1. The board of county commissioners of any county whose population is 700,000 or more has the power, outside of the limits of incorporated cities and towns:
(a) To construct, acquire by gift, purchase or the exercise of eminent domain, otherwise acquire, reconstruct, improve, extend, better and repair water and sewer facilities, such as:
(1) A water system, including but not limited to water mains, conduits, aqueducts, pipelines, ditches, canals, pumping stations, and all appurtenances and machinery necessary or useful and convenient for obtaining, transporting or transferring water.
(2) A water treatment plant, including but not limited to reservoirs, storage facilities, and all appurtenances necessary or useful and convenient thereto for the collection, storage and treatment, purification and disposal of water for domestic uses and purposes.
(3) A storm sewer or sanitary sewage collection system, including but not limited to intercepting sewers, outfall sewers, force mains, collecting sewers, storm sewers, combined sanitary and storm sewers, pumping stations, ejector stations, and all other appurtenances necessary, useful or convenient for the collection, transportation and disposal of sewage.
(4) A sewage treatment plant, including but not limited to structures, buildings, machinery, equipment, connections and all appurtenances necessary, useful or convenient for the treatment, purification or disposal of sewage.
(b) To acquire, by gift, purchase or the exercise of the right of eminent domain, lands or rights in land or water rights in connection therewith, including but not limited to easements, rights-of-way, contract rights, leases, franchises, approaches, dams and reservoirs.
(c) To operate and maintain those water facilities, sewer facilities, lands, rights in land and water rights.
(d) To sell, lease, donate for public use and otherwise dispose of those water facilities, sewer facilities, lands, rights in land and water rights.
(e) To prescribe and collect rates, fees, tolls or charges, including but not limited to the levy or assessments of such rates, fees, tolls or charges against governmental units, departments or agencies, including the State of Nevada and political subdivisions thereof, for the services, facilities and commodities furnished by those water facilities and sewer facilities, and to provide methods of collections, and penalties, including but not limited to denial of service, for nonpayment of the rates, fees, tolls or charges.
(f) To provide it is unlawful for any persons, associations and corporations owning, occupying or in any way controlling any building or other structure, any part of which is within 400 feet of any street, alley, court, passageway, other public highway, right-of-way, easement or other alley owned or occupied by the county in which a public sewer is then in existence and use, to construct, otherwise acquire, to cause or permit to be constructed or otherwise acquired, or to use or continue to use any private sewage disposal plant, privy vault, septic tank, cesspool or other private sewage system, upon such terms and conditions as the board of county commissioners may provide.
(g) To provide for the disconnection of plumbing facilities from any of those private sewage facilities and for the discontinuance and elimination of those private sewage facilities.
2. The powers conferred by this section are in addition and supplemental to, and not in substitution for, and the limitations imposed by this section do not affect the powers conferred by, any other law. No part of this section repeals or affects any other law or any part thereof, it being intended that this section provide a separate method of accomplishing its objectives, and not an exclusive one.
3. This section, being necessary to secure and preserve the public health, safety and convenience and welfare, must be liberally construed to effect its purpose.
4. Any person, association or corporation violating any of the provisions of any ordinance adopted pursuant to this section is guilty of a misdemeanor.
(Added to NRS by 1957, 658; A 1967, 734; 1969, 1534; 1979, 513; 1989, 1901; 2011, 1112)
Structure Nevada Revised Statutes
Chapter 244 - Counties: Government
NRS 244.010 - Minimum number of county commissioners.
NRS 244.020 - Qualifications of county commissioners.
NRS 244.025 - Election of county commissioners in county whose population is less than 100,000.
NRS 244.030 - Term of office of county commissioners.
NRS 244.035 - County commissioners required to take oath of office; effect of failure to take oath.
NRS 244.040 - Vacancy in office of county commissioner.
NRS 244.055 - Seal of county commissioners.
NRS 244.060 - Board of county commissioners: Quorum; tie vote.
NRS 244.065 - Commissioners may administer oaths.
NRS 244.075 - Records of board: Duties of clerk; public inspection.
NRS 244.095 - Enactment by bill; summary and title.
NRS 244.105 - Procedure for enactment of specialized or uniform code.
NRS 244.115 - Recording of ordinances; copy as prima facie evidence.
NRS 244.117 - Adoption by ordinance; procedure; effective date.
NRS 244.118 - Filing with Librarian of Supreme Court Law Library.
NRS 244.119 - Amendment and extension; procedure.
NRS 244.120 - Membership authorized; budget; expenses.
NRS 244.125 - Appointment; compensation; removal.
NRS 244.135 - Duties; employees and assistants.
NRS 244.137 - Legislative findings and declarations.
NRS 244.141 - "County government" defined.
NRS 244.143 - "Matter of local concern" defined.
NRS 244.146 - Powers of board of county commissioners; exercise of powers; prohibitions.
NRS 244.151 - Department of public works: Creation; director and employees.
NRS 244.153 - Public works: County’s powers subordinate to powers of regional planning agency.
NRS 244.155 - Roads and bridges.
NRS 244.157 - Improvements: County’s powers same as those of general improvement district.
NRS 244.1585 - Submission of information to committee to review general improvement districts.
NRS 244.159 - Prohibition on sounding of certain sirens, bells or alarms.
NRS 244.160 - Care of indigent sick persons.
NRS 244.1605 - Provision of medical facilities and services in outlying areas.
NRS 244.161 - Promotion of civil and equal rights.
NRS 244.162 - Rehabilitation of delinquent children.
NRS 244.165 - Prosecution and defense of suits.
NRS 244.167 - Employment of security officers.
NRS 244.175 - Rewards for apprehension of murderers.
NRS 244.180 - Indexing of records and proceedings.
NRS 244.187 - Displacement or limitation of competition: Services.
NRS 244.190 - Cooperative agreements for modification of weather; expenses.
NRS 244.194 - Voting or counting devices: Rental, lease or other acquisition.
NRS 244.1945 - Advisory boards: Establishment; travel expenses.
NRS 244.197 - Formation; bylaws; members of board of directors; annual report.
NRS 244.198 - Powers of nonprofit corporation.
NRS 244.205 - Examination and allowance of accounts.
NRS 244.207 - Central receiving and disbursing systems for county money.
NRS 244.210 - Demands: Cumulative voucher sheets; allowance.
NRS 244.215 - Procedure when county auditor or county comptroller refuses demand.
NRS 244.225 - Publication of financial statement.
NRS 244.230 - Authorized debts and liabilities only to be created.
NRS 244.240 - Resident taxpayer may file written objection to allowance of claim; action by board.
NRS 244.245 - Recovery of costs in action against county.
NRS 244.250 - Unaudited claims to be presented within 6 months.
NRS 244.255 - Rejected claim not to be reconsidered.
NRS 244.264 - Confidentiality of records or other documents.
NRS 244.2641 - "Regional transportation commission" defined.
NRS 244.2643 - Adoption of program authorized in certain counties.
NRS 244.265 - Care and preservation of property.
NRS 244.270 - Control, management and gifts of property.
NRS 244.273 - Use of county equipment on private road; conditions.
NRS 244.2731 - Use of county equipment and county highway patrols in certain counties.
NRS 244.275 - Purchase or lease of property for use of county; appraisal.
NRS 244.279 - Sale or lease of right-of-way or water rights to public utility.
NRS 244.283 - Lease of real property of county; notice; bids.
NRS 244.2833 - Lease of building space or other real property that is less than 25,000 square feet.
NRS 244.2835 - Lease of real property to certain nonprofit organizations.
NRS 244.284 - Lease or conveyance of real property of county to corporation for public benefit.
NRS 244.2963 - Assumption of certain rights, duties, liabilities and obligations.
NRS 244.2965 - Boundaries of district.
NRS 244.2967 - Levy of tax; accounting for proceeds of tax.
NRS 244.2969 - "Juvenile court" defined.
NRS 244.297 - Establishment; commitments by juvenile court.
NRS 244.298 - Provisions of ordinance creating camp.
NRS 244.299 - Labor, studies and activities of children committed to camp.
NRS 244.305 - Acquisition of land for park, recreational, cultural and memorial purposes.
NRS 244.306 - Operation and maintenance of swimming pools and other centers acquired by gift.
NRS 244.3072 - Power of county to create.
NRS 244.3074 - Organizational ordinance: Contents.
NRS 244.3075 - Supplementation of organizational ordinance.
NRS 244.3076 - Number, qualifications and appointment of members.
NRS 244.3077 - Commissioners: Terms; vacancies; compensation and expenses.
NRS 244.3078 - Oath of office; no bond required.
NRS 244.3079 - Election of officers; treasurer; seal.
NRS 244.30791 - Meetings; records; quorum.
NRS 244.30792 - Powers and duties.
NRS 244.3081 - Recreational, cultural and park facilities: Powers of certain counties.
NRS 244.3082 - Exercise of powers by commission; ordinance.
NRS 244.3083 - Contents of ordinance organizing commission.
NRS 244.3084 - Supplementation of organizational ordinance.
NRS 244.3085 - Number and appointment of members.
NRS 244.3086 - Terms of office; vacancies; compensation and expenses of commissioners.
NRS 244.3087 - Oath of office; no bond required.
NRS 244.3088 - Election of officers; treasurer; seal.
NRS 244.3089 - Meetings; records; quorum.
NRS 244.309 - Powers and duties.
NRS 244.3091 - County commissioners’ exercise of power of eminent domain.
NRS 244.320 - Agreements and transactions extending beyond term of commissioners.
NRS 244.327 - Contracts with State Department of Agriculture; contributions.
NRS 244.3315 - "Apartment complex" defined.
NRS 244.332 - "Certificate" defined.
NRS 244.3325 - "Property" defined.
NRS 244.333 - "Property management" defined.
NRS 244.3335 - "Unit" defined.
NRS 244.3354 - Mandatory tax on revenues from rental of transient lodging: Distribution of proceeds.
NRS 244.336 - Farmers’ markets: Definitions.
NRS 244.337 - Farmers’ markets: Licensing and regulation.
NRS 244.338 - Farmers’ markets: Responsibilities of licensee; unlawful acts.
NRS 244.3485 - Secondhand dealers: Licensing; fines for certain violations.
NRS 244.349 - Grant of license required upon relocation of business under certain circumstances.
NRS 244.351 - Sale of intoxicating liquors: Sale by minors allowed in certain circumstances.
NRS 244.352 - License board and liquor board may be merged.
NRS 244.3535 - Restrictions on regulation of blockchains.
NRS 244.35351 - Applicability. [Effective July 1, 2022.]
NRS 244.353515 - Definitions. [Effective July 1, 2022.]
NRS 244.35352 - "Accommodations facilitator" defined. [Effective July 1, 2022.]
NRS 244.353525 - "Authorization" defined. [Effective July 1, 2022.]
NRS 244.35353 - "Hosting platform" defined. [Effective July 1, 2022.]
NRS 244.353535 - "Residential unit" defined. [Effective July 1, 2022.]
NRS 244.35354 - "Transient lodging" defined. [Effective July 1, 2022.]
NRS 244.354 - Ordinance required.
NRS 244.3541 - "Assembly" defined.
NRS 244.3542 - License required.
NRS 244.3543 - Application for license: Time; contents.
NRS 244.3545 - Conditions which may be imposed.
NRS 244.3546 - Denial of license: Grounds; notice.
NRS 244.3547 - Revocation and reinstatement of license; notice.
NRS 244.3549 - Duty to adopt certain terms related to group homes by ordinance.
NRS 244.355 - Animals running at large on highways may be prohibited by ordinance.
NRS 244.3565 - Ordinance regulating use of mobile carrying device in unincorporated area of county.
NRS 244.3573 - Provision of public safety within certain areas of mobile home park.
NRS 244.3575 - Ordinances regulating parking: Civil penalty in lieu of criminal sanction.
NRS 244.358 - Ordinance for control of rabies.
NRS 244.361 - Regulation and control of smoke and pollution of air.
NRS 244.363 - Prevention of excessive noise.
NRS 244.365 - Prevention of pollution of streams by sawdust; tax levy.
NRS 244.3665 - Prohibition of waste of water.
NRS 244.367 - Fireworks: Regulation and control; penalties; exception.
NRS 244.3671 - Action to recover expenses incurred in extinguishing wildfire.
NRS 244.3685 - Prescription drugs or medicine at reduced prices.
NRS 244.369 - Food handlers: Ordinance requiring physical examinations; limitations.
NRS 244.36915 - "Graffiti" defined.
NRS 244.3692 - "Residential property" defined.
NRS 244.36935 - Abatement of graffiti on residential property.
NRS 244.3694 - Abatement of graffiti on nonresidential property.
NRS 244.370 - Exhibits of county’s products at exposition or fair; permanent exhibits.
NRS 244.375 - Tax for exhibits at expositions.
NRS 244.378 - Sale, trade or exchange of duplicate or unwanted items.
NRS 244.380 - Tax levy; contracts for promotion of county.
NRS 244.382 - Legislative findings.
NRS 244.3822 - Prerequisites to grant of scholarship.
NRS 244.3823 - Criteria for selection of recipients.
NRS 244.387 - Removal of wild horses from private property.
NRS 244.388 - Establishment, use and operation of wetlands mitigation bank.
NRS 244.406 - Financial support of office.
NRS 244.412 - "Committee" defined.
NRS 244.416 - Advisory committee on aircraft noise: Powers.
NRS 244.423 - "Necessary services" defined.
NRS 244.424 - "Runaway or homeless youth" defined.
NRS 244.426 - "Youth" defined.