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2017 Nevada Revised Statutes
Chapter 548 - Conservation
GENERAL PROVISIONS
Organization
- NRS 548.010 - Short title.
- NRS 548.015 - Definitions.
- NRS 548.020 - “Agencies of the United States” defined.
- NRS 548.025 - “Agency of this State” defined.
- NRS 548.030 - “Commission” defined.
- NRS 548.032 - “Conservation district” and “district” defined.
- NRS 548.040 - “Due notice” defined.
- NRS 548.045 - “Government” and “governmental” defined.
- NRS 548.050 - “Land occupier” and “occupier of land” defined.
- NRS 548.055 - “Nominating petition” defined.
- NRS 548.065 - “Petition” defined.
- NRS 548.067 - “Program” defined.
- NRS 548.069 - “Renewable natural resources” and “resources” defined.
- NRS 548.075 - “State” defined.
- NRS 548.085 - “Supervisor” defined.
- NRS 548.090 - “United States” defined.
- NRS 548.095 - Legislative declaration: Generally.
- NRS 548.100 - Legislative declaration: Consequences for failure to plan for conservation.
- NRS 548.105 - Legislative declaration: Leadership by local communities; appropriations.
- NRS 548.110 - Legislative declaration: Need for conservation.
- NRS 548.113 - Legislative declaration: Special expertise of conservation districts.
- NRS 548.115 - Creation; number and appointment of members.
- NRS 548.120 - Ex officio members and alternates.
- NRS 548.125 - Appointment and terms of office of appointed members; vacancies.
- NRS 548.135 - Seal.
- NRS 548.140 - Chair.
- NRS 548.145 - Compensation of members and employees; operating expenses.
- NRS 548.148 - Meetings.
- NRS 548.150 - Quorum.
- NRS 548.155 - Personnel: Employment; compensation; surety bonds; delegation of authority.
- NRS 548.157 - Conservation Districts Program in State Department of Conservation and Natural Resources to supply staff.
- NRS 548.160 - Rules and regulations.
- NRS 548.165 - Records.
- NRS 548.170 - Attorney General to provide legal services.
- NRS 548.175 - General powers and duties.
- NRS 548.178 - Establishment of programs for distributing grants to conservation districts; qualifications for grant; use of grant; distribution of unequal amounts; regulations.
- NRS 548.180 - Cooperation of state agencies and state institutions with Commission.
Organization
- NRS 548.185 - Petition for organization of district: Filing; contents; consolidation of petitions.
- NRS 548.190 - Hearing on petition: Notice; inclusion of other territory.
- NRS 548.195 - Determination of need for district: Factors for consideration by Commission; township or townships included in district; determination without hearing authorized.
- NRS 548.200 - Denial of petition if Commission determines there is no need for district; filing of subsequent petition after determination.
- NRS 548.205 - Determination of administrative practicability and feasibility; referendum on proposition of creation of district.
- NRS 548.210 - Commission to supervise hearings and referendum; conduct of referendum; informalities not to invalidate.
- NRS 548.215 - Administrative practicability and feasibility of district: Publication of results of referendum; denial of petition; factors for consideration by Commission; organization of district upon favorable determination.
- NRS 548.220 - Subsequent petition after determination by Commission that operation of district is not administratively practicable and feasible.
- NRS 548.225 - Appointment of temporary supervisors; termination of appointments upon election of supervisors.
- NRS 548.230 - Procedure to make district a governmental subdivision and corporate and political public body.
- NRS 548.235 - Temporary supervisors to present application to Program; contents of application and statements.
- NRS 548.240 - Program to examine and record application and statement; action if name of district similar to name of another district; when district constituted; certificate of organization; boundaries.
- NRS 548.245 - Proof of establishment of district.
- NRS 548.250 - Nominating petitions for candidates for supervisors; signatures.
- NRS 548.255 - Notice of election.
- NRS 548.260 - Arrangement of names of candidates for supervisors.
- NRS 548.265 - Eligibility to vote at election.
- NRS 548.270 - Duties of Commission.
- NRS 548.275 - Election of supervisors; terms of office.
- NRS 548.280 - District to be governed by elected and appointed supervisors.
- NRS 548.283 - Appointment of supervisors to represent cities and counties; alternates.
- NRS 548.285 - Procedure for election of supervisors.
- NRS 548.290 - Terms of office.
- NRS 548.295 - Vacancy in office.
- NRS 548.300 - Removal from office.
- NRS 548.305 - Quorum.
- NRS 548.310 - Compensation and expenses.
- NRS 548.315 - Chair, secretary and other employees: Designation and employment; delegation of powers and duties; surety bonds.
- NRS 548.320 - Records; annual audit of accounts.
- NRS 548.325 - District attorneys to provide legal services.
- NRS 548.330 - Supervisors to furnish Commission information.
- NRS 548.335 - City or county representatives may advise and consult with supervisors.
- NRS 548.340 - Conservation district is governmental subdivision; exercise of public powers.
- NRS 548.345 - Surveys, investigations and research.
- NRS 548.350 - Demonstrational projects.
- NRS 548.355 - Preventive and control measures; repair and restoration of property.
- NRS 548.360 - Cooperation and agreements with agencies for conserving renewable natural resources.
- NRS 548.365 - Availability of agricultural and engineering machinery, fertilizer and seeds.
- NRS 548.370 - Construction, operation and maintenance of facilities and structures.
- NRS 548.375 - Comprehensive plans for conservation.
- NRS 548.380 - Administration of projects; acceptance of gifts; participation in cost-sharing on federally financed projects.
- NRS 548.385 - Capacity to sue and be sued; seal; perpetual succession; execution of contracts; rules and regulations.
- NRS 548.390 - Conditions for extension of benefits to lands not controlled by State or its agencies.
- NRS 548.393 - Acquisition and disposition of property: Power to acquire, maintain and improve property; use of income received therefrom; disposal.
- NRS 548.395 - Acquisition and disposition of property: Applicability of other laws.
- NRS 548.397 - Acquisition and disposition of property: Payments in lieu of taxes; amount; collection.
- NRS 548.400 - Cooperation between districts.
- NRS 548.405 - Cooperation of state agencies and political subdivisions; applicability of regulations for use of land to publicly owned land.
- NRS 548.4051 - “Parcel” defined.
- NRS 548.4052 - Annual fee on parcels in district: Imposition; collection and deposit; use.
- NRS 548.4053 - Annual fee on parcels in district: Submission of question to voters upon receipt of petition; notice of election; contents of ballot; approval by voters.
- NRS 548.4054 - Annual fee on parcels in district: Election by mail in lieu of primary special or general election; date of election; mailing and marking ballots; appointment of electors to count votes; approval by voters.
- NRS 548.4055 - Annual fee on parcels in district: Procedures for increase, decrease or elimination.
- NRS 548.4056 - Appropriation of money to provide programs for renewable natural resources.
- NRS 548.410 - Petition to formulate regulations; formulation; hearings; determination of whether referendum to be held.
- NRS 548.415 - Proposed ordinance; notices and supervision of referendum; form of question; eligibility to vote; informalities not to invalidate referendum.
- NRS 548.420 - Approval of proposed ordinance; effect of regulations.
- NRS 548.425 - Procedure for amendment or repeal of regulations.
- NRS 548.430 - Permissible provisions.
- NRS 548.435 - Uniformity of regulations; availability to occupiers of lands within district.
- NRS 548.440 - Enforcement of regulations; damages.
- NRS 548.445 - Petition to require observance: Contents; joinder of owner as defendant.
- NRS 548.450 - Petition to require observance: Service of process; hearing; appointment of master; order of court.
- NRS 548.455 - Petition to require observance: Court to retain jurisdiction until work completed; entry of judgment for costs and expenses; judgment as lien.
- NRS 548.460 - Board of adjustment: Establishment.
- NRS 548.465 - Board of adjustment: Number, appointment and terms of members.
- NRS 548.470 - Board of adjustment: Vacancies.
- NRS 548.475 - Board of adjustment: Removal of member.
- NRS 548.480 - Board of adjustment: Compensation of members and employees.
- NRS 548.485 - Board of adjustment: Chair.
- NRS 548.490 - Board of adjustment: Meetings; quorum.
- NRS 548.495 - Board of adjustment: Rules; records.
- NRS 548.500 - Board of adjustment: Commission to pay expenses.
- NRS 548.505 - Petition for variance: Notice; hearing; determination of board; order.
- NRS 548.510 - Procedure for review of order of board of adjustment by district court.
- NRS 548.525 - Petition for discontinuance; determination of need for referendum.
- NRS 548.530 - Referendum on petition for discontinuance.
- NRS 548.535 - Discontinuance of district on determination that continued operation is not administratively practicable or feasible.
- NRS 548.540 - Limitation on subsequent petitions for discontinuance of district.
- NRS 548.545 - Procedure on discontinuance of district; certificate of dissolution.
- NRS 548.550 - Effect of certificate of dissolution.
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