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Los Angolas Jan. 9* 1951 00-6 Mr. Oliver A. Thomas Secretary-Manager \ Nevada Railroad Association 45 Sierra street Reno* Nevada. Dear Mr. Thomas: Section 10696 of the Nevada Compiled Lavs (1929) contains a penal statute which in effect re­quires public utilities to extend eater pipes or vires for a distanoe of 600 ft. from their mains to serve private residences. You will note that the section has a rather ambiguous proviso that such connection must be atade then the person occupying such building or residence offers to pay a reasonable amount for such connection. The Las Yogas Land and Mater Company has a rule tixioh has been approved by the Publio Service Commission providing that when an application for voter service is made which will require it to extend Its water mains 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 50$ of the revenue received from the customer for a period of ten years or until the f U H amount of the advance has been re­funded* whichever ooours first. That is similar to rules of most publio utility corporations and for example* 1 find that the Sierra 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$ of the monthly bills for not more than five years.