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NV Rev Stat § 534A.031 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 534A - Geothermal Resources|NRS 534A.031 - Exploration and subsurface information: Filing with Division of Minerals of Commission on Mineral Resources; confidentiality; release to State Engineer or other agency.

  1. Any exploration and subsurface information obtained as a result of a geothermal project must be filed with the Division of Minerals of the Commission on Mineral Resources within 30 days after it is accumulated. The information is confidential for 5 years after the date of filing and may not be disclosed during that time without the express written consent of the operator of the project, except that it must be made available by the Division to the State Engineer or any other agency of the State upon request. The State Engineer or other agency shall keep the information confidential.  2. If any information made confidential by subsection 1 is submitted to any other state or local governmental entity in connection with an application for a special use permit or any other license, permit or similar approval, the entity shall keep the information confidential during the period the information is confidential pursuant to subsection 1.  (Added to NRS by 1977, 383; A 1985, 1303; 1993, 1701; 1999, 3633; 2013, 1143)
NV Rev Stat § 534A.040 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 534A - Geothermal Resources|NRS 534A.040 - Applicability of procedures for appropriation.

A consumptive use of water brought to the surface outside of a geothermal well is subject to the appropriation procedures of chapters 533 and 534 of NRS, except for:  1. Water that is removed from an aquifer or geothermal reservoir to develop and obtain geothermal resources if the water is returned to or reinjected into the same aquifer or reservoir; or  2. The reasonable loss of water:  (a) During a test of a geothermal well; or  (b) From the temporary failure of all or part of a system that removes water from an aquifer or geothermal reservoir, transfers the heat from that water and reinjects that water into the same aquifer or reservoir.  (Added to NRS by 1975, 611; A 1983, 2091; 1985, 1303; 1997, 284)
NV Rev Stat § 534A.050 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 534A - Geothermal Resources|NRS 534A.050 - Ownership of geothermal resources.

The owner of real property owns the rights to the underlying geothermal resources unless they have been reserved by or conveyed to another person.  (Added to NRS by 1983, 2091)
NV Rev Stat § 534A.060 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 534A - Geothermal Resources|NRS 534A.060 - Permit required to drill or operate geothermal well or drill exploratory well; application.

  1. A person may not drill or operate a geothermal well or drill an exploratory well without obtaining a permit from the Administrator of the Division of Minerals of the Commission on Mineral Resources and complying with the conditions of the permit.  2. An application must set forth such information as the Administrator requires by regulation.  (Added to NRS by 1983, 2091; A 1985, 1303; 1993, 1701; 1999, 3633)
NV Rev Stat § 534A.070 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 534A - Geothermal Resources|NRS 534A.070 - Approval or rejection of application for permit to drill exploratory well; review of application for permit to drill or operate geothermal well; hearing; conditions.

  1. The Administrator of the Division of Minerals of the Commission on Mineral Resources shall approve or reject an application for a permit to drill an exploratory well within 10 days after the Administrator receives the application in proper form. The permit must not be effective for more than 2 years, but may be extended by the Administrator.  2. Upon receipt of an application for a permit to drill or operate a geothermal well, the Administrator of the Division of Minerals shall transmit copies of the application to the State Engineer, the Administrator of the Division of Environmental Protection of the State Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, and the Director of the Department of Wildlife. After consultation with the State Engineer, the Administrator of the Division of Environmental Protection, and the Director of the Department of Wildlife, the Administrator of the Division of Minerals may issue a permit to drill or operate a geothermal well if it is determined that issuance of a permit is consistent with:  (a) The policies specified in NRS 445A.305 and 445B.100;  (b) The purposes of chapters 533 and 534 of NRS; and  (c) The purposes specified in chapter 501 of NRS.  3. The Administrator of the Division of Minerals shall approve or reject the application to drill or operate a geothermal well within 90 days after the Administrator receives it in proper form, unless it is determined that a conflict exists pursuant to subsection 2 or a public hearing is necessary pursuant to subsection 4. Notice of the conflict or need for a public hearing must be provided to the applicant within the 90-day period.  4. The State Engineer and the Administrator of the Division of Minerals may hold public hearings jointly or separately to gather such evidence or information as they deem necessary for a full understanding of all the rights involved and to guard properly the public interest.  5. A permit issued pursuant to this section must include any conditions:  (a) Deemed necessary by the Administrator of the Division of Minerals to carry out the purposes of this section; and  (b) Imposed by the State Engineer consistent with the provisions of chapters 533 and 534 of NRS.  (Added to NRS by 1983, 2091; A 1985, 1304; 1987, 778; 1993, 1701; 1997, 509; 1999, 3633; 2003, 1581)
NV Rev Stat § 534A.080 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 534A - Geothermal Resources|NRS 534A.080 - Fees; use of money.

  1. The Commission on Mineral Resources shall impose and collect a fee for examining and filing an application for a permit to drill or operate a geothermal well or to drill an exploratory well. The fee must be deposited with the State Treasurer, for credit to the Account for the Division of Minerals created in the State General Fund pursuant to NRS 513.103.  2. The fee may be based in part on the number of acres of land being used by the person who holds the permit.  3. The Commission and the Division of Minerals may use the money deposited in the Account for the Division of Minerals pursuant to this section to administer the provisions of this chapter.  (Added to NRS by 1983, 2091; A 1985, 1304; 1993, 111, 1702; 1995, 579)
NV Rev Stat § 534A.090 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 534A - Geothermal Resources|NRS 534A.090 - Regulations of Commission on Mineral Resources.

The Commission on Mineral Resources may adopt regulations necessary for carrying out the provisions of this chapter.  (Added to NRS by 1983, 2091)
NV Rev Stat § 534B.010 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 534B - Dissolved Mineral Resources|NRS 534B.010 - Scope of chapter.

  1. The provisions of this chapter govern exploration for dissolved mineral resources.   2. Ownership of dissolved mineral resources is determined by the applicable federal and state laws or regulations.   3. Except as expressly provided, nothing in this chapter shall be construed to abrogate the provisions of chapter 445A, 519A, 533, 534 or 534A of NRS.  (Added to NRS by 2017, 3412)
NV Rev Stat § 534B.020 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 534B - Dissolved Mineral Resources|NRS 534B.020 - Definitions.

As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires, the words and terms defined in NRS 534B.030 to 534B.070, inclusive, have the meanings ascribed to them in those sections.  (Added to NRS by 2017, 3412)
NV Rev Stat § 534B.030 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 534B - Dissolved Mineral Resources|NRS 534B.030 - "Administrator" defined.

Administrator means the Administrator of the Division of Minerals of the Commission on Mineral Resources.  (Added to NRS by 2017, 3412)
NV Rev Stat § 534B.040 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 534B - Dissolved Mineral Resources|NRS 534B.040 - "Dissolved mineral resource" defined.

Dissolved mineral resource means all dissolved or entrained minerals that may be obtained from the naturally occurring liquid or brine in which they are found, including, without limitation, lithium. The term does not include a geothermal resource as defined in NRS 534A.010.  (Added to NRS by 2017, 3412)
NV Rev Stat § 534B.050 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 534B - Dissolved Mineral Resources|NRS 534B.050 - "Dissolved mineral resource exploration borehole" defined.

Dissolved mineral resource exploration borehole means a penetration in the ground that is made to sample or obtain water or chemical, geologic, geophysical or geotechnical information about a dissolved mineral resource and which cannot be pumped as a well.  (Added to NRS by 2017, 3412)
NV Rev Stat § 534B.060 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 534B - Dissolved Mineral Resources|NRS 534B.060 - "Dissolved mineral resource exploration well" defined.

Dissolved mineral resource exploration well means a well drilled to measure, test or sample water, including, without limitation, pumping tests, to determine whether dissolved mineral resources are present in concentrations and volumes sufficient to justify production.  (Added to NRS by 2017, 3412)
NV Rev Stat § 534B.070 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 534B - Dissolved Mineral Resources|NRS 534B.070 - "Division" defined.

Division means the Division of Minerals of the Commission on Mineral Resources.  (Added to NRS by 2017, 3412)
NV Rev Stat § 534B.080 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 534B - Dissolved Mineral Resources|NRS 534B.080 - Permit to drill dissolved mineral resource exploration well; application; license required to drill exploration well or borehole; water right required.

  1. A person may not drill a dissolved mineral resource exploration well without first obtaining a permit from the Administrator and complying with the conditions of the permit.   2. To obtain a permit to drill a dissolved mineral resource exploration well, a person must submit an application for a permit to the Administrator in the form and containing such information as prescribed by the Administrator in accordance with regulations adopted pursuant to this chapter.   3. An application submitted pursuant to subsection 2 must include:  (a) The location, design and expected depth of the well;   (b) The materials of construction for the well;   (c) The status of the land on which the well will be constructed;   (d) A plan for monitoring the well and a plan for plugging and abandoning the well in accordance with any regulations adopted pursuant to this chapter;  (e) A plan for managing any fluids generated as part of testing or sampling, which must include, without limitation, a description of how the fluids will be managed in accordance with the requirements of chapter 445A of NRS and as required by the Division of Environmental Protection of the State Department of Conservation and Natural Resources; and  (f) Any other reporting, information or analysis necessary to prevent the migration of fluids between aquifers and the degradation of the water quality in accordance with any regulations adopted pursuant to this chapter.   4. In addition to any other requirement of this section, a dissolved mineral resource exploration well or a dissolved mineral resource exploration borehole must be drilled by a person who is licensed to drill wells pursuant to NRS 534.140.   5. The issuance of a permit pursuant to NRS 534B.090 does not authorize a person to produce dissolved mineral resources without a water right.   (Added to NRS by 2017, 3412)
NV Rev Stat § 534B.090 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 534B - Dissolved Mineral Resources|NRS 534B.090 - Approval or rejection of application for permit; term of permit; hearing; conditions; permit to be posted on Internet.

  1. The Administrator shall approve or reject an application for a permit to drill a dissolved mineral resource exploration well within 30 days after the Administrator receives an application in proper form, unless the Administrator determines that the application conflicts with the requirements of NRS 445A.300 to 445A.730, inclusive, and any regulations adopted pursuant thereto, or any other laws and regulations administered by the Division of Environmental Protection of the State Department of Conservation and Natural Resources.   2. A permit issued pursuant to this section must not be effective for more than 2 years, but may be extended one time by the Administrator for an additional 2 years if he or she determines that the permit complies with the requirements of this chapter and any regulations adopted pursuant thereto.   3. The Administrator and the State Engineer may hold public hearings jointly or separately to gather such evidence or information as they deem necessary for a full understanding of all the rights involved and to properly guard the public interest. The Administrator must notify the applicant, the State Engineer and the Administrator of the Division of Environmental Protection of the State Department of Conservation and Natural Resources in advance of any hearing held pursuant to this section.   4. A permit issued pursuant to this section must include any conditions and reporting requirements deemed necessary by the Administrator.  5. The holder of any permit issued pursuant to this section must comply with the requirements of NRS 445A.300 to 445A.730, inclusive, and any regulations adopted pursuant thereto.   6. The Administrator shall post any permit which has been approved pursuant to this section on the Internet website of the Division of Minerals within 5 days after the permit has been approved.  (Added to NRS by 2017, 3413)
NV Rev Stat § 534B.100 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 534B - Dissolved Mineral Resources|NRS 534B.100 - Application fee; limitation on use.

  1. The Commission on Mineral Resources shall, by regulation, establish a fee to be collected by the Division for examining and filing an application for a permit to drill a dissolved mineral exploration well. The fee must not exceed $1,500.  2. The money collected pursuant to this section:  (a) Must be deposited with the State Treasurer for credit to the Account for the Division of Minerals created in the State General Fund pursuant to NRS 513.103.   (b) May be used only to administer the provisions of this chapter.  (Added to NRS by 2017, 3414)
NV Rev Stat § 534B.110 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 534B - Dissolved Mineral Resources|NRS 534B.110 - Applicability of procedures for appropriation of water.

  1. The appropriation procedures of chapters 533 and 534 of NRS do not apply to the reasonable loss of water of not more than 5 acre-feet during the testing and sampling of water pumped within a dissolved mineral resource exploration project.   2. Any water pumped in excess of 5 acre-feet within a dissolved mineral resource exploration project is subject to the appropriation procedures of chapters 533 and 534 of NRS. An operator of a dissolved mineral resource exploration project must ensure that the project is in compliance with the appropriation requirements of chapters 533 and 534 of NRS before the project exceeds the threshold of 5-acre-feet.   3. As used in this section, "dissolved mineral resource exploration project" means a project, which may consist of one or more dissolved mineral resource exploration wells or boreholes or both, that is conducted on:  (a) Private land owned or controlled by a natural person or an exploration or mining company; or  (b) A mining claim on public land that is identified in an approved notice or plan required pursuant to 43 C.F.R §§ 3809.300 to 3809.336, inclusive, or 3809.400 to 3809.434, inclusive.  (Added to NRS by 2017, 3413)
NV Rev Stat § 534B.120 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 534B - Dissolved Mineral Resources|NRS 534B.120 - Regulations.

The Commission on Mineral Resources:  1. Shall, in coordination with the Division of Water Resources and the Division of Environmental Protection of the State Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, adopt regulations to carry out a program for regulating the drilling and operation of dissolved mineral resource exploration wells and dissolved mineral resource exploration boreholes; and  2. May adopt any other regulations necessary to carry out the provisions of this chapter.  (Added to NRS by 2017, 3414)
NV Rev Stat § 534B.130 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 534B - Dissolved Mineral Resources|NRS 534B.130 - Penalty.

Any person who willfully violates any provision of this chapter or any regulation adopted pursuant thereto or an order of the Division issued pursuant to this chapter is subject to a penalty of not more than $1,000 for each act or violation and for each day that the violation continues.  (Added to NRS by 2017, 3414)
NV Rev Stat § 535.005 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 535 - Dams and Other Obstructions|NRS 535.005 - Chapter does not authorize use of state land without authorization from State Land Registrar.

Nothing in this chapter authorizes a person to use any state land administered by the Division of State Lands of the State Department of Conservation and Natural Resources without the appropriate authorization for such a use from the State Land Registrar.  (Added to NRS by 1993, 1460)
NV Rev Stat § 535.010 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 535 - Dams and Other Obstructions|NRS 535.010 - Construction, reconstruction or alteration of dam: Permit to appropriate water required; notice; approval of plans and specifications; inspection; exemptions; penalty.

  1. Any person proposing to construct a dam in this state shall, before beginning construction, obtain from the State Engineer a permit to appropriate, store and use the water to be impounded by or diverted by the dam.  2. Any such person obtaining or possessing such a permit shall:  (a) Before constructing, reconstructing or altering in any way any dam, notify the State Engineer thereof; and  (b) Where the dam is or will be 20 feet or more in height, measured from the downstream toe to the crest of the dam, or is less than 20 feet in height and will impound more than 20 acre-feet of water, submit to the State Engineer in triplicate plans and specifications thereof for approval 30 days before construction is to begin.  3. The State Engineer shall examine such plans and specifications and if the State Engineer approves them the State Engineer shall return one copy with such approval to the applicant. If the State Engineer disapproves any part of the plans and specifications the State Engineer shall return them to the applicant for correction or revision.  4. The construction and use of any dam is prohibited before approval of the plans and specifications by the State Engineer.  5. The State Engineer may at any time inspect or cause to be inspected the construction work while it is in progress to determine that it is being done in accordance with the approved plans and specifications.  6. This section applies to new construction, reconstruction and alteration of old structures.  7. The provisions of this section relating to approval of plans and specifications and inspection of dams do not apply to works constructed by the United States Bureau of Reclamation or the United States Army Corps of Engineers; but such federal agencies shall file duplicate plans and specifications with the State Engineer.  8. Any person beginning the construction of any dam before approval of the plans and specifications by the State Engineer, or without having given the State Engineer 30 days’ advance notice of any proposed change, reconstruction or alteration thereof, is guilty of a misdemeanor. Each day of violation of this section constitutes a separate offense and is separately punishable.  [Part 77 1/2:140:1913; added 1951, 132] — (NRS A 1981, 1844; 1993, 206)
NV Rev Stat § 535.020 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 535 - Dams and Other Obstructions|NRS 535.020 - State Engineer to file copy of application to construct dam with Board of Wildlife Commissioners; installation of fishways; protection and preservation of fish.

  1. Whenever an application for approval of plans and specifications for a new dam or for the alteration and enlargement of any dam in any stream in this state is filed with the State Engineer, the State Engineer shall file a copy of the application with the Board of Wildlife Commissioners.  2. In the construction of a dam, or the alteration or enlargement of a dam, the owner shall conform with the provisions of law for the installation of fishways over or around dams and for the protection and preservation of fish in streams obstructed by dams.  [Part 77 1/2:140:1913; added 1951, 132] — (NRS A 1979, 913)
NV Rev Stat § 535.030 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 535 - Dams and Other Obstructions|NRS 535.030 - Inspection of dams by State Engineer; powers of State Engineer to protect life or property.

  1. The State Engineer from time to time shall:  (a) Make inspections of dams at state expense for the purpose of determining their safety; and  (b) Require owners to perform at their expense such work as may be necessary to supply the State Engineer with information as to the safety of such dams.  2. The owners shall perform at their expense any other work necessary to maintenance and operation which will safeguard life and property.  3. If at any time the condition of any dam becomes so dangerous to the safety of life or property as not to permit sufficient time for the issuance and enforcement of an order relative to the maintenance or operation thereof, the State Engineer may, if he or she deems it necessary, immediately employ the following remedial measures to protect either life or property:  (a) Lower the water level by releasing water from the reservoir.  (b) Completely empty the reservoir.  (c) Take such other steps as may be essential to safeguard life and property.  4. The provisions of this section shall not apply to works constructed by the United States Bureau of Reclamation or the United States Army Corps of Engineers.  [Part 77 1/2:140:1913; added 1951, 132]
NV Rev Stat § 535.035 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 535 - Dams and Other Obstructions|NRS 535.035 - State Engineer, assistants and agents authorized to enter land to investigate and carry out duties.

In addition to any inspection conducted pursuant to NRS 535.010 or 535.030, the State Engineer or any assistant or authorized agent of the State Engineer may enter the land of any owner or proprietor where any dam or other obstruction is situated at any reasonable hour of the day to investigate and carry out the duties of the State Engineer pursuant to this chapter.  (Added to NRS by 2011, 507)
NV Rev Stat § 535.040 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 535 - Dams and Other Obstructions|NRS 535.040 - Statutes and performance of State Engineer’s duties do not constitute warranty.

The provisions of NRS 535.010 to 535.035, inclusive, and the performance by the State Engineer of the duties of the State Engineer under them do not constitute a warranty in favor of anyone concerning the water to be impounded or diverted.  [Part 77 1/2:140:1913; added 1951, 132] — (NRS A 1973, 1170; 1981, 1844; 2013, 3803)