Nevada § 408.255 - Federal acts: Secondary and feeder highways; contracts; pledge to match federal money

Full text of Nevada Nevada Revised Statutes § 408.255 — Federal acts: Secondary and feeder highways; contracts; pledge to match federal money, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.

§ 408.255. Federal acts: Secondary and feeder highways; contracts; pledge to match federal money

1. The Department is authorized: (a) To enter into all contracts and agreements with the United States Government relating

to the engineering, planning, surveying, preparing of plans, acquiring of property,

constructing and maintaining of secondary and feeder highways and roads. (b) To submit such schemes, plans and programs of construction and maintenance as

may be required by the Secretary of Commerce and the Federal Highway Administrator. (c) To do all other things necessary to carry out the cooperation and programs contemplated

and provided for by such federal acts in the construction and maintenance of such

secondary and feeder highways and roads, including farm-to-market, mine-to-market,

rural free delivery, public school bus and other rural roads. 2. For the engineering, planning, constructing and improving of such secondary and

feeder highways and roads under the Acts of Congress described in NRS 408.245 , the good faith of the State is hereby pledged to make available funds sufficient

to match, in the proportion designated in such acts, the sums of money apportioned

to the State by or under the United States Government and to maintain at its own expense

the highways and roads so constructed with the aid of funds so designated and make

adequate provisions for carrying out such maintenance.

Source: official Nevada text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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What does Nevada Revised Statutes § 408.255 cover?

Section 408.255 ("Federal acts: Secondary and feeder highways; contracts; pledge to match federal money") is part of the Nevada Revised Statutes, the codified statutory law of Nevada. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.

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