NRS 277B.320
Certain agreement authorized

  • uses and alterations of transportation routes and utilities
  • certain acts regarding highways, railroads or airports or in violation of federal requirements prohibited.

1.

An authority may enter into an agreement that provides for the lease of rights-of-way, the granting of easements or the issuance of franchises, concessions, licenses or permits.

2.

Except as otherwise provided in subsections 3, 4 and 5, with the consent of any county, city or other governmental entity, an authority may:

(a)

Use streets, alleys, roads, highways and other public ways of the county, city or other governmental entity; and

(b)

Relocate, raise, reroute, change the grade of or alter, at the expense of the authority:

(1)

A street, alley, highway, road or railroad;

(2)

Electric lines and facilities;

(3)

Telegraph and telephone properties and facilities;

(4)

Pipelines and facilities;

(5)

Conduits and facilities; and

(6)

Other property,
Ê as necessary or useful in the construction, reconstruction, repair, maintenance and operation of the inland port.

3.

An authority may not alter:

(a)

A highway that is part of the state highway system without the consent of the Department of Transportation.

(b)

A railroad without the consent of the railroad company.

(c)

A municipally owned airport.

4.

If an inland port includes a municipally owned airport:

(a)

An authority may not interfere with or exercise any control over commercial air transportation operations or airlines that operate at the airport; and

(b)

The airport authority, department of aviation or other existing governing body that owns or manages the airport retains such ownership or management control.

5.

Nothing in this section authorizes an authority to perform any action in violation of any requirement of federal law or condition to the receipt of federal money.

Source: Section 277B.320 — Certain agreement authorized; uses and alterations of transportation routes and utilities; certain acts regarding highways, railroads or airports or in violation of federal requirements prohibited., https://www.­leg.­state.­nv.­us/NRS/NRS-277B.­html#NRS277BSec320.

Last Updated

Feb. 5, 2021

§ 277B.320’s source at nv​.us