NRS244A.511. Additional powers of county: Contracts and agreements with public agencies and others.

  The county may also in relation to the county facilities:

      1.  Enter, without any election, into joint operating or service contracts and agreements, acquisition, improvement, equipment or disposal contracts or other arrangements, for any term not exceeding 50 years, with the Federal Government, the State or any public body concerning the facilities, and any project or property pertaining thereto, whether acquired by the county, by the Federal Government, by the State or by any public body, and may accept grants and contributions from the Federal Government, the State, any public body or any person.

      2.  Enter into and perform, without any election, when determined by the board to be in the public interest, contracts and agreements, for any term not exceeding 50 years, with the Federal Government, the State, any public body or any person for the provision and operation by the county of any property pertaining to such facilities of the county or any project relating thereto and the payment periodically thereby to the county of amounts at least sufficient, if any, in the determination of the board, to compensate the county for the cost of providing, operating and maintaining such facilities serving the Federal Government, the State, such public body or such person, or otherwise; but no such service contract shall be entered into with any such party who at such time is being lawfully served by another public body without the prior consent of such presently serving public body.

      3.  Enter into and perform, without any election, contracts and agreements with the Federal Government, the State, any public body or any person for or concerning the planning, construction, lease or other acquisition, improvement, equipment, operation, maintenance, disposal and the financing of any property pertaining to the facilities of the county or to any project of the county, including, but not necessarily limited to, any contract agreement for any term not exceeding 50 years.

      4.  Cooperate with and act in conjunction with the Federal Government or any of its engineers, officers, boards, commissions or departments, or with the State or any of its engineers, officers, boards, commissions or departments, or with any public body or any person in the acquisition, improvement or equipment of any facilities or any project authorized for the county or for any other works, acts or purposes provided for herein, and adopt and carry out any definite plan, system or work for any such purpose.

      5.  Cooperate with the Federal Government, the State or any public body by an agreement therewith by which the county may:

      (a) Acquire and provide, without cost to the cooperating entity, the land, easements and rights-of-way necessary for the acquisition, improvement or equipment of any project.

      (b) Hold and save the cooperating entity harmless from any claim for damages arising from the acquisition, improvement, equipment, maintenance and operation of any facilities.

      (c) Maintain and operate any facilities in accordance with regulations prescribed by the cooperating entity.

      6.  Provide, by any contract for any term not exceeding 50 years, or otherwise, without an election:

      (a) For the joint use of personnel, equipment and facilities of the county, the Federal Government, the State or any public body, including, without limitation, public buildings constructed by or under the supervision of the board or the governing body of the other party or parties to the contract concerned, upon such terms and agreements and within such areas within the county as may be determined, for the promotion and protection of health, comfort, safety, life, welfare and property of the inhabitants of the county, the Federal Government, the State, any such public body and any persons of interest.

      (b) For the joint employment of clerks, stenographers and other employees pertaining to the facilities or any project, now existing or hereafter established in the county, upon such terms and conditions as may be determined for the equitable apportionment of the resulting expenses.

      (Added to NRS by 1973, 1733; A 1977, 26)