, and for all mining purposes, outlets, natural or otherwise, for the deposit or conduct of tailings, refuse, or water from mills, smelters, or other work for the reduction of ores from mines, mill dams, pipelines, tanks or reservoirs for natural gas or oil, an occupancy in common by the owners or possessors of different mines, mills, smelters or other places for the reduction of ores, or any place for the flow, deposit or conduct of tailings or refuse matter and the necessary land upon which to erect smelters and to operate them successfully, including the deposit of fine flue dust, fumes and smoke. 7. Byroads. Byroads leading from highways to residences and farms. 8. Public utilities. Lines for telegraph, telephone, electric light and electric power and sites for plants for electric light and power. 9. Sewerage. Sewerage of any city, town, settlement of not less than 10 families or any public building belonging to the State or college or university. 10. Water for generation and transmission of electricity. Canals, reservoirs, dams, ditches, flumes, aqueducts and pipes for supplying and storing water for the operation of machinery to generate and transmit electricity for power, light or heat. 11. Cemeteries, public parks. Cemeteries or public parks. 12. Pipelines of beet sugar industry. Pipelines to conduct any liquids connected with the manufacture of beet sugar. 13. Pipelines for petroleum products, natural gas. Pipelines for the transportation of crude petroleum, petroleum products or natural gas, whether interstate or intrastate. 14. Aviation. Airports, facilities for air navigation and aerial rights-of-way. 15. Monorails. Monorails and any other overhead or underground system used for public transportation. 16. Community antenna television companies. Community antenna television companies which have been granted a franchise from the governing body of the jurisdictions in which they provide services. The exercise of the power of eminent domain may include the right to use the wires, conduits, cables or poles of any public utility if: (a) It creates no substantial detriment to the service provided by the utility; (b) It causes no irreparable injury to the utility; and (c) The Public Utilities Commission of Nevada, after giving notice and affording a hearing to all persons affected by the proposed use of the wires, conduits, cables or poles, has found that it is in the public interest. 17. Redevelopment. The acquisition of property pursuant to NRS 279.382 to 279.685, inclusive. [1911 CPA § 664; A 1921, 262; 1937, 351; 1931 NCL § 9153]—(NRS A 1961, 170; 1967, 868, 1228; 1969, 246; 1977, 652; 1983, 2008; 1985, 2080; 1987, 1297; 1993, 361; 1997, 1961, 3365; 1999, 677, 679) NRS 37.015 Necessary access for owners, occupants of ranges, grazing lands: Exercise of power of eminent domain. The State of Nevada or any political subdivision or district which possesses the power of eminent domain may, in addition to other uses for which the power may be exercised, exercise the power of eminent domain for the purpose of providing necessary access for the owners or occupants thereof to ranges and grazing lands. (Added to NRS by 1969, 224) NRS 37.020 Estates in property subject to condemnation. 1. The fee simple or lesser estate in real property, and any other property, are subject to be taken for public use from the owners thereof. 2. The right to take property under this chapter includes the right to acquire and take the fee to the whole of a particular parcel of land whenever the acquisition of the portion thereof actually needed would leave the remainder of such parcel in such irregular shape, uneconomical size, utility or condition as to be of little value or would give rise to claims or litigation concerning damages which, when added to the compensation for the portion taken, would equal or exceed the value of the parcel as a whole. [1911 CPA § 665; RL § 5607; NCL § 9154]—(NRS A 1969, 1051) NRS 37.030 Private property subject to condemnation. The private property which may be taken under this chapter includes: 1. All real property belonging to any person, company or corporation. 2. Lands belonging to the State, or to any county, or incorporated city or town, not appropriated to some public use. 3. Property appropriated to public use; but such property shall not be taken unless for a more necessary public use than that to which it has been already appropriated. 4. Franchises for toll roads, toll bridges, ferries, and all other franchises; but such franchises shall not be taken unless for free highways, railroads or other more necessary public use. 5. All rights-of-way for any and all purposes mentioned in NRS 37.010, and any and all structures and improvements thereon, and the lands held or used in connection therewith, shall be subject to be connected with, crossed, or intersected by any other right-of-way or improvement or structure thereon. They shall also be subject to a limited use in common with the owner thereof, when necessary; but such uses of crossings, intersections and connections shall be made in the manner most compatible with the greatest public benefit and the least private injury. 6. All classes of private property not enumerated may be taken for public use when such taking is authorized by law. [1911 CPA § 666; RL § 5608; NCL § 9155] NRS 37.035 Monorails and other overhead or underground systems for public transportation: Acquisition by public agency of rights and easements on public streets by condemnation. 1. Only a public agency may exercise the power of eminent domain on behalf of a monorail or any other overhead or underground system used for public transportation, whether the monorail or other system is owned by a private person or a public agency. 2. In addition to property subject to condemnation pursuant to NRS 37.030, a public agency on behalf of a monorail or any other overhead or underground system used for public transportation may acquire, by condemnation, rights and easements across, over, under and along public streets and roadways, but such rights may not be exercised in such a manner as will permanently interfere with the existing use of such streets or roadways. 3. To exercise the power of eminent domain on behalf of a monorail or any other overhead or underground system used for public transportation, a public agency must issue an order approving the exercise of that power. A public agency may issue such an order if: (a) The use to which the private property is to be applied is a public use; (b) The property is necessary for that public use; (c) The intended public use of the property will be of greater public benefit than the current private use of the property; and (d) The proposed exercise of the power of eminent domain is not unreasonable and will not result in a taking of private property that is not fully compensable at law. 4. As used in this section, “public agency” means: (a) Any agency of this state or the United States. (b) Any political subdivision of this state, including a regional transportation district or other district. (Added to NRS by 1967, 869; A 1991, 1139) NRS 37.036 Rights of owner of monorail; acquirer shall hold owner and operator harmless from liability. 1. If the State of Nevada or a city or county seeks to acquire through exercise, or the threat of exercise, of the power of eminent domain all or part of, or the right to operate, a monorail installed or operated pursuant to NRS 705.610 to 705.700, inclusive, the owner is entitled, in addition to any other right provided by law: (a) To adequate contractual assurance that, after acquisition, the acquirer will provide service, fares and performance conforming to those existing at the time of acquisition, for the p

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