In addition to the other means of providing revenue for such districts as provided in this chapter, the board may levy and collect taxes and special assessments for maintaining and operating those works and paying the obligations and indebtedness of the district by any one or more of the methods or combinations thereof, classified as follows:

Terms Used In Nevada Revised Statutes 541.160

  • Board: means the board of directors of the district. See Nevada Revised Statutes 541.020
  • Property: means real estate and personal property. See Nevada Revised Statutes 541.020
  • Works: means drains, channels, trenches, watercourses and other surface and subsurface conduits to effect drainage, dams, storage reservoirs, compensatory and replacement reservoirs, canals, conduits, pipelines, drains, tunnels, power plants and any and all works, facilities, improvements and property necessary or convenient for the supplying of water for domestic, irrigation, power, milling, manufacturing, mining, metallurgical, and any and all other beneficial uses, and for otherwise accomplishing the purposes of this chapter. See Nevada Revised Statutes 541.020

1.  Class A. To levy and collect taxes upon all property within the district as provided in this chapter.

2.  Class B. To levy and collect assessments for special benefits accruing to property within municipalities for which use of water is allotted as provided in this chapter.

3.  Class C. To levy and collect assessments for special benefits accruing to lands within irrigation districts for which use of water is allotted as provided in this chapter.

4.  Class D. To levy and collect assessments for special benefits accruing to lands for which use of water is allotted as provided in this chapter.

5.  Class E. To levy and collect assessments for special benefits accruing to lands from irrigation, flood control, drainage, safety and health resulting or to result from projects undertaken by the district.

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