Water Conservancy Districts Act

Sections covered

• NRS 541.010Short title
• NRS 541.020Definitions
• NRS 541.030Legislative declarations
• NRS 541.040District courts vested with jurisdiction to establish water conservancy districts; limitation of powers
• NRS 541.050Establishment of district: Requirements; filing of petitions; contents; effect of defects; amendments and corrections
• NRS 541.060Filing of bond
• NRS 541.070Time and place for hearing; jurisdiction of district court; judge not to be disqualified
• NRS 541.080Protesting 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 541.090Findings and decree to be filed with Secretary of State, county recorders and county clerks
• NRS 541.100Board of directors: Appointment; qualifications; terms; filling of vacancies; meetings and reports1 cite
• NRS 541.110Directors: Oath; officers; seal; record of proceedings of board; copy of minutes or audio recordings; compensation
• NRS 541.120Quorum of board
• NRS 541.130Duties of secretary; board may employ chief engineer, attorney and other employees
• NRS 541.140Powers of board
• NRS 541.145Powers of board concerning irrigation, flood control, drainage, safety and health projects
• NRS 541.150Subdistricts: Organization; proceedings; board’s consent to furnish water; decree of organization; powers and duties of board of directors
• NRS 541.160Board may levy and collect taxes and special assessments; classification of methods
• NRS 541.170Board to fix rate of levy under class A; maximum rate; certification to county commissioners
• NRS 541.180Board may sell or lease water to municipalities upon petition; levy and collection of special assessments under class B
• NRS 541.190Board may sell or lease water to irrigation districts; levy and collection of special assessments under class C
• NRS 541.200Board may sell or lease water to persons and private corporations on petition; levy and collection of taxes under class D
• NRS 541.205Board may undertake irrigation, flood control, drainage, safety and health projects; levy and collection of special assessments under class E
• NRS 541.207Board or subcontracting agency not required to furnish water for artificially created lake or stream if restricted or prohibited by ordinances; exceptions
• NRS 541.210Board may levy additional assessments to pay deficiencies
• NRS 541.220Board to hear objections to assessments; procedure; appeal to district court
• NRS 541.230Officials charged with duty to collect taxes; taxes levied create equal lien
• NRS 541.240Sale of real property for unpaid taxes and assessments
• NRS 541.250Property exempt from assessments
• NRS 541.260Board may dispose of water under contracts
• NRS 541.270Liens to secure payment of annual installments
• NRS 541.280Board may create sinking fund
• NRS 541.290Powers of board in distribution of water
• NRS 541.300Contracts relating to electrical energy
• NRS 541.310Change of boundaries: Petition for inclusion of other lands; procedure
• NRS 541.320Petition for exclusion of lands in district; procedure; court order
• NRS 541.330Board may enter into contracts relative to payments to be made to United States
• NRS 541.340Acquisition of works: Procedure for creation of indebtedness; elections
• NRS 541.350Publication of resolution for creation of indebtedness
• NRS 541.360Conduct of election; canvass of returns
• NRS 541.370Majority vote required to authorize indebtedness; resubmission of proposition
• NRS 541.380Board may petition court for judicial determination of orders, acts, power, taxes and contracts
• NRS 541.390Notice; jurisdiction of district court not lost for failure to give notice
• NRS 541.400Cases to be heard by court at earliest practicable moment
• NRS 541.410Liberal construction of chapter
• NRS 541.420Conflicting laws declared nonoperative