37.0095 - Persons or agencies who may exercise power of eminent domain; exceptions. - Nevada Statutes

37.0095  Persons or agencies who may exercise power of eminent domain; exceptions.

      1.  Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, only a public agency may exercise the power of eminent domain pursuant to the provisions of this chapter.

      2.  Except as otherwise provided in NRS 37.0097, the power of eminent domain may be exercised by a person who is not a public agency pursuant to NRS 37.230 and paragraphs (f), (h), (j), (m) and (p) of subsection 1 of NRS 37.010.

      3.  As used in this section, “public agency” means an agency or political subdivision of this State or the United States.

      (Added to NRS by 1997, 1224; A 1999, 433; 2007, 332)