Sections
General Provisions 540.011 – 540.021
Water Planning Section of Division of Water Resources 540.031 – 540.051
Reporting of Approved Projects 540.061 – 540.091
Water Conservation 540.121 – 540.151
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Terms Used In Nevada Revised Statutes > Chapter 540 - Planning and Development of Water Resources

  • Bequest: Property gifted by will.
  • Chief: means the Chief of the Section. See Nevada Revised Statutes 540.021
  • county: includes Carson City. See Nevada Revised Statutes 0.033
  • Department: means the Department of Education. See Nevada Revised Statutes 385.007
  • Department: means the State Department of Conservation and Natural Resources. See Nevada Revised Statutes 540.021
  • Division: means the Division of Water Resources of the Department. See Nevada Revised Statutes 540.021
  • Donor: The person who makes a gift.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Litigation: A case, controversy, or lawsuit. Participants (plaintiffs and defendants) in lawsuits are called litigants.
  • 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
  • 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
  • State Board: means the State Board of Education. See Nevada Revised Statutes 385.007