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TITLE 21 CITIES AND TOWNS
Chapter 271 Local Improvements
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GENERAL PROVISIONS
- NRS 271.010 Short title.
- NRS 271.015 Applicability of chapter.
- NRS 271.017 Issuance of interim warrants and bonds by municipality.
- NRS 271.020 Legislative declaration.
- NRS 271.025 Decision of governing body prima facie evidence of correctness.
- NRS 271.030 Definitions.
- NRS 271.035 "Acquisition" and "acquire" defined.
- NRS 271.037 "Art project" defined.
- NRS 271.040 "Assessable property" defined.
- NRS 271.045 "Assessment" and "assess" defined.
- NRS 271.050 "Assessment lien" defined.
- NRS 271.055 "Assessment unit" defined.
- NRS 271.057 "Association" defined.
- NRS 271.060 "Clerk" defined.
- NRS 271.063 "Commercial area vitalization project" defined.
- NRS 271.065 "Condemnation" and "condemn" defined.
- NRS 271.070 "Cost" and "cost of project" defined.
- NRS 271.075 "County" defined.
- NRS 271.080 "County assessor" defined.
- NRS 271.085 "County treasurer" defined.
- NRS 271.090 "Curb and gutter project" defined.
- NRS 271.095 "Drainage project" defined.
- NRS 271.097 "Electrical project" defined.
- NRS 271.098 "Energy efficiency improvement" defined.
- NRS 271.099 "Energy efficiency improvement project" defined.
- NRS 271.100 "Engineer" defined.
- NRS 271.105 "Equipment" and "equip" defined.
- NRS 271.110 "Federal Government" defined.
- NRS 271.115 "Governing body" defined.
- NRS 271.120 "Hereby," "herein," "hereinabove," "hereinafter," "hereinbefore," "hereof," "hereto" and "hereunder" defined.
- NRS 271.125 "Improvement" and "improve" defined.
- NRS 271.130 "Improvement district" defined.
- NRS 271.135 "Mailed notice" and "notice by mail" defined.
- NRS 271.140 "Member" defined.
- NRS 271.145 "Municipality" defined.
- NRS 271.150 "Off-street parking project" defined.
- NRS 271.152 "Overhead service facilities" defined.
- NRS 271.155 "Overpass project" defined.
- NRS 271.160 "Park project" defined.
- NRS 271.170 "Posting" defined.
- NRS 271.175 "Project" defined.
- NRS 271.178 "Promotional activity" defined.
- NRS 271.180 "Property" defined.
- NRS 271.185 "Public body" defined.
- NRS 271.190 "Publication" and "publish" defined.
- NRS 271.195 "Real property" defined.
- NRS 271.197 "Renewable energy" defined.
- NRS 271.199 "Renewable energy project" defined.
- NRS 271.200 "Sanitary sewer project" defined.
- NRS 271.203 "Security wall" defined.
- NRS 271.204 "Service facilities" defined.
- NRS 271.2045 "Service provider" defined.
- NRS 271.205 "Sidewalk project" defined.
- NRS 271.208 "Special benefit" defined.
- NRS 271.210 "State" defined.
- NRS 271.215 "Storm sewer project" defined.
- NRS 271.220 "Street" defined.
- NRS 271.223 "Street beautification project" defined.
- NRS 271.225 "Street project" defined.
- NRS 271.230 "Taxes" defined.
- NRS 271.232 "Telephone project" defined.
- NRS 271.234 "Tourism and entertainment project" defined.
- NRS 271.235 "Tract" defined.
- NRS 271.237 "Transportation project" defined.
- NRS 271.240 "Treasurer" defined.
- NRS 271.242 "Underground conversion project" defined.
- NRS 271.245 "Underpass project" defined.
- NRS 271.250 "Water project" defined.
- NRS 271.255 Computation of time. GENERAL PROCEDURE FOR LOCAL IMPROVEMENTS
- NRS 271.265 General powers of counties, cities and towns.
- NRS 271.270 Collateral powers.
- NRS 271.275 Procedure for initiating acquisition or improvement of project.
- NRS 271.280 Procedure for provisional order.
- NRS 271.285 Procedure for petition.
- NRS 271.290 Subsequent procedure after filing of petition.
- NRS 271.295 Combination of projects.
- NRS 271.296 Commercial area vitalization projects: Dissolution of improvement district.
- NRS 271.297 Commercial area vitalization projects: Modification of plan or plat.
- NRS 271.300 Effect of estimates.
- NRS 271.305 Provisional order: Provision and contents of notice of hearing; restrictions on changes after provision of notice.
- NRS 271.306 Apportionment of assessments for irregularly shaped tracts; objections to acquisition or improvement of project.
- NRS 271.307 Preparation of document by engineer without prior direction of governing body.
- NRS 271.308 Emergency ordinance.
- NRS 271.310 Provisional order: Hearing; determination of governing body.
- NRS 271.315 Appeal from adverse order: Pleading with particularity required; judicial review limited.
- NRS 271.320 Procedure after hearing; modification; division into construction units.
- NRS 271.325 Resolution of governing body; adoption and amendment of ordinance creating district; recording list of tracts and estimated assessments; overlapping boundaries of commercial area vitalization projects prohibited.
- NRS 271.330 Methods of acquisition or improvement.
- NRS 271.332 Commercial area vitalization projects: Governing body authorized to contract for provision of improvements with nonprofit association; requirements for association; extension of terms of contract; contract to ensure type and level of services continue.
- NRS 271.333 Commercial area vitalization projects: Contract with nonprofit association to provide for internal controls and audits; authority of governing body to take control of certain assets of association.
- NRS 271.335 Construction contracts.
- NRS 271.337 Addition of certain improvements to existing contracts for construction work; waiver of certain requirements by owner.
- NRS 271.340 Construction by municipality: Supplies and materials.
- NRS 271.345 Cooperative construction.
- NRS 271.350 Use of existing improvements.
- NRS 271.355 Interim warrants.
- NRS 271.357 Establishment of procedure for obtaining hardship determination.
- NRS 271.360 Order for proposed assessment roll; form of roll; postponement of assessments on property for which hardship determination has been approved; effect of improper designation.
- NRS 271.365 Method of computing and limitations upon assessments.
- NRS 271.366 Property of school district exempt from assessments unless consented to by board of trustees.
- NRS 271.3665 Limitation on assessments against municipal land.
- NRS 271.367 Apportionment of assessments for security wall.
- NRS 271.369 Transportation project: Estimate of expenditures to maintain, operate, improve and repair project; assessment; use of proceeds.
- NRS 271.3695 Special assessment for extraordinary maintenance, repair and improvement of project located in redevelopment area in certain counties.
- NRS 271.370 Determination of assessable tracts.
- NRS 271.375 Preparation of proposed assessment roll; report to governing body.
- NRS 271.377 Estimate of expenditures and proposed assessment roll for commercial area vitalization projects; public hearing required; levy of assessments; limit on distribution from local government tax distribution account.
- NRS 271.378 Estimate of expenditures and proposed assessment roll for street beautification projects; public hearing required; confirmation of assessments; installment payments authorized.
- NRS 271.380 Notice of hearing for assessment.
- NRS 271.385 Hearing for assessment; objections waived unless properly filed in writing.
- NRS 271.390 Levy of assessments; notice; final determination conclusive; roll prima facie evidence of regularity and validity.
- NRS 271.392 Protest by owner or resident of property to be included within assessment plat for commercial area vitalization project; modification of assessment plat by governing body.
- NRS 271.395 Appeal from adverse determination; scope of judicial review.
- NRS 271.400 Assessment for street and alley intersections.
- NRS 271.405 Thirty-day period for payment; deferred payments; notice of levy of assessment and required payment.
- NRS 271.407 Assessments against State and political subdivisions: Ninety-day period of payment; deferred payments.
- NRS 271.409 Date when payment by mail without postmark or with illegible postmark is deemed received.
- NRS 271.410 Acceleration upon delinquency.
- NRS 271.415 Limitations upon deferred payments; rates of interest; notice of required installment; application of credit against payment.
- NRS 271.420 Liens; recording final assessment roll and statement of information.
- NRS 271.425 Division or combination of tracts: Apportionment or combination of assessments authorized; consent of owners; recording of report and statement of information; delegation of duties.
- NRS 271.428 Surplus and deficiency fund: Source; uses.
- NRS 271.429 Refund of surplus; notice of availability of surplus; claim for refund.
- NRS 271.430 Payment of deficiency in assessment.
- NRS 271.431 Pledge of revenues.
- NRS 271.4315 Application of revenues and credits to payment of assessments.
- NRS 271.432 Covenants for securing payment of assessments.
- NRS 271.4325 Lien of pledge of revenues.
- NRS 271.433 Rights and remedies of owners of property assessed.
- NRS 271.4335 Rights and remedies cumulative.
- NRS 271.434 Inaction of owner does not relieve municipal officers and agents of liability for nonperformance.
- NRS 271.435 Reassessments.
- NRS 271.440 Reassessment: Credit for payment of prior assessment.
- NRS 271.445 Collection of assessments; assessment roll and ordinance levying assessment prima facie evidence of right to recover; ordinance levying assessment required to authorize reduction or waiver of certain penalties for good cause.
- NRS 271.450 Procedure to place previously omitted property upon assessment roll.
- NRS 271.455 Validity of assessment for local improvement.
- NRS 271.460 Payment of assessments by joint owner: Recovery from co-owners; lien.
- NRS 271.465 Assessment paid in error: Recovery.
- NRS 271.470 Error in assessment: Judgment for expenses of municipality properly chargeable against owner or tract.
- NRS 271.472 Financial report required of association providing improvements for commercial area vitalization projects.
- NRS 271.475 Bonds: Power to issue; adoption and effective date of ordinance.
- NRS 271.477 Issuance of bonds payable solely from proceeds of assessments.
- NRS 271.480 Recital of compliance in bonds or deed conclusive evidence of facts recited.
- NRS 271.485 Bonds: Sale; rate of interest; proceeds; validity; contract to sell special assessment bonds.
- NRS 271.487 Determination by designated agent of rates of interest on bonds and unpaid installments of assessments.
- NRS 271.488 Issuance of bonds to refund all or portion of outstanding bonds; bonds to be secured by certain assessments; power of governing body to amend assessment ordinance; duties.
- NRS 271.489 Agreements for assurance of payments on bonds.
- NRS 271.490 Fund for payment of bonds; fund or account for penalties, collection costs and interest; payment of administrative costs incurred in connection with district.
- NRS 271.495 Deficiency in bond fund or surplus and deficiency fund: Payment from general fund; levy of tax.
- NRS 271.500 Municipality's liability on bonds.
- NRS 271.502 Assessments and other revenues pledged for payment of securities: Lien of pledge; priority; validity against third persons.
- NRS 271.505 Incontestable recital in bonds.
- NRS 271.515 Bonds: Form; terms; execution; facsimile signature.
- NRS 271.520 Bonds: Exemption from taxation; exceptions.
- NRS 271.525 Early hearings.
- NRS 271.530 Effect of faulty notice of hearing; proper notice; continuance.
- NRS 271.535 Legal investments in bonds.
- NRS 271.536 Advances of money for certain improvements in lieu of issuance of bonds or interim securities.
- NRS 271.537 Limitation on number of annual installments to repay advancement.
- NRS 271.538 Medium-term obligations.
- NRS 271.540 Procedure for collection and enforcement of assessments by municipal treasurer.
- NRS 271.545 Delinquent assessment or installment marked delinquent on assessment roll; contents of notice of sale of property; ordinance to establish procedures for conducting sale of property.
- NRS 271.550 Notice of sale by publication and mail.
- NRS 271.555 Public sale: Time, place and continuation; order of sale of property.
- NRS 271.560 Sale to person offering to pay amount due; when stricken off to municipality; resale of property.
- NRS 271.565 Report of sale by municipal treasurer.
- NRS 271.570 Certificate of sale: Contents; signature; delivery.
- NRS 271.575 Municipal clerk custodian of certificates for property sold to municipality; sale or transfer of certificate.
- NRS 271.580 Entry of payments and redemptions by treasurer on assessment roll.
- NRS 271.585 Property bid in by or stricken off to municipality held in trust by municipality for special assessment district; when municipality may take and hold property discharged of trust.
- NRS 271.590 Sale of property by municipality after expiration of period of redemption; notice; public auction; disposition of proceeds.
- NRS 271.595 Redemption of property; certificate of redemption; notice to owner of demand of purchaser; execution and delivery of deed to purchaser if redemption not made; date when redemption payment is deemed to have been made.
- NRS 271.600 Recitals, contents and execution of deed; deed as conclusive evidence.
- NRS 271.605 Fees for issuance of certificate of sale and deed.
- NRS 271.610 Acquisition of lien by purchaser of certificate of sale; interest.
- NRS 271.615 Notice to municipal treasurer of proceeding to foreclose lien for general taxes.
- NRS 271.620 Sale of unsold property after maturity of last unpaid installment of bond issue.
- NRS 271.625 Action by municipality for collection and enforcement of delinquent assessment or installment.
- NRS 271.630 Foreclosure actions and proceedings against municipality by holders of bonds. PLEDGE OF MONEY FOR CERTAIN PROJECTS IN CERTAIN COUNTIES IN SUPPORT OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND TOURISM
- NRS 271.650 Pledge of sales or use tax proceeds in assessment ordinance for project in certain counties: Amount; required determinations; interlocal agreements; conclusiveness of determinations.
- NRS 271.660 Agreement with Department of Taxation regarding distribution of pledged amounts.
- NRS 271.670 Agreement with owner of property interest in district to defray cost of local governmental services during term of pledge: Contents; determination by governing body of municipality; notice to and hearing by board of trustees of school district; conclusiveness of governing body's determination.
- NRS 271.680 Limitations on issuance of bonds. ALTERNATIVE PROCEDURE FOR LOCAL IMPROVEMENTS
- NRS 271.700 Applicability of NRS 271.700 to 271.730, inclusive.
- NRS 271.710 Exemption from compliance with certain provisions; agreement with owners of all assessable property in district; powers of governing body.
- NRS 271.720 Requirements, conditions and effect of agreement with owners of all assessable property in district.
- NRS 271.730 Fixing of rates of interest regarding property sold after date of agreement with owners of all property in district. DISTRICT TO FINANCE UNDERGROUND CONVERSION PROJECT
- NRS 271.800 Procedure for establishing district; combination with another project; requirements for construction of project; applicability of public bidding requirements limited; prerequisites to commencement of construction.
- NRS 271.850 Requirements for placement of service facilities underground; calculation of costs for conversion.
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