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NV Rev Stat § 408.507 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 408 - Highways, Roads and Transportation Facilities|NRS 408.507 - Lease or rental of property.

  1. Real property held in fee or improvements on the property acquired by the Department in advance of the actual construction, reconstruction or improvement of highways or in order to avoid the payment of excessive damages, or held by the Department pending a determination in the future on its use or disposal may be leased or rented by the Department for fair market value in such manner and for such periods as are determined by the Director to be in the best interests of the State.  2. The Director may lease for fair market value space above and below the established grade line of the highway to state and public agencies and private persons in such manner and for such periods as the Director determines are in the best interest of the State, if:  (a) The full use and safety of the highway will not be impaired;  (b) Vehicular or pedestrian access to that space will not be required or permitted from the established grade line; and  (c) The free flow of traffic on the highway is not interfered with in any way.  3. All leases of an interest in real property entered into by the Department before April 1, 1985, are hereby ratified. All other leases entered into pursuant to subsection 2 must be approved by the Board subject to the provisions of subsection 4.  4. If the Department receives a proposal to negotiate a lease pursuant to subsection 2, it shall publish a notice in a newspaper of general circulation at least once a week for 2 weeks, stating that it has received the proposal and that it will receive other proposals for use of the space for 60 days after the completion of the publication. A copy of the notice must be mailed to each local governmental unit in the affected area. If the property is leased, it must be to the highest bidder for the space. The requirements for publication and notice do not apply if the proposal was received from an owner who controls the property on both sides of the highway.  5. All money received for leases and rentals must be deposited with the State Treasurer to be credited to the State Highway Fund.  (Added to NRS by 1957, 692; A 1971, 1330; 1979, 1780; 1983, 416; 1985, 706; 1987, 1810; 1989, 1307)
NV Rev Stat § 408.513 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 408 - Highways, Roads and Transportation Facilities|NRS 408.513 - Acquisition of property by towns and cities; costs; transfer of interest to State.

  1. When highways are constructed, reconstructed or improved in accordance with this chapter through towns and through cities, the Department may require such towns and cities to acquire, through their governing bodies, and such towns and cities shall acquire in the name of the State, such real property, interests therein or improvements thereon for such highways as are determined to be necessary by the Department in the same manner as if the property were being acquired by the State.  2. The cost of acquisition may be shared by such town or city and the Department or may be paid for wholly by such town or city in accordance with agreements which shall first be entered into between the governing body of such city or town and the Department.  3. With respect to real property, interests therein or improvements thereon held in the name of towns and cities, the local governing body may, by conveyance in the nature of quitclaim, transfer such interest to the State in accordance with the agreements which shall first be entered into between such governing bodies and the Department.  (Added to NRS by 1957, 692; A 1975, 665)
NV Rev Stat § 408.517 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 408 - Highways, Roads and Transportation Facilities|NRS 408.517 - Acquisition of property by counties; costs; transfer of interest to State.

  1. When highways are constructed, reconstructed or improved by the State in accordance with this chapter outside of the limits of any unincorporated town or incorporated city, the Department may require the boards of county commissioners of the counties in which the highways are located to acquire, and such boards shall acquire in the name of the State, such real property, interests therein or improvements thereon for such highways as are determined to be necessary by the Department in the same manner as if the property were being acquired by the State.  2. The cost of acquisition may be shared by such counties and the Department or may be paid for wholly by such counties in accordance with agreements which shall first be entered into between the boards of county commissioners of the counties in which the highways are located and the Department.  3. With respect to real property, interests therein or improvements thereon held in the name of counties, the boards of county commissioners may, by conveyance in the nature of quitclaim, transfer such interest to the State in accordance with agreements which shall first be entered into between such boards and the Department.  (Added to NRS by 1957, 692; A 1975, 666)
NV Rev Stat § 408.523 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 408 - Highways, Roads and Transportation Facilities|NRS 408.523 - Summary vacation and abandonment of portion of state highway superseded by relocation or in excess of needs; resolution of Board; recordation.

  1. The Board may retain or may summarily vacate and abandon any portion of a state highway if that portion has been superseded by relocation or has been determined to be in excess of the needs of the Department.  2. The Board shall act to abandon any easement, or to vacate any highway, by resolution. A certified copy of the resolution may be recorded without acknowledgment, certificate of acknowledgment, or further proof, in the office of the county recorder of each county wherein any portion of the easement to be abandoned, or the highway to be vacated, lies. No fee may be charged for such recordation. Upon recordation, the abandonment or vacation is complete.  3. When a highway for which the State holds only an easement is abandoned, or when any other easement is abandoned, the property previously subject thereto is free from the public easement for highway purposes. Where the State owns in fee the property on which the vacated highway was located, the Department shall dispose of that property as provided in NRS 408.533.  4. In any proceeding for the abandonment or vacation of any state highway or part thereof, the Board may reserve and except therefrom any easements, rights or interests in the highway deemed desirable and in the best interests of the State.  (Added to NRS by 1960, 68; A 1981, 707; 1987, 1811; 1989, 1307)
NV Rev Stat § 408.537 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 408 - Highways, Roads and Transportation Facilities|NRS 408.537 - State consent to close public road on public land: Application; notice; duties of planning agencies.

  1. Upon receipt of an application for consent to close a public road on public land, the Department shall give written notice of the application to the planning agencies of the local governments, within 1 week after its receipt of the application.  2. Each planning agency so notified shall within 45 days after the notice is sent hold a public hearing on the application at the place where it normally meets. If the road is located within the jurisdiction of two or more planning agencies, each of those agencies must hold a hearing.  3. Each planning agency shall notify the public and every person known to have a vested private right-of-way over the road for the purpose of grazing, mining or any other purpose for which such a private right vests, by publication in one issue of a newspaper of general circulation published in each of the counties in which the land is located and by mailing to the last known address of each private user of the road. The notice must be published at least 20 days before the date set for the hearing and set forth the location of the road and the purpose for closing it as stated in the application. The cost of publishing the notice must be borne by the United States or by someone in its behalf.  4. The planning agency shall deliver its written recommendation on the application, including the reasons for its recommendation, to the Department within 15 days after the conclusion of its hearing on the application.  5. The application must contain such information and supporting documents as are prescribed in regulations adopted by the Department with the approval of the Board.  (Added to NRS by 1981, 924; A 1987, 1814; 1989, 1310)
NV Rev Stat § 408.543 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 408 - Highways, Roads and Transportation Facilities|NRS 408.543 - State consent to close public road on public land: Duties of Department.

  1. The Department shall hold a hearing on an application to close a public road on public land within 45 days after it receives the written recommendation from the planning agency. The Department shall give notice of its hearing as required by law. At its hearing the Department shall receive any testimony pertaining to any use of the road which is not repetitive and shall consider the written recommendation of the planning agency.  2. The Department shall deliver its written recommendation on the application, including the reasons for its recommendation, to the Board within 15 days after the conclusion of its hearing on the application.  (Added to NRS by 1981, 924; A 1987, 1814; 1989, 1310)
NV Rev Stat § 408.547 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 408 - Highways, Roads and Transportation Facilities|NRS 408.547 - State consent to close public road on public land: Determination by Board; approval by inaction; certificate of consent.

  1. The Board in deciding whether to grant or deny the consent of the State to close a public road on public land shall:  (a) Balance the interests of the Federal Government and the State; and  (b) Not apply standards or impose conditions respecting the closure of a public road which are more restrictive than those generally applicable to other persons or governmental agencies in this state.  2. In granting the consent of the State the Board shall not grant or waive any right, privilege, immunity or other incident of sovereignty provided for in NRS 328.085, except subsection 3 of that section.  3. Consent to such a closure or the extinguishing of a public use does not constitute consent to extinguish a private use, and the State’s consent is contingent on compensation by the Federal Government for the loss of a vested private right-of-way.  4. Any recommendation of the Department which is not acted on by the Board within 30 days after it receives the application and which is not in conflict with the requirements of this section is automatically approved unless the Board in a writing which is attached to the application and recommendation defers the decision for a good cause.  5. The consent of the Board to close a public road on public land must be evidenced by a certificate signed by the Chair of the Board and attested to by its Secretary, and delivered to the United States.  (Added to NRS by 1981, 925; A 1987, 1814; 1989, 1310)
NV Rev Stat § 408.5471 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 408 - Highways, Roads and Transportation Facilities|NRS 408.5471 - "Transportation facility" defined.

As used in NRS 408.5471 to 408.549, inclusive, unless the context otherwise requires, "transportation facility" has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 338.161.  (Added to NRS by 2003, 2028; A 2015, 453; 2017, 538)
NV Rev Stat § 408.5473 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 408 - Highways, Roads and Transportation Facilities|NRS 408.5473 - Authority of Department to authorize transportation facilities.

The Department may authorize a person to develop, construct, improve, maintain or operate, or any combination thereof, a transportation facility pursuant to NRS 408.5475 or 408.548.  (Added to NRS by 2003, 2028)
NV Rev Stat § 408.548 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 408 - Highways, Roads and Transportation Facilities|NRS 408.548 - Authority of Department to request submission of proposals; regulations.

  1. If the Department receives a request regarding a transportation facility pursuant to NRS 408.5475 and the Department determines pursuant to the provisions of subsection 1 of NRS 408.5483 that the transportation facility serves a public purpose, the Department may request other persons to submit proposals to develop, construct, improve, maintain or operate, or any combination thereof, the transportation facility.  2. The Department shall adopt regulations establishing:  (a) The procedures for requesting other persons to submit proposals to the Department; and  (b) The procedures for other persons to submit proposals to the Department.  (Added to NRS by 2003, 2030)
NV Rev Stat § 408.5484 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 408 - Highways, Roads and Transportation Facilities|NRS 408.5484 - Certain submittals confidential until notice of intent to award contract is issued.

  1. Any document or other information submitted to the Department in response to a request for proposals pursuant to NRS 408.548 by a person seeking a contract to develop, construct, improve, maintain or operate, or any combination thereof, a transportation facility pursuant to NRS 408.5471 to 408.549, inclusive, is confidential and may not be disclosed until notice of intent to award the contract is issued.  2. As used in this section, the term "document or other information" means any submittal by a person to the Department in response to a request for proposals pursuant to NRS 408.548 and includes, without limitation, a proposal made pursuant to NRS 408.548 and any submittal required by regulations promulgated by the Department pursuant to NRS 408.548.  (Added to NRS by 2015, 453)
NV Rev Stat § 408.5485 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 408 - Highways, Roads and Transportation Facilities|NRS 408.5485 - Contract for transportation services.

The Department may contract with a person whose request or proposal is approved pursuant to NRS 408.5483 for transportation services to be provided by the transportation facility in exchange for such payments for service and other consideration as the Department may deem appropriate.  (Added to NRS by 2003, 2031)
NV Rev Stat § 408.549 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 408 - Highways, Roads and Transportation Facilities|NRS 408.549 - Federal, state or local assistance.

The Department may take any action necessary to obtain federal, state or local assistance for a transportation facility that it approves and may enter into any contracts required to receive such assistance. The Department shall make written findings of whether it serves the public purpose for all or a portion of the costs of the transportation facility to be paid, directly or indirectly, from the proceeds of a grant or loan made by the local, state or Federal Government, or any agency or instrumentality thereof.  (Added to NRS by 2003, 2031)
NV Rev Stat § 408.5501 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 408 - Highways, Roads and Transportation Facilities|NRS 408.5501 - Definitions.

As used in NRS 408.5501 to 408.55029, inclusive, the words and terms defined in NRS 408.5502 to 408.55019, inclusive, have the meanings ascribed to them in those sections.  (Added to NRS by 2017, 531)
NV Rev Stat § 408.55011 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 408 - Highways, Roads and Transportation Facilities|NRS 408.55011 - "Council" defined.

Council means the Telecommunications Advisory Council created by NRS 408.55028.  (Added to NRS by 2017, 531)
NV Rev Stat § 408.55012 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 408 - Highways, Roads and Transportation Facilities|NRS 408.55012 - "Longitudinal access" defined.

Longitudinal access means access to or the use of any part of a right-of-way that extends generally parallel to the right-of-way.  (Added to NRS by 2017, 531)
NV Rev Stat § 408.55013 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 408 - Highways, Roads and Transportation Facilities|NRS 408.55013 - "Permit" defined.

Permit means an encroachment permit issued by the Director pursuant to NRS 408.423 that specifies the requirements and conditions for performing work in a right-of-way.  (Added to NRS by 2017, 531)
NV Rev Stat § 408.55014 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 408 - Highways, Roads and Transportation Facilities|NRS 408.55014 - "Right-of-way" defined.

Right-of-way means land, property or any interest therein acquired or controlled by the Department for transportation facilities or other transportation purposes.  (Added to NRS by 2017, 531)
NV Rev Stat § 408.55015 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 408 - Highways, Roads and Transportation Facilities|NRS 408.55015 - "Statewide telecommunications purposes" defined.

Statewide telecommunications purposes means the development of the statewide network that meets the telecommunications needs of state agencies or serves another public purpose.  (Added to NRS by 2017, 531)
NV Rev Stat § 408.55016 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 408 - Highways, Roads and Transportation Facilities|NRS 408.55016 - "Telecommunications facility" defined.

Telecommunications facility means any cable, line, fiber, wire, conduit, innerduct, access manhole, handhole, tower, hut, pedestal, pole, box, transmitting equipment, receiving equipment, power equipment or other equipment, system or device that is used to transmit, receive, produce or distribute a signal for telecommunications purposes via wireless, wireline, electronic or optical means.  (Added to NRS by 2017, 531)
NV Rev Stat § 408.55017 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 408 - Highways, Roads and Transportation Facilities|NRS 408.55017 - "Telecommunications provider" defined.

Telecommunications provider means a telecommunications provider:  1. As defined in NRS 704.027;  2. That meets Federal Communications Commission and industry carrier class service guidelines; or  3. That is a political subdivision that has statutory authority to provide telecommunications services.  (Added to NRS by 2017, 531)
NV Rev Stat § 408.55018 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 408 - Highways, Roads and Transportation Facilities|NRS 408.55018 - "Utility facility" defined.

Utility facility has the meaning ascribed to it in 23 C.F.R. § 645.207.  (Added to NRS by 2017, 531)
NV Rev Stat § 408.55019 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 408 - Highways, Roads and Transportation Facilities|NRS 408.55019 - "Wireless access" defined.

Wireless access means access to and use of a right-of-way for the purpose of constructing, installing, maintaining, using or operating telecommunications facilities for wireless telecommunications.  (Added to NRS by 2017, 532)
NV Rev Stat § 408.55021 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 408 - Highways, Roads and Transportation Facilities|NRS 408.55021 - Longitudinal or wireless access not granted where safety, efficiency or convenience of use by traveling public compromised.

  1. The Department shall not grant any longitudinal access or wireless access pursuant to NRS 408.5502 if such access would compromise the safe, efficient and convenient use of any road, route, highway or interstate in this State for the traveling public.  2. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any longitudinal access or wireless access to a right-of-way granted by the Department pursuant to NRS 408.5502 does not abrogate, limit, supersede or otherwise affect such access granted or authorized pursuant to chapter 711 of NRS.  (Added to NRS by 2017, 533)
NV Rev Stat § 408.55022 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 408 - Highways, Roads and Transportation Facilities|NRS 408.55022 - Costs of trenching and trench sharing to be proportionate and shared fairly among parties to agreement.

  1. The Department shall provide for the proportionate sharing of costs between the Department and a telecommunications provider for joint trenching or trench sharing based on the amount of conduit innerduct space or excess conduit that is authorized in the agreement entered into pursuant to NRS 408.5502.  2. If two or more telecommunications providers are required to share a single trench, each provider in the trench must share the cost and benefits of the trench in a fair, reasonable, competitively neutral and nondiscriminatory manner.  (Added to NRS by 2017, 533)
NV Rev Stat § 408.55023 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 408 - Highways, Roads and Transportation Facilities|NRS 408.55023 - Monetary compensation must be deposited in State Highway Fund; in-kind compensation must be fairly valued by Department and used for statewide telecommunications purposes.

  1. All monetary compensation collected by the Department pursuant to NRS 408.5502 and 408.55024 must be deposited in the State Highway Fund.  2. Any in-kind compensation received by the Department pursuant to NRS 408.5502 and 408.55024 must be used exclusively for statewide telecommunications purposes and may not be sold or leased in competition with telecommunications providers or Internet service providers. Fair and reasonable valuation of facilities owned by either the Department or a telecommunications provider offered as part of in-kind compensation must be determined by the Department and approved by the Council.  (Added to NRS by 2017, 533)
NV Rev Stat § 408.55024 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 408 - Highways, Roads and Transportation Facilities|NRS 408.55024 - Department may offer use of and access to spare conduit and related facilities to telecommunications provider: Requirements; compensation rates; duties of Department.

  1. The Department may offer a telecommunications provider use of and access to its spare conduit and related facilities if the Department:  (a) Determines the spare conduit and related facilities are not and will not be needed for highway purposes;   (b) Receives fair compensation for the use of and access to the spare conduit and related facilities; and  (c) Offers such use and access in a competitively neutral and nondiscriminatory manner as to all similarly situated telecommunications providers.  2. The Department shall establish rates of compensation for the use of and access to its spare conduit to ensure that the Department receives fair compensation for the value of its underground installations of conduit and related facilities. The compensation must be fair and reasonable to both the Department and the telecommunications provider, and charged in a competitively neutral and nondiscriminatory manner to all similarly situated telecommunications providers.  3. Any compensation charged pursuant to this section must be set forth in an agreement entered into between the Department and the telecommunications provider.  4. The Department shall:  (a) Determine the annual compensation to be paid by each telecommunications provider for use of its conduit and related facilities based on the present value of the estimated, reasonable cost to the Department of trenching to place conduit, fiber and other related facilities; and  (b) Conduct an analysis every 5 years to determine if there are any changes in the value of its spare conduit and related facilities. If the Department determines that the value of its spare conduit or related facilities has changed, the Department must apply the new values to each agreement executed thereafter.  5. The Department may accept in-kind compensation for the use of and access to its spare conduit and related facilities in accordance with the valuation procedures set forth in subsection 2 of NRS 408.55025.  (Added to NRS by 2017, 533)