Revises provisions relating to water, including water rights retirement, temporary permit reclassification, and financial assistance for property.
This bill revises provisions relating to water in Nevada. It reclassifies temporary permits to appropriate groundwater as revocable permits. It requires the State Engineer to retire certain water rights and prohibits retiring water rights after June 30, 2035. It establishes the Nevada Voluntary Water Rights Retirement Program to purchase and retire water rights from willing sellers. It creates the Account for Retiring Water Rights to fund the Program. It establishes a financial assistance program for property owners with septic systems to connect to community sewerage disposal systems.
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