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NE Code § 46-305 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 46 - Irrigation and Regulation of Water|46-305 - Electric light and power system; construction or acquisition; election required; procedure; vote required; effect of affirmative vote.

46-305.  Electric light and power system; construction or acquisition; election required; procedure; vote required; effect of affirmative vote.Upon the filing of the data and certificates with the board of directors of the district, the board of directors and the other proper officers of the district shall submit the proposed plan and project to the qualified electors of the district for their approval or rejection, at a general election or at a special election called for that purpose, the submission of proposition and all matters pertaining to such election to conform, including notice of election, as nearly as may be, and except as otherwise expressly provided in sections 46-301 to 46-315, to the provisions of law governing elections upon propositions for the issuance of bonds of the district. The report of the Department of Natural Resources and all other data and information on file with the board of directors or the officers of the district shall be subject to inspection at all reasonable business hours by any elector of the district, or other interested persons, for the entire period during which notice of the election shall be published. Such question and proposition shall be thus submitted by ballots upon which shall appear, in a clear, fair, and concise manner, a statement of the nature and description of the proposed project, and, if such proposition includes the issuance of bonds of the district, there shall also appear upon the ballots a general description of such bonds, including principal amount, rate of interest and when payable, date of issuance, and date of maturity. At the bottom of the ballots substantially the following form shall appear:FOR the adoption of the foregoing plan and project (and issuance of bonds of the district).AGAINST the adoption of the foregoing plan and project (and the issuance of bonds of the district).If a majority of the ballots cast on such proposition are in favor thereof, the board of directors shall declare the same adopted, and the board of directors of the district shall proceed forthwith to put such plan and project into effect, including the issuance of bonds of the district if included in the proposition submitted at the election, the levy and collection of taxes and assessments to pay such bonds and interest thereon, and the execution of all contracts proper or incident to the consummation of such plan and project.Source   Laws 1931, c. 91, § 5, p. 254;   C.S.Supp.,1941, § 46-705;   R.S.1943, § 46-305;   Laws 1971, LB 534, § 28;  Laws 2000, LB 900, § 163.  Cross References  Issuance of bonds, election, see section 46-194.
NE Code § 46-306 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 46 - Irrigation and Regulation of Water|46-306 - General provisions of irrigation law applicable.

46-306.  General provisions of irrigation law applicable.All general provisions of the law of this state pertaining to the acquisition, construction, management, control, and payment of the cost of property and works of irrigation districts, including the levy and collection of taxes and assessments, shall be applicable, as nearly as may be, and except as herein otherwise expressly provided, to any and all electric light and power plants, lines and systems, constructed, purchased or otherwise acquired and operated under the provisions of sections 46-301 to 46-315.Source   Laws 1931, c. 91, § 6, p. 255;   C.S.Supp.,1941, § 46-706;   R.S.1943, § 46-306.
NE Code § 46-307 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 46 - Irrigation and Regulation of Water|46-307 - Operation of lines beyond district boundaries; powers of district; cost payable out of earnings.

46-307.  Operation of lines beyond district boundaries; powers of district; cost payable out of earnings.Any irrigation district in this state which, pursuant to the authority conferred upon it by sections 46-301 to 46-315, shall own or operate, or hereafter acquire or establish any electric light and power plant, distribution system, or transmission lines, may extend and operate the same beyond its boundaries, and for that purpose is hereby authorized and empowered to construct, purchase, lease or otherwise acquire, and to maintain, improve, extend and operate electric light and power plants, distribution systems, and transmission lines outside the boundaries of such district, for such distance and over such territory within this state as may be deemed expedient. In the exercise of the powers granted by this section any such district by its board of directors may enter into contracts to furnish and sell electrical energy to any person, firm, association, public or private corporation, municipality or public electric light and power district. No such construction, purchase, lease, acquisition, improvement or extension of any such additional plant, distribution system, or transmission lines, however, shall be paid for except out of the net earnings and profits of one or more or all of the electric light and power plants, distribution systems, and transmission lines of such district. The provisions of this section shall be deemed cumulative and the authority herein granted shall not be limited or made inoperative by any other provision of law for the extension and financing of such plants, lines or systems.Source   Laws 1931, c. 91, § 7, p. 256;   C.S.Supp.,1941, § 46-707;   R.S.1943, § 46-307.
NE Code § 46-308 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 46 - Irrigation and Regulation of Water|46-308 - Issuance of debentures pledging earnings; powers of district; judicial confirmation not required.

46-308.  Issuance of debentures pledging earnings; powers of district; judicial confirmation not required.In lieu of the issuance of bonds or the levy of taxes or assessments as otherwise by law provided, and in lieu of any other lawful methods or means of providing for the payment of indebtedness, any irrigation district within this state shall have the power and authority, by and through its board of directors, to provide for or to secure the payment of the cost or expense of purchasing, constructing or otherwise acquiring, extending and improving any real or personal property necessary or useful in its operation of any electric light and power plant, distribution system, or transmission lines, by pledging, assigning, or otherwise hypothecating the net earnings or profits of such irrigation district derived, or to be derived, from the operation of such electric light and power plant, distribution system, or transmission lines, and to that end, to enter into such contracts and to issue such warrants or debentures as may be proper to carry out the provisions of this section. All earnings, profits, and revenue thus pledged, assigned or hypothecated shall be kept in separate funds to be expended for the specific purposes aforesaid, until such indebtedness shall have been fully paid. Warrants or debentures issued under the provisions of this section shall not be subject to the provisions of law requiring the judicial examination of the issuance and sale of bonds of the district.Source   Laws 1931, c. 91, § 8, p. 256;   C.S.Supp.,1941, § 46-708;   R.S.1943, § 46-308.
NE Code § 46-309 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 46 - Irrigation and Regulation of Water|46-309 - Proposals in conflict with original project; vote of electors a condition precedent to adoption.

46-309.  Proposals in conflict with original project; vote of electors a condition precedent to adoption.No power conferred upon the district under the provisions of sections 46-301 to 46-315 shall be exercised if in express conflict with the original plan or project submitted to the vote of the electors of the district under the provisions of sections 46-302 to 46-305, unless and until approved by the affirmative vote of a majority of the qualified electors of the district at any general election or at a special election called for the purpose. At such election the notice of the election, conduct of the election and canvass of votes shall so far as practicable conform to the foregoing provisions for elections held for the purpose of the initial establishment or acquisition, by the district, of electric light and power plant, lines or systems.Source   Laws 1931, c. 91, § 9, p. 257;   C.S.Supp.,1941, § 46-709;   R.S.1943, § 46-309;   Laws 1971, LB 534, § 29.
NE Code § 46-310 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 46 - Irrigation and Regulation of Water|46-310 - Rates and charges for electric current; rules and regulations of system.

46-310.  Rates and charges for electric current; rules and regulations of system.Any irrigation district which shall acquire, establish and operate any electric light and power plant, lines or systems under the provisions of sections 46-301 to 46-315 shall have the power to fix and collect reasonable rates, fees, and charges for electric current, service, equipment, and physical connection sold or furnished to consumers, and to make and enforce reasonable rules and regulations for the operation and conduct of the entire electric light and power system of the district.Source   Laws 1931, c. 91, § 10, p. 257;   C.S.Supp.,1941, § 46-710;   R.S.1943, § 46-310.
NE Code § 46-311 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 46 - Irrigation and Regulation of Water|46-311 - Sale, lease, or transfer; law applicable.

46-311.  Sale, lease, or transfer; law applicable.All provisions of law pertaining to any sale, lease or transfer of any electric light and power plant, distribution system or transmission lines by cities, villages, and public electric light and power districts to any private person, firm, association or corporation, shall be applicable, as nearly as may be, to irrigation districts which shall acquire, establish or own any such plant, lines or system.Source   Laws 1931, c. 91, § 11, p. 258;   C.S.Supp.,1941, § 46-711;   R.S.1943, § 46-311.
NE Code § 46-312 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 46 - Irrigation and Regulation of Water|46-312 - Extension; pledged net proceeds inadequate; bonds; how issued.

46-312.  Extension; pledged net proceeds inadequate; bonds; how issued.If at any time after the initial acquisition or establishment by any irrigation district of an electric light and power plant, lines, or systems the Department of Natural Resources deems it to be practicable and expedient that additional plants, lines, or systems, or extensions or improvements of the existing electric light and power plant, lines, or systems, should be made by the district, and if the cost of such additions and extensions cannot be made or provided for by the application of unused funds derived from the operation of the existing electric light and power plant, lines, or systems or by the pledge or assignment of future net revenue as in sections 46-301 to 46-315, then the board of directors may, and on the petition of not less than twenty-five percent of the qualified electors of the district shall, submit to the electors of the district at any general election or at any special election called for the purpose, the question and proposition of making such improvements, additions, or extensions and the issuance of bonds of the district to pay the cost thereof. A statement of the department with reference to the expediency and feasibility of such proposed extension and addition shall be made by such department to the irrigation district whenever requested by the board of directors of such district. Such election shall be held and the result thereof determined and declared in conformity with the provisions of law governing elections upon the proposition of the issuance of bonds of the district. Complete plans and a description of the proposed additions, improvements, changes, or extensions shall be prepared and kept on file in the main office of the district or of the board of the district, subject to inspection by any elector or other interested person, at all reasonable business hours during the period of publication of notice of such election. The ballots at such election shall conform, as nearly as practicable, with the requirements of section 46-305.Source   Laws 1931, c. 91, § 12, p. 258;   C.S.Supp.,1941, § 46-712;   R.S.1943, § 46-312;  Laws 2000, LB 900, § 164.
NE Code § 46-313 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 46 - Irrigation and Regulation of Water|46-313 - Eminent domain; use of highways; construction and operation; general law applicable.

46-313.  Eminent domain; use of highways; construction and operation; general law applicable.All general provisions of law applicable to electric light and power corporations and irrigation districts which pertain to the exercise of the power of eminent domain, the use and occupation of public highways, and the manner or method of construction and physical operation of plants, systems, and transmission lines shall be applicable, as nearly as may be, to irrigation districts in their exercise of the powers and functions, and in their performance of the duties conferred or imposed upon them under the provisions of sections 46-301 to 46-315.Source   Laws 1931, c. 91, § 13, p. 259;   C.S.Supp.,1941, § 46-713;   R.S.1943, § 46-313. Cross References  For eminent domain procedure, see Chapter 76, article 7.
NE Code § 46-314 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 46 - Irrigation and Regulation of Water|46-314 - Profits from sale of electricity; how used.

46-314.  Profits from sale of electricity; how used.All net profits derived from the sale of electrical energy under the provisions of sections 46-301 to 46-315 shall belong to the irrigation district producing it, and may be used by such district to pay its operation and maintenance expense, its bonded indebtedness, if any, or other debts, or for improvements and additions.Source   Laws 1931, c. 91, § 14, p. 259;   C.S.Supp.,1941, § 46-714;   R.S.1943, § 46-314.
NE Code § 46-315 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 46 - Irrigation and Regulation of Water|46-315 - Use of water for hydroelectric plant; rights of irrigation district.

46-315.  Use of water for hydroelectric plant; rights of irrigation district.Every irrigation district in this state shall have the exclusive right to make application to the Department of Natural Resources for the use of all water used for irrigation purposes and all return flow and seepage water from irrigated land in its district for the purpose of operating hydroelectric plants under sections 46-301 to 46-315.Source   Laws 1931, c. 91, § 15, p. 259;   C.S.Supp.,1941, § 46-715;   R.S.1943, § 46-315;  Laws 2000, LB 900, § 165.
NE Code § 46-501 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 46 - Irrigation and Regulation of Water|46-501 - Reclamation districts; declaration of purpose.

46-501.  Reclamation districts; declaration of purpose.It is hereby declared that to provide for the conservation of the water resources of the State of Nebraska and for the greatest beneficial use of water within the state, the organization of reclamation districts and the construction of works as herein defined by such districts are a public use and will: (1) Be essentially for the public benefit and advantage of the people of the State of Nebraska; (2) indirectly benefit all industries of the state; (3) indirectly benefit the State of Nebraska in the increase of its taxable property valuation; (4) directly benefit municipalities by providing adequate supplies of water for domestic use; (5) directly benefit lands to be irrigated from works to be constructed; (6) directly benefit lands now under irrigation by stabilizing the flow of water in streams and by increasing flow and return flow of water to such streams by replenishing and maintaining subsurface supplies; and (7) promote the comfort, safety and welfare of the people of the State of Nebraska.Source  Laws 1947, c. 173, § 1(1), p. 523. Annotations This and the succeeding section declare the public policy, use, benefits, and purpose of organization of reclamation districts. Nebraska Mid-State Reclamation District v. Hall County, 152 Neb. 410, 41 N.W.2d 397 (1950).
NE Code § 46-502 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 46 - Irrigation and Regulation of Water|46-502 - Reclamation districts; declaration of policy.

46-502.  Reclamation districts; declaration of policy.It is therefor declared to be the policy of the State of Nebraska to (1) control, make use of and apply to beneficial use all available waters of this state to a direct and supplemental use of such waters for domestic, manufacturing, irrigation, power and other beneficial uses, (2) obtain from water of the state the highest benefit for domestic uses and irrigation of lands in Nebraska, (3) cooperate with the United States under the federal reclamation laws now or hereinafter enacted and other agencies of the United States Government in the construction and financing of works in the State of Nebraska as herein defined and for the operation and maintenance thereof, and (4) promote the greater prosperity and general welfare of the people of the State of Nebraska by encouraging the organization of reclamation districts as provided in sections 46-501 to 46-573.Source  Laws 1947, c. 173, § 1(2), p. 524.
NE Code § 46-503 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 46 - Irrigation and Regulation of Water|46-503 - Act, how cited.

46-503.  Act, how cited.Sections 46-501 to 46-573 may be known and cited as Reclamation Act, the districts created hereunder may be termed reclamation districts; and the bonds which may be issued hereunder may be called reclamation district bonds, which designation may be engraved or printed on their face.Source  Laws 1947, c. 173, § 2(1), p. 524. Annotations This and the eleven succeeding sections contain definition of terms used in Reclamation Act. Nebraska Mid-State Reclamation District v. Hall County, 152 Neb. 410, 41 N.W.2d 397 (1950).
NE Code § 46-504 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 46 - Irrigation and Regulation of Water|46-504 - Publication, defined.

46-504.  Publication, defined.Wherever the term publication is used in sections 46-501 to 46-573 and no manner specified therefor, it shall be taken to mean once a week three consecutive weeks in at least one newspaper of general circulation in each county wherein such publication is to be made. It shall not be necessary that publication be made on the same day of the week in each of the three weeks, but not less than fourteen days (excluding the day of the first publication), shall intervene between the first publication and the last publication, and publication shall be complete on the date of the last publication.Source  Laws 1947, c. 173, § 2(2), p. 524.
NE Code § 46-505 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 46 - Irrigation and Regulation of Water|46-505 - Person and public corporation, defined.

46-505.  Person and public corporation, defined.Wherever the term person is used in sections 46-501 to 46-573 and not otherwise specified, it shall be taken to mean a person, firm, partnership, limited liability company, association, or corporation other than a county, village, city, city and county, or other political subdivision. Similarly, the words public corporation shall be taken to mean counties, cities and counties, villages, cities, school districts, irrigation districts, water districts, park districts, public power districts, public power and irrigation districts, and all governmental agencies clothed with the power of levying or providing for the levy of general or special taxes or special assessments.Source   Laws 1947, c. 173, § 2(3), p. 525;   Laws 1993, LB 121, § 278.
NE Code § 46-506 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 46 - Irrigation and Regulation of Water|46-506 - Board, defined.

46-506.  Board, defined.Wherever the word board is used in sections 46-501 to 46-573, and not otherwise specified, it shall be taken to mean the board of directors of the district organized under the provisions of sections 46-501 to 46-573.Source  Laws 1947, c. 173, § 2(4), p. 525.
NE Code § 46-507 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 46 - Irrigation and Regulation of Water|46-507 - Works, defined.

46-507.  Works, defined.Wherever the term works is used in sections 46-501 to 46-573, it shall, unless otherwise specified, be held to mean dams, storage reservoirs, compensatory and replacement reservoirs, canals, conduits, pipelines, tunnels, power plants, transmission lines, drainage canals, pumping plants, and all works, facilities, improvements and property necessary or convenient for the supplying, controlling and disposing of water for domestic, irrigation, power, milling, manufacturing, mining, metallurgical and any and all other beneficial uses.Source   Laws 1947, c. 173, § 2(5), p. 525;   Laws 1951, c. 151, § 1, p. 599.
NE Code § 46-508 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 46 - Irrigation and Regulation of Water|46-508 - Court, defined.

46-508.  Court, defined.Wherever the term court is used in sections 46-501 to 46-573, and not otherwise specified, it shall be taken to mean the district court sitting in any judicial district of the State of Nebraska, containing a portion or portions of lands contained in a reclamation district.Source  Laws 1947, c. 173, § 2(6), p. 525.
NE Code § 46-509 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 46 - Irrigation and Regulation of Water|46-509 - Property, defined.

46-509.  Property, defined.Wherever the term property is used in sections 46-501 to 46-573, it shall, unless otherwise specified, be held to mean real estate and personal property.Source  Laws 1947, c. 173, § 2(7), p. 525.
NE Code § 46-510 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 46 - Irrigation and Regulation of Water|46-510 - Land or real estate, defined.

46-510.  Land or real estate, defined.Wherever the terms land or real estate are used in sections 46-501 to 46-573, they shall, unless otherwise specified, be held to mean real estate, as the words real estate are defined by the laws of the State of Nebraska, and shall embrace all railroads, highways, electrical roads, street and interurban railroads, roads, streets, street improvements, telephone, telegraph, and transmission lines, gas, sewer and water systems, water rights, pipelines and rights-of-way of public service corporations and all other real property whether held for public or private use.Source  Laws 1947, c. 173, § 2(8), p. 525.
NE Code § 46-511 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 46 - Irrigation and Regulation of Water|46-511 - Land or property, defined.

46-511.  Land or property, defined.Wherever the terms land or property are used in sections 46-501 to 46-573 with reference to benefits, appraisals, assessments, or taxes, public corporations shall as political entities, according to benefits received, be considered as included in such reference in the same manner as land or property.Source  Laws 1947, c. 173, § 2(9), p. 526.
NE Code § 46-512 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 46 - Irrigation and Regulation of Water|46-512 - Irrigable or irrigable lands, defined.

46-512.  Irrigable or irrigable lands, defined.Wherever the terms irrigable or irrigable lands are used in sections 46-501 to 46-573 they shall be taken to mean privately owned agricultural lands outside the corporate limits of cities or villages, which can be benefited by the use of water for irrigation purposes and which would lie within any district established under the provisions of sections 46-501 to 46-573.Source  Laws 1947, c. 173, § 2(10), p. 526.
NE Code § 46-513 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 46 - Irrigation and Regulation of Water|46-513 - Nonirrigable land, defined.

46-513.  Nonirrigable land, defined.Wherever the term nonirrigable land is used in sections 46-501 to 46-573 it shall be taken to mean privately owned agricultural lands outside the corporate limits of cities or villages, which cannot be benefited by the use of water for irrigation purposes, and which would lie within any district established under the provisions of sections 46-501 to 46-573.Source  Laws 1947, c. 173, § 2(11), p. 526.