If it appears to the Department of Natural Resources that the proposed works of drainage or diversion will result in injury or damage to any person or will be detrimental to the public welfare and not result in economic benefit to the state, the department shall refuse to approve the application. The party making such application shall not prosecute such work so long as such refusal shall continue in force.

Source

  • Laws 1919, c. 190, tit. VII, art. V, § 4, p. 858;
  • C.S.1922, § 8483;
  • C.S.1929, § 81-6404;
  • R.S.1943, § 81-705;
  • Laws 1957, c. 365, § 17, p. 1240;
  • Laws 2000, LB 900, § 228.

Terms Used In Nebraska Statutes 46-804

  • 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
  • Prosecute: To charge someone with a crime. A prosecutor tries a criminal case on behalf of the government.
  • 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