Nevada Revised Statutes (Last Updated: December 24, 2014) |
TITLE35 HIGHWAYS; ROADS; BRIDGES; PARKS |
CHAPTER408. Highways, Roads and Transportation Facilities |
GENERAL PROVISIONS |
NRS 408.010. Short title. |
NRS 408.015. Rules of construction. |
NRS 408.020. Definitions. |
NRS 408.033. “Board” defined. |
NRS 408.037. “Business” defined. |
NRS 408.040. “City” defined. |
NRS 408.045. “Department” defined. |
NRS 408.046. “Director” defined. |
NRS 408.047. “Displaced person” defined. |
NRS 408.050. “Encroachment” defined. |
NRS 408.056. “Family” defined. |
NRS 408.057. “Farm operation” defined. |
NRS 408.058. “Farmer” defined. |
NRS 408.059. “Federal-aid highways” defined. |
NRS 408.060. “Freeway” defined. |
NRS 408.065. “Frontage road” defined. |
NRS 408.067. “Grade line” defined. |
NRS 408.070. “Highway” defined. |
NRS 408.077. “Planning agency” defined. |
NRS 408.078. “Public lands” defined. |
NRS 408.080. “Rights-of-way” defined. |
NRS 408.090. “Shall” and “may” construed. |
NRS 408.095. “Town” defined. |
NRS 408.100. Declaration of legislative intent. |
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION |
General Provisions |
NRS 408.106. Creation; Board of Directors. [Effective through December 31, 2013.] |
NRS 408.106. Creation; Board of Directors. [Effective January 1, 2014.] |
NRS 408.111. Composition; heads of divisions. |
NRS 408.115. Office. |
NRS 408.116. Legal actions; process. |
NRS 408.118. Study of operations of Department: Legislative approval required. |
Board of Directors |
NRS 408.121. Adoption and use of seal; appointment and duties of Secretary. |
NRS 408.126. Meetings. |
NRS 408.131. Duties. |
NRS 408.133. Plan for measuring performance of Department; report on level of achievement. |
NRS 408.141. Rules; agreements with other states; designation of alternate routes for transportation of hazardous material. |
NRS 408.146. Sale or lease of certain water rights to public utility; reconveyance. |
NRS 408.151. Loans from financial institutions; limitations. |
Director and Other Employees |
NRS 408.160. Director: Appointment; term. |
NRS 408.163. Director: Qualifications; classification. |
NRS 408.170. Director: Other employment prohibited; removal. |
NRS 408.172. Chief Counsel: Appointment; assistants; duties; classification. |
NRS 408.175. Employment of Deputy Directors and other personnel; restrictions on other employment of Deputy Directors. |
NRS 408.178. Qualifications and classifications of Deputy Directors and Chief Engineer. |
NRS 408.180. Oaths of Director and Deputy Directors. |
NRS 408.185. Facsimile signatures of Director and Deputy Directors. |
NRS 408.190. Duties of Director: General plan of highways; information, statistics and maps. |
NRS 408.195. Duties of Director: General supervision of highways. |
NRS 408.200. Duties of Director: Standards for construction and maintenance; cooperation with county officers. |
NRS 408.201. Duties of Director: Policies for use of recycled materials in highways. |
NRS 408.203. Duties of Director: Reports to Legislature. |
NRS 408.205. Powers of Director: Execution of instruments and documents; deductions from wages of officers and employees for purchase of United States Savings Bonds or similar obligations. |
NRS 408.210. Powers of Director: Closing and construction of highways; removal of encroachments. |
NRS 408.212. Powers of Director: Easements for monorail or other systems of transportation. |
NRS 408.213. Powers of Director: Designation of highway as scenic route; adoption of regulations. |
NRS 408.214. Duties of Director: Designation of restricted highways. |
NRS 408.215. Duties of Director: Records; index of deeds; regulations. |
NRS 408.220. Duties of Director: Reports to Board. |
NRS 408.225. Powers of Director: Purchase and rental of and contracts for equipment, supplies and services. |
NRS 408.228. Highway Safety Information and Outreach Coordinator: Creation; duties; authority to provide certain grants. |
Planning |
NRS 408.233. Planning Division: Responsibilities and duties; operation of railroad or airport prohibited. |
NRS 408.234. Motor Vehicle Recovery and Transportation Planner: Creation; duties. |
FINANCING HIGHWAYS AND ROADS |
NRS 408.240. State Highway Revolving Account: Establishment; use; warrants; deposit; transfers to State Highway Fund. |
NRS 408.245. Acceptance of federal acts. |
NRS 408.250. Federal acts: State highways; contracts; pledge to match federal money. |
NRS 408.255. Federal acts: Secondary and feeder highways; contracts; pledge to match federal money. |
NRS 408.260. Federal lands: Construction and maintenance of highways; availability of federal money. |
NRS 408.265. Federal money deposited in State Highway Fund. |
NRS 408.270. Vouchers for payment; temporary transfer of money from State General Fund to State Highway Fund. |
NRS 408.271. Department may expend money to conduct studies and match federal money for capital acquisitions. |
NRS 408.273. Issuance of bonds. |
NRS 408.275. Surveys, maps and studies of traffic; roadside parks; rest areas; receipt of federal money; regulations. |
NRS 408.280. Program for work on highways: Contents; distribution. |
NRS 408.281. Program for work on highways: Inclusion of designated projects for use of recycled products. |
IMPROVEMENT OF COUNTY ROADS |
NRS 408.283. Cooperative agreements between Department of Transportation and county commissioners. |
NRS 408.2831. Contents of agreement. |
NRS 408.2832. Priority of improvement projects; determination of ability of county to perform. |
NRS 408.2833. Standards for project. |
STATE HIGHWAY SYSTEM |
NRS 408.285. State highways; designation of other highways and roads as state highways and state routes; route numbers; roads for state parks. |
NRS 408.290. Procedure for establishment of new routes. |
NAMES AND MARKERS OF HIGHWAYS |
NRS 408.303. U.S. Highway No. 6 designated as Grand Army of the Republic Highway; placement of markers. |
NRS 408.307. Comstock Highway: Designation; placement of markers. |
NRS 408.309. Designation of Route 94. |
CONSTRUCTION, IMPROVEMENT AND MAINTENANCE OF HIGHWAYS |
General Provisions |
NRS 408.313. Manner of construction; use of recycled materials. |
NRS 408.317. Supervision of work by Director; payments from State Highway Fund. |
NRS 408.319. Report of projects for construction and maintenance: Preparation; contents; revision; public inspection. |
NRS 408.3195. Written analysis of costs and benefits of proposed highway projects: Contents; availability to Board and public. |
NRS 408.321. Consideration of motor vehicle recovery lanes, bicycle lanes, various services for bicycles and turnouts for slower vehicles. |
NRS 408.323. Conditions for execution of work without contract; work resulting from disaster or emergency. |
NRS 408.327. Advertisement for bids; publication. |
NRS 408.333. Bids and bidders: Experience and financial ability; disqualification; hearing upon disqualification; appeal of decision. |
NRS 408.337. Bids and bidders: Security; forfeiture; refunds. |
NRS 408.343. Bids and bidders: Procedure for award of contract; regulations. |
NRS 408.346. Monetary incentive for early completion of contract. |
NRS 408.347. Execution of contract in name of State; copies filed with Department and county commissioners. |
NRS 408.353. Interest of member of Board, officer or employee prohibited; exception; voidability; penalties. |
NRS 408.354. Contract awarded to railroad company may provide under certain circumstances that railroad company is exempt from requirements concerning bonds. |
NRS 408.357. Bids and bidders: Bonds required of successful bidders; exception; conditions; sureties. |
NRS 408.363. Claims against contractor’s bond; action against surety. |
NRS 408.367. Project not exceeding $250,000: Solicitation and rejection of bids; quarterly reports; public records; bonds. |
NRS 408.373. Contractor: Compliance with state laws concerning workers’ compensation and unemployment compensation; compliance with other laws. |
NRS 408.377. Subcontractor: Approval; compliance with laws. |
NRS 408.379. Subcontractor: State business license required. |
NRS 408.387. Contract: Publication of notice of final acceptance; final settlement. |
Disadvantaged Business Enterprises |
Design-Build Contracts |
NRS 408.3875. Definitions. |
NRS 408.3876. “Design-build contract” defined. |
NRS 408.3877. “Design-build team” defined. |
NRS 408.3878. “Prime contractor” defined. |
NRS 408.3879. “Project” defined. |
NRS 408.388. Projects for which Department may contract with design-build team. |
NRS 408.3881. Public meeting; notice. |
NRS 408.3882. Procedure for selecting design-build team. |
NRS 408.3883. Request for preliminary proposals: Advertisement by Department; publication; information available for inspection by design-build teams. |
NRS 408.3884. Qualifications of design-build team. |
NRS 408.3885. Procedure for selecting finalists from among design-build teams that submitted preliminary proposals. |
NRS 408.3887. Employment of architect or engineer as consultant during construction. |
Miscellaneous Provisions |
NRS 408.389. Approval of Board of Directors required for purchase of certain equipment; analysis of costs and benefits of purchase and alternatives. |
NRS 408.393. Enforcement of laws concerning labor; charges for transportation and meals; penalty; exception. |
NRS 408.397. Procedure for diversion or change of route of highway. |
NRS 408.403. Freeways. |
NRS 408.407. Reimbursement of utility by State for relocation of facility located on or near certain highways. |
NRS 408.413. Improvement of state highway Route No. 81. |
NRS 408.417. Guideposts, signs and markers: Erection; metric units; penalty for destruction; liability for costs of repair and replacement. |
NRS 408.423. Permit required to excavate state highway; exception; fee. |
NRS 408.427. Unauthorized crossing, removal or destruction of control-of-access fence or barrier on highway: Injunction; recovery of expenses of restoration. |
NRS 408.433. Roadside parks and rest areas: Unlawful acts; penalties. |
ACQUISITION AND DISPOSAL OF PROPERTY FOR HIGHWAYS |
NRS 408.487. Acquisition of property: Purposes. |
NRS 408.489. Acquisition of property: Manner; costs. |
NRS 408.493. Acquisition of property: Survey and location of right-of-way; judicial order permitting entry for examination and appraisal. |
NRS 408.497. Construction, alteration or improvement of highway: Claim for damage to land or interests; proceeding in inverse condemnation. |
NRS 408.503. Eminent domain: Resolution by Board; precedence over other legal actions. |
NRS 408.507. Lease or rental of property. |
NRS 408.513. Acquisition of property by towns and cities; costs; transfer of interest to State. |
NRS 408.517. Acquisition of property by counties; costs; transfer of interest to State. |
NRS 408.523. Summary vacation and abandonment of portion of state highway superseded by relocation or in excess of needs; resolution of Board; recordation. |
NRS 408.527. Procedure for relinquishment of roadways; regulations. |
NRS 408.533. Disposal of property. |
NRS 408.537. State consent to close public road on public land: Application; notice; duties of planning agencies. |
NRS 408.543. State consent to close public road on public land: Duties of Department. |
NRS 408.547. State consent to close public road on public land: Determination by Board; approval by inaction; certificate of consent. |
TRANSPORTATION FACILITIES |
NRS 408.5471. “Transportation facility” defined. |
NRS 408.5473. Authority of Department to authorize transportation facilities. |
NRS 408.5475. Submission of request to Department; contents of request. |
NRS 408.548. Authority of Department to request submission of proposals; regulations. |
NRS 408.5485. Contract for transportation services. |
NRS 408.549. Federal, state or local assistance. |
INFORMATION AND ASSISTANCE FOR TRAVELERS |
NRS 408.551. “Center” defined. |
NRS 408.553. Designation of locations for signs and centers. |
NRS 408.557. Regulations. |
NRS 408.559. Development and review of plan. |
NRS 408.561. Toll-free telephone system for public accommodations; apportionment of costs. |
NRS 408.562. Director’s recommendations for programs: Approval by Board; funding. |
NRS 408.563. Agreements with governmental agencies or others. |
NRS 408.567. Account for Systems of Providing Information to the Traveling Public: Creation; sources; use. |
NRS 408.569. System of communication to report emergencies and to obtain information concerning conditions for driving required along certain frequently traveled highways. |
BICYCLE AND PEDESTRIAN SAFETY |
NRS 408.571. Educational program: Duty of Department to develop; content. |
NRS 408.573. Nevada Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Board: Creation; appointment, terms and compensation of members. |
NRS 408.577. Nevada Bicycle and Pedestrian Safety Advisory Board: Duties; gifts, grants and donations; Department to provide secretarial services. |
NRS 408.579. Electric bicycles authorized for use on trails or walkways intended for use by bicycles. |
MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS |
NRS 408.601. Permits to solicit charitable contributions while standing on median strip of highway or sidewalk adjacent to highway. |