Nev. Rev. Stat. § 361.603 — Acquisition by local government or Nevada System of Higher Education of property held in trust

NRS  361.603    Acquisition by local government or Nevada System of Higher
Education of property held in trust.
1.  Any local government or the Nevada
System of Higher Education may, in the manner provided in this section, acquire
property held in trust by the treasurer of the county in which the local
government or any part of the System is located by virtue of any deed made
pursuant to the provisions of this chapter.
2.  Whenever any local government or the
Nevada System of Higher Education determines that a public purpose may be
served by the acquisition of the property, it may make application to the board
of county commissioners for permission to acquire the property. If the board of
county commissioners approves the application, it shall direct the county
treasurer to give notice of intent to sell to the last known owner or heirs or
devisees of the last known owner of the property in the manner provided by law.
3.  The last known owner may, within 90
days after the notice, redeem the property by paying to the treasurer the
amount of the delinquent taxes, plus penalties, interest and costs.
4.  If the owner fails to redeem the
property within the time allowed, the county treasurer shall transfer the
property to the local government or the Board of Regents of the University of
Nevada upon receiving from it the amount of the delinquent taxes, except as
otherwise provided in subsection 5.
5.  If property is so transferred to a
local government for street, sewer or drainage uses, for use in a program for
the rehabilitation of abandoned residential properties established by the local
government pursuant to chapter 279B of NRS,
or for use as open-space real property as designated in a city, county or
regional comprehensive plan, the delinquent taxes need not be paid.
6.  As used in this section, “open-space
real property” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 361A.040 .