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NE Code § 46-1013 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 46 - Irrigation and Regulation of Water|46-1013 - Owners outside of district; petition; notice; hearing.

46-1013.  Owners outside of district; petition; notice; hearing.Notice of the filing of a petition for attachment fixing the time and place of hearing and giving notice thereof shall be in the same manner as prescribed in section 46-1004, and in addition thereto the county clerk shall send by registered or certified mail, to each director of the board of the district named in the petition, a copy of such petition and notice of the time and place the same shall be considered.Source  Laws 1967, c. 279, § 13, p. 753.
NE Code § 46-1014 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 46 - Irrigation and Regulation of Water|46-1014 - Owners outside of district; hearing; boundaries; conditions.

46-1014.  Owners outside of district; hearing; boundaries; conditions.At the time and place set for the hearing and consideration of the petition, the county board shall ascertain (1) whether proper notice has been given as required by section 46-1013 and (2) whether the statements contained in the petition are true. If true and if a majority of the members of the board of the district to which attachment is desired do not object to such statement, the county board shall enter into its minutes such findings and shall set forth in such minutes a description of the new boundaries of such district. Thereafter owners of land located within the attached territory shall be entitled to subscribe to such benefit units upon such terms and conditions as the board in its discretion may provide. Any owner of land located within any territory attached to a district as provided by sections 46-1001 to 46-1020, who shall subscribe to one or more benefit units and comply with terms and conditions provided by the board, shall be entitled to the same rights as participating members are entitled to.Source  Laws 1967, c. 279, § 14, p. 753.
NE Code § 46-1015 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 46 - Irrigation and Regulation of Water|46-1015 - Board; bonds; purpose; interest; rate; payment; participating members; conditions.

46-1015.  Board; bonds; purpose; interest; rate; payment; participating members; conditions.The board of directors of any water district shall have power to cause to be constructed within such district such works as are authorized by sections 46-1001 to 46-1020 and to issue revenue bonds therefor which shall be exempt from taxation. Such bonds shall be self-liquidating out of the revenue to be derived by the district for its services and facilities, shall be issued to mature in such installments as shall be determined by the board of directors of the district, and shall bear interest payable monthly, annually, or semiannually. Such revenue bonds may also be issued to refund outstanding revenue bonds or notes or other evidences of indebtedness issued to pay costs of improvements for which bonds could be issued. Upon determining a schedule of benefit units and unit fees, the board shall cause a declaration of availability of such units for subscription to be entered in its minutes and any individual who fails to become a participating member within thirty days thereafter shall not be eligible to hold office as a director, nor shall any individual, firm, partnership, limited liability company, association, or corporation which fails to become a participating member within ninety days after such declaration be qualified to participate at any meeting or vote at any election held thereafter unless such individual, firm, partnership, limited liability company, association, or corporation shall thereafter become a participating member.Source   Laws 1967, c. 279, § 15, p. 754;   Laws 1969, c. 51, § 118, p. 346;   Laws 1975, LB 492, § 2;   Laws 1993, LB 121, § 281.
NE Code § 46-1016 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 46 - Irrigation and Regulation of Water|46-1016 - Board; members; term; election.

46-1016.  Board; members; term; election.The term of office of every member elected to an original board shall be until the date of the annual meeting of the participating members of either the first, second or third year following the year of the incorporation of the district and until their successors are elected and have qualified, and as nearly as possible the terms of an equal number of directors on any such board shall expire on each of such dates. At the annual meeting of each year after the year of the election of the original board members, elections shall be held to elect directors to fill any position on the board, the term of office of which has expired, and any director so elected shall hold office for a term of three years and until his successor is elected and qualified. For the purpose of election of board members and for such other purposes as the bylaws may prescribe, annual meetings of participating members shall be held by each district between January 1 and March 1 of each year following the year of incorporation of such district. The board of directors shall cause notice of the time and place of each annual meeting and the purpose thereof to be mailed to each of its participating members or shall cause such notice to be published in a newspaper of general circulation within the district. Every such notice shall be mailed or published not less than ten nor more than thirty days prior to any such meeting. Each participating member shall be entitled to a single vote, regardless of the number of benefit units to which he has subscribed.Source  Laws 1967, c. 279, § 16, p. 754.
NE Code § 46-1017 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 46 - Irrigation and Regulation of Water|46-1017 - Board; officers; election.

46-1017.  Board; officers; election.The board of directors shall annually elect a chairman, vice-chairman, secretary and treasurer for a term of one year and until a successor is elected and qualified.Source  Laws 1967, c. 279, § 17, p. 755.
NE Code § 46-1018 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 46 - Irrigation and Regulation of Water|46-1018 - Board; powers and duties; compensation; budget; audit; reports.

46-1018.  Board; powers and duties; compensation; budget; audit; reports.It shall be the duty of the chairperson of the board of directors to keep in repair such works as are constructed by the district as authorized in sections 46-1001 to 46-1020 and to operate such works, all as directed by the board. Such works shall be operated in conformance with the rules and regulations of the Department of Health and Human Services relating to water supply systems. The chairperson and all persons who may perform any service or labor as provided in sections 46-1001 to 46-1020 shall be paid such just and reasonable compensation as may be allowed by the board of directors, and such board shall annually prepare an estimated budget for the coming year, adjust water rates, if necessary to produce sufficient revenue required by such budget, cause an annual audit of the district's records and accounts to be made, and make a report on such matters at each annual meeting.Source   Laws 1967, c. 279, § 18, p. 755;   Laws 1996, LB 1044, § 263;  Laws 2007, LB296, § 206.
NE Code § 46-1019 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 46 - Irrigation and Regulation of Water|46-1019 - District; dissolution; procedure.

46-1019.  District; dissolution; procedure.Whenever a petition signed by three-fourths of the landowners in any district organized under the provisions of sections 46-1001 to 46-1020 is presented to the county board and it shall appear from such petition that such district owns no property of any kind, exclusive of records, maps, plans and files; that all of its debts and obligations have been fully paid; that the board of directors has not held a meeting for more than one year prior to the date of signing such petition; that the district is not functioning, and will probably continue to be inoperative, the county board shall, after such finding, issue a certificate stating the allegations in such petition as true and declaring such district dissolved, and shall make full minutes of such hearing in its records and deliver such certificate to the secretary of such district. The secretary of such district shall, within thirty days thereafter, deliver all records, maps, plans and files to the county clerk, and thereupon such district shall be dissolved.Source  Laws 1967, c. 279, § 19, p. 756.
NE Code § 46-1020 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 46 - Irrigation and Regulation of Water|46-1020 - District; withdrawal of lands; petition; hearing; county board; findings.

46-1020.  District; withdrawal of lands; petition; hearing; county board; findings.If it becomes apparent that certain lands included within a district cannot be economically or adequately served by the facilities of the district, the owners of such lands may petition the county board to release those lands from the district. The petition shall describe by section or fraction thereof and by township and range the lands affected and be signed by all owners desiring release and be endorsed by the board of directors of the district. After a finding that the granting of the petition is to the best interests of the affected landowners and the district, the county board shall issue a certificate stating that the lands involved are released and separated from the district. Full minutes of the hearing shall be entered in the records of the county board and the certificate shall be delivered to the secretary of the district who shall within thirty days cause the records of the district to be amended to exclude the lands affected.Source  Laws 1967, c. 279, § 20, p. 756.
NE Code § 46-1021 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 46 - Irrigation and Regulation of Water|46-1021 - Consolidation of districts; county board; order.

46-1021.  Consolidation of districts; county board; order.Two or more districts incorporated in the manner provided by sections 46-1001 to 46-1020 prior to July 1, 1972, may be consolidated by order of the county board of the county in which the district with the largest acreage of land was originally incorporated and organized.Source  Laws 1972, LB 1502, § 2.
NE Code § 46-1022 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 46 - Irrigation and Regulation of Water|46-1022 - Consolidation of districts; members; approval; majority vote; petition; contents.

46-1022.  Consolidation of districts; members; approval; majority vote; petition; contents.The participating members of each district to be consolidated shall first authorize such consolidation by majority vote of such members present at a meeting held upon not less than ten days' written notice to such members stating the purpose of such meeting. A petition addressed to the county board, executed by the chairman and secretary of each district seeking consolidation, shall (1) set forth the names of the districts seeking consolidation; (2) be accompanied by a map showing the boundaries of such districts; (3) state that the consolidation has been approved by a majority vote of the participating members of each district at a meeting held upon notice as required in this section; (4) state that the holders of bonds and other instruments of indebtedness of each of such districts have consented to the proposed consolidation and have agreed in writing to the assumption of such indebtedness by the proposed consolidated district; and (5) state that the consolidated district will provide adequate water service within the area of the consolidated district.Source  Laws 1972, LB 1502, § 3.
NE Code § 46-1023 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 46 - Irrigation and Regulation of Water|46-1023 - Consolidation of districts; petition; filing; notice; contents; hearing.

46-1023.  Consolidation of districts; petition; filing; notice; contents; hearing.Whenever a petition as provided in section 46-1022 is filed with the county clerk, the county clerk shall thereupon give notice to the county board of the filing and pendency of such petition and the county board shall forthwith fix a time and place within thirty days after the date of filing of the petition for a hearing of the same, and the county clerk shall, at least seven days before the date fixed for such hearing, give or send by registered or certified mail written notice thereof to the chairperson of each district seeking consolidation and shall transmit to the director one copy of the petition and notice of the time and place the same is set for hearing. The county clerk shall also, at least seven days before the date fixed for such hearing, cause a notice of the hearing to be published in a newspaper of general circulation in the county. The published notice shall (1) identify by name the districts seeking consolidation; (2) state the time and place of the hearing; (3) state that all interested persons may appear and be heard; and (4) state that a consolidated water district shall have no power or authority to levy any taxes whatsoever.Source   Laws 1972, LB 1502, § 4;  Laws 2000, LB 900, § 233.
NE Code § 46-1024 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 46 - Irrigation and Regulation of Water|46-1024 - Consolidation of districts; hearing; county board; order.

46-1024.  Consolidation of districts; hearing; county board; order.If, at the time and place set for the hearing, the county board shall find and determine that (1) notice of the hearing has been given as required by section 46-1023; (2) the proposed consolidation has been approved by a majority vote of the participating members of each district seeking consolidation as provided by section 46-1022; and (3) that the statements contained in the petition for consolidation are true, the county board shall thereupon enter an order declaring the area within the boundaries of the rural water districts seeking consolidation to be incorporated as a consolidated rural water district under the name of Consolidated Rural Water District No. ...., ............ County, Nebraska (inserting number in order of consolidation and name of county), and such consolidated district shall thereupon assume all of the obligations and liabilities and shall be entitled to the benefits, franchises and privileges of each of the districts consolidated by such order, and shall have all of the powers of rural water districts.Source  Laws 1972, LB 1502, § 5.
NE Code § 46-1025 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 46 - Irrigation and Regulation of Water|46-1025 - Consolidated district; board; members; officers; election.

46-1025.  Consolidated district; board; members; officers; election.Immediately following the entry of the order of consolidation by the county board, the members of the boards of districts of the former rural water districts which were consolidated by such order shall meet and elect from among themselves a chairman, vice-chairman, secretary and treasurer. The offices of secretary and treasurer may be held by one person. No more than two of such offices may be held by persons from one of such former rural water districts. The members of such boards shall adopt the bylaws of one of such former districts with such changes and modifications as the directors shall deem necessary. The members of such boards of directors shall continue to serve as members of the board of directors of the consolidated district until the next annual meeting of the consolidated district as fixed by the bylaws, at which time a board of directors, not to exceed nine in number, shall be elected for staggered terms of one, two, and three years in the manner prescribed for the election of an original board under section 46-1016.Source  Laws 1972, LB 1502, § 6.
NE Code § 46-1026 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 46 - Irrigation and Regulation of Water|46-1026 - Consolidated district; participating members.

46-1026.  Consolidated district; participating members.Participating members of each district forming a consolidated district shall be deemed to be participating members of the consolidated district.Source  Laws 1972, LB 1502, § 7.
NE Code § 46-1101 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 46 - Irrigation and Regulation of Water|46-1101 - Act, how cited.

46-1101.  Act, how cited.Sections 46-1101 to 46-1148 shall be known and may be cited as the Nebraska Chemigation Act.Source   Laws 1986, LB 284, § 1;   Laws 1988, LB 1046, § 1;  Laws 2014, LB272, § 1.
NE Code § 46-1102 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 46 - Irrigation and Regulation of Water|46-1102 - Legislative findings.

46-1102.  Legislative findings.The Legislature finds that the use of chemigation throughout the state is increasing and that, although chemigation provides a viable alternative to other means of chemical application, if an irrigation distribution system is not properly equipped or if a chemical is not used with proper precautions, there exists a potential to contaminate the water.The Legislature also finds that complete information as to the occurrences and use of chemigation in this state is essential to the development of a sound state water management policy.For these reasons, the Legislature deems it necessary to provide the natural resources districts and the Department of Environment and Energy with the authority to document, monitor, regulate, and enforce chemigation practices in Nebraska.Source   Laws 1986, LB 284, § 2;   Laws 1993, LB 3, § 28;  Laws 2019, LB302, § 45.
NE Code § 46-1103 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 46 - Irrigation and Regulation of Water|46-1103 - Definitions, sections found.

46-1103.  Definitions, sections found.For purposes of the Nebraska Chemigation Act, unless the context otherwise requires, the definitions found in sections 46-1104 to 46-1116.01 shall apply.Source   Laws 1986, LB 284, § 3;  Laws 2014, LB272, § 2.
NE Code § 46-1104 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 46 - Irrigation and Regulation of Water|46-1104 - Applicator, defined.

46-1104.  Applicator, defined.Applicator shall mean any person engaged in the application of chemicals by means of chemigation. Applicator shall include any person operating equipment used for chemigation whether for himself or herself or on behalf of the permitholder for the land on which the chemigation will take place.Source  Laws 1986, LB 284, § 4.
NE Code § 46-1105 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 46 - Irrigation and Regulation of Water|46-1105 - Chemical, defined.

46-1105.  Chemical, defined.Chemical shall mean any fertilizer, herbicide, or pesticide mixed with the water supply.Source  Laws 1986, LB 284, § 5.
NE Code § 46-1106 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 46 - Irrigation and Regulation of Water|46-1106 - Chemigation, defined.

46-1106.  Chemigation, defined.Chemigation shall mean any process whereby chemicals are applied to land or crops in or with water through an onfarm irrigation distribution system.Source  Laws 1986, LB 284, § 6.
NE Code § 46-1107 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 46 - Irrigation and Regulation of Water|46-1107 - Council, defined.

46-1107.  Council, defined.Council shall mean the Environmental Quality Council.Source   Laws 1986, LB 284, § 7;   Laws 1993, LB 3, § 29.
NE Code § 46-1108 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 46 - Irrigation and Regulation of Water|46-1108 - Department, defined.

46-1108.  Department, defined.Department shall mean the Department of Environment and Energy.Source   Laws 1986, LB 284, § 8;   Laws 1993, LB 3, § 30;  Laws 2019, LB302, § 46.
NE Code § 46-1109 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 46 - Irrigation and Regulation of Water|46-1109 - Director, defined.

46-1109.  Director, defined.Director shall mean the Director of Environment and Energy.Source   Laws 1986, LB 284, § 9;   Laws 1993, LB 3, § 31;  Laws 2019, LB302, § 47.
NE Code § 46-1110 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 46 - Irrigation and Regulation of Water|46-1110 - District, defined.

46-1110.  District, defined.District shall mean a natural resources district created pursuant to Chapter 2, article 32.Source  Laws 1986, LB 284, § 10.
NE Code § 46-1111 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 46 - Irrigation and Regulation of Water|46-1111 - Fertilizer, defined.

46-1111.  Fertilizer, defined.Fertilizer shall mean any formulation or product used as a plant nutrient which is intended to promote plant growth and contains one or more plant nutrients recognized by the Association of American Plant Food Control Officials in its official publication.Source  Laws 1986, LB 284, § 11.
NE Code § 46-1112 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 46 - Irrigation and Regulation of Water|46-1112 - Injection location, defined.

46-1112.  Injection location, defined.Injection location shall mean each site where chemicals will be applied through an irrigation distribution system.Source  Laws 1986, LB 284, § 12.
NE Code § 46-1113 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 46 - Irrigation and Regulation of Water|46-1113 - Irrigation distribution system, defined.

46-1113.  Irrigation distribution system, defined.Irrigation distribution system shall mean any device or combination of devices having a hose, pipe, or other conduit, which connects directly to any source of ground or surface water, through which water or a mixture of water and chemicals is drawn and applied for agricultural or horticultural purposes. Irrigation distribution system shall not include any hand-held hose sprayer or other similar device which is constructed so that an interruption in water flow automatically prevents any backflow to the water source.Source  Laws 1986, LB 284, § 13.
NE Code § 46-1114 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 46 - Irrigation and Regulation of Water|46-1114 - Open discharge system, defined.

46-1114.  Open discharge system, defined.Open discharge system shall mean a system in which the water is pumped or diverted directly into a ditch or canal in such a manner that the force of gravity at the point of discharge into the ditch or canal cannot cause water to flow back to the point from which the water was pumped or diverted.Source  Laws 1986, LB 284, § 14.
NE Code § 46-1115 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 46 - Irrigation and Regulation of Water|46-1115 - Permitholder, defined.

46-1115.  Permitholder, defined.Permitholder shall mean the owner or operator of land who applies or authorizes the application of chemicals to such land by means of chemigation. The permitholder shall be the party primarily responsible for any liability arising from chemigation on the property.Source  Laws 1986, LB 284, § 15.
NE Code § 46-1116 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 46 - Irrigation and Regulation of Water|46-1116 - Pesticide, defined.

46-1116.  Pesticide, defined.Pesticide shall mean any substance or mixture of substances intended for preventing, destroying, repelling, or mitigating any pest, insect, rodent, nematode, fungus, weed, or other form of plant or animal life or virus, except viruses on or in living humans or animals, and any substance or mixture of substances intended for use as a plant regulator, defoliant, or desiccant.Source  Laws 1986, LB 284, § 16.
NE Code § 46-1116.01 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 46 - Irrigation and Regulation of Water|46-1116.01 - Working day, defined.

46-1116.01.  Working day, defined.Working day shall mean Monday through Friday but shall not include Saturday, Sunday, or a federal or state holiday. In computing two working days, the day of receipt of the permit is not included and the last day of the two working days is included.Source Laws 2014, LB272, § 3.