Neb. Rev. Stat. § 61-209: Neb. Rev. Stat. § 61-209

The Chief Water Officer may conduct special projects for water data collection on behalf of other state agencies, political subdivisions, or federal agencies. Such data shall be public information. The Chief Water Officer may charge a fee to cover in whole or in part the costs of collecting, analyzing, and publishing the data and such fees shall be deposited in the Department of Water, Energy, and Environment Cash Fund.