Referred to Concurrent Committees on Transportation and Ways and Means
SUMMARY--Directs department of transportation to construct or cause to be constructed sound barrier alongside certain portion of U.S. Highway No. 515 in Henderson. (BDR S-351)
FISCAL NOTE: Effect on Local Government: No.
Effect on the State or on Industrial Insurance: Contains Appropriation not included in Executive Budget.
EXPLANATION - Matter in italics is new; matter in brackets [ ] is material to be omitted.
AN ACT relating to public highways; directing the department of transportation to construct or cause to be constructed a wall to function as a sound barrier alongside a certain portion of U.S. Highway No. 515 in Henderson; making an appropriation; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEVADA, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
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Section 1 The department of transportation shall construct or cause to be constructed a wall to function as a sound barrier along the south side of U.S. Highway No. 515 in Henderson, Nevada, between Lake Mead Boulevard and the Boulder Highway.
Sec. 2 1. There is hereby appropriated from the state highway fund to the department of transportation the sum of $15,035,500 for the construction of the wall described in section 1 of this act.
2. The appropriation made by subsection 1 must be allocated by the state controller as the money is required by the department of transportation for the construction of the wall and must not be transferred to the department of transportation until the department is required to make payments on contracts for the construction of the wall.
3. When the wall is completed, any remaining balance of the appropriation made by subsection 1 reverts to the state highway fund as soon as all payments of money committed have been made.
Sec. 3 This act becomes effective on July 1, 1997.