NRS416.040. Additional powers of Governor.

  The Governor or the Governor’s designee may:

      1.  Request any state agency or political subdivision of the State to supply any information in its possession or readily accessible to it concerning the use, supply, source, allocation or distribution of water or energy.

      2.  Request any business, industry, trade association or other organization or person doing business or representing persons doing business in this state to supply any information in their possession or that can reasonably be assumed to be readily accessible to them concerning the use, supply, source, allocation or distribution of water or energy.

      3.  Issue a subpoena to any officer or agent of any such public or private entity to appear before him or her and give oral testimony or produce any relevant book, paper, account, memorandum or record as was requested under subsection 1 or 2 and as may be necessary to deal with any actual or impending water or energy emergency in this state.

      4.  Enter into contracts for consulting or other services and take any other actions as are necessary to carry out the purposes of this chapter.

      (Added to NRS by 1977, 549)