Friday, June 26, 2009 | 9:39 a.m.
CARSON CITY – Gov. Jim Gibbons wants to know what, if anything, can be done about high gasoline prices, which could keep tourists away from Nevada during this summer season.
He has asked State Energy Chief Hatice Gecol to examine what the governor can do to soften the rising prices. And he wants a preliminary report in two weeks.
Fifty-seven percent of Las Vegas tourists come by car or bus. Traffic on Interstate 15 linking Las Vegas to California was up by 11 percent in April. But since then the price of gas has risen by 40 cents a gallon.
He said the statistics from AAA show the average price of gas was $2.75 a gallon compared to $3.02 in California and $2.67 in Arizona.
“With these rising fuel prices, tourists may be less likely to visit Nevada, making it more difficult for us to climb out of the economic crisis,” he said in a news release.
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