2005 Nevada Revised Statutes - Chapter 234 — State and Local Governmental Boundaries

Title 19 - MISCELLANEOUS MATTERS RELATED TO GOVERNMENT ANDPUBLIC AFFAIRS

CHAPTER 234 - STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTALBOUNDARIES

STATE BOUNDARIES

Miscellaneous Provisions

NRS 234.020 Filingof maps of state boundaries.

Interstate Compact Defining a Portion of the Arizona-Nevada Boundary on the Colorado River

NRS 234.130 Ratificationand approval of Compact.

NRS 234.140 Termsand provisions of Compact.

NRS 234.150 Secretaryof State to transmit copy of law to Arizona; proclamation by Governor upon approvalby Arizona and Congress; publication.

NRS 234.160 Consentof Congress petitioned.

NRS 234.170 Titles,rights and claims to lands not affected.

NRS 234.180 Recordingof evidence of ownership after approval by Congress; retroactive effect.

LOCAL GOVERNMENTAL BOUNDARIES

NRS 234.250 Recordingof plat of boundaries of local governments; changes in boundaries; restrictionson taxation for failure to comply.

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STATE BOUNDARIES

Miscellaneous Provisions

NRS 234.020 Filingof maps of state boundaries. All maps of stateboundaries are filed with the Division of State Lands of the State Departmentof Conservation and Natural Resources.

(Added to NRS by 1957, 646; A 1977, 1123)

Interstate Compact Defining a Portion of the Arizona- NevadaBoundary on the Colorado River

NRS 234.130 Ratificationand approval of Compact. The Interstate CompactDefining a Portion of the Common Boundary Between the States of Nevada andArizona on the Colorado River between the point where the Nevada-Californiastate line intersects the 35th degree of latitude north and Davis Dam, whichwas executed on February 6, 1960, by the Colorado River Boundary Commissions ofNevada and Arizona, is hereby ratified and approved.

(Added to NRS by 1960, 145)

NRS 234.140 Termsand provisions of Compact. The terms andprovisions of the Compact referred to in NRS234.130 are as follows:

ARTICLE I. Purpose.

The boundary between the States of Arizona and Nevadaon the Colorado River between the point where the Nevada-California state lineintersects the 35th degree of latitude north and Davis Dam has becomeindefinite and uncertain because of meanderings in the main channel of theColorado River with the result that a state of confusion exists as to the trueand correct location of the boundary and the enforcement and administration ofthe laws of the two states have been rendered difficult.

The purpose of this Compact is to fix the location ofthe boundary line between the States of Arizona and Nevada on the ColoradoRiver between the point where the Nevada-California state line intersects the35th degree of latitude north and Davis Dam.

ARTICLE II.Description.

The boundary between the States of Arizona and Nevadaon the Colorado River between the point where the Nevada-California state lineintersects the 35th degree of latitude north and Davis Dam is herewith definedas a line passing through a series of fixed points located in the mid-channel ofthe Colorado River which are tied by bearing and distance to establishmonuments and described as follows:

Point No. 1, being the place ofbeginning where the Nevada-California boundary intersects the 35th degree oflatitude north; thence northerly 18,099.91 feet along a curve to the right(with a radius bearing North 633435East, a distance of 13,901.63 feet) to

Point No. 2, which point is North 512459 West 2,769.37 feet from theU.S.C.&G.S. Fort Mohave Triangulation Station; thence North 481031 East 1,383.38 feet to

Point No. 3, which point is North 230544 West 2,880.52 feet from theU.S.C.&G.S. Fort Mohave Triangulation Station; thence northeasterly2,625.09 feet along a curve to the right with a radius of 12,170.00 feet to

Point No. 4, which point is North 132717 East 4,294.35 feet from theU.S.C.&G.S. Fort Mohave Triangulation Station; thence northerly 10,610.88feet along a curve to the left with a radius of 5,775.00 feet to

Point No. 5, which is North 94004 East 13,460.60 feet from theU.S.C.&G.S. Fort Mohave Triangulation Station; thence North 444423 West, 1,364.03 feet to

Point No. 6, which point is North 51306 East 14,297.57 feet from theU.S.C.&G.S. Fort Mohave Triangulation Station; thence northwesterly7,745.77 feet along a curve to the left with a radius of 15,000.00 feet to

Point No. 7, which point is South 745941 West 1,077.76 feet from the southeastcorner of Section 24, Township 20 North, Range 23 West, G.&S.R. Base &Meridian in Arizona; thence northwesterly 2,687.16 feet along a curve to theright with a radius of 5,250.00 feet to

Point No. 8, which point is North 721849 West 3,334.98 feet from the southeastcorner of Section 24, Township 20 North, Range 23 West, G.&S.R. Base &Meridian; thence North 450000West 1,251.30 feet to

Point No. 9, which point is North 651302 West 4,647.83 feet from the southeastcorner of Section 24, Township 20 North, Range 23 West, G.&S.R. Base &Meridian; thence northerly 2,567.51 feet along a curve to the right with aradius of 1,738.94 feet to

Point No. 10, which point is South771452West 4,476.96 feet from the northeast corner of Section 24, Township 20 North,Range 23 West, G.&S.R. Base & Meridian in Arizona; thence North 393546 East 1,896.58 feet to

Point No. 11, which point is North812829West 3,192.99 feet from the southeast corner of Section 13, Township 20 North,Range 23 West, G.&S.R. Base & Meridian in Arizona; thence North 500520 East 1,377.07 feet to

Point No. 12, which point is North570902West 2,501.42 feet from the southeast corner of Section 13, Township 20 North,Range 23 West, G.&S.R. Base & Meridian in Arizona; thence North 383933 East 1,670.68 feet to

Point No. 13, which point is North214031West 2,863.96 feet from the southeast corner of Section 13, Township 20 North,Range 23 West, G.&S.R. Base & Meridian in Arizona; thence easterly6,083.30 feet along a curve to the right with a radius of 6,332.12 feet to

Point No. 14, which point is South 14506 East 944.43 feet from thenorthwest corner of Section 34, Township 32 South, Range 66 East, Mt. DiabloBase & Meridian in Nevada; thence South 861753East 5,190.37 feet to

Point No. 15, which point is South 33100 West 1,233.10 feet from the northeastcorner of Section 34, Township 32 South, Range 66 East, Mt. Diablo Base &Meridian in Nevada; thence North 741201East 3,528.76 feet to

Point No. 16, which point is South852102East 3,330.79 feet from the northeast corner of Section 34, Township 32 South,Range 66 East, Mt. Diablo Base & Meridian in Nevada; thence North 663502 East 1,383.98 feet to

Point No. 17, which point is North863032East 4,598.33 feet from the northeast corner of Section 34, Township 32 South,Range 66 East, Mt. Diablo Base & Meridian in Nevada; thence North 542500 East 1,499.93 feet to

Point No. 18, which point is South 70348 East 4,297.47 feet from the northwestcorner of Section 25, Township 32 South, Range 66 East, Mt. Diablo Base &Meridian in Nevada; thence North 295602East 1,974.24 feet to

Point No. 19, which point is South303910East 2,968.79 feet from the northwest corner of Section 25, Township 32 South,Range 66 East, Mt. Diablo Base & Meridian in Nevada; thence North 235624 East 2,404.51 feet to

Point No. 20, which point is South643316West 3,266.89 feet from the northeast corner of Section 12, Township 20 North,Range 22 West, G.&S.R. Base & Meridian in Arizona; thence North 60727 West 1,406.23 feet to

Point No. 21, which point is South895400 West3,100.00 feet from the northeast corner of Section 12, Township 20 North, Range22 West, G.&S.R. Base & Meridian in Arizona; thence North 105552 West 878.83 feet to

Point No. 22, which point is North751733West 3,377.31 feet from the northeast corner of Section 12, Township 20 North,Range 22 West, G.&S.R. Base & Meridian in Arizona; thence North 64428 East 1,289.72 feet to

Point No. 23, which point is South582658West 3,655.64 feet from the northeast corner of Section 1, Township 20 North,Range 22 West, G.&S.R. Base & Meridian in Arizona; thence North 152606 East 2,078.24 feet to

Point No. 24, which point is North875832West 2,563.75 feet from the northeast corner of Section 1, Township 20 North,Range 22 West, G.&S.R. Base & Meridian in Arizona; thence North 104716 East 3,339.47 feet to

Point No. 25, which point is South575249East 3,931.95 feet from the northwest corner of Section 13, Township 32 South,Range 66 East, Mt. Diablo Base & Meridian in Nevada; thence North 03706 East 2,000.00 feet to

Point No. 26, which point is South882653East 3,352.93 feet from the northwest corner of Section 13, Township 32 South,Range 66 East, Mt. Diablo Base & Meridian in Nevada; thence North 03706 East 5,269.57 feet to

Point No. 27, which point is South884205East 3,542.59 feet from the southwest corner of Section 1, Township 32 South,Range 66 East, Mt. Diablo Base & Meridian in Nevada; thence North 51128 West 1,401.89 feet to

Point No. 28, which point is North685518East 3,659.71 feet from the southwest corner of Section 1, Township 32 South,Range 66 East, Mt. Diablo Base & Meridian in Nevada; thence North 200451 West 1,401.38 feet to

Point No. 29, which point is South453218East 3,758.25 feet from the northwest corner of Section 1, Township 32 South,Range 66 East, Mt. Diablo Base & Meridian in Nevada; thence North 50703 West 2,570.29 feet to

Point No. 30, which point is South881829East 2,454.13 feet from the northwest corner of Section 1, Township 32 South,Range 66 East, Mt. Diablo Base & Meridian in Nevada; thence North 14901 East 934.17 feet to

Point No. 31, which point is North705157East 2,627.86 feet from the northwest corner of Section 1, Township 32 South,Range 66 East, Mt. Diablo Base & Meridian in Nevada and monumented by abrass cap in the roadway of the highway crossing Davis Dam.

ARTICLE III.Ratification and Effective Date.

This compact shall become operative when it has beenratified and approved by the Legislatures of the States of Arizona and Nevadaand approved by the Congress of the United States.

Dated this 6th day of February,1960, at Phoenix, Arizona.

FOR THE STATE OF ARIZONA

Colorado River Boundary Commissionof Arizona

/s/ Wayne M. Akin

Wayne M. Akin, Chairman

Chairman of the Arizona InterstateStream Commission

/s/ Wade Church

Wade Church

Attorney General

/s/ Obed M. Lassen

Obed M. Lassen

State Land Commissioner

FOR THE STATE OF NEVADA

Colorado River Boundary Commissionof Nevada

/s/ Ralph L. Denton

Ralph L. Denton, Chairman

Appointed Member

/s/ A.J. Shaver

A.J. Shaver, Secretary

Chief Engineer, Colorado RiverCommission of Nevada

/s/ Hugh A. Shamberger

Hugh A. Shamberger

Director, State Department ofConservation and Natural Resources

(Added to NRS by 1960, 145)

NRS 234.150 Secretaryof State to transmit copy of law to Arizona; proclamation by Governor uponapproval by Arizona and Congress; publication. TheSecretary of State of the State of Nevada shall transmit a duly certified copyof NRS 234.130 to 234.180, inclusive, to the Governor of theState of Arizona. The Governor of this state, whenever officially advised thatthe State of Arizona has ratified and approved the Compact set forth in NRS 234.140 and whenever the Congress ofthe United States has approved the Compact, shall make proclamation of thatfact. A copy of such proclamation shall be published for three consecutiveweekly issues in a newspaper or newspapers of general circulation in ClarkCounty, Nevada.

(Added to NRS by 1960, 150)

NRS 234.160 Consentof Congress petitioned. The Congress of theUnited States, as soon as the State of Arizona has ratified and approved theCompact set forth in NRS 234.140, ispetitioned, pursuant to Article I, section 10, clause 3, of the United StatesConstitution, to give its consent to the settlement and location of theabove-described portion of the common boundary, as set forth in NRS 234.140, between the States of Nevadaand Arizona. The Secretary of State of the State of Nevada shall transmit dulycertified copies of NRS 234.130 to 234.180, inclusive, to the presidingofficers of the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States and tothe several Senators and Representatives from the States of Nevada and Arizonato the Congress of the United States, who are petitioned to take such action asthey deem proper to procure the consent of the Congress of the United States tothis Compact between the States of Nevada and Arizona.

(Added to NRS by 1960, 150)

NRS 234.170 Titles,rights and claims to lands not affected. Nothingcontained in the provisions of NRS 234.130to 234.180, inclusive, or any operationthereof shall prejudice the titles, rights or claims of any person, public orprivate, natural or artificial, to any of the lands herein involved, whethersuch titles, rights or claims arise or exist upon the basis that the landsaffected by the designation of boundary as set forth in the Compact and in NRS 234.130 to 234.180, inclusive, were previously a partof the State of Nevada and have now become a part of the State of Arizona orwere previously a part of the State of Arizona and have now become a part ofthe State of Nevada, or otherwise.

(Added to NRS by 1960, 150)

NRS 234.180 Recordingof evidence of ownership after approval by Congress; retroactive effect. From and after the date of approval by the Congress of theUnited States of the Compact set forth in NRS234.140, the county recorder of Clark County, Nevada, shall accept andrecord, without charge therefor, patents, deeds or other evidence of ownershipor interest in any lands recorded in Mohave County, Arizona, which werepreviously considered a part of the State of Arizona but are now includedwithin the boundary of the State of Nevada as described in NRS 234.140. Recordings made under theprovisions of this section shall have retroactive effect to the date of theiroriginal recording in the State of Arizona.

(Added to NRS by 1960, 150)

LOCAL GOVERNMENTAL BOUNDARIES

NRS 234.250 Recordingof plat of boundaries of local governments; changes in boundaries; restrictionson taxation for failure to comply.

1. In addition to any other requirement of law, eachlocal government, as defined in NRS 354.474,shall record the original official plat with:

(a) The county recorder, the county clerk or theregistrar of voters, and the county assessor of each county in which itsterritory or any part thereof is situated.

(b) The Department of Taxation.

2. All changes in boundaries made after the originalrecording of such plat must be recorded immediately with the offices with whichcopies of the original plat were recorded.

3. Until a local government complies with therequirements of subsections 1 and 2, it shall not levy or receive any advalorem or other tax or any other mandatory assessment.

4. This section applies to all local governmentsreceiving and expending funds on behalf of the public, regardless of theirdesignation.

(Added to NRS by 1967, 990; A 1973, 1081; 1975, 1680;1977, 536; 2001, 1756;2003, 75)