USA Statutes : nevada
Title : Title 26 - PUBLIC LANDS
Chapter : CHAPTER 327 - NEVADA COORDINATE SYSTEM; GEOGRAPHIC NAMES
1. On and after publication of the North American Datum of 1983
for Nevada by the National Geodetic Survey of the National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration, or the federal agency which succeeds it, the
Nevada Coordinate System of 1983, which is a transverse Mercator
projection of the North American Datum of 1983, is the sole coordinate
system in Nevada for describing land.
2. On and after that date of publication, the Nevada Coordinate
System of 1927 may be used only for purposes of reference.
(Added to NRS by 1983, 1338; A 1987, 392)
1. The system of plane coordinates which has been established for
defining and stating the positions or locations of points on the surface
of the earth within the State of Nevada:
(a) By the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey is designated as
the Nevada Coordinate System of 1927.
(b) By the National Geodetic Survey of the National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration, or the federal agency which succeeds it, is
designated as the Nevada Coordinate System of 1983.
2. For the purpose of the use of these systems the State is
divided into an East Zone, a Central Zone, and a West Zone. The area now
included in:
(a) Clark, Elko, Eureka, Lincoln and White Pine counties
constitutes the East Zone.
(b) Lander and Nye counties constitutes the Central Zone.
(c) Carson City and Churchill, Douglas, Esmeralda, Humboldt, Lyon,
Mineral, Pershing, Storey and Washoe counties constitutes the West Zone.
[1:84:1945; 1943 NCL § 5589]—(NRS A 1969, 329; 1983, 1339)
1. As established for use in the East Zone, the Nevada Coordinate
System of 1927 or the Nevada Coordinate System of 1983 must be named, and
in any land description in which it is used it must be designated, the
“Nevada Coordinate System of 1927, East Zone” or the “Nevada Coordinate
System of 1983, East Zone.”
2. As established for use in the Central Zone, the Nevada
Coordinate System of 1927, or the Nevada Coordinate System of 1983 must
be named, and in any land description in which it is used it must be
designated, the “Nevada Coordinate System of 1927, Central Zone” or the
“Nevada Coordinate System of 1983, Central Zone.”
3. As established for use in the West Zone, the Nevada Coordinate
System of 1927 or the Nevada Coordinate System of 1983 must be named, and
in any land description in which it is used it must be designated, the
“Nevada Coordinate System of 1927, West Zone” or the “Nevada Coordinate
System of 1983, West Zone.”
[2:84:1945; 1943 NCL § 5589.01]—(NRS A 1983, 1339)
1. The plane coordinates of a point on the earth’s surface, to be
used in expressing the location of the point in the appropriate zone,
must consist of two distances, expressed in:
(a) Feet and decimals of a foot under the Nevada Coordinate System
of 1927; or
(b) Meters and decimals of a meter under the Nevada Coordinate
System of 1983.
Ê One of these distances, to be known as the “x-coordinate,” must give
the position in an east-and-west direction; the other, to be known as the
“y-coordinate,” must give the position in a north-and-south direction.
2. These coordinates must be made to conform to the values of the
plane rectangular coordinates for the monumented stations of the North
American Horizontal Geodetic Control Network, as published by the
National Geodetic Survey of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration or the federal agency which succeeds it, and whose plane
coordinates have been computed on the systems defined in this chapter.
Any such station may be used for connecting a survey to either Nevada
coordinate system.
3. As used in this section:
(a) “Foot” means the United States Survey Foot.
(b) “Meter” means exactly 39.37 inches.
[3:84:1945; 1943 NCL § 5589.02]—(NRS A 1983, 1340; 1987, 392)
When any tract of land to be defined by a
single description extends from one into another of the above coordinate
zones, the positions of all points on its boundaries may be referred to
either of such zones, the zone which is used being specifically named in
the description.
[4:84:1945; 1943 NCL § 5589.03]
1. For purposes of more specifically defining the Nevada
Coordinate System of 1927, the following definition by the United States
Coast and Geodetic Survey is adopted:
(a) The Nevada Coordinate System of 1927, East Zone, is a
transverse Mercator projection of the Clarke Spheroid of 1866, having a
central meridian 115°35¢ west of Greenwich, on which meridian the scale
is set at one part in 10,000 too small. The origin of coordinates is at
the intersection of the meridian 115°35¢ west of Greenwich and the
parallel 34°45¢ north latitude. This origin is given the coordinates: x =
500,000 feet and y = 0 feet.
(b) The Nevada Coordinate System of 1927, Central Zone, is a
transverse Mercator projection of the Clarke Spheroid of 1866, having a
central meridian 116°40¢ west of Greenwich, on which meridian the scale
is set at one part in 10,000 too small. The origin of coordinates is at
the intersection of the meridian 116°40¢ west of Greenwich and the
parallel 34°45¢ north latitude. This origin is given the coordinates: x =
500,000 feet and y = 0 feet.
(c) The Nevada Coordinate System of 1927, West Zone, is a
transverse Mercator projection of the Clarke Spheroid of 1866, having a
central meridian 118°35¢ west of Greenwich, on which meridian the scale
is set at one part in 10,000 too small. The origin of coordinates is at
the intersection of the meridian 118°35¢ west of Greenwich and the
parallel 34°45¢ north latitude. This origin is given the coordinates: x =
500,000 feet and y = 0 feet.
2. For purposes of more specifically defining the Nevada
Coordinate System of 1983, the following definition by the National
Geodetic Survey of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is
adopted:
(a) The Nevada Coordinate System of 1983, East Zone, is a
transverse Mercator projection of the North American Datum of 1983,
having a central meridian 115°35¢ west of Greenwich, on which meridian
the scale is set at one part in 10,000 too small. The origin of
coordinates is at the intersection of the meridian 115°35¢ west of
Greenwich and the parallel 34°45¢ north latitude. This origin is given
the coordinates: x = 200,000 meters and y = 8,000,000 meters.
(b) The Nevada Coordinate System of 1983, Central Zone, is a
transverse Mercator projection of the North American Datum of 1983,
having a central meridian 116°40¢ west of Greenwich, on which meridian
the scale is set at one part in 10,000 too small. The origin of
coordinates is at the intersection of the meridian 116°40¢ west of
Greenwich and the parallel 34°45¢ north latitude. This origin is given
the coordinates: x = 500,000 meters and y = 6,000,000 meters.
(c) The Nevada Coordinate System of 1983, West Zone, is a
transverse Mercator projection of the North American Datum of 1983,
having a central meridian 118°35¢ west of Greenwich, on which meridian
the scale is set at one part in 10,000 too small. The origin of
coordinates is at the intersection of the meridian 118°35¢ west of
Greenwich and the parallel 34°45¢ north latitude. This origin is given
the coordinates: x = 800,000 meters and y = 4,000,000 meters.
[5:84:1945; 1943 NCL § 5589.04]—(NRS A 1983, 1340)
No coordinate based on either of the Nevada coordinate systems
which purports to define the position of a point on a land boundary may
be presented to be recorded in any public land records or deed records
unless the document to be recorded contains:
1. A description of the monumented station or stations from which
the coordinates being recorded have been determined.
2. Annotations which accompany the values for state plane
coordinates and clearly describe the method and accuracy of the
determinations.
[6:84:1945; 1943 NCL § 5589.05]—(NRS A 1983, 1341; 1987, 393)
” The use of the term
“Nevada Coordinate System of 1927” or “Nevada Coordinate System of 1983”
on any map, report of survey, or other document is limited to use for
coordinates based on the system as defined in this chapter.
[7:84:1945; 1943 NCL § 5589.06]—(NRS A 1983, 1342)
Nothing contained in this
chapter requires any purchaser or mortgagee of real property to rely on a
land description, any part of which depends exclusively upon either of
the systems established by this chapter.
[9:84:1945; 1943 NCL § 5589.08]—(NRS A 1983, 1342)
GEOGRAPHIC NAMES
As used in NRS 327.110 to 327.150 ,
inclusive, unless the context otherwise requires, the term “Board” means
the Nevada State Board on Geographic Names.
(Added to NRS by 1985, 588)
The Nevada State Board on Geographic Names is hereby created to
coordinate and approve geographic names within the State for official
recommendation to the United States Board on Geographic Names.
(Added to NRS by 1985, 588)
The Board consists of:
1. One representative of each of the following agencies or
organizations:
(a) Bureau of Mines and Geology of the State of Nevada.
(b) Faculty of the University of Nevada, Reno.
(c) Faculty of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.
(d) State Library and Archives.
(e) Department of Transportation of the State.
(f) State Department of Conservation and Natural Resources.
(g) Nevada Historical Society.
(h) United States Bureau of Land Management.
(i) United States Forest Service.
(j) Inter-Tribal Council of Nevada, Inc.
Ê Each agency or organization shall designate a representative and one
alternative representative for this purpose.
2. An Executive Secretary who is a nonvoting member of the Board.
The State Resident Cartographer shall serve in this position. If there is
not such a cartographer, the voting members of the Board shall select the
Executive Secretary.
(Added to NRS by 1985, 588; A 1993, 507)
1. The Board shall designate from among its members a Chairman and
a Vice Chairman and shall adopt rules for its own management.
2. A majority of the voting members of the Board constitutes a
quorum for the transaction of business.
3. The Board shall meet at such times and places as are specified
by the Chairman, but may not hold more than four meetings in any 1 year.
4. Members of the Board shall serve without compensation, travel
expenses or subsistence allowances except as they may be provided by the
members’ respective agencies and organizations.
(Added to NRS by 1985, 588)
1. The Board shall:
(a) Receive and evaluate all proposals for changes in or additions
to names of geographic features and places in the State to determine the
most appropriate and acceptable names for use in maps and official
documents of all levels of government.
(b) Make official recommendations on behalf of the State with
respect to each proposal.
(c) Assist and cooperate with the United States Board on Geographic
Names in matters relating to names of geographic features and places in
Nevada.
(d) Maintain a list of advisers who have special knowledge of or
expertise in Nevada history, geography or culture and consult with those
advisers on a regular basis in the course of its work.
2. The Board may:
(a) Adopt regulations to assist in carrying out the functions and
duties assigned to it by law.
(b) Initiate proposals for changes in or additions to geographic
names in the State. Any proposal initiated by the Board must be evaluated
in accordance with the same procedures prescribed for the consideration
of other proposals.
(Added to NRS by 1985, 588)
1. Any person, group or agency of federal, state or local
government may propose a change in or the addition of any geographic name
within the State by submitting it to the Board for evaluation and
recommendation.
2. Upon receipt of any such proposal, together with sufficient
supporting information, the Board shall:
(a) Place the proposal on the agenda for preliminary consideration
at its next meeting.
(b) Give appropriate notice to persons and groups who are affected
by the proposal or might have an interest in it.
(c) Provide opportunities for public comment.
(d) Conduct such research and field investigations as it deems
necessary.
3. The Board may not take final action on any proposal until it
has been given preliminary consideration at one or more previous meetings.
4. Whenever the Board takes final action on a proposal, it shall
notify the person, group or agency who submitted the proposal and shall
transmit the official recommendation to the United States Board on
Geographic Names.
(Added to NRS by 1985, 589)
