NRS 533.190
Costs: Assessment by court

  • entry of charges on assessment roll
  • collection and disposition of money.

1.

At any time in the course of the hearings, the court may, in its discretion, by order assess and adjudge against any party such costs as it deems just and equitable or may so assess the costs in proportion to the amount of water right standing allotted at that time, or the court may assess and adjudge such costs and expenses in its final judgment upon the signing, entry and filing of its formal findings of fact, conclusions of law and decree adjudicating the water rights against any party as it deems just and equitable, or may so assess the costs in proportion to the amount of water right allotted and decreed in the final judgment.

2.

After the making, entry and filing by the court of the first findings of fact, conclusions of law and decree made, entered and filed by the court in any such water adjudication as distinguished from the first proposed findings of fact, conclusions of law and decree, the court shall assess all costs and expenses against the loser or losers, in any and all subsequent proceedings in any such water adjudication.

3.

If costs are assessed or allowed as provided for in this section and in NRS 533.170 and allotted, the State Engineer, within 60 days after such filing and entry, as above described, shall certify to the boards of county commissioners of the respective counties wherein the stream system is situate either the amount of acreage set forth in the order of determination to which water has been allotted, or the respective water rights against which such costs have been assessed by the court, and the charges against each water user in accordance with the court’s judgment and allocation of costs. Upon receipt of the certificate from the State Engineer by the board of county commissioners, the board of county commissioners shall certify the respective charges contained therein to the county assessor of the county in which the land or property served is situated. The county assessor shall enter the amount of the charge on the assessment roll against the claimant’s property or acreage served.

4.

The proper officer of the county shall collect the assessment as other assessments are levied and collected, and the assessment is a lien upon the property so served and must be collected in the same manner as other assessments are collected, but such costs must be collected in equal installments over 2 fiscal years.

5.

When the assessments are collected, the person collecting the assessments shall transmit the money collected to the State Treasurer at the time that person transmits other assessments collected by him or her as provided by law, and the State Treasurer shall deposit the money in the Adjudication Emergency Account provided for in NRS 532.200, out of which costs and expenses must be paid in the manner provided by law.

Source: Section 533.190 — Costs: Assessment by court; entry of charges on assessment roll; collection and disposition of money., https://www.­leg.­state.­nv.­us/NRS/NRS-533.­html#NRS533Sec190.

533.087
Requirement for claimant of vested water right to submit proof of claim.
533.090
Determination of relative rights of claimants to water of stream or stream system: Petition
533.095
Notice of entry of order and pendency of proceedings: Preparation
533.100
Investigation of flow of stream and ditches by State Engineer
533.105
Use of data compiled by United States Geological Survey or other persons.
533.110
Notice of commencement of taking of proofs as to rights
533.115
Blank forms enclosed with notice
533.120
Statements to be certified under oath
533.125
Commencement of taking of proofs
533.130
Petition to intervene may be filed by interested person not served
533.135
Fees of State Engineer
533.140
Preparation and printing of abstract of proofs of appropriation
533.145
Objections to preliminary order of determination
533.150
Hearings of objections to preliminary order of determination: Contents and service of notice
533.155
Hearing of objections: Court reporter
533.160
Entry of order of determination after hearing of objections to preliminary order
533.165
Certified copy of order of determination to be filed with county clerk of county where stream system located
533.170
Exceptions to order of determination: Filing and service
533.175
Employment of experts by court.
533.180
Court may refer case to State Engineer for further evidence.
533.185
Entry of judicial decree
533.190
Costs: Assessment by court
533.200
Appeal from decree to appellate court: Procedure
533.205
Motion for new trial: Service of notice of intention to move for new trial.
533.210
Finality of decree
533.215
Waiver of notices by claimants or appropriators.
533.220
Distribution of water
533.225
County clerk to transmit certified copy of decree to State Engineer
533.230
Division of water by State Engineer during time order of determination is pending in district court.
533.235
Operation of order of determination may be stayed by filing bond with court
533.240
All claimants to be made parties in any suit brought to determine rights
533.250
Admissibility of maps, plats, surveys and evidence on file in office of State Engineer
533.255
Submission of findings made before March 25, 1915.
533.260
Regulations of State Engineer requiring blueprints from claimants to be attached to proofs.
533.265
State Engineer to issue certificates upon final determination of relative rights
533.270
Water commissioners: Appointment
533.275
Engineer for supervision of distribution: Appointment
533.280
Annual budget for stream system or water district: Preparation
533.285
Entry on assessment roll of charges in budget
533.290
Water District Account: Creation
533.295
Limitation on use of Water District Account
533.300
State to be divided into water districts
533.305
Division of water among ditches and reservoirs
533.320
Payment of cost of administration of final decree and distribution of water
Last Updated

Jun. 24, 2021

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