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NE Code § 31-920 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 31 - Drainage|31-920 - Drainage improvements; damages; additional assessments of benefits; payment.

31-920.  Drainage improvements; damages; additional assessments of benefits; payment.Should the board allow damage, or should the court on appeal allow damage to the claimant as provided for in section 31-919, additional assessments of benefits shall be made against the lot and land owners by supplemental assessments upon the proportion fixed by the original assessment upon the lots and lands benefited to pay such claim, to be certified and collected as original assessments. Should this additional amount to be so assessed be less than five hundred dollars the board in its discretion may pay the same from the drainage fund created by section 31-905.Source  Laws 1959, c. 132, § 20, p. 491.
NE Code § 31-921 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 31 - Drainage|31-921 - Drainage improvements; additional assessments.

31-921.  Drainage improvements; additional assessments.Should unexpected expenses or awards of damages require a supplemental assessment of benefits to pay for such improvements, the board shall have the authority to make such supplemental assessments in the manner provided in section 31-920. Should this additional amount to be so assessed be less than five hundred dollars, the board in its discretion may pay the same from the drainage fund created by section 31-905.Source  Laws 1959, c. 132, § 21, p. 491.
NE Code § 31-922 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 31 - Drainage|31-922 - County board; drainage assistance and regulation; general powers.

31-922.  County board; drainage assistance and regulation; general powers.(1) The county board shall have authority to direct landowners to remove, from ditches and watercourses adjoining or within the boundaries of their premises, obstructions which the landowners have placed or permitted to be placed therein, including the removal of inadequate culverts, crossings and bridges.(2) If an inadequate bridge, culvert or crossing has been in or over a ditch or watercourse for more than one year prior to September 28, 1959, the cost of removal or replacement shall be paid either from the county road fund, the county drainage fund or from the assessments under an improvement project conducted under sections 31-907 to 31-920.(3) Where the removal of such obstruction is not to be payable out of special funds as provided for in subsection (2) of this section, the board, after thirty days' notice by certified mail, to the owner, may remove the obstruction and assess the costs thereof against such owner in the manner provided in section 31-916; Provided, the owner shall have the right to appeal from the order in the manner provided for in section 31-911.Source  Laws 1959, c. 132, § 22, p. 491.
NE Code § 31-922.01 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 31 - Drainage|31-922.01 - County board; rights-of-way; manner of acquisition.

31-922.01.  County board; rights-of-way; manner of acquisition.The county board, in constructing a drainage improvement under the provisions of sections 31-901 to 31-933, may procure rights-of-way by purchase, gift, or by exercise of the right of eminent domain in the manner set forth in sections 76-704 to 76-724.Source  Laws 1961, c. 144, § 2, p. 421.
NE Code § 31-923 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 31 - Drainage|31-923 - Cleaning project; county road; benefits; payment; county road fund.

31-923.  Cleaning project; county road; benefits; payment; county road fund.Where any cleaning project benefits a county road, the county board may assess the appropriate share of the costs to the county road fund.Source  Laws 1959, c. 132, § 23, p. 492.
NE Code § 31-924 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 31 - Drainage|31-924 - Cleaning project; road ditch, ditch, or watercourse; installation and maintenance of bridge or culvert; payment; county road funds.

31-924.  Cleaning project; road ditch, ditch, or watercourse; installation and maintenance of bridge or culvert; payment; county road funds.Where the cleaning involves a road ditch or a ditch or watercourse that is crossed by a county or township bridge or culvert, the board, in its discretion, may provide for the use of county road funds for installation and maintenance of such bridge or culvert or to assist therein.Source  Laws 1959, c. 132, § 24, p. 492.
NE Code § 31-925 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 31 - Drainage|31-925 - Cleaning project; ditch or watercourse; state highway; contract with Department of Transportation.

31-925.  Cleaning project; ditch or watercourse; state highway; contract with Department of Transportation.Where the cleaning of a ditch or watercourse involves a state highway, the county board is authorized to make any contract with the Department of Transportation with reference to bridges or culverts or, if unable to agree therein, to bring any action necessary to force the state to participate in such improvement.Source   Laws 1959, c. 132, § 25, p. 492;  Laws 2017, LB339, § 82.
NE Code § 31-926 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 31 - Drainage|31-926 - County board; engineers; attorneys; employees; payment from drainage fund.

31-926.  County board; engineers; attorneys; employees; payment from drainage fund.The county board may employ engineers, attorneys, and others to assist in the administration of sections 31-901 to 31-933. Payment for these services shall be made from the drainage fund except where a particular improvement project is set up, in which case the share of engineering, legal and other costs shall become part of the improvement project's costs and shall be paid therefrom.Source  Laws 1959, c. 132, § 26, p. 492.
NE Code § 31-927 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 31 - Drainage|31-927 - County board; limitation on powers; contract with other districts.

31-927.  County board; limitation on powers; contract with other districts.The county board shall not set up any drainage improvement project within the boundaries of any drainage district organized under Chapter 31, article 3 or 4, or sanitary districts organized under Chapter 31, article 5 or 7, but may have authority to contract with any such district with reference to drainage within such district.Source  Laws 1959, c. 132, § 27, p. 492.
NE Code § 31-928 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 31 - Drainage|31-928 - Cities of first or second class or villages; included in improvement district.

31-928.  Cities of first or second class or villages; included in improvement district.Lots and lands within the confines of any village or city of the second or first class may be included within the boundaries of an improvement project as provided for in sections 31-907 to 31-918.Source   Laws 1959, c. 132, § 28, p. 493;   Laws 1961, c. 138, § 11, p. 403.  Cross References  Cities and villages, classification, see sections 16-101, 17-101, and 17-201.
NE Code § 31-929 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 31 - Drainage|31-929 - Drainage improvements; damages; immunity.

31-929.  Drainage improvements; damages; immunity.Neither the county, the county board, nor the individual members thereof shall be liable for damages to or loss sustained by any lot or land owner by reason of their actions in the administration of sections 31-901 to 31-933 or for failure to function hereunder.Source  Laws 1959, c. 132, § 29, p. 493.
NE Code § 31-930 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 31 - Drainage|31-930 - County board; enjoin or restrain; when.

31-930.  County board; enjoin or restrain; when.Sections 31-901 to 31-933 shall not prevent any lot or land owner from enjoining or restraining the board from cleaning or other actions under section 31-922 when it can be proven that such action by the board will damage such owner and no provision for reimbursement therefor has been provided, either by making said owner party to said project in the manner provided in section 31-909 or otherwise.Source  Laws 1959, c. 132, § 30, p. 493.
NE Code § 31-931 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 31 - Drainage|31-931 - Sections; supplemental effect.

31-931.  Sections; supplemental effect.Sections 31-901 to 31-933 shall in no way interfere with or prevent the operation of any drainage district organized under the laws of this state or the construction of roads, road ditches, culverts, drains, or bridges in connection therewith but shall be supplemental and independent legislation.Source  Laws 1959, c. 132, § 31, p. 493.
NE Code § 31-932 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 31 - Drainage|31-932 - Drainage district; dissolution; right-of-way interest becomes property of county.

31-932.  Drainage district; dissolution; right-of-way interest becomes property of county.Upon dissolution of any drainage district, the right-of-way interest of such drainage district shall pass to and become the property of the county where located. Nothing in this section shall apply to any irrigation ditch or ditches.Source  Laws 1959, c. 132, § 32, p. 493.
NE Code § 31-933 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 31 - Drainage|31-933 - Act, how cited.

31-933.  Act, how cited.Sections 31-901 to 31-933 shall be known and may be cited as the County Drainage Act.Source  Laws 1959, c. 132, § 33, p. 493.
NE Code § 31-1001 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 31 - Drainage|31-1001 - Legislative findings; purpose of sections.

31-1001.  Legislative findings; purpose of sections.(1) The Legislature finds that recurrent flooding in various areas of the state presents serious hazards to the health, safety, welfare, and property of the people of the state, both within and outside such areas. The hazards include loss of life, loss of and damage to private and public property, disruption of lives and of livelihoods, interruption of commerce, transportation, communication, and governmental services, and unsanitary and unhealthy living and environmental conditions. The wise use of land subject to flooding is a matter of state concern. The Legislature further finds that the establishment of improved flood plain management practices and the availability of financial assistance to citizens of the state whose property is damaged during times of flooding are essential to the health, safety, and general welfare of the people of Nebraska.(2) The purposes of sections 31-1001 to 31-1023 shall be to:(a) Accelerate the mapping of flood-prone areas;(b) Assist local governments in the promulgation and implementation of effective flood plain management regulations and other flood plain management practices;(c) Assure that when state lands are used and state-owned and state-financed facilities are located and constructed, flood hazards are prevented, flood losses are minimized, and the state's eligibility for flood insurance is maintained; and(d) Encourage local governments with flood-prone areas to qualify for participation in the national flood insurance program.Source   Laws 1983, LB 35, § 1;   Laws 1993, LB 626, § 1.
NE Code § 31-1002 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 31 - Drainage|31-1002 - Definitions, where found.

31-1002.  Definitions, where found.For purposes of sections 31-1001 to 31-1023, unless the context otherwise requires, the definitions in sections 31-1003 to 31-1016 shall apply.Source   Laws 1983, LB 35, § 2;   Laws 1993, LB 626, § 2.
NE Code § 31-1003 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 31 - Drainage|31-1003 - Department, defined.

31-1003.  Department, defined.Department shall mean the Department of Natural Resources.Source   Laws 1983, LB 35, § 3;  Laws 2000, LB 900, § 75.
NE Code § 31-1005 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 31 - Drainage|31-1005 - Base flood, defined.

31-1005.  Base flood, defined.Base flood shall mean the flood having a one percent chance of being equalled or exceeded in magnitude in any given year.Source  Laws 1983, LB 35, § 5.
NE Code § 31-1006 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 31 - Drainage|31-1006 - Drainway, defined.

31-1006.  Drainway, defined.Drainway shall mean any depression two feet or more below the land which serves to give direction to a current of water less than nine months of the year, and which has a bed and well-defined banks.Source  Laws 1983, LB 35, § 6.
NE Code § 31-1007 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 31 - Drainage|31-1007 - Flood, defined.

31-1007.  Flood, defined.Flood shall mean the water of any watercourse or drainway which is above the bank or outside the channel and banks of such watercourse or drainway.Source  Laws 1983, LB 35, § 7.
NE Code § 31-1008 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 31 - Drainage|31-1008 - Floodway, defined.

31-1008.  Floodway, defined.Floodway shall mean the channel of a watercourse or drainway and the adjacent land areas that are necessary to be reserved in order to discharge the base flood without cumulatively increasing the water surface elevation more than a reasonable height, as designated by the department.Source   Laws 1983, LB 35, § 8;  Laws 2000, LB 900, § 76.
NE Code § 31-1009 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 31 - Drainage|31-1009 - Flood fringe, defined.

31-1009.  Flood fringe, defined.Flood fringe shall mean that portion of the flood plain of the base flood which is outside of the floodway.Source  Laws 1983, LB 35, § 9.
NE Code § 31-1010 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 31 - Drainage|31-1010 - Flood plain, defined.

31-1010.  Flood plain, defined.Flood plain shall mean the area adjoining a watercourse or drainway which has been or may be covered by flood waters.Source  Laws 1983, LB 35, § 10.
NE Code § 31-1011 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 31 - Drainage|31-1011 - Flood plain management, defined.

31-1011.  Flood plain management, defined.Flood plain management shall mean the operation of an overall program of corrective and preventive measures for reducing flood damage, including but not limited to, flood control works and flood plain management regulations.Source  Laws 1983, LB 35, § 11.
NE Code § 31-1012 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 31 - Drainage|31-1012 - Flood plain management regulations, defined.

31-1012.  Flood plain management regulations, defined.Flood plain management regulations shall mean and include zoning ordinances, subdivision regulations, building codes, and other applications of the police power which are authorized by law to secure safety from floods and provide for the reasonable and prudent use of flood plains.Source  Laws 1983, LB 35, § 12.
NE Code § 31-1013 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 31 - Drainage|31-1013 - Local government, defined.

31-1013.  Local government, defined.Local government shall mean a county, city, or village in the state.Source  Laws 1983, LB 35, § 13.
NE Code § 31-1014 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 31 - Drainage|31-1014 - National flood insurance program, defined.

31-1014.  National flood insurance program, defined.National flood insurance program shall mean the program authorized by the United States Congress under the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968, as amended, 42 U.S.C., 4001 to 4128.Source  Laws 1983, LB 35, § 14.
NE Code § 31-1015 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 31 - Drainage|31-1015 - Obstruction, defined.

31-1015.  Obstruction, defined.Obstruction shall mean any wall, wharf, embankment, levee, dike, pile, abutment, projection, excavation, channel rectification, bridge, conduit, culvert, building, wire, fence, rock, gravel, refuse, fill, or other analogous structure or matter which may impede, retard, or change the direction of the flow of water, either in itself or by catching or collecting debris carried by such water, or that is placed where the natural flow of the water would carry such structure or matter downstream to the damage or detriment of either life or property. Obstruction shall not include a dam designed to store or divert water for which permission for construction has been obtained from the Department of Natural Resources pursuant to the Safety of Dams and Reservoirs Act.Source   Laws 1983, LB 35, § 15;   Laws 1993, LB 626, § 3;  Laws 2000, LB 900, § 77;  Laws 2005, LB 335, § 72.  Cross References  Safety of Dams and Reservoirs Act, see section 46-1601.
NE Code § 31-1016 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 31 - Drainage|31-1016 - Watercourse, defined.

31-1016.  Watercourse, defined.Watercourse shall mean any depression two feet or more below the surrounding land which serves to give direction to a current of water at least nine months of the year and which has a bed and well-defined banks.Source  Laws 1983, LB 35, § 16.
NE Code § 31-1018 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 31 - Drainage|31-1018 - Preparation of flood hazard data and maps; department; duties; considerations.

31-1018.  Preparation of flood hazard data and maps; department; duties; considerations.In determining areas of the state for which state-prepared flood hazard data and maps are needed by local governments or by state or federal agencies and the order in which such data and maps are to be prepared, the department shall consider the following factors in such areas:(1) Potential for future development;(2) Potential for flood damage or loss of life;(3) Probability that adequate data and maps will be prepared within a reasonable time by other sources;(4) Availability and adequacy of any existing maps;(5) Availability of flood data and other information necessary to produce adequate maps; and(6) Degree of interest shown by the local governments in the area in utilizing flood data and maps in an effective flood plain management program.Flood area data and maps produced by the department may be provided either directly to the local government which has jurisdiction over such area or indirectly through the national flood insurance program if the department and the federal agency responsible for administering the national flood insurance program agree to such an arrangement. Such maps shall delineate the flood plain of the base flood and, when information is available, the floodway and flood fringe of such flood plain. Such maps shall also contain or be accompanied by such other information as the department deems appropriate.Source   Laws 1983, LB 35, § 18;   Laws 1993, LB 626, § 5;  Laws 2000, LB 900, § 79.
NE Code § 31-1019 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 31 - Drainage|31-1019 - Local government; flood plain management; duties.

31-1019.  Local government; flood plain management; duties.When the department, a federal agency, or any other entity has provided a local government with sufficient data and maps with which to reasonably locate within its zoning jurisdiction any portion of the flood plain for the base flood of any watercourse or drainway, it shall be the responsibility of such local government to adopt, administer, and enforce flood plain management regulations which meet or exceed the minimum standards adopted by the department pursuant to subdivision (5) of section 31-1017. The authority of a local government to adopt flood plain management regulations in accordance with this section shall not be conditional upon a prior appointment of a planning commission or the adoption of a comprehensive development plan pursuant to sections 14-403, 14-404, 14-407, 15-1101, 15-1102, 19-901, 19-929, 23-114.01 to 23-114.03, or 23-174.04 to 23-174.07.Source   Laws 1983, LB 35, § 19;  Laws 2000, LB 900, § 80.  Annotations This section does not create a duty giving rise to civil tort liability. Stonacek v. City of Lincoln, 279 Neb. 869, 782 N.W.2d 900 (2010).
NE Code § 31-1020 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 31 - Drainage|31-1020 - Local government; failure to implement flood plain management regulations; department; powers and duties.

31-1020.  Local government; failure to implement flood plain management regulations; department; powers and duties.If a local government does not adopt and implement flood plain management regulations in accordance with section 31-1019 within one year after flood hazard data and maps have been provided to it pursuant to such section, the department shall, upon petition of at least ten percent of the owners of the land located within the flood plain of the base flood delineated in such maps, or upon the written request of the board of directors of the natural resources district in which such land is located, conduct a public hearing after providing notice pursuant to section 31-1022. If the department finds after such hearing that the data and maps available are sufficient to reasonably locate the boundaries of the base flood, the department shall determine and fix by order the boundaries of the base flood and, where deemed appropriate, the boundaries of the floodway within the zoning jurisdiction of such local government. If within three months after the date of such order the local government still has not adopted and implemented flood plain management regulations for the area subject to such order in accordance with section 31-1019, the department shall be vested with the power and authority to adopt flood plain management regulations for the area and shall adopt and promulgate such regulations for the identified base flood within the zoning jurisdiction of such local government. Such regulations shall be consistent with the minimum standards adopted by the department pursuant to subdivision (5) of section 31-1017 and shall take effect on the date prescribed by the department. All ordinances or other actions by the local government which are contrary to the rules and regulations of the department shall be null and void.Source   Laws 1983, LB 35, § 20;   Laws 1993, LB 626, § 6;  Laws 2000, LB 900, § 81.
NE Code § 31-1021 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 31 - Drainage|31-1021 - Local government; enforce department regulations.

31-1021.  Local government; enforce department regulations.It shall be the duty of the local government to administer and enforce any regulations adopted by the department pursuant to section 31-1020 in the same manner as if the local government had enacted such regulations. Such duty may be enforced in a mandamus action brought against such local government by any resident or landowner within the jurisdiction of such local government. If such mandamus action is successful, the local government may be held responsible for all reasonable and actual costs of the plaintiff, including, but not limited to, attorney's fees. Neither the regulations enacted by the department nor the boundaries of the base flood or floodway adopted by the department may be modified by the local government without the written consent of the department, except that a local government may adopt a measure more restrictive than that adopted by the department.Source   Laws 1983, LB 35, § 21;  Laws 2000, LB 900, § 82.
NE Code § 31-1022 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 31 - Drainage|31-1022 - Adoption of regulations; notice; hearing; appeal.

31-1022.  Adoption of regulations; notice; hearing; appeal.Notice of any hearing to be conducted by the department pursuant to section 31-1020 shall be given to the clerk of the local government and to such other local officials as the department deems appropriate, at least thirty days prior to the hearing. Notice shall also be published in a newspaper of general circulation in the area involved at least once each week for three consecutive weeks, the last publication of which shall be not less than five days prior to the date set for the hearing. The rules and regulations of the department adopted and promulgated in accordance with section 31-1020 shall not be subject to the provisions of the Administrative Procedure Act. Appeals from department determinations pursuant to section 31-1020 may be taken by any aggrieved party, and the appeals shall be in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act.Source   Laws 1983, LB 35, § 22;   Laws 1988, LB 352, § 28;  Laws 2000, LB 900, § 83.  Cross References  Administrative Procedure Act, see section 84-920.