Governing body to update plan for capital improvement under certain circumstances; issuance and terms of evidence of medium-term obligation or installment-purchase agreement; regulations; applicability of prevailing wage requirements to certain lease-purchase or installment-purchase agreements.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 350.091
in effect1. Whenever the governing body of any local government is authorized to enter into a medium-term obligation or installment-purchase agreement as provided in NRS 280.266 or 350.089 that is intended to finance a capital project, the governing body shall update its plan for capital improvement in the same manner as is required for general obligation debt pursuant to NRS 350.013 .
2. Whenever the governing body of any local government is authorized to enter into a medium-term obligation as provided in NRS 350.089 , the governing body may issue, as evidence thereof, negotiable notes or medium-term negotiable bonds that, except as otherwise provided in subsection 5 of NRS 496.155 :
(a) Must mature not later than 10 years after the date of issuance;
(b) Must bear interest at a rate or rates which do not exceed by more than 3 percent the Index of Twenty Bonds which was most recently published before the bids are received or a negotiated offer is accepted; and
(c) May, at the option of the local government, contain a provision which allows redemption of the notes or bonds before maturity, upon such terms as the governing body determines.
3. Whenever the governing body of any local government is authorized to enter into an installment-purchase agreement as provided in NRS 280.266 or 350.089 , the governing body may issue, as evidence thereof, an installment-purchase agreement, lease or other evidence of a transaction described in NRS 350.800 . An installment-purchase agreement, lease or other evidence of a transaction described in NRS 350.800 issued pursuant to this subsection:
(a) Must have a term that is 30 years or less;
(b) Must bear interest at a rate or rates that do not exceed by more than 3 percent the Index of Revenue Bonds which was most recently published before the local government enters into the installment-purchase agreement; and
(c) May, at the option of the local government, contain a provision that allows prepayment of the purchase price upon such terms as are provided in the agreement.
4. If the term of the medium-term obligation or installment-purchase agreement is more than 5 years, the weighted average term of the medium-term obligation or installment-purchase agreement may not exceed the estimated weighted average useful life of the assets being financed with the medium-term obligation or installment-purchase agreement. For the purposes of this subsection, the Committee on Local Government Finance may adopt regulations that provide guidelines for the useful life of various types of assets and for calculation of the weighted average useful life of assets.
5. If a lease-purchase or installment-purchase agreement pursuant to NRS 280.266 or 350.089 involves the construction, alteration, repair or remodeling of an improvement:
(a) The person or entity that executes one or more contracts or agreements for the actual construction, alteration, repair or remodeling of the improvement shall include in such a contract or agreement the contractual provisions and stipulations that are required to be included in a contract for a public work pursuant to the provisions of NRS 338.013 to 338.090 , inclusive.
(b) The governing body, the contractor who is awarded the contract or entered into the agreement to perform the construction, alteration, repair or remodeling of the improvement and any subcontractor on the project shall comply with the provisions of NRS 338.013 to 338.090 , inclusive, in the same manner as if the governing body had undertaken the project or had awarded the contract.
Source: NV Statutes (Official Site)URL: https://www.leg.state.nv.us/nrs/NRS-350.htmlFetched: 10/4/2026