AB 26 — Revises provisions governing programs of energy assistance. (BDR 58-298)

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26–COMMITTEE ON G ROWTH AND INFRASTRUCTURE (O N BEHALF OF THE DIVISION OF W ELFARE AND SUPPORTIVE SERVICES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF H EALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES ) PREFILED N OVEMBER 18, 2020 ____________ Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services SUMMARY—Revises provisions governing programs of energy assistance.

(BDR 58-298) FISCAL NOTE:

Effect on Local Government:

No.

Effect on the State:

No.

~ EXPLANATION – Matter in bolded italics is new;

matter between brackets [omitted material] is material to be omitted.

LegislativeLegiExisting Counsel’slaw Digest:requires the Division of Welfare and Supportive Services of the Department of Health and Human Services to report annually to the Senate Standing Committee on Finance and the Assembly Standing Committee on Ways and Means or the Interim Finance Committee, as applicable, the amount of money in the Fund for Energy Assistance and Conservation that has been allocated to and received by the Division during all preceding fiscal years and remains unspent and the Division of Welfare and Supportive Services may be required to distribute as, much as 30 percent of that unspent and unencumbered money to the Housing Division of the Department of Business and Industry, to be used for programs of energy conservation, weatherization and energy efficiency.

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(NRSEXPLANATION 702.270,– 702.275)Matter This bill clarifies that the report must specify the amount of money in thebolded Funditalics thatis hasnew; been allocated to and received by the Division of Welfare and Supportive Services on or before June 30 of all preceding fiscal years and remains also clarifies that the Division may be required to distribute to the Housing Division not more than 30 percent of the money in the Fund that has been allocated to and received by the Division on or before June 30 of all preceding fiscal years and remains unspent and unencumbered.

-matter *AB26*between –brackets 2[omitted –material] THEis PEOPLEmaterial OFto THEbe STATEomitted. OF NEVADA, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

SectionTHE 1.PSENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

IN Section 1.

- 81st Session (2021) – 2 – 2.

Based upon the report submitted pursuant to subsection 1 and any other information available, the Senate Standing Committee on Finance or the Assembly Standing Committee on Ways and Means during a regular or special session of the Legislature, or the Interim Finance Committee when the Legislature is not in session, may require the Division of Welfare and Supportive Services totoon, distribute not more than 30 percent of all the money in the Fund which was allocated to and received by the Division of Welfare and Supportive Services [during] on or before June 30 of all preceding fiscal years pursuant to NRS 702.260 and which remains unspent and unencumbered as of December 31 of the current fiscal year to the Housing Division for the programs authorized by NRS 702.270.

not apply to any provision of this act which adds or revises a requirement to submit a report to the Legislature.

2.

The provisions of subsection 1 of NRS 218D.380 do not apply to any provision of this act which adds or revises a requirement to submit a report to the Legislature.

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