61-101 – Transferred to section 25-21,270.
61-101. Transferred to section 25-21,270.
61-102 – Transferred to section 25-21,271.
61-102. Transferred to section 25-21,271.
61-103 – Transferred to section 25-21,272.
61-103. Transferred to section 25-21,272.
61-104 – Transferred to section 25-21,273.
61-104. Transferred to section 25-21,273.
61-105 – Transferred to section 23-1313.
61-105. Transferred to section 23-1313.
61-201 – Director of Natural Resources; qualifications.
61-201. Director of Natural Resources; qualifications. The Director of Natural Resources shall be qualified by training and business experience to manage and supervise the Department of Natural Resources. The director shall be a professional engineer as provided in the Engineers and Architects Regulation Act and have had at least five years’ experience in a position […]
61-202 – Director of Natural Resources; employment of personnel.
61-202. Director of Natural Resources; employment of personnel. The Director of Natural Resources may employ such personnel, including legal and technical advisors, as necessary to carry out the duties required of the director. Source Laws 1957, c. 365, § 20, p. 1241; R.S.1943, (1998), § 46-702; Laws 2000, LB 900, § 2.
61-203 – Director of Natural Resources; seal; certified copies of records; admissibility as evidence.
61-203. Director of Natural Resources; seal; certified copies of records; admissibility as evidence. The Director of Natural Resources shall adopt a seal. Copies of all records or other instruments in the Department of Natural Resources when certified by the department as true copies and bearing the seal thereof shall be received in any court as […]
61-204 – Department of Natural Resources; rules and regulations.
61-204. Department of Natural Resources; rules and regulations. (1) The Director of Natural Resources may adopt and promulgate rules and regulations for the Department of Natural Resources except to the extent such power is statutorily granted to the Nebraska Natural Resources Commission. The director shall administer rules and regulations adopted and promulgated by the commission. […]
61-205 – Department of Natural Resources; general grant of authority.
61-205. Department of Natural Resources; general grant of authority. The Department of Natural Resources shall exercise the powers and perform the duties assigned to the Department of Water Resources prior to July 1, 2000. The Department of Natural Resources shall exercise the powers and perform the duties assigned to the Nebraska Natural Resources Commission prior […]
61-206 – Department of Natural Resources; jurisdiction; rules and regulations; hearings; orders; powers and duties.
61-206. Department of Natural Resources; jurisdiction; rules and regulations; hearings; orders; powers and duties. (1) The Department of Natural Resources is given jurisdiction over all matters pertaining to water rights for irrigation, power, or other useful purposes except as such jurisdiction is specifically limited by statute. The department may adopt and promulgate rules and regulations […]
61-207 – Department of Natural Resources; decisions; appeal; time; procedure.
61-207. Department of Natural Resources; decisions; appeal; time; procedure. If any county, party, or parties interested in irrigation or water power work affected thereby are dissatisfied with the decision or with any order adopted, such dissatisfied county, party, or parties may appeal to the Court of Appeals to reverse, vacate, or modify the order complained […]
61-208 – Department of Natural Resources; powers; survey of streams.
61-208. Department of Natural Resources; powers; survey of streams. The Department of Natural Resources may make surveys of streams showing location of possible water power developments and irrigation projects. Source Laws 1919, c. 190, tit. VII, art. V, div. 2, § 30, p. 845; C.S.1922, § 8449; C.S.1929, § 81-6330; R.S.1943, § 46-212; Laws 1984, […]
61-209 – Department of Natural Resources; powers; water data collection; fee.
61-209. Department of Natural Resources; powers; water data collection; fee. The Department of Natural Resources may conduct special projects for water data collection on behalf of other state agencies, political subdivisions, or federal agencies. Such data shall be public information. The department may charge a fee to cover in whole or in part the costs […]
61-210 – Department of Natural Resources Cash Fund; created; use; investment.
61-210. Department of Natural Resources Cash Fund; created; use; investment. The Department of Natural Resources Cash Fund is created. The State Treasurer shall credit to such fund such money as is specifically appropriated or reappropriated by the Legislature. The State Treasurer shall also credit such fund with payments, if any, accepted for services rendered by […]
61-211 – Department of Natural Resources; powers; measuring devices; gauge height reports; requirements; violation; penalty.
61-211. Department of Natural Resources; powers; measuring devices; gauge height reports; requirements; violation; penalty. The Department of Natural Resources may direct managers or operators of interstate ditches to construct and maintain suitable measuring devices at or near the state line in Nebraska. A manager or operator shall within thirty days after receipt of notice from […]
61-212 – Water divisions; denomination.
61-212. Water divisions; denomination. The State of Nebraska is hereby divided into two water divisions, denominated water division No. 1 and water division No. 2, respectively. Source Laws 1895, c. 69, § 1, p. 244; R.S.1913, § 3378; Laws 1919, c. 190, tit. VII, art. V, div. 1, § 10, p. 833; C.S.1922, § 8415; […]
61-213 – Water division No. 1; boundaries.
61-213. Water division No. 1; boundaries. Water division No. 1 shall consist of (1) all the lands of the state drained by the Platte Rivers and their tributaries lying west of the mouth of the Loup River and (2) all other lands lying south of the Platte and South Platte Rivers that may be watered […]
61-214 – Water division No. 2; boundaries.
61-214. Water division No. 2; boundaries. Water division No. 2 shall consist of (1) all lands that may be watered from the Loup, White, Niobrara, and Elkhorn Rivers and their tributaries and (2) all other lands of the state not included in any other water division. Source Laws 1895, c. 69, § 3, p. 245; […]
61-215 – Water divisions; division supervisors.
61-215. Water divisions; division supervisors. There shall be one or more division supervisors acting for the Department of Natural Resources to administer the public water of the state in the water divisions created by section 61-212. Such a division supervisor, acting for the department, shall have the immediate direction and control of the distribution of […]