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% L A S V E G A S V A L L E Y W A T E R D IS T R IC T 919 WEST BONANZA ROAD P. O. BOX 1109 o f f i c e r s a n d d i r e c t o r s LAS VEG A S, NEVADA THOMAS A . CAMPBELL TELEPHONE DU 2-6300 P R E S ID E N T G . WILLIAM c o u l t h a r d March 30 19*57 V IC E P R E S ID E N T IVUJrCn OU, 173/ HARRY E. MILLER S E C Y .. T R E A S. C. NORMAN CORNWALL A S S T . S E C Y .-T R E A S . R. E. THORN WILLIAM L. ROSEVEAR GEORGE L. ULLOM W ILLIAM C . RENSHAW C H IE F EN G IN EE R AND OEN ER A L MANAGER REPORT O N LEG ISLA TIO N A FFECTIN G DISTRICT Summary of Various Measures and Final Disposition A total of six (6) different pieces of legislation directly affecting the District were actually introduced in the lower house during the 48th session of the Nevada Legislature which adjourned on Wednesday, March 27, 1957. However, only two of the six measures were finally passed by both houses, and both of these were entirely acceptable to the District. The other four proposed amendments to the District Enabling A ct, which were vigorously opposed by the District and the underwriters of its $8,700,000 outstanding bond issue, were defeated. The following summary explains the six separate measures which were involved, and gives the final results: ASSEMBLY BILL #302: As originally introduced, this consisted of three (3) major amendments to thie District Enabling A ct, as follows: SIMPLIFIED DISTRICT ELECTION PROCEDURE AB *302 (a) : Simplification of the cumbersome special registration and election procedure prescribed in the a ct, so as to make it conform to and synchronize with the regular State and County general elections. District Position: Full approval, complete endorsement and unqualified support. Disposition: Passed by both legislative branches without opposition. PUBLIC SERVICE CO M M ISSIO N JURISDICTION AB *302 (b) : Placed the District under jurisdiction of the Nevada Public Service Commission. Introduction of this measure in the Assembly brought strong protests from many sources against transferring final control of the District's rate fixing powers and general operations to another agency, on the ground that such legislation would be an unconstitutional impairment of the bond­holder's contract. The sponsors yielded to the widespread opposition against Public Service Com­mission jurisdiction, but they immediately substituted an even more objectionable amendment, which is described under AB *302 (c) just below. CLARK C O U N TY "BOARD O F REVIEW" AB *302 (c): Assembly member proponents of AB *302 (b), described just above, sought to over-come the specific objections to Public Service Commission control by setting up the Board of