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NE Code § 2-3230 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 2 - Agriculture|2-3230 - Districts; facilities and works; powers.

2-3230.  Districts; facilities and works; powers.Each district shall have the power and authority to construct and maintain works and establish and maintain facilities across or along any public street, alley, road, or highway and in, upon, or over any public lands which are now, or may hereafter become, the property of the State of Nebraska, and to construct works and establish and maintain facilities across any stream of water or watercourse; Provided, that the district shall promptly restore any such street, highway, or other property to its former state of usefulness as nearly as may be possible, and shall not use the same in such manner as to completely or unnecessarily impair the usefulness thereof. In the use of streets, the district shall be subject to the reasonable rules and regulations of the county, city, or village where such streets lie concerning excavation and the refilling of excavation, the relaying of pavements, and the protection of the public during periods of construction. The district shall not be required to pay any license or permit fees, or file any bonds, but may be required to pay reasonable inspection fees.Source  Laws 1969, c. 9, § 30, p. 120.
NE Code § 2-3230.01 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 2 - Agriculture|2-3230.01 - Natural resources districts; construction; approval of other special-purpose district affected.

2-3230.01.  Natural resources districts; construction; approval of other special-purpose district affected.A natural resources district having within, or partially within its boundary, the irrigation service area of an operational irrigation district, reclamation district, or public power and irrigation district, shall, prior to construction of any project within such irrigation service area that would have a direct effect upon the conveyance, distribution, use, recovery, reuse and drainage of water, obtain approval of such project by the governing board of the irrigation district, reclamation district or public power and irrigation district whose irrigation service area is so affected.Source  Laws 1971, LB 626, § 3.
NE Code § 2-3231 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 2 - Agriculture|2-3231 - Districts; contracts; powers.

2-3231.  Districts; contracts; powers.Each district shall have the power and authority to:(1) Contract for the construction, preservation, operation, and maintenance of tunnels, reservoirs, regulating or reregulating basins, diversion works and canals, dams, drains, drainage systems, or other projects for a purpose mentioned in section 2-3229, and necessary works incident thereto, and to hold the federal government or any agency thereof free from liability arising from any construction;(2) Contract with the United States for a water supply and water distribution and drainage systems under any Act of Congress providing for or permitting such contract;(3) Acquire by purchase, lease, or otherwise mutually arrange to administer and manage any project works undertaken by the United States or any of its agencies, or by this state or any of its agencies; except that this section shall not apply to any project being administered or managed by any public power district, public power and irrigation district, or metropolitan utilities district; and(4) Act as agent of the United States, or any of its agencies, or for this state or any of its agencies, in connection with the acquisition, construction, operation, maintenance, or management of any project within its boundaries.Source   Laws 1969, c. 9, § 31, p. 120;  Laws 2007, LB701, § 12.
NE Code § 2-3232 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 2 - Agriculture|2-3232 - Districts; studies, investigations, surveys, and demonstrations; powers.

2-3232.  Districts; studies, investigations, surveys, and demonstrations; powers.Each district shall have the power and authority to:(1) Make studies, investigations, or surveys and do research as may be necessary to carry out its authorized purposes, enter upon any land, after notifying the owner or occupier, for the purpose of conducting such studies, investigations, surveys, and research, and publish and disseminate the results. Entry upon any property pursuant to this section shall not be considered trespass, and damages are not recoverable on that account alone. In case of any actual or demonstrable damage to premises, the district shall pay the owner of the premises the amount of the damages. Upon failure of the landowner and the district to agree upon the amount of damages, the landowner, in addition to any other available remedy, may file a petition as provided in section 76-705. To avoid duplication of effort, any such studies, investigations, surveys, research, or dissemination shall be in cooperation and coordination with the programs of the University of Nebraska, or any department thereof, and any other appropriate state agencies; and(2) Conduct demonstration projects within the district on lands owned or controlled by this state or any of its agencies, with the cooperation of the agency administering and having jurisdiction thereof, and on any other lands within the district, upon obtaining the consent of the owners of such land or the necessary rights and interest in such lands, in order to demonstrate by example the means, methods, and measures by which soil and water resources may be conserved and soil erosion in the form of soil blowing and soil washing may be prevented and controlled. Demonstration projects shall be coordinated with the programs of the Agricultural Research Division of the University of Nebraska Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources.Source   Laws 1969, c. 9, § 32, p. 121;   Laws 1991, LB 663, § 32;   Laws 1994, LB 480, § 11;  Laws 1999, LB 436, § 6.
NE Code § 2-3233 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 2 - Agriculture|2-3233 - Districts; water rights, waterworks, and property; acquisition; disposal.

2-3233.  Districts; water rights, waterworks, and property; acquisition; disposal.Each district shall have the power and authority to acquire and dispose of water rights in accordance with Chapter 46, article 2, to acquire by grant, purchase, bequest, devise, or lease and to hold and use waterworks, personal property, and interests in or title to real property, and to sell, lease, encumber, or otherwise dispose of such waterworks and property. Each district shall also have the power and authority to acquire, construct, own, operate, control, maintain, and use any and all such works and facilities, both within and without the district, necessary to carry out its authorized purposes and furnish water service for domestic, irrigation, power, manufacturing, and other beneficial purposes.Source   Laws 1969, c. 9, § 33, p. 122;   Laws 1994, LB 480, § 12;   Laws 1998, LB 896, § 7;  Laws 1999, LB 436, § 7. Annotations A water right applicant has no transferable property right in a mere application to divert water. In re Applications A-15145, A-15146, A-15147, and A-15148, 230 Neb. 580, 433 N.W.2d 161 (1988).
NE Code § 2-3234 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 2 - Agriculture|2-3234 - Districts; eminent domain; powers.

2-3234.  Districts; eminent domain; powers.Except as provided in sections 2-3226.11 and 2-3234.02 to 2-3234.09, each district shall have the power and authority to exercise the power of eminent domain when necessary to carry out its authorized purposes within the limits of the district or outside its boundaries. Exercise of eminent domain shall be governed by the provisions of sections 76-704 to 76-724, except that whenever any district seeks to acquire the right to interfere with the use of any water being used for power purposes in accordance with sections 46-204, 70-668, 70-669, and 70-672 and is unable to agree with the user of such water upon the compensation to be paid for such interference, the procedure to condemn property shall be followed in the manner set forth in sections 76-704 to 76-724 and no other property shall be included in such condemnation. No district shall contract for delivery of water to persons within the corporate limits of any village, city, or metropolitan utilities district, nor in competition therewith outside such corporate limits, except by consent of and written agreement with the governing body of such political subdivision. A village, city, or metropolitan utilities district may negotiate and, if necessary, exercise the power of eminent domain for the acquisition of water supply facilities of the district which are within its boundaries.Source   Laws 1969, c. 9, § 34, p. 122;   Laws 1972, LB 543, § 12;   Laws 1994, LB 480, § 13;   Laws 1998, LB 896, § 8;  Laws 1999, LB 436, § 8;  Laws 2009, LB160, § 6;  Laws 2010, LB1010, § 9.
NE Code § 2-3234.01 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 2 - Agriculture|2-3234.01 - Districts; grant easements.

2-3234.01.  Districts; grant easements.A district may grant easements across real estate under its ownership for purposes which are in the public interest and do not adversely affect the primary purpose for which such real estate is owned by the district.Source  Laws 1984, LB 861, § 14.
NE Code § 2-3234.02 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 2 - Agriculture|2-3234.02 - Trails; procedures.

2-3234.02.  Trails; procedures.Sections 2-3234.02 to 2-3234.09 are procedures for the use of eminent domain by a natural resources district to take private real property for a trail.Source Laws 2010, LB1010, § 1.
NE Code § 2-3234.03 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 2 - Agriculture|2-3234.03 - Trails; terms, defined.

2-3234.03.  Trails; terms, defined.For purposes of sections 2-3234.02 to 2-3234.09:(1) District means a natural resources district;(2) Private real property does not include any public land such as real property under the general management of the Board of Educational Lands and Funds;(3) Supermajority means sixty-seven percent or more; and(4) Trail means a thoroughfare or track across real property used for recreational purposes.Source Laws 2010, LB1010, § 2.
NE Code § 2-3234.04 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 2 - Agriculture|2-3234.04 - Trails; public hearing; considerations.

2-3234.04.  Trails; public hearing; considerations.Before establishing a trail, the district shall consider, at a public hearing, all of the following:(1) The proposed route for the trail, including maps and illustrations, and the mode of travel to be permitted;(2) The areas adjacent to such route to be utilized by the district for scenic, historic, natural, cultural, or developmental purposes;(3) The characteristics that make the proposed route suitable as a trail;(4) The plans for developing, operating, and maintaining the proposed trail;(5) Any anticipated problems enforcing the proper use of the proposed trail or hazards to private real property adjacent to such trail;(6) The current status of the real property ownership and current and potential use of the real property in and along the proposed route;(7) The estimated cost of acquisition of the real property, or an interest therein, needed for the proposed route; and(8) The extent and type of private real property interest needed to establish the proposed trail, the right-of-way acquisition process to be followed, and the circumstances under which eminent domain may be utilized.Source Laws 2010, LB1010, § 3.
NE Code § 2-3234.06 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 2 - Agriculture|2-3234.06 - Trails; right of access.

2-3234.06.  Trails; right of access.When the acquisition of a parcel of private real property, or an interest therein, for a trail divides the private real property in such a manner that the owner has no reasonable access to one part of the divided parcel, the district shall allow reasonable access across the trail at a location mutually agreed upon by the owner of such divided parcel and the district.Source Laws 2010, LB1010, § 5.
NE Code § 2-3234.07 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 2 - Agriculture|2-3234.07 - Trails; applicability of other law.

2-3234.07.  Trails; applicability of other law.Acquisition of private real property, or an interest therein, and any utilization of eminent domain approved under sections 2-3234.02 to 2-3234.09 to establish a proposed trail shall be conducted in the manner and subject to the requirements provided in sections 25-2501 to 25-2506 and 76-701 to 76-726.Source Laws 2010, LB1010, § 6.
NE Code § 2-3234.08 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 2 - Agriculture|2-3234.08 - Trails; owner or lessee; duties; negotiated written agreement; requirements.

2-3234.08.  Trails; owner or lessee; duties; negotiated written agreement; requirements.(1) A private real property owner or lessee of property adjoining a trail has no duty (a) to maintain or repair the trail or (b) to protect users of the trail from danger resulting from conditions on the trail unless such conditions are the result of an intentional or negligent act of such owner or lessee.(2) A negotiated written agreement between a district and a private real property owner regarding the acquisition of real property, or an interest therein, by the district to establish and maintain a trail shall clearly express both parties' rights and obligations, including the obligation of the district to maintain the trail and the liability of the district for property damage or personal injury, or both, to users of the trail.Source Laws 2010, LB1010, § 7.
NE Code § 2-3234.09 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 2 - Agriculture|2-3234.09 - Trails; decision of district board; appeal.

2-3234.09.  Trails; decision of district board; appeal.An affected private real property owner may appeal the decision of the district board to use eminent domain under sections 2-3234.02 to 2-3234.09 by petition in error to the district court of the county where the affected private real property is located. No petition to condemn private real property affected by the proposed trail shall be filed in county court until any error proceeding under this section is final.Source Laws 2010, LB1010, § 8.
NE Code § 2-3235 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 2 - Agriculture|2-3235 - Districts; cooperation; agreements; authorized; contributions; materials and services to landowners; terms.

2-3235.  Districts; cooperation; agreements; authorized; contributions; materials and services to landowners; terms.(1) Each district shall have the power and authority to cooperate with or to enter into agreements with and, within the limits of appropriations available, to furnish financial or other aid to any cooperator, any agency, governmental or otherwise, or any owner or occupier of lands within the district for the carrying out of projects for benefit of the district as authorized by law, subject to such conditions as the board may deem necessary.(2) As a condition to the extending of any benefits to or the performance of work upon any lands not owned or controlled by this state or any of its agencies, the directors may require contributions in money, services, materials, or otherwise to any operations conferring such benefits and may require landowners to enter into and perform such agreements or covenants as to the permanent use of such lands as will tend to prevent or control erosion thereon.(3) Each district may make available, on such terms as it shall prescribe, to landowners within the district specialized equipment, materials, and services which are not readily available from other sources and which will assist such landowners to carry on operations upon their lands for the conservation of soil and water resources and for the prevention and control of soil erosion. Whenever reasonably possible, purchases or contracts for such equipment shall be made from retail establishments.Source   Laws 1969, c. 9, § 35, p. 123;   Laws 1991, LB 15, § 3;   Laws 1994, LB 480, § 14;  Laws 1999, LB 436, § 9;  Laws 2000, LB 891, § 2. Annotations This section gives a natural resources district express authority to cooperate, enter agreements, and furnish aid to private developers and landowners to carry out projects that benefit the district. Japp v. Papio-Missouri River NRD, 273 Neb. 779, 733 N.W.2d 551 (2007).
NE Code § 2-3236 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 2 - Agriculture|2-3236 - Districts; appointment as fiscal agent of United States; powers.

2-3236.  Districts; appointment as fiscal agent of United States; powers.Each district shall have the power and authority to accept appointment of the district as fiscal agent of the United States, or authorization of the district by the United States to make collections of money for and on behalf of the United States in connection with any federal project, whereupon the district shall have full power to do any and all things required by the federal statutes in connection therewith, and all things required by the rules and regulations established by any department of the federal government in regard thereto.Source  Laws 1969, c. 9, § 36, p. 123.
NE Code § 2-3237 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 2 - Agriculture|2-3237 - Districts; weather modification programs; authorized.

2-3237.  Districts; weather modification programs; authorized.A natural resources district may establish weather modification programs. A district may enter into agreements with companies, service organizations, municipalities, political subdivisions, public or private postsecondary educational institutions, or state or federal agencies to establish or participate in such programs.Source  Laws 1998, LB 1161, § 11.
NE Code § 2-3238 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 2 - Agriculture|2-3238 - Districts; develop, store, and transport water; water service; powers; limitation.

2-3238.  Districts; develop, store, and transport water; water service; powers; limitation.Each district shall have the power and authority to develop, store and transport water, and to provide, contract for, and furnish water service for domestic purposes, irrigation, milling, manufacturing, mining, metallurgical, and any and all other beneficial uses, and to fix the terms and rates therefor. Each district may acquire, construct, operate, and maintain dams, reservoirs, ground water storage areas, canals, conduits, pipelines, tunnels, and any and all works, facilities, improvements, and property necessary therefor. No district shall contract for delivery of water for irrigation uses within any area served by any irrigation district, public power and irrigation district, or reclamation district, except by consent of and written agreement with such irrigation district, public power and irrigation district, or reclamation district.Source  Laws 1969, c. 9, § 38, p. 125.
NE Code § 2-3239 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 2 - Agriculture|2-3239 - Districts; assessment of benefits; powers.

2-3239.  Districts; assessment of benefits; powers.Each district shall have the power and authority to list in separate ownership the lands within the district which are susceptible of irrigation from the district sources, to enter into contracts to furnish water service to all such lands, and to levy assessments against the lands within the district to which water service is furnished on the basis of the value per acre-foot of water service furnished to the lands within the district; Provided, the board may divide the district into units and fix a different value per acre-foot of water in the respective units, and in such case shall assess the lands within each unit upon the same basis of value per acre-foot of water service furnished to lands within such unit.Source  Laws 1969, c. 9, § 39, p. 125.
NE Code § 2-3240 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 2 - Agriculture|2-3240 - Districts; certain activities; laws, rules, and regulations applicable.

2-3240.  Districts; certain activities; laws, rules, and regulations applicable.In matters pertaining to applications for appropriation and use of surface water, construction of dams, drainage and channel rectification projects, and installation of ground water wells, districts shall comply with Chapter 46, articles 2, 6, and 7, and the applicable rules and regulations of the department.Source   Laws 1969, c. 9, § 40, p. 126;  Laws 2000, LB 900, § 57;  Laws 2006, LB 1226, § 5.
NE Code § 2-3241 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 2 - Agriculture|2-3241 - Districts; additional powers.

2-3241.  Districts; additional powers.Each district shall have the power and authority to provide technical and other assistance as may be necessary or desirable in rural areas to abate the lowering of water quality in the state caused by sedimentation, effluent from feedlots, and runoff from cropland areas containing agricultural chemicals. Such assistance shall be coordinated with the programs and the stream quality standards as established by the Department of Environment and Energy.Source   Laws 1969, c. 9, § 41, p. 126;   Laws 1972, LB 1045, § 2;   Laws 1972, LB 543, § 13;   Laws 1993, LB 3, § 3;  Laws 2019, LB302, § 12.
NE Code § 2-3242 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 2 - Agriculture|2-3242 - Districts; water projects; powers.

2-3242.  Districts; water projects; powers.Each district shall have the power and authority to (1) build or construct, operate and maintain, any reservoir, dike or levee to prevent overflow of water, (2) drain any cropland subject to overflow by water, or drain wet land when desirable to make reasonable use of such land whether such condition is caused by surface water or ground water, or drain any land which will be improved by drainage, (3) locate and construct, straighten, widen, deepen, or alter and maintain any ditch, drain, stream, or watercourse, (4) riprap or otherwise protect the bank of any stream or ditch, and (5) construct, enlarge, extend, improve, or maintain any stream of drainage or system of control of surface water.Source  Laws 1969, c. 9, § 42, p. 126.
NE Code § 2-3243 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 2 - Agriculture|2-3243 - Districts; lands owned or controlled by state; preventive and control measures; powers.

2-3243.  Districts; lands owned or controlled by state; preventive and control measures; powers.Each district shall have the power and authority to carry out preventive and control measures within the district, including, but not limited to, engineering operations, methods of cultivation, the growing of vegetation, changes in use of land, and other measures as may be determined feasible on lands owned or controlled by this state or any of its agencies, with the cooperation of the agency administering and having jurisdiction thereof, and on any other lands within the district upon obtaining the consent of the owners of such lands or the necessary rights or interests in such lands.Source  Laws 1969, c. 9, § 43, p. 127.
NE Code § 2-3253 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 2 - Agriculture|2-3253 - Improvement project areas; petition; contents; hearing.

2-3253.  Improvement project areas; petition; contents; hearing.(1) A hearing on a proposed improvement project area, on altering the boundaries of an existing improvement project area, or on adopting a proposed project may be initiated by petition of landowners. All petitions filed with the board of the natural resources district must contain:(a) A statement of the problem involved;(b) A presentation of the project proposed;(c) A description of the area to be affected by the project; and(d) A request for a hearing.(2) If there are twenty or less landowners in the improvement project area, then the signatures of at least one-fourth must be on the petition. If there are more than twenty, then the signature of ten landowners shall be sufficient. Any petition regarding a project which would provide a revenue-producing continuing service shall contain so many signatures of landowners as shall in the board's discretion indicate enough interest to generate sufficient revenue to recover any reimbursable costs should a project be authorized.Source   Laws 1969, c. 9, § 53, p. 131;   Laws 1973, LB 206, § 5;  Laws 2001, LB 136, § 2.