Bill would raise channel-clearance account cap and let state engineer request replenishment excluding committed funds
Senate Bill 108 proposes to increase the cap on the channel clearance account from $250,000 to $500,000 and clarify that only uncommitted funds count toward the cap so the state engineer can request contingency funding when needed to keep river channel maintenance moving.
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Senate Bill 108, presented by Senator Robin Titus with testimony from Edwin James, general manager of the Carson Water Subconservancy District, would amend the rules governing Nevada's channel clearance account to raise the discretionary funding cap from $250,000 to $500,000 and clarify that "committed" funds should not be counted toward the account balance when determining whether the state engineer may request additional contingency funding.
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