Except as otherwise provided in NRS 244A.703, before availing itself of the powers conferred by NRS 244A.697, 244A.699 or 244A.703 with respect to any project, a board of county commissioners shall:
1. Give notice of its intention by publication at least once in a newspaper of general circulation published in the county, or if there is no such newspaper then in a newspaper of general circulation in the county published in the State; and
2. Hold at least one public hearing, not less than 10 nor more than 20 days after the date of publication of the notice.
(Added to NRS by 1967, 1745; A 1979, 686)