Nevada § 278.246 - City or county authorized to enter into certain actions if governing body has adopted master plan

§ 278.246. City or county authorized to enter into certain actions if governing body has adopted master plan

1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, a city or county whose governing

body has adopted a master plan pursuant to NRS 278.220 may: (a) On its own initiative bring and maintain an action in its own name and on its

own behalf; or (b) Intervene on behalf of or bring and maintain an action on the relation of, any

person in any meritorious case, in any court or before any federal agency, if an action or proposed action by a federal

agency or instrumentality with respect to the lands, appurtenant resources or streets

that are located within the city or county impairs or tends to impair the traditional

functions of the city or county or the carrying out of the master plan. 2. A city or county may not: (a) Bring and maintain an action pursuant to subsection 1 that would request a court

to grant relief that would violate a state statute; (b) Participate in any proceeding of a federal agency pursuant to subsection 1 to

request the federal agency to take any action that would violate a state statute;

or (c) Bring or maintain an action pursuant to subsection 1 on behalf of this State or

as representative of the interests of this State or any of its agencies.