Nebraska Code — 46
Browse 330 sections in division 46 of the Nebraska code. Each section page includes the full statutory text, official source links, and citation guidance.
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- § 46-101. Irrigation District Act, how cited; irrigation districts; organization; grant of authority.
- § 46-103. Irrigation district; how formed; petition.
- § 46-105. Petition; bond; requirements.
- § 46-107. Petition and plan of irrigation; hearing before county board; finding; appeal to district court; procedure; bond.
- § 46-109. District; divisions; directors; number; election; terms.
- § 46-111. District; organization and officers; election; procedure; canvass of votes; order of board; filing; election precincts.
- § 46-113. Officers; oath; bond; district as federal fiscal agent; additional bond.
- § 46-115. Subsequent elections; manner; notice.
- § 46-117. Elections; return and canvass of vote.
- § 46-119. Board; organization; officers; bonds; payment of premiums.
- § 46-120.01. Board; obligate lands; emergency repairs and replacement; limitation.
- § 46-122. Right to water delivery; duty of directors.
- § 46-124. Board of directors; meetings; quorum; open records.
- § 46-125. Surveys; acquisition of property; eminent domain; procedure; construction; powers of board.
- § 46-127. District as fiscal agent of the United States; authority.
- § 46-129. District property; title; conveyance in trust; procedure; election.
- § 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.
- § 46-138. Failure of district board to levy taxes; county board to act.
- § 46-140. Assessments; land belonging to state; when due; lien; preference; enforcement.
- § 46-142. District bonds; payment by county treasurer; redemption; investment of funds.
- § 46-144. Special assessment; warrants; election; notice; rate of assessment; disposition of proceeds.
- § 46-146. Claims against district; warrants; interest; payment; procedure.
- § 46-148. County treasurer; reports to district board; contents.
- § 46-150. Warrants; form.
- § 46-152. Cost of organization, operation, and improvements; how paid; tolls; assessments; borrowing.
- § 46-154. Directors; salaries and expenses; officers, employees, attorneys, and agents; compensation.
- § 46-156. Limitation on debts and liabilities; eminent domain; procedure; contracts with United States.
- § 46-158. High water; duty of board; automatic measuring devices; interchange of water.
- § 46-160. Irrigation district; liability for failure to deliver water; conditions; limitation.
- § 46-162. Inclusion of lands; notice; advance cost of proceeding, by whom paid.
- § 46-164. Inclusion of lands; payment of share of original cost to new district; when required.
- § 46-166. Inclusion of lands; objection made; action of board.
- § 46-168. Inclusion of lands; result of vote; duty of board.
- § 46-170. Changed boundaries; record; certified copy as evidence.
- § 46-172. Inclusion of new land in district; redivision required; election precincts.
- § 46-174. Exclusion of lands; petition; form; contents.
- § 46-176. Exclusion of lands; hearing; assent of parties; when implied; nonirrigable lands.
- § 46-178. Exclusion of lands; assent of bondholders and Secretary of the Interior required, when; order of exclusion.
- § 46-180. Exclusion of lands; result of vote; order of board.
- § 46-182. Order of exclusion; vacancy in office of director; when created; how filled.
- § 46-184. Exclusion of lands; assessments; refund; when allowed; procedure.
- § 46-186. Discontinuance of district; result of election; resubmission; sale of property; appointment of appraisers; notice of sale.
- § 46-188. Discontinuance of district; sale of property; deferred payments lien on property sold; additional security.
- § 46-190. Discontinuance of district; assets of district used to pay debts; procedure; unused funds; distribution.
- § 46-192. Discontinuance of district; final report by board; property rights; disposition; claims barred after one year.
- § 46-194. Plan of operation; construction work; bonds; issuance; special election; notice; procedure.
- § 46-196. Bonds; interest; dates and place of payment.
- § 46-198. Bonds; record; interest on coupons; special election; procedures.
- § 46-201. Water for irrigation; declared natural want.
- § 46-202. Natural streams; unappropriated water; dedication to public use; appropriated water; further appropriation.
- § 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.
- § 46-206. Appropriation; water to be returned to stream.
- § 46-226. Determination of priority and amount of appropriation; duty of Chief Water Officer; certain court orders; powers of Chief Water Officer.
- § 46-226.02. Application; Chief Water Officer; approval; conditions.
- § 46-227. Water in streams; measurement; duty of Chief Water Officer.
- § 46-229. Appropriations; beneficial or useful purpose required; termination; procedure.
- § 46-229.02. Appropriations; preliminary determination of nonuse; notice; order of cancellation; procedure.
- § 46-229.04. Appropriations; hearing; decision; nonuse; considerations; consolidation of proceedings; when.
- § 46-229.06. Appropriations; partial cancellation; rate of diversion; determination.
- § 46-231. Amount and priority of appropriation; determination; limitation of amount; storage water.
- § 46-233. Application to appropriate water; time of making; contents; procedure; priority date; notice; hearing; temporary permit; emergency use.
- § 46-233.02. Appropriation of water for use in another state; laws governing; rights of appropriators.
- § 46-235. Application for water; approval; date of priority; conditional or partial approval; hearing; Chief Water Officer; powers and duties.
- § 46-235.02. Public water supplier; payment of compensation; when.
- § 46-235.04. Induced ground water recharge appropriations; administration; transfer of priority dates; procedure.
- § 46-237. Map or plat; requirements; failure to furnish; effect.
- § 46-240.01. Supplemental additional appropriations; agricultural appropriators; application.
- § 46-242. Use of stored water; permit; application; conditions; limitations; procedure.
- § 46-244. Canals; declared works of internal improvement; laws applicable.
- § 46-246. Ditches, dams, or similar works; construction; right of eminent domain.
- § 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.
- § 46-255. Ditches; construction through private property; bridges and gates.
- § 46-259. Running water in rivers and ravines; right to use.
- § 46-262. Duties of persons taking water; noncompliance; liability.
- § 46-263.01. Water; molesting or damaging measuring device; penalty.
- § 46-266. Irrigation water; overflow on roads; duty of owner to prevent; violation; penalty.
- § 46-268. Contract for use of water; record; rights of grantee unimpaired by foreclosure of liens.
- § 46-270. Irrigation projects; how financed.
- § 46-272. Water users' associations organized under reclamation act of the United States; stock subscriptions; how recorded; fees.
- § 46-282. Artesian water; waste; penalty.
- § 46-284. Definitions, sections found.
- § 46-286. Ephemeral natural stream, defined.
- § 46-288. Interbasin transfers; terms, defined.
- § 46-290. Appropriation; application to transfer or change; contents; approval.
- § 46-292. Application; hearing.
- § 46-294. Applications; approval; requirements; conditions; burden of proof.
- § 46-294.02. Appropriation; temporary transfer or change; renewal or extension.
- § 46-294.04. Appropriation; temporary transfer or change; effect on rights of condemnation.
- § 46-295. Legislative findings.
- § 46-297. Permit to appropriate water; modification to include underground water storage; procedure.
- § 46-299. Permittee; authorized to levy a fee or assessment; limitation.
- § 46-301. Irrigation districts; establishment of electric light and power systems; powers.
- § 46-303. Electric light and power system; construction or acquisition by petition; procedure.
- § 46-305. Electric light and power system; construction or acquisition; election required; procedure; vote required; effect of affirmative vote.
- § 46-307. Operation of lines beyond district boundaries; powers of district; cost payable out of earnings.
- § 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.
- § 46-501. Reclamation districts; declaration of purpose.
- § 46-503. Act, how cited.
- § 46-505. Person and public corporation, defined.
- § 46-507. Works, defined.
- § 46-509. Property, defined.
- § 46-511. Land or property, defined.
- § 46-513. Nonirrigable land, defined.
- § 46-516. Petition; signers; contents.
- § 46-518. Petition; notice of hearing.
- § 46-521. Protest petition; when dismissed.
- § 46-523. Organization; objections.
- § 46-525. Hearing; decree; district established.
- § 46-527. Petition; dismissal; appeal and writ of error denied.
- § 46-529. Decree; filing; fees.
- § 46-535. Directors; bond required.
- § 46-537. Directors; chairman; secretary; seal; records.
- § 46-539. Directors; quorum.
- § 46-541. Directors; general powers and duties; continuance of corporate existence; election; dissolution.
- § 46-543. Taxes; levy; Class A; submission to qualified voters of district.
- § 46-545. Special assessments; Class B; water service; petition; contracts.
- § 46-547. Water service; petition; hearing; order.
- § 46-549. Water service; petition; notice; hearing; order; assessment; collection.
- § 46-551. Water service; petition; order; contents.
- § 46-553. Annual assessments; levy; limitations; additional levy.
- § 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.
- § 46-562. District; petition to exclude land; contents; notice; objections; hearing; order; appeal.
- § 46-564. Bonded indebtedness; submission to qualified electors; election.
- § 46-566. Bonded indebtedness; election; conduct; proclamation.
- § 46-567.01. Revenue bonds; interest; issuance; sale.
- § 46-567.03. Revenue bonds; registration; effect.
- § 46-567.05. Districts organized; elections held; proceedings of directors; taxes levied; validated.
- § 46-568. Directors; petition for determination of power; notice; hearing; order; appeal.
- § 46-570. Organization; validity; hearing.
- § 46-572. Sections; severability; validity.
- § 46-574. Boundaries; change; no impairment of rights; petition; contents.
- § 46-576. Boundaries; change; petition; board of directors; fix time and place of hearing.
- § 46-578. Boundaries; change; protest petition; disqualification of signer.
- § 46-580. Boundaries; change; protest petition; requisite number of signers; dismissal of original petition.
- § 46-582. Boundaries; change; objections; hearing.
- § 46-584. Boundaries; change; decree; determination; directors; terms of office.
- § 46-586. Audit; contents.
- § 46-601. Ground water; declaration of policy.
- § 46-602. Registration of water wells; forms; replacement; change in ownership; illegal water well; decommissioning required.
- § 46-609. Irrigation water wells; spacing; requirements; exceptions; new use of well; registration modification; approval.
- § 46-611. Irrigation water wells; spacing requirements not applicable; when.
- § 46-613. Ground water; declaration of policy; preference in use.
- § 46-613.02. Violation; penalty; false information; enforcement.
- § 46-635. Ground water, defined.
- § 46-636. Pumping for irrigation purposes; Legislature; finding.
- § 46-638. Terms, defined; permits to public water suppliers; Chief Water Officer; powers.
- § 46-641. Application; hearing, when.
- § 46-645. Recharging ground water reservoirs; permits.
- § 46-647. Right to recover damages; power of eminent domain; not limited.
- § 46-649. Rules and regulations.
- § 46-651. Spacing of water wells; distance.
- § 46-653. Spacing of water wells; special permit; application; contents; fee.
- § 46-655. Violations; injunction.
- § 46-702. Declaration of intent and purpose; legislative findings.
- § 46-704. Management area; legislative findings.
- § 46-705. Act; how construed.
- § 46-703. Legislative findings.
- § 46-745. Natural resources district; cease and desist order; violation; penalty; Attorney General; duties; Department of Justice Natural Resources Enforcement Fund; created; use; investment.
- § 46-708. 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; Chief Water Officer; review; duties.
- § 46-712. Management area; establishment; when; hearing; notice; procedure; district; powers and duties.
- § 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.
- § 46-751. Ground Water Management Fund; created; use; investment.
- § 46-748. Rules and regulations.
- § 46-746. Violations; civil penalty.
- § 46-675. Legislative findings and declarations.
- § 46-676. Definitions, where found.
- § 46-676.01. Applicability of act.
- § 46-677. Withdrawal of ground water for industrial purposes; permit required; when.
- § 46-678. Permit; application; contents.
- § 46-679. Application; Chief Water Officer; determination as to completeness.
- § 46-681. Public hearing; evidence presented.
- § 46-683. Permit; issuance; consideration; conditions.
- § 46-684. Permit; revocation; procedure; violation of terms of permit; Chief Water Officer; powers and duties.
- § 46-686. Injured person; remedies available.
- § 46-687. Violation; penalty.
- § 46-689. Permitholder; subject to control area regulations.
- § 46-691. Transfer off overlying land; when allowed; objection; procedure; natural resources district; powers and duties; Chief Water Officer; duties.
- § 46-691.02. Transfer off overlying land for domestic use; applicability of section.
- § 46-714. River basin, subbasin, or reach; stay on new appropriations; notifications required; hearing; natural resources district; duties; status change; Chief Water Officer; natural resources district; duties.
- § 46-716. Integrated management plan; surface water controls.
- § 46-718. Integrated management plan; hearings; implementation order; dispute; procedure.
- § 46-720. Proceedings under prior law; transitional provisions.
- § 46-739.02. Transfer of right to use ground water; recording; recovery of cost; manner.
- § 46-743. Public hearing; requirements.
- § 46-754. Interrelated Water Management Plan Program; created; grants; commission; duties; use.
- § 46-756. Ground water augmentation project; public hearing; notice.
- § 46-802. Application; recording; investigation.
- § 46-804. Application; rejection; when authorized.
- § 46-806. Sections; when inapplicable.
- § 46-1001.01. Rural water districts organized prior to June 30, 1972; effect.
- § 46-1003. District; petition; contents.
- § 46-1005. District; hearing; order.
- § 46-1007. Board; meetings; rules and regulations; adopt; vacancies.
- § 46-1009. Board; contracts; enter into.
- § 46-1011. Plans and specifications; filing; approval; benefit units; water sale.
- § 46-1013. Owners outside of district; petition; notice; hearing.
- § 46-1015. Board; bonds; purpose; interest; rate; payment; participating members; conditions.
- § 46-1017. Board; officers; election.
- § 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.
- § 46-1026. Consolidated district; participating members.
- § 46-1102. Legislative findings.
- § 46-1104. Applicator, defined.
- § 46-1106. Chemigation, defined.
- § 46-1108. Department, defined.
- § 46-1110. District, defined.
- § 46-1112. Injection location, defined.
- § 46-1114. Open discharge system, defined.
- § 46-1116. Pesticide, defined.
- § 46-1117. Permit required; exception; application.
- § 46-1120. Application; contents.
- § 46-1122. Replacement or alteration of chemigation equipment; notice; inspection.
- § 46-1124. District; conduct inspections; inspection warrant.
- § 46-1126. Permit denial, suspension, or revocation; procedures; suspend operation; when.
- § 46-1129. Training sessions; council; prescribe forms; adopt rules and regulations.
- § 46-1130. Posting of signs.
- § 46-1132. Damage to premises; considered tort claim.
- § 46-1134. Department; powers and duties.
- § 46-1136. Council; adopt rules and regulations.
- § 46-1138. Violation of act; procedures for compliance; prosecuting attorney; duties.
- § 46-1140. Engaging in chemigation with a suspended or revoked permit; penalty; recovery of costs.
- § 46-1142. Failure to notify of accident; penalty; recovery of costs.
- § 46-1144. District; failure to carry out responsibilities; hearing; procedure.
- § 46-1146. Appeal; procedure.
- § 46-1148. Powers of district; construction of act.
- § 46-1202. Purposes of act.
- § 46-1204.02. Active status water well, defined.
- § 46-1205.01. Licensed natural resources ground water technician, defined.
- § 46-1206.01. Decommissioned, 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. Licensed pump installation contractor, defined.
- § 46-1210. Licensed pump installation supervisor, defined.
- § 46-1211. Pumps and pumping equipment, defined.
- § 46-1213. Licensed water well contractor, defined.
- § 46-1214.01. Licensed water well monitoring technician, defined.
- § 46-1216. Well seal, defined.
- § 46-1218. Board; terms; vacancy.
- § 46-1221. Board; executive secretary; offices.
- § 46-1223. Examinations; requirements; fee; hardship licensing.
- § 46-1224. Board; set fees; Water Well Standards and Contractors' Licensing Fund; created; use; investment.
- § 46-1227.01. Activities subject to standards; contractor, supervisor, and technician authority; landowner rights.
- § 46-1229. License required; application; qualifications; existing rules, regulations, licenses, forms of approval, suits, other proceedings; how treated.
- § 46-1231. License; application; qualifications.
- § 46-1233. Water well construction or decommissioning; equipment installation or repair; supervision required.
- § 46-1234. Exploratory wells; agreement to decommission required; failure to plug; effect.
- § 46-1239. Unauthorized employment; construction, decommissioning, or installation without license; criminal penalty; civil penalty.
- § 46-1240.01. False or forged documents; penalty.
- § 46-1241. Water well log required; contents.
- § 46-1304. Report required; Department of Water, Energy, and Environment; duties.
- § 46-1401. Legislative findings and intent.
- § 46-1403. Water Well Decommissioning Fund; created; use; investment.
- § 46-1405. Natural resources district; cost-sharing program; qualification for funding.
- § 46-1502. Terms, defined.
- § 46-1504. Wellhead protection area designation; controlling entity; duties.
- § 46-1506. Boundaries of wellhead protection area; designation; procedure.
- § 46-1508. Designated wellhead protection area; boundary area changes.
- § 46-1601. Act, how cited.
- § 46-1603. Abandonment, defined.
- § 46-1605. Alterations, defined.
- § 46-1607. Approval to operate, defined.
- § 46-1609. Breach, defined.
- § 46-1611. Dam, defined.
- § 46-1613. Department, defined.
- § 46-1615. Emergency, defined.