Nebraska § 46-249 Irrigation works constructed by authority of United States; right-of-way over public lands; grant; school lands excepted

Nebraska Statutes

§ 46-249 — Irrigation works constructed by authority of United States; right-of-way over public lands; grant; school lands excepted

Nebraska § 46-249

Ch. 46Irrigation and Regulation of Water

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Neb. Rev. Stat. § 46-249 (2026).

Text

There is hereby granted, over all the lands now or hereafter belonging to the State of Nebraska, except school lands held in trust by the Board of Educational Lands and Funds, a right-of-way for ditches, tunnels and telephone and transmission lines necessary to the construction and operation of any irrigation works constructed by authority of the United States; and in all conveyances such right-of-way shall be reserved.

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There is hereby granted, over all the lands now or hereafter belonging to the State of Nebraska, except school lands held in trust by the Board of Educational Lands and Funds, a right-of-way for ditches, tunnels and telephone and transmission lines necessary to the construction and operation of any irrigation works constructed by authority of the United States; and in all conveyances such right-of-way shall be reserved.

Legislative History

Source: Laws 1919, c. 190, tit. VII, art. V, div. 3, § 5, p. 847; C.S.1922, § 8455; C.S.1929, § 46-605; R.S.1943, § 46-249; Laws 1965, c. 273, § 1, p. 775. Cross References: School lands, defined, see section 79-1035.03. Annotations: State could not grant to anyone, including the United States, a right-of-way over school lands without compensation. United States v. 78.61 Acres of Land in Dawes and Sioux Cos., 265 F.Supp. 564 (D. Neb. 1967).