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2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 319 - Assistance to Finance Housing › NRS 319.327 - Exemption of interest on Division’s bonds from federal income taxation: Waiver; issuance of obligations not exempt from taxation.

The Division may:
1. Waive, by such means as the Division deems appropriate, any exemption from federal income taxation of interest on the Division’s bonds, notes or other obligations provided by 26 U.S.C. §§ 103 and 141 to 149, inclusive, and related portions of the Internal Revenue Code or any succeeding code or other federal statute providing a similar exemption; or
2. Issue notes, bonds or other obligations, the interest on which is not exempt from federal income taxation or excluded from gross revenue for the purpose of federal income taxation, if necessary to carry out the purposes of this chapter.
(Added to NRS by 1987, 1352)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 319 - Assistance to Finance Housing › NRS 319.330 - Refunding obligations: Issuance, sale and exchange.

1. The Division may issue refunding obligations to refund any obligations then outstanding which have been issued under the provisions of this chapter, including the payment of any redemption premium thereon and any interest accrued or to accrue to the date of redemption of the obligations and for any statutory purpose of the Division. The issuance of the obligations, the maturities and other details thereof, the rights of the holders thereof, and the rights, duties and obligations of the Division in respect to them are governed by the provisions of this chapter which relate to the issuance of original obligations insofar as appropriate.
2. Refunding obligations issued as provided in this section may be sold or exchanged for outstanding obligations issued under this chapter and, if they are sold, the proceeds thereof may be applied, in addition to any other authorized purposes, to the purchase, redemption or payment of the outstanding obligations. Pending the application of the proceeds of the refunding obligations, with any other available funds, to the purpose for which they are issued, the proceeds may be invested in direct obligations of, or obligations the principal of and the interest on which are unconditionally guaranteed by, the United States of America, or obligations of any agency or instrumentality of the United States, which mature or which are subject to redemption by the holders thereof, at the option of such holders, not later than the respective dates when the proceeds, together with the interest accruing thereon, will be required for the purposes intended.
(Added to NRS by 1975, 633; A 1979, 1189)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 319 - Assistance to Finance Housing › NRS 319.340 - Bond reserve funds: Establishment; use; requirements.

1. The Division may establish one or more bond reserve funds, and shall pay into each such bond reserve fund:
(a) Any money appropriated by the Legislature for the purpose of the fund;
(b) Any proceeds of sale of notes or bonds to the extent provided in connection with the issuance thereof; and
(c) Any other money which may be available to the Division for the purpose of the fund from any other source or sources.
All money held in any bond reserve fund, except as otherwise expressly provided in this chapter, must be used, as required, solely for the payment of the principal of bonds secured in whole or in part by the fund or of the sinking fund payments with respect to such bonds, the purchase or redemption of such bonds, the payment of interest on such bonds or the payment of any redemption premium required to be paid when the bonds are redeemed before maturity.
2. Money in such a fund must not be withdrawn from the fund at any time in an amount that would reduce the amount of the fund below the requirement established for that fund, except to pay when due, with respect to bonds secured in whole or in part by that fund, principal, interest, redemption premiums and sinking fund payments for the payment of which other money of the Division is not available. Any income or interest earned by or incremental to any bond reserve fund resulting from the investment thereof may be transferred by the Division to other funds or accounts of the Division and to the Account for Affordable Housing created pursuant to NRS 319.500, to the extent that the amount of that bond reserve fund is not reduced below the requirement for the fund.
(Added to NRS by 1975, 634; A 1991, 215; 1993, 640; 2019, 1420)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 319 - Assistance to Finance Housing › NRS 319.350 - Bond reserve funds: Limitations.

The Division shall not at any time issue bonds, secured in whole or in part by a bond reserve fund, if upon the issuance of those bonds, the amount in that bond reserve fund will be less than the bond reserve fund requirement for that fund, unless the Division at the time of issuance of those bonds deposits in that fund from the proceeds of the bonds issued, or from other sources, an amount which, together with the amount then in that fund, will not be less than the bond reserve fund requirement for that fund. The bond reserve fund requirement, as of any particular date of computation, is an amount of money, specified in the proceedings of the Division authorizing the bonds with respect to which the fund is established, necessary to provide adequate reserves for debt service on the bonds.
(Added to NRS by 1975, 634; A 1979, 1190)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 319 - Assistance to Finance Housing › NRS 319.360 - Bond reserve funds: Purpose; status reports.

The provision of bond reserve fund requirements is designed to assure the continued operation and solvency of the Division for the carrying out of its statutory purposes. The Administrator shall, on or before the date of convening of any regular session of the Nevada Legislature, make and deliver to the Governor, the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the Assembly his or her report giving the status of this fund.
(Added to NRS by 1975, 635)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 319 - Assistance to Finance Housing › NRS 319.380 - Pledge against impairment of holders’ rights and remedies; credit of State not pledged.

1. The State of Nevada hereby pledges to and agrees with the holders of any notes or bonds issued under this chapter that the State will not limit or alter the rights vested in the Division by this chapter to fulfill the terms of any agreements made with such holders or in any way impair the rights and remedies of such holders until such notes and bonds, together with the interest thereon, with interest on any unpaid installments of interest, and all costs and expenses in connection with any action or proceeding by or on behalf of such holders, are fully met and discharged. The Division may include this pledge and agreement of the State in any agreement with the holders of such notes or bonds.
2. Obligations issued under the provisions of this chapter, including letters of credit issued by the Division, do not constitute a debt, liability or obligation of this state or of any political subdivision thereof, or a pledge of the faith and credit of this state or of any political subdivision thereof, but are payable solely from the revenues or assets of the Division. Each obligation, including a letter of credit, issued under this chapter must contain on the face thereof a statement to the effect that the Division is not obligated to pay the obligation or the interest thereon except from the revenues or assets pledged therefor and that neither the faith and credit nor the taxing power of this state or of any political subdivision thereof is pledged to the payment of the principal of or the interest on the obligation.
(Added to NRS by 1975, 636; A 1991, 215)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 319 - Assistance to Finance Housing › NRS 319.390 - Notes and bonds as legal investments.

1. The notes and bonds of the Division are legal investments in which all public officers and public bodies of the State, its political subdivisions, all municipalities and municipal subdivisions, all insurance companies and associations and other persons carrying on an insurance business, all banks, savings and loan associations, savings banks and trust companies, all administrators, guardians, executors, trustees and other fiduciaries, and all other persons who are authorized on or after July 1, 1975, to invest in bonds or in other obligations of this state, may properly and legally invest funds, including capital, in their control or belonging to them. The notes and bonds are securities which may properly and legally be deposited with and received by all public officers and public bodies of the State or any agency or political subdivision of the State and all municipalities and public corporations for any purpose for which the deposit of bonds or other obligations of this state is authorized by law on and after July 1, 1975, and may be used as collateral to secure any deposit of public moneys.
2. The notes and bonds of the Division are securities within the meaning of the Uniform Commercial Code—Investment Securities.
(Added to NRS by 1975, 636)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 319 - Assistance to Finance Housing › NRS 319.410 - Definitions.

As used in NRS 319.410 to 319.440, inclusive, unless the context otherwise requires:
1. "Affordability restriction" means a limit on rent that an owner may charge for occupancy of a dwelling unit in a project or a limit on the income of tenants for persons or families seeking to qualify as tenants in a project.
2. "Federal low-income housing tax credit" has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 360.863.
3. "Owner" means a person who has an ownership interest in a project.
4. "Project" means a residential housing development consisting of one or more dwelling units that:
(a) Has been financed in whole or in part by tax credits relating to low-income housing, including, without limitation, the federal low-income housing tax credit, or any other money provided by a governmental agency, for which compliance is administered by the Division; and
(b) Is subject to an affordability restriction.
5. "Qualified contract" has the meaning ascribed to it in 26 U.S.C. § 42.
6. "Qualified low-income housing project" has the meaning ascribed to it in 26 U.S.C. § 42.
7. "Tenant" has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 118A.170.
(Added to NRS by 2021, 255)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 319 - Assistance to Finance Housing › NRS 319.500 - Creation; investment of money; claims.

1. There is hereby created in the State General Fund the Account for Affordable Housing, to be administered by the Division. All money that is collected for the use of the Account from any source, including pursuant to a specific statute, tax, legislative appropriation, gift or grant, or from interest earned on specified public or private accounts, must be deposited in the Account.
2. The money in the Account must be invested as provided in chapters 355 and 356 of NRS. The interest and income earned on the money in the Account, after deducting any applicable charges, must be credited to the Account. All claims against the Account must be paid as other claims against the State are paid.
(Added to NRS by 1989, 1211; A 1993, 641; 2019, 1421)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 319 - Assistance to Finance Housing › NRS 319.520 - Regulations concerning distribution and use of money in Account; requirements for recipient of money.

1. The Administrator shall consult with representatives of housing authorities, organizations of persons with low income, providers of housing, financial institutions and other persons interested in the provision of affordable housing, and adopt regulations establishing:
(a) Criteria for the distribution and use of money from the Account for Affordable Housing; and
(b) Procedures for the Division and the local governments that receive money pursuant to NRS 319.510 to monitor the use of money from the Account and to enforce the provisions of this section and NRS 319.500 and 319.510.
The regulations must be designed to maximize the efficient use of money in the Account and to promote the participation and assistance of local governments.
2. A recipient of money from the Account shall comply with the regulations of the Administrator and provide such reports to the Division and the local governments that receive money pursuant to NRS 319.510 upon the use of the money as the Administrator requires.
(Added to NRS by 1989, 1213; A 1993, 642; 2019, 1422)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 319 - Assistance to Finance Housing › NRS 319.530 - Pets must be allowed in housing acquired, constructed or rehabilitated with money from Account; limitations; service animals and service animals in training.

1. A tenant of housing acquired, constructed or rehabilitated with any money from the Account for Affordable Housing created by NRS 319.500 must be allowed to keep one or more pets within the residence of a tenant in accordance with any applicable laws and ordinances.
2. The provisions of subsection 1 do not prohibit the enforcement of policies relating to keeping a pet within a residence, including, without limitation:
(a) Compliance with noise and sanitation standards;
(b) Registration of the pet with the owner of the residential housing;
(c) Restraint of the pet in common areas of the residential housing;
(d) Timely removal of pet excrement;
(e) Vaccination requirements; and
(f) Enforcement of violations of the policy.
3. The provisions of this section do not apply to service animals or service animals in training.
4. As used in this section:
(a) "Pet" means any domesticated bird, cat, dog or aquatic animal or other animal kept for pleasure and not commercial use.
(b) "Service animal" has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 426.097.
(c) "Service animal in training" has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 426.099.
(Added to NRS by 2019, 1219)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 319 - Assistance to Finance Housing › NRS 319.600 - Grant program; requirements; regulations; report.

1. The Division shall, subject to the availability of funds appropriated for such a purpose, develop and implement a supportive housing grant program for the purpose of awarding grants for the development of supportive housing and the provision of supportive housing services. The program must include a process for applying for a grant to:
(a) Procure and develop supportive housing;
(b) Train and build the capacity of a supportive housing partnership;
(c) Fund the operation of a supportive housing partnership; and
(d) Analyze the progress of supportive housing in this State.
2. Any recipient of a grant for supportive housing must agree in writing to comply with all applicable provisions of chapter 118A of NRS.
3. The Division shall consult with the Nevada Interagency Advisory Council on Homelessness to Housing created by NRS 232.4981 before approving any application for a grant pursuant to paragraph (a) of subsection 1.
4. The Division shall adopt regulations to carry out the provisions of this section. The regulations must prescribe, without limitation:
(a) The criteria for eligibility to receive money from the supportive housing grant program; and
(b) Procedures for the submission and review of applications to receive money from the supportive housing grant program.
5. On or before December 1 of each year that the supportive housing grant program is funded, the Division shall submit a report to the Chair of the Nevada Interagency Advisory Council on Homelessness to Housing, the Governor and the Director of the Legislative Counsel Bureau for transmittal to the Legislature, or to the Legislative Commission, if the Legislature is not in session. The report must include:
(a) Information on and feedback from grant recipients; and
(b) Information on the use of grant money and participation in the supportive housing grant program.
6. The Division may use a portion of the money in the Nevada Supportive Housing Development Fund created by NRS 319.610 to prepare the report required by subsection 5.
7. As used in this section:
(a) "Supportive housing" means subsidized housing that reduces barriers to retaining housing that are caused by a person’s rental history, criminal history and income through the provision of onsite and offsite supportive services that are designed to assist a person who has:
(1) A disabling behavioral or physical health condition; and
(2) Experienced:
(I) Homelessness or been at imminent risk of homelessness; or
(II) Unnecessary institutionalization.
(b) "Supportive services" includes, without limitation, social services, community support services, case management services, employment services, health care and behavioral health treatment.
(Added to NRS by 2023, 2963)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 319 - Assistance to Finance Housing › NRS 319.610 - Nevada Supportive Housing Development Fund: Creation; gifts, grants and donations; interest; use.

1. There is hereby created as a special revenue fund in the State Treasury the Nevada Supportive Housing Development Fund.
2. The Division may accept gifts, bequests, grants, appropriations and donations from any sources for deposit in the Fund.
3. The money in the Fund must be invested as other state funds are invested. All interest earned on the deposit or investment of money in the Fund, after deducting any applicable charges, must be credited to the Fund. Claims against the Fund must be paid as other claims against the State are paid.
4. The money in the Fund must be used to carry out the provisions of NRS 319.600.
(Added to NRS by 2023, 2964)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 319 - Assistance to Finance Housing › NRS 319.900 - False statements; penalty.

Any person who knowingly makes or causes to be made, either directly or indirectly, or through any agency whatsoever, any false statement in writing concerning an applicant’s income, employment, financial position, the size of the applicant’s family, the intent of the applicant to occupy premises as his or her primary residence or the cost of the residence, with intent that the statement be relied upon for the purpose of obtaining financial assistance from the Division is guilty of a gross misdemeanor.
(Added to NRS by 1981, 877; A 1989, 1215)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 320 - Districts for Maintenance of Roads › NRS 320.040 - "Maintenance" defined.

"Maintenance" means any activity necessary to preserve the useful life of a road, including, without limitation, painting, repairing, grading, oiling, patching, resurfacing, sanding, sweeping, washing and removing ice and snow.
(Added to NRS by 1999, 2084)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 320 - Districts for Maintenance of Roads › NRS 320.060 - Creation of district.

1. The owners of real property within an unincorporated area of a county whose population is less than 100,000 may initiate the creation of a district by filing a petition signed by at least 66 2/3 percent of the owners with the board of county commissioners of the county where the proposed district is located. A district may not include territory located within more than one county.
2. A petition filed pursuant to subsection 1 must include:
(a) The name, address and signature of each person named in the petition;
(b) The total acreage of the area proposed to be included within the district;
(c) The number of owners of real property in that area;
(d) A detailed map of that area;
(e) A description of any proposed contract for the maintenance of roads in the district; and
(f) The estimated annual cost to perform the proposed contracts to maintain roads in the district.
3. If a petition is filed pursuant to subsection 1, the board of county commissioners with whom the petition is filed shall hold a hearing to consider the petition at its next regularly scheduled meeting held after the date the petition is filed.
4. Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, if a board of county commissioners decides to create a district after holding a hearing pursuant to subsection 3, it shall, at its next regularly scheduled meeting held after the hearing is conducted, adopt a resolution creating the district. A board of county commissioners shall not adopt a resolution pursuant to this subsection if, within 60 days after a hearing is held pursuant to subsection 3, 51 percent or more of the owners of real property within the proposed district file a petition with the board of county commissioners opposing the creation of the district.
5. A resolution adopted pursuant to subsection 4 must include a procedure to allow a person who owns real property within the district to apply for a hardship determination that would exempt the person from paying the fees assessed pursuant to this chapter. The procedure must include, without limitation:
(a) A method for allowing a person who owns real property within the district to submit to the board a written application for a hardship determination at least 90 days before the due date of an assessment;
(b) A method for determining whether such a person qualifies for a hardship exemption;
(c) A requirement for the periodic renewal of the hardship determination;
(d) A requirement that the board make a decision on the application within 30 days after the filing of the application;
(e) A requirement that the board notify the board of county commissioners in writing of the denial of an application and the reason for denying the application; and
(f) A procedure for appealing the denial of an application by the board to the board of county commissioners.
(Added to NRS by 1999, 2084)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 320 - Districts for Maintenance of Roads › NRS 320.070 - Board of directors: Appointment of initial members.

1. After adopting a resolution creating a district, the board of county commissioners shall appoint five persons to serve as the initial members of the board. A member of the board appointed pursuant to this subsection:
(a) Must be a qualified elector of the district; and
(b) Serves in that office until his or her successor is elected pursuant to NRS 320.080.
2. Each member of the board must qualify for appointment by filing in the office of the county clerk where the district is located:
(a) A written oath of office signed by the member; and
(b) A bond in an amount of not more than $10,000 as determined by the board of county commissioners. The bond must be filed in a form approved by the board of county commissioners and be conditioned upon the satisfactory performance of the duties of the member filing the bond. The board of county commissioners may, from time to time, increase or decrease the amount of the bond.
(Added to NRS by 1999, 2085)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 320 - Districts for Maintenance of Roads › NRS 320.080 - Board of directors: Election of members; term of office; qualification for office.

1. A biennial election for the district must be held simultaneously with the first general election in the county held after the district is created and simultaneously with each general election held thereafter.
2. The office of a member of the board is a nonpartisan office. The general election laws of this State govern the candidacy, nominations and election of a member of the board. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3, the term of office of a member of the board is 4 years.
3. At the first biennial election of the district, there must be elected by the qualified voters of the district:
(a) Two qualified electors as members of the board to serve for terms of 2 years; and
(b) Three qualified electors as members of the board to serve for terms of 4 years.
4. The secretary of the board shall provide notice of the election by publication and take any other action concerning the election as the county clerk or the registrar of voters may direct.
5. A member of the board who is elected must qualify in the same manner as a member of the initial board pursuant to NRS 320.070.
(Added to NRS by 1999, 2085)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 320 - Districts for Maintenance of Roads › NRS 320.090 - Board of directors: Election of officers; quorum; meetings; service without compensation; vacancies.

1. After taking oaths and filing bonds, the members of the board shall, by a majority vote, elect a chair, vice chair, secretary and treasurer from among the members. The secretary and treasurer may be one person. After the initial election, the chair, vice chair, secretary and treasurer serve in that office for a term of 1 year beginning on July 1 of each year. If a vacancy occurs in any of those offices, the members of the board shall elect a member of the board to serve in that office for the remainder of the unexpired term.
2. Three members of the board constitute a quorum, and except as otherwise provided in NRS 241.0355 a quorum may exercise all the powers and duties of the board.
3. The board shall:
(a) Meet at such times and places specified by a call of the chair or by a majority of the members of the board;
(b) Adopt bylaws prescribing its management and government; and
(c) Comply with the provisions of chapter 241 of NRS.
4. The members of the board serve without compensation and are not entitled to the per diem and travel expenses provided for state officers and employees generally.
5. If a vacancy occurs in the membership of the board, the remaining members of the board shall appoint a person to serve on the board until his or her successor is elected and qualified. A person appointed to serve on the board pursuant to this subsection must qualify in the manner provided in NRS 320.070. If the board fails to fill a vacancy within 30 days after the vacancy occurs, the board of county commissioners where the district is located shall appoint a person to serve on the board in the manner provided in this subsection.
(Added to NRS by 1999, 2086; A 2001, 1128)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 320 - Districts for Maintenance of Roads › NRS 320.110 - Apportionment and collection of assessments; submission of annual reports by board of directors to board of county commissioners.

1. On or before April 1 of each year, the board shall:
(a) Determine the total cost for each contract entered into pursuant to NRS 320.100 for the next ensuing fiscal year;
(b) Apportion that cost among the owners of real property by parcel number within the district:
(1) Based upon the relative special benefit received by each parcel of land; and
(2) Using a method of apportionment that is fair and equitable and is approved by the board of county commissioners of the county where the district is located;
(c) Submit a written report to the board of county commissioners specifying the total cost determined pursuant to paragraph (a) and the amount apportioned for each parcel of land within the district pursuant to paragraph (b); and
(d) Submit a written report to the board of county commissioners:
(1) Specifying the total cost for performing contracts for the maintenance of roads in the district for the preceding year; and
(2) Addressing whether the goals and objectives of the district relating to the maintenance of such roads have been accomplished.
2. Upon receipt of the report, the board of county commissioners shall collect the assessments specified in the report for the next ensuing fiscal year. The assessments must be collected at the same time and in the same manner, and with like interest and penalties, as any taxes on real property are collected by the county. Any such assessment, until paid, is a lien upon the real property assessed equal in priority to a lien for general taxes, and may be collected in the same manner.
(Added to NRS by 1999, 2086)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 320 - Districts for Maintenance of Roads › NRS 320.120 - Establishment of special account for deposit of assessments; restrictions on use of money in account; payment of claims against account.

1. The board of county commissioners shall establish, with the county treasurer, a special account in the general fund of the county for money collected pursuant to NRS 320.110. The account is a separate and continuing account and no money in the account reverts to the general fund of the county at any time. Any money collected by the board of county commissioners pursuant to NRS 320.110 must be deposited in the account. The interest and income earned on the money in the account, after deducting any applicable charges, must be credited to the account.
2. Any money in the account must be used only to carry out the provisions of this chapter.
3. The county treasurer shall pay any claim against the account that is:
(a) Submitted by the board to pay for a contract entered into pursuant to NRS 320.100; and
(b) Signed by the chair and vice chair of the board.
(Added to NRS by 1999, 2087)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 320 - Districts for Maintenance of Roads › NRS 320.130 - Sale of real property within district prohibited without notice to purchaser of existence of district and amount of assessments.

An owner of real property that is located within a district shall not sell that real property unless the owner provides a written notice to the purchaser of the real property:
1. Stating that the real property is located within the district; and
2. Specifying the amount of the assessments paid for that real property pursuant to this chapter for:
(a) The immediately preceding 2 years, if the district has been in existence for 2 years or more before the date the notice is provided to the purchaser; or
(b) The period since the district was created, if the district has been in existence for less than 2 years before the date the notice is provided to the purchaser.
(Added to NRS by 1999, 2088)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 320 - Districts for Maintenance of Roads › NRS 320.140 - Dissolution of district; assessment of real property to pay outstanding expenses of district.

1. A district may be dissolved:
(a) If 51 percent or more of the owners of real property within the district file a petition with the board of county commissioners requesting the dissolution of the district; or
(b) If the board of county commissioners adopts a resolution on its own motion dissolving the district.
If a petition is filed pursuant to this subsection, the board of county commissioners shall, at its next regularly scheduled meeting after the petition is filed, adopt a resolution dissolving the district. A resolution adopted pursuant to this subsection becomes effective after all contracts for the maintenance of a road entered into by the board pursuant to NRS 320.100 have expired.
2. If a resolution is adopted by a board of county commissioners pursuant to subsection 1, the board of county commissioners shall, within 30 days after the date the resolution becomes effective, determine whether:
(a) Any expenses of the district have not been paid; and
(b) The money in the account created pursuant to NRS 320.120 is sufficient to pay those expenses.
3. If the board of county commissioners determines pursuant to subsection 2 that the money in the account:
(a) Is sufficient to pay the expenses specified in that subsection, the board of county commissioners shall, within 10 days after making that determination, pay those expenses from that account and, if any money remains in the account after paying those expenses, refund that money to the owners of real property within the district in a manner that is fair and equitable; or
(b) Is insufficient to pay those expenses, the board of county commissioners shall, within 10 days after making that determination, assess each of those owners equally.
4. If the board of county commissioners assesses an owner of real property pursuant to paragraph (b) of subsection 3, it shall, within 30 days after making the assessment, provide a written notice of the amount of the assessment to the owner. The owner shall, within 30 days after receiving the notice, pay to the board of county commissioners the amount specified in the notice.
(Added to NRS by 1999, 2087)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 321 - Administration, Control and Transfer of State Lands › NRS 321.0005 - Legislative declaration: Policy regarding use of state lands.

1. The Legislature declares the policy of this State regarding the use of state lands to be that state lands must be used in the best interest of the residents of this State, and to that end the lands may be used for recreational activities, the production of revenue and other public purposes. In determining the best uses of state lands, the appropriate state agencies shall give primary consideration to the principles of multiple use and sustained yield as the status and the resources of the lands permit.
2. As used in this section:
(a) "Multiple use" includes:
(1) The management of state lands and their various resources so that they are used in the combination which will best meet the needs of the residents of this State;
(2) The use of state lands and some or all of their resources or related services in areas large enough to allow for periodic adjustments in the use of the lands to conform to changing needs and conditions;
(3) The use of certain state lands for less than all of their available resources;
(4) A balanced and diverse use of resources which takes into account the long-term needs of residents of this State for renewable and nonrenewable resources, including, but not limited to, recreational areas, range, timber, minerals, watershed, wildlife and fish, and natural scenic, scientific and historic areas; and
(5) The harmonious and coordinated management of state lands and their various resources without the permanent impairment of the productivity of the lands and the quality of the environment, with consideration being given to the relative values of the resources and not necessarily to the combination of uses that will produce the greatest yield or economic return for each parcel of land.
(b) "Sustained yield" means the maintenance of a high-level annual or other periodic yield from the various renewable resources of state lands consistent with multiple use.
(Added to NRS by 1987, 400)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 321 - Administration, Control and Transfer of State Lands › NRS 321.001 - Division to acquire, hold and administer state lands; exceptions; procedure for obtaining land for use of state agency.

1. The Division shall acquire and hold in the name of the State of Nevada all lands and interests in land owned or required by the State except:
(a) Lands or interests used or acquired for highway purposes;
(b) Lands or interests the title to which is vested in the Board of Regents of the University of Nevada;
(c) Offices outside state buildings leased by the Administrator of the State Public Works Division of the Department of Administration for the use of state officers and employees; or
(d) Lands or interests used or acquired for the Legislature or its staff,
and shall administer all lands it holds which are not assigned for administration to another state agency.
2. If additional land or an interest in land is required for the use of any state agency except the Department of Transportation or the Nevada System of Higher Education, the agency and the Division shall select land for use by the agency. The Division shall obtain the approval of the Administrator of the State Public Works Division of the Department of Administration if the land will be used for a building pursuant to NRS 341.141. The Division shall determine the value of that land and obtain the land or interest by negotiation or, if necessary, by exercising the State’s power of eminent domain. Title must be taken in the name of the State of Nevada.
3. The Division may acquire and hold land and interests in land required for any public purpose, including the production of public revenue. Title must be taken in the name of the State of Nevada.
(Added to NRS by 1977, 1123; A 1979, 650, 1320, 1792; 1983, 1260; 1989, 2006; 1993, 388, 1555; 1995, 579; 1997, 962)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 321 - Administration, Control and Transfer of State Lands › NRS 321.003 - Assignment of land to state agency; certification of State Land Registrar required before making improvements; lease or sale of state land; use or acquisition of land without prior authorization of State Land Registrar prohibited.

1. The State Land Registrar shall assign any land or interest in land owned by the State of Nevada which is needed for governmental purposes to the appropriate state agency for use and administration. Before a state agency erects a building or makes any other permanent improvement on land assigned to it, the agency shall notify the State Land Registrar, in a form prescribed by the State Land Registrar, and shall not proceed with the construction or improvement until the State Land Registrar certifies the nature of and any encumbrances against the State’s title to the land, and certifies that the boundaries of the land assigned include the site of the proposed construction or improvement.
2. Except as otherwise provided by specific statute, any lease or sale of land, or of any interest in land, by the Division must be made upon the best terms available.
3. The State Land Registrar shall execute on behalf of the State any lease, deed or other document by which any land or interest therein owned by the State is conveyed.
4. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a person shall not use or acquire state land for any purpose unless the person first obtains written authorization from the State Land Registrar.
5. As used in this section, "person" includes a government, governmental agency and political subdivision of a government.
(Added to NRS by 1977, 1124; A 1991, 1376; 1993, 158; 1997, 963)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 321 - Administration, Control and Transfer of State Lands › NRS 321.004 - Assignment for administration of structures, buildings and other property of Nevada State Prison.

As soon as practicable after the date on which the Department of Corrections provides notice to the State Land Registrar that the Department has ceased all operational activities at the Nevada State Prison located on East Fifth Street in Carson City, the State Land Registrar shall:
1. Determine, in consultation with Carson City, the Department of Corrections, the Department of Tourism and Cultural Affairs, the State Department of Conservation and Natural Resources and the Nevada State Prison Preservation Society:
(a) Which structures, buildings and other property of the Nevada State Prison, not identified pursuant to paragraph (b), are appropriate for continued administration by the Department of Corrections; and
(b) Which structures, buildings and other property of the Nevada State Prison are appropriate for administration as a historical, cultural, educational and scientific resource.
2. Assign for administration, in accordance with the determinations made pursuant to subsection 1, the structures, buildings and other property of the Nevada State Prison described in:
(a) Paragraph (a) of that subsection to the Silver State Industries Division of the Department of Corrections.
(b) Paragraph (b) of that subsection to an appropriate state agency among those identified in that subsection or any other appropriate state agency.
(Added to NRS by 2015, 867)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 321 - Administration, Control and Transfer of State Lands › NRS 321.005 - Notice to governing body of county or city of transfer of state land; public hearing.

1. The State Land Registrar shall provide written notice of any proposed sale, lease or transfer of state land to:
(a) The governing body of the city in which the state land is located if the state land is located in an incorporated city; or
(b) The governing body of the county in which the state land is located if the state land is not located in an incorporated city.
The notice must inform the governing body that it may submit comments to the State Land Registrar concerning the proposed sale, lease or transfer within 30 days after receipt of the notice.
2. The governing body of a county or city may hold a public hearing on the proposed sale, lease or transfer of state land and transmit public comments received at the hearing to the State Land Registrar.
3. The State Land Registrar shall consider any comments received from the governing body of a county or city when determining whether it is in the best interest of the State to proceed with the sale, lease or transfer of state land.
(Added to NRS by 1991, 1376)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 321 - Administration, Control and Transfer of State Lands › NRS 321.008 - State Land Registrar may offer certain land for lease without complying with NRS 321.007 or 321.335.

The State Land Registrar may offer any state land for lease without complying with the provisions of NRS 321.007 or 321.335 if the area of the state land is less than 25,000 square feet.
(Added to NRS by 2013, 2686)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 321 - Administration, Control and Transfer of State Lands › NRS 321.009 - Limited-liability company to submit disclosure concerning ownership of certain land acquired from State Land Registrar; public inspection of disclosure.

1. If the State Land Registrar sells, leases, transfers or conveys land to, or exchanges land with, a domestic or foreign limited-liability company, the State Land Registrar shall require the domestic or foreign limited-liability company to submit a disclosure to the State Land Registrar setting forth the name of any person who holds an ownership interest of 1 percent or more in the domestic or foreign limited-liability company. The disclosure must be made available for public inspection upon request.
2. As used in this section, "land" includes all lands, including improvements and fixtures thereon, lands under water, all easements and hereditaments, corporeal or incorporeal, and every estate, interest and right, legal or equitable, in lands or water, and all rights, interests, privileges, easements, encumbrances and franchises relating to the same, including terms for years and liens by way of judgment, mortgage or otherwise.
(Added to NRS by 2005, 2208)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 321 - Administration, Control and Transfer of State Lands › NRS 321.010 - State Land Office created; State Land Registrar; appointment of Deputy and staff.

1. For the purpose of selecting, managing and, where appropriate, disposing of the lands granted by the United States to the State of Nevada, including the 16th and 36th sections, and those selected in lieu thereof, in accordance with the terms and conditions of the several grants of land by the United States to the State of Nevada, a State Land Office is hereby created.
2. The Administrator as executive head of the Division is the ex officio State Land Registrar.
3. The State Land Registrar may appoint one Deputy State Land Registrar and such technical, clerical and operational staff as the execution of the duties of the State Land Registrar and the operation of the State Land Office may require.
[Part 1:85:1885; BH § 324; C § 302; RL § 3196; NCL § 5512]—(NRS A 1957, 648; 1959, 487; 1975, 88; 1985, 414; 1997, 963; 2021, 562)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 321 - Administration, Control and Transfer of State Lands › NRS 321.030 - Office of State Land Registrar.

The State Land Registrar shall keep an office at the seat of government.
[Part 1:85:1885; BH § 324; C § 302; RL § 3196; NCL § 5512]—(NRS A 1975, 88; 2003, 1452; 2011, 324)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 321 - Administration, Control and Transfer of State Lands › NRS 321.040 - Records of State Land Office: Duties of State Land Registrar.

1. The State Land Registrar shall keep a record of all lands and interests in land held by the Division pursuant to NRS 321.001 and of all lands and interests in land which have been sold by the Division. These records, together with all plats, papers and documents relating to the business of the State Land Office, must be open to public inspection during office hours at no charge.
2. The State Land Registrar shall procure from the Bureau of Land Management one copy of each township plat of the public surveys now approved or which may subsequently be approved by the proper United States authorities, unless those copies have been previously obtained.
[Part 2:85:1885; A 1887, 112; 1889, 123; C § 303; RL § 3197; NCL § 5513]—(NRS A 1975, 88; 1997, 963)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 321 - Administration, Control and Transfer of State Lands › NRS 321.050 - Statement of land acquired, leased or otherwise disposed of in county to be furnished to county assessors.

Annually, on or before August 1, the State Land Registrar shall furnish to each county assessor a statement showing all lands which have been acquired, leased or otherwise disposed of in the county since the last annual statement.
[Part 2:85:1885; A 1887, 112; 1889, 123; C § 303; RL § 3197; NCL § 5513] + [Part 4:85:1885; A 1887, 118; 1889, 123; C § 305; RL § 3199; NCL § 5515]—(NRS A 1975, 89; 1997, 964)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 321 - Administration, Control and Transfer of State Lands › NRS 321.055 - Notice of tax delinquency by county assessor: Contents.

Upon the occurrence of any tax delinquency on state lands, the county assessor of the county wherein the land is situated shall immediately notify the State Land Registrar of that delinquency. The notice must contain a description of the land and the date and amount of delinquency.
(Added to NRS by 1957, 535; A 1959, 488; 1975, 90; 1997, 964)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 321 - Administration, Control and Transfer of State Lands › NRS 321.060 - Seal of State Land Office: Use; effect on documents bearing Seal.

1. The State Land Registrar is authorized to provide and use a seal for the State Land Office.
2. The impression of the Seal of the State Land Office upon the original or copy of any paper, plat, map or document emanating from the State Land Office shall impart verity to the document so impressed.
[19:85:1885; BH § 342; C § 319; RL § 3213; NCL § 5530]—(NRS A 1971, 806; 1975, 90)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 321 - Administration, Control and Transfer of State Lands › NRS 321.065 - Fees of State Land Registrar.

1. The State Land Registrar shall charge the following fees, unless a different fee is prescribed by specific statute:
(a) For making copies of public records and maps in the custody of the State Land Office, regarding land granted to the state by the Federal Government for educational purposes:
For a certified copy of a contract to purchase state lands and for the renewal of a contract, each $5.50
For a township diagram showing state entries only, each.............................. 2.00
For a copy of a township plat showing entries, each sheet............................ 2.00
For a list of entrymen and agents, showing the kind of entries, each entryman .50
For copies of all other public records, including contracts, applications and treasurer’s receipts:
First sheet of each file.............................................................................. 1.00
Each additional sheet.................................................................................. .50
For copies of topography maps or portions thereof:
First sheet per map................................................................................... 1.00
Each additional sheet.................................................................................. .50
For copies of microfilm records:
Each roll (16 or 32mm)......................................................................... 10.00
Each single frame "blowback"................................................................. .50
For duplication of microfilm jackets, each.......................................................... .25
(b) For making copies of any other public records or maps in the custody of the State Land Office, $1 for the first sheet and 50 cents for each additional sheet.
2. All fees charged and collected under:
(a) Paragraph (a) of subsection 1 must be accounted for by the State Land Registrar and paid into the State Treasury for credit to the State Permanent School Fund.
(b) Paragraph (b) of subsection 1 must be accounted for by the State Land Registrar and paid into the State Treasury for credit to the State General Fund.
(Added to NRS by 1957, 646; A 1975, 90; 1993, 1455; 1995, 810)