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NV Rev Stat § 349.955 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 349 - State Obligations|NRS 349.955 - Faith of State pledged against repeal, amendment or modification of NRS 349.935 to 349.961, inclusive.

The faith of the State is hereby pledged that NRS 349.935 to 349.961, inclusive, will not be repealed, amended or modified to impair any outstanding bonds or any revenues pledged to their payment, or to impair, limit or alter the rights or powers vested in a city or county to acquire, finance, improve and equip a water project in any way that would jeopardize the interest of any lessee, purchaser or other obligor, or to limit or alter the rights or powers vested in the Director to perform any agreement made with any lessee, purchaser or other obligor, until all bonds have been discharged in full or provisions for their payment and redemption have been fully made.  (Added to NRS by 1987, 2278)
NV Rev Stat § 349.956 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 349 - State Obligations|NRS 349.956 - Exemption of water projects from requirements of other statutes; exception for statutes relating to employment of persons to work on construction projects.

A water project is not subject to any requirements relating to public buildings, structures, ground works or improvements imposed by the statutes of this state or any other similar requirements which may be lawfully waived by this section, and any requirement of competitive bidding or other restriction imposed on the procedure for award of contracts for such purpose or the lease, sale or other disposition of property is not applicable to any action taken pursuant to NRS 349.935 to 349.961, inclusive, except that the provisions of NRS 338.013 to 338.090, inclusive, apply to any contract for new construction, repair or reconstruction for which tentative approval for financing is granted on or after January 1, 1992, by the Director or a municipality for work to be done in a water project. The Director or municipality, the lessee, purchaser or other obligor, any contractor who is awarded a contract or enters into an agreement to perform the construction, repair or reconstruction for a water project, and any subcontractor who performs any portion of such construction, repair or reconstruction shall comply with the provisions of NRS 338.013 to 338.090, inclusive, in the same manner as if a public body had undertaken the water project or had awarded the contract.  (Added to NRS by 1987, 2278; A 1991, 2349; 2019, 714)
NV Rev Stat § 349.957 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 349 - State Obligations|NRS 349.957 - Board for Financing Water Projects: Creation; members.

  1. The Board for Financing Water Projects is hereby created. The Board consists of one ex officio member and five members appointed by the Governor.  2. The Governor shall appoint to the Board:  (a) One member who is a representative of the county with the largest population in the State;  (b) One member who is a representative of the county with the second largest population in the State; and  (c) Three members who are representatives of counties in the State whose populations are less than 100,000,  of whom one member is knowledgeable in the field of municipal finance and the remaining members are knowledgeable in the fields of planning and the development and reclamation of water resources.  3. The Administrator of the Division of Environmental Protection of the State Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, or a person he or she designates, shall serve ex officio as a nonvoting member of the Board.  4. Not more than three voting members of the Board may be members of the same political party, and not more than two may be residents of the same county.  (Added to NRS by 1987, 2278; A 1991, 532; 1995, 2502; 2005, 561)
NV Rev Stat § 349.958 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 349 - State Obligations|NRS 349.958 - Board for Financing Water Projects: Compensation of members.

  1. Each voting member of the Board is entitled to receive a salary of not more than $80 per day, as fixed by the Board, for his or her services while actually engaged in the performance of his or her duties as a member of the Board.  2. While engaged in the business of the Board, each voting member and employee of the Board is entitled to receive the per diem allowance and travel expenses provided for state officers and employees generally.  (Added to NRS by 1987, 2279; A 1989, 1712; 1991, 533)
NV Rev Stat § 349.959 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 349 - State Obligations|NRS 349.959 - Board for Financing Water Projects: Election of Chair; meetings.

The Board shall:  1. At its first meeting and annually thereafter elect a Chair from among its voting members.  2. Meet regularly at least once in each calendar quarter and at other times upon the call of the Chair.  (Added to NRS by 1987, 2279; A 1991, 533)
NV Rev Stat § 349.960 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 349 - State Obligations|NRS 349.960 - State Engineer may advise Board; State Engineer and Director may assist in preparation of preliminary plan.

  1. The State Engineer shall advise the Board, upon its request, of the existence and status of any water rights which affect a water project under consideration by the Board.  2. Upon the Board’s request and within the limits of available resources and staff, the State Engineer and the Director may on a case by case basis assist persons in the preparation of a preliminary plan for a water project.  (Added to NRS by 1987, 2279)
NV Rev Stat § 349.961 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 349 - State Obligations|NRS 349.961 - Water projects: Preliminary plan; approval.

  1. When any municipality or other obligor desires to undertake a water project, it may present its preliminary plan to the Board for approval. If the proposed water project affects drinking water, the Board shall request that the Administrator of the Division of Environmental Protection of the State Department of Conservation and Natural Resources submit comments and recommendations regarding the project. The Board shall analyze the potential yield of the water project, and may tentatively approve it if it will preserve or increase the water available for beneficial use in this State.  2. If the Board, after a public hearing on the issue, tentatively approves the water project, the municipality or other obligor may proceed to prepare a final plan and submit it for final approval. If the Board finally approves the water project, the cost of the final plan may be included in the cost of the water project. If the Board does not finally approve the water project, the Director may, within the limits of money available for this purpose in the Account for the Financing of Water Projects, reimburse a municipality for the costs incurred after the tentative approval.  (Added to NRS by 1987, 2279; A 1991, 533; 1993, 639; 2005, 561)
NV Rev Stat § 349.980 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 349 - State Obligations|NRS 349.980 - Definitions.

As used in NRS 349.980 to 349.987, inclusive, unless the context otherwise requires:  1. "Board" means the Board for Financing Water Projects created pursuant to NRS 349.957.  2. "Community sewage disposal system" means a public system of sewage disposal which is operated for the benefit of a county, city, district or other political subdivision of this State.  3. "Community water system" means a public water system which:  (a) Has 15 or more service connections; or  (b) Serves 25 or more persons,  at places which are intended for year-round occupancy.  4. "Costs of capital improvements to community water systems and nontransient water systems" means the costs traditionally associated with capital improvements to such systems and includes costs associated with the:  (a) Consolidation of existing systems; and  (b) Transfer and connection of a public water system to a system owned by a purveyor of water or a public utility.  5. "Division of Environmental Protection" means the Division of Environmental Protection of the State Department of Conservation and Natural Resources.  6. "Fund" means the Fund for Grants for Water Conservation, Capital Improvements to Certain Water Systems and Improvements to Certain Sewage Disposal Systems.  7. "Individual sewage disposal system" means a single system of sewage treatment tanks and effluent disposal facilities that serves:  (a) A single-family dwelling; or  (b) One or more buildings that are used exclusively for commercial purposes and are not used as single-family dwellings.  8. "Nontransient water system" means a public water system that regularly serves 25 or more of the same persons for more than 6 months per year, but which is not a community water system.  9. "Public water system" has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 445A.840.  10. "Purveyor of water" means a political subdivision of this State engaged in the business of furnishing water, for compensation, to persons within the political subdivision.  (Added to NRS by 1991, 1833; A 1999, 2121; 2003, 2501)
NV Rev Stat § 349.982 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 349 - State Obligations|NRS 349.982 - Powers and duties of Board for Financing Water Projects: Administration of program; adoption of regulations; use of money in Fund to defray certain costs and expenses; imposition of administrative fee.

  1. The Board shall administer the program and shall adopt regulations necessary for that purpose.  2. The regulations must provide such requirements for participation in the program as the Board deems necessary.  3. The money in the Fund may be used to defray, in whole or in part, the costs of administering the Fund and the expenses of the Board in administering the program.  4. The Board may, by regulation, impose an administrative fee which must be collected from each recipient of a grant from the Fund. If such a fee is imposed, all revenue derived from the fee must be used to defray, in whole or in part, the costs of administering the Fund and the expenses of the Board in administering the program.  (Added to NRS by 1991, 1833; A 1999, 2122)
NV Rev Stat § 349.983 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 349 - State Obligations|NRS 349.983 - Purveyors of water that are eligible to receive grants; preference for smaller systems; matching money from other sources.

  1. Grants may be made pursuant to paragraph (a) of subsection 1 of NRS 349.981 only for the Lincoln County Water District and those community and nontransient water systems that:  (a) Were in existence on January 1, 1995; and  (b) Are currently publicly owned.  2. In making its determination of which purveyors of water are to receive grants pursuant to paragraph (a) of subsection 1 of NRS 349.981, the Board shall give preference to those purveyors of water whose public water systems regularly serve fewer than 6,000 persons.  3. Each recipient of a grant pursuant to paragraph (a) of subsection 1 of NRS 349.981 shall provide an amount of money for the same purpose. The Board shall develop a scale to be used to determine that amount, but the recipient must not be required to provide an amount less than 15 percent or more than 75 percent of the total cost of the project for which the grant is awarded. The scale must be based upon the average household income of the customers of the recipient, and provide adjustments for the demonstrated economic hardship of those customers, the existence of an imminent risk to public health and any other factor that the Board determines to be relevant.  (Added to NRS by 1991, 1834; A 1993, 1236; 1995, 321; 1999, 2122; 2003, 2984; 2009, 669)
NV Rev Stat § 349.984 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 349 - State Obligations|NRS 349.984 - Fund for Grants for Water Conservation, Capital Improvements to Certain Water Systems and Improvements to Certain Sewage Disposal Systems: Creation; use; payment of claims.

  1. The Fund for Grants for Water Conservation, Capital Improvements to Certain Water Systems and Improvements to Certain Sewage Disposal Systems is hereby created.  2. Except as otherwise provided by subsections 3 and 4 of NRS 349.982, the money in the Fund must be used only to make grants in furtherance of the program.  3. All claims against the Fund must be paid as other claims against the State are paid.  (Added to NRS by 1991, 1834; A 1999, 2123; 2003, 2503)
NV Rev Stat § 349.985 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 349 - State Obligations|NRS 349.985 - Fund for Grants for Water Conservation, Capital Improvements to Certain Water Systems and Improvements to Certain Sewage Disposal Systems: Deposit of money; interest and income credited to Fund.

All money received for the Fund from:  1. The issuance of bonds pursuant to NRS 349.986; or  2. Any other source,  must be deposited with the State Treasurer to the credit of the Fund. The interest and income earned on the money in the Fund, after deducting any applicable charges, must be credited to the Fund.  (Added to NRS by 1991, 1834)
NV Rev Stat § 349.986 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 349 - State Obligations|NRS 349.986 - General obligation bonds.

  1. The State Board of Finance shall issue general obligation bonds of the State of Nevada to support the purposes of the program established by NRS 349.981. The aggregate principal amount of such bonds outstanding at any one time may not exceed $125,000,000.  2. The net proceeds from the sale of the bonds must be deposited in the Fund.  3. The bonds must be redeemed through the Consolidated Bond Interest and Redemption Fund.  (Added to NRS by 1991, 1834; A 1995, 2239; 1997, 1826; 1999, 2123; 2001, 692; 2003, 2503, 2649; 2003, 20th Special Session, 264, 265; 2005, 201)
NV Rev Stat § 349.987 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 349 - State Obligations|NRS 349.987 - Applicability of State Securities Law and certain provisions governing financing of water projects.

  1. The provisions of NRS 349.150 to 349.364, inclusive, which are not inconsistent with the provisions of NRS 349.980 to 349.987, inclusive, apply to the bonds issued pursuant to NRS 349.986.  2. The provisions of NRS 349.935 to 349.956, inclusive, and 349.961 do not apply to the program or to any grants made or bonds issued pursuant to NRS 349.986.  (Added to NRS by 1991, 1834)
NV Rev Stat § 350.0015 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 350 - Municipal Obligations|NRS 350.0015 - Definitions.

As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires, the words and terms defined in NRS 350.0045 to 350.0075, inclusive, have the meanings ascribed to them in those sections.  (Added to NRS by 2001, 2303)
NV Rev Stat § 350.0045 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 350 - Municipal Obligations|NRS 350.0045 - "General obligation debt" defined.

General obligation debt means debt that is legally payable from general revenues, as a primary or secondary source of repayment, and is backed by the full faith and credit of a governmental entity, and if the governmental entity is authorized to levy taxes, by those taxes. The term includes, without limitation, debt represented by local government securities issued pursuant to this chapter and installment-purchase agreements described in subsection 1 of NRS 350.0055. The term does not include, without limitation:  1. Installment-purchase agreements described in subsection 2 of NRS 350.0055;  2. Special obligations; and  3. Obligations with a term of less than 1 year that are payable in full from money appropriated for the same fiscal year in which the obligations are incurred.  (Added to NRS by 2001, 2303)
NV Rev Stat § 350.0055 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 350 - Municipal Obligations|NRS 350.0055 - "Installment-purchase agreement" defined.

Installment-purchase agreement means an agreement for the purchase of real or personal property by installment or lease or another transaction that is described in NRS 350.800 which:  1. Is required to be counted against any limit upon the debt of a local government pursuant to subsection 1 of NRS 350.800; or  2. Is not required to be counted against any limit upon the debt of a local government and:  (a) Exceeds $100,000 for a local government in a county whose population is 100,000 or more; or  (b) Exceeds $50,000 for a local government in a county whose population is less than 100,000.  The term "installment-purchase agreement" does not include an obligation to pay rent pursuant to a lease which contains no option or right to purchase or which contains only an option or right to purchase the property without any credit towards the purchase price for lease or rental payments.  (Added to NRS by 2001, 2303)
NV Rev Stat § 350.0065 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 350 - Municipal Obligations|NRS 350.0065 - "Local government" defined.

Local government has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 354.474.  (Added to NRS by 2001, 2304)
NV Rev Stat § 350.007 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 350 - Municipal Obligations|NRS 350.007 - "Medium-term obligation" defined.

Medium-term obligation means an obligation to repay borrowed money evidenced by a note or bond which is authorized to be issued pursuant to NRS 350.087 to 350.095, inclusive, and which has a term of 10 years or less. The term does not include an obligation which has a term of less than 1 year and which is payable in full from money appropriated for the same fiscal year that the obligation is incurred.  (Added to NRS by 2001, 2304)
NV Rev Stat § 350.0075 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 350 - Municipal Obligations|NRS 350.0075 - "Special obligation" defined.

Special obligation means a municipal security issued pursuant to NRS 350.582.  (Added to NRS by 2001, 2304)
NV Rev Stat § 350.008 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 350 - Municipal Obligations|NRS 350.008 - Term of installment-purchase agreement.

For the purposes of this chapter, the term of an installment-purchase agreement must be determined as the period from the date the agreement is entered into by a local government to the date that the purchase price will be paid in full and must include the term of the original agreement and the term of any renewal, including, without limitation, an optional renewal, of the agreement.  (Added to NRS by 2001, 2304)
NV Rev Stat § 350.009 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 350 - Municipal Obligations|NRS 350.009 - Regulations.

  1. The Committee on Local Government Finance may adopt such regulations as are necessary for the administration of this chapter.  2. Any regulations adopted by the Committee on Local Government Finance must be adopted in the manner prescribed for state agencies in chapter 233B of NRS.  (Added to NRS by 2001, 2304)
NV Rev Stat § 350.011 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 350 - Municipal Obligations|NRS 350.011 - Definitions. [Effective through June 30, 2021.]

As used in NRS 350.011 to 350.0165, inclusive, unless the context otherwise requires:  1. "Commission" means a debt management commission created pursuant to NRS 350.0115.  2. "Special elective tax" means a tax imposed pursuant to NRS 354.59817, 354.5982, 387.197, 387.3285 or 387.3287.  (Added to NRS by 1965, 1433; A 1993, 2655; 1995, 369, 765, 774, 1811; 1997, 550; 1999, 275, 2541; 2001, 880, 2304)
NV Rev Stat § 350.011 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 350 - Municipal Obligations|NRS 350.011 - Definitions. [Effective July 1, 2021.]

As used in NRS 350.011 to 350.0165, inclusive, unless the context otherwise requires:  1. "Commission" means a debt management commission created pursuant to NRS 350.0115.  2. "Special elective tax" means a tax imposed pursuant to NRS 354.59817, 354.5982, 387.3285 or 387.3287.  (Added to NRS by 1965, 1433; A 1993, 2655; 1995, 369, 765, 774, 1811; 1997, 550; 1999, 275, 2541; 2001, 880, 2304; 2019, 4238, effective July 1, 2021)
NV Rev Stat § 350.012 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 350 - Municipal Obligations|NRS 350.012 - Meetings; officers; removal of member; quorum; compensation.

  1. The commission shall meet during the month of February of each year to organize by selecting a chair and vice chair. In a county whose population is 700,000 or more, the chair must be one of the representatives of the board of county commissioners. The county clerk is ex officio the secretary of the commission.  2. In addition to the organizational meeting, each commission shall meet annually in August of each year and at the call of the chair whenever business is presented, as provided in NRS 350.014 and 350.0145.  3. In conjunction with the meetings required by subsections 1 and 2, the commission in a county whose population:  (a) Is 100,000 or more but less than 700,000, shall meet each calendar quarter.  (b) Is 700,000 or more, shall meet each month.  The meetings required by this subsection must be scheduled at each annual meeting in August.  4. The appointing authority may remove a member of a commission in a county whose population:  (a) Is 700,000 or more if the member fails to attend three consecutive meetings or five meetings during a calendar year.  (b) Is 100,000 or more but less than 700,000 if the member fails to attend two consecutive meetings or three meetings during a calendar year.  (c) Is less than 100,000 if the member fails to attend at least one meeting during a calendar year.  5. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3 of NRS 350.0115, a majority of the members constitutes a quorum for all purposes.  6. The governing body of the county may provide for the payment to members of the commission who serve as representatives of the public at large:  (a) Compensation of not more than $40, as fixed by the governing body, for each day or portion of a day of attendance at a meeting of the commission, not to exceed $400 paid to each such member per month.  (b) While engaged in the business of the commission, the per diem allowance and travel expenses generally provided for officers and employees of the county, if any.  (Added to NRS by 1965, 1433; A 1971, 943; 1977, 537; 1995, 766; 1999, 2529, 2542; 2001, 187; 2005, 125; 2011, 1217)
NV Rev Stat § 350.0125 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 350 - Municipal Obligations|NRS 350.0125 - Technical assistance provided by Department of Taxation or board of county commissioners to carry out duties of commission.

  1. The commission in a county whose population is less than 47,500 may request technical assistance from the Department of Taxation to carry out the duties of the commission. Upon such a request, the Department of Taxation shall provide to that commission such technical assistance to the extent that resources are available.  2. The board of county commissioners of a county whose population is 47,500 or more shall provide the commission in that county with such staff as is necessary to carry out the duties of the commission. The staff provided to the commission pursuant to this subsection shall provide such technical assistance to the commission as the commission requires, except the staff shall not render an opinion on the merits of any proposal or other matter before the commission.  (Added to NRS by 1999, 2541; A 2001, 1979; 2011, 1217)