IRRIGATION DISTRICTS
Nev. Rev. Stat. 539
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section539.010. Short title.section539.013. Definitions.section539.015. Publication of notice.section539.017. Construction.section539.020. Petition for organization of district.section539.023. Inclusion of state lands in district; Governor may sign petition.section539.025. Contents of petition.section539.027. Undertaking.section539.030. Petition filed in office of county clerk; publication of notice of time of meeting; newspaper in which publication to be made; contents of notice.section539.033. Presentation of petition to county commissioners; hearing.section539.035. Adjournment of hearing.section539.037. Determination as to land to be formed into district.section539.040. Informalities in petition to be disregarded; reason for refusal or dismissal of petition; mandamus.section539.043. Order granting or denying petition; order granting petition to establish boundaries and designate name.section539.045. Order calling election; qualifications of candidate for director.section539.047. Notice of election: Contents; publication.section539.050. Election precincts.section539.053. Conduct of election; absent voters ballots.section539.055. Canvass of votes; order declaring territory formed as district under designated name; recording of order and plat.section539.057. Conclusiveness of record of county commissioners concerning proceedings.section539.060. Name of district; change of name of certain districts.section539.063. Officers of district.section539.065. Directors: Terms of office; qualifications.section539.067. Directors: Oaths; bonds.section539.070. Directors: Vacancies in office.section539.071. Expansion of number of directors authorized if federal reclamation project operated and project authorized for additional purposes; procedure.section539.073. Organization of board; election and appointment of officers.section539.075. Secretary and treasurer: Appointment; bond.section539.077. Assistant secretary: Appointment; duties.section539.080. Compensation and expenses of directors and other officers.section539.081. Interest in certain contracts prohibited; penalties.section539.083. Office of board.section539.085. Regular meetings: Time and place; notice of change of time; judicial day.section539.087. Special meetings: Calling by president or board; notice; business to be transacted.section539.090. Legal meeting: Attendance of all members.section539.093. Meetings public.section539.095. Quorum; affirmative vote of majority required for certain questions.section539.097. Records open to inspection.section539.103. Director not to be employed by district as engineer, watermaster or manager.section539.105. Establishment of precincts and polling places.section539.107. Procedure for change of boundaries.section539.110. Procedure for changing number of directors and divisions; election required.section539.113. Procedure for election of directors.section539.115. When regular elections of irrigation districts to be held.section539.117. When election need not be held; declaration of election of candidates.section539.120. Declarations of candidacy; filing fees.section539.123. Eligibility to vote; number of votes elector may cast; certain persons and entities entitled to vote and exercise rights of electors; filing of designations or written consents.section539.125. Notice of election: Contents; publication.section539.127. Registration of electors required; reregistration.section539.130. Secretary is ex officio district registrar; appointment of field registrars; duties.section539.133. Close of registration: Time.section539.135. Oath of individual registrant.section539.137. Oath of registrants on behalf of entity that is not natural person.section539.140. Persons who may administer registration oath.section539.143. Designation of registered voters in rosters and lists of registered electors.section539.145. Appointment of inspectors and clerks; designation of time and place of election.section539.147. Compensation of registrars and election officers.section539.150. Election officers: Oath; vacancies.section539.153. Applicability of general election laws.section539.155. Returns delivered to secretary; canvass by board of directors; declaration of result.section539.157. Declaration of candidates receiving highest number of votes; certificates of election.section539.160. Directors subject to recall from office.section539.163. Petition for recall: Contents; required signatures; filing.section539.165. Petition for recall: Use of copies; verification.section539.167. Petition for recall: Director must hold office 6 months.section539.170. Special election: Call; when held.section539.173. Vacancy filled if director resigns; continuance in office if director does not resign.section539.175. Removal of signature from recall petition: Procedure.section539.177. Nominating petitions for successors; filing.section539.180. Recall ballots: Reasons for recall and answer thereto; form of proposal; names of nominees.section539.183. Result of recall election: Successor elected or vacancy in office created.section539.185. Subsequent recall proceedings barred during directors term unless previous election expenses paid by petitioners.section539.187. Applicability of general election laws to recall elections.section539.188. Special election may be held upon unanimous vote of board of directors.section539.189. Notice of election for election for issuance of bonds or other securities: Contents.section539.190. General powers of board of directors.section539.193. Agents and employees: Employment and appointment; duties; compensation.section539.195. Entry upon land to make surveys and locate works.section539.197. Contracts.section539.200. Contracts of indemnity and guaranty.section539.201. Purchase of liability insurance.section539.203. Board of directors authorized to sue and to be sued.section539.205. Annual report to State Engineer; recommendations of State Engineer.section539.207. Acquisition of property.section539.210. Use of proceeds of bonds for acquisition.section539.213. Lease of lands for community pasture.section539.215. Investigations and representations requisite to acquiring control over governmental lands.section539.217. Conveyance or donation of lands acquired by district.section539.220. Construction of works across watercourse, road, railway, conduit or other property; restoration of crossed property.section539.223. Rights-of-way over state lands granted; duties of State Engineer and Director of State Department of Conservation and Natural Resources.section539.225. Eminent domain; rules of practice.section539.227. Vested rights used in connection with mining or generation of power not to be affected or taken.section539.230. Appropriation and distribution; use by irrigation district declared public use; place of use of water.section539.233. Regulations for distribution and use of water; regulating and measuring devices; distribution of regulations.section539.234. Petition for State Engineer to prescribe or clarify rules and regulations relating to distribution and use of water within district.section539.235. Distribution of water by division or district for appropriate charge.section539.237. Authority to generate, transmit, sell and acquire electric power.section539.240. Election required for approval of certain contracts; notice; ballots; limitation; judicial determination of validity.section539.243. Election required for approval of lease of power plant or transmission system owned or controlled by district.section539.245. Authority of board of directors to provide for drainage.section539.255. Award of contract in case of emergency or necessity without advertising for bids.section539.260. Direction and satisfaction of district engineer; approval by board.section539.263. Contract not to be let unless sufficient money in treasury or payable in districts bonds.section539.265. When bids may be dispensed with; use of construction fund.section539.267. Performance of acts necessary to carry out enlarged powers.section539.270. General powers.section539.273. Purposes of cooperation and contract.section539.275. Provisions includable in contract.section539.277. Bonds: Transfer to or deposit with United States; payment of interest and principal; rate of interest; call for repayment.section539.280. Payment in installments; rate of interest; assessment and levy; lien.section539.283. Distribution and apportionment of water; refusal of service to delinquent land; assessment to maintain existing works.section539.285. Rent or lease of water.section539.287. Dissolution of district or change of boundaries: Consent of Secretary of Interior; excluded areas free from liens and charges.section539.290. Collection of money or action as fiscal agent of United States: Acceptance of appointment; duties, liabilities and powers of district.section539.293. Additional bonds of district officers: When required; inspection of district books by federal agents.section539.295. Conveyance of property to United States.section539.297. Authorization of proposal to enter into contract.section539.300. Notice of election: Contents.section539.303. Ballots: Form.section539.305. Validation proceedings.section539.307. Directors relieved of certain duties; adoption of surveys and plans made by United States.section539.310. Payments from revenue derived from annual assessments upon real property; property liable to assessment and levy.section539.313. Annual levy or imposition of tolls or charges to meet payments.section539.315. Apportionment of assessment in accordance with benefits; ascertainment of benefits.section539.317. Assessment of federal public land.section539.320. Obligation of district in case of default of land.section539.323. Money paid to district treasury and held in United States Contract Fund; disposition of surplus.section539.325. Contracts for release of mortgages or liens; assumption by district of indebtedness due United States; apportionment of benefits; collection and payment of taxes and assessments.section539.327. Exclusion of district division outside scope of contract.section539.330. Contracts of district divisions with United States.section539.333. General power; purposes.section539.335. Authority to enter into agreements with districts in adjoining states.section539.337. Written contracts or resolutions.section539.340. Recordation of contracts and resolutions.section539.343. Provisions as to ownership of property.section539.345. Trial of disputes and enforcement of rights.section539.347. Meeting in adjoining state valid.section539.350. Diversion of water.section539.353. Holding of property in this state or in adjoining state.section539.355. Foreign irrigation district authorized to acquire land by purchase or condemnation; conditions.section539.357. Use of land declared public use.section539.360. Provisions applicable if reciprocal rights granted.section539.363. Power of division to construct improvements.section539.365. Petition to district directors: Contents; appointment of local board.section539.367. Local board: Composition; terms of office; vacancies.section539.370. Compensation of local directors.section539.373. Powers of local board concerning improvements.section539.375. Board of directors of district may incur debts and issue warrants; limitations; assessments.section539.377. Plans and estimates of local undertakings: Preparation; statement of source of money; statement of purposes.section539.380. Filing of plans and estimates or statement with district secretary; request for election.section539.383. Notice of election: Contents; publication.section539.385. Conduct of election.section539.387. Terms of local directors terminate and local board dissolved if proposal fails.section539.390. Authorization for improvements at election; levy and collection of assessments.section539.393. Certificates of indebtedness and notes: Signatures of officers of district; treated as bonds of district.section539.395. Apportionment of benefits; method of levy and collection of assessments.section539.397. Validation proceedings.section539.400. Full payment of local undertakings; termination of terms of local directors; disposition of remaining money.section539.403. Local improvements affecting two or more divisions: Applicability of NRS 539.363 to 539.403 , inclusive.section539.405. Petition for creation of local board.section539.407. Powers of local board.section539.410. Election required for approval to enter contract and levy assessment.section539.413. Applicability of laws relating to contracts between districts and United States.section539.415. Validation proceedings.section539.417. Assumption of operation and maintenance of existing works only; power of local board to levy assessments and impose tolls and charges.section539.420. Construction, replacement or extension of works: Power of local board to levy assessments and impose tolls and charges.section539.423. Purposes for which land may be formed into improvement district.section539.425. Proposal of formation: Recommendation of district engineer; petition of landowners; designation of area by directors.section539.427. Plans and estimates of cost of improvement; provision for payment of costs.section539.430. Submission of proposed improvement, estimated cost and methods of financing to Department of Taxation.section539.433. Election required after approval by Department of Taxation.section539.435. Form of question to be submitted to voters.section539.437. Conduct of election.section539.440. Apportionment of benefits.section539.443. Confirmation proceedings in district court: Procedure; notice.section539.445. Authorization to carry out improvement.section539.447. Sale of securities; deposit of proceeds in improvement district fund.section539.450. Securities: Execution by district officers; lien upon issuance of bonds.section539.453. Levy and collection of annual assessments for payment of interest and redemption of securities.section539.455. Payment of assessments before issuance of securities.section539.457. Powers of directors and officers of district.section539.460. Applicability of chapter to improvement districts.section539.463. Issuance; conditions.section539.465. Election required to authorize issuance; conduct of election; maturity of and interest on bonds.section539.467. Confirmation of proceedings by district court.section539.470. Apportionment of benefits; levy of annual assessments for interest and redemption of bonds.section539.473. Certification of bonds by State Controller.section539.475. Sale and exchange of bonds.section539.477. Debt or liability in excess of express provisions void; incurrence forbidden.section539.480. Limitation on indebtedness; issuance of warrants or negotiable notes; levy and collection of assessments; limitation on and calculation of assessments; annual adjustment.section539.483. Monthly financial reports of district treasurer; verification and filing.section539.485. Monthly posting and publication of claims allowed by board of directors.section539.487. Annual publication of district financial statement.section539.490. County treasurer to deliver all money collected to treasurer of district.section539.493. Funds created.section539.495. Construction fund: Source.section539.497. Construction fund: Authorized disbursements.section539.500. Construction fund: Transfers to general fund.section539.503. Bond fund: Source.section539.505. Bond fund: Investment and transfer of surplus money.section539.507. General fund: Division into general fund and operation and maintenance fund.section539.510. General fund: Source.section539.513. General fund: Board may fix rates of tolls or charges; collection in advance; enforcement of debt; liens.section539.515. General fund: Expenditures for development, operation and maintenance of recreational grounds; limitations.section539.517. General fund: Expenditure for exploiting district resources; limitation; tax.section539.520. Duties of district treasurer; liability on official bond.section539.523. Directors may make temporary transfers.section539.525. Regulation of disbursements from funds; approval of vouchers.section539.527. Interest coupons: Payment by district treasurer.section539.530. Deposit of money in bank or credit union in state.section539.533. Deposit of district money in accordance with general laws.section539.537. Security of deposits: Surety bonds; securities in lieu of surety bond.section539.540. Resolution of directors: General plan of proposed operations.section539.543. Surveys and examinations; direction and certification by irrigation engineer.section539.545. Estimate of amount of money necessary to be raised; election required.section539.547. Notice of election: Posting; publication; contents.section539.550. Ballots: Form.section539.553. Conduct of election; number of votes elector may cast; certain persons and entities entitled to vote; filing of designations or written consents; informalities not to invalidate election.section539.557. Additional bond issues: Election required.section539.560. Determination of benefits: Apportionment; procedure.section539.563. Meeting to review apportionment of benefits: Notice; hearing.section539.565. Confirmation proceedings in district court: Petition; contents; notice of hearing on petition; pleadings.section539.567. Confirmation proceedings: Confirmation of apportionment; corrections by court; final judgment; costs.section539.570. Sale of bonds authorized; public or private sale; terms.section539.573. Bonds not to be sold for less than 90 percent of par value and accrued interest.section539.575. Use of unsold bonds in payment of construction; approval of Department of Taxation.section539.577. Cancellation of authorized bond issue; levy of assessments in lieu of bonds; limitations.section539.580. Payment of bonds and interest from revenue derived from annual assessments.section539.583. Payment of interest from bond fund.section539.585. Payment before issuance of bonds, notes or certificates of indebtedness.section539.587. Insufficient money to complete improvement: Levy of assessment; issuance of additional bonds.section539.590. Prior liens.section539.593. Power of directors to levy assessments to spread redemption of bonds.section539.595. Directors may execute agreement with bond purchasers guaranteeing tax levy for bond redemption; approval of Department of Taxation; recording of agreement.section539.597. County auditor to spread minimum sinking fund tax on assessment books.section539.600. Agreement binding on subsequent boards of directors; directors may increase tax.section539.603. Proceedings if county officers fail to perform duties pertaining to sinking fund tax.section539.605. Faith and credit of State pledged.section539.607. Issuance of notes authorized to meet obligations of district after levy of tax; levy and collection of special tax.section539.610. Redemption of bonds before maturity: Procedure.section539.613. Issuance authorized without election; purposes; exchange or sale; lien.section539.614. Source of payment and security; applicability of provisions of chapter; conclusiveness of boards determination of compliance with chapter.section539.615. Series and issue of bonds.section539.617. Consecutive numbering; negotiability and payment; multiples of $100.section539.620. Directors may fix and determine time for issuance and maturity; limit on maturity.section539.623. Form of bonds.section539.624. Issuance separately or in combination.section539.625. Date of bonds.section539.627. Denominations.section539.630. Interest.section539.633. Places of payment.section539.635. Record to be kept by secretary and treasurer.section539.636. Power of board of directors.section539.638. Liens.section539.639. Trustees and receivers.section539.640. Resolution of district concerning availability of bonds for legal investments; copy filed with Department of Taxation.section539.643. Investigation of affairs of district; report of Department of Taxation.section539.645. Provisions of NRS 539.643 directory only.section539.647. Certification of bonds by State Controller.section539.650. Expenditures from construction fund after certification of bonds prohibited without consent of Department of Taxation.section539.653. Progressive construction: Certification of bonds as needed; prior approval of Department of Taxation if all bonds certified.section539.655. Form of certificate of State Controller; facsimile signature authorized.section539.657. District to pay expenses of investigation and report.section539.660. Bonds as legal investments and security.section539.663. Bonds of irrigation districts of other states as legal investments; limitations.section539.665. Faith of State of Nevada pledged.section539.667. Secretary is district assessor; preparation of assessment book annually; contents of assessment book.section539.670. Levy of assessments and tax by board; computation and entry in assessment book.section539.673. Assessment by district board of land escaping assessment.section539.675. Use of preceding assessments for succeeding years; deemed regular levy.section539.677. Levy of assessments by county commissioners or Department of Taxation; duties of district attorney and Attorney General.section539.680. Correction of assessments; notice of time of meeting to correct assessments; retention of assessment book in district office for inspection; changes in assessments.section539.683. Collection of assessments: Procedure; duties of county and district officers.section539.685. Addition of unpaid tolls and charges to assessment levies.section539.687. Assessment as lien against property; bond lien as preferred lien.section539.690. Special assessments: Procedure for levy; election; authority to levy assessments for number of years for specific purposes.section539.693. Sale of land in district because of delinquency in payment of tax; land sold subject to accrued and accruing liens for charges, tolls, assessments and taxes.section539.695. Procedure for summary foreclosure of lien for accrued charges, tolls or assessments; notice of sale; sale for delinquency in taxes.section539.697. Distribution and sale of water acquired at sale for delinquent tax or summary foreclosure.section539.700. Exclusion of land from benefits if land sold for delinquent taxes or assessments: Consent of bondholders and others.section539.703. Water and water rights become part of general supply when land excluded from further participation in benefits.section539.705. Land excluded from participation in benefits: Transfer of storage rights and benefits apportioned to other land.section539.708. Petition for annexation: Contents; inclusion of lands within municipal corporation.section539.712. Notice of filing of petition for annexation: Posting; contents; advancement of costs by petitioners.section539.714. Hearing on annexation petition.section539.716. Conditions precedent to annexation; apportionment and assessment of benefits.section539.718. Order of annexation: Contents; survey.section539.722. Resolution approving annexation notwithstanding electors objections: Adoption; contents.section539.724. Election on question of annexation: Notice; procedure; form of ballots.section539.726. Order of annexation following election: Contents; recording.section539.728. Apportionment of benefits following annexation: Compliance with statutes.section539.732. Lands in one district not to be included in another district.section539.734. Inclusion within district of state lands and state lands held under contract to purchase.section539.736. Exclusion of land: Grounds; limitations.section539.738. Notice of proposed exclusion: Publication; contents.section539.742. Resolution excluding land; objections.section539.744. Order or denial of exclusion; publication of order.section539.746. Recording of order excluding land or changing boundaries with plat.section539.748. Petition to district court by aggrieved persons.section539.750. Petition for dissolution of district: Filing with clerk of district court; order of district judge.section539.753. Contents of petition.section539.755. Determination of sufficiency of percentages required on petition: What governs clerk of district court.section539.757. Ballots: Form.section539.760. Conduct of election; canvass of votes.section539.763. Certification of election results to district court; examination of returns by court; order of dissolution; filing of financial statement.section539.765. Court governed by NRS 539.287 where contract with United States exists.section539.767. Order of dissolution not to be entered until bonded indebtedness liquidated or consent of bondholders filed.section539.770. Payment of other indebtedness to be provided for; duties of county officers in closing affairs of district.section539.773. Liquidation of indebtedness; levy of assessments; collection of taxes; sale of district property by county commissioners; disposition of proceeds.section539.775. Contract with United States or bonded indebtedness not bar to dissolution if provision made for payment.section539.777. Entry of order dissolving district; further indebtedness prohibited.section539.780. Unlawful interference with officer, agent or employee of district; criminal and civil penalties.section539.783. Liability of water user negligently or wrongfully impairing system of works; notice to repair.section539.6133. Voluntary surrender or limitation on maturity; limitation on principal, interest and maturity.section539.6135. Use of proceeds; payment of incidental costs.section539.6137. Escrow or trust for payment of refunded or refunding bonds.section539.6353. Rights and remedies cumulative.section539.6355. Failure of holder of bonds to proceed does not relieve district of liability.section539.6361. Reserve fund from bond proceeds: Creation, accumulation and maintenance; augmentations.section539.6362. Payment of deficiency from general fund, reserve fund or other available revenue; levy of ad valorem tax.section539.6363. Duties of board of directors in making levy.section539.6364. Considerations in certifying annual levies; additional levies in event of insufficient revenue.section539.6365. Payment of taxes to district; lien.section539.6366. Sale of property for nonpayment of taxes.section539.6371. Issuance authorized to finance revenue-producing project.section539.6375. Covenants and other provisions.section539.6385. Rights and powers of holders of bonds.
Source: NV Statutes (Official Site)URL: https://www.leg.state.nv.us/nrs/NRS-539.htmlFetched: 10/4/2026