CHAPTER271. Local Improvements  


GENERAL PROVISIONS
NRS 271.010. Short title.
NRS 271.015. Applicability of chapter.
NRS 271.017. Issuance of interim warrants and bonds by municipality.
NRS 271.020. Legislative declaration.
NRS 271.025. Decision of governing body prima facie evidence of correctness.
NRS 271.030. Definitions.
NRS 271.035. “Acquisition” and “acquire” defined.
NRS 271.037. “Art project” defined.
NRS 271.040. “Assessable property” defined.
NRS 271.045. “Assessment” and “assess” defined.
NRS 271.050. “Assessment lien” defined.
NRS 271.055. “Assessment unit” defined.
NRS 271.057. “Association” defined.
NRS 271.060. “Clerk” defined.
NRS 271.063. “Commercial area vitalization project” defined.
NRS 271.065. “Condemnation” and “condemn” defined.
NRS 271.070. “Cost” and “cost of project” defined.
NRS 271.075. “County” defined.
NRS 271.080. “County assessor” defined.
NRS 271.085. “County treasurer” defined.
NRS 271.090. “Curb and gutter project” defined.
NRS 271.095. “Drainage project” defined.
NRS 271.097. “Electrical project” defined.
NRS 271.098. “Energy efficiency improvement” defined.
NRS 271.099. “Energy efficiency improvement project” defined.
NRS 271.100. “Engineer” defined.
NRS 271.105. “Equipment” and “equip” defined.
NRS 271.110. “Federal Government” defined.
NRS 271.115. “Governing body” defined.
NRS 271.120. “Hereby,” “herein,” “hereinabove,” “hereinafter,” “hereinbefore,” “hereof,” “hereto” and “hereunder” defined.
NRS 271.125. “Improvement” and “improve” defined.
NRS 271.130. “Improvement district” defined.
NRS 271.135. “Mailed notice” and “notice by mail” defined.
NRS 271.140. “Member” defined.
NRS 271.145. “Municipality” defined.
NRS 271.150. “Off-street parking project” defined.
NRS 271.152. “Overhead service facilities” defined.
NRS 271.155. “Overpass project” defined.
NRS 271.160. “Park project” defined.
NRS 271.170. “Posting” defined.
NRS 271.175. “Project” defined.
NRS 271.178. “Promotional activity” defined.
NRS 271.180. “Property” defined.
NRS 271.185. “Public body” defined.
NRS 271.190. “Publication” and “publish” defined.
NRS 271.195. “Real property” defined.
NRS 271.197. “Renewable energy” defined.
NRS 271.199. “Renewable energy project” defined.
NRS 271.200. “Sanitary sewer project” defined.
NRS 271.203. “Security wall” defined.
NRS 271.204. “Service facilities” defined.
NRS 271.2045. “Service provider” defined.
NRS 271.205. “Sidewalk project” defined.
NRS 271.208. “Special benefit” defined.
NRS 271.210. “State” defined.
NRS 271.215. “Storm sewer project” defined.
NRS 271.220. “Street” defined.
NRS 271.223. “Street beautification project” defined.
NRS 271.225. “Street project” defined.
NRS 271.230. “Taxes” defined.
NRS 271.232. “Telephone project” defined.
NRS 271.234. “Tourism and entertainment project” defined.
NRS 271.235. “Tract” defined.
NRS 271.237. “Transportation project” defined.
NRS 271.240. “Treasurer” defined.
NRS 271.242. “Underground conversion project” defined.
NRS 271.245. “Underpass project” defined.
NRS 271.250. “Water project” defined.
NRS 271.255. Computation of time.
GENERAL PROCEDURE FOR LOCAL IMPROVEMENTS
NRS 271.265. General powers of counties, cities and towns.
NRS 271.270. Collateral powers.
NRS 271.275. Procedure for initiating acquisition or improvement of project.
NRS 271.280. Procedure for provisional order.
NRS 271.285. Procedure for petition.
NRS 271.290. Subsequent procedure after filing of petition.
NRS 271.295. Combination of projects.
NRS 271.296. Commercial area vitalization projects: Dissolution of improvement district.
NRS 271.297. Commercial area vitalization projects: Modification of plan or plat.
NRS 271.300. Effect of estimates.
NRS 271.305. Provisional order: Provision and contents of notice of hearing; restrictions on changes after provision of notice.
NRS 271.306. Apportionment of assessments for irregularly shaped tracts; objections to acquisition or improvement of project.
NRS 271.307. Preparation of document by engineer without prior direction of governing body.
NRS 271.308. Emergency ordinance.
NRS 271.310. Provisional order: Hearing; determination of governing body.
NRS 271.315. Appeal from adverse order: Pleading with particularity required; judicial review limited.
NRS 271.320. Procedure after hearing; modification; division into construction units.
NRS 271.325. Resolution of governing body; adoption and amendment of ordinance creating district; recording list of tracts and estimated assessments; overlapping boundaries of commercial area vitalization projects prohibited.
NRS 271.330. Methods of acquisition or improvement.
NRS 271.332. Commercial area vitalization projects: Governing body authorized to contract for provision of improvements with nonprofit association; requirements for association; extension of terms of contract; contract to ensure type and level of services continue.
NRS 271.333. Commercial area vitalization projects: Contract with nonprofit association to provide for internal controls and audits; authority of governing body to take control of certain assets of association.
NRS 271.335. Construction contracts.
NRS 271.337. Addition of certain improvements to existing contracts for construction work; waiver of certain requirements by owner.
NRS 271.340. Construction by municipality: Supplies and materials.
NRS 271.345. Cooperative construction.
NRS 271.350. Use of existing improvements.
NRS 271.355. Interim warrants.
NRS 271.357. Establishment of procedure for obtaining hardship determination.
NRS 271.360. Order for proposed assessment roll; form of roll; postponement of assessments on property for which hardship determination has been approved; effect of improper designation.
NRS 271.365. Method of computing and limitations upon assessments.
NRS 271.366. Property of school district exempt from assessments unless consented to by board of trustees.
NRS 271.3665. Limitation on assessments against municipal land.
NRS 271.367. Apportionment of assessments for security wall.
NRS 271.369. Transportation project: Estimate of expenditures to maintain, operate, improve and repair project; assessment; use of proceeds.
NRS 271.3695. Special assessment for extraordinary maintenance, repair and improvement of project located in redevelopment area in certain counties.
NRS 271.370. Determination of assessable tracts.
NRS 271.375. Preparation of proposed assessment roll; report to governing body.
NRS 271.377. Estimate of expenditures and proposed assessment roll for commercial area vitalization projects; public hearing required; levy of assessments; limit on distribution from local government tax distribution account.
NRS 271.378. Estimate of expenditures and proposed assessment roll for street beautification projects; public hearing required; confirmation of assessments; installment payments authorized.
NRS 271.380. Notice of hearing for assessment.
NRS 271.385. Hearing for assessment; objections waived unless properly filed in writing.
NRS 271.390. Levy of assessments; notice; final determination conclusive; roll prima facie evidence of regularity and validity.
NRS 271.392. Protest by owner or resident of property to be included within assessment plat for commercial area vitalization project; modification of assessment plat by governing body.
NRS 271.395. Appeal from adverse determination; scope of judicial review.
NRS 271.400. Assessment for street and alley intersections.
NRS 271.405. Thirty-day period for payment; deferred payments; notice of levy of assessment and required payment.
NRS 271.407. Assessments against State and political subdivisions: Ninety-day period of payment; deferred payments.
NRS 271.409. Date when payment by mail without postmark or with illegible postmark is deemed received.
NRS 271.410. Acceleration upon delinquency.
NRS 271.415. Limitations upon deferred payments; rates of interest; notice of required installment; application of credit against payment.
NRS 271.420. Liens; recording final assessment roll and statement of information.
NRS 271.425. Division or combination of tracts: Apportionment or combination of assessments authorized; consent of owners; recording of report and statement of information; delegation of duties.
NRS 271.428. Surplus and deficiency fund: Source; uses.
NRS 271.429. Refund of surplus; notice of availability of surplus; claim for refund.
NRS 271.430. Payment of deficiency in assessment.
NRS 271.431. Pledge of revenues.
NRS 271.4315. Application of revenues and credits to payment of assessments.
NRS 271.432. Covenants for securing payment of assessments.
NRS 271.4325. Lien of pledge of revenues.
NRS 271.433. Rights and remedies of owners of property assessed.
NRS 271.4335. Rights and remedies cumulative.
NRS 271.434. Inaction of owner does not relieve municipal officers and agents of liability for nonperformance.
NRS 271.435. Reassessments.
NRS 271.440. Reassessment: Credit for payment of prior assessment.
NRS 271.445. Collection of assessments; assessment roll and ordinance levying assessment prima facie evidence of right to recover; ordinance levying assessment required to authorize reduction or waiver of certain penalties for good cause.
NRS 271.450. Procedure to place previously omitted property upon assessment roll.
NRS 271.455. Validity of assessment for local improvement.
NRS 271.460. Payment of assessments by joint owner: Recovery from co-owners; lien.
NRS 271.465. Assessment paid in error: Recovery.
NRS 271.470. Error in assessment: Judgment for expenses of municipality properly chargeable against owner or tract.
NRS 271.472. Financial report required of association providing improvements for commercial area vitalization projects.
NRS 271.475. Bonds: Power to issue; adoption and effective date of ordinance.
NRS 271.477. Issuance of bonds payable solely from proceeds of assessments.
NRS 271.480. Recital of compliance in bonds or deed conclusive evidence of facts recited.
NRS 271.485. Bonds: Sale; rate of interest; proceeds; validity; contract to sell special assessment bonds.
NRS 271.487. Determination by designated agent of rates of interest on bonds and unpaid installments of assessments.
NRS 271.488. Issuance of bonds to refund all or portion of outstanding bonds; bonds to be secured by certain assessments; power of governing body to amend assessment ordinance; duties.
NRS 271.489. Agreements for assurance of payments on bonds.
NRS 271.490. Fund for payment of bonds; fund or account for penalties, collection costs and interest; payment of administrative costs incurred in connection with district.
NRS 271.495. Deficiency in bond fund or surplus and deficiency fund: Payment from general fund; levy of tax.
NRS 271.500. Municipality’s liability on bonds.
NRS 271.502. Assessments and other revenues pledged for payment of securities: Lien of pledge; priority; validity against third persons.
NRS 271.505. Incontestable recital in bonds.
NRS 271.515. Bonds: Form; terms; execution; facsimile signature.
NRS 271.520. Bonds: Exemption from taxation; exceptions.
NRS 271.525. Early hearings.
NRS 271.530. Effect of faulty notice of hearing; proper notice; continuance.
NRS 271.535. Legal investments in bonds.
NRS 271.536. Advances of money for certain improvements in lieu of issuance of bonds or interim securities.
NRS 271.537. Limitation on number of annual installments to repay advancement.
NRS 271.538. Medium-term obligations.
NRS 271.540. Procedure for collection and enforcement of assessments by municipal treasurer.
NRS 271.545. Delinquent assessment or installment marked delinquent on assessment roll; contents of notice of sale of property; ordinance to establish procedures for conducting sale of property.
NRS 271.550. Notice of sale by publication and mail.
NRS 271.555. Public sale: Time, place and continuation; order of sale of property.
NRS 271.560. Sale to person offering to pay amount due; when stricken off to municipality; resale of property.
NRS 271.565. Report of sale by municipal treasurer.
NRS 271.570. Certificate of sale: Contents; signature; delivery.
NRS 271.575. Municipal clerk custodian of certificates for property sold to municipality; sale or transfer of certificate.
NRS 271.580. Entry of payments and redemptions by treasurer on assessment roll.
NRS 271.585. Property bid in by or stricken off to municipality held in trust by municipality for special assessment district; when municipality may take and hold property discharged of trust.
NRS 271.590. Sale of property by municipality after expiration of period of redemption; notice; public auction; disposition of proceeds.
NRS 271.595. Redemption of property; certificate of redemption; notice to owner of demand of purchaser; execution and delivery of deed to purchaser if redemption not made; date when redemption payment is deemed to have been made.
NRS 271.600. Recitals, contents and execution of deed; deed as conclusive evidence.
NRS 271.605. Fees for issuance of certificate of sale and deed.
NRS 271.610. Acquisition of lien by purchaser of certificate of sale; interest.
NRS 271.615. Notice to municipal treasurer of proceeding to foreclose lien for general taxes.
NRS 271.620. Sale of unsold property after maturity of last unpaid installment of bond issue.
NRS 271.625. Action by municipality for collection and enforcement of delinquent assessment or installment.
NRS 271.630. Foreclosure actions and proceedings against municipality by holders of bonds.
MODIFICATION OF LOCAL IMPROVEMENTS
NRS 271.640. Applicability.
NRS 271.6405. Authorized modifications.
NRS 271.641. Engineer’s report: Preparation and filing; contents.
NRS 271.6415. Modification if protest hearing not required: Conditions; adoption of ordinance.
NRS 271.642. Modification if protest hearing required: Provisional order; contents and provision of notice of hearing.
NRS 271.6425. Modification if protest hearing required: Prohibited if certain owners of tracts in district object within time specified in notice.
NRS 271.643. Modification if protest hearing required: Conduct of hearing; consideration and waiver of complaints, protests and objections concerning modification; procedure for termination of proceedings.
NRS 271.6435. Modification if protest hearing required: Appeal from adverse determination; scope of judicial review.
NRS 271.644. Modification if protest hearing required: Final determination of modification and assessments.
NRS 271.6445. Modification if protest hearing required: Adoption of ordinance modifying project and assessments.
NRS 271.645. Recording of list of tracts, assessments and special benefits.
NRS 271.6455. Establishment of procedure for providing payment or credit for reduced assessments resulting from modification.
NRS 271.646. Authority of governing body to require requester of modification to pay expenses incurred in relevant proceedings.
PLEDGE OF MONEY FOR CERTAIN PROJECTS IN CERTAIN COUNTIES IN SUPPORT OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND TOURISM
NRS 271.650. Pledge of sales or use tax proceeds in assessment ordinance for project in certain counties: Amount; required determinations; interlocal agreements; conclusiveness of determinations.
NRS 271.660. Agreement with Department of Taxation regarding distribution of pledged amounts.
NRS 271.670. Agreement with owner of property interest in district to defray cost of local governmental services during term of pledge: Contents; determination by governing body of municipality; notice to and hearing by board of trustees of school district; conclusiveness of governing body’s determination.
NRS 271.680. Limitations on issuance of bonds.
ALTERNATIVE PROCEDURE FOR LOCAL IMPROVEMENTS
NRS 271.700. Applicability of NRS 271.700 to 271.730, inclusive.
NRS 271.710. Exemption from compliance with certain provisions; agreement with owners of all assessable property in district; powers of governing body.
NRS 271.720. Requirements, conditions and effect of agreement with owners of all assessable property in district.
NRS 271.730. Fixing of rates of interest regarding property sold after date of agreement with owners of all property in district.
DISTRICT TO FINANCE UNDERGROUND CONVERSION PROJECT
NRS 271.800. Procedure for establishing district; combination with another project; requirements for construction of project; applicability of public bidding requirements limited; prerequisites to commencement of construction.
NRS 271.850. Requirements for placement of service facilities underground; calculation of costs for conversion.