SB 499 — Revises provisions relating to state financial administration. (BDR 26-1237)

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499–COMMITTEE ON F INANCE M AY 19, 2025 ____________ Referred to Committee on Natural Resources SUMMARY—Revises provisions relating to state financial administration.

(BDR 26-1237) FISCAL NOTE:

Effect on Local Government:

No.

Effect on the State:

Contains Appropriation not included in Executive Budget.

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

Existing law authorizes the Administrator of the Division of State Lands of the Registrar,State toDepartment leaseof residentialConservation propertyand ownedNatural byResources, thisas Stateex forofficio lessState thanLand the fair market value of the property to a state officer or employee who is required as aaair condition of his or her employment to reside in state-owned residential property.

(NRS 322.063) Section 1 of this bill expands this authority to allow the lease of state-owned residential property at less than fair market value to a state officer or employee if a state agency that manages state-owned residential property determines that it is beneficial to the State of Nevada for the state officer or employee to reside in the property.

Section 1 also requires a state agency thatrthat manages state-owned residential property to account separately for the rent collected from such leases and use the money only for the operation and maintenance of state-owned residential property that is managed by the state agency.

- *SB499_R1* – 2 – Existing law authorizes temporary advances from the State General Fund to specified state agencies for certain delays in the receipt of revenue or for certain emergencies.

(NRS 353.3463-353.361) During the 2023-2025 biennium, the Director of the State Department of Conservation and Natural Resources was authorized to request a temporary advance from the State General Fund to pay authorized expenses incurred by the Department in the suppression of fires or in responseservices billed to emergenciesthe forFederal whichGovernment, therelocal wasgovernments aand delayother instatee the receipt of revenue for governments.

and (2) provides that money remaining in that Account at the end of a fiscal year does not revert to the State General Fund - 83rd Session (2025) – 2 – and is carried forward to the next fiscal year.

forExisting law creates the receiptDivision of:of Forestry Account in the State General Fund camp or from the assignment of any crew of a conservation camp;

(1)(2) certainany federaltion money receivedallotted fromto the operationState of aNevada conservationunder campthe orterms fromof certain federal agreements and such other money as may be received by the assignmentState offor anythe crewmanagement and protection of aforests, conservationrangelands camp;and watershed areas;

(2) any federal money allotted to the State of Nevada under the terms of certain federal agreements and such other money as may be received by the State for the management and protection of forests, rangelands and watershed areas;

(1) requires the placementflora onthat ais listdeclared ofto fullybe protectedthreatened species any species or subspecies of native destruction of any such species or subspecies except under a special permit issuedal or by theextinction; State Forester Firewarden.

and (2) prohibits the removal or destruction of any such species or subspecies except under a special permit issued by the State Forester Firewarden.

Section 4 also provides that any money which is received by the Division from the issuance of such special permits or related to the provisions governing the control of forest insects and diseases and is remaining in the Division of Forestry Account at the end of a fiscal year does not revert to the State General Fund and requires that the remaining balance of such money in the Account be carried forward to the next fiscal year.

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

Section 1.

The Administrator of the Division of State Lands of the State Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, as ex officio State Land Registrar, may, pursuant to NRS 322.060, lease residential property owned by the State of Nevada for less than - *SB499_R1* – 3 – the fair market value of the property to an officer or employee of this State [who] if:

- 83rd Session (2025) – 3 – 3.

Any money collected by a state agency as rent for the lease of residential property pursuant to this section must be accounted for separately by the state agency and used for the operation andandd maintenance of residential property owned by this State that is managed by the state agency.

The Director of the Office of Finance shall provide written notification to the State Controller and to the Senate and Assembly Fiscal Analysts of the Fiscal Analysis Division of the Legislative Counsel Bureau if the Director approves a request made pursuant to subsection 1.

(a) May be approved by the Director of the Office of Finance only for expenses incurred in the suppression of fires or response - *SB499_R1* – 4 – to emergencies.

(b) Is limited to the total amount due from outstanding billings for reimbursable expenses incurred in the suppression of fires or response to emergencies as approved for payment to the State by - 83rd Session (2025) – 4 – agencies of the Federal Government, local governments and other state governments.

Any money which is temporarily advanced from the State General Fund to the Department pursuant to this section must be repaid on or before the last business day in August immediately following the end of the fiscal year in which the temporarytemporarytely advance was approved.

Any money in the Account remaining at the end of a fiscal year does not revert to the State General Fund, and the balance in the Account must be carried forward to the next fiscal year.year.nce in Sec.

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- *SB499_R1* – 5 – (a) NRS 527.130 to 527.230, inclusive, including , without limitation, all moneys collected pursuant to NRS 527.200 [, shall] ;

- 83rd Session (2025) – 5 – 3.

Costs of administration of NRS 527.130 to 527.230, inclusive, [shall] and 527.260 to 527.300, inclusive, must be paid from the Division of Forestry Account on claims presented by the Sta[3.]State 4.stNoForester moneysin receivedthe [pursuantmanner toother subsectionclaims 1against shall]the ford.State are paid.

the purposes of NRS 527.130 to 527.230, inclusive, or 527.260 to for 527.300, inclusive, may be used for any purpose except to carry out the provisions of NRS 527.130 to 527.230, inclusive [.] , or 527.260 to 527.300, inclusive, as applicable.

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