1. Any political subdivision of the State of Nevada which operates or controls a water company, or the board of county commissioners of any county from which a franchise has been obtained, pursuant to NRS 709.050 to 709.170, inclusive, by a water company exempt from regulation by the Public Utilities Commission of Nevada, may contract with the Public Utilities Commission of Nevada for rate determination assistance, engineering services or financing advice concerning that water company.
2. Any such contract does not divest a political subdivision or a board of county commissioners of any of its jurisdiction over that water company.
3. The Public Utilities Commission of Nevada may charge a reasonable fee for those services.
(Added to NRS by 1973, 1133; A 1987, 737; 1997, 1958)