NRS474.555. Reorganization of district organized pursuant to chapter 473 of NRS.

      1.  A fire protection district organized as provided in chapter 473 of NRS may, in the manner provided in this section, be reorganized as an existing or new fire protection district subject to the provisions of:

      (a) NRS 474.010 to 474.450, inclusive; or

      (b) NRS 474.460 to 474.540, inclusive.

      2.  The reorganization of such a district may be initiated by:

      (a) A petition signed by a majority of the owners of the property located within the district proposed to be reorganized; or

      (b) A resolution of the board of county commissioners of the county in which the district proposed to be reorganized is located.

      3.  If, after notice and a hearing, the board of county commissioners determines that the proposed reorganization is in the best interests of the county and the district, the board shall notify the State Forester Firewarden of that determination.

      4.  The State Forester Firewarden shall determine whether the reorganization is feasible and shall notify the board of county commissioners, in writing, of his or her decision. If the State Forester Firewarden determines that the reorganization is feasible, the State Forester Firewarden shall further notify the board of county commissioners, in writing, that the petition or resolution, as applicable, proposing the reorganization of the district is approved.

      5.  Upon receipt of a notice in writing from the State Forester Firewarden that the petition or resolution proposing the reorganization is approved, the board of county commissioners shall adopt an ordinance reorganizing the district as an existing or new fire protection district subject to the provisions of:

      (a) NRS 474.010 to 474.450, inclusive; or

      (b) NRS 474.460 to 474.540, inclusive.

      6.  The board of county commissioners shall cause a copy of the ordinance, certified by the clerk of the board, to be filed immediately for record in the office of the county recorder.

      7.  All debts, obligations, liabilities and assets of a fire protection district organized as provided in chapter 473 of NRS that is reorganized pursuant to this section must be assumed or taken over by the fire protection district into which that district is reorganized.

      8.  A district reorganized pursuant to this section as an existing or new fire protection district subject to the provisions of:

      (a) NRS 474.010 to 474.450, inclusive, has all of the powers granted by those sections and shall be deemed to have been formed under the provisions of those sections.

      (b) NRS 474.460 to 474.540, inclusive, has all of the powers granted by those sections and shall be deemed to have been organized in accordance with NRS 474.460.

      (Added to NRS by 2007, 2475)