Chapter 72 — PUBLIC LANDS, BUILDINGS, AND FUNDS
520 sections in this chapter.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 72-239 School lands; lease; default; extensions; when granted; conditions; lien.
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The Board of Educational Lands and Funds may extend the time of payment of delinquent interest or rental when it deems it to be in the best interest of the state, and it has full assurance that such delinquent interest or rental will be paid. Such extensions shall be granted, upo…
Repealed. Laws 1953, c. 255, § 3.
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Repealed. Laws 1972, LB 1410, § 3.
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Neb. Rev. Stat. § 72-240.02 School lands; new leases; board; powers.
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If no such application for a new lease is received or if the applicant fails to meet the requirements for a new lease, the Board of Educational Lands and Funds may, at any time within three months after the expiration of the lease, enter into a lease with any other person it deem…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 72-240.03 School lands; leases; reclassification when; rental.
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When the Board of Educational Lands and Funds deems it expedient, due to breaking or retirement of the land, erosion, resodding, or other causes, to reclassify the school land in any county, and at least once in every five-year period, it shall cause reclassification to be made o…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 72-240.04 School lands; leases; expiration.
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All leases hereafter entered into by the board shall be made by the board to expire on December 31 of a given year.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 72-240.05 School lands; leases; rental; complaints.
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The Board of Educational Lands and Funds shall sit twice each year to hear complaints from lessees as to the rental of their leases and may take such action as it may find to be right and proper in regard thereto.
Repealed. Laws 1967, c. 467, § 17.
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Neb. Rev. Stat. § 72-240.07 School lands; leases; permitted improvements; approval; exception; nonpermitted improvements; removal; requirements.
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Before any buildings, wells, irrigation improvements, dams, or drainage ditches are placed upon school lands by a lessee, written approval must be obtained from the Board of Educational Lands and Funds, except necessary improvements for the temporary handling and sheltering of li…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 72-240.08 School lands; control of noxious weeds; cost.
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The Board of Educational Lands and Funds shall be responsible and make necessary expenditures for the control of noxious weeds on all school lands of the state. Any expenditure made by such board for the control of noxious weeds shall be considered a cost of administering unsold …
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 72-240.09 School lands; control of noxious weeds; contract authorized.
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The Board of Educational Lands and Funds shall have the power to contract with supervisors of weed eradication districts of this state or any private or commercial weed control service for the purpose of controlling noxious weeds on school lands.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 72-240.10 School lands; leases; permitted improvements and growing crops of lessee; determine value; inspection; notice.
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The Board of Educational Lands and Funds shall have the authority and duty, as specified in sections 72-240.10 to 72-240.23 and 72-258, to determine the value to the land of permitted improvements and growing crops, owned by the lessee of record, on educational lands of the State…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 72-240.11 Improvements and growing crops of lessee; list; acknowledgment in writing; dispute; proceedings.
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The board shall determine what improvements and growing crops are on the land and develop a specific listing and detailed description of permitted and nonpermitted improvements owned by the lessee and by the State of Nebraska. Only those permitted improvements owned by the lessee…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 72-240.12 Permitted improvements and growing crops of lessee; appraisal; agreement as to value.
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The board shall make an appraisal of the lessee's permitted improvements and growing crops and attempt to arrive at an agreement with the lessee as to the value of the permitted improvements owned by such lessee.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 72-240.13 Permitted improvements and growing crops of lessee; value; failure to agree; petition; elect to remove and harvest; notice.
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If the value to the land of any permitted improvements or growing crops cannot be agreed upon, either the board or the lessee may file a petition in the county court of the county wherein the land is situated to have the value to the land of the permitted improvements and growing…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 72-240.14 Permitted improvements and growing crops of lessee; petition; appraisers; appointment by court; meeting; notices.
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(1) Upon the filing of a petition under section 72-240.13, the county judge or clerk magistrate, within three days by order entered of record, shall appoint three disinterested freeholders of the county, not holders of leases of school lands, to serve as appraisers. The county ju…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 72-240.15 Permitted improvements and growing crops of lessee; appraisers; qualified; oath.
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The appraisers shall be qualified by the county judge and an oath administered in the same manner as required by sections 76-707 and 76-708.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 72-240.16 Permitted improvements and growing crops of lessee; appraisers; inspection; hear interested parties.
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The appraisers shall carefully inspect and view the permitted improvements and growing crops to be valued and shall hear any party interested therein in reference to the value of the permitted improvements to the land and growing crops.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 72-240.17 Permitted improvements and growing crops of lessee; appraisers; assess value; report; file with county judge.
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After the inspection, view and hearing provided for in section 72-240.16 the appraisers shall assess the value to the land of the permitted improvements and growing crops as of the date of expiration of the lease on the land and shall make and file a report of such value in writi…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 72-240.18 Permitted improvements and growing crops of lessee; appraisers; determination of value; factors.
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(1) The appraisers shall consider in determining the value of the permitted improvements the cost of the permitted improvement less any depreciation, obsolescence and any want of benefit to the land. (2) In the case of growing crops the appraisers shall assess the value of the cr…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 72-240.19 Permitted improvements and growing crops of lessee; appraisers; valuation; appeal.
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(1) Appeals from the valuation set by the board of appraisers may be made by either party in the same manner as appeals from the award of a board of appraisers in condemnation proceedings as governed by sections 76-715 to 76-721. Those provisions shall apply as if the board is th…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 72-240.20 Permitted improvements and growing crops of lessee; appraisers; fee.
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The appraisers shall receive a reasonable fee, not to exceed fifty dollars each, for their services, to be fixed by the county judge, and the same shall be taxed to the lessee.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 72-240.21 Permitted improvements and growing crops of lessee; value; announcement; sale price in addition; deposit; lien.
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(1) When the land is put up for sale, the minimum sale price shall be determined as in section 72-258. (2) At the time of sale or lease, but prior to the commencement of bidding, a representative of the board shall announce to all present the value to the land of the permitted im…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 72-240.22 Permitted improvements and growing crops of lessee; separate improvements; disagreement on value; appraisal.
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The permitted improvements and growing crops covered by sections 72-240.10 to 72-240.23 and 72-258 shall be deemed to be separate permitted improvements and if the board and the lessee agree as to the value of some permitted improvements but disagree as to the value of others, on…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 72-240.23 Permitted improvements and growing crops of lessee; lease of land; value of improvements and crops; new lessee; payment.
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If land is not sold under the provisions of sections 72-240.10 to 72-240.23, 72-257, and 72-258 and is leased according to section 72-258.01, the new lessee shall pay to the old lessee the value of his or her permitted improvements as determined for sale purposes.
Repealed. Laws 1999, LB 779, § 51.
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Neb. Rev. Stat. § 72-240.25 School lands; lessee; relinquish interest; notice.
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Any lessee of educational lands may, subject to the approval of the board, relinquish his interest in such lease as of the following December 31 by notice to the Board of Educational Lands and Funds on or before November 30 of that year. The notice must be in writing signed and a…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 72-240.26 Board of Educational Lands and Funds; Nebraska Investment Council; annual report; contents.
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The Board of Educational Lands and Funds and the Nebraska Investment Council shall jointly report annually to the Clerk of the Legislature, and such report shall contain anticipated future actions by the board as well as actions already taken. The report submitted to the Clerk of…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 72-2401 Ferguson House Fund; created; use; investment.
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The Ferguson House Fund is created. The fund shall be used by the state building division of the Department of Administrative Services only for the operation, administration, maintenance, restoration, and renovation of the Ferguson House and grounds. Revenue credited to the fund …
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 72-241 School lands; leases; assignments; validity; recording.
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An assignment of a school land lease shall not be valid until recorded in the office of the Board of Educational Lands and Funds and shall not be eligible to such record if there are any payments of interest or rental due at the time the assignment is offered for record.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 72-242 School lands; publication of notice; fees.
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The publisher of any advertisement in connection with the forfeiture, leasing or sale of any educational lands shall be allowed the fees fixed by law for publishing legal notices, or standard commercial rates when the board elects to use commercial advertising.
Repealed. Laws 1967, c. 466, § 12.
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Neb. Rev. Stat. § 72-244 School lands; adjoining cities or villages; subdivisions; leasing; amount; procedure.
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Any portion of the lands of this state governed by sections 72-201 to 72-251, adjoining the site of any city or town, may be subdivided into lots and leased as herein provided. The Board of Educational Lands and Funds, being satisfied that by a division of any such tract into lot…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 72-245 School lands; waste or trespass; penalty.
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If any person shall commit waste or trespass, or other injury or damage, or destroy any of the trees upon any of the educational lands of this state referred to in sections 72-201 to 72-251, except as herein authorized, he shall be guilty of a Class II misdemeanor.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 72-246 School lands; leases; covenant required.
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All leases executed after May 3, 1935, with respect to educational lands shall contain a covenant to the effect that no prairie lands shall be broken without written permission authorized by the Board of Educational Lands and Funds.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 72-247 School lands; waste or trespass; violations; submission to grand jury.
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A judge of the district court shall refer charges made under section 72-245 to the grand jury at each term for investigation, and it shall make presentment of all violations thereof.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 72-248 School lands; timber; sale; public auction.
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The Board of Educational Lands and Funds may sell timber on educational lands whenever the board deems it for the best interest of school funds. Said timber shall be sold at public auction in accordance with rules and regulations adopted by the board.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 72-249 Federal funds; receipt; deposit; how allocated.
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The Governor of the state is empowered and directed to receive from the United States all money that may be due or may become due to the state, and it shall be his or her duty to deposit the same without delay in the treasury of the state, taking the State Treasurer's receipts th…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 72-250 Permanent school fund; sale of public lands; credit to state.
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All money that may be received from the United States on account of the five percent fund on cash sale shall be placed to the credit of the permanent school fund of the state.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 72-2501 Nebraska Incentives Fund; created; investment.
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The Nebraska Incentives Fund is created. Transfers may be made from the fund to the General Fund at the direction of the Legislature. Any money in the Nebraska Incentives Fund available for investment shall be invested by the state investment officer pursuant to the Nebraska Capi…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 72-251 Permanent school fund; collections on judgments; payable to fund.
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All money arising from collections on judgments in favor of the state, shall be transferred and paid into the permanent school fund and become a part thereof.
Repealed. Laws 1969, c. 584, § 134.
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Neb. Rev. Stat. § 72-253 School lands; exchange for federal or other lands; board; powers and duties.
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(1) The Board of Educational Lands and Funds is authorized and empowered to enter into agreements with the officers and agents of the United States Government for the exchange of any state educational lands lying within any federal forest or game reserve within this state for oth…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 72-254 School and federal lands; exchange; lease; renewal; removal of improvements.
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Any lands so received and patented from the United States shall be held as a part of the educational lands of this state, and shall be subject to all existing laws pertaining to such lands; Provided, that such lands, so received in exchange, shall only be subject to lease for ter…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 72-255 School and federal lands; exchange; lessee's interest; release; condemnation; procedure.
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The Board of Educational Lands and Funds is further authorized to secure from the holders of any leases of any educational lands lying in any federal forest reserve, surrenders, relinquishments, or cancellation of such leases. If the board and the holder of any such leases cannot…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 72-256 School and federal lands; exchange; minimum appraised value.
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The appraised value of any state lands exchanged under sections 72-253 to 72-255 shall not be less than seven dollars per acre, and the appraised value of the United States land received therefor shall correspond to this requirement.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 72-257 School lands; expiration of lease; sale; mineral rights; appraisal; limitation on price; contiguous tracts; how treated.
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All lands, now owned or hereafter acquired by the state for educational purposes, may be sold at the expiration of the present leases. The Board of Educational Lands and Funds shall retain all mineral rights in the land sold. Prior to such sale, the land may be appraised for purp…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 72-257.01 School lands; priorities for sale; request to sell.
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The Board of Educational Lands and Funds shall review and set priorities for the sale of lands covered by leases expiring each year, giving the highest priority to those lands which it determines, considering all relevant factors, can be sold to the best advantage. Any leaseholde…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 72-258 School lands; sale; notice; terms; partition; settlement; forfeiture of deposit; when.
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Educational land shall be offered for sale at public auction by a representative of the Board of Educational Lands and Funds and sold at not less than the appraised value to the highest bidder. Notice of such sale and the time and place where the same will be held shall be given …
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 72-258.01 School lands; unsold; lease; duration.
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If such land should not be sold according to the provisions of sections 72-208, 72-257, 72-257.01, and 72-258, then it shall be offered for lease as the Board of Educational Lands and Funds shall provide for a period of not less than three years nor more than eight years as the b…