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From YouTube: 1/25/2023 - Legislative Commission's Budget Subcommittee
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A
A
Committee
secretary,
would
you
please
call
the
roll
senator
kanazaro
senator
goikichia
here
Senator
Harris
here,
Senator
Neal,
Senator
Nguyen,
Senator,
Sievers,
Ganser,
Senator,
Titus
assembly,
woman,
Anderson
assembly,
woman
Bacchus,
as
some
women
Brown
May
assemblywoman
Dickman
assembly,
woman
gorlo,
some
women
Haven
as
some
women
howdegi
as
some
women
kasama
assemblyman
Miller
assemblyman
O'neill
assembly,
woman
Peters,
as
some
women
Watts
here,
assemblyman
Jaeger,
Vice,
chair,
dondera,
Loop,
chair,
Monroe,
Moreno
and
I?
Am
here
we
have
everyone
present.
Thank
you
guys.
A
This
is
the
easy
part
of
our
job.
Today
we
get
to
start
our
budget
briefings
no
debating
no
questions.
Well,
maybe
a
few
questions,
a
few
questions
and
we
will
get
started
because
I
know
everyone
has
a
very
busy
day
and
we
will
start
with
the
overview
of
the
executive
budget.
But
before
we
do
that,
do
we
have
any
public
comments?
Is
there
anyone
here
for
public
comment
either
here
in
Carson,
City
down
at
Grant
Sawyer
or
on
the
telephone
for
a
public
comment.
A
Bps,
do
we
have
anyone
on
the
phone
line
that
Wishes
the
public
line
is
open
and
working?
Yes,
the
public
line
is
open
and
working.
However,
there
are
no
callers
at
this
time,
so
maybe
it's
too
early
for
anyone
to
have
any
questions
and
that's
a
good
thing.
So
we
can
get
right
to
work
and
we
will
go
to
our
first
briefing
of
the
morning.
We
have
Miss
Stevenson
who's,
the
director
of
our
gfo,
and
she
will
give
us
the
overview
with
her
staff
of
the
executive
budget
Welcome
to
our
committee.
A
Good
morning,
Madam
chairwoman,
members
of
the
legislative
commission's
budget
subcommittee,
my
name,
is
Jim.
Wells
I
serve
as
the
Deputy
Chief
of
Staff
to
Governor
Joe
Lombardo,
the
chief
of
staff
apologizes
for
not
being
able
to
be
here
this
morning,
but
he
had
a
prior
commitment
that
could
not
be
changed.
I'm
really
excited
about
the
budget
you're
going
to
hear
about
over
the
next
week,
or
so
it
includes
unprecedented
investments
in
schools.
It
includes
rate
increases
for
certain
high
priority
medical
and
Mental
Health
Services.
A
Some
of
you
may
remember
the
last
time
we
had
such
an
A
positive
outlook
from
the
economic
forum,
and
that
was
2007.
the
close
of
2007.
There
was
83
million
dollars
set
aside
in
the
state's
rainy
day
fund
within
the
first
six
months
of
the
new
biennium.
We
were
cutting
budgets
because
we
had
exhausted
the
rainy
day
fund
and
it
was
really
the
the
the
revenue
forecasts
were
not
coming
in
as
projected.
A
The
governor's
recommended
budget
also
includes
fund
full
funding
of
the
education
stabilization
account
which
protects
against
the
economic
downturn
for
revenues
in
the
in
the
state's
education
fund,
as
well
as
a
new
Nevada
wave
sub-account.
That's
in
the
in
the
within
the
rainy
day
fund
to
fund
a
transformative,
Economic
Development
projects.
A
Again
this
budget
does
not
use
one-time
costs,
our
one-time
dollars
to
fund
ongoing
costs.
It
does
not
increase
taxes,
nor
does
it
rely
on
long-term
debt
for
short-lived
assets.
It
does
promote
Economic,
Development
and
lower
taxes,
make
strategic
investments
in
state
employees
and
services
and
recognizes
the
importance
of
saving
for
a
rainy
day.
A
The
governor's
recommended
budget
represents
a
fiscally
responsible
and
conservative
spending
plan
for
state
government.
Lastly,
I'd
like
to
thank
director,
Stevenson
and
her
office
for
the
tremendous
work
that
they
did
from
the
time.
Governor
Lombardo's
team
first
got
access
to
the
budget
in
mid-December
until
last
week
when
we
sent
the
books
over
for
print,
they
did
a
tremendous
amount
of
work
to
make
sure
that
the
budget
includes
the
priorities
of
the
Lombardo
Administration
and
I.
A
We
could
not
have
done
what
we
did
without
her
and
her
staff,
so
I'd
like
to
thank
them
and
with
that
I
will
turn
it
over
to
director
Stevenson
to
walk
through
this
morning's
presentation.
A
Good
morning,
director
Stevenson
before
you
get
started,
I'd
like
to
mention
to
anyone
who's
watching
us
virtually.
It
is
the
first
day
of
us
getting
started,
we're
having
a
little
trouble
with
the
broadcast
if
you're
having
difficulty
watching
us
I
suggest
that
you
go
to
YouTube.
That
seems
to
be
a
better
feed
for
today
and
as
we
get
this
new
session,
going
we'll
work
on
that
and
we'll
get
it
fixed,
but
YouTube
you
can
watch
us,
you
can
go
ahead.
A
Thank
you
good
morning,
Madam,
chair
and
members
of
the
committee.
My
name
is
Amy
Stevenson
I'm,
the
director
for
the
Governor's
finance
office
before
I,
get
into
the
presentation.
I
just
wanted
to
give
you
guys
a
brief
overview
of
what
we
have
faced.
First
agencies
started
working
on
these
budgets,
beginning
in
February
March
in
what's
called
a
budget
kickoff.
Then
they
submitted
those
budgets
to
the
governor's
finance
office
by
September
1st.
A
A
Do
we
have
a
few
slides
we're
going
to
go
over
economic
overview
and
background?
The
state
budget
in
summary
and
budget
highlights
so.
First,
our
economic
overview.
A
So
the
chance
of
a
recession
is
elevated
at
this
time.
However,
we
do
not
have
a
magic
ball
sitting
in
our
pocket
right
now,
so
a
rapid
increase
in
wages
and
a
surge
in
gas,
food
and
rent
prices
and
the
disrupted
a
supply
chain
resulted
in
U.S
inflation.
Realizing
a
new
four-decade
peak
in
June
of
2022.
B
Of
9.1
percent,
the
largest
annual
increase
since
1981,
when
it
Rose
to
nearly
15
percent
to
combat
inflation.
The
Federal
Reserve
raised
interest
rates
seven
times
in
2022.,
while
inflation
has
improved
with
tighter
monetary
policy,
progress
has
been
offset
by
the
job
market,
which
remains
strong.
Despite
various
headwinds.
Currently,
the
December
2022
unadjusted
inflation
number
is
6.5
percent.
B
B
Caused
by
the
kova
19
pandemic
in
the
U.S
was,
unlike
anything
seen
before.
Prior
to
the
pandemic,
the
U.S
realized
128
months
of
an
expansion
cycle
up
until
February
of
2020..
This
growth
was
well
past.
The
average
expansion
cycle
in
U.S
history
59
weeks
and
was
the
longest
expansion
in
U.S
history
come
March
2020
the
pandemic
hit
and
the
U.S
had
two
months
of
contraction
since
the
initial
yet
short-lived
contraction.
The
U.S
had
another
long
stretch
of
recovery
and
expansion.
B
So
this
is
the
economic
overview
for
Nevada
that
was
overall
United
States.
B
So
popular
changes
due
to
migration
patterns,
people
moving
out
of
California
and
into
Texas
Florida,
Idaho
and
Arizona
Nevada
is
not
in
the
top
10
I
think
we
ranked
13th
employment
has
bounced
back
to
record
highs
approximately
1.5
million
in
Nevada
after
as
much
as
22
points
two
point
year
over
year
decline
during
the
height
of
the
pandemic.
B
Nevada's
labor
market
is
firmly
an
expansion.
After
non-farm
employment
surpassed
its
pre-pandemic
levels,
our
pre-pandemic
Peak.
Excuse
me:
the
state
has
recovered
all
349
000
jobs
lost
during
the
pandemic
and
continues
to
add
jobs.
The
three
sectors
yet
to
recover
from
the
pandemic
are
Leisure
and
Hospitality
information
and
government.
B
However,
in
the
post-pandemic
era,
a
shift
has
taken
place
in
Nevada's
labor
market,
while
the
Leisure
and
hospital
and
hospitality
industry
is
still
under
30
000
jobs
from
its
pre-pandemic
peak,
the
manufacturing,
transportation
and
warehousing
Industries
are
up
nearly
thirty
thousand
jobs,
collectively,
with
an
average
weekly
wages
in
both
sectors.
More
than
doubling
those
of
leisure
and
hospitality
to
close
2022
annual
job
growth
remains
relatively
high.
At
3.8
percent.
Up
to
53
000.
B
D
B
Northern
part
of
the
state,
as
a
result,
the
Las
Vegas
Metro
area's
unemployment
remains
one
of
the
highest
in
the
nation
of
Metro
areas,
with
a
population
of
one
million
or
more.
In
contrast,
the
Reno,
Sparks
and
Carson
City
metro
areas
remain
near
or
below
the
U.S
average
unemployment
rate
in
December
of
2022,
the
state's
unadjusted
employment
rate
is
4.9
percent
and
is
likely
to
remain
one
of
the
highest
rates
in
the
nation,
as
it
is
primarily
influenced
by
the
Las
Vegas.
Excuse
me
by
the
Las
Vegas
Metro
area's
rate
of
5.4
percent.
B
Taxable,
retail
sales
have
fared
better
than
expected,
thanks
to
how
kova
19
has
influenced
consumer
spending
patterns
and
thanks
to
inflation,
reaching
a
40-year
high
the
pandemic
accelerated.
A
greater
use
of
the
digital
Tech.
Excuse
me
of
the
digital
economy.
Many
have
embraced
digital
Commerce
and
virtual
workplace.
B
Nevadans
have
seen
an
increase
in
their
personal
income,
primarily
due
to
a
rise
in
wages
and
high
inflation
with
labor
demand
still
exceeding
labor.
Supply
wages
could
continue
to
rise
in
the
third
quarter
of
2022.
Personal
income
was
up
one
and
a
half
percent
relative
to
a
year
earlier,
on
par
with
the
nation.
B
B
The
housing
market
in
southern
Nevada
has
set
new
records
for
the
medium
home
price
for
both
single
family,
family
and
multi-family
homes
due
to
tight
housing
Supply,
an
influx
of
Sunbelt
retirees
and
historically
more
low
mortgage
rates
in
2021.
Following.
Last
year's
cheap
money,
fueled
buying
frenzy
House
Hunters
have
mainly
been
pumping
the
brakes
due
to
mortgage
rates
increasing
to
a
20-year
high
in
2022..
B
The
same
story
is
true
for
True
in
the
northern
part
of
the
state,
as
a
cost,
as
the
cost
of
borrow
has
become
much
higher.
Homeownership
has
become
much
more
challenging
in
Northern
Nevada.
Additionally,
there
has
been
an
ongoing
standoff
between
buyers
and
sellers
with
both
parties
having
potential
Financial
incentives
to
stay
put,
sellers
that
need
to
make
a
sell
on
their
home
are
reducing
their
prices
to
reach
the
affordability
Point
consistent
with
the
higher
mortgage
rates.
B
B
B
This
table
depicts
total
revenues
used
in
preparing
the
governor's
recommended
budget.
The
48.5
billion
dollars
budget
is
2.9
billion
or
almost
3
billion
higher
than
the
2021
to
2023,
legislatively
approved
budget
and
is
made
up
of
32
federal
offense
23
general
fund
three
percent
Highway
fund,
and
then
the
remaining
is
the
other
fund
fees
and
other
non-federal
Revenue
sources
the
next
slide.
This
is
just
a
graphical
representation
of
the
table
mentioned
in
the
prior
slide,
comparing
2021
through
2023
Revenue
sources
to
the
2325
Revenue
sources.
B
In
the
post-pandemic
era,
an
influx
of
federal
stimulus
dollars
into
the
economy
and
pent
up
demand
for
goods
and
services
have
positively
impacted
State
finances
after
accounting
for
the
impact
of
the
estimated
tax
credits
that
may
be
taken
against
certain
general
fund
revenues.
General
fund
Revenue
increased
by
22.1
percent
in
fiscal
year
22
from
the
previous
year
gaming
gamingwin
was
marked,
has
marked
21
straight
months
of
one
billion
dollars
or
more.
B
In
total
gaming
win
in
the
current
biennium
total
gaming
tax
collections
before
the
tax
credit
increased
by
40.7
percent
in
fiscal
year,
22,
which
is
the
second
largest
general
fund
Revenue
source
due
to
difficult
comparisons
to
fiscal
year.
2022
total
gaming
tax
collections
are
forecasted
to
decline
by
2.8
percent
and
3.1
percent
in
fiscal
year
23
and
24
respectively.
B
In
fiscal
year,
25
total
gaming
tax
collections
are
forecast
are
forecasted
to
increase
by
3.1
percent.
Turning
to
sales
tax,
Nevada's
largest
general
fund
Revenue
Source
in
fiscal
year,
22
total
sales
and
use
taxes
increased
by
21.7
percent
and
are
forecasted
to
increase
by
7.3
percent
and
6.6
in
23
and
24
respectively.
Before
returning
to
a
modest
year-over-year
increase
of
4.5
percent
in
fiscal
year,
25.
B
Some
of
the
so
in
this
Governor's
recommended
budget
we
have
some
tax
reductions
being
proposed
in
the
in
in
this
budget:
State
motor
vehicle
fuel
tax
for
fiscal
year
2024
for
approximately
250
million
dollars,
lowering
the
modified
business
tax
by
15
percent
or
from
1.36
to
1.17
percent,
increasing
the
standard
exemption
from
the
Commerce
test
from
4
million
per
year
to
six
million
per
year.
The
increase
of
the
exemption
is
projected
to
decrease
Revenue
by
approximately
7.5
to
8.5
million
per
year.
B
All
right-
and
this
is
just
a
graphical
representation
of
this-
is
out
of
order
and
I
apologize
that
should
have
been
after
your
Revenue
thing,
all
right.
The
then
general
fund
is
forecast
to
decrease
slightly
in
2024
and
then
increase
to
an
all-time
high
in
fiscal
year.
2025
coming
in
at
5.8
billion
dollars,.
B
This
is
very
hard
to
read
and
I
apologize,
because
I
I
try
not
to
make
it
several
slides,
so
I
had
to
put
it
on
one
slide.
This
shows
the
actual
fiscal
year,
22
ending
general
fund
balance
and
the
current
projections
used
in
the
governor's
recommended
budget
for
the
current
fiscal
year,
including
supplemental
appropriation,
requests
fiscal
year,
22
ended
with
a
balance
of
1.6
billion.
B
B
So
the
next
one
also
very
small,
shows
the
governor's
recommended
general
fund
balance
for
fiscal
years
24
and
25..
The
unappropriated
balance
at
the
end
of
the
biennium
is
473.9
million
dollars
or
8.3,
which
is
over
the
required
8.3
percent,
which
is
over
the
minimum
required
ending
fund
balance
of
5
percent.
B
The
rainy
day
fun,
there
are
two
ways
that
money
goes
into
the
rainy
day
fund.
One
per
one
is
one
percent
of
economic
approved
revenues.
Two
is
forty
percent
of
the
Indy
fund
balance
over
seven
percent
of
general
fund
operating
Appropriations
in
this
Governor's
recommended
budget.
There
is
a
proposal
to
increase
the
cap
from
the
rainy
day
fund
from
20
to
30
percent
I
think
that's
all
I
was
going
to
say
on
that.
One
sorry.
B
And
with
that,
with
the
increase
to
30
percent,
there's,
also
the
creation
of
the
Nevada
way
sub
account.
The
sub
account
will
exist
only
when
the
rainy
day
fund
is
above
20
of
all
general
fund
Appropriations.
It
will
allocate
up
to
five
percent
for
projects
that
will
reduce
the
state's
dependence
on
the
rainy
day
fund.
The
allocation
will
require
approval
of
the
Nevada
way
Council,
which
includes
the
governor
and
bipartisan
legislative
leadership.
B
B
Education
stabilization
account,
so
this
is
the
rainy
day
fund
for
the
Nevada
education
fund,
so
at
the
end
of
2020.
Well,
we
started
in
2022.
That's
where
that
zero
is
because
it's
brand
new
at
the
end
of
2023,
we
had
approximately
549.5
million
dollars
and
we're
projecting
at
the
end
of
24
to
have
seven
thirty,
seven
thirty
three
point:
six
million,
which
is
the
cap.
F
Was
added
to
the
budgeting
process
in
1979.
yeah,
it
caps
general
fund
spending
per
nevadan
at
the
1975-77
biennium
level,
adjusted
for
inflation
and
population
growth.
The
budget
submitted
by
the
governor
cannot
exceed
the
amount
appropriated
for
the
1975
to
77
biennial
budget,
multiplied
by
the
percent
change
in
population
from
July
1974
and
the
percent
change
in
the
Consumer
Price
Index
from
the
same
month.
F
D
With
the
base
1975
to
1977
by
any
budget
of
slightly
less
than
390
million
dollars,
calculating
the
increase
for
population
and
the
Consumer
Price
Index
places
a
spending
cap
for
the
23-25
biennium
at
12.5
billion
dollars.
The
governor's
recommended
budget
Appropriations
do
not
meet
or
exceed
the
cap
at
11.4.
F
Includes
all
proposed
expenditures
for
the
2325
biennium,
except
those
for
construction
or
for
or
transfer
to
the
rainy
day
fund
for
for
all
prior
buying
it
and
the
current
23
to
25
biennium,
the
blue
column
to
the
left
represents
the
spending
cap.
Well,
the
yellow
column
to
the
right
reflects
the
reflects
the
actual
actual
calculations
required
by
nrs353.213.
G
Appropriations,
when
all
sources
of
revenue,
this.
F
F
Pre-K
through
12
at
27.1
percent
and
then
Nevada
system
of
higher
education
at
4.6.
All
other
functions
can
excuse
me
all
other
functions
consume
less
than
10
percent,
each
with
infrastructure
and
special
purpose
agencies,
which
includes
PEB,
Public,
Safety
and
they're.
All
under
that
10
all
others
come
combined.
I
And
this
is
just
this,
the
same
ranking,
but
just
with
general
fund
the
first
one
was
total
dollar
amount,
and
this
is
the
general
fund
again
Health
and
Human
Services
is
that
the
biggest
portion
at
36.5
percent
pre-k
through
12
is
30.4
percent
in
Nevada
system
of
higher
education
at
13.4
percent.
I
Next,
we'll
go
into
the
budget
highlights
the
first
one
would
be
the
fiscal
accountability
measures
included
in
the
governor's
recommended
budget
more
than
one
dollar
reserved
for
every
one
dollar
in
new
general
fund
spending,
increasing
allowable
allocations
to
the
rainy
day
fund
to
30,
as
mentioned
earlier,
when
going
over
the
rainy
day
fund,
fully
funding
the
rainy
day
fund
to
the
allowable
30
percent
limit
fully
funding
the
15
Reserve
in
the
education
stabilization
account
funding
412
million
dollars
in
deferred
maintenance
and
capital
project
planning
out
of
cash
to
avoid
unnecessary
debt
due
to
bonding
pre-funding,
75
million
for
the
Millennium
Scholarship
program,
which
would
fund
that
Millennium
Scholarship
through
fiscal
year
2027.
I
Capital
Improvement
program
allocates
1.2
billion
dollars
to
state
capital
needs,
invest,
65
million
in
deferred
maintenance
for
aging
college
and
university
buildings,
invest
90.4
million
in
deferred
maintenance,
Renovations
and
upgrades
throughout
Nevada.
Correctional
facilities
invest
99.8
million
to
fund
the
remodeling
and
expansion
of
the
Southern
Nevada
state
veterans,
home
and
1.5
million
dollars
to
fund
the
advanced
planning
for
the
new
North
Las
Vegas
State
Veterans
Home.
It
also
invests
13.3
million
in
deferred
maintenance
projects
for
State,
Mental,
Health,
hospitals.
I
One-Shot
Appropriations
for
this
biennium
allocates
250
million
to
prepay
the
motor
vehicle
fuel
taxes
allocates
323
million
dollars
for
27
IT
projects
allocates
50
million
for
transitional
space
needs
for
State
offices,
allocates
50
million
to
the
state
infrastructure
Bank
to
support
low
or
no
interest
loans
to
public
schools
in
rural
communities
allocates
48
million
dollars
for
child
support
enhancement,
modernization
which
has
included
I
apologize.
That
was
supposed
to
come
out
in
the
323.
So
it's
not
an
addition.
I
F
Sleep
and
you
do
this
late
at
night-
allocates
an
additional
50
million
to
opportunity
scholarships,
a
direct
appropriation
of
10
million
dollars
to
the
teach
Nevada
scholarship
program
and
the
six
million
dollars
in
continued
support
for
the
Nevada
promise.
Scholarship.
J
Increases
funding
for
pre-k
through
12
education
by
over
2
billion
dollars
or
22.6
percent.
It
increases
the
base
funding
per
student
by
nearly
two
thousand
dollars
fully
fund
equity-based
weight
allocations
for
at-risk
English
learner
and
gifted
and
talented
students
expands
Nevada's
pre-k
program
by
600
seats.
Bringing
total
program
allocations
to
60
million
dollars
creates
the
office
of
school
choice
within
the
Nevada
Department
of
Education,
fully
funds.
The
education,
stabilization
account
and
earmark's
interest.
Earnings
sourced
to
the
education
stabilization
account
for
programs
specifically
designed
to
increase
the
teacher
pipeline.
J
Significant
budget
items
for
inchi
or
Nevada
system
of
higher
education,
it
restores
74.8
million
dollars
in
coveted
air
cuts
to
to
NG
institutions,
allocates
20
20
million
dollars
dedicated
to
graduate
student
stipends
and
increasing
the
number
of
graduate
teaching
position.
Assistants.
J
Private
hospitals
invest
17
million
dollars
in
the
expansion
of
Nevada's
Behavioral
Health
Centers
increases
Medicaid
rate
for
dentists,
Physicians
and
skilled
nursing
facilities
by
five
percent
increases.
Foster
rate.
Excuse
me:
foster
care
rates
by
25.6
percent,
including
increases
in
Daily
Advance
specialized
and
group
CARE
rates
funds,
a
rate
increase
for
advanced
practical
nurses
to
equal
that
of
Physicians
and
then
change
for
the
dis.
J
J
For
our
state
employees
allocating
48.6
million
dollars
to
increase
Public,
Safety
P
or
excuse
me
to
increase
peace
officers,
employee
wages
by
two
grades,
that
is
above
the
increase
for
all
executive
bench.
Branch
employees,
funds,
an
increase
for
Gaming
Control,
Board
agents,
474
million
dollars
in
wage
and
salary
increases
for
public
employees,
500.
Quarterly
retention,
bonus
for
public
employees
effective
for
the
second
and
third
quarters
of
fiscal
year.
23..
J
J
For
economic
development,
it
invests
there's
a
typo
on
here.
It
is
1.4
million
I
had
to
double
check
that
number
and
I
didn't
get
to
update
that
in
pre-apprentice
pilot
programs
focusing
on
construction
trades
restores
go
Ed
and
Regional
development
authorities
to
pre-pandemic
funding
levels
and
restores
10
million
dollars
to
Workforce
Innovations
for
new
Nevada
and
provides
an
additional
10
million
to
win
to
address
targeted
Industries
Workforce
needs
for
a
total
of
20
million
dollars.
J
And
then
veterans
it
allocates
1.8
million
dollars
to
the
adapter
vet
dental
program
to
provide
critical
dental
care
services
for
low-income
veterans
throughout
the
state
of
Nevada.
It
allocates
177
000,
traditional
psychological
health
manager
to
provide
preventative
remedial
and
support
services
aimed
at
improving
and
sustaining
the
psychological
health
of
National
Guard
military.
J
J
J
Assemblyman
Jaeger,
thank
you,
madam
chair,
and
thank
you
for
the
presentation.
So
hopefully
you
have
this
information
at
the
ready,
but
if,
if
not
I
understand
you
had
mentioned
that
transfer
to
the
rainy
day
account
for
the
education
stabilization
fund
and
that
the
transfer
was
actually
going
to
reach
that
15
percent
cap,
so
that
the
remainder
of
the
money
that
otherwise
would
have
been
transferred
would
go
directly
into
the
education
fund.
Do
you
know
what
the
difference
is
between
like
how
much
money
would
go
in
there
if
it
weren't
for
the
15
cap.
J
I
think
that
was
I.
Guess
we
don't
have
page
numbers,
but
I
think
the
cap
is
733.6
million
that
we
would
hit
in
2024,
so
just
wondering
what
that
Delta
is
between
the
amount
that
would
otherwise
go
there.
J
Thank
you
for
the
question
through
you,
madam
chair
to
assembly,
men
Yeager,
so
the
total
transfer
is
projected
at
927
million
and
then
the
cap
is
733.
So
the
difference
in
that
and
I'm
sorry
I
didn't
calculate.
J
But
if
you
might,
it
sounds
like
maybe
a
little
under
200
million
right,
like
194
million
great,
is
what
thank
you
appreciate
it.
Thank
you,
madam
chair.
J
Thank
you,
Senator
Neil,
oh
cancer,
oh
I,
didn't
know
it's
a
nerd
Gap!
Okay,
oh
thank
you.
Madam
chair
I
was
looking
at
the
documentation
for
the
flowover
from
the
rainy
day
fund
into
the
new
Nevada
way
fund,
and
it
said
the
new
Nevada
way
fund
goes
away
if
we're
below
20
or
how
does
I
don't
know
if
I
read
that
correctly,
so
we're
at
20
we're
going
to
30
total
five
percent
supposed
to
go
into
the
new
fund,
but
it
looked
like
if
it
was
drawn
down
to
less
than
20
percent.
J
J
J
J
J
Madam
chairwoman,
through
you
to
as
Senator
Neil,
there
will
be
a
bdr
to
amend
nrs353
288
to
include
the
new
Nevada
way,
sub-account,
okay
and
then,
and
then
I
guess.
My
second
question
is:
do
you
also
have
in
your
drafting
of
this
bdr
is
their
language
in
the
NRS
that
allows
you
to
create
a
kind
of
second
committee.
That's
because
I
see
it
as
a
duplication
or
an
expansion
of
government
right
and
so
I
see
it
as
we
have
IFC
right
and
then
we
have
this
other
committee.
J
Madam
chairwoman,
through
you
to
Senator
Neal,
the
the
intent
of
the
bdr,
will
be
we'll
have
a
few
different
components.
The
first
component
will
be
to
raise
the
cap
from
the
20
to
the
30.
Second
piece
will
be
to
create
the
new
Nevada
way
subaccount
within
the
rainy
day
fund,
and
the
third
component
of
that
will
be
the
creation
of
this
Nevada
way
committee.
J
The
committee
is
intended
to
be
made
up
of
the
governor
and
the
four
I
believe
it's
the
four
members
of
leadership,
the
assembly
and
Senate
majority
and
minority
leaders,
and
that
that
group
of
five
would
then
have
the
authority
to
authorize
money
from
the
Nevada
way
account
for
these
transformative,
Economic
Development
projects,
but
the
bdr
will
contain
all
of
that
related
to
the
rainy
day
fund.
So
let
me
Madam
chair
can
I
ask
for
further
clarification.
So
what
I'm
asking
is
what
particular
NRS?
Are
we
building
this
from
or
are
we
creating
a
new
statute?
J
Madam
chairwoman
through
you
to
Senator
Neil,
we
will
expand
on
NRS
353
288.,
whether
or
not
the
Nevada
way
sub-account
will
need.
A
new
section
in
nrs353
will
depend
a
little
bit
on
legal's
drafting
of
the
legislation,
but
we'll
be
building
on
the
current
edu
stabilization
account
statute,
which
is
353
288..
J
Okay,
thank
you
because
that's
that's
what
I
wanted
to
know
Madam
chair
can
I
ask
my
second
question:
go
ahead!
Thank
you.
So
my
second
question
is
on
page
39
which,
where
it
earmarks
the
interest
earnings
sourced
for
the
education
stabilization
account,
and
so
what
I
didn't
hear
in
the
presentation
is
how
much
interest
is
actually
generated
currently
from
this
account
and
what
would
be
the
future
amount
that
you
expect
to
be
generated
to
pay
for
a
teacher
pipeline.
J
Madam
chairwoman,
through
you
to
Senator
Neil
Again
Jim
Wells
for
the
record,
it
has
not
collected
interest
to
date
because
there's
no
transfers
into
the
education
stabilization
account
because
of
the
way
the
process
works.
It.
It
happens
the
year
after
so
that
the
the
first
transfer
into
the
education
stabilization
account
comes
after
the
end
of
FY
22.
J
Once
the
controller's
office
has
completed
their
annual
financial
report,
they
will
do
all
the
calculations
to
move
the
money
into
both
the
rainy
day
fund
for
the
secondary
transfer.
The
40
of
the
ending
fund
balance
over
seven
percent,
as
well
as
the
transfer
into
the
education
stabilization
account
that
first
transfer
is
approximately
550
million
dollars
and
then
the
secondary
transfer
would
occur.
J
Then
in
fy24,
after
the
end
of
the
the
FY
23
that
would
cap
out
at
733
million
yeah
the
interest
rating
I'm,
not
100
sure
what
the
current
interest
rate
that
is
projected
by
the
the
treasurer's
office
for
FY,
24
and
25.,
but
we
but
but
we're
looking
at
a
fairly
significant
number.
If
you
look
at
it's,
you
know
733
million
dollars
that
even
you
know
four
percent,
which
is
today's.
Today's
rate,
that's
a
fairly
significant
amount
of
money.
J
Thank
you
for
that,
because
that's
that's!
What
I
was
trying
to
get
more
information
on
it's?
What
what
I
guess?
The
theory
was
and
then
also
how
stable
that
interest
will
be
to
create
a
future
pipeline
when
we
talk
about
24
25
26
to
what
is
a
real
crisis
in
the
state
yeah
Madam
chairwoman
through
you
to
Senator
Daniel
again,
Jim
Wells
for
the
record
I.
J
I
haven't
seen
the
latest
projections
of
what
they
are,
anticipating,
regular
interest
rates
to
go
down
to,
but
but
I
would
expect
them
to
be
significantly
less
than
they
are
today.
Madam
chair
final
question:
go
ahead
so
I'm
glad
you
said
that,
because
what
I'm
trying
to
figure
out
is
this
interest
rate
I
I
Theory?
J
J
If
you
look
at
what
the
Federal
Reserve
is
doing,
they've
been
raising
the
interest
rate
to
combat
inflation,
with
the
it
with
the
intent
was
the
intent
was
once
inflation
is
curbed
and
starts
being
normalized
that
the
interest
rates
would
then
either
stabilize
or
eventually
return
and
I
don't
know
if
they'll
ever
get
back
to
the
zero
percent
that
we
saw
the
FED
funds
rate
at
before,
but
but
I
would
expect
them
to
be
much
more
in
line
with
historical
norms.
J
J
Sub-Account
I
think
we
we
give
the
false
narrative
that
we're
actually
saving
627
Million
by
increasing
the
the
rainy
day
fund
by
10,
but
we're
actually
only
saving
the
313.5
million,
because
the
other
half
of
it,
the
other
1300
313.5
million,
is
actually
going
to
be
a
spending
account.
So
why
did
we
create
a
spending
sub-account
within
a
savings
account
and
not
create
just
a
separate
Standalone
fund.
J
Madam
chairwoman
threw
you
to
assemblywoman
howdegi
Again
Jim
Wells,
for
the
record
I
believe
that
the
the
intent
was
that
that
20
threshold
would
limit
the
amount
that
you
could
then
spend
from
the
this
sub
account.
So
if
we
got
to
a
a
place
where
we
needed
that
313
million
dollars
for
regular
State
operations
that
we
would
be
able
to
use
that
313
million
dollars,
not
just
for
these
transformative
projects,
but
for
for
but
for
State
operations
should
the
need
arise.
J
So
I
think
that
was
kind
of
the
intent
is
to
is
to
have
a
bucket
of
money
that
you
could
use.
So
you
don't
necessarily
you
know,
I,
don't
think
that
there's
a
project
in
the
pipeline
that
this
was
intended
to
fund
so
but
I
think
it
was
it's
something
that
if,
if
a
transformative
project
came
along
that
there
would
be
a
way
outside
of
of
a
special
session
for
us
to
kind
of
Leverage
some
of
these
dollars
to
figure
out
how
to
to
get
that
transformative
project
off
the
ground.
J
Madam
chair
threw
you
to
assembly
woman
how
to
get.
Can
you
repeat
your
question?
If,
if
we
hit
a
financial
another
economic
recession,
where
we
would
need
to
access
this,
the
313.5
million
dollars
to
fund
the
state
that
five
percent
of
that
away
fund
would
only
exist
if
we
hadn't
spent
the
money
on
these
transformative
projects
through
you,
assembly,
Madam
chairwoman,
to
assemblyman
howdegi
yeah.
So
if
we
had
not
spent
that
313.5
million
on
a
on
a
transformative
project,
it
would
be
available
to
use
for
the
operations
of
state
government.
J
J
Oh
there,
it
goes.
Thank
you
so
much
chair
and
thank
you
for
the
presentation.
My
question
comes
from
a
slide
42
and
there's
the
allocation
to
increase
the
public
safety
employees
wages.
You
you
specify
executive
branch
employees,
but
does
that
also
include,
for
example,
the
the
those
employed
by
the
attorney
general
or
of
other
areas.
I
guess.
My
question
is:
is
the
increase
for
wages
by
two
grades,
regardless
of
department
for
all
of
our
peace
officers,
or
only
for
very
specific
areas?.
J
Through
you,
madam
chair
to
assemblywoman
Anderson
Amy
Stevenson
for
the
record,
so
it
is
the
two
grade
increase
for
the
peace
officers
are
specific
to
a
specific
collective
bargaining
unit,
but
they
were
in
so
that
they
all
were
the
I'm
trying
to
figure
out
the
right
way
to
say
that,
but
so
that
they
were
all
I,
think
their
category
one
they're,
not
all
ones
so
they're.
J
This
is
a
harder
question,
because
it's
so
they
were
all
in
the
specific
collective
bargaining
unit
and
those
got
the
two
percent
increase,
so
they're
the
DPS
sergeants,
the
correctional
officers
and
there's
some
others
in
that
that
I
can
give
you
more
information
on
how
that
break
out.
J
Follow
up
if
I
may.
Thank
you,
chair,
I
I
think
we
all
need
that
because
so
many
of
our
our
peace
officers,
our
pay,
Public
Safety
employees-
are
all
areas.
So
the
sooner
we
can
get
that
information,
the
better.
Thank
you
especially
for
our
investigators
as
well.
Thanks.
J
Thank
you,
madam
chair.
If
I
can
direct
your
attention
to
page
41
of
your
presentation
regarding
the
significant
budget
items
related
to
health
and
human
services,
I
see
there,
there
is
you're
referencing,
the
one
billion
dollars
annually
that
will
come
in
through
a
combination
of
Provider,
T
fee
taxes
and
metal.
Federal
matching
funds
and
I
know
that
those
hospitals
have
started
the
process
to
engage
in
that
already
Allowed
by
Statute
provider,
fee
or
provider
tax.
J
Madam
chair
the
three
to
Senator
Nguyen,
those
are
separate
and
and
distinct
and
already
included
in
the
budget,
those
those
specific
increases.
They
are
not
included
in
the
one
billion
dollar
provider
tax
and
that
one
billion
in
provider
fees.
That's
projected
to
come
back
in
matching
federal
funds.
J
Is
there
any
allocation
in
the
budget
for
what
those
would
be
distributed
to
like
I
know,
there's
reference
to
increased
Healthcare
quality
and
Quality
Care
issues,
but
is
that,
like
specifically
outlined
Madam
chair
three,
you
do
Senator
Winn
Jim
Wells
again
for
the
record.
There
is
there's
no
specific
allocation
of
the
of
the
one
billion
dollar
tax,
so
basically,
what
it
is
is
they're
working
on
the
allocation
methodology.
So
there's
it
gets
to
be
a
little
bit
of
a
complex
process
you
have
to.
J
You
have
to
first
get
the
approval
of
the
67
percent
of
the
of
the
licensed
people
or
licensed
facilities.
They
are
working
on
that
now,
then,
you
have
to
get
CMS
approval
they're
getting
ready
to
submit.
That
is
my
understanding,
I'm,
not
sure
that
it
has
been
submitted.
J
Yet
it's
getting
close,
it's
my
understanding
and
then
once
CMS
opens
that
they
can
also
open
certain
other
upper
payment
limit
programs
that
the
state
already
implemented,
and
so
there's
looking
they're
looking
to
provide
some
safety
backdrops
against
the
possible
elimination
of
some
of
those
other
upper
payment
limit
programs.
J
So
there
is
a
bill
draft
request
that
will
come
in
to
help
Implement,
that
provider
tax
that
will
protect
especially
rural
public
hospitals,
from
any
negative
impacts
from
any
upper
payment
limit
program
changes
made
by
CMS
as
a
part
of
that
and
then
and
then
the
second
component
and
I
believe
that
the
contractors
are
working
loss
on
this
would
be
the
allocation
methodology
and
then
that
the
allocation
methodology
could
change.
J
If
there's
this
impact
to
these
rural
public
hospitals,
so
I
don't
think
that
they've
gotten
this
far
as
the
actual
allocation
methodology
to
the
hospital.
Yet
okay,
I
just
wanted
to
make
sure,
because
you
know,
obviously
it's
indicating
here
that
there's
an
additional
one
billion
dollars,
that's
being
allocated
through
these
funds
that
we
have
yet
to
see
and
we're
still
in
the
process.
J
So
I
just
wanted
to
confirm
and
are
there
any
other
like
plans
for
Medicaid
reimbursement
rates,
increases
other
than
the
dentists
and
Physicians
and
skilled
nursing
facilities
and
the
foster
care
and
the
advanced
practical
nurses
Madam
chair
through
you
to
Senator
Wayne
Again
Jim
Wells
for
the
record?
J
What
we
did
is
we
used
the
quadrennial
rate
review
process
that
that
Medicaid
uses
to
kind
of
come
up
with
those
services
and
providers
that
were
the
most
that
were
most
in
need
of
the
rate
increases,
and
these
are
the
ones
that
were
that
hit
the
top
of
the
list.
Thank
you.
J
Thank
you,
madam
chair
and
I,
have
a
couple
of
questions
so
feel
free
to
cut
me
off
and
and
let
other
people
ask
questions
if
need
be
Madam
chair,
so
I.
One
of
your
answers
sparked
some
questions
for
me
when
we're
talking
about
this
Nevada
way
account
you
mentioned
that
that
account
would
be
used
for
these
transformative
projects.
J
Are
you
talking
about
building
projects
where
you're
doing
construction?
Is
it
just
unclear?
Is
it
just
very
vague
in
terms
of
what
that
transformative
type
project
might
be
I'm?
Just
looking
for
some
clarity
on
that
piece,
Madam
chair
through
you
to
Senator
candazaro,
Again
Jim
Wells
for
the
record
I
believe
that
there
is
not
intended
to
be
a
specific
limit
on
the
types
of
projects
that
it
would
be.
J
So
if
you
kind
of
recall
the
Faraday
complex
that
was
going
to
be
out
in
Apex,
there
was
a
lot
of
infrastructure
needs
that
were
that
would
have
been
required
before
the
Apex
would
have
gotten
off
the
ground.
It
could
have
been
used
for
something
like
that
and
it
could
be
used
to
find
some
matching
funds.
The
the
intent
is
is
to
put
it
where
it
would
do
the
most
good
for
the
state.
J
So
as
I'm
hearing
that,
then
it
would
be
intended
to
be
very
flexible
in
nature
and
could
Encompass
a
variety
of
different
things
that
may
come
before
the
body
Madam
chair
through
you
to
Senator
Kennesaw.
Yes,
that's
correct,
Again,
Jim
Wells
for
the
record.
J
You
also
mentioned
that
that
account
could
be
used
for
State
operations.
Is
that
right,
Madam,
chair
through
you
to
Senator
candazaro?
Yes,
it
is
intended
to
be
a
sub
account
so
that
if
there
was
an
economic
downturn
that
required
us
to
go
through
more
than
the
10
that
you
know,
we
would
that
we
would
fall
below
the
20
that
then,
that
that
would
just
become
part
of
the
rainy
day
fund.
There
would
be
no
longer
be
allocations
allowable
out
of
the
Nevada
way
account.
J
Madam
chair
through
you
to
Senator
candazaro
Again
Jim
Wells
for
the
record
I
think
the
intent
is
of
calling
it
this
sub
account.
Is
it's
it's
already
within
the
rainy
day
fund,
so
it's
kind
of
like
a
line
item
in
a
normal
budget,
a
category
in
a
normal
budget?
And
then,
if
we
fall
below
that
20,
then
you
basically
would
eliminate
that
that
category
of
available
uses
to
kind
of
put
it
in
a
normal
vernacular.
J
So
an
un
so
sort
of
a
line
item
part
of
the
rainy
day
fund
that
could
be
used
potentially
to
transfer
to
the
rainy
day
fund,
potentially
for
State
operations
or
potentially,
for
these
projects
that
could
include
things
like
infrastructure
could
include
things
like
tax
abatements
tax
credits,
maybe
creating
a
program
to
draw
down
Federal
matching
funds
of
sorts.
Any
anything
kind
of
in
that
vein,
this
commission,
that's
going
to
be
approving
it
would
include
legislative
leadership
in
the
governor.
Is
that
right,
Madam,
chair
through
you
to
Senator
kenazaro?
J
Yes,
that
is
correct
and
then
so
I
would
assume.
It
would
be
just
a
vote
of
that
committee
to
expend
These
funds
Madame
chair
through
you
to
Senator
candizarro
Again
Jim
Wells
for
the
record.
Yes
again,
the
I
think
the
intent
is
that
the
that
Committee
of
five
would
have
the
authority
to
do
the
the
allocations
from
that
sub-account
right.
So
not
the
full
legislature,
not
even
IFC.
J
Can
you
explain
to
me
and
I
know
this
might
be
maybe
beyond
what
today's
presentation
is,
but
this
is
just
spawned
sort
of
these
questions
for
me,
how
does
that
meet
constitutional
muster
if
you're
allocate?
If
you
are
sort
of
delineating
the.
F
L
Restraints
on
IFC
to
not
easily
move
money
between
line
items
and
budget
accounts.
L
Madam
chair
through
you
to
Senator
canizarro,
Again,
Jim
Wells
for
the
record,
I
I.
Think
if
you
look
at
some
of
the
money
that
we
give
to
like
go
and
where
we
we
give
them
a
pot
of
money
and
and
the
goed
board
has
the
authority
to
allocate
that
money.
I
think
it's
intended
to
be
something
along
those
lines.
L
I
guess
I
can
see
why
you
might
draw
that
similarity.
That,
however,
is
money
that's
allocated
by
the
legislature
in
the
budgeting
process
to
go
add
four
specific
purposes
not
for
potentially
operations.
F
Business
tax
buy
down
my
understanding
of
the
function.
F
M
An
NRS
provision
that
provides
for
the
automatic
buy
down,
but
today
we
were
hearing
that
there
had
been
some
sort
of
decision
made
to
to
implement
this
buy
down
but
I.
As
I
recall,
it
falls
under
NRS,
360
203,
which
would
be
the
automatic
buy
down
for
the
MBT
based
upon
based
upon
state
revenue
and
those
projections.
And
so
can
you
clarify.
J
J
M
Succeeds
the
the
revenue
source
to
buy
down
the
the
MBT
rate
I
do
not
know
if
this
buys
it
if
it
was
bought
down
all
the
way
to
the
1.7
1.17
as
part
of
that
automatic
process,
or
if
this
was
an.
N
N
The
other
thing
I
wanted
to
ask
a
little
more
about,
because
there
were
several
slides
that
talk
about
the
cost
of
housing
due
to
a
variety
of
different
functions.
The
pandemic
increased.
I
N
There
anything
in
the
executive
budget
that
you
could
maybe
highlight
for
us
so
that
we
can
ask
those
departments
when
they
come
before
us
or
that
we
can
sort
of
keep
an
eye
out
that
actually
addresses
anything
with
the
cost
of
housing
or
to
help
facilitate
that
for
nevadans,
because
I
think
sort
of
anecdotally
speaking.
Many
of
us
have
had
conversations
with
constituents
talking
about
the
cost
of
housing.
N
There
are
a
multitude
of
news
reports
that
have
talked
about
this
and
you
all
have
talked
about
it
today,
as
well
as
being
one
of
those
primary
drivers
and
in
the
costs
for
nevadans,
and
so
so
I'm
just
curious.
If
there's
anything
that
you
can
sort
of
highlight
for
us
so
that
we
can
be
on
the
lookout
and
either
ask
additional
questions
or
if
you
can
answer
that
today,.
I
They
are
working
on
the
low
income
or
first-time
home
buyers
program
that
the
housing
division
has
run
for
years,
kind
of
went
it
wasn't
being
utilized
because
the
the
interest
rate
differential
for
what
they
could
sell.
The
the
bonds
for
in
issue
was
not
significantly
lower
than
what
they
could
get
on
the
open
market
so
that
that
kind
of
went
away.
I
My
understanding
is,
as
these
interest
rates
are,
are
rising
that
the
that
the
housing
divisions
first-time
homebuyer
program
is
that
they're
looking
to
like
issue
bonds
to
to
assist
first-time
home
buyers
with
these
lower
rate
mortgages
that
they
can
offer.
Thank
you
and
then
the
final
thing
I
wanted
to
touch
on
was
the
Motor
Vehicle,
Tax
and
sort
of
that
tax
holiday
for
that
12-month
period.
N
There's
a
250
million
dollar
allocation.
What
happens
if
sort
of
the
projected
costs
of
sales
and
what
would
have
been
collected
in
terms
of
taxes
for
the
state
is
higher
than
that?
250
million.
I
Madam
chair
three
to
Senator
candazaro.
We
are
still
working
on
all
the
details
of
how
what
that
actually
encompasses.
The
director
of
DMV
sent
us
or
sent
me
and
a
couple
of
people
in
the
in
the
governor's
office,
an
email
outlining
some
of
the
issues
that
we
need
to
address,
including
not
just
the
the
23
cents,
but.
N
The
I
think
it's
a
0.75
cents
that
goes
for
the
the
cleanup
there's
the
part
that
goes
for
the
inspections,
so
that
there's
there's
some
details
that
we're
working
out
as
we
could,
because
we
start
to
craft
the
bdr.
N
For
that
particular
provision
and
I
appreciate
that
I
think
one
of
the
concerns
that
maybe
we
all
share-
and
if
you
want
to
highlight
any
of
this
as
well
understanding
that
there
is
a
bdr
is
you
know,
I
I
would
be
curious
to
see
data
about
the
cost
of
gas
prices,
with
even
the
announcement
of
a
gasoline
tax
buy
down,
because
what
I.
I
Think
is
hard
to
measure
is:
do
we
see
gas
prices
go
up
for
nevadans,
but
it
go,
but
we're
gonna
alleviate
that
state
portion
of
the
tax
functionally
nevadans
don't
see
money
into
their
own
Pockets,
because
the
price
went
up
to
compensate
for
that
buy
down,
and
so
how
do
we
get
the
data
from
that
and
I
will
offer
you
just
by
way
of
a
another
anecdotal
example.
There
are
two
gas
stations
around
the
corner
from
my
house.
They
have
consistently
been
for
90
450
for
whatever.
I
If
you
go
one
block
north,
there
is
another
gas
station
where
you
can
buy
gas
for
330
312.,
it's
almost
it's
more
than
it's
often
times
more
than
a
dollar
or
close
to
a
dollar
cheaper.
Just
by
going
a
block,
and
so
I
understand
that
there
had
been
some
inclination
that
the
Attorney
General's
Office
of
Consumer
Affairs,
which
routinely
investigates
issues
of
consumer
price
concerns,
would
be
involved
in
that.
But
I
am
I
am
curious
about
the
data
that
can
help
support
us
being
able
to
demonstrate.
Should
we
approve
that
as
a
tax
holiday,
that.
N
That
money
is
actually
going
to
nevadans
when
we
have
such
discrepancies,
depending
on
which
block
you
are
in,
or
you
know
where
you
might
be
buying
your
gas
if
it's
closer
to
the
airport
or
the
strip,
and
just
how
do
you
account
for
that?
I
Is
making
sure
that
the
this
tax
holiday
benefits
the
consumers,
not
not
that
that
you
would
see
the
differential
just
going
into
the
pockets
of
The
Operators
I.
Think
that's
why
the
governor
in
the
State
of
the
State
address
addressed
that
we
would
be
looking
to
work
with
the
the
petroleum
industry,
the
operator
industry
and
the
Attorney
General's
office
to
kind
of
enforce
that
this
does
go
directly
to
to
Consumers.
I
N
Not
going
to
real
the
consumer
wouldn't
necessarily
feel
the
effects
of
this
of
the
of
the
cut
of
the
23
cents.
I
think
that
is
definitely
a
concern.
Is
that
would
it
have
been
23
cents
higher
or
or
is
it
are
we
are
we
seeing
the
benefit
of
that
of
that
23
cents
and
I?
Think,
given
the
volatility
of
gas
prices
season
to
season,
you
know
up
north,
we
go
through
Seasons,
where
they
they
trained
change.
I
I
As
you
go
to
certain
areas
of
town,
especially
around
airports,
they
tend
to
get
more
expensive
to
catch
the
con,
the
consumers
who
are
returning
rental
cars
so
I
think
all
of
those
are
legitimate
concerns
and
and
some
things
that
we
would
hope
to
address
in
the
bdr
yeah
and
I
appreciate
that,
because
I
think
that
that
is
something
that
we
will
absolutely
need
to
see
because
there's
got
to
be
some
kind
of
guarantee.
F
O
O
Obviously,
I
think
none
of
us
are
immune
to
having
seen
and
heard
and
had
constituents
and
people
who
are
concerned
about
how
it
is
they're
going
to
get
from
point
A
to
point
B
to
work
to
school,
getting
kids
around
getting
groceries
because
of
the
high
cost
of
gas
prices,
especially
over
the
last
I,
don't
know
a
year
year
and
a
half,
and
so
the
idea
of
whether
you
can
Implement
a
gas
tax
holiday
is
certainly
not
a
new
one
and
one
that
has
been
discussed.
However,.
I
In
previous
discussions,
wherein
this
was
raised
and
debated
about
whether
or
not
this
would
be
effective,
I
think
we
spoke
about
some
of
the
issues
with
ensuring
that
that
money
actually
makes
it
to
Nevada's
Pockets,
but
the
other
functional
issue
that
I'm
curious.
If
you've,
given
any
thought
to,
is
that
some
of
those
some
of
that
part
of
the
of
the
taxes,
goes
to
support
bonding
capacity
and
the
highway
fund.
I
And
obviously
we
would
be
very
concerned
about
any
negative
effects
that
that
may
have
I,
don't
know
if
putting
additional
money,
because
we
are
in
a
legislative
session.
So
we
have
the
authority
to
do
that.
To
put
additional
money
into
the
highway
fund
would
alleviate
that
or
if
we
are
still
faced
with
potential
issues
with
that
bonding
capacity
that
is
supported
by
this
tax
Madam
chair
through
you
to
Senator
canizarro,
Again,
Jim
Wells
for
the
record,
the
the
pre-funding
and
the
use
of
one-time
funds
going
into
the
to
pay
or
to
cover
this.
I
My
question
is,
as
I
see
the
budget
items
in
education
and
I
see
the
one
shot
monies
put
forward,
while
I
recognize
that
there
are
some
position.
Changes
within
the
department
of
Ed
I,
don't
see
anything
in
there.
That
addresses
teacher
raises,
while
I
recognize
that
also
maybe
somewhat
local
I
was
hoping
to
hear
at
some
point
that
we
would
encourage
or
raise.
F
Pay
for
teachers
so
that
we
could
encourage
more
of
our
young
people
to
go
into
this
profession.
So
I
was
wondering
if
you
could
sort.
P
Madam
chair
through
YouTube
Vice,
chair,
donderolube,
Again
Jim
Wells
for
the
record.
It
becomes
a
little
bit
more
difficult
for
the
the
state
to
impose
direct
raises
to
the
to
the
teachers
as
the
the
people-centered
funding
plan
kind
of
pulls
all
that
money
together
and
allocates
it
to
the
schools.
I
think
there
is
definitely
an
intent
from
the
governor's
office
that
the
districts
use
this
additional
money,
that's
coming
in
through
the
the
formulas
to
give
teacher
raises,
but
those
are
also
collectively
bargained
at
the
local
levels.
So
I
don't
know
that.
J
Directly
allocate
or
isolate
parts
of
that
money
for
Teacher
Aces.
Thank
you
for
that
information.
I
I
hear
what
you're
saying
I
guess.
What
I'm
thinking
is
is
that
we
have.
We
are
creating
a
new
fund
for
something
else,
and
we
are
asking
for
more
accountability
from
our
educators.
J
We
are
putting
funding
towards
other
things,
but
we're
not
sane
out
loud.
Nor
are
we
moving
forward
to
those
extra
funds
for
our
educators,
I
I
like
to
tease,
while
it
isn't
really
a
funny
thing
that
I
finally
found
a
job
that
pays
less
than
a
teacher,
so.
Q
I
have
a
few
questions
on
that:
the
allocation
for
at-risk
students,
if
I
look
at
the
backup
documents
that
we
received
the
increase
is
wonderful.
We
all
know
that
we
have
students
that
need
a
little
more
assistance
and
a
little
more
funding
to
help
them
meet
their
educational
goals.
However,
I
look
at
the
number
of
students
that
were
projected
to
be
served
in
fiscal
year
2023
and
it's
over.
It's.
I
A
significant
decrease
of
students
who
will
be
serviced
but
a
significant
increase
of
the
money
for
those
limited
number
of
students.
Could
you
tell
us
why
there's
a
significant
lowering
of
students
being.
I
Correct
if
you
look
at
on
page
39
of
your
presentation,
it
says
to
fully
fund
the
Equitable
waste
of
the
weighted
allocations
to
at-risk
students,
English
Learners
and
gifted
and
talented.
But
if
you
look
at
the
backup
documents,
the
amount
of
money
for
that
specific
category
for
at-risk
students
is
almost
tripled.
I
I
I
I
Thank
you,
I
think
we
would
all
like
to
have
that
if
you
could
get
that
to
us,
especially
what
how
are
you
determining
what
an
at-risk
student
is
I
for
the
life
of
me,
I
can't
understand
why
we
would
have
so
fewer
number
of
students
that
would
need
three
times
the
amount
of
money.
My
other
question
the
office
of
school
choice.
I
Q
Are
still
working
on
the
the
what
that
design
actually
looks
like
it
is
within
the
Department
of
Education,
so
it
would
report
to
superintendent
Ebert,
but
the
but
I
do
not
have
an
exact
cost.
It
or
structure
of
the
of
the
office
itself.
Q
I
F
Chair
for
the
record,
Amy
Stevenson
I
will
send.
R
R
Thank
you,
madam
chair
I,
want
to
follow
up
a
little
bit
on
one
of
my
colleagues,
questions
related
to
the
gas
tax
holiday.
Can
you-
and
this
may
may
be
something
that
you're
working
on
currently
so
I
hope
this
is
included
in
in
your
follow-up?
If
you
can't
answer
today,
but
can
you
can
you
break
down
your
assessment
of
how
that
gas
tax
holiday
will
affect
the
average
nevadan.
I
Family,
that
being
Quantified
in
dollars
right
so
how
much
in
a
year
will
an
average
Nevada
family
realize
and
then
looking
at
the
impact
to
business,
because
we
know
that
business
owners
often
have
more
vehicles
and
fleets
than
our
average
nevadan
family
does.
Can
you
can
you
break
down?
How
much
will
be
realized
by
those
businesses
and
potentially
I'd
like
to
see
how
much
we
expect
that
gas
tax
holiday
to
affect
nevada-based.
R
I
Neil,
thank
you,
madam
chair
I,
wanted
to
clarify
one
point
that
I
believe
Majority
Leader
brought
up
earlier
on
on
the
MBT.
It's
my
understanding
that
Department
of
Taxation
had
already
decided
that
on
September
30th
2022.
R
I
R
So
it's
not
really
an
act
because
it
had
already
been
decided
by
the
Nevada
Department
of
Taxation
that
1.17
it
would
drop
right
from
one
point:
I
believe
it's
1.378
to
1.17,
and
so
I
just
wanted
to
clarify
that.
So,
if
you
want
to
go
and
get
some
additional
information,
I
would
go
back
to
the
last
Forum,
which
kind
of
set
out
the
change
right.
R
So,
secondly,
I
wanted
to
add.
Since
we're.
R
Then
the
second
question
to
that,
if
you
could
explain
in
the
there's
a
county
portion
right,
so
we
have
diesel,
we
have
special
fuel,
we
have
aviation
fuel,
we
have
several
types
of
fuels
right
and
so
there's
about
a
5.35
cents
that
goes
to
the
county,
which
pays
for
construction
maintenance,
repair
Etc.
So
how
will
that
5.35
cents
be
I
guess
dealt
with
if
it
is
not
distributed
over
a
12-month
period?
And
what
is
your
calculation
for
that
loss?
And
what
is
the
I
guess?
The
expectation
of
the
local
governments
to.
I
Q
R
You
could
come
back
with
what's
replacing
the
12-month
loss
and
bring
back
those
calculations
of
what
you
understand
will
be
the
revenue
that
I
guess
it
is
that
will
be
a
offset
it
or
be
exchanged
or
I.
Don't
know
how
you've
worked
it
out,
but
there's
several
fuels
that
are
being
affected
and
the
final
piece
to
that
question
is
there's
also
a
refund
component
to
Fuels
under
ifta,
and
what
how
will
you
calculate
if
a
refund
is
within
that
12-month
period,
because
there
could
be
a
delay
on
when
they
file
and
just
mechanically?
R
How
will
you
administrate
that
issue?
I,
don't
I,
don't
know
if
you've
thought
about
it,
I
think
you
should
and
thank
you,
madam
chair,
that's
those
are.
Those
are
just
my
curiosity
questions.
R
Madam
chairwoman
threw
you
to
Senator
Neil,
the
mbti
will
double
check
on
the
buy
down
and
whether
that
was
in
included
already
in
the
economic
forums
projections
as
the
as
you're
talking
about
the
Commerce
tax
exceeding
the
the
it's
its
projected
revenues
triggers.
I
An
automatic
buy
down
of
MBT,
so
I
will
I
will
confirm
whether
or
not
this
is
an
additional
buy
down
or
whether
or
excuse
me
or
whether
it
was
already
included
in
the
in
the
in
the
buy
Down
based
on
the
FY
22
final
figures.
As
for
the
the
motor
vehicle
fuels
tax,
we
are
still
working
out
details
on
what
that's
going
to
look
like
and
we'll
be
meeting
next
week
with
the
involved
departments
to
kind
of
start,
the
groundwork
for
how
that
will
work
and
my.
R
Thank
you,
madam
chair
and
I'm,
really
going
to
get
into
the
weeds
with
this
one.
I
think.
But
it's
it's
really
small.
When
we
talk
about
the
disproportionate
share
hospitals
in
that
program,
we're
moving
away
from
the
formula
that
actually
the
contribution
came
from
Clark
and
Washoe,
going
to
just
one
cent
that
alarm.
Will
that
also
be
formula
distributed
then?
Or
will
it
just
be
based
back
to
those
jurisdictions?
R
I'm
concerned
counties
like
that
say:
have
a
hospital
like
Lincoln,
really
don't
have
a
tax
base
if
they
have
to
rely
on
that
one
cent
tax,
it
won't
work.
So
is
that
going
to
be
formally
distributed,
even
though
we're
talking
the
one
cent
Adler
Madam
chairwoman
through
you
to
senator
gokuchia,
they
are
currently
working
on
regulations
to
revise
the
distribution
formula
right
now.
The
the
distribution
formula
says
that
pool
a
which
is
UMC
and
Clark.
County
gets
87
and
a
half
and
then
pools
B
through
e
get
get
smaller
percentages.
I
I
Thank
you,
madam
chair
Mr,
Wells
on
the
significant
budget
items
under
Economic
Development.
You
know
to
2.8
million
dollar
investment
in
pre-apprenticeship
Pilot
programs
that
are
focused
specifically
on
construction
trades.
He
provides
some
details
on
what
is
envisioned
for
spending
that
those
dollars
on.
I
Thank
you
to
you,
madam
chair,
to
some
lemon
Watts
Amy
Stevenson,
for
the
record.
I
wanted
to
make
a
correction.
It's
1.4.
I
do
have
a.
R
R
Thank
you
for
that
Ms,
Stevenson
and
yeah.
Pardon
me.
I
didn't
note
that
correction
before
I
asked
the
question:
yeah
I'm
just
I'm,
just
interested
in
getting
some
more
information
on
that
and
also
what
the
what
the
pipeline
is,
because
we
want
to
have
pre-apprenticeships
lead.
I
To
apprenticeships
and
lead
to
careers
in
the
industry
and
I
want
to
make
sure
that
we're
working
with
you
know
our
jatc's,
you
know,
and
and
our
Building
Trades
unions,
to
make
sure
that
we're
not
putting
people
into
a
pre-apprenticeship
pipeline
that
we
then
do
not
have
apprenticeships
and
job
opportunities
available
for
people
to
actually
begin
their
careers
once
they
come
out
of
it.
R
Thank
you
for
the
question
and
committee.
We
are
running
a
little
bit
behind,
but
it
was
a
great
discussion,
great
questions,
a
lot
of
homework
for
you
all
sorry
about
that,
but
it
is
necessary.
So
I
want
to
thank
you
for
today's
presentation.
I
look
forward
to
seeing
you
over
the
the
next
few
months
as
we
get
through
this
budget.
R
Madam,
chair,
I'm,
sorry,
I,
just
have
one
more
question:
do
you
mind
make
it
quick
I
will
make
it
quick?
Okay,
so
I
was
looking
at
the
commission
of
on
school
fundings
report
that
was
out
I,
think
November
of
22,
and
it
talked
about
the
aggregate.
The
incremental
agreement
amount
that
we
should
be
adding
to
education
to
get
to
the
national
average
and
also
just
to
increase
funding
and
I
mean
it
and
so
I'm.
Looking
at
page
19.
I
just
want
to
know.
R
So,
instead
of
at
this
10-year
plan,
they've
laid
out,
when
you
add
2
billion
you
get
to
about
the
seventh
year,
so
I
just
want
to
ask
you
to
confirm
where
we
are
relative
to
the
report
that
was
just
put
out
by
the
commission
on
school
funding
with
that
two
thousand
dollar
increase
per
student
that
has
been
proposed.
Thank
you.
R
And
you
may
not
have
that
information
with
you
here
today
and
that's
okay,
but
we
will
see
you
again.
So
if
you
could
get
that
information
to
the
committee,
that
would
be
wonderful,
Madam,
chair
I
will
make
sure
that
we
have.
We
have
I,
have
pretty
good
notes
on
what
we
need
to
come
back
and
give
to
and
give
to
the
committee.
So
I
appreciate
everyone's
time
this
morning
and
the
questions
that
were
asked
I
know
there's
a
lot
of
details
that
we're
even
still
working
out.
I
I
I
Chair,
my
name
is
Jack
Robb,
a
new
director
of
department
administration
with
me
today,
I
have
Matt
Tuma,
Daniel,
Marlow
and
Tim
galluzzi
present
to
help
go
through
our
presentation.
We'll
start.
This
is
our
leadership
team.
We
do
cover
a
wide
range
of
items
and
we
will
go
through
those
with
you
today,
but,
as
you
can
see,
we
do
have
quite
a
few
people
and
most
of
them
are
present.
If
we
have
questions.
R
We
want
to
deliver
transparent
internal
government
services
plan
and
maintain
critical,
State
infrastructure
and
security
estate
processes,
and
we
want
to
equip
State
agencies
and
our
employees
to
support
Nevada's
needs,
Department
goals
to
improve
transparency
and
internal
Services.
We
provide
support
a
positive
workplace
and
culture
for
staff
and
Staffing
expertise,
provide
responsive
customer
service
and
ease
of
access
for
customer
agencies,
employees
and
the
public.
R
The
next
slide
illustrates
where
we
were
in
the
foa
2223
process.
We
were
at
368.3
million
dollars,
governor
governor
recommended
budget
this
year,
419.9
million
dollars,
and
we
will
cover
some
of
those
changes
and
why
that
is
increased
throughout
this
presentation,
divisions
with
no
enhancements
the
director's
office.
We
currently
have
five
employees,
no
changes
slated,
there
risk
management,
they
have
seven
employees,
no
changes
there
and
I'm.
Sorry
I
want
to
back
up
one
slide
because
I
skipped
one
when
I
flipped
pages
and
Matt's
trying
to
keep
up
with
me.
R
I
That
a
lot
of
our
divisions
are
fairly
lean,
but
if
you
look
at
risk
management
they're
the
third
largest
budget
we
have,
but
when
we
get
down
into
the
presentation
a
little
further,
you
will
see
that
they
are
one
of
the
leanest
that
we
have
that.
There's
only
seven
employees
in
there
so
now
I'm
going
to
get
back
on
track.
S
Job
but
a
lot
of
that
goes
to
premiums
and
and
care
for
people.
F
Administrative
services
division
base
budget
continues
with.
T
32
employees
we're
asking
for
an
addition
of
one
accounting
assistant
and
one
management
analyst
within
a
capital,
Improvement
team
in
a
future
presentation,
you're
going
to
see
why
we
need
additional
help
in
the
capital
Improvement
teams.
We
need
to
add
license
for
document
management
system,
also
in
deferred
compensation
base
budget
for
two
employees.
T
I
We
have
gone
from
less
than
a
half
a
billion
dollars
to
over
a
billion
dollars
in
in
funds
that
we
manage
through
that
program
and
went
from
I
believe
around
17
participation
by
people
eligible
to
participate
in
a
program
to
over
42
percent.
Currently,
so
you
can
see,
there's
tremendous
growth
and
it's
more
than
two
people
can
handle,
and
we
need
to
get
that
third
person
hired
into
that
division.
I
Fleet
Services
Division
base
budget
continues
to
for
the
16
employees,
with
the.
T
Economy,
the
way
it
went
through
covid
and
the
lack
of
availability
of
vehicles
to
purchase,
we
have
fallen
behind
in
this,
and
we
need
to
replace
241,
Fleet,
Service
vehicles
and
that's
just
replacement
and
then
the
second
light
item
is
addition
of
97
new
fleet
vehicles
for
full
agency
to
fulfill
agency
requests.
T
Fleet
Services
is
a
full
service
option
for
agencies,
instead
of
them
owning
the
vehicles.
Fleet
Services
will
own
the
vehicle
schedule.
The
maintenance
do
the
maintenance
and
cover
all
the
costs
and
fuel
on
those
and
then
there's
a
cost
charged
back
to
the
agency
that
covers
those
costs.
So
that's
where
the
97
comes
in
and
those
aren't
new
vehicles.
Those
are
replacement.
Vehicles
going
forward
for
those
agencies
that
are
are
impacted,
hearings
and
appeals.
A.
F
The
hearing
caseload
has
gone
up
tremendously.
If
insurance
companies
don't
meet
their
statutory
deadline
to
get
back
with
individuals,
it
becomes
an
automatic
denial
and
then
it
becomes
a
hearing,
and
so
that
process
has
really
skyrocketed
with
insurance
companies,
not
keeping
up
with
their
end
of
the
deal.
So
our
staff
load
is
increased
tremendously
and
we
are
are
in
need
of
additional
help
for
the
scheduling
of
those
and
we
need
a
subscription
to
Westlaw
digital
publication
services.
F
Next,
one
human
resources
continue
funding,
83
employees,
they
have.
We
are
going
to
we're
proposing
to
eliminate
three
vacant
compliance,
investigator
positions
and
we
need
to
increase
travel
and
training
budget.
As
you
continue
to
hear,
the
state
is
short
staffed,
20,
plus
percent
vacancy
rates.
We
need
to
increase
our
budget
to
travel,
to
help,
recruit,
retain
and
just
meet
within
potential
employees
and
get
them
into
the
state
process.
F
Lot
of
sensitive
documents,
they're
in
and
out
of
all
the
locations
of
the
state
on
a
regular
basis
and
with
the
turnover
in
there.
We
want
them
to
be
uniform.
So
when
they're
entering
buildings,
employees
in
that
building
understand
that
they're
there
for
a
specific
purpose
and
and
they're
there
for
business.
So
we
want
to
identify
them
and
we
need
to
establish
transfer
equipment
and
deep
creation
amounts
of
service
equipment
for
a
value
of
182
thousand
dollars.
Approximately
library
and
archives,
35
employees.
F
It
on
a
modern
platform-
microfiche,
it's
still
not
usable
by
everybody
in
the
public,
but
if
we
can
digitize
it
make
it
searchable,
it
becomes
more
usable
for
everybody,
an
additional
part-time,
Administrative,
Assistant
purchasing
division.
We
want
to
continue
funding
the
26
we
have.
We
want
an
addition
of
one
purchasing
officer
and
one
purchasing
training
technician
to
help
manage
Statewide
contracts.
I
The
workload
is
increasing
in
there
and
we
need
to
get
additional
support,
so
we
can
meet
the
needs
of
our
customers.
The
other
agencies
that
rely
on
purchasing
and
funding
to
purchase
a
new
Warehouse
building
in
Las
Vegas.
As
a
One-Shot
question,
One-Shot
ask
there
is
a
lot
of
uses.
We
need
a
warehouse
for
Surplus.
F
Materials
disposal
materials
we
need
when
we
need
to
dispose
of
vehicles,
we
need
secure
parking.
The
facilities
we
currently
have
have
been
broken
into
a
lot
and
and
vehicles
vandalized,
devaluing
them
before
we
can
get
them
to
auction.
So
we're
looking
for
a
new
location
for
purchasing
the
warehouse
in
Las,
Vegas
Public,
Works
division.
They
have
127
employees.
U
Replace
24
agents
he
owned
vehicles
with
Fleet
Services
vehicles.
I
spoke
with
staff
this
morning.
The
dollar
values
that
are
represented
there
look
like
they
may
be
inaccurate
when
you're
looking
at
replacing
24
vehicles,
but
they
are
replacing
them
through
Fleet
Services,
and
that
is
the
Fleet
Service
allocation
of
money.
We
would
give
them
to
maintain
those
cars
and
for
the
mileage,
and
so
those
cars
are
rolled
into
the
97
that
I
spoke
of
earlier
during
the
Fleet
Services
Division
slide
Marlette
Lake.
U
We
need
to
complete
a
master
plan
at
Marlette
Lake
for
forty
one
thousand
dollars
in
Year
One
and
Enterprise
I.T
division
with
me
today,
because
we
have
so
many
items
and
there
may
be
questions
on
some
of
those
I've
asked
Tim
to
run
these
next
few
slides
and
give
you
some
more
detail
on
them.
U
I
N
System,
this
is
the
system
that
tracks
technology
investment
throughout
the
executive
branch
in
agency,
I.T
Services
we're
asking
to
replace
the
I.T
service
management
system.
This
is
the
platform
that
accepts
accepts
ticketing
and
issue
tracking
across
the
executive
branch
and
all
of
the
agencies
that
we
provide
services
to
within
the
eats
computer
facility.
We
are
asking
for
a
Mainframe
unit,
reorganization
and
success
in
planning
enhancements.
We
are
also
asking
to
replace
the
endpoint
protection
software
that
goes
on
all
executive
branch
agency.
N
Endpoints
are
our
workstations,
we're
requesting
the
replacement
of
hybrid
Cloud
software
infrastructure.
We
are
trying
to
position
the
the
state's
private
cloud
or,
as
I
lovingly
refer
to
it
as
The
Silver
Cloud,
to
be
a
hybrid
Cloud
infrastructure.
So
we
can
right
size,
server
infrastructure
as
the
agencies
need
it,
and
our
I.T
security
and
our
office
of
information
security.
We
are
asking
to
upgrade
vulnerability
management
system
software.
N
Continuing
on
in
the
data
Communications
and
network
engineering
areas
we're
requesting
replacement
of
the
VPN
or
virtual
private
Network
infrastructure
that
is
currently
at
end
of
life.
We
are
also
asking
for
the
replacement
of
security,
firewall
components
that
are
end
of
life
as
well
within
the
network.
N
Transport
Services
also
referred
to
as
the
the
microwave
unit
we're
asking
to
upgrade
31
microwave
sites
to
Electric,
Access,
Control
versus
padlocks
to
to
heighten
the
security
of
those
sites,
and
we
are
also
asking
for
the
replacement
of
three
agency
owned
vehicles
with
Fleet
Services
vehicles
to
make
sure
that
we
are
in
the
most
economical
position
with
with
our
vehicles,
and
so
that
that
covers
the
major
enhancements
for
Enterprise
I.T
services,
Madam,
chair,
Jack
Rob
for
the
record.
That
concludes
our
presentation
today,
and
we
stand
ready
for
questions
gentleman
for
the
presentation.
N
N
It
sounds
like
it's
based
upon
the
fact
that
you've
not
been
able
to
find
people
so
has
there
already
been
compensation
for
those
individuals
who
have
taken
on
that
work
or,
and
or
can
these
83
other
individuals
take
on
this
extra
work
with
the
elimination
of
the
three
vacant
current
positions,
sir?
You,
madam
chair
to
assembly,
woman
Anderson?
It
is
my
understanding
that
Jack
raw
for
the
record.
N
It
is
my
understanding
that
we
are
going
to
contract
out
some
of
those
services
and
we
get
a
more
timely
and
and
accurate
response
by
forming
some
of
that
out,
depending
on
workload
we
can
accomplish
that
through
contract.
N
Thank
you
and
then
I
do
have
another
question.
If
I
may
sure
it
has
to
do
with
the
security
mentioned
on
both
slides,
17
and
18.,
it's
very
important.
You
know
this
is
not
my
world.
I
know
how
to
spell
I.T
and
that's
about
it.
N
However,
we
continue
to
hear
of
different
software
systems
being
hacked
into
and
with
One-Shot
deals.
Is
this
enough
to
make
sure
that
our
state
technology
has
that
proper
firewall?
Or
is
this
just
like
we're
going
to
do
this
once
and
then
six
months
later,
we're
gonna
have
to
do
another
one?
N
Is
there
a
need
instead
to
have
a
continual
firewall
or
upgrade
system,
I
and
I'm?
Sorry,
this
is
not
my
world,
so
I
don't
know
if
I'm
asking
the
question
correctly
absolutely
Madam
chair
through
you
to
assemblywoman
Anderson.
I
Once
again,
Timothy
galluzzi
division,
administrator,
Enterprise
I.T
services
for
the
record,
this
is
just
one
additional
piece.
This
is:
we
already
have
a
robust
security
platform
within
the
office
of
information
security
and
with
our
other
executive
branch
agency
partners.
This
is
enhancing
our
ability
to
isolate
and
report
on
vulnerabilities,
as
they
were
found.
This
leverages
machine
learning
and
some
of
the
the
the
the
most
forward-thinking
technology
that
we
have
at
our
fingertips
to
identify
vulnerabilities,
rank
them
and
get
that
notification
to
the
hands
of
Security
Professionals
throughout
the
executive
branch.
I
Our
intent
with
this
is
that
next
biennium
you'll
see
us
up
here.
Continuing
this
funding,
this
One-Shot
appropriation,
we're
hoping
we'll
we'll
get
this
project
started.
V
V
Thank
you
chair.
My
question
is
on
the
section
there
for
the
purchasing
division.
V
V
I
What
are
we
storing
there?
It
says
personal
protective
equipment.
Do
we
have
an
excess
of
that?
Do
we
still
need
it?
Could
that
just
be
distributed
to
each
department
instead
of
housing
in
a
central
location?
And
it's
the
idea
to
get
rid
of
this
Warehouse
lease
by
purchasing
a
new
building?
Can
you
just
kind
of
give
a
better
description
of
that
whole
Madam
chair
through
you
to
assembling
customer
Jack
her
off
for
the
record
during
the
pandemic,
the
governor's
office
requested
a
six-month
supply
of
PPE
to
be
on
hand.
We.
C
To
distribute
out
to
local
entities,
hospitals
to
other
state
agencies,
so
it
is.
We
need
to
wind
that
warehouse
down,
so
we
do
still
have
quite
a
need,
but
as
we
get
out
of
that,
we
do
need
to
get
another
Warehouse
purchase.
So
it's
it's
two
different
functions.
We're
trying
to
accomplish!
So
that's
why
you
see
it
the
way.
It's
it's
portrayed
on
the
slide.
Okay,
so
it
seems
what
will
be
the
the
new
Warehouse
that
you
want
to
purchase.
What.
J
Will
be
stored
there
we
can
store
some
personal
protective
equipment.
I'm.
Sorry
Madam,
chair
through
you
to
Assembly
women,
Jack
Herald
for
the
record.
We
we
will
store
some
personal
protective
equipment,
supplies
for
other
state
agencies,
Surplus
materials
that
come
back
that
are
going
to
go
to
auction.
C
Just
general
straight
business,
okay,
it
just
seems
like
if
we
could
disperse
to
the
agencies
the
additional
surplus
of
PPE,
then
we
could
reduce
the
amount
of
leaked
Warehouse
just
to
save
tax
dollars.
But
thank
you
for
the
clarification.
C
Thank
you
very
much.
I
believe
Senator
Sievers
cancered.
Please
go
ahead.
Thank
you
madam
chair.
So
I
was
looking
at
the
Enterprise
I.T
Services
portion
and
there
was
a
reference
to
the
hybrid
Cloud
software
infrastructure
and
so
I
just
have
a
basic
question.
Are
we
using
our
own
servers,
our
mainframes,
or
do
we
have?
What
do
we
have
on
the
cloud?
Did
we
ever
transition
to
the
cloud?
So
where
are
we
as
far
as
how
we
keep
our
data
and
information
Madam
chair
through
you
to
Senator
Sievers
cancer?
C
Once
again,
this
is
Timothy
galuzzi
for
the
record.
We
executive
branch
wide
it's
a
bit
of
a
mixed
right,
a.
F
Lot
of
agencies
are
starting
to
go
towards
Services
platform
as
a
service
software
as
a
service
cots
based
Cloud
Solutions.
So
this
enhancement
really
leverages
the
on-premise
server
environment
that
we
have
to
to
Really
position
it
as
the
state's
private
Cloud
Silver
Cloud,
and
it
adds
the
the
hybrid.
F
M
That
we
can
respond
rapidly
to
agency's
requests
for
additional
server
space,
more
a
processing
capabilities,
an
example
that
I
like
to
use
is
an
agency
such
as
endov
when
they
have
their
their
website
platform,
that
for
nine
ten
months
out
of
the
year,
has
a
pretty
base
level
worth
of
transactions.
Website
hits,
but
then,
when
they're
in
TAG
season,
the
that
usage
goes
up
exponentially.
Well,
a
hybrid
Cloud
infrastructure
would
enable
us
to
take
an
on-premise
environment
that
would
host
those
servers.
M
That
would
normally
support
that
that
infrastructure
and
then,
when
the
time
comes,
to
see
that
high
peak
of
utilization,
we
could
then
transition
it
to
a
cloud
environment
that
is
really
there
for
its
elasticity.
So.
I
Thank
you
that's
very
helpful,
so
this
gives
you
additional
capacity
when
you
need
it.
So,
as.
F
How
I
just
understood
it
when
you
have
sort
of
surges
and
uses,
and
is
that
available
to
all
the
agencies
at
the
state,
so
you've
got
sort
of
this
one
solution
that
can
Flex
or
do
you
still
have
to
divide
it
up
agency
agency,
Madam
chair
through
you
to
Senator
series
cancer
once
again
for
the
record,
my
name
is
Timothy
caluzzi,
yes,
ma'am.
F
The
the
the
intent
here
is
that
this
solution
will
provide
this
flexible
capability
to
all
executive
branch
agencies,
especially
those
that
are
already
using
Enterprise,
I.T
Services
platforms,
and
this
allows
us
more
management,
control
and
more
automation
to
to
be
able
to
promote
on-premise
servers
into
that
cloud
environment.
It
should
also
give
us
increased.
A
Ability
to
to
to
manage
the
the
spend
and
we'll
have
advanced
reporting
on
the
actual
utilizations
for
those
services
that
move
up
into
the
cloud.
Thank
you.
A
Thank
you,
madam
chair,
and
thank
you,
gentlemen
for
being
here
today
and
director
Robert
I,
frequently
Asked
prior
administration's
Representatives
questions
regarding
the
stored
PPE
and
some
of
the
stuff
that
we
needed
during
the
pandemic
and
I
had
big
concerns
that
we
had
three
separate
warehouses.
We
were
legitimately
we
needed.
We
didn't
have
what
we
needed
at
the
start
of
the
pandemic,
but
I
had
concerns
regarding
how
much
they
were
storing
how
many
months
out
the
storage
was,
and
now
the
issue
of
sitting
there.
H
A
A
Is
this
a
time
that
we
need
that
much
storage
I
believe
we
should
have
the
capacity
to
respond
when
this
virus
mutates
once
again
for
the
thousandths
time
but
I'm
just
wondering?
Has
there
been
a
new
Direction
on
exactly
what
we
have?
How
many?
How
many
months
do
we
have
it
and
kind
of
a
new
agenda
or
a
plan
to
really
manage
this
storage
Madam
chair
through
you
to
Senator
Titus?
A
This
has
been
an
ongoing
discussion
in
the
last
three
weeks
since
I
started
my
job.
What
we're
finding
is
all
the
counties,
all
the
hospitals,
everybody
stocked
up,
so
Distributing
this
out
is
problematic.
A
We
are
going
to
do
our
best
to
get
this
distributed,
work
we're
working
with
corrections,
DHHS
and
others
to
make
sure
they
are
not
incurring
costs
and
buying
stuff
that
we
currently
hold
so
we're
working
with
every
agency
with
counties
with
others,
but
dollars
PPE
was
purchased
with
federal
dollars,
so
there's
Federal
requirements
of
how
we
can
get
rid
of
it.
Also
so
we're
working
through
all
those
processes
trying
to
get
that
inventory
down
to
a
point
that
we
can
manage
it.
A
But
right
now
it's
like
I,
said
everybody's
stocked
up,
so
it's
not
as
easy
to
get
rid
of
as
it
once
was.
Thank
you,
madam
chair,
for
the
question
on
just
a
comment,
we're
in
a
better
position
than
not
having
any
I
will
say
that
so
it's
a
nice
position
to
be
in
and
I'm
looking
forward
to
your
plan
of
action
on
that
one
thanks
assembly,
woman,
Carlo.
A
Thank
you,
madam
chair
you've
already
touched
base
on
some
of
the
softwares
that
you
would
like
to
have
replaced
and
what
they're
going
to
be
replaced
with,
but
I
was
just
asking:
what
are
the
other
systems
going
to
be
replaced
with
and
what's
the
life
expectancy
of
those
new
systems?
A
A
Sorry
about
that
I
was
looking
at
the
replacement
of
the
technology
investment
notification.
You
have
touch
base
already
on
the
cloud
it
looks
like
and
I
was
at
the
endpoint
protection
software.
A
There
were
slides
16
through
18,
so
there
was
a
couple
of
them.
The
firewall
component
you've
talked
on
the
VPN
and
the
tin
will
go
with
those
two
Madam
chair
through
you
to
assembly
woman
gorilla
once
again:
Timothy
galluzzi
division,
administrator,
Enterprise,
I.T
services
for
the
record.
A
Generally
speaking
for
software
and
Hardware
Replacements,
they
are
on
a
schedule.
These
These
are
items
that
have
either
reached
their
useful
life
and
now
they're
being
replaced
in,
in
one
case
with
the
the
Mainframe
enhancement
that
you
see
with
e226.
A
This
is
a
platform
that
universally
is
becoming
end
of
life
and
is
becoming
more
and
more
difficult
and
more
and
more
expensive
to
support,
generally
speaking,
are
Replacements
are
done
in
conjunction
with
our
executive
branch
agency
partners
that
use
these
Services.
The
Mainframe
is
a
is
a
perfect
example
of
that.
A
We
have
a
a
user
community
that
they're
each
working
on
their
own
individual
modernization,
efforts
or
transformation
efforts
to
to
move
off
of
that
Mainframe
platform,
and
so
this
enhancement
is
US
positioning
ourselves
to
be
able
to
be
responsive
to
those
to
those
efforts.
When
we
talk
about
the
endpoint
protection
software,
what
it's
replacing
has
reached
is
reaching
its
end
of
useful
life
with
with
all
hardware
and
software
it.
A
A
Matthew
2
deputy
director
for
the
record
through
the
chair
to
the
assembly
woman,
that
is,
the
completion
of
some
permanent
water
rights
changes
to
allow
for
the
customers
of
Marlette
Lake,
as
well
as
sort
of
look
at
some
of
the
infrastructure
and
what
our
long-term
planning
for
some
of
the
infrastructure,
for
that
would
be.
It
kind
of
got
kicked
off
a
few
years
ago
and
got
put
on
hold.
This
is
requesting
funding
to
finalize
that
program.
A
Thank
you,
madam
chair.
Thank
you,
gentlemen,
for
the
presentation.
I
just
have
one
quick
question
relative
to
the
Fleet
Management
piece,
I
believe
is
slide
number
nine.
You
denote
here
a
replacement
of
241
Fleet
Service
vehicles
and
there
was
some
significant
supply
and
demand
issues
throughout
the
pandemic.
A
I'm
curious
to
know
if
we're
seeing
additional
Supply
relative
to
demand
and
then
what
is
the
associated
cost
of
vehicle
purchases
as
a
result
of
the
increased
Supply
and
then
secondarily,
is
there
a
plan
or
policy
relative
to
the
types
of
vehicles
we
purchase
where
possible
for
Renewable
Energy,
electric
hybrid
things
like
that
Matthew
Tuma,
deputy
director
through
the
chair
to
the
assemblywoman,
so
you're
correct,
there's
been
an
incredible
amount
of
volatility
in
the
market,
and
so
in
years
past
the
vehicle
replacement
schedule
or
vehicle
purchase
schedule
was
really
associated
with
specific
vehicles,
and
that
was
not
really
tenable
in
this
environment,
and
so
we
have
much
more
sort
of
broad
categories
of
vehicle
types
and
vehicle
ranges.
A
So
these
aren't
associated
with
specific
Vehicles.
It
is
21,
Vehicles
being
requested
to
be
replaced
with
the
similar
vehicle
types
that
are
within
those
ranges
of
what's
available
right
now,
we've
had
difficulty
purchasing
vehicles
in
this
biennium.
We
hope
that
that
will
be
freed
up.
These
vehicles
represent
vehicles
that
meet
the
state
administrative
manual
guidelines
for
replacement,
so
over
10
years
old
or
certain
vehicle
mile
traveled
requirements.
We
didn't
replace
any
vehicles
in
the
last
biennium
because
of
the
austere
budget
that
was
proposed,
and
so
this
represents
two
biennium
of
Replacements.
A
Last
biennia,
we
were
only
approved
for
new
vehicle
agency
or
new
vehicles
to
meet
agency
requests.
I
think
that
answers
the
first
part
of
your
question.
The
second
question
about
how
we
plan
for
the
cost
and
how
we
plan
for
the
vehicle
types,
the
replacement
Vehicles,
represent
budgets
and
vehicle
expectations
for
cost
to
accommodate
either
EVS
internal
combustion
engines
or
plug-in
hybrids,
and
we
plan
to
utilize.
A
Whatever
technology
is
available
and
whatever
it
best
meets
the
demands
of
the
customers
being
served,
we
did
go
through
a
long-term
cost
study
with
these
vehicle
Replacements
that
can
be
provided
that
shows
over
the
lifetime
of
a
vehicle.
Evs
and
plug-in
hybrids
do
show
a
lower
cost
over
the
lifetime,
even
if
there
is
a
higher
upfront
cost
for
most
of
these
vehicle
types,
but
that
has
to
be
met
with
making
sure
we
have
infrastructure
and
making
sure
that
that
vehicle
meets
the
usage
demands
of
the
particular
agency.
That's
involved
this
kind
of
this.
A
These
enhancement
requests
were
presented.
To
add,
or
to
provide
maximum
flexibility
to
provide
whatever
types
are
available
and
whatever
types
are
required
for
each
of
those
agencies.
Thank
you.
I
appreciate
that.
Would
you
share
that
report
when
possible,
absolutely
Matthew
Tuma
for
the
record
through
the
chair
to
the
assembly,
one.
A
Thank
you.
Madam
chair
I
had
two
questions
but
assembly,
one
or
assembly
woman
girl
who
beat
me
to
it,
but
I
will
ask
another.
One.
I
was
curious
about
on
slide
16
to
transfer
the
on
base
contract
from
nslpr
to
eats.
Could
you
explain
that
to
me
a
little
better,
please
Mattern
Madam
chair
to
you
to
the
assemblyman
O'neill
once
again:
Timothy
galluzzi
division,
administrator,
Enterprise,
I.T
services
for
the
record,
the
transfer,
the
on
base
contract
from
the
Nevada,
State
library
and
public
records
division.
A
Two
Enterprise
I.T
Services
division
is
in
response
to
this
this
platform,
this
service,
this
need
that
has
kind
of
grown
natively
within
the
executive
branch
for
document
management,
Imaging,
preservation
and
and
workflows.
A
W
This
it's
it's
kind
of
grown
to
the
point
where
it
needs
to
be
managed
at
the
Enterprise
level,
because
there
are
so
many
executive
branch
agencies
that
are
are
now
utilizing
this
service.
Our
intent
here
is
that,
with
the
the
bundling
of
the
contract
within
Enterprise
I.T
services,
division
for
this
service
that
will
be
able
to
leverage
economies
of
scale
and
make
the
the
license
is
cheaper
for
executive
branch
agencies
as
they're
looking
to
invest
in
this
technology
and
platform,
you
hit
it
on
a
last
part
economy
of
scale.
W
Thank
you,
madam
chair
director,
Rob
thank
you
for
being
here
and
to
your
team
and
thanks
for
putting
the
faces
with
the
names
on
the
PowerPoint.
That's
very,
very
helpful.
Later
on
in
the
session,
I
had
a
question
about
the
hearing
and
appeals
division.
You'd
mentioned
that
there's
an
increased
increased
hearings
and
appeals,
and
you
mentioned
something
about
insurance
companies.
So
my
question
was
just
if
you
could
remind
me
again
what
kind
of
hearings
and
appeals
we're
talking
about,
and
what
exactly
is
the
issue
that
is
causing
more
hearings
to
happen.
W
Matthew
Tuma
deputy
director
for
the
record
through
the
chair
to
the
assemblyman,
so
the
bulk
of
the
hearings
and
the
appeals
that
hearings
and
appeals
hears
are
workers
compensation.
W
They
do
receive
some
others,
but
the
bulk
of
them
are
workers
compensation,
and
so
what
director
Rob
was
referring
to
is
that
they
hear,
unlike
most
of
administrations,
divisions
where
most
of
our
divisions
are
primary
customers
and
people
we
interact
with,
are
other
state
agencies
and
providing
internal
Services
hearings
and
appeals.
W
Here's
the
workers,
compensation
cases
for
all
employers
within
the
state
of
Nevada,
and
so
what
director
Rob
was
referring
to
is
that
if
a
worker
files
a
claim
for
a
workers
compensation-
and
they
do
not
get
a
decision
within
the
30
within
30
days-
that's
a
de
facto
denial,
and
so
it
automatically
goes
over
to
the
hearing
side
to
be
scheduled
for
a
hearing
and
has
contributed
to
a
lot
of
their
backlog
Works
through
the
hearing
side.
If
when
they
make
a
determination,
then
either
party
has
the
right.
P
You
and
thank
you
very
much
for
for
allowing
me
this
as
a
director
Rob
thinking
about
what
you
had
answered
before
I
thought
about
a
little
bit
more
and
I'm
not
expecting
this
answer
today,
but
if
we
could
possibly
get
this
of
the
elimination
of
current
open
positions
or
even
current
other
areas,
what
how
many
are
being
considered
to
be
outsourced
or
no
longer
employees
of
the
state
of
Nevada?
P
That
is
a
concern,
and
so
just
wanted
to
know.
If
there
has
been
any
discussion
about
that
about.
A
Up
Matthew
tooman
deputy
director
for
the
record
through
the
chair
to
the
assembly
woman,
so
I
think
we're
really
in
the
early
stages
of
determining
what
sort
of
services
can
potentially
be
outsourced
and
contracted
out.
P
Due
to
some
of
the
vacancies
and
difficulties
in
recruiting
that's
kind
of
ongoing,
this
represents
sort
of
one
step
in
this,
as
well
as
I
think
we're
going
through
constant
evaluations
of
what
our
operations
are
going
to
be
looking
like
and
and
what
they're
going
to
what
they're
going
to
sort
of
be
for
the
foreseeable
future,
including
we've
had
some
excitement
in
some
executive
order.
P
W
Because
we
want
to
make
sure
that
our
employees
are
being
treated
well.
Thank
you.
W
W
Some
members
have
a
close
presentation
for
that
budget,
and
we
will
move
on
to
our
Capital
Improvement
program
for
2023
and
I.
Believe
we
have
here
to
present
is
the
administrator
and
the
Deputy
Administrator
Mr
before.
X
A
A
A
Exemplary
facilities
and
our
mission
is
to
provide
well-planned,
efficient
and
safe
facilities
to
State
agencies
so
that
they
can
effectively
administer
their
programs.
Our
philosophy
is
that
we
work
as
a
team,
build
consensus,
take
pride
in
our
work
and
serve
with
humility,
each
April
on
even
numbered
years.
The
agencies
are
required
to
submit.
X
W
Once
the
board
is
in
agreement
with
the
recommendation
staff
prepares
the
board
recommendation
in
excuse
me
in
informal
discussions
with
the
treasurer's
office
back
in
September,
we
were
given
a
target
range
of
bond
availability.
Last
September,
our
Target
was
420
million.
This
sum,
together
with
other
money,
led
us
to
the
643
million
dollar
recommendation.
M
W
Our
board
has
approved
the
following
criteria
in
evaluating
and
prioritizing
projects
submitted
by
agencies
and
I
would
like
to
take
a
minute
to
go
through
that
with
you.
First
of
all,
we
take
a
look
at
legal
requirements,
including
America,
with
Disabilities
Act
court
orders
or
legal
requirements,
life
safety
issues
or
code
violations.
S
S
This
slide
shows
the
funding
by
priority.
We
have
also
broken
out
the
state
and
other
money
into
separate
categories.
For
this
illustration,
the
legal
requirements-
total
22.2
million
deferred
maintenance,
total
IS
268
million.
We
watched
this
number
closely
because
our
board
recommended
a
deferred
maintenance,
Target
of
211
million.
S
A
A
The
next
six
slides
speak
to
the
multitude
of
Maintenance
projects
that
we
propose
to
address
this
session,
I'm
going
to
highlight
a
few
here
as
I
mentioned,
and
we
will
go
into
detail
on
these
projects
in
the
upcoming
hearings.
These
slides
are
organized
by
category,
for
example.
On
this
slide,
m29
is
the
electrical
service
upgrade
for
the
southern
desert
Correctional
Center.
This
project
is
a
standalone
project,
meaning
that
the
budget
will
be
for
one
scope
of
work.
A
G
G
W
W
W
W
W
Y
Y
Z
Y
However,
when
the
planning
for
the
move
out
of
state
employees
into
lease
space
during
construction
was
contemplated,
a
comprehensive
analysis
indicated,
rent
for
temporary
relocation
would
in
would
be
in
excess
of
33
million
dollars.
With
that
number
in
mind,
the
governor's
office
decided
that
money
would
be
better
spent
by
investing
in
a
new
building
for
state
employees.
Y
Y
Foreign
is
about
Advanced
planning
and
I
would
like
to
highlight
project
po6
the
advanced
planning
for
a
Southern
and
Nevada
forensics
facility
located
at
the
West
Charleston
campus
in
Las
Vegas.
This
project
will
design
a
much
needed
and
very
overdue
facility
that,
when
completed,
will
provide
282
beds
for
forensics
patients
awaiting
adjudication.
Y
We
have
been
hampered
over
the
past
two
years
because
of
coveted
challenges
in
doing
our
work,
namely
in
gaining
access
to
facilities,
travel
to
facilities
and
the
Statewide
hiring
freeze
in
which
we
weren't
able
to
have
any
staff
do
that
work.
However,
in
spite
of
all
that,
we
have
managed
to
get
through
those
challenges
and
are
on
our
way
to
completing
this
program
for
2019.
AA
W
W
And
so
the
FCA
prioritizes
repairs
in
the
following
manner:
Priority
One
within
the
next
two
years.
They
recommend
that
these
things
should
be
done
priority
two
and
priority
three
for
the
total
and
project
repairs
are
usually
taken
by
priority,
depending
on
the
agency
requests
and
the
assessments
from
our
project
management
group.
W
L
Y
Y
P
Are
three
new
State
Office
Buildings
to
be
designed
and
constructed,
so
they
currently
are
not
designed,
but
we
intend
to
design
them
and
construct
them
once
they're
approved,
and
these
follow-up
questions
if
I
make
thank
you
chair.
So
once
those
are
built,
I
would
imagine
that
it
sounds
like
we
have
leases
in
private
owned
buildings.
Is
that
correct,
so
that
we're
consolidating
the
workforce
so
that
our
leasing
costs
should
go
down
when
the
new
building
is
built?
Is?
Would
that
be
correct,
correct
counting
the
fever
for
the
record
So?
Y
Square
feet
in
southern
Nevada
and
over
700
000
square
feet
here
in
Northern,
Nevada,
and
so
the
three
new
Office
Buildings
will
not
capture
all
of
that
leaf
space,
but
it
will
capture
about
300,
350
000
square
feet
of
it
into
three
new
buildings,
so
possibly
a
savings
to
the
state
Consolidated
great.
Thank
you.
Y
Thank
you
assembly,
woman,
Brown
May.
Thank
you,
madam
chair.
Thank
you
for
the
presentation.
I
have
a
question
relative
to
some
of
the
legal
requirements
for
the
prioritization
criteria.
You
know
on
slide
eight,
as
we
have
a
number
of
proposed
new
construction
projects.
The
Ada
in
particular,
is
more
than
30
years
old,
and
while
it
does
include
legal
requirements,
I'm
curious
to
know
if
we
as
a
state
have
considered
or
utilized
focus.
P
F
Thank
you
for
the
question,
countless
fever
for
the
record.
Through
the
chair
to
assemblywoman
Brown
me.
We
we
adhere
to
the
latest
current
standards
for
Ada
accessibility,
which
have
evolved
over
the
past
20
years,
including
Biometrics
site,
Vision
hearing
and
those
kinds
of
disabilities.
So
our
new
buildings
are
built
to
that
standard.
F
Thank
you
just
one,
one:
quick
follow-up:
having
had
the
opportunity
to
be
engaged
in
some
brand
new
building
constructions
for
accessible
populations,
for
building
accessibility
into
the
population,
notwithstanding
the
Ada
and
all
the
really
good
work,
that's
been
done
there
currently
we're
finding
throughout
our
constituency
that
those
regulations
are
not
meeting
the
needs
of
our
populations
today
and
so
I'm
curious
to
know.
If
you
would
consider
going
forward
incorporating
a
focus
group
that
would
engage
members
of
those
communities.
AB
As
we
consider,
what
does
it,
what
does
a
new
drawing
for
a
building
look
like
just
as
a
way
to
ensure
that
we're
meeting
the
needs
of
the
population
going
forward?
AB
AB
AB
AB
Countless
fever
for
the
record,
through
the
chair
to
Senator,
Neil
I,
think
if
I
understand
your
question,
we
were
talking
about
the
new
buildings
that
the
governor
has
put
forth
in
his
State
of
the
State
address,
and
to
your
to
that
point,
I
should
say
that
we
are,
we
will
be
engaging
in
design
and
construction
once
approved.
AB
The
designs
of
those
buildings
are
not
done
yet.
Okay,
thank
you
for
that,
and
so
so
my
my
next
question
is
related
to
the
supply
chain,
issues
that
you
mentioned
and
how
that
relates
to
the
Deferred
maintenance
projects.
So
if
you
you,
you
didn't
list
out
everything,
but
you
said,
for
example,
water
pumps
Etc.
So
so
how
does
that
affect
your
timeline
for
deferred
maintenance
projects
when
you
don't
have
the
materials?
AB
K
AB
Well
because
of
the
demand
and
the
short-handedness
of
getting
those
materials,
we
have
to
get
in
line
just
to
do
the
shop
drawings,
so
it
does
add
a
little
more
time
to
the
procurement
of
these
materials,
some
of
them
more
than
others.
It
just
depends
on
what
it
is
and
it
seems
like
every
day
we
get
something
new
out
of
the
blue
that
we
can't
get
our
hands
on,
but
we
continue
to
work
with
the
Contracting
community
and
so
far
we
haven't
had
any
interruptions
that
have
stalled
projects
completely
Madam
chair
can
have
quick
follow-up.
AB
AB
AB
Thank
you,
assemblywoman
Anderson
Anderson
thank
you
chair
and
thank
you
for
the
presentation
on
slide
22.
You
had
mentioned
that
your
goal
is
to
visit
300
buildings
A
year
of
the
more
than
2
000
buildings,
so
I
I
think
that's
an
admirable
goal,
but
I
also
am
wondering
how
often
are
those
buildings
are
jails
and
or
prisons?
I.
Remember
just
a
few
months
ago
there
were
some
I
believe
some
news
reports
about
our
jails
and
prisons.
AB
Brian
Walker
for
the
record
through
Madam
chair
to
assembly,
woman
Anderson.
We
we
do
also
do
inspections
on
those
facilities,
it's
kind
of
a
rolling
effort
as
we
go
through
state
buildings
and
we
we
get
to
those
usually
about
every
five
to
six
years,
we'll
get
to
a
particular
facility.
AB
Thank
you
so
follow
up
if
I
may,
when
was
last
time
you
have
inspected,
then
is
there
a
way
for
us
to
get
a
dates
of
when
those
State
jails
and
or
prisons
have
in
fact
been
visited
for
an
update
information,
Brian
Walker
for
the
record?
Yes,
we
can.
We
have
those
reports
posted
on
our
website
and
so
that
information
is
available.
AB
Thank
you,
madam
chair
I,
probably
have
several
questions,
but
can
I
make
a
statement
first,
any
chance.
Next
time
you
could
blow
these
slides
up
with
those
they
actually
be
red
even
on
the
screen.
I
can't
read
them
and
I've
got
some
heavy
reading
glasses
here.
But
with
that
said,
my
two
questions
are
in
the
construction
of
the
buildings.
AB
AB
Would
that
help
in
the
delivery
of
them
too,
instead
of
going
strictly
by
the
government
when
you
say
we're
going
to
build
them,
and
that
means
we'll
go
out
to
contract,
but
would
it
help
in
the
design
and
then
the
actual
delivery
where
we
take
possession
or
move
in
there
may
be?
There
may
be
advantages
to
doing
that
like
say
we're
still
studying
those
options.
AB
AB
The
other
part
I
noticed
in
here
that
you
have
a
destruction
of
the
Northern
Nevada
children's
homes
here
in
Carson
City,
what's
planned
after
those
are
taken
down.
What's
playing
to
what
are
you
going
to
do
with
that
large
expansion
of
state
property
that
we
have
there?
AB
We
have
a
master
plan
that
was
just
completed
of
the
capital
complex,
which
shows
more
State,
Office,
Buildings,
lining
roof
and
Stuart,
and
with
a
mall
up
the
middle.
So
as
time
in
finances
facilitate,
we
will
be
moving
State
offices
onto
those
properties.
AB
Okay,
seeing
none
I
will
thank
you
for
joining
us
today.
We
look
forward
to
seeing
you
as
we
move
along
in
the
legislative
session
and
members.
If
you
look
at
your
schedule,
we
head
next
up
the
state
treasure.
However,
we've
been
in
Communications
with
him.
We
are
going
to
go
ahead
and
take
an
extended
break
in
our
lunch.
You
will
come
back
at
12
30..
AB
AB
AB
AB
Good
afternoon
chairwoman,
Monroe
Moreno
chairwoman,
dondera
Loop
and
members
of
the
committee,
my
name
is
Zach
Conan
and
I
have
the
pleasure
of
being
the
23rd
state
treasurer
of
the
great
state
of
Nevada.
Thank
you
for
allowing
us
the
opportunity
to
present
to
you
the
general
obligation,
debt
capacity
and
affordability
report
for
the
2023-2025
biennium
and,
like
I
said
two
years
ago.
AB
My
apologies
for
the
high
point
of
session
coming
this
early
in
the
process
I'm
joined
today
by
Jeff
landerfelt,
our
Deputy
of
debt
management,
Jeff
abley,
joined
the
team
about
two
years
ago
now
and
replaced
a
very
long-standing
debt.
Deputy
named
Lori
chatwood
Jeff
has
done
an
amazing
job.
So
thank
you
so
much
for
welcoming
him
to
the
committee.
AB
In
order
for
the
state
to
issue
General
obligation,
bonds,
two
tests
must
be
met.
There
must
be
capacity
under
the
Constitutional
debt
limit
and
there
must
be
sufficient
affordability
from
the
revenues
of
ad
valorem
property
tax
levy
to
pay
for
the
bonds
and
I.
Think
if
you
press
that
the
button
actually
put
it
in
slideshow.
AB
AB
The
last
row
in
the
current
chart
reflects
the
current
fiscal
year
assessed
valuation
as
certified
by
the
Department
of
Taxation
on
June
27
2022
for
all
outstanding
debt,
subject
to
the
Constitutional
limitation.
As
of
January
1st
2023.,
please
note.
The
remaining
constitutional
debt
capacity
is
2.34
billion.
AB
So
now
that
we've
confirmed
existing
capacity,
we
move
on
to
affordability
our
ability
to
afford
both
existing
and
proposed
Debt
Service.
This
is
a
calculation
our
office
completes
based
on
a
number
of
inputs.
The
chart
on
this
page
reflects
the
actual
Revenue
received
to
pay
the
state's
general
obligation
debt
in
fiscal
years
2018
through
2022,
and
the
projected
amount
for
fiscal
year.
2023.
AB
tax
revenue
projections
for
fiscal
year
2023
through
2025,
were
determined
in
December
of
last
year
by
a
committee
composed
of
Representatives
of
the
Department
of
Taxation,
the
governor's
finance
office,
our
office
and
fiscal
staff
of
the
legislative
Council
Bureau.
The
estimates
are
based
on
the
current
property
tax
rate
of
17
cents
per
100
of
assessed
valuation.
AB
Moving
on
to
the
next
page,
we
look
at
how
we
built
the
debt
capacity
and
affordability
report
and
the
assumptions
we
make.
Our
assumptions
include
current
federal
law
regarding
tax-exempt
bonds
does
not
change
during
the
biennium
property
tax
revenue
projections
are
consistent
with
December
22
projections
for
fiscal
years.
2023-25
bless
you
State's
property
tax
levy
continues
to
be
17
cents
per
100
of
assessed
valuation
and
allocated
at
the
16.18
cents.
For
the
CIP
and
other
non-ab-84
programs
and
eight
excuse
me,
point
eight
two
cents
for
ab
84.,
that's
0.0082.
U
Just
in
case
we're
following
along
net
proceeds
of
minerals,
which
is
revenue
that
we're
able
to
use
to
pay
back
our
general
obligation
bonds
is
not
included
in
the
analysis
due
to
the
volatility
of
revenues
and
uncertainty
of
collection
dates.
That's
standard,
given
recent
volatility
in
the
bond
market
and
based
on
the
advice
of
our
Municipal
advisors.
Future
borrowing
costs
are
modeled
at
five
percent
for
fiscal
years,
2024
and
2025
and
6
percent
for
2026
and
beyond
for
perspective.
The
weighted
average
interest
costs
for
the
most
recent
issuance,
which
was
in
November,
was
3.47
percent.
U
U
The
state
is
expected
to
maintain
and
these
projections
assume
that
we
maintain
our
current
record-breaking
credit
ratings
of
double
A
Plus
from
s
p
and
Fitch,
and
double
A1
from
Moody's,
respectively,
throughout
the
issuance
of
all
proposed
bonds,
reserves
maintained
in
the
Consolidated
bond
interest
and
Redemption
fund,
or
if
you
will
burf,
remain
equal
to
at
least
50
percent
of
the
following
Year's
Debt
Service.
As
of
June
30th.
U
Each
year,
which
is
a
large
component
of
our
credit
rating
moving
on
to
Future,
bonding
affordability
and
our
conclusion,
the
chart
on
page
7
of
the
report
outlines
the
results
of
the
affordability
analysis
for
the
2023-2025
biennium,
which
indicates
the
state
bonding
Authority
for
all
capital
programs
paid
with
property
tax
at
approximately
850
million
dollars.
850
million
dollars
is
a
real
big
number.
We'll
talk
about
that
in
a
little
bit,
Additionally
the
appendix
a
in
the
affordability
report,
projects,
1.2
billion
dollars
of
affordability
for
the
three
subsequent
biennia
through
fiscal
year.
2031..
U
Please
note
that
future
biennia
are
largely
dependent
on
actual
property
tax
revenue
growth
as
compared
to
estimates.
However,
a
substantial
amount
of
the
state's
debt
is
maturing
over
the
next
several
years
about
57
percent
of
States
debt
matures
within
the
next
five
years
and
80
percent
matures
within
the
next
10
years
as
a
general
rule
of
thumb,
the
bonds
we
issue
are
20-year
bonds
that
talks
to
us
under
the
front.
U
Loading
of
that,
based
on
current
assumptions
for
property,
tax
revenue,
growth
and
bond
issuances,
the
bond
fund
or
birth,
is
expected
to
exceed
the
state's
policy
of
maintaining
a
Reserve
balance
on
June
30th
each
fiscal
year
equal
to
at
least
50
percent
of
the
next
fiscal
Year's
Debt
Service,
as
shown
on
the
appendix
a
the
reserve,
is
projected
to
exceed
100
percent
of
next
year's
Debt
Service
for
the
foreseeable
future,
based
on
proposed
bonding
amounts
again.
That
means
we
have
all
of
next
year's
interest
payments
already
in
the
reserve
fund
right.
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So
we
have
more
than
one
times
coverage
in
that.
Obviously,
the
actual
amount
of
The
Reserve
balance
will
depend
on
tax
revenue,
growth,
bond
interest
rates
and
amortization
periods
as
compared
to
estimates
two
things
we
want
to
call
specific
attention
to
on
this
report.
One
this
is
the
largest
amount
of
affordability.
The
treasury
has
ever
been
able
to
provide
the
governor
and
legislature
in
the
history
of
Nevada.
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850
million
dollars
is
a
result
of
our
record
credit
rating,
strong
fiscal
management
and
all
the
work
you
all
did
to
make
sure
that
we
made
the
hard
decisions
during
the
pandemic.
Thank
you
number
two
for
the
first
time
that
we
can
find
the
treasury's
general
obligation,
debt
capacity
and
affordability
report
report
includes
affordability,
not
found
in
the
governor's
recommended
budget.
Specifically,
we
included
20
million
dollars
more
in
open
space,
affordability,
13
million
dollars
for
the
Tahoe
environmental
Improvement
program
and
three
million
dollars
for
the
historic
preservation.
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As
the
state's
Chief
investment
officer,
we
spend
each
and
every
day
thinking
about
the
most
effective
ways
to
invest
in
creating
additional
opportunity
for
future
nevadans.
No
investment
strategy
could
be
complete
without
protecting
and
preserving
our
Vital
natural
resources.
There's
additional
affordability
will
provide
the
legislature
the
opportunity
to
continue
this
critical
work
and
we
deeply
hope
you
will.
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Since
2012
refinancing
activity
has
saved
the
state
157
million
dollars
in
foregone
Debt
Service,
with
83
million
of
those
savings
accruing
to
Debt
Service
paid
from
property
tax,
the
treasurer's
office
will
continue
to
access,
assess,
refunding
and
restructuring
opportunities,
as
well
as
evaluate
efficiencies.
Regarding
the
state's
debt
obligations
with
that
Madam
chair,
we'll
conclude
our
presentation
and
happy
to
answer
any
of
the
multitude
of
questions
we
expect.
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I
appreciate
your
presentations
and
especially
when
we
have
lots
of
money
members,
any
questions.
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Senator
Ganser,
thank
you.
Madam
chair
I
appreciate
the
report
so
I'm
just
going
through
it
now,
but
one
of
the
questions
is
the
100
million
dollar
projects.
The
legislative
the
LCB
I
I
just
saw
that
so
is
that
is
that
many
being
spent
on
this
building
and
then
Grant
Sawyer?
What?
What
is
that
the
100
million
treasure
Conan
for
the
record
and
I
always
get
this
wrong?
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I
apologize
through
you,
madam
chair,
to
the
senator
so
for
the
first
time,
and
thanks
to
Brenda
Erdos
and
the
rest
of
your
team,
for
this
we've
been
able
to
have
a
conversation
about
whether
or
not
legislative,
Capital
Improvement
projects
should
be
bonded
for,
as
opposed
to
Simply
cash
paid
using
a
one-time
appropriation.
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The
100
million
dollars
specifically
is
for
the
Southern
Nevada
legislative
building
that
is
being
proposed,
but
because
we
were
able
to
do
that
through
affordability,
as
opposed
to
a
one-time
that
creates,
of
course,
100
million
dollars
more
in
general
fund
Revenue.
That
could
be
used
for
programs
around
the
state.
Okay,
and
so
this
is
outside
the
governor's
budget.
Right
now.
That
100
million
is
that
what
I
just
heard
I
believe
that's
the
case,
but
I
think
that
was
more
of
a
question
of
timing
than
intent.
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What's
our
average
rate
on
bonds
that
we
currently
have
out
and
then
what's
the
current
rate,
if
we
were
to
issue
new
bonds,
average
rate
on
bonds
that
we
have
out
I'll
turn
over
to
our
Deputy
Treasurer,
who
might
know
offhand,
but
we
might
want
to
follow
up
It's
a
combination
both
of
the
yield
pay,
the
coupon
and
the
bonds,
but
also
premium
that
we
might
accept
or
pay
at
the
time
in
order
to
get
to
a
coupon
rate
amenable
to
the
purchaser.
So
it's
not
a
direct
yield.
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But
if
we
were
to
issue
bonds
today,
they'd
come
in
somewhere
around
2.9
to
3.05
percent
of
total
interest,
cost
yep
for
the
record.
Jeff
landerfeld,
Deputy,
Treasurer
debt
management.
Through
you,
madam
chair
to
Senator
Ganser,
the
current
weighted
average
outstanding
interest
rate
is
2.56
and
those
are
all
fixed
rates,
so
they're
not
going
to
vary
or
fluctuate
with
the
volatility
in
the
market.
Thank
you
and
then
do
we
typically
issue
20-year
or
30-year
bonds.
I,
don't
remember.
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We
typically
issue
20,
although
in
our
last
issuance
three
of
the
series
were
five
years
or
less,
but
normally
yes
20-year
okay
and
then
it's
my
understanding,
the
governor's
budget.
It's
trying
to
match
bond
duration
to
the
Investments
that
we're
making.
So
we
are
going
to
pay
for
some
things
out
of
cash
that
are
really
sort
of
like
short-term
Capital
Improvements.
It
is.
Is
that
your
understanding
as
well
treasure
Conan
for
the
record
absolutely
and
we
commend
those
efforts.
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I
think
it
certainly
does
not
make
sense
for
us
to
be
paying
for
something
longer
than
the
actual
thing
is
going
to
last.
Thank
you.
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Senator
O'neal,
thank
you.
Madam
chair
I
was
trying
to
find
the
bill,
but
last
session.
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Wasn't
there
a
bill
that
allowed
you
to
do
foreign
investment
or
a
certain
kind
of
investment
that
wasn't
necessarily
in
this
state
treasure
Conan
for
the
record
last
session,
or
perhaps
the
session
before
I
apologize
they
blend
together,
but
at
some
point
the
the
Investments
team
was
able
to
make
investments
in
Supra
Naturals,
so
U.S
denominated,
U.S
denominated,
fixed
income
instruments
for
companies
based
in
other
countries
like
say,
Nestle
right,
which
trades
in
US
dollars
but
is
not
based
with
inside
the
country.
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Yes,
so
is
that
report
online
of
the
foreign
companies
treasure
Conan
for
the
record?
Certainly,
our
Holdings
are
available
not
in
real
time
for
obviously
investment
reasons,
but
we
can
certainly
provide
a
list
of
of
what
we
hold
I'm,
not
familiar
with
any
Supernaturals
that
we
hold
right
now,
but
we
do
have
the
ability
to
buy
them.
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Okay,
because
I
just
remembered
that
there
was
the
bill
moved,
but
there
was
some
additional
adjustments
on
the
timeline
on
how
long
it
could
stay
out
and
so
I
wanted
to
get
that
further
information
and
backup
on
that
particular
bill.
I
can't
find
the
number
though,
but
I
know
it
was
21
because
it
didn't
pass
in
2019.
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treasure
Conan
for
the
record
we've
got.
We
can
certainly
provide
any
information
relating
to
that.
Okay,
thanks,
of
course,.
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Well,
thank
you
treasure
Conan
and
staff
for
the
presentation,
and
we
appreciate
again
you
are
working
with
us
on
changing
around
the
schedule
and
moving
your
schedule
to
accommodate
us.
So
thank
you
so
much
so
you
know
other
questions.
This
presentation
comes
to
a
conclusion.
Thank
you
and
I
know
that
the
Department
of
Taxation
was
next
up
on
our
agenda.
We
may
have
moved
a
little
faster
than
they
thought
we
would.
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Good
afternoon,
for
the
record,
my
name
is
Shelly
Hughes
I'm,
the
executive
director
for
the
Nevada
Department
of
Taxation.
Thank
you
for
allowing
us
to
present
an
overview
of
the
department
and
our
biennial
budget.
Today
with
me,
I
have
members
from
my
department,
the
executive
team,
who
are
available
to
assist
me
in
answering
certain
questions
and
who
may
appear
on
behalf
of
the
department
during
session.
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As
an
overview
of
the
Department's
operations,
we
perform
a
variety
of
functions,
including
a
ministering
21
different
tax
types,
including
three
fees.
We
appraise
property.
We
establish
guidelines
for
local
governments,
we
ensure
compliance
with
those
guidelines
and
we
review
local
government
budgets.
May
interrupt
you
just
for
a
second.
Could
you
move
your
mic
just
a
little
closer
I
know
you
have
it
on,
but
a
few
members.
Thank
you
you're
welcome.
Can
you
hear
me
better
now?
Sorry
about
that,
so
we
ensure
compliance
with
the
guidelines
and
we
review
local
government
budgets
and
certify
annual
populations.
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In
addition
to
the
state
general
fund,
the
department
also
distributes
Revenue
to
other
sources,
including
the
State
education
fund,
the
local
governments
and
then
in
fiscal
year,
2022
we
collected
and
distributed
over
9.5
billion
dollars
in
state
in
local
government
revenue.
This
is
an
increase
of
over
1.6
billion
dollars
for
fiscal
year.
2021.
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This
slide
also
demonstrates
our
distributions
for
fiscal
year
22.
the
state
general
fund
receives
40
percent
of
our
total
distributions
or
approximately
3.9
billion
dollars.
Local
governments
receive
33.5
percent
or
approximately
3.2
billion
dollars,
and
the
State
education
fund
gets
24.6
percent
or
approximately
2.3
billion
dollars.
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Despite
the
many
challenges
the
department
faced
in
light
of
covid,
our
amazing
executive
team
and
staff
pulled
together
and
had
several
great
achievements,
we
included
some
of
those
achievements
on
this
slide.
You
can
see
from
the
list
here
that
we
established
an
online
appointment
system
for
our
taxpayers
and
we
Consolidated
our
Southern
North
Nevada
offices.
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At
the
beginning
of
the
last
legislative
session,
the
Department's
executive
team
developed
a
strategic
plan
which
included
the
Department's
goals
listed
on
this
slide.
Our
strategic
plan
is
available
on
our
website
for
your
review.
In
our
strategic
plan,
you
will
find
our
goals
with
specific
action,
steps,
measurements
and
benefits.
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Goal
two
is
to
provide
education
and
communication
to
our
taxpayers.
Goal
three
is
to
provide
timely,
relevant
and
accurate
reporting
goal.
Four
is
to
attract
and
retain
and
engage
in
empowered
Workforce
goal.
Five
is
to
create
a
modern
digital
workplace
and
goal.
Six
is
to
reduce
it
backlog
and
increase
efficiencies.
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As
mentioned,
the
department
has
had
many
accomplishments
and
achievements
in
fiscal
year,
21
and
22,
but
we
still
face
many
challenges.
Our
budget
requests
provide
solutions
to
these
challenges.
I
will
briefly
go
through
these
challenges.
The
department,
like
many
other
Nevada
state
agencies,
has
issues
recruiting
and
retaining
employees.
We
also
have
a
difficult
time
providing
necessary
resources,
including
a
safe,
comfortable
building
for
our
staff.
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Moreover,
because
we
lack
years
behind
in
technology,
we
are
not
able
to
provide
certain
resources
to
our
staff,
taxpayers
and
stakeholders.
In
particular.
Our
current
tax
system
is
severely
outdated
and
we
struggle
to
maintain
that
system
so
that
it
functions
correctly,
because
our
system
is
outdated.
We
rely
heavily
on
manual
processes
which
give
rise
to
human
error.
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AC
Another
challenge
we
have
is
tax
compliance.
While
many
taxpayers
strive
to
be
compliant,
we
still
have
a
large
tax
gap,
which
is
the
difference
between
what
taxpayers
owe
and
what
they
voluntarily
pay
and
with
the
the
rise
of
cyber
security
threats,
we
always
have
a
significant
risk
to
our
outdated
tax
system.
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This
slide
provides
the
Department's
resources
and
expenditures
for
fiscal
year
22.
we
received
approximately
39
million
in
fiscal
year,
22
for
Department
operations,
approximately
33.4
million
or
85.7
percent
was
received
from
the
state
general
fund.
Our
highest
expenditure
was
Personnel
at
26
million
or
66
percent
of
total
expenditures.
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If
the
seizure
is
appealed,
the
department
is
required
to
store
that
seized
product
until
a
decision
is
rendered.
The
seizure
is
upheld
is
proper.
The
department
must
dispose
of
these
products
when
the
bill
became
effective
in
2020.
Our
investigators
discovered
huge
quantities
of
illegal
Vape
products
and
begin
to
seize
the
contraband.
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At
that
time,
the
department
learned
that
Federal
Regulations
determined
that
they
products
are
hazardous,
and
this
makes
the
products
costly
to
destroy.
Epa
regulations
require
the
destruction
of
acutely
hazardous
waste
to
be
done
using
a
properly
permitted
business
and
only
at
properly
permitted
destruction
sites
to
comply
both
with
federally
regulation
with
federal
regulations
and
state
law.
This
request
is
to
obtain
funding
to
properly
store
transport
and
Destroy
hazardous
material
that
is,
seized
historically,
we've
gone
before
IFC
and
have
submitted
various
work
programs
to
obtain
funding
to
store
transport
and
Destroy
these
products.
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But
now
we
find
it
necessary
to
request
funding,
as
this
will
be
an
ongoing
cost.
This
request
funds
one
new
premium,
Fleet
Service
monthly
vehicle
rental
rental
of
a
Secure
Storage
from
the
Department
of
administration
to
properly
store
the
seeds
product
until
it
can
be
destroyed
and
a
contract
with
a
proper
licensed
business
to
destroy
the
product.
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This
request
provides
funding
for
commissioner
travel
for
quarterly
in-person
Nevada
Tax
Commission
meetings,
most
Statewide
boards
and
commissions
are
funded
for
several
in-person
meetings
throughout
the
year,
in
particular
those
who
perform
quasi-judicial
functions
prior
to
the
pandemic.
The
commission
traveled
for
in-person
meetings.
However,
due
to
covid
the
commission
meetings
were
held
remotely
and
were
no
longer
held
in
person.
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Our
first
priority
request
provides
funding
for
the
development
of
a
new
and
improved
website
platform.
Our
current
website
is
not
user
friendly
and
the
platform
has
limited
capability.
We
are
unable
to
make
information
readily
available
to
our
taxpayers,
and
our
taxpayers
must
search
to
find
relevant
tax
forms
and
answers
to
their
tax
questions.
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Our
second
priority
request
funds
attendance
to
a
technology
conference
for
our
information
security
officer.
The
conference
provides
training
and
information
in
the
latest
in
information,
security,
research,
development
and
Trends.
This
training
will
keep
our
information
security
officer
up
to
date
with
cyber
security
threats
and
provide
solutions
to
improve
security
for
our
tax
systems.
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AC
This
system
allows
for
a
real-time
transfer
of
taxes
from
the
retailer
directly
to
the
department
promoting
prompt
retailer
remittance
and
increasing
Department
collections.
Point-Of-Sale
systems
would
deposit
sales
tax
directly
into
the
state's
account
and
bypass
a
taxpayers
bank
account
altogether.
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Many
states
are
currently
looking
into
implementing
a
real-time
collection
system
with
Massachusetts
taking
the
lead.
However,
no
state
has
fully
implemented
a
system
just
yet.
As
a
result,
there
are
many
unknowns
with
implementing
such
a
system.
We
know
that
the
sales
tax
accelerated
real-time
system
could
reduce
costly
calculation
errors
manual,
posting
delinquencies
and
prevent
the
inadvertent
use
of
State
money
for
other
expenses.
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The
service
could
be
useful
for
businesses
that
desire
to
lessen
the
burden
of
making
the
lump
sum
payment
every
reporting
period.
Nevada's
tax
system
could
maintain
the
desirable
voluntary
compliance
aspect,
while
moving
forward
in
real-time
technological
advances
to
benefit
small
businesses
and
other
businesses.
Looking
for
ways
to
be
compliant
without
the
burden
and
risk
of
self-reporting,
a
sales
tax,
accelerated
rail
system
could
help
the
department
to.
F
M
AC
AC
AC
AD
AC
M
N
AC
AC
N
F
F
There
are
two
parts
of
our
modernization
project.
The
first
is
our
document
Imaging
project,
this
project
updates
and
enhances
the
Department's
current
document,
Imaging
solution
with
a
modern,
cloud-based
Imaging
system.
We
are
currently
implementing
this
system
and
it's
scheduled
for
completion
by
June
30th
2023..
F
The
second
part
of
our
modernization
project
is
the
replacement
of
the
Department's
current
unified
tax
system,
with
a
commercial
off
the
shelf
integrated
tax
system.
This
is
a
multi-year
project
consisting
of
five
major
phases.
We
have
completed
phase
one
of
the
project
and
our
currently
implementing
phase
two,
which
is
RFP
development
and
vendor
selection.
F
F
F
The
benefits
of
modernizing
tax
services
will
allow
the
department
to
better
serve
taxpayers,
collect
more
tax
revenue,
decrease,
operating
costs,
improve
audit
efficiency
and
retain
staff
payers
will
also
see
the
benefits,
such
as
simplify
compliance,
fewer
tax
errors
and
easier
access
to
relevant
information,
and
the
state
will
receive
additional
Revenue
to
use
for
valuable
State
services.
I.
Thank
you
for
your
time
today
and
we
are
available
to
answer
any
questions
you
may
have.
F
Thank
you
so
much
for
the
presentation,
I
appreciate
it
and
we
do
have
a
few
questions.
We're
going
to
start
with
the
simply
woman
how
to
get.
Thank
you,
madam
chair
and
I,
just
had
a
quick,
well
a
couple,
quick
questions.
First,
on
the
closure
of
the
Henderson
and
Las
Vegas
office
and
merging
those
two
into
one
office,
do
you
know
is
that
going
to
result
in
any
eliminations
of
positions?
F
Madam
chair
through
you
to
assembly
woman
how
to
get
Shelley
Hughes
for
the
record,
a
no
that
will
not
result
in
any
elimination
of
positions.
Okay,
thank
you
and
I
noticed
that
under
the
boards
and
commissions
that
you
stuff,
that
you
also
stuff
the
mining
oversight
and
accountability
commission,
it
was
my
understanding
that
was
an
inactive
commission.
When
was
the
last
time
that
was
stopped,
Madam
chair
threw
you
to
assembly
woman,
Howard
gee
Shelley
Hughes
for
the
record.
Moak
became
fully
staffed
last
fiscal
year
through
Governor
sisalak.
Thank
you.
F
Thank
you,
madam
chair.
A
couple.
Questions
on
I
was
looking
at
slide
eight
and
you
were
talking
about
agency
challenges
and
one
of
those
being
recruiting
and
retaining
an
Engaged
Workforce,
which
of
course,
is
a
challenge
for
all
of
our
agencies.
I
just
wondered
if
you
knew
off
the
top
of
your
head,
what
the
vacancy
rate
is
currently
at
the
Department
of
Taxation,
yes,
I.
Oh
excuse
me
Madam,
chair
through
you
to
assemblyman
Yeager,
shall
we
use
for
the
record?
F
Yes,
the
vacancy
rate
is
we
have
89
vacant
positions
currently,
which
is
approximately
21
percent?
Thank
you
could
I
ask
you
a
follow-up
Madam
chair.
F
And
so
I
wanted
to
ask
as
well,
and
the
answer
might
be
different
now
than
it
was
before
the
pandemic.
But
do
you
have
any
employees
that
currently
work
remotely
or
is
everyone
in
person
and
if
that's
different
now
than
it
was
before
the
pandemic?
If
you
could
shed
some
light
on
that,
please,
yes,
Madam,
chair
through
you
to
assemblyman
Yeager
Shelley
Hughes
for
the
record.
We
do
currently
have
some
employees
that
are
on
a
hybrid
work
schedule
prior
to
the
pandemic.
F
Our
Auditors
did
work
100
from
home,
but
after
the
pandemic
we
did
allow
certain
positions
that
had
that
ability
to
work
a
hybrid
schedule.
I
don't
have
the
actual
numbers
for
you
to
tell
you
how
many
employees
are
currently
working
from
home,
but
it
is
less
than
50
percent
of
our
staff
and
Madam
chair.
Just
ask
a
clarifying.
You
had
said
before
the
pandemic.
I
think
you
said
your
Auditors
were
100
working
from
home.
Did
you
mean
working
in
the
office?
Were
they
at
home
before
the
pandemic?
F
Madam
chair
through
you
to
assemblyman
Yeager
Shelley
Hughes
for
the
record
100
working
from
home?
Okay?
So
then,
if
I
could
Madam
chair
so
after
the
pandemic,
then
those
some
of
those
employees
changed
a
hybrid
where
they
were
partly
at
home
and
partly
in
the
office.
Is
that
right
or
Madam
chair
through
you
to
assemblyman.
AE
Yeager
Shelly
Hughes
for
the
record,
and
no,
you
may
have
misunderstood
me,
I
think
I
did
yes,
so
our
Auditors
still
continually
work
100
from
home.
Okay,
great
thanks!
Thank
you,
madam
chair
foreign.
AE
AE
Madam
chair
through
you
to
assembly
assemblyman
O'neill,
approximately
we
believe
it's
10
percent.
We
could
get
back
to
you
to
go
so
it's
doubled
with
everything.
The
other
question
you
were
looking
to
move
from
your
office
in
Carson.
Will
you
be
staying
in
Carson?
Are
you
planning
on
merging
your
Carson
Reno
office.
F
Madam
chair
through
you
to
assemblyman
O'neill
Shelley
Hughes
for
the
record.
We
would
have
to
stay
in
Carson
statute.
AE
I
also
had
a
question
from
slide
number
eight,
when
you,
when
you
talk
about
closing
the
tax
Gap,
is
this
from
the
self-reported
tax,
or
is
this
based
upon
the
findings
from
compliance
officers
and
investigators,
or
is
it
a
mixture
of
the
two
Madam
chair
through
you
to
assemblywoman
Anderson
Shelley
Hughes
for
the
record
I
think
this
would
be
in
a
combination
of
both
follow
up
if
I
may
how
many
compliance
and
investigators
are
currently
employed,
and
is
that
possibly
some
of
those
89
vacant
positions
which
does
possibly
creating
that
tax
cap
Madam
chair
through
you
to
assembly
woman,
Anderson
Shelley
Hughes
for
the
record
we
do.
AE
Currently,
we
are
authorized
to
have
five
compliance
investigators.
We
currently
have
three
of
those
positions
filled.
Thank
you
and
then
I
do
have
a
question
in
a
different
area.
If
I
may
share
slide
11,
you
speak
about
the
Hazardous
Waste
materials
and
and
went
into
some
detail
regarding
the
The
Vaping.
AE
Is
there
any
sort
of
money
that
we've
received
from
the
jewel
settlement
settlement
that
could
possibly
help
with
that,
or
is
that
again,
a
one-time
shot
and
so
has
already
been
utilized,
or
is
there
discussion
with
the
Attorney
General's
office
as
to
how
to
utilize
that
money
in
that
way,
Madam
chair
through
you
to
assembly
woman,
Anderson
Shelley
Hughes
for
the
record,
we
have
not
seen
any
Jewel
settlement
funds
that
we
can
possibly
have
that
discussion
with
the
attorney
general's
office.
Thank
you.
I'll
follow
up
with
them
as
well
with
that.
AE
Thank
you,
chair
also
slide
11..
This
seems
to
be
a
popular
subject
here.
The
you
said
there
was
trouble
in
finding
companies
to
destroy
the
product
and
that's
one
reason.
We
have
the
storage
issues
and
I
don't
normally
advocate
for
government
to
take
over
what
private
companies
can
do.
But
is
this
a
case
where
possibly
we
could
train
employees
of
the
state
to
do
this?
AE
I,
don't
know
what
is
involved,
but
if
we
can't
find
people
to
do
it
and
we're
incurring
costs
for
that,
is
that
something
possibly
to
look
at
Madam
chair
through
you
to
assembly
woman,
kasama,
Shelley
who's
for
the
record,
we
haven't
considered
that
that
might
be
something
worth
exploring.
I
do
know.
Epa
regulations
are
very
strict,
yeah,
it's
evaluating
the
cost,
but
just
just
a
thought
and
then
is
there
any
time
limit
to
destroying
these
I
know.
Here
we
have
trouble
finding
a
company,
but
is
there
any
time
limits?
AE
I
didn't
hear
anything
about
that.
Madam
chair
through
you
to
assembly,
woman,
kasama,
Shelley
who's
for
the
record
and
the
only
time
limit
that
we
have
on
these
is
to
hold
them
for
our
appeals
process.
We
cannot
destroy
them
until
a
decision
and
there
currently
is
not
a
deadline.
Okay,
thank
you.
AE
Thank
you,
okay,
thank
you.
All
for
the
question
I
mean
for
the
presentation.
I
have
a
couple
of
questions
here
relating
to
the
vaping
and
the
hazardous
waste.
My
first
question
is:
do
you
all
do
immediate
on-site
seizures?
In
other
instances,.
AE
Madam
chair
through
you
to
assemblyman
Miller
he's
for
the
record.
We
do
seize
liquor
and
we
do
seize
other
tobacco
products
in
addition
to
the
Vape
products.
Okay,
thank
you.
I
can
continue.
Okay,
so
when
you
all
do
that,
do
you?
Is
it
just
your
agents
that
collected
or
do
you
have
law
enforcement
with
you?
How
does
that
work?
Madam
chair
through
you
to
assemblyman
Miller
Shelley
he's
for
the
record.
AE
It
depends
on
the
size
of
the
seizure.
Sometimes
we
do
have
law
enforcement
with
us
during
that
process
other
times
it
is
just
our
investigators,
okay,
good
deal,
and
then
so.
What
are
you
doing
now
with
you
mentioned
that
it's
a
storage
problem
and
a
transportation
problem
and
destruction
problem?
What
are
we
doing
now?
Madam
chair
through
youth
to
assemblyman,
Miller,
Shelley
Hughes
for
the
record
currently
right
now
we
do
have
a
location
in
the
north.
AE
Actually
we
have
two
locations
in
the
north
and
any
seizures
that
we
have
in
the
South.
We
have
to
transport
them
down
to
our
Northern
storage
locations.
We
have
not
been
able
to
secure
any
storage
locations
in
the
south,
okay,
and
then
that
might
lead
to
help
me
understand
what
the
the
addition
of
one
new
premium
Fleet
Services
vehicle
is
that
particularly
for
the
transportation
or
is
it
to
help?
You
continue
with
you
know
as
you
investigate
and
need
to
sees.
AE
Madam
chair
through
you
to
assemblyman
Miller
Shelley
he's
for
the
record.
I
think
it
would
be
used
for
both
primarily
to
seize
the
product
and
then
transport
it
to
the
storage
location
and
also
to
the
destruction,
location.
Okay,
thank
you.
AE
Sharon
I'm
going
to
stay
on
that
slide
as
well.
It
is
extremely
popular
first
of
all.
Congratulations
on
the
amount
that
you've
caesared.
That
seems
just
by
your
storage
fees,
substantial
that
you
guys
have
done
a
great
job.
So
so
thank
you
for
that,
because
it
has
been
a
huge
problem
not
only
in
this
state
but
throughout
the
the
country,
and
so
a
couple
of
things
that
kind
of
came
up.
But
one
was
the
appeals.
Time
frame
I
think
you
stated
that
there
is
no
limit
to
when
they
can
appeal.
AE
And
so
that
would
be
my
first
question
and
then
my
follow-up
question
would
be
is:
are
there
are
there
any
fines
that
are
being
placed
on
the
businesses
that
could
help
offset
this
347
000
a
year
it
just
just
like
I
said
you
guys
done
a
great
job,
it's
just
costing
the
state
a
lot
of
money.
Now
Madam
chair
through
you
to
assemblyman
hafen
Shelley
Hughes
for
the
record.
You've
asked
some
great
questions.
AE
I
I
did
misspeak
because
it
a
business
has
30
days
to
appeal
the
process.
What
I
was
referring
to
was
the
appeals
process
in
general,
so
from
the
time
it
gets
to
a
hearing
to
when
a
decision
is
made,
we
don't
really
have
a
definite
time
period
for
that
and
to
your
question
about
fines.
There
is
fines
and
statute
that
we
can
assess
for
possessing
illegal
Contraband.
AE
Senator
Ganser,
thank
you.
Madam
chair
I
had
a
couple
of
questions,
so
the
first
was
the
the
upgrade
to
the
Microsoft
11..
Does
that
include
like
Office
365?
Does
everything
get?
Do
you
have
to
pay
for
those
separately
or
does
the
money
allocated
take
care
of?
Basically,
your
up
your
upgrade
to
the
new
operating
system
as
well
as
your
technology
needs
Madam,
chair
may
I
have
my
it
Deputy
speak
to
that.
AE
Thank
you
all
right,
Joe
Bernardi,
deputy
director
I.T
for
the
Department
of
Taxation
through
you,
madam
chair
to
Senator,
Ganser
the
to
answer
your
question.
Office
365
is
through
eat.
We
pay
them.
They
they
host
all
that
we
pay
them
through
the
regular
eats
funding
the
the
operating
system.
Windows
11,
is
separate
for
each
individual
laptop
or
desktop.
AE
Okay.
Thank
you
and
then,
when
I
was
looking
at
your
system,
modernization
I
had
a
good
meeting
with
our
new
secretary
Secretary
of
State
Cisco
Aguilar
the
other
day
and
he's
looking
to
replace
the
silver
Flume
system
with
something
that
is
much
more
comprehensive
and
I
wasn't
sure
whether
you
were
working
with
him.
So
we
could
do
sort
of
a
One-Stop
so
that
someone
could
get
licensed.
They
could
look
at
their
unemployment
insurance
tax.
AE
They
could
do
you
know
other
MBT
and
other
taxes
pay
if
you're
looking
to
work
with
them
and
collaborate,
so
that
system
would
be
one
versus
a
separate
tax
system
and
a
secretary
of
state
system
and
and
so
forth,
Madam
chair
through
you
do
Senator
Ganser.
We
have
not
been
working
with
the
secretary
of
state,
but
we'd
be
more
than
happy
to
to
contact
them
and
see
what
we
can
do
there.
Thank
you.
My
thought
is
for
for
taxpayers
and
and
businesses
in
our
state.
AE
If
streamlining
the
systems
and
making
everything
readily
available,
one
site
would
be
helpful.
Thank
you.
AE
AE
You
discussed
briefly
about
the
project,
but
when
we
think
about
the
different
tax
types
that
you
capture,
are
there
any
expected
to
delays
in
a
certain
tax
type,
while
you're
going
through
the
process
that
when,
when
I
say
that
meaning
in
their
payments,
you
know,
because
we
have
there's
so
many
ways
that
people
pay
right,
it's
either
quarterly
and
then
sometimes
it's
you
know
has
to
be
done
at
a
certain
cycle
in
the
year,
and
so
is
there?
Do
you
expect
any
delays?
AE
We
intend
to
take
our
tax
types
in
three
phases
of
implementation,
so
we
will
Implement
certain
tax
types
in
our
first
phase
and
have
them
fully
implemented
so
that
at
when
they,
the
payments
made
those
tax
types
should
there
should
be
no
delay
at
all.
They
should
go
directly
into
our
new
system,
but
they
will
be
done
in
three
different
phases
in
three
different
years:
okay
and
and
just
another.
AE
Yes,
Madam
chair,
threw
you
to
Senator
Neil
Shelly
Hughes
for
the
record,
so
Nevada
is
a
member
of
streamline
sales
tax
and
last
session,
a
sales
tax
holiday
for
the
National
Guard
that
occurs
during
the
Nevada
day
weekend
was
passed.
We
were
found
to
be
in
violation
with
streamline
for
a
variety
of
reasons,
so
this
session
we
are
bringing
back
a
bill
that
will
hopefully
cure
those
violations
and
bring
us
back
into
compliance
with
streamline.
AE
AE
However,
it
tends
to
be
quite
burdensome,
especially
for
those
online
tax
retailers
to
verify
that
the
exemption
is
a
valid
exemption,
so
the
bill
that
we
are
anticipating
bringing
back
would
we
would
still
issue
that
letter
of
exemption.
However,
during
that
sales
tax
holiday,
the
National
Guard
member
would
pay
the
sales
tax
but
would
bring
the
receipt
to
the
department,
and
we
would
issue
that
refund.
AE
AE
I
said
lemon
Miller
and
then
assemblyman
O'neill.
Thank
you.
I
have
a
another
question
here
about
from
page
16
about
the
cash
count
machines,
so
you
mentioned
that
they
are
jamming
and
causing
issues.
So
when
they
Jam
are
they
destroying
cash
or
bills?
If
so,
how
big
of
an
impact
is
that
and
then
who
becomes
responsible?
How
do
you
Rectify
that
dollar
amount
and
if
there's
ever
an
instance
where
the
bank
or
whoever
doesn't
honor
it?
AE
Who
takes
the
shortfall,
the
businesses
or
the
state
Madam
chair
through
you
to
assemblyman
Miller
Shelley
he's
for
the
record?
We
haven't
damaged
any
money
to
my
knowledge,
so
that
is
a
good
question.
I'm,
not
sure.
If
my
ASO
knows
the
answer
to
you
to
the
rest
of
your
question,
but
we
haven't
had
to
come
up
with
a
response
for
that.
Yet,
thank
you,
I.
AE
Imagine
that
if
it
hasn't
happened
yet,
then
we
probably
don't
have
the
end
part
of
that
question,
but
it
may
be
something
we
should
think
about
in
the
event
that
it
does
happen.
Yeah.
Thank
you.
AE
Thank
you,
assemblyman
O'neill.
Thank
you,
chair
just
for
clarification
on
the
veterans.
Tax
relief,
their
holiday.
You
said
the
veteran
will
bring
it
in
I.
Assume
you'll
also
have
other
methodologies
either
by
mail
or
online
to
do
that.
Madam.
Chair
three.
Oh
excuse
me,
I
just
wanted
to
clarify
that.
Having
worked
with
the
veterans
and
I
know
some
of
them,
it
will
be
a
challenge
to
physically
come
into
you
Madam
chair
through
you
to
assemblyman
O'neill
Shelley
Hughes
for
the
record.
AE
Yes,
we
probably
would
have
a
variety
of
ways
that
the
National
Guard
member
could
bring
in
their
receipt.
Thank
you.
Thank
you,
chair
of
course,
Senator
Harris.
AE
Thank
you.
Madam
chair
I
also
had
a
question
about
the
cash
machines.
AE
AE
Okay,
Madam
chair
through
you
to
Senator
Harris
Shelley
Hughes
for
the
record
I
was
I
was
told
that
we're
not
sure
what
the
end
of
life
is,
but
we
do
have
warranty
or
maintenance
on
a
maintenance
contract
on
that,
but
it
expired
after
five
years.
So
that's
just
one
more
quick
follow-up.
Thank
you.
AE
Can
you
tell
us
a
little
bit
about
what
your
plan
is
to
buy
machines
that
will
not
Jam
in
five
years
right
I
mean?
Are
we
just
going
to
replace
them
with
the
same
model?
Because
you
know,
maybe
we
don't
want
to
do
that?
How
do
we
ensure
that
these
machines
will
last?
AE
Thank
you
Madam
chair
can
I
have
my
ISO
okay
Joy
Grimmer
for
the
record
Department
of
Taxation
ASL
through
umidam,
chair
to
the
senator,
so
we
had
I
believe
that
the
maintenance
on
these
machines
was
actually
for
three
years
and
the
last
two
years
we've
been
out
of
Maintenance.
AE
We
had
a
total
of
three
machines.
Prior
one
of
them
actually
broke
completely,
so
we
have
one
that
is
the
main,
and
one
is
a
backup.
So
this
would
enable
us
to
then
take
the
more
reliable
one
that
does
not
jam
and
move
it
and
get
rid
of
the
one
that
does
Jam.
So
we
would
have
one
good
one
and
one
backup
and
we
are
looking
at
a
different
model
and
actually
through
a
different
vendor
than
who
we
purchased
them
from
before.
Does
that
answer
your
question?
AE
It
does
thank
you
and
maybe
we
need
a
longer
warranty
period
as
well.
No
thank
you.
AE
She
has
a
look
on
her
face
and
she
just
wants
to
give
another
comment,
and
it's
okay,
you
can
do
it.
Thank
you,
madam
chair.
My
apologies
for
the
interruption.
I
just
wanted
to
clarify
assemblyman
O'neill's
comment
about
the
sales
tax
holiday
applying
to
Veterans
as
currently
written.
It
applies
to
members
of
the
National
Guard
and
their
family
members,
not
all
veterans.
AE
Thank
you.
So
much
for
that
clarification.
I
appreciate
that.
Okay
members,
we
see
I
see
no
other
questions
for
these
presenters.
So
thank
you
so
much
for
the
presentation
and
again,
thank
you
so
much
for
your
patience
with
Delaine
just
a
little
bit
today.
Thank
you
very
much.
We
look
forward
to
seeing
you
later.
O
AE
F
Bundy
with
afscme
it's
great
to
see
most
of
you
again
for
the
first
time
in
several
years,
I
just
want
to
read
a.
L
Quick
statement
by
local
ask
me
local
4041,
President
Harry
schiffman,
relating
to
the
budget
in
response
to
the
State
of
the
State.
By
providing
quality
services,
our
communities
need
to
stay
safe
and
healthy.
Nevada
state
employees
played
a
key
role
in
bringing
our
state
through
the
pandemic.
We're
encouraged
by
Governor
Lombardo
acknowledging
how
far
behind
State
Workers
are
in.
AE
L
Well,
behind
local
government,
but
it's
not
just
law
enforcement
I
think
if
any
of
you
talk
to
any.
In
fact,
you
heard
it
today
from
some
agencies.
If
you
talk
to
any
state
employee,
they
know
people
in
similar
jobs
in
Clark,
County
and
Washoe
County
City
of
Reno
and
any
local
government
who
are
paid
significantly
more
for
the
same
job.
That.
AE
AE
You
know
we're
going
to
have
to
pay
more
into
pers
and
we
understand
that
because
it
is
an
excellent
retirement
system,
but
eight
and
four
suddenly
becomes
six
and
two
when
you
do
that.
That
barely
keeps
us
at
PACE
with
inflation
just
for
one
year,
not
to
mention
the
fact
that
we
ended
up
with
a
three
and
zero
in
the
last
biennium
so
going
forward
over
the
next
couple
of
years.
We.
L
AE
L
AE
Las
Vegas
a
Grant
Sawyer
BPS.
Do
we
have
anyone
on
our
phone
lines
who.
AE
AA
AE
AA
AE
P
State
Parks
Construction
of
the
Las
Vegas
Spring,
Preserve
and
infrastructure
for
Las
Vegas,
wash
land
acquisition
for
the
Tahoe
bike
path,
restoration
projects
to
protect
wildlife,
habitat
and
much
more.
Additionally,
an
important
benefit
of
the
conservation
Bond
program
is
that
the
funding
can
be
used
to
leverage
additional
Revenue,
which
will
be
helpful
for
taking
advantage
of
new
federal
infrastructure.
AE
AE
P
Is
so
much
that
needs
to
be
done,
the
money
will
fund
the
projects
that
will
help
our
communities
plan
and
prepare
for
Drought
projects
that
will
provide
recreational
amenities
so
that
nevadans
can
enjoy
the
outdoors
projects
that
will
heal
and
restore
fires,
guard
and
other
degraded,
Landscapes
and
projects
that
will
enhance
resiliency
for
people
in
nature
in
the
face
of
climate
change.
Thank
you
for
the
opportunity
to
comment
today
and
for
your
service
on
this
committee.
AE
X
Hello
good
evening,
can
you
guys
hear
me?
Yes,
we
can
hello,
we
can
hear
you
hello,
oh
okay,
I
have
two
or
three
minutes.
You
have
two
minutes.
X
Okay,
I
would
like
to
talk
to
my
legislators
and
let
them
know
that
I
have
been
following
the
economic
Forum.
The
citizens
are
paying
attention
and
basically
I.
AE
Remember
from
several
several
meetings
ago
that
there
was
talk
about
the
energy
sector
and
how
many
hundreds
of
millions
of
dollars
is
being
poured
into
research,
and
you.
X
Know
the
research
is
there
I,
don't
know
how
why
we
have
to
pay
so
much
money
and
do
for
studying
hydrogen
hydrogen
vehicles
and.
AE
All
this
stuff
we're
paying
hundreds
of
millions
of
dollars
for
that
and
we're
our
state
legislator
is
spending
too
much
money
and
there
I
know.
X
On
on
our
economy
and.
F
Also,
the
Pfizer
money
and
the
American
Rescue
plan
money.
H
AE
You
guys
you,
you
probably
will
be
hearing
from
me
some
more
but
yeah
so
I'll
talk
to
you
guys
later
I
appreciate
it.
Thank
you
so
much
for
your
comment
and
we'd
love
to
hear
from
you
again.
However,
you
didn't
say
who
you
were.
Could
you
please
state
your.