Chapter 539 - Irrigation Districts
- ASSESSMENTS
- 539.667 - Secretary is district assessor; preparation of assessment book annually; contents of assessment book.
- 539.670 - Levy of assessments and tax by board; computation and entry in assessment book.
- 539.673 - Assessment by district board of land escaping assessment.
- 539.675 - Use of preceding assessments for succeeding years; deemed regular levy.
- 539.677 - Levy of assessments by county commissioners or Department of Taxation; duties of district attorney and Attorney General.
- 539.680 - Correction of assessments; notice of time of meeting to correct assessments; retention of assessment book in district office for inspection; changes in assessments.
- 539.683 - Collection of assessments: Procedure; duties of county and district officers.
- 539.685 - Addition of unpaid tolls and charges to assessment levies.
- 539.687 - Assessment as lien against property; bond lien as preferred lien.
- 539.690 - Special assessments: Procedure for levy; election; authority to levy assessments for number of years for specific purposes.
- 539.693 - Sale of land in district because of delinquency in payment of tax; land sold subject to accrued and accruing liens for charges, tolls, assessments and taxes.
- 539.695 - Procedure for summary foreclosure of lien for accrued charges, tolls or assessments; notice of sale; sale for delinquency in taxes.
- 539.697 - Distribution and sale of water acquired at sale for delinquent tax or summary foreclosure.
- 539.700 - Exclusion of land from benefits if land sold for delinquent taxes or assessments: Consent of bondholders and others.
- 539.703 - Water and water rights become part of general supply when land excluded from further participation in benefits.
- 539.705 - Land excluded from participation in benefits: Transfer of storage rights and benefits apportioned to other land.
- BONDS
- COOPERATION
- DISSOLUTION
- 539.750 - Petition for dissolution of district: Filing with clerk of district court; order of district judge.
- 539.753 - Contents of petition.
- 539.755 - Determination of sufficiency of percentages required on petition: What governs clerk of district court.
- 539.757 - Ballots: Form.
- 539.760 - Conduct of election; canvass of votes.
- 539.763 - Certification of election results to district court; examination of returns by court; order of dissolution; filing of financial statement.
- 539.765 - Court governed by NRS 539.287
- 539.767 - Order of dissolution not to be entered until bonded indebtedness liquidated or consent of bondholders filed.
- 539.770 - Payment of other indebtedness to be provided for; duties of county officers in closing affairs of district.
- 539.773 - Liquidation of indebtedness; levy of assessments; collection of taxes; sale of district property by county commissioners; disposition of proceeds.
- 539.775 - Contract with United States or bonded indebtedness not bar to dissolution if provision made for payment.
- DIVISIONS IN IRRIGATION DISTRICTS
- ELECTIONS
- FINANCIAL ORGANIZATION
- FORMATION
- 539.020 - Petition for organization of district.
- 539.023 - Inclusion of state lands in district; Governor may sign petition.
- 539.025 - Contents of petition.
- 539.027 - Undertaking.
- 539.030 - Petition filed in office of county clerk; publication of notice of time of meeting; newspaper in which publication to be made; contents of notice.
- 539.033 - Presentation of petition to county commissioners; hearing.
- 539.035 - Adjournment of hearing.
- 539.037 - Determination as to land to be formed into district.
- 539.040 - Informalities in petition to be disregarded; reason for refusal or dismissal of petition; mandamus.
- 539.043 - Order granting or denying petition; order granting petition to establish boundaries and designate name.
- 539.045 - Order calling election.
- 539.047 - Notice of election: Contents; publication.
- 539.050 - Election precincts.
- 539.053 - Conduct of election; absent voters’ ballots.
- 539.055 - Canvass of votes; order declaring territory formed as district under designated name; recording of order and plat.
- 539.057 - Conclusiveness of record of county commissioners concerning proceedings.
- 539.060 - Name of district; change of name of certain districts.
- GENERAL PROVISIONS
- IMPROVEMENT DISTRICTS IN IRRIGATION DISTRICTS
- INCLUSION AND EXCLUSION OF LANDS
- 539.708 - Petition for annexation: Contents; inclusion of lands within municipal corporation.
- 539.712 - Notice of filing of petition for annexation: Posting; contents; advancement of costs by petitioners.
- 539.714 - Hearing on annexation petition.
- 539.716 - Conditions precedent to annexation; apportionment and assessment of benefits.
- 539.718 - Order of annexation: Contents; survey.
- 539.722 - Resolution approving annexation notwithstanding electors’ objections: Adoption; contents.
- 539.724 - Election on question of annexation: Notice; procedure; form of ballots.
- 539.726 - Order of annexation following election: Contents; recording.
- 539.728 - Apportionment of benefits following annexation: Compliance with statutes.
- 539.732 - Lands in one district not to be included in another district.
- 539.734 - Inclusion within district of state lands and state lands held under contract to purchase.
- 539.736 - Exclusion of land: Grounds; limitations.
- 539.738 - Notice of proposed exclusion: Publication; contents.
- 539.742 - Resolution excluding land; objections.
- 539.744 - Order or denial of exclusion; publication of order.
- 539.746 - Recording of order excluding land or changing boundaries with plat.
- INTERNAL ORGANIZATION
- 539.063 - Officers of district.
- 539.065 - Directors: Terms of office; qualifications.
- 539.067 - Directors: Oaths; bonds.
- 539.070 - Directors: Vacancies in office.
- 539.071 - Expansion of number of directors authorized if federal reclamation project operated and project authorized for additional purposes; procedure.
- 539.073 - Organization of board; election and appointment of officers.
- 539.075 - Secretary and treasurer: Appointment; bond.
- 539.077 - Assistant secretary: Appointment; duties.
- 539.080 - Compensation and expenses of directors and other officers.
- 539.081 - Interest in certain contracts prohibited; penalties.
- 539.083 - Office of board.
- 539.085 - Regular meetings: Time and place; notice of change of time; judicial day.
- 539.087 - Special meetings: Calling by president or board; notice; business to be transacted.
- 539.090 - Legal meeting: Attendance of all members.
- 539.093 - Meetings public.
- 539.095 - Quorum; affirmative vote of majority required for certain questions.
- 539.097 - Records open to inspection.
- 539.103 - Director not to be employed by district as engineer, watermaster or manager.
- POWERS AND PURPOSES
- UNLAWFUL ACTS AND PENALTIES