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NV Rev Stat § 543.5975 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 543 - Control of Floods|NRS 543.5975 - Amendment of master plan for expenditure or provision of money to protect public or private property from flooding.

  1. The district’s chief engineer or any governmental entity may propose an amendment to the district’s master plan to allow the expenditure or provision of money pursuant to subsection 6 of NRS 543.360. The proposed amendment must be submitted to the district.  2. Upon receipt of an amendment proposed pursuant to subsection 1, the board shall determine whether it:  (a) Is consistent with the general principles set forth in subsection 3 of NRS 543.590 for the master plan;  (b) Is the most cost-effective structural or regulatory means of protecting structures from floodwaters of the district; and  (c) Does not adversely affect the continued implementation of the master plan.  3. If the board determines that the proposed amendment meets the requirements of subsection 2, the board shall hold a public hearing to consider the adoption of the amendment. The board may adopt a proposed amendment to the district’s master plan with the approval of two-thirds of the members voting on the proposed amendment.  4. The board shall file a copy of any amendment adopted by it with the governing body of each local government whose jurisdiction includes a hydrographic area affected by the adopted amendment.  5. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 6, upon receipt of an amendment, the governing body of each local government affected shall hold a public hearing to consider the adoption of the proposed amendment as a component of its comprehensive master plan pursuant to chapter 278 of NRS. If the governing bodies of each local government whose jurisdiction includes a hydrographic area affected by the amendment to the district’s master plan approve the proposed amendment, it becomes effective.  6. If a proposed amendment to the master plan is adopted unanimously by the board, and by the governing body of the local government in whose jurisdiction the project will be located, after a public hearing by each, the amendment becomes effective and no other hearing or approval is required by any other board or commission, including those responsible for decisions relating to planning or zoning.  (Added to NRS by 2001, 891)
NV Rev Stat § 543.600 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 543 - Control of Floods|NRS 543.600 - Public hearing and election required in certain counties; requirements for ballot question; special elections; power to levy taxes; use of other money.

  1. In a county whose population is 700,000 or more, the board of county commissioners shall hold public hearings before deciding which one or combination of the powers set forth in subsections 3 and 4 is to be used to provide revenue for the support of the district. The method selected must be approved by a majority of the voters of the district voting on the question at a special, primary or general election. The ballot question submitted to the voters must contain the rate of the proposed additional property tax stated in dollars and cents per $100 assessed valuation, the purpose of the proposed additional property tax, the duration of the proposed additional property tax and an estimate established by the governing body of the increase in the amount of property taxes that an owner of a new home with a fair market value of $100,000 will pay per year as a result of passage of the question.  2. A special election may be held only if the board of county commissioners determines, by a unanimous vote, that an emergency exists. The determination made by the board is conclusive unless it is shown that the board acted with fraud or a gross abuse of discretion. An action to challenge the determination made by the board must be commenced within 15 days after the board’s determination is final. As used in this subsection, "emergency" means any unexpected occurrence or combination of occurrences which requires immediate action by the board of county commissioners to prevent or mitigate a substantial financial loss to the district or county or to enable the board to provide an essential service to the residents of the district.  3. The board of county commissioners in such a county may levy and collect taxes ad valorem upon all taxable property in the county. This levy is not subject to the limitations imposed by NRS 354.59811. A district for which a tax is levied pursuant to this subsection is not entitled to receive any distribution of revenue from the supplemental city-county relief tax.  4. The board of county commissioners in such a county may impose a tax of not more than 0.25 percent on retail sales and the storage, use or other consumption of tangible personal property in the county. The ordinance imposing this tax must conform, except as to amount, to the requirements of chapter 377 of NRS and the tax must be paid as provided in that chapter.  5. In any other county, the board of county commissioners may only levy taxes ad valorem upon all taxable property in the district.  6. In any county, the board of directors may use any other money, including federal revenue sharing, that is made available to the district.  (Added to NRS by 1961, 438; A 1985, 1198; 1989, 1931, 2086; 1993, 1092; 1999, 1086; 2011, 1296)
NV Rev Stat § 543.605 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 543 - Control of Floods|NRS 543.605 - Applicability of NRS 543.610 to 543.640, inclusive.

The provisions of NRS 543.610 to 543.640, inclusive, apply to a district in which a tax ad valorem is levied on all taxable property in the county.  (Added to NRS by 1987, 431)
NV Rev Stat § 543.610 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 543 - Control of Floods|NRS 543.610 - Levy and collection of taxes.

  1. To levy and collect taxes, the board shall determine, in each year, the amount of money necessary to be raised by taxation, and shall fix a rate of levy which, when levied upon every dollar of assessed valuation of taxable property within the district, will raise the amount required by the district annually to supply funds for paying expenses of organization and the costs of acquiring, operating and maintaining the works and equipment of the district, and promptly to pay in full, when due, all interest on and principal of general obligation bonds and other general obligations of the district. In the event of accruing defaults or deficiencies, an additional levy may be made as provided in NRS 543.620.  2. The board shall certify to the board of county commissioners, at the same time as fixed by law for certifying thereto tax levies of incorporated cities, the rate so fixed with directions that at the time and in the manner required by law for levying taxes for county purposes such board of county commissioners shall levy such tax upon the assessed valuation of all taxable property within the district, in addition to such other taxes as may be levied by such board of county commissioners at the rate so fixed and determined.  (Added to NRS by 1961, 438)
NV Rev Stat § 543.620 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 543 - Control of Floods|NRS 543.620 - Levies to cover deficiencies.

  1. The board, in certifying annual levies, shall take into account the maturing general obligation indebtedness for the ensuing year as provided in its contracts, maturing general obligation bonds and interest on such bonds, and deficiencies and defaults of prior years, and shall make ample provision for the payment thereof.  2. In case the moneys produced from such levies, together with other revenues of the district, are not sufficient punctually to pay the annual installments on such obligations, and interest thereon, and to pay defaults and deficiencies, the board shall make such additional levies of taxes as may be necessary for such purposes, and, notwithstanding any limitations, such taxes shall be made and continue to be levied until the general obligation indebtedness of the district shall be fully paid.  (Added to NRS by 1961, 439)
NV Rev Stat § 543.630 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 543 - Control of Floods|NRS 543.630 - County officers to levy and collect.

  1. The body having authority to levy taxes within each county shall levy the taxes provided in NRS 543.170 to 543.830, inclusive.  2. All officials charged with the duty of collecting taxes shall collect those taxes at the time and in the same form and manner, and with like interest and penalties, as other taxes are collected and when collected shall pay the taxes to the district ordering its levy and collection. The payment of the collections must be made monthly to the treasurer of the district and paid into the depository thereof to the credit of the district.  3. All taxes levied under NRS 543.170 to 543.830, inclusive, together with interest thereon and penalties for default in payment thereof, and all costs of collecting the taxes constitute, until paid, a perpetual lien on and against the property taxed, and the lien is on a parity with the tax lien of other general taxes.  (Added to NRS by 1961, 439; A 1987, 725)
NV Rev Stat § 543.640 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 543 - Control of Floods|NRS 543.640 - Sales for delinquencies.

If the taxes levied are not paid as provided in NRS 543.170 to 543.830, inclusive, the property subject to the tax lien must be sold and the proceeds thereof must be paid over to the district according to the provisions of the laws applicable to tax sales and redemptions.  (Added to NRS by 1961, 439; A 1987, 726)
NV Rev Stat § 543.650 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 543 - Control of Floods|NRS 543.650 - Deposit of money in regional fund for control of floods; creation of reserve fund; limitations on use of money in funds.

  1. The proceeds of all taxes and charges levied or imposed for the support of the district and all other revenues received for its account from any source must be deposited in the regional fund for the control of floods. No money may be drawn from the fund except for the use of the district.  2. Whenever any indebtedness has been incurred by a district, the board may also levy taxes and collect revenue for the purpose of creating a reserve fund in such amount as the board may determine, which may only be used to meet the obligations of the district, for maintenance and operating charges and depreciation, and to provide extension of and betterments to the improvements of the district.  3. The board shall not use money in the regional fund for the control of floods or the reserve fund:  (a) For the construction, operation, maintenance, extension or repair of streets, highways or bridges, except as authorized pursuant to NRS 543.170 to 543.830, inclusive; or  (b) To supplement the budget of the county in which the district is located.  (Added to NRS by 1961, 440; A 1985, 1199; 1991, 1400)
NV Rev Stat § 543.665 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 543 - Control of Floods|NRS 543.665 - Boundary changes; liability of property.

  1. The boundary of any district organized under the provisions of NRS 543.170 to 543.830, inclusive, may be changed in the manner prescribed in NRS 543.675 and 543.685, but the change of boundaries of the district does not impair or affect its organization, or affect, impair or discharge any contract, obligation, lien or charge on which it or the property therein might be liable or chargeable had the change of boundaries not been made.  2. Property included within or annexed to a district is subject to the payment of taxes, assessments and charges, as provided in NRS 543.685. Real property excluded from a district is thereafter subject to the levy of taxes for the payment of its proportionate share of any indebtedness of the district outstanding at the time of the exclusion and is subject to any outstanding special assessment lien thereon.  (Added to NRS by 1967, 1618; A 1987, 726)
NV Rev Stat § 543.675 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 543 - Control of Floods|NRS 543.675 - Exclusion.

  1. In a county whose population is less than 700,000 an owner in fee of real property situate in the district may file with the board a petition praying that those lands be excluded from the district.  2. Petitions must:  (a) Describe the property which the petitioner desires to have excluded.  (b) State that the property does not produce any runoff of floodwater capable of being served by the facilities of the district or by any future improvement contained in the master plan.  (c) Be acknowledged in the same manner and form as required in case of a conveyance of land.  (d) Be accompanied by a deposit of money sufficient to pay all costs of the proceedings for exclusion.  3. The secretary of the board shall cause a notice of filing of such petition to be published, which must:  (a) State the filing of the petition.  (b) State the names of the petitioners.  (c) Describe the property mentioned in the petition.  (d) State the prayer of the petitioners.  (e) Notify all persons interested to appear at the office of the board at the time named in the notice, and show cause in writing why the petition should not be granted.  4. The board at the time and place mentioned in the notice, or at the times to which the hearing of the petition may be adjourned, shall proceed to hear the petition and all objections thereto, presented in writing by any person.  5. The filing of the petition is an assent by each petitioner to the exclusion from the district of all or part of the property mentioned in the petition.  6. The board, if it considers it not to be in the best interest of the district that all or part of the property be excluded from the district, shall order that the petition be denied in whole or in part, as the case may be.  7. If the board considers it to be in the best interest of the district that the property mentioned in the petition be excluded from the district, the board shall order that the petition be granted in whole or in part, as the case may be.  8. There may be no withdrawal from a petition after consideration by the board nor may further objection be filed except in case of fraud or misrepresentation.  9. Upon granting the petition, the board shall file for record a certified copy of its ordinance making the change, in the manner provided in NRS 543.300.  (Added to NRS by 1967, 1618; A 1985, 1199; 1989, 1932; 2011, 1297)
NV Rev Stat § 543.685 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 543 - Control of Floods|NRS 543.685 - Inclusion.

In a county whose population is less than 700,000 the boundaries of a district may be enlarged by the inclusion of additional real property in the following manner:  1. The owner in fee of any real property capable of being served by the facilities of the district may file with the board a petition praying that the property be included in the district.  2. The petition must:  (a) Set forth an accurate legal description of the property.  (b) State that assent to the inclusion of the property in the district is given by all the owners in fee of the property.  (c) Be acknowledged in the same manner required for a conveyance of land.  3. There may be no withdrawal from a petition after consideration by the board nor may further objections be filed except in case of fraud or misrepresentation.  4. The board shall hear the petition at an open meeting after publishing the notice of the filing of the petition, and of the place, time and date of the meeting, and the names and addresses of the petitioners. The board shall grant or deny the petition and the action of the board is final and conclusive. If the petition is granted as to all or any of the real property described, the board shall make an order to that effect, and file it for record in the manner provided in NRS 543.300.  5. After the date of its inclusion in the district, the property is subject to all of the taxes imposed by the district, and is liable for its proportionate share of the existing general obligation bonded indebtedness of the district. It is not liable for any taxes levied or assessed before its inclusion in the district.  (Added to NRS by 1967, 1619; A 1985, 1200; 1989, 1933; 2011, 1297)
NV Rev Stat § 543.690 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 543 - Control of Floods|NRS 543.690 - Forms of borrowing; applicability of Local Government Securities Law; additional security; notice of proposed issuance of long-term general obligation bonds required.

  1. Upon the conditions and under the circumstances set forth in NRS 543.170 to 543.830, inclusive, a district or, if requested by the district, the board of county commissioners of the county in which the district is situated, may:  (a) Borrow money and issue the following securities to evidence the borrowing, subject to the provisions of NRS 350.020 to 350.070, inclusive:  (1) Notes;  (2) Warrants;  (3) Bonds;  (4) Temporary bonds;  (5) Interim debentures; and  (6) Special assessment bonds; and  (b) Make any other contract creating an indebtedness.  2. Subject to the provisions of subsection 1, the board of directors of a district or the board of county commissioners may, on the behalf and in the name of the district or the county, as the case may be, issue the securities, and in connection with any undertaking or facilities authorized in NRS 543.170 to 543.830, inclusive, may otherwise proceed as provided in the Local Government Securities Law.  3. The payment of general obligation securities issued pursuant to subsection 1 may be additionally secured by a pledge of any revenue from a tax imposed pursuant to NRS 543.600 on retail sales and the storage, use or other consumption of tangible personal property in the county.  4. At least 60 days before any general obligation bonds for a term of more than 10 years are issued pursuant to this section, the board of directors of the district shall publish a notice of the proposed issuance of long-term general obligation bonds in a newspaper of general circulation within the district. The notice must be published at least twice during the first 3 weeks of the 60 days. Each time the notice is published it must be at least as large as 5 inches high by 4 inches wide.  (Added to NRS by 1961, 441; A 1969, 1633; 1975, 750; 1985, 306; 1987, 726; 1991, 1373)
NV Rev Stat § 543.700 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 543 - Control of Floods|NRS 543.700 - Short-term notes.

  1. A district, upon the affirmative vote of a majority of the board, may borrow money without an election in anticipation of the collection of taxes or other revenues and to issue short-term notes to evidence the amount so borrowed.  2. Such short-term notes:  (a) Must be payable from the fund for which the money was borrowed.  (b) Must mature in accordance with the provisions of NRS 350.091.  (c) Must not be extended or funded except in compliance with NRS 543.690.  (Added to NRS by 1961, 442; A 1991, 1374; 1995, 1828)
NV Rev Stat § 543.710 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 543 - Control of Floods|NRS 543.710 - General obligation bonds: Interest; maturity; denominations; form.

  1. To carry out the purposes of NRS 543.170 to 543.830, inclusive, the board may issue general obligation negotiable coupon bonds of the district.  2. Bonds must:  (a) Bear interest at a rate or rates which do not exceed by more than 3 percent the Index of Twenty Bonds which was most recently published before the bids are received or a negotiated offer is accepted, payable semiannually.  (b) Be payable serially, either annually or semiannually, commencing not later than 3 years and extending not more than 40 years from date.  (c) Be in such denominations as the board determines and the bonds and coupons thereto attached must be payable to bearer.  (d) Be executed in the name of and on behalf of the district and signed by the chair of the board with the seal of the district affixed thereto and attested by the secretary of the board.  3. Any of the officers, after filing with the Secretary of State his or her manual signature certified under oath, may execute or cause to be executed with a facsimile signature in lieu of his or her manual signature any bond authorized in this section, but at least one signature required or permitted to be placed thereon must be manually subscribed, and his or her facsimile signature has the same legal effect as his or her manual signature. Interest coupons must bear the original or facsimile signature of the chair of the board.  4. The form and terms of the bonds, including provisions for their payment and redemption, must be determined by the board. If the board so determines, the bonds may be redeemable before maturity upon payment of a premium, not exceeding 9 percent of the principal thereof.  (Added to NRS by 1961, 442; A 1971, 2129; 1975, 877; 1981, 1421; 1983, 588; 1987, 727)
NV Rev Stat § 543.760 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 543 - Control of Floods|NRS 543.760 - Applicability of NRS 350.500 to 350.720, inclusive.

The provisions of NRS 543.710 and this section are hereby declared to be implementary to the provisions of NRS 350.500 to 350.720, inclusive, concerning bonds issued by political subdivisions of the state, and those provisions are applicable to any bond issue under NRS 543.710 and this section, but in the event of conflict the provisions of NRS 543.710 and this section shall be controlling.  (Added to NRS by 1961, 443; A 1969, 1634)
NV Rev Stat § 543.790 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 543 - Control of Floods|NRS 543.790 - Resolution dissolving ordinance; notice.

Whenever a majority of the members of the board considers it to be in the best interests of the district and the area served by the district that the district be dissolved, it shall so determine by resolution, after there is first found and determined and recited in the resolution that all outstanding indebtedness and bonds of all kinds of the district have been paid. The secretary of the board shall give notice by publication of:  1. The adoption of the resolution;  2. The determination of the board that the district should be dissolved; and  3. The time and place for hearing preliminary to the adoption of an ordinance on dissolution.  (Added to NRS by 1961, 444; A 1985, 1202)
NV Rev Stat § 543.800 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 543 - Control of Floods|NRS 543.800 - Protests against dissolution; adoption of final ordinance.

  1. Any taxpaying elector within the district may, on or before the date fixed, protest against the dissolution of such district, in writing, which protest shall be filed with the county clerk of such county.  2. If, at or before the time fixed by the ordinance and notice, written protest shall be filed signed by 51 percent or more of the taxpaying electors within the district, the district shall not be dissolved. If any written protests are filed and the board of county commissioners determines that the protests so filed represent less than 51 percent of the taxpaying electors of the district, the board may, if it so determines, complete the dissolution by the adoption of a final ordinance of dissolution, which ordinance shall contain a recital as to the percentage of protests, and such recital shall be binding and conclusive for all purposes.  (Added to NRS by 1961, 445)
NV Rev Stat § 543.810 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 543 - Control of Floods|NRS 543.810 - Hearing on dissolution.

At the place, date and hour specified for the hearing in the notice or at any subsequent time to which the hearing may be adjourned, the board of county commissioners shall give full consideration to all protests which may have been filed and shall hear all persons desiring to be heard and shall thereafter adopt either the final ordinance of dissolution or an ordinance determining that it shall not be dissolved.  (Added to NRS by 1961, 445)