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NE Code § 2-1585 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 2 - Agriculture|2-1585 - Long-term agreements; authorized; conditions.

2-1585.  Long-term agreements; authorized; conditions.If the commission determines that more effective soil and water conservation or water quality protection could be achieved if financial assistance from the Nebraska Soil and Water Conservation Fund were available for multiyear implementation of comprehensive conservation plans, the department may enter into long-term agreements with landowners for such purposes. Such long-term agreements shall be for a term not to exceed ten years and shall specify the eligible projects and practices to be installed and applied, the year of intended installation, and the estimated cost of each such project or practice. Such agreements shall also provide that financial assistance in any year of the agreement be subject to the appropriation of adequate funds by the Legislature and may provide that priority shall be given to funding such projects and practices over those not identified in other long-term agreements and over those identified in more recently executed long-term agreements. The department shall not in any biennium approve any long-term agreements which would cause the total of then existing state obligations under all such agreements to exceed the amount of new funds appropriated for that biennium.Source   Laws 1983, LB 236, § 8;   Laws 1986, LB 258, § 4;   Laws 1993, LB 247, § 4;  Laws 2000, LB 900, § 31.
NE Code § 2-1586 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 2 - Agriculture|2-1586 - Statement of purpose.

2-1586.  Statement of purpose.The Legislature finds that it is a public purpose of the state to properly develop the water and related land resources of the state and that it is in the public interest (1) to provide financial assistance to programs and projects essential to the development, preservation, and maintenance of the state's water and related land resources, including programs and projects for the (a) abatement of pollution, (b) reduction of potential flood damages, (c) reservation of lands for resource development projects, (d) provision of public irrigation facilities, (e) preservation and development of fish and wildlife resources, (f) protection and improvement of public lands, (g) provision of public outdoor recreation lands and facilities, (h) provision and preservation of the waters of the state for all beneficial uses, including domestic, agricultural, and manufacturing uses, (i) conservation of land resources, and (j) protection of the health, safety, and general welfare of the people, and (2) to provide financial assistance to natural resources districts in the preparation of management plans pursuant to section 46-709.Source   Laws 1974, LB 975, § 1;   R.S.1943, (1977), § 2-3263;   Laws 1984, LB 1106, § 16;   Laws 1996, LB 108, § 1;  Laws 2004, LB 962, § 1.
NE Code § 2-1587 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 2 - Agriculture|2-1587 - Nebraska Resources Development Fund; created; reserve fund; administration; investment.

2-1587.  Nebraska Resources Development Fund; created; reserve fund; administration; investment.(1) There is hereby created the Nebraska Resources Development Fund to be administered by the department. The State Treasurer shall credit to the fund, to carry out sections 2-1586 to 2-1595, such money as is (a) appropriated to or transferred into the fund by the Legislature, (b) paid to the state as fees, deposits, payments, and repayments relating to the fund, both principal and interest, and (c) donated as gifts, bequests, or other contributions to such fund from public or private entities. Funds made available by any department or agency of the United States may also be credited to this fund if so directed by such department or agency. The money in the fund shall not be subject to any fiscal year or biennium limitation requiring reappropriation of the unexpended balance at the end of the fiscal year or biennium. Transfers may be made from the fund to the General Fund at the direction of the Legislature.(2) To aid in the funding of projects and to prevent excessive fluctuations in appropriation requirements for the Nebraska Resources Development Fund, the department shall create a reserve fund to be used only for projects requiring total expenditures from the Nebraska Resources Development Fund in excess of five million dollars. Unless disapproved by the Governor, the department may credit to such reserve fund that portion of any appropriation to the Nebraska Resources Development Fund which exceeds five million dollars. The department may also credit to the reserve fund such other funds as it determines are available.(3) Any money in the Nebraska Resources Development 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.Source   Laws 1974, LB 975, § 2;   R.S.1943, (1977), § 2-3264;   Laws 1984, LB 985, § 1;   Laws 1986, LB 258, § 5;   Laws 1995, LB 7, § 8;  Laws 2000, LB 900, § 32;  Laws 2009, First Spec. Sess., LB3, § 4;  Laws 2015, LB661, § 23.  Cross References   Nebraska Capital Expansion Act, see section 72-1269.  Nebraska State Funds Investment Act, see section 72-1260.
NE Code § 2-1589 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 2 - Agriculture|2-1589 - Fund; allocations, grants, loans; conditions.

2-1589.  Fund; allocations, grants, loans; conditions.(1) The commission shall adopt and promulgate rules and regulations governing the administration of the Nebraska Resources Development Fund. The commission may make an allocation from the fund as a grant to an agency or political subdivision if the commission determines that such an allocation will not be reimbursed from revenue or receipts and when the program or project appears to be of general public benefit, thereby making reimbursement of such money from local tax funds inappropriate or impossible, or when the funds are intended for a state or local contribution to a program or project requiring such contribution to meet the requirements for a matching federal grant.(2) The commission may make an allocation from the fund as a loan to an agency or political subdivision for any program or project or any part thereof consistent with the purposes of the fund which will directly generate revenue or receipts, which can be anticipated to culminate in a program or project which will generate revenue or receipts, or which would not generate revenue or receipts but would be of general public benefit to the applicant making repayment from local tax funds appropriate.Source   Laws 1974, LB 975, § 4;   R.S.1943, (1977), § 2-3266;  Laws 2000, LB 900, § 34. Annotations The adoption and implementation of a general benefit project by a natural resources district is an exercise of a power which is legislative in nature, and the requirements of due process that apply to judicial or quasi-judicial proceedings are not applicable. Fisher & Trouble Creek v. Lower Platte No. Nat. Resources Dist., 212 Neb. 196, 322 N.W.2d 403 (1982).
NE Code § 2-1590 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 2 - Agriculture|2-1590 - Department; commission; fund; powers.

2-1590.  Department; commission; fund; powers.In order to develop Nebraska's land and water resources, the department, with the approval of the commission, may acquire interests in water and related land resources projects in the name of the state utilizing the Nebraska Resources Development Fund. Such use of the fund shall be made when the public benefits obtained from the project or a part thereof are statewide in nature and when associated costs are determined to be more appropriately financed by other than a local organization. Such use of the fund may be made upon the determination by the department and the commission that such acquisition is appropriate under sections 2-1586 to 2-1595 and may be initiated upon a request filed in accordance with section 2-1593 or by the department itself without such a request. The department, with the approval of the commission, may also acquire interests in water resource projects in the name of the state to meet future demands for usable water. Such resource projects may include, but not be limited to, the construction of dams and reservoirs to provide surplus water storage capacity for municipal and industrial water demands and for other projects to assure an adequate quantity of usable water. In furtherance of these goals the department may contract with the federal government or any of its agencies or departments for the inclusion of additional water supply storage space behind existing or proposed structures.Source   Laws 1974, LB 975, § 5;   R.S.1943, (1977), § 2-3267;  Laws 2000, LB 900, § 35.
NE Code § 2-1593 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 2 - Agriculture|2-1593 - Program or project; funding; review; approve or reject; procedure.

2-1593.  Program or project; funding; review; approve or reject; procedure.Each program or project for which funding is requested, whether such request has as its origin an application or the action of the department itself, shall be reviewed as provided in sections 2-1586 to 2-1595 by the director prior to the approval of any allocation for such program or project by the commission. The director shall within a reasonable time, not to exceed six months, after receipt of such request report to the commission the results of his or her review and shall recommend approval or rejection of funding for the program or project. The director shall indicate what form of allocation he or she deems to be appropriate. In the case of an approved application recommended for a loan, the commission shall indicate the appropriate repayment period and the rate of interest. The commission shall act in accordance with such recommendations unless action to the contrary is approved by each commission member eligible to vote on the specific recommendation under consideration. No member of the commission shall be eligible to participate in the action of the commission concerning an application for funding to any entity in which such commission member has any interest. The director may be delegated additional responsibilities consistent with the purposes of sections 2-1586 to 2-1595. It shall be the sole responsibility of the commission to determine the priority in which funds are allocated for eligible programs and projects under sections 2-1586 to 2-1595.Source   Laws 1974, LB 975, § 8;   R.S.1943, (1977), § 2-3270;   Laws 1984, LB 1106, § 19;  Laws 2000, LB 900, § 37.
NE Code § 2-1594 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 2 - Agriculture|2-1594 - Program or project; costs or acquisition of interest; approval.

2-1594.  Program or project; costs or acquisition of interest; approval.The director may recommend approval of and the commission may approve grants or loans for program or project costs or acquisition of interests in projects if after investigation and evaluation the director finds that:(1) The plan does not conflict with any existing Nebraska state land plan;(2) The proposed program or project is economically and financially feasible based upon standards adopted by the commission pursuant to sections 2-1586 to 2-1595;(3) The plan for development of the proposed program or project is satisfactory;(4) The plan of development minimizes any adverse impacts on the natural environment;(5) The applicant is qualified, responsible, and legally capable of carrying out the program or project;(6) In the case of a loan, the borrower has demonstrated the ability to repay the loan and there is assurance of adequate operation, maintenance, and replacement during the repayment life of the project;(7) The plan considers other plans and programs of the state in accordance with section 84-135 and resources development plans of the political subdivisions of the state; and(8) The money required from the Nebraska Resources Development Fund is available.The director and staff of the department shall carry out their powers and duties under sections 2-1586 to 2-1595 independently of and without prejudice to their powers and duties under other provisions of law.Source   Laws 1974, LB 975, § 9;   Laws 1981, LB 326, § 11;   R.S.Supp.,1982, § 2-3271;   Laws 1984, LB 1106, § 20;   Laws 1985, LB 102, § 3;  Laws 2000, LB 900, § 38;  Laws 2001, LB 129, § 2.
NE Code § 2-1596 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 2 - Agriculture|2-1596 - Legislative intent.

2-1596.  Legislative intent.The Legislature finds that an accelerated completion of modern soil surveys will be an asset to the State of Nebraska and good for the general welfare of the citizens of the state. The Legislature further finds that the completion of modern soil surveys can be most appropriately accomplished by accelerating, in a manner deemed appropriate by the department, state financial input into the combined state and federal effort currently being conducted cooperatively by the Natural Resources Conservation Service of the United States Department of Agriculture and the Conservation and Survey Division of the University of Nebraska. It is therefor the intent of this Legislature to embark upon an accelerated program for the completion of Nebraska's modern soil surveys and to recommend that the State of Nebraska and the Legislature appropriate the funds necessary to carry out this accelerated program during the years required for its completion.Source   Laws 1976, LB 180, § 1;   R.S.1943, (1977), § 2-3273;  Laws 1999, LB 403, § 4;  Laws 2000, LB 900, § 40.
NE Code § 2-1597 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 2 - Agriculture|2-1597 - Nebraska Soil Survey Fund; created; purposes; administration.

2-1597.  Nebraska Soil Survey Fund; created; purposes; administration.The Nebraska Soil Survey Fund is created. The State Treasurer shall credit to such fund for the uses and purposes of sections 2-1596 to 2-1598 such money as is specifically appropriated, and such funds, fees, donations, gifts, services, devises, or bequests of real or personal property received by the department from any source, federal, state, public or private, to be used by the department for the purposes of accelerating the completion of modern soil surveys. The department shall allocate money from the fund for the purposes of sections 2-1596 to 2-1598. The Director of Administrative Services, upon receipt of proper vouchers approved by the department, shall issue warrants on such fund, and the State Treasurer shall countersign and pay from, but not in excess of, the amounts to the credit of such fund.Source   Laws 1976, LB 180, § 2;   R.S.1943, (1977), § 2-3274;  Laws 2000, LB 900, § 41.
NE Code § 2-1598 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 2 - Agriculture|2-1598 - Nebraska Soil Survey Fund; how expended.

2-1598.  Nebraska Soil Survey Fund; how expended.The Nebraska Soil Survey Fund shall be expended by contractual agreement with the Conservation and Survey Division of the University of Nebraska for the purposes of accelerating the program of modern soil survey throughout the state in such manner as the department deems proper and necessary.Source   Laws 1976, LB 180, § 3;   R.S.1943, (1977), § 2-3275;  Laws 2000, LB 900, § 42.
NE Code § 2-1599 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 2 - Agriculture|2-1599 - Statement of purpose.

2-1599.  Statement of purpose.In order to provide for the effective conservation and management of Nebraska's water resources, the Legislature hereby endorses the concept of a state water planning and review process. The purpose of this planning process shall be to coordinate and direct the planning efforts of the state agencies and university divisions with responsibilities and interest in the water resources field. This interagency planning process shall be designed to: (1) Provide the Legislature and the citizens of Nebraska with information and alternative methods of addressing important water policy issues and areawide or statewide water resources problems; (2) provide coordinated interagency reviews of proposed local, state, and federal water resources programs and projects; (3) develop and maintain the data, information, and analysis capabilities necessary to provide state agencies and other water interests with a support base for water planning and management activities; (4) provide the state with the capacity to plan and design water resources projects; and (5) conduct any other planning activities necessary to protect and promote the interests of the state and its citizens in the water resources of Nebraska.Source   Laws 1981, LB 326, § 1;   R.S.Supp.,1982, § 2-3282.
NE Code § 2-15,100 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 2 - Agriculture|2-15,100 - Water planning and review; how conducted; assistance.

2-15,100.  Water planning and review; how conducted; assistance.The state water planning and review process shall be conducted under the guidance and general supervision of the director. The director shall be assisted in the state water planning and review process by the Game and Parks Commission, the Department of Agriculture, the Governor's Policy Research Office, the Department of Health and Human Services, the Department of Environment and Energy, the Water Center of the University of Nebraska, and the Conservation and Survey Division of the University of Nebraska. In addition, the director may obtain assistance from any private individual, organization, political subdivision, or agency of the state or federal government.Source   Laws 1981, LB 326, § 2;   R.S.Supp.,1982, § 2-3283;   Laws 1984, LB 1106, § 38;   Laws 1993, LB 3, § 2;   Laws 1996, LB 1044, § 37;  Laws 2000, LB 900, § 43;  Laws 2007, LB296, § 16;  Laws 2019, LB302, § 10.
NE Code § 2-15,101 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 2 - Agriculture|2-15,101 - Appropriations; procedure.

2-15,101.  Appropriations; procedure.Appropriations may be made to the department for all or part of the costs incurred by agencies other than the department in conducting the state water planning and review process. The state budget administrator shall create a separate budget program within each agency that is to receive a portion of such appropriations. To properly account for such funds, recipients shall submit to the department, in the form prescribed by the department, documentation of all costs incurred in rendering services determined by the department to be eligible for reimbursement.Source   Laws 1981, LB 326, § 3;   R.S.Supp.,1982, § 2-3284;  Laws 2000, LB 900, § 44.
NE Code § 2-15,103 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 2 - Agriculture|2-15,103 - Commission; duties.

2-15,103.  Commission; duties.The commission shall provide the director and the Legislature upon request with the opinion of the general public and various water interests in the state. It is the intent of the Legislature that the commission consider the different opinions of the individual members but, as a body, it shall provide the director with input and comments on state water planning and review process activities as they relate to the overall use of Nebraska's water resources. The functions of the commission shall include providing upon request advice and assistance in the planning process by: (1) Identifying legislative and administrative policy issues; (2) developing and reviewing alternative solutions for legislative and administrative policy problems, including impact assessment; (3) recommending the types of problems needing analysis and where such problems are located or likely to be located; (4) disseminating information and materials generated by the planning process to the public; (5) determining the conditions under which and the methods by which additional public input is to be obtained; and (6) reviewing and commenting on reports produced through the planning process.Source   Laws 1981, LB 326, § 5;   R.S.Supp.,1982, § 2-3286;   Laws 1984, LB 1106, § 39;  Laws 2000, LB 900, § 45.
NE Code § 2-15,105 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 2 - Agriculture|2-15,105 - Public hearings; materials; made available to public.

2-15,105.  Public hearings; materials; made available to public.It is the intent of the Legislature that the public have maximum input into the formulation of state water policy. The director shall conduct one or more public hearings prior to the completion of any recommendations to the Legislature on methods of addressing water policy issues. All materials produced as part of the state water planning and review process shall be available to interested persons and groups upon request. The department or other agency providing such material may make a charge therefor which does not exceed the actual cost of providing the same.Source   Laws 1981, LB 326, § 7;   R.S.Supp.,1982, § 2-3288;   Laws 1984, LB 1106, § 41;  Laws 2000, LB 900, § 46.
NE Code § 2-15,106 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 2 - Agriculture|2-15,106 - Annual report; contents.

2-15,106.  Annual report; contents.On or before September 15 for each odd-numbered year and on or before the date provided in subsection (1) of section 81-132 for each even-numbered year, the director shall submit an annual report and plan of work for the state water planning and review process to the Legislature and Governor. The report submitted to the Legislature shall be submitted electronically. The report shall include a listing of expenditures for the past fiscal year, a summary and analysis of work completed in the past fiscal year, funding requirements for the next fiscal year, and a projection and analysis of work to be completed and estimated funding requirements for such work for the next succeeding four years. The explanation of future funding requirements shall include an explanation of the proposed use of such funds and the anticipated results of the expenditure of such funds. The report shall, to the extent possible, identify such information as it affects each agency or other recipient of program funds. The explanation of future funding requirements shall be in a form suitable for providing an explanation of that portion of the budget request pertaining to the state water planning and review process.Source   Laws 1981, LB 326, § 8;   R.S.Supp.,1982, § 2-3289;   Laws 1984, LB 1106, § 42;  Laws 2000, LB 900, § 47;  Laws 2002, Second Spec. Sess., LB 12, § 1;  Laws 2012, LB782, § 4;  Laws 2016, LB1092, § 1.
NE Code § 2-15,122 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 2 - Agriculture|2-15,122 - Natural Resources Water Quality Fund; created; use; investment.

2-15,122.  Natural Resources Water Quality Fund; created; use; investment.There is hereby created the Natural Resources Water Quality Fund. The State Treasurer shall credit to the fund for the uses and purposes of section 2-15,123 such money as is specifically appropriated, such funds, fees, donations, gifts, services, or devises or bequests of real or personal property received by the department from any source, federal, state, public, or private, to be used by the department for the purpose of funding programs listed in subsection (2) of section 2-15,123, and such money credited under sections 2-2634, 2-2638, and 2-2641. The department shall allocate money from the fund pursuant to section 2-15,123. The fund shall be exempt from provisions relating to lapsing of appropriations, and the unexpended and unencumbered balance existing in the fund on June 30 each year shall be reappropriated, except that transfers may be made from the fund to the General Fund at the direction of the Legislature. Any money in the Natural Resources Water Quality 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.Source   Laws 1994, LB 961, § 5;   Laws 1995, LB 7, § 9;  Laws 2000, LB 900, § 48;  Laws 2001, LB 329, § 1;  Laws 2006, LB 874, § 1;  Laws 2009, First Spec. Sess., LB3, § 5. Cross References   Nebraska Capital Expansion Act, see section 72-1269.  Nebraska State Funds Investment Act, see section 72-1260.