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2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 244 - Counties: Government › NRS 244.199 - Liability or action against nonprofit corporation; nonprofit corporation deemed political subdivision of State.

Any liability or action against a nonprofit corporation formed pursuant to NRS 244.197 must be determined in the same manner and with the same limitations and conditions as provided in NRS 41.0305 to 41.039, inclusive. To this extent, the nonprofit corporation shall be deemed a political subdivision of the State and the members of the board of directors shall be deemed employees of the political subdivision.
(Added to NRS by 2019, 1474)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 244 - Counties: Government › NRS 244.200 - Examination and audit: Officers’ accounts; money and property entrusted to and fees or compensation received by public administrators or persons employed or contracted to perform the duties of public administrator.

The boards of county commissioners shall have power and jurisdiction in their respective counties to examine and audit:
1. The accounts of all officers having the care, management, collection or disbursement of any money belonging to the county or appropriated by law, or otherwise, for its use and benefit; and
2. The money and property entrusted to the care of, and the fees or compensation received by:
(a) The public administrators of the respective counties in their several official capacities; or
(b) The persons employed by or contracted with the respective counties pursuant to NRS 253.125,
as applicable.
[Part 8:80:1865; A 1871, 47; 1931, 52; 1933, 203; 1953, 681]—(NRS A 1977, 459; 2003, 2650; 2019, 1534)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 244 - Counties: Government › NRS 244.205 - Examination and allowance of accounts.

The boards of county commissioners shall have power and jurisdiction in their respective counties to examine, settle and allow all accounts legally chargeable against the county, in the manner provided in this chapter.
[Part 8:80:1865; A 1871, 47; 1931, 52; 1933, 203; 1953, 681]
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 244 - Counties: Government › NRS 244.207 - Central receiving and disbursing systems for county money.

1. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the boards of county commissioners in their respective counties may establish by ordinance central receiving and disbursing systems for the handling of county money and money held in trust by the county or by any of its elected or appointed officers. Such systems may include, but are not limited to, the following:
(a) The commingling of all the money from any source if the accounting system employed supplies full information concerning the sources of the money.
(b) The elimination of departmental accounts in an insured bank, credit union, savings and loan association or savings bank by commingling the money in an account or accounts maintained by the county treasurer.
(c) The elimination of trust accounts in a bank or credit union, created for any reason as long as adequate records are maintained to identify fully all trust money. The money previously held in such trust accounts may be commingled with other money held in accounts maintained in a bank or credit union by the county treasurer.
(d) The centralization of all disbursing of all money, including trust money, if the accounting system employed supplies full information concerning the disposition of the money.
(e) The centralization of part or all of billing and collection aspects of business licenses, personal property and any other activity of any of the offices of the county that involves billing for services, taxes or fees imposed by statute or ordinance, or the collection of money in payment of such billings.
(f) In a county whose population is 100,000 or more, the centralization of part or all of the billing and collection aspects of any fine, fee, bail or forfeiture imposed by a court and any payment ordered by a court pursuant to NRS 178.3975.
2. Investment income from the commingled money must be credited to the general fund of the county if other provisions of law or contract do not require other allocation of the investment income.
3. This section does not:
(a) Eliminate the reporting requirements of various elected and appointed officials relating to the receipt and disposition of money.
(b) Limit the right of a local government as defined in NRS 354.474, but not including a county, whose money is held in trust by the county to direct the receipt, disbursement and investment of its money independently of the system provided for in this section, where the independent direction is otherwise authorized by law.
(Added to NRS by 1973, 1676; A 1975, 278, 1796; 1979, 1882; 1991, 449; 1999, 1463)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 244 - Counties: Government › NRS 244.210 - Demands: Cumulative voucher sheets; allowance.

1. In any county in which a county comptroller has not been appointed, every demand against the county, except the salaries of the elective officers of the county whose salaries are fixed by law, must be acted upon by the county commissioners. The demands must be listed on cumulative voucher sheets and a copy presented to each of the members of the board of county commissioners present at their meeting, and mailed to any absent member. When the demands have been approved by a majority of the board of county commissioners, and the cumulative voucher sheets have been signed by the chair and secretary of the board, the demands are valid vouchers upon which the county auditor may issue warrants on the county treasurer to be paid out of money belonging to the county.
2. The county auditor shall satisfy himself or herself whether the money is legally due and remains unpaid, and whether its payment from the treasury is authorized by law, and out of what fund.
3. If the county auditor allows a demand, the county auditor shall endorse upon it the word "allowed," with the name of the fund out of which it is payable, with the date of the allowance, and sign his or her name to it, and draw his or her warrant on the county treasury for the amount allowed.
4. No demand may be approved or allowed unless each item, date and value composing it is endorsed by the order of the board of county commissioners, together with a reference to the law, order, contract or authority by title, date and section authorizing the demand.
5. In any county in which a county comptroller has been appointed:
(a) Every demand against the county, except the salaries of the elective officers of the county whose salaries are fixed by law, contested claims, and requests for refunds payable out of budgeted appropriations, must be listed on cumulative voucher sheets and audited by the county comptroller. The county comptroller shall satisfy himself or herself whether the money demanded is legally due and remains unpaid, and whether its payment is authorized by law. If the demands qualify for payment, warrants must be drawn on the county treasurer in accordance with the listing of the demands on the voucher sheets. The warrants and voucher sheets must be signed by the county comptroller and the county treasurer. A signed copy of the cumulative voucher sheets must be forwarded by the county treasurer to the board of county commissioners.
(b) Demands against the county based on contested claims or requests for refunds payable out of budgeted appropriations must be acted on in accordance with the procedure prescribed in this section for counties in which no comptroller has been appointed.
6. In any county in which a metropolitan police department has been created, demands against that department must be acted on pursuant to NRS 280.250.
[9:80:1865; A 1935, 385; R 1945, 340; A 1951, 131]—(NRS A 1959, 421; 1979, 372; 1981, 216)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 244 - Counties: Government › NRS 244.215 - Procedure when county auditor or county comptroller refuses demand.

1. In any county in which a county comptroller has not been appointed, the county auditor shall sign no warrant authorizing the payment of money by the county treasurer, except for the salary of the county auditor, until a copy of the order of the board of county commissioners, allowing the amount and ordering its payment, together with the account, have been submitted to him or her, and his or her allowance endorsed on the order, unless the county auditor refuses to audit and allow the demand, in which case the order must be presented to the board of county commissioners, with a copy of the refusal of the county auditor endorsed, and the county auditor’s reasons for the refusal.
2. In any county in which a county comptroller has been appointed, if the county comptroller refuses a demand either entirely or in part as not being a proper claim against the county, the county comptroller shall present the demand to the board of county commissioners with an endorsed copy of the refusal and the county comptroller’s reason for the refusal.
3. Should the board order the issuance of the warrant by a unanimous vote of its members, the county auditor shall immediately issue the warrants upon service upon him or her of a copy of the order of the board, certified to by the clerk of the board, that all the members voted for its passage; otherwise, the account must be declared rejected, and no warrant may be issued for payment of the demand.
4. If the county auditor allows the account in part, a warrant shall only issue for that part, unless the board, by a similar unanimous vote, allows a greater sum.
5. No warrant may be drawn by the county auditor on the county treasurer on any fund, unless there is sufficient money in the fund at the time to pay the warrant; and any warrant drawn contrary to the provisions of this section is void for all purposes.
[10:80:1865; B § 3079; BH § 1951; C § 2113; RL § 1510; NCL § 1944]—(NRS A 1979, 373)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 244 - Counties: Government › NRS 244.220 - Conditions precedent to approval of demand: Indebtedness deducted; compliance; exception.

1. Except as provided in subsection 2, no demand upon the treasury shall be approved by the board of county commissioners or allowed by the county auditor:
(a) In favor of any person or officer in any manner indebted to the county, without first deducting the amount of such indebtedness.
(b) To any person or officer having the collection, custody or disbursement of public funds, unless his or her account has been duly presented, passed, approved and allowed as required by law.
(c) To any officer who shall have neglected or refused to comply with any of the provisions of this chapter or any other law regulating the duties of such officer, on being required, in writing, to comply therewith by any member of the board of county commissioners.
2. Nothing contained in subsection 1 shall be construed to prohibit the making of cash grants to poor persons authorized by NRS 428.030 prior to approval by the board of county commissioners or allowance by the county auditor.
[12:80:1865; B § 3081; BH § 1953; C § 2115; RL § 1512; NCL § 1946]—(NRS A 1973, 1107)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 244 - Counties: Government › NRS 244.225 - Publication of financial statement.

1. The board of county commissioners shall publish quarterly a statement of the total amounts of receipts and expenditures of the 3 months next preceding, and the total amounts of accounts allowed. Publications shall be made by making one insertion of the statement in a newspaper published in the county, but if no newspaper is published in the county, then such publication shall be made by posting a copy of the statement at the courthouse door and at two other public places in the county. The statement must:
(a) Inform the public of the provisions of subsection 3;
(b) If the county maintains an official Internet website, inform the public of where the financial statement is posted on the Internet website pursuant to subsection 2;
(c) Provide a telephone number the public may call for further instructions on how to obtain the detailed financial documents;
(d) Provide the address of the county office or offices where the public may view the detailed financial documents; and
(e) Be published for a period of at least 5 consecutive days.
2. If a county maintains an official Internet website, the board of county commissioners shall maintain and update quarterly on the Internet website of the county a statement of the receipts and expenditures of the 3 months next preceding and the accounts allowed. The statement must:
(a) Inform the public of the provisions of subsection 3;
(b) Provide a telephone number the public may call for further instructions on how to obtain the detailed financial documents; and
(c) Provide the address of the county office or offices where the public may view the detailed financial documents.
3. The original and any duplicate or copy of each receipt, bill, invoice, check, warrant, voucher or other similar document that supports a transaction, the amount of which is shown in the statement published pursuant to this section, is a public record that is available for inspection and copying by any person pursuant to the provisions of chapter 239 of NRS.
[Part 15:80:1865; B § 3084; BH § 1956; C § 2118; RL § 1515; NCL § 1948]—(NRS A 2011, 3578)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 244 - Counties: Government › NRS 244.230 - Authorized debts and liabilities only to be created.

The board of county commissioners shall not for any purpose contract debts or liabilities, except those expressly authorized by law. Whenever debts or liabilities have been created, which, added to the salaries of county officers and other estimated liabilities, fixed by law for the remainder of the year, shall equal the money on hand in the treasury at the time applicable to the payment of such salaries and other fixed liabilities, no allowance shall be made of any account, nor shall any expense be incurred other than salaries and fees and fixed liabilities, expressly authorized by law, during the remainder of the year.
[16:80:1865; A 1893, 120; C § 2119; RL § 1516; NCL § 1949]
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 244 - Counties: Government › NRS 244.235 - District attorney to attend board meetings when accounts and claims audited; restriction on presentation of claim by district attorney.

1. As provided in NRS 252.170, the district attorney shall attend the meetings of the board of county commissioners relating to the auditing of accounts and claims brought against the county, and shall oppose such accounts and claims as the district attorney deems appropriate.
2. As provided in NRS 252.180, the district attorney shall not be allowed to present any claim, account or demand for allowance against the county, or in any way to advocate the relief asked on the claim or demand made by another.
[Part 20:80:1865; B § 3088; BH § 1960; C § 2122; RL § 1519; NCL § 1952] + [Part 21:80:1865; B § 3089; BH § 1961; C § 2123; RL § 1520; NCL § 1953]—(NRS A 2011, 351)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 244 - Counties: Government › NRS 244.240 - Resident taxpayer may file written objection to allowance of claim; action by board.

1. Any person being a resident and taxpayer of the county may appear before and file with the board of county commissioners of the county wherein the person resides written objections to the allowance of any claim or claims, demand or demands against the county.
2. Such objections in writing shall properly describe the claims or demands to which objections are made. The board of county commissioners shall file the same and embody such objections in the record of their proceedings, and lay such claims or demands on the table for a definite period of time, not less than 10 days, at the expiration of which time the board may proceed to consider the claims or demands objected to, together with the objections, unless proceedings have been instituted in a court of competent jurisdiction to determine the validity of such claims or demands.
[22:80:1865; A 1893, 120; C § 2124; RL § 1521; NCL § 1954]
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 244 - Counties: Government › NRS 244.245 - Recovery of costs in action against county.

If a party suing a county recovers in the action more than the board of county commissioners allowed, or offered to allow, the board and the county auditor shall allow the amount of the judgment and costs as a just claim against the county. If the party suing does not recover more than the board and the county auditor offered to allow the party, then costs must be recovered against the party by the county, and may be deducted from the demand.
[24:80:1865; B § 3092; BH § 1964; C § 2126; RL § 1523; NCL § 1956]—(NRS A 1981, 1887)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 244 - Counties: Government › NRS 244.250 - Unaudited claims to be presented within 6 months.

1. All unaudited claims or accounts against any county shall be presented to the board of county commissioners within 6 months from the time such claims or accounts become due or payable.
2. No claim or account against any county shall be audited, allowed or paid by the board of county commissioners, or any other officer of the county, unless the provisions of subsection 1 are strictly complied with.
[25:80:1865; A 1945, 21; 1943 NCL § 1957] + [26:80:1865; B § 3094; BH § 1966; C § 2128; RL § 1525; NCL § 1958]—(NRS A 1971, 865)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 244 - Counties: Government › NRS 244.255 - Rejected claim not to be reconsidered.

No claim which has once been presented and rejected shall ever again be considered or allowed by the same, or any subsequently elected or appointed, board of county commissioners of the same county.
[27:80:1865; B § 3095; BH § 1967; C § 2129; RL § 1526; NCL § 1959]
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 244 - Counties: Government › NRS 244.264 - Confidentiality of records or other documents.

1. An organization for economic development formed by one or more counties shall, at the request of a client, keep confidential any record or other document in its possession concerning the initial contact with and research and planning for that client. If such a request is made, the executive head of the organization shall attach to the file containing the record or document a certificate signed by the executive head stating that a request for confidentiality was made by the client and showing the date of the request.
2. Records and documents that are confidential pursuant to subsection 1 remain confidential until the client:
(a) Initiates any process regarding the location of the client’s business in a county that formed the organization for economic development which is within the jurisdiction of a governmental entity other than the organization for economic development; or
(b) Decides to locate the client’s business in a county that formed the organization for economic development.
(Added to NRS by 1995, 2197)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 244 - Counties: Government › NRS 244.2643 - Adoption of program authorized in certain counties.

1. In a county whose population is 100,000 or more and in which a regional transportation commission does not exist, the board of county commissioners may adopt a policy for a Complete Streets Program and may plan and carry out projects as a part of a Complete Streets Program. To the extent practicable, the projects must integrate bicycle lanes and bicycle routes, facilities and signs into all plans, designs, construction and maintenance of roads.
2. Any money received by a board of county commissioners pursuant to paragraph (b) of subsection 1 of NRS 482.1825 must be used solely for the execution of projects as a part of a Complete Streets Program.
3. A board of county commissioners must not cause or allow any portion of the Complete Streets Fund created pursuant to NRS 244.2645 to be used for a purpose other than those set forth in this section.
4. As used in this section, "Complete Streets Program" means a program for the retrofitting of roads that are under the jurisdiction of the board of county commissioners for the primary purpose of adding or significantly repairing facilities which provide road access considering all users of all ages and abilities, including, without limitation, pedestrians, bicycle riders, movers of commercial goods, persons with disabilities, vehicles for public transportation and their passengers, older adults, children and motorists. The term includes the operation of a public transit system as part of a Complete Streets Program, but the term does not include the purchase of vehicles or other hardware for a public transit system.
(Added to NRS by 2013, 2817; A 2021, 1049)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 244 - Counties: Government › NRS 244.2645 - Complete Streets Fund to be created in certain counties; creation of fund; deposits; administration.

1. In a county whose population is 100,000 or more and in which a regional transportation commission does not exist, the board of county commissioners shall create in the county treasury a fund to be known as the Complete Streets Fund, for the purpose of:
(a) Executing projects as a part of a Complete Streets Program pursuant to NRS 244.2643; and
(b) Matching federal money from any federal source for the execution of projects as a part of a Complete Streets Program pursuant to NRS 244.2643.
2. The county treasurer shall deposit money that is collected pursuant to paragraph (b) of subsection 1 of NRS 482.1825 in the Complete Streets Fund.
3. The board of county commissioners shall administer the Complete Streets Fund.
4. The board of county commissioners may accept gifts and donations for deposit in the Complete Streets Fund.
(Added to NRS by 2013, 2817)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 244 - Counties: Government › NRS 244.265 - Care and preservation of property.

The boards of county commissioners shall have power and jurisdiction in their respective counties to make orders respecting the property of the county in conformity with any law of this State, and to take care of and preserve such property.
[Part 8:80:1865; A 1871, 47; 1931, 52; 1933, 203; 1953, 681]
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 244 - Counties: Government › NRS 244.270 - Control, management and gifts of property.

The boards of county commissioners shall have power and jurisdiction in their respective counties to control and manage the property, real and personal, belonging to the county, and to receive, by donation, any property for the use and benefit of the county.
[Part 8:80:1865; A 1871, 47; 1931, 52; 1933, 203; 1953, 681]
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 244 - Counties: Government › NRS 244.273 - Use of county equipment on private road; conditions.

Except as otherwise provided in NRS 244.2731, the board of county commissioners of each county may authorize the use of county highway patrols and snowplows on private roads if:
1. The board declares an emergency; or
2. The board deems such use to be in the best interest of the county in the absence of a contractor that is licensed to perform the work. The board shall not deem such use to be in the best interest of the county unless:
(a) The equipment is being used for routine county business in the area where the private roads are located; and
(b) The use of the equipment on private roads does not interfere with the normal operations of the county.
If the board authorizes the use of a county highway patrol or snowplow on a private road pursuant to this section, the equipment must be operated by an employee of the county. The board may require the owner of the road to pay the county the prevailing rental rate for the use of such equipment.
(Added to NRS by 1959, 496; A 1995, 68; 2013, 900)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 244 - Counties: Government › NRS 244.2731 - Use of county equipment and county highway patrols in certain counties.

In a county whose population is less than 15,000, the board of county commissioners may authorize the use of:
1. County equipment on the property of any local government that is located within the county if:
(a) The board adopts an ordinance which sets forth its determination that such use is in the best interest of the county.
(b) The board and the governing body of the local government enter into an interlocal agreement providing for the reimbursement of the county for the use of such equipment and related labor costs.
(c) An employee of the county operates the equipment.
2. County highway patrols and county equipment on any private road that is located within the county if:
(a) The board declares an emergency; or
(b) The board adopts an ordinance which sets forth its determination that such use is in the best interest of the county in the absence of a contractor that is licensed to perform the work.
If the board authorizes the use of a county highway patrol or county equipment on a private road pursuant to this subsection, the equipment must be operated by an employee of the county. The board may require the owner of the road to pay the county for the use of the equipment and related labor costs.
(Added to NRS by 2013, 899)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 244 - Counties: Government › NRS 244.275 - Purchase or lease of property for use of county; appraisal.

1. The boards of county commissioners shall have power and jurisdiction in their respective counties:
(a) To purchase any real or personal property necessary for the use of the county.
(b) To lease any real or personal property necessary for the use of the county.
2. No purchase of real property shall be made by a board of county commissioners unless the value of the same has been previously appraised and fixed by one or more competent real estate appraisers selected by the board from the list of appraisers established pursuant to NRS 244.2795. The person or persons selected shall be sworn to make a true appraisement thereof according to the best of their knowledge and ability. Purchases of real property from other federal, state or local governments are exempt from such requirement of appraisement.
[Part 8:80:1865; A 1871, 47; 1931, 52; 1933, 203; 1953, 681]—(NRS A 1957, 662; 1960, 374; 1965, 737; 1967, 126; 1969, 676, 1393; 1975, 570; 2019, 1030)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 244 - Counties: Government › NRS 244.277 - Acceptance of grant of right-of-way, permit, lease or patent over certain federal lands.

The board of county commissioners may apply for and accept:
1. Grants of rights-of-way, permits, leases and patents and subsequent renewals of grants of rights-of-way, permits, leases and patents over, upon, under or through any land or interest in land owned by the United States and administered by the Secretary of the Interior through the Bureau of Land Management and by the Secretary of Agriculture with respect to lands within the National Forest System, pursuant to any applicable federal law or regulation; and
2. Special use permits for parks, forests and public property owned by the United States and administered by the Secretary of Agriculture, through the United States Forest Service, pursuant to Title 16 of the United States Code and 36 C.F.R. Part 251,
and in connection therewith may indemnify the United States and may comply with federal regulations and stipulations consistent with the federal statutes and regulations set forth in this section or any other applicable federal statute or regulation.
(Added to NRS by 1977, 355; A 2003, 825; 2007, 2186; 2015, 301)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 244 - Counties: Government › NRS 244.278 - Maintenance and repair of dedicated streets or easements acquired by general improvement district.

1. Except as provided in subsection 5, when streets or easements acquired by a district organized or reorganized pursuant to chapter 318 of NRS have been accepted for dedication by a board of county commissioners pursuant to NRS 278.380 and 278.390, the board of county commissioners shall:
(a) Maintain and repair such streets or easements; or
(b) Pay the board of trustees of such district for the maintenance and repair of such streets or easements.
2. If the board of county commissioners maintains and repairs the streets or easements, it shall do so in the same manner as other streets or easements are maintained or repaired by the county.
3. If the board of county commissioners pays a board of trustees for such maintenance and repair, the amount of money paid shall be that fraction of the total money allocated to the county pursuant to NRS 365.550 which equals the ratio of the total miles of such dedicated streets or easements to the total miles of all county streets and roads.
4. Any such money received by a board of trustees shall be used for maintenance and repair of such streets or easements or for the purchase of equipment for such work and shall not be used to defray the expenses of administration of the district.
5. If the repair of a street or easement is necessary because of an improvement undertaken by a board of trustees, the board of county commissioners is not required to repair or pay for the repair of that street or easement.
(Added to NRS by 1977, 423)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 244 - Counties: Government › NRS 244.279 - Sale or lease of right-of-way or water rights to public utility.

1. A board of county commissioners may sell or lease:
(a) A right-of-way to a public utility as defined in NRS 704.020; and
(b) Water rights to a public utility engaged in the business of furnishing water for municipal, industrial and domestic purposes to customers within the boundaries of the county,
without first offering those rights-of-way or water rights to the public.
2. If a public utility wishes to dispose of any right-of-way or water right acquired pursuant to subsection 1, it must be reconveyed to the county.
(Added to NRS by 1983, 524)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 244 - Counties: Government › NRS 244.2815 - Sale, lease or disposal of real property of county for redevelopment or economic development; requirements.

1. A board of county commissioners may sell, lease or otherwise dispose of real property for the purposes of redevelopment or economic development:
(a) Without first offering the real property to the public; and
(b) For less than fair market value of the real property.
2. Before a board of county commissioners may sell, lease or otherwise dispose of real property pursuant to this section, the board must:
(a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3, obtain an appraisal of the real property pursuant to NRS 244.2795; and
(b) Adopt a resolution finding that it is in the best interest of the public to sell, lease or otherwise dispose of the real property:
(1) Without offering the real property to the public; and
(2) For less than fair market value of the real property.
3. The board of county commissioners of a county whose population is less than 52,000 may lease real property pursuant to this section without obtaining the appraisal otherwise required pursuant to subsection 2 if:
(a) The real property was acquired by the county directly from the Federal Government; and
(b) The terms and conditions under which the real property was acquired prohibit the sale of the real property and provide for the reversion of the title to the real property to the Federal Government upon demand by the Federal Government.
4. As used in this section:
(a) "Economic development" means:
(1) The establishment of new commercial enterprises or facilities within the county;
(2) The support, retention or expansion of existing commercial enterprises or facilities within the county;
(3) The establishment, retention or expansion of public, quasi-public or other facilities or operations within the county;
(4) The establishment of residential housing needed to support the establishment of new commercial enterprises or facilities or the expansion of existing commercial enterprises or facilities; or
(5) Any combination of the activities described in subparagraphs (1) to (4), inclusive,
to create and retain opportunities of employment for the residents of the county.
(b) "Redevelopment" has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 279.408.
(Added to NRS by 2005, 1458; A 2005, 2680; 2011, 348; 2023, 256)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 244 - Counties: Government › NRS 244.2826 - Conveyance of real property which was acquired directly from Federal Government by county whose population is less than 4,500. [Effective through June 30, 2025.]

1. The board of county commissioners of a county whose population is less than 4,500 may convey real property, without consideration or without complying with the provisions of NRS 244.281, if:
(a) The real property was acquired by the county directly from the Federal Government for the purpose of clearing title to the real property; and
(b) The board of county commissioners conveys the real property to the person or persons, as applicable, who have an interest in the real property.
2. If the board of county commissioners of a county whose population is less than 4,500 conveys real property pursuant to subsection 1, the board must execute and record a deed, which shall be effective upon recordation. Upon recordation, the board of county commissioners must send actual notice by certified mail to the person or persons, as applicable, to whom the property was conveyed that includes, without limitation, a copy of the recorded deed and information on how the person may disclaim the interest in property.
(Added to NRS by 2023, 1125)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 244 - Counties: Government › NRS 244.2833 - Lease of building space or other real property that is less than 25,000 square feet.

1. The board of county commissioners may offer any county-owned building or any portion thereof or any other real property for lease without complying with the provisions of NRS 244.2795, 244.281 and 244.283 if:
(a) The area of the building space or other real property is less than 25,000 square feet; and
(b) The board of county commissioners adopts a resolution stating that it is in the best interest of the county to lease the property:
(1) Without offering the property to the public; and
(2) For less than the fair market value of the building space or other real property, if applicable.
2. The board of county commissioners shall:
(a) Cause to be published at least once, in a newspaper qualified under chapter 238 of NRS that is published in the county in which the county-owned building or portion thereof or the other real property is located, a notice setting forth a description of the county-owned building or portion thereof or the other real property proposed to be leased in such a manner as to identify it; and
(b) Hold a public hearing on the matter not less than 10 or more than 20 days after the date of publication of the notice.
3. A lease of a county-owned building or any portion thereof or any other real property pursuant to this section may be made on such terms and conditions as the board of county commissioners deems proper. The duration of such a lease must not exceed 3 years and may include an extension for not more than an additional 2 years.
(Added to NRS by 2011, 483)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 244 - Counties: Government › NRS 244.2835 - Lease of real property to certain nonprofit organizations.

1. The board of county commissioners of a county may lease real property to a nonprofit organization that:
(a) Is recognized as exempt under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code;
(b) Is affiliated by contract or other written agreement with the county; and
(c) Provides to residents of the county or to other persons a service that the county would otherwise be required to expend money to provide,
under such terms and for such consideration as the board determines reasonable based upon the costs and benefits to the county and the recommendation of any county officers who may be involved in approving the lease.
2. To lease real property pursuant to this section, the board of county commissioners must approve the lease and establish the recommended amount of rent to be received for the real property. The board shall render a decision on an application to lease real property pursuant to this section within 60 days after it receives the application.
3. In determining the amount of rent for the lease of real property pursuant to this section, consideration must be given to:
(a) The amount the lessee is able to pay;
(b) Whether the real property will be used by the lessee to perform a service of value to members of the general public;
(c) Whether the service to be performed on the real property will be of assistance to any agency of the county; and
(d) The expenses, if any, that the county is likely to incur to lease real property pursuant to this section in comparison to other potential uses of the real property.
4. The board of county commissioners may waive any fee for the consideration of an application submitted pursuant to this section.
(Added to NRS by 2007, 2827)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 244 - Counties: Government › NRS 244.284 - Lease or conveyance of real property of county to corporation for public benefit.

1. In addition to the powers conferred by NRS 450.500, the board of county commissioners may:
(a) Lease any of the real property of the county for a term not exceeding 99 years; or
(b) Convey any of the real property of the county, except property of the county that is operated or occupied by the county fair and recreation board, without consideration,
if such real property is not needed for the public purposes of the county and is leased or conveyed to a corporation for public benefit, and the property is actually used for charitable or civic purposes.
2. A lease or conveyance pursuant to this section may be made on such terms and conditions as seem proper to the board of county commissioners.
3. If a corporation for public benefit to which property is conveyed pursuant to this section ceases to use the property for charitable or civic purposes, the property automatically reverts to the county.
4. As used in this section, "corporation for public benefit" has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 82.021.
(Added to NRS by 1963, 690; A 1969, 218; 1975, 571; 2001, 1710; 2003, 918)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 244 - Counties: Government › NRS 244.286 - Lease or lease-purchase agreement for construction or remodeling of building or facility; conveyance of property; applicability of certain provisions to agreement for construction or remodeling of building or facility.

1. The board of county commissioners of any county may enter into an agreement with a person whereby the person agrees to construct or remodel a building or facility according to specifications adopted by the board of county commissioners and thereupon enter into a lease or a lease-purchase agreement with the board of county commissioners for that building or facility.
2. The board of county commissioners may convey property to a person where the purpose of the conveyance is the entering into of an agreement contemplated by subsection 1.
3. The person who enters into an agreement for the actual construction or remodeling of a building or facility pursuant to subsection 1 shall include in the agreement the contractual provisions and stipulations that are required to be included in a contract for a public work pursuant to the provisions of NRS 338.013 to 338.090, inclusive.
4. The board of county commissioners, the contractor who is awarded the contract or entered into the agreement to perform the construction or remodeling and any subcontractor on the project shall comply with the provisions of NRS 338.013 to 338.090, inclusive, in the same manner as if the board of county commissioners had undertaken the project or had awarded the contract.
(Added to NRS by 1969, 1234; A 1969, 1545; 1979, 511; 1989, 1944; 1999, 1688; 2009, 2070)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 244 - Counties: Government › NRS 244.288 - Industrial development of real property by county; notice; hearing; option to purchase property.

1. Notwithstanding the provisions of NRS 244.275, the board of county commissioners of a county, upon making a finding pursuant to a public hearing that a county industrial park is necessary to meet the needs of the county, and that no private enterprise has presented an acceptable proposal for industrial development, may develop a plan, establish requirements for and carry out the:
(a) Acquisition, sale or lease of real property by the county for industrial development, upon such lawful terms and conditions as are agreed to by the board.
(b) Design, engineering and construction of industrial developments for sale or lease.
2. The board shall:
(a) Give notice of its intention by publication at least once in a newspaper of general circulation published in the county, or if there is no such newspaper then in a newspaper of general circulation in the county published in the State; and
(b) Hold its public hearing not less than 10 nor more than 20 days after the date of publication of the notice.
3. The board may grant an option to purchase property designated for industrial development. The duration of the option must not exceed 3 years, but afterward the board may extend it year by year. Any attempted assignment of such an option, whether contractual or effected by operation of law, is void. Upon its execution, the option must immediately be recorded by the board with the county recorder.
4. After review by the planning commission, a member of the board or the purchaser or lessee of the property shall present the proposed plan for an industrial development to the board.
5. The board shall, after a public hearing, approve or reject the proposed plan.
(Added to NRS by 1981, 374; A 1989, 260, 520)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 244 - Counties: Government › NRS 244.290 - Reconveyance, sale or lease of land donated, dedicated or condemned for public purposes.

1. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 278.480 for the vacation of streets and easements, the board of county commissioners of any county may reconvey all the right, title and interest of the county in and to any land donated, dedicated, acquired in accordance with chapter 37 of NRS, or purchased under the threat of an eminent domain proceeding for a public park, public square, public landing, public roadway, public right-of-way, agricultural fairground, aviation field, automobile parking ground or facility for the accommodation of the traveling public, or land held in trust for the public for any other public use or uses, or any part thereof, to the person:
(a) By whom the land was donated or dedicated or to that person’s heirs, assigns or successors, upon such terms as may be prescribed by a resolution of the board; or
(b) From whom the land was acquired in accordance with the provisions of chapter 37 of NRS, or purchased under the threat of an eminent domain proceeding, or to that person’s heirs, assigns or successors, except as otherwise provided in NRS 37.270, for an amount equal to the amount paid for the land by the board.
2. If the board determines that maintenance of the property is unnecessarily burdensome to the county or that reconveyance would be in the best interest of the county and its residents, the board may formally adopt a resolution stating that determination. Upon the adoption of the resolution, the chair or an authorized representative of the board shall issue a written offer of reconveyance to the person from whom the real property was received or acquired, or that person’s successor in interest.
3. If the person from whom the land was received or acquired, or that person’s successor in interest:
(a) Accepts the offer of reconveyance within 45 days after the date of the offer, the board of county commissioners shall execute a deed of reconveyance.
(b) Refuses to accept the offer of reconveyance or states in writing that he or she is unable to accept the offer of reconveyance, the board of county commissioners may sell or lease the real property in accordance with the provisions of this chapter.
[1:2:1926; NCL § 1994] + [2:2:1926; NCL § 1995]—(NRS A 1969, 458, 901; 1981, 986; 1987, 206; 2005, 1460, 1788, 2680)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 244 - Counties: Government › NRS 244.291 - Ordinance authorizing use of vacant or blighted county land or property for community gardening or urban farming; resources and incentives for development of community gardens and urban farms; water.

1. A board of county commissioners may, by ordinance, authorize the use of vacant or blighted county land or other real property owned by the county for the purpose of community gardening or urban farming under such terms and conditions established for the use of the county land or real property set forth by the ordinance.
2. The ordinance adopted pursuant to subsection 1 may, without limitation:
(a) Establish fees for the use of the county land;
(b) Provide requirements for liability insurance; and
(c) Provide requirements for a deposit to use the county land, which may be refunded.
3. The ordinance adopted pursuant to subsection 1:
(a) May provide that the board of county commissioners will prioritize the use of county land or other real property for community gardens and urban farms that:
(1) Hire at least a portion of the employees from residents of the local community;
(2) Provide training for members of the local community to participate in gardening or farming;
(3) Allow members of the local community to provide input on the foods grown in the community garden or urban farm;
(4) Collaborate with school garden programs in the surrounding community and encourage students from those school garden programs to participate in the community garden or urban farm; and
(5) Use sources of renewable energy, including, without limitation, solar energy, to operate the community garden or urban farm.
(b) Must require that any urban farm established using land made available pursuant to the ordinance adopt a policy for diversity, equity and inclusion.
4. In addition to adopting an ordinance pursuant to subsection 1, a board of county commissioners shall encourage in any other manner the development of community gardens and urban farms, including, without limitation, encouraging the use of any available existing federal, state or local resources, such as money, grants and tax incentives, for the development of community gardens and urban farms.
5. If a board of county commissioners owns a municipal water system or has an agreement with a water authority, water district or water system, the board of county commissioners may provide or the board may request that the water authority, district or system provide water at a wholesale or reduced rate to a community garden or urban farm established by ordinance pursuant to this section. Nothing in this subsection requires a municipal water system or a water authority to provide water to a community garden or urban farm at a wholesale or reduced rate.
(Added to NRS by 2017, 1357; A 2021, 1989)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 244 - Counties: Government › NRS 244.292 - Acquisition and maintenance of cemeteries; conveyance of property used as cemetery after public hearing.

1. A board of county commissioners may, by any lawful means, acquire, control, maintain, enlarge or abolish cemeteries.
2. A board of county commissioners may convey any real property of the county that is used as a cemetery to any nonprofit charitable or civic organization for the purpose of maintaining a cemetery thereon, but only after a public hearing. The conveyance may be made on such additional terms and conditions as the board deems proper.
(Added to NRS by 1983, 677)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 244 - Counties: Government › NRS 244.294 - Construction and maintenance of parking facilities; fees; exclusive parking in designated spaces.

1. A board of county commissioners may construct, convert, improve, equip and maintain parking facilities or parking spaces for use by the general public and public employees. Such facilities or spaces must be owned and operated by the county or its agents.
2. The board may fix and charge reasonable fees for the use of any such parking facilities or spaces.
3. The board may enter into a contract, lease or other arrangement to provide exclusive parking in designated spaces at any parking facility owned, leased or operated by the county.
(Added to NRS by 1981, 773; A 1993, 1320)