Senate Bill No. 138–Committee on Government Affairs

(On Behalf of City of North Las Vegas)

February 8, 1999

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Referred to Committee on Government Affairs

 

SUMMARY—Authorizes levy of special assessment in all counties for extraordinary maintenance, repair and improvement of certain projects located in redevelopment area. (BDR 21-118)

FISCAL NOTE: Effect on Local Government: No.

Effect on the State or on Industrial Insurance: No.

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EXPLANATION – Matter in bolded italics is new; matter between brackets [omitted material] is material to be omitted. Green numbers along left margin indicate location on the printed bill (e.g., 5-15 indicates page 5, line 15).

 

AN ACT relating to local improvements; authorizing a levy of a special assessment in all counties for the extraordinary maintenance, repair and improvements of certain projects located in a redevelopment area; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

 

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEVADA, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

1-1 Section 1. NRS 271.3695 is hereby amended to read as follows:

1-2 271.3695 1. [In a county whose population is more than 100,000 but

1-3 less than 400,000, on] On or before June 30 of each year after the levy of

1-4 an assessment within an improvement district located in a redevelopment

1-5 area selected pursuant to NRS 279.524 to pay, in whole or in part, the costs

1-6 and expenses of constructing or substantially reconstructing a project, the

1-7 governing body may prepare and approve an estimate of the expenditures

1-8 required during the ensuing year for the extraordinary maintenance, repair

1-9 and improvement of the project.

1-10 2. The governing body may adopt a resolution, after a public hearing,

1-11 determining to levy and collect in any year upon and against all of the

1-12 assessable property within the district a special assessment sufficient to

1-13 raise a sum of money not to exceed the amount estimated pursuant to

2-1 subsection 1 for the extraordinary maintenance, repair and improvement of

2-2 the project. Notice of the hearing must be given, and the hearing conducted,

2-3 in the manner specified in NRS 271.305.

2-4 3. The special assessment must be levied, collected and enforced at the

2-5 same time, in the same manner, by the same officers and with the same

2-6 interest and penalties as other special assessments levied pursuant to this

2-7 chapter. The proceeds of the special assessment must be placed in a

2-8 separate fund of the municipality and expended only for the extraordinary

2-9 maintenance, repair or improvement of the project.

2-10 4. As used in this section, "extraordinary maintenance, repair and

2-11 improvement" includes all expenses ordinarily incurred not more than once

2-12 every 5 years to keep the project in a fit operating condition. Expenses

2-13 which are ordinarily incurred more than once every 5 years may be

2-14 included only if the governing body expressly finds that the expenses must

2-15 be incurred in order to maintain the level of benefit to the assessed parcels

2-16 and that the level of benefit would otherwise decline more rapidly than

2-17 usual because of special circumstances relating to the project for which the

2-18 assessment is levied, including its use, location or operation and other

2-19 circumstances. If the governing body makes such a finding, a statement of

2-20 that finding must be included in the notice given pursuant to subsection 2.

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