Referred to Committee on Legislative Affairs and Operations
SUMMARY--Directs Legislative Commission to appoint committee to continue review of Tahoe Regional Planning Compact. (BDR R-216)
EXPLANATION - Matter in italics is new; matter in brackets [ ] is material to be omitted.
SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION--Directing the Legislative Commission to appoint a committee to continue the review of the Tahoe Regional Planning Compact, including a review of the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency and the federal and state agencies that regulate activities in the Lake Tahoe Basin.
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Whereas, The Tahoe Regional Planning Compact provides for the maintenance of the scenic, recreational, educational, scientific, natural and public health values of the entire Lake Tahoe Basin; and
Whereas, The Tahoe Regional Planning Compact establishes the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency to adopt and enforce a regional plan and to provide opportunities for the orderly growth and development of the Lake Tahoe Basin; and
Whereas, The Legislature of the State of Nevada is vitally concerned with achieving regional goals in conserving the natural resources of the entire Lake Tahoe Basin and with the programs and activities of the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency that affect these goals; and
Whereas, As a necessary corollary to this vital concern and for the protection of Lake Tahoe, the Legislature of the State of Nevada is also concerned with the role and efforts of those federal and state agencies that have authority to regulate activities in the Lake Tahoe Basin and their interactions with and effect upon the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency and the Lake Tahoe Basin; and
Whereas, Subcommittees of the Legislative Commission have successfully reviewed the programs and activities of the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency on previous occasions; and
Whereas, Assembly Concurrent Resolution No. 4 of the 68th Legislative Session directed the Legislative Commission to appoint a committee of six legislators composed of three senators and three assemblymen to continue the review of the Tahoe Regional Planning Compact and to oversee the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency; and
Whereas, The review and oversight of the programs and activities of the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency and the role of each federal and state agency having authority and responsibility in the Lake Tahoe Basin continue to be necessary to ensure the proper functioning of those agencies; and
Whereas, It is vital to remain in communication with members of the Legislature of the State of California to continue to achieve the goals set forth in the Tahoe Regional Planning Compact; now, therefore, be it
Resolved by the Senate of the State of Nevada, the Assembly Concurring, That the Legislative Commission is hereby directed to appoint a committee of six legislators composed of three senators and three assemblymen to continue the review of the Tahoe Regional Planning Compact and to oversee the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency and each federal and state agency having authority to regulate activities in the Lake Tahoe Basin; and be it further
Resolved, That the committee is directed to:
1. Review the budget, programs, activities, responsiveness and accountability of the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency; and
2. Study the role and activities of each federal and state agency having authority to regulate activities in the Lake Tahoe Basin, including their role in the protection of Lake Tahoe and their interactions with and effect upon the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency and the Lake Tahoe Basin; and be it further
Resolved, That the committee is directed to continue to communicate with interested members of the Legislature of the State of California to achieve the goals set forth in the Tahoe Regional Planning Compact; and be it further
Resolved, That the Secretary of the Senate prepare and transmit a copy of this resolution to each member of the California delegation to the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency, the President pro Tempore of the Senate of the State of California and the Speaker of the Assembly of the State of California.