Each district shall have the power and authority to acquire and dispose of water rights in accordance with Chapter 46, article 2, to acquire by grant, purchase, bequest, devise, or lease and to hold and use waterworks, personal property, and interests in or title to real property, and to sell, lease, encumber, or otherwise dispose of such waterworks and property. Each district shall also have the power and authority to acquire, construct, own, operate, control, maintain, and use any and all such works and facilities, both within and without the district, necessary to carry out its authorized purposes and furnish water service for domestic, irrigation, power, manufacturing, and other beneficial purposes.

Terms Used In Nebraska Statutes 2-3233

  • Acquire: when used in connection with a grant of power or property right to any person shall include the purchase, grant, gift, devise, bequest, and obtaining by eminent domain. See Nebraska Statutes 49-801
  • Bequest: Property gifted by will.
  • Devise: To gift property by will.
  • Domestic: when applied to corporations shall mean all those created by authority of this state. See Nebraska Statutes 49-801
  • Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). Source: OCC
  • Personal property: All property that is not real property.
  • Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.