277.365 - Reassignment or addition of county to development region; requirement of contiguity; approval or denial of request; appeal to Governor.

277.365  Reassignment or addition of county to development region; requirement of contiguity; approval or denial of request; appeal to Governor.

      1.  A county may request modification of regional boundaries and assignment to a development region other than that to which it is assigned, or may request to be added to an existing region if the county is not included within any region.

      2.  A county may not be assigned to a development region unless the county is contiguous to the region.

      3.  Except as otherwise provided in subsection 4, a county may not be added to a development region unless the request for reassignment or addition is approved by the board of the district to which the county would be added and, if the request is for reassignment, the board of the district from which the county is moving.

      4.  A county that has been denied approval to be added to a region may appeal the decision to the Governor. The determination of the Governor concerning the assignment of a county to a region is final.

      (Added to NRS by 2003, 1957)