Any contract entered into pursuant to the provisions of this chapter may subsequently be modified if in the opinion of the Division the modification conserves and protects the public welfare and the rights of settlers. If the modification relates to changes in the irrigation works or to an extension of time for its completion, the consent of the State Engineer is a condition precedent to any modification by the Division.

Terms Used In Nevada Revised Statutes 324.180

  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Division: means the Division of State Lands of the State Department of Conservation and Natural Resources. See Nevada Revised Statutes 324.010
  • Precedent: A court decision in an earlier case with facts and law similar to a dispute currently before a court. Precedent will ordinarily govern the decision of a later similar case, unless a party can show that it was wrongly decided or that it differed in some significant way.
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