AB95 • 2025

Makes an appropriation to the Nevada Test Site Historical Foundation for exhibits and improvements at the National Atomic Testing Museum. (BDR S-230)

AN ACT making an appropriation to the Nevada Test Site Historical Foundation for exhibits and improvements at the National Atomic Testing Museum; and providing other matters properly relating thereto. Close title AN ACT making an appropriation to the Nevada Test Site Historical Foundation for exhibits and improvements at the National Atomic Testing Museum; 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: View 1 Primary Sponsors Close Primary Sponsors Assemblymember Howard Watts
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 additional details about the specific exhibits or improvements that will be made with the funds.

Funding for Nevada Atomic Testing Museum

This bill provides $2.5 million from the State General Fund to the Nevada Test Site Historical Foundation for exhibits and improvements at the National Atomic Testing Museum in Las Vegas, Nevada.

What This Bill Does

Provides $2.5 million from the state's money to the Nevada Test Site Historical Foundation.
Requires the foundation to report how they spend this money by December 18, 2026 and September 17, 2027.
Allows the Legislative Auditor to review the foundation’s records if needed for an audit.

Who It Names or Affects

The Nevada Test Site Historical Foundation
Visitors of the National Atomic Testing Museum in Las Vegas

Terms To Know

Appropriation: Money set aside for a specific purpose, like funding exhibits and improvements at a museum.
Legislative Auditor: A person who checks if money is being used correctly by reviewing records and reports.

Limits and Unknowns

The bill does not specify what kind of exhibits or improvements will be made.
It limits the use of funds to June 30, 2027, after which any leftover money must go back to the state's main fund.

Bill History

2025-01-13 Nevada Electronic Legislative Information System
(No further action taken.) (See full list below)

Official Summary Text

Makes an appropriation to the Nevada Test Site Historical Foundation for exhibits and improvements at the National Atomic Testing Museum. (BDR S-230)

Current Bill Text

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A.B. 95

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ASSEMBLY BILL NO. 95–ASSEMBLYMEMBER WATTS

PREFILED JANUARY 13, 2025
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Referred to Committee on Ways and Means

SUMMARY—Makes an appropriation to the Nevada Test Site
Historical Foundation for exhibits and improvements
at the National Atomic Testing Museum.
(BDR S-230)

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

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

AN ACT making an appropriation to the Nevada Test Site
Historical Foundation for exhibits and improvements at
the National Atomic Testing Museum; 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 the Nevada Test Site Historical Foundation the sum 2
of $2,500,000 for exhibits and improvements at the National Atomic 3
Testing Museum in Las Vegas, Nevada. 4
2. Upon acceptance of the money appropriated by subsection 1, 5
the Foundation agrees to: 6
(a) Prepare and transmit a report to the Interim Finance 7
Committee on or before December 18, 2026, that describes each 8
expenditure made from the money appropriated by subsection 1 9
from the date on which the money was received by the Foundation 10
through December 1, 2026; 11
(b) Prepare and transmit a final report to the Interim Finance 12
Committee on or before September 17, 2027, that describes each 13
expenditure made from the money appropriated by subsection 1 14
from the date on which the money was received by the Foundation 15
through June 30, 2027; and 16

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(c) Upon request of the Legislative Commission, make available 1
to the Legislative Auditor any of the books, accounts, claims, 2
reports, vouchers or other records of information, confidential or 3
otherwise, of the Foundation, regardless of their form or location, 4
that the Legislative Auditor deems necessary to conduct an audit of 5
the use of the money appropriated by subsection 1. 6
3. Any remaining balance of the appropriation made by 7
subsection 1 must not be committed for expenditure after June 30, 8
2027, by the entity to which the appropriation is made or any entity 9
to which money from the appropriation is granted or otherwise 10
transferred in any manner, and any portion of the appropriated 11
money remaining must not be spent for any purpose after 12
September 17, 2027, by either the entity to which the money was 13
appropriated or the entity to which the money was subsequently 14
granted or transferred, and must be reverted to the State General 15
Fund on or before September 17, 2027. 16
Sec. 2. This act becomes effective upon passage and approval. 17