Assembly Bill No. 602

Assembly Bill No. 602-Committee on Ways and Means

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AN ACT relating to state financial administration; extending the prospective date for the reversion of the appropriation made during the previous session to the Division of Forestry of the State Department of Conservation and Natural Resources and specifying its use; making appropriations for new and replacement equipment, for the replacement of a certain hanger door at the Minden airport and for personal equipment; authorizing the Director of the Department of Administration to make a loan from the state general fund to the budget account for fire suppression and emergency response of the Division of Forestry; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

[Approved July 16, 1997]

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEVADA, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

Section 1. There is hereby appropriated from the state general fund to the State Department of Conservation and Natural Resources the sum of $3,157,715 for new and replacement equipment for the Division of Forestry of the State Department of Conservation and Natural Resources.
Sec. 2. Any remaining balance of the appropriation made by section 1 of this act must not be committed for expenditure after June 30, 1999, and reverts to the state general fund as soon as all payments of money committed have been made.
Sec. 3. 1. There is hereby appropriated from the state general fund to the Division of Forestry of the State Department of Conservation and Natural Resources the sum of $21,800 to be in addition to any money carried forward to fiscal year 1997-1998 pursuant to subsection 1 of section 2.5 of chapter 372, Statutes of Nevada 1995, as added by section 5 of this act to replace the overhead door on the airplane hangar at the Minden airport that is used by the Division of Forestry.
2. Any remaining balance of the appropriation made by subsection 1 must not be committed for expenditure after June 30, 1999, and reverts to the state general fund as soon as all payments of money committed have been made.
Sec. 4. 1. There is hereby appropriated from the state general fund to the Division of Forestry of the State Department of Conservation and Natural Resources the sum of $6,894 for personal equipment for the personnel of the Division.
2. Any remaining balance of the appropriation made by subsection 1 must not be committed for expenditure after June 30, 1999, and reverts to the state general fund as soon as all payments of money committed have been made.
Sec. 5. For the fiscal year 1996-1997, the Director of the Department of Administration may loan an amount not to exceed $1,250,000 from the state general fund to the budget account for fire suppression and emergency response of the Division of Forestry of the State Department of Conservation and Natural Resources. The loan must be repaid as reimbursements are received by the Division of Forestry from the Federal Government for services provided by the Division, but not later than August 27, 1999.
Sec. 6. Section 2 of chapter 372, Statutes of Nevada 1995, at page 915, is hereby amended to read as follows:

Sec. 2. Any remaining balance of the appropriation made by section 1 of this act must not be committed for expenditure after June 30, [1997,] 1998, and reverts to the state general fund as soon as all payments of money committed have been made.

Sec. 7. Chapter 372 of Statutes of Nevada 1995, at page 914, is hereby amended by adding a new section designated sec. 2.5, following sec. 2, to read as follows:

Sec. 2.5. 1. Any balance of the sums appropriated by subsections 1 to 4, inclusive, 6 and 7 of section 1 of this act remaining on June 30, 1997, must be carried forward to fiscal year 1997-1998 to replace the overhead door on the airplane hangar at the Minden airport that is used by the Division of Forestry of the State Department of Conservation and Natural Resources.

2. Any balance of the sum appropriated by subsection 5 of section 1 of this act remaining on June 30, 1997, must be carried forward to fiscal year 1997-1998 for training pilots employed by the Division of Wildlife of the State Department of Conservation and Natural Resources in fire-suppression techniques.

Sec. 8. This act becomes effective on June 30, 1997.
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