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NV Rev Stat § 318A.120 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 318A - Parks, Trails and Open Space Districts|NRS 318A.120 - Grounds for disapproval; changes or additional information; basis for determinations and findings of governing body.

  1. A governing body shall not approve the service plan for a proposed district if:  (a) There is insufficient existing and projected need for service in the area to be serviced by the proposed district;  (b) The existing service in the area to be served by the proposed district is adequate for present and projected needs;  (c) Adequate service is, or will be, available to the area by other existing municipal or quasi-municipal corporations within a reasonable time and on a comparable basis;  (d) The proposed district is incapable of providing economic and sufficient service to the area within its proposed boundaries;  (e) The area to be included in the proposed district does not have or will not have the financial ability to discharge the proposed indebtedness, other securities, or other obligations to be incurred on a reasonable basis;  (f) The facility, improvement, project and service standards of the proposed district are incompatible with the facility, improvement, project and service standards of adjacent municipalities and special districts;  (g) The proposed district is being formed for the primary purpose of financing the cost of developing private property; or  (h) The governing body determines that the service plan for the proposed district is not in the public interest.  2. If the governing body requests changes or additional information, final approval of the service plan must be contingent upon modification of the service plan to include such changes or additional information.  3. The determinations and findings of the governing body must be based solely upon the service plan and evidence presented at the hearing held pursuant to NRS 318A.100.  (Added to NRS by 2017, 2700)
NV Rev Stat § 318A.130 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 318A - Parks, Trails and Open Space Districts|NRS 318A.130 - Resolution of approval; incorporation in ordinance; interested parties; conformance of facilities, improvements, projects, services and financial arrangements; material modifications; injunction for unreasonable departure.

  1. The creation of a district must not be approved before the resolution of approval of the service plan. The approved service plan and the resolution of approval must be incorporated by reference in the ordinance creating the district after there has been a compliance with all other legal procedures for the formation of the proposed district.   2. If the service plan is approved, any interested party is entitled to appear and be heard at the hearing of the governing body held to consider the creation of the district pursuant to NRS 318A.150.  3. Upon final approval by a governing body for the formation of the district, the facilities, improvements, projects, services and financial arrangements of the district must conform to the approved service plan.  4. After the organization of a district pursuant to the provisions of this chapter material modifications of the service plan as originally approved may be made by the board of trustees of the district only by petition to and approval by the governing body that formed the district in substantially the same manner as is provided for the approval of an original service plan. Such modifications are required only with regard to changes of a basic or essential nature and are not required for changes of a mechanical type necessary only for the execution of the original service plan.  5. Any unreasonable departure from the service plan as originally approved, or, if the same has been modified, then from the service plan as modified, may be enjoined at any time by a district court upon motion of the governing body or any interested party.  (Added to NRS by 2017, 2700)
NV Rev Stat § 318A.140 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 318A - Parks, Trails and Open Space Districts|NRS 318A.140 - Notice of organizational hearing.

After the service plan for a proposed district is approved pursuant to NRS 318A.080 to 318A.130, inclusive, and before taking final action to create the district, the governing body shall cause the clerk to mail written notice to all property owners within the proposed area of the district informing the property owners of the proposed creation of a district. The notice must set forth the proposed name, powers, purpose and boundaries of the district and the time and place of the hearing that will be held by the governing body to determine whether to create the district and where the person may protest its creation.  (Added to NRS by 2017, 2701)
NV Rev Stat § 318A.150 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 318A - Parks, Trails and Open Space Districts|NRS 318A.150 - Protests against organization of district; findings; ordinances creating or not creating district.

  1. Any person who owns property which is located within the proposed area of the district may, on or before the date of the hearing, submit a written protest to the creation of the district.  2. The governing body shall give full consideration to all protests which have been submitted and hear all persons desiring to be heard and, thereafter, adopt an ordinance creating the district or determining that the district must not be created.  3. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 318A.160, at the hearing to consider the creation of the district or at a subsequent hearing to which the hearing is adjourned, the governing body may create the district by ordinance if the governing body makes findings that the creation of the district is economically sound and feasible.  4. Any ordinance creating a district may:  (a) Contain changes to the proposed name, powers, purpose or boundaries of the district as may be considered by the governing body to be equitable and necessary.  (b) Require that the creation of the district is only effective upon approval by a majority of voters who live within the boundaries of the district at the next general election.  (Added to NRS by 2017, 2701)
NV Rev Stat § 318A.160 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 318A - Parks, Trails and Open Space Districts|NRS 318A.160 - Factors precluding creation of district by governing body.

A governing body shall not create a district pursuant to the provisions of this chapter:  1. If a service plan for the district has not been approved pursuant to NRS 318A.080 to 318A.130, inclusive.  2. If, at or before the hearing held pursuant to NRS 318A.150, a majority of property owners within the proposed area of the district submit written protests to the creation of the district pursuant to that section.   3. If the proposed boundaries of the district include areas within more than one county or city and the governing bodies of all such counties and cities have not entered into an interlocal agreement that includes, without limitation, the consent of each governing body to the creation of the district. Such an interlocal agreement may include any provision relating to the district, including, without limitation, provisions related to the:  (a) Formation, operation or funding of the district; or  (b) Selection and membership of the board of trustees of the district.  4. If the proposed boundaries of a district overlap with the boundaries of one or more general improvement districts created pursuant to chapter 318 of NRS and the board of trustees of each such general improvement district has not by resolution consented to the creation of the district.  5. If the governing body determines that the creation of the district is not in the public interest.  (Added to NRS by 2017, 2701)
NV Rev Stat § 318A.170 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 318A - Parks, Trails and Open Space Districts|NRS 318A.170 - Effect of adoption of ordinance creating district; time to commence court action to set aside ordinance creating district; filing of copies of ordinance.

  1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, the adoption of an ordinance creating a district establishes the regular organization of the district, which is a governmental subdivision of this State, a body corporate and politic and a quasi-municipal corporation.  2. Within 30 days immediately following the effective date of such ordinance any person who has filed a written protest, as provided in NRS 318A.150, shall have the right to commence an action in any court of competent jurisdiction to set aside such determination. Thereafter all actions or suits attacking the regularity, validity and correctness of that ordinance and all proceedings, determinations and instruments taken, adopted or made before such ordinance’s final passage, shall be perpetually barred.  3. Within 30 days immediately following the effective date of the ordinance creating the district, the governing body shall cause to be filed a copy of the ordinance in the office of the clerk and shall cause to be filed an additional copy of the ordinance in the Office of the Secretary of State, which filings shall be without fee and be otherwise in the same manner as articles of incorporation are required to be filed under chapter 78 of NRS.  (Added to NRS by 2017, 2702)
NV Rev Stat § 318A.180 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 318A - Parks, Trails and Open Space Districts|NRS 318A.180 - Establishment of budget, standards, practices and procedures of district; appointment, qualifications and terms of initial board of trustees; removal of trustee; bond.

  1. Except as otherwise may be provided in an interlocal agreement entered into pursuant to NRS 318A.160, after adopting an ordinance creating a district, the governing body must establish:  (a) Accounting practices and procedures for the district;  (b) Auditing practices and procedures to be used by the district;  (c) A budget for the district; and  (d) Management standards for the district.  2. After the duties required by subsection 1 have been performed, the first board of trustees of the district, consisting of five members, must be appointed. Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, each governing body of a county or city with territory included within the district that has entered into an interlocal agreement pursuant to NRS 318A.160 must each appoint one member to the first board of trustees. If:  (a) More than five counties or cities have territory within the district, the interlocal agreement entered into pursuant to NRS 318A.160 must determine which governing bodies may appoint the five members of the first board of trustees of the district.  (b) Less than five counties or cities have territory within the district, the governing body of each county or city must appoint one member and the remaining members of the first board of trustees must be appointed as determined pursuant to the terms of the interlocal agreement entered into pursuant to NRS 318A.160.   3. The members of the first board of trustees must be qualified electors of the district. The trustees must determine by lot which three trustees serve 4-year terms and which two trustees serve 2-year terms.   4. The governing body may remove any member of the first board of trustees for cause shown unless an interlocal agreement entered into pursuant to NRS 318A.160 otherwise prohibits such removal.  5. All members of the board of trustees must file with the clerk their oaths of office and corporate surety bonds, at the expense of the district, the bonds to be in an amount not more than $10,000 each, the form and exact amount thereof to be approved and determined, respectively, by the governing body, conditioned for the faithful performance of their duties as trustees. The governing body may from time to time, upon good cause shown, increase or decrease the amount of the bond.  (Added to NRS by 2017, 2702)
NV Rev Stat § 318A.190 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 318A - Parks, Trails and Open Space Districts|NRS 318A.190 - Organization of board of trustees; election of officers; records; bonds; compensation.

  1. The board shall choose one of its members as chair of the board and president of the district, and shall elect a secretary and a treasurer of the board and of the district, who may or may not be members of the board. The secretary and the treasurer may be one person.  2. The board shall adopt a seal.  3. The secretary shall keep a record of all of the board’s proceedings, minutes of all meetings, any certificates, contracts, bonds given by employees and all corporate acts. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 241.035, the records must be open to inspection of all owners of real property in the district as well as to all other interested persons. A copy of the minutes or audio recordings, if any, must be made available to a member of the public upon request at no charge pursuant to NRS 241.035.  4. The treasurer shall keep strict and accurate accounts of all money received by and disbursed for and on behalf of the district in permanent records. The treasurer shall file with the clerk, at the expense of the district, a corporate surety bond in an amount not more than $50,000, the form and exact amount thereof to be approved and determined, respectively, by the governing body, conditioned for the faithful performance of the duties of his or her office. Any other officer or trustee who actually receives or disburses money of the district shall furnish a bond as provided in this subsection. The governing body may, upon good cause shown, increase or decrease the amount of that bond.  5. Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, each member of a board of trustees of a district organized pursuant to this chapter may receive as compensation for his or her service not more than $6,000 per year. The compensation of the members of a board is payable monthly, if the budget is adequate and a majority of the members of the board vote in favor of such compensation, but no member of the board may receive any other compensation for his or her service to the district as an employee or otherwise. Each member of the board must receive the same amount of compensation. If a majority of the members of the board vote in favor of an increase in the compensation of the trustees, the increase may not become effective until January 1 of the calendar year immediately following the next biennial election of the district as set forth in NRS 318A.210.  (Added to NRS by 2017, 2703)
NV Rev Stat § 318A.200 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 318A - Parks, Trails and Open Space Districts|NRS 318A.200 - Office or principal place of business; records; meetings; quorum; vacancies.

  1. The board shall, by resolution, designate the place where the office or principal place of the district is to be located, which must be within the corporate limits of the district and which may be changed by resolution of the board. Copies of all those resolutions must be filed with the clerk within 5 days after their adoption. The official records and files of the district must be kept at that office and must be open to public inspection as provided in NRS 239.010.  2. The board of trustees shall meet regularly at least once each year, and at such other times at the office or principal place of the district as provided in the bylaws.  3. Special meetings may be held on notice to each member of the board as often as, and at such places within the district as, the needs of the district require.  4. Three members of the board constitute a quorum at any meeting.  5. Unless an interlocal agreement entered into pursuant to NRS 318A.160 provides otherwise, a vacancy on the board must be filled by a qualified elector of the district chosen by the remaining members of the board.  (Added to NRS by 2017, 2704)
NV Rev Stat § 318A.210 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 318A - Parks, Trails and Open Space Districts|NRS 318A.210 - Biennial election of trustees; terms of office; exception to election requirement.

  1. Except as otherwise provided in this section, the general election for trustees of the district must be conducted by the county clerk and held simultaneously with the general election of the county in which the district is located.   2. If a district is located:  (a) In more than one county, the general election for trustees of the district must be conducted by the county clerk of the county in which is located the largest proportion of the geographic area of the district simultaneously with the general election of that county.  (b) Wholly within the boundaries of a city, the general election for trustees of the district must be conducted by the city clerk and held simultaneously with the general city election of the city.   3. The first biennial election of the district must be held simultaneously with the first general election described in subsection 1 that is held after the creation of the district.   4. At the first biennial election, there must be elected by the qualified electors of the district three qualified electors to serve as trustees of the board. At the second biennial election, there must be elected by the qualified electors of the district two qualified electors.   5. The term of office of an elected trustee is 4 years and begins on the first Monday in January next following the biennial election.   6. The office of trustee is a nonpartisan office.   7. The general election laws of this State govern the candidacy, nominations and election of a trustee of the board.   8. The provisions of this section that require the election of the board of trustees do not apply if an interlocal agreement entered into pursuant to NRS 318A.160 provides another method for the selection of the board of trustees.  (Added to NRS by 2017, 2704)
NV Rev Stat § 318A.220 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 318A - Parks, Trails and Open Space Districts|NRS 318A.220 - Trustees elected by plurality vote; exception.

  1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2:  (a) If there are two regular terms which end on the first Monday in January next following the biennial election, the two qualified electors receiving the highest and next highest number of votes must be elected. If there are three regular terms so ending, the three qualified electors receiving the highest, next highest and third highest number of votes must be elected.  (b) If there is a vacancy in an unexpired regular term to be filled at the biennial election, the candidate who receives the highest number of votes, after there are chosen the successful candidates to fill the vacancies in expired regular terms as provided in paragraph (a), must be elected.  2. The provisions of subsection 1 do not apply if an interlocal agreement entered into pursuant to NRS 318A.160 provides another method for the selection of the board of trustees.  (Added to NRS by 2017, 2704)
NV Rev Stat § 318A.230 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 318A - Parks, Trails and Open Space Districts|NRS 318A.230 - Recall of trustees.

Members of the board of trustees are subject to recall from office pursuant to the provisions of the Constitution and statutes of this State.  (Added to NRS by 2017, 2705)
NV Rev Stat § 318A.240 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 318A - Parks, Trails and Open Space Districts|NRS 318A.240 - Trustees not to be interested in sales or purchases; contracts void; penalties.

  1. No trustee may be interested, directly or indirectly, in any property purchased for the use of the district, or in any purchase or sale of property belonging to the district.  2. Any contract made in violation of the provisions of subsection 1 may be declared void.  3. A trustee who violates the provisions of subsection 1 is guilty of a gross misdemeanor and shall be further punished as provided in NRS 197.230.  (Added to NRS by 2017, 2705)
NV Rev Stat § 318A.250 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 318A - Parks, Trails and Open Space Districts|NRS 318A.250 - Trustees’ interest in contracts made in official capacity prohibited; exception; contracts void; penalties.

  1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, no trustee may:  (a) Become a contractor under any contract or order for supplies or any other kind of contract authorized by the board, or to be in any manner interested, directly or indirectly, as principal, in any kind of contract so authorized.  (b) Be interested in any contract made by the board or to be a purchaser or to be interested in any purchase or sale made by the board.  2. The board may purchase supplies or contract for services for the district from one of its members, when not to do so would be a great inconvenience, but the member from whom the supplies are to be bought or with whom the contract for services is to be made shall not vote upon the allowance of the purchase or contract. If the purchase is made or contract let by competitive bidding, the bid of a member of the board may be accepted only if the member is the lowest responsible bidder.  3. Any contract made in violation of the provisions of subsection 1 may be declared void.  4. A trustee who violates the provisions of subsection 1, directly or indirectly, is guilty of a gross misdemeanor and shall be further punished as provided in NRS 197.230.  (Added to NRS by 2017, 2705)
NV Rev Stat § 318A.260 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 318A - Parks, Trails and Open Space Districts|NRS 318A.260 - Assistance to district from county or city officers: Request; agreement; limitation on cost.

  1. A board may request, in writing, assistance from any elected or appointed officer of any county or city in which all or a part of the district is located.  2. The officer shall furnish the requested assistance, after an agreement has been reached concerning the amount of money which the board must pay for the assistance. The cost shall not be more than the actual additional expense necessitated by the request.  (Added to NRS by 2017, 2705)
NV Rev Stat § 318A.270 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 318A - Parks, Trails and Open Space Districts|NRS 318A.270 - Basic powers of board.

A board has each of the basic powers enumerated in this chapter and designated in the organizational proceedings of the district and other provisions supplemental thereto in this chapter, or otherwise authorized by law.  (Added to NRS by 2017, 2705)
NV Rev Stat § 318A.280 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 318A - Parks, Trails and Open Space Districts|NRS 318A.280 - Powers of district concerning location and construction of facilities, improvements or projects subordinate to powers of regional planning agency; coordination with conservation district.

  1. In any region of this State for which there has been established by interstate compact a regional planning agency, the powers of any district created pursuant to this chapter with respect to the location and construction of all facilities, improvements or projects are subordinate to the powers of such regional planning agency.  2. If the boundaries of a district overlap with the boundaries of a conservation district formed pursuant to chapter 548 of NRS, the board of the district must coordinate and consult with the board of supervisors of the conservation district on matters that may impact the conservation district.  (Added to NRS by 2017, 2706)
NV Rev Stat § 318A.290 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 318A - Parks, Trails and Open Space Districts|NRS 318A.290 - Perpetual existence of board; corporate seal; suits, actions and proceedings.

  1. Subject to the limitations of this chapter, the board shall have perpetual existence.  2. The board shall have the power to have and use a corporate seal.  3. The board shall have the power to sue and be sued, and be a party to suits, actions and proceedings.  (Added to NRS by 2017, 2706)