Financial Advisory Gaming & Hospitality Public Policy Research Real Estate Advisory [Year] Regional & Urban Economics NEVADA COVID-19 COORDINATED ECONOMIC RESPONSE PLAN: SUPPLY CHAIN ANALYSIS PREPARED FOR THE: & DECEMBER 2020 Prepared By: & 7219 West Sahara Avenue Spatial Economic Concepts Suite 110-A Las Vegas, NV 89117 Main 702-967-3188 www.rcgecon.com NEVADA COVID-19 COORDINATED ECONOMIC RESPONSE PLAN: SUPPLY CHAIN ANALYSIS TABLE OF CONTENTS Page I. INTRODUCTION ........................................................................................................................................................................ I-1 II. NEVADA: THE CURRENT SITUATION ............................................................................................................................... II-1 A. The Historical Setting ............................................................................................................................................. II-1 B. Economic and Infrastructure Linkages ................................................................................................................ II-2 C. Digital Nomads ........................................................................................................................................................ II-7 III. SUPPLY CHAINS ................................................................................................................................................................... III-1 A. The Concept ............................................................................................................................................................ III-1 B. Online Economic Activity ..................................................................................................................................... III-2 C. Digitalization............................................................................................................................................................ III-3 D. Emerging Channels ................................................................................................................................................ III-4 E. Types of Facilities & Activities ............................................................................................................................. III-6 F. The COVID-19 Effect ............................................................................................................................................ III-9 G. Cross-Border Linkages ....................................................................................................................................... III-13 IV. LOGISTICS IN NEVADA ...................................................................................................................................................... IV-1 A. Land .......................................................................................................................................................................... IV-3 B. Integrated Connectivity Corridors ..................................................................................................................... IV-6 C. Conclusions ............................................................................................................................................................ IV-9 V. MARKET DEMAND ................................................................................................................................................................ V-1 A. Trucks ....................................................................................................................................................................... V-8 B. Trains ...................................................................................................................................................................... V-16 C. Cargo Airships ....................................................................................................................................................... V-17 D. Unmanned Aerial Systems .................................................................................................................................. V-18 E. Vacuum Tubes ...................................................................................................................................................... V-20 VI. REQUIRED DEVELOPMENT RESOURCES ..................................................................................................................... VI-1 A. Rail Transportation ................................................................................................................................................ VI-3 i. Infrastructure Components ................................................................................................................ VI-3 ii. Financial Resources .............................................................................................................................. VI-6 B. Last-Mile Delivery Services & Other Supply Chain Improvements ........................................................... VI-16 VII. NEVADA INFRASTRUCTURE BANK ............................................................................................................................. VII-1 A. Infrastructure Background ................................................................................................................................. VII-1 B. Commercial Space ................................................................................................................................................ VII-7 C. SIB Programs ......................................................................................................................................................... VII-9 D. National Infrastructure Bank........................................................................................................................... VII-14 E. Conclusions ........................................................................................................................................................ VII-17 i NEVADA COVID-19 COORDINATED ECONOMIC RESPONSE PLAN: SUPPLY CHAIN ANALYSIS VIII. STATE LOGISTICS DEVELOPMENT BEST PRACTICES ......................................................................................... VIII-1 A. National & State-level Ratings .......................................................................................................................... VIII-1 B. California ............................................................................................................................................................... VIII-5 C. Texas ...................................................................................................................................................................... VIII-7 D. Arizona................................................................................................................................................................... VIII-8 E. Utah ..................................................................................................................................................................... VIII-10 F. Wyoming ............................................................................................................................................................ VIII-12 G. Florida ................................................................................................................................................................. VIII-13 H. Conclusions ....................................................................................................................................................... VIII-14 IX. NEVADA REVISED STATUTES REVIEW ......................................................................................................................... IX-1 ii NEVADA COVID-19 COORDINATED ECONOMIC RESPONSE PLAN: SUPPLY CHAIN ANALYSIS LIST OF TABLES Page Table III-1: U.S. Top 10 Retailers, by Retail E-commerce Sales (in Billions): 2020 ....................................................... III-15 Table IV-1: Population of Nevada Cities & Places: 1980 – 2019 .................................................................................... IV-11 Table V-1: Nevada’s Top Five Commodities, by Tons and Value: 2012.......................................................................... V-23 Table V-2: The Cost Per Intermodal Rail Terminal Type: 2017 ........................................................................................ V-23 Table V-3: Shipments to Regional Distribution Centers via Staging from Inland Empire Area or from Las Vegas after Initial Distribution: 2007 – 2008 ................................................................................................................ V-24 Table VII-1: SIB Pilot Programs and Federal Capitalization ............................................................................................ VII-21 Table VII-2: Breakout of Infrastructure to be Financed by the NIB Cumulative Amountsover 10 Years (in billions of $s)VII-22 Table VII-3: America Infrastructure Report Card: 2013 .................................................................................................. VII-23 Table VII-4: Quality of Overall Infrastructure Ranking: 2013 .......................................................................................