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NV Rev Stat § 268.798 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 268 - Powers and Duties Common to Cities and Towns Incorporated Under General or Special Laws|NRS 268.798 - Creation of district by ordinance; boundaries; surcharge for rental of room in hotel holding nonrestricted gaming license; use of proceeds; report to Legislative Counsel Bureau.

  1. The governing body of a city whose population is 220,000 or more in a county whose population is 100,000 or more but less than 700,000 may by ordinance create a district to finance capital projects necessary to improve and maintain publicly owned facilities for tourism and entertainment. Such an ordinance must be approved by a two-thirds majority of the members of the governing body.  2. The boundaries of a district created pursuant to subsection 1 must be as prescribed by the governing body in the ordinance creating the district, except that the boundaries must include only property that is located in or within 4 city blocks, as determined by the governing body, of a district described in NRS 268.780 to 268.785, inclusive.   3. An ordinance enacted pursuant to subsection 1 must impose a surcharge of $2 on the per night charge for the rental of a room in a hotel in the district that holds a nonrestricted gaming license. The surcharge must not be applied for any time during which the room is provided to a guest free of charge.  4. The proceeds of the surcharge imposed pursuant to this section must be retained by the city and must be used by the city solely to pay the cost of improving and maintaining publicly owned facilities for tourism and entertainment in the district or within 1 mile outside the boundaries of the district, except for a minor league baseball stadium project as defined in NRS 244A.0344. The proceeds of the surcharge must not be transferred to any other fund or account or used for any other purpose.  5. On or before January 15, 2030, the governing body of a city that has created a district pursuant to this section shall submit a report concerning the district to the Director of the Legislative Counsel Bureau for transmission to the next regular session of the Legislature. The report must:  (a) Address, without limitation, the total amount collected from the surcharge imposed pursuant to this section and all the projects undertaken to improve and maintain the publicly owned facilities for tourism and entertainment in the district.   (b) Cover the period between the creation of the district until the end of the calendar year immediately preceding the submission of the report.  (Added to NRS by 2011, 3331)
NV Rev Stat § 268.7985 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 268 - Powers and Duties Common to Cities and Towns Incorporated Under General or Special Laws|NRS 268.7985 - Additional surcharge for rental of room in hotel holding nonrestricted gaming license; collection, deposit and use of proceeds.

  1. In a city in which a district is created and a surcharge is imposed pursuant to NRS 268.798, in addition to the surcharge imposed pursuant to that section, there is hereby imposed a surcharge of $1 on the per night charge for the rental of a room in a hotel in the district that holds a nonrestricted gaming license. The surcharge must not be applied for any time during which the room is provided to a guest free of charge.  2. The proceeds of the surcharge imposed pursuant to this section must be collected by the county fair and recreation board created by NRS 244A.601 in accordance with the provisions of NRS 244A.920. The money must be deposited in the account created pursuant to NRS 244A.920 and used only for the purposes set forth in that section.  3. The proceeds of the surcharge and any interest or income earned on such money may not be used for the purposes of promoting or marketing professional bowling.  4. As used in this section, "hotel" has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 244A.900.  (Added to NRS by 2015, 465)
NV Rev Stat § 268.7987 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 268 - Powers and Duties Common to Cities and Towns Incorporated Under General or Special Laws|NRS 268.7987 - Surcharge for rental of room in hotel other than hotel holding nonrestricted gaming license; collection, deposit and use of proceeds.

  1. In a city in which a district is created and a surcharge is imposed pursuant to NRS 268.798, there is hereby imposed a surcharge of $2 on the per night charge for the rental of a room in a hotel in the district other than a hotel that holds a nonrestricted gaming license. The surcharge must not be applied for any time during which the room is provided to a guest free of charge.  2. The proceeds of the surcharge imposed by this section must be collected by the county fair and recreation board created by NRS 244A.601 in accordance with the provisions of NRS 244A.920. The money must be deposited in the account created pursuant to NRS 244A.920 and used only for the purposes set forth in that section.  3. The proceeds of the surcharge and any interest or income earned on such money may not be used for the purposes of promoting or marketing professional bowling.  4. As used in this section, "hotel" has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 244A.900.  (Added to NRS by 2015, 465)
NV Rev Stat § 268.801 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 268 - Powers and Duties Common to Cities and Towns Incorporated Under General or Special Laws|NRS 268.801 - "District" defined.

As used in NRS 268.801 to 268.808, inclusive, unless the context otherwise requires, "district" means a district created to defray the cost of improving a central business area.  (Added to NRS by 1993, 254)
NV Rev Stat § 268.802 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 268 - Powers and Duties Common to Cities and Towns Incorporated Under General or Special Laws|NRS 268.802 - Creation of district by ordinance; district not entitled to distribution of supplemental city-county relief tax.

  1. The governing body of an incorporated city whose population is 500,000 or more may by ordinance create a district.  2. Not more than one district may be created in each such city.  3. A district is not entitled to receive any distribution of supplemental city-county relief tax.  (Added to NRS by 1993, 254; A 2001, 1963; 2011, 1164)
NV Rev Stat § 268.803 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 268 - Powers and Duties Common to Cities and Towns Incorporated Under General or Special Laws|NRS 268.803 - Establishment of boundaries of district.

  1. The governing body of a city which creates a district shall establish the boundaries of the district and, except as otherwise provided by subsection 3 of NRS 268.807, may alter those boundaries by ordinance. The area included within a district may be contiguous or noncontiguous but must not include any area which is located more than 4 blocks from the project the city expects to construct with the tax collected or the bonds issued pursuant to NRS 268.801 to 268.808, inclusive.  2. The boundaries of a district must not be established or altered to include any territory outside the boundaries of the city, but detachments of territory from the city occurring after the effective date of the ordinance creating or altering the boundaries of a district do not affect its boundaries.  (Added to NRS by 1993, 255)
NV Rev Stat § 268.804 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 268 - Powers and Duties Common to Cities and Towns Incorporated Under General or Special Laws|NRS 268.804 - Tax on revenues from rental of transient lodging located within district: Imposition and collection; waiver; cessation.

  1. In addition to all other taxes imposed on the revenues from the rental of transient lodging, the governing body may by ordinance impose a tax upon all persons in the business of providing transient lodging within the boundaries of the district at a rate not to exceed 2 percent of the gross receipts from the rental of transient lodging.  2. The collection of the tax imposed pursuant to this section must not commence earlier than the first day of the second calendar month after adoption of the ordinance imposing the tax.  3. The tax may be waived or imposed at different rates in certain areas or for a particular business if:  (a) The governing body determines that certain areas will receive less benefits from the project constructed with the proceeds of the tax or any obligations payable therefrom.  (b) The governing body determines that a business does not have sufficient rooms dedicated to providing transient lodging for it to benefit equally from the project constructed with the proceeds of the tax or any obligations payable therefrom.  4. The determinations made by the governing body pursuant to subsection 3 are conclusive unless it is shown that it acted with fraud or a gross abuse of discretion.  5. A tax imposed pursuant to this section must be collected and enforced in the same manner as provided for the collection of the tax imposed by NRS 268.096.  6. The collection of the tax imposed pursuant to this section must cease upon the final payment of:  (a) The bonds initially issued to which the tax imposed pursuant to this section is pledged; or  (b) Any bonds refunding those initially issued bonds, but any such refunding bonds may not have a final payment date that is later than the final payment date of the bonds initially issued.  (Added to NRS by 1993, 255)
NV Rev Stat § 268.805 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 268 - Powers and Duties Common to Cities and Towns Incorporated Under General or Special Laws|NRS 268.805 - Tax on revenues from rental of transient lodging located within district: Authorized uses of proceeds.

  1. In a district that imposes a tax pursuant to NRS 268.804, the proceeds of the tax and any applicable penalty or interest must be retained by the city and used by the city or its redevelopment agency to pay the cost of:  (a) Constructing, acquiring, improving, operating or maintaining urban projects, or any combination thereof, including, without limitation, recreational facilities and other projects designed to encourage tourism or to improve the aesthetic environment of the central business area located within the boundaries of the district;  (b) Paying the principal and interest on notes, bonds or other obligations issued by the city to fund such projects; or  (c) Any combination of those uses.  2. The city or its redevelopment agency may enter into contracts for management services and the operation and maintenance of any project financed pursuant to subsection 1. Those contracts must be treated as professional services contracts and are not subject to the limitations of subsection 1 of NRS 354.626. The terms of those contracts may extend beyond the terms of office of the members of the governing body.  (Added to NRS by 1993, 255)
NV Rev Stat § 268.806 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 268 - Powers and Duties Common to Cities and Towns Incorporated Under General or Special Laws|NRS 268.806 - Tax on revenues from rental of transient lodging located within district: Pledging of proceeds by city.

  1. A city may pledge any money received from a tax imposed pursuant to NRS 268.804 or any combination of that money with revenue derived from the projects financed with the proceeds of the obligations for whose payment the money and revenue are pledged, with revenues of other revenue-producing projects of the city, including any existing or future extensions or enlargements of any of those projects, and with any revenues received by the city as grants under an interlocal agreement with any other entity in the county in which the city is located, or otherwise, for payment of general or special obligations of the city issued for projects described in NRS 268.805.  2. Any money pledged by the city pursuant to subsection 1 may be treated as pledged revenues of the project for the purposes of subsection 3 of NRS 350.020.  (Added to NRS by 1993, 256)
NV Rev Stat § 268.807 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 268 - Powers and Duties Common to Cities and Towns Incorporated Under General or Special Laws|NRS 268.807 - Tax on revenues from rental of transient lodging within district: Change in rate.

  1. Except as otherwise provided by subsection 3, the governing body of a city that creates a district may by ordinance change:  (a) The rate of tax in an amount not to exceed the maximum amount authorized by NRS 268.804.  (b) The number of rooms used to determine the rate of tax.  2. Any changes made pursuant to this section may be challenged in the manner set forth in NRS 268.808.  3. If general or special obligations are issued for the purposes of NRS 268.801 to 268.808, inclusive, the governing body must not change:  (a) The boundaries of the district;  (b) The rate of tax; or  (c) The boundaries of the areas in which a different rate of tax is charged,  in a manner which would materially impair the security for the bonds.  (Added to NRS by 1993, 256)
NV Rev Stat § 268.808 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 268 - Powers and Duties Common to Cities and Towns Incorporated Under General or Special Laws|NRS 268.808 - Legal action challenging validity of creation of district, imposition of tax or construction of project with proceeds of tax.

  1. A business or person who is subject to or has a legally recognizable interest in:  (a) An ordinance that creates a district;  (b) An ordinance that imposes a tax pursuant to NRS 268.804; or  (c) A project that will be constructed with the proceeds from the tax,  may commence an appropriate proceeding in the district court of the county in which the district is located to challenge the validity of the ordinance, tax or project. No such proceeding may be commenced more than 15 days after the effective date of the ordinance.  2. The court shall affirm the ordinance, tax and project unless it determines that the approval of the ordinance, tax or project was the result of fraud or a gross abuse of discretion.  (Added to NRS by 1993, 256)
NV Rev Stat § 268.810 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 268 - Powers and Duties Common to Cities and Towns Incorporated Under General or Special Laws|NRS 268.810 - Legislative declaration.

The Legislature hereby finds and declares that:  1. Increases in the population and usage of motor vehicles in the areas of densest population in this State have created conditions of traffic congestion in business districts that:  (a) Constitute a hazard to the safety of pedestrians and impede the movement of police and fire equipment, ambulances and other emergency vehicles;  (b) Indicate a need to widen streets that currently have both sidewalks to accommodate pedestrians and lanes for motor vehicles extending from the buildings on one side of the street to the buildings on the other side of the street leaving no space available for expansion of the area for pedestrians or motor vehicles; and  (c) Warrant the closure of certain streets and other thoroughfares to private vehicles.  2. There has been a progressive decline in the economic growth and vitality of businesses located in the business districts in the areas of densest population in this State that:  (a) Is attributable to the decrease in tourists and other visitors to these business districts;  (b) Necessitates special efforts to promote economic growth and revitalization of these economically depressed business districts to create new jobs and maintain existing employment opportunities, attract new businesses, tourists and visitors to these districts and to prevent further decline by restoring the economic growth and vitality of these business districts; and  (c) Makes it of particular local benefit to allow municipalities experiencing such economic decline to create pedestrian malls and, if necessary, to raise money for the annual costs of operating, managing, maintaining or improving them through the levy of assessments upon the property or the imposition of fees on the businesses which benefit from the return of tourists and other visitors to the area resulting from the pedestrian mall.  3. It is in the best interests of the State to encourage municipalities to create pedestrian malls to enhance and improve their local business climates and that selecting and contracting with a private entity for the acquisition, construction, improvement, operation, management or maintenance of pedestrian malls, or any combination thereof, may also be in the best interests of the public.  4. It is the public policy of the State of Nevada to permit the governing body of any densely populated municipality to protect the public welfare and health and the interests of the public in the safe and effective movement of persons and to preserve and enhance the function and appearance of the business districts of municipalities and to promote the economic growth and revitalization thereof by the adoption of the ordinances authorized by NRS 268.810 to 268.823, inclusive.  (Added to NRS by 1993, 1172)
NV Rev Stat § 268.811 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 268 - Powers and Duties Common to Cities and Towns Incorporated Under General or Special Laws|NRS 268.811 - Definitions.

As used in NRS 268.810 to 268.823, inclusive, unless the context otherwise requires:  1. "Governing body" means the governing body of a city whose population is 500,000 or more.  2. "Operating entity" means a public operating entity of a pedestrian mall or a private operating entity with whom a governing body has contracted for the acquisition, construction, improvement, operation, management or maintenance of a pedestrian mall, or any combination thereof.  3. "Pedestrian mall" means an area including portions of one or more streets or alleys that has been set aside for use primarily by pedestrians and to which access by motor vehicles is prohibited or restricted. The term includes all improvements and appurtenances thereto that are designed to be used primarily for the movement, safety, convenience, enjoyment, entertainment, recreation or relaxation of pedestrians.  4. "Redevelopment agency" means a governmental entity created pursuant to chapter 279 of NRS or a legislative body which has elected to exercise the powers granted to an agency under that chapter.  (Added to NRS by 1993, 1173; A 2001, 1963; 2011, 1164)
NV Rev Stat § 268.812 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 268 - Powers and Duties Common to Cities and Towns Incorporated Under General or Special Laws|NRS 268.812 - Creation of pedestrian mall by ordinance; requirements for consideration and adoption of ordinance; notice required for adoption of ordinance.

  1. The governing body of an incorporated city whose population is 500,000 or more may by ordinance create a pedestrian mall.  2. Before adopting an ordinance creating a pedestrian mall, the governing body must find that it would be in the best interests of the city and beneficial to the owners of adjacent property to use the street or streets or other thoroughfare or thoroughfares primarily for pedestrians.  3. The ordinance must establish the boundaries of the pedestrian mall and the governing body may change the boundaries by ordinance. The area included within a pedestrian mall may be contiguous or noncontiguous.  4. In addition to other requirements for the consideration and adoption of an ordinance, at least 10 days before the date fixed for a public hearing on the adoption of the ordinance creating a pedestrian mall, a notice of the date, time and place of the hearing and a copy of the proposed ordinance, or notification that a copy is available in the office of the city clerk, must be mailed to the owners of record of the property included within the proposed boundaries of the pedestrian mall. The names and addresses of the owners of such property may be obtained from the records of the county assessor or from such other source or sources as the governing body deems reliable. Any such list of names and addresses appertaining to any pedestrian mall may be revised from time to time, but such a list need not be revised more frequently than at 12-month intervals.  5. Unless otherwise provided by the governing body in the ordinance, all property of the city that is used in conjunction with or as a part of the pedestrian mall remains property of the city and must not be considered vacated for any purpose.  (Added to NRS by 1993, 1173; A 2001, 1963; 2011, 1164)
NV Rev Stat § 268.813 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 268 - Powers and Duties Common to Cities and Towns Incorporated Under General or Special Laws|NRS 268.813 - Provisions which may be included in ordinance creating pedestrian mall.

An ordinance creating a pedestrian mall may include any provision which is necessary or appropriate to carry out the provisions of NRS 268.810 to 268.823, inclusive, including, without limitation:  1. A prohibition on the use by motor vehicles of the portion of each street or other thoroughfare necessary for the pedestrian mall.  2. Exceptions to such a prohibition for use by emergency, maintenance, utility, mass transit and other necessary vehicles.  3. Provisions for issuing permits to the owners or occupants of property that abuts the pedestrian mall for use of a closed street or thoroughfare for deliveries at such times as are deemed appropriate.  4. Provisions imposing a fee for the use of all or a portion of the pedestrian mall for special events or activities to offset the cost of operating and maintaining the pedestrian mall.  5. Provisions for the use of the pedestrian mall for advertising purposes and the charging of a fee in connection therewith.  (Added to NRS by 1993, 1174)
NV Rev Stat § 268.814 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 268 - Powers and Duties Common to Cities and Towns Incorporated Under General or Special Laws|NRS 268.814 - Duties of governing body after adoption of ordinance creating pedestrian mall.

  1. Upon the adoption of an ordinance creating a pedestrian mall, the governing body shall:  (a) Appoint an advisory board for the pedestrian mall consisting of at least seven persons, a majority of whom are owners or occupants of property abutting the pedestrian mall, to advise the governing body in connection with the acquisition, construction, improvement, operation, management or maintenance of the pedestrian mall, or any combination thereof;  (b) Assign the responsibility for the acquisition, construction, improvement, operation, management or maintenance of the pedestrian mall, or any combination thereof, to an existing part of city government, a redevelopment agency or a public operating entity created by the governing body for this purpose; or  (c) Select and contract with a private operating entity for the acquisition, construction, improvement, operation, management or maintenance of the pedestrian mall, or any combination thereof. Such a contract or contracts must be treated as professional services contracts and are not subject to the limitations of subsection 1 of NRS 354.626. The term of any such contract or contracts may extend beyond the terms of office of the members of the governing body.  2. The governing body may include in the ordinance creating the pedestrian mall a provision for any combination of the options set forth in subsection 1.  3. A redevelopment agency or part of city government to which responsibilities are assigned pursuant to paragraph (b) of subsection 1 is a public operating entity for the purposes of NRS 268.810 to 268.823, inclusive, unless the context otherwise requires.  4. If the ordinance creating a public operating entity for the purposes of paragraph (b) of subsection 1 does not provide that the entity is a public entity separate from the city government, the entity is a part of the city government for all purposes, including, without limitation, its employees are employees of the city government for all purposes.  5. Notwithstanding any other provision of NRS, a private operating entity is not a political subdivision, local government, public body, governmental agency or entity, establishment of the government, public corporation or quasi public corporation for any purpose.  (Added to NRS by 1993, 1174)