1. Upon notification by the Department of Taxation or upon receipt of a petition signed by 20 percent of the qualified electors of the district, that:
(a) A district is not being properly managed by the board of trustees; or
(b) The board of trustees is not complying with the provisions of this chapter or with any other law,
the governing body that created the district must hold a hearing to consider the notification or petition.
2. The clerk shall mail written notice to all persons who own property within the district and to all qualified electors of the district, which notice shall set forth the substance of the notification or petition and the time and place of the hearing.
3. At the place, date and hour specified for the hearing, or at any subsequent time to which the hearing may be adjourned, the governing body must give full consideration to all persons desiring to be heard and shall thereafter:
(a) Adopt an ordinance constituting the governing body, ex officio, as the board of trustees of the district;
(b) Adopt an ordinance providing for the merger, consolidation or dissolution of the district pursuant to NRS 318A.550 to 318A.580, inclusive;
(c) File a petition in the district court for the county in which the district is located for the appointment of a receiver for the district; or
(d) Determine by resolution that management and organization of the district will remain unchanged.
4. The Department of Taxation or any interested person may, within 30 days immediately following the effective date of the ordinance adopted under paragraph (a) of subsection 3 or resolution adopted under paragraph (d) of subsection 3, commence an action in any court of competent jurisdiction to set aside the ordinance or resolution. After the expiration of 30 days, all actions attacking the regularity, validity and correctness of that ordinance or resolution are barred.
(Added to NRS by 2017, 2716)
Structure Nevada Revised Statutes
Chapter 318A - Parks, Trails and Open Space Districts
NRS 318A.020 - Legislative declaration.
NRS 318A.040 - Computation of time.
NRS 318A.050 - Liberal construction; sufficiency of chapter.
NRS 318A.070 - Formation of district: Resolution or petition; boundaries of district.
NRS 318A.080 - Declaration of purpose.
NRS 318A.090 - Creation; contents; filing.
NRS 318A.100 - Public hearing; notice; delivery to planning commission.
NRS 318A.110 - Authorized actions; notice of approval, disapproval or modification.
NRS 318A.140 - Notice of organizational hearing.
NRS 318A.160 - Factors precluding creation of district by governing body.
NRS 318A.200 - Office or principal place of business; records; meetings; quorum; vacancies.
NRS 318A.210 - Biennial election of trustees; terms of office; exception to election requirement.
NRS 318A.220 - Trustees elected by plurality vote; exception.
NRS 318A.230 - Recall of trustees.
NRS 318A.240 - Trustees not to be interested in sales or purchases; contracts void; penalties.
NRS 318A.270 - Basic powers of board.
NRS 318A.290 - Perpetual existence of board; corporate seal; suits, actions and proceedings.
NRS 318A.340 - Contribution by local government.
NRS 318A.380 - Conveyance of property to city; assumption of indebtedness; dissolution of district.
NRS 318A.400 - Power to levy taxes.
NRS 318A.410 - Levy and collection of taxes.
NRS 318A.420 - Levies to cover deficiencies.
NRS 318A.430 - County officers to levy and collect; liens.
NRS 318A.440 - Sales for delinquencies.
NRS 318A.460 - Boundary changes; liability of property.
NRS 318A.500 - Debt limit of district.
NRS 318A.510 - Short-term notes, warrants and interim debentures.
NRS 318A.530 - Local Government Securities Law: Types of securities authorized to be issued.
NRS 318A.540 - Assessments to pay expenses of improvements; exempt property.
NRS 318A.550 - Initiation by resolution; notice of hearing; protests.
NRS 318A.570 - Surrender and transfer of property and money.