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From YouTube: 12/9/2021 - Interim Finance Committee Pt. 2
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A
Thought
it
was
more
practical
to
actually
put
it
on
the
sheets
by
allocating
it
to
fy
2023.
So
I
just
wanted
to
point
out
that
to
go
light
up
that
we
in
20
in
the
2021
session,
we
authorized
those
additional
credits
for
fi
2022.
That
is
correct.
We
just
believe
the
way
the
program
will
work
and
the
amount
of
credits
that
it's
more
likely
they'll
be
taken
in
four
point
in
fy
23..
A
A
Basically,
a
little
over
a
week
after
the
economic
forum
completed
their
business,
the
supreme
court
just
decided
provided
their
decision
upholding
the
first
judicial
district
court's
ruling
that
the
provisions
of
sb
551
from
the
2019
session
related
to
the
mbt
provisions
in
that
bill
were
unconstitutional
due
to
not
receiving
the
two
third
vote
by
both
houses
of
the
legislature.
A
So
because
of
that,
then
the
taxpayers
that
paid
at
the
higher
rate
they're
entitled
to
refunds
plus
interest,
then
effective
april,
1st
2021-
that
is
the
fourth
quarter
of
fy
2021
taxation,
then
implemented
the
lower
tax
rates
that
were
required
by
the
court
ruling,
and
thus
those
lower
rates
then
became
effective
from
april
1st
2021
going
forward.
So
again.
What
what
what's
going
on
here
is?
A
We
have
to
have
refund,
including
interest
considerations
for
the
all
four
quarters
of
fy
2020
in
the
first
three
quarters
of
fy21
and
then
rate
reduction,
estimated
impacts
for
the
fourth
quarter
of
fy
2021
and
all
four
quarters
of
fy
2022
and
fy
2023.
A
So
so
you
can
see,
then,
what
we're
estimating
here
that
the
total
amounts
here
by
fiscal
year
and
and
one
of
the
difficulties
we
were
as
budget
and
fiscal
staff
working
with
taxation
is
when
things
happen
close
to
or
at
the
end
of
a
fiscal
year,
then
it
becomes
a
much
more
difficult
mathematical
exercise
to
figure
out
just
well.
What
is
the
estimate
and
then
getting
it
allocated
between
fiscal
years
as
you're
crossing
over
that
boundary?
A
But
here
you
can
see
the
the
anticipated
or
the
estimated
impact
for
the
refunds
and
interest
and
the
tax
rate
reductions
by
fiscal
year,
so
that's
approximately
196.7
million.
So
when
you
come
down
to
the
bottom
line
here,
you
can
see
that
for
fy
21.
Clearly
we
are
the
net
effect.
Was
that
we're
lowering
the
economic
forms
may
forecast
by
this
87.7
million
dollars
for
fy
2022?
A
You
can
see
the
legislative
actions
were
estimated
to
generate
approximately
83.8
million,
but
then
we're
estimated
to
lose
55.3
or
that's
a
net
28.5
million
dollars
between
the
legislative
approved
decisions
in
the
court
decisions
impact
going
to
fy
23.
You
can
see
it's
the
76.5
million
that
we
added
for
alleged
actions
and
we're
estimated
to
lose
53.7
million
for
the
court
decision
impact
or
that's
a
net
plus
of
22.9
million,
but
the
net
it's
a
net
negative
of
36.3
million
dollars
over
the
three
years.
A
So
that
was
the
intended.
These
tables
to
just
allow
the
document
the
documentation
of
the
the
court
decision
as
it's
interacting
with
the
legislative
actions
or
the
net
effect.
So
that
was
the
information
that
I
wanted
to
share.
With
regards
to
this
was
the
information
also
presented
to
the
economic
forum?
You
possibly
saw
some
of
it
right
up
written
up
so
quickly.
I
just
wanted
to
go
up
in
them
and
go
through
the
table
just
to.
A
So
in
table
two,
this
is
where
we're
actually
going
in
and
showing
you
the
the
legislative
actions
that
would
affect
general
unrestricted
general
fund
revenue
sources,
and
if
we
could
did
an
estimate
during
session
that
was
available
during
session
and
or
after
session
reviewed,
the
bill
worked
with
the
people
that
we
could
to
get
information.
A
Then
we
would
do
an
estimate,
so
the
largest
one
is
probably
most
of
you
remember-
is
the
new
mining,
the
new
tax
on
the
gross
revenue
of
those
planning,
businesses
that
are
in
the
business
of
extracting
gold
and
silver,
and
so
you
can
see
there
the
estimated
83.8
million
in
the
approximately
81
million
dollars
for
fy23
in
that
new
tax.
I
think
it
is
worth
pointing
out
here.
Just
this
tax
is
required
to
go
to
the
the
general
fund
for
fy,
22
and
fy23
beginning
in
fy
24.
A
Then
it's
required
to
be
deposited
in
the
state
education
fund
and
then
also
as
part
of
the
this
bill,
that
the
net
proceeds
and
minerals
general
fund
portion
that
beginning
in
fy24
will
also
be
going
to
the
state
education.
A
So
you
see
this
new
tax
on
the
sheets
here
for
22
and
23,
but
it
will
not
be
being
forecast
by
the
economic
forum
for
24
and
25,
but
they
will
have
to
do
an
estimate
for
fy23
when
the
forum
convenes
a
little
less
than
a
year
and
then
I'm
not
going
to
go
through
all
of
them.
We've
attempted
to
give
you
the
brief
description
of
what
some
of
the
other
legislative
adjustments
are,
and
you
can
just
so.
If
you
don't
see
numbers
there,
it's
either
we
couldn't
do
an
estimate
or
you'll
see
we.
A
So
we
we
didn't,
have
an
estimate
or
we
couldn't
do
this
in
terms
of
when
you
see
some
of
these,
but
you
don't
see
number
form
it's
not
that
they're
missing
it's
just
that
we
didn't
do
it
and
then
again
you
can
see
the
modified
business
tax
court
decision
impact
also
itemized
in
table
two.
A
So,
mr
chairman,
that
was
the
comments
that
I
wanted
to
make
with
regards
to
this
set
of
tables.
So
if
there
are
any
questions
on
this
set,
maybe
it's
best
to
try
and
address
them
here,
because
then
I'll
I'll
quickly
share
the
other
two
and
it'll
it'll
prevent
me
having
to
try
and
keep
swapping
back
and
forth.
B
Thank
you.
It's
a
good
good
plan.
Does
the
committee
have
any
I'm
sorry,
I'm
trying
to
get
to
my
gallery
view
here,
so
I
can
actually
see
the
folks.
Does
the
anyone
on
the
committee
have
any
questions
for
mr
gandon
now
before
we
move
to
the
next
tables.
A
Oops
sorry,
it
did
not.
I
realize
I
gotta
slow
down
here
just
a
little
bit
because
sometimes
when
you
get
out
and
get
back
in,
it
doesn't
want
to
it
go
okay.
There
we
go
so
this
is
the
second
set
of
tables
and
you'll
see
at
the
bottom.
In
the
tag
it's
titled
handout.
Two,
it
has
the
orange
shading
on
the
far
right
hand,
side
of
the
set
of
tables,
and
this
is
the
set
of
tables
that
was
provided
to
the
economic
forum
that
it
it
takes.
A
The
economic
forum's
december
2020
forecast
and
their
may
4
2021
forecast
and
again
both
of
these
sets
of
forecasts
are
now
to
the
extent
there
were
adjustments
done
for
legislative
actions
and
court
decisions,
those
that
have
been
incorporated
into
these
forecasts
and
that's
why
you
see
in
the
title
the
word
adjusted
with
the
asterisks
for
the
note,
but
I
just
wanted
to
point
that
out,
because
this
is
the
nature
of
the
economic
forum
producing
forecasts
under
current
law
and
then
the
legislature
can
make
changes.
And
again
this
time
we
had
court
dishes
attack.
A
But
basically,
this
is
taking
the
economic
forms
forecast
and
comparing
it
to
the
actual
collections
that
came
in.
So
you
see
that
in
this
column,
the
actual
collections
for
fy21
that
have
been
reconciled
against
the
controller
system
or
what
was
posted
by
the
agencies
responsible
for
administering
and
collecting
each
revenue
source.
And
so
that's
what
you're
seeing
here
is
the
the
forms
forecast
for
december
and
may
again
adjusted
for
any
alleged
actions
or
court
decisions.
A
A
But
you
can
see
the
main
drivers
here
that
the
state
2
sales
tax
came
in
approximately
83.3
million
dollars
over
the
forecast
and
then
the
gaming
percentage
fees
gross
before
tax
credits
came
in
approximately
52.1
million
dollars
over
the
forecast
and
so
the
bottom
line.
You
can
look
through
some
of
the
other
ones
if
you
care,
but
the
bottom
line
is
the
total
unrestricted
general
fund
revenue
sources.
A
The
actual
collections
were
approximately
226.2
million
dollars
above
the
may
forecast
that
would
have
been
incorporated
into
the
the
2021
legislative
actions
when
they're
developing
the
budget
during
session
for
the
biennium
network,
and
so
I
just
that's
all
I
wanted
to
do
is
go
to
that
table.
So
you
sort
of
know
what
information
is
in
there
and
how
to
read
it.
A
One
it's
the
current
year
like
it
was
for
this
cycle
when
it's
the
second
year
of
the
biennium
of
when
you're
in
session,
but
remember
back
in
december
2018
and
excuse
me
in
may
2019
that
the
forum
was
doing
a
two-year
head
forecast
for
fy21
and
clearly
in
december
2020.
In
may
2019,
we
weren't
thinking
about
forecasting
2021
under
a
pandemic.
Right
we
pandemic
wasn't
on
our
radar.
A
We
were
just
thinking
hey.
What
do
you
think
the
economy
is
going
to
be
doing
in
forecasting?
Well,
if
you,
when
we
went
and
looked
at
this,
the
economic
forums
forecast
as
well
as
all
the
other
forecasters
who
prepared
state
two
percent
sales
tax
forecast
back
in
december
18
and
may
2019
for
fy21
those
forecast
errors
are
significantly
lower
than
what
you
see
here
in
this
table.
I'm
presenting
to
you,
so
it's
one
of
the
right,
it's
one
of
those!
A
Well,
that's
the
metric
that
comes
out,
but
it's
one
of
those
odd
things
is
that
we
actually
did
better
at
forecasting
fy
2021
as
a
pandemic
year.
When
we
weren't
forecasting
it
as
a
pandemic
year,
then
we
did
in
may
21
trying
to
forecast
it
as
a
pandemic
here.
So
I
just
think
I
would
share
that
that
some
of
the
results
that
come
out
of
how
difficult
I
think
forecasters
are
dealing
so
with
that.
A
Mr
chairman,
if
there
are
any
questions
on
that
table,
but
I
will
just
then
bring
up
the
last
table
if
there
aren't
any
and
just
go
through
that
quick.
B
So
I
would
like
to
reach
out
to
the
committee
before
we
move
on
to
the
last
set
of
tables.
If
you
have
any
questions,
anyone
on
the
committee
has
any
questions
on
this
set.
A
Okay,
thank
you,
and
so
the
last
set
of
tables
are
the
ones
with
the
it's
got:
handout
three,
but
it's
probably
the
most
identifiable,
because
it's
got
the
yellow,
orange
and
green
shading,
and
so
I'm
not
going
to
go
all
these
tables.
But
what
I
wanted
to
do
is
just
try
and
go
through
so
that
an
individual
know
what
they're
looking
at
how
to
read,
because
I
think
there
is
interesting
information
in
here
so
table.
A
These
are
the
tables
that
we
keep
updating
periodically
generally
after
the
end
of
each
quarter,
when
the
quarterly
revenues
are
posted,
and
so
the
yellow
here
is
showing
you
the
fy
2021
action,
and
so
we
actually
are
showing
you
what
the
actual
percent
change
was
for
fy
2021
actual
compared
to
fy
2021.
Actually,
then,
to
just
to
the
right
of
that,
this
is
the
forecast
that
the
economic
forum
did
in
may
21.
So
that
would
be
the
forecast
of
fy
2021
compared
to
the
actual.
A
A
So
then
we
go
over
to
the
orange.
This
is
the
fy
2022
forecast,
and
so
you
can
see,
then
the
economic
forum
projecting
fy
2022
compared
to
their
estimate
of
fy
2021.
A
We
were
projecting
that
it
would
grow
4.8
percent
in
growth
from
forecast
to
forecast,
but
because
of
actual
collections
came
in
so
much
higher,
it's
9.1
percent.
We
can
actually
now
fall
1.8
percent
in
fy
2022
and
still
hit
this
forecast
of
1.3
billion
dollars.
So
that's
what
we're
looking
at
is.
Okay.
A
So
that's
what
this
table
is
showing
you
hey:
here's
the
the
fy21
actuals.
What
did
they
forecast?
What
did
it
come
in
at
and
then
because
of
what
it
came
in
at
above
or
below
the
forecast?
What
does
that
mean
for
now
the
adjusted
growth
rate
that
we
would
have
to
meet
on
average
each
month
to
be
able
to
achieve
that
forecast
on
on
which
the
budget
was
built?
A
So
then,
what
table
two
does
is
it's
now
yellow
again
is
fy21,
but
it's
the
actual
year
of
the
day,
and
so
you
see,
in
parentheses,
for
the
revenue
sources
listed
in
this
table,
the
number
of
months
of
actual
information
available
and
then
for
those
that
are
quarterly
revenue
sources
to
court.
So
principally
what
we
have
here
for
the
monthly
revenue
sources,
it's
three
to
five
months
of
actual
revenue
and
the
first
quarter
for
the
quarters.
A
So
again,
looking
at
sales
tax,
we
have
three
months
july
august
and
september
of
fy22.
So
we
take
the
first
three
months
of
fy21.
Show
you
that
here
and
what
the
actual
growth
rate
is
and
just
then
tell
you
what
is
it
as
a
share
of
the
total
fiscal
yield?
Then
we
come
over
and
show
you
what
the
actual
year
to
date
is
for
fy
2022.
A
So
you
can
see
that
it's
actually
up
28.6
to
the
first
three
months.
So
then
here
would
be
the
forecast
here
today
and
we're
simply
to
get
that
number.
We
simply
take
the
fiscal
year
forecast
and
multiply
by
the
fiscal
year-to-date
actual
fraud
21
to
get
the
forecast,
because
it's
it's
it's
sometimes
difficult
in
general,
but
it's
even
more
difficult
in
situations
like
this
to
take
all
the
form
does.
A
Let's
take
two
percent,
so
you
can
see
the
others
here
and
then
again,
here's
so
then,
when
you
look
at
what's
the
bottom
line,
is
you
look
at
the
major
general
fund
revenue
sources
and
then
some
of
the
select
major
minor
or
the
non-major
general
fund
revenue
sources,
but
here
in
in
the
lower
right
hand,
corner
based
on
the
information
that
we
have
through
the
first
three
to
five
months
of
the
monthly
revenue
sources,
the
first
quarter
for
the
quarterly
the
methodology
that
we're
using
to
try
and
then
compare
the
actual
collections
here
today
for
fy
2022
to
our
interpolated
forecast
here
today
we
would
be
our
results
are
showing
we're
approximately
363
million
dollars
ahead
of
the
forecast
fiscal
year
today
through
fy
2022.
A
That
is
is
that
I
think
we
can
conclude
that
prob
most
likely
yes,
the
actual
general
fund
revenues
for
fy
2022
were
are
going
to
be
and
end
up
being
above
the
fy
22
forecast,
approved
by
the
economic
forum,
adjusted
for
alleged
actions
and
court
decisions
that
was
used
to
build
the
budget
during
21
session.
A
What
I
would
then
offer
caution
or
ask
for
question
on
is
well.
We
can
figure
out
the
direction
but
careful
about
discerning
too
much
about
the
order
of
magnitude
of
this,
because
it's
just
it
gets
hard
again
to
try
and
take
a
fiscal
year
forecast
and
interpolate
it
in,
and
so
you
can
have
some
distortions
so
the
bottom
line.
I
I
think
we
can
conclude
that
the
fy
2022
actuals
will
end
up
being
above
the
forecast
for
total
unrestricted
general
fund
revenue.
It's
this
363
million.
Will
it
be
that?
A
A
2022
is
distorted
because
of
what
we're
going
on
with
the
pandemic,
but
and
I'm
sure,
as
you're,
seeing
the
press
releases
that
are
coming
out,
that
we're
doing
record
gaming
win
numbers
and
we're
doing
record
taxable
sales
numbers,
and
so
I
think
the
expectation
is
is
that
the
numbers
will
probably
continue
to
be
good,
because
if
you've
seen,
we
still
there's
still
federal
stimulus
dollars
that
have
to
be
placed
into
the
economy,
and
so
that
will
potentially
have
additional
positive
impacts.
A
But
again
we
are
still
in
a
pandemic
state
where
we
don't
know
what
the
virus
may
mean
for
us.
So
whoops.
Sorry!
A
So
looking
at
the
gaming
numbers,
I
went
back
and
ranked
the
the
total
statewide
gaming
win
numbers
from
january
2006
forward
to
october
2021,
so
to
get
before
the
great
recession
so
october.
2007
over
that
period
from
january
2006
to
october,
2021
is
ranked
number
six.
A
May
through
october,
21
are
your
top
five,
and
so
you
have
maybe
in
number
two
june
being
number
four
july
being
number
one
august
being
number
five
september
is
the
loser.
It's
number
seven
and
then
october
is
number
three,
so
that
just
gives
you
some
perspective
on
right
gaming
gaming
win
after
the
great
recession.
It
didn't
get
back
to
the
the
p.
The
pre-great
recession
p
right.
It
was
working
towards
that,
but
it
didn't
get
there
well.
A
Clearly,
we
tanked
when
we
had
to
sort
of
shut
down
gaming
in
the
state
back
in
2020
and
parts
of
20
calendar
2020,
but
now
we
are
consistently
generating
these
record
amounts
of
gaming,
and
so
I'm
telling
you
as
a
forecaster.
I
didn't
forecast
that
and
I
don't
know
that
anybody
else
did
and
similar
for
taxable
sales,
and
so
with
that
you'll
see.
A
If
any
of
you
have
interest,
there's
quite
a
few
tables
on
the
gaming
market
statistics
to
taxable
sales
by
county
and
by
some
of
the
major
nexcodes,
as
well
as
the
commerce
tech
stats.
All
those
been
updated
to
the
latest
fiscal
year
to
date,
information
there
as
exhibits
on
the
economic
forum's
website.
A
I
would
ask
some
of
you,
if
you're
interested
about
looking
at
them
to
go,
look
at
because
I
think
there
is
an
interesting
information
in
those
and
obviously,
as
your
legislative
council
bureau
of
staff,
if
any
of
you
legislators
have
questions
or
about
them
or
would
like
additional
information,
please
feel
free
to
reach
out
and
with
that.
Mr
chairman.
A
That
concludes
the
remarks
that
I
wanted
to
make
under
this
informational
item
and-
and
I
allow
you-
I
appreciate
you
allowing
me
to
come
forward
on
behalf
of
chairman
craig
billings
of
the
economic
forum,
because
his
schedule
didn't
permit
him,
and
so
he
directed
me
to
make
the
required
presentation,
and
so
with
that
I
will
answer
any
questions
that
the
members
may
have.
B
Thank
you,
mr
gindin,
always
fascinating
when,
when
we
hear
about
the
economic
forum
and
the
work
that
you
do
and
that
the
other
folks
do
that
are
trying
to
especially
at
a
time
like
this
is
just
just
kind
of
fascinating
how
how
accurate
it
actually
is,
and
in
such
a
volatile
time
so
for
for
forecasting.
B
And
so
I
I'm
just
con,
continue
to
be
amazed
and
impressed
by
the
work
that
all
y'all
do
and
you
and
your
team
do,
and
so
any
any
questions
from
the
committee
on
the
information
that
mr
gandon
just
shared
with
us.
C
Please,
thank
you
russell
always
impressed
at
your
breadth
of
knowledge
and
especially
the
the
history
and
looking
back
on
where
we
were
during
the
great
recession
and
where
we
are
now.
I
just
need
some
clarification.
A
few
points,
basically
on
your
last
set
of
graphs,
your
statement
that
we
made
we
are
ahead:
3.6
million
dollars,
that's
actual
ahead
in
gaming
revenue
or
overall
revenue,
and
you
said
mention
in
the
quarter.
So
would
it
be
the
last
quarter
that
we
are
3.6
million
ahead?
C
A
Thank
you
again
for
the
record,
so
again
assuming
so
it
would
be
page
two
of
table
two
again
the
and
that's
what
you're
referring
to
the
yellow
orange
green
stripe.
A
So
if
you
see
in
the
far
bottom
right
hand
corner
that's
363.2
million
that
we
would
say
were
the
the
actual
general
fund
collections
fiscal
year
today
are
above
the
forecast
just
year-to-date,
and
so
that
year-to-date
information
set
would
be
the
first
three
to
five
months
of
the
monthly
revenue
sources
for
the
the
actual
collections
compared
to
our
estimated
year-to-date
forecast,
and
then
it
would
be
for
the
first
quarter
of
the
quarterly
revenue
sources
such
as
the
modified
business
tax,
is
not
monthly,
it's
quarterly,
and
so
that's
what
that
metric
is
that
you
see
there
that,
based
on
the
methodology
that
we
use,
we
know
the
actual
collection
amount.
A
If
you
look
to
the
at
the
bottom
of
the
orange
color
column
under
fiscal,
the
year-to-date
actual
that
we
have
1.42
million
billion
dollars
in
actual
collections
here
today,
and
so
we're
our
interpolated
forecast
here
to
date,
is
the
1.057
that
you
see
under
the
green
column,
right
fiscal
year-to-date
work.
So
the
difference
between
those
is
that
363.2
million
and
that's
what
we
would
if
this
was
totally
spot
on.
C
And
court
decisions-
great,
thank
you
for
that
clarification.
Also,
so
that's
under
you
know
we
heard
about
the
gaming
we're
ahead.
Can
you
clarify
where
we
are
with
our
mining
taxes?
There
was
so
much
energy
in
this
last
regular
session
regarding
mining
taxes
and
as
the
mining
also
outperformed
predicted,
and
I'm
I
guess,
I'm
looking
at
the
same.
C
The
same
chart
that
you
just
referred
to
for
the
the
the
363
million
is
mining
outperforming
the
predicted
and
are
we
taking
into
account
the
bills
that
were
passed,
that
increased
mining's
contribution.
A
That's
a
very
good
observation
and
the
honest
answer
is,
I
don't
know,
and
the
reason
why
I
say
that
is
because
both
both
the
net
process,
minerals,
tax
and
the
new
tax
on
the
gross
revenue
from
those
businesses
engaged
in
extracting
gold
and
silver.
A
They
are
based
on
making
a
payment
in
a
in
a
fiscal
year
based
on
the
preceding
12-month
challenge
period.
So
it's
neither
a
monthly
or
a
quarterly
tax.
It's
an
annual
tax
and
thus
they're
not
required
to
the
providing
even
informational
reports,
monthly
or
quarterly
as
to
how
their
gross
proceeds
or
their
or
gross
revenue
would
be
doing
for
the
new
tax
or
their
net.
Proceeds
would
be
doing
for
the
net
proceeds
and
minerals
tax.
So
my
guess
would
be
given
what's
continued
to
go
on
with
the
economy
and
where
gold
prices
have
been.
A
A
But
I
I
don't
know
because
I
don't
have
any
information
because
for
the
net
price
of
the
minerals
tax,
the
mining
companies
will
file
their
returns
on
or
before
it's
sometime
in
early,
the
mid
march
of
2022
for
calendar
year
2021
and
pay
the
tax
on
that
and
then
it's
april
2022
that
they
will
file
for
calendar
year
21
and
pay
the
tax
based
on
their
gross
revenue
under
the
new
tax.
So
I
I
would
love
to
have
information,
but
I
just
don't
have
anything
that
I
can
report
to
you.
Assembly.
C
So
we're
we're
basing
what
we
do
have
then
on
on
past
history
of
at
certain
rates,
because
it's
such
a
volatile
industry
based
on
the
minerals
themselves
and
and
their
costs,
because
it's
commodities.
So
I
understand
and-
and
I
appreciate
how
much
you
do-
how
much
information
you
are
able
to
gather
with
such
a
volatile
number
numbers
and
just
want
to
thank
you
for
all
the
information.
B
Thank
you,
assemblywoman.
Do
we
have
any
other
questions
for
mr
gunden
from
any
of
the
committee
members.
B
All
right
seeing
none,
I
thank
you
very
much,
mr
gandon.
I
appreciate
that
information
and
well
I'll
continue
to
try
to
digest
a
lot
of
what
came
out
of
today,
your
presentation,
but
also
economic
forum.
Earlier
this
week.
The
one
thing
I
found
the
most
kind
of
striking
was
as
we're
setting
all-time
records
for
revenues
in
the
gaming
and
hospitality
sector.
B
B
Yet
it
continues
to
have
set
record
numbers
in
both
attendance
of
events
and
occupancy
and
and
and
revenues.
So
thank
you
for
that
information
and
with
no
other
questions.
That
is
our
last
order
of
business
for
the
day
before
we
move
on
to
our
final
agenda
item,
which
is
public
comment.
B
Unless
I
am
missing
something-
and
I'm
sure
mr
thorley
and
his
staff
will
remind
me
if
I
am,
but
I
think
that
that
takes
us
to
public
comment
and
so
broadcast
services,
if
you
could
see
if
we
have
anybody
on
the
line
for
public
comment,
and
I
do
want
to
remind
them
anyone
who's.
Commenting
of
what
I
mentioned
earlier
in
our
first
public
comment
that
we're
limiting
the
comment
to
two
minutes.
Each
person
and
we
will
get
started.
D
Thank
you.
Kent
irvine,
knt,
er
ervin
for
the
nevada
faculty
alliance
good
afternoon
share
brooks
and
members.
I
have
submitted
longer
written
comments.
First,
I
would
like
to
echo
the
comments
of
delaney
howard
have
asked
me
this
morning
regarding
restoration
of
state
worker
benefits
through
pebb.
The
cuts
to
pebb
have
been
distressing
to
our
state
employees,
who
have
cont
continued
serving
the
public
on
the
front
lines.
D
D
Indeed,
the
1.1
billion
in
revenue
loss
funds
that
have
been
transferred
to
the
state
general
fund
is
based
on
that
premise.
Also,
the
legislature
already
authorized
arba
funds
to
restore
state
positions
that
were
cut
due
to
the
pandemic,
hiring
freeze,
that
is
a
one-time
use,
but
the
positions
are
intended
to
continue
with
regular
budgets
in
the
future.
D
B
B
Thank
you,
mr
thornley.
Can
we
go
to
the
phones,
then
please
and
see
if
we
and
that
that
should
have
given
anyone
sufficient
time
to
dial
in.
E
Thank
you,
members
of
the
committee.
My
name
is
anna
viatoro
v-I-l-l-a-t-o-r-o.
E
And
I
represent
children's
advocacy
alliance.
The
copenhagen
pandemic
continues
to
place
undue
burden
on
children
and
families
in
nevada,
but
luckily
concerns
over
health
care.
Access
has
been
minimized
throughout
the
public
health
emergency
by
keeping
kids
enrolled
in
chip
known
locally.
As
the
nevada
checkup
list
e
item,
53
proposes
to
add
needed
funding.
To
continue
this
program,
ensuring
children
can
continue
to
receive
needed
health
care
services,
services
that
were
already
disrupted
due
to
the
pandemic.
E
We
ask
that
you
support
and
approve
additional
funding
for
this
program
and
thank
you
for
taking
action
to
keep
nevada's
kids
covered.
I
would
also
like
to
thank
this
committee
for
taking
action
to
address
health
disparities
in
infant
and
maternal
mortality.
In
item
50.,
I
encourage
the
committee
to
consider
long-standing
solutions
to
address
maternal
mortality
and
disparities.
E
Maternal
mortality
rates
are
higher
in
the
us
than
in
any
other
industrialized
nation,
and
black
and
hispanic
women
are
dying
at
higher
rates
than
their
white
counterparts.
Presently,
nevada
medicaid
covers
those
who
have
given
birth
for
only
six
days
postpartum.
However,
roughly
24
of
pregnancy-related
deaths
occur
between
six
weeks
and
one
year.
Postpartum
research
suggests
that
expanding
postpartum
medicaid
coverage
can
minimize
higher
mortality
rates
and
disparities
for
your
review.
Children's
advocacy
alliance
has
submitted
exhibits
policy,
briefs
that
outline
solutions
to
improve
access
to
health
care
for
children
and
address
maternal
health
in
nevada.
Thank
you.
B
Thank
you.
Do
we
have
anyone
else
on
the
lines
for
public
comment.
B
Well
great,
thank
you.
I
I
want
to
thank
the
committee
and
the
public
for
who
showed
up
and
and
all
the
agencies
who
stuck
around
today
and
made
their
presentations
to
help
us
get
through
our
work
and
the
committees
who
sat
through
the
this
heart.
This
pretty
robust
agenda
today
and,
as
always,
and
most
importantly,
our
wonderful
staff
who
prepared
everything
and
kept
this
meeting
running
and
with
that
we
can
adjourn.