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Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
1. As an alternate procedure for constructing or otherwise acquiring, improving or converting any public improvement (or any combination thereof), and for defraying all the cost thereof or any portion of the cost thereof not to be defrayed with moneys otherwise available therefor by the levy of special assessments against assessable property specially benefited thereby and the collection of such assessments and the issuance of special obligation bonds primarily payable from such special assessments payable in installments (to implement any one, all or any combination of basic powers stated in NRS 318.116 and granted to any district in proceedings for its organization or in any proceedings for its reorganization or as may be otherwise provided by law), as the board of the district determines, the district, acting by and through the board, is vested with the powers granted to municipalities by chapters 271 and 704A of NRS, and in any proceedings thereunder the district, other public bodies, district officials, and other public officials are subject to the rights, privileges, immunities, liabilities, duties, disabilities, limitations and other details provided therein.
2. For purposes of this section, in any proceedings under chapters 271 and 704A of NRS:
(a) “Clerk” means the de jure or de facto secretary of the district.
(b) “Governing body” means the district's board.
(c) “Municipality” means the district and “municipal” means pertaining to the district; except that where the context so indicates, “municipality” means the geographical area comprising the district.
(d) “Ordinance” means a resolution of the district.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Nevada Revised Statutes Title 25. Public Organizations for Community Service § 318.101. Power of board to use alternate procedures for acquisition, construction or servicing of improvements - last updated January 01, 2025 | https://codes.findlaw.com/nv/title-25-public-organizations-for-community-service/nv-rev-st-318-101/
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