Nevada § 278C.159 - Agreement between municipalities for ordering undertaking and creating tax increment area; authority to take joint action, enter contracts and finance cost of undertaking

Full text of Nevada Nevada Revised Statutes § 278C.159 — Agreement between municipalities for ordering undertaking and creating tax increment area; authority to take joint action, enter contracts and finance cost of undertaking, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.

§ 278C.159. Agreement between municipalities for ordering undertaking and creating tax increment area; authority to take joint action, enter contracts and finance cost of undertaking

1. The governing bodies of two or more municipalities whose boundaries are contiguous

may enter into an interlocal or cooperative agreement for the ordering of an undertaking

whose boundaries encompass all or part of each municipality and the creation of the

tax increment area and the tax increment account pertaining thereto. A tax increment area created pursuant to this section must be administered as provided

in the interlocal or cooperative agreement, notwithstanding any provision of this

chapter to the contrary. 2. If the governing bodies of two or more municipalities enter into an interlocal

or cooperative agreement pursuant to subsection 1, the governing bodies may, in accordance

with the procedures set forth in the interlocal or cooperative agreement: (a) Jointly take any action required to be taken by a governing body for the creation

of a district by the governing body pursuant to NRS 278C.160 , 278C.170 , 278C.180 , 278C.210 , 278C.220 , 278C.230 , 278C.270 and 278C.280 , except that each governing body must adopt an ordinance pursuant to NRS 278C.220 in order to create the tax increment area; (b) Enter into contracts for the undertaking; and (c) Issue bonds or otherwise finance the cost of the undertaking.

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

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Section 278C.159 ("Agreement between municipalities for ordering undertaking and creating tax increment area; authority to take joint action, enter contracts and finance cost of undertaking") 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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