WSP00692

• File Number: 8210.470
• Description: Pacific Southwest Interagency Committee
• State: CO
• Basin: Colorado Mainstem
• Water Division: 5
• Date: 1/1/1965
• Author: Unknown
• Title: Colorado River Commission of Nevada - 1965 Report
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: Report/Study

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REPORT OF COLORADO RIVER COMMISSION OF NEVADA 31

538.150 Legal advisers: Duties, compeusatiou of attorney gen-
eral's offioe.
1. 'rho attorney general and his duly appointed assistants and
deputies shaH be the legal advisers for the eommission.
2. In order to compensate the office of attorney general for serv-
ices rendered, the commission is directed, on or before the 1st day
of each month, to authorize the state controller to draw his warrant
in the sum fixed by contract in favor of the state treasurer, such sum
or money to be taken from the Colorado River commission fund. The
state treasurer sh all plaee such sum of money in the salary fund of
the offiee of the attorney general to be used to pay for the services
of the attorney general's office.
3. The mileage and living expenses away from the office of the
attorney general at the regular statutory state rate, together with
thc telephone and telegraph charges incurred by the attorney gen.
",'ai's office on behalf of the commission, shaH be charged directly
against the Colorado River commission fund.
[Part 9:71:1935; A 1951, 235]-(NRS A 1963, 742)

538.160 Duties of commission. Thc duties of the commission
shaH be:
1. To collect and arrange all data and information connected
with the Colorado River and its tributaries which may affect or be
of interest to the State of Nevada.
2. To represent and act for the State of Nevada in the negotia-
tion and execution of contracts, leases or agreements for the use or
exchang'e of power and for the use of electrical generating machin-
pry and power transmission lines both \vithin and outside of the
State of Nevada, but for use within the State of Nevada, and to pre-
sent the same- to the governor for his information and approval. The
commission shall not he prohibited from contracting for the supply
of electric energy to any corporation or cooperative created under
the laws of the State of Nevada that is being operated prineipally for
service to Nevada citizells and may be serving incidental energy to
eitizens of other states contiguous to its service area in the State of
Nevada.
3. '1'0 represent the State of Nevada in such interstate or other
conferences or conventions as may be called for the consideration of
the development of reclamation and power projects connected with
the Colorado River or its tributaries-, or in connection with Hoover
Dam or other federaHy operated dams.
4. To render the friendly cooperation of the State of Nevada to
such constructive enterprises as look to the conservation of the
waters of the Colorado R,iver aud its tributaries and the development
of power thereon.
5. To render friendly cooperation. to and to negotiate with, coop-
erate with, and invite industries for the purpose of establishing the
same within the State of Nevada.
6. To negotiate with the representatives of other states and the
United States in an endeavor to settle equitably and define the rights
of the states and of the United States in the water of the Colorado
River and its tributaries.
7. To make and enter into agreements, compacts or treaties
between the State of Nevada aud the States of Arizona, California,
Colorado, Nmv Mexico, Utah, Washington, Oregon, Idaho and Wyo-
ming, either jointly or severally, which agreements, compacts or
treaties, however, will not become binding upon the State of Nevada
until ratified and approved by the legislature and governor of the
State of Nevada.