure
bank
kind
of
come
in
and
maybe
do
some
feasibility
work
or
bring
another
water
project
to
the
table
or
get
a
power
line
bill?
So
I
think
this
is
a
little
bit
of
a
change
in
the
way
that
we've
done
things
in
the
past,
and
I
think
it's
important
to
note
that.
F
But
I
think
it's
a
really
good
step
in
making
sure
that
we're
holistically,
taking
a
look
at
all
of
our
infrastructure
needs
and
making
sure
that
we're
not
just
building
for
the
project
that
we
have
money
for
today,
but
we're
also
planning
for
the
infrastructure
needs
in
the
coming
decades.
G
And
if
I
could,
madam
church
just
one
last
follow-up,
please-
and
I
said
mr
jimenez-
I
see
where
the
benefit
to
local
governments
would
be,
and
I'm
just
trying
to
understand,
like
the
state
process.
Right
now,
the
state
comes
to
the
legislature,
four
dollars,
and
so
with
this
circumvent
them
having
to
come
to
the
legislature
for
dollars
for
projects,
they
will
go
directly
to
the
bank.
F
B
F
I
think
right
now,
you
know:
are
we
funding
projects
through
one
shots
from
the
cip,
when
we
could
be
financing
them
through
a
different
sort
of
debt
structure
through
the
infrastructure
bank?
So
I
think
one
we
need
to
understand
a
holistic
view
of
what
projects
are
out
there
and
some
might
make
sense
to
go
through
the
traditional
cip
project.
It's
really
just
going
to
depend
on
what
projects
are
out
there
and
we
won't
know
that
until
we
get
this
board
set
up
and
the
initial
capitalization
into
the
bank.
A
J
Dude,
thank
you,
madam
chair
might
be
for
mr
gillis,
I'm
not
sure
exactly
who
the
correct
person
would
be,
but
based
on
the
proposed
changes
that
you're
going
to
be
making
in
your
bill
draft
request.
Do
you
anticipate
that
charter
schools
would
be
eligible
for
loans
for
capital
costs
through
the
infrastructure
bank.
D
Through
through
the
charities
senator
key
keffer
off
the
top
of
my
head,
I
I
don't
know
the
eligibility
for
charter
schools
within
the
existing
state
infrastructure
bank
statutory
scheme,
but
that's
something
I'm
happy
to
look
at
and
as
we
work
through
the
language
of
the
bill
and
and
work
with
you
on
it,
that's
something
the
legislature
would
like
to
see
happen.
A
Thank
you
very
much
any
additional
questions
here.
C
Madam
chair,
if
I
could
just
do
a
quick
clarification,
absolutely
please.
Thank
you
very
much.
I
I
appreciate
that.
I
think
I
want
to
go
back
to
the
operations.
C
C
I
I
just
feel
like
it's
putting
like
paychecks
into
the
actual
long-term
mortgage
on
something,
and
I
I
guess
I
really
want
to
understand
the
thought
process
behind
that,
and
it
may
be
legal,
but
is
it?
Does
it
really
work
when
there
might
be
other
opportunities
to
actually
do
the
operational
money?
We
typically
don't
put
operational
money
into
a
long-term
indebtedness,
so
I
just
have
some
concerns
about
that,
especially
when
there
might
be
other
opportunities
out
there
to
fund
this
more
appropriately
in
a
regular
general
budget
sort
of
way.
H
Good
morning,
tara
hagan
again
for
the
record,
that's
an
excellent
point
and
I
think
obviously
there
are
some
legal
allowances
from
a
minimum
standpoint
when
you
issue
tax
exempt
bonds.
However,
when
we
go
to
issue
these
bonds
and
bring
them
forward
to
the
state
board
of
finance,
that's
part
of
what
we
will
look
at
in
terms
of
what's
the
best
financing
associated
with
this,
but
really
looking
at
that
operational
expenditures
to
be
more
of
a
de
minimis.
H
And
if
you
look
at
some
agencies
today,
do
utilize
bond
proceeds
that
de
minimis
amount,
that's
allowable
in
the
internal
revenue
service
code
to
be
able
to
fund
certain
positions
that
can
help
track
the
bond
expenditures,
et
cetera.
So
this
is
something
that
the
state
does
but
you're
absolutely
right.
We
always
want
to
make
sure
that
we're
matching
that
financing
to
the
life
of
the
asset
and
ensuring
that
you
know
we
look
at
all
those
ramifications
and
determine
at
the
time
and
bring
forward
to
the
board
of
finance
that
best
mechanism
for
that
financing.
C
And
I
appreciate
that
that's
was
was
a
very
good
answer,
made
it
very
understandable,
I
guess
just
as
as
a
legislature,
we
always
want
to
make
sure
that
you
know.
Ultimately,
we
end
up
having
the
responsibility
of
figuring
out
how
to
close
all
these
budgets
and
get
it
all
done
and
when
things
are
being
decided
outside
of
that
world
makes
us
want
to
ask
a
lot
more
questions
so
that
we
know
that
the
state
will
be
on
the
hook
for
these
and,
ultimately,
the
dollars
that
go
to
fulfill.
C
A
You
senator
brady
did
I
did
you
have
a
question.
C
I
did
thank
you
chair,
I'm
I'm
wondering
so.
I
first
of
all
100
agree
with
the
line
of
questioning
and
not
about
about
not
financing
operations
with
debt,
but
I'm
curious
about
it.
Is
there
a
fund
balance
and
so
we're
seeding
it
and
we're
putting
a
chunk
of
money
in
and
then
is
that
does
that
money
all
get
sort
of
expended
or
is
there
some
sort
of
rolling
level
of
dollars
that
are
always
in
the
account
that
we're
earning
interest
on
so
sort
of
the
reverse
side
of
the
question
is?
C
Is
there
going
to
be
some
earnings
or
some
of
the
other
things
we've
done
like
some
of
the
scholarship
programs?
Are
there
fees
that
we
collect
because
we're
contracting
out
with
providers?
Is
there
any
income
generation
that
then
could
also
help
to
pay
for
operations.
H
Good
morning,
terry
hagan,
again
I'll
take
the
sort
of
the
first
shot
at
this
in
terms
of
other
states
infrastructure
banks.
They
are
set
up
as
revolving
funds.
So
that's
pretty
typical
in
which
that
the
repayment
of
the
loan
with
the
interest
provides
those
funds
to
continue
that.
So
you
know,
obviously
that
would
be
up
to
the
board
of
directors
in
terms
of
loans
that
are
made
to
public
entities.
Is
that
a
zero
interest
or
is
it
below
market
rate,
but
ideally
as
the
as
the
fund
matures
and
as
the
board
continues
on?
C
A
Okay,
thank
you.
I
I
just
have
one
quick
question
and
I
I
don't
know
if
you,
if
I
miss
this
or
if
but
I'd
just
like
to
confirm
how
many
other
states
do
something
like
this
and
has
it
been
successful
and
what
have
they
done
this
process
with?
Is
it
the
same
type
of
public
works
process.
F
F
There
are
about
three
that
are
doing
it
well,
and
what
we've
done
over
the
last
12
months
is
really
take
a
hard
look
at,
and
some
of
you
that
are
on
the
finance
committees
know
that
we
we
did
a
study
to
to
understand
how
we
could
best
stand
up
the
state
infrastructure
bank
which
we're
happy
to
share
with
the
committee.
F
So
that's
really
the
genesis
behind
the
governor's
bill
draft
and
I
think
you
know
if
mr
gillis
wants
to
add-
I
think
that'd
be
appropriate,
but
we're
looking
to
finance
as
many
types
of
projects
as
we
possibly
can
so
anything
from
social
infrastructure,
so
education
and
health
care
to
water,
water
projects
and
renewable
energy.
That's
really
going
to
be
the
key
to
how
we
can
make
this
successful.
D
Thank
you,
madam
sheriff.
I
may
thank
you
eric
mr
jimenez
appreciate
that
not
a
whole
lot
to
add.
I
think
eric
covered
it.
You
know
other
than
to
say
you
know
we.
We
look
forward
to
you
know
coordinating
with
the
legislature.
I
think
this
is
one
of
those
areas
where
we
we
all
have.
The
the
same
goal
is
to
figure
out
a
way
to
get
more
infrastructure
projects
in
the
pipeline,
not
only
for
the
benefit
of
the
projects,
but
the
jobs
that
they
create.
D
A
F
Yes,
thank
you,
madam
chair.
Just
a
very
brief
question.
I'm
just
curious
on
the
bonds.
What
the
interest
rate
is
looking
like.
H
Currently,
karahigan
again
for
the
record,
so
we
did
general
obligation
bond
issuance
back
in
the
fall
and
I
believe
that
the
true
total
interest
cost
at
the
time
was
around
1.85
percent.
A
Okay
with
that,
I
think
I
have
no
more
questions,
so
I
thank
you
for
that
information
and
we
look
forward
to
the
bill
hearing
and
we
will
move
forward
to
the
department
of
health
and
human
services,
cip
budget
21,.
A
K
I
K
A
Mr
patrick,
I'm
sorry
good
morning
and
just
as
a
reminder,
we
only
need
to
cover
those
highlighted
areas.
We
probably
won't
have
time
to
do
the
entire
presentation.
A
So,
if
you'd
like
to
focus
on
those
ones
that
we've
identified,
that
would
be
great.
K
K
Hitting
the
highlighted
areas,
thank
you
very
much
with
me
today.
This
is
ward.
Patrick
administrative
state
public
works
division
with
me.
I
have
kent
lefevre,
our
deputy
administrator,
as
well
as
brian
walker.
Our
chief
planning.
K
Projects
by
the
budget
reductions
we'd
like
to
go
over
first
and,
as
you
can
see,
we've
the
presentations
today
have
covered
the
infrastructure
and
economic
development
program
number
s11
and
then,
as
you
introduced,
and
thank
you
for
that.
The
health
and
human
services
project
m02,
followed
by
department
of
corrections
cnr
as
well
as
wildlife,
mdow,
so
moving
to
the
affected.
Those
affected
by
the
prior
budget
reduction
see
a
list
of
projects
here
and
so
we'd
like
to
point
out
that
many
of
these
are
shovel
ready
and
the
designs
have
been
progressing.
K
K
K
Final
project
for
corrections
that
was
subject
to
reductions
is
the
yard,
fencing
at
southern
desert
and
high
desert
state
prisons,
and
that
has
progressed
to
the
schematic
design
level
and
corrections
is
looking
forward
to
that
project.
Getting
back
online
with
approval
of
the
cfcip,
then
we
have
the
heavy
equipment,
shop
and
renovation
in
elko
for
conservation
and
natural
resources.
This
is
an
in
the
in
ndf
facility
and
the
comfort
station
replacement
valley
of
fire
state
park
was
canceled,
and
so
there's
been
really
no
progress
on
the
design.
B
K
That
and
then,
finally
for
cnr,
we
have
the
park
facilities
and
ada
upgrades
at
fort
churchill,
which
is
a
shovel
ready
project.
So
these
projects
are
the
ones
affected
by
budget
reductions,
but
you
can
see
even
though
they
were
affected
by
budget
reductions,
we've
been
keeping
them
moving.
The
final
project
that
was
affected
is
the
construction
of
the
water
wells
and
water
systems
at
various
fish
hatchery
sites
just
want
to
give
some
perspective
of
that.
So,
as
you
see
these
projects
rolling
through
our
presentation
today,
you'll
see
that.
K
So
for
health
and
human
services,
you
know
this.
This
committee
is
used
to
seeing
six
eight
or
ten
ten
small
projects
fixing
plumbing
and
heating
and
air
conditioning
architectural
improvements,
security
improvements.
K
Well,
this
session
we've
been
meeting
with
our
board
regularly
and
come
up
with
a
a
concept
that
those
statewide
projects
that
we
do
that
are
roofing
and
ada
life
safety.
All
those
have
been
very
successful
and
we've
developed
administrative
policies
and
procedures.
So
we
so
the
thought
was.
Maybe
we
could
do
these
hhs
projects
in
a
similar
fashion.
That's
been
very
warmly
received
by
the
entire
executive
branch.
K
So
this
is
a
a
program
where
we're
asking
for
direct
funding
for
what
we
call
priority.
One
projects
those
are
planned
to
be
funded
within
our
estimates
and
then
we're
listing
priority
two
projects,
and
so,
when
funding
becomes
available
through
savings
on
these
priority
one
projects
we
plan
to
immediately
initiate
the
priority
two
projects
so.
K
A
great
benefit
in
the
utilization
of
cip
funding
is
the
the
funding
that
is
saved
would
then
go
right
right
to
work
after
it's
been
identified
as
being
safe
and
so
won't
be
waiting
for
the
2023,
cip
or,
given
that
this
is
for
your
money.
It
might.
Some
of
this
funding
may
have
been
sitting
in
the
wings
for
two
sessions
to
the
2025
cip.
K
So
these
are
some
of
the
primary
benefits
of
the
program,
but
again
implementing
these
projects
earlier
avoids
future
increased
cost
impacts,
avoids
system
failures
and
it
decreases
the
cost
of,
if
there's
a
possibility,
that
emergency
project
would
need
to
be
implemented.
L
K
Replaced
a
boiler
at
the
nams
campus,
the
northern
nevada,
adult
mental
health
services
campuses
on
building
one
we've,
replaced
a
air
handler
at
that
same
facility,
but
in
building
8a
again.
These
are
failures
with
24
7
cared
for
individuals
with
hhs
that
need
to
have
you
know,
heat
and
cooling
in
the
appropriate
times
a
year.
K
So
these
are
projects
that
fell
into
the
emergency
cross
progress
process,
and
so
we
had
to
relocate
these
individuals
and
and
inconvenience
the
programs
and
get
these
projects
done
in
a
in
a
big
hurry,
and
that
tends
to
be
where
some
of
the
absolute
best
design
decisions
can't
be
made
because
of
availability
of
equipment
in
the
in
the
vendor
community
other
similar
projects,
as
the
at
the
mint
here
in
town,
the
nevada
state
museum,
the
chiller
was
replaced.
K
Nevada
veterans
home
at
the
last
ifc
we
we
got
permission
to
start
a
chiller
project
which
that,
if
you
could
imagine
the
inconvenience
of
the
90
bed,
southern
nevada
state.
K
Seven
and
eight,
as
well
as
housing
unit
12,
where
had
to
be
shut
down
due
to
leaks
in
the
medium
temperature,
hot
water
and
so
there's
a
follow-on
project
to
that
to
improve
the
whole
loop
here.
So
there's
various
projects
that
have
been
priority:
two
projects,
but
we're
not
able
to
be
funded
and
so
you'll
see
in
our
book
here
that
we've
listed
sixteen
priority
two
projects.
K
So
if
there's
savings
in
these
first
19
projects,
we'd
be
able
to
initiate
some
of
those
and
hopefully
get
those
completed
within
this
four
year
period
of
the
sunset
money.
K
K
K
K
In
conclusion,
on
just
the
process
of
m02
being
a
big,
a
conglomerate
of
many
projects,
the
benefits
are:
cost
savings,
improved
utilization
of
cip
funding,
as
well
as
direct
agency
benefits.
K
So
I've
got
there's
19
projects
on
this
list
and
I'll
just
highlight
a
few
of
those,
and
so
these
will
be
more
of
the
larger,
more
critical
projects.
K
So
these
these
projects
are
located
at
nam's
campus,
northern
nevada,
adult
mental
health,
and
you
can
see
some
of
the
various
sub-projects
are
kind
of
listed
here
in
a
little
bit
of
an
archaic
manner,
we'll
go
through
those.
So
this
is
it
in
the
sparks
campus,
then
the
next
campus
that
has
work
is
the
kelly
any
youth
center.
So
there's
four
projects
projects
there
that
affect
both
the
housing
administration
building,
as
well
as
the
school
and
even
the
irrigation.
K
Well,
then,
the
next
project
set
of
projects
is
at
southern
nevada,
adult
mental
health
services-
five
projects
here.
So
this
is
off
the
west
charleston
on
what
we
call
the
west
charleston
campus,
and
so
you
see
here:
southern
nevada,
child
adolescent
services,
southern
nevada,
adult
mental
health
desert
regional
center
and
the
ross
and
neal
hospital
which
you.
B
M
B
M
K
Might
think
boy
that's
a
new
facility
and,
as
it
turns
out,
you
know
you're
here
a
little
while,
and
these
various
facilities
are
just
continuing
to
age.
So
I
think
this
would
be
the
first
project
that
we've
done
at
the
ross
of
neil
project,
and
it
relates
to
security
as
opposed
to
deferred
maintenance.
B
K
Would
be
the
northern
nevada
child
adolescent
services
project
campus?
So
you
see
to
the
right
of
that
is
the
chancellor's
office
near
the
unr
campus
and
to
the
left
of
that
is
the
early
intervention
services
building
of
hhs,
and
I
think
the
final
campus
might
be
here
is
kellyanne.
This
is
the
nevada,
youth,
training
center
and.
B
K
Is
the
the
function
here
is
very
similar
to
the
kelly
kelly
youth
center,
and
so
you
can
see
various
projects
there.
This
campus
was
initiated
in
the
early
60s
and
there
were
various
phases
that
brought
these
buildings
into
being
throughout
that
decade,
early
part
of
that
decade
and,
of
course,
many
of
the
engineering
systems
of
all
these
structures.
K
Asia
need
to
be
replaced
in
approximately
20-year
intervals,
so
we've
been
bringing
projects
to
the
legislature
for
all
these
campuses
for
an
any
number
of
years,
and
so
here's
a
campus
that
is
now
60
years
old
and
so
we're
looking
at
iterations
of
replacing
these
various
pieces
of
equipment
and
it's
just
more
of
those
projects
we're
trying
to
decrease
the
backlog
of
preferred
maintenance.
K
So
here's
the
list
of
projects,
there's
19
priority
one
projects
here
and,
as
I
mentioned
before,
there's
16
priority
two
projects
listed
in
our
cip
book
and
and
so
just
to
go
through
here.
A
little
bit
you'll
see
the
first.
The
first
m021
project
called
that
first
project
is
a
security
type
project
and
a
safety
project.
K
We
see
in
here
some
electrical
projects,
so
project
number
two
is
electrical
upgrade
at
kelly
and
eu
center,
although
many
think
the
electrical
systems
just
sit
there
and
and
don't
require
maintenance
when
in
fact,
metals
fatigue,
power
systems,
vibrate
connections
and
all
these
things
need
to
be
refurbished,
not
necessarily
on
a
20-year
cycle,
but
on
a
much
longer
cycle,
and
so
some
of
these
electrical
projects
are
much
needed
again.
The
kelly
youth
center
was
designed
and
built
in
the
60s.
You
look
at
the
project
number
four.
K
B
K
I
A
I
appreciate
that,
mr
patrick,
I
was
going
to
ask
you
if
we
could
do
that,
so
I
appreciate
that
very
much
senator
ratty.
I
believe
you
had
some
questions.
C
C
But
that's
one
of
the
reasons
we
would
do
this,
but
I
don't
think
that
we
can
actually
see
the
cost
savings
because
the
19
projects
budgeted
individually,
our
19
project
budgeted
individually,
and
we
don't
see
where,
as
you
put
them
all
together,
there's
cost
savings.
So
if
you
could
just
talk
a
little
bit
more
about
where
those
cost
savings
come
from.
K
K
What
we've
offered
in
some
responses
in
the
questions
and
answers
back
to
the
legislative
council
bureau,
is
that
this
project
should
have
a
reduced
contingency
in
it.
So
so
right
now
the
project
that
you're
seeing
has
a
15
contingency
and
we
would
offer
to
reduce
that
contingency
to
10
in
in
line
with,
and
that
would
be
some
savings
and
so.
K
Real
monetary
savings
that
would
be
achieved
so
the
other
savings
that
we're
considering
here
is,
that
is
that
there
will
be
economies
of
scale.
So
as
we
progress
through
these
projects,
you
can
see
there's
a
number
of
projects
in
each
campus
and
there's
a
number
of
projects
that
are
the
same
project
type.
So
by
grouping
those
we've
obtained
some
economies
of
scale
again,
the
savings
will
come
from
reducing
the
number
of
emergency
projects,
and
also
these
projects
will
get
done
sooner,
so
it
would
avoid
inflation
and
other
cost
impacts.
K
So
the
question:
it's
a
very
good.
K
Alludes
to
you
know
where:
where
do
we
see
that
savings?
The
savings
as
we're
proposing
this
project
is
going
to
be
seen
by
priority
two
projects
being
implemented,
so
these
would
be
projects
if
not
approved
these
priority.
Two
projects
would
just
be
on
a
list
that
is
hoping
to
get
done
somewhere
else.
C
And
that's
really,
the
big
difference
in
this
process
is
kind
of
how
the
money
cascades
or
water
falls.
When
you
do
have
savings,
so
in
a
normal
cip,
you
might
have
a
project
that
would
go
over,
then
it
would
have
to
tap
into
contingency.
You
might
have
a
project
that
would
come
in
under
then
that
money
would
just
roll
back
to
the
general
fund.
Is
that
correct
in
in
the
current
way
of
doing
these
projects.
K
C
K
You
so
certainly
no
project.
A
K
About
that
and
thank
you
award
patrick
for
the
record.
So
if
a
project
goes
goes
over
it's
well,
it's
due
to
a
high
bid
or
in
our
planning
we
see
that
it
needs
it
needs
additional
funding.
What
we
would
wait
for
is
to
look
for
a
project
that
has
savings
and
then
come
to
ifc,
and
so
we've
provided
a
two-page
list
that
summarizes
that
to
the
legislative
council
bureau
and
so
there's
a
laundry
list
of
projects
that
we
could
go
over.
K
That
demonstrates
here's
projects
that
have
that
are
short
of
funding
and
here's
projects
that
have
excess
funding,
and
so
those
projects.
K
That
are
all
authorized
and
intended
to
be
fully
funded,
go
to
ifc,
and
so
then,
then,
there's
the
true
benefit
here
is
being
able
to
do
some
of
these
priority
two
projects.
So
all
these
priority
two
projects
are
much
needed
by
the
agency,
and
this
enables
some
of
it
to
get
done
when
that,
when
the
savings
approves
on
the
above
projects,.
C
C
B
K
Well,
and-
and
I
would
even
add
that
it
may
benefit
the
legislature,
so
we
we've
got
this
two-page
list
of
agenda
items
that
we're
moving
money
from
savings
on
a
toilet
project
into
a
hvac
project.
That's
short
on
funding,
and
so
so
there
would
be
fewer
ifc
agenda
items
than
that,
but
the
agency
would
also
not
see
that
that
lag
in
the
in
the
process.
K
So
once
a
project
has
some
savings,
money
can
be
moved
into
that
project,
that
is
short
funding
and
so
putting
all
these
projects
in
one
project
decreases
decreases
the
amount
of
delays.
When
there's
two
projects,
one
is
high
and
one
is
low.
We
can
still
continue
by
running
those
together.
C
K
K
K
Yeah
so,
as
I
pointed
out
on
the
first
page,
there's
a
couple
larger
projects
which
I
wanted
to
make
sure
you
were
aware
of
some
of
these
electrical
projects.
One
is
four
and
a
half
million
another
three
million
in
the
balanced
projects
are
less
than
two
million,
and
many
of
them
are
less
than
one
million,
so
the
intent
is
just
these
straightforward
projects
can
be
implemented
and.
K
Similar
to
what
we
would
call
the
mini
cip,
that's
in
the
mini
cip,
that's
in
the
buildings
and
grounds
budget,
and
so
buildings
and
grounds
within
the
department
of
administration
and
the
public
works.
Division
has
many
projects
in
there
and
there
ends
up
being
some
savings
on
those
and.
E
K
Again,
as
I
mentioned
due
to
a
recent
audit,
we've
been
providing
quarterly
reports
when
savings
has
occurred
and
we
add
other
much
needed
maintenance
projects
to
the
list
and
we
go
and
get
it
done,
and
so
we
think
that
concept
that
is
existing
in
the
b
g
budget,
which
has
quarterly
reports
offered
to
create
some
transparency,
is
good.
We
think
that
all
these
projects
that
have
been
in
the
cip
since
the
1990s,
like
the
statewide
roofing
program,
is
handled
the
same
way.
You
know
the.
K
Ripping
program
was
developed
because
there
were
a
lot
of
leaking
roofs
in
the
80s
and
early
90s.
It's
like
how
can
we
make
sure
that
that
many
agencies
don't
have
leaky
risks,
and
so
the
idea
was
we
would
combine
all
those
projects
into
a
single
project
that
enabled
funding
to
get
done
so
projects
wouldn't
be
wouldn't
be
slowed
down
due
to
a
shortage
in
funding
and
then
also
projects
would
be
expedited.
Expedited
in
that
there's,
probably
two
projects
that
could
be
completed.
A
Mr
patrick,
I
feel
like
the
teacher
at
the
front
of
the
class,
but
please
remember
to
identify
yourself
we
can
see
you
in
broadcasting
is
listening.
Thank
you.
C
Thank
you,
so,
mr
patrick
just
one
last
clarifying
question
would,
even
though
you
have
this
authority
to
do
them
all
together,
would
you
still
track
the
expenses
on
each
project
individually.
K
Correct,
thank
you,
we're
patrick
for
the
record,
and
so
smart
21
is
coming
out
to
replace
our
current
accounting
system
and
we've
been
investing
an
immense
amount
of
time
into
coordinating
that
conversion
from
our
current
project
accounting
system
into
the
smart
21
system
and
that'll
that
allows
on
a
formal
basis.
You
know
at
the
highest
level,
which
is
the
master
accounting
system
of
the
state
to
have
sub-projects,
and
so
certainly
we
would
track
all
these
projects
by
as
a
sub-project
so
be
stand
on
their
own.
K
A
Thank
you
very
much,
I
believe
assemblywoman
benitez
thompson
did
you
have
a
question.
O
I
appreciate
that
I
think
the
only
thing
that
really
was
kind
of
left
to
address
was
about
what
challenges.
The
state
public
works,
division
experience
with
being
required
to
bring
forward
the
project,
scope,
changes
and
funding
transfers
to
the
interim
finance
committee
for
approval,
as
required
by
nrs
341
and
in
the
cip
legislation,
and
how
this
recommendation
would
address
those
challenges.
K
Yeah
the
challenges
are
not
immense
to
go
to
the
legislature,
to
do
the
ifc
agenda
items
and
get
permission
to
move
money
from
a
project
that
is
sh
has
excess
funds
into
a
project
that
is
needs
funding.
So
those
challenges
are
not
large
in
that
regard,
the
challenges
that
we
see
that
this
provides
the
biggest
benefit
is
their
savings.
In
some
of
these
projects
and.
B
K
They
would
be
what
we
might
call
in
shoe
boxes.
All
this
savings
is
sitting
there
waiting
for
for
it
to
sunset
in
some
cases,
four
years
and
so
priority.
Two
projects
could
then
be
approved.
K
So
the
challenge
is
more,
I
think,
for
hhs
and
having
to
wait
for
the
next
funding
cycle
to
get
more
projects
completed,
and
so
we
would
like
to
think
that
putting
these
priory
two
projects
on
this
list,
like
has
done
for
all
statewide
programs,
it
enables
them
to
be
completed
because
they've
been
presented
in
a
formal
manner
through
the
cip
process
and
heard.
Thank
you.
A
Thank
you.
I
appreciate
that.
Thank
you
very
much.
I
have
a
question
and
I
was
wondering
if
you
could
tell
us
the
need
for
the
increased
forensic
bed
capacity
to
serve
the
state's
forensic
population
and
to
maintain
that
compliance
with
the
term
set
forth
by
the
burnside
consent
decree.
K
M
M
I
am
not
sure
how
many
people
on
this
committee
are
aware
that
our
forensic
services
were
under
a
consent
decree
over
the
past
several
years,
which
required
us
to
ensure
individuals
that
needed
to
be
determined
if
they're
competent
to
stand
trial
and
work
on
restoration,
etc
were
able
to
get
into
our
forensic
facilities
in
a
timely
manner.
M
So,
while
we
have
maintained
compliance
with
that
consent
decree,
which
was
up
december
21st
of
2020,
we
want
to
make
sure
that
we
continue
to
abide
by
those
requirements
which
was
ensuring
that
folks
got
in
within
seven
days.
M
I
don't
know
if
that
answers
your
question,
but
but
because
we
are
always
at
that
high
capacity.
A
J
M
Lisa
sharok
for
the
record
correct.
We
had
it
through
december
21st
of
2020,
which
was
the
date
that
we
had
to
maintain
compliance
which
we
met,
and
so
it
is
currently
no
longer
in
existence.
However,
we
still
are
wanting
to
ensure
that
we're
abiding
by
the
requirements
that
we
were
under.
J
So
so,
when
you
say
we'd
be
subject
to
fines
or
something
like
that,
that
would
that
would
require
a
whole
new.
You
know
dispute
with
either
the
the
courts
or
the
local
governments
or
whoever
it
might
be
to
to
stimulate
that,
there's
nothing
that
that
exists
going
forward.
That
makes
us
subject
to
automatic
fines
if,
for
some
reason
we
can't
put
within
30
days
or
whatever
the
terms
of
the
consent
decree
were
right.
M
Lisa
sherick
for
the
record
that
is
correct.
There
would
have
to
be
a
new
lawsuit
and
go
through
that
process,
but
there
have
been
other
states
and
in
the
nation
that
have
experienced
going
through
the
process
and
ending
up
having
fines.
That
could
be
the
result
of
not
complying
with
getting
folks
seen
timely.
J
Yeah
sure-
and
I'm
not
saying
we
shouldn't
do
so-
you
know
we
added
78
beds
to
our
friends
at
capacity
very
recently.
This
is
another
30
30
beds
right.
Something
of
that
effect.
Do
you
think
that
this
will
get
us
to
where
we
need
to
be
for
a
for
the
foreseeable
future
in
terms
of
capacity,
or
are
you
going
to
be
coming
forward
at
some
point
to
build
another
forensic
facility.
M
Lisa
sherick
for
the
record
great
question.
I
do
know
several
years
ago
there
was
the
intent
to
put
forward
building
a
new
forensic
hospital.
While
I
would
like
to
say
100
that
this
will
keep
us
where
we
need
to
be
with
the
numbers
requiring
this
service.
I
really
can't
provide
any
assurances
on
that
and
given
the
fact
that
I
think
we've
piece
milled
together,
you
know
some
of
some
of
these
units
and
old
hospitals
to
meet
these
demands.
M
J
I
appreciate
that
I
mean
we
are
sort
of
putting
it.
You
know
using
old
facilities
right,
that's
what
we
did
with
stein,
it's,
what
we're
doing
with
with
russ
or
with
dean
townsend
just
making
making
do
with
what
we
got,
rather
than
putting
something
together.
That's
designed
for
this
purpose,
so
I
appreciate
that.
Thank
you
very
much.
Thanks
for
believing.
A
Thank
you
very
much
and
any
I
I
don't
believe
I
see
any
additional
questions.
A
So
with
that
we
will
move
on
to,
I
believe
next
on,
our
list
is
department
of
corrections.
K
E
E
E
E
E
This
project
is
budgeted
at
13.8
million
dollars
and
is
100
state
funded.
The
next
project,
I'd
like
to
highlight,
is
21
mo4,
which
is
the
replacement
of
domestic
and
hot
water
piping
at
ely
state
prison.
This
project
will
complete
the
design
and
construction
of
the
domestic
hot
water
piping
for
housing
units
two
through
eight.
B
E
P
E
E
E
E
E
E
A
Thank
you
very
much
for
that
information
and
I'll
start
with
assemblywoman
paddy.
G
Thank
you,
madam
chair,
and
I
just
have
a
couple
of
questions,
but
my
first
one's
going
to
be
on
the
plumbing
fixture
and
water
control
renovations
at
the
southern
desert
correctional
center.
I
just
I
want
to
talk
about
the
cost
of
the
project.
I
know
in
2017
it
was
approved
for
1.6
million
and
then
during
the
31st
special
session,
we
had
to
roll
that
back
out
and
so
now
you're
coming
back
and
asking
for
that
same
renovation
at
double
the
cost.
G
So
it
was
originally
approved
for
1.6
million
the
same
project
and
now
it's
costing
3.2
million.
Could
you
walk
me
through
why
the
double
the
double
cost
or
the
increase
in
cost
at
twice
cost.
E
Camera
fever
for
the
record.
Thank
you
for
the
question.
Yes,
that
project
was
budgeted
at
that
amount
in
the
19
and
the.
G
Okay
and
my
last
couple
of
questions,
can
you
walk
me
through
what
factors
are
applied
by
the
state?
Public
works
division
and
its
cost
estimating
process,
above
and
beyond,
like
the
traditional
cost
allowances
and
construction.
K
G
What
factors
do
you
guys
take
into
account.
B
K
That
yep,
so
we've
had,
I
think,
you're,
referring
to
there's
a
couple
projects
that
we've
been
talking
with
your
legislative
council
bureau
staff.
There's.
K
Projects
that,
along
along
the
way,
we've
seen
that
we
needed
to
add
some
additional
factors
beyond
there's
just
two
projects
and
I'd
like
to
go
through
those
and
they're.
Both
corrections,
projects,
nevada
department
of
corrections,
projects
and.
K
B
B
B
K
Unit
four
in
northern
nevada
correctional
center,
and
so
we
added
an
addition.
K
We're
proceeding
with
the
various
efforts
in
the
planning
for
this
air
handling
unit
project,
which
it's
foreseen,
that
some
of
these
projects
are.
You
know
only
on
the
roof
and
a
minor
amount
of
work
in
within
the
building
that
particular
project
corrections
has
been
struggling
with
that
project.
That.
K
Solution
there
is
going
to
be
removing
the
ceilings
in
this
facility
and
so
looking
at
a
standard
facility,
a
standard
office
building.
You
think
ceilings
are
these
little
pieces
of
t-bar
and
2x4.
K
K
Estimates
originally
and
then,
as
as
the
cip
process,
goes,
which
it
starts
basically
in
april.
So
almost
two
years
ago,
all
right
excuse
me.
Almost
a
year
ago
we
were
reviewing
a
project
that
has
a
very
similar
ceiling,
which
is
a
lakes
crossing
facility,
we're
replacing
us
but
a
lot
of
ductwork,
so
that
project
actually
went
to
ifc
to
get
further
funding
and
change.
Orders
for
the
ceiling
alone
were
50
of
all
the
change
orders
on
the
project,
so.
K
K
Now,
looking
at
the
other
project
that
has
the
trenching
items
on
it,
we,
as
we
mentioned
that
there
we
did
an
emergency
project
at
ely
state
prison
for
housing,
units,
seven
and
eight,
as
well
as
housing
unit
12.
B
K
B
K
000
and
pricing
that
came
in
on
that
to
get
those
units
back
up
and
available
for
department
of
corrections
was
was
was
more,
and
so
it's
in
the
order
of
pushing
six
hundred
thousand
dollars.
So.
K
Identical
issues
we've
chosen
to
increase
those
prices
as
a
as
a
factor
because
of
practical
experience.
Thank
you.
G
Thank
you,
mr
patrick,
and
no
need
to
apologize.
I
think
we'd
rather
have
more
information
than
not
enough
and
then
just
my
last
request
would
be
if
you
could
provide
us
a
list
of
all
projects
in
the
recommended.
2021,
cip,
that
include
cost
increase
factors
that
are
not
identified
in
the
cost
estimate
sheets
provided
in
the
cip
book
and
not
so
much
of
a
question.
A
Thank
you
very
much
assemblywoman.
I
don't
think
I
see
any
additional
questions
from
anyone
so
with
that
we
can
move
on
to
department
of
conservation
and
natural
resources.
Please.
E
E
B
I
B
B
E
E
P
E
I
mean
excuse
me,
safety
railings,
for
the
project
and
for
metal
stairs
replacement
the
project
for
this.
The
budget
for
this
project
is
1.8
million,
and
it
is
a
50-50
split
with
federal
and
state.
A
Thank
you
very
much.
Would
you
just
quickly
tell
us
what
the
depart
division
of
forestry
project,
what
including
any
cost
savings
anticipated
from
reducing
or
eliminating
the
outsourcing
work
on
heavy
equipment?
Can
you
just
kind
of
tell
us
the
benefits
there.
K
Patrick
for
the
record,
we
would
defer
that
question
to
possibly
casey
casey
or
maybe
john
christopherson
could
answer
that
one.
Thank
you.
L
Good
morning,
madam
chair
for
the
record,
this
is
john
christopherson,
deputy
administrator
with
the
nevada
division
of
forestry.
We
thank
you
for
the
question
so
beyond
the
the
cost
savings
that
would
flow
to
the
state
from
doing
the
maintenance
on
our
vehicles
ourselves,
rather
than
outsourcing
them
due
to
space
in.
L
Constraints
associated
with
our
current
facility,
the
the
new
facility,
would
create
a
safer
environment
in
which
our
our
staff
mechanics
would
be
able
to
work.
Currently,
the
space
constraints
are
such
that
the
new
types
of
equipment
that
are
used
in
wildland
fire
suppression
and
other
operations
no
longer
fit
with
inside
the
existing
shop,
and
so
a
lot
of
that
work
if
it's
not
outsourced,
is
actually
conducted
outdoors
and
subject
to
the
bakeries
or
the
weather.
L
Additionally,
the
the
shop
facilities
that
we're
currently
using
will
be
renovated
and
used
as
storage
facilities
for
equipment.
That's
currently
stored
outdoors,
and
so
the
kind
of
the
wear
and
tear,
if
you
will
that
occurs
to
that
equipment
when
it's
not
kept
under
you
know,
secure
safe
environments
outside
of
the
weather
will
help
prevent
just
routine
maintenance
needs
that
you
know
occurs
as
a
result
of
just
the
vagaries
of
the
weather
and
the
impacts
of
that
equipment.
L
I
think
the
the
other
upgrades
some
of
those
facilities
will
help
bring
us
into
legal
compliance
with
the
ada
american
disabilities
act.
The
other
required
or
recommended
facility
improvements
that
came
out
of
a
facilities,
condition
analysis
back
in.
I
don't
know
when
that
was
2014,
I
believe
was
when
those
recommendations
were
made.
So
the
renovations
and
upgrades
to
the
existing
shop
will
all
occur.
B
L
L
A
Thank
you
very
much.
I
appreciate
that
information.
I
sort
of
know
firsthand
some
of
this
forestry
and
yeah.
Thank
you
very
much
for
all
you
do
in
our
out
back
areas.
So
thank
you
very
much.
I
believe
senator
key
keffer
might
have
a
question.
J
I'm
sure
I
think
that
that
was
still
from
the
last
series
of
questions
I
asked
at
dhhs.
So
I
think
I'm
good
on
these
I'll
have
questions
for
the
department
of
wildlife.
A
Okay,
thank
you
very
much
all
right.
Then
we
will
move
into
the
department
of
wildlife.
If
no
one
else
has
any
questions.
If
I've
missed
you
holler
at
me,
otherwise,
we'll
move
on.
E
E
P
E
B
E
B
E
B
A
Thank
you
very
much.
I
appreciate
that
assemblywoman
gorlo
did
you
have
a.
C
K
Again,
a
war
tractor
for
the
record.
We
would
like
to
open
a
friend
of
ours
over
in
the
department
of
wildlife
for
that
one.
Thank
you.
P
This
is
jack
robb,
deputy
director
of
that
department,
wildlife,
the
federal
funds,
are
a
process
that
takes
quite
a
while,
and
sometimes
that
gets
us
into
extending
that
three-year
period.
That
gets
the
state
into
arbitrage,
so
we're
in
process.
This
is
a
vital
project
for
the
department
of
wildlife.
This
dam
does
need
some
serious
work.
P
It's
vital
to
the
economics
of
white
pine
county,
also,
but
we'd
like
to
ensure
that
all
the
funds
are
there,
but
we're
going
to
need
cooperators,
state
parks,
apartment
conservation,
natural
resource
and
others
to
ensure
that
this
project
can
go
forward
and,
depending
on
the
bid
price,
we're
going
to
do
everything
we
can
to
ensure
the
safety
and
get
that
back
into
the
use
that
it
historically
has
had.
A
Information,
thank
you
very
much
and
senator
raddy.
Did
you
have
a
question.
A
B
K
B
K
Will
be
driving
the
schedule,
of
course,
which
happens
on
some
of
these
types
of
projects
like,
for
instance,
the
marlette
dam?
The
funding
process
is
what
is
driving
the
schedule.
B
K
That
has
yet
to
be
determined
on
this.
Then
this
this
stem
over
in
cave
lake
state
park
as
well.
So
we
cannot
commit
to
overall
schedule,
but
it's
depending
largely
depending.
B
A
Any
additional
questions
on
this
is
that
senator
keith
keffer.
J
Yeah,
if
I
was
hoping
mr
rob
might
be
able
to
expand
a
little
bit
on
what
he
means
by
they
need
cooperation
and
whether
they're
receiving
it
at
this
point
to
try
to
draw
down
these
federal
funds.
P
Jack
rob
deputy
director
of
that
department
of
wildlife,
we're
looking
at
multiple
funds,
voting
access
funds
other
sportsman
dollars.
P
I
wish
I
knew
better
the
history
of
the
thought
process
behind
that,
but
the
only
portion
of
that
park
we
the
department
owns,
is
the
dam
and
we
need
to
work
with
everybody
locals
dc
and
our
state
parks
to
ensure
we
have
the
funding
to
to
complete
this
whole
project.
P
If
we
don't
get
the
funding,
the
the
lake
is
going
to
have
to
be
remain
at
a
drawn
down
level
that
was
depicted
in
a
prior
photo.
We
will
work
on
an
outlet
of
the
dam
to
ensure
we
have
a
property
working,
low
level
outlet.
P
We
were
able
to
draw
it
down
to
its
current
level,
is
to
install
an
emergency
siphon
and
that
doesn't
the
emergency
siphon
doesn't
really
meet
the
requirements
for
the
safety
aspect
of
being
able
to
get
all
the
water
out
of
that
facility
that
emergency
siphon
draws
it
down
to
it.
This
siphon
is
working
its
maximum
capacity
at
this
point
to
that's
a
level
attack,
so
we
may
have
to
stage
this
project
in
depending
on
where
we
get
the
cooperation
going
forward.
J
All
right
so
so
to
be
clear,
how
many
I
mean
how
many
different
sources
of
funding
make
up
the
federal
share
of
this
project.
It
sounds
like
it's
quite
a
few.
P
Jack
robbed,
if
you
direct,
invest
wildlife
for
the
record.
There
would
be
some
voting
access
fees.
There
could
be
some
fishing
type
fees
associated
with
it.
We
would
look
at
our
q1
allocation.
P
Funds
on
this
for
high
hazard
dams,
but
those
funds
come
in
very
limited
amounts
a
couple
hundred
thousand
dollars
for
a
10
million
dollar
project.
But
when
you
take
that
money,
you
commit
yourself
to
a
50-year
life
for
the
damn
and
we
don't
want
to
commit
ourselves
to
such
an
extended
period
of
time
on
that
type
of
infrastructure.
J
So
our
funding
mix
shows
like
almost
seven
million
dollars
in
federal
funds.
You're
talking
primarily
about
those
are
those
are
state
fee
revenues
right.
We
have
voting
fees
and
phishing
fees.
That's
that's
state
generated
revenue.
Our
our
funding
mix
shows
six
point:
almost
6.9
million
dollars
in
federal
revenue
for
this
project,
jack
crawford.
P
Record
it
would
be
a
combination
of
state
and
federal.
You
need
the
state
match
to
get
those
federal
dollars,
even
though
it's
associated
with
federal
dollars,
you
do
need
the
state
match
to
get.
Those
notes
come
through
license
revenue
that
help
out
in
fishing
and
then
voting
access
fees
also.
J
Okay,
all
right,
I
appreciate
it.
Thank
you
very
much.
This
is
a
I
love
this
statement.
I
just
discovered
it
a
few
years
ago,
so
we
need
to
get
the
lake
full
thanks.
A
Okay,
thank
you,
mr
rob
appreciate
your
time
and
expertise
for
what
you
do.
Is
there
any
additional
questions?
I
don't
believe
I
see
any
so
with
that.
We'll
move
forward
and
we'll
work
on
department
of
conservation
and
natural
resources,
bond
programs.
B
Q
Yeah,
thank
you
for
the
patience.
Can
you
all
see
my
share
my
screen
all
right
and
see
the
presentation.
I
Q
Q
Through
the
sale
of
general
obligation
bonds,
these
these
programs
are
all
very
different
in
the
sense
that
they're
administrated
by
administered
by
different
agencies
within
our
departments,
they
have
very
unique
purposes
and
processes
attached
to
them,
but
I
would
also
say
that
they
do
have
a
very
commonality
in
the
fact
that
you
know
all
of
these
projects
have
the
threat
of
protecting
the
state's
natural
conservation
resources,
as
well
as
our
historic
and
cultural
resources.
C
Q
These
projects
and
programs
leverage
state
investment
against
federal
investment
or
local
government
investment,
and
sometimes
private
sector
investments,
there's
also
a
thread
within
these
programs
and
projects
that
there's
a
public
health
and
safety
element
to
them
and
protecting
our
water
resources
and
taking
care
of
our
forests.
Many
of
our
projects
and
programs.
They
also
enhance
communities
and
enhance
the
quality
of
life
for
the
for
the
residents
of
those
communities
and
then.
Q
Add
that
they
create
jobs
in
the
in
the
development
of
these
projects
and
in
the
implementation
of
these
projects,
and
then,
lastly,
I
would
say
that
all
of
these
programs-
one
of
the
you
know,
common
threads-
is
the
state
or
the
legislative
body
or
the
executive
branch
through
the
years
have
found
these
programs
important
enough
to
the
people
of
nevada.
Q
E
B
Q
I'm
going
to
go
quickly
through
these
four
programs,
there's
no
real
reason
to
the
order
of
these
programs
they're,
just
in
chronological
order.
So
the
first
program
that
I'd
like
to
talk
about
quickly
is
the
water
capital
grant
program
and
that's
administered
by
our
division
of
environmental
protection,
and
this
is
a
program
that
provides
grants
to
water
purveyors
for
various
purposes,
largely
to
help
with
drinking
water
deficiencies,
basically
to
bring
the
water
systems
into
compliance
with
federal
water
standards
or
local
health
standards
serves
with
water
conservation,
irrigation
efficiencies
and
also
groundwater
protection.
Q
Q
The
process
for
which
this
works,
the
the
water
purveyors
that
are
seeking
funding
and
the
projects
they
must
be
on
the
drinking
water
priority
list.
Q
Now
this
slide
is
basically
the
list
of
the
priority
projects.
Now
I
wanted
to
tell
you
that
this
is
not
a
static
list.
This
is
a
list
that
is
maintained,
but
new
projects
do
come
on
board.
So
this
is
really
where
it
is
at
this
point
in
time,
and
it
is
the
rationale
for
the
eight
million
dollars
in
the
budget.
Q
Q
What
the
division
and
the
board
have
worked
with
is
they
match
up
the
funding
with
the
ability
for
the
water
purveyor
to
you
know
what
they
can
afford
and
what
they
can
bring
to
the
table.
So
with
this
list,
the
grant
portion
or
what's
coming
from
the
state's
general
obligation
bonds,
is
45
of
the
total
project
cost
of
all
these
projects.
Q
Q
Second
program,
I'd
like
to
talk
about
is
the
commission
for
cultural,
centers
and
historic
preservation
grant
program.
This
is
a
program
that's
administered
by
our
state
historic
preservation
office.
This
is
a
program
that
was
established
in
1993,
and
these
are
grants
that
are
used
as
it
says,
to
preserve
a
protected
story,
building
structures,
objects
or
archaeological
sites.
Q
The
way
this
program
operates
and
functions
is
once
once
the
bonding
amount
is
established
in
the
budget,
and
the
commission
knows
how
much
money
is
available.
They
will
then
solicit
for
the
grants
and
then
review
those
lists
through
a
public
process
and
a
competitive
grant
process
in
order
to
do
their
final
awards
yeah.
Q
I
would
also
kind
of
like
to
point
out
on
this
slide
that
you
know,
while
these
are
also
grants
that
are
essential
for
historic
preservation,
that
there
really
is
a
community
revitalization
component
to
this
and
there's
three
pictures
to
the
right
on
this
slide.
The
first
one
on
the
top
is
the
la
concha
building
down
in
las
vegas.
Q
There
was
a
grant
awarded
this
last
biennium
for
to
repair
water
damage,
and
this
building
is
used
as
the
visitor
center
for
the
neon
museum.
So
there's
the
public
space,
the
other
two
pictures
are
before
and
afters
of
the
el
rancho
hotel
in
carlin
in
elko
county
now
the
am
rancho
hotel
was
severely
damaged
in
the
earthquake
that
was
about
10
years
ago.
Q
I
believe-
and
this
program
gave
a
grant
to
the
carlin
in
the
old
rancho
hotel
to
basically
get
it
up
and
running,
and
so
that
people
can
inhabit
it
again
and
it's
now
being
used
as
a
community
space
where
people
can
meet
and
gather
so
these
projects
they
protect
our
resources,
but
they
also
have
an
element
of
community
revitalization
and
community
engagement
in
the
recommended
budget.
There's
four
million
dollars
for
this
program
now.
This
is
an.
C
Q
Chart-
and
I
won't
go
over
all
these
projects,
but
I
wanted
to
give
you
all
an
idea
of
exactly
you
know
the
breadth
of
these
grants.
So
this
was
the
award
of
the
last
biennium.
The
last
biennium,
the
council
or
the
commission
was
awarded
three
million
dollars
and
they
were
able
to
fund
about
25
different
projects
across
12
to
14
counties.
I
haven't
counted
them
all
up,
but
it
does
give
you
an
idea
that
these
grants
that
go
out.
They
protect
our
resources,
they
create
great
community
spaces
and
it
touches
all
corners
of
the
state.
Q
The
third
program
is
our
lake
tahoe
environmental
improvement
program
for
those
of
you
that
have
been
on
the
interim
committees
at
the
oversight
of
the
trpa
and
the
marlette
system,
you've
heard
a
lot.
B
Q
Q
If
you
look
at
eip
investments,
the
latest
in
the
eip
tracker
shows
that
nevada's
investment
to
the
eip
has
been
matched
at
a
rate
of
15
to
1
with
non-state
sources,
so
we've
been
able
to
match
and
leverage
our
funds,
but
also
it's
just
the
message
that
we're
all
in
this
together
at
lake
tahoe
that
it's
not
anyone's
sole
responsibility
is
really
a
shared
commitment.
Q
The
projects
that
are
funded
through
the
eip
program
is
really
a
result
of.
What's
you
know
the
phrase
of
a
tahoe's
epic
collaboration,
so
the
land
managers,
the
citizens,
the
folks,
engage
in
the
stakeholders.
They
maintain
a
five-year
priority
list
of
projects.
It's
on
the
website.
Lake
tahoeinvo.org
and
that
five-year
priority
list
of
projects
really
sets
the
road
map
for
future
funding
so
that
we
can
make
sure
we're
leveraging
our
dollars
and
getting
the
shovel
ready
as
possible
when
bonds
are
sold.
Q
Q
So
the
governor's
recommended
budget
for
fy,
21
and
23
is
12
million
dollars
and
those
12
million
dollars
matches
the
projects
under
that
matches
the
priorities
up
at
lake
tahoe.
For
for
those
priorities,
there's
you
know
five
major
buckets.
One
is
water
quality
improvements.
Q
Q
Q
Q
We
also
have
money
earmarked
towards
the
aquatic
invasive
species
program,
so
we
can
monitor
against
aquatic
invasive
species,
largely
asian
clams
or
zebra
mussels
and
quagga
mussels,
and
then
the
spooner
front
country
phase
two
and
vancicle
by
state
park
phase.
One
are
really
part
of
the
sustainable
recreation
program
up
there.
Q
Tahoe
continues
to
have
increased
popularity
and
visitation
in
many
ways.
That's
great,
but
it
also
creates
challenges
so
the
spooner
front
country.
For
those
of
you
that
don't
know
it's,
the
spooner
lake
unit
of
nevada
state
park
is
on
the
southern
part
of
the
east
shore
highway
28..
N
Q
It
so
that
we
can
start
getting
away
from
dependence
on
single-use
vehicles
and
really
get
a
system
in
place
on
the
east
shore
scooter
front
country
phase
two
is
part
of
that
amenity
on
the
southern
part
of
the
this.
The
corridor
where.
Q
Recreation
improvements
within
spooner
lake
state
park,
but
also
there'll,
eventually
be
a
connection
to
the
entire
corridor
along
the
east
shore
base
beaches
and
then
van
sickle
bi-state
park,
which
is
in
the
southern
part
of
lake
tahoe.
It
is
my
state
park
that
we
share
with
california.
Q
We
do
have
hiking
trails
there.
What
our
plan
is
is
to
make
it
really
to
a
camping
facility
and
open
it
up.
It's
a
great
location
because
it
is
close
to
the
urban
area
and
again,
the
goal
is
to
get
people
up
to
lake
tahoe
and
not
be
driving
around
all
over
the
place.
So
having
recreational
facilities
close
to
an
urban
core
is
highly
desirable
and
then.
B
Q
And
this
is
the
most
recent
program.
This
is
the
conservation
and
recreation
bond
program
assembly
bill
84
from
the
last
session
2019
this
one's
a
little
bit
more
challenging
being
the
newest
program.
Q
Q
Q
The
current
budget
governor
recommended
budget
includes
20
million
dollars
for
8084
implementation,
and
you
know
a
lot
of
the
conversation
I
heard
this
morning
was:
how
do
we
make
sure
projects
are
shovel
ready
or
how
do
we
spend
bond
proceeds
expeditiously
in
order
to
make
sure
we're
taking
advantage
of
things?
So
that's
what
we
will
be
looking
at
with
this
20
million
dollars.
We're
looking
to
identify
projects
going
to
spend
funds
in
three
years,
provide
the
most
benefit
and
leveraged
against
other
dollars
and
a
little
more
detail
on
how
we're
looking
at
that.
Q
Q
We
were
hopeful
that
we
were
able
to
get
the
regulations
in
place
during
this
biennium,
but
absent
the
funding
of
the
program
manager.
We
have
not
been
able
to
do
that
so
looking
forward
with
this
20
million,
we
have
been
in
contact
with
a
lot
of
the
stakeholders,
and
this
chart
shows
the
stakeholders
that
are
the
direct
recipients
so
working
with
these
agencies,
our
division
of
state
parks
have
identified
about
45
million
dollars
in
projects
that
are
high
priority.
Q
Q
The
cave
light
project
most
of
them
are
regarding.
B
Q
E
Q
County
wetlands
park
has
identified
10
million
dollars
in
projects
that
are
really
multiple
trail
projects,
habitat
improvements
and
some
infrastructure
projects
down
at
the
wetlands
park
and
then
working
with
the
springs
preserve
for
the
current
by
upcoming
biennium
they've
identified
five
million
dollars
in
projects
mostly
for
the
museum
there,
and
then
they
want
to
really
develop
and
the
pieu
and
early
inhabitants,
interpretive
area
down
at
the
las
vegas
springs,
preserve
and
then,
with
museums
and
railroad
museums,
boulder
city
railroad,
museum
talked
with
as
recently
as
just
yesterday.
Q
They
still
have
a
need
for
immediate
need
for
1.5
to
2
million
dollars
to
get
the
design
for
that
facility.
Once
they
get
the
design,
then
they
can
kind
of
start
sketching
out.
The
cost
for
construction,
ely,
railroad,
museum
identified
immediate
need
of
one
million
dollars,
and
this
is
largely
for
the
freight
building
to
get
it
upgraded
and
so
that
it
could
be
used
for
year-round
use
and
then
the
caliente
railroad
museum,
which
is
really
this
would
be
under
the
state
lands
bucket
for
grants
to
for
private
public
partnerships.
Q
Q
But
I
do
want
to
also
point
out
that
you
know
those
are
the
direct
recipients
that
we've
been
working
with
directly.
I
still
have
not
been
able
to
connect
with
the
las
vegas
valley
to
rim
trail,
so
there
could
be
a
need
there,
but
in
addition,
I
do
need
to
point
out
that
the
grant
recipients,
like
the
nature
conservancy
in
washoe,
county
and
trails
associations,
they
do
also
have
a
need,
and
you.
M
Q
Governor
recommended
budget
is
20
million
dollars
and
there's
information
about
the
program
manager,
which
is
something
that
we
need
in
order
to
get
the
regulations
developed
and
then,
once
we
get
closer
to
the
end
of
the
session
and
the
bill
drafting,
we
will
have
to
basically
fine-tune
the
final
amounts
based
on
the
most
current
information
that
we
get
from
our
stakeholders
again.
G
Q
Q
G
Q
That
that
concludes
my
presentation.
I'm
happy
to
answer
any
questions.
I
really
appreciate
your
patience
as
I
go
through
this
there's.
A
lot
of
information
and
all
these
programs
can
use
a
deeper
dive
and
every
project
could
use
a
deeper
dive
anyway.
Thank
you
for
your
time
and
I'm
happy
to
answer
any
questions.
A
Thank
you
very
very
much
for
that
information.
I
don't
know
that
I
see
any
hands
or
any
questions.
So
I
really
appreciate
oh
senator
key
keffer.
There
you
go.
J
Yeah
I
appreciate
it.
I
was
director
lawrence.
I
was
just
curious
if
you
had
an
estimate
as
to
how
much
of
the
12
million
dollars
in
lake
tahoe
eip
funds
were
going
to
be
used
for
fuel
reduction
for
the
forest
fire.
Q
Thank
you.
I
thank
you
senator
kuka
for
the
question.
I
I
think
I
might
phone
a
friend
on
that
one.
I
know
that
charlie
donahue,
with
the
division
of
state
lands,
state
lands,
coordinates
that
program
and
I
think
they'd
be
able
to
give
you
a
more
accurate
dollar
figure
or
the
most
up-to-date
dollar
figure.
E
Yeah,
thank
you
jim.
This
is.
D
Charlie
donahue,
I'm
the
administrator
for
the
division
of
state
lands
and
senator
kikofer.
Thank
you
very
much
for
the
question.
We
have
programmed
currently
approximately
320
000
for
forest
restoration
work
of
that
12
million.
I
also
wanted
to
let
you
know.
We
just
recently
entered
into
a
cooperative
agreement.
J
J
L
A
Thank
you
very
much
additional
questions.
A
Not
seeing
any
additional
questions,
I
thank
you
again
for
all
that
information.
We
really
do
live
in
an
amazing
state.
So
thank
you
very,
very
much
and
with
that
we
will
leave
that
discussion
and
move
to
the
public
comment
line
so
broadcasting
when
you're
ready.
If
you
will
open
that
line
and
invite
our
speakers.
O
O
O
B
The
committee
heard
in
the
presentation
some
of
the
history
on
these
programs
and
the
plans
for
the
upcoming
biennium.
It's
important
to
understand
that
these
bonds
are
the
primary
source
of
funding
from
the
state
for
proactive
on
the
ground
conservation
reauthorizing.
This
program
was
a
top
priority
of
our
organization
in
2019,
and
we
support
the
implementation
of
this
program
as
outlined.
We
would
also
ask
for
the
committee
to
consider
providing
the
funding
to
the
program
manager
position
that
is
currently
slated
to
be
held
open
until
2023.
B
O
I
I
am
grateful
to
be
working
on
this
regional
tourism
project
that
will
continue
to
add
to
all
of
the
amazing
tourist
opportunities
throughout
southern
nevada
that
highlight
history
through
outdoor
adventure
and
benefits
guests
to
nevada,
as
well
as
the
citizens
of
nevada.
We
are
all
in
support
of
the
continued
collaboration
on
improvements
to
the
museum
in
linear
park,
with
the
state
clark,
county
and
city
of
boulder
city.
This
project
has
many
contributors
working
together
by
way
of
in-kind
services,
donations
and
grants
from
federal
state
and
local
resources
that
strengthen
and
leverage
current
funds.
I
O
N
N
Yesterday,
congress
passed
the
american
rescue
plan
or
arp
with
much
needed
federal
funding
to
nevada.
The
legislative
budget
process
needs
to
anticipate
future
arp
funds
to
make
the
best
use
of
our
diminished
state
revenues
until
the
recall
economy
recovers.
Now
that
vaccines
are
rolling
out,
please
note
that
the
arp
has
a
maintenance
of
effort
requirement,
namely
it
requires
that
states
receiving
federal
funds
for
k-12
maintain
their
spending
on
higher
education
in
fiscal
years,
2022
and
23
at
the
same
percentage
of
overall
spending
as
in
fiscal
years,
2017,
18
and
19..
N
Second,
the
caseload
growth
maintenance
item
based
on
weighted
student
credit
hours,
must
be
maintained.
Enrollments.
This
year's
because
of
kobud
have
gone
down
three
percent
to
55
system-wide,
which
is
much
less
than
the
19.8
percent
cuts
to
energy
budgets
this
year
and
the
12
across
the
board
cuts
in
gov
wreck.
We
fully
expect
enrollments
to
rebound
in
the
next
academic
year,
given
the
good
news
on
vaccines.
N
A
Okay,
we
will
pause
for
just
a
minute
to
see
if
we
gather
any
additional
colors
and
then
we
will
do
next
steps.
O
O
Yes,
ma'am.
Thank
you
trying
to
ask
them
to
unmute.
O
I
W-A-L-K-E-R,
I
am
the
acting
city
attorney
for
boulder
city
nevada,
I'm
calling
in
to
support
the
bond
program
and
specifically
the
allocation
of
1.5
to
2
million
dollars
in
funding
to
pay
for
the
design
and
construction
plans
for
the
nevada
state,
railroad
museum
visitor
center
in
boulder
city.
The
museum
is
located
in
southeast
nevada
and
is
the
state's
highest
attendant
museum
with
over
50
000
visitors
annually.
I
This
was
pre-covered
with
the
august
2017
opening
of
I-11,
including
the
new
railroad
bridge
trains,
can
now
leave
the
museum
and
connect
to
henderson
and
las
vegas.
To
date,
over
3
million
has
been
spent
towards
the
museum
efforts,
including
preliminary
plans
and
for
the
first
time
in
history.
Boulder
city
submitted
a
bdr
in
2018,
because
the
community
believed
that
the
investment
in
the
state's
history
through
this
nevada
state
road
museum
project,
also
presents
a
unique
opportunity
for
expanding
our
tourism
opportunities.
I
The
project
will
now
include
a
new
97
9700
square
foot,
visitor
center,
new
tracks
and
boarding
platforms,
a
new
linear
park
that
will
link
several
regional
projects
and
initiatives
and
a
children's
learning
element.
We
are
very
happy
to
support
this
project
and
really
think
the
committee's
time
for
listening
to
the
presentation
and
considering
supporting
this
effort.
Thank
you.
So
much.
O
A
Thank
you
very
much
and
with
that
with
no
more
public
callers.
If
there
are
no
other
closing
comments,
then
we
will
adjourn
and
have
a
nice
day
and
we'll
all
we'll
see
most
of
you
tomorrow.
Thank
you
very
much.