Title 48

NRS 543.520 Bylaws. The board shall have the power to adopt and amend bylaws, not in conflict with the Constitution and laws of the State, for carrying on the business, objects and affairs of the board and of the district. (Added to NRS by 1961, 435)

NRS 543.530 Implied powers. The board shall exercise all rights and powers necessary or incidental to or implied from the specific powers granted in NRS 543.170 to 543.830, inclusive. The specific powers are not a limitation upon any power necessary or appropriate to carry out th…

NRS 543.540 Agreements concerning projects for control of floods. In addition to the general powers granted in NRS 543.170 to 543.830, inclusive, to the board, the board may cooperate with the United States, the State of Nevada, or any instrumentality, department, agency or polit…

NRS 543.545 Exemption from requirements of public bidding for construction of certain flood control facilities; payment of prevailing wage required. 1. Except as otherwise provided in this section, the provisions of any law requiring public bidding or otherwise imposing requireme…

NRS 543.547 Compliance with master plan required for construction of flood control facility by local government; state agencies required to comply with master plan if practicable. 1. Flood control facilities constructed by local governments must be constructed in compliance with …

NRS 543.550 Rights-of-way across public lands granted to districts. 1. There is hereby granted to a district the right-of-way for the construction and maintenance of floodways, ditches, waterways, conduits, canals, dikes, embankments, basins for retention or detention of water an…

NRS 543.560 Acquisition of right to flood or interfere with property; relocation of streets, highways and other property. In case any street, road, highway, railroad, canal or other property subject or devoted to public use shall become subject to flood or other interference by r…

NRS 543.570 Connection with storm water drain or flood control facility: Application; fee; penalty. 1. Any person desiring to make a connection to any storm water drain or flood control facility of the district or to cause storm waters to be emptied into any ditch, drain, canal, …

NRS 543.580 Chief engineer and general manager: Investigations, reports and estimates; recommendations; employment of engineers and surveyors. 1. The chief engineer and general manager may investigate carefully the best plan or plans: (a) To control the floodwaters of the distric…

NRS 543.590 Survey and report of problems; assistance in preliminary planning; adoption of master plan. 1. After a district has been established, the board shall cause its chief engineer or qualified private engineers or consultants to make a survey of the problems of controlling…

NRS 543.595 Adoption of uniform regulations; variances; incorporation of regulations into ordinances by city or county; compliance with standards, criteria and policies of board. 1. The board shall adopt uniform regulations for the control of drainage, in accordance with the mast…

NRS 543.5955 Annual review of master plan; annual report by board. 1. The board shall direct its chief engineer and general manager to prepare an annual review of the master plan for consideration by the board. The review must include consideration of: (a) Growth and development …

NRS 543.596 Further review of master plan at 5-year intervals. The review of the master plan conducted every 5 years, in addition to considering the information required in subsection 1 of NRS 543.5955, must: 1. Add to the plan any new information which is relevant to the plan; a…

NRS 543.5965 More frequent review of master plan authorized; budget to include funding for review and amendment of plan. 1. The review provided for in NRS 543.596 may be performed more frequently if the board finds that circumstances warrant performing those reviews at shorter in…

NRS 543.597 Change of facility on or amendment of master plan; exception. 1. The district’s chief engineer or any governmental entity may propose to: (a) Change the size, type or alignment of a facility on the district’s master plan; or (b) Amend the district’s master plan. A pro…

NRS 543.5975 Amendment of master plan for expenditure or provision of money to protect public or private property from flooding. 1. The district’s chief engineer or any governmental entity may propose an amendment to the district’s master plan to allow the expenditure or provisio…

NRS 543.600 Public hearing and election required in certain counties; requirements for ballot question; special elections; power to levy taxes; use of other money. 1. In a county whose population is 700,000 or more, the board of county commissioners shall hold public hearings bef…

NRS 543.605 Applicability of NRS 543.610 to 543.640, inclusive. The provisions of NRS 543.610 to 543.640, inclusive, apply to a district in which a tax ad valorem is levied on all taxable property in the county. (Added to NRS by 1987, 431)

NRS 543.610 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, and shall fix a rate of levy which, when levied upon every dollar of assessed valuation of taxable property wit…

NRS 543.620 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 543.630 County officers to levy and collect. 1. The body having authority to levy taxes within each county shall levy the taxes provided in NRS 543.170 to 543.830, inclusive. 2. All officials charged with the duty of collecting taxes shall collect those taxes at the time and …

NRS 543.640 Sales for delinquencies. If the taxes levied are not paid as provided in NRS 543.170 to 543.830, inclusive, the property subject to the tax lien must be sold and the proceeds thereof must be paid over to the district according to the provisions of the laws applicable …

NRS 543.650 Deposit of money in regional fund for control of floods; creation of reserve fund; limitations on use of money in funds. 1. The proceeds of all taxes and charges levied or imposed for the support of the district and all other revenues received for its account from any…

NRS 543.665 Boundary changes; liability of property. 1. The boundary of any district organized under the provisions of NRS 543.170 to 543.830, inclusive, may be changed in the manner prescribed in NRS 543.675 and 543.685, but the change of boundaries of the district does not impa…

NRS 543.675 Exclusion. 1. In a county whose population is less than 700,000 an owner in fee of real property situate in the district may file with the board a petition praying that those lands be excluded from the district. 2. Petitions must: (a) Describe the property which the p…

NRS 543.685 Inclusion. In a county whose population is less than 700,000 the boundaries of a district may be enlarged by the inclusion of additional real property in the following manner: 1. The owner in fee of any real property capable of being served by the facilities of the di…

NRS 543.690 Forms of borrowing; applicability of Local Government Securities Law; additional security; notice of proposed issuance of long-term general obligation bonds required. 1. Upon the conditions and under the circumstances set forth in NRS 543.170 to 543.830, inclusive, a …

NRS 543.700 Short-term notes. 1. A district, upon the affirmative vote of a majority of the board, may borrow money without an election in anticipation of the collection of taxes or other revenues and to issue short-term notes to evidence the amount so borrowed. 2. Such short-ter…

NRS 543.710 General obligation bonds: Interest; maturity; denominations; form. 1. To carry out the purposes of NRS 543.170 to 543.830, inclusive, the board may issue general obligation negotiable coupon bonds of the district. 2. Bonds must: (a) Bear interest at a rate or rates wh…

NRS 543.760 Applicability of NRS 350.500 to 350.720, inclusive. The provisions of NRS 543.710 and this section are hereby declared to be implementary to the provisions of NRS 350.500 to 350.720, inclusive, concerning bonds issued by political subdivisions of the state, and those …

NRS 543.790 Resolution dissolving ordinance; notice. Whenever a majority of the members of the board considers it to be in the best interests of the district and the area served by the district that the district be dissolved, it shall so determine by resolution, after there is fi…

NRS 543.800 Protests against dissolution; adoption of final ordinance. 1. Any taxpaying elector within the district may, on or before the date fixed, protest against the dissolution of such district, in writing, which protest shall be filed with the county clerk of such county. 2…

NRS 543.810 Hearing on dissolution. 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, the board of county commissioners shall give full consideration to all protests which may have been filed and s…

NRS 543.820 Filing of ordinance dissolving district. Within 30 days after the effective date of any ordinance dissolving the district, the county clerk shall file a copy of the ordinance in the county clerk’s office and shall cause to be filed an additional copy of the ordinance …

NRS 543.830 Transfer of property and money to county; collection and disposition of taxes. 1. All property and all funds remaining in the treasury of any district so dissolved shall be surrendered and transferred to the county in which the district exists and shall become a part …

NRS 544.010 Short title. NRS 544.010 to 544.060, inclusive, may be cited as the Weather Modification Research Law. (Added to NRS by 1961, 668)

NRS 544.020 Definitions. As used in NRS 544.010 to 544.060, inclusive, unless the context otherwise requires: 1. “Department” means the State Department of Conservation and Natural Resources. 2. “Director” means the Director of the State Department of Conservation and Natural Res…

NRS 544.030 State Department of Conservation and Natural Resources authorized to conduct research programs. The Department may conduct weather modification research programs. (Added to NRS by 1961, 668)

NRS 544.040 County financial participation in research; conditions. In areas where weather modification research is to be carried on, the counties involved may give such financial assistance as the Director and the board of county commissioners shall determine, but such financial…

NRS 544.050 Agreements between counties and State Department of Conservation and Natural Resources; term of agreements. Counties in cooperating with the Director in conducting any weather modification program in fulfillment of the purposes of NRS 544.010 to 544.060, inclusive, ar…

NRS 544.060 Use of facilities and technical resources of Desert Research Institute of Nevada System of Higher Education. In carrying out the purposes of NRS 544.010 to 544.060, inclusive, the Director shall utilize to the fullest possible extent the facilities and technical resou…

NRS 544.070 Definitions. As used in NRS 544.070 to 544.240, inclusive, unless the context requires otherwise: 1. “Director” means the Director of the State Department of Conservation and Natural Resources. 2. “Operation” means: (a) The performance of weather modification and cont…

NRS 544.080 Powers of the Director of the State Department of Conservation and Natural Resources. In the performance of his or her functions the Director may, in addition to any other acts authorized by law: 1. Establish advisory committees to advise with and make recommendations…

NRS 544.090 Promotion of research and development. The Director shall exercise the powers of the Director in such manner as to promote the continued conduct of research and development activities in the fields specified below by private or public institutions or persons and to as…

NRS 544.100 Hearings: Record of proceedings; subpoenas. In the case of hearings held pursuant to NRS 544.220, the Director shall, and in other cases may, cause a record of all proceedings to be taken and filed with the Director, together with his or her findings and conclusions. …

NRS 544.110 Acceptance of gifts and grants. The Director may, subject to any limitations otherwise imposed by law, receive and accept for and in the name of the State any money which may be offered or become available from federal grants or appropriations, private gifts, donation…