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Subcommittee approves technical adjustments to State Public Works Division budgets, reduces Marlette Lake pumping fee revenue
Summary
The subcommittee approved fiscal staff recommendations to adjust Marlette Lake water system revenue projections, correct an administrative assistant pay step, transfer Attorney General cost allocations, and close related budget accounts as recommended by the governor.
The Nevada Legislature Subcommittee on K-12, Higher Education and the Capital Improvement Program voted to approve fiscal staff—s closing recommendations for multiple State Public Works Division budget accounts, including technical adjustments to Marlette Lake pumping cost revenues, an administrative position step correction, and an adjustment to how Attorney General cost-allocation plan charges are handled.
Julie Waller, principal deputy fiscal analyst, said the Marlette Lake Water System budget (budget account 1366) is funded through raw water sales and that fiscal staff recommends reducing the monthly operation and maintenance fee Carson City pays once drawdown of Marlette Lake commences. "This reduces pumping cost revenue from $145,001.88 to $78,000 in each fiscal year of the 2025-27 biennium," Waller said, reflecting a revised projection based on the agency-provided agreement.
Waller also described a technical correction to the administration budget (account 1540) to reflect that an existing administrative assistant position is filled at grade 23, step 5 rather than step 1, increasing costs by $9,158 in fiscal 2026 and $9,591 in fiscal 2027. For the facility condition and analysis budget (account 1560), fiscal staff recommended a technical adjustment to transfer Attorney General cost-allocation plan charges to the division—s administration budget; the recommendation removes the previously proposed General Fund appropriations of $338,177 in fiscal 2026 and $276,934 in fiscal 2027 from that account.
Fiscal staff recommended that the remaining closing items in the packet be closed as recommended by the governor, and requested authority to make technical adjustments as necessary. Assemblymember Hetegui moved to recommend staff—s proposals; Senator Cannizzaro seconded the motion. The subcommittee approved the motion by voice vote.
No public comment was recorded on these items during the meeting.
