Nevada legislation · 83rd Legislature (2025)
Nevada AB419: Revises provisions relating to water. (BDR 48-736)
Status: Introduced
What the bill says
An act relating to water; requiring the State Engineer to prepare and submit a biennial report to the Legislature relating to certain applications pending a final decision by the State Engineer; requiring the State Engineer to adopt certain regulations relating to hearings and to establish a preapplication review process to meet with prospective applicants; making the State Engineer subject to the Nevada Administrative Procedure Act for purposes of adopting regulations and certain provisions governing the adjudication of contested cases; and providing other matters properly relating thereto…
From the engrossed text, April 24, 2025:
AN ACT relating to water; requiring the State Engineer to prepare and submit a biennial report to the Legislature relating to certain applications pending a final decision by the State Engineer; requiring the State Engineer to adopt certain regulations relating to hearings and to establish a preapplication review process to meet with prospective applicants; making the State Engineer subject to the Nevada Administrative Procedure Act for purposes of adopting regulations and certain provisions governing the adjudication of contested cases; and providing other matters properly relating thereto. Legislative Counsel's Digest: The State Engineer, an appointee of the Director of the State Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, manages the appropriation of water in this State. (Title 48 of NRS) Section 1 of this bill requires the State Engineer to prepare and submit a biennial report to the Director of the Legislative Counsel Bureau for transmittal to the Legislative Commission relating to certain applications to appropriate water that have been pending a final decision by the State Engineer for 2 or more years. Under existing law, the State Engineer is authorized to make such reasonable rules and regulations as may be necessary for the proper and orderly execution of the powers conferred upon him or her by law, including regulations governing the practice and procedure in all contests before the Office of …