Nevada § 540A.280 - State Department of Conservation and Natural Resources authorized to recover costs of remediation from person who caused or contributed to condition requiring remediation; priority of distribution of money recovered from responsible person; use of money distributed to board
Full text of Nevada Nevada Revised Statutes § 540A.280 — State Department of Conservation and Natural Resources authorized to recover costs of remediation from person who caused or contributed to condition requiring remediation; priority of distribution of money recovered from responsible person; use of money distributed to board, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 540A.280. State Department of Conservation and Natural Resources authorized to recover costs of remediation from person who caused or contributed to condition requiring remediation; priority of distribution of money recovered from responsible person; use of money distributed to board
1. If, during an investigation to establish the boundary of a district for remediation,
development of a plan for remediation or the carrying out of the plan, the board acquires
evidence that a person has caused or contributed to the condition requiring remediation,
the board shall provide this evidence to the Division for appropriate action. In addition to any other action authorized by statute, the Department may by legal
action recover from the person responsible the costs of remediation incurred by the
county or district. Any monetary recovery from the person responsible, excluding any money recovered as
a penalty, must be distributed and applied in the following order of priority: (a) To the Department to pay the costs of recovery and to offset the costs of remediation
incurred by the Department; and (b) To the board to offset the costs of remediation incurred by the county or district. 2. Any recovery distributed to the board must be used to reduce the fee or tax or
to defray any increase in the fee or tax that would otherwise be charged against the
parcels or properties within the district, as determined by the board. 3. As used in this section, “Department” means the State Department of Conservation
and Natural Resources.
Source: official Nevada text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 540A.280 ("State Department of Conservation and Natural Resources authorized to recover costs of remediation from person who caused or contributed to condition requiring remediation; priority of distribution of money recovered from responsible person; use of money distributed to board") 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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