Nevada Revised Statutes 218G.450 – Special audits required of non-state entities which receive public money; duty of entity to make all information available; duty extends to confidential information
1. The Legislative Auditor, as directed by the Legislative Commission pursuant to NRS 218G.120, shall conduct a special audit of an entity which is not an agency of this State but which receives an appropriation of public money during any fiscal year. Such an audit must, without limitation, examine the use of the public money received by the entity.
Terms Used In Nevada Revised Statutes 218G.450
- Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
- Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
2. As a condition of the acceptance of any appropriation of public money, an entity which is not an agency of this State must agree to make available to the Legislative Auditor all books, accounts, claims, reports, vouchers or other records of information, confidential or otherwise and irrespective of their form or location, that the Legislative Auditor determines to be necessary to conduct an audit pursuant to this section.