Nev. Rev. Stat. § 541.160 — NV Code / Title 48 / Chapter 541 / Section 541.160
Board may levy and collect taxes and special assessments; classification of methods
Status: in_force

In addition to the other means of providing revenue for such districts as provided in this chapter, the board may levy and collect taxes and special assessments for maintaining and operating those works and paying the obligations and indebtedness of the district by any one or more of the methods or combinations thereof, classified as follows:

1. Class A. To levy and collect taxes upon all property within the district as provided in this chapter.

2. Class B. To levy and collect assessments for special benefits accruing to property within municipalities for which use of water is allotted as provided in this chapter.

3. Class C. To levy and collect assessments for special benefits accruing to lands within irrigation districts for which use of water is allotted as provided in this chapter.

4. Class D. To levy and collect assessments for special benefits accruing to lands for which use of water is allotted as provided in this chapter.

5. Class E. To levy and collect assessments for special benefits accruing to lands from irrigation, flood control, drainage, safety and health resulting or to result from projects undertaken by the district.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 543.420 — NV Code / Title 48 / Chapter 543 / Section 543.420
Eminent domain
Status: in_force

Subject to the limitations contained in NRS 543.170 to 543.830 , inclusive, the board may exercise the right of eminent domain within and without the district, in the manner provided by law for the condemnation of property for public use or for taking any property necessary to carry out the purposes of NRS 543.170 to 543.830 , inclusive.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 535.070 — NV Code / Title 48 / Chapter 535 / Section 535.070
Construction of weir in dam situated within 2 miles of incorporated city or town
Status: in_force

1. The term “water of such river,” as used in this section, means the normal and natural flow of water in the river unaffected by flood, storm or other abnormal natural causes.

2. Any person owning, leasing or constructing any dam in any river of this State within 2 miles of an incorporated city governed by a board of county commissioners shall make or construct a weir in the dam of such size as to admit of the free passage of the water of such river during such portions of the year as such water is not being used for irrigating purposes.

3. If any person fails, neglects or refuses to comply with the provisions of subsection 2, the district attorney of the county wherein the dam is situated or being constructed shall commence mandamus proceedings to compel the person to comply with the provisions of subsection 2, or the board of county commissioners of the county may order the weir to be constructed at the expense of the county, and the county has a right of action against the owner or lessee of the dam for all expenses incurred by the county in constructing the weir and may recover judgment on the right of action and satisfy the judgment in the manner provided by law.

4. The provisions of this section do not apply to dams constructed or being constructed or hereafter to be constructed for the purpose of permanently storing the waters of such river for beneficial purposes.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 533.085 — NV Code / Title 48 / Chapter 533 / Section 533.085
Vested rights to water not impaired
Status: in_force

1. Nothing contained in this chapter shall impair the vested right of any person to the use of water, nor shall the right of any person to take and use water be impaired or affected by any of the provisions of this chapter where appropriations have been initiated in accordance with law prior to March 22, 1913.

2. Any and all appropriations based upon applications and permits on file in the Office of the State Engineer on March 22, 1913, shall be perfected in accordance with the laws in force at the time of their filing.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 538.051 — NV Code / Title 48 / Chapter 538 / Section 538.051
Creation; number and appointment of members
Status: in_force

The Colorado River Commission of Nevada, consisting of seven members, is hereby created. Four members must be appointed by the Governor. Three members must be appointed by the Board of Directors of the Southern Nevada Water Authority. The Governor shall designate one of his or her appointees to serve as Chair of the Commission.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 539.460 — NV Code / Title 48 / Chapter 539 / Section 539.460
Applicability of chapter to improvement districts
Status: in_force

All the provisions of this chapter, where applicable, shall apply to such improvement districts.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 539.513 — NV Code / Title 48 / Chapter 539 / Section 539.513
General fund: Board may fix rates of tolls or charges; collection in advance; enforcement of debt; liens
Status: in_force

1. To defray the organization and current expense of the district, and of the care, operation, maintenance, management, repair, and necessary current improvement or replacement of existing works and property, including salaries and wages of officers and employees and other proper incidental expenditures, the board may: (a) Fix rates of tolls or charges, and provide for the collection thereof by the district treasurer as operation and maintenance, or some like designation; or (b) Levy assessments therefor, or for a portion thereof, collecting the balance as tolls or charges. The board may provide for the fixing, levying and collection of a minimum, flat or stated operation and maintenance assessment, toll or charge per acre, whether water is used or not, and a further operation and maintenance toll or charge for water used in excess of the amount delivered for the minimum charge, or the board may adopt other reasonable methods of fixing and collecting the operation and maintenance charges.

2. Assessments, tolls and charges may be collected in advance, and the assessment and such tolls and charges may be based upon an estimate of the operation and maintenance revenue required for the current or ensuing year, to be adjusted as near as may be from year to year.

3. Water service may be refused and water delivery may be shut off whenever there is a default in the payment of operation and maintenance, but all other legal remedies must also be available for the enforcement of the debt.

4. The assessments, tolls and charges must be collected by the treasurer and deposited in the general fund or operation and maintenance fund, and the treasurer shall account therefor and disburse the same as provided in this chapter.

5. The assessments, tolls or charges fixed by the board of directors for the payment of operation and maintenance expenses, as provided in this chapter, are a lien upon all lands entitled to receive water from the irrigation district system of works, as of the date fixed by the board of directors for the payment of the assessments, tolls or charges, whether water is delivered to such lands or not.

6. If the ownership of the land upon which a lien is imposed pursuant to subsection 5 is severed from the ownership of the right to use the water, the lien remains in effect on the land until: (a) The place of use of the water is changed to land upon which a lien is imposed pursuant to subsection 5, if: (1) The change is in accordance with applicable statutes and regulations of Nevada; or (2) On a stream system where a decree of court has been entered, the change is in accordance with the decree or any rules adopted pursuant to the decree; or (b) The owner of the right to use the water enters into a written agreement with the irrigation district for the payment of assessments, tolls or charges required pursuant to this section. Except as otherwise provided in this paragraph, the payment must be secured by the right to use the water in a manner that is satisfactory to the irrigation district. If the owner of the right to use the water is the Federal Government or one of its agencies, or the State of Nevada or one of its agencies or political subdivisions, the agreement is not required to be secured in such a manner.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 539.640 — NV Code / Title 48 / Chapter 539 / Section 539.640
Resolution of district concerning availability of bonds for legal investments; copy filed with Department of Taxation
Status: in_force

Whenever the board of directors of any irrigation district organized and existing under and pursuant to the laws of the State of Nevada by resolution declares that it deems it desirable that any contemplated or outstanding bonds of the district, including any of its bonds authorized but not sold, be made available for the purposes provided for in NRS 539.660 , the board of directors shall file a certified copy of such resolution with the Department of Taxation.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 532.150 — NV Code / Title 48 / Chapter 532 / Section 532.150
Records: Public inspection; certified copies as evidence
Status: in_force

1. The records of the Office of the State Engineer are public records and shall remain on file in the Office of the State Engineer and be open to the inspection of the public at all times during business hours.

2. Such records shall show in full all maps, profiles and engineering data relating to the use of water.

3. Certified copies thereof shall be admissible as evidence in all cases where the original would be admissible as evidence.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 532.170 — NV Code / Title 48 / Chapter 532 / Section 532.170
Agreements concerning use and development of water resources
Status: in_force

1. Subject to the provisions of subsection 2 and with the approval of the Director of the State Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, the State Engineer, for and on behalf of the State of Nevada, is authorized to enter into agreements with the United States Geological Survey, the United States Soil Conservation Service, and any state agency, subdivision or institution having jurisdiction in such matters, for cooperation in making stream measurements, underground water studies, snow surveys, or any investigations related to the development and use of the water resources of Nevada.

2. The expenses of such investigations and surveys shall be divided between the parties upon an equitable basis.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 532.220 — NV Code / Title 48 / Chapter 532 / Section 532.220
Channel Clearance, Maintenance, Restoration, Surveying and Monumenting Program: Establishment; administration; purpose; grant qualification; immunity of state, local and tribal governments; refund of certain fees; certain permits not to be denied for lack of money
Status: in_force

1. The Channel Clearance, Maintenance, Restoration, Surveying and Monumenting Program is hereby established and must be administered by the State Engineer.

2. This Program is to aid local governments and tribal governments in this State in the clearance, maintenance, restoration, surveying and monumenting of navigable rivers.

3. Any incorporated city, county, other political subdivision of this State or tribal government in this State may apply to the State Engineer for a grant under this Program if the incorporated city, county, other political subdivision or tribal government requesting the money agrees to match the state grant equally.

4. The State, its departments, divisions and agencies, an incorporated city, a county, all other political subdivisions of this State and tribal governments in this State, and their employees and agents, are immune from civil liability for damages caused by an alteration or disturbance of a riverbed or flooding sustained as a result of any act or omission by an employee or agent in clearing or causing to be cleared, maintaining or restoring a channel of a river pursuant to this section if the channel is cleared, maintained or restored pursuant to a permit granted by the Division of State Lands of the State Department of Conservation and Natural Resources and such other permits and approvals as are required by law.

5. The Division of State Lands and the Division of Environmental Protection of the State Department of Conservation and Natural Resources shall refund the application or permit fees, if any, paid by a governmental entity to apply for a state permit to perform channel clearance, maintenance, restoration, surveying and monumenting if: (a) The governmental entity applies for the applicable permits from the Division of State Lands and from the Division of Environmental Protection of the State Department of Conservation and Natural Resources; (b) The governmental entity obtains all other permits and approvals as are required by law; (c) The governmental entity applies for a grant pursuant to subsection 3; and (d) The grant is denied for lack of money in the Account for the Channel Clearance, Maintenance, Restoration, Surveying and Monumenting Program after: (1) The State Engineer requests an allocation from the Contingency Account pursuant to subsection 4 of NRS 532.230 ; and (2) An allocation from the Contingency Account is not made within 90 days after the request is made.

6. A state permit must not be denied for lack of money in the Account for the Channel Clearance, Maintenance, Restoration, Surveying and Monumenting Program.

7. As used in this section, “ navigable river ” means a river or stream that is used, or is susceptible of being used, in its ordinary condition for trade or travel in the customary modes of trade or travel on rivers or streams.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 539.495 — NV Code / Title 48 / Chapter 539 / Section 539.495
Construction fund: Source
Status: in_force

Moneys accruing from the sale of bonds, and from any assessments levied for the direct payment of costs of construction, purchase of property, or other undertakings for which bonds may be issued, shall be deposited and kept in the construction fund.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 539.703 — NV Code / Title 48 / Chapter 539 / Section 539.703
Water and water rights become part of general supply when land excluded from further participation in benefits
Status: in_force

Whenever the board of directors of the district shall have adopted a resolution excluding such lands from further participation in the benefits of the district and from the right to receive district waters, the water or water rights theretofore apportioned to the lands shall be and become a part of the general water supply of the district and apportioned among the remaining nondelinquent lands in the same proportion as such remaining nondelinquent lands have been apportioned benefits, not in excess, however, of an adequate water supply for such remaining land based upon the duty of water recognized by the district; but in case the water right appurtenant to land acquired at a delinquent sale shall be based upon a contract with the United States the district may, with the consent of the United States, make any desired disposition of such water right.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 541.190 — NV Code / Title 48 / Chapter 541 / Section 541.190
Board may sell or lease water to irrigation districts; levy and collection of special assessments under class C
Status: in_force

1. To levy and collect special assessments upon lands under class C as herein provided, the board shall make an allotment of water to each of the petitioning irrigation districts within the district in the manner as hereinafter provided in such quantity as will in the judgment of the board, when added to the present supply of water of such irrigation district, make an adequate supply of water for such irrigation district, and shall fix and determine the rate or rates per acre-foot and terms at and upon which water shall be sold, leased or otherwise disposed of to such irrigation district; but such rates shall be equitable although not necessarily equal or uniform for like classes of services throughout the district. If any irrigation district shall desire to purchase, lease or otherwise obtain the beneficial use of waters of the district, the board of such irrigation district shall by resolution authorize and direct its president and secretary to petition the board for an allotment of water, upon terms prescribed by the board, which petition shall contain, inter alia, the following: (a) Name of the irrigation district. (b) Quantity of water to be purchased or otherwise acquired. (c) Price per acre-foot to be paid. (d) Whether payments are to be made in cash or annual installments. (e) Agreement by such irrigation district to make payments for the beneficial use of such water, together with annual maintenance and operating charges, and to be bound by the provisions of this chapter and the rules and regulations of the board.

2. The secretary of the board shall cause notice of the filing of such petition to be given and published, which notice shall state the filing of such petition and give notice to all persons interested to appear at the office of the board at a time named in the notice and show cause in writing, if any they have, why the petition should not be granted. The board at the time and place mentioned in the notice, or at such time or times at which the hearing of the petition may be adjourned, shall proceed to hear the petition and objections thereto, presented, in writing, by any person showing cause as aforesaid why the petition should not be granted. The failure of any person interested to show cause, in writing, as aforesaid, shall be deemed and taken as an assent on his or her part to the granting of the petition. The board may, in its discretion, accept or reject the petition, but, if it deems it for the best interest of the district that the petition shall be granted, shall enter an order to that effect granting the petition, and from and after such order, the irrigation district and persons therein shall be deemed to have purchased, leased or otherwise acquired the beneficial use of water as set forth in the order. If the petition is granted, the board shall, in each year, determine the amount of money necessary to be raised by special assessment on lands within such irrigation district and shall determine whether such special assessment shall be levied by the district or by the irrigation district. If the board determines that such assessments shall be levied by the district, it shall certify to the county assessor of the county in which the lands of such irrigation district are located the amount of the assessment, plus a fair proportionate amount of the estimated operating and maintenance charges for the next succeeding year on each tract of land on or before April 1 of each year, and such county assessor shall extend the amount of such special assessment, plus the operating and maintenance charges on the tax roll as a special assessment against the lands on which the special assessment is made. If the board determines that such assessments shall be levied by the irrigation district, the district shall make a contract with the irrigation district which shall provide among other things for the annual payment to the district of an amount to be obtained from the levy by the irrigation district of annual assessments in accordance with chapter 539 of NRS .
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 538.133 — NV Code / Title 48 / Chapter 538 / Section 538.133
Executive Director: Appointment; classification; restrictions on other employment
Status: in_force

1. The Commission shall appoint an Executive Director.

2. The Executive Director: (a) Is in the unclassified service of the State; (b) Serves at the pleasure of the Commission; and (c) Shall devote his or her entire time and attention to the business of the office and shall not pursue any other business or occupation or hold any other office of profit.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 539.170 — NV Code / Title 48 / Chapter 539 / Section 539.170
Special election: Call; when held
Status: in_force

Upon the filing of the petition, the board of directors of the irrigation district shall, not sooner than 10 days nor more than 20 days thereafter, issue a call for a special election to be held within 20 days after the issuance of the call therefor, in the irrigation district electing such director, to determine whether the electors shall recall such director.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 543.580 — NV Code / Title 48 / Chapter 543 / Section 543.580
Chief engineer and general manager: Investigations, reports and estimates; recommendations; employment of engineers and surveyors
Status: in_force

1. The chief engineer and general manager may investigate carefully the best plan or plans: (a) To control the floodwaters of the district and the floodwaters of streams that have their sources outside of the district but flow into the district; (b) To conserve those waters for beneficial and useful purposes by spreading, storing, retaining, or causing to percolate into the soil within or without the district, or to save or conserve in any manner, any of those waters; and (c) To protect the watercourses, watersheds, public highways, life and property in the district from damage from that water, and to obtain such other information in regard thereto as may be deemed necessary or useful in carrying out the purposes of NRS 543.170 to 543.830 , inclusive.

2. The chief engineer and general manager shall make and file reports from time to time with the board, which must show: (a) A general description of the work to be done on each project or work of improvement. (b) General plans, profiles, cross sections and other general specifications of the work to be done on each project or work of improvement. (c) A general description of the lands, rights-of-way, easements and property proposed to be taken, acquired or injured in the carrying out of that work. (d) An estimate of the cost of each project or work of improvement including: (1) An estimate of the costs of lands, rights-of-way, easements and property proposed to be taken, acquired or injured in carrying out the project or work of improvement. (2) An estimate of all incidental expenses likely to be incurred in connection therewith, including legal, clerical, engineering, superintendence, inspection, printing and advertising, and stating the total amount of bonds, if any, necessary to be issued to pay for it. (3) A comparison of the total cost of the proposed works with an estimate of the cost of condemnation and relocation or replacement of property within the boundaries of the floodplain.

3. The chief engineer and general manager shall, from time to time, as directed by the board, file with the board supplementary, amendatory and additional reports and recommendations as necessity and convenience may require.

4. The chief engineer and general manager may, subject to the control and direction of the board, employ other engineers, surveyors and other persons required for making all surveys and doing any work necessary for the making of the reports.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 538.191 — NV Code / Title 48 / Chapter 538 / Section 538.191
Colorado River Commission Fund; Colorado River Research and Development Account
Status: in_force

1. Except as otherwise provided in the covenants of bonds issued by the State of Nevada and as provided in subsection 2, all revenues derived from the sale, lease or use of water or power which become due to the State of Nevada pursuant to any lease, contract or sale, or otherwise, of water or power obtained from the Colorado River power and water system, and from other sources, must be deposited with the State Treasurer for credit to the Colorado River Commission Fund which is hereby created as a special revenue fund. The interest and income earned on the money in the Fund, after deducting any applicable charges, must be credited to the Fund.

2. There is hereby created the Colorado River Research and Development Account in the Colorado River Commission Fund for the purpose of defraying the costs of engineering studies, analysis, negotiation and such other efforts as are, in the opinion of the Commission, necessary and proper for the protection of the interests of this state in the development and acquisition of sources of water and power along and related to the Colorado River and elsewhere. The charge for water and power included in any lease or contract executed after April 18, 1963, between the Commission and water or power users must be sufficient in amount to maintain the Colorado River Research and Development Account in addition to defraying the cost to the Commission of water and power delivered. When collected, these additional revenues must be deposited with the State Treasurer for credit to the Account. The interest and income earned on the money in the Account, after deducting any applicable charges, must be credited to the Account.

3. Money in the Fund and Account provided for in this section must be paid out on claims as other claims against the State are paid, after the claims have been approved by the Commission.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 539.043 — NV Code / Title 48 / Chapter 539 / Section 539.043
Order granting or denying petition; order granting petition to establish boundaries and designate name
Status: in_force

Upon the completion of the hearing, the board of county commissioners shall forthwith make an order denying or granting the prayer of the petition, and if the same is granted shall, in the order, define and establish the boundaries and designate the name of such proposed district and divide the same into three, five or seven divisions, as prescribed in the petition, as nearly equal in size as may be practicable.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 533.460 — NV Code / Title 48 / Chapter 533 / Section 533.460
Unauthorized use or willful waste of water; prima facie evidence
Status: in_force

The unauthorized use of water to which another person is entitled, or the willful waste of water to the detriment of another, shall be a misdemeanor, and the possession or use of such water without legal right shall be prima facie evidence of the guilt of the person using or diverting it.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 537.010 — NV Code / Title 48 / Chapter 537 / Section 537.010
Colorado River declared navigable; title to lands below high-water mark held by State
Status: in_force

All of the Colorado River within the State of Nevada, from the Arizona line on the north to the California line on the south, is hereby declared to be a navigable stream for purposes of fixing ownership of the banks and bed thereof, and title to the lands below the high-water mark thereof is held by the State of Nevada, insofar as they lie within the State.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 533.035 — NV Code / Title 48 / Chapter 533 / Section 533.035
Beneficial use: Basis, measure and limit of right to use
Status: in_force

Beneficial use shall be the basis, the measure and the limit of the right to the use of water.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 534.090 — NV Code / Title 48 / Chapter 534 / Section 534.090
Forfeiture and abandonment of rights
Status: in_force

1. Except as otherwise provided in this section, failure for 5 successive years after April 15, 1967, on the part of the holder of any right, whether it is an adjudicated right, an unadjudicated right or a right for which a certificate has been issued pursuant to NRS 533.425 , and further whether the right is initiated after or before March 25, 1939, to use beneficially all or any part of the underground water for the purpose for which the right is acquired or claimed, works a forfeiture of both undetermined rights and determined rights to the use of that water to the extent of the nonuse.

2. If the records of the State Engineer or any other documents obtained by or provided to the State Engineer indicate 4 or more consecutive years of nonuse of all or any part of a water right which is governed by this chapter: (a) The State Engineer shall notify the owner of the water right, as determined in the records of the Office of the State Engineer, by registered or certified mail of the nonuse and that the owner has 1 year after the date of the notice of nonuse in which to use the water right beneficially and to provide proof of such use to the State Engineer or apply for relief pursuant to subsection 3 to avoid forfeiting the water right. (b) If, after 1 year after the date of the notice of nonuse pursuant to paragraph (a), proof of resumption of beneficial use is not filed in the Office of the State Engineer, the State Engineer shall, unless the State Engineer has granted a request to extend the time necessary to work a forfeiture of the water right, send a final notice to the owner of the water right, as determined in the records of the Office of the State Engineer, by registered or certified mail, that the water right is held for forfeiture. If the owner of the water right, within 30 days after the date of such final notice, fails to file the required proof of resumption of beneficial use or an application for an extension of time to prevent forfeiture, the State Engineer shall declare the right, or the portion of the right not returned to beneficial use, forfeited. The State Engineer shall send notice of the declaration of forfeiture, by registered or certified mail, to the owner of record, as determined in the records of the Office of the State Engineer, of the water right that has been declared forfeited. (c) If, after receipt of a notice of the declaration of forfeiture pursuant to paragraph (b), the owner of record of the water right fails to appeal the ruling in the manner provided for in NRS 533.450 , and within the time provided for therein, the forfeiture becomes final. Upon the forfeiture of the water right, the water reverts to the public and is available for further appropriation, subject to existing rights.

3. The State Engineer may, upon the request of the holder of any right described in subsection 1, extend the time necessary to work a forfeiture under subsection 2 if the request is made before the expiration of the time necessary to work a forfeiture. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 4, the State Engineer may grant, upon request and for good cause shown, any number of extensions, but a single extension must not exceed 1 year. In determining whether to grant or deny a request, the State Engineer shall, among other reasons, consider: (a) Whether the holder has submitted proof and evidence that the holder is proceeding in good faith and with reasonable diligence to resume use of the water beneficially for the purpose for which the holder's right is acquired or claimed; (b) The number of years during which the water has not been put to the beneficial use for which the right is acquired or claimed; (c) Any economic conditions or natural disasters which made the holder unable to put the water to that use; (d) Whether the water right is located in a basin within a county under a declaration of drought by the Governor, United States Secretary of Agriculture or the President of the United States; (e) Whether the holder has demonstrated efforts to conserve water which have resulted in a reduction in water consumption; (f) Whether the water right is located in a basin that has been designated as a critical management area by the State Engineer pursuant to subsection 7 of NRS 534.110 ; (g) The date of priority of the water right as it relates to the potential curtailment of water use in the basin; (h) The availability of water in the basin, including, without limitation, whether withdrawals of water consistently exceed the perennial yield of the basin; and (i) Any orders restricting use or appropriation of water in the basin. The State Engineer shall notify, by registered or certified mail, the owner of the water right, as determined in the records of the Office of the State Engineer, of whether the State Engineer has granted or denied the holder's request for an extension pursuant to this subsection. If the State Engineer grants an extension pursuant to this subsection and, before the expiration of that extension, proof of resumption of beneficial use or another request for an extension is not filed in the Office of the State Engineer, the State Engineer shall send a final notice to the owner of the water right, by registered or certified mail, that the water right will be declared forfeited if the owner of the water right fails to file the required proof of resumption of beneficial use or an application for an extension of time to prevent forfeiture within 30 days after the date of the final notice. If the owner of the water right fails to file the required proof of resumption of beneficial use or an application for an extension of time to prevent forfeiture within 30 days after the date of such final notice, the State Engineer shall declare the water right, or the portion of the right not returned to beneficial use, forfeited.

4. If the State Engineer grants an extension pursuant to subsection 1 in a basin: (a) Where withdrawals of groundwater consistently exceed the perennial yield of the basin; or (b) That has been designated as a critical management area by the State Engineer pursuant to subsection 7 of NRS 534.110 , a single extension must not exceed 3 years, but any number of extensions may be granted to the holder of such a right.

5. The failure to receive a notice pursuant to subsection 2 or 3 does not nullify the forfeiture or extend the time necessary to work the forfeiture of a water right.

6. A right to use underground water whether it is vested or otherwise may be lost by abandonment. If the State Engineer, in investigating a groundwater source, upon which there has been a prior right, for the purpose of acting upon an application to appropriate water from the same source, is of the belief from his or her examination that an abandonment has taken place, the State Engineer shall so state in the ruling approving the application. If, upon notice by registered or certified mail to the owner of record who had the prior right, the owner of record of the prior right fails to appeal the ruling in the manner provided for in NRS 533.450 , and within the time provided for therein, the alleged abandonment declaration as set forth by the State Engineer becomes final.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 539.213 — NV Code / Title 48 / Chapter 539 / Section 539.213
Lease of lands for community pasture
Status: in_force

1. The board of directors is empowered, without calling an election therefor, to lease, in the name of the district, lands, from the United States Government or any other person or corporation, that are situate within or without the district for use by the water users of the district as a community pasture, under such rules and regulations as the board may prescribe. The board shall collect such fees from the owners of livestock using such pasture as will cover the cost of such lease and operation.

2. In any district whose irrigated acreage is less than 50,000 acres, the leasing of lands for use as community pasture is hereby declared to be a proprietary function of the district. The county assessor of the county in which such lands are located shall assess the leasehold interest of the district in such lands for taxation as other lands so used are assessed, and the district shall pay to the ex officio tax receiver of such county the taxes levied upon the interest so assessed, at the same times as other taxes upon real estate are paid.

3. The board of directors shall apportion the amount of taxes so required to be paid among the several users of the community pasture, and collect from each his or her proportionate share in addition to any other fees charged.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 535.030 — NV Code / Title 48 / Chapter 535 / Section 535.030
Inspection of dams by State Engineer; powers of State Engineer to protect life or property
Status: in_force

1. The State Engineer from time to time shall: (a) Make inspections of dams at state expense for the purpose of determining their safety; and (b) Require owners to perform at their expense such work as may be necessary to supply the State Engineer with information as to the safety of such dams.

2. The owners shall perform at their expense any other work necessary to maintenance and operation which will safeguard life and property.

3. If at any time the condition of any dam becomes so dangerous to the safety of life or property as not to permit sufficient time for the issuance and enforcement of an order relative to the maintenance or operation thereof, the State Engineer may, if he or she deems it necessary, immediately employ the following remedial measures to protect either life or property: (a) Lower the water level by releasing water from the reservoir. (b) Completely empty the reservoir. (c) Take such other steps as may be essential to safeguard life and property.

4. The provisions of this section shall not apply to works constructed by the United States Bureau of Reclamation or the United States Army Corps of Engineers.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 533.210 — NV Code / Title 48 / Chapter 533 / Section 533.210
Finality of decree; application for modification within 3 years after entry; limitations on modification; notice of application
Status: in_force

1. The decree entered by the court, as provided by NRS 533.185 , shall be final and shall be conclusive upon all persons and rights lawfully embraced within the adjudication; but the State Engineer or any party or adjudicated claimant upon any stream or stream system affected by such decree may, at any time within 3 years from the entry thereof, apply to the court for a modification of the decree, insofar only as the decree fixed the duty of water, and upon the hearing of such motion the court may modify such decree increasing or decreasing the duty of water, consistent with good husbandry, and consistent with the principle that actual and beneficial use shall be the measure and limit of the right.

2. Notice of application shall be given as in civil cases.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 543.545 — NV Code / Title 48 / Chapter 543 / Section 543.545
Exemption from requirements of public bidding for construction of certain flood control facilities; payment of prevailing wage required
Status: in_force

1. Except as otherwise provided in this section, the provisions of any law requiring public bidding or otherwise imposing requirements on any public contract, project, works or improvements, including, without limitation, the provisions of chapters 332, 338 and 339 of NRS, do not apply to any contract entered into by a flood control district for the construction of a flood control facility pursuant to the master plan, if a majority of the construction costs are paid by a private developer and the written agreement: (a) Complies with the requirements of subsection 1 of NRS 543.360 ; (b) Clearly sets forth the computation of the construction costs, and includes the terms and conditions of the contract; and (c) Contains a provision stating that the requirements of NRS 338.013 to 338.090 , inclusive, apply to any construction work performed pursuant to the contract.

2. The board, the developer, any contractor who is awarded a contract or enters into an agreement to perform the construction work, and any subcontractor who performs any portion of the construction work shall comply with the provisions of NRS 338.013 to 338.090 , inclusive, in the same manner as if the board had undertaken the construction work or had awarded the contract.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 543.410 — NV Code / Title 48 / Chapter 543 / Section 543.410
Storage and reclamation of floodwater; actions and proceedings concerning water
Status: in_force

The board may:

1. Store floodwater in surface or underground reservoirs within or without the district for the common benefit of the district.

2. Conserve and reclaim floodwaters for present and future use within the district.

3. Subject to the limitations contained in NRS 543.170 to 543.830 , inclusive, to appropriate and acquire water and water rights, and import water into the district and conserve it within or without the district for any useful flood control purpose.

4. Commence, maintain, intervene in and compromise, in the name of the district or otherwise, and assume the costs and expenses of any action or proceeding involving or affecting ownership or use of water or water rights within the district used or useful for any purpose of the district.

5. Commence, maintain, intervene in, determine, compromise, and assume the costs and expenses of any action or proceeding involving the wasteful use of water in the district.

6. Prevent unlawful exportation of water from the district.

7. Prevent contamination and pollution of the surface or subsurface waters used in the district.

8. Commence, maintain and defend actions and proceedings to prevent interference with waters used in the district as may endanger and damage the inhabitants, lands or use of water in the district. The board shall not intervene or take part in, or pay the costs and expenses of, actions or proceedings between the owners of lands or water rights within the boundaries of the district which do not involve taking water outside or away from the district.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 543.260 — NV Code / Title 48 / Chapter 543 / Section 543.260
Initiating ordinance; contents
Status: in_force

1. The organization of a district must be initiated by the adoption of an ordinance by the board of county commissioners, which ordinance is in NRS 543.170 to 543.830 , inclusive, sometimes designated the “initiating ordinance.”

2. The initiating ordinance must set forth: (a) The name of the proposed district, consisting of a chosen name preceding the words “District for the Control of Floods.” (b) A statement of the necessity for the district and the general purposes for which the district is proposed to be created. (c) A statement that improvements of the district will not interfere with or affect vested water rights. (d) A general description of the boundaries of the district or the territory to be included therein, with such certainty as to enable a property owner to determine whether his or her property is within the district. (e) The place and time for the hearing on the creation of the district.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 533.495 — NV Code / Title 48 / Chapter 533 / Section 533.495
Subsisting rights not to be impaired
Status: in_force

Whenever one or more persons shall have a subsisting right to water range livestock at a particular place and in sufficient numbers to utilize substantially all that portion of the public range readily available to livestock watering at that place, no appropriation of water from either the same or a different source shall subsequently be made by another for the purpose of watering range livestock in such numbers and in such proximity to the watering place first mentioned as to enable the proposed appropriator to deprive the owner or owners of the existing water right of the grazing use of such portion of the public range, or substantially to interfere with or impair the value of such grazing use and of such water right.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 538.131 — NV Code / Title 48 / Chapter 538 / Section 538.131
Meetings; notice; quorum
Status: in_force

1. The commissioners shall meet at such times and in such places as are designated by the Chair, but a majority of the commissioners may call a meeting of the Commission at any time and place designated by them in a written notice thereof given all commissioners as provided in this subsection. Except in cases of an emergency, written notice of all meetings must be given to each commissioner by the Executive Director at least 3 working days before each meeting. Every notice must include information concerning the time, location and agenda for the meeting. A meeting of the Commission must be held at least quarterly.

2. A majority of the commissioners constitutes a quorum for the transaction of business.

3. As used in this section, “ emergency ” means any unforeseen circumstance which requires immediate action by the Commission and includes: (a) Any disaster caused by a fire, flood, earthquake or other natural cause; or (b) Any circumstance which impairs the health and safety of the public.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 543.185 — NV Code / Title 48 / Chapter 543 / Section 543.185
“Hydrographic area” defined
Status: in_force

“Hydrographic area” means the drainage basin of a stream and its tributaries as described in the master plan.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 539.750 — NV Code / Title 48 / Chapter 539 / Section 539.750
Petition for dissolution of district: Filing with clerk of district court; order of district judge
Status: in_force

Upon the filing of a petition with the clerk of the district court of the county where the district was organized, setting forth that an irrigation district should be forthwith dissolved, the petition to be signed by at least 25 percent of the electors owning at least 25 percent of the land in the district, the clerk of the district court shall forthwith obtain an order from the judge of that court, who shall enter an order directing the officers and directors of the irrigation district to submit to the electors the question of whether the district shall be dissolved at the next district election or primary or general state election.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 544.136 — NV Code / Title 48 / Chapter 544 / Section 544.136
Application for license to include social security number of applicant
Status: in_force

<See notes for changes to this section effective under certain conditions.>

The application of a natural person who applies for the issuance of a license to engage in activities for weather modification and control must include the social security number of the applicant.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 534.110 — NV Code / Title 48 / Chapter 534 / Section 534.110
Rules and regulations of State Engineer; statements and pumping tests; conditions of appropriation; designation of critical management areas; restrictions; limit to restrictions on domestic wells
Status: in_force

1. The State Engineer shall administer this chapter and shall prescribe all necessary regulations within the terms of this chapter for its administration.

2. The State Engineer may: (a) Require periodical statements of water elevations, water used, and acreage on which water was used from all holders of permits and claimants of vested rights. (b) Upon his or her own initiation, conduct pumping tests to determine if overpumping is indicated, to determine the specific yield of the aquifers and to determine permeability characteristics.

3. The State Engineer shall determine whether there is unappropriated water in the area affected and may issue permits only if the determination is affirmative. The State Engineer may require each applicant to whom a permit is issued for a well: (a) For municipal, quasi-municipal or industrial use; and (b) Whose reasonably expected rate of diversion is one-half cubic foot per second or more, to report periodically to the State Engineer concerning the effect of that well on other previously existing wells that are located within 2,500 feet of the well.

4. It is a condition of each appropriation of groundwater acquired under this chapter that the right of the appropriator relates to a specific quantity of water and that the right must allow for a reasonable lowering of the static water level at the appropriator's point of diversion. In determining a reasonable lowering of the static water level in a particular area, the State Engineer shall consider the economics of pumping water for the general type of crops growing and may also consider the effect of using water on the economy of the area in general.

5. This section does not prevent the granting of permits to applicants later in time on the ground that the diversions under the proposed later appropriations may cause the water level to be lowered at the point of diversion of a prior appropriator, so long as any protectable interests in existing domestic wells as set forth in NRS 533.024 and the rights of holders of existing appropriations can be satisfied under such express conditions. At the time a permit is granted for a well: (a) For municipal, quasi-municipal or industrial use; and (b) Whose reasonably expected rate of diversion is one-half cubic foot per second or more, the State Engineer shall include as a condition of the permit that pumping water pursuant to the permit may be limited or prohibited to prevent any unreasonable adverse effects on an existing domestic well located within 2,500 feet of the well, unless the holder of the permit and the owner of the domestic well have agreed to alternative measures that mitigate those adverse effects.

6. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 7, the State Engineer shall conduct investigations in any basin or portion thereof where it appears that the average annual replenishment to the groundwater supply may not be adequate for the needs of all permittees and all vested-right claimants, and if the findings of the State Engineer so indicate, except as otherwise provided in subsection 9, the State Engineer may order that withdrawals, including, without limitation, withdrawals from domestic wells, be restricted to conform to priority rights until the water level of the basin is stabilized.

7. The State Engineer: (a) May designate as a critical management area any basin in which withdrawals of groundwater consistently exceed the perennial yield of the basin. (b) Shall designate as a critical management area any basin in which withdrawals of groundwater consistently exceed the perennial yield of the basin upon receipt of a petition for such a designation which is signed by the holders of certificates or permits to appropriate water in the basin that are on file in the Office of the State Engineer who represent a majority of groundwater permitted or certificated for use in the basin. The designation of a basin as a critical management area pursuant to this subsection may be appealed pursuant to NRS 533.450 . If a basin has been designated as a critical management area for 10 consecutive years, except as otherwise provided in subsection 9, the State Engineer shall order that withdrawals, including, without limitation, withdrawals from domestic wells, be restricted in that basin to conform to priority rights until the water level of the basin is stabilized, unless a groundwater management plan has been approved for the basin pursuant to NRS 534.037 .

8. In any basin or portion thereof in the State designated by the State Engineer, the State Engineer may restrict drilling of wells in any portion thereof if the State Engineer determines that additional wells would cause an undue interference with existing wells. Any order or decision of the State Engineer so restricting drilling of such wells may be reviewed by the district court of the county pursuant to NRS 533.450 .

9. If a court of competent jurisdiction orders the State Engineer to restrict withdrawals to conform to priority rights or if pursuant to subsection 6 or 7 or subsection 8 of NRS 534.037 the State Engineer orders that withdrawals be restricted to conform to priority rights, the State Engineer must limit the restriction of withdrawals from a domestic well to allow a domestic well to continue to withdraw 0.5 acre-feet of water per year, which must be recorded by a water meter.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 539.780 — NV Code / Title 48 / Chapter 539 / Section 539.780
Unlawful interference with officer, agent or employee of district; criminal and civil penalties
Status: in_force

1. Any person who wrongfully and maliciously interferes with any officer, agent or employee of the district in the proper discharge of his or her duties, is guilty of a public offense, as prescribed in NRS 193.155 , proportionate to the value of any property damaged or destroyed and in no event less than a misdemeanor.

2. The irrigation district damaged by any such act may also bring a civil action for damages sustained by any such act, and in such proceeding the prevailing party is entitled to attorney's fees and costs of court.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 533.524 — NV Code / Title 48 / Chapter 533 / Section 533.524
Appropriation from interstate streams: Right of appropriation having point of diversion and place of use in another state
Status: in_force

Upon any stream flowing across the state boundary, a right of appropriation having the point of diversion and the place of use in another state and recognized by the laws of that state shall have the same force and effect as if the point of diversion and the place of use were in this state if the laws of that state give like force and effect to similar rights acquired in this state.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 534B.030 — NV Code / Title 48 / Chapter 534B / Section 534B.030
“Administrator” defined
Status: in_force

“ Administrator ” means the Administrator of the Division of Minerals of the Commission on Mineral Resources.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 543.440 — NV Code / Title 48 / Chapter 543 / Section 543.440
Use of property taken by eminent domain declared public use; diversion of water
Status: in_force

1. It is hereby declared that the use of the property, lands, rights-of-way, easements or materials which may be condemned, taken or appropriated under the provisions of NRS 543.170 to 543.830 , inclusive, is a public use subject to the regulation and control of the State in the manner prescribed by law.

2. The provisions of NRS 543.170 to 543.830 , inclusive, do not authorize any district or person to divert the waters of any river, creek, stream, irrigation system, canal or ditch from its channel to the detriment of any person having any interest in that river, creek, stream, irrigation system, canal or ditch or the waters thereof or therein, unless previous compensation is first ascertained and paid therefor under the laws of this state authorizing the taking of private property for public use.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 533.387 — NV Code / Title 48 / Chapter 533 / Section 533.387
Inapplicability of certain provisions to conveyance of shares of stock in ditch company
Status: in_force

The provisions of NRS 533.382 to 533.386 , inclusive, do not apply to the conveyance of shares of stock in a ditch company which owns:

1. An application or permit to appropriate any of the public waters;

2. A certificate of appropriation;

3. An adjudicated or unadjudicated water right; or

4. An application or permit to change the place of diversion, manner of use or place of use of water.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 534.0165 — NV Code / Title 48 / Chapter 534 / Section 534.0165
“Waste” defined
Status: in_force

“Waste” means causing, suffering or permitting any artesian well to discharge water unnecessarily above or below the surface of the ground so that the waters thereof are lost for beneficial use or in any canal or ditch conveying water from a well where the loss of water in transit is more than 20 percent of the amount of the water discharged from the well.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 539.115 — NV Code / Title 48 / Chapter 539 / Section 539.115
When regular elections of irrigation districts to be held
Status: in_force

The regular elections of irrigation districts shall be held on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in April of the second calendar year after the completion of the organization thereof, and on the same day biennially thereafter, or as to districts organized prior to July 1, 1919, biennially after the first regular election therein.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 539.660 — NV Code / Title 48 / Chapter 539 / Section 539.660
Bonds as legal investments and security
Status: in_force

1. All bonds certified in accordance with the terms of NRS 539.640 to 539.665 , inclusive, are legal investments for all trust funds, and for the money of all insurance companies, banks, both commercial and savings, credit unions and trust companies.

2. Whenever any money may, by law now or hereafter enacted, be invested in bonds of cities, counties, school districts or municipalities in the State of Nevada, such money may be invested in the bonds of irrigation districts, and whenever bonds of cities, counties, school districts or municipalities may by any law now or hereafter enacted be used as security for the performance of any act, bonds of irrigation districts under the limitations in NRS 539.640 to 539.665 , inclusive, provided it may be so used.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 538.186 — NV Code / Title 48 / Chapter 538 / Section 538.186
Entry into and consultations relating to certain agreements regarding supplemental water
Status: in_force

1. Notwithstanding the provisions of any other law, the Commission or any other public entity created by or pursuant to the laws of this state may enter into: (a) An agreement to acquire any interest in supplemental water or to forbear the use of that supplemental water; or (b) An agreement ancillary to an agreement described in paragraph (a), only as provided in this section.

2. The Commission shall, as early as practicable and on a continuing basis, inform any water purveyor which has or can develop the ability to divert supplemental water from the Colorado River of its communications with any person or entity, which the Commission believes is credible and responsible, concerning a specific opportunity to negotiate and enter into an agreement described in subsection 1.

3. Any water purveyor which has or can develop the ability to divert supplemental water from the Colorado River shall, as early as practicable and on a continuing basis, inform the Commission of its communications with any person or entity, which the water purveyor believes is credible and responsible, concerning a specific opportunity to negotiate and enter into an agreement described in subsection 1.

4. If a water purveyor which has or can develop the ability to divert supplemental water from the Colorado River notifies the Commission in writing that it wishes to explore a specific opportunity to negotiate and enter into an agreement described in subsection 1, all investigations, consultations and negotiations relating to such an agreement must be conducted by the Commission and the water purveyor, as nearly as may be, as a joint undertaking. The Commission and the water purveyor may enter into an agreement governing the joint undertaking.

5. Notwithstanding any other law: (a) A public entity described in subsection 1 shall not enter into any agreement described in that subsection unless the Commission is a party to that agreement. (b) The Commission shall not enter into any agreement described in subsection 1, if a water purveyor will be expected to provide money necessary for the Commission to perform any financial obligation or other obligation pursuant to the provisions of the agreement, unless that water purveyor is a party to the agreement.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 534B.110 — NV Code / Title 48 / Chapter 534B / Section 534B.110
Applicability of procedures for appropriation of water
Status: in_force

1. The appropriation procedures of chapters 533 and 534 of NRS do not apply to the reasonable loss of water of not more than 5 acre-feet during the testing and sampling of water pumped within a dissolved mineral resource exploration project.

2. Any water pumped in excess of 5 acre-feet within a dissolved mineral resource exploration project is subject to the appropriation procedures of chapters 533 and 534 of NRS. An operator of a dissolved mineral resource exploration project must ensure that the project is in compliance with the appropriation requirements of chapters 533 and 534 of NRS before the project exceeds the threshold of 5-acre-feet.

3. As used in this section, “ dissolved mineral resource exploration project ” means a project, which may consist of one or more dissolved mineral resource exploration wells or boreholes or both, that is conducted on: (a) Private land owned or controlled by a natural person or an exploration or mining company; or (b) A mining claim on public land that is identified in an approved notice or plan required pursuant to 43 C.F.R §§ 3809.300 to 3809.336 , inclusive, or 3809.400 to 3809.434 , inclusive.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 538.030 — NV Code / Title 48 / Chapter 538 / Section 538.030
Disposition of receipts paid Nevada under Boulder Canyon Project Adjustment Act
Status: in_force

If and when the Boulder Canyon Project Adjustment Act becomes effective, and whenever and as often as any payments are made to the State Treasurer of the State of Nevada, the State Treasurer shall accept the same and such payments shall be placed by the State Treasurer in the General Fund of the State of Nevada.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 539.403 — NV Code / Title 48 / Chapter 539 / Section 539.403
Local improvements affecting two or more divisions: Applicability of NRS 539.363 to 539.403, inclusive
Status: in_force

If such local improvements affect two or more divisions of a district, less than all, then all of the provisions of NRS 539.363 to 539.403 , inclusive, shall be applicable to the divisions affected; but if such improvements only affect two divisions, the local board shall consist of the directors of the district from the divisions affected and one other to be appointed by the directors of the district from the divisions affected by such improvements. If such local improvements affect three or more divisions, then the powers provided in NRS 539.363 to 539.403 , inclusive, to be exercised by a local board shall be exercised by the directors of the district.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 543.380 — NV Code / Title 48 / Chapter 543 / Section 543.380
Corporate seal
Status: in_force

The board shall have the power to have and use a corporate seal.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 533.370 — NV Code / Title 48 / Chapter 533 / Section 533.370
Approval or rejection of application by State Engineer: Conditions; exceptions; considerations; procedure
Status: reserved

1. Except as otherwise provided in this section and NRS 533.0241 , 533.345 , 533.371 , 533.372 and 533.503 , the State Engineer shall approve an application submitted in proper form which contemplates the application of water to beneficial use if: (a) The application is accompanied by the prescribed fees; (b) The proposed use or change, if within an irrigation district, does not adversely affect the cost of water for other holders of water rights in the district or lessen the efficiency of the district in its delivery or use of water; and (c) The applicant provides proof satisfactory to the State Engineer of the applicant's: (1) Intention in good faith to construct any work necessary to apply the water to the intended beneficial use with reasonable diligence; and (2) Financial ability and reasonable expectation actually to construct the work and apply the water to the intended beneficial use with reasonable diligence.

2. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 10, where there is no unappropriated water in the proposed source of supply, where the groundwater that has not been committed for use has been reserved pursuant to NRS 533.0241 or where its proposed use or change conflicts with existing rights or with protectable interests in existing domestic wells as set forth in NRS 533.024 , or threatens to prove detrimental to the public interest, the State Engineer shall reject the application and refuse to issue the requested permit. If a previous application for a similar use of water within the same basin has been rejected on those grounds, the new application may be denied without publication.

3. In addition to the criteria set forth in subsections 1 and 2, in determining whether an application for an interbasin transfer of groundwater must be rejected pursuant to this section, the State Engineer shall consider: (a) Whether the applicant has justified the need to import the water from another basin; (b) If the State Engineer determines that a plan for conservation of water is advisable for the basin into which the water is to be imported, whether the applicant has demonstrated that such a plan has been adopted and is being effectively carried out; (c) Whether the proposed action is environmentally sound as it relates to the basin from which the water is exported; (d) Whether the proposed action is an appropriate long-term use which will not unduly limit the future growth and development in the basin from which the water is exported; and (e) Any other factor the State Engineer determines to be relevant.

4. Except as otherwise provided in this subsection and subsections 6 and 10 and NRS 533.365 , the State Engineer shall approve or reject each application within 2 years after the final date for filing a protest. The State Engineer may postpone action: (a) Upon written authorization to do so by the applicant. (b) If an application is protested. (c) If the purpose for which the application was made is municipal use. (d) In areas where studies of water supplies have been determined to be necessary by the State Engineer pursuant to NRS 533.368 . (e) Where court actions or adjudications are pending, which may affect the outcome of the application. (f) In areas in which adjudication of vested water rights is deemed necessary by the State Engineer. (g) On an application for a permit to change a vested water right in a basin where vested water rights have not been adjudicated. (h) Where authorized entry to any land needed to use the water for which the application is submitted is required from a governmental agency. (i) On an application for which the State Engineer has required additional information pursuant to NRS 533.375 .

5. If the State Engineer does not act upon an application in accordance with subsections 4 and 6, the application remains active until approved or rejected by the State Engineer.

6. Except as otherwise provided in this subsection and subsection 10, the State Engineer shall approve or reject, within 6 months after the final date for filing a protest, an application filed to change the point of diversion of water already appropriated when the existing and proposed points of diversion are on the same property for which the water has already been appropriated under the existing water right or the proposed point of diversion is on real property that is proven to be owned by the applicant and is contiguous to the place of use of the existing water right. The State Engineer may postpone action on the application pursuant to subsection 4.

7. If the State Engineer has not approved, rejected or held a hearing on an application within 7 years after the final date for filing a protest, the State Engineer shall cause notice of the application to be republished and reposted pursuant to NRS 533.360 immediately preceding the time at which the State Engineer is ready to approve or reject the application. The cost of the republication must be paid by the applicant. After such republication and reposting, a protest may be filed in accordance with NRS 533.365 .

8. If a hearing is held regarding an application, the decision of the State Engineer must be in writing and include findings of fact, conclusions of law and a statement of the underlying facts supporting the findings of fact. The written decision may take the form of a transcription of an oral ruling. The rejection or approval of an application must be endorsed on a copy of the original application, and a record must be made of the endorsement in the records of the State Engineer. The copy of the application so endorsed must be returned to the applicant. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 11, if the application is approved, the applicant may, on receipt thereof, proceed with the construction of the necessary works and take all steps required to apply the water to beneficial use and to perfect the proposed appropriation. If the application is rejected, the applicant may take no steps toward the prosecution of the proposed work or the diversion and use of the public water while the rejection continues in force.

9. If a person is the successor in interest of an owner of a water right or an owner of real property upon which a domestic well is located and if the former owner of the water right or real property on which a domestic well is located had previously filed a written protest against the granting of an application, the successor in interest must be allowed to pursue that protest in the same manner as if the successor in interest were the former owner whose interest he or she succeeded. If the successor in interest wishes to pursue the protest, the successor in interest must notify the State Engineer in a timely manner on a form provided by the State Engineer.

10. The provisions of subsections 1 to 9, inclusive, do not apply to an application for an environmental permit or a temporary permit issued pursuant to NRS 533.436 or 533.504 .

11. The provisions of subsection 8 do not authorize the recipient of an approved application to use any state land administered by the Division of State Lands of the State Department of Conservation and Natural Resources without the appropriate authorization for that use from the State Land Registrar.

12. As used in this section, “ domestic well ” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 534.350 .
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 533.005 — NV Code / Title 48 / Chapter 533 / Section 533.005
Definitions
Status: in_force

As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires, the words and terms defined in NRS 533.007 to 533.023 , inclusive, have the meanings ascribed to them in those sections.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 539.726 — NV Code / Title 48 / Chapter 539 / Section 539.726
Order of annexation following election: Contents; recording
Status: in_force

1. If at such election a majority of all the votes cast is against annexation, the board shall proceed no further in the matter.

2. If a majority of such votes is in favor of annexation, the board shall thereupon order that the boundaries of the district be changed to include the lands to be so annexed and cause a copy of such order, together with a plat of the lands, each certified to by the secretary of the board, to be filed for record in the office of the county recorder of the county or counties in which such lands are situated.

3. The order shall describe the land so annexed and thereafter such lands shall be subject to all the provisions of this chapter. Immediately after the filing for record of the order annexing the lands, the directors shall state on their minutes to which division or divisions in the district the lands shall be attached, or may redivide the district to accommodate the lands.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 543.547 — NV Code / Title 48 / Chapter 543 / Section 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
Status: in_force

1. Flood control facilities constructed by local governments must be constructed in compliance with the master plan. Local governments may request an amendment to the master plan pursuant to NRS 543.597 .

2. State agencies shall consider the master plan when planning and designing their flood control facilities. Whenever practicable, state agencies shall comply with the master plan.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 539.123 — NV Code / Title 48 / Chapter 539 / Section 539.123
Eligibility to vote; number of votes elector may cast; certain persons and entities entitled to vote and exercise rights of electors; filing of designations or written consents
Status: in_force

1. Any person 18 years of age or older, whether a resident of the district or not, who is or has declared his or her intention to become a citizen of the United States is an “elector” for the purposes of this chapter and is entitled to vote at any election held pursuant to this chapter if the following conditions as to ownership of land are met: (a) The elector must be the bona fide holder of title or evidence of title, as defined in NRS 539.020 and 539.023 , to land within the district or have a contractual right to acquire title to land within the district upon payment of a fixed sum to the record titleholder. (b) The holder of an undivided interest in land is an elector and, if the interest of the holder is community property, the holder's spouse is an elector if the spouse appears of record as the owner of an interest in the acreage. If two or more persons hold undivided or community interests in land, one such person may vote upon presenting the written consent of his or her fellow holders. (c) A surface water right must be appurtenant to the acreage.

2. An elector is entitled to vote according to the land which the elector owns outright, as follows: (a) Ten acres or less, one vote; (b) For each additional 10 acres or a part thereof, up to and including 200 acres, one additional vote; and (c) For each additional 100 acres or a part thereof above 200 acres, one additional vote. The district shall issue a separate ballot for each vote which an elector is entitled to cast.

3. If two or more persons hold undivided or community interests in land, each is entitled to cast a percentage of the respective votes otherwise allowed pursuant to subsection 2 that is equal to his or her percentage interest in that land, except that, if pursuant to this subsection those persons are entitled to a fractional interest in a vote, that vote may only be cast by one of those persons upon presenting the written consent of his or her fellow holders.

4. Any elector who resides outside the district, who owns land in the district, and who is qualified to vote at district elections shall be deemed a resident of that division and precinct of the district in which the major portion of the elector's lands are located, for the purpose of determining the elector's place of voting and qualifications for holding office.

5. Any elector who resides within the district boundaries shall be deemed a resident of the division in which he or she actually resides, for the purpose of determining the elector's qualification for voting and holding office.

6. A guardian, executor or administrator shall be deemed the holder of title or evidence of title, as prescribed in NRS 539.020 and 539.023 , to the land in the State for which he or she is the guardian, executor or administrator, and has the right to sign petitions, vote and do all things that any elector may do pursuant to this chapter. If there is more than one guardian, executor or administrator, they must designate one of their number to sign petitions, vote and do the other things that an elector may do pursuant to this chapter.

7. Corporations, partnerships or limited-liability companies holding land in the district shall be deemed persons entitled to exercise all the rights of natural persons, and the president of such a corporation, the general partner of such a partnership, the manager of such a limited-liability company, or any other person authorized in writing by the president of the corporation, the general partner of the partnership or the members of the limited-liability company, may sign any petition authorized by this chapter, and register and cast the vote of the corporation, partnership or limited-liability company at any election. If a partnership has more than one general partner, the general partners must designate one of their number to sign petitions, vote and do the other things that an elector may do pursuant to this chapter. If a limited-liability company: (a) Has more than one manager, the managers must designate one of their number to sign petitions, vote and do the other things that an elector may do pursuant to this chapter. (b) Does not have a manager, the members must designate one of their number to sign petitions, vote and do the other things that an elector may do pursuant to this chapter.

8. A trustee shall be deemed the holder of title or evidence of title, as prescribed in NRS 539.020 and 539.023 , to the land in the State for which he or she is the trustee, and has the right to sign petitions, vote and do all things that any elector may do pursuant to this chapter or designate one of the beneficiaries of the trust to sign petitions, vote and do all things that an elector may do pursuant to this chapter. If there is more than one trustee, the trustees must designate one of their number to sign petitions, vote and do the other things that an elector may do pursuant to this chapter or designate one of the beneficiaries of the trust to sign petitions, vote and do all things that an elector may do pursuant to this chapter.

9. Designations or written consents for the purposes of registration and voting as authorized pursuant to this section must be filed with the district not later than 14 days before the election.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 543.530 — NV Code / Title 48 / Chapter 543 / Section 543.530
Implied powers
Status: in_force

The board shall exercise all rights and powers necessary or incidental to or implied from the specific powers granted in NRS 543.170 to 543.830 , inclusive. The specific powers are not a limitation upon any power necessary or appropriate to carry out the purposes and intent of NRS 543.170 to 543.830 , inclusive.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 533.065 — NV Code / Title 48 / Chapter 533 / Section 533.065
Standards of measurement
Status: in_force

1. A cubic foot of water per second of time shall be the legal standard for the measurement of water in this state.

2. The unit of volume shall be an acre-foot defined as 43,560 cubic feet.

3. Where necessary to transpose miner's inches to cubic feet per second, 1 cubic foot per second shall be considered equal to 40 miner's inches; but the term “miner's inch” shall not be used henceforth in any permit or adjudicated right issuing from the Office of the State Engineer without first naming the amount in cubic feet per second or in acre-feet.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 539.343 — NV Code / Title 48 / Chapter 539 / Section 539.343
Provisions as to ownership of property
Status: in_force

Such agreements may provide for joint or several ownership or ownership in common of the property necessary or convenient for the purposes of NRS 539.335 to 539.353 , inclusive, and may provide for the terms and conditions under which, or the respective proportions in which, such property shall be held.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 543.320 — NV Code / Title 48 / Chapter 543 / Section 543.320
Board of county commissioners or regional transportation commission constitutes board of directors
Status: in_force

1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, the district is governed by a board of directors consisting of the members of the board of county commissioners of the county.

2. If the district coincides with a county in which a regional transportation commission has been created pursuant to chapter 277A of NRS , unless the county has a population of 100,000 or more but less than 700,000, the members of that commission constitute the board of directors of the district.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 539.357 — NV Code / Title 48 / Chapter 539 / Section 539.357
Use of land declared public use
Status: in_force

The use of any land and the necessity therefor within the State of Nevada for either, any or all of the purposes specified in NRS 539.355 and 539.360 is hereby declared to be a public use.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 543.300 — NV Code / Title 48 / Chapter 543 / Section 543.300
Conclusiveness of ordinance creating district; filing of ordinance with Secretary of State; filing of map with county recorder
Status: in_force

1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, the adoption of the ordinance creating the district shall finally and conclusively establish the regular organization of the district against all persons, which district shall thenceforth be a governmental subdivision of the State of Nevada, a body corporate and politic and a quasi-municipal corporation.

2. Within 30 days immediately following the effective date of such ordinance any person who has filed a written protest, as provided in NRS 543.280 , shall have the right to commence an action in any court of competent jurisdiction to set aside such determination. Thereafter all actions or suits attacking the regularity, validity and correctness of that ordinance and all proceedings, determinations and instruments taken, adopted or made prior to such ordinance's final passage shall be perpetually barred.

3. Within 30 days after the effective date of the ordinance creating the district, the county clerk shall: (a) File a copy of the ordinance in the county clerk’s office and shall cause to be filed an additional copy of the ordinance in the Office of the Secretary of State, which filings shall be without fee and be otherwise in the same manner as articles of incorporation are required to be filed under chapter 78 of NRS. (b) File with the county recorder a map showing the boundaries of the district.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 533.045 — NV Code / Title 48 / Chapter 533 / Section 533.045
Right to divert ceases when necessity for use does not exist
Status: in_force

When the necessity for the use of water does not exist, the right to divert it ceases, and no person shall be permitted to divert or use the waters of this State except at such times as the water is required for a beneficial purpose.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 540.031 — NV Code / Title 48 / Chapter 540 / Section 540.031
Creation
Status: in_force

The Water Planning Section of the Division is hereby created.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 532.010 — NV Code / Title 48 / Chapter 532 / Section 532.010
Office created
Status: in_force

The Office of the State Engineer is hereby created.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 543.830 — NV Code / Title 48 / Chapter 543 / Section 543.830
Transfer of property and money to county; collection and disposition of taxes
Status: in_force

1. All property and all funds remaining in the treasury of any district so dissolved shall be surrendered and transferred to the county in which the district exists and shall become a part of the general fund of the county.

2. All outstanding and unpaid tax sales and levies of a dissolved district shall be valid and remain a lien against the property against which they are assessed or levied until paid, subject, however, to the limitations of liens provided by general law. Taxes paid after dissolution shall be placed in the general fund of the county in which the property was assessed.

3. The board of county commissioners shall have the same power to enforce the collection of all outstanding tax sales of the district as the district would have had if it had not been dissolved.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 543.181 — NV Code / Title 48 / Chapter 543 / Section 543.181
“Acquisition” and “acquire” defined
Status: in_force

“Acquisition” includes extension, alteration, reconstruction, repair or other improvement by purchase, construction, installation, reconstruction, condemnation, lease, rent, gift, grant, bequest, devise, contract or other means, or any combination thereof. “Acquire” has a correspondingly extensive meaning.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 539.557 — NV Code / Title 48 / Chapter 539 / Section 539.557
Additional bond issues: Election required
Status: in_force

Thereafter, whenever the board in its judgment deems it for the best interest of the district that the question of the issuance of bonds in such amount, or in any other amount, be submitted to the electors, it shall so declare of record in its minutes, and thereupon submit the question to the electors at a special election or the next district election or primary or general state election in the same manner and with like effect as at the previous election.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 539.680 — NV Code / Title 48 / Chapter 539 / Section 539.680
Correction of assessments; notice of time of meeting to correct assessments; retention of assessment book in district office for inspection; changes in assessments
Status: in_force

1. The board shall meet at its regular monthly meeting in March of each year to correct assessments and may at such meeting correct assessments so as to conform with the benefits apportioned as provided for in this chapter to pay obligations incurred or make up deficiencies arising from any source, and also to apportion and distribute benefits and assessments by reason of additional land in the district becoming subject thereto.

2. The secretary shall publish notice of such meeting for 2 weeks in a newspaper published in the county in which the district was organized. In the meantime the assessment book or books shall remain in the office of the secretary for the inspection of all interested persons.

3. The board of directors, which is hereby constituted a board of correction for the purpose, shall meet and continue from day to day as long as may be necessary, not to exceed 5 days, exclusive of holidays, and may make such changes in the assessment book or books as may be necessary to have it conform to the facts.

4. Within 10 days after the close of the season the secretary of the board shall have the corrected assessment book or books completed.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 544.060 — NV Code / Title 48 / Chapter 544 / Section 544.060
Use of facilities and technical resources of Desert Research Institute of Nevada System of Higher Education
Status: in_force

In carrying out the purposes of NRS 544.010 to 544.060 , inclusive, the Director shall utilize to the fullest possible extent the facilities and technical resources of the Desert Research Institute of the Nevada System of Higher Education.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 538.380 — NV Code / Title 48 / Chapter 538 / Section 538.380
Duties of Commission relative to interstate waters
Status: repealed

<Section repealed on the date the California-Nevada Interstate Compact is approved.>

1. It is the function of the Commission to cooperate with a similar commission representing the State of California in formulating and submitting to the legislatures of both states and the Congress of the United States for their approval an interstate compact relative to the distribution and use of the waters of Lake Tahoe and the Truckee, Carson and Walker Rivers and their tributaries, and other related matters.

2. The Commission shall also cooperate with any person appointed by the President of the United States to participate in the negotiations as a representative of the United States and to make a report thereon to the Congress.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 538.390 — NV Code / Title 48 / Chapter 538 / Section 538.390
Approval of compact or agreement
Status: repealed

<Section repealed on the date the California-Nevada Interstate Compact is approved.>

No compact or agreement shall be binding on the State of Nevada until it has been approved by the Legislature of this state and the Congress of the United States.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 533.087 — NV Code / Title 48 / Chapter 533 / Section 533.087
Requirement for claimant of vested water right to submit proof of claim
Status: in_force

1. A claimant of any vested water right must submit, on a form prescribed by the State Engineer, proof of the claim to the State Engineer on or before December 31, 2027. If a claimant fails to file such proof on or before December 31, 2027, the claim shall be deemed to be abandoned.

2. Until December 31, 2027, the State Engineer shall cause notice of the provisions of subsection 1 to be: (a) Published annually for 4 consecutive weeks in at least one newspaper of general circulation within the boundaries of each groundwater basin throughout the State. (b) Posted on the Internet website maintained by the State Engineer.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 533.565 — NV Code / Title 48 / Chapter 533 / Section 533.565
Dedication of right to appropriate water: Requirements; exceptions
Status: in_force

1. Before a supplier of water may require the dedication of a right to appropriate water in order to ensure a sufficient supply of water to provide new or modified water service to one or more parcels, the dedication requirement must: (a) Be required pursuant to an ordinance, rule, regulation or any other requirement adopted by the supplier of water; (b) Be based on reliable data and procedures estimating demand; (c) Consider any requirements for a sustainable water supply; and (d) Consider historic usage by similar existing water services.

2. If a right to appropriate water has been dedicated pursuant to subsection 1 in connection with the approval of a final map filed pursuant to the provisions of NRS 278.010 to 278.630 , inclusive, a supplier of water may not reduce the rate of diversion of the right to appropriate water that has been dedicated unless the State Engineer approves the reduction.

3. Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, a supplier of water may not sell, lease, convey or transfer a right to appropriate water that has been dedicated pursuant to subsection 1. This subsection does not apply to: (a) Mergers and acquisitions of a water system owned or operated by a utility; (b) Sales, leases, conveyances or transfers by the supplier of water to: (1) Develop, improve or maintain the availability and reliability of the water supply; and (2) Further the sustainable and efficient management of the water supply; or (c) Settlements of judicial or administrative proceedings concerning a water system owned or operated by a utility.

4. As used in this section: (a) “ Final map ” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 278.0145 . (b) “ Modified water service ” means a change or alteration to: (1) The quantity of water delivered to one or more parcels; (2) The capacity to deliver water to one or more parcels; or (3) Any facility of the supplier of water necessitated by construction on one or more parcels. (c) “ Supplier of water ” includes, without limitation: (1) Any county, city, town, local improvement district, general improvement district and water conservancy district; (2) Any water district, water system, water project or water planning and advisory board created by a special act of the Legislature; (3) A public utility; and (4) Any other public or private entity, that supplies water for municipal, industrial or domestic purposes.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 543.700 — NV Code / Title 48 / Chapter 543 / Section 543.700
Short-term notes
Status: in_force

1. A district, upon the affirmative vote of a majority of the board, may borrow money without an election in anticipation of the collection of taxes or other revenues and to issue short-term notes to evidence the amount so borrowed.

2. Such short-term notes: (a) Must be payable from the fund for which the money was borrowed. (b) Must mature in accordance with the provisions of NRS 350.091 . (c) Must not be extended or funded except in compliance with NRS 543.690 .
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 541.090 — NV Code / Title 48 / Chapter 541 / Section 541.090
Findings and decree to be filed with Secretary of State, county recorders and county clerks
Status: in_force

Within 30 days after the district has been declared a corporation by the court, the clerk of the court shall transmit to the Secretary of State and to the county clerk and recorder in each of the counties having lands in the district copies of the findings and the decree of the court incorporating the district. The same shall be filed in the Office of the Secretary of State in the same manner as articles of incorporation are now required to be filed under the general laws concerning corporations, and copies shall also be filed in the office of the county clerk and recorder of each county in which a part of the district may be, where they shall become permanent records.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 544.210 — NV Code / Title 48 / Chapter 544 / Section 544.210
Records and reports of licensees and exempt organizations
Status: in_force

1. Each licensee shall keep and maintain a record of all operations conducted by the licensee pursuant to his or her license and each permit, showing the method employed, the type of equipment used, materials and amounts thereof used, the times and places of operation of the equipment, the name and post office address of each individual participating or assisting in the operation other than the licensee, and such other general information as may be required by the Director, and shall report the same to the Director at the time and in the manner required by the Director.

2. The Director shall require written reports in such manner as the Director provides but not inconsistent with the provisions of NRS 544.070 to 544.240 , inclusive, covering each operation for which a permit is issued. The Director shall also require written reports from such organizations as are exempt from the license, permit and liability provisions of NRS 544.130 .

3. All information on an operation shall be submitted to the Director before any information on such operation may be released to the public.

4. The reports and records in the custody of the Director shall be open for public examination.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 540A.270 — NV Code / Title 48 / Chapter 540A / Section 540A.270
Reimbursement of expenses to identify, study and remedy condition if costs and expenses in conformity with plan; establishment of criteria for reimbursement; reimbursement subject to availability of proceeds from certain bonds, fees or taxes
Status: in_force

1. The board may reimburse a person, governmental agency or public utility for any expenses incurred in identifying, studying and remedying, or attempting in good faith to remedy, the condition before the district is created, or thereafter for costs and expenses that are in conformity with and further the plan for remediation or operation of the district. No reimbursement may be allowed for any expense that any person incurs in connection with disturbing the ground for the construction or improvement of property in the district unless the board determines that the cost or expense is in furtherance of the plan for remediation and is a cost or expense which would have been cost-effective and beneficial to incur to further the plan for remediation.

2. The board may establish criteria for the reimbursement of a person, governmental agency or public utility for expenses pursuant to subsection 1. The criteria must include adequate safeguards so that costs reimbursed include only the actual costs of the activities undertaken as provided in this section. No reimbursement may be provided for any cost incurred after the creation of the district unless before the cost is incurred by the person or entity seeking reimbursement, the amount is approved by the board and the board determines that the cost is in furtherance of the plan for remediation. The board may establish criteria with respect to the amount of reimbursement for particular activities and with respect to the process to be followed in establishing reasonable costs for reimbursement, including, at the board's discretion, any requirement for bidding on any construction or any acquisition of equipment.

3. The reimbursement may be made only if money is available from the proceeds of bonds issued or from fees or taxes imposed pursuant to NRS 540A.250 to 540A.285 , inclusive, which are not otherwise required to be expended for other purposes. Those sections do not constitute a requirement that the county make any reimbursements.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 539.205 — NV Code / Title 48 / Chapter 539 / Section 539.205
Annual report to State Engineer; recommendations of State Engineer
Status: in_force

1. At least as often as once a year after the approval of the plans, the board of directors shall make a report to the State Engineer of the progress of the work of the district and whether or not the plan formulated under the provisions of this chapter is being successfully carried out, and whether or not in the opinion of the board the funds available will complete the proposed works.

2. Upon receipt of the report by the State Engineer, the State Engineer shall make such suggestions and recommendations to the board of directors as may be necessary to conserve the best interests of the district.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 539.527 — NV Code / Title 48 / Chapter 539 / Section 539.527
Interest coupons: Payment by district treasurer
Status: in_force

Interest coupons shall be paid by the district treasurer as provided in this chapter.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 533.357 — NV Code / Title 48 / Chapter 533 / Section 533.357
Priority among applications to appropriate underground water for irrigation purposes from same basin
Status: in_force

When two or more applications are made to appropriate underground water for irrigation purposes from what appears to the State Engineer to be the same basin the State Engineer shall observe the following order of priority in acting upon them, according to the status of the applicant and the intended place of use:

1. An owner of land for use on that land.

2. An owner of land for use on adjacent land for which he or she intends to file an application under the Carey Act or the Desert Land Entry Act, 43 U.S.C. §§ 321 et seq.

3. Any other person whose application is preparatory to proceeding under the Carey Act or the Desert Land Entry Act.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 539.025 — NV Code / Title 48 / Chapter 539 / Section 539.025
Contents of petition
Status: in_force

1. Whenever it is proposed to organize an irrigation district, a petition shall first be presented to the board of county commissioners of the county in which the lands or the greater portion thereof are situated, signed by the required number, possessing the qualifications provided for in NRS 539.020 and 539.023 , which petition shall: (a) Set forth and particularly describe the proposed boundaries of the district. (b) Pray that the same may be organized under the provisions of this chapter.

2. The petitioners may determine in the petition whether the proposed district shall be divided into three, five or seven divisions, and whether it shall have three, five or seven directors. If no number is named in the petition, the board of county commissioners may determine whether the number shall be three, five or seven.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 532.165 — NV Code / Title 48 / Chapter 532 / Section 532.165
Duties: Studies and inventories; review of governmental proposals for flood control and water development projects; program to map water rights
Status: in_force

The State Engineer shall:

1. Conduct necessary studies and inventories.

2. Review and evaluate proposals by federal, state and local agencies for flood control and water development projects to ensure that such proposals are compatible with the state water resource plan and are in compliance with Nevada water laws.

3. Within the limits of legislative appropriations, implement a program to map water rights statewide on a geographic information system.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 537.020 — NV Code / Title 48 / Chapter 537 / Section 537.020
Virgin River declared navigable; title to lands below high-water mark held by State
Status: in_force

All of the Virgin River, including its sources confluent above St. Thomas, insofar as the waters thereof traverse the State of Nevada, particularly within the counties of Lincoln and Clark, is hereby declared to be a navigable stream for purposes of fixing ownership of the banks and bed thereof, and title to the lands below the high-water mark thereof is held by the State of Nevada.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 539.453 — NV Code / Title 48 / Chapter 539 / Section 539.453
Levy and collection of annual assessments for payment of interest and redemption of securities
Status: in_force

1. For the payment of interest and the redemption of the bonds, notes or certificates of indebtedness, the board of directors shall levy annual assessments for the amount of interest and the redemption of the bonds, notes or certificates of indebtedness upon the lands affected by the local improvement according to the apportionment of benefits, and the assessments shall be delivered to the secretary of the district and entered by the secretary in the assessment book or books thereof.

2. Such assessment or assessments and the collection thereof shall thereafter take the same course as assessments of the district as provided in this chapter.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 543.186 — NV Code / Title 48 / Chapter 543 / Section 543.186
“Project” and “improvement” defined
Status: in_force

“Project” and “improvement” each means any structure, facility, undertaking or system which a district is authorized to acquire, improve, equip, maintain or operate.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 539.430 — NV Code / Title 48 / Chapter 539 / Section 539.430
Submission of proposed improvement, estimated cost and methods of financing to Department of Taxation
Status: in_force

The proposed local improvement, accompanied by the estimated cost thereof, a report of the district engineer, and the proposed method of financing the improvement, shall be submitted by the board of directors of the district to the Department of Taxation for its approval.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 539.217 — NV Code / Title 48 / Chapter 539 / Section 539.217
Conveyance or donation of lands acquired by district
Status: in_force

1. Any lands bought by an irrigation district at a sale for the payment of delinquent taxes or lands otherwise acquired by the district which are not required for the purposes of the district may be donated to the State or conveyed to any purchaser upon such terms as the board of directors, by unanimous vote, deems to be in the best interests of the district.

2. If there is an adequate supply of water available for the land upon which no assessment, tax, charge or toll is owed, the board of directors may make any desired disposition of the water right appurtenant to that land.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 539.245 — NV Code / Title 48 / Chapter 539 / Section 539.245
Authority of board of directors to provide for drainage
Status: in_force

1. To secure complete drainage of the lands within any irrigation district, including field drainage and storm drainage, the board of directors is vested with full power to widen, straighten or deepen any watercourse or remove any obstruction or rubbish therefrom, whether the watercourse is situated in, outside of or below the district, and, when it is necessary, straighten or alter the natural watercourse by cutting a new channel upon other lands.

2. The value of the lands to be occupied by the new channel, and damages, if any, made by the work may be ascertained or paid in the manner provided for the exercise of the right of eminent domain in this state.

3. The expenses of the work provided for in this section must be paid from money arising from assessments upon lands within the district or in any lawful manner acquired.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 543.170 — NV Code / Title 48 / Chapter 543 / Section 543.170
Legislative declaration
Status: in_force

The Legislature finds and declares that:

1. Facilities to alleviate flooding in any district, whether located in a city, an unincorporated town or another unincorporated area of the county, benefit all the residents and owners of property in the district.

2. These facilities provide protection for life and property throughout the district, and usually require planning and development throughout a drainage basin.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 539.365 — NV Code / Title 48 / Chapter 539 / Section 539.365
Petition to district directors: Contents; appointment of local board
Status: in_force

Upon presentation to the board of directors of the district of a petition, signed by a majority of the electors of such division representing at least one-half of the total acreage thereof, describing in a general way the local matters proposed to be undertaken, and the estimated cost of preliminary surveys and engineering data, and naming two electors of such division for local directors thereof, the board of directors of the district shall consider such petition at a regular meeting, and, if it finds that the law has been complied with, shall approve the same and appoint the electors named in the petition as members of the local board.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 539.590 — NV Code / Title 48 / Chapter 539 / Section 539.590
Prior liens
Status: in_force

The lien for taxes for the payment of interest and principal of any bond series shall be a prior lien to that of any subsequent bond series.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 533.250 — NV Code / Title 48 / Chapter 533 / Section 533.250
Admissibility of maps, plats, surveys and evidence on file in office of State Engineer; notice by State Engineer of intention to consider evidence and submission of findings to court
Status: in_force

<Section effective until Jan. 1, 2028. See, also, section 533.250 effective Jan. 1, 2028.>

1. Any and all maps, plats, surveys and evidence on file in the Office of the State Engineer relating to any proof of appropriation involved in the proceeding for the determination of the relative rights in and to the waters of any stream system, obtained or filed under the provisions of this chapter or any preceding act relating to the Office of State Engineer, shall be admissible in court and shall have the same force and effect as though obtained and submitted under the provisions of this chapter.

2. At least 90 days prior to the rendering of his or her order of determination of the relative rights in and to the waters of any stream system, the State Engineer shall notify all parties in interest of his or her intention to consider such maps, plats and evidence, and of his or her intention to submit the findings of the State Engineer to the court under the provisions of this chapter.

3. Within 60 days after such notice, any party in interest may file with the State Engineer any additional or supplementary maps, plats, surveys or evidence, or objections to the admissibility of any evidence hitherto presented and on file in the office of the State Engineer, in relation to his or her claim of water right or adverse to the claim or claims of the water right of any other party or parties in interest, in order so to perfect his or her claim in accordance with the provisions of this chapter, and the State Engineer shall consider the whole thereof in rendering such order of determination, and the same shall become a part of the record which shall be submitted to the court as provided by NRS 533.165 to 533.235 , inclusive.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 539.145 — NV Code / Title 48 / Chapter 539 / Section 539.145
Appointment of inspectors and clerks; designation of time and place of election
Status: in_force

1. Before publishing a notice pursuant to NRS 539.125 , the board of directors shall appoint three qualified electors to act as inspectors of election in each election precinct, and shall also appoint two clerks of election for each precinct.

2. If the board of directors fails to appoint a board of election or the members appointed do not attend the opening of the polls on the morning of election, the electors of the precinct present at that hour may appoint the board or supply the place of absent members thereof.

3. The board of directors shall, in its order appointing the board of election, designate the hour and the place in each precinct where the election will be held.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 541.310 — NV Code / Title 48 / Chapter 541 / Section 541.310
Change of boundaries: Petition for inclusion of other lands; procedure
Status: in_force

1. The boundaries of any district organized under the provisions of this chapter may be changed in the manner herein prescribed, but the change of boundaries of the district shall not: (a) Impair or affect its organization or its rights in or to property, or any of its rights or privileges whatsoever. (b) Affect or impair or discharge any contract, obligation, lien or charge for or upon which it might be liable or chargeable had such change of boundaries not been made.

2. The owners of lands may file with the board a petition, in writing, praying that such lands be included in the district. The petition shall describe the tracts or body of land owned by the petitioners, and such petition shall be deemed to give assent of the petitioners to the inclusion in the district of the lands described in the petition. The petition must be acknowledged in the same manner that conveyances of land are required to be acknowledged.

3. The secretary of the board shall cause notice of filing of such petition to be given and published in the county in which the lands are situated, which notice shall state the filing of such petition, names of petitioners, description of lands mentioned and the prayer of the petitioners; and it shall give notice to all persons interested to appear at the office of the board at the time named in the notice and show cause in writing, if any they have, why the petition should not be granted.

4. The board shall at the time and place mentioned, or at such time or times at which the hearing may be adjourned, proceed to hear the petition and all objections thereto presented, in writing, by any person showing cause why the petition should not be granted. The failure of any person interested to show cause, in writing, shall be deemed and held and taken as an assent on his or her part to the inclusion of such lands in the district as prayed for in the petition.

5. If the petition is granted, the board shall make an order to that effect and file same with the clerk of the court, and upon order of the court the lands shall be included in the district.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 541.207 — NV Code / Title 48 / Chapter 541 / Section 541.207
Board or subcontracting agency not required to furnish water for artificially created lake or stream if restricted or prohibited by ordinances; exceptions
Status: in_force

In any county whose population is 700,000 or more:

1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, nothing in this chapter requires the board or a subcontracting agency to furnish water for the purpose of filling or maintaining an artificially created lake or stream where that use of water is prohibited or restricted by ordinance of: (a) The county, if the lake or stream is located within the unincorporated areas of the county; or (b) A city, if the lake or stream is located within the boundaries of the city.

2. The provisions of subsection 1 and of any ordinance referred to in subsection 1 do not apply to: (a) Water stored in an artificially created reservoir for use in flood control, in meeting peak water demands or for purposes relating to the treatment of sewage; (b) Water used in a mining reclamation project; or (c) A body of water located in a recreational facility that is open to the public and owned or operated by the United States or the State of Nevada.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 539.6135 — NV Code / Title 48 / Chapter 539 / Section 539.6135
Use of proceeds; payment of incidental costs
Status: in_force

1. Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, the proceeds of refunding bonds must be immediately applied to the retirement of the bonds to be refunded or be placed in escrow or trust in any trust banks or credit unions within or without or both within and without this state to be applied to the payment of the refunded bonds or the refunding bonds, or both, upon their presentation therefor to the extent, in the priority and otherwise in the manner which the board may determine.

2. The incidental costs of refunding bonds may be paid by the purchaser of the refunding bonds or be defrayed from any money of the district, subject to appropriations therefor as otherwise provided by statute, or other available revenues of the district under the control of the board, from the proceeds of the refunding bonds, from the interest or other yield derived from the investment of any proceeds of the refunding bonds or other money in escrow or trust, or from any other sources legally available therefor, or any combination thereof, as the board may determine.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 539.607 — NV Code / Title 48 / Chapter 539 / Section 539.607
Issuance of notes authorized to meet obligations of district after levy of tax; levy and collection of special tax
Status: in_force

1. If any installment of taxes has been levied for the payment of any outstanding bonds or interest of any irrigation district, the board of directors may issue notes bearing a rate of interest which must not exceed by more than 5 percent the Index of Revenue Bonds which was most recently published before the bids are received or a negotiated offer is accepted. The notes must be payable out of the installment of taxes so levied and must not be in excess of 75 percent of the levy. The proceeds derived from those notes may be used only for the purpose of meeting the obligation of the district for which the tax was levied.

2. If the proceeds of the taxes are insufficient, through delinquency, uncollectibility of taxes or other cause, to pay, when due, all the lawful debts for which the taxes were levied, the board of directors shall levy and collect in the next succeeding year a special tax in addition to all other taxes in an amount sufficient to pay all of such lawfully contracted indebtedness, and may borrow as provided in this section in anticipation of that tax to pay off any such lawfully contracted indebtedness.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 543.020 — NV Code / Title 48 / Chapter 543 / Section 543.020
Declaration of policy
Status: in_force

It is hereby declared to be the policy of the State of Nevada to cooperate with the United States and its departments and agencies, and with the counties, cities and public districts of the State, in preventing loss of life and property, disruption of commerce, interruption of transportation and communication and waste of water resulting from floods, and in furthering the conservation, development, utilization and disposal of water.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 543.010 — NV Code / Title 48 / Chapter 543 / Section 543.010
“Director” defined
Status: in_force

As used in NRS 543.010 to 543.150 , inclusive, “Director” means the Director of the State Department of Conservation and Natural Resources.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 539.470 — NV Code / Title 48 / Chapter 539 / Section 539.470
Apportionment of benefits; levy of annual assessments for interest and redemption of bonds
Status: in_force

1. The apportionment of benefits made in connection with the issuance of the bonds, notes or certificates of indebtedness of such local improvement district so refunded shall be applicable to assessments made for the payment of principal and interest of such funding or refunding bonds.

2. For the payment of such principal and interest, the board of directors of the irrigation district shall levy annual assessments for the amount of interest and redemption of such funding or refunding bonds upon the lands affected by the local improvement according to such apportionment of benefits, and the provisions of NRS 539.423 to 539.460 , inclusive, relating to assessments are hereby made applicable to funding or refunding bonds issued under the authority of NRS 539.463 to 539.475 , inclusive.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 539.201 — NV Code / Title 48 / Chapter 539 / Section 539.201
Purchase of liability insurance
Status: in_force

An irrigation district may purchase and maintain insurance or make other financial arrangements on behalf of any person who is or was an officer of the irrigation district specified in NRS 539.063 or an agent, officer, employee, delegate or representative appointed or employed pursuant to NRS 539.193 for any liability asserted against the person and liability and expenses incurred by the person in his or her capacity or arising out of his or her status as such an agent, officer, employee, delegate or representative of the irrigation district.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 535.110 — NV Code / Title 48 / Chapter 535 / Section 535.110
Unlawful removal, damage or destruction of piling, dike, dock or lock; unlawful structures
Status: in_force

1. Every person who willfully and maliciously removes, damages or destroys a pile or other material fixed in the ground and used for securing any bank or dam of any river or other water, or any dike, dock, quay, jetty or lock is guilty of a misdemeanor.

2. Every person who: (a) Moors any vessel, scow, barge, raft or boom to any bridge; or (b) Erects or maintains any unlawful structure in any stream or river, is guilty of a misdemeanor.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 539.070 — NV Code / Title 48 / Chapter 539 / Section 539.070
Directors: Vacancies in office
Status: in_force

1. Any vacancy in the office of director shall be filled from the division in which the vacancy occurs by the remaining members of the board.

2. In cases where a vacancy occurs in the office of director and the remaining directors, at the next regular monthly meeting of the board of directors following such vacancy, do not by a majority vote of such remaining directors appoint a successor to fill such vacancy, then the president of the board of directors shall fill such vacancy by appointment.

3. In the event of the vacancy occurring in the office of the director who is president of the board, then the vice president shall fill the vacancy by appointment.

4. A director appointed to fill a vacancy, as provided in this section, shall hold the office until the next biennial election, and until the director’s successor is elected and qualified.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 539.275 — NV Code / Title 48 / Chapter 539 / Section 539.275
Provisions includable in contract
Status: in_force

The board of directors may enter into obligations or contracts with the United States for the purposes designated in NRS 539.273 , and may provide therein:

1. For the delivery and distribution of water to the lands of such district under the Acts of Congress specified in NRS 539.270 and the rules and regulations established thereunder.

2. For the conveyance to the United States, as partial consideration for the privileges obtained by the district under the contract, of water rights or other property of the district.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 539.517 — NV Code / Title 48 / Chapter 539 / Section 539.517
General fund: Expenditure for exploiting district resources; limitation; tax
Status: in_force

The board of directors is empowered to expend not to exceed the sum of $1,500 in any 1 year for the purpose of exploiting the resources of the irrigation district. Such moneys shall be raised by a tax levy and shall be payable out of the general fund.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 533.386 — NV Code / Title 48 / Chapter 533 / Section 533.386
Duties of State Engineer concerning conveyances; administrative action required upon entry of final judgment of court
Status: in_force

1. The State Engineer shall confirm that the report of conveyance required by paragraph (a) of subsection 1 of NRS 533.384 includes all material required by that subsection and that: (a) The report is accompanied by the prescribed fee; (b) No conflict exists in the chain of title that can be determined by the State Engineer from the conveyance documents or other information on file in the Office of the State Engineer; and (c) The State Engineer is able to determine the rate of diversion and the amount of water conveyed in acre-feet or million gallons from the conveyance documents or other information on file in the Office of the State Engineer.

2. If the State Engineer confirms a report of conveyance pursuant to subsection 1, the State Engineer shall in a timely manner provide a notice of the confirmation to the person who submitted the report of conveyance. The notice must include, without limitation: (a) A statement indicating that neither the confirmation of the report of conveyance nor the report of conveyance, if the report sets forth the amount of water conveyed, guarantees that: (1) The water right is in good standing with the Office of the State Engineer; or (2) The amount of water referenced in the notice or in the report of conveyance is the actual amount of water that a person is entitled to use upon conveyance of the application or permit to appropriate any of the public waters, the certificate of appropriation, the adjudicated or unadjudicated water right, or the application or permit to change the place of diversion, manner of use or place of use of water. (b) A statement that the confirmation of the report of conveyance is not a determination of ownership and that only a court of competent jurisdiction may adjudicate conflicting claims to ownership of a water right.

3. If the State Engineer determines that the report of conveyance is deficient, the State Engineer shall reject the report of conveyance and return it to the person who submitted it, together with: (a) An explanation of the deficiency; and (b) A notice stating that the State Engineer will not confirm a report of conveyance that has been rejected unless the report is resubmitted with the material required to cure the deficiency. The notice must also include a statement of the provisions of subsection 5.

4. If, from the conveyance documents or other information in the Office of the State Engineer, it appears to the State Engineer that there is a conflict in the chain of title, the State Engineer shall reject the report of conveyance and return it to the person who submitted it, together with: (a) An explanation that a conflict appears to exist in the chain of title; and (b) A notice stating that the State Engineer will not take further action with respect to the report of conveyance until a court of competent jurisdiction has determined the conflicting claims to ownership of the water right and the determination has become final or until a final resolution of the conflicting claims has otherwise occurred. The notice must also include a statement of the provisions of subsection 5.

5. The State Engineer shall not consider or treat the person to whom: (a) An application or permit to appropriate any of the public waters; (b) A certificate of appropriation; (c) An adjudicated or unadjudicated water right; or (d) An application or permit to change the place of diversion, manner of use or place of use of water, is conveyed as the owner or holder of the application, right, certificate or permit for the purposes of this chapter, including, without limitation, all advisements and other notices required of the State Engineer and the granting of permits to change the place of diversion, manner of use or place of use of water, until a report of the conveyance is confirmed pursuant to subsection 1.

6. If the State Engineer is notified that a court of competent jurisdiction has entered a judgment confirming ownership of a water right or resolving a conflict in a chain of title, and that the judgment has become final, the State Engineer shall take such administrative action as is appropriate or necessary to conform the records of the Office of the State Engineer with the judgment of the court, including, without limitation, amending or withdrawing a permit or certificate that was previously approved by the State Engineer.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 539.050 — NV Code / Title 48 / Chapter 539 / Section 539.050
Election precincts
Status: in_force

For the purpose of the election to organize the district, each division constitutes an election precinct.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 533.225 — NV Code / Title 48 / Chapter 533 / Section 533.225
County clerk to transmit certified copy of decree to State Engineer; effectiveness of decree
Status: in_force

Immediately upon the entry of any decree by the court, the county clerk shall transmit a certified copy of the decree to the State Engineer, who shall immediately enter the same upon the records of the Office of the State Engineer. The decree, subject only to the provisions of law relating to appeal and stay of proceedings, shall be in full force and effect.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 543.270 — NV Code / Title 48 / Chapter 543 / Section 543.270
Notice of organizational hearing
Status: in_force

After such initiating ordinance has been adopted by the board of county commissioners, the county clerk shall give notice by publication of the intention of the board of county commissioners to establish such district, which notice shall set forth the name, statement of purposes, general description and time and place of hearing.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 541.350 — NV Code / Title 48 / Chapter 541 / Section 541.350
Publication of resolution for creation of indebtedness
Status: in_force

The resolution provided for in NRS 541.340 must be published once a week for 2 consecutive weeks, the last publication of which must be at least 10 days before the election, in a newspaper of general circulation printed and published within the district.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 535.100 — NV Code / Title 48 / Chapter 535 / Section 535.100
Injury or obstruction of flow of water by sawmill, slaughterhouse, brewery or tannery; civil action
Status: in_force

1. Any person who is the owner of or in possession of any sawmill used for the making of lumber, or any slaughterhouse, brewery or tannery shall not injure or obstruct the natural flow of water in any river, creek or other stream.

2. Any city or county government, or any person, who is the owner of or in possession of any agricultural lands and who is injured by reason of the violation on the part of any person of the provisions contained in subsection 1 may commence and maintain an action against the person for any damage sustained, in such manner as may be provided by law.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 541.180 — NV Code / Title 48 / Chapter 541 / Section 541.180
Board may sell or lease water to municipalities upon petition; levy and collection of special assessments under class B
Status: in_force

1. To levy and collect special assessments under class B as herein provided, the board shall make an allotment of water to each petitioning municipality in the district in the manner hereinafter provided, in such quantity as will in the judgment of the board, when added to the then present supply of water of such municipality, make an adequate supply for such municipality, and shall fix and determine the rate or rates per acre-foot, and terms at and upon which such water shall be sold, leased or otherwise disposed of, for use by such municipalities; but such rates shall be equitable although not necessarily equal or uniform for like classes of services throughout the district. If any city, city and county, or town shall desire to purchase, lease, or otherwise obtain the beneficial use of waters of the district for domestic or irrigation purposes, the legislative body of such municipality shall by ordinance authorize and direct its mayor and clerk to petition the board for an allotment of water, upon terms prescribed by the board, which petition shall contain, inter alia, the following: (a) Name of the municipality. (b) Quantity of water to be purchased or otherwise acquired. (c) Price per acre-foot to be paid. (d) Whether payments are to be in cash or annual installments. (e) Agreement by the municipality to make payments for the beneficial use of such water together with annual maintenance and operating charges and to be bound by the provisions of this chapter and the rules and regulations of the board.

2. The secretary of the board shall cause notice of the filing of such petition to be given and published once each week for 2 successive weeks, in a newspaper published in the county in which the municipality is situated, which notice shall state the filing of such petition and give notice to all persons interested to appear at the office of the board at a time named in the notice, and show cause, in writing, if any they have, why the petition should not be granted. The board, at the time and place mentioned in the notice or at such time or times at which the hearing of the petition may adjourn, shall proceed to hear the petition and objections thereto, presented, in writing, by any person showing cause as aforesaid why the petition should not be granted. The failure of any person interested to show cause in writing, as aforesaid, shall be deemed and taken as an assent on his or her part to the granting of the petition. The board may, at its discretion, accept or reject the petition; but, if it deems it for the best interest of the district that the petition be granted, the board shall enter an order granting the petition, and from and after such order the municipality shall be deemed to have purchased, leased or otherwise acquired the beneficial use of water as set forth in the order. If the petition is granted, the board shall, in each year, determine the amount of money necessary to be raised by taxation from property within such municipality to pay the annual installments and a fair proportionate amount of estimated operating and maintenance charges for the next succeeding year, as provided in the order granting the petition, and prepare a statement showing the tax rate to be applied to all property in such municipality, which rate shall be the rate fixed by resolution of the board modified to the extent necessary to produce from each such municipality only the amount of money apportioned thereto in the resolution, less any amount paid or undertaken to be paid by such municipality in cash or as credited thereto by payments from the general funds of such municipality. Upon receipt by the board of county commissioners of each county, wherein such municipality is located, of a certified copy of such resolution showing the tax rate to be applied to all property in each municipality and showing the municipalities and the property which is exempt therefrom, if any, the county officers shall levy and collect such tax in addition to such other tax as may be levied by such board of county commissioners at the rate so fixed and determined.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 533.280 — NV Code / Title 48 / Chapter 533 / Section 533.280
Annual budget for stream system or water district: Preparation; contents; limitation on assessment
Status: in_force

1. The State Engineer shall, between the first Monday of October and the first Monday of December of each year, prepare a budget of the amount of money estimated to be necessary to pay the expenses of administering the stream system or each water district for the then current year.

2. The budget must show the following detail: (a) The aggregate amount estimated to be necessary to pay the expenses of administering the stream system or water district. (b) The aggregate water rights in the stream system or water district as determined by the State Engineer or the court. (c) The unit charge necessary to provide the money required. (d) The charge against each water user, which must be based upon the proportion which the water right of that water user bears to the aggregate water rights in the stream system, but the minimum charge is $1.

3. When the stream system lies in more than one county, a separate budget must be prepared for each county showing only the claimants and charges assessable within the county.

4. When the stream system irrigates more than 200,000 acres of land, the assessment for water distribution expenses must not exceed $1 per acre-foot of water decreed.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 539.523 — NV Code / Title 48 / Chapter 539 / Section 539.523
Directors may make temporary transfers
Status: in_force

The board of directors may make temporary transfers from the general fund to the construction fund and from the construction fund to the general fund, but no such transfers may be made from the bond fund.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 543.610 — NV Code / Title 48 / Chapter 543 / Section 543.610
Levy and collection of taxes
Status: in_force

1. To levy and collect taxes, the board shall determine, in each year, the amount of money necessary to be raised by taxation, and shall fix a rate of levy which, when levied upon every dollar of assessed valuation of taxable property within the district, will raise the amount required by the district annually to supply funds for paying expenses of organization and the costs of acquiring, operating and maintaining the works and equipment of the district, and promptly to pay in full, when due, all interest on and principal of general obligation bonds and other general obligations of the district. In the event of accruing defaults or deficiencies, an additional levy may be made as provided in NRS 543.620 .

2. The board shall certify to the board of county commissioners, at the same time as fixed by law for certifying thereto tax levies of incorporated cities, the rate so fixed with directions that at the time and in the manner required by law for levying taxes for county purposes such board of county commissioners shall levy such tax upon the assessed valuation of all taxable property within the district, in addition to such other taxes as may be levied by such board of county commissioners at the rate so fixed and determined.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 539.093 — NV Code / Title 48 / Chapter 539 / Section 539.093
Meetings public
Status: in_force

All meetings of the board shall be public.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 533.425 — NV Code / Title 48 / Chapter 533 / Section 533.425
Issuance and contents of certificate of appropriation; notice of provisions governing forfeiture and abandonment of rights to underground water
Status: in_force

1. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 533.503 , as soon as practicable after satisfactory proof has been made to the State Engineer that any application to appropriate water or any application for permission to change the place of diversion, manner or place of use of water already appropriated has been perfected in accordance with the provisions of this chapter, the State Engineer shall issue to the holder or holders of the permit a certificate setting forth: (a) The name of each holder of the permit. (b) The date, source, purpose and amount of appropriation. (c) If for irrigation, a description of the irrigated lands by legal subdivisions, when possible, to which the water is appurtenant. (d) The number of the permit under which the certificate is issued.

2. If the water is appropriated from an underground source, the State Engineer shall issue with the certificate a notice of the provisions governing the forfeiture and abandonment of such water rights. The notice must set forth the provisions of NRS 534.090 .
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 539.614 — NV Code / Title 48 / Chapter 539 / Section 539.614
Source of payment and security; applicability of provisions of chapter; conclusiveness of board's determination of compliance with chapter
Status: in_force

1. Refunding bonds may be payable from and secured by any source of revenue or taxes from which the refunded bonds were or could have been made payable.

2. Except as otherwise expressly provided or necessarily implied in this chapter, the relevant provisions in this chapter appertaining generally to the issuance of bonds to defray the cost of any project are equally applicable in the authorization and issuance of refunding bonds, including their terms and security, the covenants and other provisions of the resolution authorizing the issuance of the bonds, or other instrument or proceedings appertaining thereto, and other aspects of the bonds.

3. The determination of the board that the limitations imposed in this chapter upon the issuance of refunding bonds have been met is conclusive, in the absence of fraud or an arbitrary and gross abuse of its discretion.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 532.090 — NV Code / Title 48 / Chapter 532 / Section 532.090
Appointment of technical, clerical and operational staff; persons appointed to conduct snow surveys exempted from state human resources system
Status: in_force

1. The State Engineer may, with the consent of the Director of the State Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, appoint such technical, clerical and operational staff as the execution of the duties of the State Engineer and the operation of the Division may require.

2. Snow survey personnel appointed for the purposes of NRS 532.170 are exempt from the provisions of chapter 284 of NRS .
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 540A.280 — NV Code / Title 48 / Chapter 540A / Section 540A.280
State Department of Conservation and Natural Resources authorized to recover costs of remediation from person who caused or contributed to condition requiring remediation; priority of distribution of money recovered from responsible person; use of money distributed to board
Status: in_force

1. If, during an investigation to establish the boundary of a district for remediation, development of a plan for remediation or the carrying out of the plan, the board acquires evidence that a person has caused or contributed to the condition requiring remediation, the board shall provide this evidence to the Division for appropriate action. In addition to any other action authorized by statute, the Department may by legal action recover from the person responsible the costs of remediation incurred by the county or district. Any monetary recovery from the person responsible, excluding any money recovered as a penalty, must be distributed and applied in the following order of priority: (a) To the Department to pay the costs of recovery and to offset the costs of remediation incurred by the Department; and (b) To the board to offset the costs of remediation incurred by the county or district.

2. Any recovery distributed to the board must be used to reduce the fee or tax or to defray any increase in the fee or tax that would otherwise be charged against the parcels or properties within the district, as determined by the board.

3. As used in this section, “Department” means the State Department of Conservation and Natural Resources.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 543.596 — NV Code / Title 48 / Chapter 543 / Section 543.596
Further review of master plan at 5-year intervals
Status: in_force

The review of the master plan conducted every 5 years, in addition to considering the information required in subsection 1 of NRS 543.5955 , must:

1. Add to the plan any new information which is relevant to the plan; and

2. Assess the progress toward fulfillment of the master plan during the 5-year period, identify any major obstacles to completion of the master plan and recommend amendments to the master plan resulting from growth and development in the district.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 539.375 — NV Code / Title 48 / Chapter 539 / Section 539.375
Board of directors of district may incur debts and issue warrants; limitations; assessments
Status: in_force

1. The board of directors of the district may: (a) Incur an indebtedness not exceeding, in the aggregate, the sum of $15,000, and not exceeding the estimated cost of preliminary surveys and engineering data; and (b) Cause warrants of the district to issue therefor, bearing interest at a rate which does not exceed by more than 5 percent the Index of Revenue Bonds which was most recently published before the bids are received or a negotiated offer is accepted.

2. The directors of the district may levy an assessment on all the lands in a division benefited by the proposed improvements, in addition to any assessment by the district on the lands within the division, for the payment of the expenses and the redemption of the warrants.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 543.110 — NV Code / Title 48 / Chapter 543 / Section 543.110
Contents of petition for loan; repayment period; budgets
Status: in_force

1. Each petition to the Director must describe the proposed flood control project or riparian survey, state the amount of money requested, and designate the areas to be assessed to reimburse the Flood Control Account.

2. The Director shall determine the period to be allowed for repayment of the money loaned, which period may not be longer than 5 years from the date of the loan.

3. The Director shall, between the first Monday of October and the first Monday of December of each year following the date of any loan, prepare a budget based on repayment of the loan in equal annual installments showing the amount of money to be repaid in the next succeeding fiscal year, and shall submit the budget to the board of county commissioners of the county in which the project or survey is located. If the project or survey is located in more than one county, separate budgets must be prepared for each county.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 539.387 — NV Code / Title 48 / Chapter 539 / Section 539.387
Terms of local directors terminate and local board dissolved if proposal fails
Status: in_force

If such election fails of the required two-thirds vote of the electors of the division, the terms of office of the local directors shall thereupon terminate and the local board shall be dissolved.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 540A.240 — NV Code / Title 48 / Chapter 540A / Section 540A.240
Acquisition and use of water rights and other sources of water in accordance with plan; imposition of charge by board
Status: in_force

The board may acquire water rights or other sources of water, within or outside the region, for future use in accordance with the adopted comprehensive plan. Any right or source of water belonging to a local government or governmental agency within the region must be used in accordance with the adopted comprehensive plan. The board may impose a reasonable charge upon a person seeking a commitment from a public utility to provide water, for making water from a source so acquired available for that use.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 539.223 — NV Code / Title 48 / Chapter 539 / Section 539.223
Rights-of-way over state lands granted; duties of State Engineer and Director of State Department of Conservation and Natural Resources
Status: in_force

1. The right-of-way is hereby given, dedicated and set apart for the purpose of locating, constructing, operating and maintaining irrigation or other works of a district, including reservoirs, over, upon and through any of the lands which are now or which may hereafter be the property of the State.

2. When such rights-of-way or reservoirs are or will be occupied by a district for any of the purposes specified in this chapter, the Director of the State Department of Conservation and Natural Resources shall, upon receipt of a certificate to that effect from the State Engineer, forthwith withdraw such lands from sale and issue his or her certificate and notice to the district affected, stating in substance that such lands have been and shall continue to be withdrawn from sale during the period such rights-of-way or reservoirs shall remain in use and operation.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 533.190 — NV Code / Title 48 / Chapter 533 / Section 533.190
Costs: Assessment by court; entry of charges on assessment roll; collection and disposition of money
Status: in_force

1. At any time in the course of the hearings, the court may, in its discretion, by order assess and adjudge against any party such costs as it deems just and equitable or may so assess the costs in proportion to the amount of water right standing allotted at that time, or the court may assess and adjudge such costs and expenses in its final judgment upon the signing, entry and filing of its formal findings of fact, conclusions of law and decree adjudicating the water rights against any party as it deems just and equitable, or may so assess the costs in proportion to the amount of water right allotted and decreed in the final judgment.

2. After the making, entry and filing by the court of the first findings of fact, conclusions of law and decree made, entered and filed by the court in any such water adjudication as distinguished from the first proposed findings of fact, conclusions of law and decree, the court shall assess all costs and expenses against the loser or losers, in any and all subsequent proceedings in any such water adjudication.

3. If costs are assessed or allowed as provided for in this section and in NRS 533.170 and allotted, the State Engineer, within 60 days after such filing and entry, as above described, shall certify to the boards of county commissioners of the respective counties wherein the stream system is situate either the amount of acreage set forth in the order of determination to which water has been allotted, or the respective water rights against which such costs have been assessed by the court, and the charges against each water user in accordance with the court's judgment and allocation of costs. Upon receipt of the certificate from the State Engineer by the board of county commissioners, the board of county commissioners shall certify the respective charges contained therein to the county assessor of the county in which the land or property served is situated. The county assessor shall enter the amount of the charge on the assessment roll against the claimant's property or acreage served.

4. The proper officer of the county shall collect the assessment as other assessments are levied and collected, and the assessment is a lien upon the property so served and must be collected in the same manner as other assessments are collected, but such costs must be collected in equal installments over 2 fiscal years.

5. When the assessments are collected, the person collecting the assessments shall transmit the money collected to the State Treasurer at the time that person transmits other assessments collected by him or her as provided by law, and the State Treasurer shall deposit the money in the Adjudication Emergency Account provided for in NRS 532.200 , out of which costs and expenses must be paid in the manner provided by law.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 539.267 — NV Code / Title 48 / Chapter 539 / Section 539.267
Performance of acts necessary to carry out enlarged powers
Status: in_force

The board of directors shall generally perform all such acts as shall be necessary to carry out the enlarged powers enumerated in NRS 539.270 , 539.273 and 539.333 .
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 544.140 — NV Code / Title 48 / Chapter 544 / Section 544.140
Qualifications of licensees; issuance and renewal of licenses; fee
Status: in_force

<See notes for changes to this section effective under certain conditions.>

1. Licenses to engage in activities for weather modification and control must be issued to an applicant who: (a) Pays the fee required pursuant to subsection 2; (b) If the applicant is a natural person, submits the statement required pursuant to NRS 544.132 ; and (c) Demonstrates, to the satisfaction of the Director, competence in the field of meteorology reasonably necessary to engage in activities for weather modification and control.

2. If the applicant is an organization, the requirements set forth in paragraphs (a) and (c) of subsection 1 must be met by the person or persons who are to be in control and in charge of the operation for the applicant.

3. The Director shall issue licenses in accordance with such procedures and subject to such conditions as the Director may by regulation establish to effectuate the provisions of NRS 544.070 to 544.240 , inclusive. Each license must be issued for a period to expire at the end of the calendar year in which it is issued and, if the licensee possesses the qualifications necessary for the issuance of a new license, the license must, upon application, be renewed at the expiration of that period. A license must be issued or renewed only upon the payment to the Director of $100 for the license or the renewal thereof.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 539.603 — NV Code / Title 48 / Chapter 539 / Section 539.603
Proceedings if county officers fail to perform duties pertaining to sinking fund tax
Status: in_force

1. Any county auditor who shall fail to enter the minimum sinking fund tax in the manner provided in NRS 539.597 may be forthwith removed from office.

2. In the event of the failure of any official to levy or collect such tax after the recordation of the agreement, as provided in NRS 539.595 , the holder or owner of any bond of such district then outstanding may so notify the district attorney of any county in which the district is located, and the district attorney shall thereupon institute appropriate action by mandamus or other judicial proceeding to compel the levy and collection of taxes as provided in the agreement.

3. If any district attorney shall fail to comply with the request of any such holder or owner of the bonds, the attorney general shall forthwith commence such proceedings for and on behalf of the owners and holders of all of the bonds of such district then outstanding and entitled to the benefits of such sinking fund tax.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 538.010 — NV Code / Title 48 / Chapter 538 / Section 538.010
Colorado River Compact: Ratification by Nevada; waiver of provisions of first paragraph of Article XI
Status: in_force

1. The provisions of the first paragraph of Article XI of the Colorado River Compact, making the Compact effective when it shall have been approved by the legislature of each of the signatory states, are hereby waived and the Compact shall become binding and obligatory upon the State of Nevada and upon the other signatory states which have ratified or may ratify it after March 18, 1925, whenever at least six of the signatory states shall have consented thereto and the Congress of the United States shall have given its consent and approval.

2. This section shall be of no force or effect until this or a similar resolution shall have been passed or adopted by the legislatures of the States of California, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah and Wyoming.

3. Certified copies of this section shall be prepared by the Secretary of State and forwarded by the Governor of the State of Nevada to the President of the United States, the Secretary of State of the United States, and the Governors of the States of Arizona, California, Colorado, New Mexico, Utah and Wyoming.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 533.436 — NV Code / Title 48 / Chapter 533 / Section 533.436
Application; approval; duration
Status: in_force

1. A person may apply for a temporary permit to appropriate water to establish vegetative cover that is resistant to fire in an area that has been burned by a wildfire or to prevent or reduce the impact of a wildfire in an area.

2. In addition to the information required by NRS 533.335 , an applicant for a temporary permit shall submit to the State Engineer: (a) A plan for establishing vegetative cover that is resistant to fire in the area; (b) Any other information which is necessary for a full understanding of the necessity of the appropriation; and (c) For: (1) Examining and filing the application for the temporary permit, $150. (2) Issuing and recording the temporary permit, $200.

3. The State Engineer may forward a plan submitted pursuant to subsection 2 to the State Forester Firewarden for his or her review and comments.

4. The State Engineer shall approve an application for a temporary permit if: (a) The application is accompanied by the prescribed fees; (b) The appropriation is in the public interest; and (c) The appropriation does not impair water rights held by other persons.

5. A temporary permit issued pursuant to this section must not exceed 1 year in duration.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 538.410 — NV Code / Title 48 / Chapter 538 / Section 538.410
General powers and duties
Status: repealed

<Section repealed on the date the California-Nevada Interstate Compact is approved.>

The Commission representing the State of Nevada on the joint commission shall have full authority:

1. To carry on negotiations for such compact or agreement.

2. To attend meetings of the joint commission whenever convened.

3. Generally to perform such duties as shall be required of the commissioners thereof in carrying out the purpose and intent of NRS 538.270 to 538.410 , inclusive.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 538.101 — NV Code / Title 48 / Chapter 538 / Section 538.101
Compensation of commissioners and employees; industrial insurance
Status: in_force

1. While engaged in official business of the Commission, each commissioner appointed by the Governor is entitled to receive a salary of not more than $80 per day, as fixed by the Commission.

2. While engaged in the business of the Commission, each member and employee of the Commission is entitled to receive the per diem allowance and travel expenses provided for state officers and employees generally.

3. The Executive Director or an employee of the Commission designated by the Executive Director shall certify all bills and claims for compensation, per diem expense allowances and travel expenses of the commissioners, and shall submit them for payment in the same manner as all other state claims. The bills and claims must be paid from the Colorado River Commission Fund or any other fund administered by the Commission and designated to be used for those expenses by the Executive Director.

4. The Commission shall provide its members who are appointed by the Governor with industrial insurance through a private carrier authorized to provide industrial insurance in this state and shall budget and pay for the premiums for that insurance.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 539.053 — NV Code / Title 48 / Chapter 539 / Section 539.053
Conduct of election; absent voters' ballots
Status: in_force

Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, all such elections shall be conducted as near as may be practicable in accordance with the general election laws of this state, including the right to vote by absent voter's ballot.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 539.537 — NV Code / Title 48 / Chapter 539 / Section 539.537
Security of deposits: Surety bonds; securities in lieu of surety bond
Status: in_force

1. For the security of such deposits there shall be delivered to the treasurer of the irrigation district a bond or bonds of a corporate surety qualified to act as sole surety on bonds or undertakings required by the laws of this state, and approved by the Commissioner of Insurance as a company possessing the qualifications required for the purpose of transacting a surety business within this state. The penal amount of such bond or bonds shall at no time be less than the amount of money deposited by the irrigation district with such depositary. The bond or bonds shall secure and guarantee the full and complete repayment to the irrigation district or the payment to its order of all money so deposited, together with interest thereon. The premium for such corporate surety bond or bonds, in the discretion of the board of directors of the irrigation district, may be paid out of the money so deposited or may be required to be paid by the depositary.

2. The depositary may, in lieu of the corporate surety bond or bonds, deposit with the treasurer of the irrigation district treasury notes or United States bonds, or other securities which are legal investments for savings banks and credit unions in this state, the market value of which shall at all times equal the amount of money so deposited, as collateral security, and such securities shall be placed by the treasurer in escrow in some bank or credit union other than the depositary of the money of the district. In the event of the failure of the depositary to repay such money to the district on demand, or to pay the same to its order, the securities so placed in escrow shall be redelivered to the treasurer and may be sold by the treasurer with or without notice, and the proceeds thereof used to reimburse the district.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 538.620 — NV Code / Title 48 / Chapter 538 / Section 538.620
Compensation of commissioners and State Engineer; claims for payment of expenses
Status: in_force

1. The Nevada members of the California-Nevada Interstate Compact Commission, designated or appointed pursuant to Article IV of the Compact, if not in the regular employ of the State, are entitled to receive a salary of not more than $80 per day, as fixed by the Commission, for time actually spent on the work of the Compact Commission.

2. The State Engineer and any other Nevada commission members who are in the regular employ of the State are not entitled to additional compensation.

3. While engaged in the business of the Commission, the State Engineer and any other Nevada commission members are entitled to receive the per diem allowance and travel expenses provided for state officers and employees generally.

4. Claims for payment of all such expenses incurred by the commission members must be made by the Office of the State Engineer on vouchers approved by the State Engineer and the State Board of Examiners and paid as other claims against the State are paid.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 543.100 — NV Code / Title 48 / Chapter 543 / Section 543.100
Loans approved by Director of State Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, Governor and State Board of Finance
Status: in_force

Upon a petition from a county, city or public district to the Director, in a form prescribed by the Director, requesting financial assistance to aid in paying the costs of planning, engineering, administration, acquisition of easements and rights-of-way and other proper expenses connected with a flood control project, or in paying costs for a riparian survey, the Director may, following study and approval of the proposed project or survey, and subject to the approval of the Governor and the State Board of Finance, loan money from the Flood Control Account in the manner provided in NRS 543.090 to 543.140 , inclusive.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 539.505 — NV Code / Title 48 / Chapter 539 / Section 539.505
Bond fund: Investment and transfer of surplus money
Status: in_force

1. Surplus money in the bond fund may be placed at interest or invested in approved interest-bearing securities.

2. If, after a full redemption of any bond issue, a surplus then remains in the bond fund, such surplus may, by resolution of the board of directors, be transferred to the general fund.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 533.320 — NV Code / Title 48 / Chapter 533 / Section 533.320
Payment of cost of administration of final decree and distribution of water; approval of budget; submission to board of county commissioners; provisions applicable
Status: in_force

The estimated cost of the administration of the final decree and the distribution of the waters of the stream system must be budgeted by the State Engineer in like manner and at the time as provided in NRS 533.280 . The budget must be first submitted to the district court for approval. Upon approval thereof by the district court the budget must be submitted by the district court to the board of county commissioners of the proper county and thereupon all of the provisions of NRS 533.280 to 533.295 , inclusive, govern with respect to the assessment and collection of the costs, the deposits thereof in the Water District Account in the State General Fund, and the payment of claims for the costs of administration of the final decree and the distribution of water thereunder.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 539.665 — NV Code / Title 48 / Chapter 539 / Section 539.665
Faith of State of Nevada pledged
Status: repealed

The faith of the State of Nevada is hereby pledged that any law under which irrigation district bonds are issued shall not be repealed, nor taxation thereby imposed omitted, nor such law be so amended as to impair the security of such bonds, until all the bonds and coupons issued under and by virtue thereof have been paid in full as specified and provided in such law.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 533.535 — NV Code / Title 48 / Chapter 533 / Section 533.535
Consent to use of Lake Tahoe by United States for reservoir purposes in connection with Truckee-Carson reclamation project
Status: in_force

1. For the purpose of aiding the Truckee-Carson reclamation project carried out by the Reclamation Service of the United States of America, under the Act of Congress approved June 17, 1902 (c. 1093, 32 Stat. 388), known as the Reclamation Act, and acts amendatory thereof or supplementary thereto, consent is hereby given to the use by the United States of America of Lake Tahoe, situated partly in the State of California and partly in the State of Nevada, and the waters, bed, shores and capability of use for reservoir purposes thereof, in such manner and to such extent as the United States of America through its lawful agencies shall think proper for such purpose, and as fully as the State of Nevada could use the same.

2. The consent hereby given is without prejudice to any existing rights that persons or corporations may have in Lake Tahoe or the Truckee River.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 539.165 — NV Code / Title 48 / Chapter 539 / Section 539.165
Petition for recall: Use of copies; verification
Status: in_force

The petition may consist of any number of copies thereof, identical in form with the original, except for the signatures and addresses of the residences of the signers. Every copy must be verified by at least one of the signers thereof, who shall make oath, before any person authorized by law to administer oaths, that the statements and signatures contained in the petition are true.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 539.230 — NV Code / Title 48 / Chapter 539 / Section 539.230
Appropriation and distribution; use by irrigation district declared public use; place of use of water
Status: in_force

1. The board of directors may appropriate or otherwise acquire water in accordance with the law, and also construct the necessary dams, reservoirs and works for the collection, storage, conservation and distribution of water for the district and for the drainage of the lands thereof.

2. The collection, storage, conveyance, distribution and use of water by or through the works of irrigation districts organized before, on or after July 1, 1919, together with the rights-of-way for canals and ditches, sites for reservoirs, electric power and transmission lines, and all other works and property required to carry out fully the provisions of this chapter, is hereby declared to be a public use.

3. The place of use of water appropriated or otherwise acquired by an irrigation district may be within or outside the boundaries of the district, may include all or any part of the lands within the boundaries of the district and must be described in any application filed by the district to appropriate or otherwise acquire the water. Water appropriated or acquired by the district is appurtenant to and may be beneficially used and applied to lands anywhere within the described place of use.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 539.363 — NV Code / Title 48 / Chapter 539 / Section 539.363
Power of division to construct improvements
Status: in_force

Any one of the several divisions of a district may provide for the construction of local drains, laterals, electric power and electric transmission lines, or for the leasing and acquisition of electric power and electric transmission lines, or for a domestic water supply, or may contract for the delivery of electricity, or other improvements, or the replacement or extension of existing works or structures, the benefits of which are limited to such division, in the manner provided in NRS 539.363 to 539.403 , inclusive.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 538.290 — NV Code / Title 48 / Chapter 538 / Section 538.290
Composition; qualifications of commissioners
Status: repealed

<Section repealed on the date the California-Nevada Interstate Compact is approved.>

1. The Commission shall consist of eight commissioners: The State Engineer, who shall be a nonvoting commissioner, and seven commissioners to be appointed by the Governor.

2. In making such appointments the Governor shall appoint two commissioners from the Walker River Irrigation District; one commissioner from the Carson River water users above Lahontan Reservoir; one commissioner from the Truckee-Carson Irrigation District; one commissioner from the Washoe County Water Conservation District; one commissioner from the Sierra Pacific Power Company; and one commissioner from the Lake Tahoe area in Nevada.

3. Each commissioner so appointed must be an elector and a water user or an employee of a water user within the State of Nevada.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 533.240 — NV Code / Title 48 / Chapter 533 / Section 533.240
All claimants to be made parties in any suit brought to determine rights; State Engineer to prepare hydrographic survey of stream system; costs; transfer of suit to State Engineer for determination
Status: in_force

1. In any suit brought in the district court for the determination of a right or rights to the use of water of any stream, all persons who claim the right to use the waters of such stream and the stream system of which it is a part shall be made parties.

2. When the suit has been filed, the court shall direct the State Engineer to furnish a complete hydrographic survey of the stream system as provided in NRS 533.100 in order to obtain all physical data necessary to the determination of the rights involved.

3. The cost of the suit, including the costs on behalf of the State and of the surveys, shall be charged against each of the private parties thereto based on a determination by the court of the relative merits of the claims made by each of the private parties. The court may assess and charge against any party at any time during the suit an equitable amount to pay the costs of the survey upon its approval of an itemized statement therefor submitted by the State Engineer.

4. The court may at any time transfer the suit to the State Engineer for determination as provided in this chapter.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 533.360 — NV Code / Title 48 / Chapter 533 / Section 533.360
Notice of application: Contents; publication; posting on Internet website; mailing required under certain circumstances
Status: in_force

1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 4, NRS 533.345 and subsection 2 of NRS 533.370 , when an application is filed in compliance with this chapter, the State Engineer shall, within 30 days, publish or cause to be published once a week for 4 weeks in a newspaper of general circulation in the county where the point of diversion is located, and post on the Internet website of the Division of Water Resources of the State Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, a notice of the application which sets forth: (a) That the application has been filed. (b) The date of the filing. (c) The name and address of the applicant. (d) The name of the source from which the appropriation is to be made. (e) The location of the place of diversion, described by legal subdivision or metes and bounds and by a physical description of that place of diversion. (f) The purpose for which the water is to be appropriated. The publisher shall add thereto the date of the first publication and the date of the last publication.

2. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 4, proof of publication must be filed within 30 days after the final day of publication. The State Engineer shall pay for the publication from the application fee. If the application is cancelled for any reason before publication, the State Engineer shall return to the applicant that portion of the application fee collected for publication.

3. If the application is for a proposed well: (a) For municipal, quasi-municipal or industrial use; and (b) Whose reasonably expected rate of diversion is one-half cubic foot per second or more, the applicant shall mail a copy of the notice of application to each owner of real property containing a domestic well that is within 2,500 feet of the proposed well, to the owner's address as shown in the latest records of the county assessor. If there are not more than six such wells, notices must be sent to each owner by certified mail, return receipt requested. If there are more than six such wells, at least six notices must be sent to owners by certified mail, return receipt requested. The return receipts from these notices must be filed with the State Engineer before the State Engineer may consider the application.

4. The provisions of this section do not apply to an environmental permit or a temporary permit issued pursuant to NRS 533.436 or 533.504 .
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 541.120 — NV Code / Title 48 / Chapter 541 / Section 541.120
Quorum of board
Status: in_force

A majority of the directors shall constitute a quorum, and a concurrence of a majority of those in attendance, in any matter, within their duties, shall be sufficient for its determination, except as otherwise provided in this chapter.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 543.330 — NV Code / Title 48 / Chapter 543 / Section 543.330
District officers: Designation and selection; duties; compensation and expenses
Status: in_force

1. The board shall meet in July of each year to organize and choose one of its members as chair of the board and president of the district, and elect a secretary of the board and of the district, who may or may not be a member of the board.

2. The county treasurer is the treasurer of the board and of the district.

3. The secretary shall keep audio recordings or transcripts of all meetings and, in a well-bound book, a record of all of the board's proceedings, minutes of all meetings, certificates, contracts, bonds given by employees, and all corporate acts, which, except as otherwise provided in NRS 241.035 , must be open to inspection by all owners of real property in the district as well as other interested persons. A copy of the minutes or audio recordings must be made available to a member of the public upon request at no charge pursuant to NRS 241.035 .

4. The treasurer shall keep strict and accurate accounts of all money received by and disbursed for and on behalf of the district in permanent records.

5. No member of the board may receive compensation for the member's services, but members may be reimbursed for their necessary expenses in attending district meetings and for necessary expenses incurred in traveling within and without the State when required to carry out the affairs of the district.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 534.125 — NV Code / Title 48 / Chapter 534 / Section 534.125
State Engineer to file notice related to temporary permit
Status: in_force

If the State Engineer issues a temporary permit pursuant to NRS 534.120 or if a well for domestic use is drilled in an area in which the State Engineer has issued such a temporary permit, the State Engineer shall file a notice with the county recorder of the county in which the permit is issued or the well is drilled. The notice must include a statement indicating that, if and when water can be furnished by an entity such as a water district or a municipality engaged in furnishing water to the inhabitants of the designated area:

1. A temporary permit may be revoked;

2. The owner of a domestic well may be prohibited from deepening or repairing the well; and

3. The owner of the property served by the well may be required to connect to this water source at his or her own expense.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 544.020 — NV Code / Title 48 / Chapter 544 / Section 544.020
Definitions
Status: in_force

As used in NRS 544.010 to 544.060 , inclusive, unless the context otherwise requires:

1. “Department” means the State Department of Conservation and Natural Resources.

2. “Director” means the Director of the State Department of Conservation and Natural Resources.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 539.400 — NV Code / Title 48 / Chapter 539 / Section 539.400
Full payment of local undertakings; termination of terms of local directors; disposition of remaining money
Status: in_force

When the local undertakings provided for in NRS 539.363 to 539.395 , inclusive, are accomplished and paid for, a showing to that effect shall be made to the board of directors of the district, and upon the approval thereof by such board the terms of office of the local directors shall terminate, and any moneys of such division in the district treasury shall be appropriately credited to the lands of the division in connection with future assessments against such lands.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 539.445 — NV Code / Title 48 / Chapter 539 / Section 539.445
Authorization to carry out improvement
Status: in_force

If the qualified electors voting at the election vote in favor of the proposed local improvement and the incurring of the indebtedness therefor, and the proceedings are confirmed by the court as prescribed in NRS 539.443 , the board of directors may carry out the proposed improvement.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 534.141 — NV Code / Title 48 / Chapter 534 / Section 534.141
Application for renewal of license must include certain information regarding state business license; grounds for denial of renewal
Status: in_force

1. In addition to any other requirements set forth in this chapter, an applicant for the renewal of a license to drill pursuant to NRS 534.140 must indicate in the application submitted to the State Engineer whether the applicant has a state business license. If the applicant has a state business license, the applicant must include in the application the business identification number assigned by the Secretary of State upon compliance with the provisions of chapter 76 of NRS.

2. A license to drill issued pursuant to NRS 534.140 may not be renewed by the State Engineer if: (a) The applicant fails to submit the information required by subsection 1; or (b) The State Controller has informed the State Engineer pursuant to subsection 5 of NRS 353C.1965 that the applicant owes a debt to an agency that has been assigned to the State Controller for collection and the applicant has not: (1) Satisfied the debt; (2) Entered into an agreement for the payment of the debt pursuant to NRS 353C.130 ; or (3) Demonstrated that the debt is not valid.

3. As used in this section: (a) “Agency” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 353C.020 . (b) “Debt” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 353C.040 .
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 539.177 — NV Code / Title 48 / Chapter 539 / Section 539.177
Nominating petitions for successors; filing
Status: in_force

1. Other candidates for the office may be nominated to be voted for at the special election by petition, which petition shall be signed by qualified electors of the district holding the election, equal in number to 35 percent of the number of votes cast for the director receiving the highest number of votes at the election next preceding.

2. The nominating petition shall be filed with the secretary of the irrigation district at least 15 days prior to the date of the special election.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 535.020 — NV Code / Title 48 / Chapter 535 / Section 535.020
State Engineer to file copy of application to construct dam with Board of Wildlife Commissioners; installation of fishways; protection and preservation of fish
Status: in_force

1. Whenever an application for approval of plans and specifications for a new dam or for the alteration and enlargement of any dam in any stream in this state is filed with the State Engineer, the State Engineer shall file a copy of the application with the Board of Wildlife Commissioners.

2. In the construction of a dam, or the alteration or enlargement of a dam, the owner shall conform with the provisions of law for the installation of fishways over or around dams and for the protection and preservation of fish in streams obstructed by dams.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 533.315 — NV Code / Title 48 / Chapter 533 / Section 533.315
Payment of certain costs in proceeding under NRS 533.310
Status: in_force

The cost of the hydrographic survey of the stream system and the preparation of the reports and maps by the State Engineer necessary to advise the court in proceedings under NRS 533.310 shall be paid by the water users of the stream upon approval and order of the district court of an itemized statement therefor submitted by the State Engineer.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 540.011 — NV Code / Title 48 / Chapter 540 / Section 540.011
Legislative declaration
Status: in_force

1. The Legislature determines that it is the policy of the State of Nevada to continue to recognize the critical nature of the State's limited water resources. It is acknowledged that many of the State's surface water resources are committed to existing uses, under existing water rights, and that in many areas of the State the available groundwater supplies have been appropriated for current uses. It is the policy of the State of Nevada to recognize and provide for the protection of these existing water rights. It is the policy of the State to encourage efficient and nonwasteful use of these limited supplies. It is also the policy of the State to encourage suppliers of water to establish prices for the use of water that maximize water conservation with due consideration to the essential service needs of customers and the economic burdens on businesses, public services and low-income households.

2. The Legislature further recognizes the relationship between the critical nature of the State's limited water resources and the increasing demands placed on these resources as the population of the State continues to grow.

3. The Legislature further recognizes the relationship between the quantity of water and the quality of water, and the necessity to consider both factors simultaneously when planning the uses of water.

4. The Legislature further recognizes the important role of water resource planning and that such planning must be based upon identifying current and future needs for water. The Legislature determines that the purpose of the State's water resource planning is to assist the State, its local governments and its citizens in developing effective plans for the use of water.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 534.030 — NV Code / Title 48 / Chapter 534 / Section 534.030
Administration by State Engineer: Petition by appropriators in basin; hearing in absence of petition; certain artesian water, underground aquifers and percolating water; advisory services of governing bodies of water districts and water conservation boards
Status: in_force

1. Upon receipt by the State Engineer of a petition requesting the State Engineer to administer the provisions of this chapter as relating to designated areas, signed by not less than 40 percent of the appropriators of record in the Office of the State Engineer, in any particular basin or portion therein, the State Engineer shall: (a) Cause to be made the necessary investigations to determine if such administration would be justified. (b) If the findings of the State Engineer are affirmative, designate the area by basin, or portion therein, and make an official order describing the boundaries by legal subdivision as nearly as possible. (c) Proceed with the administration of this chapter.

2. In the absence of such a petition from the owners of wells in a groundwater basin which the State Engineer considers to be in need of administration, the State Engineer shall hold a public hearing: (a) If adequate facilities to hold a hearing are available within the basin; or (b) If such facilities are unavailable, hold the hearing within the county where the basin lies or within the county, where the major portion of the basin lies, to take testimony from those owners to determine whether administration of that basin is justified. If the basin is found, after due investigation, to be in need of administration the State Engineer may enter an order in the same manner as if a petition, as described in subsection 1, had been received.

3. The order of the State Engineer may be reviewed by the district court of the county pursuant to NRS 533.450 .

4. The State Engineer shall supervise all wells tapping artesian water or water in definable underground aquifers drilled after March 22, 1913, and all wells tapping percolating water drilled subsequent to March 25, 1939, except those wells for domestic purposes for which a permit is not required.

5. Within any groundwater basin which has been designated or which may hereafter be so designated by the State Engineer, except groundwater basins subject to the provisions of NRS 534.035 , and wherein a water conservation board has been created and established or wherein a water district has been created and established by law to furnish water to an area or areas within the basin or for groundwater conservation purposes, the State Engineer, in the administration of the groundwater law, shall avail himself or herself of the services of the governing body of the water district or the water conservation board, or both of them, in an advisory capacity. The governing body or water board shall furnish such advice and assistance to the State Engineer as is necessary for the purpose of the conservation of groundwater within the areas affected. The services of the governing body or water conservation board must be without compensation from the State, and the services so rendered must be upon reasonable agreements effected with and by the State Engineer.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 539.130 — NV Code / Title 48 / Chapter 539 / Section 539.130
Secretary is ex officio district registrar; appointment of field registrars; duties
Status: in_force

1. The secretary is ex officio district registrar of the district, and may, at least 4 weeks before any election, appoint a field registrar in each election precinct. Each field registrar shall register all electors within his or her precinct applying for registration, and for this purpose the field registrar has the authority to demand of the elector all information and to administer all oaths required by this chapter.

2. The registrar and field registrars are governed in the performance of their duties by the general election laws of this state as far as they are applicable, and must be at their places of registration to receive applications for registration from 7 a.m. until 7 p.m. on the Wednesday immediately preceding the close of registration pursuant to NRS 539.133 .
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 544.134 — NV Code / Title 48 / Chapter 544 / Section 544.134
Suspension of license for failure to pay child support or comply with certain subpoenas or warrants; reinstatement of license
Status: in_force

<See notes for changes to this section effective under certain conditions.>

1. If the Director receives a copy of a court order issued pursuant to NRS 425.540 that provides for the suspension of all professional, occupational and recreational licenses, certificates and permits issued to a person who is the holder of a license to engage in activities for weather modification and control, the Director shall deem the license issued to that person to be suspended at the end of the 30th day after the date on which the court order was issued unless the Director receives a letter issued to the holder of the license by the district attorney or other public agency pursuant to NRS 425.550 stating that the holder of the license has complied with the subpoena or warrant or has satisfied the arrearage pursuant to NRS 425.560 .

2. The Director shall reinstate a license to engage in activities for weather modification and control that has been suspended by a district court pursuant to NRS 425.540 if the director receives a letter issued by the district attorney or other public agency pursuant to NRS 425.550 to the person whose license was suspended stating that the person whose license was suspended has complied with the subpoena or warrant or has satisfied the arrearage pursuant to NRS 425.560 .
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 533.503 — NV Code / Title 48 / Chapter 533 / Section 533.503
Restrictions on issuance of permit or certificate regarding appropriation to water livestock
Status: in_force

1. The State Engineer shall not issue a permit to appropriate water for the purpose of watering livestock unless: (a) The applicant for the permit is legally entitled to place the livestock on the lands for which the permit is sought, and: (1) Owns, leases or otherwise possesses a legal or proprietary interest in the livestock on or to be placed on the lands for which the permit is sought; or (2) Has received from a person described in subparagraph (1), authorization to have physical custody of the livestock on or to be placed on the lands for which the permit is sought, and authorization to care for, control and maintain such livestock; (b) The forage serving the beneficial use of the water to be appropriated is not encumbered by an adjudicated grazing preference recognized pursuant to law for the benefit of a person other than the applicant for the permit; and (c) The lack of encumbrance required by paragraph (b) is demonstrated by reasonable means, including, without limitation, evidence of a valid grazing permit, other than a temporary grazing permit, that is issued by the appropriate governmental entity to the applicant for the permit.

2. The State Engineer shall not issue a certificate of appropriation based upon a permit to appropriate water for the purpose of watering livestock unless: (a) The holder of the permit makes satisfactory proof that the water has been beneficially used, is legally entitled to place on the lands the livestock which have been watered pursuant to the permit, and: (1) Owns, leases or otherwise possesses a legal or proprietary interest in the livestock which have been watered pursuant to the permit; or (2) Has received from a person described in subparagraph (1), authorization to have physical custody of the livestock which have been watered pursuant to the permit, and authorization to care for, control and maintain such livestock; (b) The forage serving the beneficial use of the water that has been beneficially used is not encumbered by an adjudicated grazing preference recognized pursuant to law for the benefit of a person other than the holder of the permit; and (c) The lack of encumbrance required by paragraph (b) is demonstrated by reasonable means, including, without limitation, evidence of a valid grazing permit, other than a temporary grazing permit, that is issued by the appropriate governmental entity to the holder of the permit.

3. This section must not be construed to impair the vested right of any person to the use of water for the purpose of watering livestock or to prevent any transfer of ownership of a water right for the purpose of watering livestock.

4. As used in this section, “ grazing preference ” means a priority position in the issuance of a permit to graze livestock on the public range.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 533.335 — NV Code / Title 48 / Chapter 533 / Section 533.335
Application for permit to appropriate water: Contents
Status: in_force

Each application for a permit to appropriate water shall contain the following information:

1. The name and post office address of the applicant and, if the applicant is a corporation, the date and place of incorporation.

2. The name of the source from which the appropriation is to be made.

3. The amount of water which it is desired to appropriate, expressed in terms of cubic feet per second and acre-feet per year, except in: (a) An application for a permit to store water, where the amount shall be expressed in acre-feet; and (b) An application for generating hydroelectric power or a diversion rate only application, where the amount shall be expressed in cubic feet per second.

4. The purpose for which the application is to be made.

5. A substantially accurate description of the location of the place at which the water is to be diverted from its source and, if any of such water is to be returned to the source, a description of the location of the place of return.

6. A description of the proposed works.

7. The estimated cost of such works.

8. The estimated time required to construct the works, and the estimated time required to complete the application of the water to beneficial use.

9. The signature of the applicant or a properly authorized agent thereof.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 539.415 — NV Code / Title 48 / Chapter 539 / Section 539.415
Validation proceedings
Status: in_force

The execution of a contract with the United States and all proceedings ancillary thereto may be confirmed in court as a part of the confirmation proceedings instituted by the district, or upon petition by the board of directors of the division.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 538.400 — NV Code / Title 48 / Chapter 538 / Section 538.400
Investigations of water resources; other powers
Status: repealed

<Section repealed on the date the California-Nevada Interstate Compact is approved.>

The commissioners of the State of Nevada shall have full authority:

1. To make such investigation of the water resources within the basins of the Truckee, Carson and Walker Rivers and Lake Tahoe as may be necessary in order to determine the facts as to physical conditions obtaining upon such water resources.

2. To make reports to the Legislature of the State of Nevada.

3. To perform such other duties as may be necessary to determine sufficiently such facts, and to secure the necessary information in order that they may properly perform their duties as commissioners of the State of Nevada upon the joint commission.

4. To accept grants of money from and to make contracts with any person or agency, public or private, including the United States Government, for the purpose of making planning surveys in the area as determined by the Commission, and to cooperate with the appropriate federal, state and county agencies in having such planning surveys made.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 535.060 — NV Code / Title 48 / Chapter 535 / Section 535.060
Obstruction of water by beaver's dam: Procedure for removal of beaver and dams
Status: in_force

1. On any stream system and its tributaries in this state the distribution of the waters of which are vested in the State Engineer by law or the final decree of court, where beaver, by the construction of dams or otherwise, are found to be interfering with the lawful and necessary distribution of water to the proper users thereof, the State Engineer, upon complaint of any interested water user, shall investigate or cause the investigation of the matter.

2. The State Engineer and his or her assistants and water commissioners and the Department of Wildlife and its agents may enter upon privately owned lands for the purposes of investigating the conditions complained of and the removal and trapping of beaver.

3. If satisfied that such beaver are interfering with the flow of water to the detriment of water users, the State Engineer shall serve a written notice on the owner of the land, if it is privately owned, stating: (a) That the beaver thereon are interfering with or stopping the flow of water necessary for the proper serving of water rights; and (b) That unless, within 10 days from receipt of the notice, written objection to the removal of such beaver is filed with the State Engineer by the landowner, the Department of Wildlife will remove such beaver or as many thereof as will rectify the existing conditions.

4. Failure of the landowner to file such written objections shall be deemed a waiver thereof. Upon receipt of written objections, the State Engineer may make further investigation and may sustain or overrule the objections as the facts warrant. Upon the overruling of the objections, the landowner may have them reviewed by the district court having jurisdiction of the land by filing therein a petition for review within 10 days from the receipt of the order of the State Engineer overruling the objections. The proceedings on the petition must be informal and heard by the court at the earliest possible moment.

5. Upon the landowner's waiver of objections to the removal of beaver from his or her land, or upon final determination by the court that the beaver should be removed, the State Engineer shall immediately notify the Department of Wildlife of the waiver or determination and the Department or its agents shall enter upon the land from which the beaver are to be removed and remove them or as many as may be necessary to prevent the improper flow of water as directed by the State Engineer.

6. The State Engineer may remove or cause the removal of any beaver dam found to be obstructing the proper and necessary flow of water to the detriment of water users.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 543.640 — NV Code / Title 48 / Chapter 543 / Section 543.640
Sales for delinquencies
Status: in_force

If the taxes levied are not paid as provided in NRS 543.170 to 543.830 , inclusive, the property subject to the tax lien must be sold and the proceeds thereof must be paid over to the district according to the provisions of the laws applicable to tax sales and redemptions.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 539.147 — NV Code / Title 48 / Chapter 539 / Section 539.147
Compensation of registrars and election officers
Status: in_force

Registrars and election officers may receive such compensation for their services as the board of directors shall prescribe, not exceeding the amount paid for similar services at general elections.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 539.425 — NV Code / Title 48 / Chapter 539 / Section 539.425
Proposal of formation: Recommendation of district engineer; petition of landowners; designation of area by directors
Status: in_force

Upon the recommendation in writing by the district engineer, or upon a petition signed by a majority of the electors of the district owning land to be affected, or by electors representing at least one-half of the total acreage to be affected by such a proposed local improvement, defining the boundaries thereof, and requesting the board of directors to undertake the carrying out of the same, the board of directors, if it approves the same, may form and designate such area as an improvement district for the purpose desired, and shall establish and define the boundaries thereof.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 533.455 — NV Code / Title 48 / Chapter 533 / Section 533.455
Appeals by State Engineer to appellate court
Status: in_force

1. Whenever a decree determining and adjudicating the relative rights of the claimants to the use of water of a stream or stream system has been entered in the district court pursuant to the provisions of this chapter, and the decree becomes final and the State Engineer has brought in that court any proceeding, either civil or of a criminal nature, concerning the administration of and for the enforcement of the provisions of the decree, and wherein the validity of the decree or any of its provisions is drawn in question by adversary parties and the decision or judgment of the court is that the decree or a part thereof is invalid, the State Engineer shall be deemed a party in interest with the right to take an appeal from such decision or judgment to the appellate court of competent jurisdiction pursuant to the rules fixed by the Supreme Court pursuant to Section 4 of Article 6 of the Nevada Constitution .

2. Such appeal may be taken in the same manner as appeals in civil cases.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 543.362 — NV Code / Title 48 / Chapter 543 / Section 543.362
Project may consist of any interest in property
Status: in_force

A project may consist of any kind of personal or real property or any estate, interest or right in property, singly or in any combination.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 534.130 — NV Code / Title 48 / Chapter 534 / Section 534.130
State Engineer, assistants and Artesian Well Supervisor authorized to enter premises to investigate and carry out duties
Status: in_force

The State Engineer, or the assistants or authorized agents of the State Engineer, and the Artesian Well Supervisor, or the assistants of the Artesian Well Supervisor, shall have the right to enter the premises of any owner or proprietor where any well mentioned in this chapter is situated at any reasonable hour of the day for the purpose of investigating and carrying out their duties in the administration of this chapter.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 533.230 — NV Code / Title 48 / Chapter 533 / Section 533.230
Division of water by State Engineer during time order of determination is pending in district court
Status: in_force

From and after the filing of the order of determination, evidence and transcript with the county clerk, and during the time the hearing of the order is pending in the district court, the division of water from the stream involved in such determination shall be made by the State Engineer in accordance with the order of determination.