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NRS 543.010 - "Director" defined. - As used in NRS 543.010 to 543.150, inclusive, "Director" means...
NRS 543.020 - Declaration of policy. - It is hereby declared to be the policy of the...
NRS 543.030 - Director of State Department of Conservation and Natural Resources to give assurances and perform acts required in connection with projects as directed by Legislature. - The Director is hereby authorized to give all assurances and...
NRS 543.040 - Flood Control Account: Creation; money in Account does not lapse. - The Flood Control Account is hereby created in the State...
NRS 543.050 - Flood Control Account: Authorized expenditures; reimbursements. - The Director shall use the money in the Flood Control...
NRS 543.060 - Reimbursements in proportion to benefit received; time of payments; budgets. - 1. The Director shall determine which counties, cities and public...
NRS 543.070 - Certification of charges by county commissioners to county assessor; entry on assessment roll; collection of special tax; liens. - 1. Upon receipt of such budget by the board of...
NRS 543.080 - Taxes and charges deposited for credit to Flood Control Account; claims against Account. - 1. The taxes and charges provided for in NRS 543.070,...
NRS 543.090 - Loans to counties, cities and public districts for planning, engineering, administration, acquisition of easements and other costs. - 1. Whenever the Secretary of Agriculture or the Secretary of...
NRS 543.100 - Loans approved by Director of State Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, Governor and State Board of Finance. - Upon a petition from a county, city or public district...
NRS 543.110 - Contents of petition for loan; repayment period; budgets. - 1. Each petition to the Director must describe the proposed...
NRS 543.120 - Certification of charges by county commissioners to county assessor; entry on assessment roll; collection of special tax; liens. - 1. Upon receipt of a budget from the Director, the...
NRS 543.130 - Receipts deposited in Flood Control Account; claims against Account. - 1. The receipts of the charges provided for in NRS...
NRS 543.140 - Limitations on loans. - Loans may be made pursuant to NRS 543.090 to 543.140,...
NRS 543.150 - Legislative declaration; application; conditions; repayment. - 1. The Legislature finds and declares that the people of...
NRS 543.170 - Legislative declaration. - The Legislature finds and declares that: 1. Facilities to alleviate...
NRS 543.180 - Definitions. - As used in NRS 543.170 to 543.830, inclusive, unless the...
NRS 543.181 - "Acquisition" and "acquire" defined. - "Acquisition" includes extension, alteration, reconstruction, repair or other improvement by...
NRS 543.182 - "Board" defined. - "Board" means the board of directors of a district. (Added...
NRS 543.184 - "District" defined. - "District" means any district for the control of floods organized...
NRS 543.185 - "Hydrographic area" defined. - "Hydrographic area" means the drainage basin of a stream and...
NRS 543.1855 - "Master plan" defined. - "Master plan" means the master plan for control of floods....
NRS 543.186 - "Project" and "improvement" defined. - "Project" and "improvement" each means any structure, facility, undertaking or...
NRS 543.188 - "Taxpaying elector" defined. - "Taxpaying elector" means a person who is qualified to vote...
NRS 543.190 - Computation of time. - To compute any period prescribed in NRS 543.170 to 543.830,...
NRS 543.195 - Publication of notice. - When notice is required to be given by publication pursuant...
NRS 543.200 - Correction of faulty notices. - In any case where a notice is provided for in...
NRS 543.210 - Sufficiency of NRS 543.170 to 543.830, inclusive. - NRS 543.170 to 543.830, inclusive, without reference to other statutes...
NRS 543.220 - Liberal construction. - NRS 543.170 to 543.830, inclusive, being necessary to secure the...
NRS 543.240 - Area included within district. - 1. In any county whose population is 700,000 or more,...
NRS 543.250 - Creation in certain counties; interest not prohibited; inclusion of territory within another county. - 1. In any county whose population is less than 700,000...
NRS 543.260 - Initiating ordinance; contents. - 1. The organization of a district must be initiated by...
NRS 543.270 - Notice of organizational hearing. - After such initiating ordinance has been adopted by the board...
NRS 543.280 - Protests against organization of district. - 1. Any taxpaying elector within the district may, on or...
NRS 543.290 - Organizational hearing; ordinance creating or abandoning. - 1. At the place, date and hour specified for the...
NRS 543.300 - Conclusiveness of ordinance creating district; filing of ordinance with Secretary of State; filing of map with county recorder. - 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, the adoption...
NRS 543.310 - Payment of organizational costs. - Necessary costs incurred in connection with the organization of the...
NRS 543.320 - Board of county commissioners or regional transportation commission constitutes board of directors. - 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, the district...
NRS 543.330 - District officers: Designation and selection; duties; compensation and expenses. - 1. The board shall meet in July of each year...
NRS 543.340 - Meetings; quorum; written policies and procedures. - 1. In addition to the requirements of NRS 543.330, the...
NRS 543.355 - Citizens’ advisory committee: Creation; composition; powers and duties. - 1. Each district shall establish a citizens’ advisory committee to...
NRS 543.360 - Acquisition, construction and operation of projects and improvements; conservation of water; expenditure or provision of money for certain purposes. - The board may: 1. By the affirmative vote of two-thirds...
NRS 543.362 - Project may consist of any interest in property. - A project may consist of any kind of personal or...
NRS 543.365 - Aesthetic enhancement of projects. - The board may enhance any project of the district by...
NRS 543.368 - Location of improvement along or across public road or highway. - Any improvement pursuant to NRS 543.170 to 543.830, inclusive, may...
NRS 543.370 - Perpetual existence of board. - Subject to the limitations of NRS 543.170 to 543.830, inclusive,...
NRS 543.380 - Corporate seal. - The board shall have the power to have and use...
NRS 543.390 - Suits, actions and proceedings. - The board shall have the power to sue and be...
NRS 543.400 - Acquisition, improvement and disposal of property. - The board may take by grant, purchase, gift, devise or...
NRS 543.410 - Storage and reclamation of floodwater; actions and proceedings concerning water. - The board may: 1. Store floodwater in surface or underground...
NRS 543.420 - Eminent domain. - Subject to the limitations contained in NRS 543.170 to 543.830,...
NRS 543.430 - Acquired water to be used only in replenishing water basin. - Any water acquired by the district shall be used only...
NRS 543.440 - Use of property taken by eminent domain declared public use; diversion of water. - 1. It is hereby declared that the use of the...
NRS 543.450 - Surveys; acquisition of land and water; agreements; cooperation with governmental agencies and public and private corporations. - The board may: 1. Enter upon any land to make...
NRS 543.460 - Investigations, studies and research; development of new techniques and processes; establishment of standards and criteria. - The board may: 1. Carry on technical and other investigations...
NRS 543.470 - Operation, maintenance and repair of improvements. - The board shall have the power to operate, maintain and...
NRS 543.480 - Contracts; improvements made by district. - 1. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 543.170 to 543.830,...
NRS 543.490 - Borrowing money; evidences of indebtedness. - The board may borrow money and incur indebtedness and other...
NRS 543.500 - Acquisition and disposal of and encumbrances on property. - The board shall have the power to acquire, dispose of...
NRS 543.510 - Appointment and powers of chief engineer and general manager; duties and compensation of other employees; technical committee; contracts with agencies of Federal Government; duties of county officers and employees. - 1. The board may: (a) Appoint a chief engineer and...
NRS 543.520 - Bylaws. - The board shall have the power to adopt and amend...
NRS 543.530 - Implied powers. - The board shall exercise all rights and powers necessary or...
NRS 543.540 - Agreements concerning projects for control of floods. - In addition to the general powers granted in NRS 543.170...
NRS 543.545 - Exemption from requirements of public bidding for construction of certain flood control facilities; payment of prevailing wage required. - 1. Except as otherwise provided in this section, the provisions...
NRS 543.547 - Compliance with master plan required for construction of flood control facility by local government; state agencies required to comply with master plan if practicable. - 1. Flood control facilities constructed by local governments must be...
NRS 543.550 - Rights-of-way across public lands granted to districts. - 1. There is hereby granted to a district the right-of-way...
NRS 543.560 - Acquisition of right to flood or interfere with property; relocation of streets, highways and other property. - In case any street, road, highway, railroad, canal or other...
NRS 543.570 - Connection with storm water drain or flood control facility: Application; fee; penalty. - 1. Any person desiring to make a connection to any...
NRS 543.580 - Chief engineer and general manager: Investigations, reports and estimates; recommendations; employment of engineers and surveyors. - 1. The chief engineer and general manager may investigate carefully...
NRS 543.590 - Survey and report of problems; assistance in preliminary planning; adoption of master plan. - 1. After a district has been established, the board shall...
NRS 543.595 - Adoption of uniform regulations; variances; incorporation of regulations into ordinances by city or county; compliance with standards, criteria and policies of board. - 1. The board shall adopt uniform regulations for the control...
NRS 543.5955 - Annual review of master plan; annual report by board. - 1. The board shall direct its chief engineer and general...
NRS 543.596 - Further review of master plan at 5-year intervals. - The review of the master plan conducted every 5 years,...
NRS 543.5965 - More frequent review of master plan authorized; budget to include funding for review and amendment of plan. - 1. The review provided for in NRS 543.596 may be...
NRS 543.597 - Change of facility on or amendment of master plan; exception. - 1. The district’s chief engineer or any governmental entity may...
NRS 543.5975 - Amendment of master plan for expenditure or provision of money to protect public or private property from flooding. - 1. The district’s chief engineer or any governmental entity may...
NRS 543.600 - Public hearing and election required in certain counties; requirements for ballot question; special elections; power to levy taxes; use of other money. - 1. In a county whose population is 700,000 or more,...
NRS 543.605 - Applicability of NRS 543.610 to 543.640, inclusive. - The provisions of NRS 543.610 to 543.640, inclusive, apply to...
NRS 543.610 - Levy and collection of taxes. - 1. To levy and collect taxes, the board shall determine,...
NRS 543.620 - Levies to cover deficiencies. - 1. The board, in certifying annual levies, shall take into...
NRS 543.630 - County officers to levy and collect. - 1. The body having authority to levy taxes within each...
NRS 543.640 - Sales for delinquencies. - If the taxes levied are not paid as provided in...
NRS 543.650 - Deposit of money in regional fund for control of floods; creation of reserve fund; limitations on use of money in funds. - 1. The proceeds of all taxes and charges levied or...
NRS 543.665 - Boundary changes; liability of property. - 1. The boundary of any district organized under the provisions...
NRS 543.675 - Exclusion. - 1. In a county whose population is less than 700,000...
NRS 543.685 - Inclusion. - In a county whose population is less than 700,000 the...
NRS 543.690 - Forms of borrowing; applicability of Local Government Securities Law; additional security; notice of proposed issuance of long-term general obligation bonds required. - 1. Upon the conditions and under the circumstances set forth...
NRS 543.700 - Short-term notes. - 1. A district, upon the affirmative vote of a majority...
NRS 543.710 - General obligation bonds: Interest; maturity; denominations; form. - 1. To carry out the purposes of NRS 543.170 to...
NRS 543.760 - Applicability of NRS 350.500 to 350.720, inclusive. - The provisions of NRS 543.710 and this section are hereby...
NRS 543.790 - Resolution dissolving ordinance; notice. - Whenever a majority of the members of the board considers...
NRS 543.800 - Protests against dissolution; adoption of final ordinance. - 1. Any taxpaying elector within the district may, on or...
NRS 543.810 - Hearing on dissolution. - At the place, date and hour specified for the hearing...
NRS 543.820 - Filing of ordinance dissolving district. - Within 30 days after the effective date of any ordinance...
NRS 543.830 - Transfer of property and money to county; collection and disposition of taxes. - 1. All property and all funds remaining in the treasury...