Question 1 Ballot Initiative

Strategic Importance
For three years, The Nature Conservancy worked quietly for the creation and passage of Question 1: The Nevada Clean Water, Parks and Wildlife Bond.

First, the Conservancy guided Question 1 through the legislative process, ensuring it a place on the November 2002 ballot. Then the Conservancy took the lead on fundraising and strategy for the public campaign.

In a difficult economic year, Nevadans overwhelmingly voted in favor of the largest conservation bond measure in Nevada history, authorizing up to $200 million in support of natural and cultural resources across the state.

Partners
American Nevada Corporation
Barrick Goldstrike Mines Inc.
Carson City Parks and Recreation
Cashman Equipment Co.
Citizen Alert
Dermody Properties Ltd.
Ducks Unlimited
Great Basin Mine Watch
Historic Reno Preservation Society
Howard Hughes Corporation
League of Women Voters of Nevada
League to Save Lake Tahoe
National Wildlife Federation
Nevada Bighorn Unlimited
Nevada Board of Wildlife Commissioners
Nevada Conservation League
Nevada Commission on Tourism
Nevada Land Conservancy
Nevada Mining Association
Nevada Native Plant Society
Outside Las Vegas Foundation
Park Place Entertainment
Patagonia
PLAN Progressive Leadership Alliance of Nevada
Preserve Nevada
Red Rock Audubon Society
Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation
Rogich Communications
Sierra Club, Toiyabe Chapter
Southern Nevada Homebuilders Association
State of Nevada Board of Museums and History
The Conservation Fund
The Nature Conservancy
The Trust For Public Land
Thomas & Mack
Truckee River Yacht Club
Washoe County Parks Commission
Washoe-Storey Conservation District

Conservation Results
Passage of Question 1 creates a stable, long-term source of funding to protect Nevada's open space, rivers, lakes, wetlands and parks.

Plans
Funding from Question 1 will be allocated to the following entities for the purposes stated below:

Department of Conservation and Natural Resources

Contracts or agreements under which nonprofit conservation organization may acquire land and water for environmental protection
Numerous grant programs

Department of Cultural Affairs

To establish a museum at the Las Vegas Springs Preserve
To create new exhibits and move exhibits from other locations to the new museum

Division of Wildlife

To acquire real or personal property to enhance, protect and manage wildlife and habitat
To develop and renovate facilities and habitats for fish and wildlife

Division of State Parks

To acquire real or personal property for parks and recreation
To support extraordinary capital improvements and renovations

Las Vegas Springs Preserve

The preserve must match 50% of the cost of any project funded
For planning, development, design and construction
To provide wildlife habitat

Clark County

To develop Clark County Wetlands Park
The county must match 50% of the cost of any project funded
To divert water, control erosion, and improve existing wetlands
To create new wetlands
To acquire land and water rights
To provide recreational facilities
To provide parking for access to park

Washoe County

To restore and enhance the Truckee River Corridor
The county must match 50% of the cost of any project funded