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Nevada

CHAPTER 271 - LOCAL IMPROVEMENTS
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NRS 271.010 Short title.
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NRS 271.015 Applicability of chapter.
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NRS 271.017 Issuance of interim warrants and bonds by municipality.
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NRS 271.020 Legislative declaration.
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NRS 271.025 Decision of governing body prima facie evidence of correctness.
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NRS 271.030 Definitions.
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NRS 271.035 “Acquisition” and “acquire” defined.
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NRS 271.037 “Art project” defined.
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NRS 271.040 “Assessable property” defined.
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NRS 271.045 “Assessment” and “assess” defined.
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NRS 271.050 “Assessment lien” defined.
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NRS 271.055 “Assessment unit” defined.
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NRS 271.057 “Association” defined.
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NRS 271.060 “Clerk” defined.
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NRS 271.065 “Condemnation” and “condemn” defined.
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NRS 271.070 “Cost” and “cost of project” defined.
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NRS 271.075 “County” defined.
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NRS 271.080 “County assessor” defined.
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NRS 271.085 “County treasurer” defined.
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NRS 271.090 “Curb and gutter project” defined.
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NRS 271.095 “Drainage project” defined.
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NRS 271.097 “Electrical project” defined.
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NRS 271.098 “Energy efficiency improvement” defined.
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NRS 271.099 “Energy efficiency improvement project” defined.
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NRS 271.100 “Engineer” defined.
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NRS 271.105 “Equipment” and “equip” defined.
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NRS 271.110 “Federal Government” defined.
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NRS 271.113 “Fire protection project” defined.
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NRS 271.115 “Governing body” defined.
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NRS 271.120 “Hereby,” “herein,” “hereinabove,” “hereinafter,” “hereinbefore,” “hereof,” “hereto” and “hereunder” defined.
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NRS 271.125 “Improvement” and “improve” defined.
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NRS 271.130 “Improvement district” defined.
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NRS 271.135 “Mailed notice” and “notice by mail” defined.
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NRS 271.140 “Member” defined.
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NRS 271.145 “Municipality” defined.
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NRS 271.147 “Neighborhood improvement project” defined.
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NRS 271.150 “Off-street parking project” defined.
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NRS 271.152 “Overhead service facilities” defined.
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NRS 271.155 “Overpass project” defined.
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NRS 271.160 “Park project” defined.
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NRS 271.170 “Posting” defined.
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NRS 271.175 “Project” defined.
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NRS 271.178 “Promotional activity” defined.
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NRS 271.180 “Property” defined.
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NRS 271.185 “Public body” defined.
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NRS 271.190 “Publication” and “publish” defined.
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NRS 271.193 “Rail project” defined.
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NRS 271.195 “Real property” defined.
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NRS 271.197 “Renewable energy” defined.
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NRS 271.199 “Renewable energy project” defined.
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NRS 271.200 “Sanitary sewer project” defined.
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NRS 271.203 “Security wall” defined.
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NRS 271.204 “Service facilities” defined.
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NRS 271.205 “Sidewalk project” defined.
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NRS 271.208 “Special benefit” defined.
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NRS 271.210 “State” defined.
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NRS 271.215 “Storm sewer project” defined.
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NRS 271.220 “Street” defined.
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NRS 271.223 “Street beautification project” defined.
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NRS 271.225 “Street project” defined.
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NRS 271.230 “Taxes” defined.
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NRS 271.232 “Telephone project” defined.
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NRS 271.234 Tourism and entertainment project” defined.
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NRS 271.235 “Tract” defined.
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NRS 271.237 “Transportation project” defined.
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NRS 271.240 “Treasurer” defined.
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NRS 271.242 “Underground conversion project” defined.
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NRS 271.245 “Underpass project” defined.
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NRS 271.250 “Water project” defined.
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NRS 271.252 “Waterfront maintenance project” defined.
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NRS 271.253 “Waterfront project” defined.
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NRS 271.255 Computation of time.
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NRS 271.257 Circumstances under which majority of property owners may act on behalf of all property owners.
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NRS 271.265 General powers of counties, cities and towns. [Effective July 1, 2036.]
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NRS 271.265 General powers of counties, cities and towns. [Effective through June 30, 2032.]
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NRS 271.265 General powers of counties, cities and towns. [Effective July 1, 2032, through June 30, 2036.]
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NRS 271.270 Collateral powers.
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NRS 271.275 Procedure for initiating acquisition or improvement of project.
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NRS 271.280 Procedure for provisional order.
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NRS 271.285 Procedure for petition.
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NRS 271.290 Subsequent procedure after filing of petition.
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NRS 271.295 Combination of projects.
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NRS 271.296 Neighborhood improvement projects: Dissolution of improvement district.
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NRS 271.297 Neighborhood improvement projects: Modification of plan or plat.
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NRS 271.300 Effect of estimates.
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NRS 271.305 Provisional order: Provision and contents of notice of hearing; restrictions on changes after provision of notice.
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NRS 271.306 Apportionment of assessments for irregularly shaped tracts; objections to acquisition or improvement of project.
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NRS 271.307 Preparation of document by engineer without prior direction of governing body.
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NRS 271.308 Emergency ordinance.
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NRS 271.310 Provisional order: Hearing; determination of governing body.
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NRS 271.315 Appeal from adverse order: Pleading with particularity required; judicial review limited.
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NRS 271.320 Procedure after hearing; modification; division into construction units.
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NRS 271.325 Resolution of governing body; adoption and amendment of ordinance creating district; recording list of tracts and estimated assessments; overlapping boundaries of neighborhood improvement projects prohibited.
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NRS 271.330 Methods of acquisition or improvement.
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NRS 271.332 Neighborhood improvement projects: Governing body authorized to contract for provision of improvements with nonprofit association; requirements for association; extension of terms of contract; contract to ensure type and level of services continue.
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NRS 271.333 Neighborhood improvement projects: Contract with nonprofit association to provide for internal controls and audits; authority of governing body to take control of certain assets of association.
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NRS 271.335 Construction contracts.
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NRS 271.337 Addition of certain improvements to existing contracts for construction work; waiver of certain requirements by owner.
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NRS 271.340 Construction by municipality: Supplies and materials.
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NRS 271.345 Cooperative construction.
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NRS 271.350 Use of existing improvements.
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NRS 271.355 Interim warrants.
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NRS 271.357 Establishment of procedure for obtaining hardship determination.
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NRS 271.360 Order for proposed assessment roll; form of roll; postponement of assessments on property for which hardship determination has been approved; effect of improper designation.
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NRS 271.365 Method of computing and limitations upon assessments.
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NRS 271.366 Property of school district exempt from assessments unless consented to by board of trustees.
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NRS 271.367 Apportionment of assessments for security wall.
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NRS 271.369 Transportation project: Estimate of expenditures to maintain, operate, improve and repair project; assessment; use of proceeds.
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NRS 271.370 Determination of assessable tracts.
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NRS 271.375 Preparation of proposed assessment roll; report to governing body.
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NRS 271.377 Estimate of expenditures and proposed amendment to assessment roll for certain neighborhood improvement projects; public meeting required; agenda for public meeting; confirmation of amendment to assessment by resolution; limit on distribution from local government tax distribution account.
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NRS 271.378 Estimate of expenditures and proposed assessment roll for street beautification projects; public hearing required; confirmation of assessments; installment payments authorized.
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NRS 271.379 Estimate of expenditures and proposed assessment roll for waterfront maintenance projects; public hearing required; confirmation of assessments; installment payments authorized; separate fund for proceeds of assessments.
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NRS 271.380 Notice of hearing for assessment.
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NRS 271.385 Hearing for assessment; objections waived unless properly filed in writing.
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NRS 271.390 Levy of assessments; notice; final determination conclusive; roll prima facie evidence of regularity and validity.
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NRS 271.392 Protest by owner or resident of property to be included within assessment plat for neighborhood improvement project; modification of assessment plat by governing body.
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NRS 271.395 Appeal from adverse determination; scope of judicial review.
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NRS 271.400 Assessment for street and alley intersections.
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NRS 271.405 Thirty-day period for payment; deferred payments; notice of levy of assessment and required payment.
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NRS 271.407 Assessments against State and political subdivisions: Ninety-day period of payment; deferred payments.
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NRS 271.409 Date when payment by mail without postmark or with illegible postmark is deemed received.
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NRS 271.410 Acceleration upon delinquency.
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NRS 271.415 Limitations upon deferred payments; rates of interest; notice of required installment; application of credit against payment.
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NRS 271.420 Liens; recording final assessment roll and statement of information.
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NRS 271.425 Division or combination of tracts: Apportionment or combination of assessments authorized; consent of owners; recording of report and statement of information; delegation of duties.
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NRS 271.428 Surplus and deficiency fund: Source; uses.
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NRS 271.429 Refund of surplus; notice of availability of surplus; claim for refund.
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NRS 271.430 Payment of deficiency in assessment.
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NRS 271.431 Pledge of revenues.
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NRS 271.432 Covenants for securing payment of assessments.
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NRS 271.433 Rights and remedies of owners of property assessed.
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NRS 271.434 Inaction of owner does not relieve municipal officers and agents of liability for nonperformance.
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NRS 271.435 Reassessments.
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NRS 271.440 Reassessment: Credit for payment of prior assessment.
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NRS 271.445 Collection of assessments; assessment roll and ordinance levying assessment prima facie evidence of right to recover; reduction or waiver of certain penalties and interest.
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NRS 271.450 Procedure to place previously omitted property upon assessment roll.
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NRS 271.455 Validity of assessment for local improvement.
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NRS 271.460 Payment of assessments by joint owner: Recovery from co-owners; lien.
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NRS 271.465 Assessment paid in error: Recovery.
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NRS 271.470 Error in assessment: Judgment for expenses of municipality properly chargeable against owner or tract.
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NRS 271.472 Financial report required of association providing improvements for neighborhood improvement projects.
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NRS 271.475 Bonds: Power to issue; adoption and effective date of ordinance; payment of proceeds used to pay costs of energy efficiency improvement project or renewable energy project.
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NRS 271.477 Issuance of bonds payable solely from proceeds of assessments.
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NRS 271.480 Recital of compliance in bonds or deed conclusive evidence of facts recited.
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NRS 271.485 Bonds: Sale; rate of interest; proceeds; validity; contract to sell special assessment bonds.
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NRS 271.487 Determination by designated agent of rates of interest on bonds and unpaid installments of assessments.
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NRS 271.488 Issuance of bonds to refund all or portion of outstanding bonds; bonds to be secured by certain assessments; power of governing body to amend assessment ordinance; duties.
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NRS 271.489 Agreements for assurance of payments on bonds.
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NRS 271.490 Fund for payment of bonds; deposit and use of money collected from penalties, collection costs and interest; payment of administrative costs incurred in connection with district.
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NRS 271.495 Deficiency in bond fund or surplus and deficiency fund: Payment from general fund; levy of tax.
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NRS 271.497 Municipality to prepare final accounting of bond fund; requirements for final accounting; time for completing.
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NRS 271.500 Municipality’s liability on bonds.
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NRS 271.502 Assessments and other revenues pledged for payment of securities: Lien of pledge; priority; validity against third persons.
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NRS 271.505 Incontestable recital in bonds.
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NRS 271.515 Bonds: Form; terms; execution; facsimile signature.
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NRS 271.520 Bonds: Exemption from taxation; exceptions.
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NRS 271.525 Early hearings.
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NRS 271.530 Effect of faulty notice of hearing; proper notice; continuance.
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NRS 271.535 Legal investments in bonds.
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NRS 271.536 Advances of money for certain improvements in lieu of issuance of bonds or interim securities.
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NRS 271.537 Limitation on number of annual installments to repay advancement.
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NRS 271.538 Medium-term obligations.
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NRS 271.540 Procedure for collection and enforcement of assessments by municipal treasurer.
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NRS 271.545 Delinquent assessment or installment marked delinquent on assessment roll; contents of notice of sale of property; ordinance to establish procedures for conducting sale of property.
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NRS 271.550 Notice of sale by publication and mail.
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NRS 271.555 Public sale: Time, place and continuation; order of sale of property.
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NRS 271.560 Sale to person offering to pay amount due; when stricken off to municipality; resale of property.
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NRS 271.565 Report of sale by municipal treasurer.
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NRS 271.570 Certificate of sale: Contents; signature; delivery.
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NRS 271.575 Municipal clerk custodian of certificates for property sold to municipality; sale or transfer of certificate.
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NRS 271.580 Entry of payments and redemptions by treasurer on assessment roll.
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NRS 271.585 Property bid in by or stricken off to municipality held in trust by municipality for special assessment district; when municipality may take and hold property discharged of trust.
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NRS 271.590 Sale of property by municipality after expiration of period of redemption; notice; public auction; disposition of proceeds.
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NRS 271.595 Redemption of property; certificate of redemption; notice to owner of demand of purchaser; execution and delivery of deed to purchaser if redemption not made; date when redemption payment is deemed to have been made; expiration of certificate of sale; deed not to be executed to holder of expired certificate.
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NRS 271.600 Recitals, contents and execution of deed; deed as conclusive evidence.
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NRS 271.605 Fees for issuance of certificate of sale and deed.
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NRS 271.610 Acquisition of lien by purchaser of certificate of sale; interest.
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NRS 271.615 Notice to municipal treasurer of proceeding to foreclose lien for general taxes.
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NRS 271.620 Sale of unsold property after maturity of last unpaid installment of bond issue.
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NRS 271.625 Action by municipality for collection and enforcement of delinquent assessment or installment.
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NRS 271.630 Foreclosure actions and proceedings against municipality by holders of bonds.
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NRS 271.631 “Water efficiency improvement project” defined.
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NRS 271.635 Administration of certain improvement districts pursuant to economic development financing agreement approved by Office of Economic Development.
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NRS 271.640 Applicability.
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NRS 271.641 Engineer’s report: Preparation and filing; contents.
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NRS 271.642 Modification if protest hearing required: Provisional order; contents and provision of notice of hearing.
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NRS 271.643 Modification if protest hearing required: Conduct of hearing; consideration and waiver of complaints, protests and objections concerning modification; procedure for termination of proceedings.
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NRS 271.644 Modification if protest hearing required: Final determination of modification and assessments.
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NRS 271.645 Recording of list of tracts, assessments and special benefits.
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NRS 271.646 Authority of governing body to require requester of modification to pay expenses incurred in relevant proceedings.
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NRS 271.650 Pledge of sales or use tax proceeds in assessment ordinance for project in certain counties: Amount; required determinations; interlocal agreements; conclusiveness of determinations.
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NRS 271.660 Agreement with Department of Taxation regarding distribution of pledged amounts.
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NRS 271.670 Agreement with owner of property interest in district to defray cost of local governmental services during term of pledge: Contents; determination by governing body of municipality; notice to and hearing by board of trustees of school district; conclusiveness of governing body’s determination.
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NRS 271.680 Limitations on issuance of bonds.
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NRS 271.700 Applicability of NRS 271.700 to 271.730, inclusive.
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NRS 271.710 Exemption from compliance with certain provisions; agreement with owners of all assessable property in district; powers of governing body; applicability of provisions governing payment of prevailing wage for projects.
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NRS 271.720 Requirements, conditions and effect of agreement with owners of all assessable property in district.
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NRS 271.730 Fixing of rates of interest regarding property sold after date of agreement with owners of all property in district.
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NRS 271.800 Procedure for establishing district; combination with another project; requirements for construction of project; applicability of public bidding requirements limited; applicability of provisions governing prevailing wage for projects; prerequisites to commencement of construction.
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NRS 271.850 Requirements for placement of service facilities underground; calculation of costs for conversion.
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NRS 271.2045 “Service provider” defined.
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NRS 271.3665 Limitation on assessments against municipal land.
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NRS 271.3695 Special assessment for extraordinary maintenance, repair and improvement of project located in redevelopment area in certain counties.
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NRS 271.4315 Application of revenues and credits to payment of assessments.
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NRS 271.4325 Lien of pledge of revenues.
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NRS 271.4335 Rights and remedies cumulative.
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NRS 271.4895 Submission of annual financial information to Director of Legislative Counsel Bureau.
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NRS 271.6301 Definitions.
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NRS 271.6302 “Capital provider” defined.
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NRS 271.6303 “Energy efficiency improvement project” defined.
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NRS 271.6304 “Financing agreement” defined.
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NRS 271.6305 “Program guide” defined.
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NRS 271.6306 “Property owner” defined.
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NRS 271.6307 “Qualified improvement project” defined.
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NRS 271.6308 “Renewable energy project” defined.
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NRS 271.6309 “Resiliency project” defined.
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NRS 271.6312 Power of municipality to create district; ownership of improvements or installations within district; inapplicability of certain provisions related to local improvements.
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NRS 271.6315 Procedure for creation of district.
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NRS 271.6316 Voluntary assessment and direct financing agreements.
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NRS 271.6317 Conditions for lessee of real property to enter into financing agreement with capital provider.
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NRS 271.6321 Requirements for construction; laws relating to public bidding, public works and public procurement not applicable.
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NRS 271.6325 Resolution of governing body specifying procedures for the creation and administration of district; program guide.
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NRS 271.6405 Authorized modifications.
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NRS 271.6415 Modification if protest hearing not required: Conditions; adoption of ordinance.
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NRS 271.6425 Modification if protest hearing required: Prohibited if certain owners of tracts in district object within time specified in notice.
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NRS 271.6435 Modification if protest hearing required: Appeal from adverse determination; scope of judicial review.
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NRS 271.6445 Modification if protest hearing required: Adoption of ordinance modifying project and assessments.
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NRS 271.6455 Establishment of procedure for providing payment or credit for reduced assessments resulting from modification.
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NRS 271.63155 Financing or refinancing: Assessment on real property; bonds.
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NRS 271.63165 Notice of assessment and assessment lien; contents of notice; priority of assessment lien.
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NRS 271.63175 Municipality immune from liability; municipality prohibited from using or pledging public funds or money to secure obligations; imposition of fee on property owner to recover administrative costs.
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