Nevada Revised Statutes
Chapter 474 - County Fire Protection Districts
NRS 474.533 - Consolidation of districts: Requirements; initiation; approval; recording; debts and assets; taxation of property.


1. The board of county commissioners of a county whose population is less than 700,000 may consolidate two or more fire protection districts organized pursuant to NRS 474.460 if:
(a) Each district is contiguous to at least one other district subject to the consolidation;
(b) The territory of each district is located entirely within the county; and
(c) The rates of the taxes levied by the board of county commissioners pursuant to NRS 474.510 and 474.515, respectively, are equal in each district at the time of consolidation.
2. The consolidation may be initiated by:
(a) The filing with the board of county commissioners of a petition signed by a majority of the owners of property located within the fire protection districts proposed for consolidation; or
(b) The adoption by the board of county commissioners of a resolution proposing the consolidation of the fire protection districts.
3. The board of county commissioners shall, after receiving a petition filed pursuant to paragraph (a) of subsection 2 or adopting a resolution pursuant to paragraph (b) of subsection 2, conduct a hearing to determine whether consolidation of the fire protection districts is feasible and in the best interests of the county and the fire protection districts. If the board of county commissioners determines that the consolidation of the fire protection districts is feasible and in the best interests of the county and the fire protection districts, the board of county commissioners shall adopt an ordinance creating a consolidated fire protection district that includes all of the area of the fire protection districts. The ordinance must include the name and identify the boundaries of the consolidated fire protection district.
4. The board of county commissioners shall cause a copy of any ordinance adopted pursuant to subsection 3 to be recorded in the office of the county recorder of the county in which the consolidated fire protection district is located.
5. All debts, obligations, liabilities, revenues, expenditures and assets of the former fire protection districts must be assumed or taken over by the consolidated fire protection district.
6. If two or more fire protection districts are consolidated pursuant to this section, each owner of real or personal property that is located within the consolidated fire protection district and that is subject to taxation pursuant to NRS 474.510 and 474.515 is entitled after the consolidation to any partial abatement of taxes provided by NRS 361.4722, 361.4723 and 361.4724 to which the owner was entitled immediately prior to the date of the consolidation for those taxes levied against the owner’s real or personal property pursuant to NRS 474.510 and 474.515.
(Added to NRS by 2015, 179)

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Nevada Revised Statutes

Chapter 474 - County Fire Protection Districts

NRS 474.003 - "Rangeland fire protection association" defined.

NRS 474.005 - Registration of electors; list of registered voters; reimbursement for costs of conducting election.

NRS 474.007 - Activities of district are separate from activities of county and other political subdivisions.

NRS 474.010 - Territory which may be organized into district.

NRS 474.020 - Petition of property owners for formation of district; resolution of county commissioners.

NRS 474.030 - Notice of proposed formation of district: Heading; contents; publication.

NRS 474.040 - Written objections to formation of district; exclusion of territory.

NRS 474.050 - Inclusion of territory within proposed district.

NRS 474.060 - Proceedings at hearing.

NRS 474.070 - Creation of election precincts; election of directors.

NRS 474.080 - Notice of election: Contents; publication.

NRS 474.100 - Persons entitled to vote; voting by proxy.

NRS 474.110 - Canvass of votes; order on favorable vote declaring district organized and directors elected.

NRS 474.120 - Filing and distribution of copies of order; prohibition on formation of another district without consent of owners; when organization of district complete.

NRS 474.125 - Powers of district.

NRS 474.130 - Terms of office; designation by lot; nonpartisan office.

NRS 474.140 - Election procedure following first election.

NRS 474.145 - Vacancies.

NRS 474.150 - President and secretary of board.

NRS 474.155 - Compensation of directors.

NRS 474.160 - General powers and duties.

NRS 474.163 - District fire chief: Appointment, qualifications and duties; cooperative agreements; support of volunteer fire departments.

NRS 474.167 - Cooperation with State Forester Firewarden and other agencies to prevent and suppress fires in wild lands; authorized expenditures.

NRS 474.170 - Medium-term obligations.

NRS 474.180 - Provision of emergency medical services; purchase, acquisition, lease, operation and maintenance of ambulances; purchase of insurance; employment of trained personnel.

NRS 474.190 - Preparation of annual budget; limitation on tax levy.

NRS 474.200 - Levy, collection and use of taxes; deposit of money in operating and emergency funds.

NRS 474.210 - Payment of claims against district.

NRS 474.220 - Issuance and sale of bonds for certain purposes; applicability of section prescribing limit on indebtedness.

NRS 474.300 - Levy and collection of tax; use of tax for principal and interest.

NRS 474.310 - Faith of State of Nevada pledged.

NRS 474.320 - Title to property vested in district.

NRS 474.323 - Formation; approval; evaluation; delegation of evaluation; assistance with funding and operations.

NRS 474.325 - Procedure.

NRS 474.335 - Petition: Contents; signatories; publication of notice.

NRS 474.345 - Notice: Contents.

NRS 474.355 - Petitioners to advance estimated costs of proceedings.

NRS 474.365 - Hearing.

NRS 474.375 - Payments by petitioners as condition precedent to annexation.

NRS 474.385 - Election.

NRS 474.395 - Findings by board following election; inclusion of territory.

NRS 474.410 - Authority to dissolve.

NRS 474.420 - Petition of property owners for dissolution; election.

NRS 474.430 - Procedure on favorable vote for dissolution; when dissolution complete.

NRS 474.440 - Levy of taxes for payment of outstanding or bonded indebtedness after dissolution.

NRS 474.450 - Disposition of property on dissolution.

NRS 474.460 - Organization of district in unincorporated areas; powers, governing body and officers of district.

NRS 474.470 - Duties of board of fire commissioners.

NRS 474.480 - Coordination of protective activities; duties of State Forester Firewarden.

NRS 474.490 - Cooperation with State Forester Firewarden and other agencies to prevent and suppress fires in wild lands; authorized expenditures.

NRS 474.495 - Provision of emergency medical services; purchase, acquisition, lease, operation and maintenance of ambulances; purchase of insurance; employment of trained personnel.

NRS 474.500 - District fire chief: Appointment, qualifications and duties; cooperative agreements; support of volunteer fire departments.

NRS 474.510 - Preparation of annual budget; levy, collection and use of taxes; limitation on levy; deposit of money in operating and emergency funds.

NRS 474.511 - Acquisition of properties by district.

NRS 474.5115 - Title to property vested in district.

NRS 474.512 - Issuance of bonds and other securities for acquisition of property.

NRS 474.514 - Limit on indebtedness.

NRS 474.515 - Levy and collection of tax to pay principal and interest on general obligations; applicability of Local Government Securities Law.

NRS 474.517 - Payment of claims against district.

NRS 474.518 - Rangeland fire protection associations: Formation; approval; evaluation; delegation of evaluation; assistance with funding and operations.

NRS 474.520 - Dissolution of districts created by election; territory subject to control by county commissioners; retention and use of property.

NRS 474.532 - Consolidation of districts: Declaration of public policy of State.

NRS 474.533 - Consolidation of districts: Requirements; initiation; approval; recording; debts and assets; taxation of property.

NRS 474.535 - Reorganization into district created by election.

NRS 474.537 - Reorganization of district as general improvement district to furnish fire protection facilities.

NRS 474.540 - Activities of district to be separate from activities of other political subdivisions.

NRS 474.550 - Liability of person, firm, association or agency causing fire or other emergency; immunity; exception.

NRS 474.565 - Adjustment of boundaries of contiguous fire protection districts within county.

NRS 474.570 - Dissolution of district which is entirely within boundaries of district for county fire department.

NRS 474.580 - Elimination of fire hazards.

NRS 474.590 - Chapter does not authorize operation of ambulance in any area for which exclusive franchise for ambulance service has been granted by or on behalf of county, city or town.