Chapter 81, STATE ADMINISTRATIVE DEPARTMENTS
2,166 sections in this chapter.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 81-12,202 Matching funds, defined.
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Matching funds means the funds provided by the State of Nebraska pursuant to section 81-12,211.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 81-12,203 Project, defined.
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Project means expenses incurred or to be incurred at one qualified location for: (1) Site acquisition and preparation, transportation infrastructure, utility extensions, and rail spur construction for the development of a new industrial rail access business park, including: (a) A…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 81-12,204 Qualified location, defined.
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Qualified location means a location within a county in this state that has a population of less than one hundred thousand inhabitants.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 81-12,205 Related entity, defined.
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Related entity means any entity which is a subsidiary or affiliated entity of the applicant or which has, as one of its purposes for existence, the financial support of the applicant.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 81-12,206 Transformational period, defined.
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Transformational period means the period of time from the date of application through the end of the tenth year after the year in which the complete application was filed with the director.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 81-12,207 Year, defined.
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Year means the fiscal year of the State of Nebraska.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 81-12,208 Matching funds; eligibility; application; requirements; approval; deadlines.
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(1) In order to be eligible to receive the matching funds allowed in the Nebraska Rural Projects Act, the applicant shall file an application with the director, on a form developed by the director, requesting an agreement. (2) The application shall: (a) Identify the project, incl…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 81-12,209 Agreement; requirements; documentation of applicant resources.
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(1) Within ninety days after approval of the application, the director shall prepare and deliver a written agreement to the applicant for the applicant's signature. The applicant and the director, on behalf of the State of Nebraska, shall enter into such written agreement. Under …
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 81-12,210 Transactions or activities excluded.
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The following transactions or activities shall not create investment under the Nebraska Rural Projects Act except as specifically allowed by this section: (1) The renegotiation of any private donor commitment in existence before the date of application, except to the extent of ad…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 81-12,211 Matching funds; receipt; conditions; exception; payment.
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(1) Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, an applicant shall, subject to section 81-12,213, be entitled to receive matching funds from the State of Nebraska as follows: (a) For any amount of investment up to two million five hundred thousand dollars made by the ap…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 81-12,212 Matching funds; filing required; use; repayment; interest; director; powers and duties.
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(1) The right to matching funds prescribed in section 81-12,211 shall be established by filing the forms required by the director. Such forms shall be filed by the applicant on an annual basis and shall be used by the director to determine the amount of matching funds to be paid …
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 81-12,213 Matching funds; receipt; conditions; limitations; legislative intent regarding appropriations.
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(1) The right to receive matching funds under the Nebraska Rural Projects Act: (a) Shall be subject to the limitations on matching funds provided in subsections (3) and (4) of this section and any other limitations provided in the act; (b) Shall be subject to funds being appropri…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 81-12,214 Application; valid; when.
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Any complete application shall be considered a valid application on the date submitted for the purposes of the Nebraska Rural Projects Act.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 81-12,215 Project; land on which project is situated; sale; approval required; conditions.
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(1) If approved by the director, an applicant may sell all or any part of the project authorized by the Nebraska Rural Projects Act or the land on which such project is situated to (a) a person who is seeking to establish a business at the site of such project, (b) a city, a coun…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 81-12,216 Report; joint hearing.
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(1) No later than October 1, 2022, and no later than October 1 of each year thereafter, the director shall submit electronically an annual report for the previous fiscal year to the Legislature. The report shall be on a fiscal year, accrual basis that satisfies the requirements s…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 81-12,217 Rules and regulations.
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The director may adopt and promulgate all procedures and rules and regulations necessary to carry out the purposes of the Nebraska Rural Projects Act.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 81-12,218 Nebraska Rural Projects Fund; created; use; investment.
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(1) The Nebraska Rural Projects Fund is hereby created. The fund shall receive money from application fees paid under the Nebraska Rural Projects Act and from transfers authorized by the Legislature, grants, private contributions, repayments of matching funds, and all other sourc…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 81-12,219 Act, how cited.
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Sections 81-12,219 to 81-12,226 shall be known and may be cited as the Shovel-Ready Capital Recovery and Investment Act.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 81-12,220 Act; purpose.
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The purpose of the Shovel-Ready Capital Recovery and Investment Act is to partner with the private sector by providing grants to qualified nonprofit organizations to assist such organizations with capital projects that have been delayed due to COVID-19 or that will provide a posi…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 81-12,221 Terms, defined.
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For purposes of the Shovel-Ready Capital Recovery and Investment Act: (1) Capital project means a construction project to build, expand, or develop a new or existing facility or facilities or restoration work on a facility designated as a National Historic Landmark; (2) Cost, in …
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 81-12,222 Grant; application; approval; amount.
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(1) Beginning July 1, 2023, through September 1, 2024, a qualified nonprofit organization may apply to the department for a grant under the Shovel-Ready Capital Recovery and Investment Act. The application shall include, but not be limited to, the following information: (a) A des…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 81-12,223 Qualified nonprofit organization; grant; requirements; repayment, when.
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(1) Each qualified nonprofit organization that receives a grant under the Shovel-Ready Capital Recovery and Investment Act shall: (a) Secure all of the other funds described in subdivision (1)(c) of section 81-12,222 through a written pledge or payment by December 31, 2024, and s…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 81-12,224 Shovel-Ready Capital Recovery and Investment Fund; created; use; investment.
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The Shovel-Ready Capital Recovery and Investment Fund is created. The fund shall consist of transfers authorized by the Legislature and any gifts, grants, or bequests from any source, including federal, state, public, and private sources. The fund shall be administered by the dep…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 81-12,225 Federal funds and cash funds; use; legislative intent; changes to sections; applicability.
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(1) For any federal funds appropriated to the department pursuant to the Shovel-Ready Capital Recovery and Investment Act, it is the intent of the Legislature that the department divide the total appropriation for grants to capital projects eligible under the act equally for each…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 81-12,226 Rules and regulations.
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The department may adopt and promulgate rules and regulations to carry out the Shovel-Ready Capital Recovery and Investment Act.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 81-12,227 Act, how cited.
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Sections 81-12,227 to 81-12,231 shall be known and may be cited as the Small Business Stabilization Grant Program Act.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 81-12,228 Purpose of act.
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The purpose of the Small Business Stabilization Grant Program Act is to provide grant funds to eligible businesses that are experiencing a significant loss of revenue as a result of a qualifying event.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 81-12,229 Terms, defined.
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For purposes of the Small Business Stabilization Grant Program Act: (1) Department means the Department of Economic Development; (2) Eligible business means a for-profit business that: (a) Is located in this state; and (b) Had no more than one million dollars of gross revenue in …
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 81-12,230 Grant program; when established; eligibility; application; approval; amount.
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(1) If a qualifying event occurs, the department shall establish a grant program to provide financial assistance to eligible businesses that have experienced a significant loss of revenue as a result of such qualifying event. An eligible business shall be considered to have exper…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 81-12,231 Rules and regulations.
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The department may adopt and promulgate rules and regulations to carry out the Small Business Stabilization Grant Program Act.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 81-12,238 Act, how cited.
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Sections 81-12,238 to 81-12,243 shall be known and may be cited as the Economic Recovery Act.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 81-12,239 Legislative findings.
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The Legislature finds that: (1) The COVID-19 public health emergency has caused widespread economic, social, and public health-related turmoil that deepened existing disparities; (2) The social and economic challenges caused and exacerbated by the COVID-19 public health emergency…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 81-12,240 Terms, defined.
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For purposes of the Economic Recovery Act: (1) Economic redevelopment area means an area in the State of Nebraska in which: (a) The average rate of unemployment in the area during the period covered by the most recent federal decennial census or American Community Survey 5-Year E…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 81-12,241 Economic Recovery and Incentives Division; grants; payment; use; prioritize; Qualified Census Tract Recovery Grant Program; other grant funding; purposes; preparing land parcels; permitted activities; compliance with federal law; applicability to state-funded grants.
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(1) A primary responsibility of the Economic Recovery and Incentives Division of the Department of Economic Development shall be to utilize federal or state funding to award grants as provided in this section. For grants awarded under this section, the division shall pay a grante…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 81-12,241.01 Economic Recovery and Incentives Division; North and South Omaha Recovery Grant Program; other grant funding; purposes; project; eligibility for grant; requirements; grants; payment; grant or contract, assignment.
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(1)(a) The Economic Recovery and Incentives Division of the Department of Economic Development shall create and administer the North and South Omaha Recovery Grant Program to provide grants as provided in this section to public and private entities to respond to the negative impa…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 81-12,242 Economic Recovery Special Committee of the Legislature; members; powers and duties.
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(1) The Economic Recovery Special Committee of the Legislature is established as a special committee of the Legislature to perform the duties provided in the Economic Recovery Act. The special legislative committee shall consist of the chairperson of the Urban Affairs Committee o…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 81-12,243 Economic Recovery Contingency Fund; created; use; prioritize; investment.
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(1) The Economic Recovery Contingency Fund is created. The fund shall consist of transfers by the Legislature to carry out the Economic Recovery Act. Transfers may be made from the Economic Recovery Contingency Fund to the General Fund, the State Park Cash Revolving Fund, or the …
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 81-12,245 Department of Economic Development; use of funds; restrictions; grant applications; priorities.
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(1) The Department of Economic Development shall use any funds received from the federal Coronavirus Capital Projects Fund under the federal American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 as follows: (a) No more than thirty-five million dollars to eligible projects that are located within a co…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 81-12,246 Department of Economic Development; Legislative intent to appropriate.
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It is the intent of the Legislature to appropriate one hundred twenty-eight million seven hundred forty thousand one hundred seventy-eight dollars from federal funds for fiscal year 2022-23 to the Department of Economic Development to provide grants as provided in section 81-12,2…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 81-12,247 Legislative intent to appropriate; grants; restrictions.
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(1) It is the intent of the Legislature to appropriate three million seventy-four thousand dollars from federal funds for FY2022-23 to the Department of Economic Development. The federal funds described in this subsection are the funds received by the State of Nebraska from the U…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 81-12,248 Development of underutilized tax-exempt property; covered nonprofit organization; requirements; sale restrictions; violations; penalty.
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(1) For purposes of this section: (a) Community development corporation means a private, nonprofit corporation whose board of directors is comprised of business, civic, and community leaders, and whose principal purpose includes the provision of low-income housing or community ec…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 81-12,249 New Taxpayer Recruitment Act, how cited.
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Sections 81-12,249 to 81-12,256 shall be known and may be cited as the New Taxpayer Recruitment Grant Act.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 81-12,250 Terms, defined.
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For purposes of the New Taxpayer Recruitment Grant Act: (1) Department means the Department of Economic Development; (2) Household means one or more individuals who dwell together; and (3) Household goal means the total number of households that a new taxpayer recruitment program…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 81-12,251 Grant; eligibility; application; contents; qualifications; approval; limit; disbursement.
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(1)(a) Beginning on July 15 of each fiscal year any (i) city or Indian tribe or band in the State of Nebraska or (ii) nonprofit organization, the primary purpose of which includes economic development, workforce and talent development, or community development, may apply to the d…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 81-12,252 Incentives; application by household; contents.
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To be eligible for incentives from new taxpayer recruitment programs funded by grants under the New Taxpayer Recruitment Grant Act, a household shall submit an application to a grant recipient for the new taxpayer recruitment program of such grant recipient that includes: (1) The…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 81-12,253 Grant recipient; reports; contents; household recipient; provide information.
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(1) Each grant recipient shall provide semiannual reports to the department with the following data regarding new taxpayer recruitment program outcomes: (a) Total number of applications received from households; (b) Total number of approved applications for incentives; (c) The in…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 81-12,254 Grant applicants; funding; authorized resources.
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Unless otherwise prohibited by law, any grant applicant may utilize any resource available to it for the local funds or in-kind donations required in subdivision (3) of section 81-12,251, including, but not limited to: (1) Any resource collected and disbursed pursuant to the Loca…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 81-12,255 New Taxpayer Recruitment Grant Cash Fund; created; use; investment.
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The New Taxpayer Recruitment Grant Cash Fund is created. The department shall administer the fund and use the fund to finance grants for new taxpayer recruitment programs under the New Taxpayer Recruitment Grant Act. The fund shall consist of money transferred by the Legislature,…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 81-12,256 Rules and regulations.
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The department may adopt and promulgate rules and regulations to carry out the New Taxpayer Recruitment Grant Act.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 81-120 State agency; securities; held for safekeeping; book entry account.
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Any state agency which receives and holds securities for safekeeping purposes may hold and evidence such securities by book entry account rather than obtaining and retaining the original certificate.