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The Green Jobs Initiative: Putting Nevadans Back to Work
SB 152
Sponsored by: Senator Steven Horsford
BILL STATUS: May 29, 2009- Enrolled and delivered to Governor

On Friday, Februrary 23, Senate Majority Leader Steven Horsford presented “The Green Jobs Initiative."  This legislation would create job-training centers throughout Nevada that would train workers on green-collar jobs and put them to work using federal recovery money.

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Using federal stimulus money, Horsford said his bill, SB 152, could help train 3,200 workers at a cost of $3,500 each. There’s also enough stimulus money to weatherize 6,550 low-income homes – more than five times the number weatherized in 2008.
Nevada’s future is in capturing our renewable energy resources and making our buildings more energy efficient.
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SB 358
Sponsored by: Senator Horsford
BILL STATUS: Approved by the Governor, Chapter 321. Sections 1 to 1.51, inclusive, 1.55 to 19.7, inclusive, 19.9 to 20.9, inclusive, and 21 effective May 28, 2009. Sections 1.51, 1.85, 1.87, 1.92, 1.93, 1.95, 4.3 to 9, inclusive, and 19.4 expire by limitation June 30, 2011. Sections 1.53 and 19.8 effective July 1, 2011.

Senate Bill 358 would revise provisions relating to energy and state and residential property. This bill would require a portion of the federal stimulus money to be used for the state energy reduction plan for state buildings. This bill will also require the Director of the Office of Energy to adopt regulations establishing a list of renewable energy installations and energy efficiency improvements that are suitable for residential property.

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