Nebraska Chapter 46 — Irrigation and Regulation of Water
- § 46-100 — Article Analysis
- § 46-101 — Irrigation districts; organization; grant of authority.
- § 46-102 — Elector, defined.
- § 46-103 — Irrigation district; how formed; petition.
- § 46-104 — Petition; map; requirements.
- § 46-105 — Petition; bond; requirements.
- § 46-106 — Petition; notice of hearing; report by Director of Natural Resources.
- § 46-107 — Petition and plan of irrigation; hearing before county board; finding; appeal to district court; procedure; bond.
- § 46-108 — District; lands included; lands irrigated by pumping.
- § 46-109 — District; divisions; directors; number; election; terms.
- § 46-110 — District; organization and officers; election; notice; voters; eligibility.
- § 46-111 — District; organization and officers; election; procedure; canvass of votes; order of board; filing; election precincts.
- § 46-112 — District officers; election; terms.
- § 46-113 — Officers; oath; bond; district as federal fiscal agent; additional bond.
- § 46-114 — Directors; assumption of office; tenure.
- § 46-115 — Subsequent elections.
- § 46-116 — Election officers; powers and duties; hours of election.
- § 46-117 — Elections; return and canvass of vote.
- § 46-118 — Elections; statement of result entered in board record; certificate of election; vacancies, how filled.
- § 46-119 — Board; organization; officers; bonds; payment of premiums.
- § 46-120 — Board; general powers and duties.
- § 46-120.01 — Board; obligate lands; emergency repairs and replacement; limitation.
- § 46-121 — Annual meeting of water users; petition.
- § 46-122 — Right to water delivery; duty of directors.
- § 46-123 — Right of eminent domain in others; preserved.
- § 46-124 — Board of directors; meetings; quorum; open records.
- § 46-124.01 — District; budget; public inspection.
- § 46-125 — Surveys; acquisition of property; eminent domain; procedure; construction; powers of board.
- § 46-126 — Contracts with United States authorized; bonds; issuance; tax levy.
- § 46-127 — District as fiscal agent of the United States; authority.
- § 46-128 — Irrigation; declared a public use.
- § 46-129 — District property; title; conveyance in trust; procedure; election.
- § 46-130 — Board of directors; acquisition of property; corporate powers.
- § 46-131 — District annual assessment; how prepared.
- § 46-132 — Assessments; equalization; notice.
- § 46-133 — Assessments; equalization; hearings; valuation; appeal; procedure.
- § 46-134 — Bond and United States contract fund; assessment; schedule of increased assessments.
- § 46-135 — General fund; assessment; records and tax lists.
- § 46-136 — District taxes; collection; payment; medium; fee.
- § 46-137 — District taxes; disposition.
- § 46-138 — Failure of district board to levy taxes; county board to act.
- § 46-139 — Warrants; issuance by district; limit; past-due obligations; special levy; unused balances; disposition.
- § 46-140 — Assessments; land belonging to state; when due; lien; preference; enforcement.
- § 46-141 — Assessment; payment under protest; refund.
- § 46-142 — District bonds; payment by county treasurer; redemption; investment of funds.
- § 46-143 — District bonds; payment by district treasurer; additional bonds required.
- § 46-144 — Special assessment; warrants; election; notice; rate of assessment; disposition of proceeds.
- § 46-145 — Construction of works; notice; bond of contractor; bids; letting.
- § 46-146 — Claims against district; warrants; interest; payment; procedure.
- § 46-147 — Construction fund; deposit with county treasurer; when authorized; disbursement.
- § 46-148 — County treasurer; reports to district board; contents.
- § 46-149 — District treasurer; reports to district board; contents; warrants; register; order of payment.
- § 46-150 — Warrants; form.
- § 46-151 — Cost of construction; when payable in bonds; issuance of additional bonds; additional levy.
- § 46-152 — Cost of organization, operation, and improvements; how paid; tolls; assessments; borrowing.
- § 46-153 — Construction across streams, highways, railroads, and ditches; right-of-way over state lands; state water and water rights.
- § 46-154 — Directors; salaries and expenses; officers, employees, attorneys, and agents; compensation.
- § 46-155 — Director or officer; interest in contract prohibited; accepting gratuity or bribe; penalty; forfeiture of office.
- § 46-156 — Limitation on debts and liabilities; eminent domain; procedure; contracts with United States.
- § 46-157 — Apportionment of water; duty of water commissioners.
- § 46-158 — High water; duty of board; automatic measuring devices; interchange of water.
- § 46-159 — Prior acts not repealed; diversion of water without compensation prohibited.
- § 46-160 — Irrigation district; liability for failure to deliver water; conditions; limitation.
- § 46-161 — District boundaries; changes; inclusion of lands; petition; contents.
- § 46-162 — Inclusion of lands; notice; advance cost of proceeding, by whom paid.
- § 46-163 — Inclusion of lands; hearing; assent of parties; when implied.
- § 46-164 — Inclusion of lands; payment of share of original cost to new district; when required.
- § 46-165 — Inclusion of lands; action of board; order; contents.
- § 46-166 — Inclusion of lands; objection made; action of board.
- § 46-167 — Inclusion of lands; objection made; election required; notice; assent of Secretary of the Interior; when required.
- § 46-168 — Inclusion of lands; result of vote; duty of board.
- § 46-169 — Changed boundaries; copy of order filed in recorder's office; effect.
- § 46-170 — Changed boundaries; record; certified copy as evidence.
- § 46-171 — Inclusion of lands; guardians, executors, and administrators; when authorized to sign petitions.
- § 46-172 — Inclusion of new land in district; redivision required; election precincts.
- § 46-173 — District boundaries; changes; exclusion of lands; effect.
- § 46-174 — Exclusion of lands; petition; form; contents.
- § 46-175 — Exclusion of lands; notice; form; contents.
- § 46-176 — Exclusion of lands; hearing; assent of parties; when implied; nonirrigable lands.
- § 46-177 — Exclusion of lands; action of board.
- § 46-178 — Exclusion of lands; assent of bondholders and Secretary of the Interior required, when; order of exclusion.
- § 46-179 — Exclusion of lands; objection made; action of board; election required; notice; procedure.
- § 46-180 — Exclusion of lands; result of vote; order of board.
- § 46-181 — Exclusion of lands; copy of order filed with recorder; effect.
- § 46-182 — Order of exclusion; vacancy in office of director; when created; how filled.
- § 46-183 — Exclusion of lands; redivision required; election precincts.
- § 46-184 — Exclusion of lands; assessments; refund; when allowed; procedure.
- § 46-185 — Discontinuance of district; petition; special election; notice; procedure.
- § 46-186 — Discontinuance of district; result of election; resubmission; sale of property; appointment of appraisers; notice of sale.
- § 46-187 — Discontinuance of district; sale of property; opening of bids; sale by private negotiation.
- § 46-188 — Discontinuance of district; sale of property; deferred payments lien on property sold; additional security.
- § 46-189 — Discontinuance of district; sale of property; action to collect purchase price; in whose name brought.
- § 46-190 — Discontinuance of district; assets of district used to pay debts; procedure; unused funds; distribution.
- § 46-191 — Discontinuance of district; obligations incurred after April 8, 1903; subject to redemption upon discontinuance.
- § 46-192 — Discontinuance of district; final report by board; property rights; disposition; claims barred after one year.
- § 46-193 — Plan of operation; construction work; survey and estimate; report by Director of Natural Resources.
- § 46-194 — Plan of operation; construction work; bonds; issuance; special election; notice; procedure.
- § 46-195 — Bonds; schedule of maturity.
- § 46-196 — Bonds; interest; dates and place of payment.
- § 46-197 — Bonds; form; contents.
- § 46-198 — Bonds; record; interest on coupons; special election; procedures.
- § 46-199 — Construction work; annual report by board of directors; duty of Director of Natural Resources.
- § 46-1,100 — Bonds; sale; notice; procedure.
- § 46-1,101 — Bonds; how paid; assessments.
- § 46-1,102 — Bonds; issuance and sale; judicial approval required.
- § 46-1,103 — Bonds; judicial approval; petition; contents.
- § 46-1,104 — Bonds; judicial approval; hearing; notice; form; contents.
- § 46-1,105 — Bonds; judicial approval; parties; motions and answers; rules applicable.
- § 46-1,106 — Bonds; judicial approval; determination of legality; procedure.
- § 46-1,107 — Water supply from outside the state; power of district to acquire; contracts; bonds.
- § 46-1,108 — Bonds; refunding; reissue.
- § 46-1,109 — Bonds; refunding; conditions for issuance; procedure; notice; form; contents; action of board when no objections filed.
- § 46-1,110 — Bonds; refunding; hearing on objections; appeal.
- § 46-1,111 — Bonds; refunding; recitals required; delivery; payment; laws applicable.
- § 46-1,112 — Bonds; interest; extension of maturity; refunding; conditions; requirements.
- § 46-1,113 — Bonds; extension of maturity; refunding; election required, when; procedure; laws applicable.
- § 46-1,114 — Irrigation districts; grant of additional powers.
- § 46-1,115 — Bonds in discharge of judgments; power to issue; limit.
- § 46-1,116 — Bonds; issuance to procure surrender of outstanding bonds; power of district; limit.
- § 46-1,117 — Bonds; issuance to procure surrender of notes and warrants; power of district; limit.
- § 46-1,118 — Bonds; issuance for more than one purpose.
- § 46-1,119 — Bonds issued to discharge judgments or procure surrender of bonds, notes, and warrants; maturity; interest; redemption.
- § 46-1,120 — Bonds issued to discharge judgments or procure surrender of bonds, notes, and warrants; contract with holders, authorized; terms.
- § 46-1,121 — Bonds issued to discharge judgments or procure surrender of bonds, notes, and warrants; powers to be exercised by resolution; contents.
- § 46-1,122 — Bonds issued to discharge judgments or procure surrender of bonds, notes, and warrants; special election required; notice; form and contents; effect of affirmative vote.
- § 46-1,123 — Bonds issued to discharge judgments or procure surrender of bonds, notes, and warrants; procedure where less than all outstanding are offered.
- § 46-1,124 — Bonds issued to discharge judgments or procure surrender of bonds, notes, and warrants; resolution; contracts; effect.
- § 46-1,125 — Bonds issued to discharge judgments or procure surrender of bonds, notes, and warrants; contracts; duties of public officers.
- § 46-1,126 — Bonds issued to discharge judgments or procure surrender of bonds, notes, and warrants; rights of creditors not consenting.
- § 46-1,127 — Bonds; sinking fund; how provided.
- § 46-1,128 — Irrigation or drainage districts; sale of real estate; procedure.
- § 46-1,129 — Sale of real estate; election; notice; form; contents.
- § 46-1,130 — Sale of real estate; election; results; determination.
- § 46-1,131 — Sale of real estate; notice.
- § 46-1,132 — Sale of real estate; bids; acceptance; conveyance; form.
- § 46-1,133 — Irrigation districts; public lands; taxation; rights and obligations of entrymen.
- § 46-1,134 — Irrigation districts; excluded lands not taxable.
- § 46-1,135 — Rights of grantees of subdivided lands.
- § 46-1,136 — Subdivided lands; additional facilities; no obligation to furnish.
- § 46-1,137 — Tolls; collection authorized.
- § 46-1,138 — Delinquent tolls; lien on real estate; manner of collection.
- § 46-1,139 — District funds; authorized depositories.
- § 46-1,140 — District funds; depository designated; deposits subject to check or order.
- § 46-1,141 — District funds; deposits; how secured.
- § 46-1,142 — District funds; treasurer not liable, when.
- § 46-1,143 — Contract for water supply authorized.
- § 46-1,144 — Water supply; tax levy.
- § 46-1,145 — Contract for water supply; election required, when; notice; procedure; effect of affirmative vote.
- § 46-1,146 — Water supply contracts and bonds; rescission; when authorized.
- § 46-1,147 — Irrigation districts; acceptance of federal reclamation aid.
- § 46-1,148 — Payment of federal charges.
- § 46-1,149 — Bonds; contracts; acceptance of United States guarantee.
- § 46-1,150 — Acceptance of act of Congress applicable to district.
- § 46-1,151 — Contracts with United States; judicial approval; proceedings authorized.
- § 46-1,152 — Contracts with United States; procedure for confirmation; powers of court.
- § 46-1,153 — Contracts with United States; borrowing money to meet obligations; powers of board.
- § 46-1,154 — Districts organized at least one year; proceedings validated.
- § 46-1,155 — Merger of districts; petition; plan; contents.
- § 46-1,156 — Merger of districts; outstanding bonds; consent of bondholders.
- § 46-1,157 — Merger of districts; approval by Department of Natural Resources.
- § 46-1,158 — Merger of districts; special election; notice.
- § 46-1,159 — Merger of districts; election; notice; contents.
- § 46-1,160 — Merger of districts; election; ballots; canvass; board of directors.
- § 46-1,161 — Merger of districts; board of directors; term of office; election.
- § 46-1,162 — Merger of districts; election; effect.
- § 46-1,163 — Merger of districts; indebtedness; responsibility; succession to property.
- § 46-200 — Article Analysis
- § 46-201 — Water for irrigation; declared natural want.
- § 46-202 — Natural streams; unappropriated water; dedication to public use; appropriated water; further appropriation.
- § 46-202.01 — Repealed. Laws 1965, c. 271, s. 3.
- § 46-203 — First appropriators; declared first in right.
- § 46-204 — Natural streams; priority of appropriations; first in time, first in right; preference from nature of use.
- § 46-205 — First appropriators; date of priority.
- § 46-206 — Appropriation; water to be returned to stream.
- § 46-207 — Appropriation; no land to be crossed by more than one ditch.
- § 46-208 — Transferred to section 61-205.
- § 46-209 — Transferred to section 61-206.
- § 46-210 — Transferred to section 61-207.
- § 46-211 — Repealed. Laws 1984, LB 897, s. 5.
- § 46-212 — Transferred to section 61-208.
- § 46-212.01 — Transferred to section 61-209.
- § 46-212.02 — Repealed. Laws 2000, LB 900, s. 256.
- § 46-213 — Transferred to section 61-211.
- § 46-214 — Repealed. Laws 1981, LB 545, s. 52.
- § 46-215 — Transferred to section 61-212.
- § 46-216 — Transferred to section 61-213.
- § 46-217 — Transferred to section 61-214.
- § 46-218 — Transferred to section 61-215.
- § 46-219 — Transferred to section 61-216.
- § 46-220 — Repealed. Laws 1953, c. 157, s. 3.
- § 46-221 — Repealed. Laws 1953, c. 157, s. 3.
- § 46-222 — Repealed. Laws 1987, LB 140, s. 15.
- § 46-223 — Repealed. Laws 1987, LB 140, s. 15.
- § 46-224 — Repealed. Laws 1987, LB 140, s. 15.
- § 46-225 — Repealed. Laws 1953, c. 157, s. 3.
- § 46-226 — Determination of priority and amount of appropriation; duty of department.
- § 46-226.01 — Application for recognition of incidental underground water storage; procedure.
- § 46-226.02 — Application; director; approval; conditions.
- § 46-226.03 — Terms, defined.
- § 46-227 — Water in streams; measurement; duty of department.
- § 46-228 — Flowing water; standards of measurement.
- § 46-229 — Appropriations; beneficial or useful purpose required; termination; procedure.
- § 46-229.01 — Department; examine condition of ditches.
- § 46-229.02 — Appropriations; preliminary determination of nonuse; notice; order of cancellation; procedure.
- § 46-229.03 — Appropriations; preliminary determination of nonuse; notice; contents; service.
- § 46-229.04 — Appropriations; hearing; decision; nonuse; considerations; consolidation of proceedings; when.
- § 46-229.05 — Adjudication of water rights; appeal.
- § 46-229.06 — Appropriations; partial cancellation; rate of diversion; determination.
- § 46-230 — Adjudication of water rights; record; duty of appropriation owner to furnish information; notice.
- § 46-231 — Amount and priority of appropriation; determination; limitation of amount; storage water.
- § 46-232 — Repealed. Laws 1955, c. 183, s. 6.
- § 46-233 — Application to appropriate water; time of making; contents; procedure; priority date; notice; hearing; temporary permit; emergency use.
- § 46-233.01 — Permit to appropriate water for use in another state; application; considerations; determination.
- § 46-233.02 — Appropriation of water for use in another state; laws governing; rights of appropriators.
- § 46-234 — Application for water; refusal; grounds; effect; necessity for consent; perfection of appropriation; time allowed.
- § 46-235 — Application for water; approval; date of priority; conditional or partial approval; hearing; director; powers and duties.
- § 46-235.01 — Public water supplier; appropriation for induced ground water recharge; hearing; evidence of beneficial use; priority date; vesting.
- § 46-235.02 — Public water supplier; payment of compensation; when.
- § 46-235.03 — Public water suppliers; natural resources districts; powers.
- § 46-235.04 — Induced ground water recharge appropriations; administration; transfer of priority dates; procedure.
- § 46-236 — Application for water power; lease from state required; fee; renewal; cancellation; grounds.
- § 46-237 — Map or plat; requirements; failure to furnish; effect.
- § 46-238 — Construction of project; time restrictions; failure to comply; forfeiture; extension of time for completion of work; appeal.
- § 46-239 — Repealed. Laws 1955, c. 183, s. 6.
- § 46-240 — Additional appropriation; conditions; application procedure.
- § 46-240.01 — Supplemental additional appropriations; agricultural appropriators; application.
- § 46-241 — Application for water; storage reservoirs; facility for underground water storage; eminent domain; procedure; duties and liabilities of owner.
- § 46-242 — Use of stored water; permit; application; conditions; limitations; procedure.
- § 46-242.01 — Repealed. Laws 1996, LB 890, s. 1.
- § 46-242.02 — Repealed. Laws 1996, LB 890, s. 1.
- § 46-243 — Application for water; reservoir intended for raising water level.
- § 46-244 — Canals; declared works of internal improvement; laws applicable.
- § 46-245 — Irrigation canal, defined; laws applicable.
- § 46-246 — Ditches, dams, or similar works; construction; right of eminent domain.
- § 46-247 — Ditches, dams, or similar works; construction; eminent domain; procedure.
- § 46-248 — Right-of-way for irrigation laterals; condemnation; procedure.
- § 46-249 — Irrigation works constructed by authority of United States; right-of-way over public lands; grant; school lands excepted.
- § 46-250 — Places of diversion; storage sites; changes; procedure.
- § 46-251 — Irrigation works; use of state lands and highways; grant; right-of-way; condemnation.
- § 46-252 — Conducting of water into or along natural channels; withdrawal; permit, when required; liability.
- § 46-253 — Ditches; changing line; flow maintained; liability.
- § 46-254 — Interfering with waterworks; taking water without authority; penalty.
- § 46-255 — Ditches; construction through private property; bridges and gates.
- § 46-256 — Persons controlling canals or reservoirs; headgates and measuring devices; failure to construct; construction by Department of Natural Resources.
- § 46-257 — Repealed. Laws 2005, LB 335, s. 83.
- § 46-258 — Ditches; maintenance; outlets; headgates; duties of owner.
- § 46-259 — Running water in rivers and ravines; right to use.
- § 46-260 — Repealed. Laws 1987, LB 140, s. 15.
- § 46-261 — Lands to be irrigated; appropriations transferred; information filed with Department of Natural Resources; recording gauges; failure to install; effect.
- § 46-262 — Duties of persons taking water; noncompliance; liability.
- § 46-263 — Water; neglecting and preventing delivery; penalty.
- § 46-263.01 — Water; molesting or damaging measuring device; penalty.
- § 46-263.02 — Water; molesting or damaging measuring device; apprehension and conviction; reward.
- § 46-264 — Repealed. Laws 1973, LB 88, s. 1.
- § 46-265 — Embankments; maintenance; return of unused water; duties of owner.
- § 46-266 — Irrigation water; overflow on roads; duty of owner to prevent; violation; penalty.
- § 46-267 — Repealed. Laws 2001, LB 170, s. 30; Laws 2001, LB 173, s. 22.
- § 46-268 — Contract for use of water; record; rights of grantee unimpaired by foreclosure of liens.
- § 46-269 — Mutual irrigation companies; recognized; bylaws; when lawful.
- § 46-270 — Irrigation projects; how financed.
- § 46-271 — Corporations or associations; construction or operation of canals or reservoirs; assessments of stock; when authorized; how enforced.
- § 46-272 — Water users' associations organized under reclamation act of the United States; stock subscriptions; how recorded; fees.
- § 46-273 — Water; United States may furnish to individuals; conditions and requirements.
- § 46-274 — Repealed. Laws 1963, c. 425, art. VIII, s. 2.
- § 46-275 — Repealed. Laws 1963, c. 425, art. VIII, s. 2.
- § 46-276 — Repealed. Laws 1963, c. 425, art. VIII, s. 2.
- § 46-277 — Repealed. Laws 2005, LB 335, s. 83.
- § 46-278 — Repealed. Laws 2005, LB 335, s. 83.
- § 46-279 — Repealed. Laws 1987, LB 140, s. 15.
- § 46-280 — Repealed. Laws 1987, LB 140, s. 15.
- § 46-281 — Artesian water; waste prohibited.
- § 46-282 — Artesian water; waste; penalty.
- § 46-283 — Legislative findings.
- § 46-284 — Definitions, sections found.
- § 46-285 — Irrigation water reuse pit, defined.
- § 46-286 — Headwater segment of a natural stream, defined.
- § 46-287 — Irrigation water reuse pit; reusing ground water; exempt from certain provisions.
- § 46-288 — Interbasin transfers; terms, defined.
- § 46-289 — Legislative findings; interbasin transfers; application for water; factors considered; order issued.
- § 46-290 — Appropriation; application to transfer or change; contents; approval.
- § 46-291 — Application; review; notice; contents; comments.
- § 46-292 — Application; hearing.
- § 46-293 — Application; review; Director of Natural Resources; powers.
- § 46-294 — Applications; approval; requirements; conditions; burden of proof.
- § 46-294.01 — Appropriation; temporary transfer; filings required.
- § 46-294.02 — Appropriation; temporary transfer or change; renewal or extension.
- § 46-294.03 — Appropriation; temporary transfer or change; effect on classification and valuation.
- § 46-294.04 — Appropriation; temporary transfer or change; effect on rights of condemnation.
- § 46-294.05 — Rules and regulations.
- § 46-295 — Legislative findings.
- § 46-296 — Terms, defined.
- § 46-297 — Permit to appropriate water; modification to include underground water storage; procedure.
- § 46-298 — Repealed. Laws 1989, LB 45, s. 6.
- § 46-299 — Permittee; authorized to levy a fee or assessment; limitation.
- § 46-2,100 — Fee or assessment; limitation.
- § 46-2,101 — Fee or assessment; application for approval; contents; fee schedule.
- § 46-2,102 — Fee or assessment; lien.
- § 46-2,103 — Injunction; when issued.
- § 46-2,104 — Director's order; not subject to collateral attack.
- § 46-2,105 — Appeal.
- § 46-2,106 — Use of underground stored water; authorized.
- § 46-2,107 — Legislative findings.
- § 46-2,108 — Appropriation of water for instream flows; terms, defined.
- § 46-2,109 — Streams with need for instream flows; identification; study.
- § 46-2,110 — Permit to appropriate water for instream flows; application; requirements.
- § 46-2,111 — Permit to appropriate water for instream flows; director; powers and duties.
- § 46-2,112 — Permit to appropriate water for instream flows; hearing; when; notice; director; powers.
- § 46-2,113 — Director; modify appropriation or application; when.
- § 46-2,114 — Proposed instream appropriation; additional studies; notice of application.
- § 46-2,115 — Application for instream appropriation; approval; when.
- § 46-2,116 — Application for instream appropriation; public interest determination; factors.
- § 46-2,116.01 — Application for instream appropriation; use of stored water; study.
- § 46-2,116.02 — Instream appropriation; use of stored water; funding.
- § 46-2,117 — Contested case hearing; mediation or nonbinding arbitration required; when; costs.
- § 46-2,118 — Instream appropriation; limited to defined stream segment.
- § 46-2,119 — Instream appropriations; manner of administration.
- § 46-2,120 — District or company; notice to landowner; when required; terms, defined.
- § 46-2,121 — District or company; hold appropriation; sections; how construed.
- § 46-2,122 — District or company; application for transfer and map; filing requirements; approval; conditions.
- § 46-2,123 — Hearing on application and map.
- § 46-2,124 — District or company; notice prior to meeting; requirements.
- § 46-2,125 — Order granting application and map; contents; appeal.
- § 46-2,126 — Priority date.
- § 46-2,127 — District or company; transfer of appropriation for agricultural purposes; when.
- § 46-2,128 — District or company; transfer of appropriation for agricultural purposes; published notice; contents.
- § 46-2,129 — District or company; transfer of appropriation for agricultural purposes; hearing; notice; powers and duties; priority date.
- § 46-2,130 — Sections; how construed.
- § 46-2,131 — Legislative findings.
- § 46-2,132 — Water Policy Task Force; members.
- § 46-2,133 — Meeting facilitator.
- § 46-2,134 — Executive committee; duties.
- § 46-2,135 — Meetings.
- § 46-2,136 — Duties.
- § 46-2,137 — Water Policy Task Force Cash Fund; created; use; investment.
- § 46-2,138 — Sections; termination.
- § 46-2,139 — Storm Water Management Plan Program; created; assistance to cities and counties; grants; Department of Environmental Quality; duties.
- § 46-300 — Article Analysis
- § 46-301 — Irrigation districts; establishment of electric light and power systems; powers.
- § 46-302 — Electric light and power system; construction or acquisition by resolution; procedure.
- § 46-303 — Electric light and power system; construction or acquisition by petition; procedure.
- § 46-304 — Electric light and power system; construction or acquisition; examination and report by Department of Natural Resources.
- § 46-305 — Electric light and power system; construction or acquisition; election required; procedure; vote required; effect of affirmative vote.
- § 46-306 — General provisions of irrigation law applicable.
- § 46-307 — Operation of lines beyond district boundaries; powers of district; cost payable out of earnings.
- § 46-308 — Issuance of debentures pledging earnings; powers of district; judicial confirmation not required.
- § 46-309 — Proposals in conflict with original project; vote of electors a condition precedent to adoption.
- § 46-310 — Rates and charges for electric current; rules and regulations of system.
- § 46-311 — Sale, lease, or transfer; law applicable.
- § 46-312 — Extension; pledged net proceeds inadequate; bonds; how issued.
- § 46-313 — Eminent domain; use of highways; construction and operation; general law applicable.
- § 46-314 — Profits from sale of electricity; how used.
- § 46-315 — Use of water for hydroelectric plant; rights of irrigation district.
- § 46-401 — Repealed. Laws 1961, c. 284, s. 1.
- § 46-402 — Repealed. Laws 1961, c. 284, s. 1.
- § 46-403 — Repealed. Laws 1961, c. 284, s. 1.
- § 46-404 — Repealed. Laws 1961, c. 284, s. 1.
- § 46-405 — Repealed. Laws 1961, c. 284, s. 1.
- § 46-406 — Repealed. Laws 1961, c. 284, s. 1.
- § 46-407 — Repealed. Laws 1961, c. 284, s. 1.
- § 46-500 — Article Analysis
- § 46-501 — Reclamation districts; declaration of purpose.
- § 46-502 — Reclamation districts; declaration of policy.
- § 46-503 — Act, how cited.
- § 46-504 — Publication, defined.
- § 46-505 — Person and public corporation, defined.
- § 46-506 — Board, defined.
- § 46-507 — Works, defined.
- § 46-508 — Court, defined.
- § 46-509 — Property, defined.
- § 46-510 — Land or real estate, defined.
- § 46-511 — Land or property, defined.
- § 46-512 — Irrigable or irrigable lands, defined.
- § 46-513 — Nonirrigable land, defined.
- § 46-514 — Department, defined.
- § 46-515 — Department of Natural Resources; jurisdiction; power; authority.
- § 46-516 — Petition; signers; contents.
- § 46-517 — Petition; bond; requirements.
- § 46-518 — Petition; notice of hearing.
- § 46-519 — Protest petition; contents.
- § 46-520 — Protest petition; disqualification of signer.
- § 46-521 — Protest petition; when dismissed.
- § 46-522 — Protest petition; requisite number of signers; dismissal of original petition.
- § 46-523 — Organization; objections.
- § 46-524 — Objections; contents; hearing.
- § 46-525 — Hearing; decree; district established.
- § 46-526 — Decree; contents; office of the district.
- § 46-527 — Petition; dismissal; appeal and writ of error denied.
- § 46-528 — Decree; district established; appeal.
- § 46-529 — Decree; filing; fees.
- § 46-530 — Directors; appointment; election; take office, when; qualified electors; candidates.
- § 46-531 — Repealed. Laws 1994, LB 76, s. 615.
- § 46-532 — Repealed. Laws 1994, LB 76, s. 615.
- § 46-533 — Repealed. Laws 1994, LB 76, s. 615.
- § 46-534 — Directors; vacancy; filled by board of directors.
- § 46-535 — Directors; bond required.
- § 46-536 — Directors; oath.
- § 46-537 — Directors; chairman; secretary; seal; records.
- § 46-538 — Directors; compensation; expenses.
- § 46-539 — Directors; quorum.
- § 46-540 — Officers and employees; compensation; bond; duties.
- § 46-541 — Directors; general powers and duties; continuance of corporateexistence; election; dissolution.
- § 46-542 — District; levy and collection of taxes; classification of methods.
- § 46-543 — Taxes; levy; Class A; submission to qualified voters of district.
- § 46-544 — Special assessments; levy; limitation.
- § 46-545 — Special assessments; Class B; water service; petition; contracts.
- § 46-546 — Water service; petition; notice.
- § 46-547 — Water service; petition; hearing; order.
- § 46-548 — Special assessments; Class C; water service; petition; contract.
- § 46-549 — Water service; petition; notice; hearing; order; assessment; collection.
- § 46-550 — Special assessments; Class D; water service; petition; contract.
- § 46-551 — Water service; petition; order; contents.
- § 46-552 — Water service; petition; notice; hearing; order.
- § 46-553 — Annual assessments; levy; limitations; additional levy.
- § 46-554 — Annual assessments; levy; objections; hearing; order; appeal.
- § 46-555 — Taxes; levy; lien; collection.
- § 46-556 — Taxes; levy; delinquent; sale.
- § 46-557 — Taxes; levy; political subdivisions; exemption.
- § 46-558 — Water; contract; security for payment.
- § 46-559 — District; indebtedness; levy of assessments.
- § 46-560 — Directors; board; powers.
- § 46-561 — District; boundaries; change.
- § 46-562 — District; petition to exclude land; contents; notice; objections; hearing; order; appeal.
- § 46-563 — Construction, operation, and maintenance; contract with federal government for payment; bonds; term; execution; interest; exempt from taxes.
- § 46-564 — Bonded indebtedness; submission to qualified electors; election.
- § 46-565 — Bonded indebtedness; election; notice.
- § 46-566 — Bonded indebtedness; election; conduct; proclamation.
- § 46-567 — Bonded indebtedness; bonds; issuance; sale.
- § 46-567.01 — Revenue bonds; interest; issuance; sale.
- § 46-567.02 — Revenue bonds; rates; charges; purpose.
- § 46-567.03 — Revenue bonds; registration; effect.
- § 46-567.04 — Revenue bonds; negotiable instruments; authorized investments.
- § 46-567.05 — Districts organized; elections held; proceedings of directors; taxes levied; validated.
- § 46-567.06 — District; levy of taxes; Class A; issuance of warrants; interest; limitation.
- § 46-568 — Directors; petition for determination of power; notice; hearing; order; appeal.
- § 46-569 — Notice; defective; effect.
- § 46-570 — Organization; validity; hearing.
- § 46-571 — Sections, how construed.
- § 46-572 — Sections; severability; validity.
- § 46-573 — District; laws applicable.
- § 46-574 — Boundaries; change; no impairment of rights; petition; contents.
- § 46-575 — Boundaries; change; petition; bond.
- § 46-576 — Boundaries; change; petition; board of directors; fix time and place of hearing.
- § 46-577 — Boundaries; change; protesting petition; requirements.
- § 46-578 — Boundaries; change; protest petition; disqualification of signer.
- § 46-579 — Boundaries; change; protest petition; when dismissed.
- § 46-580 — Boundaries; change; protest petition; requisite number of signers; dismissal of original petition.
- § 46-581 — Boundaries; change; objections.
- § 46-582 — Boundaries; change; objections; hearing.
- § 46-583 — Boundaries; change; hearing; election; final order; filed with Department of Natural Resources.
- § 46-584 — Boundaries; change; decree; determination; directors; terms of office.
- § 46-585 — Fiscal year, defined; audit; Auditor of Public Accounts; form; prescribe; filing; time.
- § 46-586 — Audit; contents.
- § 46-587 — Audit; information made available.
- § 46-601 — Ground water; declaration of policy.
- § 46-601.01 — Terms, defined.
- § 46-602 — Registration of water wells; forms; replacement; change in ownership; illegal water well; decommissioning required; abandonment.
- § 46-602.01 — Water well in management area; duties; prohibited acts; penalty.
- § 46-603 — Repealed. Laws 1993, LB 131, s. 65.
- § 46-604 — Registration form; copies; disposition.
- § 46-605 — Repealed. Laws 1986, LB 886, s. 6.
- § 46-606 — Water wells; registration fees; disposition.
- § 46-607 — Repealed. Laws 1993, LB 131, s. 65.
- § 46-608 — Ground water; conservation; declaration of policy.
- § 46-609 — Irrigation water wells; spacing; requirements; exceptions.
- § 46-610 — Irrigation water wells; special permit to drill without regard to spacing; application; fee.
- § 46-611 — Irrigation water wells; spacing requirements not applicable; when.
- § 46-612 — Repealed. Laws 1993, LB 131, s. 65.
- § 46-612.01 — Transferred to section 46-1127.
- § 46-613 — Ground water; declaration of policy; preference in use.
- § 46-613.01 — Ground water; transfer to another state; permit; Department of Natural Resources; conditions.
- § 46-613.02 — Violation; penalty; false information; enforcement.
- § 46-614 — Repealed. Laws 1998, LB 896, s. 11.
- § 46-614.01 — Repealed. Laws 1998, LB 896, s. 11.
- § 46-615 — Repealed. Laws 1998, LB 896, s. 11.
- § 46-616 — Repealed. Laws 1998, LB 896, s. 11.
- § 46-617 — Repealed. Laws 1998, LB 896, s. 11.
- § 46-617.01 — Repealed. Laws 1998, LB 896, s. 11.
- § 46-618 — Repealed. Laws 1998, LB 896, s. 11.
- § 46-619 — Repealed. Laws 1998, LB 896, s. 11.
- § 46-620 — Repealed. Laws 1998, LB 896, s. 11.
- § 46-621 — Repealed. Laws 1998, LB 896, s. 11.
- § 46-622 — Repealed. Laws 1998, LB 896, s. 11.
- § 46-623 — Repealed. Laws 1998, LB 896, s. 11.
- § 46-624 — Repealed. Laws 1998, LB 896, s. 11.
- § 46-625 — Repealed. Laws 1998, LB 896, s. 11.
- § 46-626 — Repealed. Laws 1998, LB 896, s. 11.
- § 46-627 — Repealed. Laws 1998, LB 896, s. 11.
- § 46-628 — Repealed. Laws 1998, LB 896, s. 11.
- § 46-629 — Repealed. Laws 1998, LB 896, s. 11.
- § 46-630 — Repealed. Laws 1998, LB 896, s. 11.
- § 46-631 — Repealed. Laws 1998, LB 896, s. 11.
- § 46-632 — Repealed. Laws 1998, LB 896, s. 11.
- § 46-633 — Conservation district; dissolution; funds; disposition.
- § 46-634 — Repealed. Laws 1998, LB 896, s. 11.
- § 46-634.01 — Ground water conservation districts; dissolved; assets distributed; sections; termination date.
- § 46-635 — Ground water, defined.
- § 46-635.01 — Water well, defined.
- § 46-636 — Pumping for irrigation purposes; Legislature; finding.
- § 46-637 — Pumping for irrigation purposes; permit; application; approval by Director of Natural Resources.
- § 46-638 — Terms, defined; permits to public water suppliers; director; powers.
- § 46-639 — Application for permit; contents; fee.
- § 46-640 — Notice of application; publication; objections; hearing.
- § 46-641 — Application; hearing, when.
- § 46-642 — Granting of permit; conditions; priority date.
- § 46-643 — Repealed. Laws 1987, LB 140, s. 15.
- § 46-644 — Permits; duration; revocation; procedure.
- § 46-645 — Recharging ground water reservoirs; permits.
- § 46-646 — Orders or decisions; review.
- § 46-647 — Right to recover damages; power of eminent domain; not limited.
- § 46-648 — Permittee; preference in use of ground water.
- § 46-649 — Director of Natural Resources; rules and regulations.
- § 46-650 — Act, how cited.
- § 46-651 — Spacing of water wells; distance.
- § 46-652 — Repealed. Laws 1981, LB 246, s. 4.
- § 46-653 — Spacing of water wells; special permit; application; contents; fee.
- § 46-654 — Public water supplier; protections applicable; procedure.
- § 46-655 — Violations; injunction.
- § 46-655.01 — Public water supplier; notice of intent to consider wellfield; contents; effect; termination.
- § 46-656 — Transferred to section 46-656.02.
- § 46-656.01 — Transferred to section 46-701.
- § 46-656.02 — Transferred to section 46-702.
- § 46-656.03 — Transferred to section 46-704.
- § 46-656.04 — Transferred to section 46-705.
- § 46-656.05 — Transferred to section 46-703.
- § 46-656.06 — Repealed. Laws 2004, LB 962, s. 119.
- § 46-656.07 — Transferred to section 46-706.
- § 46-656.08 — Transferred to section 46-707.
- § 46-656.09 — Repealed. Laws 2004, LB 962, s. 119.
- § 46-656.10 — Transferred to section 46-745.
- § 46-656.11 — Transferred to section 46-708.
- § 46-656.12 — Transferred to section 46-709.
- § 46-656.13 — Transferred to section 46-710.
- § 46-656.14 — Transferred to section 46-711.
- § 46-656.15 — Repealed. Laws 2004, LB 962, s. 119.
- § 46-656.16 — Repealed. Laws 2004, LB 962, s. 119.
- § 46-656.17 — Repealed. Laws 2004, LB 962, s. 119.
- § 46-656.18 — Repealed. Laws 2004, LB 962, s. 119.
- § 46-656.19 — Transferred to section 46-712.
- § 46-656.20 — Repealed. Laws 2004, LB 962, s. 119.
- § 46-656.21 — Transferred to section 46-744.
- § 46-656.22 — Repealed. Laws 2004, LB 962, s. 119.
- § 46-656.23 — Repealed. Laws 2004, LB 962, s. 119.
- § 46-656.24 — Transferred to section 46-742.
- § 46-656.25 — Transferred to section 46-739.
- § 46-656.26 — Transferred to section 46-740.
- § 46-656.27 — Transferred to section 46-741.
- § 46-656.28 — Repealed. Laws 2004, LB 962, s. 119.
- § 46-656.29 — Transferred to section 46-735.
- § 46-656.30 — Transferred to section 46-736.
- § 46-656.31 — Transferred to section 46-737.
- § 46-656.32 — Transferred to section 46-738.
- § 46-656.33 — Transferred to section 46-751.
- § 46-656.34 — Repealed. Laws 1996, LB 1114, s. 75.
- § 46-656.35 — Transferred to section 46-721.
- § 46-656.36 — Transferred to section 46-722.
- § 46-656.37 — Transferred to section 46-723.
- § 46-656.38 — Transferred to section 46-724.
- § 46-656.39 — Transferred to section 46-725.
- § 46-656.40 — Transferred to section 46-726.
- § 46-656.41 — Transferred to section 46-727.
- § 46-656.42 — Transferred to section 46-728.
- § 46-656.43 — Transferred to section 46-729.
- § 46-656.44 — Transferred to section 46-730.
- § 46-656.45 — Transferred to section 46-731.
- § 46-656.46 — Transferred to section 46-732.
- § 46-656.47 — Transferred to section 46-733.
- § 46-656.48 — Transferred to section 46-734.
- § 46-656.49 — Repealed. Laws 2004, LB 962, s. 119.
- § 46-656.50 — Repealed. Laws 2004, LB 962, s. 119.
- § 46-656.51 — Repealed. Laws 2004, LB 962, s. 119.
- § 46-656.52 — Repealed. Laws 2004, LB 962, s. 119.
- § 46-656.53 — Repealed. Laws 2004, LB 962, s. 119.
- § 46-656.54 — Repealed. Laws 2004, LB 962, s. 119.
- § 46-656.55 — Repealed. Laws 2004, LB 962, s. 119.
- § 46-656.56 — Repealed. Laws 2004, LB 962, s. 119.
- § 46-656.57 — Repealed. Laws 2004, LB 962, s. 119.
- § 46-656.58 — Repealed. Laws 2004, LB 962, s. 119.
- § 46-656.59 — Repealed. Laws 2004, LB 962, s. 119.
- § 46-656.60 — Repealed. Laws 2004, LB 962, s. 119.
- § 46-656.61 — Repealed. Laws 2004, LB 962, s. 119.
- § 46-656.62 — Transferred to section 46-748.
- § 46-656.63 — Transferred to section 46-746.
- § 46-656.64 — Transferred to section 46-747.
- § 46-656.65 — Transferred to section 46-749.
- § 46-656.66 — Transferred to section 46-750.
- § 46-656.67 — Transferred to section 46-752.
- § 46-657 — Transferred to section 46-656.07.
- § 46-658 — Repealed. Laws 1996, LB 108, s. 80.
- § 46-658.01 — Repealed. Laws 1986, LB 894, s. 32.
- § 46-659 — Transferred to section 46-656.29.
- § 46-660 — Transferred to section 46-656.30.
- § 46-661 — Transferred to section 46-656.31.
- § 46-662 — Transferred to section 46-656.32.
- § 46-663 — Transferred to section 46-656.08.
- § 46-663.01 — Transferred to section 46-656.09.
- § 46-663.02 — Transferred to section 46-656.10.
- § 46-664 — Transferred to section 46-656.11.
- § 46-665 — Repealed. Laws 1996, LB 108, s. 80.
- § 46-666 — Transferred to section 46-656.25.
- § 46-666.01 — Transferred to section 46-656.23.
- § 46-667 — Repealed. Laws 1996, LB 108, s. 80.
- § 46-668 — Transferred to section 46-656.64.
- § 46-669 — Transferred to section 46-656.66.
- § 46-670 — Transferred to section 46-656.33.
- § 46-671 — Transferred to section 46-656.65.
- § 46-672 — Transferred to section 46-656.24.
- § 46-673 — Transferred to section 46-656.34.
- § 46-673.01 — Transferred to section 46-656.12.
- § 46-673.02 — Transferred to section 46-656.13.
- § 46-673.03 — Transferred to section 46-656.14.
- § 46-673.04 — Transferred to section 46-656.15.
- § 46-673.05 — Transferred to section 46-656.19.
- § 46-673.06 — Transferred to section 46-656.20.
- § 46-673.07 — Transferred to section 46-656.21.
- § 46-673.08 — Repealed. Laws 1996, LB 108, s. 80.
- § 46-673.09 — Repealed. Laws 1996, LB 108, s. 80.
- § 46-673.10 — Transferred to section 46-656.26.
- § 46-673.11 — Transferred to section 46-656.27.
- § 46-673.12 — Repealed. Laws 1996, LB 108, s. 80.
- § 46-673.13 — Transferred to section 46-656.22.
- § 46-673.14 — Transferred to section 46-656.16.
- § 46-673.15 — Transferred to section 46-656.17.
- § 46-673.16 — Transferred to section 46-656.18.
- § 46-674 — Transferred to section 46-656.01.
- § 46-674.01 — Transferred to section 46-663.02.
- § 46-674.02 — Transferred to section 46-656.03.
- § 46-674.03 — Transferred to section 46-656.35.
- § 46-674.04 — Transferred to section 46-656.36.
- § 46-674.05 — Transferred to section 46-656.37.
- § 46-674.06 — Transferred to section 46-656.38.
- § 46-674.07 — Transferred to section 46-656.39.
- § 46-674.08 — Transferred to section 46-656.40.
- § 46-674.09 — Transferred to section 46-656.41.
- § 46-674.10 — Transferred to section 46-656.42.
- § 46-674.11 — Transferred to section 46-656.43.
- § 46-674.12 — Transferred to section 46-656.45.
- § 46-674.13 — Transferred to section 46-656.46.
- § 46-674.14 — Transferred to section 46-656.47.
- § 46-674.15 — Repealed. Laws 1996, LB 108, s. 80.
- § 46-674.16 — Transferred to section 46-656.48.
- § 46-674.17 — Transferred to section 46-656.63.
- § 46-674.18 — Transferred to section 46-656.44.
- § 46-674.19 — Repealed. Laws 1996, LB 108, s. 80; Laws 1996, LB 1114, s. 75.
- § 46-674.20 — Transferred to section 46-656.04.
- § 46-675 — Legislative findings and declarations.
- § 46-676 — Terms, defined.
- § 46-676.01 — Applicability of act.
- § 46-677 — Withdrawal of ground water for industrial purposes; permit required; when.
- § 46-678 — Permit; application; contents.
- § 46-678.01 — Withdrawal and transfer of less than 150 acre-feet; notice; metering.
- § 46-679 — Application; director; determination as to completeness.
- § 46-680 — Completed application; public hearing; when.
- § 46-681 — Public hearing; evidence presented.
- § 46-682 — Applicant; agreement with other water users; filing.
- § 46-683 — Permit; issuance; consideration; conditions.
- § 46-683.01 — Permit; application to amend; procedures; limitation.
- § 46-684 — Permit; revocation; procedure; violation of terms of permit; director; powers and duties.
- § 46-685 — Order or decision; appeal by affected person.
- § 46-686 — Injured person; remedies available.
- § 46-686.01 — Withdrawal and transfer of less than 150 acre-feet; injured person; hearing; civil action; appeal; attorney's fees.
- § 46-687 — Violation; penalty.
- § 46-688 — Director; rules and regulations.
- § 46-689 — Permitholder; subject to control area regulations.
- § 46-690 — Act, how cited.
- § 46-691 — Transfer off overlying land; when allowed; objection; procedure; natural resources district; powers and duties; Director of Natural Resources; duties.
- § 46-691.01 — Transfer off overlying land for domestic use; limitations; liability.
- § 46-691.02 — Transfer off overlying land for domestic use; applicability of section.
- § 46-691.03 — Transfer off overlying land for environmental or recreational benefits; when allowed; application; fee; natural resources district; powers and duties.
- § 46-692 — Wells; measuring devices; cost-share assistance.
- § 46-700 — Article Analysis
- § 46-701 — Act, how cited.
- § 46-702 — Declaration of intent and purpose.
- § 46-703 — Legislative findings.
- § 46-704 — Management area; legislative findings.
- § 46-705 — Act; how construed.
- § 46-706 — Terms, defined.
- § 46-707 — Natural resources district; powers; enumerated.
- § 46-708 — Action to control or prevent runoff of water; natural resources district; rules and regulations; power to issue cease and desist orders; notice; hearing.
- § 46-709 — Ground water management plan; required; contents.
- § 46-710 — Ground water management plan preparation or modification; district; solicit and utilize information.
- § 46-711 — Ground water management plan; director; review; duties.
- § 46-712 — Management area; establishment; when; hearing; notice; procedure ; district; powers and duties.
- § 46-713 — Department of Natural Resources; hydrologically connected water supplies; evaluation; report; determinations.
- § 46-714 — River basin, subbasin, or reach; stay on new appropriations; notifications required; hearing; natural resources district; duties.
- § 46-715 — River basin, subbasin, or reach; integrated management plan; considerations; contents; amendment; technical analysis.
- § 46-716 — Integrated management plan; surface water controls.
- § 46-717 — Integrated management plan; scientific data and other information; department; natural resources district; duties.
- § 46-718 — Integrated management plan; hearings; implementation order; dispute; procedure.
- § 46-719 — Interrelated Water Review Board; created; members; powers and duties.
- § 46-720 — Proceedings under prior law; transitional provisions.
- § 46-721 — Contamination; reports required.
- § 46-722 — Contamination; Department of Environmental Quality; conduct study; when; report.
- § 46-723 — Contamination; point source; Director of Environmental Quality; duties.
- § 46-724 — Contamination; not point source; Director of Environmental Quality; duties; hearing; notice.
- § 46-725 — Management area; designation or modification of boundaries; adoption of action plan; considerations; procedures; order.
- § 46-726 — Management area; contamination; action plan; preparation by district; when; hearing; notice; publication.
- § 46-727 — Management area; contamination; action plan; contents.
- § 46-728 — Management area; contamination; adoption or amendment of action plan; considerations; procedures.
- § 46-729 — Management area; contamination; action plan; district publish order adopted.
- § 46-730 — Management area; action plan; district; duties.
- § 46-731 — Management area; action plan; director specify controls; when; powers and duties; hearing.
- § 46-732 — Action plan; controls; duration; amendment of plan.
- § 46-733 — Removal of designation management area or requirement of action plan; modification of boundaries; when.
- § 46-734 — Contamination; Environmental Quality Council; adopt rules and regulations.
- § 46-735 — Construct water well in a management area; permit required; application; form; fee; contents; late permit application; fee.
- § 46-736 — Permit; when denied; corrections allowed; fees nonrefundable.
- § 46-737 — Issuance of permit; no right to violate rules, regulations, or controls.
- § 46-738 — Issuance of permit; commence construction and complete water well within one year; failure; effect.
- § 46-739 — Management area; controls authorized; procedure.
- § 46-740 — Ground water allocation; limitations and conditions.
- § 46-741 — District; review controls.
- § 46-742 — Transport of ground water; prohibited; when.
- § 46-743 — Public hearing; requirements.
- § 46-744 — Order; publication; effective; when.
- § 46-745 — Natural resources district; cease and desist order; violation; penalty; Attorney General; duties; Department of Justice Natural Resources Enforcement Fund; created; use; investment.
- § 46-746 — Violations; civil penalty.
- § 46-747 — Hearings; subject to review.
- § 46-748 — Rules and regulations.
- § 46-749 — Administration of act; compliance with other laws.
- § 46-750 — Appeal; procedure.
- § 46-751 — Ground Water Management Fund; created; use; investment.
- § 46-752 — Interrelated Water Management Fund; created; use; investment.
- § 46-753 — Water Resources Trust Fund; created; use; investment; matching funds required; when.
- § 46-754 — Interrelated Water Management Plan Program; created; grants; commission; duties; use.
- § 46-801 — Natural lakes; drainage; diversion; application.
- § 46-802 — Application; recording; investigation.
- § 46-803 — Application; approval; when authorized.
- § 46-804 — Application; rejection; when authorized.
- § 46-805 — Appeal; procedure.
- § 46-806 — Sections; when inapplicable.
- § 46-807 — Violations; penalty.
- § 46-901 — Repealed. Laws 1987, LB 567, s. 1.
- § 46-1001 — Terms, defined.
- § 46-1001.01 — Rural water districts organized prior to June 30, 1972; effect.
- § 46-1002 — Rural water districts; petition.
- § 46-1003 — District; petition; contents.
- § 46-1004 — District; petition; county clerk; notice; contents.
- § 46-1005 — District; hearing; order.
- § 46-1006 — Board of directors; selection; bylaws; adopt.
- § 46-1007 — Board; meetings; rules and regulations; adopt; vacancies.
- § 46-1008 — District; powers.
- § 46-1009 — Board; contracts; enter into.
- § 46-1010 — Board; employees.
- § 46-1011 — Plans and specifications; filing; approval; benefit units; water sale.
- § 46-1012 — Owners of land outside of district; petition; contents.
- § 46-1013 — Owners outside of district; petition; notice; hearing.
- § 46-1014 — Owners outside of district; hearing; boundaries; conditions.
- § 46-1015 — Board; bonds; purpose; interest; rate; payment; participating members; conditions.
- § 46-1016 — Board; members; term; election.
- § 46-1017 — Board; officers; election.
- § 46-1018 — Board; powers and duties; compensation; budget; audit; reports.
- § 46-1019 — District; dissolution; procedure.
- § 46-1020 — District; withdrawal of lands; petition; hearing; county board; findings.
- § 46-1021 — Consolidation of districts; county board; order.
- § 46-1022 — Consolidation of districts; members; approval; majority vote; petition; contents.
- § 46-1023 — Consolidation of districts; petition; filing; notice; contents; hearing.
- § 46-1024 — Consolidation of districts; hearing; county board; order.
- § 46-1025 — Consolidated district; board; members; officers; election.
- § 46-1026 — Consolidated district; participating members.
- § 46-1101 — Act, how cited.
- § 46-1102 — Legislative findings.
- § 46-1103 — Definitions, sections found.
- § 46-1104 — Applicator, defined.
- § 46-1105 — Chemical, defined.
- § 46-1106 — Chemigation, defined.
- § 46-1107 — Council, defined.
- § 46-1108 — Department, defined.
- § 46-1109 — Director, defined.
- § 46-1110 — District, defined.
- § 46-1111 — Fertilizer, defined.
- § 46-1112 — Injection location, defined.
- § 46-1113 — Irrigation distribution system, defined.
- § 46-1114 — Open discharge system, defined.
- § 46-1115 — Permitholder, defined.
- § 46-1116 — Pesticide, defined.
- § 46-1117 — Permit required; exception; application.
- § 46-1117.01 — Special permit; issuance.
- § 46-1118 — Provisional permit; when issued; revocation.
- § 46-1119 — Emergency permit; application; fee; violation; penalty.
- § 46-1120 — Application; contents.
- § 46-1121 — Fees; Chemigation Costs Fund; created; investment; annual permits; renewal.
- § 46-1122 — Replacement or alteration of chemigation equipment; notice; inspection.
- § 46-1123 — Districts; annual reports; contents.
- § 46-1124 — District; conduct inspections; inspection warrant.
- § 46-1125 — Permit denial, suspension, revocation; grounds.
- § 46-1126 — Permit denial, suspension, or revocation; procedures; suspend operation; when.
- § 46-1127 — Irrigation distribution system; improper operation; penalty; equipment; rules and regulations.
- § 46-1128 — Applicators of chemicals; training sessions; certificate; expiration.
- § 46-1129 — Training sessions; council; prescribe forms; adopt rules and regulations.
- § 46-1129.01 — Applicator's certificate; revocation; grounds.
- § 46-1130 — Posting of signs.
- § 46-1131 — Accident; report required; investigation; cleanup and recovery plan.
- § 46-1132 — Damage to premises; considered tort claim.
- § 46-1133 — Assistance to abate water contamination.
- § 46-1134 — Department; powers and duties.
- § 46-1135 — District; adopt rules and regulations.
- § 46-1136 — Council; adopt rules and regulations.
- § 46-1137 — Compliance with act; affirmative defense.
- § 46-1138 — Violation of act; procedures for compliance; prosecuting attorney; duties.
- § 46-1139 — Engaging in chemigation without a permit; penalty.
- § 46-1140 — Engaging in chemigation with a suspended or revoked permit; penalty.
- § 46-1141 — Tampering with chemigation equipment; penalty.
- § 46-1142 — Failure to notify of accident; penalty.
- § 46-1143 — Other violations; penalty.
- § 46-1144 — District; failure to carry out responsibilities; hearing; procedure.
- § 46-1145 — District; failure to carry out responsibilities; effect.
- § 46-1146 — Appeal; procedure.
- § 46-1147 — Powers of department; construction of act.
- § 46-1148 — Powers of district; construction of act.
- § 46-1201 — Act, how cited.
- § 46-1202 — Purposes of act.
- § 46-1203 — Definitions, where found.
- § 46-1204 — Repealed. Laws 1993, LB 131, s. 65.
- § 46-1204.01 — Abandoned water well, defined.
- § 46-1204.02 — Active status water well, defined.
- § 46-1205 — Board, defined.
- § 46-1205.01 — Certified natural resources ground water technician, defined.
- § 46-1206 — Construction of water wells, defined.
- § 46-1206.01 — Decommissioned, defined.
- § 46-1207 — Department, defined.
- § 46-1207.01 — Illegal water well, defined; landowner; petition for reclassification; when.
- § 46-1207.02 — Inactive status water well, defined.
- § 46-1208 — Installation of pumps and pumping equipment, defined.
- § 46-1208.01 — Person, defined.
- § 46-1208.02 — Natural resources ground water technician, defined.
- § 46-1209 — Pump installation contractor, defined.
- § 46-1210 — Pump installation supervisor, defined.
- § 46-1211 — Pumps and pumping equipment, defined.
- § 46-1212 — Water well, defined.
- § 46-1213 — Water well contractor, defined.
- § 46-1214 — Water well drilling supervisor, defined.
- § 46-1214.01 — Water well monitoring technician, defined.
- § 46-1215 — Well repairs, defined.
- § 46-1216 — Well seal, defined.
- § 46-1217 — Water Well Standards and Contractors' Licensing Board; created; members; qualifications.
- § 46-1218 — Board; appointment; when; terms; vacancy.
- § 46-1219 — Board; meetings; officers; quorum.
- § 46-1219.01 — Board members; immunity from liability.
- § 46-1220 — Board; compensation; expenses.
- § 46-1221 — Board; executive secretary; offices.
- § 46-1222 — Board; adopt rules and regulations.
- § 46-1223 — Licensure or certification; examination; requirements; fee; hardship licensing.
- § 46-1223.01 — Department; develop certification program.
- § 46-1224 — Board; set fees; Water Well Standards and Contractors' Licensing Fund; created; use; investment.
- § 46-1225 — License or certificate renewal; continuing competency required.
- § 46-1226 — Department; administration of act; adopt rules and regulations; duties.
- § 46-1227 — Department; well and equipment standards; adopt rules and regulations.
- § 46-1228 — Department; access and inspection; powers.
- § 46-1229 — License required; application; qualifications.
- § 46-1230 — Licensees; proof of insurance.
- § 46-1231 — Certificate; application; qualifications.
- § 46-1232 — Licenses or certificates; when required; provisional license or certificate; issuance.
- § 46-1233 — Water well construction or decommissioning; equipment installation; supervision required.
- § 46-1233.01 — Water well opening or seal breaking; requirements; exceptions.
- § 46-1234 — Exploratory wells; agreement to decommission required; failure to plug; effect.
- § 46-1235 — License or certificate; disciplinary actions; grounds; reinstatement.
- § 46-1235.01 — Licensee or certificate holder; probation; conditions.
- § 46-1235.02 — License or certificate; application for reinstatement; denial; appeal.
- § 46-1236 — Licenses and certificates; expiration; renewal; notice.
- § 46-1237 — License or certificate; disciplinary actions; procedures.
- § 46-1237.01 — License or certificate; temporary suspension or limitation.
- § 46-1237.02 — Proceedings under act; Director of Regulation and Licensure; department; powers; orders authorized; appeal.
- § 46-1237.03 — Costs of proceedings.
- § 46-1238 — License or certificate; when required; action to enjoin activities.
- § 46-1239 — Unauthorized employment; construction, decommissioning, or installation without license or certificate; criminal penalty; civil penalty.
- § 46-1240 — Failure to comply with standards; criminal penalty; civil penalty; action to enjoin.
- § 46-1240.01 — False or forged documents; penalty.
- § 46-1240.02 — Carrying license or certificate by fraud; penalty.
- § 46-1240.03 — Department; enforcement of act; investigations; powers and duties.
- § 46-1240.04 — Acts constituting evidence of engaging in trade.
- § 46-1240.05 — Violations; administrative order; emergency; hearing.
- § 46-1240.06 — Variance from rule, regulation, or standard; conditions; injunction.
- § 46-1241 — Water well log required; contents.
- § 46-1301 — Legislative findings.
- § 46-1302 — Repealed. Laws 2004, LB 940, s. 4.
- § 46-1303 — Repealed. Laws 2004, LB 940, s. 4.
- § 46-1304 — Report required; Department of Environmental Quality; duties.
- § 46-1305 — Report required; natural resources district; duties.
- § 46-1401 — Legislative findings and intent.
- § 46-1402 — Definitions, where found.
- § 46-1403 — Water Well Decommissioning Fund; created; use; investment.
- § 46-1404 — Water Well Decommissioning Fund; allocation; rules and regulations.
- § 46-1405 — Natural resources district; cost-sharing program; qualification for funding.
- § 46-1501 — Act, how cited.
- § 46-1502 — Terms, defined.
- § 46-1503 — Wellhead protection area; designation.
- § 46-1504 — Wellhead protection area designation; controlling entity; duties.
- § 46-1505 — Proposed wellhead protection area; public notice and comment.
- § 46-1506 — Boundaries of wellhead protection area; designation; procedure.
- § 46-1507 — Existing wellhead protection areas; effect of act.
- § 46-1508 — Designated wellhead protection area; boundary area changes.
- § 46-1509 — Environmental Quality Council; rules and regulations.
- § 46-1601 — Act, how cited.
- § 46-1602 — Definitions, where found.
- § 46-1603 — Abandonment, defined.
- § 46-1604 — Adverse consequences, defined.
- § 46-1605 — Alterations, defined.
- § 46-1606 — Application approval, defined.
- § 46-1607 — Approval to operate, defined.
- § 46-1608 — Appurtenant works, defined.
- § 46-1609 — Breach, defined.
- § 46-1610 — Completion certification, defined.
- § 46-1611 — Dam, defined.
- § 46-1612 — Days, defined.
- § 46-1613 — Department, defined.
- § 46-1614 — Director, defined.
- § 46-1615 — Emergency, defined.
- § 46-1616 — Engineer, defined.
- § 46-1617 — Enlargement, defined.
- § 46-1618 — Hazard potential classification, defined.
- § 46-1619 — High hazard potential, defined.
- § 46-1620 — Incremental, defined.
- § 46-1621 — Low hazard potential, defined.
- § 46-1622 — Maximum storage, defined.
- § 46-1623 — Minimal hazard potential, defined.
- § 46-1624 — Normal storage, defined.
- § 46-1625 — Owner, defined.
- § 46-1626 — Person, defined.
- § 46-1627 — Probable, defined.
- § 46-1628 — Probable maximum flood, defined.
- § 46-1629 — Reconstruction, defined.
- § 46-1630 — Removal, defined.
- § 46-1631 — Reservoir, defined.
- § 46-1632 — Significant hazard potential, defined.
- § 46-1633 — Storage elevation, defined.
- § 46-1634 — Top of dam elevation, defined.
- § 46-1635 — Purposes of act.
- § 46-1636 — Applicability of other law.
- § 46-1637 — Regulation by political subdivisions; restrictions; conditions.
- § 46-1638 — Plans and specifications; responsibility of engineer.
- § 46-1639 — Immunity from liability; when.
- § 46-1640 — Orders and approval; effect.
- § 46-1641 — Change of ownership; notification.
- § 46-1642 — Livestock waste control facility; approvals required.
- § 46-1643 — Administrative or judicial recourse; not affected.
- § 46-1644 — Department; employ personnel.
- § 46-1645 — Consulting board required; when; liability for costs.
- § 46-1646 — Dams; review and approval required; when.
- § 46-1647 — Potentially hazardous dams; emergency action plans.
- § 46-1648 — Right of entry upon private property; when; immunity.
- § 46-1649 — Department; investigations and studies.
- § 46-1650 — Department; enforcement; powers.
- § 46-1651 — Rules and regulations.
- § 46-1652 — Construction or enlargement of dam; application for approval; contents.
- § 46-1653 — Modifications to existing dam; application for approval; contents; exemption.
- § 46-1654 — Application approval; issuance; public hearing.
- § 46-1655 — Fees.
- § 46-1656 — Dam Safety Cash Fund; created; use; investment.
- § 46-1657 — New or modified dam; owner; filing requirements; approval to operate; issuance.
- § 46-1658 — Alteration of dam; owner; filing requirements; approval to operate; issuance.
- § 46-1659 — Removal, breach, or abandonment of dam; design engineer; duties; department; powers.
- § 46-1660 — Approval to operate; department; powers; hearing; notice.
- § 46-1661 — Complaint; department; duties; unsafe condition; modification.
- § 46-1662 — Periodic inspections; when; department; powers and duties.
- § 46-1663 — Record-keeping requirements; maintenance, operation, and inspection; department; powers.
- § 46-1664 — Safety inspections; when; department; powers and duties.
- § 46-1665 — Emergency actions involving a dam; owner; duties; department; duties.
- § 46-1666 — Violations; penalties.
- § 46-1667 — Notice of violation; orders; procedure.
- § 46-1668 — Violations; civil penalty.
- § 46-1669 — Appeal.
- § 46-1670 — Existing unapproved dams; requirements.