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2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 318 - General Improvement Districts › NRS 318.268 - Reimbursement to property owners who paid costs of extending facilities.

1. If the costs of extending the facilities of the district are paid by the property owners of the area to be included within the district, these property owners are entitled to receive any money charged and collected by the district when additional property owners utilize the facilities which were extended.
2. The board of trustees of the district shall pay to the property owners who have paid the cost of extending the facilities, pro rata shares of any money charged and collected by the district when additional property owners utilize the facilities which were extended.
(Added to NRS by 1989, 1599)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 318 - General Improvement Districts › NRS 318.269 - Liability of included real property for taxes, charges and bonded indebtedness of district; exceptions.

After the date of its inclusion in a district created wholly or in part to furnish electric light and power, the real property is subject to all of the taxes and charges imposed by the district and is liable for its proportionate share of existing general obligation bonded indebtedness of the district. The property is not liable for any taxes or charges levied or assessed before its inclusion in the district. Entry of the property into the district may not be subject to or contingent upon the payment or assumption of any penalty, toll or charge, other than any reasonable annexation charge which the board may fix and uniformly assess and the tolls and charges which are uniformly made, assessed or levied for the entire district. Any charge imposed must be computed in a manner that does not impose a new charge on the members of the district and must not penalize the members of the territory to be annexed.
(Added to NRS by 1989, 1599)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 318 - General Improvement Districts › NRS 318.271 - Appeal of denied petition to board of county commissioners.

When any petition for the inclusion of property into a district created wholly or in part to furnish electric light and power is denied, the petitioner may appeal the denial to the board of county commissioners of the county in which the district is located. The board of county commissioners shall review the denial and may, in its discretion and upon a finding that inclusion would be in the best interests of the district and the petitioners, order that the property be included in the district.
(Added to NRS by 1989, 1600)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 318 - General Improvement Districts › NRS 318.272 - Judicial review.

Any party aggrieved by a final decision of the board of county commissioners pursuant to NRS 318.271 may obtain judicial review of the decision, as if the board of county commissioners were a state agency, in the manner provided by NRS 233B.130 to 233B.150, inclusive.
(Added to NRS by 1989, 1600; A 1991, 470)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 318 - General Improvement Districts › NRS 318.275 - Forms of borrowing; approval of debt management commission.

1. Upon the conditions and under the circumstances set forth in this chapter, a district may borrow money and issue the following securities to evidence such borrowing:
(a) Short-term notes, warrants and interim debentures.
(b) General obligation bonds.
(c) Revenue bonds.
(d) Special assessment bonds.
2. The board of trustees of a district whose population within its boundaries is less than 5,000, shall not borrow money or issue securities to evidence such borrowing unless the board has obtained the approval of the debt management commission of the county in which the district is located.
3. The board of trustees of a district whose population within its boundaries is less than 5,000, shall not forward a resolution authorizing medium-term obligations to the Executive Director of the Department of Taxation unless such financing is approved by the commission.
(Added to NRS by 1959, 469; A 1967, 1704; 1977, 534; 1991, 972; 1995, 771; 1997, 555)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 318 - General Improvement Districts › NRS 318.277 - Debt limit of district.

A district may borrow money and incur or assume indebtedness therefor, as provided in this chapter, so long as the total of all such indebtedness (but excluding revenue bonds, special assessment bonds, and other securities constituting special obligations which are not debts) does not exceed an amount equal to 50 percent of the total of the last assessed valuation of taxable property (excluding motor vehicles) situated within such district.
(Added to NRS by 1965, 1089; A 1967, 1704; 1977, 251)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 318 - General Improvement Districts › NRS 318.280 - Short-term notes, warrants and interim debentures.

1. A district, upon the affirmative vote of four trustees, is authorized to borrow money without an election in anticipation of the collection of taxes or other revenues (but excluding special assessments) and to issue short-term notes, warrants and interim debentures to evidence the amount so borrowed.
2. Such short-term notes, warrants and interim debentures:
(a) Shall be payable from the fund for which the money was borrowed.
(b) Shall mature before the close of the fiscal year in which the money is so borrowed, except for interim debentures.
(c) Shall not be extended or funded except in compliance with the Local Government Securities Law.
(Added to NRS by 1959, 470; A 1967, 1704)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 318 - General Improvement Districts › NRS 318.320 - Revenue bonds: Issuance for acquisition or improvement of facilities.

A district created wholly or in part for a basic purpose or basic purposes in connection with which the district may derive revenues from the operation of facilities of the district or from the furnishing of services by the district, or from both such revenue sources, may issue bonds (without the necessity of holding an election and as an alternative or in addition to other forms of borrowing authorized in this chapter) for the purpose of acquiring or improving facilities appertaining to any such basic purpose, and such bonds shall be made payable solely out of the net revenues derived from the operation of such facilities or the furnishing of such services, or from both such revenue sources of the district; but a single bond issue may be had for more than one of such facilities or services and the revenues for any and all of the income-producing facilities and services provided by the district may be pledged to pay for any other such facilities or service. To that end, a single utility fund for all or any number of such facilities and services may be established and maintained.
(Added to NRS by 1959, 471; A 1963, 633; 1967, 1706)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 318 - General Improvement Districts › NRS 318.325 - Local Government Securities Law: Types of securities authorized to be issued.

1. Subject to the limitations and other provisions in this chapter, a board of any district may issue on its behalf and in its name at any time or from time to time, as the board may determine, the following types of securities in accordance with the provisions of the Local Government Securities Law, except as otherwise provided in subsection 2:
(a) General obligation bonds and other general obligation securities payable from general (ad valorem) property taxes;
(b) General obligation bonds and other general obligation securities payable from general (ad valorem) property taxes, the payment of which securities is additionally secured by a pledge of and lien on net revenues;
(c) Revenue bonds and other securities constituting special obligations and payable from net revenues, but excluding the proceeds of any general (ad valorem) property taxes or any special assessments, which payment is secured by a pledge of and lien on such net revenues; or
(d) Any combination of such securities.
2. General obligation or revenue bonds may be sold at a discount only if the amount of discount permitted by the board has been capitalized as a cost of the project.
(Added to NRS by 1959, 472; A 1965, 1083; 1967, 229, 1706; 1969, 870, 1288; 1971, 2108; 1975, 854; 1979, 584; 1981, 960)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 318 - General Improvement Districts › NRS 318.339 - Power of certain districts to borrow money from State or Federal Government.

A district organized or reorganized pursuant to this chapter and authorized to exercise any of the basic powers provided in NRS 318.140, 318.142 and 318.144 may borrow money from the State or Federal Government without limitation by other provisions of this chapter. The power conferred by this section may be exercised only for the purpose of exercising one or more of the basic powers enumerated in this section, whether or not the district is authorized to exercise any other basic power.
(Added to NRS by 1968, 58)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 318 - General Improvement Districts › NRS 318.350 - Assessments to pay expenses of improvements; exempt property.

1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, such part of the expenses of making any public improvement (to implement any one, all or any combination of basic powers stated in NRS 318.116 and granted to any district in proceedings for its organization or in any proceedings for its reorganization or as may be otherwise provided by law), as the board determines by an affirmative vote of at least two-thirds of its members, may be defrayed by special assessments upon lands and premises abutting upon that part of the street or alley so improved or proposed so to be, or the lands abutting upon the improvement and the other lands as in the opinion of the board may be specially benefited by the improvement.
2. Unless the board of trustees of the district consents to the assessment, all property owned and used by a school district is exempt from any assessment made pursuant to the provisions of this chapter.
(Added to NRS by 1959, 473; A 1975, 855; 1981, 961; 1989, 1043; 1991, 696)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 318 - General Improvement Districts › NRS 318.490 - Initiation by ordinance; notice; agreement of board of trustees of certain districts required.

1. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 318.492, whenever a majority of the members of the board of county commissioners of any county deem it to be in the best interests of the county and of the district that the district be merged, consolidated or dissolved, or if the board of trustees of a district, by resolution pursuant to subsection 3, agrees to such a merger, consolidation or dissolution, the board of county commissioners shall so determine by ordinance, after there is first found, determined and recited in the ordinance that:
(a) All outstanding indebtedness and bonds of all kinds of the district have been paid or will be assumed by the resulting merged or consolidated unit of government.
(b) The services of the district are no longer needed or can be more effectively performed by an existing unit of government.
2. The county clerk shall thereupon certify a copy of the ordinance to the board of trustees of the district and shall mail written notice to all property owners within the district in the county, containing the following:
(a) The adoption of the ordinance;
(b) The determination of the board of county commissioners that the district should be dissolved, merged or consolidated; and
(c) The time and place for hearing on the dissolution, merger or consolidation.
3. If a majority of the members of the board of county commissioners of a county deems it to be in the best interests of the county and of a district with annual revenues of more than $1,000,000 that was, on October 1, 2005, exercising powers pursuant to NRS 318.140, 318.142 or 318.144, that the district be merged, consolidated or dissolved, the board of county commissioners shall submit the question of the merger, consolidation or dissolution to the board of trustees of the district. If the board of trustees of the district, by resolution, does not agree to the merger, consolidation or dissolution within 90 days after the question was submitted to it, the district may not be merged, consolidated or dissolved.
(Added to NRS by 1959, 482; A 1965, 1087; 1973, 562; 1989, 521; 2005, 728; 2017, 2011)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 318 - General Improvement Districts › NRS 318.492 - Procedure when district included within boundaries of incorporated city.

1. If all the territory within a district organized pursuant to this chapter is included within the boundaries of a city incorporated under the provisions of chapter 266 of NRS, the board of county commissioners of the county shall, within 90 days after the filing of the notice required by NRS 266.033, adopt an ordinance providing for the merger of the district with the city and fixing a time and place for a hearing on the merger.
2. The county clerk shall certify a copy of the ordinance and give notice of its adoption in the manner provided by subsection 2 of NRS 318.490.
3. The board of county commissioners shall thereafter proceed to hear and determine the matter as provided in NRS 318.495 and 318.500.
(Added to NRS by 1989, 520)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 318 - General Improvement Districts › NRS 318.495 - Protests; adoption of final ordinance.

1. Any person who owns property which is located within the district may, on or before the date fixed, protest against the dissolution, merger or consolidation of such district, in writing, which protest shall be filed with the county clerk of such county.
2. If, at or before the time fixed by the ordinance and notice, written protest is filed signed by a majority of the owners of property within the district, the district shall not be dissolved, merged or consolidated. If any written protests are filed and the board of county commissioners determines that the protests so filed represent less than a majority of the owners of property within the district, the board may, if it so determines, complete the dissolution, merger or consolidation by the adoption of a final ordinance of dissolution, which ordinance shall contain a recital of the protests, and such recital is binding and conclusive for all purposes.
(Added to NRS by 1959, 482; A 1965, 1087; 1977, 535)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 318 - General Improvement Districts › NRS 318.500 - Hearing.

At the place, date and hour specified for the hearing in the notice or at any subsequent time to which the hearing may be adjourned, the board of county commissioners shall give full consideration to all protests which may have been filed and shall hear all persons desiring to be heard and shall thereafter adopt either the final ordinance of dissolution, merger or consolidation or an ordinance determining that it shall not be dissolved, merged or consolidated.
(Added to NRS by 1959, 482; A 1965, 1087)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 318 - General Improvement Districts › NRS 318.505 - Filing of copies of ordinance.

Within 30 days after the effective date of any ordinance dissolving, merging or consolidating the district, the county clerk shall file a copy of the ordinance in the clerk’s office and shall cause to be filed an additional copy of the ordinance in the Office of the Secretary of State, which filings shall be without fee and be otherwise in the same manner as articles of incorporation are required to be filed under chapter 78 of NRS.
(Added to NRS by 1959, 482; A 1965, 1087)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 318 - General Improvement Districts › NRS 318.508 - Effect of final ordinance to dissolve district included within boundaries of incorporated city.

If a final ordinance of dissolution is adopted pursuant to NRS 318.492:
1. The merger of the district is effective on July 1 of the year next following the date the incorporation of the city becomes effective.
2. The city shall assume the obligations and functions of the district.
3. Any outstanding and unpaid tax sale or levy and any special assessment lien of the district is valid and remains a lien upon the property against which it is assessed or levied until paid, subject to the limitations of liens provided by general law. Any tax or special assessment paid after the effective date of the merger must be placed in the general fund of the city.
4. The city council of the city has the same power to enforce the collection of any special assessment or outstanding tax sales of the district as the district would have had if it had not been merged.
(Added to NRS by 1989, 521)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 318 - General Improvement Districts › NRS 318.510 - Surrender and transfer of property and money; collection and disposition of taxes and special assessments.

1. All property and all funds remaining in the treasury of any district must be:
(a) Surrendered and transferred to the county in which the district exists and become a part of the general fund of the county, if the district is dissolved;
(b) Transferred to the governmental unit which assumes its obligations and functions, if the district is merged; or
(c) Transferred to the consolidated governmental unit, if the district is consolidated.
2. All outstanding and unpaid tax sales and levies and all special assessment liens of a dissolved district are valid and remain a lien against the property against which they are assessed or levied until paid, subject to the limitations of liens provided by general law. Taxes and special assessments paid after dissolution must be placed in the general fund of the county in which the property was assessed.
3. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 318.508, the board of county commissioners has the same power to enforce the collection of all special assessments and outstanding tax sales of the district as the district had if it had not been dissolved, merged or consolidated.
4. If any area comprising the district or portion thereof is annexed to a city or town within 6 months from the effective date of the dissolution ordinance, a pro rata share of all such property and funds must be transferred to the municipality.
5. If any area comprising the district or portion thereof is not annexed to a city or town within 6 months from the effective date of the dissolution ordinance, the board of county commissioners shall pay to the owners of property located within the former district pro rata shares of the money remaining in the treasury of the district, and an amount of money equal to the value of any property which is not used for the benefit of the area formerly comprising the district. The board of county commissioners may, before paying such money, apply a proportionate amount of such payment to any special assessments which are due.
(Added to NRS by 1959, 482; A 1965, 1087; 1977, 535; 1989, 521)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 318 - General Improvement Districts › NRS 318.512 - Appraisal required; selection of appraisers; sale for less than appraisal prohibited.

Except as otherwise provided in NRS 318.1177, 318.118 and 318.215:
1. Before ordering any real property of the district for sale, the board of trustees must:
(a) Except as otherwise provided in this paragraph, obtain two independent appraisals of the real property. If the board of trustees holds a public hearing on the matter of the fair market value of the real property, one independent appraisal of the real property is sufficient before selling the real property. The appraisal or appraisals, as applicable, must have been prepared not more than 6 months before the date on which the real property is offered for sale.
(b) Select the one independent appraiser or two independent appraisers, as applicable, from the list of appraisers established pursuant to NRS 318.5121.
(c) Verify the qualifications of each appraiser selected pursuant to paragraph (b). The determination of the board of trustees as to the qualifications of the appraiser is conclusive.
2. The board of trustees shall not sell the property for less than:
(a) If two independent appraisals were obtained pursuant to subsection 1, the average of the appraisals of the real property.
(b) If one appraisal is obtained pursuant to subsection 1, the appraised value of the real property.
(Added to NRS by 2019, 2568)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 318 - General Improvement Districts › NRS 318.5121 - Appraisers: Procedures for selection; disclosure statements; prohibitions.

1. The board of trustees shall adopt by resolution the procedures for creating and maintaining a list of appraisers qualified to conduct appraisals of real property offered for sale by the board. The list must:
(a) Contain the names of all persons qualified to act as a general appraiser in the same county as the real property that may be appraised; and
(b) Be organized at random and rotated from time to time.
2. An appraiser chosen pursuant to subsection 1 must provide a disclosure statement which includes, without limitation, all sources of income that may constitute a conflict of interest and any relationship with the real property owner or the owner of an adjoining real property.
3. An appraiser shall not perform an appraisal on any real property for sale by the board of trustees if:
(a) The appraiser has an interest in the real property or an adjoining property;
(b) The real property is located in a county whose population is 52,000 or more and any person who is related to the appraiser has an interest in the real property or an adjoining property and the relationship between the appraiser and the person is within the third degree of consanguinity or affinity; or
(c) The real property is located in a county whose population is less than 52,000 and any person who is related to the appraiser has an interest in the real property or an adjoining property and the relationship between the appraiser and the person is within the second degree of consanguinity or affinity.
(Added to NRS by 2019, 2569; A 2023, 268)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 318 - General Improvement Districts › NRS 318.5122 - Resolution declaring intent to sell at auction and finding that sale is in best interest of district; notice.

1. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 318.1177, 318.118, 318.215 and 318.5124, before ordering the sale of any real property owned by the general improvement district, the board of trustees shall, in open meeting by a majority vote of the members, adopt a resolution declaring the intention of the board to sell the property at auction and finding that the sale is in the best interest of the district. The resolution must:
(a) Describe the property proposed to be sold in such a manner as to identify the property.
(b) Specify the minimum price and the terms upon which the property will be sold.
(c) Fix a time, not less than 3 weeks thereafter, for a public meeting of the board of trustees to be held at its regular place of meeting, at which sealed bids will be received and considered.
2. Notice of the adoption of the resolution and of the time and place of holding the meeting must be given by:
(a) Posting copies of the resolution in three public places in the district not less than 15 days before the date of the meeting; and
(b) Causing to be published at least once a week for 3 successive weeks before the meeting, in a newspaper qualified under chapter 238 of NRS that is published in the county in which the real property is located, a notice setting forth:
(1) A description of the real property proposed to be sold at auction in such a manner as to identify the property;
(2) The minimum price of the real property proposed to be sold at auction; and
(3) The places at which the resolution described in subsection 1 has been posted pursuant to paragraph (a), and any other places at which copies of that resolution may be obtained.
If no qualified newspaper is published within the county in which the real property is located, the required notice must be published in some qualified newspaper printed in the State of Nevada and having a general circulation within the county.
(Added to NRS by 2019, 2569)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 318 - General Improvement Districts › NRS 318.5123 - Conduct of sale at auction; withdrawal of property from sale; proceeds; costs.

1. At the time and place fixed in the resolution for the meeting of the board of trustees adopted pursuant to NRS 318.5122, all sealed bids which have been received must, in public session, be opened, examined and declared by the board. Of the bids submitted which conform to all terms and conditions specified in the resolution of intention to sell and which are made by responsible bidders, the bid which is the highest must be finally accepted, unless a higher oral bid is accepted or the board rejects all bids.
2. Before accepting any written bid, the board shall call for oral bids. If, upon the call for oral bidding, any responsible person offers to buy the property upon the terms and conditions specified in the resolution, for a price exceeding by at least 5 percent the highest written bid, then the highest oral bid which is made by a responsible person must be finally accepted.
3. The final acceptance of a bid by the board may be made either at the same session or at any adjourned session of the same meeting held within the 10 days next following.
4. The board may, either at the same session or at any adjourned session of the same meeting held within the 10 days next following, if it deems the action to be for the best public interest, reject any and all bids, either written or oral, and withdraw the property from sale.
5. Any resolution of acceptance of any bid made by the board must authorize and direct the chair to execute a deed and to deliver it upon performance and compliance by the purchaser with all the terms or conditions of the purchaser’s contract which are to be performed concurrently therewith.
6. All money received from sales of real property must be deposited forthwith with the treasurer of the board to be credited to the district fund.
7. The board may require any person requesting that real property be sold pursuant to the provisions of this section to deposit a sufficient amount of money to pay the costs to be incurred by the board in acting upon the application, including the costs of publication and the expenses of appraisal. This deposit must be refunded if the person making the deposit is not the successful bidder. The costs of acting upon the application, including the costs of publication and the expenses of appraisal, must be borne by the successful bidder.
(Added to NRS by 2019, 2570)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 318 - General Improvement Districts › NRS 318.5124 - Exceptions to requirements for sale at auction.

A board of trustees may sell any real property owned by the district without complying with the provisions of NRS 318.5122 and 318.5123 to:
1. A person who owns real property located adjacent to the real property to be sold if the board has determined by resolution that the sale will be in the best interest of the district and the real property is a:
(a) Parcel that, as a result of its size, is too small to establish an economically viable use by anyone other than the person who owns real property adjacent to the real property for sale; or
(b) Parcel which is subject to a deed restriction prohibiting the use of the real property by anyone other than the person who owns real property adjacent to the real property for sale.
2. The State or another governmental entity if:
(a) The sale restricts the use of the real property to a public use; and
(b) The board adopts a resolution finding that the sale will be in the best interest of the district.
(Added to NRS by 2019, 2571)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 318 - General Improvement Districts › NRS 318.5125 - Second offering at auction; listing of unsold property.

1. If real property that is offered for sale pursuant to NRS 318.5122 and 318.5123 is not sold at the initial offering of the contract for the sale of the real property, the board of trustees may offer the real property for sale a second time pursuant to NRS 318.5122 and 318.5123. The board of trustees must obtain a new appraisal or appraisals, as applicable, of the real property before offering the real property for sale a second time if:
(a) There is a material change relating to the title, zoning or an ordinance governing the use of the real property; or
(b) The appraisal or appraisals, as applicable, were prepared more than 6 months before the date on which the real property is offered for sale the second time.
2. If real property that is offered for sale pursuant to this section is not sold at the second offering of the contract for the sale of the real property, the board of trustees may list the real property for sale at the appraised value with a licensed real estate broker, provided that the broker or a person related to the broker within the first degree of consanguinity or affinity does not have an interest in the real property or an adjoining property. If the appraisal or appraisals, as applicable, were prepared more than 6 months before the date on which the real property is listed with a licensed real estate broker, the board must obtain one new appraisal of the real property before listing the real property for sale at the new appraised value.
(Added to NRS by 2019, 2571)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 318 - General Improvement Districts › NRS 318.515 - Procedure for corrective action by board of county commissioners: Notification or petition; hearing; adoption and challenge of ordinance or resolution.

1. Upon notification by the Department of Taxation or upon receipt of a petition signed by 20 percent of the qualified electors of the district, that:
(a) A district of which the board of county commissioners is not the board of trustees is not being properly managed;
(b) The board of trustees of the district is not complying with the provisions of this chapter or with any other law; or
(c) The service plan established for the district is not being complied with,
the board of county commissioners of the county in which the district is located shall hold a hearing to consider the notification or petition.
2. The county clerk shall mail written notice to all persons who own property within the district and to all qualified electors of the district, which notice shall set forth the substance of the notification or petition and the time and place of the hearing.
3. At the place, date and hour specified for the hearing, or at any subsequent time to which the hearing may be adjourned, the board of county commissioners shall give full consideration to all persons desiring to be heard and shall thereafter:
(a) Adopt an ordinance constituting the board of county commissioners, ex officio, as the board of trustees of the district;
(b) Adopt an ordinance providing for the merger, consolidation or dissolution of the district pursuant to NRS 318.490 to 318.510, inclusive;
(c) File a petition in the district court for the county in which the district is located for the appointment of a receiver for the district; or
(d) Determine by resolution that management and organization of the district will remain unchanged.
4. The Department of Taxation or any interested person may, within 30 days immediately following the effective date of the ordinance adopted under paragraph (a) or resolution adopted under paragraph (d) of subsection 3, commence an action in any court of competent jurisdiction to set aside the ordinance or resolution. After the expiration of 30 days, all actions attacking the regularity, validity and correctness of that ordinance or resolution are barred.
(Added to NRS by 1977, 523; A 1979, 802; 1989, 522)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 318 - General Improvement Districts › NRS 318.520 - Rights and liabilities not affected by enactment.

Chapter 542, Statutes of Nevada 1967, shall not impair or affect any act done, offense committed or right accruing, accrued or acquired, or liability, penalty, forfeiture or punishment incurred prior to May 1, 1967, but the same may be enjoyed, asserted, enforced, prosecuted or inflicted, as fully and to the same extent as if chapter 542, Statutes of Nevada 1967, had not been passed.
(Added to NRS by 1967, 1710)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 318 - General Improvement Districts › NRS 318.525 - Reorganization of governing bodies of certain districts; exercise of powers under chapter 318 of NRS.

1. Chapter 542, Statutes of Nevada 1967, does not affect the corporate existence nor the area included within the boundaries of any district organized or reorganized before May 1, 1967, under any chapter in this title, but the governing body of any such district (excluding any housing authority or other municipal corporation subject to the provisions of chapter 315 of NRS, and excluding any district organized or reorganized before May 1, 1967, under and already subject to the provisions of this chapter 318 of NRS) shall reorganize as provided in this chapter as amended by chapter 542, Statutes of Nevada 1967.
2. Any district organized or reorganized before May 1, 1967, under and exercising powers as provided in any chapter in this title (excluding chapters 315 and 318 of NRS) shall operate under and exercise powers pertaining to each basic power for which the district is organized or reorganized as provided in chapter 318 of NRS, including without limitation the provisions of the Special District Control Law to the extent it is applicable by the terms thereof.
(Added to NRS by 1967, 1710; A 1985, 272; 2017, 2011)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 318 - General Improvement Districts › NRS 318.530 - Outstanding securities and contracts not affected or modified.

1. The adoption of chapter 542, Statutes of Nevada 1967, shall not repeal or in any way affect or modify:
(a) Any law authorizing the issuance by any district organized or reorganized prior to May 1, 1967, under any chapter in this title of any outstanding:
(1) General obligation bonds and other general obligation securities payable from general (ad valorem) property taxes;
(2) General obligation bonds and other general obligation securities payable from general (ad valorem) property taxes, the payment of which securities is additionally secured by a pledge of and lien on designated revenues of such district;
(3) Revenue bonds and other securities constituting special obligations and payable from designated revenues derived by any such district;
(4) Special assessment bonds and other securities constituting special obligations and primarily payable from special assessments levied by any such district; and
(5) Any other outstanding securities of any such district.
(b) Any other contract of any such district.
(c) Any law pursuant to which there has been levied by or on behalf of any such district and there have not been paid in full, including without limitation principal, any interest, and any penalties, the following:
(1) General (ad valorem) property taxes;
(2) Special assessments; and
(3) Tolls, rates and charges pertaining to the facilities or services, or both facilities and services, furnished by any such district.
(d) The running of the statutes of limitations in force on May 1, 1967.
2. All incomplete proceedings had and taken by any such district, under any law repealed by chapter 542, Statutes of Nevada 1967, preliminary to and in the acquisition or improvement of any project, the creation of any special assessment district, the levy and collection of any special assessment, or the issuance of any interim or temporary bond, or any definitive bond, which proceedings are in substantial compliance herewith, may, at the option of the board, be completed hereunder the same as if such incomplete proceedings had been had and taken pursuant to the provisions of this chapter.
3. The adoption of chapter 542, Statutes of Nevada 1967, shall not repeal or in any way affect or modify the power of a board of directors of a district organized pursuant to chapter 311 of NRS prior to May 1, 1967, concerning the borrowing of money or the acceptance of any grant of public or private money, which power was exercised prior to May 1, 1967.
(Added to NRS by 1967, 1710)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 318A - Parks, Trails and Open Space Districts › NRS 318A.020 - Legislative declaration.

1. It is hereby declared as a matter of legislative determination that:
(a) The organization of parks, trails and open space districts having the purposes, powers, rights, privileges and immunities provided in this chapter will serve a public use and will promote the health, safety, prosperity, security and general welfare of the inhabitants thereof and of the State of Nevada;
(b) The acquisition, construction, reconstruction, restoration, improvement, maintenance and operation of any facility, improvement or project authorized in this chapter is in the public interest and constitutes a part of the established and permanent policy of the State of Nevada; and
(c) Each district organized pursuant to the provisions of this chapter shall be a body corporate and politic and a quasi-municipal corporation. For the accomplishment of these purposes the provisions of this chapter shall be broadly construed.
2. It is hereby further declared that the provisions of this chapter are not intended to provide a method for financing the costs of developing private property.
3. It is hereby further declared as a matter of legislative determination that the notice provided for in this chapter for each hearing and action to be taken is reasonably calculated to inform the parties of all proceedings which may directly and adversely affect their legally protected interests.
(Added to NRS by 2017, 2696)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 318A - Parks, Trails and Open Space Districts › NRS 318A.030 - Definitions.

As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:
1. "Board of trustees" and "board" alone each means the board of trustees of a district.
2. "Clerk" means:
(a) If a district is created or proposed to be created by a county, the county clerk.
(b) If a district is created or proposed to be created by a city, the city clerk.
3. "Facility," "improvement" and "project" includes, without limitation, any structure, undertaking or system which a district is authorized to acquire, improve, equip, maintain or operate. A project may consist of all kinds of personal and real property, including, without limitation, land, elements, improvements and fixtures thereon, property of any nature appurtenant thereto or used in connection therewith, and every estate, interest and right therein, legal or equitable, including terms for years, or any combination thereof.
4. "Governing body" means the governing body of a county or city that proposes to create or creates a district pursuant to this chapter.
5. "Interested party" includes, without limitation, a member of the public, an owner of property within a proposed district or a district and each county, city, town and special district with territory proposed to be located or located within the boundaries of a proposed district or district.
6. "Mail" means a single mailing first class or its equivalent, postage prepaid, by deposit in the United States mail, at least 15 days before the designated time or event.
7. "Parks, trails and open space district" and "district" each means any parks, trails and open space district organized or, in the case of organizational provisions, proposed to be organized pursuant to this chapter.
8. "Special district" means any water district, sanitation district, water and sanitation district, municipal power district, mosquito abatement district, public cemetery district, swimming pool district, television maintenance district, weed control district, general improvement district or any other quasi-municipal corporation organized under the local improvement and service district laws of this State as enumerated in this title. The term does not include a housing authority.
9. "Trustee" means a member of a board of trustees.
(Added to NRS by 2017, 2696)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 318A - Parks, Trails and Open Space Districts › NRS 318A.050 - Liberal construction; sufficiency of chapter.

1. This chapter being necessary to secure the public health, safety, convenience and welfare, it shall be liberally construed to effect its purposes.
2. This chapter, without reference to other statutes of the State, except as specifically provided in this chapter, shall constitute full authority for the authorization and issuance of bonds hereunder. No other law with regard to the authorization or issuance of bonds that provides for an election, requires an approval, or in any way impedes or restricts the carrying out of the acts authorized by this chapter to be done shall be construed as applying to any proceedings taken under this chapter or acts done pursuant thereto, it being intended that this chapter shall provide a separate method of accomplishing its objectives, and not an exclusive one. This chapter must not be construed as repealing, amending or changing any such other law.
(Added to NRS by 2017, 2697)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 318A - Parks, Trails and Open Space Districts › NRS 318A.060 - Jurisdiction in governing body of county or city; interest of members of governing body.

1. Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, the governing body of any county or city within this State is hereby vested with jurisdiction, power and authority to create one or more districts within the county or city which it serves.
2. No member of a governing body shall be disqualified to perform any duty imposed by this chapter by reason of ownership of property within any proposed district.
(Added to NRS by 2017, 2698)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 318A - Parks, Trails and Open Space Districts › NRS 318A.070 - Formation of district: Resolution or petition; boundaries of district.

1. The creation of a district may be initiated by:
(a) A resolution adopted by the governing body of any county or city; or
(b) Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, a petition submitted by any owner of property proposed to be located in the district to the governing body of a county or city. A governing body that receives a petition pursuant to this paragraph is not required to create a district or take any action in relation to the petition.
2. If the proposed boundaries of a district include areas within more than one county or city and the creation of the district is initiated by petition pursuant to paragraph (b) of subsection 1, the petition must be submitted to the governing body of the county or city in which is located the largest proportion of the geographic area of the proposed district.
3. A resolution adopted pursuant to paragraph (a) of subsection 1 or a petition submitted pursuant to paragraph (b) of subsection 1 must set forth the proposed name, powers, purpose and boundaries of the district.
4. A district may be entirely within or entirely without, or partly within or partly without, one or more counties and cities and the district may consist of noncontiguous tracts or parcels of property.
(Added to NRS by 2017, 2698)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 318A - Parks, Trails and Open Space Districts › NRS 318A.080 - Declaration of purpose.

1. The Legislature hereby determines and declares that the procedures contained in NRS 318A.090 to 318A.130, inclusive, are necessary for the coordinated and orderly creation of districts and for the logical extension of services for parks, trails and open space throughout the State.
2. It is the purpose of NRS 318A.090 to 318A.130, inclusive, to prevent unnecessary proliferation and fragmentation of services for parks, trails and open space, to encourage the extension of existing districts rather than the creation of new districts and to avoid excessive diffusion of local tax sources.
(Added to NRS by 2017, 2698)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 318A - Parks, Trails and Open Space Districts › NRS 318A.090 - Creation; contents; filing.

1. If a resolution is adopted pursuant to paragraph (a) of subsection 1 of NRS 318A.070 or if the governing body of a county or city considers the creation of a district after receiving a petition pursuant to paragraph (b) of subsection 1 of NRS 318A.070, the governing body must create a service plan for the proposed district before the governing body may determine whether to create the district.
2. The service plan must:
(a) Consist of a financial survey and, if applicable, a preliminary engineering or architectural survey showing how the proposed services are to be provided and financed.
(b) Include a map of the boundaries of the proposed district and an estimate of the population and assessed valuation of the proposed district.
(c) Describe the facilities, improvements or projects to be constructed, the standards of such construction, the services to be provided by the district, an estimate of costs, including, without limitation, the cost of acquiring land, engineering services, legal services, proposed indebtedness, including, without limitation, proposed maximum interest rates and any discounts, any other proposed bonds and any other securities to be issued and their type or character, annual operation and maintenance expenses and other major expenses related to the formation and operation of the district.
(d) Outline the details of any arrangement or proposed agreement with any county or city for the performance of any services between the proposed district and such county or city. The form of any such contract to be used, if available, must be attached to the service plan.
3. If the boundaries of a proposed district include territory within more than one county or city, the service plan must be filed with the governing body of each such county or city.
(Added to NRS by 2017, 2698)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 318A - Parks, Trails and Open Space Districts › NRS 318A.100 - Public hearing; notice; delivery to planning commission.

1. At any regular meeting of the governing body that is considering whether to create a district, the governing body must set a date for a public hearing where the governing body will consider the service plan for the proposed district. The date for the public hearing to consider such a service plan must be not later than 30 days after the date of the regular meeting.
2. The governing body that is considering whether to create a district must provide written notice of the date, time and location of the public hearing on the service plan to:
(a) The county clerk of each county in which the district is to be located;
(b) The governing body of each county or city that has territory within the boundaries of the proposed district;
(c) The governing body of any special district which has levied an ad valorem property tax within the next preceding tax year and has boundaries within a county in which the district is located; and
(d) If the district was initiated by a petition submitted pursuant to paragraph (b) of subsection 1 of NRS 318A.070, the persons who submitted the petition.
3. The governing body that is considering whether to create a district must publish legal notice of the date, time, location and purpose of the public hearing on the service plan in a newspaper of general circulation within the county once each week for a period of 3 successive weeks by three publications, the first of which must be at least 20 days before the hearing date. Such publications shall constitute constructive notice to the residents and property owners within the proposed district.
4. If there is a county planning commission or a regional county planning commission, the service plan must be delivered to each such planning commission. Each such county planning commission or regional county planning commission must study the service plan and a representative thereof must present its recommendations to the governing body at the public hearing.
5. At the public hearing of the governing body to consider the service plan, all interested parties must be afforded an opportunity to be heard under such rules of procedure as may be established by the governing body. Any testimony or evidence which in the discretion of the governing body is relevant to the formation of the proposed district must be considered.
(Added to NRS by 2017, 2699)