Nevada Code § 340.020

Finding and declaration of necessity
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1. It is hereby declared:
(a) That widespread unemployment exists
throughout the State, making it impossible for many people in the State to
support themselves and their families.
(b) That these conditions create a public
emergency and constitute a menace to the health, safety, morals and welfare of
the people of the State.
(c) That it is essential that public works
projects, financed in whole or in part by the United States of America or by
the State, be commenced as soon as possible in order to reduce and relieve this
unemployment and prevent irreparable injury to the people of the State.
(d) That to this end it is necessary to provide a
method for the expeditious acquisition of any lands necessary for such public
works projects.
(e) That such public works projects are hereby
declared to be in furtherance of the public welfare and to be public uses and
purposes for which public money may be spent and private property acquired.
(f) That the necessity in the public interest for
the provisions enacted in this chapter is hereby declared as a matter of
legislative determination.
2. Without limitation upon the generality
of subsection 1, it is hereby declared:
(a) That insanitary or unsafe dwelling
accommodations exist in various areas of the State and that consequently many
persons of low income are forced to reside therein.
(b) That these conditions cause an increase in
and spread of disease and crime, constitute a menace to the health, safety,
morals and welfare of the citizens of the State, impair economic values, and
are not being, and cannot within a reasonable time be, corrected by the
investment of private capital available for profit-making enterprises.
(c) That the clearance, replanning and
reconstruction of the areas in which insanitary or unsafe housing conditions
exist and the provision of safe and sanitary dwelling accommodations for
persons of low income are public uses and purposes for which private property
may be acquired.

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