Assembly Bill No. 101–Committee on Government Affairs

(On Behalf of Nevada League of Cities and Municipalities)

February 12, 2001

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Referred to Committee on Government Affairs

SUMMARY—Requires inclusion of certain portions of county roads, state highways and railroads in territory annexed by cities in larger counties. (BDR 21‑362)

FISCAL NOTE: Effect on Local Government: No.

Effect on the State: No.

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EXPLANATION – Matter in bolded italics is new; matter between brackets [omitted material] is material to be omitted.

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AN ACT relating to cities; requiring the inclusion of certain portions of county roads, state highways and railroads in territory annexed by cities in larger counties; 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. Chapter 268 of NRS is hereby amended by adding thereto a

1-2 new section to read as follows:

1-3 If a city annexes territory which is not included within its existing

1-4 boundaries, the territory annexed includes the following:

1-5 1. If the annexed territory abuts upon one side of a county road, state

1-6 highway or railroad and the territory which abuts upon the opposite side

1-7 of the road, highway or railroad is not within the boundaries of the

1-8 annexing city, the annexed territory extends to the middle of the road,

1-9 highway or railroad. The governing body of a city may annex the

1-10 remaining portion of the road, highway or railroad, and that portion of

1-11 any county road which is then included in the annexed territory becomes

1-12 a city street.

1-13 2. If the annexed territory abuts upon a county road, state highway

1-14 or railroad on both sides of the road, highway or railroad, or if the

1-15 annexed territory abuts upon one side of a county road, state highway or

1-16 railroad and the territory which abuts upon the opposite side of the road,

1-17 highway or railroad is within the existing boundaries of the annexing

1-18 city, the annexed territory includes the portion of road, highway or

1-19 railroad so abutted on both sides, and that portion of any county road

1-20 which is then included in the annexed territory becomes a city street.

2-1 3. If the annexed territory is a subdivision, the portions of the county

2-2 roads which provide the primary access to the subdivision are also

2-3 annexed and become city streets.

2-4 Sec. 2. NRS 268.570 is hereby amended to read as follows:

2-5 268.570 The provisions of NRS 268.570 to 268.608, inclusive, and

2-6 section 1 of this act, apply only to cities located in a county whose

2-7 population is 400,000 or more.

2-8 Sec. 3. NRS 268.597 is hereby amended to read as follows:

2-9 268.597 As an alternative to the procedures for annexation set forth in

2-10 NRS 268.578 to 268.596, inclusive, the governing body of a city may ,

2-11 subject to the provisions of section 1 of this act, annex territory which

2-12 meets the requirements of subsection 2 of NRS 268.580 if all of the owners

2-13 of record of individual lots or parcels of land within the area sign a petition

2-14 requesting the governing body to annex the area to the city. If the petition

2-15 is accepted by the governing body, the governing body may proceed to

2-16 adopt an ordinance annexing the area and to take such other action as is

2-17 appropriate to accomplish the annexation.

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