Nebraska legislation · 109th Legislature
Nebraska LB761: Create a fund and change provisions relating to water well fees, use of funds, and powers and duties of the Department of Water, Energy, and Environment
Status: Failed, April 17, 2026
What the bill says
From the introduced text:
One Hundred Ninth Legislature - Second Session - 2026 Introducer's Statement of Intent LB761 Chairperson: Senator Tom Brandt Committee: Natural Resources The following constitutes the reasons for this bill and the purposes which are sought to be accomplished thereby: LB761 would implement fees related to four Department of Water, Energy, and Environment programs including well registrations, livestock facility permitting, hazardous waste generation under Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA), and permitting activities under the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES). Sec. 2 of the bill would amend Section 46-606 to increase well registration fees from $40 to $200. Sec. 3 of the bill would adjust the fee structure to ensure that livestock facility permitting fees are adequate to meet forty percent of program costs instead of twenty percent. Sec. 1 and 4 of the bill would give the Department the authorities to establish rules to assess fees from hazardous waste generators, allowing for a fee structure, whether flat or annual based on the weight or volume of hazardous waste generated through the rulemaking process. Additionally, the bill would redirect fees currently collected by the Department from facilities that process or dispose of hazardous waste so that those revenues are retained by the Department in the Integrated Solid Waste Management Cash Fund, rather than the General Fund. Sec. 5 of the …
Sponsors
- Tom Brandt (NP, 32) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Provisions/portions of LB761 amended into LB759 by AM2182
- : Provisions/portions of LB761 amended into LB759 by AM1939
- : Indefinitely postponed
- : Notice of hearing for January 21, 2026
- : Referred to Natural Resources Committee
- : Kauth FA390 filed
- : Date of introduction
Common questions
- What is LB761?
- LB761 is a bill in the Nebraska Legislature (109th Legislature): Create a fund and change provisions relating to water well fees, use of funds, and powers and duties of the Department of Water, Energy, and Environment.
- What is the status of LB761?
- Failed as of April 17, 2026. Latest action: Provisions/portions of LB761 amended into LB759 by AM2182 (April 17, 2026).
- Who sponsored LB761?
- Tom Brandt (NP, 32).
- Where is the official record for LB761?
- On the Nebraska Legislature website: https://nebraskalegislature.gov/bills/view_bill.php?DocumentID=62824
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