Nebraska Statutes > Chapter 31 Nebraska Statutes > Chapter 31 – Drainage Current as of: 2024 | Check for updates | Other versions County Drainage Act § 31-101 Ditches; drains; watercourses; county board; powers § 31-101.01 Drainage ditches and improvements; construction under prior law; treatment § 31-102 Ditch, defined; petition, how construed; requirements § 31-103 Drainage improvements; costs and expenses; apportioned to county or railroad; when § 31-104 Drainage improvements; petition for construction § 31-105 Drainage improvements; survey; approval of county board § 31-106 Drainage improvements; change of proposed route; power of county board § 31-107 Drainage improvements; survey; plat; estimate of work required § 31-108 Drainage improvements; plat; profile; requisites; surveyor’s report § 31-109 Drainage improvements; schedule of land benefited; apportionment; estimate of cost of construction; specifications § 31-110 Drainage improvements; hearing; notice § 31-111 Drainage improvements; hearing; procedure; order § 31-112 Drainage improvements; compensation and damages for land taken or affected; application; when made § 31-113 Drainage improvements;allowance of compensation and assessment of damages; when and how made § 31-114 Drainage improvements; objections to apportionment, compensation, damages; when made; exceptions; hearing; costs § 31-115 Drainage improvements; appeal from order of county board; grounds; procedure § 31-116 Drainage improvements; appeal; effect upon progress of work; bond § 31-117 Drainage improvements; appeal; transcript; certification to county board § 31-118 Drainage improvements; advertisement for bids; awarding contract; conditions § 31-119 Drainage improvements; supervision of work; payment; progress certificates; exceptions § 31-120 Drainage improvements; uncompleted contract; reletting; conditions § 31-121 Drainage improvements; assessments § 31-122 Drainage improvements; deficiencies; supplemental assessments § 31-123 Drainage improvements; assessments; collection; liens; interest § 31-124 Drainage improvements; proceedings; irregularities; effect § 31-125 Drainage improvements; bonds; when issued; rate of interest; installments § 31-126 Drainage improvements; bonds; issuance; notice § 31-127 Drainage improvements; bonds; sale; lien; registration § 31-128 Drainage improvements; payment of assessments in cash; effect § 31-129 Drainage improvements; bonds; limitation on amount § 31-130 Neglect of duty; penalty § 31-131 Drainage improvements; ditches in two counties; procedure § 31-133 County ditch fund; borrowing from county general fund permitted; conditions § 31-134 Obstructing drainage ditch; penalty § 31-135 Drainage ditches; petition to clean and place in efficient condition § 31-136 Drainage ditches; petition; survey; cost estimate § 31-137 Drainage ditches; petition; hearing; notice § 31-138 Drainage ditches; petition; procedure; cost of improvement; how paid § 31-139 Drainage ditch; transfer to drainage district; petition § 31-140 Drainage ditch; transfer; hearing; notice § 31-141 Drainage ditch; transfer; hearing; findings § 31-142 Drainage ditch; transfer; powers of drainage district § 31-201 Drainage by landowner; to what extent allowed § 31-202 Watercourse, defined § 31-202.01 Watercourses; obstructions; power of county board § 31-202.02 Watercourses; obstructions; petition by landowners § 31-202.03 Watercourses; obstructions; cost; special assessment § 31-203 Drainage supervisors, county board act as; powers § 31-204 Drains or ditches; petition for construction or maintenance; bond for costs and expenses § 31-205 Drains or ditches; petition; contents § 31-206 Drains or ditches; survey; estimates § 31-207 Drains or ditches; notice of hearing on petition; contents; service § 31-208 Drains or ditches; appraisers; appointment § 31-209 Drains or ditches; appraisers; oath; procuring right-of-way § 31-210 Drains or ditches; failure of mutual agreement; right of eminent domain; procedure § 31-211 Drains or ditches; appraisal; costs; damages; assessments § 31-212 Drains or ditches; highway benefits; assessment to county or township § 31-213 Drains or ditches; appraisers; report; assessment roll; when filed; confirmation § 31-214 Drains or ditches; report; assessment roll; notice of objections § 31-215 Drains or ditches; report; assessment roll; hearing on objections; procedure § 31-216 Drains or ditches; appeal from assessment; how taken; bond § 31-217 Drains or ditches; assessment; entry on tax books; how collected § 31-218 Drains or ditches; assessment; payment before entry on tax books allowed § 31-219 Drains or ditches; appraisers; compensation; expenses § 31-220 Drains or ditches; appraisers, employees, and contractors; entry on land authorized § 31-221 Injuring or obstructing watercourse, drain, or ditch; penalty; liability for costs of cleaning § 31-222 Drains or ditches; assessment; credit allowed for work done by persons assessed § 31-223 Drains or ditches; additional assessments; levy; collection § 31-224 Watercourses, drains, or ditches; annual removal of rubbish by landowners or tenants; exceptions § 31-225 Watercourses, drains, or ditches; annual clearing and deepening by landowner or tenant § 31-226 Watercourses, drains, or ditches; failure to clear after notice; penalty § 31-227 Cities of the metropolitan class; county boards; concurrent jurisdiction over watercourses § 31-228 Concurrent jurisdiction; watercourse, defined § 31-229 Cities of the metropolitan class; obstructions; petition for removal § 31-230 Cities of the metropolitan class; drainage; cleaning out watercourse; special assessments § 31-301 Drainage districts organized by proceedings in district court; formation; articles of association; contents § 31-301.01 Drainage districts; formation prohibited after June 30, 1972; exceptions § 31-302 Formation; articles; where filed § 31-303 Formation; notice to landowners affected; summons; service by publication § 31-304 Formation; objections; hearing; judgment § 31-305 Formation; articles; filing and recording § 31-306 First board of supervisors; election; number; basis of representation; succeeding boards, how chosen § 31-307 Supervisors; annual elections; notice § 31-308 Supervisors; oath; bond; auditing of accounts § 31-309 Officers and assistants; reports; compensation § 31-310 Topographical surveys; maps; profiles; plans § 31-311 Estimates of cost § 31-312 Inspections and examinations § 31-313 Assessment of benefits § 31-314 Estimate of benefits to property; how determined § 31-315 Assessments; basis § 31-316 Estimate of benefits to highways and railroad property; how determined § 31-317 Classification of lands on basis of percentage of benefit § 31-318 Maps, plans, and profiles; requisites; report; filing § 31-319 Drain commissioner; appointment; duties; tenure of office; oath; bond § 31-320 Land outside of district; inclusion; conditions; procedure § 31-321 Board of supervisors; right-of-way; right of eminent domain; procedure § 31-322 Right-of-way; obstruction in watercourses; condemnation; procedure § 31-323 Engineer’s report; objections to classification and assessments; hearing; time § 31-324 Engineer’s report; notice of hearing; form; publication § 31-325 Engineer’s report; notice of hearing; record; contents; filing § 31-326 Engineer’s report; objections; procedure; pleadings; hearing; adjournment § 31-327 Engineer’s report; objections; hearing; procedure; findings; powers of the board § 31-328 Engineer’s report; objections; hearing; costs; how taxed § 31-329 Engineer’s report; objections; decision; appeal; bond; procedure § 31-330 Assessments levied; interest on bonds; bonds; installments; reassessment of benefits; return of surplus § 31-331 Assessments; certificate of levy to county clerk; form § 31-332 Additional assessments; notice of hearing; publication; erroneous assessments; correction § 31-333 Drainage tax; levy; certificate; form; extension on tax books; collection § 31-334 Drainage tax; levy insufficient; supplemental assessment; how levied and collected § 31-335 Streets, highways, and railroad property; assessment; tax; collection § 31-336 Bonds; authority to issue; terms § 31-337 Bonds; maturity; recitals § 31-338 Bonds; issuance; resolution required; payment; record; contents § 31-339 Bonds; sale; from what funds payable § 31-340 Bonds and interest; annual tax levy to pay at maturity § 31-342 Bonds; issuance; delivery of certified transcript § 31-343 Bonds; payment of levy by landowner; effect; record § 31-344 Bonds; issuance; resolution; contents; declarations § 31-345 Bonds; issuance; resolution; contents; pledge of funds § 31-346 Board of supervisors; power to borrow money; purpose; limitation § 31-347 Bonds; sale; how made § 31-348 Bonds; sale; record § 31-349 Bonds; sale; proceeds; use § 31-350 Bonds; sale; proceeds; deposits and withdrawals § 31-351 Assessments; lien; interest on delinquent assessments; collection; sinking fund to retire bonds § 31-352 Watercourses; cleaning and changing § 31-353 Crossing of highways or railroads; mutual agreement; condemnation § 31-354 Public lands; grant of right-of-way § 31-355 Bids for construction; award of contract; conditions; supervision of work § 31-356 Sections, how construed; limitation on granted powers § 31-357 Joint outlet of two districts; cost of improvements; how allocated § 31-358 Ditches, drains, or watercourses; use by landowners § 31-359 Subdistricts; creation by mutual agreement, district court action; procedure § 31-360 Treasurer; duties; collection of assessments; disbursement § 31-361 Drainage district warrants; form § 31-362 Warrants; laws governing county warrants applicable § 31-363 Officers and employees; salaries § 31-364 Installations; repairs; assessment; tax levy; procedure § 31-365 Care of ditches; overseers; appointment; duties § 31-366 Injuring or obstructing ditch, drain, or watercourse; penalty § 31-367 Sections, how construed; judgments and decisions, effect; irregularities, rights of parties aggrieved § 31-368 Assessments; irregularities; effect; injunction, when allowed § 31-369 Drainage district; name; corporate powers; liabilities § 31-370 Drainage improvements; election required, when; notice; publication; change in plans § 31-371 Refunding bonds; issuance; power of board; limitation; interest; term § 31-372 Refunding bonds; issuance; resolution; notice; publication; procedure where no objections filed § 31-373 Refunding bonds; objections; hearing; determination; appeal; procedure § 31-374 Refunding bonds; recitals; delivery; effect of issuance; payment § 31-375 Drainage district; dissolution; procedure; election; notice; effect; funds; distribution § 31-376 Drainage district; located in more than one county; inactive for five years; county board; dissolve; procedure § 31-377 Drainage district; comprised of territory in one county; inactive for five years; county board; dissolve; funds; transfer to county general fund § 31-401 Drainage district organized by vote of landowners; when formed § 31-401.01 Drainage district formation; prohibited after June 30, 1972 § 31-402 Formation; petition; contents § 31-403 Formation; bond for expenses § 31-404 Formation; boundaries of district; hearings; directors; number; bond § 31-405 Formation; notice of election; publication; contents; posting § 31-406 Formation; election; form of ballot § 31-407 Formation; election; eligibility to vote; manner of voting; canvassing board § 31-408 Formation; election; affirmative vote; effect; preservation of records; transcript; filing § 31-409 Directors; qualification;officers; annual election; vacancies; term § 31-409.01 Election by mail; procedure § 31-409.02 Annual election;notice; contents § 31-409.03 Voting precincts; authorized; directors; how elected § 31-410 Directors; bond; conditions; recording § 31-410.01 Board of directors; plans; notice; hearing § 31-411 Directors; duties; plans; apportionment of benefits; area method of allocation, authorized § 31-411.01 Apportionment of benefits; report; filing; notice; publication § 31-411.02 Board of directors; plans; adoption; budget; notice; publication; contents; levy; limitation; map; county treasurer; compute tax; additional funds; election § 31-412 Apportionment; complaint; bond; conditions; transcript; filing; hearing § 31-414 Assessments and levies; basis; change of plans; enlargement or extension; new apportionment § 31-414.01 Tax funds; held by county treasurer; use; financial operation; publish annually § 31-415 Real estate or easement; acquisition; eminent domain; procedure; release by guardian or conservator of person under disability § 31-416 Claims; payment; warrants; registration; interest; use in payment of taxes § 31-417 Bonds; interest; issuance; requirements § 31-418 Bonds; notice of issuance; publication; contents § 31-420 Deficit; assessment; apportionment § 31-421 Bond issue; duties of treasurer; filing and recording § 31-422 Borrowing money; interest; purposes; term of loan; provisions for payment; record § 31-423 Preliminary expenses; payment § 31-424 Bond principal and interest; apportionment of assessments; lien; interest; collection § 31-424.01 Budget; levy; collection; lien § 31-425 Rules and regulations; powers of board; amendments; record § 31-426 Employees; contracts for construction and repair; estimates; letting; purchase of machinery; personal interest in contracts prohibited; effect § 31-427 Directors; compensation § 31-429 Draining lands into district ditches; requirements § 31-430 Power to cross highways and railroads § 31-431 Records; filing; fees of county clerk § 31-432 Director conveying or losing interest in land; vacancy created § 31-433 Appeal; time; effect § 31-434 Elections; voting by proxies; when permitted § 31-435 Accounts; treasurer’s annual report; neglect by officers; penalty § 31-436 Drainage district; dissolution; procedure; distribution of funds; city of the metropolitan or first class; county; assume operation and maintenance; authorization; conditions § 31-436.01 Drainage district; located in more than one county; inactive for five years; county board; dissolve; procedure; funds; distribution § 31-437 Sections construed; limitation on powers § 31-438 Enlarging district; procedure § 31-439 Detaching territory; procedure § 31-440 Overlapping districts; assessments, how determined § 31-441 Changing voting place from county seat; procedure § 31-442 Fixing boundaries; procedure; petition; hearing § 31-444 Ditches; outlets beyond district boundaries; acquisition; procedure § 31-445 Obstructing ditch, drain, or watercourse; penalty § 31-447 Special assessment liens; vendor and purchaser; apportionment; filing with county clerk § 31-448 Assessment of benefits to highways and public property; payment § 31-449 Invalid assessment; reapportionment; relevy; how made § 31-450 Future districts; election; when held; notice; publication; limit of indebtedness; changing plans; abandonment § 31-501 Sanitary drainage district in municipality; organization; petition for election § 31-502 Organization; petition; contents; territory included § 31-503 Organization; hearing on petition; notice; publication; boundaries of district § 31-504 Organization; election; notice; publication; form of ballot; canvass; returns; vote required § 31-505 Sanitary district trustees; election; organization; officers; corporate powers § 31-506 Trustees; general powers; clerk; engineer; publication of proceedings § 31-507 Trustees; drainage powers § 31-507.01 Connection with sanitary sewer; permit required; violation; penalty § 31-508 Ditches constructed from cities of the primary class; improvement beyond the district; plan and estimate; duties of Department of Natural Resources § 31-509 Ditches constructed from cities of 100,000 to 300,000 population; improvement beyond the district; publication of notices; election; vote required; effect of negative vote; special assessment § 31-510 Borrowing money; bonds; interest; limit of indebtedness § 31-511 Bonded indebtedness; election required; manner of submission § 31-512 Contracts for work; how let; notice; rejection of bids § 31-513 Annual tax levy; limit; certification to county clerk; collection; disbursement of funds § 31-514 Special assessments; power of board of trustees; limit; improvement out of district; deferred assessment; charges; payment § 31-515 Special assessments; levy; procedure; improvements recommended by Department of Natural Resources § 31-516 Improvements recommended by Department of Natural Resources; board of trustees as board of equalization; notice of meeting; appeal § 31-517 Improvements; costs borne by district § 31-518 Delinquent assessments; interest; limit § 31-519 Special assessments; payment; collection § 31-520 Property; right-of-way; how procured § 31-521 Power of eminent domain; procedure § 31-523 Right-of-way; cost; assessment; annulment; reassessment § 31-524 Municipalities adjacent to district; power of trustees; survey; report to county board § 31-525 Municipalities adjacent to district; inclusion; election; effect of affirmative vote § 31-526 Municipalities adjacent to district; inclusion; election; how conducted § 31-527 Powers of sanitary district trustees over enlarged district; flood control § 31-528 Enlarged district; power to maintain adequate sewerage facilities; damages; payment to municipalities § 31-529 Enlarged district; power to contract with cities for use of city sewers § 31-530 Enlarged district; power to alter city sewers connecting with drainage district sewers § 31-531 Enlarged district; eminent domain; borrowing money; bonds; interest; issuance; election § 31-532 Enlarged district; procedure for apportioning benefits § 31-533 Enlarged district; trustees; salary § 31-534 Trustees; bond; amount; conditions; payment of premium § 31-536 Sanitary district; activities; discontinuance; election § 31-537 Sanitary district; activities; discontinuance; election; notice; form of ballot § 31-538 Sanitary district; activities; discontinuance; effect on powers of trustees and property rights § 31-539 Sanitary district; activities; discontinuance; effect on contract rights § 31-540 Sanitary district; activities; discontinuance; effect on power to levy taxes § 31-541 Sanitary district; activities; discontinuance; powers of county board; succession § 31-542 Sanitary district; activities; discontinuance; trustees subsequently elected; powers and duties § 31-542.01 Sanitary district; discontinuance; contract with city or village; public hearing; notice § 31-543 Sanitary district; discontinuance; funds and property; city or riverfront development authority; rights and liability; conditions § 31-549 Sanitary district; extend beyond boundaries of municipality; inclusion by resolution of trustees § 31-550 Sanitary district; enlarged district; resolution; file with county clerk § 31-551 Sanitary districts; natural resources district; contract for services; transfer of assets; assignment of obligations § 31-552 Sanitary districts; transfer of assets; hearing; notice § 31-553 Sanitary districts; contract with natural resources district; dissolution of sanitary district; resolution; file with county clerk § 31-601 Drainage districts; when public lands included; assessment § 31-602 Assessments paid by state; subrogation; collection § 31-727 Sanitary and improvement district; organized by proceedings in district court; purposes; powers; articles of association; contents; filing; real estate; conditions; terms, defined § 31-727.01 District; filing requirements § 31-727.02 District; board of trustees; notice of meetings; minutes; clerk or administrator of district; duties § 31-727.03 District; statements; filed; contents; late filing; fee; duties of real estate broker, salesperson, or owner; acknowledgment from purchaser; remedy § 31-728 District; summons; notice to landowners, counties, and cities affected; contents § 31-729 District; formation; objections § 31-730 Petition; objection; hearing; order creating § 31-731 District; formation; articles; filing and recording § 31-732 District; body corporate; powers § 31-733 District; trustees; board; powers and duties; appointment of administrator; powers; duties; compensation § 31-734 District; chairperson, clerk, administrator; bond; premium § 31-735 District; trustees; election; procedure; term; notice; qualified voters; reduction in number of trustees; procedure § 31-735.01 Election of trustees; ballots; election board; duties § 31-735.02 Election of trustees; certification of results § 31-735.03 Election contests; Election Act applicable § 31-735.04 District; location; basis for determination § 31-735.05 Election; when held; costs; election commissioner or county clerk; duties § 31-735.06 Appointment of administrator; election of trustees; special election; when held § 31-736 District; acquisition of property; conditions § 31-737 District; eminent domain; procedure § 31-738 District; state or public lands; right of eminent domain § 31-739 District; bonds; interest; tax levies; restrictions; treasurer; duties; collection of charges other than taxes; disbursement of funds § 31-740 District; trustees or administrator; powers; plans or contracts; approval required; hearing; contracts authorized; audit; failure to perform audit; effect; connection with city sewerage system; rental or use charge; levy; special assessment § 31-740.01 District; additional powers; amendment to articles of association; notice; objections; determination by district court § 31-741 Contracts; bidding requirements § 31-742 Rules and regulations; service charges; recovery § 31-743 District; septic tanks; discontinue use; when § 31-744 District; trustees or administrator; improvements and facilities authorized; resolution; construction; acquisition; contracting; approval; cost; assessment § 31-745 Resolution; notice; hearing § 31-746 Resolution; objections; effect § 31-747 District; resolution; improvements authorized § 31-748 Improvements; contract; notice; bids § 31-748.01 Completion of contract; notice to district; objections; final payment; interest § 31-749 Improvements; engineer; certificate of acceptance; cost; statement; special assessment; notices; hearing; appeal; hearing in district court § 31-750 Assessments; hearings; adjustment § 31-751 Special assessments; equalization; levy; certified; manner; collection § 31-752 Improvements; assessment of benefits; exempt property; cost; interest; rate § 31-753 Special assessments; installment payment; interest; delinquent; collection § 31-754 Special assessments; sinking fund; transfer of funds § 31-755 Improvements; bonds; warrants; procedure; issuance; negotiability; extension of due date; hearing; interest; levy; sinking fund; tax § 31-756 Bonds; petition; contents § 31-757 Bonds; petition; notice; hearing § 31-758 Bonds; petition; answer; rules of procedure § 31-759 Bonds; proceedings; jurisdiction of court; statement § 31-761 District; change in boundary; petition; notice; hearing; order; effect § 31-762 Sections; supplementary to existing law § 31-762.01 District located near solid waste disposal site; improvements or facilities; approval requirements § 31-763 Annexation of territory by a city or village; effect on certain contracts § 31-764 Annexation; trustees; administrator; accounting; effect; special assessments prohibited § 31-765 Annexation; when effective; trustees; administrator; duties; special assessments prohibited § 31-766 Annexation; obligations and assessments; agreement to divide; approval; special assessments prohibited; effect on certain contracts § 31-767 Dissolution of districts; resolution; notice; outstanding indebtedness, effect; hearing; filing § 31-768 Dissolution and merger of districts; resolution; notice; hearing; restrictions; filing; effect § 31-769 District; detachment of property; resolution; notice; hearing; outstanding indebtedness, effect; isolated property; detachment; filing § 31-770 Real estate in two districts; detachment from one district; approval § 31-771 Appointment of an administrator; petition; conditions § 31-772 Appointment of an administrator; petition; hearing; notice § 31-773 Appointment of an administrator; petition; contents § 31-774 Appointment of an administrator; petition; interested person; rights; procedure applicable § 31-775 Court; order; findings; relief granted; costs § 31-776 Auditor of Public Accounts; appoint administrator; file certificate § 31-777 Board of trustees; power suspended; administrator; assume powers § 31-778 Board of trustees or administrator; negotiate indebtedness; issue new bonds or warrants; procedure § 31-779 Administrator; levy; administration tax; use; administrator; fee; expenses § 31-780 Administrator; period of authority; termination § 31-781 Petition requesting annexation; meeting; vote § 31-782 Petition; filed with clerk; response § 31-783 Petition; review; vote; when § 31-784 Petition denial; report § 31-785 Compliance; not required § 31-786 Terms, defined § 31-787 Trustee; removal by recall; petition; procedure § 31-788 Secretary of State; petition papers; requirements § 31-789 Signature verification; effect § 31-790 Notification to trustee; resignation; recall election; how conducted § 31-791 Official ballot; form § 31-792 Election results; effect; vacancy; special election § 31-793 Recall petition filing form; filing limitation § 31-794 City or village annexation; receipt of written notice; limitation on district spending; exceptions; district; duties § 31-1001 Legislative findings; purpose of sections § 31-1002 Definitions, where found § 31-1003 Department, defined § 31-1005 Base flood, defined § 31-1006 Drainway, defined § 31-1007 Flood, defined § 31-1008 Floodway, defined § 31-1009 Flood fringe, defined § 31-1010 Flood plain, defined § 31-1011 Flood plain management, defined § 31-1012 Flood plain management regulations, defined § 31-1013 Local government, defined § 31-1014 National flood insurance program, defined § 31-1015 Obstruction, defined § 31-1016 Watercourse, defined § 31-1017 Department; flood plain management; powers and duties § 31-1018 Preparation of flood hazard data and maps; department; duties; considerations § 31-1019 Local government; flood plain management; duties § 31-1020 Local government; failure to implement flood plain management regulations; department; powers and duties § 31-1021 Local government; enforce department regulations § 31-1022 Adoption of regulations; notice; hearing; appeal § 31-1023 State agencies, boards, and commissions; flood plain management duties Ask a legal question, get an answer ASAP!Click here to chat with a lawyer about your rights.
