Chapter 72, PUBLIC LANDS, BUILDINGS, AND FUNDS
330 sections in this chapter.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 72-1269 Act, how cited.
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Sections 72-1261 to 72-1269 shall be known and may be cited as the Nebraska Capital Expansion Act.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 72-1277 Legislative findings.
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The Legislature finds that: (1) The Nebraska Investment Council was created by the Legislature in Laws 1967, LB 335. Additional legislation was passed in Laws 1969, LB 1345, which provided for centralization of the investment of state funds and addressed types of authorized inves…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 72-1278 Nebraska Investment Council; comprehensive review of council; contract.
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The Nebraska Investment Council shall enter into a contract with a qualified independent organization familiar with similar state investment offices to complete a comprehensive review of the current statutory, regulatory, and organizational situation of the council, review best p…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 72-1301 Farm land, defined; nonfarm land; designation.
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As used in sections 72-1301 to 72-1305, unless the context otherwise requires, farm land shall mean land suitable for cultivation or grazing and devoted primarily to such purposes for a profit. Land suitable for cultivation or grazing acquired or owned by any entity of the state …
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 72-1302 Leases; required.
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All departments, boards, and commissions of the State of Nebraska, except the Board of Educational Lands and Funds, the Department of Correctional Services, the Department of Health and Human Services, and the University of Nebraska shall cease operating any farm lands except as …
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 72-1303 Capital improvements; prohibited; exceptions.
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No capital improvements shall be made to any farm land owned by the State of Nebraska, its departments, boards or commissions, except that this provision shall not apply to the Board of Educational Lands and Funds, the Department of Correctional Services, the Department of Health…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 72-1304 Lease; cash rent; term; rules and regulations; cancellation of lease.
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All publicly owned farm lands not classified as school or saline lands, or lands of the Department of Health and Human Services, the Department of Correctional Services, or the University of Nebraska shall be subject to lease at a fixed annual cash rental for a term of not more t…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 72-1305 Application for lease; affidavit; contents; deposit for rental; sealed bids; when.
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Applications to lease any such publicly owned farm lands shall be made to the department, commission, or board having charge thereof. Each such application shall contain an affidavit that the applicant desires to lease and operate such land for the applicant's own use and benefit…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 72-1306 Virgin prairie; legislative findings.
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The Legislature finds that: (1) Examples of Nebraska's prairie soil in a condition which existed before the state was settled during the early part of the nineteenth century are becoming increasingly rare; (2) Such virgin prairie is an important tool for scientists who seek to de…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 72-1307 Virgin prairie; preservation; sale; conditions.
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When any agency or political subdivision of the State of Nebraska, except the Board of Educational Lands and Funds, owns land with virgin prairie as described in section 72-1306, such agency or political subdivision may take action to establish the location and boundaries of such…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 72-1308 Virgin prairie; sale; when allowed.
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No sale authorized under sections 72-1306 to 72-1308 shall take place after July 1, 1983.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 72-1401 Purpose of sections.
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The purposes of sections 72-1401 to 72-1408 are (1) to permit the state and cities, villages, and counties to make the most efficient use of their powers by enabling them to cooperate with each other in providing services and facilities, and (2) to permit cities, villages, and co…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 72-1402 Municipality, defined.
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For the purposes of sections 72-1401 to 72-1408 municipality shall mean any city, village, or county of this state.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 72-1403 Municipality; powers; bonds; liability; agreements; limitations; sections, how construed.
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Any municipality is hereby authorized and empowered: (1) To supply or make available to the state buildings or portions thereof or other facilities or parts thereof in such municipality or the zoning area authorized by law for the municipality for use either in whole or in part b…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 72-1404 Municipality; state; agreement; Governor; approval.
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The State of Nebraska is hereby authorized to enter into agreements with a municipality providing for the supplying by such municipality to the state of buildings or other facilities or portions thereof in such municipality or the zoning area authorized by law for the municipalit…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 72-1405 Municipality; state; agreement; contents.
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(1) Any agreement entered into between the state and a municipality pursuant to the provisions of sections 72-1401 to 72-1408 shall contain provisions specifying the following: (a) The dates of commencement and termination of the agreement; Provided, that the duration of any such…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 72-1406 Municipality; state; agreement; condition precedent; appropriation by Legislature; failure to appropriate; effect.
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It shall be a condition precedent to any agreement entered into pursuant to the provisions of sections 72-1401 to 72-1408, whether or not such condition be specified in any such agreement, that the state shall incur no liability under such agreement unless an appropriation shall …
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 72-1407 Actions by state; liability; sections, how construed.
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In the event that the state shall be the sole occupier of any building furnished by the municipality or the sole user of a facility furnished by the municipality, the municipality shall not be liable in tort, contract or otherwise for actions by the state solely by reason of the …
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 72-1408 Municipality; state; joint facility; agreement authorized.
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Whenever any municipality has entered into an agreement with the state pursuant to the provisions of section 72-1405, the state may construct a building or facility for its use which may be used, operated and maintained jointly with the building or facility of the municipality ma…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 72-1409 State of Nebraska; power to lease or sublease.
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The State of Nebraska is hereby empowered to enter into a lease or sublease, as lessor or sublessor, with any public body corporate or any political subdivision of the State of Nebraska relating to any building or other facility which is or has been the subject of an agreement pu…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 72-1410 Municipality; state; agreement; provisions.
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Any agreement entered into between the state and a municipality pursuant to the provisions of sections 72-1401 to 72-1408 may provide for the following: (1) The subleasing by the State of Nebraska to any public body corporate or political subdivision of the State of Nebraska of a…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 72-1411 Municipality; power to lease.
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Any municipality is hereby empowered to enter into a lease, as lessor, with any public body corporate or political subdivision of the State of Nebraska relating to any building or other facility which is the subject of an agreement pursuant to the provisions of section 72-1405.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 72-1412 Political subdivision; power to lease; with whom; when.
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Any public body corporate or political subdivision of the State of Nebraska is hereby empowered to enter into a lease or sublease, as lessee or sublessee, with the State of Nebraska or any municipality relating to any building or other facility which is or has been the subject of…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 72-1501 Terms, defined.
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For purposes of sections 72-1501 to 72-1503, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) Agency shall mean the State of Nebraska or any agency, commission, department, division, or office thereof, including the University of Nebraska and the state colleges; (2) Account shall mean …
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 72-1502 Delinquent accounts; how collected.
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Unless otherwise specifically provided by law, delinquent accounts shall be collected in the manner provided by sections 72-1501 to 72-1503.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 72-1503 Delinquent accounts; agency notify director; withholding of state aid payment; procedure.
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(1) Each agency shall notify the director of all accounts in an amount, including interest and penalties, in excess of one thousand dollars that have been delinquent for a period of sixty days or more. Such notice shall certify the amount due, any penalties or interest thereon, a…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 72-1601 Delinquent tax or obligation owed to the state; statements; Director of Administrative Services; duties.
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When any person is indebted to the State of Nebraska on account of any tax or other obligation then due and owing to the state, the officer, commission, or other division of state government charged with administration of the law under which such tax or other obligation arose may…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 72-1701 Act, how cited.
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Sections 72-1701 to 72-1712 shall be known and may be cited as the Nebraska Small Business Incubator Act.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 72-1702 Terms, defined.
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For purposes of the Nebraska Small Business Incubator Act: (1) Business incubation center shall mean a facility in which units of space may be leased by a tenant and in which a tenant has access to business development services as described in section 72-1712; (2) Community board…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 72-1703 Business incubation centers; designation.
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Upon receipt of a petition from a community board pursuant to section 72-1705, a public agency may designate, in whole or in part, vacant or partially vacant public buildings as business incubation centers for the purpose of encouraging and assisting the establishment and expansi…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 72-1704 Community board; appointment; members; meetings; public records; certain disclosures prohibited.
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(1) A political subdivision, educational institution, or other organization that desires to have a vacant or partially vacant public building designated, in whole or in part, as a business incubation center shall appoint, in conjunction with political subdivisions or private orga…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 72-1705 Community board; duties; petition for designation of business incubation center.
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(1) The community board shall: (a) Identify the building or part of the building under consideration for designation as a business incubation center; (b) Advertise the concept of a business incubation center in the surrounding area; (c) Solicit the views of the community concerni…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 72-1706 Community board; public agency; business incubation center; feasibility study; decision; requirements.
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(1) After filing a petition pursuant to section 72-1705, the community board, in cooperation with the public agency, shall conduct and complete within one hundred eighty calendar days a center feasibility study. The study shall include, but not be limited to, all of the following…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 72-1707 Designation of business incubation center; duration; termination.
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(1) Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, a designation of a building as a business incubation center shall remain in effect for such time as agreed to by the public agency and the community board. (2) A public agency which has a building or a portion of a buildin…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 72-1708 Small businesses; location within business incubation center; application.
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When a building is designated as a business incubation center by a public agency, its community board shall accept applications from any person desiring to start or expand a small business and to locate that business within the business incubation center. The community board shal…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 72-1709 Application for location within business incubation center; evaluation by community board; factors; notification.
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(1) A community board shall evaluate applicants who want to start or expand a small business and to locate within the business incubation center based upon, but not limited to, all of the following factors: (a) The likelihood that the business will be profitable; (b) Whether the …
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 72-1710 Community board; report; contents.
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A community board shall report electronically at least annually to the Legislature on the activities of the community board and the center. The report shall include, at minimum, the name of each applicant whose application the community board rejects, together with the reasons fo…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 72-1711 Tenant of business incubation center; duties; extension; when authorized.
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A tenant shall: (1) Pay rent to the community board in an amount to be determined by the community board. The community board may agree to have the rent for a predetermined number of months payable at a later date by which time the business is expected to have received committed …
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 72-1712 Tenant of business incubation center; benefits; services.
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(1) In return for meeting the requirements of section 72-1711, a tenant shall receive the following benefits: (a) Physical space within the center; (b) The services of a building manager; and (c) Services or facilities available within the center that are agreed upon by the commu…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 72-1901 Legislative findings.
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The Legislature finds that, due to severe weather conditions and diseases, cities and villages across Nebraska are experiencing tree mortality. Most cities and villages have been unable to act decisively due to insufficient funds to remove, dispose of, and replace trees situated …
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 72-1902 Nebraska Tree Recovery Program; legislative intent; administration; rules and regulations.
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It is the intent of the Legislature that two hundred fifty thousand dollars be appropriated from the General Fund for fiscal year 1994-95 for a program to fund tree removal, disposal, and replacement costs. The Nebraska Forest Service of the University of Nebraska Institute of Ag…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 72-1903 Grants; eligible applicants.
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Any city, village, county, or agency thereof or any state agency responsible for the upkeep of state-owned real property may apply for a grant from the Nebraska Tree Recovery Program. Any civic group, tree advisory board, or other entity working with a governmental agency on tree…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 72-1904 Grants; application; considerations.
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Applications for grants for the first year of the Nebraska Tree Recovery Program shall be received not later than July 1, 1994, and grants shall be awarded not later than October 1, 1994. In subsequent years the Nebraska Forest Service of the University of Nebraska Institute of A…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 72-2004.01 Act, how cited.
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Sections 72-2004.01 to 72-2012 shall be known and may be cited as the Niobrara Scenic River Act.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 72-2005 Legislative findings.
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As a result of the recent federal court ruling in National Parks and Conservation Association v. National Park Service and in order to maintain an aspect of local control over the Niobrara scenic river corridor, the Legislature finds that there is a need to reconstitute the exist…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 72-2006 Niobrara scenic river corridor, defined.
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For purposes of the Niobrara Scenic River Act, Niobrara scenic river corridor means the area designated as a national scenic river and a part of the national wild and scenic rivers system under 16 U.S.C. 1274(a)(117), as such section existed on May 24, 1991, and described in the …
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 72-2007 Niobrara Council; created; members; terms; meetings; expenses.
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(1) The Niobrara Council is created. The council membership shall include: (a) A commissioner from each of the county boards of Brown, Cherry, Keya Paha, and Rock counties chosen by the county board of the respective county; (b) A representative of the Middle Niobrara Natural Res…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 72-2008 Niobrara Council; powers and duties; report.
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The mission of the Niobrara Council is to assist in all aspects of the management of the Niobrara scenic river corridor since portions of the Niobrara River have been designated as a national scenic river under 16 U.S.C. 1274(a)(117), as such section existed on May 24, 1991, givi…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 72-2009 Niobrara Council Fund; created; use; investment.
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(1) The Niobrara Council Fund is created. The fund shall be administered by the Niobrara Council. The council may accept any private or public funds to carry out its work and such funds shall be remitted to the State Treasurer for credit to the fund. The fund shall consist of suc…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 72-201 Board of Educational Lands and Funds; members; appointment; terms; compensation; expenses; duties; qualifications; organization; chairperson; meetings; secretary.
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(1) The Board of Educational Lands and Funds shall consist of five members to be appointed by the Governor with the consent of a majority of the members elected to the Legislature. One member shall be appointed from each of the congressional districts as the districts were consti…