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Judge takes motion under advisement

Monday, Sept. 27, 1999 | 11:46 a.m.

District Judge James Mahan took a motion for summary judgment under advisement Friday in the Las Vegas Convention Center expansion case after hearing differing interpretations of a new law.

Mahan is expected to rule on the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority motion later this week.

The LVCVA is attempting to use revenue bonds to pay for a $150 million expansion to the Las Vegas Convention Center South Hall.

The LVCVA motion is based on a statute approved by the Nevada Legislature earlier this year giving convention and visitors authorities greater latitude in the use of revenue bonds they authorize.

The Venetian, a private competitor for convention business that is suing the LVCVA, contends that the bonds actually are a form of general obligation bond that would require a public vote. At issue are interpretations of the words "payable from" and "secured by" in the new legislation.

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