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Sponsor Senator James Ohrenschall described the area as a ‘‘real treasure’’ on the east side of the Las Vegas valley and said the resolution asks Congress to consider protections that would conserve scenic, geological and archaeological resources while allowing public recreation.

Helen Mortensen, a long‑time local advocate, told the committee the area contains world‑class geological features, including the Great Unconformity where very old granite and schist underlie younger sandstone, and notable archaeological resources at Gypsum Cave. Mortensen said geology students and researchers visit from around the world, that the cave is listed on the National Register of Historic Places, and that the area suffers from dumping, vandalism and unauthorized shooting. She presented a petition‑style sign‑up sheet with 21 signatures from local supporters who favor greater protections.

Conservation groups including the Nevada Conservation League and the Sierra Club Toiyabe chapter testified in support, and city officials from Las Vegas and North Las Vegas conveyed municipal backing for protections. Witnesses suggested federal designations or other protections could improve trails, parking, and site management while preserving access for recreation and education.

No callers testified in opposition or neutral positions during the hearing. The bill sponsor closed by urging congressional consideration and the committee did not record a vote.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","4/24/2025 - Assembly Committee on Legislative Operations and Elections","oneSentenceSummary","Senate Joint Resolution 8 urges federal protection for Sunrise Mountain, Frenchman Mountain, Gypsum Cave and Rainbow Gardens; witnesses highlighted unique geology (the Great Unconformity), archaeological resources and recreation potential and urged congressional action on land protections.","taxTitle","2025 Legislature NV, Nevada","taxId",78440,"location","Nevada","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":77,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":78,"_41":79,"_43":80,"_45":81,"_47":82,"_49":83,"_51":84,"_53":85,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":86,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":87,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6577534,"Resolution urges federal government to reject Yucca Mountain as national nuclear waste repository",1282,1237000,2519000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3120517-00c8b76e1e9a15eb7be2b27babdde48a&start=1237&end=2519","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3120517-00c8b76e1e9a15eb7be2b27babdde48a/thumbnail_1237000.jpg","/articles/6577534/Nevada/Resolution-urges-federal-government-to-reject-Yucca-Mountain-as-national-nuclear-waste-repository","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6577534-18ca4f59e15cca1493f6780de2c21baa/orig.mp4?Expires=1770445014&Signature=ObISZ~K3Asy6yNV82kI4gO28YVbuNkfsXYdfP9pbCwsOfVKkscvL-oXb~qoy1wo8qsrPysbT6wSLnZQVqNLz5l6vB8ZVQgPa~ul13S~KWMDlom8QZnVDC0dHag-t~MWQ8iKsQAyMTeDz7WO0PDRjmN1CZe9o9KKOHYSuf4H3zUzPWI~FFSwbNPPuDvD5sl2e-4AN2-jD4F2YXafkz-KaWV3vvjNVWiRC-B0Eo32YOHJUVl0zbkvcHxn16N4qUQSzWipppbcrP~2W4P8sVfPQAzXWIvDGBkdGOBm5RmyofT4Uj~gus2qdDk4JvuOVodMLvaBN2jH5E3Lqi3uxaL4Jrg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Assembly Committee on Legislative Operations and Elections heard Senate Joint Resolution 7 on April 22, a measure that urges Congress and federal agencies to recognize Yucca Mountain as unsuitable for a national repository for spent nuclear fuel and high‑level radioactive waste.

Sponsor Senator James Ohrenschall (Senate District 21) described long‑running community concerns about the Yucca Mountain project. Nathaniel Allison, a University of Nevada, Reno undergraduate presenting for the sponsor, said the resolution does not oppose nuclear energy generally but asks federal decision‑makers to rule out Yucca Mountain as a site for the nation's nuclear waste.

Fred Dilger, Executive Director of the Nevada Agency for Nuclear Projects, provided technical testimony. Dilger told the committee that the Yucca Mountain repository is capped at 77,000 metric tons but that current inventories nationwide already exceed that figure; he said the site has geological and hydrological vulnerabilities and that surface facilities would be exposed to busy military airspace near Creech Air Force Base and to future rocket operations. Dilger also summarized calculations about the risk and cost of an attack or severe accident involving waste canisters and said routing large numbers of shipments through population centers concentrates both routine exposure and security risks.

Supporters included the Vegas Chamber, the Nevada Conservation League, the Sierra Club Toiyabe Chapter, the cities of Las Vegas and North Las Vegas, and other conservation and civic groups. Several witnesses said the site's proximity to Las Vegas, concerns about groundwater, and transportation risks justified urging federal officials to seek alternatives.

No callers testified in opposition or neutral positions during the hearing. The sponsor closed by urging the committee to present a united state position to the federal government; the committee did not record a vote during the hearing.","Senate Joint Resolution 7 asks Congress and federal agencies to recognize Yucca Mountain as unsuitable for long‑term storage of high‑level radioactive waste; witnesses cited geological, transport and safety concerns and urged a unified state position. Several environmental and local government groups testified in support.",{"_33":89,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":90,"_41":91,"_43":92,"_45":93,"_47":94,"_49":95,"_51":96,"_53":97,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":98,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":99,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6577539,"Bill would require county clerks to recruit and train poll workers for polling places on tribal lands",691,585000,1276000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3120517-00c8b76e1e9a15eb7be2b27babdde48a&start=585&end=1276","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3120517-00c8b76e1e9a15eb7be2b27babdde48a/thumbnail_585000.jpg","/articles/6577539/Nevada/Bill-would-require-county-clerks-to-recruit-and-train-poll-workers-for-polling-places-on-tribal-lands","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6577539-d957bb34463aec2c6f286f66c809bf59/orig.mp4?Expires=1770445015&Signature=VzhQpiW4CLEFRff9w4hcW8WvSHZXt8FB8DYcNZj3LPP8b13QskiKaCrojrekmXo~gW5w1UMOkpWO0zCG-EIc6sLT2zYAPfJLUmbBgA48-0SqyNg3RgrL8YcWcQKXvq~n0jkVEDhBz3pQGdAFUFavvdxIEDB0JoGsSiPdo59nII8GIyAw51wI-9v1kAhyp~Z84D7QI9-JsgTZ94UHfWZ43fa20ZzAilFmoHa8mdbo0AvjZF1lfUphj2CXqCCQ-9b-QQKHmW1jmWw~iS763IkYh8YiYI4UIB~3oMAM94j59bMY0y0mwuJBPw4sWLO5-huGj0ghl3jyC2WHsaDfcR6ZgA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Assembly Committee on Legislative Operations and Elections heard Senate Bill 421 on April 22. Sponsor Senator James Ohrenschall (Senate District 21) said the measure is intended to fix staffing and training gaps that remain after Nevada expanded voting access on tribal lands in prior sessions.

Andrea Martinez, introduced as a former chairwoman and citizen of the Walker River Paiute Tribe, told the committee that Nevada has made progress—moving from zero reservation‑based polling places in 2016 to 20 in 2024—but that unclear statutory language left recruitment and training responsibilities unresolved. Martinez said SB421 would explicitly assign county clerks the responsibility to ensure tribal polling places are fully staffed and require that clerks provide training in person at the tribal nation or virtually to remove travel‑related barriers.

Witnesses supporting SB421 described specific implementation problems in the last election cycle. Martinez said, in at least one case, a tribe contributed $5,000 to increase poll worker pay to ensure staffing. Isaac Teneroyo of Campaign Legal Center said the bill creates an ‘‘opt out’’ program that makes it mandatory for the county or city clerk to recruit poll workers for polling places on tribal lands and to ensure training on mechanical voting systems.

Multiple tribal organizations and civic groups offered support: Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe and Duck Valley Shoshone‑Paiute (through Silver State Government Relations), oneAPI Nevada, the ACLU of Nevada, Native Voters Alliance Nevada, Campaign Legal Center, Silver State Voices, the Progressive Leadership Alliance of Nevada and Silver State Equality each provided testimony in favor of SB421. No callers testified in opposition or neutral positions during the hearing.

The sponsor closed by asking the committee to pass the bill; the hearing was then closed with no committee vote reported.","Senate Bill 421 would assign county clerks responsibility to staff polling places on tribal lands and require training to be provided in tribal communities or virtually. Supporters said the change remedies staffing gaps that emerged after voting access on tribal lands expanded.",{"_33":101,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":102,"_41":103,"_43":104,"_45":105,"_47":106,"_49":107,"_51":108,"_53":109,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":110,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":111,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6577543,"Nevada committee hears bill to create $1,000 filing fee for major‑party presidential primary candidates",474,98000,572000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3120517-00c8b76e1e9a15eb7be2b27babdde48a&start=98&end=572","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3120517-00c8b76e1e9a15eb7be2b27babdde48a/thumbnail_98000.jpg","/articles/6577543/Nevada/Nevada-committee-hears-bill-to-create-1000-filing-fee-for-majorparty-presidential-primary-candidates","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6577543-5d856d9cbe9d453a604cddc68ed0a5d6/orig.mp4?Expires=1770445015&Signature=XVS8lg1p1-QyxKySSqunemGJjnOL0TH4KDaCZwZO21blAGp5fkQqhJOhTy-HJLzds3VJOaK8OZFTA1MwWLb40VKA1P894qQwtpe5L~GGhmg9sTaZdD9jx22pN1eNkqavx09m9BpPvPeX2Ix-BmYmesjL-hnYSdjQvIiXSobJKK0Y2T776MP88RkfIqiTLg92t~Pf-y2qH9tiOSI9-P5e~F6ROiThywQZi9Mlvbv1hXd1ho8SkmJ7~A0UhthEzkl4zMKOwMeeX6I0wvzBIAH3iIZ8sVkNoFw8XFt6re-nMCwvjaYfem-CLMnrcDw4-62xSwpSD~h2tE7ykvk19X~6fQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Assembly Committee on Legislative Operations and Elections on April 22 heard Senate Bill 225, which would establish a $1,000 filing fee for major‑party candidates seeking a place on Nevada's presidential primary ballot. Senator James Ohrenschall (Senate District 21), sponsor of the bill, introduced the measure and answered committee questions.

SB225 seeks to create a filing fee for major‑party presidential nominations that does not currently exist in state law, Ohrenschall told the committee. He said the proposal grew out of the interim committee on legislative operations and elections and is intended to reduce the number of “unserious” filings that impose administrative burdens on the Secretary of State's office.

Deputy Secretary of State for Elections Mark Wlaschin told the committee that the bill mirrors fees charged in other states and that Nevada currently charges a $250 filing fee for minor‑party presidential candidates and a $250 fee for independent presidential candidates under a different Nevada Revised Statute (NRS 298.901). Wlaschin said the Secretary of State collects filing fees and forwards them to the state general fund.

Two advocacy groups offered oral support during the hearing. Jennifer Willett, senior campaign manager at All Voting Is Local Action Nevada, said a filing fee would “create a fairer filing system, reduce the number of unserious candidate filings, reduce costs, and alleviate unnecessary paperwork for election officials.” Ryan Vortisch of Silver State Voices said SB225 would save taxpayers money and reserve primary ballots for serious contenders.

No callers testified in opposition or neutral positions at the time of the hearing, and the committee took no formal action on SB225 during the session.

The sponsor closed by asking the committee to pass the bill; the hearing was then closed with no vote reported.","Sen. James Ohrenschall presented Senate Bill 225 to the Assembly Committee on Legislative Operations and Elections to establish a $1,000 filing fee for major‑party presidential primary candidates; supporters said the fee would reduce frivolous filings and administrative costs. No committee vote was taken.","actionData","errors"]

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Resolution asks Congress to protect Sunrise Mountain, Frenchman Mountain and Rainbow Gardens

Resolution urges federal government to reject Yucca Mountain as national nuclear waste repository

Bill would require county clerks to recruit and train poll workers for polling places on tribal lands

Nevada committee hears bill to create $1,000 filing fee for major‑party presidential primary candidates