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31-1014 – National flood insurance program, defined.

31-1014. National flood insurance program, defined. National flood insurance program shall mean the program authorized by the United States Congress under the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968, as amended, 42 U.S.C., 4001 to 4128. Source Laws 1983, LB 35, § 14.

31-1015 – Obstruction, defined.

31-1015. Obstruction, defined. Obstruction shall mean any wall, wharf, embankment, levee, dike, pile, abutment, projection, excavation, channel rectification, bridge, conduit, culvert, building, wire, fence, rock, gravel, refuse, fill, or other analogous structure or matter which may impede, retard, or change the direction of the flow of water, either in itself or by catching or collecting […]

31-1016 – Watercourse, defined.

31-1016. Watercourse, defined. Watercourse shall mean any depression two feet or more below the surrounding land which serves to give direction to a current of water at least nine months of the year and which has a bed and well-defined banks. Source Laws 1983, LB 35, § 16.

31-933 – Act, how cited.

31-933. Act, how cited. Sections 31-901 to 31-933 shall be known and may be cited as the County Drainage Act. Source Laws 1959, c. 132, § 33, p. 493.

31-1017 – Department; flood plain management; powers and duties.

31-1017. Department; flood plain management; powers and duties. The department shall be the official state agency for all matters pertaining to flood plain management. In carrying out that function, the department shall have the power and authority to: (1) Coordinate flood plain management activities of local, state, and federal agencies; (2) Receive federal funds intended […]

31-1001 – Legislative findings; purpose of sections.

31-1001. Legislative findings; purpose of sections. (1) The Legislature finds that recurrent flooding in various areas of the state presents serious hazards to the health, safety, welfare, and property of the people of the state, both within and outside such areas. The hazards include loss of life, loss of and damage to private and public […]

31-1002 – Definitions, where found.

31-1002. Definitions, where found. For purposes of sections 31-1001 to 31-1023, unless the context otherwise requires, the definitions in sections 31-1003 to 31-1016 shall apply. Source Laws 1983, LB 35, § 2; Laws 1993, LB 626, § 2.