NRS244A.519. Additional powers of State: Contracts and agreements with public agencies and others.

  The State, acting through the Governor, may also in relation to state facilities:

      1.  Enter into and perform 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 county or any public body concerning the facilities, and any project or property pertaining thereto, whether acquired by the State, by the Federal Government, by the county or by any public body, and may accept grants and contributions from the Federal Government, the county, any public body or any person.

      2.  Enter into and perform contracts and agreements, for any term not exceeding 50 years, with the Federal Government, the county, any public body or any person for the provision and operation by the State of any property pertaining to such facilities of the State or any project relating thereto and the payment periodically by the other contracting party to the State of amounts at least sufficient, in the determination of the Governor, to compensate the State for the cost, if any, of providing, operating and maintaining such facilities serving the Federal Government, the county, such public body or such person, or otherwise, but no such service contract may 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 contracts and agreements with the Federal Government, the county, any public body or any person for or concerning the planning, construction, lease or other acquisition, improvement, equipment, operation, maintenance, disposal and financing of any property pertaining to the facilities of the State or to any project of the State, including, but not necessarily limited, to any contract or 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 county 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 State 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 county or any public body by an agreement therewith by which the State 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:

      (a) For the joint use of personnel, equipment and facilities of the State, the Federal Government, the county 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 State, the Federal Government, the county, 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 1977, 15)