Statute 46 739 02

46-739.02. Transfer of right to use ground water; recording; recovery of cost; manner.An instrument of transfer of the right to use ground water shall be recorded by a natural resources district with the register of deeds in each county in which is situated the real estate, or any part thereof, from which a transfer of certified water uses or certified irrigated acres occurred, in any case in which a transfer of certified water uses or certified irrigated acres has been approved by such district. The instrument of transfer of the right to use ground water shall include a description of the real estate to and from which the certified water uses or certified irrigated acres were transferred, the nature of the transfer, and the date on which the transfer occurred. The district may recover the cost of filing an instrument of transfer of the right to use ground water from the person seeking the transfer. The instrument of transfer of the right to use ground water shall be executed, acknowledged, and recorded in the same manner as conveyances of real estate.Source Laws 2009, LB477, § 8.