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Chapter 541

Nev. Rev. Stat. ch. 541

Water Conservancy Districts

541.010Short title 541.020Definitions 541.030Legislative declarations 541.040District courts vested with jurisdiction to establish water conservancy districts; limitation of powers 541.050Establishment of district: Requirements; filing of petitions; contents; effect of defects; amendments and corrections 541.060Filing of bond 541.070Time and place for hearing; jurisdiction of district court; judge not to be disqualified 541.080Protesting petition; requisite signers; filing and objections; decree establishing district; place of business; dismissal of petition or proceedings; finality and conclusiveness of order; appeal; collateral attack 541.090Findings and decree to be filed with Secretary of State, county recorders and county clerks 541.100Board of directors: Appointment; qualifications; terms; filling of vacancies; meetings and reports 541.110Directors: Oath; officers; seal; record of proceedings of board; copy of minutes or audio recordings; compensation 541.120Quorum of board 541.130Duties of secretary; board may employ chief engineer, attorney and other employees 541.140Powers of board 541.145Powers of board concerning irrigation, flood control, drainage, safety and health projects 541.150Subdistricts: Organization; proceedings; board’s consent to furnish water; decree of organization; powers and duties of board of directors 541.160Board may levy and collect taxes and special assessments; classification of methods 541.170Board to fix rate of levy under class A; maximum rate; certification to county commissioners 541.180Board may sell or lease water to municipalities upon petition; levy and collection of special assessments under class B 541.190Board may sell or lease water to irrigation districts; levy and collection of special assessments under class C 541.200Board may sell or lease water to persons and private corporations on petition; levy and collection of taxes under class D 541.205Board may undertake irrigation, flood control, drainage, safety and health projects; levy and collection of special assessments under class E 541.207Board or subcontracting agency not required to furnish water for artificially created lake or stream if restricted or prohibited by ordinances; exceptions 541.210Board may levy additional assessments to pay deficiencies 541.220Board to hear objections to assessments; procedure; appeal to district court 541.230Officials charged with duty to collect taxes; taxes levied create equal lien 541.240Sale of real property for unpaid taxes and assessments 541.250Property exempt from assessments 541.260Board may dispose of water under contracts 541.270Liens to secure payment of annual installments 541.280Board may create sinking fund 541.290Powers of board in distribution of water 541.300Contracts relating to electrical energy 541.310Change of boundaries: Petition for inclusion of other lands; procedure 541.320Petition for exclusion of lands in district; procedure; court order 541.330Board may enter into contracts relative to payments to be made to United States 541.340Acquisition of works: Procedure for creation of indebtedness; elections 541.350Publication of resolution for creation of indebtedness 541.360Conduct of election; canvass of returns 541.370Majority vote required to authorize indebtedness; resubmission of proposition 541.380Board may petition court for judicial determination of orders, acts, power, taxes and contracts 541.390Notice; jurisdiction of district court not lost for failure to give notice 541.400Cases to be heard by court at earliest practicable moment 541.410Liberal construction of chapter 541.420Conflicting laws declared nonoperative