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Drainage (Nebraska Revised Statutes: Chapter 31)

Country/Territory
United States of America
Territorial subdivision
Nebraska
Document type
Legislation
Date
2018
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Land & soil, Water
Keyword
Basic legislation Drainage/land reclamation Local government Public health Surface water Wetlands
Geographical area
Americas, Arctic, East Pacific, North America, North Atlantic
Abstract

This Chapter of the Nebraska Revised Statutes concerns drainage. Specifically, it provides that the county board of any county may, at any regular or special session, cause to be located and constructed, straightened, widened, altered, or deepened, any ditch, drain or watercourse, as hereinafter provided, when the same is necessary to drain any lots, lands, public or corporate road, or railroad, and will be conducive to the public health, convenience or welfare. It further provides that the word ditch, as used in certain sections of this Chapter, shall be held to include a drain or watercourse. The petition for any such improvement shall be held to include any side lateral, spur or branch ditch, drain or watercourse necessary to secure the object of the improvement, whether the same is mentioned therein or not; but no improvement shall be located unless a sufficient outlet is provided.

Full text
English
Website
nebraskalegislature.gov