Nevada § 278C.157 - Creation for purpose of certain rail projects or natural resources project; provisions for allocation of proceeds of certain taxes, issuance of certain securities or contracting with property owner; approval by Interim Finance Committee

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§ 278C.157. Creation for purpose of certain rail projects or natural resources project; provisions for allocation of proceeds of certain taxes, issuance of certain securities or contracting with property owner; approval by Interim Finance Committee

1. A municipality may adopt an ordinance ordering an undertaking and creating the

tax increment area and the tax increment account pertaining thereto pursuant to NRS 278C.220 which includes provisions for: (a) The allocation of the proceeds of any tax on the sale or use of tangible personal

property to the tax increment account of the proposed tax increment area pursuant

to paragraph (b) of subsection 1 of NRS 278C.250 ; (b) The allocation of the proceeds of any tax imposed pursuant to NRS 363A.130 and 363B.110 to the tax increment account of the proposed tax increment area pursuant to paragraph

(c) of subsection 1 of NRS 278C.250 ; (c) The issuance of municipal securities and revenue securities described in paragraph

(f) of subsection 1 of NRS 278C.280 ; or (d) Making a contract with any property owner in a tax increment area agreeing to

pay tax increment revenues from the tax increment account created by NRS 278C.250 to the property owner to reimburse the owner for costs incurred by the owner in connection

with an undertaking, which contract constitutes an indebtedness of the municipality

for the purposes of this chapter but is not a security for the purposes of NRS 278C.280 , only for an undertaking that is a rail project in relation to a qualified project

or a natural resources project, and only after approval by the Interim Finance Committee

of a written request submitted by the municipality. 2. The Interim Finance Committee may approve a request submitted pursuant to this

section only if the Interim Finance Committee determines that approval of the request: (a) Will not impede the ability of the Legislature to carry out its duty to provide

for an annual tax sufficient to defray the estimated expenses of the State for each

fiscal year as set forth in Article 9, Section 2 of the Nevada Constitution ; and (b) Will not threaten the protection and preservation of the property and natural

resources of the State of Nevada. 3. A request submitted pursuant to this section must include any information required

by the Interim Finance Committee. 4. As used in this section, “ qualified project ” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 360.888 or 360.940 .

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

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