Nevada § 538.290 - Composition; qualifications of commissioners
Full text of Nevada Nevada Revised Statutes § 538.290 — Composition; qualifications of commissioners, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 538.290. Composition; qualifications of commissioners
be a nonvoting commissioner, and seven commissioners to be appointed by the Governor. 2. In making such appointments the Governor shall appoint two commissioners from the
Walker River Irrigation District; one commissioner from the Carson River water users
above Lahontan Reservoir; one commissioner from the Truckee-Carson Irrigation District;
one commissioner from the Washoe County Water Conservation District; one commissioner
from the Sierra Pacific Power Company; and one commissioner from the Lake Tahoe area
in Nevada. 3. Each commissioner so appointed must be an elector and a water user or an employee
of a water user within the State of Nevada.
Source: official Nevada text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 538.290 ("Composition; qualifications of commissioners") 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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