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2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 279 - Redevelopment of Communities › NRS 279.4712 - Prerequisites to agency exercising power of eminent domain; requirements for written offer; appraisal performed on behalf of owner of property.

1. Before an agency may exercise the power of eminent domain to acquire property for a redevelopment project, the agency must:
(a) Negotiate in good faith with the owner of the property and attempt to reach an agreement regarding the amount of compensation to be paid for the property;
(b) Provide the owner with a written offer of compensation in the manner set forth in subsection 2 and allow the owner at least 30 days after the date he or she receives the offer to respond to the offer, unless the offer is returned as undeliverable; and
(c) Provide the owner with a copy of the appraisal report upon which the offer of compensation is based at the time the offer is made.
2. A written offer of compensation required pursuant to subsection 1:
(a) Must include written notice to the owner of the property informing the owner of the following:
(1) That all or a portion of his or her property is necessary to carry out the redevelopment plan;
(2) The nature of the intended redevelopment, at the time of the written offer, for which the property is considered necessary;
(3) The parcel number or other reasonably detailed description of the property sought to be acquired;
(4) That the agency has provided a copy of the appraisal report upon which the offer of compensation is based;
(5) That the agency will provide copies, to the extent prepared, of any preliminary plans or redevelopment plans within 15 days upon request; and
(6) The rights and responsibilities of the owner pursuant to this section.
(b) Must include the value of the property sought to be acquired plus damages, if any, as appraised by the agency.
(c) Must be sent by certified mail, return receipt requested, to the last known address of the owner of the property as shown in the records of the county assessor or by personal delivery. If there is more than one owner of the property, notice must be sent to all owners of the property. If the written offer of compensation is returned as undeliverable, no additional notice is required. The agency is not required to provide an additional written offer of compensation to a person who acquires title to the property after the written offer of compensation has been provided in the manner required pursuant to this paragraph.
3. If the owner of the property has an appraisal performed on his or her own behalf, the owner must provide the agency with a copy of the appraisal report.
(Added to NRS by 2005, 2213)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 279 - Redevelopment of Communities › NRS 279.4714 - Prerequisite to request that agency exercise power of eminent domain.

Before a person who seeks to purchase, lease or otherwise acquire or increase an interest in any property within a redevelopment area may request an agency to exercise the power of eminent domain to acquire the property, the person requesting the redevelopment must negotiate in good faith with the owner of the property to reach an agreement to purchase the property from the owner of the property.
(Added to NRS by 2005, 2214)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 279 - Redevelopment of Communities › NRS 279.472 - Leases or sales: Public hearing.

Any lease or sale made pursuant to NRS 279.470 may be made without public bidding but only after a public hearing, notice of which shall be given by publication for not less than once a week for 2 weeks in a newspaper of general circulation published in the county in which the land lies.
(Added to NRS by 1959, 655)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 279 - Redevelopment of Communities › NRS 279.474 - Development of building sites.

An agency may develop as a building site any real property owned or acquired by it. In connection with such development it may cause streets and highways to be laid out and graded, and pavements or other road surfacing, sidewalks and curbs, and public utilities to be constructed and installed.
(Added to NRS by 1959, 655)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 279 - Redevelopment of Communities › NRS 279.478 - Assistance for relocation.

1. An agency shall provide assistance for relocation and shall make all the payments required by chapter 342 of NRS and the regulations adopted by the Director of the Department of Transportation pursuant thereto for programs or projects for which federal financial assistance is received to pay all or any part of the cost of that program or project.
2. This section does not limit any other authority which an agency may have to make other payments for assistance for relocation or to make any payment for that assistance which exceeds the amount authorized in regulations adopted by the Director of the Department of Transportation pursuant to chapter 342 of NRS.
(Added to NRS by 1959, 655; A 1973, 153; 1985, 2071; 1989, 636; 1999, 3613)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 279 - Redevelopment of Communities › NRS 279.480 - Investments.

An agency may:
1. Invest any money held in reserves or sinking funds, or any money not required for immediate disbursement, in:
(a) Obligations issued by the United States Postal Service or the Federal National Mortgage Association, whether or not the payment of principal and interest thereon is guaranteed by the Federal Government.
(b) Bonds or other obligations issued by a redevelopment agency created pursuant to this chapter or a legislative body that has elected to exercise the powers granted to an agency pursuant to the provisions of this chapter.
(c) Bonds or other securities issued pursuant to the provisions of NRS 349.150 to 349.364, inclusive, 350.500 to 350.720, inclusive, or 396.809 to 396.885, inclusive.
(d) Money market mutual funds that:
(1) Are registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission;
(2) Are rated by a nationally recognized rating service as "AAA" or its equivalent; and
(3) Invest only in securities issued or guaranteed as to payment of principal and interest by the Federal Government, or its agencies or instrumentalities, or in repurchase agreements that are fully collateralized by such securities.
(e) Any other investment in which a city may invest pursuant to NRS 355.170.
2. Purchase its bonds at a price not more than their principal amount and accrued interest. All bonds so purchased must be cancelled.
(Added to NRS by 1959, 655; A 1997, 2875; 1999, 576, 621)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 279 - Redevelopment of Communities › NRS 279.482 - Imposition of conditions on lessees and purchasers; employment plan required in proposal for redevelopment project; contents of plan.

1. An agency may obligate lessees or purchasers of property acquired in a redevelopment project to:
(a) Use the property for the purpose designated in the redevelopment plans.
(b) Begin the redevelopment of the area within a period of time which the agency fixes as reasonable.
(c) Comply with other conditions which the agency deems necessary to carry out the purposes of this chapter, including, without limitation, the provisions of an employment plan or a contract approved for a redevelopment project.
2. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 279.6093, as appropriate for the particular project, each proposal for a redevelopment project must also include an employment plan. The employment plan must include:
(a) A description of the existing opportunities for employment within the area;
(b) A projection of the effect that the redevelopment project will have on opportunities for employment within the area; and
(c) A description of the manner in which an employer relocating a business into the area plans to employ persons living within the area of operation who:
(1) Are economically disadvantaged;
(2) Have any disability;
(3) Are members of racial minorities;
(4) Are veterans; or
(5) Are women.
(Added to NRS by 1959, 655; A 1985, 2071; 1997, 2558; 1999, 3614; 2013, 1573; 2021, 2163)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 279 - Redevelopment of Communities › NRS 279.488 - Continuation of existing buildings on land; justification for acquisition by agency.

Without the consent of an owner, an agency may not acquire any real property on which an existing building is to be continued on its present site and in its present form and use unless such building requires structural alteration, improvement, modernization or rehabilitation, or the site or lot on which the building is situated requires modification in size, shape or use or it is necessary to impose upon such property any of the standards, restrictions and controls of the plan and the owner fails or refuses to agree to participate in the redevelopment plan.
(Added to NRS by 1959, 656)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 279 - Redevelopment of Communities › NRS 279.490 - Financial assistance from governmental and private sources.

An agency may borrow money or accept financial or other assistance from the State, the Federal Government or private sources for any redevelopment project within its area of operation, and may comply with any conditions of that loan or grant.
(Added to NRS by 1959, 656; A 1985, 2072)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 279 - Redevelopment of Communities › NRS 279.496 - Property owned in redevelopment project: Payment of money in lieu of taxes.

The agency may in any year during which it owns property in a redevelopment project pay to any city, county, district or other public corporation which would have levied a tax upon such property, had it not been exempt, an amount of money in lieu of taxes.
(Added to NRS by 1959, 656)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 279 - Redevelopment of Communities › NRS 279.498 - Work exceeding $10,000 requires competitive bidding.

Any work of grading, clearing, demolition or construction in excess of $10,000 undertaken by the agency must be done by contract after competitive bids.
(Added to NRS by 1959, 656; A 1985, 2072)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 279 - Redevelopment of Communities › NRS 279.500 - Applicability of provisions governing payment of prevailing wage for public works projects.

1. The provisions of NRS 338.013 to 338.090, inclusive, apply to any contract for new construction, repair or reconstruction which is awarded on or after October 1, 1991, by an agency for work to be done in a project.
2. If an agency:
(a) Provides property for development at less than the fair market value of the property;
(b) Provides a loan to a small business pursuant to NRS 279.700 to 279.730, inclusive; or
(c) Provides financial incentives to a developer with a value of more than $100,000,
regardless of whether the project is publicly or privately owned, the agency must provide in the loan agreement with the small business or the agreement with the developer, as applicable, that the development project is subject to the provisions of NRS 338.013 to 338.090, inclusive, to the same extent as if the agency had awarded the contract for the project. The agency, the small business or the developer, as applicable, any contractor who is awarded the contract or enters into the agreement to perform the project, and any subcontractor who performs any portion of the project shall comply with the provisions of NRS 338.013 to 338.090, inclusive, in the same manner as if the agency had undertaken the project or had awarded the contract. This subsection applies only to the project covered by the loan agreement between the agency and the small business or the agreement between the agency and the developer, as applicable. This subsection does not apply to future development of the property unless an additional loan, or additional financial incentives with a value of more than $100,000, are provided to the small business or developer, as applicable.
(Added to NRS by 1959, 656; A 1991, 2345; 2013, 799; 2019, 711)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 279 - Redevelopment of Communities › NRS 279.508 - Joint exercise of powers by two or more agencies: Authority; action at joint hearings and meetings or by designated agency.

Two or more agencies within two or more communities may jointly exercise the powers granted under this chapter. In such case the agencies, the planning commissions and the legislative bodies may hold joint hearings and meetings, or the legislative bodies of the communities acting separately may each designate the agency of one of the communities to act as the agency for all of the interested communities.
(Added to NRS by 1959, 657)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 279 - Redevelopment of Communities › NRS 279.510 - Joint exercise of powers by two or more agencies: Designated agency to obtain report and recommendation of planning commissions concerning conformity of redevelopment plan to community’s master or general plan.

If one agency is designated, it shall obtain the report and recommendation of the planning commission of each community on the redevelopment plan and its conformity to the master or general plan of each community before presenting the tentative redevelopment plan or the redevelopment plan to the respective legislative bodies for adoption.
(Added to NRS by 1959, 657)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 279 - Redevelopment of Communities › NRS 279.514 - Redevelopment of area within another community’s territory.

By ordinance the legislative body of a community may authorize the redevelopment of an area within its territorial limits by another community if such area is contiguous to such other community. The ordinance shall designate the community to undertake such redevelopment. The community so authorized may undertake the redevelopment of such area in all respects as if the area was within its territorial limits and its legislative body, agency and planning commission shall have all the rights, powers and privileges with respect to such area as if it was within the territorial limits of the community so authorized. Neither the legislative body, agency nor planning commission of the community so authorizing shall be required to comply with any requirements of this chapter, except as set forth in this section. Any redevelopment plan for such area shall be approved by ordinance enacted by the legislative body of the community so authorizing.
(Added to NRS by 1959, 657)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 279 - Redevelopment of Communities › NRS 279.516 - Prerequisites of community for redevelopment: Planning commission; master plan.

Before any area is designated for redevelopment, the community authorized to undertake such development shall:
1. Have a planning commission.
2. Have a master or general plan for the community adopted by the planning commission or the legislative body. The plan must include all of the following:
(a) The general location and extent of existing and proposed major thoroughfares, transportation routes, terminals and other major public utilities and facilities.
(b) A land-use plan which designates the proposed general distribution and general location and extent of the uses of the land for housing, business, industry, recreation, education, public buildings and grounds and other categories of public and private uses of land.
(c) A statement of the standards of population density and building intensity recommended for the various districts and other territorial units, and estimates of future growth in population, in the territory covered by the plan, all correlated with the land-use plan.
(d) Maps, plans, charts or other descriptive matter showing the areas in which conditions are found indicating the existence of blighted areas.
(Added to NRS by 1959, 657; A 1987, 711)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 279 - Redevelopment of Communities › NRS 279.518 - Designation of areas for evaluation as redevelopment areas.

Areas for evaluation may be designated by resolution of the legislative body, or the legislative body may by resolution authorize the designation of those areas by resolution of the planning commission or by resolution of the members of the agency.
(Added to NRS by 1959, 658; A 1985, 2073)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 279 - Redevelopment of Communities › NRS 279.520 - Contents of resolution designating area for evaluation.

The resolution designating an area for evaluation must contain the following:
1. A finding that the area requires study to determine if a redevelopment project within that area is feasible.
2. A description of the boundaries of the area designated.
(Added to NRS by 1959, 658; A 1985, 2073)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 279 - Redevelopment of Communities › NRS 279.522 - Requests for evaluation of particular area.

Any person may, in writing, request the legislative body, or the planning commission or the agency if authorized by the legislative body to designate areas for evaluation, to designate such an area for study, and may submit with their request plans showing the proposed redevelopment of that area or any part thereof.
(Added to NRS by 1959, 658; A 1985, 2073)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 279 - Redevelopment of Communities › NRS 279.524 - Selection of redevelopment area; preliminary plan.

The planning commission may, on its own motion or at the request of the agency, or shall, at the direction of the legislative body or upon the written petition of the owners in fee of a majority of any redevelopment area, excluding publicly owned areas or areas dedicated to a public use, select one or more redevelopment areas comprising all or part of the area for evaluation, and formulate a preliminary plan for the redevelopment of each redevelopment area.
(Added to NRS by 1959, 658; A 1985, 2073)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 279 - Redevelopment of Communities › NRS 279.526 - Preliminary plan: Sufficiency.

A preliminary plan is sufficient if it:
1. Describes the boundaries of the redevelopment area.
2. Contains a general statement of the uses of the land, layout of principal streets, densities of population and intensities and standards of building proposed for the redevelopment of the area.
3. Shows how the purposes of this chapter would be attained by such redevelopment.
4. Shows that the proposed redevelopment conforms to the master or general plan for the community.
(Added to NRS by 1959, 658; A 1985, 2073)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 279 - Redevelopment of Communities › NRS 279.528 - Submission of preliminary plan to agency; analysis.

The planning commission shall submit the preliminary plan for each redevelopment area to the agency. The agency shall make an analysis of the preliminary plan and include the analysis in its report to the legislative body.
(Added to NRS by 1959, 658; A 1985, 2074)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 279 - Redevelopment of Communities › NRS 279.564 - Preparation or adoption of redevelopment plan by agency; hearings and negotiations.

Each agency shall prepare or cause to be prepared, or adopt, a redevelopment plan for each redevelopment area and for that purpose may hold hearings and conduct examinations, investigations and other negotiations.
(Added to NRS by 1959, 661; A 1985, 2074)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 279 - Redevelopment of Communities › NRS 279.566 - Property owners’ participation and assistance in redevelopment; agency’s rules; provisions if nonparticipation.

1. Every redevelopment plan must provide for the participation and assistance in the redevelopment of property in the redevelopment area by the owners of all or part of that property if the owners agree to participate in conformity with the redevelopment plan adopted by the legislative body for the area.
2. With respect to each redevelopment area, each agency shall, before the adoption of the redevelopment plan, adopt and make available for public inspection rules to implement the operation of this section in connection with that plan.
3. Every redevelopment plan must contain provisions for redevelopment of the property if the owners fail to participate in the redevelopment.
(Added to NRS by 1959, 661; A 1985, 2074; 1999, 3614)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 279 - Redevelopment of Communities › NRS 279.568 - Conformance to master or general plan for community.

A redevelopment plan must conform to the master or general plan for the community as it applies to the redevelopment area. The agency shall consult with the planning commission of the community in formulating redevelopment plans.
(Added to NRS by 1959, 661; A 1985, 2074)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 279 - Redevelopment of Communities › NRS 279.570 - Report by planning commission; vote of legislative body.

1. Before the redevelopment plan is submitted to the legislative body, it must be submitted to the planning commission for its report and recommendation and for its conformity to the master or general plan for the community. Within 30 days after a redevelopment plan is submitted to it for consideration, the planning commission shall make and file its report and recommendation with the agency.
2. If the planning commission recommends against the approval of the redevelopment plan, the legislative body may adopt that plan by a two-thirds vote of its entire membership. If the planning commission recommends approval or fails to make any recommendation within the time allowed, the legislative body may adopt the redevelopment plan by a majority vote of the entire membership.
(Added to NRS by 1959, 661; A 1985, 2074)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 279 - Redevelopment of Communities › NRS 279.572 - Contents of redevelopment plan: General requirements.

Every redevelopment plan must show:
1. The amount of open space to be provided and the layout of streets;
2. Limitations on type, size, height, number and proposed use of buildings;
3. The approximate number of dwelling units;
4. The property to be devoted to public purposes and the nature of those purposes;
5. Other covenants, conditions and restrictions which the legislative body prescribes; and
6. The proposed method of financing the redevelopment plan in sufficient detail so that the legislative body may determine the economic feasibility of the plan.
(Added to NRS by 1959, 662; A 1985, 2075; 1991, 2064; 1997, 2558)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 279 - Redevelopment of Communities › NRS 279.574 - Contents of redevelopment plan: Leases and sales of real property by agency.

Except as otherwise provided in NRS 279.486, every redevelopment plan must provide for the agency to lease or sell all real property acquired by it in any redevelopment area, except property conveyed by it to the community. Any such lease or sale must be conditioned on the redevelopment and use of the property in conformity with the redevelopment plan.
(Added to NRS by 1959, 662; A 1985, 2075)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 279 - Redevelopment of Communities › NRS 279.576 - Contents of redevelopment plan: Acquisition of property; bonds.

A redevelopment plan may provide for the agency to:
1. Acquire by gift, purchase, lease or condemnation all or part of the real property in the redevelopment area, and any personal property acquired in connection with that real property.
2. Issue bonds and expend the proceeds from their sale in carrying out the redevelopment plan.
(Added to NRS by 1959, 662; A 1985, 2075)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 279 - Redevelopment of Communities › NRS 279.578 - Submission of redevelopment plan to legislative body; report required.

1. After the formation of a redevelopment plan and its submission to the planning commission of the community, the agency shall submit it to the legislative body.
2. Every redevelopment plan submitted to the legislative body must be accompanied by a report containing:
(a) The reasons for the selection of the redevelopment area;
(b) A description of the physical, social and economic conditions existing in the area;
(c) A description of the proposed method of financing the redevelopment plan in sufficient detail so that the legislative body may determine the economic feasibility of the plan;
(d) A method or plan for the relocation of persons and families temporarily or permanently displaced from housing facilities in the redevelopment area;
(e) An analysis of the preliminary plan; and
(f) The report and recommendations of the planning commission, if any.
(Added to NRS by 1959, 662; A 1985, 2075)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 279 - Redevelopment of Communities › NRS 279.580 - Matters to be considered by legislative body; public hearing; notice.

1. The legislative body shall consider the redevelopment plan submitted by the agency and all evidence and testimony for or against the adoption of the plan at a public hearing, notice of which must be given by publication for not less than once a week for 4 successive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation published in the county in which the redevelopment area is located.
2. The notice of hearing must include:
(a) A legal description of the boundaries of the area designated in the redevelopment plan;
(b) A general statement of the scope and objectives of the plan; and
(c) A statement of the day, hour and place where any person:
(1) Having an objection to the proposed redevelopment plan; or
(2) Who denies the existence of blight in the proposed redevelopment area or the regularity of any of the proceedings,
may appear before the legislative body and show cause why the proposed plan should not be adopted.
3. Copies of the notice must be mailed to the last known owner of each parcel of land in the area designated in the redevelopment plan, at his or her last known address as shown by the records of the assessor for the community.
(Added to NRS by 1959, 662; A 1985, 2076)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 279 - Redevelopment of Communities › NRS 279.583 - Proposals by legislative body to exclude certain land from proposed redevelopment area.

Except as otherwise provided in this section, after publication of notice of the public hearing pursuant to NRS 279.580 and before approval of the redevelopment plan by the legislative body, the legislative body may submit to the planning commission a proposal to exclude land from a proposed redevelopment area. The legislative body may not exclude any taxable property within the area except for property which is taxable pursuant to NRS 361.157 or which must be excluded pursuant to subsection 7 of NRS 279.519. Within 30 days after that change is submitted to it for consideration, the planning commission shall submit its report and recommendation to the legislative body. If the planning commission does not report upon the change within 30 days after its submission by the legislative body, the legislative body may proceed to exclude the land from the proposed redevelopment area without that report and recommendation.
(Added to NRS by 1985, 2067; A 2017, 3419)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 279 - Redevelopment of Communities › NRS 279.586 - Adoption of redevelopment plan by ordinance: Determinations; contents of ordinance.

1. If the legislative body determines that:
(a) The redevelopment area includes a blighted area, the redevelopment of which is necessary to effectuate the public purposes declared in this chapter;
(b) The redevelopment plan would redevelop the area in conformity with this chapter and is in the interests of the peace, health, safety and welfare of the community;
(c) The redevelopment plan conforms to the general plan of the community;
(d) The condemnation of real property, if provided for in the redevelopment plan, is necessary to the execution of the redevelopment plan and adequate provisions have been made for payment for property to be acquired as provided by law;
(e) Adequate permanent housing is or will be made available in the community for displaced occupants of the redevelopment area at rents comparable to those in the community at the time of displacement, if the redevelopment plan may result in the temporary or permanent displacement of any occupants of housing in the redevelopment area;
(f) All noncontiguous areas of a redevelopment area:
(1) Are blighted or necessary for effective redevelopment; or
(2) Satisfy the requirements set forth in subsection 4 of NRS 279.519;
(g) Inclusion of any lands, buildings or improvements which are not detrimental to the public health, safety or welfare is necessary for the effective redevelopment of the area of which they are a part; and
(h) Adequate provisions have been made for the payment of the principal of and interest on any bonds which may be issued by the agency, if provided for in the redevelopment plan,
the legislative body may adopt, by ordinance, the plan as the official redevelopment plan for the redevelopment area.
2. The ordinance must:
(a) Contain a legal description of the boundaries of the redevelopment area covered by the redevelopment plan;
(b) Set forth the purposes and intent of the legislative body with respect to the redevelopment area;
(c) Designate the approved plan as the official redevelopment plan of the redevelopment area and incorporate it by reference; and
(d) Contain the determinations of the legislative body as set forth in subsection 1.
(Added to NRS by 1959, 663; A 1985, 2076; 2005, 2217)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 279 - Redevelopment of Communities › NRS 279.589 - Effect of decision of legislative body.

1. The decision of the legislative body concerning a redevelopment area is final and conclusive, and it is thereafter conclusively presumed that the redevelopment area is a blighted area and that all prior proceedings have been properly and regularly taken.
2. This section does not apply in any action questioning the validity of any redevelopment plan, the adoption or approval of that plan, or any of the findings or determinations of the agency or the legislative body in connection with that plan brought pursuant to NRS 279.609.
(Added to NRS by 1985, 2067)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 279 - Redevelopment of Communities › NRS 279.598 - Safeguards required that redevelopment will be carried out; controls.

No plan may be approved unless it contains adequate safeguards that the work of redevelopment will be carried out pursuant to the plan and provides for the retention of controls and the establishment of any restrictions or covenants running with land sold or leased for private use for such periods of time and under such conditions as the legislative body deems necessary to effectuate the purposes of this chapter. The establishment of such controls is a public purpose under the provisions of this chapter.
(Added to NRS by 1959, 663)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 279 - Redevelopment of Communities › NRS 279.603 - Recording of statement regarding redevelopment; transmission of certain information if taxes are to be divided.

1. The legislative body shall record with the county recorder of the county in which the redevelopment area is situated a description of the land within the redevelopment area and a statement that proceedings for the redevelopment of that area have been instituted.
2. Within 30 days after the adoption by the legislative body of a redevelopment plan which contains a provision for the division of taxes pursuant to NRS 279.676, the clerk of the community shall transmit a copy of the description and statement recorded pursuant to subsection 1, a copy of the ordinance adopting the plan and a map or plat indicating the boundaries of the redevelopment area to:
(a) The auditor and tax assessor of the county in which the redevelopment area is located;
(b) The officer who performs the functions of auditor or assessor for any taxing agency which, in levying or collecting its taxes, does not use the county assessment roll or collect its taxes through the county; and
(c) The governing body of each of the taxing agencies which levies taxes upon any property in the redevelopment area.
(Added to NRS by 1985, 2067; A 2001, 1760)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 279 - Redevelopment of Communities › NRS 279.6035 - Applicants for building permits must be advised of redevelopment area.

After the adoption of a redevelopment plan, all applicants for building permits in the redevelopment area must be advised by the building department of the community that the site for which a building permit is sought for the construction of buildings or for other improvements is within a redevelopment area.
(Added to NRS by 1985, 2068)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 279 - Redevelopment of Communities › NRS 279.609 - Limitations on actions to question validity of redevelopment plan or amendment.

Any action questioning the validity of:
1. Any redevelopment plan or amendment to a redevelopment plan;
2. The adoption or approval of that plan or amendment; or
3. Any of the findings or determinations of the agency or the legislative body in connection with that plan,
may only be brought after the adoption of the plan or amendment or within 90 days after the date of adoption of the ordinance adopting or amending the plan.
(Added to NRS by 1985, 2068)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 279 - Redevelopment of Communities › NRS 279.6092 - Applicability.

The provisions of NRS 279.6092 to 279.60993, inclusive, apply only to a redevelopment project undertaken in a redevelopment area of a city whose population is 500,000 or more.
(Added to NRS by 2013, 1572; A 2021, 2164)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 279 - Redevelopment of Communities › NRS 279.6093 - Employment plan by developer in proposal for redevelopment project; contents; duty to submit plan to Nevada Commission on Minority Affairs and Southern Nevada Enterprise Community Board; plan is public record.

1. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 279.6094, if an agency proposes to provide an incentive to a developer for a redevelopment project, the proposal for the redevelopment project must include an employment plan. The employment plan must include:
(a) A description of the existing opportunities for employment within the area;
(b) A projection of the effect that the redevelopment project will have on opportunities for employment within the area;
(c) A description of the manner in which an employer relocating a business into the area plans to employ persons living within the area of operation who:
(1) Are economically disadvantaged;
(2) Have any disability;
(3) Are members of racial minorities;
(4) Are veterans; or
(5) Are women;
(d) A description of the manner in which:
(1) The developer will seek the participation in the redevelopment project of local small business contractors and subcontractors who are licensed in this State and whose place of business is located within 100 miles of the project;
(2) The developer will, in hiring for construction jobs for the project, use its best efforts to hire veterans and persons of all sexes and diverse ethnicities living within the redevelopment area, an area in the city for which the legislative body has adopted a specific plan for neighborhood revitalization or which is eligible for a community development block grant pursuant to 24 C.F.R. Part 570, or the Southern Nevada Enterprise Community; and
(3) Each employer relocating a business into the area will use its best efforts to hire veterans and persons of all sexes and diverse ethnicities living within any of the areas described in subparagraph (2).
2. A description provided pursuant to paragraph (d) of subsection 1 must include an agreement by the developer or employer to offer and conduct training for the residents described in that paragraph or make a good faith effort to provide such training through a program of training that is offered by a governmental agency and reasonably available to the developer or employer.
3. The agency shall submit the employment plan within 30 days after receipt to:
(a) The Nevada Commission on Minority Affairs created by NRS 232.852; and
(b) If the redevelopment project is located within the Southern Nevada Enterprise Community, the Southern Nevada Enterprise Community Board. Upon request of the Board, a developer must present the employment plan to the Board.
4. An employment plan submitted to an agency pursuant to this section is a public record.
(Added to NRS by 2021, 2160)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 279 - Redevelopment of Communities › NRS 279.6094 - Employment plan required for redevelopment project built as public work.

A public agency that uses redevelopment funds for the design or construction of a redevelopment project being built as a public work pursuant to chapter 338 of NRS shall submit an employment plan pursuant to NRS 279.6093.
(Added to NRS by 2013, 1572; A 2021, 2164)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 279 - Redevelopment of Communities › NRS 279.6096 - Partial withholding of incentive by agency.

1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, if an agency proposes to provide an incentive to a developer for a redevelopment project, an amount equal to 10 percent of the amount of the proposed incentive must be withheld by the agency and must not be paid to the developer until:
(a) At least 15 percent of all employees of contractors, subcontractors, vendors and suppliers of the developer are bona fide residents of a redevelopment area described in NRS 279.6092, an area in the city for which the legislative body has adopted a specific plan for neighborhood revitalization or which is eligible for a community development block grant pursuant to 24 C.F.R. Part 570, or the Southern Nevada Enterprise Community;
(b) At least 15 percent of all jobs created by employers who relocate to the redevelopment area are filled by bona fide residents of any of the areas described in paragraph (a); and
(c) The developer satisfies all reporting requirements as described in NRS 279.6098.
2. If an agency provides incentives in a form other than cash to a developer for a redevelopment project, the developer shall deposit an amount of money with the agency equal to 10 percent of the value of such incentives as agreed upon between the agency and the developer. If the developer satisfies the requirements of subsection 1, the agency shall return the deposit required by this subsection to the developer.
(Added to NRS by 2013, 1572)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 279 - Redevelopment of Communities › NRS 279.6097 - Progress report on employment plan by developer of redevelopment project; contents; duty of agency to submit report to Nevada Commission on Minority Affairs and Southern Nevada Enterprise Community Board; report is public record.

1. A developer that receives an incentive from an agency for a redevelopment project shall submit to the agency a progress report on the employment plan submitted pursuant to NRS 279.6093:
(a) Not more than 120 days after the date on which the redevelopment project is 50 percent completed; and
(b) Not more than 120 days after the completion of the redevelopment project.
2. A progress report submitted pursuant to subsection 1 must include, without limitation:
(a) The number of persons who have worked on the redevelopment project who:
(1) Are economically disadvantaged;
(2) Have any disability;
(3) Are members of racial minorities;
(4) Are veterans; or
(5) Are women;
(b) The number of persons who have worked on the redevelopment project who are residents of an area described in subparagraph (2) of paragraph (d) of subsection 1 of NRS 279.6093;
(c) The number of local small business contractors and subcontractors who are licensed in this State and whose place of business is located within 100 miles of the redevelopment project who have worked on the redevelopment project; and
(d) A comparison between the information presented in the progress report and the information contained in the original employment plan submitted for the project pursuant to NRS 279.6093.
3. The agency shall submit a progress report received pursuant to this section within 30 days after receipt to:
(a) The Nevada Commission on Minority Affairs created by NRS 232.852; and
(b) If the redevelopment project is located within the Southern Nevada Enterprise Community, the Southern Nevada Enterprise Community Board. Upon request of the Board, a developer shall present the progress report to the Board.
4. A progress report submitted pursuant to this section is a public record.
(Added to NRS by 2021, 2161)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 279 - Redevelopment of Communities › NRS 279.6098 - Report by developer of information relating to redevelopment project; penalty for failure to submit report.

1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, a developer that receives incentives from an agency for a redevelopment project shall, upon completion of the project and upon request of the agency, report, in a form prescribed by the agency, information relating to:
(a) Outreach efforts that the developer has utilized, including, without limitation, information relating to job fairs, advertisements in publications that reach residents of the areas described in NRS 279.6096 and utilization of employment referral agencies;
(b) Training conducted for persons hired by the developer and contractors, subcontractors, vendors and suppliers of the developer and the employers within the redevelopment project; and
(c) The execution of the redevelopment project, including, without limitation, plans and the scope of services.
2. If a developer receives incentives from an agency for a redevelopment project with a value of $100,000 or less, the developer shall use its best efforts to satisfy the reporting requirements described in subsection 1.
3. If the developer fails to comply with the requirements of this section:
(a) The agency may refuse to pay all or any portion of an incentive; and
(b) The agency may require the developer to repay any incentive already paid to the developer.
(Added to NRS by 2013, 1572)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 279 - Redevelopment of Communities › NRS 279.6099 - Appeal of refusal to pay amount of incentive withheld by agency.

1. A developer may appeal the refusal by an agency to pay the amount provided for in NRS 279.6096 to the legislative body of the community.
2. In an appeal, the developer has the burden of demonstrating that:
(a) Specific actions were taken to substantially fulfill the requirements of NRS 279.6096;
(b) An insufficient number of significant opportunities for appropriate contractors, subcontractors, vendors or suppliers to perform a commercially useful function in the project existed; and
(c) Use of appropriate contractors, subcontractors, vendors or suppliers as required by NRS 279.6096 would have significantly and adversely affected the overall cost of the project.
3. If the legislative body finds that the developer’s appeal has satisfied the requirements of subsection 2, the agency shall pay the developer the amount provided for in NRS 279.6096.
(Added to NRS by 2013, 1573)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 279 - Redevelopment of Communities › NRS 279.60993 - Progress report by business that relocates into redevelopment area; contents; duty to submit report to Nevada Commission on Minority Affairs and Southern Nevada Enterprise Community Board; report is public record.

1. A business that receives an incentive to relocate into the redevelopment area must submit to the agency a progress report not more than 120 days after the opening of the business and annually thereafter for the term during which the business is receiving the incentive.
2. A progress report submitted pursuant to subsection 1 must include, without limitation:
(a) The number of persons employed by the business who:
(1) Are economically disadvantaged;
(2) Have any disability;
(3) Are members of racial minorities;
(4) Are veterans; or
(5) Are women;
(b) The number of persons employed by the business who are residents of an area described in subparagraph (2) of paragraph (d) of subsection 1 of NRS 279.6093; and
(c) A comparison between the information presented in the progress report and the information included in the original employment plan submitted for the project pursuant to NRS 279.6093.
3. The agency shall submit a progress report received pursuant to this section within 30 days after receipt to:
(a) The Nevada Commission on Minority Affairs created by NRS 232.852; and
(b) If the redevelopment project is located within the Southern Nevada Enterprise Community, the Southern Nevada Enterprise Community Board. Upon request of the Board, a business must present the progress report to the Board.
4. A report submitted pursuant to this section is a public record.
(Added to NRS by 2021, 2162)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 279 - Redevelopment of Communities › NRS 279.610 - Appropriations.

1. At any time after the agency created for any community becomes authorized to transact business and exercise its powers, the legislative body of the community may appropriate to the agency such amounts as the legislative body deems necessary for the administrative expenses and overhead of the agency. The money appropriated may be paid to the agency as a grant to defray the expenses and overhead, or as a loan to be repaid upon such terms and conditions as the legislative body may provide.
2. In addition to the common understanding and usual interpretation of the term, "administrative expense" includes, but is not limited to, expenses of redevelopment planning and dissemination of redeveloped information.
(Added to NRS by 1959, 665)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 279 - Redevelopment of Communities › NRS 279.612 - Annual budget.

1. Each agency transacting business and exercising powers under this chapter shall annually submit to the legislative body of the community a proposed budget of its administrative expenses.
2. The legislative body may adopt an annual budget for the administrative expenses of the agency in such amounts as it deems necessary and may provide such conditions and restrictions upon the expenditure or encumbrance of the money appropriated pursuant to the budget as it deems advisable.
(Added to NRS by 1959, 665)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 279 - Redevelopment of Communities › NRS 279.614 - Agency’s administrative fund.

The money appropriated for administrative expenses shall be kept in the treasury of the community in a special fund to be known as the community redevelopment agency administrative fund, and money shall be drawn from the fund to meet the administrative expenses of the agency in substantially the same manner as money is drawn by other agencies and departments of the community.
(Added to NRS by 1959, 665)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 279 - Redevelopment of Communities › NRS 279.616 - Money appropriated to defray administrative expenses; agency not department of community; status of agency’s employees.

The money appropriated by the legislative body to the community redevelopment agency administrative fund is money granted by the community to defray the administrative expenses of the agency which is performing a public function of the community and the grant of money in this manner is not to be construed as making the agency a department of the community or as placing the officers, agents, counsel and employees under civil service of the community.
(Added to NRS by 1959, 665)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 279 - Redevelopment of Communities › NRS 279.619 - Limitation on issuing securities or incurring indebtedness.

1. Securities must not be issued and no indebtedness may be incurred in any other manner, by or on behalf of an agency to finance, in whole or in part, a redevelopment plan beyond 20 years after the date on which the redevelopment plan is adopted, except that an agency may enter into leases or incur indebtedness at any time before the termination of the redevelopment plan if the leases are terminated and the indebtedness is fully repaid no later than the termination of the redevelopment plan. The maturity date of any securities which are refunded must not extend beyond the date of termination of the redevelopment plan.
2. Any securities issued by or on behalf of an agency to finance, in whole or in part, redevelopment pursuant to NRS 279.620 to 279.626, inclusive, and 279.634 to 279.672, inclusive, must mature and be fully paid, including any interest thereon, before the termination of the redevelopment plan.
(Added to NRS by 1987, 1683; A 1997, 2559)