Nebraska Statutes 46-1625. Owner, defined
Owner includes any of the following who or which owns, controls, manages, or proposes to construct, reconstruct, enlarge, alter, breach, remove, or abandon a dam:
Terms Used In Nebraska Statutes 46-1625
- Breach: means partial removal of a dam creating a channel through the dam to the natural bed elevation of the stream. See Nebraska Statutes 46-1609
- Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
- Dam: means any artificial barrier, including appurtenant works, with the ability to impound water, wastewater, or liquid-borne materials and which (a) is twenty-five feet or more in height from the natural bed of the stream or watercourse measured at the downstream toe of the barrier, or from the lowest elevation of the outside limit of the barrier if it is not across a stream channel or watercourse, to the maximum storage elevation or (b) has an impounding capacity at maximum storage elevation of fifty acre-feet or more, except that any barrier described in this subsection which is not in excess of six feet in height or which has an impounding capacity at maximum storage elevation of not greater than fifteen acre-feet shall be exempt, unless such barrier, due to its location or other physical characteristics, is classified as a high hazard potential dam. See Nebraska Statutes 46-1611
- Owner: includes any of the following who or which owns, controls, manages, or proposes to construct, reconstruct, enlarge, alter, breach, remove, or abandon a dam:
(1) The United States Government and its departments, agencies, and bureaus. See Nebraska Statutes 46-1625
- Person: means any individual, partnership, limited liability company, association, public or private corporation, trustee, receiver, assignee, agent, municipality, other political subdivision, public agency, or other legal entity or any officer or governing or managing body of any public or private corporation, municipality, other political subdivision, public agency, or other legal entity. See Nebraska Statutes 46-1626
- State: when applied to different states of the United States shall be construed to extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories organized by Congress. See Nebraska Statutes 49-801
- Trustee: A person or institution holding and administering property in trust.
- United States: shall include territories, outlying possessions, and the District of Columbia. See Nebraska Statutes 49-801
(1) The United States Government and its departments, agencies, and bureaus;
(2) The state and its departments, institutions, agencies, and political subdivisions;
(3) A municipal or quasi-municipal corporation;
(4) A public utility;
(5) A district;
(6) A person;
(7) A duly authorized agent, lessee, or trustee of any person or entity listed in this section; and
(8) A receiver or trustee appointed by a court for any person or entity listed in this section.