1. The State Land Use Planning Agency may prepare, in cooperation with appropriate federal and state agencies and local governments throughout the State, plans or statements of policy concerning the administration of lands in the State of Nevada that are under federal management. The plans or statements of policy must not include matters concerning zoning or the division of land and must be consistent with local plans and regulations concerning the use of private property.
2. The State Land Use Planning Agency shall:
(a) Encourage public comment upon the various matters treated in a proposed plan or statement of policy throughout its preparation and incorporate such comments into the proposed plan or statement of policy as are appropriate;
(b) Submit its work on a plan or statement of policy periodically for review and comment by the Land Use Planning Advisory Council and the Subcommittee on Public Lands of the Joint Interim Standing Committee on Natural Resources; and
(c) Provide written responses to written comments received from a county or city upon the various matters treated in a proposed plan or statement of policy.
3. Whenever the State Land Use Planning Agency prepares plans or statements of policy pursuant to subsection 1 and submits those plans or statements of policy to the Governor, the Legislature, the Subcommittee on Public Lands of the Joint Interim Standing Committee on Natural Resources or an agency of the Federal Government, the State Land Use Planning Agency shall include with each plan or statement of policy the comments and recommendations of:
(a) The Land Use Planning Advisory Council; and
(b) The Subcommittee on Public Lands of the Joint Interim Standing Committee on Natural Resources.
4. A plan or statement of policy must be approved by the governing bodies of the county and cities affected by it before it is put into effect.
(Added to NRS by 1983, 1882; A 1989, 1673; 1995, 643; 1997, 1032, 3251; 2011, 2478; 2013, 1620; 2021, 564, 2526)
Structure Nevada Revised Statutes
Chapter 321 - Administration, Control and Transfer of State Lands
NRS 321.0005 - Legislative declaration: Policy regarding use of state lands.
NRS 321.00051 - Legislative declaration: Acquisition of lands retained by Federal Government.
NRS 321.0007 - "Division" defined.
NRS 321.0008 - "Trust lands" defined.
NRS 321.005 - Notice to governing body of county or city of transfer of state land; public hearing.
NRS 321.010 - State Land Office created; State Land Registrar; appointment of Deputy and staff.
NRS 321.030 - Office of State Land Registrar.
NRS 321.040 - Records of State Land Office: Duties of State Land Registrar.
NRS 321.055 - Notice of tax delinquency by county assessor: Contents.
NRS 321.060 - Seal of State Land Office: Use; effect on documents bearing Seal.
NRS 321.065 - Fees of State Land Registrar.
NRS 321.067 - Revolving Account for Land Management.
NRS 321.070 - Appropriation of money for State Land Office.
NRS 321.090 - Selection of lands by State Land Registrar.
NRS 321.125 - Sale of state land to public agency or local government.
NRS 321.135 - Transfer of state park to local government.
NRS 321.140 - Reimbursement for unlocated land warrant from State Permanent School Fund.
NRS 321.310 - Land acquired by patent from Federal Government to be conveyed by patent.
NRS 321.320 - Form and contents of patents.
NRS 321.330 - Record of issued patents.
NRS 321.333 - Option of plaintiff to purchase interest of State in minerals.
NRS 321.339 - State Land Registrar may withhold land from sale.
NRS 321.355 - Rights-of-way reserved to State for public access to other land open for public use.
NRS 321.385 - Sale by State Land Registrar.
NRS 321.404 - "Historic building" defined.
NRS 321.406 - "Private partner" defined.
NRS 321.408 - "Public-private partnership" defined.
NRS 321.418 - Restore Nevada’s Treasures Revolving Account.
NRS 321.595 - Boundary between bed of Lake Tahoe and adjacent lands.
NRS 321.5952 - Declaration of legislative intent.
NRS 321.596 - Legislative findings.
NRS 321.597 - Division to hold and manage public lands; regulations; employment of personnel.
NRS 321.5977 - Objectives in administering public lands.
NRS 321.5987 - Procedure for appealing decision of State Land Registrar to Board of Review; hearing.
NRS 321.599 - Enforcement of NRS 321.596 to 321.599, inclusive, by Attorney General.
NRS 321.601 - Creation; payments to local governments in lieu of taxes on public lands.
NRS 321.605 - Declaration of legislative intent.
NRS 321.640 - Legislative findings and declaration.
NRS 321.710 - Administration; technical assistance; personnel.
NRS 321.720 - Duties of Administrator concerning local governments.
NRS 321.736 - Hearings and recommendations of local planning agencies.
NRS 321.737 - Transfer or referral of certain applications to State Engineer.
NRS 321.738 - Hearing and recommendation of State Agency.
NRS 321.739 - Grant or denial of consent by Governor.
NRS 321.740 - Creation; appointment, number, nominations, terms and expenses of members.
NRS 321.755 - Executive Council.
NRS 321.761 - Technical assistance; submission of matter to Executive Council.
NRS 321.763 - Duties of State Agency; adoption, enforcement and expiration of plans and regulations.
NRS 321.770 - Duties of Administrator and Land Use Planning Advisory Council.