NAC408.419. Conditions for installation of facilities traversing or adjacent to areas of scenic or natural beauty.

     1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, the Department will not approve the installation of a utility’s facility within the right-of-way of a state highway which traverses or is adjacent to areas of scenic or natural beauty, including public park and recreation lands, wildlife and waterfowl refuges, historic sites as described in 23 U.S.C. § 138, scenic strips, overlooks, rest areas or landscaped areas.

     2. The Department may approve the installation of a utility’s facility within the right-of-way of a state highway described in subsection 1 if the underground or aerial installations do not require extensive removal or alteration of trees or terrain features visible to the users of the highway or impair the aesthetic quality of the area being traversed.

     (Added to NAC by Dep’t of Transportation, eff. 1-6-95)