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NE Code § 46-574 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 46 - Irrigation and Regulation of Water|46-574 - Boundaries; change; no impairment of rights; petition; contents.

46-574.  Boundaries; change; no impairment of rights; petition; contents.The boundaries of any reclamation district now or hereafter organized under Chapter 46, article 5, may be changed and tracts of land included within the boundaries of such district in the manner prescribed by sections 46-574 to 46-584, but the changes of boundaries of the district shall not impair its organization or its rights in or to property or any of its rights or privileges of whatever kind or nature nor shall it impair or discharge any contract, obligation, lien, or charge for or upon which it was or might become liable or chargeable had such annexation and change of boundaries not been made. Before any tracts of land can be annexed and included in such district, a petition shall be filed with the board of directors of the district to which annexation is desired signed by the owners of not less than fifty-one percent of the acreage of lands in the tract or tracts of land to be annexed and included in such district, exclusive of land in cities and villages, and each tract or tracts of land and the total acreage shall be listed opposite the name of the signer. A signing petitioner shall not be permitted after the filing of the petition to withdraw his or her name therefrom. The petition shall set forth:(1) The name of the district to which the annexation and inclusion shall be made;(2) That property within the boundaries of the area proposed to be annexed to the district will be benefited by the accomplishment of the purposes enumerated in section 46-515;(3) A general description of the purpose of the contemplated improvement and of the territory to be included in the tract or tracts of land, which description need not be given by metes and bounds or by legal subdivision, but it shall be sufficient to enable a property owner to ascertain whether the property is within the territory proposed to be annexed and included in such district;(4) The taxable value of all irrigable land within the boundaries of the tract or tracts of land to be annexed and included in such district;(5) A general description of the proposed tract or tracts of land and the division or divisions of such district to which the tract or tracts of land will be included; and(6) A prayer for the annexation and inclusion of the tract or tracts by the signing petitioner or petitioners.Source   Laws 1951, c. 147, § 1, p. 589;   Laws 1979, LB 187, § 175;   Laws 1992, LB 719A, § 153.
NE Code § 46-575 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 46 - Irrigation and Regulation of Water|46-575 - Boundaries; change; petition; bond.

46-575.  Boundaries; change; petition; bond.At the time of filing the petition or at any time subsequent thereto, and prior to the time of hearing on the petition, a bond shall be filed in the amount of two thousand dollars, with security approved by the board of directors of such district to pay all expenses connected with the proceedings in case the annexation of said area to such district be not effected. If at any time during the proceeding the board of directors shall be satisfied that the bond first executed is insufficient in amount, it may require the execution of an additional bond within a time to be fixed at not less than ten days distant. Upon a failure of the petitioner to execute the same, the petition shall be dismissed.Source  Laws 1951, c. 147, § 2, p. 590.
NE Code § 46-576 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 46 - Irrigation and Regulation of Water|46-576 - Boundaries; change; petition; board of directors; fix time and place of hearing.

46-576.  Boundaries; change; petition; board of directors; fix time and place of hearing.Immediately after the filing of the petition as provided in section 46-575, the board of directors of such district shall (1) by order fix a place and time, not less than ninety days nor more than one hundred twenty days after the petition is filed, for hearing thereon, (2) cause notice by publication to be made of the pendency of the petition and of the time and place of hearing thereon, and (3) forthwith cause a copy of the notice to be mailed by certified or registered mail to the county boards of each of the several counties having territory within the tract or tracts of land proposed to be annexed.Source   Laws 1951, c. 147, § 3, p. 591;   Laws 1987, LB 93, § 13.
NE Code § 46-577 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 46 - Irrigation and Regulation of Water|46-577 - Boundaries; change; protesting petition; requirements.

46-577.  Boundaries; change; protesting petition; requirements.At any time after the filing of a petition for the annexation of any tract or tracts of land to an existing reclamation district and not less than thirty days prior to the time fixed by the order of the board of directors of such district for the hearing upon said petition, and not thereafter, a petition may be filed with the board of directors of such district wherein the proceedings for the annexation of any tract or tracts of land to such district is pending, signed by not less than the owners of fifty-one percent of the acreage of lands in the tract or tracts of land to be annexed to such district, exclusive of land in cities and villages, who have not signed the petition for the annexation of a tract or tracts of land to such district, protesting the annexation of such tract or tracts of land to such district. The protesting petition shall list each tract or tracts of land and the total acreage of each signer opposite his name.Source  Laws 1951, c. 147, § 4, p. 591.
NE Code § 46-578 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 46 - Irrigation and Regulation of Water|46-578 - Boundaries; change; protest petition; disqualification of signer.

46-578.  Boundaries; change; protest petition; disqualification of signer.Any person who signs a petition for the annexation of any tract or tracts of land to such district as the owner of any land shall be disqualified to sign a protest petition.Source  Laws 1951, c. 147, § 5, p. 591.
NE Code § 46-579 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 46 - Irrigation and Regulation of Water|46-579 - Boundaries; change; protest petition; when dismissed.

46-579.  Boundaries; change; protest petition; when dismissed.Upon the day set for the hearing upon the original petition for the annexation of any tract or tracts of land to such district, if it shall appear to the board of directors of such district from such evidence as may be adduced by any party in interest, that the protesting petition is not signed by the requisite number of owners of lands, the board of directors of such district shall thereupon dismiss said protesting petition and shall proceed with the original hearing as provided in section 46-525.Source  Laws 1951, c. 147, § 6, p. 591.
NE Code § 46-580 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 46 - Irrigation and Regulation of Water|46-580 - Boundaries; change; protest petition; requisite number of signers; dismissal of original petition.

46-580.  Boundaries; change; protest petition; requisite number of signers; dismissal of original petition.If the board of directors of such district shall find from the evidence that the protesting petition is signed by the requisite number of owners of lands, the board of directors of such district shall forthwith dismiss the original petition praying for the annexation of the tract or tracts of land to be annexed and included in such district. The finding of the board of directors of such district upon said question of the genuineness of the signatures, and all matters of law and fact incident to such determination shall be final and conclusive on all parties in interest whether appearing or not.Source  Laws 1951, c. 147, § 7, p. 592.
NE Code § 46-581 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 46 - Irrigation and Regulation of Water|46-581 - Boundaries; change; objections.

46-581.  Boundaries; change; objections.Any owner of real property in the tract or tracts of land to be annexed to such district who did not individually sign a petition for the annexation of the tract or tracts of land to such district and who desires to object to the annexation of the tract or tracts of land to such district may, on or before the date set for the cause to be heard, file objection to the annexation to and incorporation of the tract or tracts of land to such district.Source  Laws 1951, c. 147, § 8, p. 592.
NE Code § 46-582 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 46 - Irrigation and Regulation of Water|46-582 - Boundaries; change; objections; hearing.

46-582.  Boundaries; change; objections; hearing.Such objection shall be heard by the board of directors without unnecessary delay.Source  Laws 1951, c. 147, § 9, p. 592.
NE Code § 46-584 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 46 - Irrigation and Regulation of Water|46-584 - Boundaries; change; decree; determination; directors; terms of office.

46-584.  Boundaries; change; decree; determination; directors; terms of office.Upon the entry of the final order as mentioned in section 46-583, and as soon thereafter as is practical, the board of directors of such district may determine the boundaries of each or of all the subdivisions, and make such adjustments and changes in the boundaries of such subdivisions as are necessary; Provided, if adjustments and changes of boundaries in each or all of the subdivisions are made, the directors shall be divided as nearly as possible into three equal groups, the members of the first group to hold office for the remainder of the term for which they were elected and until their successors have been elected at the first general election thereafter and shall have qualified, the members of the second group to hold office for the remainder of the term for which they were elected and until their successors have been elected at the second general state election thereafter and shall have qualified, and the members of the third group to hold office for the remainder of the term for which they were elected and until their successors have been elected at the third general state election thereafter and have been qualified. When the terms of the members of the three respective groups expire, their respective successors shall each be elected for a term of six years, and the terms of all elected successors thereafter shall be six years.Source  Laws 1951, c. 147, § 11, p. 594.
NE Code § 46-585 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 46 - Irrigation and Regulation of Water|46-585 - Fiscal year, defined; audit; Auditor of Public Accounts; form; prescribe; filing; time.

46-585.  Fiscal year, defined; audit; Auditor of Public Accounts; form; prescribe; filing; time.The fiscal year of a reclamation district shall coincide with the calendar year. The board of directors, at the close of each year's business, shall cause an audit of the books, records and financial affairs of the district to be made by a certified public accountant or firm of such accountants, who shall be selected by the district, subject to the approval of the Auditor of Public Accounts. The audit shall be in a form prescribed by the auditor, and shall contain and show the items set forth in section 46-586. When the audit has been examined and approved by the auditor, written copies thereof shall be placed and kept on file at the principal place of business of the district, and shall be filed with the Auditor of Public Accounts within one hundred and twenty days after December 31 of each year.Source  Laws 1965, c. 269, § 1, p. 769.
NE Code § 46-586 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 46 - Irrigation and Regulation of Water|46-586 - Audit; contents.

46-586.  Audit; contents.In each reclamation district in Nebraska, the Auditor of Public Accounts shall cause the books of account kept by the board of directors of such districts to be examined and audited. Such audits shall show (1) the gross income from all sources of the district for the year previous; (2) the gross amount of electrical energy supplied by said district; (3) the amount expended during the previous year for maintenance; (4) the amount expended during the previous year for plant investments; (5) the amount of depreciation of the plant during the previous year; (6) the cost of supplying electrical energy, including production cost, transmission cost and distribution cost; (7) the number of employees as of December 31 of each year; (8) the salaries and expenses paid employees and directors; and (9) all other facts necessary to give an accurate and comprehensive view of the cost of maintaining and operating the plant as well as the district.Source  Laws 1965, c. 269, § 2, p. 769.
NE Code § 46-587 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 46 - Irrigation and Regulation of Water|46-587 - Audit; information made available.

46-587.  Audit; information made available.The audit and report shall be made at the close of the fiscal year. The person making the examination and audit shall have access to all books, records, vouchers, papers, contracts or other data containing information on said subject (1) in the office of the reclamation district, (2) in the office of the general manager of the district, or (3) in the possession or under the control of any of the officers, agents or servants of the district. It is hereby made the duty of all officers, agents and servants of the reclamation district to furnish to the Auditor of Public Accounts, his agents, servants and employees, such information regarding the auditing of such reclamation districts as may be demanded.Source  Laws 1965, c. 269, § 3, p. 770.
NE Code § 46-601 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 46 - Irrigation and Regulation of Water|46-601 - Ground water; declaration of policy.

46-601.  Ground water; declaration of policy.The Legislature finds, recognizes, and declares that the conservation of ground water and the beneficial use thereof are essential to the future well-being of this state. Complete information as to the occurrence and the use of ground water in the state is essential to the development of a sound ground water policy. The registration of all water wells in this state should be required.Source   Laws 1957, c. 200, § 1, p. 702;   Laws 1967, c. 281, § 1, p. 760;   Laws 1993, LB 131, § 1.
NE Code § 46-601.01 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 46 - Irrigation and Regulation of Water|46-601.01 - Terms, defined.

46-601.01.  Terms, defined.For purposes of Chapter 46, article 6:(1)(a) Water well means any excavation that is drilled, cored, bored, washed, driven, dug, jetted, or otherwise constructed for the purpose of exploring for ground water, monitoring ground water, utilizing the geothermal properties of the ground, obtaining hydrogeologic information, or extracting water from or injecting fluid as defined in section 81-1502 into the underground water reservoir.(b) Water well includes any excavation made for any purpose if ground water flows into the excavation under natural pressure and a pump or other device is placed in the excavation for the purpose of withdrawing water from the excavation for irrigation. For such excavations, construction means placing a pump or other device into the excavation for the purpose of withdrawing water for irrigation.(c) Water well does not include (i) any excavation made for obtaining or prospecting for oil or natural gas or for inserting media to repressure oil or natural gas bearing formations regulated by the Nebraska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission or (ii) any structure requiring a permit by the Department of Natural Resources used to exercise surface water appropriation; and(2) Common carrier means any carrier of water including a pipe, canal, ditch, or other means of piping or adjoining water for irrigation purposes.Source   Laws 1993, LB 131, § 2;  Laws 1999, LB 92, § 1;  Laws 2004, LB 962, § 34;  Laws 2007, LB701, § 17. Cross References  For additional definitions, see section 46-706.
NE Code § 46-602.01 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 46 - Irrigation and Regulation of Water|46-602.01 - Water well in management area; duties; prohibited acts; penalty.

46-602.01.  Water well in management area; duties; prohibited acts; penalty.Prior to commencing construction of or installation of a pump in a water well in a management area or completing a notice of modification and change of use in lieu of decommissioning of a water well as part of a water well replacement procedure, a licensed water well contractor as defined in section 46-1213 or a licensed pump installation contractor as defined in section 46-1209 shall take those steps necessary to satisfy himself or herself that the person for whom the well is to be constructed, the modification and change of use is to be completed, or the pump installed has obtained a permit as required by the Nebraska Ground Water Management and Protection Act. The permit issued by the natural resources district as required by the act may (1) further define a replacement water well in accordance with the act so long as any further definition is not inconsistent with section 46-602, (2) impose restrictions on consumptive use, or (3) impose additional restrictions based on historic consumptive use.Any person who commences or causes construction of or installation of a pump in a water well for which the required permit has not been obtained or who knowingly furnishes false information regarding such permit shall be guilty of an offense punishable as provided in section 46-613.02.Source   Laws 1981, LB 325, § 3;   Laws 1993, LB 131, § 4;  Laws 2001, LB 667, § 4;  Laws 2006, LB 508, § 3;  Laws 2007, LB463, § 1141. Cross References  Nebraska Ground Water Management and Protection Act, see section 46-701.
NE Code § 46-604 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 46 - Irrigation and Regulation of Water|46-604 - Registration form; copies; disposition.

46-604.  Registration form; copies; disposition.The Director of Natural Resources shall retain the registration form required by section 46-602 and shall make a copy available to the natural resources district within which the water well is located, to the owner of the water well, and to the licensed water well contractor as defined in section 46-1213.Source   Laws 1957, c. 200, § 4, p. 703;   Laws 1961, c. 227, § 4, p. 673;   Laws 1961, c. 230, § 3, p. 685;   Laws 1986, LB 886, § 3;   Laws 1993, LB 131, § 5;  Laws 2000, LB 900, § 171;  Laws 2001, LB 667, § 5;  Laws 2007, LB463, § 1142.
NE Code § 46-608 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 46 - Irrigation and Regulation of Water|46-608 - Ground water; conservation; declaration of policy.

46-608.  Ground water; conservation; declaration of policy.The Legislature finds, recognizes, and declares that the conservation of ground water and the beneficial use thereof are essential to the future well-being of this state, that the drilling of irrigation water wells in the state without regard to spacing is detrimental to the public welfare, and that the spacing of irrigation water wells should be regulated.Source   Laws 1957, c. 201, § 1, p. 704;   Laws 1993, LB 131, § 7.
NE Code § 46-609 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 46 - Irrigation and Regulation of Water|46-609 - Irrigation water wells; spacing; requirements; exceptions; new use of well; registration modification; approval.

46-609.  Irrigation water wells; spacing; requirements; exceptions; new use of well; registration modification; approval.(1) Except as otherwise provided by this section or section 46-610, no irrigation water well shall be constructed upon any land in this state within six hundred feet of any registered irrigation water well and no existing nonirrigation water well within six hundred feet of any registered irrigation water well shall be used for irrigation purposes. Such spacing requirement shall not apply to (a) any water well used to irrigate two acres or less or (b) any replacement irrigation water well if it is constructed within fifty feet of the irrigation water well being replaced and if the water well being replaced was constructed prior to September 20, 1957, and is less than six hundred feet from a registered irrigation water well.(2) The spacing protection of subsection (1) of this section shall apply to an unregistered water well for a period of sixty days after completion of such water well.(3) No person shall use a water well for purposes other than its registered purpose until the water well registration has been changed to the intended new use, except that a person may use a water well registered for purposes other than its intended purpose for use for livestock, monitoring, observation, or any other nonconsumptive or de minimis use approved by the applicable natural resources district. The change to a new use shall be made by filing a water well registration modification with the Department of Natural Resources and shall be approved only if the water well is in conformity with subsection (1) of this section and with section 46-651.Source   Laws 1957, c. 201, § 2, p. 705;   Laws 1972, LB 1238, § 1;   Laws 1981, LB 146, § 3;   Laws 1993, LB 131, § 8;  Laws 2004, LB 962, § 36;  Laws 2007, LB701, § 19.
NE Code § 46-610 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 46 - Irrigation and Regulation of Water|46-610 - Irrigation water wells; special permit to drill without regard to spacing; application; fee.

46-610.  Irrigation water wells; special permit to drill without regard to spacing; application; fee.(1) Any person may apply to the Director of Natural Resources for a special permit to drill an irrigation water well without regard to the spacing requirements of section 46-609 and shall pay a fee to the Department of Natural Resources of twelve dollars and fifty cents, which fee shall be remitted to the State Treasurer for credit to the General Fund. Such application shall be in such form as the director directs and shall contain a statement of the proposed location of the irrigation water well, the reason for seeking such special permit, the legal description of the land to be irrigated by the irrigation water well, the number of acres to be irrigated, the proposed size of the irrigation water well, the estimated capacity of the irrigation water well, expressed in gallons per minute, to the extent that capacity is susceptible of advance determination, and the name of the person who is actually going to construct the irrigation water well.(2) A separate application, like that provided for in subsection (1) of this section, shall be submitted for each irrigation water well for which a special permit is sought. When considering the approval or rejection of any application, the director shall consider the size, shape, and irrigation needs of the property for which such special permit is sought, the known ground water supply, the effect on the ground water supply and the surrounding land of the irrigation water well for which such special permit is sought, any waiver or agreement allowing the new irrigation water well by the owner of any registered irrigation water well less than six hundred feet from the location of the proposed new irrigation water well, and such other information as may be available. Such application may be approved or disapproved in whole or in part or may be approved with conditions, and the special permit shall be issued or refused accordingly.Source   Laws 1957, c. 201, § 3, p. 705;   Laws 1993, LB 131, § 9;  Laws 2000, LB 900, § 173.
NE Code § 46-611 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 46 - Irrigation and Regulation of Water|46-611 - Irrigation water wells; spacing requirements not applicable; when.

46-611.  Irrigation water wells; spacing requirements not applicable; when.The prohibitions of section 46-609 shall not apply to the location of more than one irrigation water well by a landowner on his or her own farm, so long as each such irrigation water well is at least six hundred feet from any other irrigation water well located on a neighboring farm under separate ownership.Source   Laws 1957, c. 201, § 4, p. 705;   Laws 1993, LB 131, § 10.