Prior to taking action on an application for an instream appropriation, the director shall conduct any studies he or she deems necessary to evaluate the application and shall publish notice of such application at the applicant’s expense at least once a week for three consecutive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation in the area of the stream segment and also in a newspaper of statewide circulation. The notice shall state that any person having an interest may in writing object to and request a hearing on the application. Any such objection and request for hearing shall be filed with the department within two weeks of final publication of the notice.

Terms Used In Nebraska Statutes 46-2,114

  • Action: shall include any proceeding in any court of this state. See Nebraska Statutes 49-801
  • 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
  • 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
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