1. The Legislature finds that in many areas of this state owners of real property, counties, cities and public utility corporations desire to construct new underground electric and communication services and to convert existing overhead electric and communication facilities to underground locations by establishing underground service districts for the purpose of effecting such construction or […]
As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires, the words and terms defined in NRS 704A.030 to 704A.150, inclusive, have the meanings ascribed to them in such sections. (Added to NRS by 1971, 1232)
“Clerk” means the de facto or de jure county clerk or city clerk, or such clerk’s successor in functions, if any. (Added to NRS by 1971, 1232)
“Convert” or “conversion” means the removal of existing overhead electric and communication facilities and the replacement thereof with underground electric and communication facilities constructed at the same or different locations. (Added to NRS by 1971, 1232)
“Electric and communication facilities” means any works or improvements used or useful in providing electric or communication service, including but not limited to poles, supports, tunnels, manholes, vaults, conduits, pipes, wires, conductors, guys, stubs, platforms, crossarms, braces, transformers, insulators, cutouts, switches, capacitors, meters, communication circuits, appliances, attachments and appurtenances, but: 1. “Communication facilities” does not […]
“Engineer” means the de facto or de jure engineer of the municipality, or such engineer’s successor in functions, if any. (Added to NRS by 1973, 472; A 1975, 878)
“Governing body” means: 1. The city council, city commission, board of supervisors or other local legislative or governing body of an incorporated city if all or any part of the service district is located within the limits of such incorporated city. 2. The board of county commissioners if the service district is located entirely within […]
“Lot” includes any portion, piece or parcel of land, but not property owned or controlled by any person as a right-of-way. (Added to NRS by 1971, 1233)
1. “Mailed notice,” “notice by mail” or any phrase of similar import, except as otherwise qualified, means the giving by the municipal clerk, engineer, treasurer or other designated person, or any deputy thereof, as provided in this chapter or otherwise as determined by the governing body, of any designated written or printed notice addressed to […]
1. “Municipality” means an incorporated city, including, without limitation, Carson City, in which is located wholly or in part the service district, or means the county in the unincorporated area of which is wholly located the service district, as the case may be. 2. “Municipal” pertains to a municipality. (Added to NRS by 1973, 473; […]
“New underground electric and communication service district” means an area in which no existing electric and communication facilities are in place. (Added to NRS by 1971, 1233)
“Overhead electric or communication facilities” means electric or communication facilities located above the surface of the ground except as provided in NRS 704A.050 and 704A.150. (Added to NRS by 1971, 1233)
“Owner” means: 1. The person in whom legal title appears by recorded deed; 2. The person in possession under claim of title; or 3. The person exercising acts of ownership on the person’s own behalf or as the personal representative of the owner, including boards of trustees of school districts owning property within the service […]
“Public place” includes streets, alleys, roadways, sidewalks, rights-of-way, easements and similar properties as to which an incorporated city, an unincorporated town, a county, the State of Nevada or a public utility corporation may have a right. (Added to NRS by 1971, 1233)
“Public utility corporation” means: 1. Any person or corporation subject to the jurisdiction of the Public Utilities Commission of Nevada which provides electric or communication service to the public by means of electric or communication facilities. 2. An incorporated city or a county which provides electric or communication service to the public by means of […]
1. “Publication,” “publish” or any term of similar import, except as otherwise qualified, means publication in at least one newspaper of general circulation in the municipality and the service district pertaining thereto, for at least once a week for 3 consecutive weeks by 3 weekly insertions, the first publication being at least 15 days prior […]
“Real property” means real estate owned in fee, but not inclusive of any property owned or controlled as a railroad or street right-of-way. (Added to NRS by 1971, 1233)
“Service district” means a new underground electric and communication service district as defined by NRS 704A.080, or an underground service district as defined by NRS 704A.150, as the case may be. (Added to NRS by 1971, 1233; A 1997, 2550)
“Underground service district” means an area in which electric and communication facilities are to be placed underground, exclusive of: 1. Any lines or facilities used or intended to be used for the transmission of electric energy at nominal voltages in excess of 300,000 volts or having a circuit capacity in excess of 12,000 kilovolt amperes. […]
1. If not less than 60 percent of the owners of contiguous real property within a reasonably compact area of reasonable size, who own not less than 60 percent on a square foot basis of the real property within such area, seek to establish a service district, they shall petition each public utility corporation serving […]