1. The Commission may:
(a) Acquire and perfect any interest in supplemental water.
(b) Develop, store, transport, transfer, exchange, use and treat supplemental water.
(c) Acquire an interest in, finance, construct, reconstruct, operate, maintain, repair and dispose of any facility for water or power, including, without limitation, a facility for the storage or conveyance of water and a facility for the generation or transmission of electricity.
(d) Obtain any license, permit, grant, loan or aid from any agency of the United States, the State of Nevada or any other public or private entity.
(e) In accordance with the provisions of the State Securities Law:
(1) Borrow money and otherwise become obligated in a total principal amount which is approved by the Legislature or the Interim Finance Committee.
(2) Issue:
(I) General obligation securities payable from taxes and additionally secured with net pledged revenues;
(II) Securities constituting special obligations payable from net pledged revenues; or
(III) Any combination of those securities.
The Legislature finds and declares that the issuance of securities and other incurrence of indebtedness pursuant to this subsection are for the protection and preservation of the natural resources of this state and obtaining the benefits thereof, and constitute an exercise of the authority conferred by the second paragraph of Section 3 of Article 9 of the Constitution of the State of Nevada. The powers conferred by this subsection are in addition to and supplemental to the powers conferred by any other law.
(f) Perform all other lawful acts it considers necessary or desirable to carry out the purposes and provisions of any law relating to the powers, functions and duties of the Commission.
2. The Commission shall comply with the provisions of this chapter and chapters 532, 533 and 534 of NRS before taking any action pursuant to subsection 1 which relates in any way to supplemental water if the source of the supplemental water is located within the State of Nevada and is not the Colorado River.
(Added to NRS by 1995, 967; A 2001, 2086)
Structure Nevada Revised Statutes
Chapter 538 - Interstate Waters, Compacts and Commissions
NRS 538.030 - Disposition of receipts paid Nevada under Boulder Canyon Project Adjustment Act.
NRS 538.051 - Creation; number and appointment of members.
NRS 538.061 - Qualifications of commissioners.
NRS 538.081 - Removal of commissioner.
NRS 538.101 - Compensation of commissioners and employees; industrial insurance.
NRS 538.111 - Selection of Vice Chair; Executive Director to provide secretarial service.
NRS 538.121 - Principal place of business.
NRS 538.131 - Meetings; notice; quorum.
NRS 538.133 - Executive Director: Appointment; classification; restrictions on other employment.
NRS 538.135 - Executive Director: Duties.
NRS 538.141 - Assistants and employees: Employment by Executive Director; duties.
NRS 538.151 - Legal services to Commission: Duties of Attorney General and deputy attorney generals.
NRS 538.161 - General duties; contracts for supply of electric energy.
NRS 538.191 - Colorado River Commission Fund; Colorado River Research and Development Account.
NRS 538.211 - Faith and credit of State pledged.
NRS 538.221 - Hearings; witnesses; testimony.
NRS 538.231 - Application and disbursement of revenues.
NRS 538.241 - Duties of State Controller and State Treasurer.
NRS 538.251 - Approval of contracts by Governor.
NRS 538.600 - California-Nevada Interstate Compact: Ratification and approval; text.
NRS 538.610 - Governor to give notice of state’s ratification.
NRS 538.620 - Compensation of commissioners and State Engineer; claims for payment of expenses.