Nevada § 354.59883 - Limitations on fees applicable to public utilities: Adoption of ordinance imposing or increasing fee prohibited under certain circumstances
Full text of Nevada Nevada Revised Statutes § 354.59883 — Limitations on fees applicable to public utilities: Adoption of ordinance imposing or increasing fee prohibited under certain circumstances, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 354.59883. Limitations on fees applicable to public utilities: Adoption of ordinance imposing or increasing fee prohibited under certain circumstances
A city or county shall not adopt an ordinance imposing or increasing a fee: 1. If that ordinance would alter the terms of any existing franchise agreement between
the city or county and a public utility. 2. That applies to any public utility which does not derive revenue from customers
located within the jurisdiction of the city or county. 3. If, after the adoption of the ordinance: (a) Any part of a fee to which the ordinance applies will be based upon any revenue
of a public utility other than its revenue from customers located within the jurisdiction
of the city or county. (b) The total cumulative amount of all fees the city or county imposes upon a public
utility to which the ordinance applies will exceed: (1) Except as otherwise provided in subparagraph (2), 5 percent of the utility's gross
revenue from customers located within the jurisdiction of the city or county. (2) For a public utility that sells or resells personal wireless services, 5 percent
of its gross revenue from the first $15 charged monthly for each line of access for
each of its customers whose place of primary use is located within the jurisdiction
of the city or county.
Source: official Nevada text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 354.59883 ("Limitations on fees applicable to public utilities: Adoption of ordinance imposing or increasing fee prohibited under certain circumstances") 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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