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NV Rev Stat § 271B.070 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 271B - Economic Diversification|NRS 271B.070 - Creation; pledge of proceeds of certain taxes; location. [Effective July 1, 2032, through June 30, 2036.]

  1. Except as otherwise provided in this section, if a qualified project is located within the jurisdiction of a municipality, the governing body of the municipality may:  (a) Create an economic diversification district for the purposes of carrying out this chapter by adopting an ordinance describing the boundaries of the district, which must be the geographic boundaries of the qualified project, and generally describing the purposes within the district for which money pledged pursuant to this chapter may be used; and  (b) For the purposes of carrying out paragraph (a), include in an ordinance adopted pursuant to that paragraph the pledge of an amount equal to the proceeds of all sales and use taxes imposed on or owed by each participant in the qualified project with regard to tangible personal property purchased in the municipality for use in the district, or stored, used or otherwise consumed in the district by the participant, during a fiscal year other than the amount of any local sales and use taxes for which the lead participant has received an abatement pursuant to an application approved by the Office of Economic Development pursuant to NRS 360.950.  2. The governing body of a municipality may not include in an ordinance adopted to create a district pursuant to paragraph (a) of subsection 1 on or after September 11, 2014, the pledge of any proceeds of the taxes imposed pursuant to NRS 374.110 or 374.111 and NRS 374.190 or 374.191 with regard to tangible personal property sold at retail, or stored, used or otherwise consumed, if the governing body obtains an opinion from independent bond counsel stating that the applicability of this provision would impair an existing contract for the sale of bonds which were issued before September 11, 2014.  3. A district created pursuant to this section by:  (a) A city must be located entirely within the boundaries of that city.  (b) A county must be located entirely within the boundaries of that county and, when the district is created, entirely outside of the boundaries of any city.  (Added to NRS by 2014, 28th Special Session, 26; A 2015, 29th Special Session, 39, 40, effective July 1, 2032)
NV Rev Stat § 271B.080 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 271B - Economic Diversification|NRS 271B.080 - Agreement with Department of Taxation regarding distribution of pledged amounts. [Effective through June 30, 2032.]

  1. After the adoption of an ordinance pursuant to NRS 271B.070:  (a) The governing body of the municipality and the Department of Taxation shall enter into an agreement specifying the dates and procedure for distribution to the municipality of any money pledged pursuant to NRS 271B.070.   (b) If the qualified project is a qualified project described in NRS 360.888 and the Executive Director of the Office of Economic Development has required the lead participant to make payments to a trust fund in the State Treasury pursuant to subsection 4 of NRS 360.893, the Department of Taxation shall deposit in that trust fund the proceeds of any taxes conditionally pledged pursuant to subsection 3 of NRS 271B.070 until:  (1) The lead participant qualifies for a return of the money paid into the trust fund pursuant to subsection 6 of NRS 360.893, in which case the taxes conditionally pledged, including any interest and income earned on those taxes, must be distributed pursuant to the agreement described in paragraph (a); or  (2) The Executive Director determines that the requirements for the partial abatement set forth in NRS 360.893 have not been met, in which case any taxes conditionally pledged and deposited in the trust fund must be transferred to the entity that would have received those taxes if the taxes had not been conditionally pledged, as determined by the Department of Taxation. The interest and income earned on those taxes during the time the taxes were in the trust fund must be distributed to an entity receiving a distribution pursuant to this subparagraph in the proportion that the taxes distributed to the entity pursuant to this subparagraph bears to the total taxes distributed pursuant to this subparagraph.  2. If the qualified project is a qualified project described in NRS 360.940, the distributions pursuant to the agreement described in paragraph (a) of subsection 1 must:  (a) Be made not less frequently than monthly; and  (b) Cease at the end of the fiscal year in which the 20th anniversary of the adoption of the ordinance creating the district occurs.  3. If the qualified project is a qualified project described in NRS 360.888, the distributions pursuant to the agreement described in paragraph (a) of subsection 1 must:  (a) Be made not less frequently than monthly;  (b) Cease at the end of the fiscal year in which the 15th anniversary of the adoption of the ordinance creating the district occurs; and  (c) If the Executive Director of the Office of Economic Development has required the lead participant to make payments to a trust fund in the State Treasury pursuant to subsection 4 of NRS 360.893, not commence until the lead participant qualifies for a return of the money paid into the trust fund pursuant to subsection 6 of NRS 360.893.  (Added to NRS by 2014, 28th Special Session, 26; A 2015, 29th Special Session, 40; 2017, 3811)
NV Rev Stat § 271B.080 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 271B - Economic Diversification|NRS 271B.080 - Agreement with Department of Taxation regarding distribution of pledged amounts. [Effective July 1, 2032, through June 30, 2036.]

After the adoption of an ordinance pursuant to NRS 271B.070, the governing body of the municipality and the Department of Taxation shall enter into an agreement specifying the dates and procedure for distribution to the municipality of any money pledged pursuant to NRS 271B.070. The distributions must:  1. Be made not less frequently than monthly; and  2. Cease at the end of the fiscal year in which the 20th anniversary of the adoption of the ordinance creating the district occurs.  (Added to NRS by 2014, 28th Special Session, 26; A 2015, 29th Special Session, 40, effective July 1, 2032)
NV Rev Stat § 271B.090 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 271B - Economic Diversification|NRS 271B.090 - Agreement to distribute pledged amounts to lead participant of qualified project located within district; restrictions; automatic termination of agreement. [Effective through June 30, 2036.]

  1. Except as otherwise provided in this section, if the governing body of a municipality adopts an ordinance pursuant to NRS 271B.070, the municipality may enter into an agreement with the lead participant in the qualified project for the cost of acquiring, improving or equipping, or any combination thereof, the qualified project, which may contain such terms as are determined to be desirable by the governing body of the municipality, including the payment of reasonable interest and other financing costs for the qualified project. Any such reimbursements may be secured by a pledge of, and be payable from, any money pledged pursuant to NRS 271B.070 and received by the municipality with respect to the district. If such an agreement is entered into, the agreement must provide for the payment to the lead participant of the money pledged pursuant to NRS 271B.070 and received by the municipality not later than 15 days after the date on which such money is distributed to the municipality pursuant to NRS 271B.080. An agreement entered into pursuant to this section is not subject to the limitations of subsection 1 of NRS 354.626 and may, at the option of the governing body, be binding on the municipality beyond the fiscal year in which it was made, only if the agreement pertains solely to one or more participants in the qualified project.  2. No agreement entered into pursuant to this section may be secured by or payable from the general fund of the municipality, the power of the municipality to levy ad valorem property taxes, or any source other than any money pledged pursuant to NRS 271B.070 and received by the municipality with respect to the district, or any combination thereof. No bond, note or other agreement issued or entered into pursuant to this section may ever become a general obligation of the municipality or a charge against its general credit or taxing powers, nor may any such bond, note or other agreement become a debt of the municipality for purposes of any limitation on indebtedness.  3. Any agreement entered pursuant to this section must automatically terminate on or before the end of the fiscal year in which the 20th anniversary of the adoption of the ordinance creating the district occurs.  (Added to NRS by 2014, 28th Special Session, 26)
NV Rev Stat § 271B.100 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 271B - Economic Diversification|NRS 271B.100 - Preparation of annual reports and submittal to Legislature. [Effective through June 30, 2036.]

On or before September 1 of each year, the governing body of a municipality that adopts an ordinance pursuant to NRS 271B.070 shall prepare and submit to the Director of the Legislative Counsel Bureau for submission to the Legislature, or to the Legislative Commission when the Legislature is not in regular session, an annual report containing:  1. A statement of the status of the qualified project located or expected to be located in the district, and of any changes in that status since the last annual report.  2. An assessment of the financial impact of the district on the provision of local governmental services, including, without limitation, services for police protection and fire protection.  (Added to NRS by 2014, 28th Special Session, 27)
NV Rev Stat § 271B.110 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 271B - Economic Diversification|NRS 271B.110 - Agreement with owner of property interest within district to defray cost of local governmental services. [Effective through June 30, 2036.]

The governing body of a municipality may enter into an agreement with one or more of the owners of any interest in property within a district, pursuant to which that owner would agree to make payments to the municipality or to another local government that provides services in the district, or to both, to defray, in whole or in part, the cost of local governmental services during the term of the use of any money pledged pursuant to NRS 271B.070. Such an agreement must specify the amount to be paid by the owner of the property interest, which may be stated as a specified amount per year or as an amount based upon any formula upon which the municipality and owner agree.  (Added to NRS by 2014, 28th Special Session, 27)
NV Rev Stat § 271B.120 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 271B - Economic Diversification|NRS 271B.120 - Independent auditing of certain claims; additional restrictions on financing or reimbursement. [Effective through June 30, 2036.]

The governing body of a municipality:  1. Shall require the review of each claim submitted pursuant to any contract or other agreement made with the governing body to provide any financing or reimbursement pursuant to NRS 271B.090, by an independent auditor.  2. Shall not provide any financing or reimbursement pursuant to NRS 271B.090 from the proceeds of the taxes described in subsection 2 of NRS 271B.070, if the governing body obtains an opinion from independent bond counsel stating that the applicability of this subsection would impair an existing contract for the sale of bonds that were issued before September 11, 2014.  (Added to NRS by 2014, 28th Special Session, 27)
NV Rev Stat § 271B.130 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 271B - Economic Diversification|NRS 271B.130 - Expansion of infrastructure by natural gas utility deemed to constitute program of economic development under certain circumstances; natural gas utility required to file with Public Utilities Commission of Nevada application to establish rates to recover prudent and reasonable costs associated with expansion. [Effective through June 30, 2032.]

  1. For the purposes of subsection 3 of NRS 704.9925, the activity of a public utility which purchases natural gas for resale relating to the expansion of its infrastructure necessary to provide natural gas to the legal boundary of a district constitutes a program of economic development. The public utility shall expand its infrastructure in accordance with the provisions of that section.  2. A public utility which expands its infrastructure as described in subsection 1 shall file an application with the Public Utilities Commission of Nevada in accordance with the regulations adopted pursuant to NRS 704.9925 to establish rates to recover all prudent and reasonable costs associated with the expansion in accordance with the provisions of that section.  3. As used in this section, "public utility" has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 704.020.  (Added to NRS by 2015, 29th Special Session, 38)
NV Rev Stat § 274.010 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 274 - Zones for Economic Development|NRS 274.010 - Definitions.

As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires, the words and terms defined in NRS 274.020 to 274.080, inclusive, have the meanings ascribed to them in those sections.  (Added to NRS by 1983, 1971; A 2013, 27th Special Session, 21)
NV Rev Stat § 274.020 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 274 - Zones for Economic Development|NRS 274.020 - "Administrator" defined.

Administrator means the Executive Director of the Office of Economic Development.  (Added to NRS by 1983, 1971; A 2011, 3452)
NV Rev Stat § 274.030 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 274 - Zones for Economic Development|NRS 274.030 - "Depressed area" defined.

Depressed area means an area in which pervasive poverty, unemployment and economic distress exist.  (Added to NRS by 1983, 1971)
NV Rev Stat § 274.040 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 274 - Zones for Economic Development|NRS 274.040 - "Designating municipality" defined.

Designating municipality means a city, or, with respect to the unincorporated areas of the county, a county which designates a specially benefited zone pursuant to this chapter.  (Added to NRS by 1983, 1971)
NV Rev Stat § 274.050 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 274 - Zones for Economic Development|NRS 274.050 - "Governing body" defined.

Governing body means the board of county commissioners, the board of supervisors, the city council or the board of commissioners, as the case may be.  (Added to NRS by 1983, 1971)
NV Rev Stat § 274.060 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 274 - Zones for Economic Development|NRS 274.060 - "Municipality" defined.

Municipality means any county, with respect to the unincorporated areas of the county, or any city in this State, including Carson City.  (Added to NRS by 1983, 1971)
NV Rev Stat § 274.070 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 274 - Zones for Economic Development|NRS 274.070 - "Qualified business" defined.

Qualified business means any business organization qualified to receive benefits under this chapter and which has made an agreement concerning those benefits as provided by NRS 274.270.  (Added to NRS by 1983, 1971)
NV Rev Stat § 274.080 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 274 - Zones for Economic Development|NRS 274.080 - "Zone" defined.

Zone means a specially benefited zone designated and approved pursuant to this chapter.  (Added to NRS by 1983, 1971)
NV Rev Stat § 274.090 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 274 - Zones for Economic Development|NRS 274.090 - Administrator: Administration of chapter; regulations.

  1. The Executive Director of the Office of Economic Development shall serve as Administrator.  2. The Administrator shall:  (a) Administer this chapter.  (b) Adopt all necessary regulations to carry out the provisions of this chapter.  (Added to NRS by 1983, 1976; A 2011, 3452; 2015, 2768)
NV Rev Stat § 274.100 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 274 - Zones for Economic Development|NRS 274.100 - Administrator: Duties.

The Administrator shall:  1. When any federal legislation concerning specially benefited zones is enacted and becomes effective, assist municipalities in preparing and submitting all information and forms necessary to permit the zone to be considered as an eligible area under the federal program.  2. Provide information and appropriate assistance to persons desiring to locate and engage in business in a specially benefited zone, to persons already engaged in business in a zone and to designated neighborhood organizations operating there.  3. In cooperation with appropriate state and local governmental agencies, coordinate existing state and local programs to assist businesses and assist in simplifying procedures by which businesses within a specially benefited zone must apply for licenses and permits.  4. Publicize existing financial incentives and programs for economic development within a zone and upon request, offer technical assistance in the development of financial incentives and alternative sources of revenue to local governments which have specially benefited zones within their jurisdiction.  5. Work together with the responsible state and federal agencies to promote the coordination of other relevant programs, including but not limited to programs concerning housing, community and economic development, small business, banking, financial assistance, and training for employment which are carried on in a specially benefited zone.  (Added to NRS by 1983, 1976)
NV Rev Stat § 274.110 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 274 - Zones for Economic Development|NRS 274.110 - Administrator: Procedure for review of state regulations.

  1. The Administrator shall conduct a review of state administrative regulations and shall identify those regulations which preliminarily appear to the Administrator to:  (a) Affect the conduct of business, industry and commerce;  (b) Impose excessive cost on either the creation or conduct of businesses; and  (c) Inhibit the development and expansion of business within specially benefited zones.  2. The Administrator shall conduct hearings to solicit public comment on the regulations as part of the review.  3. No later than August 1, 1984, the Administrator shall publish a list of regulations identified pursuant to subsection 1. The Administrator shall transmit a copy of the list to each agency which has adopted regulations on the list.  4. Within 90 days after the publication of the list by the Administrator, each agency which adopted any regulation identified therein shall file a written report with the Administrator detailing for each identified regulation:  (a) Its need or justification;  (b) Whether the regulation is required by state or federal law, or is discretionary, and to what extent;  (c) A synopsis of the history of the regulation, including any internal review of it by the agency after its original adoption;  (d) Any appropriate explanation of its relationship to other regulatory requirements; and  (e) Any available data, analysis and studies concerning the estimated economic effect of the regulations on the business which it is to regulate and on the public. The informational statement prepared as required by NRS 233B.066 may be submitted to satisfy the requirements of this paragraph if it contains a current estimate of that economic effect.  The agency’s report is a public record and must be open to public inspection during regular business hours.  (Added to NRS by 1983, 1979)
NV Rev Stat § 274.120 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 274 - Zones for Economic Development|NRS 274.120 - Administrator: Adoption of regulations exempting certain businesses from state regulations.

  1. No later than January 1, 1985, and from time to time as necessary, the Administrator shall, except as provided in NRS 274.140, adopt regulations exempting businesses within specially benefited zones from those state regulations contained in the list published pursuant to NRS 274.110, for which the Administrator finds that incentives for the creation of jobs or for business development within specially benefited zones engendered by the exemption outweigh the need and justification for the regulation. In making such findings, the Administrator shall consider all information, data and opinions submitted by the public and the state agencies, and any other information otherwise available. These regulations must be in the form of amendments to the existing state regulations to be affected, and are subject to the provisions of chapter 233B of NRS.  2. Upon its effective date, any regulation of the Administrator adopted under subsection 1 supersedes the exempted state regulation in accordance with the terms of the exemption. An exemption applies only to businesses within specially benefited zones during the effective term of the respective zones. State agencies may not adopt emergency regulations to circumvent an exemption granted by the Administrator. Any such emergency regulation is not effective within the specially benefited zones to the extent it is inconsistent with the terms of the exemption.  (Added to NRS by 1983, 1979)
NV Rev Stat § 274.130 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 274 - Zones for Economic Development|NRS 274.130 - Exemption of businesses by agency from its regulations; regulations of Administrator supersede; modification of local ordinances and regulations of municipality.

  1. Except as provided in NRS 274.140, a state agency may provide in its regulations for the exemption of businesses within specially benefited zones or for modifications or alternatives specifically applicable to businesses within those zones, which impose less stringent standards or alternative standards for compliance, including standards based on performance as a substitute for specific requirements concerning methods, procedures or equipment. The agency adopting those exemptions, modifications or alternatives shall file with its proposed regulation its findings that the proposed regulation provides economic incentives within specially benefited zones which promote the purposes of this chapter and which, to the extent they include any exemptions or reductions in regulatory standards or requirements, outweigh the need or justification for the existing regulation.  2. If any agency adopts a regulation pursuant to subsection 1 affecting a regulation contained on the list published by the Administrator pursuant to NRS 274.110 before the Administrator adopts a regulation affecting the regulation on the list, the agency shall immediately transmit a copy of its proposed regulation to the Administrator, together with a statement of the reasons why the Administrator should defer to the agency’s proposed regulation. Regulations adopted under subsection 1 are subject to any superseding regulations of the Administrator adopted under NRS 274.120.  3. Except as provided in NRS 274.140, a designating municipality may modify, with respect to specially benefited zones, all local ordinances and regulations regarding zoning, licensing or building codes.  (Added to NRS by 1983, 1980)