1. In the case of an authority of a city or town, “area of operation” shall include such city or town and the area within 5 miles of the territorial boundaries thereof; but the area of operation of an authority of any city or town shall not include any area which lies within the territorial boundaries of some other city or town as herein defined, unless a resolution shall have been adopted by the governing body of such other city or town (and by any authority which shall have been theretofore established and authorized to exercise its powers in such city or town) declaring that there is a need for such authority to exercise its powers within that city or town.

2. In the case of an authority of a county, “area of operation” shall include all of the county for which it is created; but a county authority shall not undertake any housing project or projects within the boundaries of any city or town, as herein defined, unless a resolution shall have been adopted by the governing body of such city or town (and by any authority which shall have been theretofore established and authorized to exercise its powers in such city or town) declaring that there is a need for the county authority to exercise its powers within such city or town.

3. In the case of a regional authority, “area of operation” shall include:

(a) All of the territory within the geographic scope of the regional authority, as referred to in paragraph (c) of subsection 2 of NRS 315.7805; and

(b) Any other territory regarding which the regional authority and another authority agree to exercise joint power or control.

[Part 2:253:1947; A 1951, 8] — (NRS A 2005, 220; 2009, 2224)