Nevada Code § 324.170

Further conditions of contracts; exceptions to forfeitures
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1. All contracts shall state:
(a) That the works covered by the contract shall
begin within 6 months from the date of the contract;
(b) That the construction shall be prosecuted
diligently and continuously to completion; and
(c) That the cessation of work under the contract
for a period of 6 months shall forfeit to the State all rights under the
contract and the penal sum named in the bond.
2. No property or right which was vested
in the applicant or contractor at the date of the contract shall be forfeited.
3. In cases of contractors who, at the date
of the application, own or have vested rights in water, and in a reservoir
site, canals or other irrigation works, the forfeitures shall extend only to
such portions of the system unconstructed at the time of default and to the
penalty of the bond given by such contractor.

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