Nevada Revised Statutes
Chapter 403 - County Roads, Highways and Bridges
NRS 403.590 - Payment from general fund or levy of special tax for construction, maintenance or repair of county bridge.


1. Whenever it appears to the board of county commissioners that any road district is or would be unreasonably burdened by the expense of constructing or maintenance and repair of any bridge, the board may:
(a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, cause all or a portion of the aggregate cost or expense to be paid out of the county general fund, or a portion out of that fund or out of any other county fund in which there is a surplus; or
(b) Levy a tax therefor, not to exceed one-fourth of 1 percent on the taxable property in the county, annually, until the amount appropriated is raised and paid.
2. A board of county commissioners must not cause or allow any portion of the Complete Streets Fund created pursuant to NRS 403.573 to be used for a purpose other than those set forth in NRS 403.575.
[2:42:1877; BH § 467; C § 436; RL § 3018; NCL § 5406]—(NRS A 1979, 795; 2013, 2821)

Structure Nevada Revised Statutes

Nevada Revised Statutes

Chapter 403 - County Roads, Highways and Bridges

NRS 403.005 - Inapplicability of chapter.

NRS 403.010 - Creation.

NRS 403.020 - Members; terms.

NRS 403.030 - Oaths.

NRS 403.040 - Meetings; quorum; affirmative vote of majority of members required to take action.

NRS 403.050 - Rules and regulations.

NRS 403.060 - Compensation of members.

NRS 403.070 - Chair: Election; duties.

NRS 403.080 - Clerk: Election; salary; duties.

NRS 403.085 - Determination by board that emergency exists to hold special election for issuance of bonds for county roads and bridges; action to challenge determination.

NRS 403.090 - General powers of board over public highways, roads and bridges.

NRS 403.095 - Adoption of rules and regulations by board governing erection and maintenance of gates across certain public roads; requirements.

NRS 403.110 - County road supervisor: Appointment; term of office.

NRS 403.120 - County road supervisor: Oath and bond.

NRS 403.130 - County road supervisor: Salary; travel.

NRS 403.140 - County road supervisor: Duties.

NRS 403.151 - County road supervisor: Prohibited acts; penalties.

NRS 403.160 - Board of road commissioners: Creation; oaths and terms of members; duties.

NRS 403.170 - Designation of main, general and minor county roads; immunity of State and county from liability resulting from use of minor county roads; reclassification and abandonment of roads; hearing.

NRS 403.180 - Standard county roads: Designation; maintenance.

NRS 403.190 - Map of county roads filed by board of county highway commissioners; effect of filing of map that includes an R.S. 2477 road; authority of user to file map of minor county road; fees.

NRS 403.200 - Priority of construction and improvement.

NRS 403.210 - Creation of county road and bridge fund; issuance of bonds.

NRS 403.410 - Public highways.

NRS 403.430 - Procedure for opening, changing or vacating public road.

NRS 403.435 - Projects in cooperation with federal agency.

NRS 403.440 - Procedure for condemnation of property for new road.

NRS 403.450 - Apportionment of county general road fund to incorporated cities.

NRS 403.460 - Payment for work on roads and bridges if issuance of bonds not authorized by voters.

NRS 403.470 - Expenditures of money.

NRS 403.480 - Specifications; order of construction.

NRS 403.490 - Expenditure of $100,000 or more: Procedures; advertising for bids; alternative procedures for expenditure of less than $250,000 in county whose population is less than 45,000.

NRS 403.520 - Inspection of work; failure to comply with contract or defect in material or machinery.

NRS 403.530 - Partial payments.

NRS 403.540 - Limitations on amount of contract.

NRS 403.550 - Claim for work on county roads and bridges: Procedure; duties of county auditor and county treasurer.

NRS 403.560 - Erection of guideboard on county road; penalty for destruction or defacement.

NRS 403.565 - Erection of sign on minor county road; inspection and maintenance.

NRS 403.570 - Supervision of construction of county highway and expenditure of money by Director of Department of Transportation; repair, removal of snow and clearance of county road.

NRS 403.571 - "Regional transportation commission" defined.

NRS 403.573 - Complete Streets Fund: Creation and administration by board of county commissioners; purposes.

NRS 403.575 - Complete Streets Program: Adoption by board of county highway commissioners; definition.

NRS 403.580 - Construction, maintenance or repair.

NRS 403.590 - Payment from general fund or levy of special tax for construction, maintenance or repair of county bridge.

NRS 403.600 - Order or petition for construction or repair.

NRS 403.610 - Expenditures for construction or repair of $100 or more: Petition; procedure.