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NE Code § 46-560 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 46 - Irrigation and Regulation of Water|46-560 - Directors; board; powers.

46-560.  Directors; board; powers.The board shall have the following powers concerning the management, control, delivery, use and distribution of water by the district, to wit:(1) To make and enforce all reasonable rules and regulations for the management, control, delivery, use and distribution of water;(2) To withhold the delivery of water upon which there are any defaults or delinquencies of payment;(3) To provide for and declare forfeitures of contracts for water service upon default or failure to comply with any order, contract or agreement for service;(4) To provide for and grant the right, upon terms, to transfer water service from lands to which water service has been furnished to other lands within the district and to discharge liens from lands to which same was theretofore attached and to create liens, as provided in sections 46-501 to 46-573, upon lands to which the use of such water service is transferred.Source  Laws 1947, c. 173, § 26, p. 550. Annotations This section confers upon the board of directors certain defined powers concerning the management, control, delivery, use, and distribution of water by the reclamation district. Nebraska Mid-State Reclamation District v. Hall County, 152 Neb. 410, 41 N.W.2d 397 (1950).
NE Code § 46-561 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 46 - Irrigation and Regulation of Water|46-561 - District; boundaries; change.

46-561.  District; boundaries; change.The boundaries of any district organized under the provisions of sections 46-501 to 46-573 may be changed in the manner herein prescribed, but the changes of boundaries of the district shall not impair or affect its organization, its right in or to property, or any of its rights or privileges whatsoever and shall not affect, impair, or discharge any contract, obligation, lien, or charge for or upon which it might be liable or chargeable had such change of boundaries not been made. The owners of lands may file with the board a petition, in writing, asking that such lands be included in the district. The petition shall describe the tracts or body of land owned by the petitioners. It shall be deemed to give assent by the petitioners to the inclusion in the district of the lands described in the petition. The petition shall be acknowledged in the same manner that conveyances of land are required to be acknowledged. The secretary of the board shall cause notice of the filing of such petition to be given and published in the county in which the lands are situated, which notice shall state the filing of such petition, names of petitioners, descriptions of lands mentioned, and the prayer of the petitioners and give notice to all persons interested to appear at the office of the board at the time named in the notice and show cause in writing, if any, why the petition should not be granted. The board shall at the time and place mentioned or at such time or times to which the hearing may be adjourned proceed to hear the petition and all objections presented in writing by any person showing cause why the petition should not be granted. The failure of any person interested to show cause in writing shall be deemed and held and taken as an assent on his or her part to the inclusion of such lands in the district as prayed for in the petition. If the petition is granted, the board shall make an order to that effect.Source   Laws 1947, c. 173, § 27, p. 550;   Laws 1951, c. 151, § 13, p. 612;  Laws 1999, LB 103, § 3.  Annotations This section provides a procedure by petition, notice, and hearing, for including lands within the district which were not included at the time of organization. Nebraska Mid-State Reclamation District v. Hall County, 152 Neb. 410, 41 N.W.2d 397 (1950).
NE Code § 46-563 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 46 - Irrigation and Regulation of Water|46-563 - Construction, operation, and maintenance; contract with federal government for payment; bonds; term; execution; interest; exempt from taxes.

46-563.  Construction, operation, and maintenance; contract with federal government for payment; bonds; term; execution; interest; exempt from taxes.To pay for construction, operation and maintenance of said works and expenses preliminary and incidental thereto, the board is hereby authorized to enter into contract with the United States or any agency thereof, providing for payment in installments or to issue negotiable bonds of the district. If bonds are authorized, the same shall bear interest payable semiannually, and shall be due and payable not less than ten nor more than fifty years from their dates. The form, terms and provisions of said bonds, provisions for their payment and conditions for their retirement and calling, not inconsistent with law, shall be determined by the board and they shall be issued as hereinafter provided in payment of the works, equipment, expenses and interest during the period of construction. Said bonds shall be executed in the name of and on behalf of the district and signed by the president of the board with the seal of the district affixed thereto and attested by the secretary of the board. They shall be in such denominations as the board shall determine and be payable to bearer and may be registered in the office of the county treasurer of the county wherein the organization of the district has been effected, with the interest coupons payable to bearer, which shall bear the facsimile signature of the president of the board. Such bonds shall be exempt from all state, county, municipal, school and other taxes imposed by any taxing authority of the State of Nebraska and shall not be sold at less than par and accrued interest.Source   Laws 1947, c. 173, § 29, p. 552;   Laws 1969, c. 51, § 115, p. 344.  Annotations This and succeeding four sections authorize the district to acquire, construct, or maintain sources of water supply or other improvements and to issue bonds. Nebraska Mid-State Reclamation District v. Hall County, 152 Neb. 410, 41 N.W.2d 397 (1950).
NE Code § 46-565 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 46 - Irrigation and Regulation of Water|46-565 - Bonded indebtedness; election; notice.

46-565.  Bonded indebtedness; election; notice.The resolution provided in section 46-564 shall be published once a week two consecutive weeks, the last publication of which shall be at least ten days prior to the date set for said election, in a newspaper of general circulation printed and published within the district, and no other or further notice of such election or publication of the names of election officers or of the precincts or polling places need be given or made.Source  Laws 1947, c. 173, § 31, p. 555.
NE Code § 46-566 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 46 - Irrigation and Regulation of Water|46-566 - Bonded indebtedness; election; conduct; proclamation.

46-566.  Bonded indebtedness; election; conduct; proclamation.The respective election boards shall conduct the election in their respective precincts in the manner prescribed by law for the holding of general elections, and shall make their returns to the secretary of the district. At any regular or special meeting of the board held not earlier than five days following the date of such election, the returns thereof shall be canvassed and the results thereof declared. In the event that any election held hereunder shall be consolidated with any primary or general election, the returns thereof shall be made and canvassed at the time and in the manner provided by law for the canvass of the returns of such primary or general election. It shall be the duty of such canvassing body or bodies to promptly certify and transmit to the board a statement of the result of the vote upon the proposition submitted hereunder. Upon receipt of such certificate, it shall be the duty of the board to tabulate and declare the results of the election held hereunder.Source  Laws 1947, c. 173, § 32, p. 555.
NE Code § 46-567 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 46 - Irrigation and Regulation of Water|46-567 - Bonded indebtedness; bonds; issuance; sale.

46-567.  Bonded indebtedness; bonds; issuance; sale.In the event that it shall appear from said returns that a majority of said qualified electors of the district who shall have voted on any proposition submitted hereunder at such election voted in favor of such proposition, the district shall thereupon be authorized to incur such indebtedness or obligations, enter into such contract, and issue and sell such bonds of the district, all for the purpose or purposes and object or objects provided for in the proposition submitted hereunder and in the resolution therefor, and in the amount so provided and at a rate of interest not exceeding the rate of interest recited in such resolution. Submission of the proposition of incurring such obligation or bonded or other indebtedness at such an election shall not prevent or prohibit submission of the same or other propositions at subsequent election or elections called for such purpose.Source  Laws 1947, c. 173, § 33, p. 555.
NE Code § 46-567.01 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 46 - Irrigation and Regulation of Water|46-567.01 - Revenue bonds; interest; issuance; sale.

46-567.01.  Revenue bonds; interest; issuance; sale.In addition to the authority to issue bonds provided by sections 46-563 to 46-567, the board is hereby authorized to issue revenue bonds for any corporate purpose for the payment of which the board is authorized to pledge only the revenue, income, receipts, and profits derived by the district from the sale of power and energy, water for domestic and irrigation uses, and assessments for special benefits authorized under Classes B, C, and D, and money received for all other services, furnished, sold, or supplied by the district. The district shall not pledge to the payment of bonds authorized under this section any taxes levied as Class A under the authority of section 46-543 or under any sections therein referred to, and no bonds shall be issued under the provisions of this section unless authorized by an election as provided in section 46-564. Such bonds shall bear such rate or rates of interest as shall be determined by the board, and such bonds shall be due and payable in not more than fifty years from the date thereof. The form, terms, and provisions of the bonds for the redemption of the bonds prior to maturity, with or without premiums, not inconsistent with the law, shall be determined by the board. The bonds shall be executed in the name of and on behalf of the district and signed by the president of the board with the seal of the district affixed thereto, attested by the secretary of the board, and they shall be in such denominations as the board shall determine, and payable to bearer, or registered as to principal only, or as to principal and interest, as the board shall determine, and the bonds shall be registered in the office of the county treasurer in the county wherein the main office of the district is located. The coupons attached to the bonds shall be executed with the facsimile signature of the president of the board. The bonds and the interest thereon shall be exempt from all state, county, municipal, school, and other taxes imposed by any taxing authority of the State of Nebraska.Source   Laws 1951, c. 151, § 14, p. 613;   Laws 1969, c. 385, § 2, p. 1354;   Laws 1969, c. 51, § 116, p. 344.
NE Code § 46-567.02 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 46 - Irrigation and Regulation of Water|46-567.02 - Revenue bonds; rates; charges; purpose.

46-567.02.  Revenue bonds; rates; charges; purpose.Whenever revenue bonds have been authorized and issued under the provisions of section 46-567.01, the board is hereby authorized and directed to fix rates and charges for the sale of power and energy, water for domestic and irrigation uses and all other services furnished, sold, or supplied by the district, and Class B, C, and D assessments, which shall be fair and equitable and which shall be sufficient, together with other revenue, taxes, and assessments of the district, to pay the proper operation and maintenance cost of the works of the district, and to provide proper renewals and replacements thereof and extensions thereto, and to pay the principal of and interest on such bonds, as the same become due, including reasonable reserves for all of the purposes, and the board is further authorized to pledge all or any part of the revenue and assessments, except taxes levied as Class A to the payment of such bonds, notes, or other evidences of indebtedness under such terms and conditions as may seem desirable to the board. All provisions contained in any resolution authorizing the issuance of such bonds providing for the establishment of such rates and charges and the levying of such assessments, and for the collection, deposit, and disbursement of the money of the district from whatever source derived, which are designed for the protection, safeguard, and security of such bonds, and the rights of the holders thereof shall constitute a contract between the district and bondholders, and the provisions thereof and the provisions of sections 46-567.01 to 46-567.06 shall be enforceable by any bondholder by mandamus or any other appropriate suit or action in any court of competent jurisdiction against the board and the officers of the district. The district may also covenant with the holders of the bonds from time to time with respect to limitations upon the right to dispose of any of the works of the district without providing for the payment of bonds, and limitations upon the issuance of additional bonds, and concerning the appointment of trustees, depositories, and paying agents to receive, hold, deposit, invest, and reinvest all or any part of the income, revenue, receipts, profits, and assessments derived by the district, pursuant to sections 46-567.01 to 46-567.06.Source  Laws 1951, c. 151, § 15, p. 614.
NE Code § 46-567.03 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 46 - Irrigation and Regulation of Water|46-567.03 - Revenue bonds; registration; effect.

46-567.03.  Revenue bonds; registration; effect.All bonds issued pursuant to the provisions of sections 46-567.01 to 46-567.06 and registered by the county treasurer, provided in section 46-567.01, shall bear a certificate evidencing such registration endorsed thereon. It shall be signed by the county treasurer or a deputy and sealed with the seal of his office. All bonds, after having been registered and bearing such certificate, shall be held in every action, suit, or proceeding in which their validity is or may be brought into question prima facie valid and binding obligations of the district in accordance with their terms, notwithstanding any defects or irregularities in the proceedings for the organization of the district and the election of the directors thereof or for the authorization and issuance of such bonds or in the sale, execution, or delivery thereof.Source  Laws 1951, c. 151, § 16, p. 615.
NE Code § 46-567.04 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 46 - Irrigation and Regulation of Water|46-567.04 - Revenue bonds; negotiable instruments; authorized investments.

46-567.04.  Revenue bonds; negotiable instruments; authorized investments.All bonds issued under the authority of sections 46-567.01 to 46-567.06 are hereby declared to be negotiable instruments under the law merchant and are hereby made securities in which all state and municipal officers and bodies, all banks, bankers, trust companies, savings banks, savings and loan associations, investment companies, and other persons carrying on a banking business, all insurance companies, insurance associations and societies, and other persons carrying on an insurance business, and all administrators, executors, guardians, trustees and other fiduciaries, and all other persons whatsoever who are now or may hereafter be authorized to invest in bonds or other obligations of the state, may properly and legally invest any funds, including capital, belonging to them or within their control; and the bonds are hereby made securities which may properly and legally be deposited with and shall be received by any municipal officer or agency for any purpose for which the deposit of bonds or other obligations of this state is now or may hereafter be authorized.Source  Laws 1951, c. 151, § 17, p. 615.
NE Code § 46-567.05 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 46 - Irrigation and Regulation of Water|46-567.05 - Districts organized; elections held; proceedings of directors; taxes levied; validated.

46-567.05.  Districts organized; elections held; proceedings of directors; taxes levied; validated.All districts heretofore organized under the authority of Chapter 46, article 5, Revised Statutes Supplement, 1949, and all elections and proceedings heretofore held and taken by the boards of directors of the districts, including the levy of taxes pursuant to the provisions hereof, be and the same are hereby ratified, validated and confirmed.Source  Laws 1951, c. 151, § 18, p. 615.
NE Code § 46-567.06 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 46 - Irrigation and Regulation of Water|46-567.06 - District; levy of taxes; Class A; issuance of warrants; interest; limitation.

46-567.06.  District; levy of taxes; Class A; issuance of warrants; interest; limitation.Whenever a district has been authorized to levy Class A taxes, the board may borrow money in anticipation of the collection of such taxes for which a levy has been made to the extent of ninety percent thereof, and may issue negotiable warrants to evidence such loans payable in not more than twelve months from the date thereof, and bearing interest at a rate not to exceed six percent per annum. Such warrants may be issued and sold in such manner as the board may determine.Source  Laws 1951, c. 151, § 19, p. 616.
NE Code § 46-569 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 46 - Irrigation and Regulation of Water|46-569 - Notice; defective; effect.

46-569.  Notice; defective; effect.In any and every case where a notice is provided for in sections 46-501 to 46-573, if the court finds for any reason that due notice was not given, the court shall not thereby lose jurisdiction, and the proceeding in question shall not thereby be void or be abated, but the court shall in that case order due notice to be given, and shall continue the hearing until such time as notice shall be properly given, and thereupon shall proceed as though notice had been properly given in the first instance.Source  Laws 1947, c. 173, § 35, p. 557.
NE Code § 46-570 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 46 - Irrigation and Regulation of Water|46-570 - Organization; validity; hearing.

46-570.  Organization; validity; hearing.All cases in which there may arise a question of the validity of the organization of a reclamation district, or a question of the validity of any proceeding under sections 46-501 to 46-573 shall be advanced as a matter of immediate public interest and concern, and heard at the earliest practicable moment. The courts shall be open at all times for the purposes of sections 46-501 to 46-573.Source  Laws 1947, c. 173, § 36, p. 557.
NE Code § 46-571 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 46 - Irrigation and Regulation of Water|46-571 - Sections, how construed.

46-571.  Sections, how construed.Sections 46-501 to 46-573, being necessary to secure and preserve the public health, safety, convenience and welfare, and for the security of public and private property, shall be liberally construed to effect the purposes of sections 46-501 to 46-573.Source  Laws 1947, c. 173, § 37, p. 557. Annotations This section provides a construction clause. Nebraska Mid-State Reclamation District v. Hall County, 152 Neb. 410, 41 N.W.2d 397 (1950).
NE Code § 46-572 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 46 - Irrigation and Regulation of Water|46-572 - Sections; severability; validity.

46-572.  Sections; severability; validity.Should the courts of the state or of the United States declare any section, provision, paragraph, clause, sentence, phrase, or part thereof, of sections 46-501 to 46-573 invalid or unconstitutional, or in conflict with any other section, provision, paragraph, clause, sentence, phrase, or part thereof, declared to be unconstitutional or unauthorized, the same shall not affect any other part whatsoever of sections 46-501 to 46-573. The Legislature hereby declares that it would have passed sections 46-501 to 46-573 and each section, provision, paragraph, clause, sentence, or phrase hereof irrespective of the fact that any one or more of the other sections, provisions, paragraphs, clauses, sentences, or phrases, or parts thereof, be declared invalid or unconstitutional.Source  Laws 1947, c. 173, § 38, p. 557. Annotations This section provides an all-inclusive saving clause. Nebraska Mid-State Reclamation District v. Hall County, 152 Neb. 410, 41 N.W.2d 397 (1950).
NE Code § 46-573 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 46 - Irrigation and Regulation of Water|46-573 - District; laws applicable.

46-573.  District; laws applicable.All power plants and systems and all irrigation works constructed or otherwise acquired or used or operated by any reclamation district under the provisions of sections 46-501 to 46-573 or proposed by such districts to be so constructed, acquired, owned, used or operated, are hereby declared to be works of internal improvement. All laws applicable to works of internal improvement and all provisions of law now applicable to electric light and power corporations or to irrigation districts or to privately owned irrigation corporations as regards the power of eminent domain, the use and occupation of state and other public lands and highways, the appropriation or other acquisition or use of water, water power, water rights, or storage rights for any of the purposes contemplated in said sections, the manner or method of construction, physical operation of power plants, systems, transmission lines, and irrigation works, as herein contemplated, shall be applicable as nearly as may be to districts organized under sections 46-501 to 46-573 and in performance of the duties conferred or imposed upon them under the provisions of sections 46-501 to 46-573.Source  Laws 1947, c. 173, § 39, p. 558. Annotations This section provides that all works constructed or acquired shall be works of internal improvement, and authorizes the exercise of the power of eminent domain. Nebraska Mid-State Reclamation District v. Hall County, 152 Neb. 410, 41 N.W.2d 397 (1950).