Chapter 39 — HIGHWAYS AND BRIDGES
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Neb. Rev. Stat. § 39-2222 Act, how cited.
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Sections 39-2201 to 39-2226 shall be known and may be cited as the Nebraska Highway Bond Act.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 39-2223 Bonds; issuance; amount.
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(1) Under the authority granted by Article XIII, section 1, of the Constitution of Nebraska, the Legislature hereby authorizes the issuance of bonds in the principal amount of twenty million dollars in 1969 and in the principal amount of twenty million dollars on or before June 3…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 39-2224 Bonds; sale; proceeds; appropriated to Highway Cash Fund or State Highway Capital Improvement Fund.
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(1) The proceeds of the sale of bonds authorized by subsection (1) of section 39-2223 are hereby appropriated to the Highway Cash Fund of the Department of Transportation, for the biennium ending June 30, 1977, for expenditure for the construction of highways. (2) The proceeds of…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 39-2225 Highway Cash Fund; warrants.
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The Director of Administrative Services shall draw his warrants upon the Highway Cash Fund for, but never in excess of, the amount herein appropriated upon presentation of proper vouchers. The State Treasurer shall pay such warrants out of the Highway Cash Fund.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 39-2226 Commission; issue refunding bonds; when; procedure; proceeds; how invested; safekeeping; when considered as outstanding and unpaid.
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For the purpose of refunding present and future bonded indebtedness issued pursuant to the Nebraska Highway Bond Act, the commission may issue, without further legislative authorization, refunding bonds with which to call and redeem all or any part of such outstanding bonds at or…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 39-223 Governmental or quasi-governmental agency; removal of signs, displays, or devices along Highway Beautification Control System; exemption; petition.
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Any community, board of county commissioners, municipality, county, city, a specific region or area of the state, or other governmental or quasi-governmental agency which is part of a specific economic area located along the Highway Beautification Control System of the State of N…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 39-224 Department of Transportation; retention of signs, displays, or devices; request.
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Upon receipt of a petition under section 39-223, the Nebraska Department of Transportation shall make request of the United States Department of Transportation for permission to retain the directional signs, displays, or devices which provide information for the specific economic…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 39-225 Department of Transportation; removal of nonconforming signs; program.
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The Department of Transportation shall adopt future programs to assure that removal of directional signs, displays, or devices, providing directional information about goods and services in the interest of the traveling public, not otherwise exempted by economic hardship, be defe…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 39-226 Exemption, how construed.
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The exemption provided by sections 39-223 to 39-225 shall be in addition to the exemption provided by section 39-219.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 39-2301 Act, how cited; legislative findings.
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(1) Sections 39-2301 to 39-2311 shall be known and may be cited as the County Highway and City Street Superintendents Act. (2) The Legislature finds that in order to safeguard life, health, and property, and in order to further professional management of county road and municipal…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 39-2301.01 Terms, defined.
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For purposes of the County Highway and City Street Superintendents Act, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) Board of examiners means the Board of Public Roads Classifications and Standards; (2) City street superintendent means a person who engages in the practice of street…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 39-2302 Incentive payments; county highway or city street superintendents; requirements.
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No person shall be appointed by any county as a county highway superintendent or by any municipality as a city street superintendent to qualify for the incentive payments provided in sections 39-2501 to 39-2505 for counties and municipal counties or sections 39-2511 to 39-2515 fo…
Repealed. Laws 2003, LB 500, § 23.
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Repealed. Laws 2026, LB905, § 69.
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Repealed. Laws 2026, LB905, § 69.
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Neb. Rev. Stat. § 39-2306 Class B license; application; fee; exceptions.
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(1) Any person desiring to be issued a Class B license under section 39-2308 shall apply to the board of examiners upon forms prescribed and furnished by the board. Such application shall be accompanied by an application fee of twenty-five dollars. (2) Any professional engineer l…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 39-2307 Board of examiners; examinations; conduct; test qualifications of applicants for Class B licenses.
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The board of examiners shall, twice each year, conduct examinations of applicants for Class B licenses under section 39-2308. Such examinations shall be designed to test the qualifications of applicants for the position of county highway superintendent or city street superintende…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 39-2308 Class B license; term; renewal; fee.
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Any person satisfactorily completing the examination required by section 39-2307 or exempt from such examination under subsection (2) of section 39-2306 shall be issued a Class B license as a county highway and city street superintendent. Such license shall be valid for a period …
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 39-2308.01 Class A license; application; qualifications; fees; term; renewal.
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Any person holding a Class B license issued pursuant to section 39-2308 may apply to the board of examiners for a Class A license upon forms prescribed and furnished by the board upon submitting evidence that (1) he or she has been employed and appointed by one or more county or …
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 39-2308.02 Class A license; renewal; professional development required.
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(1) As a condition for renewal of a license issued pursuant to section 39-2308.01, the holder of a Class A license shall be required to have successfully completed twenty hours of professional development within the preceding three years. Any license holder who completes in exces…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 39-2308.03 County highway and city street superintendent licenses; reissuance; renewal.
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(1) Beginning on August 28, 2021: (a) A county highway superintendent license or city street superintendent license, whether of Class A or Class B, issued prior to August 28, 2021, is deemed to be a county highway and city street superintendent license; (b) The holder of any Clas…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 39-2309 License; suspension; revocation; grounds; hearing; notice.
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The board of examiners may suspend or revoke any license issued under the County Highway and City Street Superintendents Act for fraud or deceit in obtaining it, neglect of duty, or incompetence in the performance of duty. Such action shall only be taken after notice and hearing …
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 39-2310 Funds received under act; remittance.
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All funds received under the County Highway and City Street Superintendents Act shall be remitted to the State Treasurer for credit to the Highway Cash Fund.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 39-2311 Rules and regulations.
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The board of examiners may adopt and promulgate rules and regulations for the administration of the County Highway and City Street Superintendents Act.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 39-2401 Highway Allocation Fund; created; investment.
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There is hereby established the Highway Allocation Fund. There shall be paid into such fund the amounts disbursed from time to time from the Highway Trust Fund as provided by law together with such sums as may be appropriated thereto from the General Fund and proceeds of sales an…
Repealed. Laws 1986, LB 599, § 25.
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Repealed. Laws 1986, LB 599, § 25.
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Neb. Rev. Stat. § 39-2501 Incentive payments for road purposes; priority.
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Before distributing the February portion of funds under sections 39-2508 and 66-4,148, incentive payments shall first be made as provided in sections 39-2502 to 39-2505.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 39-2502 County highway superintendent, defined; incentive payment; requirements.
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An incentive payment shall be made to each county having appointed and employed a county highway superintendent licensed under the County Highway and City Street Superintendents Act, during the calendar year preceding the year in which payment is made. For purposes of sections 39…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 39-2503 Incentive payment; amount.
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Except as provided in section 39-2504, the incentive payment to the various counties and municipal counties shall be based on the class of license of the county highway superintendent appointed and employed by the county and on the rural population of each county or municipal cou…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 39-2504 Incentive payment; reduction; when.
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(1) A reduced incentive payment shall be made to any county or municipal county having appointed and employed either (a) a licensed county highway superintendent for only a portion of the calendar year preceding the year in which the payment is made or (b) two or more successive …
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 39-2505 County or municipal county; certify information; incentive payments; Department of Transportation; certify amount; State Treasurer; payment.
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(1) By December 31 of each year, each county or municipal county shall certify to the Department of Transportation, using the certification process developed by the department: (a) The name of any appointed county highway superintendent; (b) Such superintendent's class of license…
Repealed. Laws 1985, LB 25, § 3.
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Neb. Rev. Stat. § 39-2507 Allocation of funds for road purposes; factors used.
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The following factors and weights shall be used in determining the amount to be allocated to each of the counties or municipal counties for road purposes each year: (1) Rural population of each county or municipal county, as determined by the most recent federal census, twenty pe…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 39-2508 Allocation of funds for road purposes; Department of Transportation; State Treasurer; duties.
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The Department of Transportation shall compute the amount allocated to each county or municipal county under each of the factors listed in section 39-2507 and shall then compute the total allocation to each such county or municipal county and transmit such information to the loca…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 39-2509 Matching funds; requirement; exceptions; effect.
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(1) Each county or municipal county shall be entitled to one-half of the amount allocated to it each year under sections 39-2507 and 39-2508 with no requirement for providing funds locally, but shall be required to match the second one-half on the basis of one dollar for each two…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 39-2510 Funds received; use; restriction; exception.
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(1) All money derived from fees, excises, or license fees relating to registration, operation, or use of vehicles on the public highways, or to fuels used for the propulsion of such vehicles, shall be expended for payment of highway obligations, cost of construction, reconstructi…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 39-2511 Incentive payments for street purposes; priority.
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Before distributing the February portion of funds under sections 39-2518 and 66-4,148, incentive payments shall first be made as provided in sections 39-2512 to 39-2515.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 39-2512 City street superintendent, defined; incentive payment.
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An incentive payment shall be made to each municipality or municipal county having appointed and employed a city street superintendent licensed under the County Highway and City Street Superintendents Act, during the calendar year preceding the year in which payment is made. For …
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 39-2513 Incentive payment; amount.
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Except as provided in section 39-2514, the incentive payment to the various municipalities or municipal counties shall be based on the class of license of the city street superintendent appointed and employed by the municipality or municipal counties and on the population of each…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 39-2514 Incentive payment; reduction; when.
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(1) A reduced incentive payment shall be made to any municipality or municipal county having appointed and employed either (a) a licensed city street superintendent for only a portion of the calendar year preceding the year in which the payment is made or (b) two or more successi…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 39-2515 Municipality or municipal county; certify information; incentive payments; Department of Transportation, certify amount; State Treasurer; payment.
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(1) By December 31 of each year, each municipality or municipal county shall certify to the Department of Transportation, using the certification process developed by the department: (a) The name of any appointed city street superintendent; (b) Such superintendent's class of lice…
Repealed. Laws 1982, LB 592, § 2.
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Neb. Rev. Stat. § 39-2517 Allocation of funds for street purposes; factors used.
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The following factors and weights shall be used in determining the amount to be allocated to each of the municipalities or municipal counties for street purposes each year: (1) Total population of each incorporated municipality or the urbanized area of a municipal county, as dete…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 39-2518 Allocation of funds for street purposes; Department of Transportation; State Treasurer; duties.
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The Department of Transportation shall compute the amount allocated to each municipality or municipal county under the factors listed in section 39-2517 and shall then compute the total allocation to each such municipality or municipal county and transmit such information to the …
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 39-2519 Matching funds; requirement; exceptions; effect.
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(1) Each city of the metropolitan or primary class or successor municipal county shall be entitled to the first one-third of its annual allocation with no requirement of matching, but shall be required to match the second one-third, on the basis of one dollar for each dollar it r…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 39-2520 Funds received; use; restriction; exception.
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(1) All money derived from fees, excises, or license fees relating to registration, operation, or use of vehicles on the public highways, or to fuels used for the propulsion of such vehicles, shall be expended for payment of highway obligations, cost of construction, reconstructi…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 39-2601 Purpose of sections.
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For the purpose of promoting the public safety, health, welfare, convenience and enjoyment of public travel, to protect the public investment in public highways, and to preserve and enhance the scenic beauty of lands bordering public highways, it is declared to be in the public i…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 39-2601.01 Expenditure of funds; limitation.
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The department shall not expend any funds under sections 39-2601 to 39-2612 unless federal-aid matching funds are available for the purpose described in 23 U.S.C. 136.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 39-2602 Terms, defined.
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For purposes of sections 39-2601 to 39-2612, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) Junk means old or scrap copper, brass, rope, rags, batteries, paper, trash, rubber debris, waste or junked, dismantled, or wrecked automobiles, or parts thereof, iron, steel, and other old or …