Nevada § 541.205 - Board may undertake irrigation, flood control, drainage, safety and health projects; levy and collection of special assessments under class E

§ 541.205. Board may undertake irrigation, flood control, drainage, safety and health projects; levy and collection of special assessments under class E

1. To levy and collect special assessments upon lands under class E as herein provided,

the board shall examine the land in the district and determine the benefits which

will accrue to each parcel of land from the construction or purchase of the works

proposed for the district. The cost of such works shall be apportioned or distributed over such parcels of land

in proportion to such benefits. 2. Any county, municipality, irrigation district, person or corporation which desires

a board to undertake any irrigation, flood control, drainage, safety or health project

may file a petition requesting the accomplishment of any such project with the board

of the district in which such project is desired to be accomplished. 3. Every such petition shall be issued pursuant to an ordinance adopted by the county

or municipality which desires the accomplishment of the project, or, if the petitioner

is other than a county or municipality, by the county or municipality in which the

petitioner resides, and shall set forth: (a) The name of the petitioner. (b) The nature of the project desired to be accomplished. (c) The estimated cost and extent of such project. 4. The secretary of the board shall cause notice of the filing of the petition to

be published, which notice shall state the filing of such petition and give notice

to all persons interested to appear at the office of the board at a time named in

the notice and, in writing, show cause, if any, why the petition should not be granted.

The board, at the time and place mentioned in the notice, or at such time or times

to which the hearing may be adjourned, shall hear the petition and objections thereto.

The failure of any person to show cause in writing why the petition should not be

granted shall be deemed an assent on his or her part to the granting of the petition.

The board may, in its discretion, accept or reject the petition, but if it finds that

it will be in the best interest of the district that the petition be granted, it shall

enter an order to that effect granting the petition and fixing annual special assessments

on the land within the district apportioned as provided in subsection 1. 5. If the petition is granted, the board shall cause a certified copy of the order

granting the petition to be recorded in the county in which the lands are located,

and thereafter the annual special assessments shall be a perpetual lien upon such

lands. The board shall, between March 1 and March 15 of each year, certify to the county

assessor of the county within the district in which such lands are located the amount

of the annual special assessments, plus a fair proportionate amount of the estimated

operating and maintenance charges apportioned to the lands for the next succeeding

year, and the county assessor shall extend the amount so certified on the tax roll

as a flat special assessment against such lands.