The right to the use of running water flowing in any river or stream or down any canyon or ravine may be acquired by appropriation by any person.

Source

  • Laws 1919, c. 190, tit. VII, art. V, div. 3, § 13, p. 850;
  • C.S.1922, § 8463;
  • C.S.1929, § 46-613;
  • R.S.1943, § 46-259.

Terms Used In Nebraska Statutes 46-259

  • Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
  • Person: shall include bodies politic and corporate, societies, communities, the public generally, individuals, partnerships, limited liability companies, joint-stock companies, and associations. See Nebraska Statutes 49-801