RESOLUTION #2013-01
NEVADA REPUBLICAN CENTRAL COMMITTEE
APRIL 6 2013
WHEREAS, Senate Joint Resolution 15 (SJR15) has been introduced into the Nevada Legislature to change the Nevada Constitution in regards to taxes specific to the mining industry, in order to facilitate tax increases on this industry, ostensibly for education, and;
WHEREAS, mining is a essential industry older than the state itself, accounting for 14 percent of jobs added over the last 12 months, and 33 percent of jobs added since recovery from the Recession started, and;
WHEREAS, the record is clear that Nevada spending on education has increased in every legislative session for decades and that Governor Sandoval has already proposed over $400 million in new funding for education, and;
WHEREAS, the Nevada Republican Party Platform is clear in supporting a strong minerals industry necessary for the United States to remain free and independent and it opposes any laws, regulations, ordinances or other legally binding actions that diminish the ability of the mining industry to discover and/or access minerals and mine them.
RESOLVED, that the record is clear that Nevada education is well funded and that excessive taxes are destructive to our growing mining industry in Nevada. An industry that creates high paying jobs which provide secure futures for Nevada families, and;
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Nevada Republican Party stands firmly behind Governor Sandoval, Senators Cegavske, Goicoechea, Gustavson and Settelmeyer and the entire Assembly Republican Caucus in opposition to this unnecessary, anti-business, mining tax proposal, and;
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Secretary of the Nevada Republican Central Committee will ensure this Resolution is distributed to Governor Sandoval, all Nevada legislators, and the appropriate media.
CERTIFICATION
The within resolution was duly presented by Assemblymen Wheeler, Oscarson, Ellison, Fiore and Hansen to the Nevada Republican Central Committee on this 6th day of April, 2013.
Michael J. McDonald, Chairman
Nevada Republican Central Committee