Nevada Statutes

§ 709.160 — Regulation of utilities by Public Utilities Commission of Nevada

Nevada § 709.160

JurisdictionNevada

Title 58ENERGY; PUBLIC UTILITIES AND SIMILAR ENTITIES

Ch. 709Franchises

FRANCHISES FOR STREET RAILWAY, ELECTRIC LIGHT, HEAT, POWER, GAS, WATER AND TELEPHONE IN COUNTIES AND UNINCORPORATED TOWNS

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Nev. Rev. Stat. § 709.160 (2026).

Text

Nothing contained in NRS 709.050 to 709.170, inclusive, must be so construed as to deprive the Public Utilities Commission of Nevada of full power to regulate and control, as prescribed by law, the service, practices, regulations and charges, subject to the maximum charges fixed by the board of county commissioners upon granting the franchise, and subject also to the provisions of NRS 709.110, of all utilities receiving franchises as provided in NRS 709.050 to 709.170, inclusive.

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Nothing contained in NRS 709.050 to 709.170, inclusive, must be so construed as to deprive the Public Utilities Commission of Nevada of full power to regulate and control, as prescribed by law, the service, practices, regulations and charges, subject to the maximum charges fixed by the board of county commissioners upon granting the franchise, and subject also to the provisions of NRS 709.110, of all utilities receiving franchises as provided in NRS 709.050 to 709.170, inclusive.

Related

Nevada § 709.050

Nevada § 709.110

Legislative History

[Part 12:168:1909; RL § 2140; NCL § 3194]—(NRS A 1997, 1958 )

Nearby Sections

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§ 709.010

Conditions; payment of percentage of net profits

§ 709.020

Maintenance and repair of equipment; specifications for poles and wires

§ 709.030

Construction of appurtenances of plant

§ 709.040

Length of franchise; annual affidavit of gross receipts and expenditures filed with county recorder; acceptance of provisions of NRS 709.010 to 709.040, inclusive

§ 709.050

Power of county commissioners to grant certain franchises; limitation; “interactive computer service,” “street railway” and “telecommunication service” defined. [Effective until 1 year after the date on which the Governor declares by public proclamation that the Nevada High-Speed Rail System connecting southern California with southern Nevada has been completed, or on the date all borrowing made pursuant to NRS 705.890 is retired, whichever is later.]

§ 709.060

Application for franchise: Contents; franchise limited to 25 years

§ 709.070

Notice of filing of application; contents; publication and posting

§ 709.080

Hearing: Presentation of objections; adjournment

§ 709.090

Granting of franchise: Terms and conditions

§ 709.100

Undertaking by holder of franchise guaranteeing commencement of construction within 60 days from date of granting of franchise

§ 709.110

Agreement to pay annually 2 percent of net profits for deposit in State Education Fund for benefit of public schools

§ 709.120

Affidavit filed annually with county treasurer concerning gross receipts, expenses and net profits

§ 709.130

Specifications of plant, poles and wires; maintenance and repair of equipment; location of poles, wires and other appurtenances; exclusive franchise prohibited

§ 709.140

Condemnation of property; liability of holder of franchise for damage to property

§ 709.145

Public Utilities Commission of Nevada may contract to provide services for certain water companies exempt from regulation by Commission

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