Committee advances several bills including cloud‑seeding appropriation and Lake Tahoe boating speed rule
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The Senate Committee on Natural Resources advanced six bills in a combined work session and hearing, including funding for a cloud‑seeding program and a Tahoe boating speed restriction; SB101 passed on a 3–2 recorded voice vote.
The Nevada Senate Committee on Natural Resources moved a package of bills forward during a combined work session and bill hearing.
Votes recorded or announced in committee during the meeting included:
- Senate Bill 6: Motion to do pass Senate Bill 6 (appropriates $1,200,000 from the State General Fund to the Desert Research Institute for the Nevada State Cloud Seeding Program for the 2025–2027 biennium). Committee chair entered the motion; Senator Scheibel moved and Senator Hansen seconded. The chair said, “This motion carries.” The committee assigned a floor statement to Senator Scheibel.
- Senate Bill 36: Motion to amend and do pass SB36 (creates Nevada Conservation and Recreation Program and a Voluntary Water Rights Retirement Program with amendment removing a required advisory committee and adding a sunset). Senator Pzena moved; Senator Scheibel seconded. The committee chair said the motion carries and assigned the floor statement to Senator Pizzina.
- Senate Bill 101: Motion to amend and do pass SB101 (prohibits causing edible portion of specified big game mammals to go to waste; sponsor amendment requires Board of Wildlife Commissioners to adopt regulations by 07/01/2026). Motion moved by Senator Scheibel and seconded by Senator Pzena. Motion passed 3–2; the chair assigned the floor statement to Senator Daley.
- Senate Bill 106: Motion to do pass SB106 (establishes a misdemeanor for operating a watercraft at more than 5 nautical miles per hour within 600 feet of Lake Tahoe shoreline and updates Tahoe Regional Planning Agency references). Motion moved by Senator Scheibel and seconded by Senator Hansen. The chair assigned the floor statement to Senator Ellison.
- Senate Bill 233: Motion to amend and do pass SB233 (retains an appropriation of $800,000 to the nutritious food purchase account for the Home Feeds Nevada agricultural food purchase program and replaces an earlier certification requirement with a Governor's Council study). Motion moved by Senator Pzena and seconded by Senator Scheibel. The chair assigned the floor statement to Senator Danyate.
- Senate Bill 286: Motion to do pass SB286 (renames the State and Local Government Cooperation Act to include tribal governments and encourages consultation with tribal governments regarding projects on state or public lands; policy language does not create mandatory duties but requires notice to tribes that may be affected). Motion moved by Senator Scheibel and seconded by Senator Pzena; chair assigned the floor statement to Senator Hansen.
Where explicit roll‑call tallies were given, SB101 passed 3–2. For other measures the transcript records motion, second, and the chair’s statement that motions carried but does not include a roll‑call tally in the committee record included in the transcript.
Ending: Committee floor statements were assigned for each advanced bill and the measures were moved out of committee for further floor action or referral as required by legislative procedure.