NRS 548.215 - Administrative practicability and feasibility of district: Publication of results of referendum; denial of petition; factors for consideration by Commission; organization of district upon favorable determination.

NV Rev Stat § 548.215 (2019) (N/A)
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1. The Commission shall publish the result of the referendum and shall thereafter consider and determine whether the operation of the district is administratively practicable and feasible.

2. If the Commission determines that the operation of such district is not administratively practicable and feasible, the Commission shall record such determination and deny the petition.

3. If the Commission determines that the operation of the district is administratively practicable and feasible, the Commission shall record such determination and shall proceed with the organization of the district in the manner provided in this chapter. The Commission shall not determine that the operation of the proposed district is administratively practicable and feasible unless at least a majority of the votes cast in the referendum upon the creation of the district are cast in favor of the creation of such district.

4. In making such determination, the Commission shall give due regard and weight to:

(a) The attitudes of the occupiers of lands lying within the defined boundaries.

(b) The number of eligible registered voters who voted in the referendum.

(c) The proportion of the votes cast in such referendum in favor of the creation of the district to the total number of votes cast.

(d) The approximate wealth and income of the land occupiers of the proposed district.

(e) The probable expense of carrying on erosion-control operations within such district.

(f) Such other economic and social factors as may be relevant to such determination, having due regard to the legislative determinations set forth in NRS 548.095 to 548.113, inclusive.

[Part 5:212:1937; A 1947, 431; 1951, 190] — (NRS A 1973, 748; 1975, 901; 2015, 1985)