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Abstract
Late in the 1978 legislative session the Nebraska Legislaturel found it
not politically possible to take action on a number of proposals for water
resource management legislation. Political forces were divided on water
legislation issues in ways that prevented majority coalitions from forming.
Proponents of legislation to increase public management options for groundwater
and streamflows had substantial strength and visibility. Those opposed
to increased public management plus those opposed to specific legislative
bills before the 1978 session had roughly equivalent political power. Charges
of legislative inaction were rife in the newspapers of the state.