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AB16 • 2025

Makes an appropriation to Mineral County for the construction of a new county jail. (BDR S-410)

AN ACT making an appropriation to Mineral County for the construction of a new county jail; and providing other matters properly relating thereto. Close title AN ACT making an appropriation to Mineral County for the construction of a new county jail; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

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Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
Assembly Committee on Government Affairs
Last action
Official status
(No further action taken.) (See full list below)
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not provide details on how the jail will be built or managed, nor does it specify what happens if the construction costs exceed $10 million.

Mineral County Jail Construction Funding

This bill provides funding from the State General Fund to Mineral County for building a new county jail.

What This Bill Does

  • Provides $10,000,000 from the State General Fund to Mineral County for constructing a new county jail.
  • Any remaining funds must be returned to the State General Fund by September 21, 2029.

Who It Names or Affects

  • Mineral County

Terms To Know

appropriation
Money set aside for a specific purpose by the government.
revert
To return money to its original source, in this case, the State General Fund.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill does not specify how the jail will be built or managed.
  • It is unclear what happens if the construction costs exceed $10 million.

Bill History

  1. 2024-11-04 Nevada Electronic Legislative Information System

    (No further action taken.) (See full list below)

Official Summary Text

Makes an appropriation to Mineral County for the construction of a new county jail. (BDR S-410)

Current Bill Text

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A.B. 16

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ASSEMBLY BILL NO. 16–COMMITTEE
ON GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS

(ON BEHALF OF MINERAL COUNTY)

PREFILED NOVEMBER 4, 2024
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Referred to Committee on Ways and Means

SUMMARY—Makes an appropriation to Mineral County for the
construction of a new county jail. (BDR S-410)

FISCAL NOTE: Effect on Local Government: No.
Effect on the State: Contains Appropriation not included
in Executive Budget.

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EXPLANATION – Matter in bolded italics is new; matter between brackets [omitted material] is material to be omitted.

AN ACT making an appropriation to Mineral County for the
construction of a new county jail; and providing other
matters properly relating thereto.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEVADA, REPRESENTED IN
SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

Section 1. 1. There is hereby appropriated from the State 1
General Fund to Mineral County the sum of $ 10,000,000 for the 2
construction of a new county jail in Mineral County. 3
2. Any remaining balance of the appropriation made by 4
subsection 1 must not be committed for expenditure after June 30, 5
2029, by the entity to which the appropriation is made or any entity 6
to which money from the appropriation is granted or otherwise 7
transferred in any manner, and any portion of the appropriated 8
money remaining must not be spent for any purpose after 9
September 21, 202 9, by either the entity to which the money was 10
appropriated or the entity to which the money was s ubsequently 11
granted or transferred, and must be reverted to the State General 12
Fund on or before September 21, 2029. 13
Sec. 2. This act becomes effective upon passage and approval. 14

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