Title 25

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…

NRS 318A.510 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, excluding special assessments, and to issue s…

NRS 318A.520 Revenue bonds: Issuance for acquisition or improvement of facilities, improvements or projects. A district with revenues from the operation of facilities, improvements or projects of the district may issue bonds without the necessity of holding an election and as an …

NRS 318A.530 Local Government Securities Law: Types of securities authorized to be issued. 1. Subject to the limitations and other provisions in this chapter, a board may issue on its behalf and in its name at any time or from time to time, as the board may determine, the followi…

NRS 318A.540 Assessments to pay expenses of improvements; exempt property. 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, such part of the expenses of making any public improvement, as the board determines by an affirmative vote of at least two-thirds of its members, may be def…

NRS 318A.550 Initiation by resolution; notice of hearing; protests. 1. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 318A.380, the dissolution, merger or consolidation of a district may be initiated by resolution of a majority of the members of the governing body that created the district …

NRS 318A.560 Hearing; additional approval required if district contains areas within more than one county or city; filing of copies of action. 1. At the place, date and hour specified for the hearing in the notice or at any subsequent time to which the hearing may be adjourned, t…

NRS 318A.570 Surrender and transfer of property and money. If a district located wholly within a county or city is dissolved or merged into or consolidated with another district, all property and all funds remaining in the treasury of any district must be: 1. Surrendered and tran…

NRS 318A.580 Collection and disposition of taxes, fees and special assessments for outstanding loans or indebtedness; liens. 1. If, at the time of the dissolution, merger or consolidation of a district there are any outstanding loans or bonded indebtedness of the district, the ta…

NRS 318A.590 Procedure for corrective action by governing body that created district: Notification or petition; hearing; adoption and challenge of ordinance or resolution. 1. Upon notification by the Department of Taxation or upon receipt of a petition signed by 20 percent of the…

NRS 319.020 Legislative findings and declaration; liberal construction. The Legislature finds and declares that: 1. There exists a serious shortage of decent, safe and sanitary housing in this State available to persons and families of low and moderate income and that many other …

NRS 319.030 Definitions. As used in this chapter, the words and terms defined in NRS 319.040 to 319.135, inclusive, have the meanings ascribed to them in those sections. (Added to NRS by 1975, 626; A 1979, 1186; 1987, 1354; 2009, 540; 2019, 1419)

NRS 319.040 “Administrator” defined. “Administrator” means the Administrator of the Division. (Added to NRS by 1975, 626; A 1993, 1555)

NRS 319.042 “Attainable housing” defined. “Attainable housing” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 278.0105. (Added to NRS by 2019, 1419)