271.850 - Requirements for placement of service facilities underground; calculation of costs for conversion.
271.850 Requirements for placement of service facilities underground; calculation of costs for conversion.
1. The service facilities within the boundaries of each lot within a district to finance an underground conversion project established pursuant to NRS 271.800 must be placed underground at the same time as or after the underground system in private easements and public places is placed underground. The service provider involved, directly or through a contractor, shall, in accordance with the rules and regulations of the service provider, but subject to the regulations of the Public Utilities Commission of Nevada and any other applicable laws, ordinances, rules or regulations of the municipality or any other public agency under the police power, convert to underground its facilities on any such lot:
(a) For service facilities that provide electric service, up to the service entrance.
(b) For service facilities that provide communication service or service from a video service network, as that term is defined in NRS 711.145, up to the connection point within the house or structure.
2. All costs or expenses of conversion must be included in the cost on which the cost of the underground conversion for that property is calculated.
3. As used in this section, “lot” includes any portion, piece or parcel of land.
(Added to NRS by 1997, 2494; A 2007, 1379)