{"data":{"id":"us-ne/neb.-rev.-stat.-72-1306","jurisdiction":"us-ne","citation":"Neb. Rev. Stat. § 72-1306","heading":"Virgin prairie; legislative findings.","body":"The Legislature finds that:\n(1) Examples of Nebraska's prairie soil in a condition which existed before the state was settled during the early part of the nineteenth century are becoming increasingly rare;\n(2) Such virgin prairie is an important tool for scientists who seek to determine the highest and best use of Nebraska's soil resources;\n(3) Such virgin prairie is an important part of botanical and zoological studies offered by institutions of learning in this state; and\n(4) It is in the public interest that such virgin prairie which has been used as an educational tool by an educational institution of this state in suitable quantities be preserved and protected.","path":["Chapter 72 - PUBLIC LANDS, BUILDINGS, AND FUNDS"],"source_url":"https://nebraskalegislature.gov/laws/statutes.php?statute=72-1306","current_through":"Laws 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-10-18T06:03:51Z","sha256":"feb05da58cf832fff9cf5008d08eab2a58b796271d5f2d16245876ba41df4d23","source_id":"us-ne","stale":false,"prev":"us-ne/neb.-rev.-stat.-72-1305","next":"us-ne/neb.-rev.-stat.-72-1307"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}