81st session of Nevada Legislature adjourns after flurry of activity

The 81st session of the Nevada Legislature adjourned Monday night after passing a biennial budget and a host of other measures including a mining tax increase.

But the final piece was the Capital Improvement Projects budget that was delayed repeatedly until just nine minutes before the mandatory end of session at midnight.

The CIP bill contains $413 million in projects funded primarily by General Obligation Bonds. It also contains $75 million for the Infrastructure bank along with funding for the Resource Conservation Fund. It passed 17-4.

Originally reported by Geoff Dornan of Nevada Appeal on June 1, 2021.