Nevada State Legislature: AB 379 (We need your help!)
In the One Truckee River Management Plan, one of our action items (4.1.e) states that OTR will "continue to work on advocacy for enabling Park District legislation that would provide a sustainable funding source for all parks, open space, fire-adapted communities and natural resources in the Truckee Meadows region."That legislation is happening right now, and the bill in question (AB379) is being forwarded to Governor Sandoval this week.This statewide enabling legislation will provide another viable long-term strategy for our local communities to use in the management of our local park, recreation, open space and natural resources, trails and critical watersheds. Nevada’s cities' and counties' parks, recreation and open space departments experienced significant recessionary funding cuts, up to 50% in certain areas, over the past 5-10 years. The funding levels have not been restored and this has resulted in severe service reductions for our local communities, infrastructure deterioration and lack of safety maintenance funding of our local facilities.