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Neb. Rev. Stat. § 76-3304 (2026)

Pipeline carrier; responsible for reclamation costs; commencement of reclamation; period of obligation

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(1) A pipeline carrier owning, operating, or managing a pipeline or part of a pipeline for the transportation of oil in this state shall be responsible for all reclamation costs necessary as a result of constructing the pipeline as well as reclamation costs resulting from operating the pipeline, except to the extent another party is determined to be responsible.

(2) The pipeline carrier shall commence reclamation of the area through which a pipeline is constructed as soon as reasonably practicable after backfill as provided in sections 76-3307 and 76-3308.

(3) A pipeline carrier's obligation for reclamation and maintenance of the pipeline right-of-way shall continue until the pipeline is permanently decommissioned or removed.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases, 2019–2019 · leading case: Transcanada Keystone Pipeline, LP v. Dunavan (In Re Application No. Op-0003), 303 Neb. 872 (Neb. 2019).
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Transcanada Keystone Pipeline, LP v. Dunavan (In Re Application No. Op-0003), 303 Neb. 872 (Neb. 2019). · cites it 2× “§ 76-3304(1). Brief for appellee TransCanada at 11.”
In re Application No. OP-0003 -- (TransCanada), 303 Neb. 872 (Neb. 2019). · cites it 2× “In its prayer for relief, TransCanada requested an order from the PSC that the PR is in the pub- lic interest. 4. Prehearing M atters The PSC published notice of TransCanada’s application in The Daily Record, a legal newspaper in Omaha, Nebraska, on 17 § 76-3304(1).”
— Neb. Rev. Stat. § 76-3304(1) — 2 cases
Transcanada Keystone Pipeline, LP v. Dunavan (In Re Application No. Op-0003), 303 Neb. 872 (Neb. 2019). “§ 76-3304(1). Brief for appellee TransCanada at 11.”
In re Application No. OP-0003 -- (TransCanada), 303 Neb. 872 (Neb. 2019). “In its prayer for relief, TransCanada requested an order from the PSC that the PR is in the pub- lic interest. 4. Prehearing M atters The PSC published notice of TransCanada’s application in The Daily Record, a legal newspaper in Omaha, Nebraska, on 17 § 76-3304(1).”
— Neb. Rev. Stat. § 76-3304(3) — 2 cases
Transcanada Keystone Pipeline, LP v. Dunavan (In Re Application No. Op-0003), 303 Neb. 872 (Neb. 2019). “§ 76-3304(1). Brief for appellee TransCanada at 11.”
In re Application No. OP-0003 -- (TransCanada), 303 Neb. 872 (Neb. 2019). “In its prayer for relief, TransCanada requested an order from the PSC that the PR is in the pub- lic interest. 4. Prehearing M atters The PSC published notice of TransCanada’s application in The Daily Record, a legal newspaper in Omaha, Nebraska, on 17 § 76-3304(1).”
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