Nevada Revised Statutes
Chapter 277 - Cooperative Agreements: State, Counties, Cities, Districts and Other Public Agencies
NRS 277.060 - Cooperative agreements concerning water and sewerage between political subdivisions in certain counties.


1. In any county having a population of 100,000 or more, any county, city, town, water district, sewer or sanitation district or other political subdivision of the State authorized by law to acquire, operate and maintain water or sewage facilities, or both, or to improve a governmental service in connection therewith, may contract with one or more of these political subdivisions if the contract is authorized by each party thereto with the approval of its legislative body or other authority having the power to enter into or approve the contract.
2. Any such contract must set forth fully the purposes, powers, rights, obligations and responsibilities, financial and otherwise, of the contracting parties.
3. The contract may:
(a) Include, among other things, the renting of machinery and equipment, mobile or otherwise.
(b) Provide for the payment for water facilities, sewer facilities, lands, rights in land and water rights sold, leased or otherwise alienated, the payment to be made within a period of time not exceeding 30 years from the date of the contract from the rates, fees, tolls or charges derived from the operation of the water or sewer facilities, or both, upon such terms and conditions as may be specified in the contract, without the obligation being authorized by any qualified electors of any political subdivision which is a party to the contract.
4. The equipment and employees of any such political subdivision, while engaged in performing any governmental service, activity or undertaking under the contract, have and retain all the rights, privileges and immunities of, and shall be deemed to be engaged in the service and employment of, that political subdivision, notwithstanding that the governmental service, activity or undertaking is being performed in or for another political subdivision.
5. 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.
6. This section, being necessary to secure and preserve the public health, safety and convenience and welfare, must be liberally construed to effect its purpose.
(Added to NRS by 1957, 657; A 1969, 1539; 1979, 528; 1983, 127)

Structure Nevada Revised Statutes

Nevada Revised Statutes

Chapter 277 - Cooperative Agreements: State, Counties, Cities, Districts and Other Public Agencies

NRS 277.035 - Implied agreement between law enforcement agencies in absence of interlocal or cooperative agreement.

NRS 277.045 - Cooperative agreements between political subdivisions for performance of governmental functions; budget for expenses.

NRS 277.050 - Sale, exchange or lease of real property by public agency: Conditions; procedure.

NRS 277.053 - Real property to be used for public purpose: Conveyance of such property by one political subdivision to State, state agency, another political subdivision or Indian tribe without charge.

NRS 277.055 - Cooperative agreements concerning insurance between public agencies or nonprofit medical facilities: Authorization; requirements; expenses.

NRS 277.056 - Cooperative agreements concerning insurance between public agencies or nonprofit medical facilities: Additional powers and obligations under such agreements between housing authorities.

NRS 277.057 - Cooperative agreements concerning sites of archeological, paleontological or historical significance: Legislative findings and declaration.

NRS 277.058 - Cooperative agreements concerning sites of archeological, paleontological or historical significance: Authorization and purposes; consultation and cooperation with certain entities required.

NRS 277.060 - Cooperative agreements concerning water and sewerage between political subdivisions in certain counties.

NRS 277.065 - Cooperative agreements for improvement of quality of academic and career and technical education at correctional institutions for juveniles and state facilities for detention of children.

NRS 277.0655 - Cooperative agreements for educational services at hospital or other facility that provides residential treatment to children.

NRS 277.067 - Cooperative agreements concerning insurance: Political subdivisions, state agencies or Nevada System of Higher Education may enter into agreement; approval of Board of Public Employees’ Benefits Program required under certain circumstan...

NRS 277.069 - Cooperative agreements concerning insurance: Powers and obligations of parties.

NRS 277.0695 - Cooperative agreements concerning insurance: Issuance of securities; applicability of other laws concerning securities.

NRS 277.0705 - Definitions.

NRS 277.071 - "Borrowing local government" defined.

NRS 277.0715 - "Facility" defined.

NRS 277.072 - "Finance" defined.

NRS 277.0725 - "Issuer" defined.

NRS 277.073 - "Local government" defined.

NRS 277.0735 - "Revenue securities" defined.

NRS 277.074 - Local governments may enter into cooperative agreements for borrowing money to finance facility; contents of agreement.

NRS 277.0745 - Issuance and repayment of revenue securities.

NRS 277.075 - Prerequisites to borrowing from issuer or becoming obligated for facility.

NRS 277.0755 - Application of Local Government Securities Law.

NRS 277.080 - Short title.

NRS 277.090 - Purpose.

NRS 277.100 - Definitions.

NRS 277.103 - Consolidation of governmental services; supplementary and prevailing provisions.

NRS 277.105 - Establishment of permanent administrative entity to perform specific functions relating to consolidation of governmental services; negotiation concerning contributions to budget of entity.

NRS 277.110 - Joint exercise of powers, privileges and authority by public agencies; purchase of prescription drugs, pharmaceutical services, medical supplies or related services; agreements.

NRS 277.120 - Contents of agreement establishing separate legal or administrative entity; contents of other agreements.

NRS 277.130 - Effect of agreement on legal obligations and responsibilities of public agency; certain legal entities created by agreement prohibited from operating in certain manner.

NRS 277.140 - Authority of public agency to submit certain agreements to Attorney General for approval; failure to disapprove such agreements within certain period to be deemed approval; recording and filing of such agreements; authority of Attorney...

NRS 277.150 - Approval of certain agreements by state officer or agency.

NRS 277.160 - Agreement as interstate compact; liability of state; actions.

NRS 277.170 - Appropriations; furnishing of property, personnel and services; issuance of securities.

NRS 277.180 - Interlocal contracts.

NRS 277.182 - Short title.

NRS 277.183 - Definitions.

NRS 277.184 - "Local government" defined.

NRS 277.1855 - "Plan" defined.

NRS 277.186 - "State agency" defined.

NRS 277.187 - Purpose of Act; provision of information and solicitation and consideration of comments when proposed plan or amendment may affect local governments or state agencies; consideration of alternatives if proposed plan or amendment is incon...

NRS 277.188 - Interpretation of Act must not limit power of state agency or local government to carry out statutory duties and responsibilities.

NRS 277.190 - Enactment of Tahoe Regional Planning Compact.

NRS 277.200 - Text of Compact. [Effective until: (1) the approval pursuant to Public Law 96-551 of the amendments to the Compact contained in section 1.5 of chapter 530, Statutes of Nevada 2011, at page 3711, as amended by section 2 of chapter 424, S...

NRS 277.207 - Priority for hearings in judicial actions and proceedings.

NRS 277.210 - Conflict of interest of member of governing body; penalties.

NRS 277.215 - Violation of certain provisions of Code of Ordinances of Tahoe Regional Planning Agency: Peace officer authorized to take various actions; reporting of name and address of violator; exception.

NRS 277.220 - Account for Tahoe Regional Planning Agency: Creation; source and use of money; annual submission of certain reports.