1. All applications for Carey Act lands which are prepared and submitted in accordance with the regulations of the Division and of the Department of the Interior must be referred to the State Engineer. The State Engineer shall submit a written report which includes information regarding the water supply, the status of the water right, and other data necessary to enable the State Registrar of Lands Under the Carey Act to make the proper application and certification required by the Bureau of Land Management in such cases.
2. No application on which the State Engineer has reported adversely may be approved by the Division. If the State Engineer reports favorably on an application, the Division shall, at its earliest convenience, consider the application. If the Division approves the application, or if the applicant accepts and the Division approves a modified application, the State Registrar of Lands Under the Carey Act shall file in the proper office of the Bureau of Land Management a request for the segregation of the lands described.
[5:76:1911; RL § 3068; NCL § 5479]—(NRS A 1975, 109; 1977, 1195; 1979, 231)
Structure Nevada Revised Statutes
Chapter 324 - Lands Under Carey Act
NRS 324.020 - Acceptance of terms and conditions of Carey Act.
NRS 324.030 - Division of State Lands: Selection, management and disposal of land.
NRS 324.060 - Regulations: Adoption; publication and distribution.
NRS 324.080 - Division to fix price of lands; Carey Act Account created.
NRS 324.100 - Deposit and use of proceeds and fees; appropriation for Carey Act Account.
NRS 324.110 - Compensation of State Engineer.
NRS 324.120 - Applications for segregations: Contents; filing fee.
NRS 324.130 - Report of State Engineer on application for segregation; action by Division.
NRS 324.140 - Deposits required of applicants to cover costs; reimbursements.
NRS 324.160 - Contract between Division and applicant: Contents; conditions; bond; forfeiture.
NRS 324.170 - Further conditions of contracts; exceptions to forfeitures.
NRS 324.180 - Modifications of contracts.
NRS 324.200 - Payment not required until water available, bond deposited or guarantees made.
NRS 324.210 - Forfeiture of contract and bond: Notice; sale of uncompleted works.
NRS 324.220 - Entry upon land: Conditions.
NRS 324.230 - Final proof of reclamation, settlement and occupation; patents.
NRS 324.240 - Issuance of patent to settler.
NRS 324.250 - Water rights: Attachment to land; liens.
NRS 324.290 - Division not to obligate State under contracts.