The State, acting through the board, may also for the purpose of acquiring facilities:
1. Borrow money and issue state securities evidencing any loan to or amount due by the State, provide for and secure the payment of any state securities and the rights of the holders thereof, and purchase, hold and dispose of state securities.
2. Fund or refund any loan or obligation of the State and issue funding or refunding securities to evidence such loan or obligation, as hereinafter provided.
3. Levy and cause to be collected taxes on and against all taxable property within the State as hereinafter provided, subject to the limitations provided in the Nevada Constitution.
4. Fix, from time to time, increase or decrease, collect and cause to be collected rates, fees and other service charges pertaining to the facilities of the State, pledge such revenues for the payment of state securities, and enforce the collection of such revenues by civil action or by any other means provided by law.
5. Purchase, acquire by gift or otherwise acquire properties, including, without limitation, existing sewage or wastewater systems or parts thereof or interests therein, of the Federal Government, the county, any public body in the county or any person as a project of the State or so acquire an interest therein. The State may acquire such properties subject to any mortgage, deed of trust or other lien on the acquired properties to secure the payment of any obligations pertaining thereto.
6. Accept contributions or loans from the Federal Government for the purpose of financing the planning, acquisition, improvement, equipment, maintenance and operation of any enterprise in which the State is authorized to engage, and enter into contracts, cooperate with and accept cooperation from, the Federal Government in the planning, acquisition, improvement, equipment, maintenance and operation, and in financing the planning, acquisition, improvement, equipment, maintenance and operation of any such enterprise, including, without limitation, costs of engineering, architectural, and economic investigations and studies, surveys, designs, plans, working drawings, specifications, procedures and other action preliminary to the acquisition, improvement or equipment of any project, and do any and all things necessary in order to avail itself of such aid, assistance and cooperation.
(Added to NRS by 1977, 13)