Nevada § 533.300 - State to be divided into water districts; appointment of advisory boards by State Engineer; meetings
Full text of Nevada Nevada Revised Statutes § 533.300 — State to be divided into water districts; appointment of advisory boards by State Engineer; meetings, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 533.300. State to be divided into water districts; appointment of advisory boards by State Engineer; meetings
1. The State Engineer shall divide the State into water districts, to be so constituted
as to insure the best protection for the water users, and the most economical water
supervision on the part of the State. The water districts must not be created until a necessity therefor arises and must
be created from time to time as the priorities and claims to the streams of the State
are determined. 2. Upon the creation of a water district the State Engineer may appoint an advisory
board of representative citizens within the district to assist the State Engineer
in formulating plans and projects for the conservation of the water resources and
the use thereof in the district. The per diem and necessary travel and subsistence expenses of the appointive members
of the board must be paid from the account provided for the district in NRS 533.290 ; but the total annual per diem, travel and subsistence expenses of the members for
each district must not exceed $800. The State Engineer may call such meetings of the board as in the opinion of the State
Engineer may be necessary and expedient.
Source: official Nevada text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 533.300 ("State to be divided into water districts; appointment of advisory boards by State Engineer; meetings") 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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