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NV Rev Stat § 548.335 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 548 - Conservation|NRS 548.335 - City or county representatives may advise and consult with supervisors.

The supervisors may invite the legislative body of any municipality or county located near the territory comprising the district to designate a representative to advise and consult with the supervisors of the district on all questions of program and policy which may affect the property, water supply or other interests of such municipality or county.  [Part 7:212:1937; A 1945, 28; 1947, 431; 1951, 190]
NV Rev Stat § 548.340 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 548 - Conservation|NRS 548.340 - Conservation district is governmental subdivision; exercise of public powers.

A conservation district organized under the provisions of this chapter shall constitute a governmental subdivision of this State and a public body corporate and politic, exercising public powers.  [Part 8:212:1937; 1931 NCL § 6870.08] — (NRS A 1973, 754)
NV Rev Stat § 548.345 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 548 - Conservation|NRS 548.345 - Surveys, investigations and research.

In addition to other powers granted in this chapter, a district and the supervisors thereof shall have the power to conduct surveys, investigations and research relating to the conservation of renewable natural resources and the preventive and control measures needed, to publish the results of such surveys, investigations or research, and to disseminate information concerning such preventive and control measures; but in order to avoid duplication of research activities, no district shall initiate any research program except in cooperation with the government of this State or any of its agencies, or with the United States or any of its agencies.  [Part 8:212:1937; 1931 NCL § 6870.08] — (NRS A 1973, 754)
NV Rev Stat § 548.350 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 548 - Conservation|NRS 548.350 - Demonstrational projects.

In addition to other powers granted in this chapter, a district and the supervisors thereof shall have the power to conduct demonstrational projects within the district on lands owned or controlled by this State or any of its agencies, with the cooperation of the agency administering and having jurisdiction thereof, and on any other lands within the district, upon obtaining the consent of the occupier of such lands or the necessary rights or interests in such lands, in order to demonstrate by example the means, methods and measures by which renewable natural resources may be conserved.  [Part 8:212:1937; 1931 NCL § 6870.08] — (NRS A 1973, 754)
NV Rev Stat § 548.355 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 548 - Conservation|NRS 548.355 - Preventive and control measures; repair and restoration of property.

In addition to other powers granted in this chapter, a district and the supervisors thereof may:  1. Carry out preventive and control measures within the district, including, but not limited to, engineering operations, methods of cultivation, the growing of vegetation and changes in the use of land; and  2. Repair and restore property within the district, including, but not limited to, wetlands, stream corridors and other riparian property,  on land owned or controlled by any government or municipal corporation, with the cooperation of the agency administering and having jurisdiction thereof, and on any other land within the district, upon obtaining the consent of all persons holding any relevant rights or interests in such land.  [Part 8:212:1937; 1931 NCL § 6870.08] — (NRS A 1973, 755; 2001, 288)
NV Rev Stat § 548.360 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 548 - Conservation|NRS 548.360 - Cooperation and agreements with agencies for conserving renewable natural resources.

In addition to other powers granted in this chapter, a district and the supervisors thereof may cooperate or enter into agreements with and, within the limits of appropriations made available to it by law and any money it acquires from any other source, furnish financial or other aid to any governmental or other agency, or any occupier of land within the district, in conserving renewable natural resources within the district, subject to such conditions as the supervisors may deem necessary to advance the purposes of this chapter.  [Part 8:212:1937; 1931 NCL § 6870.08] — (NRS A 1973, 755; 2001, 288)
NV Rev Stat § 548.365 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 548 - Conservation|NRS 548.365 - Availability of agricultural and engineering machinery, fertilizer and seeds.

In addition to other powers granted in this chapter, a district and the supervisors thereof shall have the power to make available, on such terms as it shall prescribe, to land occupiers within the district, agricultural and engineering machinery and equipment, fertilizer, seeds and seedlings, and such other material or equipment as will assist such land occupiers in carrying on operations upon their lands for the conservation of renewable natural resources.  [Part 8:212:1937; 1931 NCL § 6870.08] — (NRS A 1973, 755)
NV Rev Stat § 548.370 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 548 - Conservation|NRS 548.370 - Construction, operation and maintenance of facilities and structures.

In addition to other powers granted in this chapter, a district and the supervisors thereof shall have the power to construct, operate, improve and maintain such facilities and structures as may be necessary or convenient for the performance of any of the operations authorized in this chapter.  [Part 8:212:1937; 1931 NCL § 6870.08] — (NRS A 1973, 755)
NV Rev Stat § 548.375 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 548 - Conservation|NRS 548.375 - Comprehensive plans for conservation.

In addition to other powers granted in this chapter, a district and the supervisors thereof shall have the power:  1. To develop comprehensive plans for the conservation of renewable natural resources within the district, which plans shall specify in such detail as may be possible the acts, procedures, performances, and avoidances which are necessary or desirable for the effectuation of such plans, including the specification of engineering operations, methods of cultivation, the growing of vegetation, cropping programs, tillage practices, and changes in the use of land; and  2. To publish such plans and information and bring them to the attention of occupiers of lands within the district.  [Part 8:212:1937; 1931 NCL § 6870.08] — (NRS A 1973, 755)
NV Rev Stat § 548.380 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 548 - Conservation|NRS 548.380 - Administration of projects; acceptance of gifts; participation in cost-sharing on federally financed projects.

In addition to other powers granted in this chapter, a district and the supervisors thereof may:  1. Manage or administer any project for the conservation of a renewable natural resource located within its boundaries undertaken by any person, municipal corporation or government.  2. Act as an agent of any person, municipal corporation or government in connection with the acquisition, construction, operation or administration of any project for the conservation of a renewable natural resource within its boundaries.  3. Accept donations, gifts and contributions in money, services, materials or any other form from any source, and use or expend such money, services, materials or other contributions in carrying on its operations.  4. Participate in cost-sharing on federally financed projects.  [Part 8:212:1937; 1931 NCL § 6870.08] — (NRS A 1973, 756; 2001, 289)
NV Rev Stat § 548.385 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 548 - Conservation|NRS 548.385 - Capacity to sue and be sued; seal; perpetual succession; execution of contracts; rules and regulations.

In addition to other powers granted in this chapter, a district and the supervisors thereof shall have the power:  1. To sue and be sued in the name of the district.  2. To have a seal, which seal shall be judicially noticed.  3. To have perpetual succession, unless terminated as provided in this chapter.  4. To make and execute contracts and other instruments necessary or convenient to the exercise of its powers.  5. To make, and from time to time amend and repeal, rules and regulations not inconsistent with this chapter, to carry into effect its purposes and powers.  [Part 8:212:1937; 1931 NCL § 6870.08]
NV Rev Stat § 548.390 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 548 - Conservation|NRS 548.390 - Conditions for extension of benefits to lands not controlled by State or its agencies.

As a condition to the extending of any benefits under this chapter to, or the performance of work upon, any lands not owned or controlled by this State or any of its agencies, the supervisors may require contributions in money, services, materials or otherwise to any operations conferring such benefits, and may require land occupiers to enter into and perform such agreements or covenants as to the permanent use of such lands as will tend to prevent or control erosion thereon.  [Part 8:212:1937; 1931 NCL § 6870.08]
NV Rev Stat § 548.393 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 548 - Conservation|NRS 548.393 - Acquisition and disposition of property: Power to acquire, maintain and improve property; use of income received therefrom; disposal.

In addition to other powers granted in this chapter, a district and the supervisors thereof may, in furtherance of the purposes and provisions of this chapter:  1. Obtain options upon and acquire, by purchase, exchange, lease, gift, grant, bequest, devise or otherwise, except by adverse possession, any property, real or personal, or rights or interests therein;  2. Maintain, administer and improve any properties acquired;  3. Receive income from such properties and expend that income; and  4. Sell, lease or otherwise dispose of any of its property or interests therein.  (Added to NRS by 2003, 1682)
NV Rev Stat § 548.395 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 548 - Conservation|NRS 548.395 - Acquisition and disposition of property: Applicability of other laws.

No provisions with respect to the acquisition, operation or disposition of property by other public bodies shall be applicable to a district organized under this chapter unless the Legislature shall specifically so state.  [Part 8:212:1937; 1931 NCL § 6870.08]
NV Rev Stat § 548.397 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 548 - Conservation|NRS 548.397 - Acquisition and disposition of property: Payments in lieu of taxes; amount; collection.

  1. If a district acquires real property on or after July 1, 2003, which is not exempt from property taxes at the time it is acquired by the district, the board of county commissioners of the county in which the property is located shall determine whether the district is required to make payments in lieu of taxes on the property.  2. In determining whether to require the district to make payments in lieu of taxes, the board shall consider the contributions made by the district to the community, such as providing a meeting place for community activities and such other factors as the board determines appropriate.  3. If the district is required to make payments in lieu of taxes, the amount of the payments must be equal to the property taxes which would have been payable on the property if it were not exempt from taxation. The county assessor of the county in which the property is located shall, solely for the purpose of facilitating the payments in lieu of taxes, assess the property in the same manner as the taxable property in the county is assessed. The ex officio tax receiver of that county shall mail to the district an individual bill for the payment in lieu of taxes in the same manner as is required by NRS 361.480 for an individual tax bill.  4. The payments in lieu of taxes are due at the same time and must be collected, accounted for and distributed in the same manner as if the property remained taxable after it was acquired by the district, except that no lien attaches upon any property or money of the district by virtue of any failure to make all or any part of the payments.  (Added to NRS by 2003, 1683)
NV Rev Stat § 548.400 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 548 - Conservation|NRS 548.400 - Cooperation between districts.

  1. The supervisors of any two or more districts organized under the provisions of this chapter may cooperate with and enter into agreements with one another in the exercise of any or all powers conferred in this chapter.  2. Any district may enter into such agreements with a district or districts in adjoining states to carry out such purposes if the law in the other states permits the districts in the states to enter into the agreements.  [13:212:1937; 1931 NCL § 6870.13] — (NRS A 1973, 756)
NV Rev Stat § 548.405 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 548 - Conservation|NRS 548.405 - Cooperation of state agencies and political subdivisions; applicability of regulations for use of land to publicly owned land.

  1. Agencies of this State which shall have jurisdiction over, or be charged with the administration of, any state-owned lands, and agencies of any county or other governmental subdivision of the State which shall have jurisdiction over, or be charged with the administration of, any county-owned or other publicly owned lands, lying within the boundaries of any district organized under this chapter, shall cooperate to the fullest extent with the supervisors of such districts in the effectuation of programs and operations undertaken by the supervisors under the provisions of this chapter.  2. The supervisors of such districts shall be given free access to enter and perform work upon such publicly owned lands.  3. The provisions of land use regulations adopted pursuant to NRS 548.410 to 548.435, inclusive, shall have the force and effect of law over all such publicly owned lands, and shall be in all respects observed by the agencies administering such lands.  [14:212:1937; 1931 NCL § 6870.14]
NV Rev Stat § 548.4051 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 548 - Conservation|NRS 548.4051 - "Parcel" defined.

As used in NRS 548.4051 to 548.4056, inclusive, "parcel" has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 361A.065.  (Added to NRS by 2015, 1982)
NV Rev Stat § 548.4052 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 548 - Conservation|NRS 548.4052 - Annual fee on parcels in district: Imposition; collection and deposit; use.

  1. Subject to the provisions of NRS 548.4053 and 548.4054, and only after receiving the approval of a majority of the registered voters of the conservation district voting on the question at a primary, general or special election held pursuant to NRS 548.4053 or at an election conducted by mail pursuant to NRS 548.4054:  (a) If a conservation district includes land lying in only one county, the board of county commissioners of the county shall impose, on behalf of the conservation district, an annual fee of not more than $25 on each parcel in the conservation district; and  (b) If a conservation district includes land lying in more than one county, the boards of county commissioners of the respective counties shall impose, on behalf of the conservation district, an annual fee of not more than $25 on each parcel in the conservation district.  2. A fee imposed pursuant to subsection 1 must be collected as are other fees and taxes imposed by the board of county commissioners are collected. A board of county commissioners that imposes the fee shall establish a separate fund in the county treasury for the receipt and expenditure of and accounting for the proceeds of the fee.  3. Money collected pursuant to this section may be used only for the purposes of this chapter.  (Added to NRS by 2015, 1982)
NV Rev Stat § 548.4053 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 548 - Conservation|NRS 548.4053 - Annual fee on parcels in district: Submission of question to voters upon receipt of petition; notice of election; contents of ballot; approval by voters.

  1. A board of county commissioners shall submit to the voters a question of whether to impose a fee described in NRS 548.4052 upon receipt of a petition requesting the election and prescribing the amount of the proposed fee. The petition must be signed by a majority of the supervisors of the conservation district or not less than 10 percent of the registered voters of the conservation district. The board of county commissioners shall direct the county clerk of the county or the county clerk’s designee to conduct an election on the question.  2. If a conservation district includes land lying in more than one county, the petition described in subsection 1 must be submitted to the board of county commissioners of each such county and each respective board of county commissioners shall submit the question to the registered voters of the conservation district who live in the county. Each respective board of county commissioners shall direct the county clerk of the county or the county clerk’s designee to conduct an election on the question. The county clerks of the respective counties shall confer and delegate to the county clerk, or the county clerk’s designee, of the county having the greatest number of qualified electors of the conservation district the duty of carrying out the provisions of this section and shall reimburse that county on a pro rata basis for their respective counties’ shares of the expenses of conducting the election.  3. Notice of an election or elections on the question of whether to impose a fee described in NRS 548.4052 must be:  (a) Published at least once each week for 4 weeks before the date of the election in a newspaper of general circulation in the county or counties in which the election or elections are to be held; and  (b) Posted continuously on the Internet website of the county or counties beginning not less than 30 days before the date of the election.  4. At the election, the ballot must contain the words "Shall a fee of not more than $_____ per parcel be approved for the conservation district?" or words equivalent thereto.  5. If a majority of the registered voters of the conservation district voting on the question approve the imposition of the fee, the fee must be imposed beginning on July 1 of the year next following the election or elections.  (Added to NRS by 2015, 1982)
NV Rev Stat § 548.4054 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 548 - Conservation|NRS 548.4054 - Annual fee on parcels in district: Election by mail in lieu of primary special or general election; date of election; mailing and marking ballots; appointment of electors to count votes; approval by voters.

  1. In lieu of conducting the election required by NRS 548.4052 at a primary, general or special election pursuant to NRS 548.4053, the board or boards of county commissioners, as applicable, may direct that the election be conducted by mail in accordance with this section. Except as otherwise provided in this section, the provisions of NRS 548.4053 govern an election conducted pursuant to this section.  2. If the election is conducted by mail:  (a) The board or boards of county commissioners, as applicable, shall establish the date by which marked mailing ballots must be mailed by voters to the county clerk or the county clerk’s designee pursuant to paragraph (c). That date is the date of the election for the purposes of subsection 3 of NRS 548.4053.  (b) On or after the first date of publication or posting, whichever occurs first, of the notice required by subsection 3 of NRS 548.4053, but not later than 5 business days after that date, the county clerk or the county clerk’s designee shall cause to be mailed to each registered voter in the conservation district:  (1) An official mailing ballot;  (2) A return envelope; and  (3) Instructions regarding the manner of marking and returning the ballot. The instructions must set forth the date established pursuant to paragraph (a) by which the ballot must be mailed by the voter to the county clerk or the county clerk’s designee.  (c) Upon receipt of a mailing ballot, the registered voter must, in accordance with the instructions, mark and fold the ballot, deposit and seal the ballot in the return envelope, affix his or her signature on the back of the envelope and mail the envelope to the county clerk or the county clerk’s designee. The ballot shall be deemed timely mailed if the envelope is postmarked not later than 3 business days after the date established pursuant to paragraph (a) by which the ballot must be mailed.  (d) At the close of polling, the county clerk or the county clerk’s designee shall appoint three electors who are not supervisors of the conservation district to act, without pay, as judges and tellers to open the envelopes and count the votes.  3. If a majority of the electors of the conservation district voting on the question at an election conducted pursuant to this section approve the imposition of the fee, the fee must be imposed beginning on July 1 of the year next following the election.  (Added to NRS by 2015, 1983)
NV Rev Stat § 548.4055 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 548 - Conservation|NRS 548.4055 - Annual fee on parcels in district: Procedures for increase, decrease or elimination.

A fee imposed pursuant to NRS 548.4052 and 548.4053 or 548.4054, as applicable, may not be increased, decreased or eliminated except according to the same procedures prescribed in NRS 548.4052 and 548.4053 or 548.4054, as applicable, for imposing the fee.  (Added to NRS by 2015, 1984)
NV Rev Stat § 548.4056 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 548 - Conservation|NRS 548.4056 - Appropriation of money to provide programs for renewable natural resources.

A board of county commissioners may appropriate money from the county general fund to a conservation district for the purpose of providing programs for renewable natural resources regardless of whether a fee is imposed pursuant to NRS 548.4052 and 548.4053 or 548.4054, as applicable.  (Added to NRS by 2015, 1984)
NV Rev Stat § 548.410 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 548 - Conservation|NRS 548.410 - Petition to formulate regulations; formulation; hearings; determination of whether referendum to be held.

  1. The supervisors of any district may file petitions with the State Conservation Commission at any time to request it to formulate land use regulations applicable to the district.  2. The Commission shall prescribe the form of the petition, which shall be, as nearly as practicable, in the form prescribed in this chapter for petitions to organize a district.  3. The State Conservation Commission shall have authority to formulate regulations, based upon the petition, governing the use of lands within a district in the interest of conserving renewable natural resources and preventing and controlling soil erosion and sedimentation.  4. The Commission shall conduct, after due notice, public meetings and public hearings within the district or districts concerned upon such regulations as it deems necessary to assist it in consideration thereof.  5. The Commission shall determine, on the basis of information presented in the petition or brought out in public hearings, and on the basis of the number of petitioners in relation to the total number of occupiers of land lying within the district, whether it can render a reasonable determination of approval or denial of the petition without holding a referendum, or whether a referendum shall be held.  [Part 9:212:1937; 1931 NCL § 6870.09] — (NRS A 1973, 756)