Any contract entered into pursuant to the provisions of this chapter may subsequently be modified if in the opinion of the Division the modification conserves and protects the public welfare and the rights of settlers. If the modification relates to changes in the irrigation works or to an extension of time for its completion, the consent of the State Engineer is a condition precedent to any modification by the Division.
[10:76:1911; RL § 3073; NCL § 5484] — (NRS A 1977, 1197; 1979, 232)