Title 20

NRS 244A.617 Loans by counties for preliminary costs of organization. The board of county commissioners of any county proceeding under the provisions of NRS 244A.597 to 244A.655, inclusive, is authorized to advance such money to the board as may be necessary to pay the preliminar…

NRS 244A.619 Powers and duties of board. In addition to powers elsewhere conferred, the county fair and recreation board of any county, upon behalf of the county and in connection with the recreational facilities herein authorized, is authorized and empowered: 1. To establish, co…

NRS 244A.621 Additional powers of board. The county fair and recreation board, in addition to the other powers conferred upon a county fair and recreation board by NRS 244A.597 to 244A.655, inclusive, may: 1. Set aside a fund in an amount that it considers necessary and which may…

NRS 244A.622 Use of money to pay cost of improving, operating, maintaining or improving access to certain airports. 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsections 2 and 3, in a county whose population is 700,000 or more, the county fair and recreation board, in addition to any ot…

NRS 244A.623 Transactions extending beyond terms of members. Members of a county fair and recreation board may enter into contracts, leases, franchises and other transactions extending beyond their terms of office as members of the county fair and recreation board. (Added to NRS …

NRS 244A.625 Appropriation and expenditure of money for recreational facilities in certain counties. In any county whose population is 100,000 or more and less than 700,000, the county fair and recreation board may at any time appropriate and authorize the expenditure of money de…

NRS 244A.627 Limitations on powers of board concerning real property in certain counties. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no county fair and recreation board in a county whose population is 100,000 or more and less than 700,000 may: 1. Acquire, purchase, lease, sell o…

NRS 244A.629 Acceptance of federal aid. 1. In addition to the powers conferred upon a county fair and recreation board by other provisions of NRS 244A.597 to 244A.655, inclusive, a board, for the county, is empowered to borrow money or accept contributions, grants or other financ…

NRS 244A.631 Recreational facilities subject to local zoning and other regulations. All recreational facilities of the county shall be subject to planning, zoning, sanitary and building laws, ordinances and regulations applicable to the locality in which the recreational facility…

NRS 244A.633 Free tickets and passes restricted. The county fair and recreation board shall not, as a condition precedent to the use of any recreational facility by any person, firm or corporation, demand or receive any free tickets, passes or other items authorizing admission wi…

NRS 244A.637 Issuance of general obligation or revenue bonds. 1. For the acquisition of any recreational facilities authorized in NRS 244A.597 to 244A.655, inclusive, for the purposes described in subsection 3, or for any combination thereof, the county fair and recreation board,…

NRS 244A.638 Annual report by Department of Transportation on highway construction projects undertaken with money received from issuance of bonds. The Department of Transportation shall, not later than December 31 of each year: 1. Prepare an annual report on all the projects unde…

NRS 244A.641 Execution of bonds and coupons. The bonds and any coupons must be executed in the manner provided in the Local Government Securities Law; but the bonds must also bear the manual or facsimile signature of the chair of the county fair and recreation board. [15:383:1955…

NRS 244A.643 Sale of bonds; employment of expert services. The board is authorized to sell such bonds from time to time in the manner prescribed in NRS 350.105 to 350.195, inclusive, and may employ legal, fiscal, engineering or other expert services in connection with the acquisi…

NRS 244A.645 Powers of board concerning license taxes assigned or appropriated by cities, towns and counties. In connection with any license taxes assigned or appropriated by any city, town or county, or any combination thereof, for use in connection with NRS 244A.597 to 244A.655…

NRS 244A.647 Collected license taxes held in trust. All taxes, levied by a city, town or county for use in connection with NRS 244A.597 to 244A.655, inclusive, and collected by any motel, hotel or gaming establishment are public moneys from the moment of their collection and shal…

NRS 244A.649 Refund or credit of payment of license taxes; claim. 1. If the county fair and recreation board determines that any license tax assigned to it, or penalty or interest thereon, has been paid more than once or has been erroneously or illegally collected or computed, th…

NRS 244A.651 Revenue or general obligation bonds secured by pledge of revenues: Establishment, maintenance and revision of schedules of rates and fees. In order to insure the payment of the revenue bonds of the county or of the general obligation bonds of the county, the payment …

NRS 244A.653 Debt limit of county whose population is 700,000 or more. A county whose population is 700,000 or more shall not become indebted for those county recreational purposes under the provisions of NRS 244A.597 to 244A.655, inclusive, by the issuance of general obligation …

NRS 244A.655 Debt limit of county whose population is less than 700,000. A county whose population is less than 700,000 shall not become indebted for those county recreational purposes under the provisions of NRS 244A.597 to 244A.655, inclusive, by the issuance of general obligat…

NRS 244A.669 Short title. NRS 244A.669 to 244A.763, inclusive, may be cited as the County Economic Development Revenue Bond Law. (Added to NRS by 1967, 1744; A 1975, 426; 1979, 684)

NRS 244A.671 Definitions. As used in NRS 244A.669 to 244A.763, inclusive, unless a different meaning clearly appears from the context, the words and terms defined in NRS 244A.672 to 244A.693, inclusive, have the meanings ascribed to them in those sections. (Added to NRS by 1967, …

NRS 244A.672 “Affordable housing” defined. “Affordable housing” means multifamily housing for families of low or moderate income that is eligible for tax-exempt financing under section 142 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, in effect on July 1, 1993, future amendments to that …

NRS 244A.673 “Board” defined. “Board” means the board of county commissioners. (Added to NRS by 1967, 1745)

NRS 244A.675 “Bonds” and “revenue bonds” defined. “Bonds” or “revenue bonds” means bonds, notes or other securities evidencing an obligation and issued under NRS 244A.669 to 244A.763, inclusive. (Added to NRS by 1967, 1745)

NRS 244A.677 “Capacity” defined. “Capacity,” as used of a project for the generation and transmission of electricity, means the capability of the project to generate electricity, and is measured in units of electrical power. (Added to NRS by 1979, 677)

NRS 244A.678 “Corporation for public benefit” defined. “Corporation for public benefit” means a corporation that is recognized as exempt under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 in effect on July 1, 1993, future amendments to that section and the corresponding…

NRS 244A.679 “Finance” and “financing” defined. “Finance” or “financing” includes the issue of bonds by a county for the purpose of using substantially all of the proceeds to pay (or to reimburse the obligor or its designee) for the costs of acquiring, improving and equipping a p…

NRS 244A.681 “Financing agreement” defined. “Financing agreement” means: 1. An agreement by which the county agrees to issue bonds pursuant to NRS 244A.669 to 244A.763, inclusive, to finance one or more projects and the obligor agrees to: (a) Make payments (directly or through no…

NRS 244A.682 “Health and care facility” defined. “Health and care facility” means a hospital, facility for intermediate care, facility for skilled nursing or facility for the care of adults during the day, as those terms are defined in chapter 449 of NRS. (Added to NRS by 1981, 3…

NRS 244A.6825 “Historic structure” defined. “Historic structure” means a building, facility or other structure, including, without limitation, a landmark, which is eligible for listing in the State Register of Historic Places under NRS 383.085. (Added to NRS by 1985, 2179; A 2019…

NRS 244A.683 “Mortgage” defined. “Mortgage” includes a deed of trust and any other security device for both real and personal property. (Added to NRS by 1967, 1745)

NRS 244A.685 “Obligor” defined. “Obligor” means the individual, partnership, firm, company, corporation (including a public utility), association, trust, estate, political subdivision, state agency or any other legal entity, or its legal representative, agent or assigns, who agre…

NRS 244A.687 “Pollution” defined. “Pollution” means any form of environmental pollution including but not limited to water pollution, air pollution, pollution caused by solid waste disposal, thermal pollution, radiation contamination or noise pollution as determined by the variou…

NRS 244A.689 “Project” defined. “Project” means: 1. Any land, building or other improvement and all real and personal properties necessary in connection therewith, whether or not in existence, suitable for: (a) A manufacturing, industrial or warehousing enterprise; (b) An organiz…

NRS 244A.691 “Revenues” defined. “Revenues” of a project, or derived from a project, include payments under a lease, agreement of sale or financing agreement, or under notes, debentures, bonds and other secured or unsecured debt obligations of an obligor executed and delivered by…

NRS 244A.692 “Supplemental facility for a health and care facility” defined. “Supplemental facility for a health and care facility” includes a clinic, facility for outpatients, and any other structure or facility directly related to the operation of a health and care facility. (A…

NRS 244A.693 “Warehousing” defined. “Warehousing” means the consignment of personal property from outside this state to a private warehouse within this state for temporary storage during the transit of the property to a final destination outside the State. (Added to NRS by 1975, …

NRS 244A.695 Legislative intent. It is the intent of the Legislature to authorize counties to finance, acquire, own, lease, improve and dispose of properties to: 1. Promote industry and employment and develop trade by inducing manufacturing, industrial and warehousing enterprises…

NRS 244A.696 Exercise of powers by county; liberal construction. 1. Each county is vested with all the powers necessary to accomplish the purposes set forth in NRS 244A.695, but these powers must be exercised for the health, safety and welfare of the inhabitants of this state. 2.…

NRS 244A.697 General powers. In addition to any other powers, each county has the following powers: 1. To finance or acquire, whether by construction, purchase, gift, devise, lease or sublease or any one or more of such methods, and to improve and equip one or more projects or pa…

NRS 244A.6975 Issuance of bonds for affordable housing or residential housing for corporation for public benefit. The governing body of a county may approve the issuance of bonds for a project for affordable housing or for any form of residential housing for the purposes of a cor…

NRS 244A.698 Restrictions on powers of county. A county may not, under NRS 244A.669 to 244A.763, inclusive: 1. Operate any manufacturing, industrial or warehousing enterprise or an organization for research and development to which it provided assistance; or 2. Assist any manufac…

NRS 244A.699 Power to sell capacity of project for generation and transmission of electricity and to charge for use of transmitting facilities; right of first refusal of electric utilities; unconditional contractual obligations. 1. A county which acquired or which contemplates ac…

NRS 244A.701 Project for generation and transmission of electricity: Studies, surveys and options. A county may issue bonds to finance solely the costs of studies, surveys and options with respect to a project for the generation and transmission of electricity. Before doing so, t…

NRS 244A.702 Project for generation and transmission of electricity: Issuance of taxable bonds to acquire, improve or equip project. 1. A county may issue revenue bonds the interest on which is not exempt from federal income tax or excluded from gross revenue for the purposes of …