Title 28 — Transportation

A. The board of directors of the joint powers airport authority may pass a resolution to issue and sell airport authority revenue bonds. B. If the revenue bonds are to be sold in a public offering, bonds may not be issued by the airport authority unless the bonds receive one of t…

The joint powers airport authority may issue and sell refunding bonds to refund any airport authority revenue bonds.

A. With respect to bonds issued pursuant to this article, the board of directors of the joint powers airport authority shall: 1. Prescribe the denominations of the bonds, the size of each issue and the form of the bonds. 2. Establish the maturities, interest payment dates and int…

A. A bond that is issued pursuant to this article and that bears the signature of officers in office on the date the bond is signed is a valid and binding obligation, notwithstanding that before delivery of the bond, any of the persons whose signatures appear on the bond have cea…

Bonds and refunding bonds issued pursuant to this article are: 1. Securities in which all of the following may properly and legally invest: (a) Public officers and bodies of this state and of political subdivisions of this state. (b) Companies, associations and other persons carr…

The joint powers airport authority may make any covenant, order any rebate, file any tax return, report any information and order the limitation on the yield of any investment made with the proceeds from the sale of its bonds or with taxes, revenues or other income pledged, held …

The joint powers airport authority may apply the proceeds from the sale of its bonds to further any of its lawful purposes, including to pay: 1. Costs and estimated costs of the issuance of the bonds. 2. Costs of feasibility studies. 3. Engineering, inspection, fiscal and legal e…

In this article, unless the context otherwise requires: 1. "Advanced air mobility" means an air transportation system that primarily uses an electric aircraft, including eCTOL, eVTOL and powered lift aircraft, to carry passengers or cargo in an urban or a regional area. 2. "eCTOL…

A. Beginning September 1, 2026, the department shall: 1. Through consultation with political subdivisions of this state that own or control a public airport, commercial air carriers, the federal aviation administration and any other relevant stakeholders, develop a statewide plan…

This article applies only to advanced air mobility aircraft, including an eCTOL, eVTOL and a powered lift aircraft, that have both of the following: 1. A gross takeoff weight of three hundred pounds or more. 2. The capability of carrying passengers as defined in section 28-8201 o…

1. Monies appropriated by the legislature. 2. Any nonfederal gifts, grants, donations or other monies received by the state treasurer from any public or private source for transportation projects. B. The monies in the fund shall be used to: 1. Purchase advanced air mobility vehic…

In this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires: 1. "Authority" means an intergovernmental public transportation authority established pursuant to this chapter. 2. "Board" means the board of directors of an intergovernmental public transportation authority. 3. "Intergovern…

A. An intergovernmental public transportation authority may be organized as provided by this section in any county with a population of four hundred thousand persons or less. B. The governing body of one or more incorporated cities or towns may petition the county board of superv…

A. An authority is a corporate body and political subdivision of this state that may act in its official corporate name and has all of the rights and immunities of municipal corporations that are granted by the constitution and statutes of this state, including immunity of its pr…

A. A majority of the board of directors of an authority may propose that the authority be dissolved, but only if all contractual obligations and debts of the authority are satisfied and if another governmental entity or entities accept dedication of all authority property and obl…

A. The executive director of the regional council of governments shall function as organizing director of the authority until replaced by a permanent general manager by the initial board of directors. B. A board of directors shall govern the authority, and the governing bodies of…

A. The board shall: 1. Determine its organizational and procedural structure, adopt, amend and repeal bylaws and rules consistent with the requirements of this chapter and prescribe a system of accounts. 2. Employ a general manager and other employees as may be necessary and pres…

A. The board shall conduct a periodic survey of public transportation needs in the authority and determine an appropriate public transportation system to meet those needs and the means to finance the system. The board shall consider whether to operate the system directly or to co…

A. The board and each member governmental entity shall enter into an intergovernmental agreement to provide that the authority has sole authority for designing, operating and maintaining the public transportation system in the authority. The board shall coordinate and implement t…

The authority shall appoint an authority treasurer or may enter into an intergovernmental agreement with the county treasurer to provide financial services for the authority.

A. The authority treasurer shall maintain a public transportation authority fund consisting of all monies received by the authority including: 1. Monies appropriated or paid to the authority from municipalities, member universities and the county. 2. Monies received by the author…

A. No later than June 30 of each year the board of directors shall hold a public hearing to adopt and submit to the county board of supervisors and the governing body of each participating municipality and university a budget for the following fiscal year that includes: 1. Receip…

A. As prescribed by 49 United States Code section 5329 or 5330 and 49 Code of Federal Regulations part 674, the department shall establish, implement and enforce minimum safety standards for light rail transit systems and street car systems in a county with a population of more t…

The department's information relating to the safety oversight of light rail transit systems and street car systems in a county with a population of more than five hundred thousand persons is a public record pursuant to title 39, chapter 1, except that, if the director, in consult…

The organization that operates a light rail transit system shall: 1. Pay for any risk management costs the department incurs resulting from the department's safety oversight of light rail transit systems pursuant to this chapter. 2. Pay for judgments against this state resulting …

1. The area with a boundary of seventeenth avenue on the east, Adams street on the north, eighteenth avenue on the west and Jefferson street on the south. 2. Any property that is within fifty linear yards of the area described in paragraph 1 of this section.

In this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires: 1. "Taxi meter" means a device that automatically calculates at a predetermined rate the charge for the hire of a vehicle and that indicates the charge. 2. "Vehicle for hire" means a taxi, livery vehicle or limousine. 3. "Ve…

A. The department shall adopt any rules necessary to carry out this chapter and adopt reasonable rules for the enforcement of this chapter. These rules have the force and effect of law and shall be adopted pursuant to title 41, chapter 6. B. The department may: 1. Investigate com…

B. The department shall issue a permit to an applicant that meets the requirements of this article. C. A vehicle for hire company shall maintain an agent for service of process in this state. D. If a fare is based on time or mileage or both time and mileage, a taxi shall have a t…

The director shall deposit, pursuant to sections 35-146 and 35-147, all fees collected pursuant to this chapter in the state general fund.

A. Every taxi that has a charge or fare based on time or mileage or both time and mileage shall have a taxi meter. B. The taxi meter shall be visible to the passengers of a taxi. C. If a taxi has the capability of producing a duplicate receipt, the driver shall print the duplicat…

1. The permittee's business name and address. 2. An accurate representation of all fares and the fare computation method. 3. The driver's name. B. At a minimum, a taxi is required to display readily visible exterior trade dress as defined in section 28-9551 that contains the word…

B. A vehicle for hire company that is issued a permit by the department shall require that all of the company's vehicles for hire that are used to provide passenger transportation meet state vehicle safety and emissions standards for private vehicles and shall require the vehicle…

A. When any vehicle for hire specified in this chapter is in commercial use and a valid permit has not been procured by the vehicle for hire company, the department, after giving notice of the permit requirements to the vehicle for hire company, shall prohibit the further commerc…

A. Except as otherwise provided by this section, any proceeding to revoke or suspend a permit issued pursuant to this chapter shall be conducted in accordance with title 41, chapter 6, article 10. B. The director may initiate proceedings for revocation or suspension of a permit i…

A. A person is guilty of a class 1 misdemeanor who: 1. Knowingly hinders, interferes with or obstructs in any way the director or any of the director's agents or inspectors in entering the premises where a taxi meter may be kept for inspecting or testing or in the performance of …

When a taxi meter is in or about any place in which or from which a vehicle for hire transaction is commonly carried on, there is a rebuttable presumption that the taxi meter is regularly used for the business purpose of the place.

A. A person who violates this chapter, any rule of the department or any permit requirement is subject to a civil penalty imposed by the director. A person who violates this chapter, any rule of the department or any permit requirement may request a hearing to review a civil pena…

In addition to any other penalty, if a civil penalty or any fee due pursuant to this chapter has not been paid within thirty days after the due date, the civil penalty or fee is delinquent and the department may refuse to issue a permit or may revoke a permit pursuant to this cha…

A vehicle for hire owner, company or driver that has a permit issued pursuant to article 1 of this chapter is exempt from transaction privilege tax pursuant to sections 42-5062 and 42-6004 on income derived from transporting persons for hire.

In this article, unless the context otherwise requires: 1. "Digital network or software application" means any online-enabled application, software, website or system that is offered or used by a transportation network company and that enables a potential passenger to arrange a r…

A. A person may not act as a transportation network company driver in this state unless the transportation network company has been issued a permit by the department. The transportation network company may apply to the department on forms prescribed by the department. The departm…

A. On behalf of a transportation network company driver, a transportation network company may charge a fare for transportation network services provided to passengers. If a fare is charged through a digital network or software application, the transportation network company shall…

A. A transportation network company shall implement a zero-tolerance policy on the use of drugs and alcohol while a transportation network company driver is providing transportation network services or is logged in to the digital network or software application but is not providi…

A. Before a person may accept trip requests through a digital network or software application, the transportation network company shall do all of the following: 1. Require the person to submit an application to the transportation network company that includes the person's name, a…

A. A transportation network company driver shall accept rides booked and paid for exclusively through a transportation network company's digital network or software application. The department may impose a civil penalty of not more than one thousand five hundred dollars per viola…

A transportation network company that has a permit issued pursuant to this article and a transportation network company driver may not be required to pay transaction privilege tax or any similar tax imposed by any taxing authority in this state on transactions in which a transpor…

1. The insurance coverage and limits of liability that the transportation network company provides while the transportation network company driver uses a transportation network company vehicle in connection with the transportation network company's digital network or software app…

1. Monies appropriated by the legislature. 2. Any nonfederal gifts, grants, donations or other monies received by the state treasurer from any public or private source for transportation projects. B. The monies in the fund shall be used for: 1. Grants to for-profit and nonprofit …

B. A grant applicant must: 1. Be able to provide a mode of transportation that seats fifteen or fewer passengers. 2. Include manually driven or autonomous vehicles. 3. Allow for dropping off and picking up passengers using predetermined locations. 4. Include in the grant applicat…