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 to July 1, 2000, except as otherwise specifically provided.
The Director of Natural Resources and his or her duly authorized assistants shall have access at all reasonable times to all dams, reservoirs, hydroelectric plants, water measuring devices, and headgates, and other devices for diverting water, for the purpose of performing the duties assigned to the department.
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Department is the successor of prior boards dealing with irrigation. State v. Nielsen, 163 Neb. 372, 79 N.W.2d 721 (1956).
Under former law, Department of Roads and Irrigation exercised powers and functions of former Board of Irrigation. In re Claim Affidavit of Parsons, 148 Neb. 239, 27 N.W.2d 190 (1947).
Structure Nebraska Revised Statutes
Chapter 61 - Natural Resources
61-101 - Transferred to section 25-21,270.
61-102 - Transferred to section 25-21,271.
61-103 - Transferred to section 25-21,272.
61-104 - Transferred to section 25-21,273.
61-105 - Transferred to section 23-1313.
61-201 - Director of Natural Resources; qualifications.
61-202 - Director of Natural Resources; employment of personnel.
61-204 - Department of Natural Resources; rules and regulations.
61-205 - Department of Natural Resources; general grant of authority.
61-207 - Department of Natural Resources; decisions; appeal; time; procedure.
61-208 - Department of Natural Resources; powers; survey of streams.
61-209 - Department of Natural Resources; powers; water data collection; fee.
61-210 - Department of Natural Resources Cash Fund; created; use; investment.
61-212 - Water divisions; denomination.
61-213 - Water division No. 1; boundaries.
61-214 - Water division No. 2; boundaries.
61-215 - Water divisions; division supervisors.
61-216 - Water divisions; division supervisors; duties.
61-222 - Water Sustainability Fund; created; use; investment.
61-223 - Water Sustainability Fund; legislative intent.
61-224 - Critical Infrastructure Facilities Cash Fund; created; use; investment; transfers.
61-225 - State flood mitigation plan; legislative findings.
61-226 - State flood mitigation plan; scope.
61-228 - State flood mitigation plan; department; duties.
61-229 - State flood mitigation plan; report.
61-302 - Legislative findings and declarations.
61-303 - Department of Natural Resources; powers and duties.
61-304 - Conflict of interest, prohibited.
61-305 - Perkins County Canal Project Fund; created; use; investment; study; required.
61-402 - Legislative findings and declarations.
61-404 - Annexation prohibited.
61-405 - Jobs and Economic Development Initiative Fund; created; use; investment; studies required.