Nevada Revised Statutes
Chapter 704A - Facilities Placed Underground
NRS 704A.010 - Declaration of legislative findings and purpose.


1. The Legislature finds that in many areas of this state owners of real property, counties, cities and public utility corporations desire to construct new underground electric and communication services and to convert existing overhead electric and communication facilities to underground locations by establishing underground service districts for the purpose of effecting such construction or conversion.
2. The Legislature declares that a public purpose will be served and that the public welfare will be promoted by providing a procedure to accomplish such construction or conversion and that it is in the public interest to provide for such construction or conversion as provided in this chapter.
(Added to NRS by 1971, 1232)

Structure Nevada Revised Statutes

Nevada Revised Statutes

Chapter 704A - Facilities Placed Underground

NRS 704A.010 - Declaration of legislative findings and purpose.

NRS 704A.020 - Definitions.

NRS 704A.030 - "Clerk" defined.

NRS 704A.040 - "Convert" and "conversion" defined.

NRS 704A.050 - "Electric and communication facilities" defined.

NRS 704A.052 - "Engineer" defined.

NRS 704A.060 - "Governing body" defined.

NRS 704A.070 - "Lot" defined.

NRS 704A.073 - "Mailed notice" and "notice by mail" defined.

NRS 704A.077 - "Municipality" and "municipal" defined.

NRS 704A.080 - "New underground electric and communication service district" defined.

NRS 704A.090 - "Overhead electric or communication facilities" defined.

NRS 704A.100 - "Owner" defined.

NRS 704A.110 - "Public place" defined.

NRS 704A.120 - "Public utility corporation" defined.

NRS 704A.125 - "Publication" and "publish" defined.

NRS 704A.130 - "Real property" defined.

NRS 704A.140 - "Service district" defined.

NRS 704A.150 - "Underground service district" defined.

NRS 704A.170 - Petition by owners for study of costs to establish service district.

NRS 704A.180 - Statement by governing body of basis for apportionment of costs by assessments; study of costs by public utility; joint report of results of study; costs of joint report.

NRS 704A.190 - Summary of estimate of costs to be assessed against each lot furnished to owner; joint summary.

NRS 704A.200 - Petition for establishment of service district: Time and place of filing; number of petitioners required.

NRS 704A.210 - Petition for establishment of service district: Manner of giving notice of hearing; payment of costs.

NRS 704A.220 - Petition for establishment of service district: Contents of notice of hearing.

NRS 704A.230 - Objections to establishment of service district.

NRS 704A.240 - Hearing on petition; findings of governing body; adoption and contents of ordinance; basis for apportioning assessments.

NRS 704A.250 - Inclusion of additional territory: Notice and hearing.

NRS 704A.260 - Addition to or alteration of boundaries of district.

NRS 704A.270 - Rehearings.

NRS 704A.280 - Judicial review; objection to validity of action by governing body.

NRS 704A.290 - Time for commencement of construction or conversion.

NRS 704A.300 - Placement of facilities.

NRS 704A.310 - Interim warrants.

NRS 704A.312 - Resolution determining total cost of construction or conversion and ordering preparation of assessment roll; validity of assessment; limitations on amount of assessment.