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Chapter 543 - Control of Floods
Chapter 543 - Control of Floods
NRS 543.010 - “Director” defined.
NRS 543.020 - Declaration of policy.
NRS 543.030 - Director of State Department of Conservation and Natural Resources to give assurances and perform acts required in connection with projects as directed by Legislature.
NRS 543.040 - Flood Control Account: Creation; money in Account does not lapse.
NRS 543.050 - Flood Control Account: Authorized expenditures; reimbursements.
NRS 543.060 - Reimbursements in proportion to benefit received; time of payments; budgets.
NRS 543.070 - Certification of charges by county commissioners to county assessor; entry on assessment roll; collection of special tax; liens.
NRS 543.080 - Taxes and charges deposited for credit to Flood Control Account; claims against Account.
NRS 543.090 - Loans to counties, cities and public districts for planning, engineering, administration, acquisition of easements and other costs.
NRS 543.100 - Loans approved by Director of State Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, Governor and State Board of Finance.
NRS 543.110 - Contents of petition for loan; repayment period; budgets.
NRS 543.120 - Certification of charges by county commissioners to county assessor; entry on assessment roll; collection of special tax; liens.
NRS 543.130 - Receipts deposited in Flood Control Account; claims against Account.
NRS 543.140 - Limitations on loans.
NRS 543.150 - Legislative declaration; application; conditions; repayment.
NRS 543.170 - Legislative declaration.
NRS 543.180 - Definitions.
NRS 543.181 - “Acquisition” and “acquire” defined.
NRS 543.182 - “Board” defined.
NRS 543.184 - “District” defined.
NRS 543.185 - “Hydrographic area” defined.
NRS 543.1855 - “Master plan” defined.
NRS 543.186 - “Project” and “improvement” defined.
NRS 543.188 - “Taxpaying elector” defined.
NRS 543.190 - Computation of time.
NRS 543.195 - Publication of notice.
NRS 543.200 - Correction of faulty notices.
NRS 543.210 - Sufficiency of NRS 543.170 to 543.830, inclusive.
NRS 543.220 - Liberal construction.
NRS 543.240 - Area included within district.
NRS 543.250 - Creation in certain counties; interest not prohibited; inclusion of territory within another county.
NRS 543.260 - Initiating ordinance; contents.
NRS 543.270 - Notice of organizational hearing.
NRS 543.280 - Protests against organization of district.
NRS 543.290 - Organizational hearing; ordinance creating or abandoning.
NRS 543.300 - Conclusiveness of ordinance creating district; filing of ordinance with Secretary of State; filing of map with county recorder.
NRS 543.310 - Payment of organizational costs.
NRS 543.320 - Board of county commissioners or regional transportation commission constitutes board of directors.
NRS 543.330 - District officers: Designation and selection; duties; compensation and expenses.
NRS 543.340 - Meetings; quorum; written policies and procedures.
NRS 543.355 - Citizens’ advisory committee: Creation; composition; powers and duties.
NRS 543.360 - Acquisition, construction and operation of projects and improvements; conservation of water; expenditure or provision of money for certain purposes.
NRS 543.362 - Project may consist of any interest in property.
NRS 543.365 - Aesthetic enhancement of projects.
NRS 543.368 - Location of improvement along or across public road or highway.
NRS 543.370 - Perpetual existence of board.
NRS 543.380 - Corporate seal.
NRS 543.390 - Suits, actions and proceedings.
NRS 543.400 - Acquisition, improvement and disposal of property.
NRS 543.410 - Storage and reclamation of floodwater; actions and proceedings concerning water.
NRS 543.420 - Eminent domain.
NRS 543.430 - Acquired water to be used only in replenishing water basin.
NRS 543.440 - Use of property taken by eminent domain declared public use; diversion of water.
NRS 543.450 - Surveys; acquisition of land and water; agreements; cooperation with governmental agencies and public and private corporations.
NRS 543.460 - Investigations, studies and research; development of new techniques and processes; establishment of standards and criteria.
NRS 543.470 - Operation, maintenance and repair of improvements.
NRS 543.480 - Contracts; improvements made by district.
NRS 543.490 - Borrowing money; evidences of indebtedness.
NRS 543.500 - Acquisition and disposal of and encumbrances on property.
NRS 543.510 - Appointment and powers of chief engineer and general manager; duties and compensation of other employees; technical committee; contracts with agencies of Federal Government; duties of county officers and employees.
NRS 543.520 - Bylaws.
NRS 543.530 - Implied powers.
NRS 543.540 - Agreements concerning projects for control of floods.
NRS 543.545 - Exemption from requirements of public bidding for construction of certain flood control facilities; payment of prevailing wage required.
NRS 543.547 - Compliance with master plan required for construction of flood control facility by local government; state agencies required to comply with master plan if practicable.
NRS 543.550 - Rights-of-way across public lands granted to districts.
NRS 543.560 - Acquisition of right to flood or interfere with property; relocation of streets, highways and other property.
NRS 543.570 - Connection with storm water drain or flood control facility: Application; fee; penalty.
NRS 543.580 - Chief engineer and general manager: Investigations, reports and estimates; recommendations; employment of engineers and surveyors.
NRS 543.590 - Survey and report of problems; assistance in preliminary planning; adoption of master plan.
NRS 543.595 - Adoption of uniform regulations; variances; incorporation of regulations into ordinances by city or county; compliance with standards, criteria and policies of board.
NRS 543.5955 - Annual review of master plan; annual report by board.
NRS 543.596 - Further review of master plan at 5-year intervals.
NRS 543.5965 - More frequent review of master plan authorized; budget to include funding for review and amendment of plan.
NRS 543.597 - Change of facility on or amendment of master plan; exception.
NRS 543.5975 - Amendment of master plan for expenditure or provision of money to protect public or private property from flooding.
NRS 543.600 - Public hearing and election required in certain counties; requirements for ballot question; special elections; power to levy taxes; use of other money.
NRS 543.605 - Applicability of NRS 543.610 to 543.640, inclusive.
NRS 543.610 - Levy and collection of taxes.
NRS 543.620 - Levies to cover deficiencies.
NRS 543.630 - County officers to levy and collect.
NRS 543.640 - Sales for delinquencies.
NRS 543.650 - Deposit of money in regional fund for control of floods; creation of reserve fund; limitations on use of money in funds.
NRS 543.665 - Boundary changes; liability of property.
NRS 543.675 - Exclusion.
NRS 543.685 - Inclusion.
NRS 543.690 - Forms of borrowing; applicability of Local Government Securities Law; additional security; notice of proposed issuance of long-term general obligation bonds required.
NRS 543.700 - Short-term notes.
NRS 543.710 - General obligation bonds: Interest; maturity; denominations; form.
NRS 543.760 - Applicability of NRS 350.500 to 350.720, inclusive.
NRS 543.790 - Resolution dissolving ordinance; notice.
NRS 543.800 - Protests against dissolution; adoption of final ordinance.
NRS 543.810 - Hearing on dissolution.
NRS 543.820 - Filing of ordinance dissolving district.
NRS 543.830 - Transfer of property and money to county; collection and disposition of taxes.