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

34 REPORT OF COLORADO RIVER COMMISSION OF NEVADA

State or Nevada, and the commission is authorized and directed to
negotiate for and obtain and enter: -into and execute and cause to be
executed such contracts, documents and instruments as are appro-
priate and requisite to carry such requests into effect.
2" In the contracts, documents and instruments referred to in
subsection 1, the commission is authorized:
(a) To obligate itself and tbe State of Nevada to repay the cost of
water service facilities constructed by the United States;
(b) '1"0 obligate itself to operate and maintllin water service facili-
ties constructed by the United States;
(c) To sen Colorado River water, at wholesale, and deliver it
through water service facilities constructed by the United States
under contracts to be approved by the United States and upon
charges which will yield to the commission revenues sufficient to
repay the costs of such facilities and their operation and mainte.
nance and, in addition, the cost or the water;
(d) To require each purchaser of Colorado River water from the
commission to exercise such powers as such purchaser may possess
to levy and collect taxes or assessments for the purposes of meeting
the charges payable to the commission; and
(e) To agree to institute in the eighth judicial district court of the
State of Nevada, and to prosecute to final judgment, including appel-
late review, proceedings to determine- the validity 0'r any contract or
other obligation cntered into with thc United States under the provi.
sions of sub.section 1. Jurisdiction. is herHby conferred upon such
court, and generally upon each of the district courts of the State
of Nevada, to conduct proceedings. for such purpose as in the ordi~
nary case of the judicial determination of proceedings, contracts,
bonds and (J bligations of water conservancy districts. a,s provided in
NRS 541.380' to 541.420, inclusive. Such proceedings may be initiated
by and in the name of the' commission. rrhe commission is hereby
empowered to do and perform all acts aud things so agreed to be
done and performed by it as aforesaid.
3. In the event of the installation of auy water service facilities
and electrical generating machinery and equipment or water service
facilities or clectrical generating machinery and equipment pursuant
to a request therefor by the commission, the fllith and credit of the
State of Nevada hereby is and shall be irrevocably pledged for the
performance and observance of all covenants, conditions, limita-
tions, promises and undertakings made or specified to be kept,
observed or fulfilled on the part of this state, in any contract here-
tofore or hereafter entered into with the United States of America.
[7:71:1935; added 1947, 444; A 1951, 235]-(NRS A 1957,
66; 1963,744; 1964,5; 1965,40'6)

538.230 Hearings; attendance Qf witneS<les; oaths.
1. The commission shall have power:
(a) To hold heariugs.
(b) To receive and hear objections filed to the granting of con-
tracts after advertisement.
(c) To rcquire the attendance of witnesses.
(d) To take testimony whenever it shall deem it necessary to carry
out the provisions of NRS 538.0'40' to 538.260', inclusive.
2. Any commissioner. is authorized and empowered to administer
oaths to any witnesses called to testify at any hearing or proceeding
before the commission.
[10':71:1935; 1931 NCL S 1443.10']

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