Chapter 541 - Water Conservancy Districts

Chapter 541 - Water Conservancy Districts

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.

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