Title 25

NRS 318.140 Sanitary sewer improvements. In the case of a district created wholly or in part for acquiring sanitary sewer improvements: 1. The board may: (a) Construct, reconstruct, improve or extend the sanitary sewer system or any part thereof, including, without limitation, ma…

NRS 318.141 Lighting of streets. The board shall have the power to acquire, construct, reconstruct, improve, extend or better a works, system or facilities for lighting public streets, ways and places. It may also, without calling for bids, contract for providing such facilities …

NRS 318.142 Collection and disposal of garbage and refuse. The board shall have the power to acquire, by purchase or lease, sites for the disposal of garbage and refuse, and to own and operate equipment for the collection and disposal of, and collect and dispose of, garbage and r…

NRS 318.143 Recreational facilities. 1. Subject to the provisions of subsection 2, the board may acquire, construct, reconstruct, improve, extend and better lands, works, systems and facilities for recreation. 2. If the proposed recreational facilities are situated within 7 miles…

NRS 318.144 Supply, storage and distribution of water. 1. The board may acquire, construct, reconstruct, improve, extend or better a works, system or facilities for the supply, storage and distribution of water for private and public purposes. 2. The provisions of chapters 332 an…

NRS 318.1445 District not required to furnish water for artificial lake or stream when prohibited by ordinance in certain counties; exceptions. In any county whose population is 700,000 or more: 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, nothing in this chapter requires a d…

NRS 318.145 Operation, maintenance and repair of improvements. The board shall have the power to operate, maintain and repair the improvements acquired by the district, including, without limitation, the maintenance and repair of dedicated streets and alleys and the removal of sn…

NRS 318.160 Acquisition and disposal of and encumbrances on property. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 318.512 to 318.5126, inclusive, the board shall have the power to acquire, dispose of and encumber real and personal property, and any interest therein, including leases, eas…

NRS 318.165 Entry on land, water or premises to survey or inspect. The board shall have the power to enter on any lands, waters and premises for the purposes of making surveys, soundings, examinations, tests and inspections. (Added to NRS by 1959, 464)

NRS 318.170 Water, drainage, sewerage and disposal of garbage and other refuse: Approval of system; additional powers. 1. The board may, in connection with a district with basic powers relating to storm drainage facilities, sanitary sewer facilities, refuse collection and disposa…

NRS 318.175 Management of district’s business; acquisition and operation of projects. The board shall have the power: 1. To manage, control and supervise all the business and affairs of the district. 2. To acquire, improve, equip, operate and maintain any district project. (Added…

NRS 318.180 Employees: Power to hire and retain. The board shall have the power to hire and retain agents, employees, servants, engineers and attorneys, and any other persons necessary or desirable to effect the purposes of this chapter. (Added to NRS by 1959, 464)

NRS 318.185 Employees: Duties and compensation. The board shall have the power to prescribe the duties of officers, agents, employees and servants, and fix their compensation. (Added to NRS by 1959, 464)

NRS 318.190 Eminent domain. The board shall have and may exercise the power of eminent domain and dominant eminent domain in the manner provided by law for the condemnation by a city of private property for public use to take any property necessary to the exercise of the powers g…

NRS 318.195 Construction of works across watercourse, highway or vacant public land; restoration of property. 1. The board shall have the power to construct and maintain works and establish and maintain facilities across or along any public street or highway, and in, upon or over…

NRS 318.197 Rates, tolls and charges; liens; regulations governing connection and disconnection for facilities and services of district; collection of charges and penalties. 1. The board may fix, and from time to time increase or decrease, electric energy, cemetery, swimming pool…

NRS 318.199 Rates, tolls and charges for sewerage or water services or products: Schedules; public hearings; adoption of resolution; action to set aside resolution. 1. The board of trustees of any district organized or reorganized under this chapter and authorized to furnish sani…

NRS 318.201 Procedure for collection of service charges on tax roll. 1. Any board which has adopted rates pursuant to this chapter may, by resolution or by separate resolutions, elect to have such charges for the forthcoming fiscal year collected on the tax roll in the same manne…

NRS 318.202 Procedure for collection of charges for connecting to water, drainage or sewerage facilities on tax roll or by special assessments. 1. Subject to NRS 318.199, the board may by resolution: (a) Fix fees or charges for the privilege of connecting to its water, drainage o…

NRS 318.203 Structure reasonably believed to be used as dwelling unit in certain counties: Affidavit filed by employee of district or other person; notice and hearing; resolution to charge owner of dwelling unit for services provided by district. 1. If an employee of a general im…

NRS 318.205 Bylaws. The board shall have the power to adopt and amend bylaws, not in conflict with the Constitution and laws of the State: 1. For carrying on the business, objects and affairs of the board and of the district. 2. Regulating the use or right of use of any project o…

NRS 318.210 Implied powers. The board shall have and exercise all rights and powers necessary or incidental to or implied from the specific powers granted in this chapter. Such specific powers shall not be considered as a limitation upon any power necessary or appropriate to carr…

NRS 318.215 Conveyance of facilities to city or town; assumption of indebtedness; dissolution of district. 1. When a district abuts a city or town, the board shall have the power to convey to such city or town, at the discretion of the district and with the consent of the governi…

NRS 318.220 Conveyances by cities, counties, districts or other owners to general improvement districts. 1. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 318.512 to 318.5126, inclusive, any municipality, county, special district or owner may sell, lease, grant, convey, transfer or pay over…

NRS 318.225 Power to levy taxes. In addition to the other means for providing revenue for such districts, the board shall have power and authority to levy and collect general (ad valorem) taxes on and against all taxable property within the district, such levy and collection to b…

NRS 318.230 Levy and collection of taxes. 1. To levy and collect taxes, the board shall determine, in each year, the amount of money necessary to be raised by taxation, taking into consideration other sources of revenue of the district, and shall fix a rate of levy which, when le…

NRS 318.235 Levies to cover deficiencies. 1. The board, in certifying annual levies, shall take into account the maturing general obligation indebtedness for the ensuing year as provided in its contracts, maturing general obligation bonds and interest on such bonds, and deficienc…

NRS 318.240 County officers to levy and collect; liens. 1. The body having authority to levy taxes within each county shall levy the taxes provided in this chapter. 2. All officials charged with the duty of collecting taxes shall collect such taxes at the time and in the same for…

NRS 318.245 Sales for delinquencies. If the taxes levied are not paid as provided in this chapter, the property subject to the tax lien shall be sold and the proceeds thereof shall be paid over to the district according to the provisions of the laws applicable to tax sales and re…

NRS 318.250 Reserve funds. Whenever any indebtedness or other obligations have been incurred by a district, it shall be lawful for the board to levy taxes and collect revenue for the purpose of creating funds in such amount as the board may determine, which may be used to meet th…

NRS 318.256 Boundary changes; liability of property. 1. The boundary of any district organized under the provisions of this chapter may be changed in the manner prescribed in NRS 318.257 and 318.258, but the change of boundaries of the district shall not impair nor affect its org…

NRS 318.257 Exclusion. 1. A fee owner of real property situate in the district, or the fee owners of any real properties which are contiguous to each other and which constitute a portion of the district may file with the board a petition praying that such lands be excluded and ta…

NRS 318.258 Inclusion. The boundaries of a district may be enlarged by the inclusion of additional real property therein in the following manner: 1. The fee owner or owners of any real property capable of being served with facilities of the district may file with the board a peti…

NRS 318.261 Annexation of territory to district. Territory may be annexed to a district created wholly or in part to furnish electric light and power pursuant to NRS 318.261 to 318.272, inclusive. (Added to NRS by 1989, 1598)

NRS 318.262 Petition to enlarge district; approval of annexation by governing body of city required. 1. The boundaries of a district created wholly or in part to furnish electric light and power may be enlarged by the inclusion of additional real property by a petition, if the re…

NRS 318.263 Petition: Contents. The petition must: 1. Set forth a general description of the proposed boundaries of the district or of the territory proposed to be included within the district, with such certainty as to enable an owner of property to determine whether his or her …

NRS 318.264 Petition: Withdrawal and objections. After consideration of the petition by the board there may be no withdrawal from the petition and no objections to the petition may be filed except an objection of fraud or misrepresentation. (Added to NRS by 1989, 1599)

NRS 318.266 Public hearing; notice; requirements for conducting hearing. The board shall hear the petition at an open meeting after publishing notice of the petition at least 10 days before the meeting in a newspaper of general circulation published in the county or counties in w…

NRS 318.267 Determination by board; filing of order by county clerk. 1. After conducting a hearing on the petition, the board, in its discretion, shall determine whether to grant or deny the petition. If the petition is granted as to all or any of the real property, the board sha…

NRS 318.268 Reimbursement to property owners who paid costs of extending facilities. 1. If the costs of extending the facilities of the district are paid by the property owners of the area to be included within the district, these property owners are entitled to receive any money…

NRS 318.269 Liability of included real property for taxes, charges and bonded indebtedness of district; exceptions. After the date of its inclusion in a district created wholly or in part to furnish electric light and power, the real property is subject to all of the taxes and ch…

NRS 318.271 Appeal of denied petition to board of county commissioners. When any petition for the inclusion of property into a district created wholly or in part to furnish electric light and power is denied, the petitioner may appeal the denial to the board of county commissione…

NRS 318.272 Judicial review. Any party aggrieved by a final decision of the board of county commissioners pursuant to NRS 318.271 may obtain judicial review of the decision, as if the board of county commissioners were a state agency, in the manner provided by NRS 233B.130 to 233…

NRS 318.275 Forms of borrowing; approval of debt management commission. 1. Upon the conditions and under the circumstances set forth in this chapter, a district may borrow money and issue the following securities to evidence such borrowing: (a) Short-term notes, warrants and inte…

NRS 318.277 Debt limit of district. A district may borrow money and incur or assume indebtedness therefor, as provided in this chapter, so long as the total of all such indebtedness (but excluding revenue bonds, special assessment bonds, and other securities constituting special …

NRS 318.280 Short-term notes, warrants and interim debentures. 1. A district, upon the affirmative vote of four trustees, is authorized to borrow money without an election in anticipation of the collection of taxes or other revenues (but excluding special assessments) and to issu…