Governor Sisolak, Senator Cortez Masto, Senator Rosen, Congressman Amodei release joint statement regarding fuel shortage

Statement

Today, Nevada Governor Steve Sisolak, Nevada Senators Catherine Cortez Masto, Jacky Rosen and Congressman Mark Amodei released the following joint statement regarding potential jet fuel shortages.

"We learned earlier this week of potential jet fuel shortages that could delay cargo delivery and passenger travel at Reno-Tahoe International Airport in coming days. Governor Sisolak, Senator Cortez Masto, Senator Rosen and Congressman Amodei have been working together to triage the situation to avoid and minimize disruption for passengers and ensure critical operations, including the delivery of essential goods into the State.

"The Governor and Congressional delegation expect the airlines and fuel companies to make options available to them to help support the public. To be clear, further failure to secure adequate fuel supplies is unacceptable.

"We are currently speaking to all responsible parties to understand how this situation occurred and prevent future shortages, but our immediate focus is on ensuring resources to combat western wildfires are not impacted and that there is as little disruption as possible for Nevadans and visitors who depend on reliable air service."