An officer of an agency or instrumentality of the United States:
1. May apply to the Director of the Legislative Counsel Bureau pursuant to NRS 328.065 to 328.135, inclusive, to obtain a cession of concurrent criminal jurisdiction or other jurisdiction from the State of Nevada.
2. Shall apply to the State Engineer pursuant to Title 48 of NRS to appropriate water on the public lands or other federal lands of this state. The State Engineer has continuing jurisdiction over any acquisition by the United States of the waters of the State of Nevada, whether by purchase, gift, condemnation, appropriation pursuant to the state’s water laws or otherwise, and whether appurtenant to lands acquired by or retained by the United States.
3. Shall apply to the Department of Transportation pursuant to the procedure set forth in NRS 408.537, 408.543 and 408.547 for consent to close a public road, as defined in NRS 405.191, which is located on the public lands of this state.
4. Shall apply to the State Land Use Planning Agency pursuant to the procedure set forth in NRS 321.736 to 321.739, inclusive, for consent to use land held solely for proprietary purposes relating to the retention and management of the public lands, if that use interferes with the sovereignty of this state respecting the land within its borders.
(Added to NRS by 1981, 918)
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