1. The board of trustees of any district organized or reorganized under this chapter and authorized to furnish sanitary sewer facilities pursuant to NRS 318.140 or to furnish water facilities pursuant to NRS 318.144 shall establish schedules showing all rates, tolls or charges for services performed or products furnished.
2. Whenever the board of trustees proposes to change any individual or joint rate, toll, charge, service or product, or any individual or joint practice which will affect any rate, toll, charge, service or product, the board of trustees shall hold public hearings after 30 days’ notice has been given to all users of the service or product within the district.
3. Notice shall be given by publication in a newspaper published in the county and if no such newspaper is published, then a newspaper published in this state which has a general circulation in the county. The notice shall not be placed in that portion of the newspaper where legal notices and classified advertisements appear and the type used in the headline of such notice shall not be smaller than 18 point.
4. All users of the service or product shall be afforded a reasonable opportunity to submit data, views or arguments orally or in writing at the place, date and time specified in the notice, or at any subsequent place or time to which the hearing may be adjourned.
5. If, after public hearing, the board of trustees determines that the proposed action is required, the board shall adopt a resolution establishing the new or changed rates, tolls, charges, services to be performed or products to be furnished.
6. Within 30 days immediately following the effective date of such resolution, any person who has protested it may commence an action in any court of competent jurisdiction to set aside the resolution.
7. Within 30 days after the effective date of the resolution, the secretary of the district shall file a copy of the new schedules in the office of the district. The schedules shall be made available to any user of the service or product.
(Added to NRS by 1977, 541)
Structure Nevada Revised Statutes
Chapter 318 - General Improvement Districts
NRS 318.015 - Legislative declaration.
NRS 318.025 - Computation of time.
NRS 318.030 - Correction of faulty notices.
NRS 318.035 - Sufficiency of chapter.
NRS 318.040 - Liberal construction.
NRS 318.055 - Formation of district: Resolution or petition; ordinance.
NRS 318.060 - Notice of organizational hearing.
NRS 318.065 - Protests against organization of district.
NRS 318.070 - Organizational hearing; ordinances creating or not creating district.
NRS 318.077 - Addition of basic powers not provided in formation: Procedure.
NRS 318.085 - Organization of board of trustees; election of officers; records; bonds; compensation.
NRS 318.090 - Office or principal place of business; records; meetings; quorum; vacancies; terms.
NRS 318.0951 - Trustees elected by plurality vote.
NRS 318.09523 - Single candidate declared elected.
NRS 318.09525 - Registration to vote in district elections.
NRS 318.0954 - Transition of boards of trustees of certain reorganized districts.
NRS 318.0955 - Recall of trustees.
NRS 318.0956 - Trustees not to be interested in sales or contracts; exception; penalties.
NRS 318.100 - Basic powers of board; acquisition, construction or servicing of improvements.
NRS 318.105 - Perpetual existence of board.
NRS 318.115 - Suits, actions and proceedings.
NRS 318.116 - Basic powers which may be granted to district.
NRS 318.117 - Electric light and power.
NRS 318.1175 - Energy for space heating.
NRS 318.1177 - Establishment of area or zone for preservation of endangered or threatened wildlife.
NRS 318.118 - Insect and rat extermination and abatement.
NRS 318.1185 - Emergency medical services.
NRS 318.1187 - Facilities for FM radio.
NRS 318.119 - Public cemeteries.
NRS 318.1191 - Swimming pools.
NRS 318.1192 - Facilities for television.
NRS 318.120 - Streets and alleys.
NRS 318.125 - Curbs, gutters and sidewalks.
NRS 318.135 - Storm drainage or flood control.
NRS 318.140 - Sanitary sewer improvements.
NRS 318.141 - Lighting of streets.
NRS 318.142 - Collection and disposal of garbage and refuse.
NRS 318.143 - Recreational facilities.
NRS 318.144 - Supply, storage and distribution of water.
NRS 318.145 - Operation, maintenance and repair of improvements.
NRS 318.160 - Acquisition and disposal of and encumbrances on property.
NRS 318.165 - Entry on land, water or premises to survey or inspect.
NRS 318.175 - Management of district’s business; acquisition and operation of projects.
NRS 318.180 - Employees: Power to hire and retain.
NRS 318.185 - Employees: Duties and compensation.
NRS 318.201 - Procedure for collection of service charges on tax roll.
NRS 318.225 - Power to levy taxes.
NRS 318.230 - Levy and collection of taxes.
NRS 318.235 - Levies to cover deficiencies.
NRS 318.240 - County officers to levy and collect; liens.
NRS 318.245 - Sales for delinquencies.
NRS 318.256 - Boundary changes; liability of property.
NRS 318.261 - Annexation of territory to district.
NRS 318.263 - Petition: Contents.
NRS 318.264 - Petition: Withdrawal and objections.
NRS 318.266 - Public hearing; notice; requirements for conducting hearing.
NRS 318.267 - Determination by board; filing of order by county clerk.
NRS 318.268 - Reimbursement to property owners who paid costs of extending facilities.
NRS 318.271 - Appeal of denied petition to board of county commissioners.
NRS 318.272 - Judicial review.
NRS 318.275 - Forms of borrowing; approval of debt management commission.
NRS 318.277 - Debt limit of district.
NRS 318.280 - Short-term notes, warrants and interim debentures.
NRS 318.320 - Revenue bonds: Issuance for acquisition or improvement of facilities.
NRS 318.325 - Local Government Securities Law: Types of securities authorized to be issued.
NRS 318.339 - Power of certain districts to borrow money from State or Federal Government.
NRS 318.350 - Assessments to pay expenses of improvements; exempt property.
NRS 318.492 - Procedure when district included within boundaries of incorporated city.
NRS 318.495 - Protests; adoption of final ordinance.
NRS 318.505 - Filing of copies of ordinance.
NRS 318.512 - Appraisal required; selection of appraisers; sale for less than appraisal prohibited.
NRS 318.5121 - Appraisers: Procedures for selection; disclosure statements; prohibitions.
NRS 318.5123 - Conduct of sale at auction; withdrawal of property from sale; proceeds; costs.
NRS 318.5124 - Exceptions to requirements for sale at auction.
NRS 318.5125 - Second offering at auction; listing of unsold property.
NRS 318.5126 - Sale not in compliance with requirements is void.
NRS 318.520 - Rights and liabilities not affected by enactment.
NRS 318.530 - Outstanding securities and contracts not affected or modified.