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NV Rev Stat § 274.140 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 274 - Zones for Economic Development|NRS 274.140 - Exceptions to exemptions from regulations or ordinances.

  1. The provisions of NRS 274.110, 274.120 and subsection 1 of NRS 274.130 do not apply to regulations adopted pursuant to any statute whose purpose is the protection of the environment, the preservation of historic places and landmarks, or the protection of persons against discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, national origin or handicap.  2. No exemption, modification or alternative to any regulation adopted under NRS 274.110, 274.120 or 274.130 is effective which:  (a) Presents a significant risk to the health or safety of persons resident in or employed within a specially benefited zone;  (b) Conflicts with federal law or regulations such that the State, or any local government or any area of the State other than specially benefited zones, or any business located outside of a specially benefited zone would be disqualified from a federal program or from federal tax benefits or other benefits;  (c) Suspends or modifies a regulation specifically required by law; or  (d) Eliminates or reduces benefits to persons who are residents of or employed within a zone.  (Added to NRS by 1983, 1981; A 2017, 1067)
NV Rev Stat § 274.150 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 274 - Zones for Economic Development|NRS 274.150 - Qualifications for zone.

An area is qualified to become a specially benefited zone which:  1. Is a contiguous area, but the area of a zone may exclude wholly surrounded territory within its boundaries;  2. Is a depressed area;  3. Satisfies any additional criteria established by regulation of the Administrator consistent with the purposes of this chapter; and  4. Is entirely within a city or entirely within the unincorporated areas of a county, except where reasonable need is established for the zone to cover portions of more than one city or county.  (Added to NRS by 1983, 1971)
NV Rev Stat § 274.160 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 274 - Zones for Economic Development|NRS 274.160 - Designation of area as zone; contents of ordinance.

  1. A city, within its jurisdiction, or a county within the unincorporated areas of the county, or municipalities jointly, may by ordinance designate an area as a specially benefited zone, subject to the approval of the Governor, if:  (a) The area is qualified under NRS 274.150; and  (b) The municipality has conducted at least one public hearing within the proposed zone on:  (1) The question of whether to create the zone;  (2) What local plans, financial incentives and other programs should be established in connection with the zone; and  (3) What the boundaries of the zone should be.  Public notice of the hearing must be published in at least one newspaper of general circulation within the proposed zone, not more than 20 days nor less than 5 days before the hearing.  2. An ordinance designating an area as a specially benefited zone must set forth:  (a) A precise description of the area comprising the zone, either in the form of a legal description or by reference to roadways, lakes and waterways, and township, county or city boundaries;  (b) A finding that the zone meets the qualifications of NRS 274.150;  (c) Provisions for any financial incentives which pursuant to state or federal law apply to qualified businesses within the zone at the election of the designating municipality, and which are not applicable throughout the municipality;  (d) A designation of the area as a specially benefited zone, subject to the approval of the Governor; and  (e) The duration or term of the specially benefited zone.  3. This section does not prohibit a municipality from extending additional financial incentives in specially benefited zones or throughout its territory by separate ordinance, if the provision of those incentives is otherwise authorized by law.  (Added to NRS by 1983, 1971)
NV Rev Stat § 274.170 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 274 - Zones for Economic Development|NRS 274.170 - Contents of application to Governor for designation of area as zone.

A municipality which has adopted an ordinance designating an area as a specially benefited zone shall make written application to the Administrator to have the proposed zone approved by the Governor as a specially benefited zone. The application must include:  1. A certified copy of the ordinance designating the proposed zone;  2. A map of the proposed zone, showing existing streets and highways;  3. An analysis, and any appropriate supporting documents and statistics, demonstrating that the proposed zone is qualified under NRS 274.150;  4. A statement detailing any reduction, deferral or elimination of any license or franchise tax, fee, service charge or other financial incentives or benefits, and any programs, to be provided by the municipality to qualified businesses within the zone, other than those provided in the designating ordinance, which are not to be provided throughout the municipality;  5. A statement setting forth the objectives concerning economic development and planning for the zone;  6. A statement describing the functions, programs and services to be performed by designated neighborhood organizations within the zone;  7. An estimate of the economic effect of the zone, considering all of the financial incentives or benefits and the programs contemplated, upon the revenues of the municipality;  8. A recording or the minutes of all public hearings on the zone;  9. In the case of a joint application, a statement detailing the need for a zone covering portions of more than one city or county and a description of the agreement between the joint applicants; and  10. Such additional information as the Administrator by regulation may require.  (Added to NRS by 1983, 1972)
NV Rev Stat § 274.180 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 274 - Zones for Economic Development|NRS 274.180 - Review of application by Administrator and Governor.

  1. All applications which are to be considered and acted upon by the Administrator and the Governor during a calendar year must be received by the Administrator no later than December 31 of the preceding calendar year. Any application received on or after January 1 of any calendar year must be held by the Administrator for consideration and action during the following calendar year.  2. Upon receipt of an application from a municipality, the Administrator shall review the application to determine whether the designated area qualifies as a specially benefited zone under NRS 274.150 and whether to recommend approval or denial of the application by the Governor. No later than May 1, the Administrator shall notify all applicant municipalities of the Administrator’s determination of the qualification of their respective designated specially benefited zones. If any such designated area is found to be qualified to be a specially benefited zone, the Administrator shall, no later than May 15, publish a notice in at least one newspaper of general circulation within the proposed zone to notify the general public of the application and their opportunity to comment. The notice must include a description of the area and a brief summary of the application and must indicate locations where the applicant has provided copies of the application for public inspection. The notice must also indicate appropriate procedures for the filing of written comments from residents, businesses, civic and other organizations and property owners within the zone to the Administrator.  3. By July 1 the Governor shall either approve or deny all applications filed by December 31 of the preceding year. If approval of an application filed by December 31 of any year is not received by July 1 of the following year, the application shall be considered denied. If an application is denied, the Administrator shall inform the municipality of the specific reasons for the denial.  (Added to NRS by 1983, 1973)
NV Rev Stat § 274.190 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 274 - Zones for Economic Development|NRS 274.190 - Criteria for designation of zone by Governor.

  1. In determining which designated areas will be approved as specially benefited zones, the Governor shall give preference to:  (a) Areas with high levels of poverty, unemployment, loss of jobs and population, and general distress;  (b) Areas which have evidenced the widest support from the designating municipality, local residents and business, labor and neighborhood organizations;  (c) Areas for which a specific plan has been submitted to effect economic growth and expansion and neighborhood revitalization for the benefit of residents and existing businesses within the zone through efforts which may include but need not be limited to a reduction or elimination of license or franchise taxes, fees or service charges, an increase in the level and efficiency of local services, and a simplification of governmental requirements applicable to employers or employees, taking into account the resources available to the municipality to make those efforts;  (d) Areas for which there is evidence of prior consultation between the municipality and business, labor and neighborhood organizations within the proposed zone;  (e) Areas for which a specific plan has been submitted which will or may be expected to benefit residents and employees within the zone by increasing their opportunities for ownership of and participation in developments within the specially benefited zone; and  (f) Areas in which specific governmental functions are to be performed by designated neighborhood organizations in partnership with the municipality seeking certification of an area as a specially benefited zone.  2. The Governor’s determination of whether to approve a specially benefited zone must be based on the purposes of this chapter, the criteria set forth in NRS 274.150 and subsection 1 of this section and any additional criteria adopted by regulation of the Administrator.  (Added to NRS by 1983, 1974)
NV Rev Stat § 274.200 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 274 - Zones for Economic Development|NRS 274.200 - Certification of zone by Governor; terms and number of zones.

  1. Approval of designated specially benefited zones must be made by the Governor by certification of the designating ordinance. The Governor shall promptly issue a certificate for each specially benefited zone upon his or her approval. The certificate must be signed by the Governor, must make specific reference to the designating ordinance, which must be attached thereto, and must be filed in the Office of the Secretary of State. A certified copy of the certificate must be recorded with the county recorder of the county in which the specially benefited zone lies.  2. A specially benefited zone is effective upon its certification. The Administrator shall transmit a copy of the certification to the Department of Taxation, the Employment Security Division of the Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation and to the designating municipality. The terms and provisions of the designating ordinance become effective upon certification of the specially benefited zone, and may not be amended or repealed except as otherwise provided in NRS 274.280.  3. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 274.280, the designating ordinance and the certification remain in effect for 20 years, or for a lesser number of years specified in the ordinance, and terminate at midnight of December 31 of the final year of the certified term.  4. No more than eight specially benefited zones may be approved by the Governor in any year. In any year, the Governor may not approve more than three zones located within the same county, whether within its cities or within the unincorporated areas, nor more than three zones in the same city. The Governor may approve specially benefited zones in each of the 6 years commencing with 1984. Thereafter, the Governor may not approve any additional specially benefited zones, but may amend or rescind certifications of existing zones as provided in NRS 274.280.  (Added to NRS by 1983, 1974; A 1993, 1547; 2001, 1758)
NV Rev Stat § 274.210 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 274 - Zones for Economic Development|NRS 274.210 - Program for training and employment of residents in zone; report to municipality and Legislative Commission.

  1. In order to stimulate opportunities for employment for residents of a specially benefited zone, the Administrator shall initiate a test of a program for the reimbursement of vouchers for the cost of training residents of the zone eligible under the provisions of the Internal Revenue Code concerning tax credits for the employment of members of targeted groups in private industry. This program must not be designed to subsidize businesses, but is intended to make available opportunities for jobs and training not otherwise available. Nothing in this subsection requires businesses within a zone to utilize this program.  2. The program described in subsection 1 must be designed:  (a) For those persons whose opportunities for obtaining employment are minimal without participation in the program;  (b) To minimize the period during which those persons collect benefits under programs for public assistance; and  (c) To accelerate the transition of those persons to unsubsidized employment.  The Administrator shall seek agreement with business, organized labor and the appropriate state and local agencies on the design, operation and evaluation of the test program.  3. A report with recommendations, including representative comments of governmental agencies and business and labor organizations, must be submitted by the Administrator to the designating municipality and the Legislative Commission not later than 12 months after the test program commences, or not later than 3 months following the termination of the test program, whichever first occurs.  (Added to NRS by 1983, 1977)
NV Rev Stat § 274.220 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 274 - Zones for Economic Development|NRS 274.220 - Manager of zone: Appointment; qualifications; duties.

  1. The management of a specially benefited zone must be under the jurisdiction of the designating municipality.  2. Each designating municipality shall, by ordinance, appoint a zone manager for the certified zones within its jurisdiction. A zone manager must be an officer or employee of the municipality.  3. The zone manager shall coordinate activities between the designating municipality, the Administrator and any designated neighborhood organizations within zones under his or her jurisdiction.  (Added to NRS by 1983, 1977)
NV Rev Stat § 274.230 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 274 - Zones for Economic Development|NRS 274.230 - Powers of designating municipality: Cooperation with federal, state and local governments; improving police protection; federal assistance for urban development or training for employment; qualifications for benefits.

When a specially benefited zone is designated and approved under this chapter, the governing body of the designating municipality may:  1. Apply with the United States Department of Commerce to have the specially benefited zone declared to be a free trade zone.  2. When any federal legislation concerning specially benefited zones is enacted or becomes effective, prepare and submit, with the assistance of the Administrator and in a timely fashion, all information and forms necessary to permit the specially benefited zone designated and approved under this chapter to be considered as an eligible area under the federal program.  3. Apply for all available assistance from the federal, state, and in the case of a city, the county government, including the suspension or modification of their regulations within the specially benefited zone that have the characteristics described in subsection 1 of NRS 274.110.  4. Develop and carry out a program to improve police protection within the zone.  5. Give priority to the use in the zone of any federal assistance for urban development or job training.  6. By ordinance adopt regulations for qualifying employers for the benefits authorized specifically for qualified businesses under this chapter and NRS 374.643.  (Added to NRS by 1983, 1979)
NV Rev Stat § 274.240 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 274 - Zones for Economic Development|NRS 274.240 - Powers of designating municipality: Issuing securities; reducing certain taxes, fees or service charges; improving governmental services; providing financing; cooperating with other governmental agencies.

To encourage the revitalization of specially benefited zones, the governing body of a designating municipality may:  1. Issue bonds or other securities authorized by other law for the purposes of economic development and use the proceeds for loans to any new or expanding qualified businesses in the specially benefited zone.  2. Reduce or eliminate any license or franchise tax, fee or service charge which would otherwise be imposed against qualified businesses within the specially benefited zone.  3. Develop and carry out, alone or where feasible with the participation of one or more designated neighborhood organizations as provided in NRS 274.250, programs to improve needed governmental services within the specially benefited zone.  4. Develop and carry out a plan to:  (a) Ensure the availability of resources to assist residents of the specially benefited zone in their own efforts to improve the condition of property and the availability and quality of public services within the zone.  (b) Provide or seek assistance for persons or businesses displaced as a result of undertakings or other activities conducted pursuant to this chapter.  5. Provide financing by tax increment pursuant to chapter 278C of NRS.  6. Cooperate with any other governmental agency to provide any other incentive likely to encourage private investment within the specially benefited zone.  (Added to NRS by 1983, 1981; A 1997, 2561; 2005, 1767)
NV Rev Stat § 274.250 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 274 - Zones for Economic Development|NRS 274.250 - Powers of designating municipality: Delegation of services to private organizations.

  1. A designating municipality may, by ordinance, delegate one or more of the services or functions described in subsection 2 to one or more qualified private organizations. For the purposes of this section, an organization is qualified if:  (a) Its constituency is composed substantially of residents of the specially benefited zone;  (b) It has a governing body elected by its constituents;  (c) It meets the requirements of paragraph (3) of subsection (c) of section 501 of the Internal Revenue Code; and  (d) It exists primarily to perform services within the zone for the benefit of its residents and businesses.  2. A designated neighborhood organization may be authorized to provide the following services or perform the following functions in coordination with the municipality:  (a) Provide or contract for the provision of public services including, but not limited to:  (1) The establishment of patrols to watch for crime in neighborhoods within the specially benefited zone.  (2) The establishment of volunteer day care centers.  (3) The organization of recreational activities for children living within the zone.  (4) Garbage collection.  (5) Street maintenance and improvement.  (6) The maintenance and improvement of parks, bridges and water and sewer lines.  (7) Projects for the conservation of energy.  (8) Health and clinical services.  (9) Programs to combat substance use disorders.  (10) Programs to assist older residents of the zone.  (11) The rehabilitation, renovation, operation and maintenance of housing for persons of low and moderate income.  (12) Other types of public services as provided by ordinance.  (b) Exercise authority for the enforcement of any code, permit or procedure for licensing within a specially benefited zone.  (c) Provide a forum for action by business, labor and government on innovations for the zone.  (d) Apply for regulatory relief under NRS 274.110, 274.120 and 274.130.  (e) Perform such other functions as the responsible governmental entity may deem appropriate, including offerings and contracts for insurance with businesses within the zone.  (f) Agree with local governments to provide these public services within the zone by contracting with private firms and organizations, where feasible and prudent.  (g) Solicit and receive contributions to improve the quality of life in the specially benefited zone.  (Added to NRS by 1983, 1977)
NV Rev Stat § 274.260 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 274 - Zones for Economic Development|NRS 274.260 - Proposal by business to participate in benefits of zone; contents of proposal.

Any business that wishes to participate in the benefits specifically authorized for qualified businesses in this chapter must first submit a proposal to the governing body of the designating municipality. The proposal must contain the following information:  1. An estimate of the number of new employees whom the business intends to hire for its place of business within the specially benefited zone and an estimate of the amount of payroll these hirings will add to the business.  2. An estimate of the amount to be invested by the business to establish, expand, renovate or occupy a place of business within the specially benefited zone, including investment in new buildings, additions, or improvements to existing buildings, machinery, equipment, furniture, fixtures and inventory.  3. A listing of the business’ current investment, if any, in a place of business within the specially benefited zone as of the date of the submission of the proposal. The business shall review and keep current the estimates and listings required under this subsection to reflect material changes, and any agreement entered into pursuant to NRS 274.270 must set forth final estimates and listings as of the time the agreement is entered.  (Added to NRS by 1983, 1982)
NV Rev Stat § 274.280 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 274 - Zones for Economic Development|NRS 274.280 - Procedure to amend ordinance designating zone.

  1. The terms of a certified ordinance designating a specially benefited zone may be amended to:  (a) Alter the boundaries of the zone;  (b) Limit or repeal financial incentives or benefits provided in the ordinance; or  (c) Alter the date for terminating the zone.  The amendment does not become effective unless the Governor issues an amended certificate for the zone. Upon the adoption of the amendment, the municipality shall promptly file with the Administrator an application for approval thereof, containing substantially the same information as required for an application under NRS 274.170 insofar as material to the proposed changes. The municipality must hold a public hearing on the proposed changes as specified in NRS 274.160.  2. The Governor shall approve or disapprove a proposed amendment to a certified specially benefited zone within 90 days after receiving the application from the municipality. The Governor may not approve changes in a zone which are not in conformity with this chapter or with other applicable laws. If the Governor issues an amended certificate for a specially benefited zone, the amended certificate, together with the amended designating ordinance, must be filed, recorded and transmitted as provided in NRS 274.200.  (Added to NRS by 1983, 1975)