Nevada § 540A.020 Applicability of chapter

Nevada Statutes

§ 540A.020 — Applicability of chapter

Nevada § 540A.020

Title 48WATER

Ch. 540ARegional

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Bluebook

Nev. Rev. Stat. § 540A.020 (2026).

Text

This chapter applies only to counties whose population is 100,000 or more but less than 700,000.

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Legislative History

(Added to NRS by 1995, 2648 ; A 1997, 656 , 1342 ; 2011, 1295 )

Nearby Sections

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§ 540A.010

Definitions

§ 540A.020

Applicability of chapter

§ 540A.030

Boundaries of region

§ 540A.040

Super majority required for actions governed by this chapter

§ 540A.050

Grants; contracts; employees; disposition of property

§ 540A.240

Acquisition and use of water rights and other sources of water in accordance with plan; imposition of charge by board

§ 540A.250

Creation of district for remediation; recovery of expenses

§ 540A.260

Preparation and approval of plan for remediation; duty of board to determine costs of developing and carrying out plan; liability of owner or lessee of property

§ 540A.262

Prerequisites to determining, expanding or amending boundaries of district for remediation: Hearing; publication of notice of hearing; adoption of ordinance; certain bonds or financial obligations paid in full; territory not required to be contiguous

§ 540A.265

Determination of annual fee for properties within district for remediation; collection and enforcement of fee; duty of persons who sell water to provide board with list of clients; power of board to impose ad valorem tax on property within district in lieu of annual fee

§ 540A.267

Power of board to issue bonds or otherwise become obligated to pay costs of developing and carrying out plan for remediation; bonds or other obligations secured by certain fees or taxes

§ 540A.269

Applicability of chapters 332 and 338 of NRS to contract for plan for remediation; county ownership of property on which remediation equipment or improvements are located not required if certain conditions met

§ 540A.270

Reimbursement of expenses to identify, study and remedy condition if costs and expenses in conformity with plan; establishment of criteria for reimbursement; reimbursement subject to availability of proceeds from certain bonds, fees or taxes

§ 540A.280

State Department of Conservation and Natural Resources authorized to recover costs of remediation from person who caused or contributed to condition requiring remediation; priority of distribution of money recovered from responsible person; use of money distributed to board

§ 540A.285

Determination by board conclusive and incontestable in absence of fraud or gross abuse of discretion; review of determination by district court

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