§ 244A.455 Short title
§ 244A.457 Applicability to county whose population is 700,000 or more
§ 244A.459 Legislative determinations
§ 244A.461 Definitions
§ 244A.463 ‘Advisory committee’ defined
§ 244A.465 ‘Board’ defined
§ 244A.467 ‘Bond requirements’ defined
§ 244A.469 ‘County’ defined
§ 244A.471 ‘County securities’ defined
§ 244A.473 ‘Discharge’ defined
§ 244A.475 ‘Facilities’ defined
§ 244A.477 ‘Hereby,’ ‘herein,’ ‘hereinabove,’ ‘hereinafter,’ ‘hereof,’ ‘hereunder,’ ‘herewith,’ ‘heretofore’ and ‘hereafter’ defined
§ 244A.479 ‘Newspaper’ defined
§ 244A.481 ‘Point source’ defined
§ 244A.483 ‘Pollutant’ defined
§ 244A.485 ‘Pollution’ defined
§ 244A.487 ‘Project’ defined
§ 244A.489 ‘Publication’ and ‘publish’ defined
§ 244A.491 ‘Service charges’ defined
§ 244A.493 ‘State securities’ defined
§ 244A.495 Remedial action required when standards of water quality or conditions of permit to discharge pollutants violated
§ 244A.497 Technical advisory committee
§ 244A.499 Procedure for acquisition of facilities
§ 244A.501 Acquisition of competing facilities prohibited; acquisition of properties of other public bodies
§ 244A.503 Approval of preliminary plans for facilities
§ 244A.505 Approval of plans and specifications for facilities
§ 244A.507 Methods of funding county’s acquisition of facilities
§ 244A.509 General powers of county in relation to facilities
§ 244A.511 Additional powers of county: Contracts and agreements with public agencies and others
§ 244A.513 Methods of funding State’s acquisition of facilities
§ 244A.515 General powers of State in relation to facilities
§ 244A.517 Additional powers of State: Contract with county for employment of county’s personnel
§ 244A.519 Additional powers of State: Contracts and agreements with public agencies and others
§ 244A.521 Additional powers of county or State: Acquisition and operation of facilities
§ 244A.523 Powers of other public bodies
§ 244A.525 Extraterritorial powers and rights of officer, agent or employee of State, county or other public body
§ 244A.527 Manner of exercising board’s powers pertaining to State’s facilities and securities
§ 244A.529 Power of board to invest money
§ 244A.531 Power of board to levy and collect general taxes
§ 244A.533 Power of county or State to fix and collect service charges
§ 244A.535 Contracts for billing and collection of service charges
§ 244A.537 Service charges payable constitute general obligations; debt limits unaffected
§ 244A.539 Enforcement of collection of service charges by requiring tax levy
§ 244A.541 Collection of service charges on tax roll: Election of alternative procedure
§ 244A.543 Collection of service charges on tax roll: Notice of filing report and of time and place of hearing
§ 244A.545 Collection of service charges on tax roll: Hearings; final report
§ 244A.547 Collection of service charges on tax roll: Lien; tax bill; applicability of laws pertaining to levy, collection and enforcement of general taxes
§ 244A.549 Lien for unpaid service charges
§ 244A.551 Basic penalty for nonpayment of service charges
§ 244A.553 Collection of delinquent service charges and penalties imposed by civil action
§ 244A.555 Acquisition and transfer of certain facilities on behalf of State; funding of acquisition; recommendations by advisory committee for studies
§ 244A.557 Service charges for sewerage
§ 244A.559 Liability of county or State on its securities and other obligations
§ 244A.561 No recourse based on securities against director, officer or agent of county or State
§ 244A.563 Faith of State pledged not to impair securities
§ 244A.565 Contracts not binding on State until approved by Governor; exception
§ 244A.567 County’s officers to effectuate provisions of County Sewage and Wastewater Law
§ 244A.569 County Sewage and Wastewater Law constitutes full authority for exercise of powers granted
§ 244A.571 Areawide waste management plan: Development; required elements
§ 244A.573 Areawide waste management plan: Ordinances and regulations; enforcement

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Terms Used In Nevada Revised Statutes > Chapter 244A > County Sewage and Wastewater Law

  • Affidavit: A written statement of facts confirmed by the oath of the party making it, before a notary or officer having authority to administer oaths.
  • Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
  • Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
  • Bankruptcy: Refers to statutes and judicial proceedings involving persons or businesses that cannot pay their debts and seek the assistance of the court in getting a fresh start. Under the protection of the bankruptcy court, debtors may discharge their debts, perhaps by paying a portion of each debt. Bankruptcy judges preside over these proceedings.
  • Beneficiary: A person who is entitled to receive the benefits or proceeds of a will, trust, insurance policy, retirement plan, annuity, or other contract. Source: OCC
  • Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • 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
  • Credit bureau: An agency that collects individual credit information and sells it for a fee to creditors so they can make a decision on granting loans. Typical clients include banks, mortgage lenders, credit card companies, and other financing companies. (Also commonly referred to as consumer-reporting agency or credit-reporting agency.) Source: OCC
  • Credit report: A detailed report of an individual's credit history prepared by a credit bureau and used by a lender in determining a loan applicant's creditworthiness. Source: OCC
  • Credit Score: A number, roughly between 300 and 800, that measures an individual's credit worthiness. The most well-known type of credit score is the FICO score. This score represents the answer from a mathematical formula that assigns numerical values to various pieces of information in your credit report. Source: OCC
  • Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
  • Deed: The legal instrument used to transfer title in real property from one person to another.
  • Equitable: Pertaining to civil suits in "equity" rather than in "law." In English legal history, the courts of "law" could order the payment of damages and could afford no other remedy. See damages. A separate court of "equity" could order someone to do something or to cease to do something. See, e.g., injunction. In American jurisprudence, the federal courts have both legal and equitable power, but the distinction is still an important one. For example, a trial by jury is normally available in "law" cases but not in "equity" cases. Source: U.S. Courts
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Fair Credit Reporting Act: A federal law, established in 1971 and revised in 1997, that gives consumers the right to see their credit records and correct any mistakes. Source: OCC
  • Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation: A government corporation that insures the deposits of all national and state banks that are members of the Federal Reserve System. Source: OCC
  • Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
  • Forbearance: A means of handling a delinquent loan. A
  • Foreclosure: A legal process in which property that is collateral or security for a loan may be sold to help repay the loan when the loan is in default. Source: OCC
  • Fraud: Intentional deception resulting in injury to another.
  • Gift: A voluntary transfer or conveyance of property without consideration, or for less than full and adequate consideration based on fair market value.
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). Source: OCC
  • Liabilities: The aggregate of all debts and other legal obligations of a particular person or legal entity.
  • Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.
  • mortgage: includes a deed of trust. See Nevada Revised Statutes 0.037
  • Mortgage: The written agreement pledging property to a creditor as collateral for a loan.
  • National Bank: A bank that is subject to the supervision of the Comptroller of the Currency. The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency is a bureau of the U.S. Treasury Department. A national bank can be recognized because it must have "national" or "national association" in its name. Source: OCC
  • Nolo contendere: No contest-has the same effect as a plea of guilty, as far as the criminal sentence is concerned, but may not be considered as an admission of guilt for any other purpose.
  • Oath: A promise to tell the truth.
  • Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
  • Oversight: Committee review of the activities of a Federal agency or program.
  • 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
  • Personal property: All property that is not real property.
  • Plea: In a criminal case, the defendant's statement pleading "guilty" or "not guilty" in answer to the charges, a declaration made in open court.
  • population: means the number of people in a specified area as determined by the last preceding national decennial census conducted by the Bureau of the Census of the United States Department of Commerce pursuant to Section 2 of Nevada Revised Statutes 0.050
  • Power of attorney: A written instrument which authorizes one person to act as another's agent or attorney. The power of attorney may be for a definite, specific act, or it may be general in nature. The terms of the written power of attorney may specify when it will expire. If not, the power of attorney usually expires when the person granting it dies. Source: OCC
  • Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.
  • Recourse: An arrangement in which a bank retains, in form or in substance, any credit risk directly or indirectly associated with an asset it has sold (in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles) that exceeds a pro rata share of the bank's claim on the asset. If a bank has no claim on an asset it has sold, then the retention of any credit risk is recourse. Source: FDIC
  • Reporter: Makes a record of court proceedings and prepares a transcript, and also publishes the court's opinions or decisions (in the courts of appeals).
  • Rescission: The cancellation of budget authority previously provided by Congress. The Impoundment Control Act of 1974 specifies that the President may propose to Congress that funds be rescinded. If both Houses have not approved a rescission proposal (by passing legislation) within 45 days of continuous session, any funds being withheld must be made available for obligation.
  • Restitution: The court-ordered payment of money by the defendant to the victim for damages caused by the criminal action.
  • Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
  • Subpoena: A command to a witness to appear and give testimony.
  • Summons: Another word for subpoena used by the criminal justice system.
  • Testator: A male person who leaves a will at death.
  • Trustee: A person or institution holding and administering property in trust.
  • Writ: A formal written command, issued from the court, requiring the performance of a specific act.