NRS 532.010 – Office created.
The Office of the State Engineer is hereby created. [Part 1:108:1919; A 1949, 450; 1943 NCL § 7390]
NRS 532.020 – Appointment.
The State Engineer is appointed by and responsible to the Director of the State Department of Conservation and Natural Resources. [Part 1:108:1919; A 1949, 450; 1943 NCL § 7390]—(NRS A 1957, 652; 1987, 1311)
NRS 532.030 – Qualifications.
No person may be appointed as State Engineer who is not a licensed professional engineer pursuant to the provisions of chapter 625 of NRS and who does not have such training in hydraulic and general engineering and such practical skill and experience as shall fit that person for the position. [Part 1:108:1919; A 1949, 450; […]
NRS 532.040 – Oath.
Before entering upon the duties of his or her office, the State Engineer shall take and subscribe to an official oath, such as is provided by law for state officers, before a person authorized by the law of this State to administer oaths. [12:140:1913; 1919 RL p. 3227; NCL § 7900]—(NRS A 1959, 552; 1975, […]
NRS 532.060 – Classification; restrictions on other employment.
1. The State Engineer is in the unclassified service of the State. 2. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 284.143, the State Engineer shall devote his or her entire time and attention to the business of the Office of the State Engineer and shall not pursue any other business or occupation or hold any other […]
NRS 532.070 – Location of office.
The State Engineer shall keep his or her office at the State Capital. [17:140:1913; A 1949, 102; 1943 NCL § 7904] + [Part 1:108:1919; A 1949, 450; 1943 NCL § 7390]—(NRS A 2003, 1452; 2011, 324)
NRS 532.080 – Seal.
1. The State Engineer is empowered and directed to procure for the Office of the State Engineer a seal upon which shall appear his or her official title and such other suitable inscription as the State Engineer may deem proper. 2. The seal shall be affixed to all official permits, certificates and other documents issued […]
NRS 532.090 – Appointment of technical, clerical and operational staff; persons appointed to conduct snow surveys exempted from state personnel system.
1. The State Engineer may, with the consent of the Director of the State Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, appoint such technical, clerical and operational staff as the execution of the duties of the State Engineer and the operation of the Division may require. 2. Snow survey personnel appointed for the purposes of NRS […]
NRS 532.100 – Expenses.
The State Engineer may purchase such material and incur such expenses for traveling and other purposes as may be necessary for the proper conduct and maintenance of the Office of the State Engineer, to be paid from the moneys which may be appropriated for such purposes from time to time, as other state claims are […]
NRS 532.110 – General duties.
The State Engineer shall perform such duties as are or may be prescribed by law and the Director of the State Department of Conservation and Natural Resources. [Part 2:108:1919; A 1929, 143; 1949, 450; 1943 NCL § 7391]—(NRS A 1957, 653)
NRS 532.120 – Rules and regulations; regulations governing contests.
1. The State Engineer may make such reasonable rules and regulations as may be necessary for the proper and orderly execution of the powers conferred by law. 2. The State Engineer may adopt regulations, not in conflict with law, governing the practice and procedure in all contests before the Office of the State Engineer, to […]
NRS 532.130 – Power to administer oaths.
The State Engineer and his or her authorized assistants may administer such oaths as may be necessary in the performance of their official duties. [16:140:1913; 1919 RL p. 3227; NCL § 7903]
NRS 532.140 – Reports.
The State Engineer shall prepare and deliver to the Director of the State Department of Conservation and Natural Resources at such times as may be required by the Director, a full report of the work of the Office of the State Engineer, including a detailed statement of the expenditures thereof, with such recommendations as the […]
NRS 532.150 – Records: Public inspection; certified copies as evidence.
1. The records of the Office of the State Engineer are public records and shall remain on file in the Office of the State Engineer and be open to the inspection of the public at all times during business hours. 2. Such records shall show in full all maps, profiles and engineering data relating to […]
NRS 532.160 – Duties of Attorney General and district attorneys.
The Attorney General and the district attorney of the county in which legal questions arise shall be the legal advisers of the State Engineer and shall perform any and all legal duties necessary in connection with their work without any further compensation than their salaries fixed by law. [78:140:1913; 1919 RL p. 3246; NCL § […]
NRS 532.165 – Duties: Studies and inventories; review of governmental proposals for flood control and water development projects; program to map water rights.
The State Engineer shall: 1. Conduct necessary studies and inventories. 2. Review and evaluate proposals by federal, state and local agencies for flood control and water development projects to ensure that such proposals are compatible with the state water resource plan and are in compliance with Nevada water laws. 3. Within the limits of legislative […]
NRS 532.167 – Duties: Water budget and inventory.
For each basin located in whole or in part in the State, the State Engineer shall prepare a water budget and calculate and maintain an inventory of water which includes, without limitation: 1. The total amount of groundwater appropriated in the basin in accordance with decreed, certified and permitted rights regardless of whether the water […]
NRS 532.170 – Agreements concerning use and development of water resources.
1. Subject to the provisions of subsection 2 and with the approval of the Director of the State Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, the State Engineer, for and on behalf of the State of Nevada, is authorized to enter into agreements with the United States Geological Survey, the United States Soil Conservation Service, and […]
NRS 532.175 – Agreements concerning cooperative management of groundwater basins shared between states.
The State Engineer, after a public hearing on the issue and with the approval of the Director of the State Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, for and on behalf of the State of Nevada, is authorized to enter into agreements with neighboring states or their political subdivisions concerning cooperative management of groundwater basins shared […]
NRS 532.180 – Cooperation with United States and California relative to waters of Lake Tahoe and adjacent areas.
With the approval of the Director of the State Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, the State Engineer, for and on behalf of the State of Nevada, is authorized to cooperate with the United States Government and the State of California in making a study of the various problems pertaining to the future needs and […]