GENERAL PROVISIONS

NRS 309.010. Short title.

NRS 309.020. “Publication” defined.

ORGANIZATION OF DISTRICTS

NRS 309.025. Districts not to be organized after May 1, 1967.

NRS 309.030. Requirements for proposal to organize district; number of divisions and directors.

NRS 309.040. Petition for organization of district: Contents; bond; notice.

NRS 309.050. Hearing on petition; contiguous lands may be included; order denying or granting petition; submission of question to qualified electors.

NRS 309.060. County commissioners to canvass votes; order declaring organization of district and election of directors.

NRS 309.065. Extension of additional purposes to districts created pursuant to prior law; procedure; change of name of district.

BOARDS OF DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS

NRS 309.070. Regular elections: Office of director; notice.

NRS 309.080. Election unnecessary when no nominations made.

NRS 309.090. Voters’ affidavit.

NRS 309.100. Oaths and bonds of elected directors.

NRS 309.110. Persons entitled to vote at elections.

NRS 309.120. Officers; regular and special meetings; quorum; public records; organization of board; vacancies.

NRS 309.130. General powers of board of directors.

NRS 309.135. Determination by board that emergency exists to hold special election; action to challenge determination.

NRS 309.140. Compensation and expenses of directors and officers.

NRS 309.145. Directors and other officers not to be interested in contracts or profits; penalties.

FINANCES AND BONDS

NRS 309.160. Power to incur debts and liabilities: Limitations and exceptions.

NRS 309.170. Formulation of general plan of operations; election to authorize expense.

NRS 309.180. Form, style and contents of bonds; completion of plan when money from bonds insufficient; prior liens.

NRS 309.190. Apportionment of costs and assessments according to benefits.

NRS 309.200. Meeting to review apportionment of benefits: Notice and hearing; proceedings after objection to apportionment.

NRS 309.210. Confirmation of proceedings by district court: Petition; publication of notice; pleadings.

NRS 309.220. Examination of proceedings by district court; allowance and apportionment of costs; motions for new trial; appeal. [Effective through December 31, 2014, and after that date unless the provisions of Senate Joint Resolution No. 14 (2011) are approved and ratified by the voters at the 2014 General Election.]

NRS 309.220. Examination of proceedings by district court; allowance and apportionment of costs; motions for new trial; appeal. [Effective January 1, 2015, if the provisions of Senate Joint Resolution No. 14 (2011) are approved and ratified by the voters at the 2014 General Election.]

NRS 309.230. Sale of bonds: Notice and sale; bonds may be used in payment of construction costs; assessments in lieu of bonds.

NRS 309.240. Payment of bonds and interest.

NRS 309.250. Creation of funds; transfers; duties of district treasurer.

NRS 309.260. Payment of interest from debt service fund; redemption of bonds not due from debt service fund.

NRS 309.270. County commissioners to have access to books, records and vouchers of district.

ASSESSMENTS

NRS 309.280. Secretary to be district assessor; duties.

NRS 309.290. Board meeting to correct assessments; notice.

NRS 309.300. Annual levy; tax for replacement of deficits; county commissioners to act when board fails to levy assessment; duties of certain officers.

NRS 309.310. When assessments become liens; preferred liens.

NRS 309.320. Assessment books; entry of assessments on tax rolls; collection of assessments; duties of county officers.

NRS 309.330. Election to authorize special assessment: Notice; duties of board if assessment authorized; proposition for yearly tax levy.

FINANCING

NRS 309.331. District’s power to borrow money as general or special obligation of district.

NRS 309.332. Types of securities authorized: Form and terms of general obligation bonds; limitation on redemption premium.

NRS 309.333. Submission of proposition of issuing general obligation bonds to electors; contents of resolution.

NRS 309.334. Notice of election: Form; publication.

NRS 309.335. Canvass of election returns; declaration of results.

NRS 309.336. Authorization for issuance and sale of general obligation bonds after election.

NRS 309.337. Applicability of Local Government Securities Law.

NRS 309.338. General obligation bonds payable from ad valorem taxes; additional security.

NRS 309.339. Contracts with United States and all private and public entities.

NRS 309.3395. Alternative authority for issuing general obligation bonds or securities payable from general ad valorem taxes.

CONSTRUCTION OF IMPROVEMENTS

NRS 309.340. Bids: Publication of notice; acceptance; exceptions in emergencies; performance and payment bonds of successful bidder.

NRS 309.350. When work may be performed without bid.

NRS 309.360. Payment of costs of acquisition from construction fund or proceeds of general obligation bonds; rates, tolls and charges for operation and maintenance; levy and collection of ad valorem taxes.

NRS 309.370. Power of board to construct works across watercourses, railways and highways.

NRS 309.380. Right-of-way granted over state lands.

NRS 309.383. Powers of district concerning location and construction of improvements subordinate to powers of Nevada Tahoe Regional Planning Agency. [Effective: (1) upon the proclamation by the Governor of this State of the withdrawal by the State of California from the Tahoe Regional Planning Compact or of a finding by the Governor of this State that the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency has become unable to perform its duties or exercise its powers; or (2) October 1, 2015, unless: (a) on or before January 1, 2014, the Governor of this State issues a proclamation that the State of California has enacted legislation which satisfies the requirements set forth in section 7 of chapter 424, Statutes of Nevada 2013, at page 2368; or (b) before October 1, 2015, the amendments to the Compact proposed by this State in 2011 are approved pursuant to Public Law 96-551, the State of California enacts amendments that are substantially identical to those amendments and the governing board of the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency adopts an update to the 1987 Regional Plan; or (3) October 1, 2017, if: (a) on or before January 1, 2014, the Governor of this State does not issue a proclamation that the State of California has enacted legislation which satisfies the requirements set forth in section 7 of chapter 424, Statutes of Nevada 2013, at page 2368; and (b) the amendments to the Compact proposed by this State in 2011 are not approved pursuant to Public Law 96-551, the State of California has not enacted amendments that are substantially identical to those amendments and the governing board of the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency has not adopted an update to the 1987 Regional Plan by July 1, 2015, and the Governor of this State issues a proclamation before October 1, 2015, that those events are likely to take place in the reasonably foreseeable future but those events do not take place by September 30, 2017.]

NRS 309.385. Powers of district concerning location and construction of improvements subordinate to powers of regional planning agency. [Effective through September 30, 2015, and after that date if: (1) on or before January 1, 2014, the Governor of this State issues a proclamation that the State of California has enacted legislation which satisfies the requirements set forth in section 7 of chapter 424, Statutes of Nevada 2013, at page 2368; or (2) by September 30, 2015, the amendments to the Tahoe Regional Planning Compact proposed by this State in 2011 are approved pursuant to Public Law 96-551, the State of California enacts amendments that are substantially identical to those amendments, and the governing board of the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency adopts an update to the 1987 Regional Plan; or effective through September 30, 2017, if: (1) on or before January 1, 2014, the Governor of this State does not issue a proclamation that the State of California has enacted legislation which satisfies the requirements set forth in section 7 of chapter 424, Statutes of Nevada 2013, at page 2368; or (2) the amendments to the Tahoe Regional Planning Compact proposed by this State in 2011 are not approved pursuant to Public Law 96-551, the State of California has not enacted amendments that are substantially identical to those amendments, and the governing board of the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency has not adopted an update to the 1987 Regional Plan by July 1, 2015, and the Governor of this State issues a proclamation before October 1, 2015, that those events are likely to take place in the reasonably foreseeable future but those events do not take place by September 30, 2017.]

NRS 309.390. Board may sell or lease improvements; ratification by electors.

NRS 309.400. Eminent domain powers of districts; power to purchase; payment of judgment awards within 6 months.

NRS 309.410. Vested interests used in connection with mining and power development not affected.

REGULATION OF WATER AND SEWER SERVICES

NRS 309.415. Exercise of powers primarily relating to fulfillment of water purposes or sewer purposes not subject to regulation or supervision of Public Utilities Commission of Nevada.

ANNEXATION OF TERRITORY

NRS 309.425. Territory which may be annexed to district.

NRS 309.435. Procedure.

NRS 309.445. Petition for annexation: Contents; signatures.

NRS 309.455. Publication of petition for annexation and notice of hearing.

NRS 309.465. Hearing; modification of boundaries.

NRS 309.475. Resolution: Adoption; copies to be filed with county clerk and county recorder.

PROCEEDINGS UNDER CONSOLIDATED LOCAL IMPROVEMENTS LAW

NRS 309.490. Authority.

MERGER, CONSOLIDATION AND DISSOLUTION OF DISTRICTS

NRS 309.500. County ordinance; notice.

NRS 309.510. Protests; adoption of final ordinance.

NRS 309.520. Hearing.

NRS 309.530. Filing of copies of ordinance.

NRS 309.540. Surrender and transfer of property and money; collection and disposition of taxes and special assessments.