Nevada Senate Republican leader Robin Titus has introduced a bill that would create a task force to help address fuel costs and supply.
Senate Bill 505, which was introduced on Monday night, would establish the Nevada Energy Resiliency Task Force co-sponsored by Assembly Republican Leader Gregory Hafen.
SB 505 has been referred to the Senate Committee on Legislative Operations and Elections chaired by Senator James Ohrenschall.
If passed, the 11-member Task Force, would comprise of seven Governor-appointed experts in energy, logistics, and economics.Â
The Nevada GOP says California supplies 88% of the state’s 5 million daily gallons of gasoline and diesel. Task Force members would also propose solutions, like including a new pipeline from the Permian Basin in Texas and New Mexico, and also expanding imports from Utah’s Salt Lake City refineries (currently 10% of supply).
The Task Force would be mandated to submit a comprehensive report to the Legislative Counsel Bureau for the 84th Session of the Legislature by February 1, 2027, with the act taking effect on July 1, 2025.Â
(Nevada Senate Republicans contributed to this report.)
