Nevada Chapter 539 — Irrigation Districts

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NRS 539.010— Short title
NRS 539.013— Definitions
NRS 539.015— Publication of notice
NRS 539.017— Construction
NRS 539.020— Petition for organization of district
NRS 539.023— Inclusion of state lands in district; Governor may sign petition
NRS 539.025— Contents of petition
NRS 539.027— Undertaking
NRS 539.030— Petition filed in office of county clerk; publication of notice of time of meeting; newspaper in which publication to be made; contents of notice
NRS 539.033— Presentation of petition to county commissioners; hearing
NRS 539.035— Adjournment of hearing
NRS 539.037— Determination as to land to be formed into district
NRS 539.040— Informalities in petition to be disregarded; reason for refusal or dismissal of petition; mandamus
NRS 539.043— Order granting or denying petition; order granting petition to establish boundaries and designate name
NRS 539.045— Order calling election; qualifications of candidate for director
NRS 539.047— Notice of election: Contents; publication
NRS 539.050— Election precincts
NRS 539.053— Conduct of election; absent voters’ ballots
NRS 539.055— Canvass of votes; order declaring territory formed as district under designated name; recording of order and plat
NRS 539.057— Conclusiveness of record of county commissioners concerning proceedings
NRS 539.060— Name of district; change of name of certain districts
NRS 539.063— Officers of district
NRS 539.065— Directors: Terms of office; qualifications
NRS 539.067— Directors: Oaths; bonds
NRS 539.070— Directors: Vacancies in office
NRS 539.071— Expansion of number of directors authorized if federal reclamation project operated and project authorized for additional purposes; procedure
NRS 539.073— Organization of board; election and appointment of officers
NRS 539.075— Secretary and treasurer: Appointment; bond
NRS 539.077— Assistant secretary: Appointment; duties
NRS 539.080— Compensation and expenses of directors and other officers
NRS 539.081— Interest in certain contracts prohibited; penalties
NRS 539.083— Office of board
NRS 539.085— Regular meetings: Time and place; notice of change of time; judicial day
NRS 539.087— Special meetings: Calling by president or board; notice; business to be transacted
NRS 539.090— Legal meeting: Attendance of all members
NRS 539.093— Meetings public
NRS 539.095— Quorum; affirmative vote of majority required for certain questions
NRS 539.097— Records open to inspection
NRS 539.103— Director not to be employed by district as engineer, watermaster or manager
NRS 539.105— Establishment of precincts and polling places
NRS 539.107— Procedure for change of boundaries
NRS 539.110— Procedure for changing number of directors and divisions; election required
NRS 539.113— Procedure for election of directors
NRS 539.115— When regular elections of irrigation districts to be held
NRS 539.117— When election need not be held; declaration of election of candidates
NRS 539.120— Declarations of candidacy; filing fees
NRS 539.123— Eligibility to vote; number of votes elector may cast; certain persons and entities entitled to vote and exercise rights of electors; filing of designations or written consents
NRS 539.125— Notice of election: Contents; publication
NRS 539.127— Registration of electors required; reregistration
NRS 539.130— Secretary is ex officio district registrar; appointment of field registrars; duties
NRS 539.133— Close of registration: Time
NRS 539.135— Oath of individual registrant
NRS 539.137— Oath of registrants on behalf of entity that is not natural person
NRS 539.140— Persons who may administer registration oath
NRS 539.143— Designation of registered voters in rosters and lists of registered electors
NRS 539.145— Appointment of inspectors and clerks; designation of time and place of election
NRS 539.147— Compensation of registrars and election officers
NRS 539.150— Election officers: Oath; vacancies
NRS 539.153— Applicability of general election laws
NRS 539.155— Returns delivered to secretary; canvass by board of directors; declaration of result
NRS 539.157— Declaration of candidates receiving highest number of votes; certificates of election
NRS 539.160— Directors subject to recall from office
NRS 539.163— Petition for recall: Contents; required signatures; filing
NRS 539.165— Petition for recall: Use of copies; verification
NRS 539.167— Petition for recall: Director must hold office 6 months
NRS 539.170— Special election: Call; when held
NRS 539.173— Vacancy filled if director resigns; continuance in office if director does not resign
NRS 539.175— Removal of signature from recall petition: Procedure
NRS 539.177— Nominating petitions for successors; filing
NRS 539.180— Recall ballots: Reasons for recall and answer thereto; form of proposal; names of nominees
NRS 539.183— Result of recall election: Successor elected or vacancy in office created
NRS 539.185— Subsequent recall proceedings barred during director’s term unless previous election expenses paid by petitioners
NRS 539.187— Applicability of general election laws to recall elections
NRS 539.188— Special election may be held upon unanimous vote of board of directors
NRS 539.189— Notice of election for election for issuance of bonds or other securities: Contents
NRS 539.190— General powers of board of directors
NRS 539.193— Agents and employees: Employment and appointment; duties; compensation
NRS 539.195— Entry upon land to make surveys and locate works
NRS 539.197— Contracts
NRS 539.200— Contracts of indemnity and guaranty
NRS 539.201— Purchase of liability insurance
NRS 539.203— Board of directors authorized to sue and to be sued
NRS 539.205— Annual report to State Engineer; recommendations of State Engineer
NRS 539.207— Acquisition of property
NRS 539.210— Use of proceeds of bonds for acquisition
NRS 539.213— Lease of lands for community pasture
NRS 539.215— Investigations and representations requisite to acquiring control over governmental lands
NRS 539.217— Conveyance or donation of lands acquired by district
NRS 539.220— Construction of works across watercourse, road, railway, conduit or other property; restoration of crossed property
NRS 539.223— Rights-of-way over state lands granted; duties of State Engineer and Director of State Department of Conservation and Natural Resources
NRS 539.225— Eminent domain; rules of practice
NRS 539.227— Vested rights used in connection with mining or generation of power not to be affected or taken
NRS 539.230— Appropriation and distribution; use by irrigation district declared public use; place of use of water
NRS 539.233— Regulations for distribution and use of water; regulating and measuring devices; distribution of regulations
NRS 539.234— Petition for State Engineer to prescribe or clarify rules and regulations relating to distribution and use of water within district
NRS 539.235— Distribution of water by division or district for appropriate charge
NRS 539.237— Authority to generate, transmit, sell and acquire electric power
NRS 539.240— Election required for approval of certain contracts; notice; ballots; limitation; judicial determination of validity
NRS 539.243— Election required for approval of lease of power plant or transmission system owned or controlled by district
NRS 539.245— Authority of board of directors to provide for drainage
NRS 539.255— Award of contract in case of emergency or necessity without advertising for bids
NRS 539.260— Direction and satisfaction of district engineer; approval by board
NRS 539.263— Contract not to be let unless sufficient money in treasury or payable in district’s bonds
NRS 539.265— When bids may be dispensed with; use of construction fund
NRS 539.267— Performance of acts necessary to carry out enlarged powers
NRS 539.270— General powers
NRS 539.273— Purposes of cooperation and contract
NRS 539.275— Provisions includable in contract
NRS 539.277— Bonds: Transfer to or deposit with United States; payment of interest and principal; rate of interest; call for repayment
NRS 539.280— Payment in installments; rate of interest; assessment and levy; lien
NRS 539.283— Distribution and apportionment of water; refusal of service to delinquent land; assessment to maintain existing works
NRS 539.285— Rent or lease of water
NRS 539.287— Dissolution of district or change of boundaries: Consent of Secretary of Interior; excluded areas free from liens and charges
NRS 539.290— Collection of money or action as fiscal agent of United States: Acceptance of appointment; duties, liabilities and powers of district
NRS 539.293— Additional bonds of district officers: When required; inspection of district books by federal agents
NRS 539.295— Conveyance of property to United States
NRS 539.297— Authorization of proposal to enter into contract
NRS 539.300— Notice of election: Contents
NRS 539.303— Ballots: Form
NRS 539.305— Validation proceedings
NRS 539.307— Directors relieved of certain duties; adoption of surveys and plans made by United States
NRS 539.310— Payments from revenue derived from annual assessments upon real property; property liable to assessment and levy
NRS 539.313— Annual levy or imposition of tolls or charges to meet payments
NRS 539.315— Apportionment of assessment in accordance with benefits; ascertainment of benefits
NRS 539.317— Assessment of federal public land
NRS 539.320— Obligation of district in case of default of land
NRS 539.323— Money paid to district treasury and held in United States Contract Fund; disposition of surplus
NRS 539.325— Contracts for release of mortgages or liens; assumption by district of indebtedness due United States; apportionment of benefits; collection and payment of taxes and assessments
NRS 539.327— Exclusion of district division outside scope of contract
NRS 539.330— Contracts of district divisions with United States
NRS 539.333— General power; purposes
NRS 539.335— Authority to enter into agreements with districts in adjoining states
NRS 539.337— Written contracts or resolutions
NRS 539.340— Recordation of contracts and resolutions
NRS 539.343— Provisions as to ownership of property
NRS 539.345— Trial of disputes and enforcement of rights
NRS 539.347— Meeting in adjoining state valid
NRS 539.350— Diversion of water
NRS 539.353— Holding of property in this state or in adjoining state
NRS 539.355— Foreign irrigation district authorized to acquire land by purchase or condemnation; conditions
NRS 539.357— Use of land declared public use
NRS 539.360— Provisions applicable if reciprocal rights granted
NRS 539.363— Power of division to construct improvements
NRS 539.365— Petition to district directors: Contents; appointment of local board
NRS 539.367— Local board: Composition; terms of office; vacancies
NRS 539.370— Compensation of local directors
NRS 539.373— Powers of local board concerning improvements
NRS 539.375— Board of directors of district may incur debts and issue warrants; limitations; assessments
NRS 539.377— Plans and estimates of local undertakings: Preparation; statement of source of money; statement of purposes
NRS 539.380— Filing of plans and estimates or statement with district secretary; request for election
NRS 539.383— Notice of election: Contents; publication
NRS 539.385— Conduct of election
NRS 539.387— Terms of local directors terminate and local board dissolved if proposal fails
NRS 539.390— Authorization for improvements at election; levy and collection of assessments
NRS 539.393— Certificates of indebtedness and notes: Signatures of officers of district; treated as bonds of district
NRS 539.395— Apportionment of benefits; method of levy and collection of assessments
NRS 539.397— Validation proceedings
NRS 539.400— Full payment of local undertakings; termination of terms of local directors; disposition of remaining money
NRS 539.403— Local improvements affecting two or more divisions: Applicability of NRS 539.363
NRS 539.405— Petition for creation of local board
NRS 539.407— Powers of local board
NRS 539.410— Election required for approval to enter contract and levy assessment
NRS 539.413— Applicability of laws relating to contracts between districts and United States
NRS 539.415— Validation proceedings
NRS 539.417— Assumption of operation and maintenance of existing works only; power of local board to levy assessments and impose tolls and charges
NRS 539.420— Construction, replacement or extension of works: Power of local board to levy assessments and impose tolls and charges
NRS 539.423— Purposes for which land may be formed into improvement district
NRS 539.425— Proposal of formation: Recommendation of district engineer; petition of landowners; designation of area by directors
NRS 539.427— Plans and estimates of cost of improvement; provision for payment of costs
NRS 539.430— Submission of proposed improvement, estimated cost and methods of financing to Department of Taxation
NRS 539.433— Election required after approval by Department of Taxation
NRS 539.435— Form of question to be submitted to voters
NRS 539.437— Conduct of election
NRS 539.440— Apportionment of benefits
NRS 539.443— Confirmation proceedings in district court: Procedure; notice
NRS 539.445— Authorization to carry out improvement
NRS 539.447— Sale of securities; deposit of proceeds in improvement district fund
NRS 539.450— Securities: Execution by district officers; lien upon issuance of bonds
NRS 539.453— Levy and collection of annual assessments for payment of interest and redemption of securities
NRS 539.455— Payment of assessments before issuance of securities
NRS 539.457— Powers of directors and officers of district
NRS 539.460— Applicability of chapter to improvement districts
NRS 539.463— Issuance; conditions
NRS 539.465— Election required to authorize issuance; conduct of election; maturity of and interest on bonds
NRS 539.467— Confirmation of proceedings by district court
NRS 539.470— Apportionment of benefits; levy of annual assessments for interest and redemption of bonds
NRS 539.473— Certification of bonds by State Controller
NRS 539.475— Sale and exchange of bonds
NRS 539.477— Debt or liability in excess of express provisions void; incurrence forbidden
NRS 539.480— Limitation on indebtedness; issuance of warrants or negotiable notes; levy and collection of assessments; limitation on and calculation of assessments; annual adjustment
NRS 539.483— Monthly financial reports of district treasurer; verification and filing
NRS 539.485— Monthly posting and publication of claims allowed by board of directors
NRS 539.487— Annual publication of district financial statement
NRS 539.490— County treasurer to deliver all money collected to treasurer of district
NRS 539.493— Funds created
NRS 539.495— Construction fund: Source
NRS 539.497— Construction fund: Authorized disbursements
NRS 539.500— Construction fund: Transfers to general fund
NRS 539.503— Bond fund: Source
NRS 539.505— Bond fund: Investment and transfer of surplus money
NRS 539.507— General fund: Division into general fund and operation and maintenance fund
NRS 539.510— General fund: Source
NRS 539.513— General fund: Board may fix rates of tolls or charges; collection in advance; enforcement of debt; liens
NRS 539.515— General fund: Expenditures for development, operation and maintenance of recreational grounds; limitations
NRS 539.517— General fund: Expenditure for exploiting district resources; limitation; tax
NRS 539.520— Duties of district treasurer; liability on official bond
NRS 539.523— Directors may make temporary transfers
NRS 539.525— Regulation of disbursements from funds; approval of vouchers
NRS 539.527— Interest coupons: Payment by district treasurer
NRS 539.530— Deposit of money in bank or credit union in state
NRS 539.533— Deposit of district money in accordance with general laws
NRS 539.537— Security of deposits: Surety bonds; securities in lieu of surety bond
NRS 539.540— Resolution of directors: General plan of proposed operations
NRS 539.543— Surveys and examinations; direction and certification by irrigation engineer
NRS 539.545— Estimate of amount of money necessary to be raised; election required
NRS 539.547— Notice of election: Posting; publication; contents
NRS 539.550— Ballots: Form
NRS 539.553— Conduct of election; number of votes elector may cast; certain persons and entities entitled to vote; filing of designations or written consents; informalities not to invalidate election
NRS 539.557— Additional bond issues: Election required
NRS 539.560— Determination of benefits: Apportionment; procedure
NRS 539.563— Meeting to review apportionment of benefits: Notice; hearing
NRS 539.565— Confirmation proceedings in district court: Petition; contents; notice of hearing on petition; pleadings
NRS 539.567— Confirmation proceedings: Confirmation of apportionment; corrections by court; final judgment; costs
NRS 539.570— Sale of bonds authorized; public or private sale; terms
NRS 539.573— Bonds not to be sold for less than 90 percent of par value and accrued interest
NRS 539.575— Use of unsold bonds in payment of construction; approval of Department of Taxation
NRS 539.577— Cancellation of authorized bond issue; levy of assessments in lieu of bonds; limitations
NRS 539.580— Payment of bonds and interest from revenue derived from annual assessments
NRS 539.583— Payment of interest from bond fund
NRS 539.585— Payment before issuance of bonds, notes or certificates of indebtedness
NRS 539.587— Insufficient money to complete improvement: Levy of assessment; issuance of additional bonds
NRS 539.590— Prior liens
NRS 539.593— Power of directors to levy assessments to spread redemption of bonds
NRS 539.595— Directors may execute agreement with bond purchasers guaranteeing tax levy for bond redemption; approval of Department of Taxation; recording of agreement
NRS 539.597— County auditor to spread minimum sinking fund tax on assessment books
NRS 539.600— Agreement binding on subsequent boards of directors; directors may increase tax
NRS 539.603— Proceedings if county officers fail to perform duties pertaining to sinking fund tax
NRS 539.605— Faith and credit of State pledged
NRS 539.607— Issuance of notes authorized to meet obligations of district after levy of tax; levy and collection of special tax
NRS 539.610— Redemption of bonds before maturity: Procedure
NRS 539.613— Issuance authorized without election; purposes; exchange or sale; lien
NRS 539.614— Source of payment and security; applicability of provisions of chapter; conclusiveness of board’s determination of compliance with chapter
NRS 539.615— Series and issue of bonds
NRS 539.617— Consecutive numbering; negotiability and payment; multiples of $100
NRS 539.620— Directors may fix and determine time for issuance and maturity; limit on maturity
NRS 539.623— Form of bonds
NRS 539.624— Issuance separately or in combination
NRS 539.625— Date of bonds
NRS 539.627— Denominations
NRS 539.630— Interest
NRS 539.633— Places of payment
NRS 539.635— Record to be kept by secretary and treasurer
NRS 539.636— Power of board of directors
NRS 539.638— Liens
NRS 539.639— Trustees and receivers
NRS 539.640— Resolution of district concerning availability of bonds for legal investments; copy filed with Department of Taxation
NRS 539.643— Investigation of affairs of district; report of Department of Taxation
NRS 539.645— Provisions of NRS 539.643
NRS 539.647— Certification of bonds by State Controller
NRS 539.650— Expenditures from construction fund after certification of bonds prohibited without consent of Department of Taxation
NRS 539.653— Progressive construction: Certification of bonds as needed; prior approval of Department of Taxation if all bonds certified
NRS 539.655— Form of certificate of State Controller; facsimile signature authorized
NRS 539.657— District to pay expenses of investigation and report
NRS 539.660— Bonds as legal investments and security
NRS 539.663— Bonds of irrigation districts of other states as legal investments; limitations
NRS 539.665— Faith of State of Nevada pledged
NRS 539.667— Secretary is district assessor; preparation of assessment book annually; contents of assessment book
NRS 539.670— Levy of assessments and tax by board; computation and entry in assessment book
NRS 539.673— Assessment by district board of land escaping assessment
NRS 539.675— Use of preceding assessments for succeeding years; deemed regular levy
NRS 539.677— Levy of assessments by county commissioners or Department of Taxation; duties of district attorney and Attorney General
NRS 539.680— Correction of assessments; notice of time of meeting to correct assessments; retention of assessment book in district office for inspection; changes in assessments
NRS 539.683— Collection of assessments: Procedure; duties of county and district officers
NRS 539.685— Addition of unpaid tolls and charges to assessment levies
NRS 539.687— Assessment as lien against property; bond lien as preferred lien
NRS 539.690— Special assessments: Procedure for levy; election; authority to levy assessments for number of years for specific purposes
NRS 539.693— Sale of land in district because of delinquency in payment of tax; land sold subject to accrued and accruing liens for charges, tolls, assessments and taxes
NRS 539.695— Procedure for summary foreclosure of lien for accrued charges, tolls or assessments; notice of sale; sale for delinquency in taxes
NRS 539.697— Distribution and sale of water acquired at sale for delinquent tax or summary foreclosure
NRS 539.700— Exclusion of land from benefits if land sold for delinquent taxes or assessments: Consent of bondholders and others
NRS 539.703— Water and water rights become part of general supply when land excluded from further participation in benefits
NRS 539.705— Land excluded from participation in benefits: Transfer of storage rights and benefits apportioned to other land
NRS 539.708— Petition for annexation: Contents; inclusion of lands within municipal corporation
NRS 539.712— Notice of filing of petition for annexation: Posting; contents; advancement of costs by petitioners
NRS 539.714— Hearing on annexation petition
NRS 539.716— Conditions precedent to annexation; apportionment and assessment of benefits
NRS 539.718— Order of annexation: Contents; survey
NRS 539.722— Resolution approving annexation notwithstanding electors’ objections: Adoption; contents
NRS 539.724— Election on question of annexation: Notice; procedure; form of ballots
NRS 539.726— Order of annexation following election: Contents; recording
NRS 539.728— Apportionment of benefits following annexation: Compliance with statutes
NRS 539.732— Lands in one district not to be included in another district
NRS 539.734— Inclusion within district of state lands and state lands held under contract to purchase
NRS 539.736— Exclusion of land: Grounds; limitations
NRS 539.738— Notice of proposed exclusion: Publication; contents
NRS 539.742— Resolution excluding land; objections
NRS 539.744— Order or denial of exclusion; publication of order
NRS 539.746— Recording of order excluding land or changing boundaries with plat
NRS 539.748— Petition to district court by aggrieved persons
NRS 539.750— Petition for dissolution of district: Filing with clerk of district court; order of district judge
NRS 539.753— Contents of petition
NRS 539.755— Determination of sufficiency of percentages required on petition: What governs clerk of district court
NRS 539.757— Ballots: Form
NRS 539.760— Conduct of election; canvass of votes
NRS 539.763— Certification of election results to district court; examination of returns by court; order of dissolution; filing of financial statement
NRS 539.765— Court governed by NRS 539.287
NRS 539.767— Order of dissolution not to be entered until bonded indebtedness liquidated or consent of bondholders filed
NRS 539.770— Payment of other indebtedness to be provided for; duties of county officers in closing affairs of district
NRS 539.773— Liquidation of indebtedness; levy of assessments; collection of taxes; sale of district property by county commissioners; disposition of proceeds
NRS 539.775— Contract with United States or bonded indebtedness not bar to dissolution if provision made for payment
NRS 539.777— Entry of order dissolving district; further indebtedness prohibited
NRS 539.780— Unlawful interference with officer, agent or employee of district; criminal and civil penalties
NRS 539.783— Liability of water user negligently or wrongfully impairing system of works; notice to repair
NRS 539.6133— Voluntary surrender or limitation on maturity; limitation on principal, interest and maturity
NRS 539.6135— Use of proceeds; payment of incidental costs
NRS 539.6137— Escrow or trust for payment of refunded or refunding bonds
NRS 539.6353— Rights and remedies cumulative
NRS 539.6355— Failure of holder of bonds to proceed does not relieve district of liability
NRS 539.6361— Reserve fund from bond proceeds: Creation, accumulation and maintenance; augmentations
NRS 539.6362— Payment of deficiency from general fund, reserve fund or other available revenue; levy of ad valorem tax
NRS 539.6363— Duties of board of directors in making levy
NRS 539.6364— Considerations in certifying annual levies; additional levies in event of insufficient revenue
NRS 539.6365— Payment of taxes to district; lien
NRS 539.6366— Sale of property for nonpayment of taxes
NRS 539.6371— Issuance authorized to finance revenue-producing project
NRS 539.6375— Covenants and other provisions
NRS 539.6385— Rights and powers of holders of bonds