AB475 - Makes appropriations to Clark County, the City of Reno and the Nevada Rural Housing Authority for eviction diversion programs. (BDR S-1094)

- 83rd Session (2025) Assembly Bill No. 475–Committee on Ways and Means CHAPTER.......... AN ACT making appropriations to Clark County, the City of Reno and the Nevada Rural Housing Authority for eviction diversion programs; and providing other matters properly relating thereto. EXPLANATION – Matter in bolded italics is new; matter between brackets [omitted material] is material to be omitted. THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEVADA, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. 1. There is hereby appropriated from the State General Fund to Clark County the sum of $15,000,000 for eviction diversion programs. 2. Money appropriated by subsection 1 may be: (a) Awarded as a grant to another entity to carry out an eviction diversion program. (b) Used for administrative costs to carry out an eviction diversion program, except not more than 10 percent of the money appropriated by subsection 1 may be used for such administrative costs by Clark County or any entity to which a grant is awarded pursuant to paragraph (a). 3. Upon acceptance of the money appropriated by subsection 1, the County Manager of Clark County agrees to: (a) Prepare and transmit a report to the Interim Finance Committee on or before December 18, 2026, that describes each expenditure made from the money appropriated by subsection 1 from the date on which the money was received by Clark County through December 1, 2026; (b) Prepare and transmit a final report to the Interim Finance Committee on or before September 17, 2027, that describes each expenditure made from the money appropriated by subsection 1 from the date on which the money was received by Clark County through June 30, 2027; and (c) Upon request of the Legislative Commission, make available to the Legislative Auditor any of the books, accounts, claims, reports, vouchers or other records of information, confidential or otherwise, of Clark County, regardless of their form or location, that the Legislative Auditor deems necessary to conduct an audit of the use of the money appropriated by subsection 1. 4. Any remaining balance of the appropriation made by subsection 1 must not be committed for expenditure after June 30, 2027, by the entity to which the appropriation is made or any entity – 2 – - 83rd Session (2025) to which money from the appropriation is granted or otherwise transferred in any manner, and any portion of the appropriated money remaining must not be spent for any purpose after September 17, 2027, by either the entity to which the money was appropriated or the entity to which the money was subsequently granted or transferred, and must be reverted to the State General Fund on or before September 17, 2027. Sec. 2. 1. There is hereby appropriated from the State General Fund to the City of Reno the sum of $5,250,000 for eviction diversion programs. 2. Money appropriated by subsection 1 may be: (a) Awarded as a grant to another entity to carry out an eviction diversion program. (b) Used for administrative costs to carry out an eviction diversion program, except not more than 10 percent of the money appropriated by subsection 1 may be used for such administrative costs by the City of Reno or any entity to which a grant is awarded pursuant to paragraph (a). 3. Money appropriated by subsection 1 may not be used to fund or be awarded as a grant to another entity to carry out an eviction diversion program that: (a) Prohibits residents of unincorporated Washoe County or of the City of Sparks from participating in the program. (b) Establishes program eligibility requirements for residents of unincorporated Washoe County or of the City of Sparks that are more restrictive than any requirements established for participants who are residents of the City of Reno. 4. Upon acceptance of the money appropriated by subsection 1, the City Manager of the City of Reno agrees to: (a) Prepare and transmit a report to the Interim Finance Committee on or before December 18, 2026, that describes each expenditure made from the money appropriated by subsection 1 from the date on which the money was received by the City of Reno through December 1, 2026; (b) Prepare and transmit a final report to the Interim Finance Committee on or before September 17, 2027, that describes each expenditure made from the money appropriated by subsection 1 from the date on which the money was received by the City of Reno through June 30, 2027; and (c) Upon request of the Legislative Commission, make available to the Legislative Auditor any of the books, accounts, claims, reports, vouchers or other records of information, confidential or otherwise, of the City of Reno, regardless of their form or location, – 3 – - 83rd Session (2025) that the Legislative Auditor deems necessary to conduct an audit of the use of the money appropriated by subsection 1. 5. Any remaining balance of the appropriation made by subsection 1 must not be committed for expenditure after June 30, 2027, by the entity to which the appropriation is made or any entity to which money from the appropriation is granted or otherwise transferred in any manner, and any portion of the appropriated money remaining must not be spent for any purpose after September 17, 2027, by either the entity to which the money was appropriated or the entity to which the money was subsequently granted or transferred, and must be reverted to the State General Fund on or before September 17, 2027. Sec. 2.5. 1. There is hereby appropriated from the State General Fund to the Nevada Rural Housing Authority the sum of $750,000 for eviction diversion programs. 2. Money appropriated by subsection 1 may be: (a) Awarded as a grant to another entity to carry out an eviction diversion program. (b) Used for administrative costs to carry out an eviction diversion program, except not more than 10 percent of the money appropriated by subsection 1 may be used for such administrative costs by the Nevada Rural Housing Authority or any entity to which a grant is awarded pursuant to paragraph (a). 3. Upon acceptance of the money appropriated by subsection 1, the Nevada Rural Housing Authority agrees to: (a) Prepare and transmit a report to the Interim Finance Committee on or before December 18, 2026, that describes each expenditure made from the money appropriated by subsection 1 from the date on which the money was received by the Nevada Rural Housing Authority through December 1, 2026; (b) Prepare and transmit a final report to the Interim Finance Committee on or before September 17, 2027, that describes each expenditure made from the money appropriated by subsection 1 from the date on which the money was received by the Nevada Rural Housing Authority through June 30, 2027; and (c) Upon request of the Legislative Commission, make available to the Legislative Auditor any of the books, accounts, claims, reports, vouchers or other records of information, confidential or otherwise, of the Nevada Rural Housing Authority, regardless of their form or location, that the Legislative Auditor deems necessary to conduct an audit of the use of the money appropriated by subsection 1. – 4 – - 83rd Session (2025) 4. Any remaining balance of the appropriation made by subsection 1 must not be committed for expenditure after June 30, 2027, by the entity to which the appropriation is made or any entity to which money from the appropriation is granted or otherwise transferred in any manner, and any portion of the appropriated money remaining must not be spent for any purpose after September 17, 2027, by either the entity to which the money was appropriated or the entity to which the money was subsequently granted or transferred, and must be reverted to the State General Fund on or before September 17, 2027. Sec. 3. This act becomes effective upon passage and approval. 20 ~~~~~ 25