Change provisions relating to the Perkins County Canal Project and provide for a transfer from the Perkins County Canal Project Fund

Summary

The measure amends Nebraska statutes to restate the state’s authority to build the Perkins County Canal under the South Platte River Compact and to create a fund for the project. It directs the State Treasurer to transfer $500 million from that fund to the Water Sustainability Fund and orders a feasibility study covering costs, timelines, alternatives and impacts on drinking water for Lincoln and Omaha. The bill was postponed indefinitely and did not become law.

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