Nevada § 271B.070 - Creation; pledge of proceeds of certain taxes; location
Full text of Nevada Nevada Revised Statutes § 271B.070 — Creation; pledge of proceeds of certain taxes; location, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 271B.070. Creation; pledge of proceeds of certain taxes; location
within the jurisdiction of a municipality, the governing body of the municipality
may: (a) Create an economic diversification district for the purposes of carrying out this
chapter by adopting an ordinance describing the boundaries of the district, which
must be the geographic boundaries of the qualified project, and generally describing
the purposes within the district for which money pledged pursuant to this chapter
may be used; and (b) For the purposes of carrying out paragraph (a), include in an ordinance adopted
pursuant to that paragraph the pledge of an amount equal to the proceeds of all sales
and use taxes imposed on or owed by each participant in the qualified project with
regard to tangible personal property purchased in the municipality for use in the
district, or stored, used or otherwise consumed in the district by the participant,
during a fiscal year other than the amount of any local sales and use taxes for which
the lead participant has received an abatement pursuant to an application approved
by the Office of Economic Development pursuant to NRS 360.950 . 2. The governing body of a municipality may not include in an ordinance adopted to
create a district pursuant to paragraph (a) of subsection 1 on or after September
11, 2014, the pledge of any proceeds of the taxes imposed pursuant to NRS 374.110 or 374.111 and NRS 374.190 or 374.191 with regard to tangible personal property sold at retail, or stored, used or otherwise
consumed, if the governing body obtains an opinion from independent bond counsel stating
that the applicability of this provision would impair an existing contract for the
sale of bonds which were issued before September 11, 2014. 3. If: (a) The qualified project is a qualified project described in NRS 360.888 ; (b) The governing body of the municipality includes in the ordinance adopted pursuant
to paragraph (a) of subsection 1 a pledge of money pursuant to paragraph (b) of subsection
1; and (c) The Executive Director of the Office of Economic Development has required the
lead participant to make payments to a trust fund in the State Treasury pursuant to
subsection 4 of NRS 360.893 , the governing body must include in the ordinance a provision providing that the pledge
of that money is conditioned upon the lead participant qualifying for a return of
the money paid into the trust fund pursuant to subsection 6 of NRS 360.893 . 4. A district created pursuant to this section by: (a) A city must be located entirely within the boundaries of that city. (b) A county must be located entirely within the boundaries of that county and, when
the district is created, entirely outside of the boundaries of any city.
Source: official Nevada text · Last verified 2026-08-27
Frequently Asked Questions About Nevada § 271B.070
What does Nevada Revised Statutes § 271B.070 cover?
Section 271B.070 ("Creation; pledge of proceeds of certain taxes; location") 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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