It is hereby declared as a matter of legislative determination:

1. That providing for municipalities to which this chapter appertains the purposes, powers, duties, rights, disabilities, privileges, liabilities and immunities herein provided will serve a public use and will promote the health, safety, prosperity, security and general welfare of the inhabitants thereof and of the State of Nevada.

2. That the acquisition, improvement, equipment, maintenance and operation of any project herein authorized is in the public interest, is conducive to the public welfare, and constitutes a part of the established and permanent policy of the State of Nevada.

3. That the necessity for this chapter is a result of the large population growth and intense residential, commercial and industrial development in the incorporated and unincorporated areas of portions of the State and of the ensuing need for extensive local improvements therein.

4. That the Legislature recognizes the duty of municipalities as instruments of State Government to meet adequately the needs for such facilities within their boundaries, in cooperation with the State, counties and districts within the State.

5. That for the accomplishment of these purposes, the provisions of this chapter shall be broadly construed, and the rule that statutes in derogation of the common law are to be strictly construed shall have no application to this chapter.

6. That the notices herein provided are reasonably calculated to inform each interested person of his or her legally protected rights.

7. That the rights and privileges herein granted and the duties, disabilities and liabilities herein provided comply in all respects with any requirement or limitation imposed by any constitutional provision.

(Added to NRS by 1965, 1349)