Nevada Revised Statutes 538.290 – Composition; qualifications of commissioners. [Effective until the effective date of the California-Nevada Interstate Compact (NRS 538.600).]
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Terms Used In Nevada Revised Statutes 538.290
- county: includes Carson City. See Nevada Revised Statutes 0.033
1. The Commission shall consist of eight commissioners: The State Engineer, who shall 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.