BWN RECOMMENDED BUDGET CUTS -- PART 3
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	Mission Statement:  To help the Legislature and the Governor realize cost savings and improved efficiencies in Nevada's budget appropriations,
	thereby better serving the State's residents, students, businesses, and taxpayers.  We will provide sound analysis and reasonable recommendations
	to be used to find non-partisan solutions to excessive government growth, while maintaining a commitment to providing legitimate tax-funded services.
	Comments on the Governor's presented Executive Budget for years 2007-2009 are listed below for your review.*
		SPECIFIC RECOMMENDATIONS		(More to come -- watch for updates)
	State's	BWN
Exec. Budget	Proposed	Suggested	2-year	Target
Reference Pages	Spending	Spending	Savings	Program	Commentary/Reasoning/Explanation (Addtl. notes below)
				Elected Officials Budgets
Budget in Brief, 25	2,000,000	-	2,000,000	Governor's Ofc. Nuclear Projects	Oversight of Yucca Mountain, pre-licensing, and licensing activities.
Budget in Brief, 23	6,300,000	3,150,000	3,150,000	Pay grade step-up Unclassified Employees	So-called "equity adjustment" to keep up with Classified employees.  Cut 50%.
				Supplemental Appropriations
Supplemental Apps. 16	604,291	-	604,291	High Level Nuclear Waste (Gov's Ofc.)	Assisting Yucca Mtn. nuclear waste litigation in FY07.  Axe this funding.
Supplemental Apps. 16	600,000	-	600,000	Attorney General's Ofc. - Special Fund	Assisting Yucca Mtn. nuclear waste litigation in FY07.  Axe this funding.
Supplemental Apps. 16	309,429	-	309,429	Supreme Court, expenditures to RJC	After millions over budget and 2 yrs. behind schedule?  No more funding.
Supplemental Apps. 16	710,575	-	710,575	Dept. of Taxation IT costs, shortfalls	Budgetary shortfalls are their problem.  Cut elsewhere from existing budget.
Supplemental Apps. 17	57,913	-	57,913	Dept. of Cultural Affairs - State Library	"Unrealized savings in personnel services category" is not our fault.  No.
Supplemental Apps. 17	8,218,777	-	8,218,777	Dept. of Education retirement subsidy	District retirees should pay for health insurance like the rest of us.
Supplemental Apps. 17	125,000	-	125,000	Dept. of Education "Other Programs"	Counselor Board Cert. Program should be paid by union or counselors.
Supplemental Apps. 17	3,696,791	3,327,112	369,679	Dept. of HHS Clark County Integration	Covers budget shortfalls and 14 new employees.  Cut a modest 10%.
Supplemental Apps. 17	79,553	-	79,553	Dept. of HHS Emergency Medical Svcs.	Eighty grand to REPAIR a radio system.  Get it from elsewhere in budget.
Supplemental Apps. 17	60,000	-	60,000	Dept. of HHS Family Preservation Program	Family preservation?  That is NOT THE STATE'S JOB.
Supplemental Apps. 17	151,668	-	151,668	Dept. of HHS Ofc. of Health Admin.	Poison Control Call Center contracts. Should be absorbed by other agencies.
Supplemental Apps. 19	1,147,377	1,032,639	114,738	DMV Director's Office	ANTICIPATED shortfall for operations of kiosks.  Shame on them. Cut 10%.
Supplemental Apps. 19	1,015,040	913,536	101,504	Dept. of Public Safety Highway Patrol	Increased costs of vehicle operations of $1 million?  Conserve.  Cut 10%.
				One-Shot Appropriations
One-Shot Apps. 20	100,000	-	100,000	Office of the Governor	Working group to study meth problem in Nevada.  Axe.
One-Shot Apps. 20	480,271	240,136	240,136	Attorney General's Ofc. - Admin. Fund	Computer hard/software and backup system and projectors.  Cut 50%.
One-Shot Apps. 20	137,714	68,857	68,857	Controller's Office	Disaster recovery hardware/software.  Use existing budgets. Cut 50%.
One-Shot Apps. 20	6,554,236	100,000	6,454,236	Legislative Counsel Bureau	Planning for new office building? No. They just renovated the capitol.
One-Shot Apps. 20	4,931,342	2,465,671	2,465,671	Dept. of Administration IT Projects	Use existing budgets.  Show some reserve.  Always want more.  Cut 50%.
One-Shot Apps. 20	194,000,000	20,000,000	174,000,000	Dept. of Admin. State Public Works Board	Provides funds for UNLV bldg. and three new health/medical research bldgs.
One-Shot Apps. 20	4,184,557	2,092,279	2,092,279	Dept. of Taxation	Replace computers and office equip. Tax us to enable them to tax better?
One-Shot Apps. 21	506,092	200,000	306,092	Dept. of Cultural Affairs Museums	New tables and chairs and purchase of slot machines.  No. Ask for donations.
One-Shot Apps. 21	1,268,115	500,000	768,115	Dept. of Cultural Affairs State Library	Collection development funding?  This will mean more costs in future.
One-Shot Apps. 21	120,000	100,000	20,000	Dept. of Cult. Affairs Railroad Museums	Perform a restoration feasability study for a motor car?  No, thank you.
One-Shot Apps. 21	129,000	-	129,000	Dept. of Education State Programs	Upgrade video conferencing equip.  Find money elsewhere or let NSEA buy.
One-Shot Apps. 21	10,000,000	9,000,000	1,000,000	NV System of Higher Ed. Computing Syst.	Ten million dollars is a lot of money. Who is exercising fiscal oversight?
One-Shot Apps. 21	422,457	158,000	264,457	Dept. of HHS Early Intervention Svcs.	Replace 158 computers.  That doesn't cost $2,673 per computer!
One-Shot Apps. 21	380,000	190,000	190,000	Dept. of HHS Grants Management Unit	Why do Family Resource Centers have "company" vehicles?  Cut by half.
One-Shot Apps. 22	107,922	53,961	53,961	Dept. of HHS Ofc. of Health Admin.	For printers, computers, servers, firewalls.  Agencies always over-request.
One-Shot Apps. 22	452,848	226,424	226,424	Dept. of HHS Rural Clinics	For computers, furniture, equipment.  Agencies always over-request.
One-Shot Apps. 22	507,528	253,764	253,764	Dept. of HHS So. NV Adult Mental Health	For computers, vehicles, washers/dryers, office equip.  Allow 50%.
One-Shot Apps. 22	900,865	450,433	450,433	Dept. of HHS Welfare Field Services	"Welfare" should be about people, not office equipment.  Cut 50%.
One-Shot Apps. 22	30,121,031	15,060,516	15,060,516	Dept. of Corrections Prison	Provide four modular units . . . for $30 million?  Sounds unreasonable.
One-Shot Apps. 23	264,981	211,985	52,996	Dept. of Public Safety Fire Marshal	New vehicles and computers.  Cost probably overestimated.  Give 80%.
One-Shot Apps. 23	420,432	150,000	270,432	Dept. of Public Safety Parole/Probation	They want $1,844 per computer on average.  That's too much.
One-Shot Apps. 23	146,660	117,328	29,332	Dept. of Agriculture Administration	Purchase servers and computers and 2 vehicles.  Cut 20%.
One-Shot Apps. 23	267,045	240,341	26,705	Agriculture Plan Industry	Replace 14 vehicles.  Why so many vehicles to begin with? Cut 10%.
One-Shot Apps. 23	60,973	-	60,973	Agriculture Veterinary Medical Svcs.	New lab equip. and vehicle?  Is this a proper state function?
One-Shot Apps. 23	919,517	459,759	459,759	Dept. of Conservation & Natural Resources	Forestry division already has a $9 million annual budget.  Take from that.
One-Shot Apps. 23	750,574	375,287	375,287	Dept. of Conservation & Natural Resources	Forestry conservation camps.  See note above.
One-Shot Apps. 23	1,754,464	-	1,754,464	Dept. of Conservation & Natural Resources	State Parks Dept. already gets $14 million a year.  Use some of that budget.
One-Shot Apps. 23	170,000,000	127,500,000	42,500,000	Dept. of Transportation	Abolish "prevailing wages" requirement and save 25%.
One-Shot Apps. 23	200,800	-	200,800	Dept. of Wildlife	Sagebrush habitat projects.  I think we have enough sagebrush already.
One-Shot Apps. 24	650,610	487,958	162,653	Office of Veterans Servicees	Repairs to Veterans home.  Why's this a state function? Feds do it. Cut 25%.
One-Shot Apps. 24	250,000	-	250,000	Clark County Public Education Foundation	Funds outreach efforts.  NO!  They have a monopoly; don't need "outreach."
One-Shot Apps. 24	2,500,000	1,875,000	625,000	High Sierra Industries	Assistance for people with disabilities.  This should be charitably funded.
One-Shot Apps. 24	3,500,000	-	3,500,000	Institute for Neuro-Immune Disease	Nevada doesn't need this redundant program.  Other states and CDC fund it.
One-Shot Apps. 24	20,000,000	10,000,000	10,000,000	Lou Ruvo Brain Institute	This is a jobs program for highly-paid scientists, doctors, and administrators.
One-Shot Apps. 24	2,100,000	-	2,100,000	Nevada Discovery Museum	Sounds nice, but not necessary.  Use existing facilities.  Axe/de-fund.
One-Shot Apps. 24	12,000,000	6,000,000	6,000,000	Opportunity Village	Great organization, but keep it funded by charity, not taxpayers.
One-Shot Apps. 24	5,000,000	-	5,000,000	Rural Economic Assistance Fund	Discriminates agains prosperous counties.  Socialist welfare.  Abolish.
One-Shot Apps. 24	10,000,000	-	10,000,000	Stream Restoration and Improvement	Sounds nice, but not a priority.  Use existing resources.  Axe/de-fund.
One-Shot Apps. 24	2,500,000	-	2,500,000	Washoe Arc	Construction of a facility for people with developmental disabilities.  Axe.
One-Shot Apps. 24	150,000	-	150,000	Washoe School District Ed. Foundation	Funds outreach efforts.  NO!  They have a monopoly; don't need "outreach."
One-Shot Apps. 24	6,500,000	-	6,500,000	White Pine County Courthouse	Why are taxpayers in Eureka, Nye, Douglas counties paying for White Pine?
One-Shot Apps. 25	7,630,700	-	7,630,700	Dept. of Administration IT Projects	Ten new sites for 800 MHz radio system.  Spend money on roads instead.
One-Shot Apps. 25	15,177,322	9,106,393	6,070,929	DPS - Highway Patrol	Spend money on roads and freeways instead of speeding-ticket improvement.
	1,000,000	-	1,000,000	Bureau of Consumer Protection	AG should cut this "public interest" agency which often works against us.
		TOTAL SAVINGS FOR BIENNIUM	328,017,094
	DETAILED EXPLANATION OF ANALYSIS OF SOME ITEMS
	Target
	Program		Commentary/Rationale
	Ofc. of Nuclear Projects		Oversight of Yucca Mountain battle has been going on for years and years.  "Fete acomplis"
	Pay grade step-up		Let classified employees move to the private sector if they don't like their pay and superior benefits.
	Dept. of Education retirement		Undo legislation (NRS 287.023) that provides health insurance subsidies to retired school district employees.
	Dept. of Admin. Public Works		We don't need three new health/medical research bldgs.  Use existing facilities.  Enter into private/corporate funding for future construction.
	Lou Ruvo Brain Institute		This work is done elsewhere in the country.  Why are all Nevadans paying for a facility that serves a small portion of the population?
	Washoe Arc		This is a jobs program for social workers and administrators that will grow ever-larger and more expensive.  Use existing facilities/resources.
	* Data taken from the "Executive Budget in Brief for 2007-2009" presented to Nevadans on behalf of Governor Gibbons, through
	the Budget and Planning Division, and Department of Administration of the State of Nevada dated January 22, 2007.  This document may
	be viewed online at:  http://budget.state.nv.us.