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2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 543 - Control of Floods › NRS 543.450 - Surveys; acquisition of land and water; agreements; cooperation with governmental agencies and public and private corporations.

The board may:
1. Enter upon any land to make surveys and locate the necessary improvements and the lines for channels, conduits, canals, pipelines, basins for retention or detention of water, roadways and other rights-of-way.
2. Acquire, by purchase, lease, contract, condemnation or other legal means, all lands and water and water rights and other property necessary or convenient for the construction, use, supply, maintenance, repair and improvement of those works, including works constructed or being constructed by private owners, lands for basins for retention or detention of water, and all necessary appurtenances.
3. Enter into agreements with and do any acts necessary or proper for the performance of any agreements with the United States, or any state, county, district of any kind, public or private corporation, association, firm or other person for the joint acquisition, construction, leasing, ownership, disposition, use, management, maintenance or repair or operation of any rights, works or other property of any kind which might be lawfully acquired or owned by the district.
4. Acquire the right to retain or detain water in any basin, or carry water through any canal, ditch or conduit not owned or controlled by the district.
5. Grant to any owner or lessee the right to use any facility of the district.
6. Enter into and do any act necessary or proper for the performance of any agreement of the district of any kind with a person or a governmental organization, or the transfer or delivery of any water, water right or water supply stored, appropriated or otherwise acquired or stored for the use of the district, or for the purpose of exchanging it for any other water, water rights or water supply to be delivered to the district.
7. Cooperate with and act in conjunction with the State of Nevada, or any of its engineers, officers, boards, commissions, departments or agencies, or with the United States Government or any of its engineers, officers, boards, commissions, departments or agencies, or with any public or private corporation in the construction of any work for the controlling of floodwaters of the district, or for the protection of life or property therein, or for the purpose of conserving those waters for beneficial use within the district, or for any other acts or purposes provided for in this section and to adopt and carry out any definite plan or system of work for that purpose.
(Added to NRS by 1961, 433; A 1985, 1194)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 543 - Control of Floods › NRS 543.460 - Investigations, studies and research; development of new techniques and processes; establishment of standards and criteria.

The board may:
1. Carry on technical and other investigations of all kinds.
2. Make measurements, collect data and make analyses, studies and inspections pertaining to the control of floods and the use of floodwater.
3. Engage in research.
4. Participate or cooperate with local, state and federal agencies or private or public corporations in the development of such new techniques or processes as may apply to the field of water management, both within and without the district.
5. Establish standards and criteria concerning the design of systems for drainage.
(Added to NRS by 1961, 434; A 1991, 1371)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 543 - Control of Floods › NRS 543.480 - Contracts; improvements made by district.

1. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 543.170 to 543.830, inclusive, the board may enter into contracts and agreements affecting the affairs of the district, including but not limited to contracts with the United States of America and any of its agencies or instrumentalities and contracts with any municipality or district for the operation of a common or jointly owned project.
2. Any improvement of any nature made in any district, except such work done by employees of the district with supplies and materials purchased by it as provided in subsection 3, or except by labor or supplies and materials, or all of such, supplied under agreement with the United States of America, the State of Nevada, or any federal or state agency, instrumentality or corporation, or other political subdivision, must be done only under independent contract to be entered into by the district in the manner prescribed by chapter 332 of NRS. Upon default in the performance of any contract, the proper official may advertise and relet the remainder of the work without further resolution and deduct the cost from the original contract price and recover any excess cost by suit on the performance bond, or otherwise.
3. The board may make any improvement, or portion thereof, in any district, directly by the officers, agents and employees of the district, with supplies and materials purchased or otherwise acquired therefor. All supplies and materials purchased by the board for any district except by a contractor must be purchased in the manner prescribed by chapter 332 of NRS.
(Added to NRS by 1961, 434; A 1963, 169; 1967, 1242; 1987, 723)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 543 - Control of Floods › NRS 543.490 - Borrowing money; evidences of indebtedness.

The board may borrow money and incur indebtedness and other obligations and evidence the indebtedness by certificates, notes or debentures, and to issue bonds, in accordance with the provisions of NRS 543.170 to 543.830, inclusive.
(Added to NRS by 1961, 435; A 1987, 724)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 543 - Control of Floods › NRS 543.510 - Appointment and powers of chief engineer and general manager; duties and compensation of other employees; technical committee; contracts with agencies of Federal Government; duties of county officers and employees.

1. The board may:
(a) Appoint a chief engineer and general manager who must be a civil engineer licensed pursuant to the provisions of chapter 625 of NRS and may be selected from among nominees proposed by the citizens’ advisory committee for the district.
(b) Prescribe the duties of officers, agents and employees and fix their compensation.
(c) Create a technical committee for the district. If the board of county commissioners constitutes the board of directors, the technical committee must include one member and one alternate appointed by the county and by each city within the district. If the regional transportation commission constitutes the board of directors, the number of members and alternates appointed respectively by the county and by each city must be equal to the number of its representatives on the commission. The citizens’ advisory committee for the district shall appoint one of its members to the technical committee. The chief engineer and general manager is a member of the technical committee and shall serve as its executive director. Each member of the committee has one vote, except the member from the citizens’ advisory committee and the chief executive and general manager, each of whom may otherwise participate in the activities of and make recommendations to the technical committee. The committee shall annually choose one of its members as chair.
2. The chief engineer and general manager may hire and retain agents, employees, engineers and attorneys, and any other persons necessary or desirable to effect the purposes of the district.
3. The board may contract with any agency of the Federal Government for any services related to projects for the control of floods in the district.
4. The district attorney, the county surveyor, the county assessor, the county auditor or comptroller, the county treasurer, their deputies, assistants, clerks and other employees are ex officio officers, deputies, assistants, clerks and employees of the district. They shall, if requested by the board, perform the same various duties for the district as for the county. The board shall reimburse the county for the cost of rendering these services.
(Added to NRS by 1961, 435; A 1985, 1195; 1987, 431; 1997, 1070)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 543 - Control of Floods › NRS 543.530 - Implied powers.

The board shall exercise all rights and powers necessary or incidental to or implied from the specific powers granted in NRS 543.170 to 543.830, inclusive. The specific powers are not a limitation upon any power necessary or appropriate to carry out the purposes and intent of NRS 543.170 to 543.830, inclusive.
(Added to NRS by 1961, 435; A 1987, 724)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 543 - Control of Floods › NRS 543.540 - Agreements concerning projects for control of floods.

In addition to the general powers granted in NRS 543.170 to 543.830, inclusive, to the board, the board may cooperate with the United States, the State of Nevada, or any instrumentality, department, agency or political subdivision or municipal corporation of either in the construction, maintenance and operation of projects for the control of floods. To that end, appropriate agreements may be entered into and the district may:
1. Acquire and provide without cost to the operating entity the land, easements and rights-of-way necessary for the construction of those projects.
2. Hold and save harmless the cooperating entity free from any claim for damages arising from the construction, maintenance and operation of those projects.
3. Maintain and operate all works in accordance with regulations prescribed by the cooperating entity.
4. Establish and enforce flood channel limits and regulations, if any, satisfactory to the cooperating entity.
(Added to NRS by 1961, 435; A 1987, 724)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 543 - Control of Floods › NRS 543.545 - Exemption from requirements of public bidding for construction of certain flood control facilities; payment of prevailing wage required.

1. Except as otherwise provided in this section, the provisions of any law requiring public bidding or otherwise imposing requirements on any public contract, project, works or improvements, including, without limitation, the provisions of chapters 332, 338 and 339 of NRS, do not apply to any contract entered into by a flood control district for the construction of a flood control facility pursuant to the master plan, if a majority of the construction costs are paid by a private developer and the written agreement:
(a) Complies with the requirements of subsection 1 of NRS 543.360;
(b) Clearly sets forth the computation of the construction costs, and includes the terms and conditions of the contract; and
(c) Contains a provision stating that the requirements of NRS 338.013 to 338.090, inclusive, apply to any construction work performed pursuant to the contract.
2. The board, the developer, any contractor who is awarded a contract or enters into an agreement to perform the construction work, and any subcontractor who performs any portion of the construction work shall comply with the provisions of NRS 338.013 to 338.090, inclusive, in the same manner as if the board had undertaken the construction work or had awarded the contract.
(Added to NRS by 1989, 1523; A 2019, 717)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 543 - Control of Floods › NRS 543.547 - Compliance with master plan required for construction of flood control facility by local government; state agencies required to comply with master plan if practicable.

1. Flood control facilities constructed by local governments must be constructed in compliance with the master plan. Local governments may request an amendment to the master plan pursuant to NRS 543.597.
2. State agencies shall consider the master plan when planning and designing their flood control facilities. Whenever practicable, state agencies shall comply with the master plan.
(Added to NRS by 1989, 1523)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 543 - Control of Floods › NRS 543.550 - Rights-of-way across public lands granted to districts.

1. There is hereby granted to a district the right-of-way for the construction and maintenance of floodways, ditches, waterways, conduits, canals, dikes, embankments, basins for retention or detention of water and protective works in, over and across public lands of the State of Nevada not otherwise disposed of or in use, but not in any case exceeding the length or width necessary for the construction of those works and adjuncts or for the protection thereof.
2. Whenever any selection of right-of-way for those works or adjuncts is made by the district, the board shall transmit to the Division of State Lands of the State Department of Conservation and Natural Resources and any other agency or entity of the state owning land in the area, including the Nevada System of Higher Education and the Colorado River Commission of Nevada, and to the county recorder of the county in which the selected lands are situated a plat of the lands so selected, giving the extent thereof and the uses for which they are claimed or desired, verified to be correct.
3. If the Division of State Lands of the State Department of Conservation and Natural Resources approves the selection so made, it must be endorsed upon the plat and a permit must be issued to use the rights-of-way and land.
(Added to NRS by 1961, 436; A 1985, 1195; 1993, 412; 2001, 2443)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 543 - Control of Floods › NRS 543.560 - Acquisition of right to flood or interfere with property; relocation of streets, highways and other property.

In case any street, road, highway, railroad, canal or other property subject or devoted to public use shall become subject to flood or other interference by reason of the construction or proposed construction of any works of the district, the board may acquire by agreement or condemnation the right so to flood or otherwise interfere with such property within or without the district, whether it be publicly or privately owned. If such right is acquired by condemnation proceedings, the judgment may, if the court finds that public necessity or convenience so requires, direct the district to relocate such street, road, highway, railroad, canal or other property in accordance with the plans prescribed by the court. If, by such judgment or agreement, the district shall be required to relocate any such street, road, highway, railroad, canal or other property subject or devoted to public use, the board shall have the power to acquire in the name of the district, by agreement or condemnation, all rights-of-way and other property necessary or proper for compliance with the agreement or judgment of condemnation, and thereafter to make such conveyance of such relocated street, road, highway, railroad, canal or other property as may be proper to comply with the agreement or judgment.
(Added to NRS by 1961, 436)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 543 - Control of Floods › NRS 543.570 - Connection with storm water drain or flood control facility: Application; fee; penalty.

1. Any person desiring to make a connection to any storm water drain or flood control facility of the district or to cause storm waters to be emptied into any ditch, drain, canal, floodway or other appurtenant structure of the district shall first make application to the board to make the connection. The board may require the connection to be made in such manner as it may direct and may impose such reasonable connection fees as it deems proper, or, if reasonably justified by the circumstances, may refuse permission.
2. Any person making a connection or causing floodwaters to be so discharged without first having obtained permission is guilty of a misdemeanor.
(Added to NRS by 1961, 436)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 543 - Control of Floods › NRS 543.580 - Chief engineer and general manager: Investigations, reports and estimates; recommendations; employment of engineers and surveyors.

1. The chief engineer and general manager may investigate carefully the best plan or plans:
(a) To control the floodwaters of the district and the floodwaters of streams that have their sources outside of the district but flow into the district;
(b) To conserve those waters for beneficial and useful purposes by spreading, storing, retaining, or causing to percolate into the soil within or without the district, or to save or conserve in any manner, any of those waters; and
(c) To protect the watercourses, watersheds, public highways, life and property in the district from damage from that water,
and to obtain such other information in regard thereto as may be deemed necessary or useful in carrying out the purposes of NRS 543.170 to 543.830, inclusive.
2. The chief engineer and general manager shall make and file reports from time to time with the board, which must show:
(a) A general description of the work to be done on each project or work of improvement.
(b) General plans, profiles, cross sections and other general specifications of the work to be done on each project or work of improvement.
(c) A general description of the lands, rights-of-way, easements and property proposed to be taken, acquired or injured in the carrying out of that work.
(d) An estimate of the cost of each project or work of improvement including:
(1) An estimate of the costs of lands, rights-of-way, easements and property proposed to be taken, acquired or injured in carrying out the project or work of improvement.
(2) An estimate of all incidental expenses likely to be incurred in connection therewith, including legal, clerical, engineering, superintendence, inspection, printing and advertising, and stating the total amount of bonds, if any, necessary to be issued to pay for it.
(3) A comparison of the total cost of the proposed works with an estimate of the cost of condemnation and relocation or replacement of property within the boundaries of the floodplain.
3. The chief engineer and general manager shall, from time to time, as directed by the board, file with the board supplementary, amendatory and additional reports and recommendations as necessity and convenience may require.
4. The chief engineer and general manager may, subject to the control and direction of the board, employ other engineers, surveyors and other persons required for making all surveys and doing any work necessary for the making of the reports.
(Added to NRS by 1961, 437; A 1985, 1196; 1987, 725)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 543 - Control of Floods › NRS 543.595 - Adoption of uniform regulations; variances; incorporation of regulations into ordinances by city or county; compliance with standards, criteria and policies of board.

1. The board shall adopt uniform regulations for the control of drainage, in accordance with the master plan, from land which is developed after the regulations become effective. The regulations may include provisions for the granting of a variance by the board upon application by the governmental entity having jurisdiction and a showing of conditions which justify the variance. The board may grant a variance from the strict enforcement of the uniform regulations for that piece of property if the granting of the variance will not cause any:
(a) Detriment to the public good;
(b) Impairment of any affected natural resources; or
(c) Deviation from the intent and purpose of the district’s master plan.
2. Before granting such a variance, the board must consider the effect of the proposed variance on the adjacent property, the entire hydrographic area and the continued implementation of the master plan.
3. On and after July 1, 1987, a county or city is not eligible to receive money, from the regional fund for the control of floods, for the acquisition of a project or improvement unless it has incorporated these regulations in its ordinances governing the subdivision of land, parcel maps, and division of land into large parcels. The county or city is then responsible for their enforcement, but the county or any city may bring an action against any of the others to compel enforcement in the latter’s territory.
4. The board may also require as a condition of granting money to a county or city that the recipient comply with the standards and criteria developed by the board concerning the design of systems for drainage and with the policies established by the board for the design, construction, operation and maintenance of a project or improvement.
(Added to NRS by 1985, 1190; A 1987, 432; 1991, 1372)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 543 - Control of Floods › NRS 543.5955 - Annual review of master plan; annual report by board.

1. The board shall direct its chief engineer and general manager to prepare an annual review of the master plan for consideration by the board. The review must include consideration of:
(a) Growth and development in the district;
(b) The cost of and progress in construction of facilities for the control of floods;
(c) The district’s uniform code for management of a floodplain and the development of standards for construction of facilities for the control of floods;
(d) Progress in the development of facilities by the United States Army Corps of Engineers; and
(e) The establishment of additional long-range priorities for the control of floods.
2. The board shall prepare an annual report in conjunction with its review. The report must set forth:
(a) The source and amount of money received during the previous year;
(b) The amount of money expended during the previous year;
(c) A listing of any project completed during the previous year;
(d) A listing of any project under construction;
(e) A listing of any project which is proposed for the ensuing year and the time estimated for its completion;
(f) The amount of money expended during the previous year for the operation and maintenance of facilities for the control of floods; and
(g) Any recommended amendments of the master plan.
3. A copy of the report must be filed with the district’s chief engineer. A copy must be provided to any person upon request for a fee which does not exceed the actual cost of printing and mailing the report.
(Added to NRS by 1987, 429)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 543 - Control of Floods › NRS 543.596 - Further review of master plan at 5-year intervals.

The review of the master plan conducted every 5 years, in addition to considering the information required in subsection 1 of NRS 543.5955, must:
1. Add to the plan any new information which is relevant to the plan; and
2. Assess the progress toward fulfillment of the master plan during the 5-year period, identify any major obstacles to completion of the master plan and recommend amendments to the master plan resulting from growth and development in the district.
(Added to NRS by 1987, 430)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 543 - Control of Floods › NRS 543.5965 - More frequent review of master plan authorized; budget to include funding for review and amendment of plan.

1. The review provided for in NRS 543.596 may be performed more frequently if the board finds that circumstances warrant performing those reviews at shorter intervals.
2. The budget of the district must include funding for the review and amendment of the master plan.
(Added to NRS by 1987, 430)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 543 - Control of Floods › NRS 543.597 - Change of facility on or amendment of master plan; exception.

1. The district’s chief engineer or any governmental entity may propose to:
(a) Change the size, type or alignment of a facility on the district’s master plan; or
(b) Amend the district’s master plan. A proposed amendment must be submitted to the district.
2. Upon receipt of a change proposed pursuant to paragraph (a) of subsection 1, the board shall hold a public hearing to consider the adoption of the change. With the approval of two-thirds of the members voting on the proposed change, the board may adopt any proposed change which:
(a) Is consistent with the general principles set forth in subsection 3 of NRS 543.590 for the master plan;
(b) Is hydraulically similar to a proposed facility included in the master plan;
(c) Is the most cost-effective structural or regulatory means of controlling floodwaters of the district; and
(d) Does not adversely affect the continued implementation of the master plan.
3. Upon receipt of an amendment proposed pursuant to paragraph (b) of subsection 1, the board shall determine whether the proposed amendment is consistent with the general principles set forth in subsection 3 of NRS 543.590 for the master plan. If the proposed amendment is determined to be generally consistent with those principles, the board shall hold a public hearing to consider the adoption of the proposed amendment. The board may adopt a proposed amendment to the district’s master plan with the approval of two-thirds of the members voting on the proposed amendment.
4. The board shall file a copy of any amendment or change adopted by it with the governing body of each local government whose jurisdiction includes a hydrographic area affected by the adopted amendment or change.
5. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 6, upon receipt of an amendment, the governing body of each local government affected shall hold a public hearing to consider the adoption of the proposed amendment as a component of its comprehensive master plan pursuant to chapter 278 of NRS. If the governing bodies of each local government whose jurisdiction includes a hydrographic area affected by the amendment to the district’s master plan approve the proposed amendment, it becomes effective.
6. If a proposed amendment to the master plan is adopted unanimously by the board, and by the governing body of the local government in whose jurisdiction will be located the structures necessary to carry out the purposes of the amendment, after a public hearing by each, the amendment becomes effective and no other hearing or approval is required by any other board or commission, including those responsible for decisions relating to planning or zoning.
7. The provisions of this section do not apply to an amendment of a master plan pursuant to NRS 543.5975.
(Added to NRS by 1987, 430; A 1989, 1525; 1991, 1372; 1993, 835; 1995, 83; 2001, 893)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 543 - Control of Floods › NRS 543.5975 - Amendment of master plan for expenditure or provision of money to protect public or private property from flooding.

1. The district’s chief engineer or any governmental entity may propose an amendment to the district’s master plan to allow the expenditure or provision of money pursuant to subsection 6 of NRS 543.360. The proposed amendment must be submitted to the district.
2. Upon receipt of an amendment proposed pursuant to subsection 1, the board shall determine whether it:
(a) Is consistent with the general principles set forth in subsection 3 of NRS 543.590 for the master plan;
(b) Is the most cost-effective structural or regulatory means of protecting structures from floodwaters of the district; and
(c) Does not adversely affect the continued implementation of the master plan.
3. If the board determines that the proposed amendment meets the requirements of subsection 2, the board shall hold a public hearing to consider the adoption of the amendment. The board may adopt a proposed amendment to the district’s master plan with the approval of two-thirds of the members voting on the proposed amendment.
4. The board shall file a copy of any amendment adopted by it with the governing body of each local government whose jurisdiction includes a hydrographic area affected by the adopted amendment.
5. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 6, upon receipt of an amendment, the governing body of each local government affected shall hold a public hearing to consider the adoption of the proposed amendment as a component of its comprehensive master plan pursuant to chapter 278 of NRS. If the governing bodies of each local government whose jurisdiction includes a hydrographic area affected by the amendment to the district’s master plan approve the proposed amendment, it becomes effective.
6. If a proposed amendment to the master plan is adopted unanimously by the board, and by the governing body of the local government in whose jurisdiction the project will be located, after a public hearing by each, the amendment becomes effective and no other hearing or approval is required by any other board or commission, including those responsible for decisions relating to planning or zoning.
(Added to NRS by 2001, 891)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 543 - Control of Floods › NRS 543.600 - Public hearing and election required in certain counties; requirements for ballot question; special elections; power to levy taxes; use of other money.

1. In a county whose population is 700,000 or more, the board of county commissioners shall hold public hearings before deciding which one or combination of the powers set forth in subsections 3 and 4 is to be used to provide revenue for the support of the district. The method selected must be approved by a majority of the voters of the district voting on the question at a special, primary or general election. The ballot question submitted to the voters must contain the rate of the proposed additional property tax stated in dollars and cents per $100 assessed valuation, the purpose of the proposed additional property tax, the duration of the proposed additional property tax and an estimate established by the governing body of the increase in the amount of property taxes that an owner of a new home with a fair market value of $100,000 will pay per year as a result of passage of the question.
2. A special election may be held only if the board of county commissioners determines, by a unanimous vote, that an emergency exists. The determination made by the board is conclusive unless it is shown that the board acted with fraud or a gross abuse of discretion. An action to challenge the determination made by the board must be commenced within 15 days after the board’s determination is final. As used in this subsection, "emergency" means any unexpected occurrence or combination of occurrences which requires immediate action by the board of county commissioners to prevent or mitigate a substantial financial loss to the district or county or to enable the board to provide an essential service to the residents of the district.
3. The board of county commissioners in such a county may levy and collect taxes ad valorem upon all taxable property in the county. This levy is not subject to the limitations imposed by NRS 354.59811. A district for which a tax is levied pursuant to this subsection is not entitled to receive any distribution of revenue from the supplemental city-county relief tax.
4. The board of county commissioners in such a county may impose a tax of not more than 0.25 percent on retail sales and the storage, use or other consumption of tangible personal property in the county. The ordinance imposing this tax must conform, except as to amount, to the requirements of chapter 377 of NRS and the tax must be paid as provided in that chapter.
5. In any other county, the board of county commissioners may only levy taxes ad valorem upon all taxable property in the district.
6. In any county, the board of directors may use any other money, including federal revenue sharing, that is made available to the district.
(Added to NRS by 1961, 438; A 1985, 1198; 1989, 1931, 2086; 1993, 1092; 1999, 1086; 2011, 1296)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 543 - Control of Floods › NRS 543.605 - Applicability of NRS 543.610 to 543.640, inclusive.

The provisions of NRS 543.610 to 543.640, inclusive, apply to a district in which a tax ad valorem is levied on all taxable property in the county.
(Added to NRS by 1987, 431)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 543 - Control of Floods › NRS 543.610 - Levy and collection of taxes.

1. To levy and collect taxes, the board shall determine, in each year, the amount of money necessary to be raised by taxation, and shall fix a rate of levy which, when levied upon every dollar of assessed valuation of taxable property within the district, will raise the amount required by the district annually to supply funds for paying expenses of organization and the costs of acquiring, operating and maintaining the works and equipment of the district, and promptly to pay in full, when due, all interest on and principal of general obligation bonds and other general obligations of the district. In the event of accruing defaults or deficiencies, an additional levy may be made as provided in NRS 543.620.
2. The board shall certify to the board of county commissioners, at the same time as fixed by law for certifying thereto tax levies of incorporated cities, the rate so fixed with directions that at the time and in the manner required by law for levying taxes for county purposes such board of county commissioners shall levy such tax upon the assessed valuation of all taxable property within the district, in addition to such other taxes as may be levied by such board of county commissioners at the rate so fixed and determined.
(Added to NRS by 1961, 438)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 543 - Control of Floods › NRS 543.620 - Levies to cover deficiencies.

1. The board, in certifying annual levies, shall take into account the maturing general obligation indebtedness for the ensuing year as provided in its contracts, maturing general obligation bonds and interest on such bonds, and deficiencies and defaults of prior years, and shall make ample provision for the payment thereof.
2. In case the moneys produced from such levies, together with other revenues of the district, are not sufficient punctually to pay the annual installments on such obligations, and interest thereon, and to pay defaults and deficiencies, the board shall make such additional levies of taxes as may be necessary for such purposes, and, notwithstanding any limitations, such taxes shall be made and continue to be levied until the general obligation indebtedness of the district shall be fully paid.
(Added to NRS by 1961, 439)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 543 - Control of Floods › NRS 543.630 - County officers to levy and collect.

1. The body having authority to levy taxes within each county shall levy the taxes provided in NRS 543.170 to 543.830, inclusive.
2. All officials charged with the duty of collecting taxes shall collect those taxes at the time and in the same form and manner, and with like interest and penalties, as other taxes are collected and when collected shall pay the taxes to the district ordering its levy and collection. The payment of the collections must be made monthly to the treasurer of the district and paid into the depository thereof to the credit of the district.
3. All taxes levied under NRS 543.170 to 543.830, inclusive, together with interest thereon and penalties for default in payment thereof, and all costs of collecting the taxes constitute, until paid, a perpetual lien on and against the property taxed, and the lien is on a parity with the tax lien of other general taxes.
(Added to NRS by 1961, 439; A 1987, 725)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 543 - Control of Floods › NRS 543.640 - Sales for delinquencies.

If the taxes levied are not paid as provided in NRS 543.170 to 543.830, inclusive, the property subject to the tax lien must be sold and the proceeds thereof must be paid over to the district according to the provisions of the laws applicable to tax sales and redemptions.
(Added to NRS by 1961, 439; A 1987, 726)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 543 - Control of Floods › NRS 543.650 - Deposit of money in regional fund for control of floods; creation of reserve fund; limitations on use of money in funds.

1. The proceeds of all taxes and charges levied or imposed for the support of the district and all other revenues received for its account from any source must be deposited in the regional fund for the control of floods. No money may be drawn from the fund except for the use of the district.
2. Whenever any indebtedness has been incurred by a district, the board may also levy taxes and collect revenue for the purpose of creating a reserve fund in such amount as the board may determine, which may only be used to meet the obligations of the district, for maintenance and operating charges and depreciation, and to provide extension of and betterments to the improvements of the district.
3. The board shall not use money in the regional fund for the control of floods or the reserve fund:
(a) For the construction, operation, maintenance, extension or repair of streets, highways or bridges, except as authorized pursuant to NRS 543.170 to 543.830, inclusive; or
(b) To supplement the budget of the county in which the district is located.
(Added to NRS by 1961, 440; A 1985, 1199; 1991, 1400)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 543 - Control of Floods › NRS 543.665 - Boundary changes; liability of property.

1. The boundary of any district organized under the provisions of NRS 543.170 to 543.830, inclusive, may be changed in the manner prescribed in NRS 543.675 and 543.685, but the change of boundaries of the district does not impair or affect its organization, or affect, impair or discharge any contract, obligation, lien or charge on which it or the property therein might be liable or chargeable had the change of boundaries not been made.
2. Property included within or annexed to a district is subject to the payment of taxes, assessments and charges, as provided in NRS 543.685. Real property excluded from a district is thereafter subject to the levy of taxes for the payment of its proportionate share of any indebtedness of the district outstanding at the time of the exclusion and is subject to any outstanding special assessment lien thereon.
(Added to NRS by 1967, 1618; A 1987, 726)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 543 - Control of Floods › NRS 543.675 - Exclusion.

1. In a county whose population is less than 700,000 an owner in fee of real property situate in the district may file with the board a petition praying that those lands be excluded from the district.
2. Petitions must:
(a) Describe the property which the petitioner desires to have excluded.
(b) State that the property does not produce any runoff of floodwater capable of being served by the facilities of the district or by any future improvement contained in the master plan.
(c) Be acknowledged in the same manner and form as required in case of a conveyance of land.
(d) Be accompanied by a deposit of money sufficient to pay all costs of the proceedings for exclusion.
3. The secretary of the board shall cause a notice of filing of such petition to be published, which must:
(a) State the filing of the petition.
(b) State the names of the petitioners.
(c) Describe the property mentioned in the petition.
(d) State the prayer of the petitioners.
(e) Notify all persons interested to appear at the office of the board at the time named in the notice, and show cause in writing why the petition should not be granted.
4. The board at the time and place mentioned in the notice, or at the times to which the hearing of the petition may be adjourned, shall proceed to hear the petition and all objections thereto, presented in writing by any person.
5. The filing of the petition is an assent by each petitioner to the exclusion from the district of all or part of the property mentioned in the petition.
6. The board, if it considers it not to be in the best interest of the district that all or part of the property be excluded from the district, shall order that the petition be denied in whole or in part, as the case may be.
7. If the board considers it to be in the best interest of the district that the property mentioned in the petition be excluded from the district, the board shall order that the petition be granted in whole or in part, as the case may be.
8. There may be no withdrawal from a petition after consideration by the board nor may further objection be filed except in case of fraud or misrepresentation.
9. Upon granting the petition, the board shall file for record a certified copy of its ordinance making the change, in the manner provided in NRS 543.300.
(Added to NRS by 1967, 1618; A 1985, 1199; 1989, 1932; 2011, 1297)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 543 - Control of Floods › NRS 543.685 - Inclusion.

In a county whose population is less than 700,000 the boundaries of a district may be enlarged by the inclusion of additional real property in the following manner:
1. The owner in fee of any real property capable of being served by the facilities of the district may file with the board a petition praying that the property be included in the district.
2. The petition must:
(a) Set forth an accurate legal description of the property.
(b) State that assent to the inclusion of the property in the district is given by all the owners in fee of the property.
(c) Be acknowledged in the same manner required for a conveyance of land.
3. There may be no withdrawal from a petition after consideration by the board nor may further objections be filed except in case of fraud or misrepresentation.
4. The board shall hear the petition at an open meeting after publishing the notice of the filing of the petition, and of the place, time and date of the meeting, and the names and addresses of the petitioners. The board shall grant or deny the petition and the action of the board is final and conclusive. If the petition is granted as to all or any of the real property described, the board shall make an order to that effect, and file it for record in the manner provided in NRS 543.300.
5. After the date of its inclusion in the district, the property is subject to all of the taxes imposed by the district, and is liable for its proportionate share of the existing general obligation bonded indebtedness of the district. It is not liable for any taxes levied or assessed before its inclusion in the district.
(Added to NRS by 1967, 1619; A 1985, 1200; 1989, 1933; 2011, 1297)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 543 - Control of Floods › NRS 543.690 - Forms of borrowing; applicability of Local Government Securities Law; additional security; notice of proposed issuance of long-term general obligation bonds required.

1. Upon the conditions and under the circumstances set forth in NRS 543.170 to 543.830, inclusive, a district or, if requested by the district, the board of county commissioners of the county in which the district is situated, may:
(a) Borrow money and issue the following securities to evidence the borrowing, subject to the provisions of NRS 350.020 to 350.070, inclusive:
(1) Notes;
(2) Warrants;
(3) Bonds;
(4) Temporary bonds;
(5) Interim debentures; and
(6) Special assessment bonds; and
(b) Make any other contract creating an indebtedness.
2. Subject to the provisions of subsection 1, the board of directors of a district or the board of county commissioners may, on the behalf and in the name of the district or the county, as the case may be, issue the securities, and in connection with any undertaking or facilities authorized in NRS 543.170 to 543.830, inclusive, may otherwise proceed as provided in the Local Government Securities Law.
3. The payment of general obligation securities issued pursuant to subsection 1 may be additionally secured by a pledge of any revenue from a tax imposed pursuant to NRS 543.600 on retail sales and the storage, use or other consumption of tangible personal property in the county.
4. At least 60 days before any general obligation bonds for a term of more than 10 years are issued pursuant to this section, the board of directors of the district shall publish a notice of the proposed issuance of long-term general obligation bonds in a newspaper of general circulation within the district. The notice must be published at least twice during the first 3 weeks of the 60 days. Each time the notice is published it must be at least as large as 5 inches high by 4 inches wide.
(Added to NRS by 1961, 441; A 1969, 1633; 1975, 750; 1985, 306; 1987, 726; 1991, 1373)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 543 - Control of Floods › NRS 543.700 - Short-term notes.

1. A district, upon the affirmative vote of a majority of the board, may borrow money without an election in anticipation of the collection of taxes or other revenues and to issue short-term notes to evidence the amount so borrowed.
2. Such short-term notes:
(a) Must be payable from the fund for which the money was borrowed.
(b) Must mature in accordance with the provisions of NRS 350.091.
(c) Must not be extended or funded except in compliance with NRS 543.690.
(Added to NRS by 1961, 442; A 1991, 1374; 1995, 1828)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 543 - Control of Floods › NRS 543.710 - General obligation bonds: Interest; maturity; denominations; form.

1. To carry out the purposes of NRS 543.170 to 543.830, inclusive, the board may issue general obligation negotiable coupon bonds of the district.
2. Bonds must:
(a) Bear interest at a rate or rates which do not exceed by more than 3 percent the Index of Twenty Bonds which was most recently published before the bids are received or a negotiated offer is accepted, payable semiannually.
(b) Be payable serially, either annually or semiannually, commencing not later than 3 years and extending not more than 40 years from date.
(c) Be in such denominations as the board determines and the bonds and coupons thereto attached must be payable to bearer.
(d) Be executed in the name of and on behalf of the district and signed by the chair of the board with the seal of the district affixed thereto and attested by the secretary of the board.
3. Any of the officers, after filing with the Secretary of State his or her manual signature certified under oath, may execute or cause to be executed with a facsimile signature in lieu of his or her manual signature any bond authorized in this section, but at least one signature required or permitted to be placed thereon must be manually subscribed, and his or her facsimile signature has the same legal effect as his or her manual signature. Interest coupons must bear the original or facsimile signature of the chair of the board.
4. The form and terms of the bonds, including provisions for their payment and redemption, must be determined by the board. If the board so determines, the bonds may be redeemable before maturity upon payment of a premium, not exceeding 9 percent of the principal thereof.
(Added to NRS by 1961, 442; A 1971, 2129; 1975, 877; 1981, 1421; 1983, 588; 1987, 727)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 543 - Control of Floods › NRS 543.760 - Applicability of NRS 350.500 to 350.720, inclusive.

The provisions of NRS 543.710 and this section are hereby declared to be implementary to the provisions of NRS 350.500 to 350.720, inclusive, concerning bonds issued by political subdivisions of the state, and those provisions are applicable to any bond issue under NRS 543.710 and this section, but in the event of conflict the provisions of NRS 543.710 and this section shall be controlling.
(Added to NRS by 1961, 443; A 1969, 1634)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 543 - Control of Floods › NRS 543.790 - Resolution dissolving ordinance; notice.

Whenever a majority of the members of the board considers it to be in the best interests of the district and the area served by the district that the district be dissolved, it shall so determine by resolution, after there is first found and determined and recited in the resolution that all outstanding indebtedness and bonds of all kinds of the district have been paid. The secretary of the board shall give notice by publication of:
1. The adoption of the resolution;
2. The determination of the board that the district should be dissolved; and
3. The time and place for hearing preliminary to the adoption of an ordinance on dissolution.
(Added to NRS by 1961, 444; A 1985, 1202)