GENERAL PROVISIONS

NRS 540A.010. Definitions.

NRS 540A.020. Applicability of chapter.

NRS 540A.030. Boundaries of region. [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 those events have not taken place 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, and effective after September 30, 2017, if those events take place by September 30, 2017.]

NRS 540A.030. Boundaries of region. [Effective October 1, 2015, unless: (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) before October 1, 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 October 1, 2017, if those events have not taken place 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.]

ADMINISTRATION BY BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS

NRS 540A.040. Super majority required for actions governed by this chapter.

NRS 540A.050. Grants; contracts; employees; disposition of property.

NRS 540A.240. Acquisition and use of water rights and other sources of water in accordance with plan; imposition of charge by board.

REMEDIATION OF QUALITY OF WATER

NRS 540A.250. Creation of district for remediation; recovery of expenses.

NRS 540A.260. Preparation and approval of plan for remediation; duty of board to determine costs of developing and carrying out plan; liability of owner or lessee of property.

NRS 540A.262. Prerequisites to determining, expanding or amending boundaries of district for remediation: Hearing; publication of notice of hearing; adoption of ordinance; certain bonds or financial obligations paid in full; territory not required to be contiguous.

NRS 540A.265. Determination of annual fee for properties within district for remediation; collection and enforcement of fee; duty of persons who sell water to provide board with list of clients; power of board to impose ad valorem tax on property within district in lieu of annual fee.

NRS 540A.267. Power of board to issue bonds or otherwise become obligated to pay costs of developing and carrying out plan for remediation; bonds or other obligations secured by certain fees or taxes.

NRS 540A.269. Applicability of chapters 332 and 338 of NRS to contract for plan for remediation; county ownership of property on which remediation equipment or improvements are located not required if certain conditions met.

NRS 540A.270. Reimbursement of expenses to identify, study and remedy condition if costs and expenses in conformity with plan; establishment of criteria for reimbursement; reimbursement subject to availability of proceeds from certain bonds, fees or taxes.

NRS 540A.280. State Department of Conservation and Natural Resources authorized to recover costs of remediation from person who caused or contributed to condition requiring remediation; priority of distribution of money recovered from responsible person; use of money distributed to board.

NRS 540A.285. Determination by board conclusive and incontestable in absence of fraud or gross abuse of discretion; review of determination by district court.