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Los Angeles * Jan. 9, 1961 80-6 Mr. Oliver A, Thomas Seer©tary-Kanager Nevada Railroad Association 43 sierra street Reno, Nevada. Dear Mr. Thomas: Section 10696 of the Nevada Compiled Lavs (1929) contains a penal statute whleh In effect re- Quires nubile utilities to extend voter pipes or vires for a distance of 600 ft. from their mains to serve private residences* You *dll note that the section has a rather ambiguous proviso that such connection must be made vhen the person occupying such building or residence offers to pay a reasonable amount for such connection. The Las Vegas Land and Water Company has a rule which has been approved by the Public Service Commission providing that vhen an application for water service is made vhleh vlll require it to-extend its water sains more than 60 ft. the applicant shall enter into a contract to advance sufficient money to cover the cost of such extension, which amount so advanced shall be refunded at the rate of 60# of the revenue received from the customer for a period of ten years or until the full amount of the advance has been re­funded, whichever occurs first. That Is similar to rules of most public utility corporations and fbr example, 1 find that the Bierra Pacific Power Company has a similar rule except that they provide for an extension of 160 ft. requiring a contract and refund the advance paid under the Contract at the rate of 25;i of the monthly bills for not more than five years.