General Provisions

NRS 543.170. Legislative declaration.

NRS 543.180. Definitions.

NRS 543.181. “Acquisition” and “acquire” defined.

NRS 543.182. “Board” defined.

NRS 543.184. “District” defined.

NRS 543.185. “Hydrographic area” defined.

NRS 543.1855. “Master plan” defined.

NRS 543.186. “Project” and “improvement” defined.

NRS 543.188. “Taxpaying elector” defined.

NRS 543.190. Computation of time.

NRS 543.195. Publication of notice.

NRS 543.200. Correction of faulty notices.

NRS 543.210. Sufficiency of NRS 543.170 to 543.830, inclusive.

NRS 543.220. Liberal construction.

Organization of Districts

NRS 543.240. Area included within district.

NRS 543.250. Creation in certain counties; interest not prohibited; inclusion of territory within another county.

NRS 543.260. Initiating ordinance; contents.

NRS 543.270. Notice of organizational hearing.

NRS 543.280. Protests against organization of district.

NRS 543.290. Organizational hearing; ordinance creating or abandoning.

NRS 543.300. Conclusiveness of ordinance creating district; filing of ordinance with Secretary of State; filing of map with county recorder.

NRS 543.310. Payment of organizational costs.

Board of Directors: Powers and Duties

NRS 543.320. Board of county commissioners or regional transportation commission constitutes board of directors.

NRS 543.330. District officers: Designation and selection; duties; compensation and expenses.

NRS 543.340. Meetings; quorum; written policies and procedures.

NRS 543.355. Citizens’ advisory committee: Creation; composition; powers and duties.

NRS 543.360. Acquisition, construction and operation of projects and improvements; conservation of water; expenditure or provision of money for certain purposes.

NRS 543.362. Project may consist of any interest in property.

NRS 543.365. Aesthetic enhancement of projects.

NRS 543.368. Location of improvement along or across public road or highway.

NRS 543.370. Perpetual existence of board.

NRS 543.380. Corporate seal.

NRS 543.390. Suits, actions and proceedings.

NRS 543.400. Acquisition, improvement and disposal of property.

NRS 543.410. Storage and reclamation of floodwater; actions and proceedings concerning water.

NRS 543.420. Eminent domain.

NRS 543.430. Acquired water to be used only in replenishing water basin.

NRS 543.440. Use of property taken by eminent domain declared public use; diversion of water.

NRS 543.450. Surveys; acquisition of land and water; agreements; cooperation with governmental agencies and public and private corporations.

NRS 543.460. Investigations, studies and research; development of new techniques and processes; establishment of standards and criteria.

NRS 543.470. Operation, maintenance and repair of improvements.

NRS 543.480. Contracts; improvements made by district.

NRS 543.490. Borrowing money; evidences of indebtedness.

NRS 543.500. Acquisition and disposal of and encumbrances on property.

NRS 543.510. Appointment and powers of chief engineer and general manager; duties and compensation of other employees; technical committee; contracts with agencies of Federal Government; duties of county officers and employees.

NRS 543.520. Bylaws.

NRS 543.530. Implied powers.

NRS 543.540. Agreements concerning projects for control of floods.

NRS 543.545. Exemption from requirements of public bidding for construction of certain flood control facilities.

NRS 543.547. Compliance with master plan required for construction of flood control facility by local government; state agencies required to comply with master plan if practicable.

NRS 543.550. Rights-of-way across public lands granted to districts.

NRS 543.560. Acquisition of right to flood or interfere with property; relocation of streets, highways and other property.

NRS 543.570. Connection with storm water drain or flood control facility: Application; fee; penalty.

NRS 543.580. Chief engineer and general manager: Investigations, reports and estimates; recommendations; employment of engineers and surveyors.

NRS 543.590. Survey and report of problems; assistance in preliminary planning; adoption of master plan.

NRS 543.595. Adoption of uniform regulations; variances; incorporation of regulations into ordinances by city or county; compliance with standards, criteria and policies of board.

NRS 543.5955. Annual review of master plan; annual report by board.

NRS 543.596. Further review of master plan at 5-year intervals.

NRS 543.5965. More frequent review of master plan authorized; budget to include funding for review and amendment of plan.

NRS 543.597. Change of facility on or amendment of master plan; exception.

NRS 543.5975. Amendment of master plan for expenditure or provision of money to protect public or private property from flooding.

Taxation

NRS 543.600. Public hearing and election required in certain counties; requirements for ballot question; special elections; power to levy taxes; use of other money.

NRS 543.605. Applicability of NRS 543.610 to 543.640, inclusive.

NRS 543.610. Levy and collection of taxes.

NRS 543.620. Levies to cover deficiencies.

NRS 543.630. County officers to levy and collect.

NRS 543.640. Sales for delinquencies.

NRS 543.650. Deposit of money in regional fund for control of floods; creation of reserve fund; limitations on use of money in funds.

Boundaries; Inclusion and Exclusion of Property

NRS 543.665. Boundary changes; liability of property.

NRS 543.675. Exclusion.

NRS 543.685. Inclusion.

Borrowing and Bonds

NRS 543.690. Forms of borrowing; applicability of Local Government Securities Law; additional security; notice of proposed issuance of long-term general obligation bonds required.

NRS 543.700. Short-term notes.

NRS 543.710. General obligation bonds: Interest; maturity; denominations; form.

NRS 543.760. Applicability of NRS 350.500 to 350.720, inclusive.

Dissolution of Districts

NRS 543.790. Resolution dissolving ordinance; notice.

NRS 543.800. Protests against dissolution; adoption of final ordinance.

NRS 543.810. Hearing on dissolution.

NRS 543.820. Filing of ordinance dissolving district.

NRS 543.830. Transfer of property and money to county; collection and disposition of taxes.