2012 Nebraska Revised Statutes
Chapter 56 - MILL DAMS
56-101 - Dams and sites; acquisition; eminent domain; procedure.
The power of eminent domain may be exercised by (1) any person who desires to erect a dam across any watercourse for the purpose of building a water grist, saw, carding, or fulling mill or of erecting any machinery to be propelled by water and who is the owner of the lands, on which he or she desires to build such mill or erect such machinery, on one side of such watercourse and not of the lands of the opposite side against or upon which he or she would abut the dam; (2) any person who is the owner of the lands on which he or she desires to erect any such mill or machinery on both sides of such watercourse; or (3) any person who erected such mill and milldam on his or her own lands. Any such person shall first obtain a permit from the Department of Natural Resources to use the waters of such watercourse for such purposes. The procedure to condemn property shall be exercised in the manner set forth in sections 76-704 to 76-724.
- G.S.1873, c. 44, § 1, p. 472;
Laws 1911, c. 82, § 1, p. 336;
R.S.1913, § 3974;
C.S.1922, § 3377;
C.S.1929, § 56-101;
R.S.1943, § 56-101;
Laws 1951, c. 101, § 101, p. 494;
Laws 2000, LB 900, § 244.
2. Easement
3. Abandonment of rights
4. Procedure to assess damages
5. Injunction
6. Miscellaneous
1. Acquisition of rights
2. Easement
3. Abandonment of rights
4. Procedure to assess damages
5. Injunction
6. Miscellaneous
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