Stadium authority: Creation; members; duties.

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1. A board of county commissioners that adopts an ordinance imposing a fee pursuant to NRS 244A.810 shall create a stadium authority to assist in the operation of the minor league baseball stadium project. The stadium authority must consist of:

(a) Two members of the board of county commissioners appointed by the board;

(b) Three members from the governing body of the city in which the minor league baseball stadium is located appointed by that governing body; and

(c) Two persons appointed by the owner of the minor league baseball team that will play its home games in the stadium.

2. The members of the stadium authority serve at the pleasure of the governmental entity or person who appointed them to serve in that capacity.

3. A meeting of the stadium authority must be scheduled if two or more members request a meeting of the stadium authority.

4. The stadium authority may recommend to the governing body of the city in which the minor league baseball stadium is located that the governing body impose a surcharge on items or services related to the minor league baseball stadium project. The surcharge must be approved by a two-thirds majority of the governing body. Any proceeds from a surcharge imposed pursuant to this section must be paid to and collected by the city and must be used solely to pay the costs to acquire, lease, improve, equip, operate and maintain the minor league baseball stadium project, or to pay the principal of, interest on or other payments due with respect to bonds issued by the city to pay such costs, including bonds issued to refund bonds issued to pay such costs, or any combination thereof. The proceeds of the surcharge must not be transferred to any other fund or account or used for any other purpose.

(Added to NRS by 2003, 2928; A 2011, 3340)


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