1. The State Land Use Planning Agency shall provide assistance in land use planning for areas of critical environmental concern:
(a) When the Governor directs that the Agency review and assist in land use planning for an area the Governor finds to be of critical environmental concern.
(b) When one or more local government entities request that the Agency advise and assist in land use planning for an area which affects them and which they consider to be of critical environmental concern.
2. Upon receipt of a directive or a request pursuant to subsection 1, the Administrator shall study the problems of the area described and meet with the affected local government entities to receive their initial comments and recommendations. The Administrator shall then submit the matter of planning for the area of critical environmental concern to the Land Use Planning Advisory Council for consideration and recommendation.
3. The Land Use Planning Advisory Council shall include in its procedures one or more public hearings upon notice given by at least one publication at least 10 days before the hearing in a newspaper or combination of newspapers having general circulation throughout the area affected and each city and county any portion of whose territory lies within such area. The notice shall state with particularity the subject of the hearing.
4. Following completion of the hearings and consideration of other information, the Land Use Planning Advisory Council shall make its final recommendations for land use planning policies in the area of critical environmental concern. The recommendations may include proposed land use regulations to carry out such policies.
5. No land use regulation adopted by the Land Use Planning Advisory Council pursuant to this section may become effective without the approval of the Governor.
(Added to NRS by 1973, 820; A 1975, 105; 1977, 1556; 2015, 375; 2021, 3400)
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.