Chapter 13, CITIES, COUNTIES, AND OTHER POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS
491 sections in this chapter.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 13-1309 Commission; property; exempt from taxation.
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The commission, its income, revenue and other receipts and all properties or rights and interest therein shall be exempt from all taxation in this state.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 13-1310 Commission; obligations; state, county, or city; not liable.
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The bonds, notes, obligations or liabilities of a commission shall not be a debt of the State of Nebraska or of the city or county for which the commission is established and neither the state, city, nor the county shall be liable thereon or therefor, nor shall such bonds, notes,…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 13-1311 City; county; powers.
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With respect to the commission created for the city and county and its projects, the city and the county may each: (1) Operate and maintain any project of the commission; (2) Appropriate funds for any cost incurred by the commission in acquiring, constructing, reconstructing, imp…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 13-1312 Sections, how construed.
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Sections 13-1301 to 13-1312 are supplemental to existing statutes and shall not be construed as repealing or amending existing statutes but shall be construed harmoniously and implemented compatibly with them.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 13-1401 Authorization to establish; members; powers.
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The county board or the governing body of any incorporated city or village in the State of Nebraska may, and is hereby authorized and empowered, when in its judgment it is deemed expedient, to establish a board of public docks to be known as Dock Board of .......... (here insert …
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 13-1402 City or village not more than ten miles from Missouri River; board; authorized; powers; duties.
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The governing body of any incorporated city or village in the State of Nebraska, the nearest boundary of which city or village is not more than ten miles from the Nebraska bank of the Missouri River, may, and is hereby authorized and empowered, when in its judgment it is deemed e…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 13-1403 Members; terms; organization; records; removal; vacancies, how filled.
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When it has been determined by the county board or the governing body of any such municipality that it is expedient to establish such board of public docks the county board or the governing body of such municipality shall appoint as members of the dock board, seven such commissio…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 13-1404 Harbor, waterfront, dock, and terminal facilities; construction; improvement; plan.
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The dock board shall have power and it shall be its duty for and in behalf of any such municipality to prepare or cause to be prepared a comprehensive general plan for the construction and improvement of its harbor, water front, dock, and terminal facilities as it may deem necess…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 13-1405 Property; purchase; condemnation; procedure.
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The dock board shall have power to purchase or acquire by any lawful means, such personal property and lands or rights or interests therein, including easements and leaseholds, as may be necessary for use in the provision and in the construction of any publicly owned harbor and t…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 13-1406 Property; control; powers.
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The county or municipality may turn over any property owned by it to the dock board to be controlled by it; and the board shall have exclusive charge and control of all such property turned over to it and all harbor and water terminal structures, facilities, and appurtenances con…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 13-1407 Streets; alleys; public grounds; jurisdiction.
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The dock board is hereby vested with jurisdiction and authority over that part of any street and alley and public grounds of the county or municipality which may abut upon or intersect its navigable waters, lying between the harbor line and the first intersecting street measuring…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 13-1408 Harbor; waterfront; jurisdiction.
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The dock board is also vested with exclusive regulation and control of the harbor and the waterfront within or abutting upon the territorial limits of such county or municipality, consistent with the laws of the United States governing navigation, and may make reasonable rules an…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 13-1409 Structures, erections, and artificial constructions; building, repair, and operation; rules and regulations.
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The dock board shall have power to make general rules and regulations for the carrying out of the plans prepared and adopted by it for the building, rebuilding, repairing, alteration, maintaining, and operation of all structures, erections or artificial constructions upon or adja…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 13-1410 Harbors, ports, and facilities; improvement; promotion of commerce.
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The dock board shall have authority, either alone or jointly with any similar body, to petition any interstate commerce commission, railway commission, or any like body or any federal, municipal, state or local authority, administrative, executive, judicial or legislative, having…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 13-1411 Tolls, fees, and other charges; conditions; procedure for adoption.
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The dock board shall have the power to fix and regulate and from time to time to alter the tolls, fees, and other charges for all facilities under its management and control and for the use thereof, which charges shall be collectible by the board and shall be reasonable and with …
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 13-1412 Rules and regulations; violation; penalty.
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Obedience to the rules and regulations of the dock board may be enforced in the name of the county or municipality, as the case may be, by a fine not exceeding one hundred dollars or by imprisonment not exceeding thirty days; Provided, the county board shall first adopt the same …
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 13-1413 Officers and employees; employment.
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The dock board shall have power to employ such harbor masters, managers, assistants, attorneys, engineers, employees, clerks, workmen, and laborers as may be necessary in the efficient and economical performance of the work authorized by sections 13-1401 to 13-1417. All officers,…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 13-1414 Docks; terminal facilities; construction; plans; bids; contracts.
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In the construction of docks, levees, wharves, and their appurtenances, or in contracting for the construction of any work or structures authorized by sections 13-1401 to 13-1417, the dock board shall proceed only after full and complete plans, approved by the board, and specific…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 13-1415 Annual report; expenses; appropriation.
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The dock board shall annually make to the county board or the governing body of the municipality, as the case may be, a full and complete report of its activities, including a statement of the commerce passing through the port and a report of the receipts and disbursements made b…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 13-1416 Revenue bonds; issuance; payment; dock fund.
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Whenever the dock board shall deem it necessary or advisable to issue bonds for the purpose of constructing any of the works or improvements herein authorized, or purchasing property for said purpose or maintaining or operating the same, the board shall petition the county board …
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 13-1417 Funds; deposit; disbursement; books and records.
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All funds collected by the dock board, or appropriated by the county or municipality for dock purposes from the proceeds of bonds or otherwise, shall be deposited with the treasurer of the county or municipality, as the case may be, and disbursed by him only upon warrants or orde…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 13-1501 Act, how cited.
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Sections 13-1501 to 13-1509 shall be known and may be cited as the State-Tribal Cooperative Agreements Act.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 13-1502 Terms, defined.
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For purposes of the State-Tribal Cooperative Agreements Act: (1) Agreement shall mean an agreement authorized under section 13-1503; (2) Public agency shall mean any political subdivision, including any municipality, county, school district, or agency or department of the state; …
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 13-1503 Public agencies; powers; agreements.
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Any one or more public agencies may enter into an agreement with any one or more tribal governments to perform any administrative service, activity, or undertaking that any of the public agencies or tribal governments entering into the contract is authorized by law to perform. Th…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 13-1504 Agreement; contents.
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An agreement shall specify: (1) Its duration; (2) The precise organization, composition, and nature of any separate legal entity created; (3) Its purpose; (4) The manner of financing the agreement and establishing and maintaining a budget; (5) The method to be employed in accompl…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 13-1505 Agreement; filing.
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Within ten days after being signed by the parties, a copy of the agreement shall be filed with: (1) The area office of the Bureau of Indian Affairs of the United States Department of the Interior having trust responsibility for each tribe the governing body of which is a party to…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 13-1506 Agreement; revocation.
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An agreement shall be subject to revocation by any party to the agreement upon six months' notice to the other unless a different period of time is provided for the agreement. No agreement may provide for a notice period for revocation in excess of five years.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 13-1507 Public agency; appropriate funds; provide personnel.
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Any public agency entering into an agreement may appropriate funds for, and may sell, lease, or otherwise give or supply material to, any entity created for the purpose of performance of the agreement and may provide such personnel or services as are within its legal power to fur…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 13-1508 Agreements; prohibited provisions.
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Nothing in the State-Tribal Cooperative Agreements Act shall be construed to authorize an agreement that: (1) Is not permitted by federal law. The parties to an agreement should deal with substantive matters and enforcement matters that can be mutually agreed upon, but no agreeme…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 13-1509 Existing agreements; validity.
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The State-Tribal Cooperative Agreements Act shall not affect the validity of any agreement entered into between a tribal government and a public agency prior to August 25, 1989.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 13-1601 Act, how cited.
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Sections 13-1601 to 13-1626 shall be known and may be cited as the Political Subdivisions Self-Funding Benefits Act.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 13-1602 Purpose of act.
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The purpose of the Political Subdivisions Self-Funding Benefits Act is to permit political subdivisions to provide employee benefits to employees and their dependents through self-funding by establishing, participating in, and administering employee benefit plans. It is also the …
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 13-1603 Definitions, where found.
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For purposes of the Political Subdivisions Self-Funding Benefits Act, the definitions found in sections 13-1604 to 13-1613 shall be used.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 13-1604 Accruals, defined.
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Accruals shall mean funds to cover all expected claims, reserves, and expenses to operate the self-funded portion of the employee benefit plan for a plan year.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 13-1605 Covered dependent, defined.
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Covered dependent shall mean a dependent who is enrolled in an employee benefit plan.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 13-1606 Covered employee, defined.
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Covered employee shall mean an employee who is enrolled in an employee benefit plan.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 13-1607 Employee benefit plan, defined.
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Employee benefit plan shall mean a plan provided pursuant to section 13-1614 for covered employees and covered dependents.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 13-1608 Excess insurance, defined.
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Excess insurance shall mean (1) aggregate insurance, (2) specific insurance, or (3) insurance in excess of a deductible, of which the plan sponsor assumes some or all of the risk for the deductible, purchased from an insurer.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 13-1609 Independent actuary, defined.
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Independent actuary shall mean a member in good standing of the Society of Actuaries or the American Academy of Actuaries who is not an employee of the plan sponsor. Selection of an independent actuary by a plan sponsor shall comply with the conflict of interest provisions of the…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 13-1610 Insurer, defined.
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Insurer shall mean an insurer as defined in section 44-103 which holds a certificate of authority to transact the business of insurance in this state.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 13-1611 Plan sponsor, defined.
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Plan sponsor shall mean any political subdivision providing an employee benefit plan.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 13-1612 Political subdivision, defined.
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Political subdivision shall include villages, cities, counties, school districts, public power districts, community colleges, natural resources districts, and all other units of local government.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 13-1613 Self-funding or self-funded, defined.
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Self-funding or self-funded shall mean assumption of primary liability or responsibility for certain risks or benefits rather than transferring the liability or responsibility to some other entity and may include the deductible portion when a plan sponsor assumes some or all of t…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 13-1614 Political subdivision; employee benefit plans; requirements.
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Any political subdivision may establish, participate in, and administer employee benefit plans for its employees or its employees and their dependents which will provide hospitalization, medical, surgical, dental, disability, and sickness and accident coverage or any one or more …
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 13-1615 Plan sponsor; use of self-funding; exemption from other laws.
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(1) A plan sponsor shall not be considered an insurer under the laws of this state. The use of any self-funding by a plan sponsor shall not constitute transacting the business of insurance and shall not be subject to regulation by the Department of Insurance. (2) A plan sponsor s…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 13-1616 Act; applicability.
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The Political Subdivisions Self-Funding Benefits Act shall not apply to coverage for workers' compensation.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 13-1617 Governing body; self-funded portion of employee benefit plan; requirements; confidentiality; violations; penalty.
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(1) The governing body of the plan sponsor shall approve the use of any self-funding for its employee benefit plan. (2) The self-funded portion of an employee benefit plan shall comply with the Political Subdivisions Self-Funding Benefits Act. The self-funded portion of the emplo…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 13-1618 Plan sponsor; summary; contents.
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A plan sponsor shall provide each covered employee with a copy of a summary of the self-funded portion of the employee benefit plan. The summary shall contain a written description of the major provisions of the self-funded portion of the plan, including (1) a table of contents, …
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 13-1619 Plan sponsor; accruals, reserves, and disbursements; requirements.
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(1) A plan sponsor shall establish accruals at a satisfactory level to provide funds to cover one hundred percent of expected claims, reserves as required in subsection (2) of this section, and expenses to operate the self-funded portion of the employee benefit plan. Accruals sha…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 13-1620 Governing body; annual report.
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The governing body of a plan sponsor shall approve an annual report showing the beginning and ending balance of the fund established pursuant to section 13-1619, deposits of monthly accruals and other assets of the fund, and a separate accounting to reflect required reserves.