- Assembly Bill No. 670-Committee on Ways and Means
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- AN ACT relating to projects of capital improvement; making appropriations from the state general fund and the state highway fund; providing for the issuance of general obligation bonds of the state; authorizing certain expenditures by the State Public Works Board; requiring the repayment for certain projects by certain state agencies; levying a property tax to support the consolidated bond interest and redemption fund; 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 Public Works Board the sum of $110,158,430 to support the board in carrying out the program of capital improvements summarized in this section. This amount is allocated to projects numbered and described in the executive budget for the fiscal years 1997-1998 and 1998-1999 or otherwise described as follows:
Description Project No. Amount
- 1. Capital improvements for the Department of Museums, Library and Arts:
- Purchase and renovate old FIB building 97-C2 $1,629,456
- Advance planning for relocation of southern Nevada museum 97-S4I $200,000
- Advance planning for southern Nevada records center 97-S4J $25,000
- Remodel Nevada Historical Society building 97-M24 $958,696
- 2. Capital improvements for the State Department of Conservation and Natural Resources:
- Interagency dispatch center, Elko 97-C10 $1,780,139
- Wildlife field office, Ely 97-C27 $226,530
- Miscellaneous repairs to western regional headquarters for Division of Forestry 97-M12 $137,305
- 3. Capital improvements for the Department of Prisons:
- Sewage barscreens, Carson City 97-C17 $443,415
- Central boiler plant study, NSP, Carson City 97-S4C $24,419
- Reactivate gym tower, installation of escape hatches in housing units, underground electrical system repairs and replace underground telephone cable, SNCC 97-M4 $71,419
- Install new fencing and upgrade razor wire, NNCC and NSP, Carson City 97-M5 $440,598
- Install emergency generators at ISCC, ECC and NWCC 97-M11 $321,281
- Rebuild housing unit shower rooms, SDCC 97-M22 $99,613
- Water system improvements, SDCC 97-M25 $669,857
- Replace doors and locks, housing units 1-3, NNCC 97-M27 $193,521
- 4. Capital improvements for the University and Community College System of Nevada:
- Remodel McMullen hall and library, GBC 97-C8 $2,500,000
- Complete Chilton circle, GBC 97-C12 $300,000
- West Charleston campus expansion, CCSN 97-C13 $25,000,000
- Student services building and parking facility, UNR 97-C14 $11,564,148
- Applied technology center, TMCC 97-C18 $1,400,000
- Henderson campus expansion, phase III, CCSN 97-C19 $17,000,000
- Bridge structure laboratory expansion, UNR 97-C28L $400,000
- Dental residency building remodel, CCSN 97-C29L $3,850,000
- Advance planning, Redfield campus, UNR 97-S4F $1,000,000
- Advance planning for Getchell Library addition, human and community sciences building and medical school library, UNR 97-S4G $480,866
- Campus improvements, System 97-U1 $100,000
- Campus improvements, UNLV 97-U2 $3,111,600
- Campus improvements, UNR 97-U3 $4,417,400
- Campus improvements, CCSN 97-U4 $966,000
- Campus improvements, DRI 97-U5 $290,000
- Campus improvements, GBC 97-U6 $250,000
- Campus improvements, TMCC 97-U7 $565,000
- Campus improvements, WNCC 97-U8 $300,000
- 5. Capital improvements for the Department of Administration:
- Statewide roofing program 97-S1 $1,619,276
- Statewide ADA program 97-S2 $500,000
- Statewide fire sprinkler program 97-S3 $174,571
- Advance planning for 1999 CIP program 97-S4D $41,561
- Advance planning for law school at UNLV 97-S4L $170,000
- Design of science lab building, UNR 97-SM $400,000
- Statewide paving 97-S5 $532,116
- Statewide asbestos abatement, lead paint removal and indoor air quality 97-S6 $1,411,320
- Statewide underground storage tank removal 97-S7 $514,062
- Underground storage tank removal and replacement, NYTC 97-S7A $538,875
- Sewer lines upgrade, phase I, Clear Creek 97-M7 $201,603
- Replace multizone HVAC units, Belrose building, Las Vegas 97-M13 $562,969
- Replace chiller, Blasdel building, Carson City 97-M17 $330,080
- 6. Capital improvements for the Department of Human Resources:
- New inpatient hospital, NMHI 97-C6 $10,831,640
- Locked "time-out" rooms, SNCAS 97-C21 $66,152
- Remodel/upgrade reception area, NNCAS 97-C22 $28,702
- Campus steam line study, NMHI 97-S4B $24,419
- Electrical system work, NMHI 97-M9 $284,552
- Replace domestic water supply line, SNMRS 97-M10 $277,464
- Replace multizone HVAC units, Lakes Crossing 97-M14 $281,296
- Campus wide security lighting, SNMRS 97-M15 $82,903
- Replace HVAC units, SNCAS 97-M16 $97,304
- Kitchen hood and remodel bathroom, Lakes Crossing 97-M18 $101,919
- Replace campus exterior lighting, NMHI 97-M19 $348,042
- Remodel eight bathrooms, SNAMHS 97-M20 $89,599
- Renovations to buildings 1, 2 and 3A and install water fountains in inpatient hospital, SNAMHS 97-M33 $201,650
- Replace carpet, vinyl and epoxy flooring, NMHI 97-M34 $95,864
- 7. Capital improvements for the Office of the Military:
- Advanced planning for state area command complex 97-S4A $476,640
- 8. Capital improvements for the Department of Motor Vehicles and Public Safety:
- Southern Nevada veterans' home 97-C16 $6,781,942
- Chapel, southern Nevada veterans' cemetery 97-C20 $200,000
- Phase III expansion, southern Nevada veterans' cemetery 97-C20L $300,000
- 9. Capital improvements for the Department of Information Services:
- Capitol complex conduit system study and phase I 97-C26 $1,270,000
- Advance planning through design development for addition to computer facility 97-S4H $352,678
- 10. Capital improvements for the Office of the Attorney General:
- Convert restrooms to offices in Heroes Memorial building 97-C25 $144,294
- 11. Capital improvements for the Department of Business and Industry:
- Weights and measures building improvements, Sparks 97-M30 $65,000
- New HVAC units, Division of Agriculture, Las Vegas 97-M32 $43,674
Sec. 2. The State Public Works Board shall obtain approval for the siting and location of project 97-C16, the southern Nevada veterans' home, and the proposed new site for project 97-S41, the southern Nevada museum, from the Interim Finance Committee or the Legislature if in session, before expending funding for the design of the facilities.
Sec. 3. Any remaining balance of the appropriations made by section 1 of this act must not be committed for expenditure after June 30, 2001, and reverts to the state general fund as soon as all payments of money committed have been made.
Sec. 4. Commencing on July 1, 1999, the Department of Information Services shall repay in annual installments to the State Treasurer for deposit to the state general fund the cost of project 97-C26, Capitol complex conduit system study and phase I, and project 97-S4H, advance planning through design development for addition to computer facility. Each installment must be equal to 5 percent of the total cost of the completed project.
Sec. 5. Commencing on July 1, 1999, the State Printing Office shall repay in annual installments to the State Treasurer for deposit to the state general fund the cost of project 97-S1, which provides for a new roof on the state printing building. Each installment must be equal to 5 percent of the total cost of the completed project.
Sec. 6. There is hereby appropriated from the state highway fund to the State Public Works Board the sum of $4,681,342 to support the board in carrying out the program of capital improvements summarized in this section. This amount is allocated to projects numbered and described in the executive budget for the fiscal years 1997-1998 and 1998-1999 or otherwise described as follows:
Description Project No. Amount
- 1. Furnishings and equipment for Henderson DMV&PS office 97-H1 $175,123
- 2. Complete renovations of DMV&PS headquarters building, Carson City 97-H2 $3,434,551
- 3. Expand shop/communications facilities, Nevada Highway Patrol, Las Vegas 97-H4 $605,106
- 4. Statewide roofing 97-S1 $145,115
- 5. Statewide paving 97-S5 $167,884
- 6. Statewide asbestos abatement program, lead paint removal and indoor air quality 97-S6 $64,680
- 7. Statewide underground storage tank removal/replacement 97-S7 $88,883
Sec. 7. Any remaining balance of the appropriations made by section 6 of this act must not be committed for expenditure after June 30, 2001, and reverts to the highway fund as soon as all payments of money committed have been made.
Sec. 8. The amounts appropriated pursuant to section 6 of this act from the state highway fund must be allocated by the State Controller as the money is required for the projects and must not be transferred to the projects from the state highway fund until required to make contract payments.
Sec. 9. There is hereby appropriated from the penalties and interest account maintained by the Employment Security Division of the Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation to the State Public Works Board the sum of $153,600 to support the board in carrying out the program of capital improvement, described and numbered in the executive budget as Project No. 97-E1, repairs for Employment Security Division Taylor Street building in Reno.
Sec. 10. The State Board of Examiners shall issue general obligation bonds of the State of Nevada in the face amount of not more than $149,611,405 for the following capital improvements summarized in this section. This amount is allocated to projects numbered and described in the executive budget for the fiscal years 1997-1998 and 1998-1999 or otherwise described as follows:
Description Project No. Amount
- 1. New men's prison number 7, phase I 97-C1 $90,509,153
- 2. Unit 4B, culinary expansion and new program building, NWCC 97-C4 $1,576,083
- 3. Forestry and parks complex, Las Vegas 97-C5 $1,764,997
- 4. Northern Nevada research center, DRI 97-C9 $2,305,997
- 5. Expand/upgrade Jean conservation camp 97-C11 $5,651,397
- 6. Lied Library, UNLV 97-C15 $32,803,778
- 7. Summerlin honors campus, CCSN 97-C23 $5,000,000
- 8. Urban center at Western High School, CCSN 97-C24 $5,000,000
- 9. Urban center at Carson High School, WNCC 97-C24L $5,000,000
Sec. 11. Any remaining balance of the allocated amounts authorized in section 10 of this act must not be committed for expenditure after June 30, 2001, and reverts to the bond interest and redemption account in the consolidated bond interest and redemption fund as soon as all payments of money committed have been made.
Sec. 12. 1. The State Controller may advance temporarily from the state general fund or, upon the approval of the Chief of the Budget Division of the Department of Administration, from other projects as authorized in sections 1 and 17 of this act to the State Public Works Board, until the date on which bonds authorized by section 10 of this act are sold, amounts necessary to facilitate the start of the projects enumerated in section 10 of this act. The State Controller shall not advance more than the face amount of the bonds authorized to be issued. The advanced amounts must be repaid immediately to the state general fund or to the other projects as authorized in sections 1 and 17 of this act upon the sale of the bonds.
2. The Chief of the Budget Division of the Department of Administration shall notify the State Controller and the Fiscal Analysis Division of the Legislative Counsel Bureau of the approval of an advance from the state general fund or from a project authorized in section 1 or 17 of this act to the State Public Works Board pursuant to subsection 1.
Sec. 13. The State Public Works Board shall transfer the sum of $645,651 from the amounts allocated or appropriated pursuant to sections 1 and 4 of chapter 826, Statutes of Nevada 1991, at pages 1524 to 1528, inclusive, from the projects identified in this section to projects as authorized in section 17 of this act:
Description Project No. Amount
- 1. Advance planning 91-D1 $47,754
- 2. Re-roof/repair roofs on state-owned buildings, statewide 91-M18 $250,000
- 3. Lovelock correctional center 91-C6 $296,768
- 4. Remodel supreme court building for Attorney General, Carson City 91-C10 $51,129
Sec. 14. The State Public Works Board shall transfer the sum of $2,137,989 from the amounts allocated or appropriated pursuant to sections 1 and 14 of chapter 351, Statutes of Nevada 1993, at pages 1126 through 1131, inclusive, from the projects identified in this section to projects as authorized in section 17 of this act:
Description Project No. Amount
- 1. Roofing, statewide 93-S1 $219,402
- 2. Advance planning 93-S4 $21,685
- 3. Fire sprinklers 93-S3 $1,463,313
- 4. Upgrade fire alarm system, NMHI, Sparks 93-M1 $24,728
- 5. Waterproof underground electrical system, SNCC 93-M5 $73,289
- 6. State office building furnishings/equipment and site improvements, Las Vegas 93-C3 $335,572
Sec. 15. The State Public Works Board shall transfer the sum of $14,000 from the amount appropriated pursuant to section 1 of chapter 237, Statutes of Nevada 1993, at page 518, for project 93-M20, fencing repairs at SNCC, to projects as authorized in section 17 of this act.
Sec. 16. The State Public Works Board shall transfer the sum of $4,332,864 from the amounts allocated or appropriated pursuant to sections 1, 6, 10 and 11 of chapter 619, Statutes of Nevada 1995, at pages 2331 to 2338, inclusive, from the projects identified in this section to projects as authorized in section 17 of this act:
Description Project No. Amount
- 1. Advance Technology Center, Phase VI, TMCC 95-C15 $1,400,000
- 2. Renovate East Sahara office, DMV&PS, Las Vegas 95-H3 $80,000
- 3. Roofing, statewide 95-S1 $277,862
- 4. Asbestos abatement and lead paint removal, statewide 95-S6 $24,000
- 5. Underground fuel storage tank removal, statewide 95-S7 $100,000
- 6. Replace locking system, Unit 8, SDCC 95-M3 $54,482
- 7. Close solid waste landfills, SNCC/SDCC 95-M4 $1,059,062
- 8. Repair floors in camps and culinaries, CCC, ECC, WCC, JCC, HCC, and culinary floors at SDCC and SNCC 95-M31 $545,148
- 9. Feasibility study for law school within the University and Community College System of Nevada 95-L16 $330,000
- 10. Advance planning for 1997 CIP program, statewide 95-S4G $39,000
- 11. Lovelock correctional center, Phase II 95-C1 $250,000
- 12. Replace perimeter razor wire, SDCC 95-M7 $127,666
- 13. Renovate bathrooms, ECC 95-M26 $45,644
Sec. 17. The State Public Works Board shall use the $7,130,504 transferred from the projects identified in sections 13 to 16, inclusive, of this act to support the board in carrying out the program of capital improvements summarized in this section. This amount is allocated to projects numbered and described in the executive budget for the fiscal years 1997-1998 and 1998-1999 or otherwise described as follows:
Description Project No. Amount
- 1. Applied technology center, TMCC 97-C18 $1,400,000
- 2. Furnishings and equipment for Henderson DMV&PS office 97-H1 $80,000
- 3. Statewide roofing program 97-S1 $747,264
- 4. Advance planning for 1999 CIP program 97-S4D $108,439
- 5. Advance planning for law school at UNLV 97-S4L $330,000
- 6. Statewide asbestos abatement, lead paint removal and indoor air quality 97-S6 $24,000
- 7. Statewide underground storage tank removal 97-S7 $100,000
- 8. Replace fire alarm systems, fencing and lighting, SNCAS 97-M2 $109,882
- 9. Fire alarm upgrade, NMHI campus and Lakes Crossing 97-M3 $99,034
- 10. Reactivate gym tower, installation of escape hatches in housing units, underground electrical system repairs and replace underground telephone cable, SNCC 97-M4 $259,015
- 11. Upgrade/replace doors, locks and control panel in unit 7 and replace control panel in unit 1, SDCC 97-M6 $1,005,178
- 12. Housing unit fencing and replace perimeter razor wire, SDCC 97-M6L $284,757
- 13. Stabilize exterior walls of Capitol building 97-M8 $252,987
- 14. Repair floors in camps at CCC, ECC, WCC, JCC, HCC, culinary floors at ESP, SDCC and SNCC, and bathroom floors at ECC 97-M11L $1,547,245
- 15. Rebuild housing unit shower rooms, SDCC 97-M22 $546,768
- 16. Upgrade control panel, cameras and monitors, NSP 97-M23 $136,965
- 17. Replace electronic control panel, NNCC 97-M28 $98,970
Sec. 18. Any remaining balance of the allocated amounts in section 17 of this act must not be committed for expenditure after June 30, 2001, and reverts to the fund of origin as soon as all payments of money committed have been made.
Sec. 19. Expenditure of the following sums not appropriated from the state general fund or the state highway fund is hereby authorized for the following projects numbered and described in the executive budget for the fiscal years 1997-98 and 1998-99 or otherwise described as follows:
Description Project No. Amount
- 1. Unit 4B, culinary expansion and new program building, NWCC 97-C4 $6,200,362
- 2. Student services building and parking facility, UNR 97-C14 $4,000,000
- 3. Lied Library, UNLV 97-C15 $15,000,000
- 4. Southern Nevada veterans' home 97-C16 $12,595,035
- 5. Chapel, southern Nevada veterans' cemetery 97-C20 $200,000
- 6. Phase III expansion, southern Nevada veterans' cemetery 97-C20L $300,000
- 7. Bridge structure laboratory expansion 97-C28L $1,100,000
Sec. 20. The State Public Works Board shall carry out the provisions of this act as provided in chapter 341 of NRS. The board shall ensure that qualified persons are employed to accomplish the authorized work. Every contract pertaining to the work must be approved by the attorney general.
Sec. 21. All state and local governmental agencies involved in the design and construction of the projects enumerated in this act shall cooperate with the State Public Works Board to expedite the completion of the project.
Sec. 22. 1. An ad valorem tax of 15 cents on each $100 of assessed valuation of taxable property is hereby levied for the fiscal year commencing July 1, 1997, and ending June 30, 1998, and an ad valorem tax of 15 cents on each $100 of assessed valuation of taxable property is hereby levied for the fiscal year commencing July 1, 1998, and ending June 30, 1999. The taxes levied must be collected in the manner provided in chapter 361 of NRS on all taxable property in this state including the net proceeds of minerals and excluding such property as is by law exempt from taxation.
2. The proceeds of the tax levied by subsection 1 are hereby appropriated for each fiscal year to the consolidated bond interest and redemption fund to discharge the obligations of the State of Nevada as they are respectively due in that fiscal year. Any balance of the money appropriated by this section remaining at the end of the respective fiscal years does not revert to the state general fund.
Sec. 23. 1. On or before July 1, 1997, and July 1, 1998, the State Controller shall estimate the amount of proceeds of the tax levied by section 22 of this act. If the amount is less than the total obligation of the State of Nevada for payment of the interest on and principal of bonds which will become due in the fiscal year, he shall reserve in the state general fund an amount which is sufficient to pay the remainder of the total obligation. The State Controller may revise the estimate and amount reserved.
2. If the money in the consolidated bond interest and redemption fund is insufficient to pay those obligations as they become due, the State Controller shall cause the money in reserve to be transferred from the state general fund to the consolidated bond interest and redemption fund. The amount reserved is hereby contingently appropriated for that purpose. Any balance of the sums appropriated by this subsection remaining at the end of the respective fiscal years must not be committed for expenditure after June 30 and reverts to the state general fund as soon as all payments of money committed have been made.
3. The State Controller shall report to the Legislature or, if the Legislature is not in session, to the Interim Finance Committee:
(a) The amount of any estimate made pursuant to subsection 1 and the amount of money reserved in the state general fund based upon the estimate;
(b) The amount of money transferred from the state general fund pursuant to subsection 2; and
(c) The amount of money which reverts to the state general fund pursuant to subsection 2.
Sec. 24. The State Board of Examiners, in its capacity as the State General Obligation Bond Commission and to the extent that money is available, shall pay the expenses related to the issuance of general obligation bonds approved by the 69th session of the Nevada Legislature from the proceeds of those bonds.
Sec. 25. Expenditure of the following sums not appropriated from the state general fund or the state highway fund is hereby authorized from the consolidated bond interest and redemption fund in the amount of $56,506,169 for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 1997, and ending June 30, 1998, and in the amount of $65,106,592 for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 1998, and ending June 30, 1999.
Sec. 26. With the approval of the Interim Finance Committee, the State Public Works Board and the University and Community College System of Nevada may transfer appropriated and authorized money from one project to another within the same agency or within the University and Community College System of Nevada for those projects listed in sections 1, 6, 10, 17 and 28 of this act.
Sec. 27. The state public works board shall let a single contract for project number 97-C4, Unit 4B, culinary building expansion and new program building, NWCC. The contract for construction is exempt from the provisions relating to bids in NRS 341.145 to 341.151, inclusive.
Sec. 28. The money collected pursuant to the annual tax on slot machines imposed pursuant to NRS 463.385 which is distributed to the special capital construction fund for higher education, except any amount of that money that is needed to pay the principal and interest on bonds is appropriated to the State Public Works Board for the following capital improvement projects for the University and Community System of Nevada:
Description Project No. Amount
- 1. Campus improvements, system 97-U1L $20,000
- 2. Campus improvements, UNLV 97-U2L $1,899,028
- 3. Campus improvements, UNR 97-U3L $2,798.542
- 4. Campus improvements, CCSN 97-U4L $72,430
- 5. Campus improvements, DRI 97-U5L $75,000
- 6. Campus improvements, GBC 97-U6L $50,000
- 7. Campus improvements, TMCC 97-U7L $35,000
- 8. Campus improvements, WNCC 97-U8L $50,000
Sec. 29. Any remaining balance of the appropriation made by section 28 of this act must not be committed for expenditure after June 30, 2001, and reverts to the fund of origin as soon as all payments of money committed have been made.
Sec. 30. Sections 10, 26, 27 and 28 of chapter 619, Statutes of Nevada 1995, at pages 2337, 2342 and 2343, are hereby amended to read as follows:
- Sec. 10. 1. There is hereby appropriated from the state general fund to the University and Community College System of Nevada the sum of $500,000 to conduct a feasibility study for the establishment of a school of law within the University and Community College System of Nevada.
- 2. The results of the feasibility study must be submitted to the director of the legislative counsel bureau for transmittal to the 69th session of the Nevada legislature.
- 3. Any remaining balance of the appropriation made by subsection 1 must not be committed for expenditure after June 30, [1997,] 2001, and reverts to the state general fund as soon as all payments of money committed have been made.
- Sec. 26. [Any]
- 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, any remaining balance of the appropriations made by sections 1 and 19 of [this act] chapter 619, Statutes of Nevada 1995, 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.
- 2. Any remaining balance of the appropriations made by section 1 of chapter 619, Statutes of Nevada 1995, for projects enumerated in section 16 of this act, must not be committed for expenditure after June 30, 2001, and reverts to the state general fund as soon as all payments of money committed have been made.
- Sec. 27. [Any]
- 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, any remaining balance of the allocated amounts authorized in section 11 of [this act] chapter 619, Statutes of Nevada 1995, must not be committed for expenditure after June 30, 1999, and reverts to the bond interest and redemption account in the consolidated bond interest and redemption fund as soon as all payments of money committed have been made.
- 2 Any remaining balance of the allocated amounts authorized in section 11 of chapter 619, Statutes of Nevada 1995, for projects enumerated in section 16 of this act, must not be committed for expenditure after June 30, 2001, and reverts to the bond interest and redemption account in the consolidated bond interest and redemption fund as soon as all payments of money committed have been made.
- Sec. 28. [Any]
- 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, any remaining balance of the appropriation made by section 6 of [this act] chapter 619, Statutes of Nevada 1995, must not be committed for expenditure after June 30, 1999, and reverts to the state highway fund as soon as all payments of money committed have been made.
- 2. Any remaining balance of the appropriation made by section 6 of chapter 619, Statutes of Nevada 1995, for projects enumerated in section 16 of this act, must not be committed for expenditure after June 30, 2001, and reverts to the state highway fund as soon as all payments of money committed have been made.
Sec. 31. This act becomes effective on June 30, 1997.
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