Nevada Revised Statutes 315.7805 – Formation
1. In a county whose population is 700,000 or more, any two or more authorities may form a regional authority.
Terms Used In Nevada Revised Statutes 315.7805
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- county: includes Carson City. See Nevada Revised Statutes 0.033
- population: means the number of people in a specified area as determined by the last preceding national decennial census conducted by the Bureau of the Census of the United States Department of Commerce pursuant to Section 2 of Article I of the Constitution of the United States and reported by the Secretary of Commerce to the Governor pursuant to 13 U. See Nevada Revised Statutes 0.050
- Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.
2. To form a regional authority as described in subsection 1, the governing body of the county and the governing body of each city and town located within the county that desires to participate in the regional authority shall adopt a resolution setting forth:
(a) The intent to regionalize some or all of their powers;
(b) A reference to the development of a plan for transitioning to a regional authority;
(c) The geographic scope of the regional authority; and
(d) Such other matters as the governing bodies determine to be necessary or advisable.
3. If the formation of a regional authority pursuant to this section involves fiscal matters, the ownership of real property or the consolidation of functions, the governing bodies who form the regional authority shall, in consultation with the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development, resolve such matters by written contract, agreement or other arrangement entered into by those governing bodies.