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Neb. Rev. Stat. § 81-8,270 Director; employ personnel.
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The director may employ any subordinate personnel necessary to assist him or her in the performance of his or her duties, including clerical staff and technical advisors. The director may employ assistant directors if necessary to develop, assist, and cooperate with local commiss…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 81-8,271 Commission; powers.
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The commission shall have all powers necessary to carry out the functions and duties specified in sections 81-8,262 to 81-8,271, including power to establish advisory committees on special subjects, to receive or apply for and receive gifts, grants, contributions, and other funds…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 81-8,271.01 Commission on Latino-Americans Cash Fund; created; use; investment.
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The Commission on Latino-Americans Cash Fund is created. The Commission on Latino-Americans shall use the fund for commission functions described in sections 81-8,262 to 81-8,271. Money credited to the fund shall include any monetary gifts, grants, and donations. Any money in the…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 81-8,294 Act, how cited.
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Sections 81-8,294 to 81-8,301 shall be known and may be cited as the State Miscellaneous Claims Act.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 81-8,295 Miscellaneous claim, defined.
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As used in the State Miscellaneous Claims Act, miscellaneous claim shall mean any claim against the state for which there is no other specific provision of law for the resolution of such claim.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 81-8,296 State Claims Board; miscellaneous claims; powers.
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The State Claims Board shall have the power and authority to receive and investigate miscellaneous claims against the state.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 81-8,297 State Claims Board; general powers.
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The State Claims Board shall have the power and authority to receive, investigate, and otherwise carry out its duties with regard to (1) all claims under the State Miscellaneous Claims Act, (2) all claims under sections 25-1802 to 25-1807, (3) all claims under the State Contract …
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 81-8,298 State Claims Board; meetings; hearings; notice.
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The State Claims Board shall meet at such times and places and shall make such investigation of each claim or request referred to in section 81-8,297 as it determines necessary. If the board deems a hearing to be necessary or advisable on any claim or request so filed, it shall g…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 81-8,299 State Claims Board; powers; duties.
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The State Claims Board shall, for the purposes contemplated by the State Contract Claims Act, the State Miscellaneous Claims Act, the In the Line of Duty Compensation Act, and sections 25-1802 to 25-1807 and 66-1531, have the right, power, and duty to (1) administer oaths, (2) co…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 81-8,300 Risk Manager; State Claims Board; claims; filing; investigation; duties; review by Legislature; payment.
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(1) After investigation, the Risk Manager or State Claims Board shall either approve, approve with conditions or limitations, or disapprove of each claim or request and append to the claim or request a concise statement of the facts brought out in such investigation upon which it…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 81-8,300.01 Statute of limitation.
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Claims described in subdivision (4) of section 81-8,297 shall be forever barred unless the claim is filed with the Risk Manager within the time period prescribed in section 81-8,318. Claims described in subdivisions (5) and (6) of section 81-8,297 and claims relating to expiratio…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 81-8,301 Acceptance of award; effect.
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Any award made under the State Contract Claims Act, the State Miscellaneous Claims Act, the In the Line of Duty Compensation Act, or section 25-1806 or 66-1531 and accepted by the claimant shall be final and conclusive on all officers of the State of Nebraska except when procured…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 81-8,302 Act, how cited.
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Sections 81-8,302 to 81-8,306 shall be known and may be cited as the State Contract Claims Act.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 81-8,303 Terms, defined.
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For purposes of the State Contract Claims Act, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) Contract claim shall mean a claim against the state involving a dispute regarding a contract between the State of Nebraska or a state agency and the claimant other than employment contracts …
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 81-8,304 Contract claims; filing procedure.
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All contract claims shall be filed with the Risk Manager in the manner prescribed by the State Claims Board. Contract claims shall be filed on forms provided by the Risk Manager, and each claimant shall include at least the following information: (1) A copy of the contract allege…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 81-8,305 State Claims Board; submission of claim; procedure; action in district court; when.
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(1) If agreed to by the claimant and the contracting agency, the State Claims Board shall have the authority to consider, ascertain, adjust, compromise, settle, determine, or allow any contract claim. Upon receipt of a contract claim, the Risk Manager shall immediately notify the…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 81-8,306 Claims; when barred; exclusive remedy.
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Except as provided in section 25-213, every contract claim permitted under the State Contract Claims Act shall be forever barred unless the claim is filed with the Risk Manager within two years of the time at which the claim accrued. The State Contract Claims Act shall provide th…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 81-8,307 Nebraska-Ireland Commission; members; purpose; Nebraska-Ireland Fund; created; use; investment; report.
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(1) There is hereby established the Nebraska-Ireland Commission. (2) The commission shall consist of the following members: (a) The Director of the Department of Agriculture or the director's designee; (b) The Director of the Department of Economic Development or the director's d…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 81-8,309 Nebraska Sesquicentennial Commission; members; vacancy; termination.
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The Nebraska Sesquicentennial Commission is hereby established. The commission shall consist of seventeen members to be appointed by the Governor within sixty days after July 1, 2014. The commission shall include members from all regions of the state, representing all major inter…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 81-8,310 Nebraska Sesquicentennial Commission; duties; powers; report.
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(1) The Nebraska Sesquicentennial Commission shall develop programs and plans for official observance of the one hundred fiftieth anniversary of Nebraska statehood in 2017. The commission shall work closely with various state agencies, boards, commissions, and political subdivisi…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 81-8,311 Semiquincentennial Commission; members; vacancy; termination.
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(1) The Semiquincentennial Commission is created. The commission shall be housed within the Nebraska State Historical Society for administrative and budgetary purposes. (2) The commission shall consist of seventeen members. (3) The Legislature intends for the commission to includ…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 81-8,312 Semiquincentennial Commission; meeting; officers; expenses; powers and duties.
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(1) The Semiquincentennial Commission shall hold its first meeting no later than September 1, 2022. (2) The members shall select a vice-chairperson and a secretary. (3) Members shall receive no compensation for the performance of their duties as members of the commission, except …
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 81-8,313 Semiquincentennial; point of contact; official observance; cooperation required.
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(1) The Semiquincentennial Commission is the point of contact for state and national organizations and events related to the Semiquincentennial of the United States and may also seek the guidance and support of any party. (2) The Semiquincentennial Commission shall develop progra…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 81-8,314 Semiquincentennial Commission Fund; created; use; investment; termination.
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(1) The Semiquincentennial Commission Fund is created. Such fund shall consist of money appropriated by the Legislature and gifts, grants, or donations from any source, including federal, state, public, and private sources. (2) The Semiquincentennial Commission Fund shall be util…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 81-8,315 Act, how cited.
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Sections 81-8,315 to 81-8,319 shall be known and may be cited as the In the Line of Duty Compensation Act.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 81-8,316 Terms, defined.
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For purposes of the In the Line of Duty Compensation Act: (1) Firefighter means a member of a paid or volunteer fire department in Nebraska, including a member of a rescue squad associated with a paid or volunteer fire department in Nebraska; (2)(a) Killed in the line of duty mea…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 81-8,317 Compensation; when paid; amount; treatment; payment to public safety officer's designee or heir; procedure; effect on employer.
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(1) If a public safety officer is killed in the line of duty, compensation shall be paid as provided in the In the Line of Duty Compensation Act to recognize the ultimate sacrifice made by such public safety officer. (2) The amount of compensation to be paid under the act shall b…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 81-8,318 Compensation; claim; requirements; Risk Manager; State Claims Board; powers and duties.
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(1) To receive compensation under the In the Line of Duty Compensation Act, a claim for the compensation shall be filed with the Risk Manager within three years after the date of death of the public safety officer who was killed in the line of duty. Such claim shall be on a form …
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 81-8,319 Rules and regulations.
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The State Claims Board may adopt and promulgate rules and regulations to carry out the In the Line of Duty Compensation Act.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 81-824 Council of State Governments declared a joint governmental agency.
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The Council of State Governments is declared to be a joint governmental agency of this state and of the other states which cooperate through it.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 81-825 Wildfire Control Act of 2013; act, how cited.
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Sections 81-825 to 81-828 shall be known and may be cited as the Wildfire Control Act of 2013.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 81-826 Wildfire Control Act of 2013; legislative findings.
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The Legislature finds that the State of Nebraska's forests, pasture lands, and rangelands have been destroyed by catastrophic wildfires, primarily due to higher temperatures, intense and prolonged drought, increased forest fuel-loads, and the extensive spread of Eastern Red Cedar…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 81-827 Wildfire control; Nebraska Emergency Management Agency; duties; legislative intent; report; contents.
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(1) Pursuant to the Wildfire Control Act of 2013, the Nebraska Emergency Management Agency shall contract for all costs to place one single-engine air tanker in Nebraska for use in fighting wildfires. (2) It is the intent of the Legislature that the Nebraska Emergency Management …
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 81-828 Wildfire control; Nebraska Forest Service; duties.
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Pursuant to the Wildfire Control Act of 2013, the Nebraska Forest Service shall (1) administer programs to thin forests to reduce forest fuel-loads in order to substantially reduce wildfire risk, intensity, and rate of spread and develop markets for woody biomass generated from f…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 81-828.01 Wildland Fire Response Act, how cited.
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Sections 81-828.01 to 81-828.07 shall be known and may be cited as the Wildland Fire Response Act.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 81-828.02 Wildland Incident Response Assistance Team; created; administration; powers; emergency proclamation; assistance provided.
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(1) The Wildland Incident Response Assistance Team is created and for administrative purposes is part of the office of the State Fire Marshal. (2) The Wildland Incident Response Assistance Team may provide assistance or guidance to any individual who or entity that is attempting …
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 81-828.03 Coordinator; duties.
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The State Fire Marshal shall serve as the coordinator of the Wildland Incident Response Assistance Team and shall: (1) Establish squads within the team and select a squad leader and squad members for each squad. The State Fire Marshal may consult with the State Forester when esta…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 81-828.04 Squad leader; squad member; employment; operations; responsibilities.
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(1) A squad leader or squad member of the Wildland Incident Response Assistance Team shall have the powers, duties, rights, privileges, and immunities and receive the compensation incidental to employment of such leader or member by the State Fire Marshal or the Nebraska Forest S…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 81-828.05 Squad leader; squad member; compensation; expenses.
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(1) The office of the State Fire Marshal is responsible for paying the compensation of any squad leader or squad member who is an employee of the State Fire Marshal while such squad leader or squad member is assigned to a wildland fire incident, including any overtime worked by s…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 81-828.06 Equipment; rental.
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The Wildland Incident Response Assistance Team may rent equipment that is needed to respond to a wildland fire incident and shall pay a reasonable rental fee for the use of such equipment. The Wildland Incident Response Assistance Team is responsible for any loss or damage to the…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 81-828.07 Rules and regulations.
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The State Fire Marshal may adopt and promulgate rules and regulations to carry out the Wildland Fire Response Act.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 81-829 Critical Infrastructure Utility Worker Protection Act; act, how cited.
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Sections 81-829 to 81-829.04 shall be known and may be cited as the Critical Infrastructure Utility Worker Protection Act.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 81-829.01 Terms, defined.
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For purposes of the Critical Infrastructure Utility Worker Protection Act, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) Civil defense emergency has the same meaning as in section 81-829.39; (2) Critical infrastructure utility worker means an essential critical infrastructure worker…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 81-829.02 Act, purposes.
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The purposes of the Critical Infrastructure Utility Worker Protection Act are to: (1) Provide for protection of critical infrastructure utility workers during any civil defense emergency, disaster, or emergency; (2) Provide priority access to personal protective equipment; medica…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 81-829.03 Utilities; critical infrastructure utility workers; list; confidential.
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Utilities shall maintain a list of critical infrastructure utility workers by position description without listing individual names. The list shall not be deemed a public record subject to disclosure pursuant to sections 84-712 to 84-712.09, but shall be made available to the Neb…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 81-829.04 Critical infrastructure utility workers; civil defense emergency, disaster, or emergency; Governor, duties.
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In the event of any civil defense emergency, disaster, or emergency involving a severe threat to human health, the Governor shall: (1) Ensure that critical infrastructure utility workers are provided priority access to personal protective equipment, medical screening, testing, pr…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 81-829.05 Chemical facility; legislative findings; security program; requirements.
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(1) For purposes of this section: (a) Chemical facility has the same meaning as in 6 C.F.R. 27.105; (b) Federal agency means the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency of the United States Department of Homeland Security; (c) Federal standards means the federal Chemical…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 81-829.06 Nebraska Nonprofit Security Grant Program Act, how cited.
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Sections 81-829.06 to 81-829.11 shall be known and may be cited as the Nebraska Nonprofit Security Grant Program Act.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 81-829.07 Terms, defined.
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For purposes of the Nebraska Nonprofit Security Grant Program Act: (1) Agency means the Nebraska Emergency Management Agency; (2) Equipment means security equipment installed on real property, including any building or improvement, that is owned or leased by the nonprofit organiz…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 81-829.08 Nebraska Nonprofit Security Grant Program; created; administration; grant; application; purpose; issuance; working group.
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(1) The Nebraska Nonprofit Security Grant Program is created. The program shall be administered by the Nebraska Emergency Management Agency. (2) In order to receive a grant under the program, a qualified nonprofit organization shall submit an application to the agency on a form p…