Title 25

NRS 318A.050 Liberal construction; sufficiency of chapter. 1. This chapter being necessary to secure the public health, safety, convenience and welfare, it shall be liberally construed to effect its purposes. 2. This chapter, without reference to other statutes of the State, exce…

NRS 318A.060 Jurisdiction in governing body of county or city; interest of members of governing body. 1. Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, the governing body of any county or city within this State is hereby vested with jurisdiction, power and authority to create one …

NRS 318A.070 Formation of district: Resolution or petition; boundaries of district. 1. The creation of a district may be initiated by: (a) A resolution adopted by the governing body of any county or city; or (b) Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, a petition submitted b…

NRS 318A.080 Declaration of purpose. 1. The Legislature hereby determines and declares that the procedures contained in NRS 318A.090 to 318A.130, inclusive, are necessary for the coordinated and orderly creation of districts and for the logical extension of services for parks, tr…

NRS 318A.090 Creation; contents; filing. 1. If a resolution is adopted pursuant to paragraph (a) of subsection 1 of NRS 318A.070 or if the governing body of a county or city considers the creation of a district after receiving a petition pursuant to paragraph (b) of subsection 1 …

NRS 318A.100 Public hearing; notice; delivery to planning commission. 1. At any regular meeting of the governing body that is considering whether to create a district, the governing body must set a date for a public hearing where the governing body will consider the service plan …

NRS 318A.110 Authorized actions; notice of approval, disapproval or modification. 1. Subject to the provisions of NRS 318A.120, with reference to the review of any service plan for the proposed district, the governing body may: (a) Approve the service plan without condition or mo…

NRS 318A.120 Grounds for disapproval; changes or additional information; basis for determinations and findings of governing body. 1. A governing body shall not approve the service plan for a proposed district if: (a) There is insufficient existing and projected need for service i…

NRS 318A.130 Resolution of approval; incorporation in ordinance; interested parties; conformance of facilities, improvements, projects, services and financial arrangements; material modifications; injunction for unreasonable departure. 1. The creation of a district must not be ap…

NRS 318A.140 Notice of organizational hearing. After the service plan for a proposed district is approved pursuant to NRS 318A.080 to 318A.130, inclusive, and before taking final action to create the district, the governing body shall cause the clerk to mail written notice to all…

NRS 318A.150 Protests against organization of district; findings; ordinances creating or not creating district. 1. Any person who owns property which is located within the proposed area of the district may, on or before the date of the hearing, submit a written protest to the cre…

NRS 318A.160 Factors precluding creation of district by governing body. A governing body shall not create a district pursuant to the provisions of this chapter: 1. If a service plan for the district has not been approved pursuant to NRS 318A.080 to 318A.130, inclusive. 2. If, at …

NRS 318A.170 Effect of adoption of ordinance creating district; time to commence court action to set aside ordinance creating district; filing of copies of ordinance. 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, the adoption of an ordinance creating a district establishes the…

NRS 318A.180 Establishment of budget, standards, practices and procedures of district; appointment, qualifications and terms of initial board of trustees; removal of trustee; bond. 1. Except as otherwise may be provided in an interlocal agreement entered into pursuant to NRS 318A…

NRS 318A.190 Organization of board of trustees; election of officers; records; bonds; compensation. 1. The board shall choose one of its members as chair of the board and president of the district, and shall elect a secretary and a treasurer of the board and of the district, who …

NRS 318A.200 Office or principal place of business; records; meetings; quorum; vacancies. 1. The board shall, by resolution, designate the place where the office or principal place of the district is to be located, which must be within the corporate limits of the district and whi…

NRS 318A.210 Biennial election of trustees; terms of office; exception to election requirement. 1. Except as otherwise provided in this section, the general election for trustees of the district must be conducted by the county clerk and held simultaneously with the general electi…

NRS 318A.220 Trustees elected by plurality vote; exception. 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2: (a) If there are two regular terms which end on the first Monday in January next following the biennial election, the two qualified electors receiving the highest and next…

NRS 318A.230 Recall of trustees. Members of the board of trustees are subject to recall from office pursuant to the provisions of the Constitution and statutes of this State. (Added to NRS by 2017, 2705)

NRS 318A.240 Trustees not to be interested in sales or purchases; contracts void; penalties. 1. No trustee may be interested, directly or indirectly, in any property purchased for the use of the district, or in any purchase or sale of property belonging to the district. 2. Any co…

NRS 318A.250 Trustees’ interest in contracts made in official capacity prohibited; exception; contracts void; penalties. 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, no trustee may: (a) Become a contractor under any contract or order for supplies or any other kind of contract…

NRS 318A.260 Assistance to district from county or city officers: Request; agreement; limitation on cost. 1. A board may request, in writing, assistance from any elected or appointed officer of any county or city in which all or a part of the district is located. 2. The officer s…

NRS 318A.270 Basic powers of board. A board has each of the basic powers enumerated in this chapter and designated in the organizational proceedings of the district and other provisions supplemental thereto in this chapter, or otherwise authorized by law. (Added to NRS by 2017, 2…

NRS 318A.280 Powers of district concerning location and construction of facilities, improvements or projects subordinate to powers of regional planning agency; coordination with conservation district. 1. In any region of this State for which there has been established by intersta…

NRS 318A.290 Perpetual existence of board; corporate seal; suits, actions and proceedings. 1. Subject to the limitations of this chapter, the board shall have perpetual existence. 2. The board shall have the power to have and use a corporate seal. 3. The board shall have the powe…

NRS 318A.300 Powers concerning parks, trails and open space; agreements with governmental agencies and nonprofit corporations; creation of fund to match federal money. 1. Subject to the provisions of subsection 2, a board may: (a) Acquire, construct, reconstruct, improve, operate…

NRS 318A.310 Operation, maintenance and repair of facilities, improvements and projects; acquisition and disposal of and encumbrances on property. 1. A board may operate, maintain and repair the facilities, improvements and projects acquired by the district. 2. The board shall ha…

NRS 318A.320 Management of district’s business; acquisition and operation of projects; hiring and retention of employees; bylaws; necessary, incidental or implied rights and powers. A board may: 1. Manage, control and supervise all the business and affairs of the district. 2. Acq…

NRS 318A.330 Construction of works across watercourse, highway or vacant public land; restoration of property. 1. With the approval of the appropriate state or local agency, a board may construct and maintain works and establish and maintain facilities, improvements or projects a…

NRS 318A.340 Contribution by local government. Any local government located within the boundaries of a district may contribute any part of its revenues for the support of the facilities, improvements or projects of the district. (Added to NRS by 2017, 2707)

NRS 318A.350 Establishment, increase or decrease of fees or special assessments; liens; penalties for nonpayment. 1. A board may, after a public hearing, establish, and from time to time increase or decrease, fees or special assessments for facilities, improvements or projects an…

NRS 318A.360 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 district …

NRS 318A.370 Procedure for collection of service charges on tax roll; payment for services provided by county treasurer or county assessor. 1. Any board which has adopted fees or special assessments pursuant to this chapter may, by resolution or by separate resolutions, elect to …

NRS 318A.380 Conveyance of property to city; assumption of indebtedness; dissolution of district. 1. When a district is contained wholly within a city, the board may convey to such city, at the discretion of the district and with the consent of the governing body of the city, all…

NRS 318A.390 Conveyances by counties, cities, special districts or other owners to parks, trails and open space districts. 1. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 318.512 to 318.5126, inclusive, any county, city, special district or owner may sell, lease, grant, convey, transfer o…

NRS 318A.400 Power to levy taxes. 1. Except as otherwise provided in this section, in addition to the other means for providing revenue for the district, a board may levy and collect ad valorem taxes on and against all taxable property within the district. 2. A board shall not le…

NRS 318A.410 Levy and collection of taxes. 1. To levy and collect ad valorem taxes pursuant to NRS 318A.400, a 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 shal…

NRS 318A.420 Levies to cover deficiencies. 1. A board, in certifying annual levies, must 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 deficiencie…

NRS 318A.430 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 fo…

NRS 318A.440 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 r…

NRS 318A.450 Reserve funds. Subject to the provisions of subsection 2 of NRS 318A.400, 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 amo…

NRS 318A.460 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 318A.470 and 318A.480, but the change of boundaries of the district must not impair nor affect its o…

NRS 318A.470 Exclusion. 1. A fee owner of real property located 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 requesting that such lands be excluded fr…

NRS 318A.480 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, improvements or projects of the district may…

NRS 318A.490 Forms of borrowing; approval of debt management commission required for borrowing by certain districts. 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 borro…

NRS 318A.500 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, excluding revenue bonds, special assessment bonds and other securities constituting special obli…