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Section
539.010
Short title.
Section
539.013
Definitions.
Section
539.015
Publication of notice.
Section
539.017
Construction.
Section
539.020
Petition for organization of district.
Section
539.023
Inclusion of state lands in district; Governor may sign petition.
Section
539.025
Contents of petition.
Section
539.027
Undertaking.
Section
539.030
Petition filed in office of county clerk; publication of notice of time of meeting; newspaper in which publication to be made; contents of notice.
Section
539.033
Presentation of petition to county commissioners; hearing.
Section
539.035
Adjournment of hearing.
Section
539.037
Determination as to land to be formed into district.
Section
539.040
Informalities in petition to be disregarded; reason for refusal or dismissal of petition; mandamus.
Section
539.043
Order granting or denying petition; order granting petition to establish boundaries and designate name.
Section
539.045
Order calling election.
Section
539.047
Notice of election: Contents; publication.
Section
539.050
Election precincts.
Section
539.053
Conduct of election; absent voters’ ballots.
Section
539.055
Canvass of votes; order declaring territory formed as district under designated name; recording of order and plat.
Section
539.057
Conclusiveness of record of county commissioners concerning proceedings.
Section
539.060
Name of district; change of name of certain districts.
Section
539.063
Officers of district.
Section
539.065
Directors: Terms of office; qualifications.
Section
539.067
Directors: Oaths; bonds.
Section
539.070
Directors: Vacancies in office.
Section
539.071
Expansion of number of directors authorized if federal reclamation project operated and project authorized for additional purposes; procedure.
Section
539.073
Organization of board; election and appointment of officers.
Section
539.075
Secretary and treasurer: Appointment; bond.
Section
539.077
Assistant secretary: Appointment; duties.
Section
539.080
Compensation and expenses of directors and other officers.
Section
539.081
Interest in certain contracts prohibited; penalties.
Section
539.083
Office of board.
Section
539.085
Regular meetings: Time and place; notice of change of time; judicial day.
Section
539.087
Special meetings: Calling by president or board; notice; business to be transacted.
Section
539.090
Legal meeting: Attendance of all members.
Section
539.093
Meetings public.
Section
539.095
Quorum; affirmative vote of majority required for certain questions.
Section
539.097
Records open to inspection.
Section
539.103
Director not to be employed by district as engineer, watermaster or manager.
Section
539.105
Establishment of precincts and polling places.
Section
539.107
Procedure for change of boundaries.
Section
539.110
Procedure for changing number of directors and divisions; election required.
Section
539.113
Procedure for election of directors.
Section
539.115
When regular elections of irrigation districts to be held.
Section
539.117
When election need not be held; declaration of election of candidates.
Section
539.120
Declarations of candidacy; filing fees.
Section
539.123
Eligibility to vote; number of votes elector may cast; certain persons and entities entitled to vote and exercise rights of electors; filing of designations or written consents.
Section
539.125
Notice of election: Contents; publication.
Section
539.127
Registration of electors required; reregistration.
Section
539.130
Secretary is ex officio district registrar; appointment of field registrars; duties.
Section
539.133
Close of registration: Time.
Section
539.135
Oath of individual registrant.
Section
539.137
Oath of registrants on behalf of entity that is not natural person.
Section
539.140
Persons who may administer registration oath.
Section
539.143
Designation of registered voters in rosters and lists of registered electors.
Section
539.145
Appointment of inspectors and clerks; designation of time and place of election.
Section
539.147
Compensation of registrars and election officers.
Section
539.150
Election officers: Oath; vacancies.
Section
539.153
Applicability of general election laws.
Section
539.155
Returns delivered to secretary; canvass by board of directors; declaration of result.
Section
539.157
Declaration of candidates receiving highest number of votes; certificates of election.
Section
539.160
Directors subject to recall from office.
Section
539.163
Petition for recall: Contents; required signatures; filing.
Section
539.165
Petition for recall: Use of copies; verification.
Section
539.167
Petition for recall: Director must hold office 6 months.
Section
539.170
Special election: Call; when held.
Section
539.173
Vacancy filled if director resigns; continuance in office if director does not resign.
Section
539.175
Removal of signature from recall petition: Procedure.
Section
539.177
Nominating petitions for successors; filing.
Section
539.180
Recall ballots: Reasons for recall and answer thereto; form of proposal; names of nominees.
Section
539.183
Result of recall election: Successor elected or vacancy in office created.
Section
539.185
Subsequent recall proceedings barred during director’s term unless previous election expenses paid by petitioners.
Section
539.187
Applicability of general election laws to recall elections.
Section
539.188
Special election may be held upon unanimous vote of board of directors.
Section
539.189
Notice of election for election for issuance of bonds or other securities: Contents.
Section
539.190
General powers of board of directors.
Section
539.193
Agents and employees: Employment and appointment; duties; compensation.
Section
539.195
Entry upon land to make surveys and locate works.
Section
539.197
Contracts.
Section
539.200
Contracts of indemnity and guaranty.
Section
539.201
Purchase of liability insurance.
Section
539.203
Board of directors authorized to sue and to be sued.
Section
539.205
Annual report to State Engineer; recommendations of State Engineer.
Section
539.207
Acquisition of property.
Section
539.210
Use of proceeds of bonds for acquisition.
Section
539.213
Lease of lands for community pasture.
Section
539.215
Investigations and representations requisite to acquiring control over governmental lands.
Section
539.217
Conveyance or donation of lands acquired by district.
Section
539.220
Construction of works across watercourse, road, railway, conduit or other property; restoration of crossed property.
Section
539.223
Rights-of-way over state lands granted; duties of State Engineer and Director of State Department of Conservation and Natural Resources.
Section
539.225
Eminent domain; rules of practice.
Section
539.227
Vested rights used in connection with mining or generation of power not to be affected or taken.
Section
539.230
Appropriation and distribution; use by irrigation district declared public use; place of use of water.
Section
539.233
Regulations for distribution and use of water; regulating and measuring devices; distribution of regulations.
Section
539.234
Petition for State Engineer to prescribe or clarify rules and regulations relating to distribution and use of water within district.
Section
539.235
Distribution of water by division or district for appropriate charge.
Section
539.237
Authority to generate, transmit, sell and acquire electric power.
Section
539.240
Election required for approval of certain contracts; notice; ballots; limitation; judicial determination of validity.
Section
539.243
Election required for approval of lease of power plant or transmission system owned or controlled by district.
Section
539.245
Authority of board of directors to provide for drainage.
Section
539.255
Award of contract in case of emergency or necessity without advertising for bids.
Section
539.260
Direction and satisfaction of district engineer; approval by board.
Section
539.263
Contract not to be let unless sufficient money in treasury or payable in district’s bonds.
Section
539.265
When bids may be dispensed with; use of construction fund.
Section
539.267
Performance of acts necessary to carry out enlarged powers.
Section
539.270
General powers.
Section
539.273
Purposes of cooperation and contract.
Section
539.275
Provisions includable in contract.
Section
539.277
Bonds: Transfer to or deposit with United States; payment of interest and principal; rate of interest; call for repayment.
Section
539.280
Payment in installments; rate of interest; assessment and levy; lien.
Section
539.283
Distribution and apportionment of water; refusal of service to delinquent land; assessment to maintain existing works.
Section
539.285
Rent or lease of water.
Section
539.287
Dissolution of district or change of boundaries: Consent of Secretary of Interior; excluded areas free from liens and charges.
Section
539.290
Collection of money or action as fiscal agent of United States: Acceptance of appointment; duties, liabilities and powers of district.
Section
539.293
Additional bonds of district officers: When required; inspection of district books by federal agents.
Section
539.295
Conveyance of property to United States.
Section
539.297
Authorization of proposal to enter into contract.
Section
539.300
Notice of election: Contents.
Section
539.303
Ballots: Form.
Section
539.305
Validation proceedings.
Section
539.307
Directors relieved of certain duties; adoption of surveys and plans made by United States.
Section
539.310
Payments from revenue derived from annual assessments upon real property; property liable to assessment and levy.
Section
539.313
Annual levy or imposition of tolls or charges to meet payments.
Section
539.315
Apportionment of assessment in accordance with benefits; ascertainment of benefits.
Section
539.317
Assessment of federal public land.
Section
539.320
Obligation of district in case of default of land.
Section
539.323
Money paid to district treasury and held in United States Contract Fund; disposition of surplus.
Section
539.325
Contracts for release of mortgages or liens; assumption by district of indebtedness due United States; apportionment of benefits; collection and payment of taxes and assessments.
Section
539.327
Exclusion of district division outside scope of contract.
Section
539.330
Contracts of district divisions with United States.
Section
539.333
General power; purposes.
Section
539.335
Authority to enter into agreements with districts in adjoining states.
Section
539.337
Written contracts or resolutions.
Section
539.340
Recordation of contracts and resolutions.
Section
539.343
Provisions as to ownership of property.
Section
539.345
Trial of disputes and enforcement of rights.
Section
539.347
Meeting in adjoining state valid.
Section
539.350
Diversion of water.
Section
539.353
Holding of property in this state or in adjoining state.
Section
539.355
Foreign irrigation district authorized to acquire land by purchase or condemnation; conditions.
Section
539.357
Use of land declared public use.
Section
539.360
Provisions applicable if reciprocal rights granted.
Section
539.363
Power of division to construct improvements.
Section
539.365
Petition to district directors: Contents; appointment of local board.
Section
539.367
Local board: Composition; terms of office; vacancies.
Section
539.370
Compensation of local directors.
Section
539.373
Powers of local board concerning improvements.
Section
539.375
Board of directors of district may incur debts and issue warrants; limitations; assessments.
Section
539.377
Plans and estimates of local undertakings: Preparation; statement of source of money; statement of purposes.
Section
539.380
Filing of plans and estimates or statement with district secretary; request for election.
Section
539.383
Notice of election: Contents; publication.
Section
539.385
Conduct of election.
Section
539.387
Terms of local directors terminate and local board dissolved if proposal fails.
Section
539.390
Authorization for improvements at election; levy and collection of assessments.
Section
539.393
Certificates of indebtedness and notes: Signatures of officers of district; treated as bonds of district.
Section
539.395
Apportionment of benefits; method of levy and collection of assessments.
Section
539.397
Validation proceedings.
Section
539.400
Full payment of local undertakings; termination of terms of local directors; disposition of remaining money.
Section
539.403
Local improvements affecting two or more divisions: Applicability of NRS 539.363 to 539.403, inclusive.
Section
539.405
Petition for creation of local board.
Section
539.407
Powers of local board.
Section
539.410
Election required for approval to enter contract and levy assessment.
Section
539.413
Applicability of laws relating to contracts between districts and United States.
Section
539.415
Validation proceedings.
Section
539.417
Assumption of operation and maintenance of existing works only; power of local board to levy assessments and impose tolls and charges.
Section
539.420
Construction, replacement or extension of works: Power of local board to levy assessments and impose tolls and charges.
Section
539.423
Purposes for which land may be formed into improvement district.
Section
539.425
Proposal of formation: Recommendation of district engineer; petition of landowners; designation of area by directors.
Section
539.427
Plans and estimates of cost of improvement; provision for payment of costs.
Section
539.430
Submission of proposed improvement, estimated cost and methods of financing to Department of Taxation.
Section
539.433
Election required after approval by Department of Taxation.
Section
539.435
Form of question to be submitted to voters.
Section
539.437
Conduct of election.
Section
539.440
Apportionment of benefits.
Section
539.443
Confirmation proceedings in district court: Procedure; notice.
Section
539.445
Authorization to carry out improvement.
Section
539.447
Sale of securities; deposit of proceeds in improvement district fund.
Section
539.450
Securities: Execution by district officers; lien upon issuance of bonds.
Section
539.453
Levy and collection of annual assessments for payment of interest and redemption of securities.
Section
539.455
Payment of assessments before issuance of securities.
Section
539.457
Powers of directors and officers of district.
Section
539.460
Applicability of chapter to improvement districts.
Section
539.463
Issuance; conditions.
Section
539.465
Election required to authorize issuance; conduct of election; maturity of and interest on bonds.
Section
539.467
Confirmation of proceedings by district court.
Section
539.470
Apportionment of benefits; levy of annual assessments for interest and redemption of bonds.
Section
539.473
Certification of bonds by State Controller.
Section
539.475
Sale and exchange of bonds.
Section
539.477
Debt or liability in excess of express provisions void; incurrence forbidden.
Section
539.480
Limitation on indebtedness; issuance of warrants or negotiable notes; levy and collection of assessments; limitation on and calculation of assessments; annual adjustment.
Section
539.483
Monthly financial reports of district treasurer; verification and filing.
Section
539.485
Monthly posting and publication of claims allowed by board of directors.
Section
539.487
Annual publication of district financial statement.
Section
539.490
County treasurer to deliver all money collected to treasurer of district.
Section
539.493
Funds created.
Section
539.495
Construction fund: Source.
Section
539.497
Construction fund: Authorized disbursements.
Section
539.500
Construction fund: Transfers to general fund.
Section
539.503
Bond fund: Source.
Section
539.505
Bond fund: Investment and transfer of surplus money.
Section
539.507
General fund: Division into general fund and operation and maintenance fund.
Section
539.510
General fund: Source.
Section
539.513
General fund: Board may fix rates of tolls or charges; collection in advance; enforcement of debt; liens.
Section
539.515
General fund: Expenditures for development, operation and maintenance of recreational grounds; limitations.
Section
539.517
General fund: Expenditure for exploiting district resources; limitation; tax.
Section
539.520
Duties of district treasurer; liability on official bond.
Section
539.523
Directors may make temporary transfers.
Section
539.525
Regulation of disbursements from funds; approval of vouchers.
Section
539.527
Interest coupons: Payment by district treasurer.
Section
539.530
Deposit of money in bank or credit union in state.
Section
539.533
Deposit of district money in accordance with general laws.
Section
539.537
Security of deposits: Surety bonds; securities in lieu of surety bond.
Section
539.540
Resolution of directors: General plan of proposed operations.
Section
539.543
Surveys and examinations; direction and certification by irrigation engineer.
Section
539.545
Estimate of amount of money necessary to be raised; election required.
Section
539.547
Notice of election: Posting; publication; contents.
Section
539.550
Ballots: Form.
Section
539.553
Conduct of election; number of votes elector may cast; certain persons and entities entitled to vote; filing of designations or written consents; informalities not to invalidate election.
Section
539.557
Additional bond issues: Election required.
Section
539.560
Determination of benefits: Apportionment; procedure.
Section
539.563
Meeting to review apportionment of benefits: Notice; hearing.
Section
539.565
Confirmation proceedings in district court: Petition; contents; notice of hearing on petition; pleadings.
Section
539.567
Confirmation proceedings: Confirmation of apportionment; corrections by court; final judgment; costs.
Section
539.570
Sale of bonds authorized; public or private sale; terms.
Section
539.573
Bonds not to be sold for less than 90 percent of par value and accrued interest.
Section
539.575
Use of unsold bonds in payment of construction; approval of Department of Taxation.
Section
539.577
Cancellation of authorized bond issue; levy of assessments in lieu of bonds; limitations.
Section
539.580
Payment of bonds and interest from revenue derived from annual assessments.
Section
539.583
Payment of interest from bond fund.
Section
539.585
Payment before issuance of bonds, notes or certificates of indebtedness.
Section
539.587
Insufficient money to complete improvement: Levy of assessment; issuance of additional bonds.
Section
539.590
Prior liens.
Section
539.593
Power of directors to levy assessments to spread redemption of bonds.
Section
539.595
Directors may execute agreement with bond purchasers guaranteeing tax levy for bond redemption; approval of Department of Taxation; recording of agreement.
Section
539.597
County auditor to spread minimum sinking fund tax on assessment books.
Section
539.600
Agreement binding on subsequent boards of directors; directors may increase tax.
Section
539.603
Proceedings if county officers fail to perform duties pertaining to sinking fund tax.
Section
539.605
Faith and credit of State pledged.
Section
539.607
Issuance of notes authorized to meet obligations of district after levy of tax; levy and collection of special tax.
Section
539.610
Redemption of bonds before maturity: Procedure.
Section
539.613
Issuance authorized without election; purposes; exchange or sale; lien.
Section
539.614
Source of payment and security; applicability of provisions of chapter; conclusiveness of board’s determination of compliance with chapter.
Section
539.615
Series and issue of bonds.
Section
539.617
Consecutive numbering; negotiability and payment; multiples of $100.
Section
539.620
Directors may fix and determine time for issuance and maturity; limit on maturity.
Section
539.623
Form of bonds.
Section
539.624
Issuance separately or in combination.
Section
539.625
Date of bonds.
Section
539.627
Denominations.
Section
539.630
Interest.
Section
539.633
Places of payment.
Section
539.635
Record to be kept by secretary and treasurer.
Section
539.636
Power of board of directors.
Section
539.638
Liens.
Section
539.639
Trustees and receivers.
Section
539.640
Resolution of district concerning availability of bonds for legal investments; copy filed with Department of Taxation.
Section
539.643
Investigation of affairs of district; report of Department of Taxation.
Section
539.645
Provisions of NRS 539.643 directory only.
Section
539.647
Certification of bonds by State Controller.
Section
539.650
Expenditures from construction fund after certification of bonds prohibited without consent of Department of Taxation.
Section
539.653
Progressive construction: Certification of bonds as needed; prior approval of Department of Taxation if all bonds certified.
Section
539.655
Form of certificate of State Controller; facsimile signature authorized.
Section
539.657
District to pay expenses of investigation and report.
Section
539.660
Bonds as legal investments and security.
Section
539.663
Bonds of irrigation districts of other states as legal investments; limitations.
Section
539.665
Faith of State of Nevada pledged.
Section
539.667
Secretary is district assessor; preparation of assessment book annually; contents of assessment book.
Section
539.670
Levy of assessments and tax by board; computation and entry in assessment book.
Section
539.673
Assessment by district board of land escaping assessment.
Section
539.675
Use of preceding assessments for succeeding years; deemed regular levy.
Section
539.677
Levy of assessments by county commissioners or Department of Taxation; duties of district attorney and Attorney General.
Section
539.680
Correction of assessments; notice of time of meeting to correct assessments; retention of assessment book in district office for inspection; changes in assessments.
Section
539.683
Collection of assessments: Procedure; duties of county and district officers.
Section
539.685
Addition of unpaid tolls and charges to assessment levies.
Section
539.687
Assessment as lien against property; bond lien as preferred lien.
Section
539.690
Special assessments: Procedure for levy; election; authority to levy assessments for number of years for specific purposes.
Section
539.693
Sale of land in district because of delinquency in payment of tax; land sold subject to accrued and accruing liens for charges, tolls, assessments and taxes.
Section
539.695
Procedure for summary foreclosure of lien for accrued charges, tolls or assessments; notice of sale; sale for delinquency in taxes.
Section
539.697
Distribution and sale of water acquired at sale for delinquent tax or summary foreclosure.
Section
539.700
Exclusion of land from benefits if land sold for delinquent taxes or assessments: Consent of bondholders and others.
Section
539.703
Water and water rights become part of general supply when land excluded from further participation in benefits.
Section
539.705
Land excluded from participation in benefits: Transfer of storage rights and benefits apportioned to other land.
Section
539.708
Petition for annexation: Contents; inclusion of lands within municipal corporation.
Section
539.712
Notice of filing of petition for annexation: Posting; contents; advancement of costs by petitioners.
Section
539.714
Hearing on annexation petition.
Section
539.716
Conditions precedent to annexation; apportionment and assessment of benefits.
Section
539.718
Order of annexation: Contents; survey.
Section
539.722
Resolution approving annexation notwithstanding electors’ objections: Adoption; contents.
Section
539.724
Election on question of annexation: Notice; procedure; form of ballots.
Section
539.726
Order of annexation following election: Contents; recording.
Section
539.728
Apportionment of benefits following annexation: Compliance with statutes.
Section
539.732
Lands in one district not to be included in another district.
Section
539.734
Inclusion within district of state lands and state lands held under contract to purchase.
Section
539.736
Exclusion of land: Grounds; limitations.
Section
539.738
Notice of proposed exclusion: Publication; contents.
Section
539.742
Resolution excluding land; objections.
Section
539.744
Order or denial of exclusion; publication of order.
Section
539.746
Recording of order excluding land or changing boundaries with plat.
Section
539.748
Petition to district court by aggrieved persons.
Section
539.750
Petition for dissolution of district: Filing with clerk of district court; order of district judge.
Section
539.753
Contents of petition.
Section
539.755
Determination of sufficiency of percentages required on petition: What governs clerk of district court.
Section
539.757
Ballots: Form.
Section
539.760
Conduct of election; canvass of votes.
Section
539.763
Certification of election results to district court; examination of returns by court; order of dissolution; filing of financial statement.
Section
539.765
Court governed by NRS 539.287 where contract with United States exists.
Section
539.767
Order of dissolution not to be entered until bonded indebtedness liquidated or consent of bondholders filed.
Section
539.770
Payment of other indebtedness to be provided for; duties of county officers in closing affairs of district.
Section
539.773
Liquidation of indebtedness; levy of assessments; collection of taxes; sale of district property by county commissioners; disposition of proceeds.
Section
539.775
Contract with United States or bonded indebtedness not bar to dissolution if provision made for payment.
Section
539.777
Entry of order dissolving district; further indebtedness prohibited.
Section
539.780
Unlawful interference with officer, agent or employee of district; criminal and civil penalties.
Section
539.783
Liability of water user negligently or wrongfully impairing system of works; notice to repair.
Section
539.6133
Voluntary surrender or limitation on maturity; limitation on principal, interest and maturity.
Section
539.6135
Use of proceeds; payment of incidental costs.
Section
539.6137
Escrow or trust for payment of refunded or refunding bonds.
Section
539.6353
Rights and remedies cumulative.
Section
539.6355
Failure of holder of bonds to proceed does not relieve district of liability.
Section
539.6361
Reserve fund from bond proceeds: Creation, accumulation and maintenance; augmentations.
Section
539.6362
Payment of deficiency from general fund, reserve fund or other available revenue; levy of ad valorem tax.
Section
539.6363
Duties of board of directors in making levy.
Section
539.6364
Considerations in certifying annual levies; additional levies in event of insufficient revenue.
Section
539.6365
Payment of taxes to district; lien.
Section
539.6366
Sale of property for nonpayment of taxes.
Section
539.6371
Issuance authorized to finance revenue-producing project.
Section
539.6375
Covenants and other provisions.
Section
539.6385
Rights and powers of holders of bonds.