Applicability of NRS 342.015 to 342.065, inclusive; discretion of governmental body to pay increased benefits; regulations governing interpretation of certain words or phrases

1. Notwithstanding the provisions of any other statute to the contrary, the provisions of NRS 342.015 to 342.065, inclusive, apply to all acquisitions of real property by a governmental body by purchase or eminent domain unless the person who is being displaced owns and occupies the real property and willingly agrees to the purchase price offered by the governmental body. 2. Notwithstanding the provisions of NRS 342.015 to 342.065, inclusive, a governmental body may, if appropriate under the circumstances, pay to a displaced person an amount of benefits that exceeds the amounts set forth in NRS 342.015 to 342.065, inclusive. The governmental body has sole discretion to decide whether benefits will be paid in an amount that exceeds the amounts set forth in NRS 342.015 to 342.065, inclusive, and its decision on that matter is final. 3. The regulations adopted pursuant to the federal Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, 42 U.S.C. §§ 4601-4655, govern the interpretation of any word or phrase not specifically defined in NRS 342.015 and 342.055.