NRS 541.070
Time and place for hearing

  • jurisdiction of district court
  • judge not to be disqualified.

1.

Immediately after the filing of the petition, the court wherein the petition is filed shall by order fix a place and time, not less than 60 days nor more than 90 days after the petition is filed, for hearing thereon, and thereupon the clerk of the court shall cause notice by publication to be made of the pendency of the petition and of the time and place of hearing thereon. The clerk of the court shall also forthwith cause a copy of the notice to be mailed by United States registered or certified mail to the board of county commissioners of each of the several counties having territory within the proposed district.

2.

The district court in and for the county in which the petition for the organization of a water conservancy district has been filed shall thereafter for all purposes of this chapter, except as herein otherwise provided, maintain and have original and exclusive jurisdiction, coextensive with the boundaries of the water conservancy district and of land and other property proposed to be included in the district or affected by the district without regard to the usual limits of its jurisdiction.

3.

No judge of such court wherein such petition is filed shall be disqualified to perform any duty imposed by this chapter by reason of ownership of property within any water conservancy district or proposed water conservancy district, or by reason of ownership of any property that may be benefited, taxed or assessed therein.

Source: Section 541.070 — Time and place for hearing; jurisdiction of district court; judge not to be disqualified., https://www.­leg.­state.­nv.­us/NRS/NRS-541.­html#NRS541Sec070.

541.010
Short title. 541.020
Definitions. 541.030
Legislative declarations. 541.040
District courts vested with jurisdiction to establish water conservancy districts 541.050
Establishment of district: Requirements 541.060
Filing of bond. 541.070
Time and place for hearing 541.080
Protesting petition 541.090
Findings and decree to be filed with Secretary of State, county recorders and county clerks. 541.100
Board of directors: Appointment 541.110
Directors: Oath 541.120
Quorum of board. 541.130
Duties of secretary 541.140
Powers of board. 541.145
Powers of board concerning irrigation, flood control, drainage, safety and health projects. 541.150
Subdistricts: Organization 541.160
Board may levy and collect taxes and special assessments 541.170
Board to fix rate of levy under class A 541.180
Board may sell or lease water to municipalities upon petition 541.190
Board may sell or lease water to irrigation districts 541.200
Board may sell or lease water to persons and private corporations on petition 541.205
Board may undertake irrigation, flood control, drainage, safety and health projects 541.207
Board or subcontracting agency not required to furnish water for artificially created lake or stream if restricted or prohibited by ordinances 541.210
Board may levy additional assessments to pay deficiencies. 541.220
Board to hear objections to assessments 541.230
Officials charged with duty to collect taxes 541.240
Sale of real property for unpaid taxes and assessments. 541.250
Property exempt from assessments. 541.260
Board may dispose of water under contracts. 541.270
Liens to secure payment of annual installments. 541.280
Board may create sinking fund. 541.290
Powers of board in distribution of water. 541.300
Contracts relating to electrical energy. 541.310
Change of boundaries: Petition for inclusion of other lands 541.320
Petition for exclusion of lands in district 541.330
Board may enter into contracts relative to payments to be made to United States. 541.340
Acquisition of works: Procedure for creation of indebtedness 541.350
Publication of resolution for creation of indebtedness. 541.360
Conduct of election 541.370
Majority vote required to authorize indebtedness 541.380
Board may petition court for judicial determination of orders, acts, power, taxes and contracts. 541.390
Notice 541.400
Cases to be heard by court at earliest practicable moment. 541.410
Liberal construction of chapter. 541.420
Conflicting laws declared nonoperative.
Last Updated

Feb. 5, 2021

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