NE LB695

Lower Elkhorn Natural Resources District is mandated to construct a dam and implement flood control measures to protect Battle Creek and downstream communities

The district is prohibited from adopting any engineering design that would accelerate the velocity or volume flow of the Elkhorn River downstream

The district must seek and secure available local, state, and federal funding for dam construction and flood control measures

Funding efforts should aim to reduce or eliminate the need to raise the district's property tax levy on residents and businesses

Legislative findings cite protection of road and rail infrastructure critical to public transportation, agricultural operations, and metal industrial sites in the region