Neb. Rev. Stat. §§ 46-229

Current with changes through the 2024 First Special Legislative Session

Section 46-229 - Appropriations; beneficial or useful purpose required; termination; procedure

All appropriations for water must be for a beneficial or useful purpose and, except as provided in sections 46-290 to 46-294 and 46-2,122 to 46-2,125, when the owner of an appropriation or his or her successor in interest ceases to use it for such purpose for more than five consecutive years, the right may be terminated only by the director pursuant to sections 46-229.02 to 46-229.05.

Neb. Rev. Stat. §§ 46-229

Laws 1919, c. 190, tit. VII, art. V, div. 2, § 9, p. 835; C.S.1922, § 8428; C.S.1929, § 81-6309; R.S.1943, § 46-229; Laws 1947, c. 172, § 1(1), p. 520; Laws 1983, LB 380, § 1; Laws 1984, LB 818, § 1; Laws 1993, LB 302, § 2; Laws 1995, LB 99, § 14; Laws 2000, LB 900, § 98; Laws 2004, LB 962, § 6.