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- NRS 540A.285 · Determination by board conclusive and incontestable in absence of fraud or gross abuse of discretion; review of determination by district court.
- 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.
- NRS 543.010 · “Director” defined.
- NRS 543.020 · Declaration of policy.
- NRS 543.030 · Director of State Department of Conservation and Natural Resources to give assurances and perform acts required in connection with projects as directed by Legislature.
- NRS 543.040 · Flood Control Account: Creation; money in Account does not lapse.
- NRS 543.050 · Flood Control Account: Authorized expenditures; reimbursements.
- NRS 543.060 · Reimbursements in proportion to benefit received; time of payments; budgets.
- NRS 543.070 · Certification of charges by county commissioners to county assessor; entry on assessment roll; collection of special tax; liens.
- NRS 543.080 · Taxes and charges deposited for credit to Flood Control Account; claims against Account.
- NRS 543.090 · Loans to counties, cities and public districts for planning, engineering, administration, acquisition of easements and other costs.
- NRS 543.100 · Loans approved by Director of State Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, Governor and State Board of Finance.
- NRS 543.110 · Contents of petition for loan; repayment period; budgets.
- NRS 543.120 · Certification of charges by county commissioners to county assessor; entry on assessment roll; collection of special tax; liens.
- NRS 543.130 · Receipts deposited in Flood Control Account; claims against Account.
- NRS 543.140 · Limitations on loans.
- NRS 543.150 · Legislative declaration; application; conditions; repayment.
- 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
- NRS 543.220 · Liberal construction.
- 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.
- 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.