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NE Code § 61-210 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 61 - Natural Resources|61-210 - Department of Natural Resources Cash Fund; created; use; investment.

61-210.  Department of Natural Resources Cash Fund; created; use; investment.The Department of Natural Resources Cash Fund is created. The State Treasurer shall credit to such fund such money as is specifically appropriated or reappropriated by the Legislature. The State Treasurer shall also credit such fund with payments, if any, accepted for services rendered by the department and fees collected pursuant to subsection (6) of section 46-606 and section 61-209. The funds made available to the Department of Natural Resources by the United States, through the Natural Resources Conservation Service of the Department of Agriculture or through any other agencies, shall be credited to the fund by the State Treasurer. Any money in the fund available for investment shall be invested by the state investment officer pursuant to the Nebraska Capital Expansion Act and the Nebraska State Funds Investment Act. The Department of Natural Resources shall allocate money from the fund to pay costs of the programs or activities of the department. The Director of Administrative Services, upon receipt of proper vouchers approved by the department, shall issue warrants on the fund, and the State Treasurer shall countersign and pay from, but never in excess of, the amounts to the credit of the fund. Transfers may be made from the fund to the General Fund at the direction of the Legislature.Source   Laws 1937, c. 8, § 13, p. 109;   C.S.Supp.,1941, § 2-1913;   R.S.1943, § 2-1547;   Laws 1959, c. 6, § 25, p. 90;   Laws 1969, c. 584, § 28, p. 2358;   Laws 1973, LB 188, § 2;   Laws 1987, LB 29, § 2;   Laws 1995, LB 7, § 6;  Laws 1999, LB 403, § 2;   R.S.Supp.,1999, § 2-1547;  Laws 2000, LB 900, § 10;  Laws 2001, LB 667, § 26;  Laws 2002, LB 458, § 8;  Laws 2005, LB 335, § 81;  Laws 2007, LB701, § 26;  Laws 2009, First Spec. Sess., LB3, § 38. Cross References   Nebraska Capital Expansion Act, see section 72-1269.  Nebraska State Funds Investment Act, see section 72-1260.
NE Code § 61-211 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 61 - Natural Resources|61-211 - Department of Natural Resources; powers; measuring devices; gauge height reports; requirements; violation; penalty.

61-211.  Department of Natural Resources; powers; measuring devices; gauge height reports; requirements; violation; penalty.The Department of Natural Resources may direct managers or operators of interstate ditches to construct and maintain suitable measuring devices at or near the state line in Nebraska. A manager or operator shall within thirty days after receipt of notice from the department construct and complete installation of such a measuring device and shall furnish daily gauge height reports to the department from the beginning to the end of the irrigation season, in such form and manner as recommended by the department. Failure of any manager or operator of an interstate ditch to comply with this section shall be a Class V misdemeanor.Source   Laws 1919, c. 190, tit. VII, art. V, div. 2, § 31, p. 846;   C.S.1922, § 8450;   C.S.1929, § 81-6331;   R.S.1943, § 46-213;   Laws 1977, LB 40, § 256;   Laws 1991, LB 276, § 1;   R.S.1943, (1998), § 46-213;  Laws 2000, LB 900, § 11.
NE Code § 61-212 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 61 - Natural Resources|61-212 - Water divisions; denomination.

61-212.  Water divisions; denomination.The State of Nebraska is hereby divided into two water divisions, denominated water division No. 1 and water division No. 2, respectively.Source   Laws 1895, c. 69, § 1, p. 244;   R.S.1913, § 3378;   Laws 1919, c. 190, tit. VII, art. V, div. 1, § 10, p. 833;   C.S.1922, § 8415;   C.S.1929, § 46-510;   R.S.1943, § 46-215;   R.S.1943, (1998), § 46-215;  Laws 2000, LB 900, § 12.  Annotations For administrative purposes, state is divided into two water divisions. Ainsworth Irr. Dist. v. Bejot, 170 Neb. 257, 102 N.W.2d 416 (1960).
NE Code § 61-213 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 61 - Natural Resources|61-213 - Water division No. 1; boundaries.

61-213.  Water division No. 1; boundaries.Water division No. 1 shall consist of (1) all the lands of the state drained by the Platte Rivers and their tributaries lying west of the mouth of the Loup River and (2) all other lands lying south of the Platte and South Platte Rivers that may be watered from other superficial or subterranean streams not tributary to the Platte River.Source   Laws 1895, c. 69, § 2, p. 244;   R.S.1913, § 3379;   Laws 1919, c. 190, tit. VII, art. V, div. 1, § 11, p. 833;   C.S.1922, § 8416;   C.S.1929, § 46-511;   R.S.1943, § 46-216;   R.S.1943, (1998), § 46-216;  Laws 2000, LB 900, § 13.
NE Code § 61-214 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 61 - Natural Resources|61-214 - Water division No. 2; boundaries.

61-214.  Water division No. 2; boundaries.Water division No. 2 shall consist of (1) all lands that may be watered from the Loup, White, Niobrara, and Elkhorn Rivers and their tributaries and (2) all other lands of the state not included in any other water division.Source   Laws 1895, c. 69, § 3, p. 245;   Laws 1911, c. 153, § 2, p. 498;   R.S.1913, § 3380;   Laws 1919, c. 190, tit. VII, art. V, div. 1, § 12, p. 833;   C.S.1922, § 8417;   C.S.1929, § 46-512;   R.S.1943, § 46-217;   R.S.1943, (1998), § 46-217;  Laws 2000, LB 900, § 14.  Annotations Snake River is within the Niobrara River basin or watershed. Ainsworth Irr. Dist. v. Bejot, 170 Neb. 257, 102 N.W.2d 416 (1960).
NE Code § 61-215 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 61 - Natural Resources|61-215 - Water divisions; division supervisors.

61-215.  Water divisions; division supervisors.There shall be one or more division supervisors acting for the Department of Natural Resources to administer the public water of the state in the water divisions created by section 61-212. Such a division supervisor, acting for the department, shall have the immediate direction and control of the distribution of water in such manner as directed by the department.Source   Laws 1919, c. 190, tit. VII, art. V, div. 2, § 3, p. 834;   C.S.1922, § 8422;   C.S.1929, § 81-6303;   R.S.1943, § 46-218;   Laws 1953, c. 157, § 1, p. 495;   Laws 1987, LB 140, § 2;   R.S.1943, (1998), § 46-218;  Laws 2000, LB 900, § 15.
NE Code § 61-216 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 61 - Natural Resources|61-216 - Water divisions; division supervisors; duties.

61-216.  Water divisions; division supervisors; duties.The division supervisor or supervisors shall, under the direction of the Department of Natural Resources, see that the laws relative to the distribution of water are executed in accordance with the rights of priority of appropriation.Source   Laws 1919, c. 190, tit. VII, art. V, div. 2, § 4, p. 835;   C.S.1922, § 8423;   C.S.1929, § 81-6304;   R.S.1943, § 46-219;   Laws 1953, c. 157, § 2, p. 495;   R.S.1943, (1998), § 46-219;  Laws 2000, LB 900, § 16.  Annotations  Under former law, Department of Roads and Irrigation was authorized to shut and lock headgates of junior appropriators when there was not sufficient water to supply the needs of senior appropriators. Platte Valley Irr. Dist. v. Tilley, 142 Neb. 122, 5 N.W.2d 252 (1942). Right to shut and lock headgates is not exclusive remedy. Farmers & Merchants' Irr. Co. v. Cozad Irr. Co., 65 Neb. 3, 90 N.W. 951 (1902).
NE Code § 61-223 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 61 - Natural Resources|61-223 - Water Sustainability Fund; legislative intent.

61-223.  Water Sustainability Fund; legislative intent.The Legislature finds that water sustainability programs, projects, and activities are complex, multiyear endeavors that require a stable source of state funding support in order for the required matching funds to be secured and for projects to be completed in a timely and successful manner. It is the intent of the Legislature that transfers of money from the General Fund to the Water Sustainability Fund be maintained at the level established in section 61-222 for a minimum of ten fiscal years.Source Laws 2015, LB661, § 20.
NE Code § 61-224 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 61 - Natural Resources|61-224 - Critical Infrastructure Facilities Cash Fund; created; use; investment; transfers.

61-224.  Critical Infrastructure Facilities Cash Fund; created; use; investment; transfers.There is hereby created the Critical Infrastructure Facilities Cash Fund in the Department of Natural Resources. The fund shall consist of funds appropriated or transferred by the Legislature. The fund shall be used by the Department of Natural Resources (1) to provide a grant to a natural resources district to offset costs related to soil and water improvements intended to protect critical infrastructure facilities within the district which includes military installations, transportation routes, and wastewater treatment facilities and (2) to provide a grant to an irrigation district for reimbursement of costs related to temporary repairs to the main canal and tunnels of an interstate irrigation system which experienced a failure. Any funds remaining after all such project costs have been completely funded shall be transferred to the General Fund. Transfers may be made from the Critical Infrastructure Facilities Cash Fund to the General Fund at the direction of the Legislature. The State Treasurer shall transfer three hundred eighty-four thousand two hundred twenty-two dollars plus any accrued interest through April 5, 2018, from the Critical Infrastructure Facilities Cash Fund to the General Fund on or before June 30, 2019, on such dates and in such amounts as directed by the budget administrator of the budget division of the Department of Administrative Services. Any money in the Critical Infrastructure Facilities Cash Fund available for investment shall be invested by the state investment officer pursuant to the Nebraska Capital Expansion Act and the Nebraska State Funds Investment Act, and any interest earned by the fund shall be credited to the General Fund.Source  Laws 2016, LB957, § 21;  Laws 2018, LB945, § 16;  Laws 2020, LB1009, § 5.  Cross References   Nebraska Capital Expansion Act, see section 72-1269.  Nebraska State Funds Investment Act, see section 72-1260.
NE Code § 61-225 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 61 - Natural Resources|61-225 - State flood mitigation plan; legislative findings.

61-225.  State flood mitigation plan; legislative findings.The Legislature finds and declares that the State of Nebraska experienced a historic flood event in 2019. This flood event significantly impacted numerous communities and individual Nebraskans. Coordination and communication between state and local entities implementing flood mitigation strategies is essential to maximize federal funds for flood mitigation efforts.Source Laws 2020, LB632, § 9.
NE Code § 61-226 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 61 - Natural Resources|61-226 - State flood mitigation plan; scope.

61-226.  State flood mitigation plan; scope.The Department of Natural Resources shall develop a state flood mitigation plan as a stand-alone document to be annexed into the state hazard mitigation plan maintained by the Nebraska Emergency Management Agency. Such plan shall be structured in accordance with Federal Emergency Management Agency guidelines, and shall be comprehensive, collaborative, and statewide in scope with opportunities for input from diverse stakeholders.Source Laws 2020, LB632, § 10.
NE Code § 61-227 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 61 - Natural Resources|61-227 - State flood mitigation plan; plan development group; engage federal, state, and local agencies and other sources.

61-227.  State flood mitigation plan; plan development group; engage federal, state, and local agencies and other sources.The Department of Natural Resources shall convene a plan development group which shall be housed and staffed for administrative purposes within such department. The Department of Natural Resources shall engage with federal, state, and local agency and community stakeholders in the development of the state flood mitigation plan, including, but not limited to, the Department of Transportation, the Department of Environment and Energy, the Department of Economic Development, the Department of Agriculture, the Nebraska Emergency Management Agency, natural resources districts, the United States Department of Agriculture, the United States Army Corps of Engineers, the United States Geological Survey, the Federal Emergency Management Agency, the University of Nebraska, representatives of counties, municipalities, and other political subdivisions, and the Natural Resources Committee of the Legislature. The Department of Natural Resources may engage other sources to provide technical expertise as needed.Source Laws 2020, LB632, § 11.
NE Code § 61-228 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 61 - Natural Resources|61-228 - State flood mitigation plan; department; duties.

61-228.  State flood mitigation plan; department; duties.The Department of Natural Resources shall:(1) Evaluate the flood issues that occurred in 2019, and identify cost-effective flood mitigation strategies that should be adopted to reduce the disruption of lives and livelihoods and prioritize making Nebraska communities more resilient;(2) Identify opportunities to implement flood hazard mitigation strategies with the intent to reduce the impact of flood events;(3) Work to improve knowledge and understanding of available recovery resources while identifying potential gaps in current disaster program delivery;(4) Identify potential available funding sources that can be accessed to improve the resilience of the state through flood mitigation and post-flood disaster recovery. The funding sources shall include, but not be limited to, assistance from (a) the Federal Emergency Management Agency's Flood Mitigation Assistance Grant Program, Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities Grant Program, Hazard Mitigation Grant Program, Public Assistance Program, and Individual Assistance Program, (b) the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development's Community Development Block Grant Program and Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery Program, and (c) programs of the United States Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service. Identification of such funding sources shall be in addition to grants and cost-sharing programs available through other agencies that support flood hazard mitigation planning in communities;(5) Compile a centralized list of critical infrastructure and state-owned facilities and identify those with the highest risk of flooding. In compiling such list, the Department of Natural Resources shall consult and collaborate with other state and local agencies that have information that identifies vulnerable facilities;(6) Evaluate state laws, rules, regulations, policies, and programs related to flood hazard mitigation and development in flood hazard-prone areas to support the state's administration of the Federal Emergency Management Agency's National Flood Insurance Program, Community Rating System, and Risk Mapping, Assessment, and Planning Program;(7) Examine existing law and, if necessary, recommend statutory or administrative changes to help ensure collaboration and coordination between state and local entities in statewide flood mitigation planning; and(8) Hold two public hearings, one prior to the first state flood mitigation plan development meeting and one prior to the completion of such plan. Notice of each hearing shall be published at least thirty days prior to the hearing date.Source Laws 2020, LB632, § 12.
NE Code § 61-229 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 61 - Natural Resources|61-229 - State flood mitigation plan; report.

61-229.  State flood mitigation plan; report.The state flood mitigation plan shall be completed and reported to the Governor and electronically to the Legislature on or before July 1, 2022.Source Laws 2020, LB632, § 13.
NE Code § 62-301.01 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 62 - Negotiable Instruments|62-301.01 - Holidays; transactions with bank; validity.

62-301.01.  Holidays; transactions with bank; validity.Nothing in any law of this state shall in any manner affect the validity of, or render void or voidable any transaction by a bank in this state because done or performed during any time other than regular banking hours; Provided, that nothing herein shall be construed to compel any bank in this state which by law or custom is entitled to close at a fixed hour on any day or for the whole or any part of any holiday, to keep open for the transaction of business on any day after such hour, or on any holiday, except at its own option.Source  Laws 1951, c. 204, § 2, p. 762.
NE Code § 62-302 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 62 - Negotiable Instruments|62-302 - Note for patent right; requirements; rights of subsequent parties.

62-302.  Note for patent right; requirements; rights of subsequent parties.A promissory note or other negotiable instrument, the consideration for which consists, in whole or in part, of the right to make, use or vend a patented invention, or an invention claimed to be patented, shall have written or printed prominently and legibly across the face thereof, and above the signature thereto, the words given for a patent right. Such instrument in the hands of any purchaser or holder shall be subject to the same defenses as it would be in the hands of the original owner or holder, and any person who purchases or becomes the holder of a promissory note or other negotiable instrument, knowing it to have been given for the consideration aforesaid, shall hold the same subject to such defenses, although the words given for a patent right are not written or printed upon its face.Source   Laws 1905, c. 83, art. 19, § 196, p. 434;   R.S.1913, § 5513;   C.S.1922, § 4806;   C.S.1929, § 62-1707;   R.S.1943, § 62-302. Annotations Where note given for patent right is not so endorsed, it is a defense between the original parties, or against one who is not a bona fide holder. Benton v. Sikyta, 84 Neb. 808, 122 N.W. 61 (1909).
NE Code § 62-303 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 62 - Negotiable Instruments|62-303 - Tuition notes or contracts of business colleges; requirements; limitation upon negotiation.

62-303.  Tuition notes or contracts of business colleges; requirements; limitation upon negotiation.It shall be unlawful for any proprietor, officer, agent or representative of any business college, or the business or commercial department of any school doing business within the State of Nebraska, or without the state when operating or soliciting within the state, to contract for or receive for tuition or scholarship a negotiable note or negotiable contract, unless such negotiable note or notes or negotiable contract shall have printed in red ink prominently and legibly and in twenty-four point bold type diagonally across the face thereof, and above the signatures thereto, the words negotiable note given for tuition if a note, or the words negotiable contract note given for tuition and scholarship, if a contract, and unless a copy of said instrument shall be delivered to the makers thereof at the time of signing the same. It shall be unlawful for any such proprietor, agent or representative of any such school or department to sell or dispose of any such negotiable note or negotiable contract note, received in payment for tuition or scholarship, prior to three days from the entrance and personal registration of the student, for whom the same was purchased, in the matriculation register at the place of the location of the school or department.Source   Laws 1915, c. 220, § 1, p. 489;   C.S.1922, § 4807;   C.S.1929, § 62-1708;   R.S.1943, § 62-303;   Laws 1947, c. 212, § 1, p. 693.  Cross References  Private postsecondary career school, contracts and evidence of indebtedness, see section 85-1645 et seq.Annotations  Foreign corporation soliciting and carrying on business in this state cannot enforce contract entered into and valid in another state if contract growing out of transaction is contrary to local laws. Refrigeration & Air Conditioning Institute, Inc. v. Hilyard, 146 Neb. 42, 18 N.W.2d 548 (1945). Note for tuition for linotype school was void where makers were not furnished with copy of note. Mergenthaler Linotype Co. v. McNamee, 125 Neb. 71, 249 N.W. 92 (1933).
NE Code § 62-304 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 62 - Negotiable Instruments|62-304 - Violations; penalty.

62-304.  Violations; penalty.Any person who shall violate any of the provisions of section 62-303 shall be deemed guilty of a Class III misdemeanor.Source   Laws 1915, c. 220, § 2, p. 490;   C.S.1922, § 4808;   C.S.1929, § 62-1709;   R.S.1943, § 62-304;   Laws 1977, LB 39, § 107.
NE Code § 62-305 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 62 - Negotiable Instruments|62-305 - Tuition notes or contracts of business colleges; when void.

62-305.  Tuition notes or contracts of business colleges; when void.Any note or contract taken by any business college, or the business or commercial department of any other school, or by their agents or representatives, for tuition or scholarships, without first having complied with all the provisions of section 62-303, shall be void.Source   Laws 1915, c. 220, § 3, p. 490;   C.S.1922, § 4809;   C.S.1929, § 62-1710;   R.S.1943, § 62-305. Annotations Foreign corporation obtaining contract for course of instruction without complying with statutes of Nebraska cannot enforce note under principle of comity. Refrigeration & Air Conditioning Institute, Inc. v. Hilyard, 146 Neb. 42, 18 N.W.2d 548 (1945).
NE Code § 63-101 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 63 - Newspapers and Periodicals|63-101 - Newspapers, magazines, periodicals; recipient, when not liable for subscription price.

63-101.  Newspapers, magazines, periodicals; recipient, when not liable for subscription price.No person in this state shall be compelled to pay for any newspaper, magazine or other publication which shall be mailed or sent to him without his having subscribed for or ordered it, or which shall be mailed or sent to him after the time of his subscription or order therefor has expired, notwithstanding that he may have received it.Source   Laws 1905, c. 104, § 1, p. 500;   R.S.1913, § 5514;   C.S.1922, § 4810;   C.S.1929, § 63-101;   R.S.1943, § 63-101.
NE Code § 63-102 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 63 - Newspapers and Periodicals|63-102 - Books, pamphlets; printing copies in excess of contract prohibited.

63-102.  Books, pamphlets; printing copies in excess of contract prohibited.It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation who shall enter into contract for the printing, stereotyping, binding or publication of any book, pamphlet, circular, or other publication of any character or description, for any author, compiler or publisher, to print any greater number of copies of such book, pamphlet, circular, or other publication, than the number designated by the contract for such publication.Source   Laws 1905, c. 202, § 1, p. 695;   R.S.1913, § 5515;   C.S.1922, § 4811;   C.S.1929, § 63-102;   R.S.1943, § 63-102.
NE Code § 63-103 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 63 - Newspapers and Periodicals|63-103 - Violations; penalty.

63-103.  Violations; penalty.Any person, firm or corporation violating any of the provisions of section 63-102 shall upon conviction thereof be guilty of a Class IV misdemeanor and in addition thereto shall be liable to the author, compiler or publisher with whom such contract was made, for all damages which may accrue by reason of such unlawful publication.Source   Laws 1905, c. 202, § 2, p. 695;   R.S.1913, § 5516;   C.S.1922, § 4812;   C.S.1929, § 63-103;   R.S.1943, § 63-103;   Laws 1977, LB 39, § 108.
NE Code § 63-104 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 63 - Newspapers and Periodicals|63-104 - Transferred to section 69-2201.

63-104.  Transferred to section 69-2201.