DISTRICTS FOR CONTROL OF FLOODS
- Board of Directors: Powers and Duties
- 543.320 - Board of county commissioners or regional transportation commission constitutes board of directors.
- 543.330 - District officers: Designation and selection; duties; compensation and expenses.
- 543.340 - Meetings; quorum; written policies and procedures.
- 543.355 - Citizens’ advisory committee: Creation; composition; powers and duties.
- 543.360 - Acquisition, construction and operation of projects and improvements; conservation of water; expenditure or provision of money for certain purposes.
- 543.362 - Project may consist of any interest in property.
- 543.365 - Aesthetic enhancement of projects.
- 543.368 - Location of improvement along or across public road or highway.
- 543.370 - Perpetual existence of board.
- 543.380 - Corporate seal.
- 543.390 - Suits, actions and proceedings.
- 543.400 - Acquisition, improvement and disposal of property.
- 543.410 - Storage and reclamation of floodwater; actions and proceedings concerning water.
- 543.420 - Eminent domain.
- 543.430 - Acquired water to be used only in replenishing water basin.
- 543.440 - Use of property taken by eminent domain declared public use; diversion of water.
- 543.450 - Surveys; acquisition of land and water; agreements; cooperation with governmental agencies and public and private corporations.
- 543.460 - Investigations, studies and research; development of new techniques and processes; establishment of standards and criteria.
- 543.470 - Operation, maintenance and repair of improvements.
- 543.480 - Contracts; improvements made by district.
- 543.490 - Borrowing money; evidences of indebtedness.
- 543.500 - Acquisition and disposal of and encumbrances on property.
- 543.510 - Appointment and powers of chief engineer and general manager; duties and compensation of other employees; technical committee; contracts with agencies of Federal Government; duties of county
- 543.520 - Bylaws.
- 543.530 - Implied powers.
- 543.540 - Agreements concerning projects for control of floods.
- 543.545 - Exemption from requirements of public bidding for construction of certain flood control facilities.
- 543.547 - Compliance with master plan required for construction of flood control facility by local government; state agencies required to comply with master plan if practicable.
- 543.550 - Rights-of-way across public lands granted to districts.
- 543.560 - Acquisition of right to flood or interfere with property; relocation of streets, highways and other property.
- 543.570 - Connection with storm water drain or flood control facility: Application; fee; penalty.
- 543.580 - Chief engineer and general manager: Investigations, reports and estimates; recommendations; employment of engineers and surveyors.
- 543.590 - Survey and report of problems; assistance in preliminary planning; adoption of master plan.
- 543.595 - Adoption of uniform regulations; variances; incorporation of regulations into ordinances by city or county; compliance with standards, criteria and policies of board.
- 543.5955 - Annual review of master plan; annual report by board.
- 543.596 - Further review of master plan at 5-year intervals.
- 543.5965 - More frequent review of master plan authorized; budget to include funding for review and amendment of plan.
- 543.597 - Change of facility on or amendment of master plan; exception.
- 543.5975 - Amendment of master plan for expenditure or provision of money to protect public or private property from flooding.
- Borrowing and Bonds
- Boundaries; Inclusion and Exclusion of Property
- Dissolution of Districts
- General Provisions
- 543.170 - Legislative declaration.
- 543.180 - Definitions.
- 543.181 - “Acquisition” and “acquire” defined.
- 543.182 - “Board” defined.
- 543.184 - “District” defined.
- 543.185 - “Hydrographic area” defined.
- 543.1855 - “Master plan” defined.
- 543.186 - “Project” and “improvement” defined.
- 543.188 - “Taxpaying elector” defined.
- 543.190 - Computation of time.
- 543.195 - Publication of notice.
- 543.200 - Correction of faulty notices.
- 543.210 - Sufficiency of NRS 543.170
- Organization of Districts
- 543.240 - Area included within district.
- 543.250 - Creation in certain counties; interest not prohibited; inclusion of territory within another county.
- 543.260 - Initiating ordinance; contents.
- 543.270 - Notice of organizational hearing.
- 543.280 - Protests against organization of district.
- 543.290 - Organizational hearing; ordinance creating or abandoning.
- 543.300 - Conclusiveness of ordinance creating district; filing of ordinance with Secretary of State; filing of map with county recorder.
- Taxation
- 543.600 - Public hearing and election required in certain counties; requirements for ballot question; special elections; power to levy taxes; use of other money.
- 543.605 - Applicability of NRS 543.610
- 543.610 - Levy and collection of taxes.
- 543.620 - Levies to cover deficiencies.
- 543.630 - County officers to levy and collect.
- 543.640 - Sales for delinquencies.
- 543.650 - Deposit of money in regional fund for control of floods; creation of reserve fund; limitations on use of money in funds.