Moneys from the Fund may be used to (a) participate in locally sponsored projects; (b) participate in projects sponsored or financially assisted by the federal government; and (c) finance state-sponsored projects. The types of projects and programs eligible for funding and the respective forms of such funding are as follows:
Structural measures which may be eligible for allocations from the Fund in the form of grants and/or loans include measures designed for flood control; pollution abatement; fish and wildlife enhancement and preservation; outdoor recreation, irrigation development; irrigation rehabilitation; groundwater recharge; water supply for any beneficial use including domestic, agricultural, and manufacturing uses; streamflow augmentation; stream bank stabilization; and erosion and sediment control.
Non-structural measures which may be eligible for financial assistance from the Fund in the form of grants and/or loans include: Flood damage reduction; fish and wildlife enhancement and preservation; outdoor recreation; reservation of lands for future resources development projects; and other water and related land resources programs. Projects whose primary purposes are research or data gathering shall not be eligible for assistance.
256 Neb. Admin. Code, ch. 1, § 004