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2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 277A - Regional Transportation Commissions › NRS 277A.170 - Creation by ordinance in certain counties.

In any county for all or part of which a streets and highways plan has been adopted as a part of the master plan by the county or regional planning commission pursuant to NRS 278.150, the board may by ordinance create a regional transportation commission.
(Added to NRS by 2009, 839)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 277A - Regional Transportation Commissions › NRS 277A.210 - Capacity to sue and be sued; budgets; bylaws and rules; plans for transportation; insurance against loss; perpetual succession.

1. A commission may:
(a) Sue and be sued.
(b) Prepare and approve budgets for the regional street and highway fund, the public transit fund and money it receives from any source.
(c) Adopt bylaws for the administration of its affairs and rules for the administration and operation of facilities under its control.
(d) Conduct studies, develop plans and conduct public hearings to establish and approve short-range and regional plans for transportation.
(e) Purchase insurance or establish a reserve or fund for self-insurance, or adopt any combination of these, to insure against loss by reason of:
(1) Damages resulting from fire, theft, accident or other casualty; or
(2) The commission’s liability for other damages to persons or property which occur in the construction or operation of facilities or equipment under its control or in the conduct of its activities.
2. A commission shall have a perpetual succession, subject to termination in accordance with statute.
(Added to NRS by 2009, 841; A 2017, 3140)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 277A - Regional Transportation Commissions › NRS 277A.220 - Designation and duties as metropolitan planning organization.

1. A commission may be designated as a metropolitan planning organization pursuant to 23 U.S.C. § 134 and 49 U.S.C. § 5303.
2. If a commission is designated as a metropolitan planning organization, the commission shall carry out the duties prescribed by federal law for a metropolitan planning organization in addition to any other duties required by specific statute.
(Added to NRS by 2009, 840)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 277A - Regional Transportation Commissions › NRS 277A.230 - Powers regarding federal money and projects and public hearings; compliance with federal law.

1. In any county in which a commission has been created by ordinance, the commission may:
(a) Receive and disburse federal funds;
(b) Submit project applications and programs of projects to federal agencies;
(c) Enter into formal agreements concerning projects with federal agencies; and
(d) Conduct public hearings and certify that such hearings were conducted.
2. If a commission receives federal funds for any project, the commission shall comply with any applicable federal law in relation to providing goods or services related to such project.
(Added to NRS by 2009, 840)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 277A - Regional Transportation Commissions › NRS 277A.240 - Creation of fund to match federal money; creation of fund for Complete Streets Program; acceptance of gifts and donations for Complete Streets Fund.

The commission:
1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, may establish a fund consisting of contributions from private sources, the State or the county and cities and towns within the jurisdiction of the commission for the purpose of matching federal money from any federal source.
2. Shall establish a fund consisting of distributions from the Department of Motor Vehicles pursuant to paragraph (a) of subsection 1 of NRS 482.1825, to be known as the Complete Streets Fund, for the purpose of:
(a) Executing projects as a part of a Complete Streets Program pursuant to NRS 277A.285; and
(b) Matching federal money from any federal source for the execution of projects as a part of a Complete Streets Program pursuant to NRS 277A.285.
3. May accept gifts and donations for deposit in the Complete Streets Fund.
(Added to NRS by 2009, 840; A 2013, 2818)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 277A - Regional Transportation Commissions › NRS 277A.250 - Powers regarding property, eminent domain and adoption of regulations.

A commission may:
1. Acquire and own both real and personal property.
2. Exercise the power of eminent domain, if the city or county which has jurisdiction over the property approves, for the acquisition, construction, repair or maintenance of public roads, or for any other purpose related to public mass transportation.
3. Sell, lease or convey or otherwise dispose of rights, interests or properties.
4. Adopt regulations for:
(a) Financing eligible activities; and
(b) The operation of systems or services provided by the commission.
(Added to NRS by 2009, 840)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 277A - Regional Transportation Commissions › NRS 277A.260 - Security in operations; employment of personnel; establishment of fines; maintenance of certain audio and video recordings; provision of recording upon request by certain employee organizations.

1. A commission may:
(a) Provide for and maintain such security in operations as is necessary for the protection of persons and property under its jurisdiction and control.
(b) Employ professional, technical, clerical and other personnel necessary to carry out the provisions of this chapter.
(c) Establish fines for a passenger who refuses to:
(1) Pay or otherwise fails to pay the proper fare to ride on the public transit system established and operated by the commission; or
(2) Comply with a regional or statewide health and safety standard or mandate.
If the commission establishes such fines, the commission may establish procedures that provide for the issuance and collection of the fines.
2. The commission or any person who contracts with the commission to operate the public transit system shall:
(a) Maintain, in accordance with all applicable provisions of state and federal law, any audio or video recording that:
(1) Is used as evidence in a disciplinary action involving an employee of any person who contracts with the commission to operate the public transit system; or
(2) Contains an incident on the public transit system that results in an injury to an employee of a person who contracts with the commission to operate the public transit system.
(b) Upon the request of an employee organization that is the exclusive bargaining agent of the employees of a person who contracts with the commission to operate the public transit system, provide the employee organization with any audio or video recording that:
(1) Is used as evidence in a disciplinary action involving an employee of any person who contracts with the commission to operate the public transit system; or
(2) Contains an incident on the public transit system that results in an injury to an employee of a person who contracts with the commission to operate the public transit system, provided that the commission and the person who contracts with the commission to operate the public transit system receive a written request by the employee organization for the audio or video recording within 10 calendar days of the incident.
(Added to NRS by 2009, 841; A 2023, 397)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 277A - Regional Transportation Commissions › NRS 277A.265 - Creation, maintenance or display of comprehensive model or map of physical location of facilities of public utility, public water system or video service provider prohibited.

1. A commission shall not create, maintain or display a comprehensive model or map of the physical location of all or a substantial portion of the facilities of a public utility, public water system or video service provider.
2. The provisions of subsection 1 do not limit the authority of a commission to require a public utility, public water system or video service provider to provide information about the physical location of the facilities of the public utility, public water system or video service provider for the purpose of facilitating a project.
3. As used in this section:
(a) "Public utility" has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 704.020.
(b) "Public water system" has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 445A.235.
(c) "Video service provider" has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 711.151.
(Added to NRS by 2015, 3663)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 277A - Regional Transportation Commissions › NRS 277A.270 - Exclusive operation of system of public transportation; use of public rights-of-way and property of commission; entry into contracts and other agreements; powers and duties inapplicable to certain monorails.

1. A commission may:
(a) Operate a system of public transportation to the exclusion of any other publicly owned system of transportation within its area of jurisdiction.
(b) Use streets, roads, highways and other public rights-of-way for public transportation.
(c) Enter into agreements for the joint use of facilities, installations and properties and the joint exercise of statutory powers.
(d) Prohibit the use of any facility, installation or property owned, operated or leased by the commission, including, without limitation, a transit stop or bus turnout, by any person other than the commission or its agents.
(e) Enter into contracts, leases and agreements with and accept grants and loans from federal and state agencies, counties, cities, towns, other political subdivisions, public or private corporations and other persons, and may perform all acts necessary for the full exercise of the powers vested in the commission.
2. The powers and duties of a commission set forth in this chapter do not apply to any monorail for which a franchise has been granted pursuant to NRS 705.695 or an agreement has been entered into pursuant to NRS 705.695.
3. As used in this section, "bus turnout" means a fixed area that is:
(a) Adjacent or appurtenant to, or within a reasonable proximity of, a public highway; and
(b) To be occupied exclusively by buses in receiving or discharging passengers.
(Added to NRS by 2009, 841)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 277A - Regional Transportation Commissions › NRS 277A.285 - Powers regarding Complete Streets Program.

1. A commission may adopt a policy for a Complete Streets Program and may plan and carry out projects as a part of a Complete Streets Program. To the extent practicable, the projects must integrate bicycle lanes and bicycle routes, facilities and signs into all plans, designs, construction and maintenance of roads.
2. Any money received by a commission pursuant to paragraph (a) of subsection 1 of NRS 482.1825 must be used solely for the execution of projects as a part of a Complete Streets Program.
3. A commission must not cause or allow any portion of the Complete Streets Fund created pursuant to NRS 277A.240 to be used for a purpose other than those set forth in this section.
4. As used in this section, "Complete Streets Program" means a program for the retrofitting of streets or highways that are under the jurisdiction of the commission for the primary purpose of adding or significantly repairing facilities which provide street or highway access considering all users of all ages and abilities, including, without limitation, pedestrians, bicycle riders, movers of commercial goods, persons with disabilities, vehicles for public transportation and their passengers, older adults, children and motorists. The term includes the operation of a public transit system as part of a Complete Streets Program, but the term does not include the purchase of vehicles or other hardware for a public transit system.
(Added to NRS by 2013, 2818; A 2021, 1050)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 277A - Regional Transportation Commissions › NRS 277A.290 - Powers regarding parking facilities or parking spaces for general public and public employees.

1. A commission may construct, convert, improve, equip and maintain parking facilities or parking spaces for use by the general public and public employees. Such facilities or spaces must be owned and operated by the commission or its agents.
2. The commission may fix and charge reasonable fees for the use of any such parking facilities or spaces.
3. The commission may enter into a contract, lease or other arrangement to provide exclusive parking in designated spaces at any parking facility owned, leased or operated by the commission.
(Added to NRS by 2009, 844)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 277A - Regional Transportation Commissions › NRS 277A.310 - Placement of street banners: Authority of commission; restrictions; fees.

1. A commission may authorize street banners to be placed within the jurisdiction of the commission:
(a) Along any public highway.
(b) Except as otherwise provided in subsections 2 and 3, on a facility owned or leased by the commission, the county or any participating city, or within any public easement or right-of-way, including, without limitation, a public easement or right-of-way dedicated or restricted for use by any utility, if:
(1) The facility, public easement or right-of-way is adjacent or appurtenant to or within a reasonable proximity of any public highway; and
(2) The street banners may be located safely on the facility or within the public easement or right-of-way without damaging the facilities of other persons who are authorized to place their facilities within the public easement or right-of-way.
2. If the commission and the governmental entity that owns or controls a facility, public easement or right-of-way execute an interlocal or cooperative agreement that authorizes the placement of street banners, the commission may place street banners on the facility or within the public easement or right-of-way.
3. If the commission or any person authorized by the commission intends to place any street banner within any public easement that is located within the common area or common elements of a common-interest community governed by an association, the commission shall:
(a) Provide the governing body of the association with written notice of the intent to place the street banner within the public easement at least 30 days before such placement; and
(b) Coordinate, to the extent practicable, with the governing body of the association to determine an appropriate location for the street banner within the public easement.
4. A commission may charge a fee to place a street banner. Any such fee collected by the commission must be paid to the governmental entity that owns or controls the facility, public easement or right-of-way where the street banner is placed. The governmental entity shall pay to the commission an administrative fee in an amount set forth in the agreement required pursuant to subsection 2. Any administrative fee paid to the commission pursuant to this subsection must be used by the commission to fund road improvement and maintenance.
(Added to NRS by 2009, 842)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 277A - Regional Transportation Commissions › NRS 277A.320 - Counties whose population is 700,000 or more: Construction, installation and maintenance of vending facilities for passengers of public mass transportation.

1. In a county whose population is 700,000 or more, the commission may provide for the construction, installation and maintenance of vending facilities for passengers of public mass transportation in any building, terminal or parking facility owned, operated or leased by the commission.
2. The provisions of NRS 426.630 to 426.715, inclusive, apply to a vending facility constructed, installed or maintained pursuant to this section.
(Added to NRS by 2009, 844; A 2011, 1010, 1174; 2021, 849)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 277A - Regional Transportation Commissions › NRS 277A.350 - Counties whose population is 700,000 or more: Cooperation and consultation with local air pollution control board regarding adoption or amendment of plan, policy or program.

1. In a county whose population is 700,000 or more, the commission shall cooperate with the local air pollution control board in the county in which it is located to:
(a) Ensure that the plans, policies and programs adopted by each of them are consistent to the greatest extent practicable.
(b) Establish and carry out a program of integrated, long-range planning that conserves the economic, financial and natural resources of the region and supports a common vision of desired future conditions.
2. Before adopting or amending a plan, policy or program, the commission must consult with the local air pollution control board.
3. As used in this section, "local air pollution control board" means a board that establishes a program for the control of air pollution pursuant to NRS 445B.500.
(Added to NRS by 2009, 848; A 2011, 1176; 2023, 631)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 277A - Regional Transportation Commissions › NRS 277A.355 - Counties whose population is 100,000 or more: Advisory committee concerning construction, installation and maintenance of benches, shelters and transit stops; membership of advisory committee; term; exception.

1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 8, in a county whose population is 100,000 or more, the commission shall establish an advisory committee to:
(a) Provide information and advice to the commission concerning the construction, installation and maintenance of benches, shelters and transit stops for passengers of public mass transportation in the county; and
(b) Perform, at the discretion of the commission, any other duties.
2. The commission shall appoint members to the advisory committee. The membership of the advisory committee must consist of:
(a) At least two members who:
(1) Are employees of the person who contracts with the commission to operate the public transit system in the county;
(2) Are not in a supervisory position; and
(3) Are recommended by the principal officers of the employee organization that represents such employees.
(b) At least one member of the general public.
(c) Any other additional members appointed at the discretion of the commission.
3. Each member of the advisory committee serves a term of 1 year. A member may be reappointed for additional terms of 1 year in the same manner as the original appointment.
4. A vacancy occurring in the membership of the advisory committee must be filled in the same manner as the original appointment.
5. The advisory committee shall meet at least four times annually.
6. At its first meeting and annually thereafter, the advisory committee shall elect a chair and vice chair from among its members.
7. Each member of the advisory committee serves without compensation and is not entitled to receive a per diem allowance or travel expenses.
8. If a commission has established other committees, the commission may assign the duty of an advisory committee to provide information and advice to the commission concerning the construction, installation and maintenance of benches, shelters and transit stops for passengers of public mass transportation in the county to another committee, provided that the membership of the other committee meets the requirements of paragraphs (a) and (b) of subsection 2.
(Added to NRS by 2009, 845; A 2011, 1176; 2023, 397)—(Substituted in revision for NRS 277A.340)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 277A - Regional Transportation Commissions › NRS 277A.360 - Annual reports to Department by commissions in certain counties.

In counties having a population of less than 100,000, the commission shall submit an annual report to the Department for the fiscal year showing the amount of receipts from the county fuel taxes imposed pursuant to chapter 373 of NRS and the nature of the expenditures for each project.
(Added to NRS by 2009, 848; A 2019, 1272)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 277A - Regional Transportation Commissions › NRS 277A.400 - "High-capacity transit" defined.

As used in NRS 277A.400 to 277A.490, inclusive, "high-capacity transit" means a public transit system that may provide a higher level of passenger capacity by increasing, without limitation, the number of vehicles utilized by the system, the size of the vehicles, the frequency of vehicle rides, travel speed or any combination thereof, and that operates in conjunction with public transit stations. The term includes, without limitation, bus rapid transit, fixed guideway, light rail transit, commuter rail, streetcar and heavy rail.
(Added to NRS by 2017, 3135)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 277A - Regional Transportation Commissions › NRS 277A.420 - Interpretation and construction.

The provisions of NRS 277A.400 to 277A.490, inclusive, being necessary to secure and preserve the public health, safety, convenience and welfare, shall be so interpreted and liberally construed as to:
1. Make uniform so far as possible the laws and regulations of this State and other states and of the government of the United States having to do with the subject of transportation; and
2. Effect any other purpose and objective for which the provisions of NRS 277A.400 to 277A.490, inclusive, are intended.
(Added to NRS by 2017, 3135)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 277A - Regional Transportation Commissions › NRS 277A.430 - Powers regarding transportation projects and high-capacity transit systems.

A commission may:
1. Provide grants of money to conduct research for and otherwise develop and implement transportation projects that promote innovative transportation and transit technology, including, without limitation, automated driving systems as defined in NRS 482A.025.
2. Enter into agreements in accordance with 49 U.S.C. § 5315 and any guidelines adopted pursuant thereto.
3. Operate, develop and maintain a high-capacity transit system, to the exclusion of any other publicly owned system of transportation within its area of jurisdiction.
4. Construct high-capacity transit systems in the county or a city within the county which owns a public right-of-way if the county or city within the county approves of such construction.
5. Adopt regulations regarding:
(a) Unauthorized parking of vehicles at a transportation facility within the jurisdiction of the commission, including, without limitation, the imposition of a civil penalty for a violation of such regulations; and
(b) The imposition of fees for the use of the facilities or services of the commission and the use of such fees for the construction or operation of transportation facilities.
(Added to NRS by 2017, 3136)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 277A - Regional Transportation Commissions › NRS 277A.440 - Agreements related to development of transportation project or high-capacity transit system.

1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, before constructing a transportation project or high-capacity transit system, a commission shall enter into agreements with any county, city, town and other political subdivision to coordinate and collaborate on the development of the transportation project or high-capacity transit system, including, without limitation, the use of public rights-of-way and the sharing of costs related to such a project.
2. A commission may make changes to bus schedules and bus routes and relocate bus stops within the public right-of-way without executing an agreement pursuant to subsection 1.
(Added to NRS by 2017, 3136)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 277A - Regional Transportation Commissions › NRS 277A.450 - Utilization of turnkey procurement and competitive negotiation procurement process.

1. Notwithstanding the provisions of chapter 332 of NRS or NRS 625.530, a commission may utilize a turnkey procurement process to select a person to design, build, finance, operate and maintain, or any combination thereof, a high-capacity transit system, including, without limitation, any minimum operable segment thereof. The commission shall determine whether to utilize turnkey procurement for a high-capacity transit project before the completion of the preliminary engineering phase of the project. In making that determination, the commission shall evaluate whether turnkey procurement is the most cost-effective method of constructing the project on schedule and in satisfaction of its transportation objectives.
2. Notwithstanding the provisions of chapter 332 of NRS, a commission may utilize a competitive negotiation procurement process to procure rolling stock for a high-capacity transit project and any other equipment that is related to the project. The award of a contract under such a process must be made to the person whose proposal is determined to be the most advantageous to the commission, based on price and other factors specified in the procurement documents.
3. If a commission develops a high-capacity transit project, the Department of Transportation is hereby designated to serve as the oversight agency to ensure compliance with the federal safety regulations for rail fixed guideway public transportation systems set forth in 49 C.F.R. Part 674.
4. As used in this section:
(a) "Minimum operable segment" means the shortest portion of a high-capacity transit system that is technically capable of providing viable public transportation between two end points.
(b) "Turnkey procurement" means a competitive procurement process by which a person is selected by a commission, based on evaluation criteria established by the commission, to design, build, operate and maintain, or any combination thereof, a high-capacity transit system, or a portion thereof, in accordance with performance criteria and technical specifications established by the commission.
(Added to NRS by 2017, 3136; A 2023, 398)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 277A - Regional Transportation Commissions › NRS 277A.460 - Creation of account for deposit of appropriations used to pay costs of transportation project.

If a commission enters into an agreement with a county, city, town or other political subdivision to share costs relating to a transportation project pursuant to NRS 277A.440, the commission shall create an account administered by the commission and deposit into such account any money appropriated by each participating entity in accordance with the amounts established under the agreement. The money in the account, including any interest and income earned on the money in the account, must not be transferred to any other fund or account or used for any purpose other than the purposes set forth in the agreement entered into pursuant to NRS 277A.440.
(Added to NRS by 2017, 3137)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 277A - Regional Transportation Commissions › NRS 277A.470 - Recommendations to board of county commissioners for imposition of tax; submission of question to voters.

1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 4, a commission may:
(a) Prepare recommendations for the imposition of the tax described in NRS 277A.480 in the county to provide funding for the commission for the purposes set forth in NRS 277A.400 to 277A.490, inclusive. The recommendations must specify the proposed rate for the recommended tax, the period during which the recommended tax will be imposed and the type and location of the transportation projects the recommended tax will support.
(b) Submit the recommendations to the board of county commissioners.
2. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 5, upon the receipt of recommendations pursuant to subsection 1, the board of county commissioners may, at the next general election, submit a question to the voters of the county asking whether the recommended tax should be imposed in the county. The question submitted to the voters of the county must specify the proposed rate for the recommended tax, the period during which the recommended tax will be imposed, if the period was specified in the recommendations submitted pursuant to subsection 1, and the type and location of the transportation projects the recommended tax will support.
3. If a majority of the voters voting on the question submitted to the voters pursuant to subsection 2 vote affirmatively on the question:
(a) The board of county commissioners shall impose the recommended tax in accordance with the provisions of NRS 277A.480 at the rate specified in the question submitted to the voters pursuant to subsection 2.
(b) The tax must be imposed notwithstanding the provisions of any specific statute to the contrary and, except as otherwise specifically provided in this section and NRS 277A.480 and 277A.490, such tax is not subject to any limitations set forth in any statute which authorizes the board of county commissioners to impose such tax, including, without limitation, any limitations on the maximum rate which may be imposed or the duration of the period during which such tax may be imposed.
4. A commission may not prepare and submit recommendations to the board of county commissioners pursuant to subsection 1 on or after December 31, 2024.
5. A board of county commissioners may only use the authorization provided pursuant to subsection 2 to submit a question to the voters of the county one time, and only if the next general election at which the question is submitted to the voters is held not later than December 31, 2024.
(Added to NRS by 2017, 3137; A 2019, 445)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 277A - Regional Transportation Commissions › NRS 277A.480 - Imposition of tax upon approval of voters.

Upon approval of the registered voters of a county voting on a question presented to the voters pursuant to NRS 277A.470 recommending the imposition of a tax on the gross receipts of any retailer from the sale of all tangible personal property sold at retail, or stored, used or otherwise consumed, in the county, the board of county commissioners shall impose a tax by ordinance on the gross receipts of any retailer from the sale of all tangible personal property sold at retail, or stored, used or otherwise consumed, in the county. The tax must be imposed throughout the county, including all cities within the county, upon all retailers in the business of selling tangible personal property. Any ordinance enacted under this subsection must include provisions in substance as follows:
1. Provisions substantially identical to those contained in chapter 374 of NRS, insofar as applicable.
2. A provision that all amendments to chapter 374 of NRS after the date of enactment of the ordinance, not inconsistent with this chapter, automatically become a part of the ordinance.
3. A provision that the county shall, before the effective date of the ordinance, contract with the Department to perform all functions incident to the administration or operation of the tax in the county.
4. A provision that a purchaser is entitled to a refund, in accordance with the provisions of NRS 374.635 to 374.720, inclusive, of the amount of the tax required to be paid that is attributable to the tax imposed upon the sale of, and the storage, use or other consumption in a county of, tangible personal property used for the performance of a written contract for the construction of an improvement to real property, entered into on or before the effective date of the tax or the increase in the tax, or for which a binding bid was submitted before the date if the bid was afterward accepted, if under the terms of the contract or bid the contract price or bid amount cannot be adjusted to reflect the imposition of the tax or the increase in the tax.
(Added to NRS by 2017, 3138)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 277A - Regional Transportation Commissions › NRS 277A.490 - Remittance and use of proceeds of tax.

The proceeds of any tax imposed pursuant to NRS 277A.470 and 277A.480 must be remitted by the Department of Taxation to the commission for use in accordance with the provisions of NRS 277A.400 to 277A.490, inclusive.
(Added to NRS by 2017, 3138)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 277B - Inland Port Authority Act › NRS 277B.100 - Legislative findings and declarations.

The Legislature hereby finds and declares that the creation of an inland port:
1. Is essential to:
(a) Develop and diversify the economy of the State;
(b) Provide employment opportunities for Nevadans; and
(c) Develop and expand transportation and commerce in this State.
2. Will facilitate commerce and economic development in this State through:
(a) Strategic investment in multimodal transportation assets; and
(b) Comprehensive planning, development, management and operation of facilities and supporting infrastructure for transportation, commercial processing and domestic and international trade.
(Added to NRS by 2011, 745)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 277B - Inland Port Authority Act › NRS 277B.150 - Creation: Requirements concerning boundaries.

1. Subject to the requirements set forth in NRS 277B.150 to 277B.180, inclusive, an inland port may be created only in a contiguous area that:
(a) Includes at least two of the following:
(1) A municipally owned airport with a runway of at least 4,500 feet.
(2) A portion of a highway that is part of the National Highway System.
(3) Operating assets of at least one Class I railroad as classified by the Surface Transportation Board.
(b) Does not include any residential property.
2. All areas within the boundaries of an inland port must be within the boundaries of the county or counties and incorporated city or cities, as applicable, of the one or more participating entities which apply to the Office pursuant to NRS 277B.160 for the creation of the inland port.
3. If the boundaries of an inland port will include a municipally owned airport as described in subparagraph (1) of paragraph (a) of subsection 1:
(a) The municipality that owns and operates the airport must be a participating entity; or
(b) If the municipality that owns and operates the airport is not a participating entity, the municipality, by ordinance, must approve of the inclusion of the airport within the boundaries of the inland port.
(Added to NRS by 2011, 746)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 277B - Inland Port Authority Act › NRS 277B.160 - Creation: Application; approval.

1. One or more participating entities may apply to the Office to create, operate and maintain an inland port and authority.
2. A participating entity is eligible to apply to the Office pursuant to subsection 1 if the county or incorporated city, as applicable, of the participating entity is located in whole or in part within the proposed boundaries of the inland port.
3. The Office may approve the creation of an inland port and authority if the Office determines that the proposed inland port and authority will serve the economic interests of this State.
(Added to NRS by 2011, 746; A 2013, 404)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 277B - Inland Port Authority Act › NRS 277B.170 - Creation: Public hearings after approval; notice.

1. If the Office approves the creation of an inland port and authority pursuant to NRS 277B.160, each participating entity shall hold at least two public hearings to discuss the creation of the inland port and authority.
2. The participating entity shall give notice of the hearing by publication in a newspaper published in the county not later than 7 days before the hearing. The notice must include, without limitation:
(a) The date, time and place for the hearing;
(b) The boundaries of the proposed inland port, including, without limitation, a map of the proposed inland port; and
(c) The powers of the proposed authority.
(Added to NRS by 2011, 746)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 277B - Inland Port Authority Act › NRS 277B.180 - Creation: Ordinance.

If a participating entity obtains approval of the Office for the creation of an inland port and authority pursuant to NRS 277B.160, the participating entity shall create the inland port and authority by ordinance. The ordinance must include, without limitation:
1. A description of the boundaries of the inland port;
2. The location of the principal office of the authority;
3. The name of the inland port and authority; and
4. The number of directors who will compose the board of the authority pursuant to NRS 277B.200.
(Added to NRS by 2011, 746)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 277B - Inland Port Authority Act › NRS 277B.190 - Withdrawal; dissolution.

1. If a participating entity wishes to withdraw from an authority with regard to which there is more than one participating entity, the participating entity shall:
(a) Adopt an ordinance providing for the withdrawal;
(b) Obtain approval from the board; and
(c) Give notice to the other participating entity or entities of its intent to withdraw,
at least 6 months before the date on which the withdrawal would be effective.
2. Upon the withdrawal of a participating entity from the authority pursuant to subsection 1:
(a) The boundaries of the inland port must be adjusted by the other participating entity or entities to comply with the provisions of NRS 277B.150; or
(b) The authority must be dissolved pursuant to subsection 3 as soon as practicable.
3. An authority is dissolved if:
(a) The dissolution is approved by the board;
(b) Each participating entity agrees to the dissolution;
(c) All debts and other liabilities of the authority have been paid or discharged, or adequate provision has been made for the payment of all debts and other liabilities;
(d) There are no suits pending against the authority, or adequate provision has been made for the satisfaction of any judgment, order or decree that may be entered against the authority in any pending suit; and
(e) The authority has a commitment from another governmental entity to assume jurisdiction of all property of the authority.
(Added to NRS by 2011, 749)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 277B - Inland Port Authority Act › NRS 277B.200 - Governance of authority; membership; appointment; terms; reappointment; vacancies.

1. An authority must be governed by a board of directors with an odd-numbered membership set by the participating entity or entities. If there is more than one participating entity, the membership of the board of directors must be agreed to by all of the participating entities. The board of directors must be composed of:
(a) One director appointed by each county that is a participating entity, if any;
(b) One director appointed by each city that is a participating entity, if any;
(c) If the authority includes a municipally owned airport described in subparagraph (1) of paragraph (a) of subsection 1 of NRS 277B.150, one director appointed by:
(1) In a county whose population is 700,000 or more, the department of aviation of the county; or
(2) In a county whose population is less than 700,000, the governing body of the airport authority, if any, and if there is not an airport authority, by the governing body of the municipality which owns the airport; and
(d) Any other directors appointed in accordance with this section and as provided in an ordinance adopted by a participating entity pursuant to NRS 277B.180.
2. A director must reside within the boundaries of the participating entity that appoints him or her.
3. The following persons are not eligible to be appointed to a board:
(a) An elected official of any governmental entity.
(b) An employee of a participating entity.
4. Except as otherwise provided in this section, the directors described in subsection 1 must be appointed to terms of 4 years. The terms must be staggered in such a manner that, to the extent possible, the terms of one-half of the directors will expire every 2 years. The initial directors of the authority shall, at the first meeting of the board after their appointment, draw lots to determine which directors will initially serve terms of 2 years and which will serve terms of 4 years. A director may be reappointed.
5. A vacancy occurring during the term of a director must be filled by the appointing participating entity for the unexpired term as soon as is reasonably practicable.
(Added to NRS by 2011, 747)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 277B - Inland Port Authority Act › NRS 277B.210 - Officers; per diem and travel expenses.

1. The board shall annually elect a chair and vice chair. The vice chair presides in the absence of the chair.
2. The board may elect any other officers that it considers appropriate.
3. Each director serves without compensation and, while engaged in the business of the board, is entitled to receive the per diem allowance and travel expenses provided for state officers and employees generally.
(Added to NRS by 2011, 747)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 277B - Inland Port Authority Act › NRS 277B.220 - Meetings: Quorum; compliance with Open Meeting Law.

1. A majority of the board constitutes a quorum for the transaction of business. If a vacancy exists on the board, a majority of directors serving on the board constitutes a quorum.
2. All meetings of an authority must be conducted in accordance with the provisions of chapter 241 of NRS.
(Added to NRS by 2011, 748)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 277B - Inland Port Authority Act › NRS 277B.320 - Certain agreement authorized; uses and alterations of transportation routes and utilities; certain acts regarding highways, railroads or airports or in violation of federal requirements prohibited.

1. An authority may enter into an agreement that provides for the lease of rights-of-way, the granting of easements or the issuance of franchises, concessions, licenses or permits.
2. Except as otherwise provided in subsections 3, 4 and 5, with the consent of any county, city or other governmental entity, an authority may:
(a) Use streets, alleys, roads, highways and other public ways of the county, city or other governmental entity; and
(b) Relocate, raise, reroute, change the grade of or alter, at the expense of the authority:
(1) A street, alley, highway, road or railroad;
(2) Electric lines and facilities;
(3) Telegraph and telephone properties and facilities;
(4) Pipelines and facilities;
(5) Conduits and facilities; and
(6) Other property,
as necessary or useful in the construction, reconstruction, repair, maintenance and operation of the inland port.
3. An authority may not alter:
(a) A highway that is part of the state highway system without the consent of the Department of Transportation.
(b) A railroad without the consent of the railroad company.
(c) A municipally owned airport.
4. If an inland port includes a municipally owned airport:
(a) An authority may not interfere with or exercise any control over commercial air transportation operations or airlines that operate at the airport; and
(b) The airport authority, department of aviation or other existing governing body that owns or manages the airport retains such ownership or management control.
5. Nothing in this section authorizes an authority to perform any action in violation of any requirement of federal law or condition to the receipt of federal money.
(Added to NRS by 2011, 748)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 277B - Inland Port Authority Act › NRS 277B.350 - Compensation for use of facilities of authority; acceptance of funding, grants and donations.

1. An authority shall establish and maintain rates, rentals, fees, charges or other compensation that is commercially reasonable and nondiscriminatory for the use of the facilities owned, constructed, operated, regulated or maintained by the authority.
2. An authority may accept any public or private funding, grant or donation.
(Added to NRS by 2011, 749)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 278 - Planning and Zoning › NRS 278.010 - Definitions.

As used in NRS 278.010 to 278.630, inclusive, unless the context otherwise requires, the words and terms defined in NRS 278.0103 to 278.0195, inclusive, have the meanings ascribed to them in those sections.
[1:110:1941; A 1947, 834; 1943 NCL § 5063]—(NRS A 1969, 327; 1973, 1335; 1975, 1562; 1977, 186, 1494; 1979, 1497; 1981, 1181; 1985, 2115; 1987, 932, 1391, 1488; 1989, 766; 1991, 580, 952, 956, 1382, 1386; 1993, 2559; 1995, 1105, 2062, 2063, 2225; 1997, 606; 1999, 1137, 1421, 1975, 3365, 3373, 3465; 2001, 597, 1246, 2531, 2804; 2003, 596, 656, 681, 974, 1738, 2337, 2966; 2005, 185, 981, 1583; 2007, 340, 1539; 2009, 834, 2281, 2758; 2013, 1372, 3216; 2015, 311, 1990; 2017, 280, 1353, 1479; 2019, 969, 1295, 1410, 2532; 2021, 1298, 2347, 2585; 2023, 1164, 1269)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 278 - Planning and Zoning › NRS 278.0103 - "Aboveground utility" defined.

"Aboveground utility" means an aboveground electric transmission line which is designed to operate at 200 kilovolts or more and which has been approved for construction after October 1, 1991, by the State or Federal Government or a governing body.
(Added to NRS by 2013, 3213)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 278 - Planning and Zoning › NRS 278.0115 - "Building official" defined.

"Building official" means a person employed by a city or county who is charged with the administration and enforcement of building codes. The term includes a person appointed to fill the position of building official pursuant to NRS 278.570 and an administrative official of the city or county who is authorized by the city or county to assume the functions of the position of building official pursuant to NRS 278.570.
(Added to NRS by 2001, 1245)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 278 - Planning and Zoning › NRS 278.0145 - "Final map" defined.

"Final map" means a map prepared in accordance with the provisions of NRS 278.325, 278.360 to 278.460, inclusive, 278.472, 278.4725 or 278.4955 and any applicable local ordinance, which is designed to be placed on record in the office of the county recorder of the county in which any part of the subdivision is located or the recorder of Carson City.
(Added to NRS by 1993, 2557; A 1997, 2419)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 278 - Planning and Zoning › NRS 278.0157 - "Infrastructure" and "public facilities" defined.

"Infrastructure" or "public facilities" means facilities and the structure or network used for the delivery of goods, services and public safety. The term includes, without limitation, communications facilities, facilities for the transmission and distribution of electricity and natural gas, water systems, sanitary sewer systems, storm sewer systems, streets and roads, traffic control systems, sidewalks, parks and trails, recreational facilities, fire, police and flood protection and all related appurtenances, equipment and employee costs.
(Added to NRS by 1999, 3363; A 2015, 311)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 278 - Planning and Zoning › NRS 278.016 - "Local ordinance" defined.

"Local ordinance" means an ordinance enacted by the governing body of any city or county, pursuant to the powers granted in NRS 278.010 to 278.630, inclusive.
(Added to NRS by 1993, 2557; A 2013, 3216; 2015, 311)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 278 - Planning and Zoning › NRS 278.0166 - "Military installation" defined.

"Military installation" means a base or facility at which or from which the Air Force, Army, Coast Guard, Marine Corps, Navy, Air Force Reserve, Army Reserve, Coast Guard Reserve, Marine Corps Reserve, Navy Reserve or National Guard conducts exercises, maneuvers, operations, patrols or training.
(Added to NRS by 2007, 339)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 278 - Planning and Zoning › NRS 278.017 - "Parcel map" defined.

"Parcel map" means a map as provided in NRS 278.461, 278.462, 278.463, 278.464 or 278.466.
(Added to NRS by 1993, 2558; A 1997, 2419)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 278 - Planning and Zoning › NRS 278.0173 - "Renewable energy" defined.

1. "Renewable energy" means a source of energy that occurs naturally or is regenerated naturally, including, without limitation:
(a) Biomass;
(b) Fuel cells;
(c) Geothermal energy;
(d) Solar energy;
(e) Waterpower; and
(f) Wind.
2. The term does not include coal, natural gas, oil, propane or any other fossil fuel, or nuclear energy.
(Added to NRS by 2009, 2280)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 278 - Planning and Zoning › NRS 278.01735 - "Renewable energy generation project" defined.

"Renewable energy generation project" means a project involving an electric generating facility or system that uses renewable energy as its primary source of energy to generate electricity. The term does not include a project involving an electric generating facility or system that uses nuclear energy, in whole or in part, to generate electricity.
(Added to NRS by 2009, 2280)