NRS474.200. Levy, collection and use of taxes; deposit of money in operating and emergency funds.

      1.  At the time of making the levy of county taxes for that year, the boards of county commissioners shall levy the tax established pursuant to NRS 474.190 upon all property, both real and personal, subject to taxation within the boundaries of the district. Any tax levied on interstate or intercounty telephone lines, power lines and other public utility lines as authorized in this section must be based upon valuations as established by the Nevada Tax Commission pursuant to the provisions of NRS 361.315 to 361.330, inclusive.

      2.  When levied, the tax must be entered upon the assessment rolls and collected in the same manner as state and county taxes. Taxes may be paid in four approximately equal installments at the times specified in NRS 361.483, and the same penalties as specified in NRS 361.483 must be added for failure to pay the taxes.

      3.  When the tax is collected, it must be placed in the treasury of the county in which the greater portion of the county fire protection district is located, to the credit of the district. The treasurer of the district shall keep two separate funds for each district, one to be known as the district fire protection operating fund and one to be known as the district emergency fund. The money collected to defray the expenses of the district must be deposited in the district fire protection operating fund, and the money collected to meet unforeseen emergencies must be deposited in the district emergency fund. The district emergency fund must be used solely for emergencies and must not be used for regular operating expenses. The money deposited in the district emergency fund must not exceed the sum of $1,000,000. Any interest earned on the money in the district emergency fund that causes the balance in that fund to exceed $1,000,000 must be credited to the district fire protection operating fund.

      4.  For the purposes of subsection 3, an emergency includes, without limitation, any event that:

      (a) Causes widespread or severe damage to property or injury to or the death of persons within the district;

      (b) As determined by the district fire chief, requires immediate action to protect the health, safety and welfare of persons who reside within the district; and

      (c) Requires the district to provide money to obtain a matching grant from a state agency or an agency of the Federal Government to repair damage caused by a natural disaster that occurred within the district.

      [Part 10:121:1937; 1931 NCL § 1929.10]—(NRS A 1963, 480; 1965, 310; 1967, 1111; 1969, 613; 1971, 265; 1979, 552; 1983, 1197; 1989, 49; 2007, 1305)