Nevada § 548.175 - General powers and duties

§ 548.175. General powers and duties

The Commission has the following duties and powers: 1. To carry out the policies of this State in programs at the state level for the

conservation of the renewable natural resources of this State and to represent the

State in matters affecting such resources. 2. To offer such assistance as may be appropriate to the supervisors of conservation

districts in the carrying out of any of their powers and programs, to propose programs

and to assist and guide districts in the preparation and carrying out of programs

authorized under this chapter, to review district programs, to coordinate the programs

of the districts and resolve any conflicts in such programs, and to facilitate, promote,

assist, harmonize, coordinate and guide the programs and activities of districts as

they relate to other special-purpose districts, counties and other public agencies. 3. To keep the supervisors of each of the districts informed of the activities and

experience of all other districts organized pursuant to this chapter, and to facilitate

an interchange of advice and experience among those districts and promote cooperation

among them. 4. To secure the cooperation and assistance of the United States, any of its agencies

and of other agencies of this State in the work of conservation districts. 5. To serve, along with conservation districts, as the official state agency for cooperating

with the Natural Resources Conservation Service of the United States Department of

Agriculture in carrying on conservation operations within the boundaries of conservation

districts as created under this chapter. 6. To enlist the cooperation and collaboration of state, federal, interstate, local,

public and private agencies with the conservation districts and to facilitate arrangements

under which the conservation districts may serve county governing bodies and other

agencies as their local operating agencies in the administration of any activity concerned

with the conservation and use of renewable natural resources. 7. To make available, with the assistance of the Program, information concerning the

needs and the work of the districts and the Commission to the Director of the State

Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, the Legislature, executive agencies

and political subdivisions of this State, cooperating federal agencies and the general

public. 8. To cooperate with and give such assistance as may be requested by cities, counties,

irrigation districts, and other special-purpose districts in the State of Nevada for

the purpose of cooperating with the United States through the Secretary of Agriculture

in the furtherance of conservation, pursuant to the provisions of the Watershed Protection

and Flood Prevention Act, 16 U.S.C. §§ 1001 et seq., and the requirements of other special programs of the United States Department of

Agriculture. 9. Pursuant to procedures developed mutually by the Commission and federal, state

and local agencies that are authorized to plan or administer activities significantly

affecting the conservation and use of renewable natural resources, to receive from

those agencies, for review and comment, suitable descriptions of their plans, programs

and activities for purposes of coordination with the conservation districts' programs

and to arrange for and participate in conferences necessary to avoid conflict among

the plans and programs, to call attention to omissions and to avoid duplication of

effort. 10. To submit, with the assistance of the Program, a report to the Director of the

State Department of Conservation and Natural Resources whenever the Commission determines

that there exists a substantial conflict between the program of a district and the

proposed plans or activities directly affecting the conservation of natural resources

prepared by any other local governmental unit or agency of this State. 11. By administrative order of the Commission, upon the written request of the board

of supervisors of the conservation district or districts involved, with a showing

that the request has been approved by a majority vote of the members of each of the

boards involved: (a) To transfer lands from one district established under the provisions of this chapter

to another. (b) To divide a single district into two or more districts, each of which must, thereafter,

operate as a separate district under the provisions of this chapter. (c) To consolidate two or more districts established under the provisions of this

chapter into a single district under the provisions of this chapter. (d) To inform the Program of any action taken pursuant to this subsection for its

approval of any new name and the appropriate entry in the Program's records of the

changes made. 12. To authorize the change of name of any district, upon receipt by the Commission

of a resolution by the board of supervisors of the district for such a change and

to present the resolution to the Program for processing and recording in accordance

with the provisions of NRS 548.240 . 13. To apply for any available grants and to accept and use any grants, gifts or donations

to make available grants of money to qualified conservation districts to aid the districts

in carrying out the provisions of this chapter.