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A
I
would
like
to
call
this
meeting
to
order,
so
we
are
officially
called
to
order
good
morning.
Everyone
welcome
to
the
assembly
committee
on
ways
and
means,
and
senate
committee
on
finance
our
joint
subcommittee
on
public
safety,
transportation
and
natural
resources.
A
Again,
this
is
actually
our
first
joint
subcommittee
meeting
on
this
committee
topic
for
public
safety,
natural
resources
and
transportation
in
this
subcommittee.
We
will
hear
from
a
variety
of
different
agencies
over
the
next
several
weeks.
I'm
actually
going
to
read
them
be
this
way.
I
won't
miss
anyone.
They
include
department
of
correction,
public
safety,
motor
vehicles,
conservation
and
natural
resources,
transportation
and
wildlife,
as
well
as
the
colorado
river
commission,
peace
officer,
standard
standards
and
training
and
the
office
of
the
military
and
department
of
veterans
services.
A
C
E
G
G
A
A
Please
send
me
a
chat
if
you
have
a
question
for
the
presenters
when
we're
at
that
appropriate
time
for
members
of
the
public.
If
you
wish
to
make
public
comment,
please
pre-register
online
through
the
link,
that's
provided
in
the
agenda
once
you
do
that
you
will
be
provided
with
a
telephone
number
and
a
meeting
id
so
that
we
have
accurate
records
of
all
of
the
participants
participants.
A
Please
don't
share
that
number,
but
please
make
sure
that
each
individual
registers
themselves
for
everyone
testifying
please
make
sure
to
clearly
state
your
first
and
last
name
before
each
time
you
speak.
This
just
gives
our
committee
secretary
the
ability
to
accurately
accurately
record
who's.
Speaking
for
the
minutes
today,
our
presentations
in
the
subcommittee,
we
will
begin
with
working
on
the
department
of
conservation
and
natural
resources.
A
We
will
have
this
will
be
presented
to
us
from
director
bradley
crowell,
we'll
have
seven
of
the
departments
on
the
agenda
today
and
so
director
crowl.
I,
whenever
you're
ready
you
may
begin.
I
do
have
one
question
for
you
before
we
begin.
Is
it
okay?
If
we
stop
after
each
department
or
each
each
budget,
so
that
for
committee
members
who
have.
A
H
Thank
you,
chair
miller,
again.
I
H
For
the
record,
my
name
is
brad
kroll,
I'm
the
director
of
the
nevada
department
of
conservation
and
natural
resources,
a
number
of
our
subdivisions
and
programs
we'll
be
presenting
to
you
today
and
and
I'll.
Let
my
colleagues
introduce
themselves
as
they
come
to
present,
but
as
a
as
a
quick
overview
before
I
turn
it
over
to
the
very
first
presenter
today,
rebecca
palmer
with
the
state
historic
preservation
office.
H
I
just
wanted
to
give
the
committee
members,
particularly
those
who
may
be
new
or
not
as
familiar
with
the
the
department,
a
bit
of
how
broad
our
jurisdiction
and
how
big
we
are.
These
first
few
slides
here.
A
H
H
So
I'm
just
going
to
give
a
very
brief,
particularly
now
a
little
bit
of
delay
very
brief
overview
of
the
department.
Before
I
hand
it
off
to
our
first
presenter
today,
rebecca
palmer
with
our
state
historic
preservation
office.
H
But
I
wanted
to
give
a
little
overview
of
the
department
for
those
who
are
not
as
familiar
with
it
with
with
dc
r
and
and
just
our
breadth
and
scope
of
what
we
do
and
you'll
hear
from
a
number
of
our
divisions
and
programs
today
and
then
later
from
from
others
as
well.
In
total,
we
have
eight
eight
divisions
and
three
programs,
and
sixteen
boards
and
commissions
just
right.
H
Here
from
a
subset
of
these
today,
the
next
few
slides
I
encourage
folks
to
go
over
at
their
at
their
own
time
and
leisure.
But
it
gives
a
little
bit
of
an
overview
of
each
of
the
divisions
and
programs
within
the
the
department
in
in
full
we're
about
or
a
little
over
700
full-time
employees
and
around
a
thousand
when
you
count
seasonal
employees.
So
that's
it's
where
a
fairly
big
department
and
just
want
folks
to
know
the
breadth
and
scope
of
what
we
do
with
all
of
our
programs.
H
Skipping
quickly,
just
big
picture:
here's
our
department,
total
of
in
the
budget
proposal
for
this
year-
that's
the
biennium
total
is
292
million
general
fund,
though
please
note
it's
just
77.5
million
the
proposed.
The
governor's
proposal
includes
the
addition
of
six
positions
which
we
can
talk
about
more
one
of
which
will
be
included
in
today's
discussion.
So
I
just
wanted
folks
to
know
that
this
is
in
the
packet
for
for
review
as
needed
as
well
as
this
next
slide,
which
breaks
it
down
again.
H
As
I
said,
total
funding
versus
general
fund
so
up
a
little
bit
overall
for
department
funding
and
down
a
little
bit
in
terms
of
total
general
fund
with
with
that
I'll
turn
it
over
to
rebecca
palmer
and
I'll.
Join
you
again
here
shortly
to
go
with
the
director's
office
budget
as
well.
So
rebecca
here
is
the
presentation.
D
D
This
credit,
while
not
have
been
used
much
in
this
state,
does
have
advantages
for
property
owners
with
historic
buildings.
It's
a
20
federal
credit
on
qualifying
expenses
for
the
rehabilitation
of
eligible
historic
buildings
for
use
such
as
restaurants,
the
pink
house
in
genoa
as
an
example
and
low
income.
Housing
nevada
has
not
used
it
for
low-income
housing,
but
many
states
do
use
this
rehabilitation
tax
credit
for,
along
with
federal
cdbg
funding,
to
develop
low-income
housing
and.
D
That
commission
has
provided
over
44
million
dollars
of
general
obligation
bond
funds
to
rehabilitate
102
historic
buildings
as
community
centers.
Successful
projects
have
been
everything
from
oats
park
school
in
fallon
and
the
mob
museum
in
las
vegas.
D
D
D
This
slide
illustrates
the
enhancements
in
the
governor's
recommended
budget
e
800.
This
enhancement
is
in
fiscal
year
23
it
matches
the
anticipated
cost
cost
share.
After
transferring
the
aso
1
to
the
director's
office
e
900,
this
enhancement
proposes
to
transfer
the
aso
one
position
to
the
director's
office.
D
D
D
The
two
other
enhancements
on
this
list
are
adjustments
for
annual
to
annualized
travel.
Due
to
coven.
We
have
been
unable
to
visit
the
historic
properties
and
assist
members
of
the
public
directly,
so
this
will
annualize
that
travel
and
operating
expense
and
the,
of
course,
the
sec.
The
last
enhancement
is
e710,
which
is
replacement,
equipment
replacement
per
our
replacement
schedule.
D
D
D
D
By
a
reduction
in
federal
in
the
match,
percentage.
D
The
organizational
structure
dates
to
1983
when
there
were
four
fte
and
nine
program
areas,
eight,
which
were
federally
required
and
one
that
was
legislatively
required.
A
Thank
you
administrator.
I
actually
believe
that
we
have
questions
from
assemblywoman.
Our
vice
chair,
monroe,
moreno.
L
L
L
D
D
G
D
To
visit
those
often
remote
locations,
we
need
a
vehicle
to
do
that.
It
is
anticipated
that
the
vehicle
will
be
used
primarily
for
ccchp
site
visits.
D
L
You
thank
you
for
that
answer.
I
just
have
one
more
question,
madam
chair,
with
the
impacts
that
are
anticipated
to
grant
funds
activities
and
or
bond
projects.
If
the
recommended
amounts
of
the
funds
are
utilized
to
replace
the
general
funds,
could
you
tell
us
what
those
impacts
that
you're,
anticipating
might
be.
L
D
L
And
just
as
a
follow-up,
so
the
grant
funds
that
are
being
utilized
to
replace
the
general
funds
are
these
grants
that
we've
been
getting
as
your
organization
has
been
getting
for
years?
Is
there
any
fear
that
we
may
not
get
those
grants
in
the
future
and
you'd
have
to
come
back
and
future
dates
for
general
funds
to
replace
those
grants,
or
is
this
something
you're
secure?
That
would
continue
to
come
in.
D
For
the
record,
this
is
rebecca
palmer.
Those
bond
general
obligation
bonds
have
been
sold
for
the
last
few
years.
We
anticipate
that
they
were
would
continue
to
be
sold.
E
So
I
would
like
to
add
something
for
the
record:
this
is
kelly
williams,
chief,
fiscal
officer
for
the
department
and
in
regards
to
the
grant
funds.
Those
are
federal,
grant
funds
from
their
historic
preservation
grants.
That
is
the
grant
that
funds,
the
majority
of
their
program
and
they've.
They
it's.
E
M
M
Hope
I've
got
you,
I
hope
I'm
unmuted
now
I'm
struggling
with
it
as
well.
This
morning.
My
question
is
the
800
plus
a
thousand
dollars
that
comes
in
federal
dollars?
Do
we
need
to
anticipate
that
we're
going
to
see
a
downturn
in
those
dollars
with
the
move
by
the
biden
administration
to
the
moratorium
on
drilling
on
public
lands?
Again,
that's
where
these
federal
dollars
are
coming
from.
Do
we
anticipate
a
downturn
there.
D
For
the
record,
this
is
rebecca,
palmer
and
good
morning.
Senator
goku
chia
it's
difficult
to
predict
on
a
long-term
basis,
obviously,
as
administrations
change.
However,
I
have
not
been
informed
through
our
national
organization
that
there
is
an
anticipated
downturn
in
those
federal
funds.
D
M
D
D
For
the
record,
this
is
rebecca
palmer.
We
have
left
a
very
minor
amount
on
the
table
in
past
years.
D
However,
it
should
be
recognized
that
the
current
appropriation
is
between
30
and
35
and
40
is
what's
required.
D
D
Is
rebecca
palmer
in
the
last
two
federal
fiscal
years
we
have
reverted
approximately
two
thousand
dollars
the
re.
The
reason
it
wasn't
larger
was
because
we
were
able
to
draw
additional
funds
from
the
our
database
subscription
program
to
supplement,
but
that
is
not
a
long-term
or
sustainable
solution.
D
This
is
rebecca
palmer.
I've
got
them
here.
We
are
probably
looking
for
federal
fiscal
year.
Excuse
me,
state
fiscal
year
22
to
be
approximately.
J
D
I
Thank
you
chair
and
my
questioning
is
kind
of
along
the
same
lines.
The
match
does
that
hap
that
doesn't
have
to
be
necessarily
state
dollars.
Can
that
be
like
fee
dollars
that
go
towards
that
match?.
A
Oh,
I'm
sorry
that
is,
I
spread
that
quickly.
It's
actually
assemblywoman
titus.
K
Thank
you,
madam
chair,
and
I
was
fine
to
have
assemblywoman
tolls
go
forward
first.
If
she
indeed
did
have
a
question,
but
I'm
I
don't
think
she
did
so.
But
thank
you,
madam
chair,
again,
on
the
same
line
of
questioning
we
brought
up
in
the
past.
This
isn't
new
that
we
are
leaving
federal
dollars
on
the
table.
I
just
wanted
to
ask
that
question
again
for
real
dollars,
and
perhaps
you
could
get
that
to
us.
K
I'm
concerned
about
only
coming
up
with
a
30
to
35
match
and
costing
us
funds
in
the
long
run
and
trying
to
to
to
fill
a
deficit,
and
I'm
wondering
what
you
you
mentioned,
that
we
had
to
revert
back
two
thousand
dollars
in
the
past.
K
If
we
accept
this
budget
recommendation
from
the
governor
will
we
actually
have
to
not
not
just
leave
funds
on
the
table
but
actually
give
back
funds?
That's
mine.
D
Okay,
for
the
record,
this
is
rebecca
palmer.
Thank
you
very
much,
assemblywoman
titus.
The
answer
to
the
question
is
yes,
we
would
revert
funds.
K
K
A
H
Item,
thank
you,
chair
miller.
This
is
brad
crowell,
director
of
the
conservation,
natural
resources
for
the
record,
we'll
now
turn
to
the
director's
office
budget.
As
the
next
agenda
item.
H
H
The
various
executive
budget
accounts
that
the
director's
office
manages,
which
include
our
administration,
as
well
as
our
conservation
districts
program.
Sagebrush
ecosystem
account,
ohb
outdoor
rec,
environmental
quality
improvement,
account
you'll,
hear
from
ohv
and
and
outdoor
rec
programs
later
in
the
session.
I
think
in
march
and
you'll
hear
about
conservation
districts
today,
but
it's
it's
notable
that
we
we
manage
all
of
these
on
a
pretty
limited
staff
within
the
director's
office.
H
I
mentioned
previously
that
we're
comprised
of
eight
divisions
in
total,
the
that's
one
more
than
the
previous
biennium,
and
that
new
addition
is
the
division
of
outdoor
recreation.
Currently,
it's
only
staffed
by
by
one
person.
We
do
have
authority
in
this
budget
proposal
to
hire
the
other
two
members
that
were
approved
when
the
when
the
when
the
division
was
created.
H
So
we
do
hope
to
be
able
to
do
that
soon
to
step
up
that
office
because
of
its
importance
in
many
ways,
including
helping
our
economy
revive
our
economy
with
outdoor
recreational
opportunities
that
both
nevada
residents
and
visitors
can
enjoy.
The
director's
office
has
a
number
of
objectives.
Here
are
a
few
of
our
key
objectives.
G
H
Of
words
on
the
on
the
page
here,
but
I'll
just
summarize
quickly
for
you
first
and
foremost,
we're
integrating
our
efforts
to
address
climate
change
across
the
department.
This
is
this
is
new.
This
is
a
very
worthwhile
endeavor,
but
each
of
our
divisions
and
programs
has
some
nexus
to
climate,
addressing
climate
pollution
or
addressing
the
impacts
of
climate
change
in
nevada,
and
we
are
working
to
make
sure
we
have
an
integrated,
fully
leveraged
efforts
on
climate
within
our
existing
staff.
H
Now
do
we
have
enough
resources
and
staff
to
aggressively
focus
on
climate?
No,
are
we
doing
everything
we
can
with
our
current
staff?
Absolutely
and
we'll
continue
to
do
so
and
look
forward
to
the
conversation
about
how
we
can
focus
our
efforts
and
leverage
further
going
forward.
One
of
our
our
big
agency
objectives
in
the
coming
biennium
is
the
addition
of
a
human
resource
management
oversight
position.
H
We're
we're
currently
the
largest
executive
ranch
agency
without
such
a
position.
So
this
will
help
immensely.
It
will
help
kelly
williams,
who
introduce
yourself
earlier,
our
chief
fiscal
officer,
as
well
as
one
of
our
deputy
directors,
not
have
to
spend
as
much
of
their
time
doing
personnel
issues
which
takes
up
a
significant
amount
of
time
and
takes
away
from
other
priorities
where
that
position
is
proposed
in
the
budget
using
non-general
fund
revenue.
N
H
Assist
kelly
and
her
team
further
in
managing
all
of
our
fiscal
and
budget
account
management,
of
which
there
is
signific,
as
on
the
previous
page
show.
We
have
significant
management
of
not
just
the
director's
office
budget,
but
other
programs
as
well.
H
Lastly,
we
we
do
hope
that
the
proposal
within
the
governor's
budget
to
sell
general
obligation
bonds
for
natural
resource
programs
is
approved
and
if
so,
we
hope
to
fully
leverage
those
bond
dollars
throughout
the
state
for
the
benefit
of
the
local
communities
building.
You
know
either
protecting
sensitive
areas
or
building
new
recreational
opportunities,
expanding
parks,
trails
etc.
H
However,
for
one
of
the
for
our
major
bond
program
ab-84
the
conservation
bond
program
that
was
approved
last
biennium,
with
a
position
to
develop
the
regulations
that
are
necessary
to
do
the
grant
portion
of
that
program
right
now
that
that
position
is
proposing
the
budget
to
be
delayed
to
accrue
the
budget
savings
from
it
through
early
2023
it'd
be
great.
H
But
are
worth
noting
all
the
increased
work
we're
doing
on
climate
change,
as
I
mentioned
earlier,
is,
is
significant
but
we're
integrating
it
in
a
cross-programmatic
way.
We
have
multiple.
We
have
a
couple
divisions
and
programs
that
are
housed
within
the
director's
office,
which
is
out
of
necessity,
not
not
by
design
so,
for
instance,
our
division
of
outdoor
recreation.
H
While
it's
just
one
person,
we
have
the
administrator
located
in
the
director's
office,
but
ideally
as
that
division
grows
in
the
near
term,
we
will
be
able
to
find
their
own
space
such
that
they
can
be.
You
know
fully
available
to
the
public
when
that
becomes
appropriate,
and
you
know
it's
been
enlightening,
both
the
challenge
and
in
the
lightning
process
with
kobit
to
know
where
our
technology
is
sufficient,
where
it
isn't
for
working
in
a
remote
fashion.
H
I
think
I
won't
go
through
all
the
challenges
because
they're
very
similar
to
other
agencies,
but
just
so
you
know
we're
having
those
issues
as
well
and
keeping
up
with
some
of
the
technology
to
to
operate
in
in
the
modern
environment.
H
Have
kelly
williams
just
over
high
level,
what
our
director's
office
budget
looks
like
for
the
upcoming
biennium,
as
opposed
to
the
governor's
budget.
E
Good
morning
for
the
record,
kelly
williams,
chief,
fiscal
officer
for
the
department
of
conservation
and
natural
resources,
and
in
this
first
slide,
this
is
specific
to
budget
account.
4150
with
the
our
total
biennium
amount
requested
in
the
government
budget
is
3.9
million,
just
under
4
million,
and
only
that
the
general
fund
total
for
that
is
only
right
above
2
million.
The
rest
of
that
is
allocated
into
our
director's
office
cost
allocation,
where
our
agencies
that
we
oversee
within
the
department
pay
into
that
cost
allocation
to
help
support
our
efforts.
E
Down
under
the
agency
fte
totals,
you
will
see
that
we
have
current
fte
totals
of
12
and
okay
12
ftes
the
we
have
one
additional
fte
proposed
for
the
2223
biennium,
and
I
will
talk
about
that
in
the
next
slide.
F
E
First,
their
e
900
that
increase
in
that
fte
for
this
biennium
is
the
transfer
of
administrative
services
officer,
one
from
the
state
historic
preservation
office.
Rebecca
palmer,
touched
on
that
a
little
bit
earlier.
That
will
help
us
create
efficiency
within
our
director's
office.
We
for
all
of
our
smaller
agencies
within
the
department.
We
are
trying
to
move
towards
a
more
consolidated
fiscal
model
where
we
have
greater
oversight,
efficiency
and
rather
than
having
a
aso
or
a
fiscal
person
tied
specifically
to
an
agency.
E
We
want
to
hopefully
bring
them
into
the
director's
office,
so
they
can
help
manage
certain
aspects
of
multiple
divisions
within
our
department
that
would
include
our
office
vehicles,
program,
the
division
of
outdoor
recreation
and
the
other
new
programs
that
have
been
added
to
our
department
over
the
last
few
years.
E
E
The
next
decision
unit
e500,
is
just
a
change
of
the
funding
sources.
That's
a
funding
source
that
is
associated
with
that
transfer.
What
that
does
is
it
takes
it
out
of
its
current
funding
source
and
instead
brings
it
into
the
director's
office
cost
allocation.
E
The
next
one
on
the
slide
is
not
yet
included
in
govrec,
but
we
did
get
to
go
ahead
to
talk
about
it.
It
is
a
new
personnel
officer
ii
position
that
brad
mr
kroll
talked
about
earlier.
That
position
will
oversee
the
entire
department's
hr.
There
is
a
budget
amendment
that
will
be
pending.
It
is
a
non-general
fund
budget
amendments.
E
E
That
position
was
actually
budgeted
to
start
fiscal
year
21,
but
because
of
the
cova
delays,
we
have
had
to
keep
that
position
vacant
and
we
have
not
yet
been
able
to
hire
that,
so
it
is
proposed
to
remain
vacant
through
the
end
of
calendar
year
22
when
hopefully
reinstatement
in
january
23,
if
not
earlier,
if
possible.
The
next
reduction
is
specific
to
the
contract
authority
for
our
sagebrush
ecosystem
program.
This
was
done
through
an
m150
adjustment.
E
It
it
so
you're
not
going
to
see
an
actual
decision
unit
specific
to
this,
but
it
is
a
reduction
in
contract
authority
of
a
hundred
and
thousand
oh
sorry,
a
hundred
thousand
dollars
each
year
that
contract
authority
is
currently
only
185
000
each
year.
So
that
does
reduce
it
down
to
85
000
each
year,
which
the
program
does
have
plans
for
the
full
contract
authority.
E
Should
it
be
available,
so
jim
lawrence
will
talk
about
a
little
bit
about
what
that
contract
authority
does
when
he
goes
over
a
sagebrush
ecosystem
program
in
just
a
little
bit
and
then
the
very
last
thing
on
that
slide
is
sorry.
G
N
N
The
emphasis
here
is,
it
is
a
multi-disciplinary
inter-agency
effort
regarding
the
sagebrush
ecosystem,
as
well
as
protecting
the
species
of
the
greater
sage
sprouts
and
then
ideally
to
to
do
such
good
work
that
we're
avoiding
than
this
necessitating
of
the
listing
of
the
species
as
a
threat
and
endangered
species.
We.
J
N
From
the
director's
office
coordinating
it,
there
is
an
employee
from
the
division
of
forestry,
an
employee
from
the
department
of
wildlife
and.
N
N
The
governor
appointed
council
is
about
15
individuals
representing
various
sectors
and
stakeholders
of
the
sagebrush
ecosystem,
including
industry,
wildlife,
environmental,
general,
public
energy,
mining,
etc,
and
they
do
really
good
work
in
coming
to
a
consensus.
We
also
have
about
six
members
that
are
ex-officio,
and
these
are
the
department
heads
of
the
various
state
agencies
and
the
federal
agencies
that
have
the
stake
in
the
sagebrush
ecosystem,
such
as
the
u.s
fish
and
wildlife
service
from
the.
G
N
Is
it's
the
forum
where
we
can
make
decisions
regarding
the
sagebrush
ecosystem?
The
fiscal
support
of
the
program
is
found
in
two
budget
accounts.
The
operational
aspect
of
invented
account
4150
and
that's
where
we
have
the
operations
for
the
the
people
that
are
doing
the
work
and
our
contract
dollars
as
well.
There's
also
the
account
to
restore
the
stage
brush
ecosystem
and
that's
why
I
did
account
4156..
N
Very
successful
once
folks
grow
the
credits
as
we
speak
about
it
if
they
transfer
them
to
an
entity
for
mitigation.
N
The
the
entity
that
got
the
grant
from
us
is
required
to
pay
it
back,
and
it
goes
back
into
the
account
so
it's
replenished,
so
we
can
do
more
habitat
and
have
some
work
out
in
the
landscape
right.
N
A
little
bit
over
a
million
dollars,
we
have
14
projects,
basically
encumbered
with
those
dollars,
so
it
is
encumbered
and
we're
starting
to
see
some
money
returned.
I
think,
recently,
over
the
last
fiscal
year
we
had
about
200
000
on
return
back
to
that
account.
So
it's
been
successful
a
little
bit
of
a
program
update.
I
think
it's
really
important
that,
even
though
you
know
this
program
has
been
up
and
running
for
about
eight
years,
we
have
built
the
mitigation
program
in
the
conservation
credit
system.
N
N
Grouse
protection
plan
in
place,
but
what
has
really
survived
up
our
workload
is
in
2019.
We
adopted
regulations
that
requires.
N
For
certain
disturbances
out
in
the
state
fresh
ecosystem
and
if
those
disturbances
are
on
either
state
or
federal
land,
they
have
to
do
the
mitigation
and
the
mitigation
has
to
be
through
our
conservation
credit
system,
which
is
basically
a
system
of
assigning
credits
for
restoration
activities,
assigning
debits
to
measure
the
impact
from
disturbances.
N
It's
a
scientific
model.
It's
used
consistently
and
transparently
across
the
landscape.
So
there's
no
questions
about
how
those
numbers
are
arrived
at.
The
important
part
of
the
program
is
the
adaptive
management,
the
best
available
science
in
environmental
work
in
particular.
Sometimes
plans
become
stale
where
the
landscape
does
not
remain
static.
J
N
Constantly
working
with
the
department
of
wildlife
usgs,
the
bureau
of
land
management
to
make
sure
that
our
habitat
maps
are
up
to
date
and
reflect
the
current
landscape
and
the
current
science
we've
also
with
our
contract
dollars,
developed
conservation
planning
tools
that
accounts
for
population
modeling
of
greater
sage
grouse.
So
we
can
forecast
impacts
in
different
areas.
N
We've
also
built
into
it
through
contract
dollars.
A
robust
map
of
where
the
conifer
encroachment
and
conifer
encroachment
is
a
threat
to
the
sagebrush
ecosystem.
So
where
we're
having
that
and
we
can
move
appropriately
as
well
as
raven
populations,
which
are
also
a
threat
to
the
greater
sage
valves.
We
do.
G
G
N
J
G
N
On
the
conservation
credit
system,
I'll
just
give
you
a
very
brief
update
in
that
you
know
it
took
a
little
while
for
the
program
to
generate
some
momentum
through
fy
2019,
we
have
10
500
credits
that
were
generated
from
habitat
restoration
projects.
N
Currently
there
are
over
17
000
credits
available
for
transfer,
so
it
is
really
we're
really
exponentially
growing.
The
amount
of
restoration
work
happening
out
in
the
landscape
and
because
we
incorporate
indirect
impacts-
and
I
won't
go
into
the
details
of
that,
but
it
means
that
we
account
for
not
just
the
physical
disturbance
but
also
the
impacts
beyond
the
footprint.
N
25
21
500
additional
credits
to
become
available
in
fiscal
year
21.
and
then,
as
far
as
the
debits,
the
disturbance
size
that
was
mitigated.
We
mitigate
about
2
700
debits
through
fy,
2019
and
1100,
from
fy
20
to
the
present
and.
N
The
parentheses
we're
mitigating
you
know
about
6,
500,
acres
of
direct
impact
and
our
mitigation
is
requiring
70
000
acres
of
habitat
conservation.
So
that's
how
we're
ensuring
the
net
conservation
gain
as
part
of
this
program
transactions
have
also
increased.
We
have
two
transactions
through
fy19,
post,
fy
19.
With
our
regulations
in
place.
We
have
13
transactions,
so
the
regulations
are
really
moving,
the
needle
as
far
as
getting
the
work
done
and.
N
That's
all
I
have
on
the
sagebrush
ecosystem
program.
I
can
touch
really
quickly
on
conservation
bonds,
assembly,
bill,
84,
2019
very
quickly,
please
very
quickly.
N
For
ab-84
217.5
million
it
was
the
last
legislative
session
as.
N
Said
we
had
approval
for
a
program
manager
to
develop
the
regulations,
but
that's
been
delayed
till
january
2023
what's
important
about
that,
is
that
the
legislation
calls
for
mandatory
regulations
for
the
grant
portion
and
there's
eight
categories
for
grants.
N
There's
also
seven
direct
allocations
in
the
in
the
bill,
and
so
that's
what
we'll
be
working
with
initially
for
the
20
million
dollars
in
general
obligation
bonds,
that's
in
the
current
governor's
recommended
budget,
so
we'll
have
to
be
focusing
on
those
direct
allocations
until
we
get
that
program
manager
in
place
and
until
we
can
start
working
on
the
regulations,
because
we
don't
have
an
existing
position
dedicated
to
that,
and
with
that
that's
all.
I
have
on
the.
A
Bond
program:
okay,
thank
you
so
much.
We
have
a
number
of
members
that
have
questions
so
again.
Looking
at
where
we
are
right
now
we
still
have
many
budgets
to
cover
this
morning,
so
I
appreciate
that
members
will
ask
their
questions
that
the
questions
will
be
concise,
that
they
won't
be
repetitive
and
presenters.
I
ask
that
you
also
respond
in
very
concise,
with
very
cons,
concise
answers.
The
first
question
is
from
senator
dennis.
C
N
N
Bill
84
also
called
for
bond
proceeds
to
go
directly
to
certain
recipients
without
having
grant
regulations
in
place
and.
G
N
C
So
so
you're
saying,
though,
on
the
you're
able
to
move
forward
on
145
million
direct
allocation,
but
you're
not
able
to
move
forward
on
the
72.5
million.
N
Jim
lawrence
for
the
record,
that
is,
that
is
correct,
but
I
also
want
to
call
in
the
governor's
budget
it's
20
million
dollars
in
the
governor's
recommended
budget
for.
D
N
C
N
N
Jim
lawrence,
for
the
record
I
wish
we
did,
we
are,
you
know,
we're
we're
a
small
staff.
We're
stretched
then
and
believe
me.
If
we
had
somebody
to
dedicate
to
the
regulatory
administrative
rulemaking,
we.
G
N
We
don't
have
the
bandwidth
this.
This
program
is
what
we're
calling
question
one
next
generation,
sometimes
and.
E
N
About
three
individuals
to
do
the
necessary
stakeholder
work.
Do
the
workshops
go
across
the
state
because
it's
a
very
broad
program
so
it
took
and
it
took
about
nine
months
to
get
that
done.
Certainly,
since
we've
already
done
it
for
question
one,
we
can
streamline
and
do
it
with
less
than
three
people
and
maybe
in
less
time,
but
it
is
still
a
very
time
consuming
endeavor.
A
Welcome
our
next
question
is
from
assemblywoman
titus.
K
Thank
you,
madam
chair,
in
your
in
our
notes.
It
says
that
you
have
didn't
contract
with
the
department
of
wildlife
in
your
budget
and
I'm
wondering
why
that
it
didn't
happen
and
that
you're
going
to
con
contract
with
another
vendor.
N
Yes,
thank
you
so
much
titus
for
the
record,
jim
lawrence
deputy
director
of
department
conservation,
natural
resources.
With
our
program.
We
always
look
for
opportunities
to
leverage
our
dollars
and
maximize
the
best
work
we
can
do
so
in
the
previous
biennium.
With
our
contract
dollars,
the
department
of
wildlife
already
had
a
contract
in
place
with
the
u.s
geological
service,
dr
pete
coates,
for
and
he's
one
of
the
most
renowned,
greater
sage,
grouse
experts.
N
Informed
us
that
that
contract
that
they
were
doing
with
uscs
has
expired,
they're
not
renewing
it.
So
we
don't
have
that
opportunity
to
do
it
again.
It
wasn't
necessarily
a
conscious
choice
by
the
program.
It's
just
sort
of
the
way
things
have
played
out.
What
we
will
do
is
probably
contract
again
with
usgs,
because
they're
the
foremost
experts
again
to
get
the
work
that
we
need
done
regarding
fire
recovery,
wild
horse
and
burro
populations,
etc.
So
that's
that's
the
story
there
with
why
the
switch
was
done.
K
A
follow-up
quick
question,
madam
chair,
I'm
sure
senator
gokuchi
will
be
talking
about
the
the
conservation
credit
system,
I'm
he
and
he's
up.
Next,
I'm
sure
I
just
wanna,
I'm
wondering
about
the
results.
It's
been
eight
years
since
the
governor
developed
these
programs
and
it's
been
eight
years
since
we
recognized
that
we
wanted
to
avoid
putting
our
sage
grouse
on
the
endangered
species
list
it'd
be
nice
to
hear
some
success
stories
and
know
that
we've
actually
been
successful
in
doing
this
and
as
opposed
to
you
know,
hearing
about
wildfire
habitat,
etc.
K
Have
we
had
any
success,
not
just
cutting
down?
You
know
the
the
juniper
and
opinion
encroachment,
but
have
we
seen
any
success?
Yeah.
N
Thank
you
so
much.
It's
a
great
question
again.
C
N
N
Participation
and
habitat
restoration
to
get
credits
that
can
then
be
sold
to
maybe
a
mining
company
or
renewable
energy
project
that's
doing
disturbance
so
that
they
can
mitigate.
G
N
N
So
that
is,
that
is
a
question
that
is
not
always
the
easiest
to
answer,
because
population
trends
go
up
and
down
and
they
don't
necessarily
respond
immediately
to
a
habitat
restoration
project.
N
N
G
G
N
The
wildfires
that
we've
had
over
the
last
two
or
three
years
there
will
be
some
declines
in
poverty
in
certain
population
areas.
H
And
if
I
may,
some
of
the
women
try
this
brad
poll
for
the
record.
You
know,
prior
to
kobe,
our
numbers,
our
stage
us
population
numbers
were
stabilizing.
We
were
either
seeing
the
most
minimal
decrease
or
or
stable
population
numbers
compared
to
other
western
states,
but
other
western
states
are
very
much
more
poorly
than
we
are
because
they
don't
have
a
system
in
place
to
do
this.
So.
H
Declined
in
other
states
have
been
significant.
Double
digits
in
many
cases
were
in
the
single
digits
here
in
nevada
or
stable.
So
it's
working.
I
just
hope
that
those
other
states
are
able
to
be
successful
so
that
we
don't
get
a
listing
that
impacts
us,
despite
our
success
here
in
nevada,.
A
Welcome
next
senator
gokuchiya.
M
Yes,
thank
you,
madam
chair
and
I'll,
be
as
great
as
I
can.
Yes
clearly,
we
know
there's
a
lot
habitat
improvement
really
occurring
in
vast
vast
areas
across
this
state.
We'll
talk
some
more
about
the
sage,
grouse
conservation,
credit
program
as
we
move
forward.
I'm
sure
I
guess
my
real
concern
with
this
by
holding
the
manage
management
analyst
position
vacant,
I
I
believe
and
correct
me
if
I'm
wrong,
that
that
doesn't
allow
us
to
get
the
the
conservation
grants
out
and
those
grants
are
in
fact
recoverable
as
we
move
them
forward.
That's.
M
This
is
a
huge
piece
of
this.
We're
miss
missing
with
the
question
to
money
is
hey.
If
we
get
these
out
on
the
ground
and
in
the
end
we
grant
this
money,
then
it
can
in
fact
be
returned
and
back
back
to
the
process,
I
I
think,
we're
being
you
know,
pennywise
and
pound
foolish,
I'm
sorry,
and
with
that
not
really
a
question
just
thank
you.
A
Thank
you
senator,
and
so
with
that
being
a
comment,
we'll
move
on
to
vice
chair
monroe
moreno
has
a
question.
L
Thank
you,
madam
chair,
as
you
were
going
through
your
presentation
on
the
slide
that
had
budget
account
4150
the
director's
office,
there
was
a
position
that
you
had
noted
on
that
slide
for
a
new
personnel
officer
too,
but,
as
I
was
looking
through
my
notes
at
the
information
your
office
relay
to
our
fiscal
staff,
I
do
not
see
that
position
listed
in
my
notes
anywhere.
Could
you
tell
us
a
little
bit
more
about
that
position?
It
says
pending
and
a
budget
amendment
pending.
E
Sure
for
the
record,
kelly
williams
keep
this
lobster
for
the
department
and
that
so
that
position
is,
it
is
a
personnel
officer
too,
which
is
the
meant
to
be
a
manager
level
position
that
usually
sits
within
a
director's
office
of
in
the
department.
The
level
of
that
position
is
set
by
the
size
of
the
department,
so
personnel
has
determined
that
a
personnel
officer,
too,
is
appropriate
for
our
department.
We
do
not
currently
have
one.
E
We
don't
have
someone
to
manage
the
many
personnel
issues
that
come
up
from
a
you
know,
a
department
of
our
size
and
that
position
you're
right
was
not
included
in
gov
wreck.
That
was,
we
were.
We
were
able
to
secure,
grant
funding
for
that,
and
so
we
are
working
with
gfo
to
move
that
through
the
budget
amendment
process
I
just
wanted
to.
We
wanted
to
talk
about
it
today,
so
that
you
were
aware,
as
you
see
it,
move
forward
the
budget
amendment
process.
To
my
knowledge,
we
just
got
a
memo.
E
I
think,
yesterday
from
the
governor's
finance
office
that
they
have
opened
up,
that
module
in
nebs
and
we
will
start
processing
those
budget
amendments
through
the
that
module
and
you
your
staff,
should
be
seeing
that
budget
amendment
very
soon.
It
is.
It
is
one
that
gfo
has
said
they
will
be
moving
forward
on
our
behalf
and
it
is
100
non-general
fund.
L
E
For
the
record
kelly
williams,
so
it
I
I'm
not
going
to
give
you
an
exact
number,
but
it
is
right
about
100
000
each
year
of
the
biennium,
and
that
does
include
the
position
itself
and
some
operating
that
goes
with
it
and
as
we
move
through
the
budget
amendment
process,
we
can
definitely
provide
a
more
exact
number
for
for
your
review
and
that
will
be
included
in
the
budget.
Amendment.
L
E
Yeah,
so
thank
you
again
for
the
record
kelly
williams,
so
we
actually,
we
do
go
through
the
personnel.
You
know
a
thing.
We
do
look
statewide
to
find
the
best
candidate
for
that
position.
H
G
L
N
A
Thank
you
and
I
don't
see
any
other
questions
from
any
other
members,
so
we
can
move
on
to
the
next
item.
I
will
ask
that
as
you're
presenting,
I
just
want
to
remind
you
that
members.
Actually,
we
have
all
you
know,
access
to
to
the
presentations
and
and
other
resources
as
well.
So
if
you
could
give
us
a
a
very
high
level
overview
of
what
the
presentation
is
because,
as
you
can
see,
our
members
have
many
many
that
they
really
want
to
get
to.
C
F
You
are
the
nevada
conservation
district
program
supports
locally,
led
efforts,
producing
conservation
outcomes
throughout
the
state
to
ensure
nevada's,
sustainable
and
economic
economic
vitality.
The
nevada
conservation
district's
program
is
housed
within
the
director's
office
of
the
department
of
conservation
and
natural
resources.
F
The
program
provides
staff
and
support
to
the
state
conservation
commission.
The
program
administers
grants
and
it
provides
technical
and
program
assistance
to
nevada's
28
locally
elected
conservation
districts
which
implement
conservation
and
natural
resource
private
projects
on
the
ground
across
nevada.
F
F
Involved
with
the
nevada
conservation
districts
often
affectionately
refer
to
them
as
nevada's
best
kept
secret,
and
while
true
that's
something
that
must
change,
we
need
to
document
and
promote
conservation,
district
successes,
develop
and
maintain
effective
statewide
partnerships
and
build
capacity,
particularly
in
southern
nevada.
We.
G
G
F
F
These
decision
units
are
the
tough
decisions
we
made
to
help
the
state
meet
its
necessary
budget
reductions.
These
were
thoughtful,
strategic
and
necessary
decisions
that
prevent
us
as
a
program
and
as
a
department
from
permanently
eliminating
any
positions
yet
allow
us
to
continue
to
meet
our
collective
mission.
F
G
F
F
E681
accounts
for
the
vacancy
savings
by
temporarily
delaying
the
higher
of
this
position
through
november
of
2022,
resulting
in
an
82
one
hundred
twenty
eight,
two
thousand
one
hundred
twenty
dollar
reduction
over
the
course
of
the
biennium.
Fortunately,
we
have
very
smart,
capable
hard-working
staff
who
are
willing
to
step
up.
We
have
requested
a
five
percent:
temporary
salary
increase
from
the
division
of
human
resource
management,
for
one
of
our
staff
resource
specialists,
to
assume
these
duties
and
responsibilities
until
we
are
able
to
hire
this
program
manager
position.
F
With
nevada
being
110
567
square
miles,
you
can
imagine
that
this
is
a
large
state
for
only
four
conservation
district
staff
to
cover
and
effectively
develop
local
partnerships
and
meet
the
needs
of
landowners
and
land
users
across
all
of
nevada.
As
previously
mentioned,
one
of
the
program's
primary
goals
is
to
build
capacity
in
southern
nevada.
For
now,
a
resource
staff
specialist
from
ely
will
continue
to
stretch
to
provide
that
support
to
southern
nevada.
F
Covid
has
only
exacerbated
these
challenges.
The
success
of
our
conservation
districts
rests
upon
relationships,
trust,
in-person,
communication
and
on-the-ground
projects,
and
that's
been
challenging
over
the
course
of
the
last
year.
So
these
are
the
challenges
that
we
face
today,
but
hope
to
overcome
tomorrow.
Although
the
nevada
conservation
districts
program
is
small,
it's
vitally
important
to
our
rural
communities
and
it
has
a
lasting
positive
impact
on
our
natural
resources.
That
completes
my
presentation
and
I
would
be
pleased
to
answer
any
questions.
Thank
you.
O
Thank
you,
madam
chair.
Thank
you
for
the
presentation.
I
was
just
wondering
if
you
could
speak
a
little
bit
more
in
depth
about
the
anticipated
impacts
of
the
proposed
reduction
for
the
grant
program,
and
specifically
you
know
you
just
mentioned
the
ability
to
leverage
federal
funds.
So
if
you
could
speak
to
that,
as
well
as
with
the
last
budget,
we
just
heard
the
impacts
for
sage,
grouse
and
habitat
and
and
especially
kind
of
how
that
fits
into
the
overall
conversation
on
listing
and
and
protection
of
that
species.
O
So
if
you
could
just
give
a
little
bit
more
insight
into
how
these
reductions
are
going
to
to
have
an
impact
on
the
state,
thank
you.
F
F
That
said,
by
maintaining
our
resource
staff,
we
are
able
to
continue
to
work
with
28
individual
conservation
districts
to
ensure
that
they
continue
to
meet
their
daily
mission
and
implement
projects.
So
it
doesn't,
it
doesn't
halt
or
stop
all
conservation
work,
but
it
does
inhibit
it
and
it
will
have
an
impact,
but
our
hope
is
that
our
economy
recovers
and
in
the
future
we're
able
to
fund
these
grants
and
we're
able
to
go
out
and
get
the
match
funding
that
is
available
to
ensure
this
additional
work
and
just
for
for
your
knowledge
and
information.
F
Often
the
conservation
districts
in
nevada
say
that
they
get
a
300
return
on
the
investment
that
we
make
with
them.
Remember
we
have
those
annual
stipends
that
we
provide
them
and
they
are
still
able
to
go
out
and
use
those
stipends
to
create,
match
funding
and
continue
to
take
advantage
of
grant
opportunities
that
exist.
O
Thank
you
for
that,
and
I
might
circle
back
to
that
in
just
a
second.
But
since
you
brought
up
the
conservation
districts
and
the
support
for
them,
can
you
discuss
the
impacts
that
the
conservation
districts
will
see
as
a
result,
in
the
reduction
of
funding
that
they're
going
to
see
in
terms
of
grants,
as
well
as
the
impact
of
holding
that
position
from
hiring?
Is
that
gonna?
Is
there
any
projected
impact
in
their
ability
to
meet
their
statutory
requirements
or
carry
out
programs.
F
Thank
you
that
stipend
will
have
an
impact
on
them
again.
We
provide
five
thousand
dollars
most
recently
to
them
on
an
annual
basis.
This
will
be
reducing
it
by
one
thousand
dollars,
so
we're
only
providing
them
four
thousand
dollars
annually
conservation.
You
districts,
use
those
dollars
for
different
things.
Some
of
them
use
it
for
operating
costs,
administrative
costs,
insurance
so
we'll
have
an
impact,
undoubtedly
in
terms
of
the
program
manager.
Yes,
leaving
that
position
will
make
it
harder
for
us
to
support
them.
F
That
leaves
only
three
of
our
permanent
staff
within
the
conservation
districts
to
continue
to
support
those
individual
districts.
We
are
very
fortunate.
However.
We
have
a
previous
program
manager
who
has
offered
to
volunteer
his
time
to
assist
part-time,
to
bring
our
other
staff
up
to
speed
and
to
communicate
with
the
conservation
district
and
continue
to
provide
the
support
they
need
so
that
we
are
able
to
assist
them
in
meeting
all
of
their
statutory
and
regulatory
requirements.
O
Thank
you
for
that.
That
is
very
generous
for
somebody
to
for
a
state
employee
to
offer
their
time
on
a
volunteer
basis
to
to
assist
our
state
during
this
time.
Can
you
discuss?
Are
there
any
alternative
funding
sources
available
to
conservation
districts,
given
the
cuts
that
we're
seeing
here,
you
know
additional
grants.
Are
there
any
fees
that
could
schedules
that
could
be
modified
to
support
the
work
that
the
conservation
districts
are
undertaking.
F
I
would
say
that
our
conservation
districts
always
struggle
to
find
alternate
funding
sources.
They
always
have
more
work
than
they
have
dollars.
So
that's
always
an
issue
that
we
face.
It's
exacerbated
more
under
the
current
circumstances.
F
F
O
All
right,
thank
you,
mr
echoing,
for
your
responses
and
thank
you,
madam
chair,
for
the
indulgence.
A
You're
welcome
and
so
again
I
would
just
like
to
clarify
that
back
to
assemblyman
watts,
question
about
holding
that
management
analyst
position
empty,
that
the
response
is,
that
is
that
someone
that's
already
in
the
department
will
be
serving
that
program.
Management
role
with
only
a
five
percent,
basically
increase
our
bonus
for
doing
basically,
two
positions.
You
know
as
employees.
A
We
all
have
been
in
that
position
where
we've
been
expected
to
do
the
the
job
of
two
people
and
then
we're
also
relying
on
a
volunteer
who
again
volunteers
may
at
any
time
find
it
very
exhaustive
and
we
can't
guarantee
a
volunteer
relationship.
A
So
my
question-
and
it's
I'm
asking
for
a
brief
response-
is:
do
you
feel
that
this
will
have
an
impact
on
the
agency,
because
I
also
don't
appreciate
when
employees
get
in
the
position
when,
if,
if
and
when
the
funds
are
available
to
hire
that
program
manager,
will
that
person
who's
stepping
up?
Will
they
be
the
one
being
the
program
manager
or
will
they
be
the
one
training
their
new
boss?
And
so
I'm
just
wondering:
do
you
believe
that
this
that
holding
this
position
will
have
an
impact
on
the
department
on
the
program.
F
Thank
you
for
the
question.
Somebody
gets
you
going
for
the
record.
Undoubtedly
there
will
be
an
impact
on
the
program,
but
we
are
trying
to
minimize
that
and
you're
you're
correct.
The
individual.
Stepping
up
is
we're.
We're
proposing
and
we've
requested
a
five
percent
temporary
salary
increase
that
individual
would
not
have
the
capacity
to
take
on
both
of
these
positions.
That
individual
would
assume
the
most
important
of
job
duties
that
were
held
by
the
program
manager.
F
Those
include
supervisory
duties
of
the
other
resource
staff
specialists
in
the
program
and,
unfortunately,
some
of
the
former
duties
will
be
spread
out
amongst
the
other
employees
and
the
volunteer.
But
something
else
to
account
for
this
is
we're
going
to
be
providing
a
lot
of
support
through
the
director's
office.
As
the
deputy
director
that
oversees
this
particular
program,
I
envision
that
I
personally
will
have
to
devote
time
as
well
to
help
pick
up
the
slack
here
and
so
we're
all
going
to
be
working
together.
F
But
undoubtedly
there
is
going
to
be
an
impact
on
this
program.
It's
going
to
stretch
your
resources
thin
within
our
department,
but
we're
used
to
this.
We
always
do
all
we
can
and
we
pull
together,
and
I
I
think
this
is
manageable
as
long
as
it's
temporary
and
as
long
as
we're
able,
after
this
period
of
time
to
rehire
that
program
manager
and
the
individual
who
is
stepping
up,
is
perfectly
qualified
for
this
program
manager
position.
We
think
a
lot
of
her.
She
has.
F
A
Okay,
and-
and
thank
you
for
that
again,
we
I
know
we're
talking
about
budgets,
but
we
need
to
make
sure
that
every
conversation
we
have
that
comes
out
of
this
building
is
is
person-centric,
and
so
I
appreciate
that
and
I
appreciate
your
efforts
and
what
you
individually
will
be
stepping
up
to
do,
and
so
with
that
we
will
move
on
to
the
next
presentation.
A
Please
again,
please
keep
it
concise,
because
you
see
we
have
many
many
questions
that
we
would
like
to
get
to.
M
Yes,
it
will
be
mr
ichigo,
and
I
I
think
it's
only
fair
to
state
and
week.
We
all
know
I
know
in
your
own
presentation,
every
dollar
that
comes
through
to
conservation
programs
returns
at
least
300
percent
return
or
three
to
one,
but
in
many
cases
we
see
as
high.
As
you
know,
a
twenty
dollar
return
for
every
dollar
invested.
Would
you
agree.
F
A
J
J
G
J
F
J
Regulatory
pollution
control
agency,
we
embrace
our
larger
mission
of
preserving
and
enhancing
nevada's
environment
to
protect
public
health,
sustained
health
ecosystems
and
contribute
to
a
vibrant
economy.
Ndep
has
11
bureaus
to
perform
all
the
functions
listed
here.
We
coordinate
with
tribal
environmental
programs
throughout
the
state,
together
with
our
tribal
environmental
liaison,
cliff
benuelos
from
the
intertribal
council
of
nevada.
F
J
F
J
Management
are
performed
under
delegation
agreements,
delegation
agreements
with
us
epa
and
a
few
such
as
our
chemical
accident
prevention
and
mining
regulation.
Reclamation
programs
are
performed
under
state-only
authority,
a
quick
breakdown
of
our
division
revenue
sources
is
shown
here.
Our
budget
is
primarily
reliant
on
fees
and
then
federal
grants
followed
by
reimbursable
agreements
and
environmental
cleanup
sites.
J
J
Is
here
in
carson
city
with
an
office
of
30
people
in
las
vegas
epa,
grants
shown
here
in
orange
have
been
flapped
to
the
climbing
in
most
programs
over
the
past
several
years.
Our
operating
budget
is
primarily
for
personnel
and
contracts,
including
interlocal
agreements
with
some
county
health
district,
environmental
programs.
Since.
F
F
J
In
terms
of
notable
enhancements,
ndep
is
recommending
an
additional
environmental
scientist
position
to
help
improve
ndep's
annual
greenhouse
gas
or
ghg
inventory
here
as
e-250.
This
is
associated
with
a
proposed
budget
bill
draft
request
approved
by
gfo,
but
as
of
late
yesterday,
is
awaiting
final
transmittal
and
introduction
as
a
bill.
I'll
provide
some
more
background
here.
The
air
program
has
prepared
prepared
the
nevada
ghg
inventory
since
2008.
J
J
J
As
the
nevada
climate
strategy
develops
and
policies
are
proposed
to
achieve
the
state
ghg
reduction
goals,
additional
work
will
be
required
to
evaluate
the
impact
of
these
policies
on
future
ghg
project
projections
for
the
state.
Without
this
position,
the
air
program
will
be
limited
to
rely
mostly
on
work
done
by
the
epa
state
inventory
tools
which
frequently
uses
nationwide
averages
of
portion
by
population
or
other
factors
to
roughly
estimate
state
level.
Emissions
in
the
associated
bill
draft
request.
J
E-255
supports
travel
and
training.
The
large
majority
of
travel
by
the
air
program
is
done
to
inspect
regulated
facilities
and
to
maintain
air
quality
monitoring
equipment.
Since
march
of
2020,
travel
has
been
reduced,
except
for
complaints
and
air
monitoring
equipment
maintenance.
Since
that
time
reinstating
the
full
budget
for
travel
is
necessary
to
verify
compliance
with
federal
and
state
air
quality
regulations.
J
Similarly,
training
was
reduced,
but
it
is
required
for
our
staff
to
stay
up
to
date
on
knowledge
and
skills
required
to
properly
perform
their
job.
Most
training
is
conducted
off-site
with
specialized
staff
and
specialized
instructors.
J
I
Future
I
have
a
couple
of
questions.
If
that's
okay,
sure
please,
can
you
just
go
into
some
additional
detail
on
what
current
staff
resources
are
contributing
to
the
statewide
greenhouse
gas
report
requirements.
G
J
We
currently
have
a
couple
of
staff
who
spend
part
of
their
time
on
the
ghd
inventory
more
towards,
like
the
latter
part
of
the
year,
and
as
I
mentioned,
they're
currently
just
using
available
data.
That's
right
now
through
the
epa
state
inventory
tool,
that's
aggregated
at
the
federal
level,
and
then
they
supplement
that
with
information
from
filings
that
utilities
file
with
the
public
utilities.
J
Commission,
but
that's
fairly,
like
I
said,
limited
and
part-time
work
in
order
to
do
this
annually
and
make
it
more
nevada
specific,
and
it
also
gather
even
more
data
through
the
information
that
we
put
in
the
build
draft
request,
will
need
additional
resources.
I
I
can
appreciate
that
I
know
how
hard
end
of
your
grant
work
is,
and
especially
those
epa
reportings.
My
second
question
is:
can
you
discuss
how
the
fund
for
cleaning
up
discharge
of
petroleum
was
determined
to
be
appropriate
to
support
costs
associated
with
the
greenhouse
gas
emissions
reporting
requirements.
J
J
One
of
the
reasons
we
looked
to
petroleum
fund
is
we
noted
that
at
the
end
of
each
year
the
statutes
require
that
any
fees
collected
above
seven
and
a
half
million
any
balance
above
that
at
the
end
of
each
fiscal
year,
is
transferred
to
the
state
highway
fund
that
transfer
to
the
state
highway
fund
ranges,
but
starting
at
2
million
and
above
over
the
past
five
years
and
and
noting
that
the
transportation
sector
is
has
become
the
greatest
greenhouse
gas
emissions
sector.
J
We
thought
that
this
might
be
an
appropriate
use,
limited
use
of
a
petroleum
fund
instead
of
transferring
the
state
highway
fund
and
that's
how
we
identified
that
source.
We
realized
that
there's
still
probably
another
hearing
coming
on
on
the
bill
draft
request,
where
I
could
you
know,
explain
it
a
little
more
fully,
but
I
hope
that
helps
answer
your
question.
I
Yeah
that
definitely
clarifies,
and
just
as
a
follow-up
chair,
if
I
may
thank
you,
have
you
identified
any
alternative
funding
sources
for
this
or
or
you
really
really
banking,
on
that
that
statue
changed
to
be
able
to
fund
this
position.
J
Thank
you,
someone
peter
greg
lovato
for
the
record.
At
this
time,
we
we
haven't
identified
alternative
funding
sources.
I
think,
as
the
state's
climate
strategy
evolves,
other
potential
funding
sources
may
arise
with
a
change
in
administration.
A
J
I
Thank
you
for
your
responses.
Yes,
I'm
I'm,
additionally
looking
forward
to
seeing
what
we
what
epa
invests
in
our
error
programs
again
with
this
new
administration,
so
I
will
keep
an
eye
on
that.
Thanks.
P
Thank
you
cheerleader,
so
I
actually
have
a
couple
follow-up
questions
to
assemblywoman,
peters
and
anker
for
asking
some
of
my
initial
questions,
but
just
to
clarify
so
to
if
I
heard
you
correctly
we're
still
planning
on
transferring
two
million
a
year
each
year
in
this
biennium
from
the
highway
fund.
But
we're
pursuing
additional
funding
out
of
the
petroleum
fund
is
that
did
I
understand
that
correctly.
J
Yeah
thanks
assembly,
one
tolls:
this
is
greg
lovato
for
the
record,
so
the
way
that
the
transfer
from
the
petroleum
fund
works
each
year
is
a
fees
collected
on
all
refined
fuel,
imported
or
refined
in
the
state.
It's
three
quarters
of
a
cent
per
gallon
and
all
of
those
funds.
J
I
think
it
accrues
about
between
10
and
14
million
a
year
within
that
budget
account
and
then
any
funds
that
aren't
spent
on
petroleum
fund
cleanups
the
amount
over
seven
and
a
half
million
is
actually
transfer
the
state
highway
fund
at
the
end
of
each
year,
and
so
what
our
our
bill
proposal
is
that
a
portion
of
that
to
pay
for
this
enhancement
will
be
able
to
fund
that
position.
So
you
know
roughly
the
cost
of
environmental
scientists.
Three
position
is
is
what's
shown
in
the
decision
unit.
P
Okay,
thanks
for
clarifying
that,
I
don't
I
misunderstood
that
process,
so
appreciate
that
so
and
then
my
other
question
just
just
to
clarify
when
I,
because
I
did
wonder
I,
of
course
we
had
a
very
robust
greenhouse
gas
emission
report
and
there
was
a
lot
of
work
that
was
done
over
the
interim,
and
so
I
I
was
curious
about
how
much
staff
was
able
to
do
it
already
and
demonstrated
their
capability.
P
And
then
you
know
now
we're
asking
for
an
a
new
position,
and
what
I
heard
you
say
is
that
we
have
been
relying
on
an
epa
tool
that
uses
more
national
averages
and
the
justification
for
having
this
new
position
is
that
it
would
be
more
specific,
statewide
data.
And
that
begs
the
question:
does
that
mean
that
some
of
the
information
in
that
interim
greenhouse
gas
report
wasn't
quite
state
specific,
accurate
because
we
were
using
national
averages
instead.
J
Thank
you
assignment
12
for
the
question
greg
lovato
for
the
record,
so
so
I
think,
in
terms
of
being
able
to
prioritize
areas
for
action,
the
inventory
has
served
its
purpose.
You
know
we
were
able
to
estimate
that
the
transportation
sector
and
and
when
I
say
national
averages,
those
are.
J
Apportioned
to
states
based
on
state-specific
issues
such
as
a
population
or
population
growth,
or
you
know,
land
area.
So
it's
not
like
there
isn't.
You
know
some
adjustment
for
the
fact
that
it's
nevada
in
terms
of
identifying
priorities,
the
ghd
inventory
is,
is
pretty
valuable
actually,
but
as
we
look
forward
to
assess
the
impact
of
specific
policies,
we
need
a
lot
more
specific
information
for
nevada
and
a
lot
more
up-to-date
information
for
nevada
and
and
that's
that's
the
gap.
J
G
Sure,
thank
you.
Greg
jeff,
kinder
deputy
administrator
with
the
ndep
you.
J
G
G
Factors
coming
back
to
the
state:
that's
the
state
inventory
tool,
but
if
we
can
collect
that
data
here
at
the
state
level
we'll
be
able
to
produce
the
projections
much
more
much
quicker
as
well.
As
you
know,
refine
certain
sectors
of
the
ghg
inventory,
there's
quite
a
bit
of
lag.
I
believe
it's
three
years
right
now,
where
you
know
we
have
data
and
then
we
project
forward.
P
Thank
you.
I
really
appreciate
that
discussion,
because
if
we
are
looking
at
policies,
it
sounds
like
we
need
some
more
specific
data
before
we
jump
the
gun
too
quickly
on
specific
policies.
Priorities
are
good
and
having
the
right
direction
moving
forward,
but
we
need
to
be
careful,
we're
basing
it
on
state-specific
data.
A
J
Budget,
thank
you,
chair
miller,
greg
lovato
for
the
record
budget
account
3187
funds,
three
ndep
bureaus,
including
corrective
actions,
sustainable
materials
management
and
federal
facilities.
The
program
is
funded
by
federal
grants,
petroleum
fund
fees
and
disposal
fees
and
agreements
related
to
the
u.s
ecology,
hazardous
waste,
landfill
located
near
baby.
J
J
Organized
digitized
and
maintained
going
forward
in
an
electronic
format.
This
will
save.
This
will
save
the
public
time,
as
this
bureau
receives
the
most
information
requests
for
file
review
in
the
entire
department
as
a
part
of
property
transfers
and
other
environmental
due
diligence
activities
that
environmental
professionals
take
on
behalf
of
lenders
and
and
property
owners
later
on
I'll
relate
to
e723
that
also
supports
new
electronic
records
management
for
that
program.
J
E-252
and
e-260
support
the
continuing
investigation
and
cleanup
of
the
anaconda
copper
mine
site
in
lyon
county.
J
E723
is
electronic
records,
management
and
database
equipment
for
our
corrective
actions
program
and
with
that
I'll,
be
happy
to
answer
any
questions
on
budget
account.
3187,
okay,.
J
Thank
you
assembly,
one
tolls
I'll
start
greg
lovato
for
the
record,
I'll
start
answering
that
question
and
then
referred
over
to
deputy
administrator
jennifer
carr.
So
we
already
do
have.
J
Some
records
in
electronic
form,
but
we're
converting
over
to
a
new
system
that
will
have
more
longevity
in
the
long
term,
so
we
actually
are
managing
quite
a
bit
of
electronic
records.
Now
the
the
assistant,
I
believe,
normally
they
were.
N
G
G
Very
successful,
particularly
our
mining
bureau,
now
has
a
tremendous
amount
of
records
on
site
now
on
our
website
now,
where
that
it's
saved
a
tremendous
amount
of
time
and
effort
with
records,
requests
and
and
the
accessibility
of
our
records
to
the
public
in
a
very
simple
manner
through
the
web.
So
you
know.
G
Within
the
agency
are
coming
on
board
with
electronics,
manage
electronic
records
management
as
time
and
resources
allow,
and
so.
G
As
greg
mentioned,
really
speed
up
the
process
for
bureau
of
corrective
actions
to
get
a
tremendous
amount
of
their
records
that
are
of
extreme
interest
to
the
public
on
the
web,
where
they
can
be
accessed
readily,
but
the
rest
of
the
agency
is
working
in
that
direction.
But
it's
a
it's
a
decades-long
effort.
P
J
J
One
unique
thing
about
the
bureau
of
corrective
actions
and
is
we're
required
to
hold
on
to
records
that
may
become
part
of
litigation
indefinitely,
and
then
we
also
see
just
the
demand
for
records
from
that
bureau.
For,
like
I
said,
property
transfers
or
or
loans.
So
we
actually
don't
have
a
records
retention
schedule
for
a
lot
of
those
contaminated
sites
and-
and
we
maintain
those
records
indefinitely
at
this
time.
P
A
Thank
you
with
that.
I
think
we
can
move
on
to
our
next
budget,
which
is
about
the
anaconda,
copper
mines.
There's
already
many
people
requesting
questions
on
this.
So
if
we
could
have
a
brief
overview,
because
I
know
many
people
have
questions
on
this.
J
Thank
you,
chair
miller.
I
didn't
have
a
separate
presentation
prepared
for
anaconda
copper
mine.
I
can
provide
just
a
brief
status
update
if
that,
if
that
would
make
sense.
A
M
Thank
you,
chair
miller
and
yeah,
just
along
the
lines
of
what
you're
miller
was
just
saying,
just
kind
of
wanted
to
understand
the
what
the
recent
cleanup
efforts
have
been
and
what
will
be
completed
on
those
cleanup
efforts
on
the
mine
site,
daniel.
J
Thank
you
senator
brooks
greg
lovato
for
the
record,
so
the
anaconda,
copper
mine
site
is
approximately
3
600
acres,
the
former
minesight
property,
but
the
area
that
we've
been
investigating
extends
well
north
of
the
site
due
to
off-site
contamination
of
groundwater,
and
so
we've
actually
divided
the
overall
cleanup
into
three
separate
phases.
J
J
The
first
phase
of
the
cleanup
is
associated
with
the
former
arametco
heat
bleach
pads.
This
is
about
200
acres
associated
with
with
those
operations
and
we've
completed
selection
of
the
remedy
in
2017
with
epa.
We
started
construction
on
that
final
remedy
in
2019,
and
we
expect
to
be
complete
with
that
in
2023..
J
J
I
believe
it's
2022
is
when
we
expect
to
complete
human
health
risk
assessment
for
groundwater
and
also
we'll
be
moving
towards
selection
of
a
remedy
in
calendar
year
2024
and
then
the
following
southern
areas
of
the
site,
such
as
the
pit
lake,
would
be
selected
for
remedy
by
2025,
and
then
we
have
a
few
years
there
for
remedy
construction
on
those
areas
of
the
site.
G
F
M
J
Thank
you
senator
brooks,
so
the
the
current
estimates
in
the
estimate
from
and
and
ndp
that
were
completed
in
2017
are
the
the
state
cost
share
portion.
I
was
talking
about
that
phase.
One
is
7.8
of
30
to
50
million
dollars
right,
and
so
I
think
that
equates
to
somewhere
between
two
and
four
million
dollars
would
be.
J
The
state
cost
share
the
actual
bid
for
the
final
phase
of
construction
in
phase
one
and
all
that
is
being
negotiated
by
atlantic
richfield,
and
you
know
we
understand
that
phase
of
construction
is
gonna
begin
by
june
of
this
year,
so
once
that
contract
is
signed,
we'll
have
a
better
idea
of
what
that
final
cost
share
amount
looks
like
those
numbers
I
gave
you
earlier
were
the
estimates
that
we
had
with
the
information
we
had
available
at
the
time.
J
However,
you
know
that
had
to
make
certain
assumptions
about.
You
know
how
the
work
would
be
done,
how
equipment
would
mobilize
you
know,
and
that
would
be
actually
if
epa
are
performing
the
work
as
opposed
to
a
private
party,
and
so
the
estimates
may
change
from
you
know
what
I
told
you
earlier
about.
M
Thank
you
and
what?
What
kind
of
community
stakeholder
engagement
has
been
education
and
communication's
been
going
on
around
this
cleanup.
J
Thank
you
senator
brooks
greg
lovato
for
the
record,
so
we've
had
several
community
meetings
over
the
past
a
couple
of
years
since
the
deferral
agreement
with
epa
was
reached.
You
know
those
were
obviously
not
continued
in
person
since
last
march,
but
we
have
had
a
number
of
interactions
with
the
community
centering
around
sort
of
major
milestones.
J
The
one
most
recently
last
year
was
the
completion
of
the
groundwater
investigation
and
we
had
in
place
at
that
time
a
bottled
water
program
that
had
been
operating
since
2004,
and
that
was
for
homes
and
others
on
wells
that
weren't
served
by
city
water
and
that
whose
water
may
be
approaching
or
not
meet
drinking
water
standards,
and
that
was
at
a
time
back
in
2004.
When
we
didn't
know
where.
J
Of
contamination
from
the
mine
site
was,
since
all
the
work
to
define
the
extent
of
contamination
was
completed
and
the
report
was
approved
in
2020.
We
conducted
a
lot
of
outreach
to
homeowners
and
residents,
and
we've
worked
with
the
arrington
paiute
tribe
to
communicate
the
phase
out
of
bottled
water.
So
we
had
a
lot
of
interaction
with
those
entities,
as
well
as
the
city
of
yarrington
and
lyon
county,
to
explain
what
we
were
doing.
J
We
were
actually
able
to
offer
in-house
treatment
systems
to
those
that
were
phasing
off
bottled
water,
even
those
who
were
outside
the
mine
impacted
groundwater
area,
and
we
were
able
to
complete
a
lot
of
that
work
in
the
last
part
of
last
year,
retest
that
water,
that
drinking
water
inside
those
homes
and
metal
standards.
J
So
you
know
going
forward.
We
try
to
you,
know,
group
our
outreach
around.
You
know
topics
that
might
be
of
interest.
You
know
kind
of
waxes
and
wanes
with
you
know,
what's
happening
at
the
site,
we
do
plan
to
do
some
outreach
around
the
second
phase
of
mobilization
by
june
and
and
explain
what
the
construction
progress
is.
J
Gonna,
look
like
there
are
efforts
underway
as
a
part
of
atlantic
richfield
entering
into
that
contract
to
look
for
local
labor
and
also
labor
from
from
tribes,
as
well
as
engage
efforts
with
epa
to
provide
job
training,
and
so
there's
going
to
be
some
outreach
occurring
around
that
as
well
in
this
coming
year.
A
Okay,
thank
you.
Senator
senator,
dennis.
A
Okay,
great
woman,
titus.
K
Thank
you,
madam
chair.
As
many
of
you
know,
literally
anaconda
copperside
mind
is,
in
my
front
yard
my
two
posts.
My
front
fence
is
built
from
rocks
from
anaconda,
so
I
have
a
lot
of
azurite
and
malachite
there
from
that
mine.
My
I
I
need
to
go
back
to
your
statement
regarding
the
off-site
contamination
of
groundwater
and
and
to
my
knowledge,
all
those
wells
that
were
drawn,
there's
no
documentation
that
there's
direct
contamination
from
that
mine
in
any
domestic.
Well,
I
just
want
to
make
sure
that's
clarified.
J
Thank
you
assembly,
one
titus
greg
lovato
for
the
record,
so
I
I'd
probably
be
able
to
answer
that
question
together
with
some
maps,
and
things
like
that,
you
know
sit
down
and
kind
of
walk
through.
You
know
what
the
extent
of
contamination
was
determined
to
be,
and
then
how
that
relates
to
you
know
different
wells.
You
know.
Different
wells
in
different
areas
are
screened.
K
Just
say
no,
sir,
I
have
looked
at
all
I'm
the,
as
you
know,
I'm
the
county
health
officer
for
lyon
county,
so
I've
been
intimately
involved
in
all
those
testing,
all
those
wells
and
understand
what
the
folks
have
done.
I
just
want
to
make
sure
the
record
was
clear
that
there's
been
yes,
we
have
certain
chemicals
in
the
water
in
those
areas,
but
you
haven't
been
able
to
link
necessarily
directly
from
the
mining.
K
We
know
that
the
agriculture
departments
in
those
fields
there
have
worked
very
hard
to
make
sure
I
just
don't
want
the
impression
that
the
groundwater
is
contaminated
there
when
they
work
very
hard
to
maintain
the
ag
program
in
that
in
that
valley,
and
I
understand
the
water
treatment
process
and
with
the
tribal
members
there
and
the
domestic
wells
and
the
concern
that,
but
the
very
fact
that
you're
now
removing
the
bottled,
water
and
testing
and
making
sure
their
their
wells
in
their
homes
are
good.
K
J
If
I
could
add
someone
one
titus
just
to
my
my
previous
answer,
so
there
are
currently
no
exposures
of
contaminated
groundwork
from
the
mine
occurring
at
the
site.
That
is
correct.
J
I
can't
say
that
no
exposure
has
ever
occurred
going
back
in
time
since
the
mine
operated.
You
know
from
the
generally
from
the
50s
to
the
70s,
and
there
may
have
been
some
wells
off-site
that
may
have
received
contaminated
water
from
the
mine
right
now.
All
the
wells
that
could
have
received
contamination
from
the
mine
are
either
hooked
up
to
city
water
or
are
outside
the
area
impacted
by
the
mines.
So
it's
maybe
a
slight
clarification
to
your
statements
and
I'd
be
happy
to
provide
more
backup
information
as
needed.
A
Thank
you
and
assemblyman
watts.
O
Yes,
thank
you,
madam
chair.
While
we're
on
the
topic
of
clarifications,
I
have
a
couple
and
I'll
try
and
keep
them
very
brief
to
some
of
them.
Titus's
question
so
and
and
to
your
clarification,
so
just
to
be
clear,
essentially
where
the
agency
is
at
right
now
on
this
project,
is,
is
a
determination
that
contamination
didn't
come
from
the
mine
and,
if
so,
they've
been
hooked
up
to
a
supply,
but
there
could
potentially
be
contamination
or
higher
levels
of
pollutants,
and
it's
been
determined
that
those
are
not
from
the
mine.
J
Thanks
everyone
watts
greg
lovato
for
the
record.
Yes,
if
you're
talking
about
groundwater
at
the
site
and
you're
looking
at
the
chemicals
of
concern,
which
include
both
arsenic
and
uranium,
those
chemicals
are
both
found
in
mine,
impacted
groundwater
as
well
as
they
could
be.
They've
been
identified
as
as
naturally
occurring
in
the
area,
as
well
as
enhanced
or
mobilized
by
agricultural
activity
which
changes
the
geochemistry
and
the
shallow
aquifer
there.
And
so
you
know
to
answer
your
question.
J
I
think
it's
a
mixture
of
you
know
wells
that
were
previously
impacted
that
have
since
been
hooked
up
to
city,
water
or
wells
that
may
have
been
impacted
by
sources
from
other
than
the
mine
site
that
have
been
connected
to
in-house
treatment
systems.
So
you
know
it's
kind
of
a
mixture
of
circumstances
out
there.
O
Thank
you.
I
appreciate
that
clarification.
Another
quick
clarification
I
wanted
to
to
get
on
the
record.
So,
of
course,
when
we
entered
into
the
deferral
agreement,
one
of
the
reasons
we
did
it
was
for
speed,
but
also
we
believe
that
you
know
we
could
see
some
savings
and
I
know
that
it's
still
early
in
the
process,
but
I
was
just
wondering
up
to
this
point
so
far.
O
How
has
the
has
the
state's
costs
and
cost
share
kind
of
tracked
with
the
expectations
going
in,
and
how
does
that
compare
with
what
the
state's
costs
would
have
been
if
we
had
not
entered
into
the
deferral
agreement.
J
Thank
you,
71
watts,
so
I
would
say
that
you
know
the
the
notion
of
saving
costs
as
a
reason
for
entering
into
the
deferral
agreement
gave
us
the
potential
it
it's.
It's
still
to
be
seen
exactly
what
that
that
might
have
been.
I
I
think
you
know
generally
when,
when
projects
are
run,
you
know
by
private
entities,
they
tend
to
be,
you
know
less
costly
than
government
projects
overall,
especially
when
they're
very
kind
of
unique
and
specific.
J
J
At
what
the
state
cost
share
from
that
would
have
been
and
then
look
at
what
you
know
comes
this
year.
In
terms
of
you
know
what
type
of
incentives
and
other
things
that
can
be
offered
to
perform
the
work
you
know
lower
cost.
J
I
think
we're
going
to
find
it's
going
to
save
money
overall
for
the
state,
but
I
I
don't
know
if
I
have
an
answer
to
your
question
yet
one
of
the
things
that
is
an
advantage,
I
guess
that
would
add.
Efficiency
to
the
project
is
rather
than
having
federal
contractors
and
contractors
from
the
responsible
party
out
there.
You
basically
have
one
set
and
that
and
that-
and
that's
just
an
overall
efficiency
advantage.
O
Thanks
to
that
clarification
again,
I
know
that
we're
still
somewhat
early
on
in
the
process.
So
I
you
know,
as
things
move
forward,
just
appreciate,
continued
updates
with
regards
to
how
that
how
that
is,
shaping
up,
and
the
final
brief
question
I
had
is
back
to
the
stakeholdering
involvement
in
the
community
involvement
participation
plan.
Now
it
mentions
the
agreements
with
the
tribes
to
provide
technical
assistance,
and
I
was
just
wondering
if
you
could,
like
I
didn't
see
it
broken
out
in
the
budget.
J
Thank
you,
chair
miller,
assemblyman,
so
those
two
contracts
are
initial
amounts
of
fifty
thousand
dollars
and
those
are
contracts
in
our
local
agreements
with
each
tribe
and
then
they
can
hire
who
they'd
like
to
perform
their
technical
oversight
work.
If
they
need
more
funds,
we
can
revisit
those
contracts
as
needed.
A
Thank
you,
and
actually
we
would
like
to
continue
with
with
some
questions.
Were
you
planning
on
a
presentation
for
the
next
budget
item
about
the
environmental
mitigation,
or
can
we
begin
asking
questions?
I
already
have
a
few
members
that
have
some
questions
on
that.
J
So
I
have
two
more
budget
accounts
that
we
had
with
one
was
our
water
financial
assurance
program
and
the
other
was
our
industrial
site,
cleanup
program,
3189
3175.
But
I'm
happy
to
answer
questions.
If
that's
what
the
committee
and
the
chair
would
prefer.
A
A
L
Thank
you,
madam
chair.
I
have
questions
about
e
258
and
259
in
addition
to
the
current
environmental
cleanup
projects.
What
other
sites
in
the
state
has
your
agency
identified
that
may
require
action
or
emergency
cleanup
work
in
the
upcoming
biennium.
J
Thank
you,
assemblywoman
monroe
moreno.
This
is
greg
lovato
for
the
record
so
to
to
kind
of
put
these
contracts
and
this
budget
authority
into
context.
J
We
have
identified
specific
cleanup
projects,
specific
dry,
cleaner
projects
that
do
not
have
a
viable
responsible
party
and
we're
seeking
to
take
more
action
on
more
cleanup
action
on
with
a
state
lead,
and
then
we
also
maintain
budget
authority
and-
and
we've
done
this
for
quite
some
time
at
a
at
a
specific
level,
so
that
we're
able
to
respond
to
events
as
needed
around
the
state.
J
So
this
could
be
anything
from
responses
of
hazardous
materials,
spills
due
to
floods
or
earthquakes
or
accidents
that
may
occur,
and-
and
we're
really
talking
here
about
not
emergency
response,
which
is
really
the
province
of
you,
know,
fire
departments
and
other
emergency
responders.
We're
talking
about
you
know
long-term
events,
and
so
the
state
for
a
long
time
has
maintained
the
ability
to
respond
to
spills
with
this
budget
authority.
J
Another
sorry
one
more
thing
to
add
to
that.
This
also
includes
budget
authority
that
would
allow
us
to
it's
a
contract
that
allows
us
to
respond
to
events
at
mine
sites
dealing
with
mine
fluids
events.
So
if
a
mine
site
were
to
be
abandoned,
we
maintain
an
influence
management
account
that
accesses
the
same
contract
to
manage
fluids
in
the
event
of
a
mine,
closure
or
unplanned
mine
closure.
L
A
A
You
vice
chair.
We
still
have
a
few
more.
K
A
To
cover
so
could
you
maybe
just
give
us
like
a
three
or
four
sentence
synopsis
of
that
budget
and
then
we'll
just
go
directly
into
questions.
J
N
J
Account
3189
supports
our
water
financial
assistance
program
that
supplements
projects
throughout
the
state
for
improvement
water
quality.
The
program
has
very
good
management,
receives
high
marks
from
financial
rating
ratings
agencies,
including
aaa
from
standard
force.
We
have
summary
maps
and
tables
with
current
and
cumulative
projects
funded
by
this
program.
I
Yes,
thank
you
chair.
I
have
to
actually
okay.
Yes,
please
great
what
issues
prompted
the
agency
to
request
authority
for
the
provision
of
technical
assistance
to
waste
water,
applying
for
infrastructure
improvement,
loans.
G
This
is
jennifer
carr
for
the
record.
Thank
you,
assemblyman
peters,
for
the
question.
We
provide
technical
assistance
to
water
and
wastewater
systems
throughout
nevada.
G
Many
years
this
is
an
enhancement
to
those
efforts
and
activities
in
order
to
fully
cover
the
needs
that
are
out
there.
We've
also
experienced
an
increase
in
contract
costs
over
the
last
biennium,
and
so
this
ensures
that
we
can
be
out
there
with
our
contractors
providing
the
technical
assistance.
That's
asked
of
us
to
the
best
of
our
ability.
I
Staff
may
have
some
additional
requests
for
data
on
that,
just
documenting
what
the
difference
is
and
in
how
much
is
being
requested
and
how
much
is
has
historically
been
allocated.
My
second
question
is:
what
benefit
does
the
agency
expect
to
realize
by
providing
technical
assistance
to
wastewater
systems.
G
Thank
you,
assemblywoman
peters,
again,
jennifer
carr
for
the
record.
The
the
technical
assistance
that's
provided
really
varies
across
the
state.
We
have
very
large
wastewater
systems
in
our
large
municipal
areas,
but
we
have
incredibly
small
wastewater
systems.
A
G
Rural
areas
and
things
like
operator
turnover
board
training
for
the
the
folks
that
run
those
municipal
systems
in
the
very
small
communities
are
all
examples
of
of
training.
That's
provided
in
order
to
support
the
very
small
systems
throughout
the
state,
then
there's
essentially
a
wastewater
plant
in
every
every
small
community,
and
so
providing
them
with
the
the
technical,
managerial
and
financial
assistance
that
they
need
to
to
run
those
plants.
Well
is
what
we're?
What
we're
there
for.
I
A
Thank
you
assemblywoman.
We
have
questions
from
chair.
A
C
I'm
sorry,
I
think
I
was
muted
sorry,
I
pushed
the
wrong
one.
I
you
can't
even
see
me
now.
Okay,
now
you
can
see
me,
I
I
I
took
my
video
off.
Can
you
talk
about
the
additional
technical
activities
that
you're
anticipating
providing
the
drinking
water
systems
over
the
21
23
biennium,
including
the
the
benefits
anticipated
benefits
and
of
the
activities.
G
J
Program
manager
for
the
office
of
financial
assistance,
jason
cooper,
we'll
be
by
answering
that
question.
G
G
Assistance
that
we're
able
to
provide
to
some
of
the
more
rural
communities
that
have
demonstrated
a
need
that
need
has
been
communicated
to
our
office
as
far
as
what
kind
of
work
that
they
need
through
outreach
through
direct
work
through
the
technical
assistance
providers,
and
some
of
that
work
includes
manuals
that
include
operations
and
maintenance
manuals.
Cross-Connection
control
plans,
it
could
assist
them
in
developing
treatment
plans
and
it
could
also
look
at
fiscal
sustainability
plans
to
help
them
with
financial
capacity.
C
So
so,
with
the
all
of
the
in
trying
to
meet
the
cuts
and
things
that
the
governor
had
asked
is
that
is
that
going
to
impact
this
particular
aspect
of
it?
Are
you
going
to
be
able
to
provide
those
services
when
you
have
less
employees.
G
Thank
you,
senator
dennis
jason
cooper
again
for
the
record.
The
funding
source
for
technical
assistance
in
drinking
water
is
100
federally
funded.
It's.
G
In
the
grant
that
we
receive
and
we're
required
to
spend
the
funds
for
this
purpose,
we
do
not
have
any
risk
of
losing
those
funds
at
this
time,
and
we've
already
received
another
allocation
for
the
next
fiscal
year's
biennium.
So
we
are
in
good
place
to
be
able
to
provide
the
funding,
that's
necessary
for
this
pieces.
None
of
it
is
any
general
fund
appropriations.
A
A
J
I'll
cover
budget
account
3175
supporting
our
bureau
of
industrial
site
cleanup.
The
budget
is
entirely
funded
by
reimbursement
agreements
with
companies
or
entities
with
responsibility
for
investigation
and
cleanup
of
hazardous
substance
releases
from
the
black
mountain
industrial,
complex
and
nearby
sites,
including
the
former
pepcon
impact
facility.
J
E-256
is
needed
to
complete
work
associated
with
final
cleanup
decision
phases
requires
expertise
to
support
reviews
of
final
human
health
risk
assessments
and
engineering
feasibility
studies.
Some
of
these
projects
were
delayed
slightly
due
to
the
pandemic,
and
this
will
restore
that
funding
in
the
coming
biennium.
J
Although
that's
not
the
primary
reason
for
the
increase,
it's
primarily
increased
work.
E-257
will
support
desert
research
institute
technical
support
for
groundwater
modeling
needed
to
support
final
cleanup
decisions
for
the
nevada,
environmental
response,
trust
site
where
groundwater
releases
have
affected
las
vegas
wash
and
the
colorado
river,
and
with
that
I
can
take
questions.
C
Thank
you,
madam
chair
mine.
I
wanted
to
ask
about
the
data
collection
and
so
you've
got
in
a
45
000
per
year
that
you've
increased
the
amount
to
do
that
work.
J
Thank
you
senator
dennis
in
looking
here
at
the
enhancement
units
for
this
decision.
I'm
not
seeing
the
45
000.
I
can
look
back
at
the
budget
itself,
I
know
jeff.
Do
you
have.
J
Oh
okay,
so
got
it.
E257
is
basically
this
is
we
actually
have
so
thank
you.
Senator
dennis
craig
leboda
for
the
record.
So
for
e-257
we
have
in-house
groundwater,
modeling
expertise
that
staff
that
actually
performed
some
of
this
work.
We
have
some
contract
assistance.
J
As
we're
getting
towards
deciding
you
know,
what's
the
optimal
way
to
clean
up
this
site,
do
we
you
know,
do
we
dig
it
all
up
at
the
source?
Do
we
enhance
the
pump
and
treat
systems
at
different
locations
between
the
site
and
the
las
vegas
wash
and
and
really
this
involves
a
comparative
analysis
using
modeling
and,
and
we
want
to
rely
upon
the
expertise.
The
desert
research
institute
has
to
help
us
make
those
decisions,
and
so
that's
that's
one
of
the
primary
reasons
for
this
increase.
J
C
J
J
Dennis
yes,
there
will
be
an
increased
amount
of
work
done
in
e2
for
e257.
Yes,
because
we
are,
we
are
using
we're
going
to
be
using
the
model
to
simulate
different
cleanup
scenarios
and
and
that
will
help
make
final
decisions.
So,
yes,
that's
an
increase
in
work
from
what's
currently
been
happening.
C
So
does
that
include
the
the
nerd
site
and
the
nerd
site
in
the
las
vegas
squash.
J
J
So,
thank
you
senator
for
the
question
greg
lavot
for
the
record.
We
have
a
projection
of
completing
cleanup
decisions
for
these
sites
in
the
next
biennium.
I
don't
think
we
have
a
projection
on
construction
completion
yet
for
those
sites
it
will
depend
on.
You
know
what
remedy
is
selected,
but
you
know
I
can
revisit
with
our
team
and
and
and
take
a
look
again
at
our
projections
and
and
provide
you
updated
information.
If
we
have
that.
C
What
do
you
anticipate
after
with
all
this
information
and
the
increased
work?
What
what
do
you
think
that,
what's
that
going
to
lead
to
what
kind
of
efforts
on
your
part.
J
Thank
you
senator
dennis
greg
blvd
for
the
record,
so,
as
I
mentioned
previously,
we're
coming
up
on
final
remedy
decisions
for
the
nevada,
environmental
response,
trust
site
related
to
perforate.
You
know:
what's
the
final
remedy
look
like
for
groundwater,
there
we've
been
doing
cleanup
action
for
a
number
of
years
with.
J
System,
but
what
should
the
final
cleanup
look
like
and
we're
trying
to
compare?
You
know
a
number
of
different
technologies,
those
that
would
occur.
You
know
right
up
at
the
wash.
Those
would
occur
back
at
the
at
the
actual
release
site
and
we're
comparing
both
the
technical
feasibility,
the
cost
effectiveness
and
the
timeliness
of
those
different
remedies
and
modeling
is
part
of
how
we
analyze.
M
J
Thank
you
senator
brooks.
So
basically
you
know
this
is
all
technical
support
to
support
final
cleanup
decisions
at
a
number
of
the
sites.
The.
G
J
E-257
is
a
part
of
that
the
groundwater
modeling.
This
also
includes
you
know
all
the
cleanup
decisions
related
to
different
cleanup
technologies
at
sites
across
the
complex.
J
The
groundwater
cleanup
at
the
common
areas,
and
so
you
know
we're
supporting
human
health
risk
assessments
and
all
the
other
technical
evaluations
that
need
to
take
place.
You
know
we
can
provide
more
backup
information
on
the
level
of
effort
associated
with
those
generally
they're
based
on
you
know
the
level
of
complexity
at
the
site,
as
well
as
a
past
experience
in
completing
work
of
this
nature,
and
I
don't
know
jeff
kinder
if
you
want
to
add
anything
to
that.
N
G
Greg
mentioned
during
the
anaconda
discussion.
You
know
these
cleanups
are
very
dynamic
and
we're
entering
a
phase,
as
greg
said,
we're
going
to
get
a
lot
of
remedial
investigation
wrapped
up.
So
we
anticipate
a
large
number
of
submittals
coming
in
the
next
two
years
as
part
of
this
biennium,
and
this
will
support
contracts
for
for
people
to
review
those
studies,
as
we
work
our
way
towards.
G
All
right,
jeff
kendra
for
the
record
we
do.
I
can
provide
that
as
a
follow-up
to
this
meeting.
I
don't
remember
the
dates,
but
we
do
have
a
full
schedule
for
all
three
operable
units
of
when
we'll
reach
proposal
of
alternative
remedies,
as
well
as
the
final
record
of
decision
where
we'll
implement
the
chosen
remedy,
but
I'd
be.
A
Sure,
with
that,
I
really
would
like
to
express
this
to
the
entire
department.
Thank
you
so
much
for
the
preparation
that
you
put
into
all
of
your
presentations
and
it
was
very
thorough
and
very
informative,
and
thank
you
so
much
for,
although
all
the
work
you
put
into
preparing
for
today.
Thank
you
for
that
with.
A
So,
as
previously
mentioned,
those
interested
in
making
public
comment
can
do
so
by
pre-registering
online
through
through
the
link
provided
on
today's
agenda
as
bps
checks
for
callers
and
and
provides
a
few
minutes
to
allow
people
to
get
into
the
queue.
I
just
want
to
remind
every
everyone
that
testimony
is
limited
to
two
minutes
per
per
or
public
comment
is
limited
to
two
minutes
per
person
and
that
written
remarks
can
be
submitted
for
inclusion
in
the
meeting
records
as
well.
So
with
that,
I
will
wait
on
bb
bps.
B
G
B
Oh
wonderful,
excuse
me
esteemed
chairs,
miller
and
dennis
and
members
of
the
subcommittees.
My
name
is
jayna
moan
j-a-I-n-a-m-o-a-n
and
I
am
the
external
affairs
director
for
the
nature
conservancy
in
nevada.
B
Dcnr
provides
a
vital
function
and
services
for
all
nevadans,
including
administering
and
monitoring
the
cleanup
of
environmental
pollutants,
managing
our
state
parks,
public
lands
and
forests
and
water
resources,
protecting
native
species
and
cultural
resources,
promoting
responsible
outdoor
recreation
and
administering
grants
for
conservation
funding.
Additionally,
through
the
conservation
districts,
dcnr
provides
technical
support
for
conservation
projects
that
benefit
all
nevadans.
B
All
of
these
programs
serve
critical
needs
for
healthy
and
safe
communities
and
for
the
environment.
Regarding
the
proposed
budget,
we
cannot
understate
the
importance
of
the
management
analyst
positions
for
the
conservation
funds
and
conservation
district
programs.
We
understand
the
need
to
save
costs,
but
are
concerned
about
a
further
delay
for
hiring
these
positions,
which
are
key
to
allocating
conservation
funding
and
administering
conservation
programs
in
rural
nevada.
B
The
grant
funding
by
80
ab-84
during
the
last
session
is
needed
for
conservation
projects
across
the
state,
notably
for
wildfire
restoration
and
prevention,
which
is
something
we
can't
wait
two
more
years
to
address.
At
the
same
time,
we
applaud
dcnr's
leadership
on
climate
issues.
They
serve
an
important
role
in
our
climate
governance,
which
is
what
our
state
needs
to
meet
mandated
carbon
reduction
targets.
We
support
the
request
for
an
additional
position
and
capacity
for
the
dcnr
to
administer
and
implement
climate
solutions
in
nevada.
B
A
J
Is
michael
from
broadcast,
the
public
comment
line
is
open
and
working,
but
we
have
no
more
callers
at
this
time.
A
Okay,
thank
you
and
with
that,
because
we
did
have
a
you
know,
a
few
minutes
for
people
to
register
and
get
on
and,
of
course,
the
additional
minutes.
While
another
person
was
making
public
comment
with
seeing
no
other
callers,
we
will
go
ahead
and
close
that
budget
item.
This
will
conclude
the
meeting
for
today.
Our
next
meeting
for
this
subcommittee
again
will
be
on
thursday
morning
at
8
00
a.m.
With
that
the
meeting
is
adjourned.