Nevada Code § 543.597

Change of facility on or amendment of master plan; exception
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1. The districts chief engineer or any
governmental entity may propose to:
(a) Change the size, type or alignment of a
facility on the districts master plan; or
(b) Amend the districts master plan. A proposed
amendment must be submitted to the district.
2. Upon receipt of a change proposed
pursuant to paragraph (a) of subsection 1, the board shall hold a public
hearing to consider the adoption of the change. With the approval of two-thirds
of the members voting on the proposed change, the board may adopt any proposed
change which:
(a) Is consistent with the general principles set
forth in subsection 3 of NRS 543.590 for
the master plan;
(b) Is hydraulically similar to a proposed
facility included in the master plan;
(c) Is the most cost-effective structural or regulatory
means of controlling floodwaters of the district; and
(d) Does not adversely affect the continued
implementation of the master plan.
3. Upon receipt of an amendment proposed
pursuant to paragraph (b) of subsection 1, the board shall determine whether
the proposed amendment is consistent with the general principles set forth in
subsection 3 of NRS 543.590 for the
master plan. If the proposed amendment is determined to be generally consistent
with those principles, the board shall hold a public hearing to consider the
adoption of the proposed amendment. The board may adopt a proposed amendment to
the districts master plan with the approval of two-thirds of the members
voting on the proposed amendment.
4. The board shall file a copy of any
amendment or change adopted by it with the governing body of each local
government whose jurisdiction includes a hydrographic area affected by the
adopted amendment or change.
5. Except as otherwise provided in
subsection 6, upon receipt of an amendment, the governing body of each local
government affected shall hold a public hearing to consider the adoption of the
proposed amendment as a component of its comprehensive master plan pursuant to chapter 278 of NRS. If the governing bodies of
each local government whose jurisdiction includes a hydrographic area affected
by the amendment to the districts master plan approve the proposed amendment,
it becomes effective.
6. If a proposed amendment to the master
plan is adopted unanimously by the board, and by the governing body of the
local government in whose jurisdiction will be located the structures necessary
to carry out the purposes of the amendment, after a public hearing by each, the
amendment becomes effective and no other hearing or approval is required by any
other board or commission, including those responsible for decisions relating
to planning or zoning.
7. The provisions of this section do not
apply to an amendment of a master plan pursuant to NRS 543.5975 .

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