Nevada Chapter 541 — Water Conservancy Districts

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NRS 541.010— Short title
NRS 541.020— Definitions
NRS 541.030— Legislative declarations
NRS 541.040— District courts vested with jurisdiction to establish water conservancy districts; limitation of powers
NRS 541.050— Establishment of district: Requirements; filing of petitions; contents; effect of defects; amendments and corrections
NRS 541.060— Filing of bond
NRS 541.070— Time and place for hearing; jurisdiction of district court; judge not to be disqualified
NRS 541.080— Protesting petition; requisite signers; filing and objections; decree establishing district; place of business; dismissal of petition or proceedings; finality and conclusiveness of order; appeal; collateral attack
NRS 541.090— Findings and decree to be filed with Secretary of State, county recorders and county clerks
NRS 541.100— Board of directors: Appointment; qualifications; terms; filling of vacancies; meetings and reports
NRS 541.110— Directors: Oath; officers; seal; record of proceedings of board; copy of minutes or audio recordings; compensation
NRS 541.120— Quorum of board
NRS 541.130— Duties of secretary; board may employ chief engineer, attorney and other employees
NRS 541.140— Powers of board
NRS 541.145— Powers of board concerning irrigation, flood control, drainage, safety and health projects
NRS 541.150— Subdistricts: Organization; proceedings; board’s consent to furnish water; decree of organization; powers and duties of board of directors
NRS 541.160— Board may levy and collect taxes and special assessments; classification of methods
NRS 541.170— Board to fix rate of levy under class A; maximum rate; certification to county commissioners
NRS 541.180— Board may sell or lease water to municipalities upon petition; levy and collection of special assessments under class B
NRS 541.190— Board may sell or lease water to irrigation districts; levy and collection of special assessments under class C
NRS 541.200— Board may sell or lease water to persons and private corporations on petition; levy and collection of taxes under class D
NRS 541.205— Board may undertake irrigation, flood control, drainage, safety and health projects; levy and collection of special assessments under class E
NRS 541.207— Board or subcontracting agency not required to furnish water for artificially created lake or stream if restricted or prohibited by ordinances; exceptions
NRS 541.210— Board may levy additional assessments to pay deficiencies
NRS 541.220— Board to hear objections to assessments; procedure; appeal to district court
NRS 541.230— Officials charged with duty to collect taxes; taxes levied create equal lien
NRS 541.240— Sale of real property for unpaid taxes and assessments
NRS 541.250— Property exempt from assessments
NRS 541.260— Board may dispose of water under contracts
NRS 541.270— Liens to secure payment of annual installments
NRS 541.280— Board may create sinking fund
NRS 541.290— Powers of board in distribution of water
NRS 541.300— Contracts relating to electrical energy
NRS 541.310— Change of boundaries: Petition for inclusion of other lands; procedure
NRS 541.320— Petition for exclusion of lands in district; procedure; court order
NRS 541.330— Board may enter into contracts relative to payments to be made to United States
NRS 541.340— Acquisition of works: Procedure for creation of indebtedness; elections
NRS 541.350— Publication of resolution for creation of indebtedness
NRS 541.360— Conduct of election; canvass of returns
NRS 541.370— Majority vote required to authorize indebtedness; resubmission of proposition
NRS 541.380— Board may petition court for judicial determination of orders, acts, power, taxes and contracts
NRS 541.390— Notice; jurisdiction of district court not lost for failure to give notice
NRS 541.400— Cases to be heard by court at earliest practicable moment
NRS 541.410— Liberal construction of chapter
NRS 541.420— Conflicting laws declared nonoperative