2001 ANNUAL REPORT
Fuel Fee Bills Fail to Pass Nevada Legislature

In Nevada, WSPA was active in monitoring legislation that would have imposed an additional six cents per gallon "smog fee" for gasoline and diesel sold in Clark County. The bill, which failed to pass, was the funding companion of successful legislation to create a new air quality agency for the County. Without a funding mechanism, the Governor vetoed the authorization bill and later declared the Clark County Commission as the lead governing body for air quality matters in place of the Clark County Health Department. WSPA has actively participated as a member of the Clark County Air Quality Forum and has been elected to the new Clark County Air Quality Management Board's Technical Advisory Committee.

WSPA took a neutral position on legislation that would have imposed a one-cent per gallon fee on gasoline and diesel imported into Nevada. These funds were allocated for diesel-powered pumps along the Kinder Morgan pipelines serving Nevada to ensure that California's rolling blackouts would not affect Nevada's fuel supply. The Senate Finance Committee killed the bill because the pipeline company indicated the proposal was unworkable.

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