Sec 45-436. Findings upon hearing; order for irrigation non-expansion area; publication

A. Within thirty days after the hearing, the director shall make and file in the director's office written findings with respect to matters considered during the hearing. If the director decides to declare an area an irrigation non-expansion area, the director shall make and file an order designating the irrigation non-expansion area.

B. The findings and order shall be published in the manner and for the length of time prescribed for the publication of notice of the public hearing, and the order is effective when published for the final time. All factual data compiled by the director, a transcript of the hearing, a copy of the findings and a map identifying the lands included in the irrigation non-expansion area are public records of the department and shall be available for examination by the public during regular business hours. The findings and order of the director are subject to rehearing or review and to judicial review as provided in section 45-114, subsection C.

C. The director shall file a true copy of the map in the office of the county recorder of the county or counties in which the irrigation non-expansion area is located.