North Las Vegas Municipal Code § 8.05.010 Title.
8.05.010 - Title.
This chapter shall be known as "Cost Recovery for Hazardous Material Spills or Accidents."
(Ord. No. 3283, § 1, 7-1-2026)
COST RECOVERY FOR HAZARDOUS MATERIAL SPILLS OR ACCIDENTS
North Las Vegas Municipal Code tit. 8, ch. 8.05
in effectNorth Las Vegas Municipal Code § 8.05.020 Purpose.
8.05.020 - Purpose.
The purpose of this chapter is to ensure that those responsible for a hazardous spill or accident pay for the costs associated with cleaning up the hazardous materials in accordance with Federal, State, and local standards.
(Ord. No. 3283, § 1, 7-1-2026)
North Las Vegas Municipal Code § 8.05.030 Authorization.
8.05.030. - Authorization.
Pursuant to NRS 459.750, any person who possessed or had in his or her care any hazardous material involved in a spill, accident or motor vehicle crash requiring the cleaning and decontamination of the affected area is responsible for that cleaning and decontamination.
This chapter is authorized by Nevada Revised Statutes 459.770. The City Attorney's Office on behalf of the City of North Las Vegas is authorized to initiate any court actions or other procedures to effectuate the intent of this chapter in collecting costs associated with any hazardous spill or accident.
(Ord. No. 3283, § 1, 7-1-2026)
North Las Vegas Municipal Code § 8.05.040 Nature of Costs.
8.05.040 - Nature of Costs.
The nature of the costs that may be recovered include the following:
A. Responding efforts related to the hazardous accident or spill as defined in NRS 459.748, which include any efforts to mitigate, attempt to mitigate or assist in the mitigation of the effects of a spill of, or accident involving, hazardous material, including, without limitation, efforts to:
1. Contain and dispose of the hazardous material;
2. Clean and decontaminate the area affected by the spill or accident; and
3. Investigate the occurrence of the spill or accident.
B. Any costs associated with the replacement or decontamination of equipment utilized by the City of North Las Vegas Fire Department in the mitigation efforts.
C. Any costs associated with filing a lawsuit to obtain payment for costs of responding.
(Ord. No. 3283, § 1, 7-1-2026)
Source: City of North Las Vegas, Nevada, Municipal Code and City Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/nv/north_las_vegas/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=TIT8HESA_CH8.05COREHAMASPACFetched: 11/1/2026