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Merge the Department of Natural Resources with the Department of Environment and Energy and change the name to the Department of Water, Energy, and Environment, create the position of Chief Water Officer, and provide, change, and eliminate powers and duties relating to water, conservation, state game refuges, and low-level radioactive waste disposal

It became law on May 6, 2025.

NE LB 317 · Lb · 109

Stage
Became law
Sponsor
Tom Brandt
Latest action
May 6, 2025

Where it stands

  1. Introduced (Done)

  2. Committee (Done)

  3. Floor (Done)

  4. Law (Done)

    May 6, 2025

This bill passed and is now law.

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It is law in Nebraska. What happens now is up to the agency that carries it out, the courts, and the place itself.

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Merge the Department of Natural Resources with the Department of Environment and Energy and change the name to the Department of Water, Energy, and Environment, create the position of Chief Water Officer, and provide, change, and eliminate powers and duties relating to water, conservation, state game refuges, and low-level radioactive waste disposal | 52