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NV Rev Stat § 543.480 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 543 - Control of Floods|NRS 543.480 - Contracts; improvements made by district.

  1. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 543.170 to 543.830, inclusive, the board may enter into contracts and agreements affecting the affairs of the district, including but not limited to contracts with the United States of America and any of its agencies or instrumentalities and contracts with any municipality or district for the operation of a common or jointly owned project.  2. Any improvement of any nature made in any district, except such work done by employees of the district with supplies and materials purchased by it as provided in subsection 3, or except by labor or supplies and materials, or all of such, supplied under agreement with the United States of America, the State of Nevada, or any federal or state agency, instrumentality or corporation, or other political subdivision, must be done only under independent contract to be entered into by the district in the manner prescribed by chapter 332 of NRS. Upon default in the performance of any contract, the proper official may advertise and relet the remainder of the work without further resolution and deduct the cost from the original contract price and recover any excess cost by suit on the performance bond, or otherwise.  3. The board may make any improvement, or portion thereof, in any district, directly by the officers, agents and employees of the district, with supplies and materials purchased or otherwise acquired therefor. All supplies and materials purchased by the board for any district except by a contractor must be purchased in the manner prescribed by chapter 332 of NRS.  (Added to NRS by 1961, 434; A 1963, 169; 1967, 1242; 1987, 723)
NV Rev Stat § 543.490 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 543 - Control of Floods|NRS 543.490 - Borrowing money; evidences of indebtedness.

The board may borrow money and incur indebtedness and other obligations and evidence the indebtedness by certificates, notes or debentures, and to issue bonds, in accordance with the provisions of NRS 543.170 to 543.830, inclusive.  (Added to NRS by 1961, 435; A 1987, 724)
NV Rev Stat § 543.500 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 543 - Control of Floods|NRS 543.500 - Acquisition and disposal of and encumbrances on property.

The board shall have the power to acquire, dispose of and encumber real and personal property, and any interest therein, including leases, easements and revenues derived from the operation thereof.  (Added to NRS by 1961, 435)
NV Rev Stat § 543.510 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 543 - Control of Floods|NRS 543.510 - Appointment and powers of chief engineer and general manager; duties and compensation of other employees; technical committee; contracts with agencies of Federal Government; duties of county officers and employees.

  1. The board may:  (a) Appoint a chief engineer and general manager who must be a civil engineer licensed pursuant to the provisions of chapter 625 of NRS and may be selected from among nominees proposed by the citizens’ advisory committee for the district.  (b) Prescribe the duties of officers, agents and employees and fix their compensation.  (c) Create a technical committee for the district. If the board of county commissioners constitutes the board of directors, the technical committee must include one member and one alternate appointed by the county and by each city within the district. If the regional transportation commission constitutes the board of directors, the number of members and alternates appointed respectively by the county and by each city must be equal to the number of its representatives on the commission. The citizens’ advisory committee for the district shall appoint one of its members to the technical committee. The chief engineer and general manager is a member of the technical committee and shall serve as its executive director. Each member of the committee has one vote, except the member from the citizens’ advisory committee and the chief executive and general manager, each of whom may otherwise participate in the activities of and make recommendations to the technical committee. The committee shall annually choose one of its members as chair.  2. The chief engineer and general manager may hire and retain agents, employees, engineers and attorneys, and any other persons necessary or desirable to effect the purposes of the district.  3. The board may contract with any agency of the Federal Government for any services related to projects for the control of floods in the district.  4. The district attorney, the county surveyor, the county assessor, the county auditor or comptroller, the county treasurer, their deputies, assistants, clerks and other employees are ex officio officers, deputies, assistants, clerks and employees of the district. They shall, if requested by the board, perform the same various duties for the district as for the county. The board shall reimburse the county for the cost of rendering these services.  (Added to NRS by 1961, 435; A 1985, 1195; 1987, 431; 1997, 1070)
NV Rev Stat § 543.520 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 543 - Control of Floods|NRS 543.520 - Bylaws.

The board shall have the power to adopt and amend bylaws, not in conflict with the Constitution and laws of the State, for carrying on the business, objects and affairs of the board and of the district.  (Added to NRS by 1961, 435)
NV Rev Stat § 543.530 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 543 - Control of Floods|NRS 543.530 - Implied powers.

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.  (Added to NRS by 1961, 435; A 1987, 724)
NV Rev Stat § 543.540 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 543 - Control of Floods|NRS 543.540 - Agreements concerning projects for control of floods.

In addition to the general powers granted in NRS 543.170 to 543.830, inclusive, to the board, the board may cooperate with the United States, the State of Nevada, or any instrumentality, department, agency or political subdivision or municipal corporation of either in the construction, maintenance and operation of projects for the control of floods. To that end, appropriate agreements may be entered into and the district may:  1. Acquire and provide without cost to the operating entity the land, easements and rights-of-way necessary for the construction of those projects.  2. Hold and save harmless the cooperating entity free from any claim for damages arising from the construction, maintenance and operation of those projects.  3. Maintain and operate all works in accordance with regulations prescribed by the cooperating entity.  4. Establish and enforce flood channel limits and regulations, if any, satisfactory to the cooperating entity.  (Added to NRS by 1961, 435; A 1987, 724)
NV Rev Stat § 543.545 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 543 - Control of Floods|NRS 543.545 - Exemption from requirements of public bidding for construction of certain flood control facilities; payment of prevailing wage required.

  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.   (Added to NRS by 1989, 1523; A 2019, 717)
NV Rev Stat § 543.547 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 543 - Control of Floods|NRS 543.547 - Compliance with master plan required for construction of flood control facility by local government; state agencies required to comply with master plan if practicable.

  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.  (Added to NRS by 1989, 1523)
NV Rev Stat § 543.550 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 543 - Control of Floods|NRS 543.550 - Rights-of-way across public lands granted to districts.

  1. There is hereby granted to a district the right-of-way for the construction and maintenance of floodways, ditches, waterways, conduits, canals, dikes, embankments, basins for retention or detention of water and protective works in, over and across public lands of the State of Nevada not otherwise disposed of or in use, but not in any case exceeding the length or width necessary for the construction of those works and adjuncts or for the protection thereof.  2. Whenever any selection of right-of-way for those works or adjuncts is made by the district, the board shall transmit to the Division of State Lands of the State Department of Conservation and Natural Resources and any other agency or entity of the state owning land in the area, including the Nevada System of Higher Education and the Colorado River Commission of Nevada, and to the county recorder of the county in which the selected lands are situated a plat of the lands so selected, giving the extent thereof and the uses for which they are claimed or desired, verified to be correct.  3. If the Division of State Lands of the State Department of Conservation and Natural Resources approves the selection so made, it must be endorsed upon the plat and a permit must be issued to use the rights-of-way and land.  (Added to NRS by 1961, 436; A 1985, 1195; 1993, 412; 2001, 2443)
NV Rev Stat § 543.560 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 543 - Control of Floods|NRS 543.560 - Acquisition of right to flood or interfere with property; relocation of streets, highways and other property.

In case any street, road, highway, railroad, canal or other property subject or devoted to public use shall become subject to flood or other interference by reason of the construction or proposed construction of any works of the district, the board may acquire by agreement or condemnation the right so to flood or otherwise interfere with such property within or without the district, whether it be publicly or privately owned. If such right is acquired by condemnation proceedings, the judgment may, if the court finds that public necessity or convenience so requires, direct the district to relocate such street, road, highway, railroad, canal or other property in accordance with the plans prescribed by the court. If, by such judgment or agreement, the district shall be required to relocate any such street, road, highway, railroad, canal or other property subject or devoted to public use, the board shall have the power to acquire in the name of the district, by agreement or condemnation, all rights-of-way and other property necessary or proper for compliance with the agreement or judgment of condemnation, and thereafter to make such conveyance of such relocated street, road, highway, railroad, canal or other property as may be proper to comply with the agreement or judgment.  (Added to NRS by 1961, 436)
NV Rev Stat § 543.570 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 543 - Control of Floods|NRS 543.570 - Connection with storm water drain or flood control facility: Application; fee; penalty.

  1. Any person desiring to make a connection to any storm water drain or flood control facility of the district or to cause storm waters to be emptied into any ditch, drain, canal, floodway or other appurtenant structure of the district shall first make application to the board to make the connection. The board may require the connection to be made in such manner as it may direct and may impose such reasonable connection fees as it deems proper, or, if reasonably justified by the circumstances, may refuse permission.  2. Any person making a connection or causing floodwaters to be so discharged without first having obtained permission is guilty of a misdemeanor.  (Added to NRS by 1961, 436)
NV Rev Stat § 543.580 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 543 - Control of Floods|NRS 543.580 - Chief engineer and general manager: Investigations, reports and estimates; recommendations; employment of engineers and surveyors.

  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.  (Added to NRS by 1961, 437; A 1985, 1196; 1987, 725)
NV Rev Stat § 543.595 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 543 - Control of Floods|NRS 543.595 - Adoption of uniform regulations; variances; incorporation of regulations into ordinances by city or county; compliance with standards, criteria and policies of board.

  1. The board shall adopt uniform regulations for the control of drainage, in accordance with the master plan, from land which is developed after the regulations become effective. The regulations may include provisions for the granting of a variance by the board upon application by the governmental entity having jurisdiction and a showing of conditions which justify the variance. The board may grant a variance from the strict enforcement of the uniform regulations for that piece of property if the granting of the variance will not cause any:  (a) Detriment to the public good;  (b) Impairment of any affected natural resources; or  (c) Deviation from the intent and purpose of the district’s master plan.  2. Before granting such a variance, the board must consider the effect of the proposed variance on the adjacent property, the entire hydrographic area and the continued implementation of the master plan.  3. On and after July 1, 1987, a county or city is not eligible to receive money, from the regional fund for the control of floods, for the acquisition of a project or improvement unless it has incorporated these regulations in its ordinances governing the subdivision of land, parcel maps, and division of land into large parcels. The county or city is then responsible for their enforcement, but the county or any city may bring an action against any of the others to compel enforcement in the latter’s territory.  4. The board may also require as a condition of granting money to a county or city that the recipient comply with the standards and criteria developed by the board concerning the design of systems for drainage and with the policies established by the board for the design, construction, operation and maintenance of a project or improvement.  (Added to NRS by 1985, 1190; A 1987, 432; 1991, 1372)
NV Rev Stat § 543.5955 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 543 - Control of Floods|NRS 543.5955 - Annual review of master plan; annual report by board.

  1. The board shall direct its chief engineer and general manager to prepare an annual review of the master plan for consideration by the board. The review must include consideration of:  (a) Growth and development in the district;  (b) The cost of and progress in construction of facilities for the control of floods;  (c) The district’s uniform code for management of a floodplain and the development of standards for construction of facilities for the control of floods;  (d) Progress in the development of facilities by the United States Army Corps of Engineers; and  (e) The establishment of additional long-range priorities for the control of floods.  2. The board shall prepare an annual report in conjunction with its review. The report must set forth:  (a) The source and amount of money received during the previous year;  (b) The amount of money expended during the previous year;  (c) A listing of any project completed during the previous year;  (d) A listing of any project under construction;  (e) A listing of any project which is proposed for the ensuing year and the time estimated for its completion;  (f) The amount of money expended during the previous year for the operation and maintenance of facilities for the control of floods; and  (g) Any recommended amendments of the master plan.  3. A copy of the report must be filed with the district’s chief engineer. A copy must be provided to any person upon request for a fee which does not exceed the actual cost of printing and mailing the report.  (Added to NRS by 1987, 429)
NV Rev Stat § 543.596 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 543 - Control of Floods|NRS 543.596 - Further review of master plan at 5-year intervals.

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.  (Added to NRS by 1987, 430)
NV Rev Stat § 543.5965 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 543 - Control of Floods|NRS 543.5965 - More frequent review of master plan authorized; budget to include funding for review and amendment of plan.

  1. The review provided for in NRS 543.596 may be performed more frequently if the board finds that circumstances warrant performing those reviews at shorter intervals.  2. The budget of the district must include funding for the review and amendment of the master plan.  (Added to NRS by 1987, 430)
NV Rev Stat § 543.597 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 543 - Control of Floods|NRS 543.597 - Change of facility on or amendment of master plan; exception.

  1. The district’s chief engineer or any governmental entity may propose to:  (a) Change the size, type or alignment of a facility on the district’s master plan; or  (b) Amend the district’s master plan. A proposed amendment must be submitted to the district.  2. Upon receipt of a change proposed pursuant to paragraph (a) of subsection 1, the board shall hold a public hearing to consider the adoption of the change. With the approval of two-thirds of the members voting on the proposed change, the board may adopt any proposed change which:  (a) Is consistent with the general principles set forth in subsection 3 of NRS 543.590 for the master plan;  (b) Is hydraulically similar to a proposed facility included in the master plan;  (c) Is the most cost-effective structural or regulatory means of controlling floodwaters of the district; and  (d) Does not adversely affect the continued implementation of the master plan.  3. Upon receipt of an amendment proposed pursuant to paragraph (b) of subsection 1, the board shall determine whether the proposed amendment is consistent with the general principles set forth in subsection 3 of NRS 543.590 for the master plan. If the proposed amendment is determined to be generally consistent with those principles, the board shall hold a public hearing to consider the adoption of the proposed amendment. The board may adopt a proposed amendment to the district’s master plan with the approval of two-thirds of the members voting on the proposed amendment.  4. The board shall file a copy of any amendment or change adopted by it with the governing body of each local government whose jurisdiction includes a hydrographic area affected by the adopted amendment or change.  5. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 6, upon receipt of an amendment, the governing body of each local government affected shall hold a public hearing to consider the adoption of the proposed amendment as a component of its comprehensive master plan pursuant to chapter 278 of NRS. If the governing bodies of each local government whose jurisdiction includes a hydrographic area affected by the amendment to the district’s master plan approve the proposed amendment, it becomes effective.  6. If a proposed amendment to the master plan is adopted unanimously by the board, and by the governing body of the local government in whose jurisdiction will be located the structures necessary to carry out the purposes of the amendment, after a public hearing by each, the amendment becomes effective and no other hearing or approval is required by any other board or commission, including those responsible for decisions relating to planning or zoning.  7. The provisions of this section do not apply to an amendment of a master plan pursuant to NRS 543.5975.  (Added to NRS by 1987, 430; A 1989, 1525; 1991, 1372; 1993, 835; 1995, 83; 2001, 893)