SB 98 — Makes various changes to provisions relating to the Carson Water Subconservancy District. (BDR S-579)

S.B.Senate Bill No.

9898–Senators SENATESettelmeyer, BILLGoicoechea; NO .

98–ENATORSBuck SETTELMEYERand ,Kieckhefer GJoint OICOECHEASponsor: ;

UCKAssemblyman ANDWheeler KCHAPTER.......... IECKHEFER F EBRUARY 3, 2021 ____________ JOINT SPONSOR :

SSEMBLYMAN W HEELER ____________ Referred to Committee on Natural Resources SUMMARY—Makes various changes to provisions relating to the Carson Water Subconservancy District.

(BDR S-579) FISCAL NOTE:

Effect on Local Government:

May have Fiscal Impact.

Effect on the State:

No.

~ EXPLANATION – Matter in bolded italics is new;

matter between brackets [omitted material] is material to be omitted.

LegislativeLegExisting Counsel’slaw Digest:provides that the Carson Water Subconservancy District includes the urban area of Carson City and the portions of Churchill County within the Carson River hydrological basin.

Existing(Carson law provides that the Carson Water Subconservancy District includesAct the§ urban10) area of Carson City and the portions of Churchill County within the Section 1 of this bill expands the Carson Water Subconservancy District to also)also include the portions of Storey County within the Carson River hydrological basin.

Section 1 also increases the membership of the Board of Directors of the Carson Water Subconservancy District to include two members from Storey County.

Carson Section 2 of this bill provides for the staggering of the terms of these new members.

Existing law authorizes the Board of Directors to levy a tax on all taxable property within the District at a rate of not more than 3 cents on each $100 of assessedSubconservancy valuationDistrict forAct carrying§ out10) theSection activities1 ofrequires thethat District.if such a tax is levied:

(Carson Water Subconservancy District Act § 10) Section 1 requires that if such a tax is levied:

and (2) the Board of County Commissioners of Storey County must, instead, pay to the District from the County’s general fund the equivalent - *SB98* – 2 – amount to what would have been generated if the tax had been levied on the taxable property located within the District in Storey County.

EXPLANATION – Matter in bolded italics is new;

matter between brackets [omitted material] is material to be omitted.

The Carson Water Subconservancy District, as expanded to include the urban area of Carson City, is hereby expanded to include [that portion] those portions of Churchill County and Storey County within the Carson- River81st hydrologicSession basin.(2021) – 2 – the existing district become the assets and liabilities of the newly formed district on July 1, [1999.] 2021.

The assets and liabilities of the existing district become the assets and liabilities of the newly formed district on July 1, [1999.] 2021.

(b) Two members who are residents of Lyon County appointed by the Board of County Commissioners of Lyon Cou(c) Five members who are residents of Douglas County, at least two of whom must represent agricultural interests in the county, appointed by the Board of County Commissioners of Douglas County;

(c) Five members who are residents of Douglas County, at least two of whom must represent agricultural interests in the county, appointed by the Board of County Commissioners of Douglas County;

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The Board of Directors may levy a tax upon all taxable property within the Carson Water Subconservancy District , other than taxable property located in Storey County, at a rate of not more than 3 cents on each $100 of assessed valuation for carrying out the activities of the district.

If the Board of Directors levies a tax as described in subsection 4, the Board of County Commissioners of Storey County shall pay to the Carson Water Subconservancy District- from81st theSession general(2021) fund– of3 Storey– County an amount that is equal to the amount that would have been generated if the Board of Directors imposed a tax pursuant to subsection 4 on the taxable property located in that portion of Storey County that is within the Carson River hydrologic basin.

(a) Any money received from the proceeds of the tax imposed pursuant to subsection 4 [;] and from Storey County pursuant to subsection 5;

The Carson Water Subconservancy District shall not acquire water rights, or other property for the purpose of - *SB98* – 4 – obtaining the appurtenant water rights, through the exercise of the power of eminent domain.

rights, through the exercise [8.] 9.

Each special district may levy a tax upon all taxable property within its boundaries at a rate of not more than 7 cents on each $100 of assessed - 81st Session (2021) – 4 – valuation.

The revenue from the tax must be used to allow the district to plan, construct, maintain and operate waterworks, facilities, flood control or drainage projects or other projects, and to obtain water and water rights for the benefit of the district.

Section 11 of the Carson Water Subconservancy District1409, Act,is beinghereby chapteramended 621,to Statutesread ofas follows:f Nevada 1989, at page 1409,Sec. is hereby amended to read as follows:

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All such districts and subdistricts shall amend the petitions by which - *SB98* – 5 – they were established within 6 months after the effective date of this act to specify the composition of their boards of directors.

- 81st Session (2021) – 5 – 2.

Three of the members initially appointed by Douglas County and one of the members initially appointed by Lyon CountyCountyy and Carson City shall serve until the end of the second calendar year next succeeding their appointment.

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