Nevada § 277B.320 - Certain agreement authorized; uses and alterations of transportation routes and utilities; certain acts regarding highways, railroads or airports or in violation of federal requirements prohibited
Full text of Nevada Nevada Revised Statutes § 277B.320 — Certain agreement authorized; uses and alterations of transportation routes and utilities; certain acts regarding highways, railroads or airports or in violation of federal requirements prohibited, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 277B.320. Certain agreement authorized; uses and alterations of transportation routes and utilities; certain acts regarding highways, railroads or airports or in violation of federal requirements prohibited
1. An authority may enter into an agreement that provides for the lease of rights-of-way,
the granting of easements or the issuance of franchises, concessions, licenses or
permits. 2. Except as otherwise provided in subsections 3, 4 and 5, with the consent of any
county, city or other governmental entity, an authority may: (a) Use streets, alleys, roads, highways and other public ways of the county, city
or other governmental entity; and (b) Relocate, raise, reroute, change the grade of or alter, at the expense of the
authority: (1) A street, alley, highway, road or railroad; (2) Electric lines and facilities; (3) Telegraph and telephone properties and facilities; (4) Pipelines and facilities; (5) Conduits and facilities; and (6) Other property, as necessary or useful in the construction, reconstruction, repair, maintenance and
operation of the inland port. 3. An authority may not alter: (a) A highway that is part of the state highway system without the consent of the
Department of Transportation. (b) A railroad without the consent of the railroad company. (c) A municipally owned airport. 4. If an inland port includes a municipally owned airport: (a) An authority may not interfere with or exercise any control over commercial air
transportation operations or airlines that operate at the airport; and (b) The airport authority, department of aviation or other existing governing body
that owns or manages the airport retains such ownership or management control. 5. Nothing in this section authorizes an authority to perform any action in violation
of any requirement of federal law or condition to the receipt of federal money.
Source: official Nevada text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 277B.320 ("Certain agreement authorized; uses and alterations of transportation routes and utilities; certain acts regarding highways, railroads or airports or in violation of federal requirements prohibited") 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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