{"data":{"id":"us-ne/neb.-rev.-stat.-39-826.01","jurisdiction":"us-ne","citation":"Neb. Rev. Stat. § 39-826.01","heading":"Neb. Rev. Stat. § 39-826.01","body":"The Department of Transportation or the county board shall, prior to the design or construction of a new bridge or culvert in a new or existing highway or road within its jurisdiction, notify in writing, by first-class mail, the natural resources district in which such bridge or culvert will be located. The natural resources district shall, pursuant to section 39-826.02 , determine whether it would be beneficial to the district to have a dam constructed in lieu of the proposed bridge or culvert. If the district shall determine that a dam would be more beneficial, the department or the county board and the natural resources district shall jointly determine the feasibility of constructing a dam to support the road in lieu of a bridge or culvert. If the department or the county board and the natural resources district cannot agree regarding the feasibility of a dam, the decision of the department, in the case of the state highway system, or the county board, in the case of the county road system, shall be controlling.","path":["NE Code","Chapter 39"],"source_url":"https://nebraskalegislature.gov/laws/statutes.php?statute=39-826.01","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:21Z","sha256":"37dc0372093562fa4a728d517c3ebb22c7f22515a2338b490159d150349c08c7","source_id":"us-ne","stale":false,"prev":"us-ne/neb.-rev.-stat.-39-826","next":"us-ne/neb.-rev.-stat.-39-826.02"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}