1. Approval of designated specially benefited zones must be made by the Governor by certification of the designating ordinance. The Governor shall promptly issue a certificate for each specially benefited zone upon his or her approval. The certificate must be signed by the Governor, must make specific reference to the designating ordinance, which must be attached thereto, and must be filed in the Office of the Secretary of State. A certified copy of the certificate must be recorded with the county recorder of the county in which the specially benefited zone lies.

2. A specially benefited zone is effective upon its certification. The Administrator shall transmit a copy of the certification to the Department of Taxation, the Employment Security Division of the Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation and to the designating municipality. The terms and provisions of the designating ordinance become effective upon certification of the specially benefited zone, and may not be amended or repealed except as otherwise provided in NRS 274.280.

3. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 274.280, the designating ordinance and the certification remain in effect for 20 years, or for a lesser number of years specified in the ordinance, and terminate at midnight of December 31 of the final year of the certified term.

4. No more than eight specially benefited zones may be approved by the Governor in any year. In any year, the Governor may not approve more than three zones located within the same county, whether within its cities or within the unincorporated areas, nor more than three zones in the same city. The Governor may approve specially benefited zones in each of the 6 years commencing with 1984. Thereafter, the Governor may not approve any additional specially benefited zones, but may amend or rescind certifications of existing zones as provided in NRS 274.280.

(Added to NRS by 1983, 1974; A 1993, 1547; 2001, 1758)