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Regional Planning and Management (Nevada Revised Statutes: Title 48 Water; Chapter 540A)

Country/Territory
United States of America
Territorial subdivision
Nevada
Document type
Legislation
Date
2018
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Water
Keyword
Freshwater resources management Local government Governance Procedural matters Water quality standards Policy/planning Royalties/fees Property rights
Geographical area
Americas, Arctic, East Pacific, North America, North Atlantic
Abstract

This Chapter of the Nevada Revised Statutes concerns regional water planning and management. It applies only to counties whose population is 100,000 or more but less than 700,000. Specifically, the Chapter provides for administration by board of county commissioners; remediation of quality of water; preparation and approval of plan for remediation; duty of board to determine costs of developing and carrying out water plan; liability of owner or lessee of property; prerequisites to determining, expanding or amending boundaries of district for remediation: hearing; publication of notice of hearing; adoption of ordinance; determination of annual fee for properties within district for remediation; collection and enforcement of fee; duty of persons who sell water to provide board with list of clients; power of board to impose ad valorem tax on property within district in lieu of annual fee; power of board to issue bonds or otherwise become obligated to pay costs of developing and carrying out plan for remediation; bonds or other obligations secured by certain fees or taxes; applicability of chapters 332 and 338 of the Nevada Revised Statutes to contract for plan for remediation; county ownership of property on which remediation equipment or improvements are located not required if certain conditions met; reimbursement of expenses to identify, study and remedy condition if costs and expenses in conformity with plan; establishment of criteria for reimbursement; reimbursement subject to availability of proceeds from certain bonds, fees or taxes; state Department of Conservation and Natural Resources authorized to recover costs of remediation from person who caused or contributed to condition requiring remediation; priority of distribution of money recovered from responsible person; use of money distributed to board; and determination by board conclusive and incontestable in absence of fraud or gross abuse of discretion; and review of determination by district court.

Full text
English
Website
www.leg.state.nv.us