Nevada Revised Statutes 361.111 – Exemption of certain property of Archaeological Conservancy, Nature Conservancy, American Land Conservancy and Nevada Land Conservancy
1. Except as otherwise provided in subsections 2 and 3, all real property and improvements thereon acquired by the Archaeological Conservancy, Nature Conservancy, American Land Conservancy or Nevada Land Conservancy are exempt from taxation if:
Terms Used In Nevada Revised Statutes 361.111
- Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
- county: includes Carson City. See Nevada Revised Statutes 0.033
- Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
- person: means a natural person, any form of business or social organization and any other nongovernmental legal entity including, but not limited to, a corporation, partnership, association, trust or unincorporated organization. See Nevada Revised Statutes 0.039
- Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.
(a) The property is held for ultimate acquisition by the Federal Government, the State or a local governmental unit and:
(1) The Federal Government, the State or a local governmental unit has agreed, in writing, that acquisition of the property will be given serious consideration; and
(2) For property for which the State has given the statement required by subparagraph (1), the governing body of the county in which the property is located has approved the potential acquisition of the property by the State; or
(b) The property will be held indefinitely and vested in the Archaeological Conservancy, Nature Conservancy, American Land Conservancy or Nevada Land Conservancy for the purposes of education, environmental protection or conservation.
2. When the Archaeological Conservancy, Nature Conservancy, American Land Conservancy or Nevada Land Conservancy transfers property it has held for purposes of education, environmental protection or conservation to any person, partnership, association, corporation or entity other than the Federal Government, the State or a local governmental unit, the property must be assessed at the rate set for first-class pasture by the Nevada Tax Commission for each year it was exempt pursuant to subsection 1 and the taxes must be collected as other taxes under this chapter are collected.
3. When the Archaeological Conservancy, Nature Conservancy, American Land Conservancy or Nevada Land Conservancy transfers property it has held for purposes other than education, environmental protection or conservation to any person, partnership, association, corporation or entity other than the Federal Government, the State or a local governmental unit, the tax imposed by this chapter must be assessed against the property for each year it was exempt pursuant to subsection 1 and collected in the manner provided in this chapter.
4. The Nevada Tax Commission shall adopt regulations specifying the criteria for determining when property is held by the Archaeological Conservancy, Nature Conservancy, American Land Conservancy or Nevada Land Conservancy for purposes of education, environmental protection or conservation.