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NV Rev Stat § 268.554 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 268 - Powers and Duties Common to Cities and Towns Incorporated Under General or Special Laws|NRS 268.554 - Refunding.

  1. Any bonds issued under the provisions of NRS 268.512 to 268.568, inclusive, and at any time outstanding may at any time and from time to time be refunded by a city by the issuance of its refunding bonds in such amount as the governing body may deem necessary to refund the principal of the bonds to be so refunded, any unpaid interest thereon and any premiums and incidental expenses necessary to be paid in connection therewith.  2. Any such refunding may be effected, whether the bonds to be refunded have matured or thereafter mature, either by sale of the refunding bonds and the application of the proceeds thereof, directly or indirectly, to the payment of the bonds to be refunded thereby, or by exchange of the refunding bonds for the bonds to be refunded thereby, but the holders of any bonds to be so refunded shall not be compelled, without their consent, to surrender their bonds for payment or exchange prior to the date on which they are payable by maturity date, option to redeem or otherwise, or if they are called for redemption, prior to the date on which they are by their terms subject to redemption by option or otherwise. Except to the extent expressly or impliedly inconsistent with the terms of NRS 268.512 to 268.568, inclusive, the provisions of the Local Government Securities Law shall govern the issuance of such refunding bonds and the establishment of any escrow in connection therewith.  3. All refunding bonds, issued under authority of this section, shall be payable solely from revenues out of which the bonds to be refunded thereby are payable or from revenues out of which bonds of the same character may be made payable under this or any other law then in effect at the time of the refunding.  (Added to NRS by 1967, 1757)
NV Rev Stat § 268.556 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 268 - Powers and Duties Common to Cities and Towns Incorporated Under General or Special Laws|NRS 268.556 - Application of proceeds; components of cost of project.

  1. The proceeds from the sale of any bonds shall be applied only for the purpose for which the bonds were issued and if, for any reason, any portion of such proceeds is not needed for the purpose for which the bonds were issued, such unneeded portion of such proceeds shall be applied to the payment of the principal of or the interest on the bonds.  2. The cost of acquiring, improving and equipping any project shall be deemed to include the actual costs of acquiring and improving a site or the cost of the construction of any part of a project which may be constructed, plus the total of all reasonable or necessary costs incidental to the acquisition, construction, reconstruction, repair, alteration, improvement, equipment and extension of any project, including without limitation:  (a) The cost of studies and surveys;  (b) Plans, specifications, architectural and engineering costs;  (c) Legal, organization, marketing or other special services;  (d) Financing, acquisition, demolition, construction, equipment and site development of new and rehabilitated buildings;  (e) Rehabilitation, reconstruction, repair or remodeling of existing buildings;  (f) Acquisition, installation, construction, reconstruction, repair, alteration and improvement of fixtures, machinery, equipment and furnishings;  (g) An initial bond and interest reserve together with interest on bonds issued to finance such project to a date 6 months subsequent to the estimated date of completion; and  (h) All other necessary and incidental expenses.  (Added to NRS by 1967, 1757; A 1977, 597)
NV Rev Stat § 268.558 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 268 - Powers and Duties Common to Cities and Towns Incorporated Under General or Special Laws|NRS 268.558 - Payment by city prohibited; use of land owned by city limited.

  1. Except as otherwise provided in this section, a city shall not pay out of its general fund or otherwise contribute any part of the cost of acquiring, improving and equipping a project.  2. A city shall not use land already owned by the city, or in which the city has an equity interest for the construction of a project unless:  (a) The land was specifically acquired by the city for the purpose of a project;  (b) The governing body determines that the land is no longer necessary for other purposes of the city; or  (c) The land is conveyed to a nonprofit organization pursuant to NRS 268.058.  3. The entire cost of acquiring, improving and equipping any project must be paid out of the proceeds from the sale of the bonds, but this provision does not prevent a city from accepting donations of property to be used as a part of any project or money to be used for defraying any part of the cost of any project, including the completion of the project by the lessee, purchaser or obligor without any cost or liability to the city.  (Added to NRS by 1967, 1758; A 1977, 598; 1997, 1738)
NV Rev Stat § 268.560 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 268 - Powers and Duties Common to Cities and Towns Incorporated Under General or Special Laws|NRS 268.560 - Operation by city prohibited.

  1. When all principal of, interest on and any prior redemption premiums due in connection with the bonds issued for a project have been paid in full, and if the option to purchase or option to renew a lease, if any, contained in the lease has not been exercised as to all of the property contained in the project, the lease shall terminate and the city shall sell such remaining property or devote the same to municipal purposes other than those authorized by NRS 268.512 to 268.568, inclusive.  2. No city may operate any project as a business or in any other manner as a lessor or seller thereof.  3. Any such sale which is not made pursuant to exercise of an option to purchase by the lessee or pursuant to an agreement of sale shall be conducted in the same manner as is then provided by law governing the issuer’s sale of surplus property.  (Added to NRS by 1967, 1758; A 1977, 598)
NV Rev Stat § 268.562 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 268 - Powers and Duties Common to Cities and Towns Incorporated Under General or Special Laws|NRS 268.562 - City’s property exempt from taxation; taxation of lessees, purchasers and obligors.

Pursuant to NRS 361.060, all property owned by a city pursuant to NRS 268.512 to 268.568, inclusive, shall be and remain exempt from taxation. Lessees and purchasers shall pay all taxes assessed to them pursuant to NRS 361.157 and 361.159, and any obligors shall pay all taxes assessed to them in the same manner as any other taxpayer.  (Added to NRS by 1967, 1758; A 1977, 599)
NV Rev Stat § 268.564 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 268 - Powers and Duties Common to Cities and Towns Incorporated Under General or Special Laws|NRS 268.564 - Eminent domain not available.

No land acquired by a city by the exercise of condemnation through eminent domain can be used for the project to effectuate the purposes of NRS 268.512 to 268.568, inclusive.  (Added to NRS by 1967, 1758)
NV Rev Stat § 268.566 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 268 - Powers and Duties Common to Cities and Towns Incorporated Under General or Special Laws|NRS 268.566 - Limitation of actions.

No action may be brought questioning the legality of any contract, lease, agreement of sale, financing agreement, indenture, mortgage, resolution proceedings or bonds executed, adopted or taken in connection with any project or improvements authorized by NRS 268.512 to 268.568, inclusive, from and after 30 days from the effective date of the resolution authorizing the issuance of such bonds.  (Added to NRS by 1967, 1758; A 1977, 599)
NV Rev Stat § 268.570 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 268 - Powers and Duties Common to Cities and Towns Incorporated Under General or Special Laws|NRS 268.570 - Applicability.

The provisions of NRS 268.570 to 268.608, inclusive, apply only to cities located in a county whose population is 700,000 or more.  (Added to NRS by 1967, 1601; A 1969, 1538; 1979, 526, 790; 1989, 1914; 2001, 605; 2003, 2783; 2011, 1161; 2019, 570)
NV Rev Stat § 268.572 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 268 - Powers and Duties Common to Cities and Towns Incorporated Under General or Special Laws|NRS 268.572 - Legislative declaration.

It is hereby declared as a matter of legislative determination that:  1. Sound urban development is essential to the continued economic development of this State.  2. Municipalities are created to provide the governmental services essential for sound urban development and for the protection of health, safety and welfare in areas being used for residential, commercial, industrial, institutional and governmental purposes, or in areas undergoing such development.  3. Municipal boundaries should be extended, in accordance with legislative standards, to include such areas and to provide the high quality of governmental services needed therein for the protection of the public health, safety and welfare.  4. Areas annexed to municipalities in accordance with such uniform legislative standards should receive the services provided by the annexing municipality as soon as possible following the annexation.  5. Areas annexed to municipalities should include all of the urbanized unincorporated areas adjacent to municipalities, and piecemeal annexation of unincorporated areas should be avoided, securing to residents within the area proposed to be annexed the right of protest.  (Added to NRS by 1967, 1601)
NV Rev Stat § 268.574 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 268 - Powers and Duties Common to Cities and Towns Incorporated Under General or Special Laws|NRS 268.574 - Definitions.

As used in NRS 268.570 to 268.608, inclusive:  1. "Contiguous" means either abutting directly on the boundary of the annexing municipality or separated from the boundary thereof by a street, alley, public right-of-way, creek, river or the right-of-way of a railroad or other public service corporation, or by lands owned by the annexing municipality, by some other political subdivision of the State or by the State of Nevada.  2. "Lot or parcel" means any tract of land of sufficient size to constitute a legal building lot as determined by the zoning ordinance of the county in which the territory proposed to be annexed is situated. If such county has not enacted a zoning ordinance, the question of what constitutes a building lot shall be determined by reference to the zoning ordinance of the annexing municipality.  3. "Majority of the property owners" in a territory means the record owners of real property:  (a) Whose combined value is greater than 50 percent of the total value of real property in the territory, as determined by assessment for taxation; and  (b) Whose combined area is greater than 50 percent of the total area of the territory, excluding lands held by public bodies.  4. A lot or parcel of land is "used for residential purposes" if it is 5 acres or less in area and contains a habitable dwelling unit of a permanent nature.  (Added to NRS by 1967, 1602; A 1971, 277; 2003, 2783; 2019, 571)
NV Rev Stat § 268.576 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 268 - Powers and Duties Common to Cities and Towns Incorporated Under General or Special Laws|NRS 268.576 - Procedure for extension of corporate limits.

The governing body of any incorporated city, whether incorporated or governed under a general act, special legislative act or special charter enacted, adopted or granted pursuant to either Section 1 or Section 8 of Article 8 of the Constitution of the State of Nevada, may extend the corporate limits of such city under the procedures or alternative procedures set forth in NRS 268.570 to 268.608, inclusive.  (Added to NRS by 1967, 1602; A 1979, 790)
NV Rev Stat § 268.582 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 268 - Powers and Duties Common to Cities and Towns Incorporated Under General or Special Laws|NRS 268.582 - Commencement of action by governing body on receipt of petition.

In addition to initiating annexation proceedings on its own motion pursuant to NRS 268.584, the governing body of any city shall commence action in accordance with the provisions of NRS 268.584 to 268.590, inclusive, upon the petition of the board of county commissioners, or upon the petition of a majority of the owners of real property in an unincorporated area developed for urban purposes which is approximately described in the petition.  (Added to NRS by 1967, 1605; A 1983, 738)
NV Rev Stat § 268.584 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 268 - Powers and Duties Common to Cities and Towns Incorporated Under General or Special Laws|NRS 268.584 - Resolution of intent to consider annexation: Contents.

The governing body of any city desiring to annex territory under the provisions of NRS 268.570 to 268.608, inclusive, shall first pass a resolution stating the intent of the city to consider the annexation. The resolution must:  1. Describe the boundaries of the territory proposed to be annexed;  2. Fix the date for a public hearing on the question of annexation, which must not be less than 30 days nor more than 60 days following the passage of the resolution; and  3. Direct that notice of the public hearing be given in the manner provided in NRS 268.586.  (Added to NRS by 1967, 1605; A 1983, 738)
NV Rev Stat § 268.586 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 268 - Powers and Duties Common to Cities and Towns Incorporated Under General or Special Laws|NRS 268.586 - Contents and publication of notice of public hearing; right of owner to appear and file written protest.

  1. The notice of public hearing must:  (a) Fix the date, hour and place of the public hearing.  (b) Describe accurately the territory proposed to be annexed.  (c) State that the report required in NRS 268.578 will be available at the office of the city clerk of the annexing city at least 20 days before the date of the public hearing.  (d) Contain a list of the names and addresses of all record owners of real property within the territory proposed to be annexed.  (e) Contain a statement to the effect that unless a majority of the property owners in the territory proposed to be annexed protest the annexation, either orally at the public hearing or in writing within 15 days after the conclusion of the public hearing, the governing body may adopt an ordinance extending the corporate limits of the annexing city to include all, or any part, of the territory described in the notice.  2. Any record owner of real property within the territory proposed to be annexed may:  (a) Appear and be heard at the public hearing;  (b) File with the city clerk of the annexing city a written protest to the annexation at any time within 15 days after the conclusion of the public hearing; or  (c) Do both.  3. The notice must be given by publication in a newspaper of general circulation in the territory proposed to be annexed, or, if there is none, in a newspaper of general circulation published in the county. If no such newspapers are published, a copy of the notice must be posted at the front door of the city hall or the county courthouse and in at least two conspicuous places in the territory proposed to be annexed for not less than 20 days before the public hearing. The first publication of the notice must be at least 20 days before the date set for the public hearing, and three publications in a newspaper published at least once a week are sufficient, but the first and last publication must be at least 6 days apart. The period of notice commences upon the first day of publication and terminates either upon the day of the third publication or at the end of the 20th day, including therein the first day, whichever period is longer. At the time of the first publication, the city clerk of the annexing city shall send a copy of the notice by certified mail, return receipt requested, to each record owner of real property within the territory proposed to be annexed.  (Added to NRS by 1967, 1605; A 1981, 346)
NV Rev Stat § 268.588 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 268 - Powers and Duties Common to Cities and Towns Incorporated Under General or Special Laws|NRS 268.588 - Approval of report; preparation of summary for public distribution.

At least 20 days before the date of the public hearing, the governing body of the annexing city shall approve the report provided for in NRS 268.578 and shall make the same available to the public at the office of the city clerk. In addition, the governing body may direct the preparation of a summary of the full report for public distribution with the notice of the public hearing and at such hearing.  (Added to NRS by 1967, 1606)
NV Rev Stat § 268.590 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 268 - Powers and Duties Common to Cities and Towns Incorporated Under General or Special Laws|NRS 268.590 - Explanation of report at public hearing; protests to annexation.

  1. At the public hearing a representative of the annexing city shall first make an explanation of the report provided for in NRS 268.578.  2. Following such explanation, any record owner of real property within the territory proposed to be annexed shall be given an opportunity to be heard.  3. Any protest to such annexation shall be deemed waived unless the same is presented verbally at such public hearing, or is filed in writing with the city clerk of the annexing city within 15 days after the conclusion of such public hearing. In the case of mailed protests, the postmark on the envelope shall be deemed to be the date of filing.  (Added to NRS by 1967, 1606)
NV Rev Stat § 268.592 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 268 - Powers and Duties Common to Cities and Towns Incorporated Under General or Special Laws|NRS 268.592 - Disapproval of annexation; adoption of ordinance extending corporate limits.

  1. If a majority of the property owners protest the annexation, either orally or in writing at the public hearing or in writing within 15 days after the conclusion of the public hearing, the city shall not annex in that proceeding any part of the territory described in the notice. This provision does not preclude a subsequent proceeding with respect to all or part of that territory if that proceeding is commenced more than 1 year after the public hearing.  2. If a majority of the property owners do not protest the annexation in the manner or within the time limited by subsection 1, the governing body may at any regular or special meeting thereof held not sooner than 16 days after the conclusion of the public hearing and not later than 90 days after the conclusion of the hearing, adopt an ordinance extending the corporate limits of the annexing city to include all, or such part, of the territory described in the notice of public hearing, which meets the requirements of NRS 268.580, and which the governing body has concluded should be annexed; but the governing body may amend the report provided for in NRS 268.578, to make changes in the plans for service to the area proposed to be annexed, so long as the changes meet the requirements of NRS 268.578.  (Added to NRS by 1967, 1606; A 1983, 739)
NV Rev Stat § 268.594 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 268 - Powers and Duties Common to Cities and Towns Incorporated Under General or Special Laws|NRS 268.594 - Determination of number and identity of owners of real property; sufficiency of petitions and protests.

  1. Whenever it is necessary for the purposes of NRS 268.570 to 268.608, inclusive, to determine the number or identity of the record owners of real property in a territory proposed to be annexed, a list of such owners, certified by the county assessor on any date between the institution of the proceedings, as provided in NRS 268.584, and the public hearing, as provided in NRS 268.590, both dates inclusive, shall be prima facie evidence that only those persons named thereon are such owners.  2. A petition or protest is sufficient for the purposes of NRS 268.570 to 268.608, inclusive, as to any lot or parcel of real property which is owned:  (a) As community property, if it is signed by one spouse.  (b) By two persons, either natural or artificial, other than as community property, if signed by both such owners.  (c) By more than two persons, either natural or artificial, if signed by a majority of such owners.  (d) Either wholly or in part, by an artificial person, if it is signed by an authorized agent and accompanied by a copy of such authorization.  (Added to NRS by 1967, 1607; A 2017, 788)
NV Rev Stat § 268.595 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 268 - Powers and Duties Common to Cities and Towns Incorporated Under General or Special Laws|NRS 268.595 - Inclusion of county road, state highway or railroad in annexed territory.

If a city annexes territory which is not included within its existing boundaries, the territory annexed includes the following:  1. If the annexed territory abuts upon one side of a county road, state highway or railroad and the territory which abuts upon the opposite side of the road, highway or railroad is not within the boundaries of the annexing city, the annexed territory extends to the middle of the road, highway or railroad. The governing body of a city may annex the remaining portion of the road, highway or railroad, and that portion of any county road which is then included in the annexed territory becomes a city street.  2. If the annexed territory abuts upon a county road, state highway or railroad on both sides of the road, highway or railroad, or if the annexed territory abuts upon one side of a county road, state highway or railroad and the territory which abuts upon the opposite side of the road, highway or railroad is within the existing boundaries of the annexing city, the annexed territory includes the portion of road, highway or railroad so abutted on both sides, and that portion of any county road which is then included in the annexed territory becomes a city street.  (Added to NRS by 2001, 605)
NV Rev Stat § 268.596 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 268 - Powers and Duties Common to Cities and Towns Incorporated Under General or Special Laws|NRS 268.596 - Contents of ordinance.

The annexation ordinance must contain:  1. Specific findings showing that the territory being annexed meets the requirements of NRS 268.580. The external boundaries of the territory being annexed must be accurately described.  2. A statement of the intent of the annexing city to extend services to the territory being annexed as set forth in the report required by NRS 268.578. If the report provides that the extension of those services, or portions thereof, must be done at the expense of the property owners in the territory being annexed, the annexation ordinance must designate which services, or portions thereof, must be extended at the expense of the annexing city and which services, or portions thereof, must be extended at the expense of the property owners.  3. A specific finding that on the effective date of the annexation, the annexing city will have funds appropriated in sufficient amount to finance the extension of any services designated in the report to be made at the expense of the annexing city, into the territory being annexed, or that on the effective date of the annexation the annexing city will have authority to issue bonds in an amount sufficient to finance the extension. If authority to issue the bonds must be secured from the electorate of the annexing city prior to the effective date of the annexation, then the effective date of annexation must be not earlier than the date following the statement of the successful result of the bond election.  4. The specific date on which the annexation becomes effective, which date may be fixed for any date within 12 months from the date of passage of the annexation ordinance; but no such annexation may become effective within 90 days next preceding any general election at which state or county officers, or officers of the annexing city, are chosen.  (Added to NRS by 1967, 1607; A 1983, 739)