Nebraska Statutes
§ 31-1021 — Local government; enforce department regulations
Nebraska·Ch. 31 Drainage
It shall be the duty of the local government to administer and enforce any regulations adopted by the department pursuant to section 31-1020 in the same manner as if the local government had enacted such regulations. Such duty may be enforced in a mandamus action brought against such local government by any resident or landowner within the jurisdiction of such local government. If such mandamus action is successful, the local government may be held responsible for all reasonable and actual costs of the plaintiff, including, but not limited to, attorney's fees. Neither the regulations enacted by the department nor the boundaries of the base flood or floodway adopted by the department may be modified by the local government without the written consent of the department, except that a local
Free access — add to your briefcase to read the full text and ask questions with AI
Nebraska § 31-1021 (Local government; enforce department regulations) — published by Counsel Stack Legal Research, free access to 12M+ legal documents.
Legislative History
Source: Laws 1983, LB 35, § 21; Laws 2000, LB 900, § 82.
Nearby Sections
15
§ 31-1002
Definitions, where found§ 31-1003
Department, defined§ 31-1004
Repealed. Laws 1993, LB 626, § 8§ 31-1005
Base flood, defined§ 31-1006
Drainway, defined§ 31-1007
Flood, defined§ 31-1008
Floodway, defined§ 31-1009
Flood fringe, defined§ 31-1010
Flood plain, defined§ 31-1011
Flood plain management, defined§ 31-1013
Local government, defined