Makes an appropriation to the DISCOVERY Children's Museum in Las Vegas, Nevada. (BDR S-967)

S.B. 190

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SENATE BILL NO. 190–COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS

FEBRUARY 6, 2025
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Referred to Committee on Finance

SUMMARY—Makes an appropriation to the DISCOVERY
Children’s Museum in Las Vegas, Nevada.
(BDR S-967)

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 the DISCOVERY Children’s
Museum in Las Vegas, Nevada, for renovation of the
gallery and expansion of educational exhibits on the first
floor of the 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 DISCOVERY Child ren’s Museum in Las 2
Vegas, Nevada, the sum of $ 500,000 for renovation of the gallery 3
and expansion of educational exhibits on the first floor of the 4
museum. 5
2. Upon acceptance of the money appropriated by subsection 1, 6
the DISCOVERY Children’s Museum agrees to: 7
(a) Prepare and transmit a report to the Interim Finance 8
Committee on or before December 18, 2026, that describes each 9
expenditure made from the money appropriated by subsection 1 10
from the date on which the money was received by the 11
DISCOVERY Children’s Museum through December 1, 2026; 12
(b) Prepare and transmit a final report to the Interim Finance 13
Committee on or before September 17, 2027, that describes each 14
expenditure made from the money appropriated by subsection 1 15

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from the date on which t he money was received by DISCOVERY 1
Children’s Museum through June 30, 2027; and 2
(c) Upon request of the Legislative Commission, make available 3
to the Legislative Auditor any of the books, accounts, claims, 4
reports, vouchers or other records of information , confidential or 5
otherwise, of the DISCOVERY Children’s Museum , regardless of 6
their form or location, that the Legislative Auditor deems necessary 7
to conduct an audit of the use of the money appropriated by 8
subsection 1. 9
3. Any remaining balance of the appropriation made by 10
subsection 1 must not be committed for expenditure after June 30, 11
2027, by the entity to which the appropriation is made or any entity 12
to which money from the appropriation is granted or otherwise 13
transferred in any manner, and any po rtion of the appropriated 14
money remaining must not be spent for any purpose after 15
September 17, 2027, by either the entity to which the money was 16
appropriated or the entity to which the money was subsequently 17
granted or transferred, and must be reverted t o the State General 18
Fund on or before September 17, 2027. 19
Sec. 2. This act becomes effective upon passage and approval. 20

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