Existing law authorizes contiguous unincorporated territory lying within one or more counties or incorporated territory lying within a consolidated municipality and not included in any other fire protection district to, by petition and election, be formed into a county fire protection district. (NRS 474.010-474.125) Existing law also authorizes a board of county commissioners to, by ordinance, organize unincorporated territory within the county into a county fire protection district. (NRS 474.460) Existing law further authorizes a board of county commissioners in a county whose population is less than 700,000 (currently all counties other than Clark County) to consolidate two or more county fire protection districts within the county under certain circumstances. (NRS 474.533) Section 15 of this bill requires: (1) the Washoe County Board of County Commissioners, the Reno City Council and the Sparks City Council to establish, by interlocal agreement, a board to study the creation of a county fire protection district to consolidate fire protection services within certain territory within Washoe County, Reno and Sparks; and (2) the board to prepare a written report of the results and any recommendations.

Statutes affected:
As Introduced: 474.565, 474.580
Reprint 1: 474.565, 474.580
BDR: 474.565, 474.580