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Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
1. A commission may:
(a) Operate a system of public transportation to the exclusion of any other publicly owned system of transportation within its area of jurisdiction.
(b) Use streets, roads, highways and other public rights-of-way for public transportation.
(c) Enter into agreements for the joint use of facilities, installations and properties and the joint exercise of statutory powers.
(d) Prohibit the use of any facility, installation or property owned, operated or leased by the commission, including, without limitation, a transit stop or bus turnout, by any person other than the commission or its agents.
(e) Enter into contracts, leases and agreements with and accept grants and loans from federal and state agencies, counties, cities, towns, other political subdivisions, public or private corporations and other persons, and may perform all acts necessary for the full exercise of the powers vested in the commission.
2. The powers and duties of a commission set forth in this chapter do not apply to any monorail for which a franchise has been granted pursuant to NRS 705.695 or an agreement has been entered into pursuant to NRS 705.695.
3. As used in this section, “bus turnout” means a fixed area that is:
(a) Adjacent or appurtenant to, or within a reasonable proximity of, a public highway; and
(b) To be occupied exclusively by buses in receiving or discharging passengers.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Nevada Revised Statutes Title 22. Cooperative Agreements by Public Agencies; Regional Transportation Commissions; Planning and Zoning; Development and Redevelopment § 277A.270. Exclusive operation of system of public transportation; use of public rights-of-way and property of commission; entry into contracts and other agreements; powers and duties inapplicable to certain monorails - last updated January 01, 2025 | https://codes.findlaw.com/nv/title-22-cooperative-agreements-by-public-agencies-regional-transportation-commissions-planning-and-zoning-development-and-redevelopment/nv-rev-st-277a-270/
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