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NRS 396.7938 Center to compile and submit annual report concerning executed and planned activities. On or before June 1 of each year, the Center, if established, shall: 1. Compile a report concerning its activities during the immediately preceding calendar year and planned activi…

NRS 396.795 Establishment. To contribute more effectively to the security of the nation and to promote the general welfare of the State of Nevada and its citizens through the development of educational and scientific research, the Board of Regents may establish for educational an…

NRS 396.7951 Purposes. The primary purposes of the Institute are to: 1. Foster and conduct fundamental scientific, economic, social or educational investigations and applied research for industry, governmental or private agencies or individuals; 2. Encourage and foster a desire i…

NRS 396.7952 Powers of Board of Regents. To further the development of the research activities of the System, the Board of Regents, on behalf of the Desert Research Institute, may: 1. Enter into contracts with governmental or private agencies or natural persons who wish to use th…

NRS 396.7953 Procedures and policies for personnel. 1. The Board of Regents may devise and establish personnel policies and procedures in connection with the operation of contractual or sponsored research activities of the Institute, apart from those personnel policies and proced…

NRS 396.7954 Deposit of money received on behalf of Institute. Any money received by the Board of Regents on behalf of the Desert Research Institute pursuant to NRS 396.7952, may be deposited by the Board of Regents to the credit of the Desert Research Institute in one or more st…

NRS 396.7955 Fiscal policies and procedures. 1. The Board of Regents shall devise and establish fiscal policies and procedures in connection with the operation of contractual or sponsored research activities of the institute, apart from those fiscal policies and procedures which …

NRS 396.7956 Research concerning use of solar energy as source of power. 1. The Legislature finds that: (a) Basic scientific research is essential to any real solution of the energy crisis affecting many parts of the nation. (b) Investigation of the potential contribution of harn…

NRS 396.797 Establishment. The Board of Regents shall establish for educational research an Ethics Institute as a facility within the System to study questions and define standards regarding medical ethics. (Added to NRS by 1987, 1232; A 1993, 355)

NRS 396.7971 Powers of Institute. The Ethics Institute may: 1. Plan and arrange educational activities to provide for practical applications of ethical consensus in medical practice. 2. Act as a forum for persons to address issues of medical ethics. 3. Coordinate informed communi…

NRS 396.7972 Powers of Board of Regents. The Board of Regents, on behalf of the Ethics Institute, may: 1. Enter into contracts with persons or governmental agencies who wish to use the services or facilities of the Ethics Institute. 2. Accept gifts or grants of money or property.…

NRS 396.7973 Procedures and policies for personnel. 1. The Board of Regents may establish policies and procedures for personnel in connection with the operation of contractual or sponsored activities of the Ethics Institute, apart from those policies and procedures which are esta…

NRS 396.7974 Deposit of money received on behalf of Institute. Any money received by the Board of Regents on behalf of the Ethics Institute pursuant to NRS 396.7972, may be deposited by the Board of Regents to the credit of the Ethics Institute in any financial institution in the…

NRS 396.7975 Fiscal policies and procedures. 1. The Board of Regents shall establish fiscal policies and procedures in connection with the operation of contractual or sponsored activities of the Ethics Institute, apart from those fiscal policies and procedures which are applicabl…

NRS 396.7992 Formation of nonprofit corporation: Powers of Board of Regents. The Board of Regents, in the name and on behalf of the System, may: 1. Cause to be formed a nonprofit corporation pursuant to chapter 82 of NRS for the acquisition of real property for the future develop…

NRS 396.7993 System and Board of Regents not obligated to acquire property from nonprofit corporation. Neither the System nor the Board of Regents is obligated to acquire from such a nonprofit corporation any property acquired by it, except as is otherwise provided in NRS 396.799…

NRS 396.7994 Status of nonprofit corporation on formation. Such a nonprofit corporation, upon its formation, is: 1. A corporate agency of the System and the Board of Regents; 2. A body corporate and politic; and 3. A political subdivision of this state. (Added to NRS by 1968, 3; …

NRS 396.7995 Limitations on activities of nonprofit corporation. No part of the activities of such corporation shall consist of carrying on propaganda, or otherwise attempting to influence legislation, or participation or intervention in (including without limitation the publishi…

NRS 396.7996 Activities of nonprofit corporation public in nature. The activities of such corporation are hereby determined to be essentially public in nature. (Added to NRS by 1968, 3)

NRS 396.7997 Income of nonprofit corporation. Any income of the corporation shall not inure to any member thereof or to any other private person, partnership or corporation, excluding any payment of the nonprofit corporation’s operation and maintenance expenses, any securities re…

NRS 396.7998 Beneficial interest of System and Board of Regents in nonprofit corporation. The System, or the Board of Regents, as it may determine, has the beneficial interest in the corporation while any obligations evidenced by its bonds or other securities remain outstanding. …

NRS 396.7999 Approval of corporate acts by System. The System, acting by and through the Board of Regents may: 1. Approve the corporation and any securities issued thereby. 2. Do all acts necessary, convenient or desirable, as the Board may determine, to carry out the provisions …

NRS 396.801 Formation of nonprofit corporation: Powers of Board of Regents. The Board of Regents, in the name and on the behalf of the System, may: 1. Cause to be formed a nonprofit corporation pursuant to chapter 82 of NRS for the acquisition of real property for the future deve…

NRS 396.802 System and Board of Regents not obligated to acquire property from nonprofit corporation. Neither the System nor the Board of Regents is obligated to acquire from such a nonprofit corporation any property acquired by it, except as is otherwise provided in NRS 396.807.…

NRS 396.803 Status of nonprofit corporation on formation. Such a nonprofit corporation, upon its formation, is: 1. A corporate agency of the System and the Board of Regents; 2. A body corporate and politic; and 3. A political subdivision of this state. (Added to NRS by 1967, 1342…

NRS 396.804 Limitations on activities of nonprofit corporation. No part of the activities of such corporation shall consist of carrying on propaganda, or otherwise attempting to influence legislation, or participation or intervention in (including without limitation the publishin…

NRS 396.805 Activities of nonprofit corporation public in nature. The activities of such corporation are hereby determined to be essentially public in nature. (Added to NRS by 1967, 1343)

NRS 396.806 Income of nonprofit corporation. Any income of the corporation shall not inure to any member thereof or to any other private person, partnership or corporation, excluding any payment of the nonprofit corporation’s operation and maintenance expenses, any securities req…

NRS 396.807 Beneficial interest of System and Board of Regents in nonprofit corporation. The System, or the Board of Regents, as it may determine, has the beneficial interest in the corporation while any obligations evidenced by its bonds or other securities remain outstanding an…

NRS 396.808 Approval of corporate acts by System. The System, acting by and through the Board of Regents may: 1. Approve the corporation and any securities issued thereby. 2. Do all acts necessary, convenient or desirable, as the Board may determine, to carry out the provisions o…

NRS 396.809 Short title. NRS 396.809 to 396.885, inclusive, may be known as the University Securities Law. (Added to NRS by 1967, 2; A 2001, 2650)

NRS 396.810 Purpose; supplemental nature. It is the purpose of the University Securities Law to provide a procedure for financing any projects otherwise authorized by law and for the issuance of securities to evidence or reevidence obligations incurred in connection with any proj…

NRS 396.811 Definitions. The terms in NRS 396.812 to 396.838, inclusive, defined for all purposes of the University Securities Law and of any act amendatory thereof, supplemental thereto or relating thereto, and of any instrument or document appertaining thereto, except where the…

NRS 396.812 “Acquisition” and “acquire” defined. “Acquisition” or “acquire” includes the opening, laying out, establishment, purchase, construction, securing, installation, reconstruction, lease, gift, grant from the Federal Government, this state, any body corporate and politic …

NRS 396.813 “Board” defined. “Board” means the Board of Regents of the University of Nevada, constituting the governing body of the State University and a body corporate and politic by the name of the “Board of Regents of the University of Nevada,” is a political subdivision of t…

NRS 396.814 “Chair” and “Chair of the Board” defined. “Chair,” or “Chair of the Board,” or any phrase of similar import, means the de facto or de jure presiding officer of the Board, or his or her successor in functions, if any. (Added to NRS by 1967, 3)

NRS 396.8145 “Chancellor of the University” defined. “Chancellor of the University” means the de facto or de jure presiding officer of the System and its Chief Administrative Officer, now designated as the Chancellor of the System, and formerly designated as the Chancellor of the…

NRS 396.815 “Commercial bank” defined. “Commercial bank” means: 1. A state or national bank or trust company that is a member of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, including, without limitation, a branch of the Federal Reserve Bank. 2. A credit union whose deposits are in…

NRS 396.816 “Cost of any project” defined. “Cost of any project,” or any phrase of similar import, means all or any part designated by the Board of the cost of any project, or interest therein, which cost at the option of the Board may include all or any part of the incidental co…

NRS 396.8163 “Disposal” and “dispose” defined. “Disposal” or “dispose” means the sale, destruction, razing, loan, lease, grant, transfer, assignment, option to sell, other contract, or other disposition, or any combination thereof, of facilities, other property, or any interest t…

NRS 396.8167 “Equip” and “equipment” defined. “Equip” or “equipment” means the furnishing of all related or appurtenant machinery, furnishings, apparatus, paraphernalia and other gear, or any combination thereof, pertaining to any project or other property, or any interest therei…

NRS 396.817 “Facilities” defined. “Facilities” means buildings, structures or other income-producing facilities from the operation of which or in connection with which pledged revenues for the payment of any bonds or other securities issued hereunder are derived, including withou…

NRS 396.818 “Federal Government” defined. “Federal Government” means the United States, or any agency, instrumentality or corporation thereof. (Added to NRS by 1967, 4)

NRS 396.819 “Federal securities” defined. “Federal securities” means bills, certificates of indebtedness, notes, bonds or similar securities which are direct obligations of, or the principal and interest of which securities are unconditionally guaranteed by, the United States. (A…

NRS 396.820 “Gross revenues” and “gross pledged revenues” defined. “Gross revenues” or “gross pledged revenues” means all pledged revenues received by the University or the Board, or both the University and the Board, and pledged for the payment of any securities issued hereunder…

NRS 396.821 “Hereby,” “herein,” “hereinabove,” “hereinafter,” “hereinbefore,” “hereof,” “hereto,” “hereunder,” “heretofore” and “hereafter” defined. “Hereby,” “herein,” “hereinabove,” “hereinafter,” “hereinbefore,” “hereof,” “hereto,” “hereunder,” and any similar term refer to th…