540A.050 - Grants; contracts; employees; disposition of property. - Nevada Statutes

540A.050  Grants; contracts; employees; disposition of property.  The board may for the purposes of this chapter:

      1.  Accept grants of money.

      2.  Enter into contracts, including interlocal agreements, consistent with its authority under this chapter.

      3.  Employ and fix the compensation of employees and professional advisers.

      4.  Acquire, hold, lease and dispose of real and personal property inside and outside the region, without limitation, by requirements applicable to a board of county commissioners in its capacity as the governing body of a county.

      (Added to NRS by 1995, 2649; A 1997, 1342)

      NRS 540A.240  Acquisition and use of water rights and other sources of water in accordance with plan; imposition of charge by board.  The board may acquire water rights or other sources of water, within or outside the region, for future use in accordance with the adopted comprehensive plan. Any right or source of water belonging to a local government or governmental agency within the region must be used in accordance with the adopted comprehensive plan. The board may impose a reasonable charge upon a person seeking a commitment from a public utility to provide water, for making water from a source so acquired available for that use.

      (Added to NRS by 1995, 2656; A 1997, 1342)