Neb. Rev. Stat. § 81-1108.22 — NE Code / Chapter 72 / Section 81-1108.22
81-1108.22
Status: in_force

(1) The division shall have the responsibility of providing office space in leased and state-owned buildings in the proximity of the State Capitol and in other locations.

(2) When any board, agency, commission, or department of the state government not otherwise specifically authorized by law desires to use funds available for the purpose of renting office space outside of the State Capitol, it shall submit a request to the Director of Administrative Services. If the director approves the lease, the terms and location shall be approved by the director and the administrator in writing and the leases shall be entered into and administered by the administrator on behalf of the board, agency, commission, or department. A copy of all such lease contracts shall be kept on file by the state building division and shall be open to inspection by the Legislature and the public during normal business hours.

(3)(a) The administrator shall develop a system of charges to cover basic rental, maintenance, renovations, and operation of such leased and owned properties. The charges to state agencies, boards, commissions, or departments of state government shall be paid from funds available for the purpose of renting space on a regular basis and placed, as applicable, in the State Building Revolving Fund and the State Building Renewal Assessment Fund. The administrator shall make payments for basic rentals, renovations, and maintenance and operational costs of all leased and owned buildings from the State Building Revolving Fund except for expenses relating to security provided by the Nebraska State Patrol as provided in subdivision (b) of this subsection.

(b) The State Building Revolving Fund is created. The fund shall be administered by the administrator. The fund shall consist of rental charges and other receipts collected pursuant to contractual agreements between the state building division and other entities as authorized by law. The fund shall only be used to support the operation of the state building division as provided by law, except that the Legislature shall make fund transfers each fiscal year through the budget process from the State Building Revolving Fund to the Capitol Security Revolving Fund to help pay non-general-fund costs associated with the operation of the state capitol security division of the Nebraska State Patrol. Any money in the State Building Revolving Fund available for investment shall be invested by the state investment officer pursuant to the Nebraska Capital Expansion Act and the Nebraska State Funds Investment Act. Beginning October 1, 2024, any investment earnings from investment of money in the fund shall be credited to the General Fund.

(4) The charges for such leased and owned properties shall only be adjusted by the administrator on July 1. Prior to any adjustment in the system of charges, the Department of Administrative Services, on or before December 1 of the year preceding the effective date of such adjustment, shall provide electronic notification to the Committee on Building Maintenance, the Clerk of the Legislature, and the Legislative Fiscal Analyst of the proposed adjustment to the system of charges.

administrator on July 1. Prior to any adjustment in the system of charges, the Department of Administrative Services, on or before December 1 of the year preceding the effective date of such adjustment, shall provide electronic notification to the Committee on Building Maintenance, the Clerk of the Legislature, and the Legislative Fiscal Analyst of the proposed adjustment to the system of charges.

(5) Commencing on April 18, 1992, all leases of real property entered into by any state agency, board, commission, or department shall be subject to this section. Leases held by a state agency, board, commission, or department on such date shall be valid until the lease contract is terminated or is subject to renewal. The division shall monitor all such leases and determine when the lease is subject to renewal. Once the determination is made, the division shall cancel the lease as of the renewal date and shall treat the need of the agency, board, commission, or department as an original request for space and subject to this section. This subsection shall not apply to (a) state-owned facilities to be rented to state agencies or other parties by the University of Nebraska, the Nebraska state colleges, the Department of Transportation, and the Board of Educational Lands and Funds, (b) facilities to be leased for use by the University of Nebraska, the Nebraska state colleges, and the Board of Educational Lands and Funds, (c) facilities to be leased for nonoffice use by the Department of Transportation, or (d) facilities controlled by the State Department of Education, which were formerly controlled by the Nebraska School for the Visually Handicapped, to be rented to state agencies or other parties by the department.

Laws 1961, c. 353, § 1, p. 1113;

Laws 1963, c. 421, § 1, p. 1347;

R.R.S.1943, § 72-701.08;

Laws 1974, LB 1048, § 13;

Laws 1975, LB 359, § 13;

Laws 1979, LB 576, § 5;

Laws 1992, LB 1241, § 23;

Laws 1995, LB 530, § 11;

Laws 1998, LB 1100, § 22;

Laws 1999, LB 813, § 57;

Laws 2004, LB 439, § 22;

Laws 2004, LB 1092, § 9;

Laws 2007, LB322, § 26;

Laws 2012, LB782, § 181;

Laws 2017, LB339, § 286;

Laws 2024, First Spec. Sess., LB3, § 35.

Committee on Building Maintenance, see section 81-185 .

Nebraska Capital Expansion Act, see section 72-1269 .

Nebraska State Funds Investment Act, see section 72-1260 .
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 72-270 — NE Code / Chapter 72 / Section 72-270
View Statute 72-270
Status: in_force

Agreements involving the production of wind or solar energy on lands under the control of the Board of Educational Lands and Funds shall be regulated by sections 72-270 to 72-274 .

Laws 2010, LB235, § 1;

Laws 2012, LB828, § 11.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 72-2006 — NE Code / Chapter 72 / Section 72-2006
View Statute 72-2006
Status: in_force

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 1996 Niobrara National Scenic River General Management Plan/Environmental Impact Statement.

Laws 2000, LB 1234, § 2;

Laws 2002, LB 1003, § 43.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 72-240.11 — NE Code / Chapter 72 / Section 72-240.11
View Statute 72-240.11
Status: in_force

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 shall be considered in determining the value of the lessee's interest therein. The listing of permitted improvements and growing crops shall be acknowledged and agreed upon in writing by both parties. In the event of a dispute regarding ownership of any improvements, either the board or the lessee may file an action in district court for a declaratory judgment.

Laws 1967, c. 467, § 2, p. 1452;

Laws 1971, LB 413, § 3.

Ownership of improvements on school lands determined pursuant hereto. State v. Rosenberger, 187 Neb. 726, 193 N.W.2d 769 (1972).

Ownership of improvements on school lands determined pursuant hereto. State v. Rosenberger, 187 Neb. 726, 193 N.W.2d 769 (1972).
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 72-1268.02 — NE Code / Chapter 72 / Section 72-1268.02
View Statute 72-1268.02
Status: in_force

The bond referred to in section 72-1268.01 shall be in substance as follows:

Know all Persons by these Presents, That we .......... as principals, and .......... as sureties, are held and firmly bound unto the State of Nebraska, in the just and full sum of .......... Dollars, for the payment of which, well and truly to be made, we bind ourselves, our heirs, executors, and administrators, jointly and severally, by these presents. Dated the .......... day of .................... A.D. ................ .

Whereas, such bank, capital stock financial institution, or qualifying mutual financial institution, in consideration of the deposit of certain of the money of the State of Nebraska for safekeeping with and in the .......... bank, capital stock financial institution, or qualifying mutual financial institution of .......... the amount whereof shall be subject to withdrawal or diminution by the state investment officer as the requirements of the state shall demand, and which amount may be increased or decreased as the state investment officer may determine.

Now, Therefor, if such .................... bank, capital stock financial institution, or qualifying mutual financial institution of ........................... shall at the end of every month render to the state investment officer a statement in duplicate showing the daily balance of the state money held by it during the month next preceding, and how the same has been credited, and shall well and truly keep all such sums of money so deposited or to be deposited as aforesaid subject to the check and order of the state investment officer as aforesaid, and shall pay over the same, and each and every part thereof, upon the written demand of the state investment officer, and to his or her successor in office as shall be by him or her demanded, and shall in all respects save and keep the people of the State of Nebraska and the state investment officer harmless and indemnified for and by reason of the making of such deposit or deposits, then this obligation shall be void and of no effect, otherwise to be and remain in full force and virtue.

Laws 1985, LB 614, § 7;

Laws 2003, LB 175, § 10.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 72-2307 — NE Code / Chapter 72 / Section 72-2307
View Statute 72-2307
Status: in_force

Any qualified public agency which has issued bonds in accordance with the Public Facilities Construction and Finance Act shall levy and collect taxes on all the taxable property within the territory of the qualified public agency, in addition to all other taxes, for the purpose of paying the principal and interest of such bonds as the principal and interest become due. Taxes levied for such purposes shall not be subject to the limitations in section 77-3442 . The levying of taxes to pay such bonds for any county shall be subject to the constitutional limitation upon levying taxes by a county.

Laws 2005, LB 217, § 7.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 72-2004.01 — NE Code / Chapter 72 / Section 72-2004.01
View Statute 72-2004.01
Status: in_force

Sections 72-2004.01 to 72-2012 shall be known and may be cited as the Niobrara Scenic River Act.

Laws 2002, LB 1003, § 47.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 72-1254 — NE Code / Chapter 72 / Section 72-1254
View Statute 72-1254
Status: in_force

The state investment officer shall report no later than fifteen days after the close of each month to the Governor, the State Treasurer, the Auditor of Public Accounts, the Department of Administrative Services, and the members of the council on the operations for the pooled accounts during such month. The report shall include a summary of investments, purchases, and dealers utilized. Such reports shall be available for public inspection in the office of the state investment officer.

Laws 1969, c. 584, § 18, p. 2355;

Laws 2003, LB 149, § 4.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 72-1904 — NE Code / Chapter 72 / Section 72-1904
View Statute 72-1904
Status: in_force

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 Agriculture and Natural Resources Department of Forestry, Fisheries and Wildlife shall establish the date by which applications must be submitted, and grants shall be awarded not later than ninety days after such date.

The following shall be considered in reviewing a proposal of an applicant for a grant from the program:

(1) Grant money shall be used to plant or remove trees only on land owned by state or local governments, including parks, public grounds, and city rights-of-way;

(2) Trees shall be purchased from commercial Nebraska nurseries;

(3) The applicant shall provide funds to match the grant at a fifty-fifty match rate;

(4) Local labor may be considered as in-kind participation in calculating the amount of the applicant's matching funds required by subdivision (3) of this section;

(5) No state or local funds under the program shall be used to purchase real property;

(6) Tree species to be planted under the proposal shall be adaptable to Nebraska and the local area in order for such trees to grow and thrive;

(7) Arboricultural experts may be consulted at the local and state levels for expertise in developing local tree replanting programs;

(8) Local programs shall indicate a partnership between the applicant and property owners showing how to best replant and maintain trees for the first three years after planting; and

(9) Cities, villages, civic groups, students, and families should be involved in selecting, replanting, and caring for trees for the valuable educational aspects of the program.

Laws 1994, LB 695, § 4.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 72-2211 — NE Code / Chapter 72 / Section 72-2211
View Statute 72-2211
Status: in_force

(1) The Capitol Restoration Cash Fund is created. The administrator shall administer the fund, which shall consist of money received from the sale of material, rental revenue, private donations, public donations, and transfers as directed by the Legislature from the Capitol Preservation, Restoration, and Enhancement Endowment Fund, the Unclaimed Property Trust Fund, and the Nebraska Capital Construction Fund.

(2)(a) The Capitol Restoration Cash Fund shall be used to finance projects for the restoration, preservation, and enhancement of the State Capitol and its courtyards and grounds, to purchase and conserve items to be added to the Nebraska Capitol Collections housed in the State Capitol, to produce promotional material concerning the State Capitol, its grounds, and the Nebraska State Capitol Environs District, and to pay the expenditures for a project manager for the Capitol Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning Systems Replacement Project until such time as the project is completed, except that transfers may be made from the fund to the General Fund at the direction of the Legislature. Such expenditures shall be prescribed by the administrator and approved by the commission.

(b) Money transferred to the fund from the Capitol Preservation, Restoration, and Enhancement Endowment Fund shall only be used for the restoration, preservation, and enhancement of the courtyards located at the State Capitol.

(3) Any money in the Capitol Restoration Cash Fund available for investment shall be invested by the state investment officer pursuant to the Nebraska Capital Expansion Act and the Nebraska State Funds Investment Act.

Laws 2004, LB 439, § 11;

Laws 2009, First Spec. Sess., LB3, § 50;

Laws 2017, LB331, § 40;

Laws 2023, LB818, § 18;

Laws 2025, LB264, § 156.

Nebraska Capital Expansion Act, see section 72-1269 .

Nebraska State Funds Investment Act, see section 72-1260 .
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 72-1260 — NE Code / Chapter 72 / Section 72-1260
View Statute 72-1260
Status: in_force

Sections 72-1237 to 72-1260 shall be known and may be cited as the Nebraska State Funds Investment Act.

Laws 1969, c. 584, § 132, p. 2432;

Laws 1994, LB 1066, § 74;

Laws 1996, LB 847, § 25.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 72-607 — NE Code / Chapter 72 / Section 72-607
View Statute 72-607
Status: in_force

(1) Concurrent jurisdiction over crimes and offenses under the laws of the state shall be ceded to the United States over and within all the lands dedicated to national park purposes in the following tracts:

(a) The Scottsbluff National Monument;

(b) The Agate Fossil Beds National Monument; and

(c) The Homestead National Monument.

(2) The concurrent jurisdiction ceded by subsection (1) of this section shall be vested upon acceptance by the United States by and through its appropriate officials and shall continue as long as the lands within the designated areas are dedicated to park purposes.

(3) The Governor is hereby authorized and empowered to execute all proper conveyances necessary to grant the cession provided in this section upon request of the United States by its appropriate officials.

(4) The State of Nebraska shall retain concurrent criminal jurisdiction with the United States over all lands affected by this section.

Laws 1985, LB 223, § 1;

Laws 1987, LB 233, § 1.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 72-701 — NE Code / Chapter 72 / Section 72-701
View Statute 72-701
Status: in_force

The city of Lincoln is declared to be the permanent seat of government of the State of Nebraska, at which all the public offices of the state shall be kept and at which all the sessions of the Legislature shall be held.

Laws 1867, § 3, p. 53;

R.S.1913, § 5885;

C.S.1922, § 5248;

C.S.1929, § 72-701;

R.S.1943, § 72-701.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 72-408 — NE Code / Chapter 72 / Section 72-408
View Statute 72-408
Status: in_force

The term of office of the trustees on the board shall be for a period of three years, except the first trustees on the board, who shall be appointed by the Governor as follows: One trustee for one year, one trustee for two years, and one trustee for three years. Each of the trustees first or thereafter appointed shall be a person who is interested in the preservation, restoration and development of the fort property as a memorial to Nebraska pioneers, and as a reservation to preserve the ideals of Nebraska's early settlers as a state park, or other appropriate historical memorial site. When the respective terms of office of the first trustees appointed to the board shall expire, their successors shall be selected by the county board of the county wherein the fort site or a major portion of the fort site is located; and the trustees appointed to the board shall each hold office until his successor is appointed and qualified.

Laws 1941, c. 148, § 1, p. 583;

C.S.Supp.,1941, § 72-411;

R.S.1943, § 72-408.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 72-501 — NE Code / Chapter 72 / Section 72-501
View Statute 72-501
Status: in_force

All the saline lands of which the title is vested in the state shall be leased by the Board of Educational Lands and Funds.

Laws 1889, c. 94, § 1, p. 580;

R.S.1913, § 5876;

C.S.1922, § 5238;

C.S.1929, § 72-501;

R.S.1943, § 72-501.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 72-106 — NE Code / Chapter 72 / Section 72-106
View Statute 72-106
Status: in_force

Every such agreement shall describe particularly the land to be covered by the shelterbelt, and shall be recorded in the county where such land is situated; and, thereafter, all leases, sales, and other disposition of such land shall be subject to such agreement.

Laws 1935, c. 144, § 2, p. 538;

C.S.Supp.,1941, § 72-109;

R.S.1943, § 72-106.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 72-254 — NE Code / Chapter 72 / Section 72-254
View Statute 72-254
Status: in_force

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 terms not exceeding twelve years, with the privilege of renewing for a like term in the option of the board. Such leases may also include the right to the lessee of removing all improvements he may have erected on the land.

Laws 1917, c. 212, § 2, p. 519;

C.S.1922, § 5212;

Laws 1925, c. 134, § 1, p. 353;

C.S.1929, § 72-232;

R.S.1943, § 72-254;

Laws 1963, c. 418, § 2, p. 1343.

Right of lessee to remove all improvements he may have erected is recognized. State v. Platte Valley P. P. & I. Dist., 147 Neb. 289, 23 N.W.2d 300 (1946).

Right of lessee to remove all improvements he may have erected is recognized. State v. Platte Valley P. P. & I. Dist., 147 Neb. 289, 23 N.W.2d 300 (1946).
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 72-259.02 — NE Code / Chapter 72 / Section 72-259.02
View Statute 72-259.02
Status: in_force

Such plat shall accurately describe all subdivisions of such tract or parcel of land, numbering the same by progressive numbers and giving the dimensions in length and breadth thereof, and the breadth and courses of all streets and alleys established therein, and shall be certified to by the State Surveyor.

Laws 1953, c. 259, § 2, p. 868.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 72-240.20 — NE Code / Chapter 72 / Section 72-240.20
View Statute 72-240.20
Status: in_force

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.

Laws 1967, c. 467, § 11, p. 1454;

Laws 1969, c. 589, § 2, p. 2440.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 72-2007 — NE Code / Chapter 72 / Section 72-2007
View Statute 72-2007
Status: in_force

(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 Resources District and the Lower Niobrara Natural Resources District chosen by the board of the respective district;

(c) The secretary of the Game and Parks Commission or his or her designee;

(d) The regional director for the National Park Service or his or her designee and the regional director for the United States Fish and Wildlife Service or his or her designee. The members under this subdivision shall be nonvoting members unless and until the agencies represented by these members formally authorize such members to vote on all matters before the council by notifying the council and the Governor in writing;

(e) An individual from each of Brown, Cherry, Keya Paha, and Rock counties who resides in the Niobrara River drainage area and owns land in the Niobrara scenic river corridor chosen by the Governor from a list of at least three individuals, or fewer if there are not at least three qualified individuals, from each county submitted by the county board members on the council;

(f) A representative from a recreational business operating within the Niobrara scenic river corridor chosen by the Governor from a list of at least three individuals, or fewer if there are not at least three qualified individuals, submitted by the county board members on the council;

(g) A timber industry representative operating within the Niobrara scenic river corridor chosen by the Governor from a list of at least three individuals, or fewer if there are not at least three qualified individuals, submitted by the county board members on the council; and

(h) A representative of a recognized, nonprofit environmental, conservation, or wildlife organization chosen by the Governor from a list of at least three individuals, or fewer if there are not at least three qualified individuals, submitted by the county board members on the council.

The council members shall hold office for three-year terms and until a successor is appointed and qualified. The council members shall serve at the pleasure of the appointing board or the Governor.

(2) The council shall elect a chairperson, a vice-chairperson, a secretary, and a treasurer who shall jointly serve as the executive committee for the council. The council shall meet on a regular basis with a minimum of six meetings per year. Special meetings may be called by any member of the executive committee or at the request of a simple majority of the members of the council.

(3) A quorum shall be present at a meeting before any action may be taken by the council. A quorum shall be a majority of the members who are selected and serving and who vote on issues before the council. All actions of the council require a majority vote of the quorum present at any meeting, except that any vote to reject or adopt any zoning regulation or variance under section 72-2010 requires a vote of two-thirds of all the council members who are selected and serving and who vote on issues before the council.

(4) Members shall be reimbursed for expenses incurred in carrying out their duties on the council as provided in sections 81-1174 to 81-1177 .

Laws 2000, LB 1234, § 3;

Laws 2001, LB 182, § 1;

Laws 2015, LB310, § 1;

Laws 2016, LB1038, § 15;

Laws 2020, LB381, § 80;

Laws 2020, LB858, § 18.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 72-240.12 — NE Code / Chapter 72 / Section 72-240.12
View Statute 72-240.12
Status: in_force

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.

Laws 1967, c. 467, § 3, p. 1452;

Laws 1971, LB 413, § 4.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 72-240.15 — NE Code / Chapter 72 / Section 72-240.15
View Statute 72-240.15
Status: in_force

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 .

Laws 1967, c. 467, § 6, p. 1453.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 72-259.07 — NE Code / Chapter 72 / Section 72-259.07
View Statute 72-259.07
Status: in_force

The lands included in the territory so annexed shall not be subject to any taxes or special assessments so long as the same remain the property of the state, but upon sale and delivery of a deed by the state to the purchaser the lands so conveyed shall forthwith be placed upon the tax list and shall be included in the next annual assessment.

Laws 1953, c. 259, § 7, p. 869.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 72-208 — NE Code / Chapter 72 / Section 72-208
View Statute 72-208
Status: in_force

When the Board of Educational Lands and Funds becomes satisfied that full payment has been made on any tract of land sold by the state, the Governor shall issue a deed to the purchaser or his assigns, and all deeds issued by him shall be countersigned by the Secretary of State and under the Great Seal of the state, and shall be attested by the secretary of the board and a record kept in his office. All deeds so issued shall be subject to record, and shall be received in evidence without acknowledgment, the same as deeds that have been acknowledged.

Laws 1899, c. 69, § 7, p. 303;

R.S.1913, § 5851;

C.S.1922, § 5187;

C.S.1929, § 72-207;

Laws 1935, c. 163, § 6, p. 597;

C.S.Supp.,1941, § 72-207;

R.S.1943, § 72-208;

Laws 1965, c. 435, § 1, p. 1385.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 72-701.04 — NE Code / Chapter 72 / Section 72-701.04
View Statute 72-701.04
Status: in_force

During such time as such temporary location or locations shall remain the emergency seat of state government, all official acts done or performed thereat by or on the part of any officer, office, department, division, commission, court or board, or any other agency or authority of this state, including the Legislature, whether in regular, extraordinary, or emergency session, and all proceedings or court actions involving the state or its agencies or authorities, now or hereafter required to be brought or conducted at the seat of state government, shall be as valid, effective, and binding as if regularly done, performed, brought, or conducted at the permanent seat of state government.

Laws 1959, c. 332, § 4, p. 1208.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 72-1404 — NE Code / Chapter 72 / Section 72-1404
View Statute 72-1404
Status: in_force

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 municipality. No such agreement shall be entered into unless (1) the Legislature shall theretofore specify the municipality and in general terms the type of building or facility or portion thereof to which such agreement shall pertain, and (2) in the event that any such agreement shall deal in whole or in part with the provision of services or facilities with regard to which an officer or agency of the state government has constitutional or statutory powers of control, the agreement shall, as a condition precedent to the entry into force, be submitted to the state officer or agency for such power or control and shall be approved or disapproved by him or it within all matters of his or its jurisdiction. Each such agreement shall be approved by the Governor, shall be executed in the name and on behalf of the state and shall be signed by the Governor.

Laws 1967, c. 464, § 4, p. 1437.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 72-201.01 — NE Code / Chapter 72 / Section 72-201.01
View Statute 72-201.01
Status: in_force

(1) The Board of Educational Lands and Funds shall prepare a plan for the sale of educational lands over which the board has general management and control on July 19, 1996. The plan shall be submitted to the Education Committee of the Legislature on or before December 1, 1996. The plan shall provide for the sale of enough of the total of the educational lands by January 1, 2008, to result in one-fourth of the value of the school trust permanent portfolio being invested by the board in real property located within the State of Nebraska and the remaining three-fourths of the value of the school trust permanent portfolio being invested by the state investment officer. The plan shall be implemented beginning on July 1, 1997. In no case shall the plan or any part of it be executed if such execution violates the fiduciary duties of the board.

(2) Any sale under this section shall not include mineral rights.

(3) The state investment officer shall prepare a plan for investment of the funds derived from the sale of educational lands under the board's plan developed under this section. The state investment officer's plan shall be submitted to the Education Committee of the Legislature on or before December 1, 1996. The plan shall include estimated rates of return for the invested funds.

(4) For purposes of this section, value of the school trust permanent portfolio means the total fair market value of the educational lands and of all stocks, bonds, and other assets comprising the permanent school fund.

Laws 1996, LB 1205, § 1.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 72-2310 — NE Code / Chapter 72 / Section 72-2310
View Statute 72-2310
Status: in_force

Before the issuance of bonds pursuant to the Public Facilities Construction and Finance Act, the qualified public agencies participating in the bond measure shall make a written statement of all proceedings relative to the vote upon the issuance of such bonds and the notice of the election, the manner and time of giving notice, the question submitted, and the result of the canvass of the vote on the proposition pursuant to which it is proposed to issue such bonds, together with a full statement of the taxable valuation and the total bonded indebtedness of the qualified public agencies participating in the bond measure. Such statement shall be certified to under oath.

Laws 2018, LB1000, § 6.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 72-240.05 — NE Code / Chapter 72 / Section 72-240.05
View Statute 72-240.05
Status: in_force

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.

Laws 1947, c. 235, § 7(6), p. 749;

Laws 1949, c. 212, § 12, p. 607;

Laws 1999, LB 779, § 34.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 72-414 — NE Code / Chapter 72 / Section 72-414
View Statute 72-414
Status: in_force

The board of trustees shall have power to pass bylaws for the regulation of its business and affairs, and in such bylaws shall provide for the appointment or employment of such agents, servants and employees, subject to the order of the board, as it may find necessary or expedient in the conduct of its affairs and business, and shall fix the compensation and term or terms of service of the agents, servants and employees so appointed.

Laws 1941, c. 148, § 5, p. 585;

C.S.Supp.,1941, § 72-415;

R.S.1943, § 72-414.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 72-2101 — NE Code / Chapter 72 / Section 72-2101
View Statute 72-2101
Status: in_force

The Governor's Residence Advisory Commission is created. The commission terminates on July 1, 2026. The commission shall conduct an annual inspection of the Governor's residence. A report on the inspection shall be submitted to the Governor within thirty days after the day of the inspection. The report shall include recommendations for major maintenance or repair projects, if needed. Implementation and priority of an approved major maintenance or repair project shall be determined by the Governor in cooperation with the Director of Administrative Services. Additionally, no changes, additions, deletions, or other alterations to the residence, including its exterior, interior, decorative objects, contents, or grounds shall be made without the prior approval of the commission, except for the Governor's private living quarters located on the second floor of the residence.

Sections 72-2101 to 72-2105 terminate on July 1, 2026.

Laws 1998, LB 1129, § 28;

Laws 2009, LB207, § 1;

Laws 2025, LB346, § 49.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 72-268 — NE Code / Chapter 72 / Section 72-268
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Status: in_force

The Board of Educational Lands and Funds shall place all money received for rental of the land, described in section 72-267 , in the temporary school fund and all money received from the sale of the land, authorized to be sold by section 72-267 , in the permanent school fund. All money now in the hands of the State Treasurer, received heretofore for the rental of such lands, shall be transferred to the temporary school fund.

Laws 1953, c. 257, § 2, p. 866.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 72-237 — NE Code / Chapter 72 / Section 72-237
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Status: in_force

The owner of any lease forfeited as provided in section 72-235 may redeem by paying all delinquencies, fees, and costs of forfeiture at any time before the Board of Educational Lands and Funds completes the advertising of such land for lease at public auction.

Laws 1899, c. 69, § 17, p. 309;

Laws 1903, c. 100, § 1, p. 571;

R.S.1913, § 5863;

C.S.1922, § 5199;

Laws 1927, c. 192, § 1, p. 548;

C.S.1929, § 72-219;

Laws 1935, c. 163, § 12, p. 605;

C.S.Supp.,1941, § 72-219;

R.S.1943, § 72-237;

Laws 1999, LB 779, § 29.

Holder of a lease of state school lands which has been declared forfeited for nonpayment of rentals may redeem from such forfeiture by paying all delinquencies, fees and costs of forfeiture at any time before such land is advertised to be leased at public auction. Stock Yards Nat. Bank v. Wyman, 130 Neb. 113, 264 N.W. 157 (1936).

Holder of a lease of state school lands which has been declared forfeited for nonpayment of rentals may redeem from such forfeiture by paying all delinquencies, fees and costs of forfeiture at any time before such land is advertised to be leased at public auction. Stock Yards Nat. Bank v. Wyman, 130 Neb. 113, 264 N.W. 157 (1936).

An assignee of a lease of school lands, executed pursuant to Chapter 74, Laws 1883, who was delinquent in rental payments, was entitled to redeem from a forfeiture incurred by such delinquency at any time before such lands were released. Hile v. Troupe, 77 Neb. 199, 109 N.W. 218 (1906), affirmed on rehearing 84 Neb. 266, 121 N.W. 109 (1909).

An assignee of a lease of school lands, executed pursuant to Chapter 74, Laws 1883, who was delinquent in rental payments, was entitled to redeem from a forfeiture incurred by such delinquency at any time before such lands were released. Hile v. Troupe, 77 Neb. 199, 109 N.W. 218 (1906), affirmed on rehearing 84 Neb. 266, 121 N.W. 109 (1909).
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 72-222.02 — NE Code / Chapter 72 / Section 72-222.02
View Statute 72-222.02
Status: in_force

Any public body enumerated in section 72-222 may acquire an easement from the state on any educational land when such easement is for the purpose for which such public body is authorized by law to condemn private lands in this state. It shall not be necessary for the acquiring public body to follow the procedure established in section 72-224.03 to obtain such easement. The public body may obtain such easement by the filing of an application with the Board of Educational Lands and Funds. Such application shall describe the nature and purpose of the easement, shall contain a legal description of the easement, and shall name the public body seeking the easement. Upon receiving the application for easement the Board of Educational Lands and Funds shall either (1) deny the application or (2) grant the easement and place a value on the easement to be paid by the applicant. When placing a value on the easement the Board of Educational Lands and Funds shall take into consideration the board's responsibility to manage the educational lands in a manner consistent with that of a trustee acting in a fiduciary capacity. The public body applying for the easement shall then either (a) accept the Board of Educational Lands and Funds' value or (b) proceed according to section 72-224.03 . Upon the granting of such easement, it shall be the duty of the secretary of the Board of Educational Lands and Funds to transmit a certified copy of the easement to the grantee for filing in the office of the register of deeds in the county or counties where the easement is located.

Laws 1981, LB 121, § 2;

Laws 1999, LB 779, § 20.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 72-1237 — NE Code / Chapter 72 / Section 72-1237
View Statute 72-1237
Status: in_force

(1)(a) The Nebraska Investment Council is created. For purposes of the Nebraska State Funds Investment Act, council means the Nebraska Investment Council. The council shall consist of five members, appointed by the Governor with the approval of the Legislature. The State Treasurer, the director of the Nebraska Public Employees Retirement Systems, and except as provided in subdivision (1)(b) of this section, beginning January 1, 2017, the administrator of each retirement system provided for under the Class V School Employees Retirement Act shall serve as nonvoting, ex officio members. One of the appointed members shall be designated chairperson by the Governor.

(b) Beginning September 1, 2024, the director of the Nebraska Public Employees Retirement Systems shall also represent each retirement system provided for under the Class V School Employees Retirement Act.

(2) Each of the appointed members of the council shall serve for a term of five years that begins on January 1 and may be removed by the Governor for cause after notice and an opportunity to be heard. A member may serve until his or her successor's appointment is effective. A member may be reappointed. A successor shall be appointed in the same manner as provided for the members first appointed, and in case of a vacancy caused by death, resignation, or otherwise, the Governor shall appoint a qualified person to fill the vacancy for the unexpired term.

(3) No member of the council shall be personally liable, except in cases of willful dishonesty, gross negligence, or intentional violation of law, for actions relating to his or her duties as a member of the council.

Laws 1969, c. 584, § 1, p. 2350;

Laws 1991, LB 368, § 1;

Laws 1991, LB 549, § 20;

Laws 1996, LB 847, § 18;

Laws 2002, LB 407, § 17;

Laws 2006, LB 1019, § 7;

Laws 2016, LB447, § 2;

Laws 2021, LB147, § 1.

Class V School Employees Retirement Act, see section 79-978.01 .
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 72-240.07 — NE Code / Chapter 72 / Section 72-240.07
View Statute 72-240.07
Status: in_force

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 livestock, and such improvements where approval is secured shall be called permitted improvements and belong to the lessee and the lessee has the right to be paid a sum of money equal to the value which the improvements add to the value of the land by the buyer of the land or the new lessee in accordance with procedures as given in sections 72-240.10 to 72-240.23 and 72-258 . The value to the land of each permitted improvement shall not exceed its replacement cost less depreciation. Any such improvements placed upon school lands before September 14, 1953, and any improvements which were bought by new lessees during an involvement by the state in the transferring of leases after September 14, 1953, shall be considered as authorized or permitted improvements whether or not approval has been secured from the board and shall belong to the lessee unless there has been a provision in the lease to the contrary or unless there has been some written agreement between the lessee and the board to the contrary. Any improvements placed upon school lands after September 14, 1953, where written approval for such improvements was not obtained from the board and where there was no involvement by the state in the transferring of leases or other written agreement with such lessees to the contrary, shall be called nonpermitted improvements and considered as owned by the lessee, whether or not the nonpermitted improvements are attached to the land, unless there has been a provision in the lease to the contrary, and, the lessee shall have the right either (1) to remove such improvements from the land any time during the term of the lease or within six months after the land is sold or leased to a new lessee, and when the nonpermitted improvements are removed the old lessee shall clean up the debris caused thereby or bury it at least three feet below the surface of the land and any basements or holes caused by the nonpermitted improvements shall be filled such that cultivated crops can be grown on the land or (2) to sell the nonpermitted improvements to the buyer of the land or the new lessee at prices agreed upon by the old lessee and the buyer or new lessee. If the parties cannot agree upon the prices of the nonpermitted improvements, or if the improvements are not removed from the land within six months after the land is sold or leased to a new lessee other than the old lessee, the improvements shall become the property of the state. The board shall notify the old lessee by certified letter of the name and address of the purchaser of the land or the new lessee within ten days after the land has been sold or leased to a party other than the old lessee. The board shall, at the same time, notify the old lessee how much money the old lessee shall have to place in escrow with the county treasurer of the county in which the land is located for each nonpermitted improvement if the old lessee takes the option to remove any or all nonpermitted improvements to guarantee removal of debris and to do other things required by the board so as not to damage the land. The old lessee shall within thirty days after receipt of such certified letter notify the board which improvements he or she intends to remove from the land and which shall be left on the land and show proof of deposit of escrow money. If the debris is not removed and if other things required by the board are not done within the six-month period after the land is sold or leased, the old lessee shall forfeit the money placed in escrow to the state, and the board shall hire a contractor to do the things required of the old lessee in order that there not be damage to the land

t on the land and show proof of deposit of escrow money. If the debris is not removed and if other things required by the board are not done within the six-month period after the land is sold or leased, the old lessee shall forfeit the money placed in escrow to the state, and the board shall hire a contractor to do the things required of the old lessee in order that there not be damage to the land. Any money left in the escrow fund after being depleted by making payment to the contractor for the work done shall be remitted to the old lessee. The board shall have authority to sell any improvement left on the land.

Laws 1953, c. 255, § 2, p. 863;

Laws 1971, LB 413, § 1;

Laws 1999, LB 779, § 35.

Where no permission by Board of Educational Lands and Funds was required before improvements were placed on lands by laws in effect at time lease was executed, tenant had compensable interest in grain bin erected on a permanent-type concrete foundation. State v. Haberman, 191 Neb. 127, 214 N.W.2d 266 (1974).

Where no permission by Board of Educational Lands and Funds was required before improvements were placed on lands by laws in effect at time lease was executed, tenant had compensable interest in grain bin erected on a permanent-type concrete foundation. State v. Haberman, 191 Neb. 127, 214 N.W.2d 266 (1974).

Lessee gains no interest in improvement constructed in 1954 for failure to comply with conditions precedent of this section. State v. Bardsley, 185 Neb. 629, 177 N.W.2d 599 (1970).

Lessee gains no interest in improvement constructed in 1954 for failure to comply with conditions precedent of this section. State v. Bardsley, 185 Neb. 629, 177 N.W.2d 599 (1970).

After 1953, tenant was required to obtain permission for placing of specified improvements on school land. Banks v. State, 181 Neb. 106, 147 N.W.2d 132 (1966).

After 1953, tenant was required to obtain permission for placing of specified improvements on school land. Banks v. State, 181 Neb. 106, 147 N.W.2d 132 (1966).
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 72-410 — NE Code / Chapter 72 / Section 72-410
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Status: in_force

The board shall maintain its office or principal place of business in the office of the county clerk of the county where its treasurer has his or her office and shall hold its meetings, which shall be open to the public, in the district courtroom of such county. The minute book of the board and all other papers, records, or correspondence shall be kept on file and preserved by its secretary in the office of the county clerk. The first board shall organize within ten days after the date of its written notice of appointment by the Governor. The county treasurer shall, upon receipt of his or her copy of the letters of appointment from the Governor, issue a call for the initial meeting of the trustees for a day and hour certain, shall call the meeting to order, shall act as temporary chairperson, shall examine and verify the credentials of the Governor's appointees to the board with his or her copy thereof, and shall deliver all documents of credentials to the secretary of the board when he or she is later chosen. The appointees shall select from their own number a chairperson and a secretary, whose terms of office shall be for a period of one year. Each year thereafter the board shall hold its annual meeting and shall meet and organize for the ensuing year at the place designated in this section for holding its regular meetings on the day and hour prescribed by the bylaws. Notice of the time and place of holding the annual meeting of the board shall be given by the secretary by publication one time in a legal newspaper published in and of general circulation in the county or, if none is published in the county, in a legal newspaper of general circulation in the county not less than ten days before the day when the annual meeting is held. The chairperson and secretary shall hold office until their successors are selected and qualified.

Laws 1941, c. 148, § 2, p. 584;

C.S.Supp.,1941, § 72-412;

R.S.1943, § 72-410;

Laws 1986, LB 960, § 38.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 72-905 — NE Code / Chapter 72 / Section 72-905
View Statute 72-905
Status: in_force

All oil and gas leases granted pursuant hereto shall provide for forfeiture and cancellation thereof upon the failure of the lessee to fully discharge the obligations provided therein, after written notice from the state and a reasonable time allowed to the lessee for performance of any undertaking or obligation specified in such notice, concerning which the lessee is in default. Such notice shall not be required in case of the failure of the lessee to pay any delay rental provided for in such lease. The Board of Educational Lands and Funds is granted full power and authority to order and hold hearings on any matter or question involving oil and gas leases, under such rules and regulations as it may adopt; and any lessee, upon application therefor, shall be granted a hearing on any notice or demand of the board before any lease is declared forfeited or canceled by the board. A copy of any order of forfeiture and cancellation made pursuant to this section shall be filed with the register of deeds of the county where the land is situated, but such filing shall not be a condition to the effectiveness of the order, and no further processing of any type shall be necessary to complete the record of such forfeiture and cancellation.

Laws 1943, c. 164, § 5, p. 580;

R.S.1943, § 72-905;

Laws 1961, c. 356, § 1, p. 1120.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 72-1710 — NE Code / Chapter 72 / Section 72-1710
View Statute 72-1710
Status: in_force

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 for the rejection, and the name of each applicant whose application the community board favorably evaluates.

Laws 1990, LB 409, § 10;

Laws 2012, LB782, § 132.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 72-2205 — NE Code / Chapter 72 / Section 72-2205
View Statute 72-2205
Status: in_force

(1) The administrator shall have the authority to develop, produce, and distribute books, brochures, pictures, slides, postcards, and other informational or promotional material concerning the State Capitol. The administrator shall have control over money received from the distribution of such material and from private or public donations. Such proceeds and donations shall be remitted to the State Treasurer for credit to the Capitol Restoration Cash Fund.

(2) The administrator, after receiving advice from the commission, is authorized to provide facilities for restaurants, cafeterias, or other services and newsstands for convenience of state officers and employees in the State Capitol when such space is not needed for public use. Proceeds from the operations and rental of such facilities shall be remitted to the State Treasurer for credit to the Capitol Restoration Cash Fund.

(3) The administrator, after receiving advice from the commission, is authorized to lease, rent, or permit for use as apartments, dwellings, or offices any or all of the property acquired for future building needs for the State Capitol and capitol grounds, except that all leases shall contain the provision that upon notice that such property is needed for public use, the use or occupancy thereof shall cease. All money received as rent from such property shall be remitted to the State Treasurer for credit to the Capitol Restoration Cash Fund and, with interest accrued, be designated as prescribed in section 72-2211 .

(4) The administrator shall see that all parts and apartments of the State Capitol and capitol grounds are properly ventilated and kept clean and orderly.

(5) The administrator shall acquire a flag of the United States of America of suitable and convenient size. The colors of the flag shall be fast colors, and the cloth shall be of substantial material. The administrator shall display this flag and the Nebraska State Flag of similar specifications prominently on State Capitol grounds.

(6) The administrator shall ensure that, at proper hours, all visitors are properly escorted through the State Capitol and over the capitol grounds, free of expense.

(7) The administrator shall at all times have charge of and supervision over janitors and other employees in and about the State Capitol and capitol grounds.

(8) The administrator shall institute, in the name of the state and with the advice of the Attorney General, civil and criminal proceedings against any person for injury or threatened injury to any public property in the State Capitol or on the capitol grounds or for committing or threatening to commit a nuisance therein or thereon.

(9) The administrator shall keep in his or her office a complete record containing plans, specifications, and surveys of the State Capitol and capitol grounds and of underground construction thereto.

Laws 2004, LB 439, § 5.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 72-216 — NE Code / Chapter 72 / Section 72-216
View Statute 72-216
Status: in_force

The United States of America, or any county, city or village of the State of Nebraska may acquire such educational lands necessary for public use for the development of radio monitor stations, aviation fields, and fields for aerial traffic.

Laws 1931, c. 118, § 1, p. 345;

Laws 1935, c. 164, § 1, p. 611;

Laws 1941, c. 145, § 1, p. 576;

C.S.Supp.,1941, § 72-211;

Laws 1943, c. 160, § 1, p. 573;

R.S.1943, § 72-216.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 72-407 — NE Code / Chapter 72 / Section 72-407
View Statute 72-407
Status: in_force

Upon filing, with the Governor, a petition signed by one hundred qualified electors of any county wherein is situated in whole or in part an abandoned federal fort suitable for preservation as a historical site for memorial and state park purposes, praying for the creation and establishment of Fort ......... Preservation, Restoration and Development Board, hereinafter called board, the Governor shall, within thirty days after receiving such petition, select two residents of the county wherein the fort site, or a major portion of the fort site, is located, and one resident of an adjoining county, who shall act as trustees on the board. The Governor shall notify in writing forthwith the first trustees selected by him to serve on the board, by communication addressed through the mail to each of them. The Governor shall forward a copy of his letters of appointment to the county treasurer of the county in which the fort or a major portion of the fort site is located, who acts as treasurer ex officio of the board as provided in section 72-416 .

Laws 1941, c. 148, § 1, p. 583;

C.S.Supp.,1941, § 72-411;

R.S.1943, § 72-407;

Laws 1959, c. 331, § 1, p. 1204.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 72-1246.02 — NE Code / Chapter 72 / Section 72-1246.02
View Statute 72-1246.02
Status: in_force

The Nebraska Investment Council may hold such loans or offer them for sale or resale on such terms and conditions as shall be negotiated with purchasers. Conditions of such sale or resale may be, but shall not be limited to, amounts to be retained for service, degree of servicing requirements, conditions of repurchase and responsibility for collection and reports to the guaranteeing agency of the federal government.

Laws 1971, LB 152, § 3.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 72-232.04 — NE Code / Chapter 72 / Section 72-232.04
View Statute 72-232.04
Status: in_force

The Board of Educational Lands and Funds is authorized to and shall take all necessary action for the development of irrigable school lands located within the boundaries of an irrigation district, so that such lands may benefit from irrigation. The cost of such development shall be paid by the board from funds available to the board for the administration of unsold school lands, and such costs shall be included in the costs certified to the State Treasurer pursuant to section 72-232.02 .

Laws 1971, LB 581, § 2.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 72-2212 — NE Code / Chapter 72 / Section 72-2212
View Statute 72-2212
Status: in_force

To promote the public safety and welfare, the State Building Administrator, in consultation with the State Capitol Administrator, shall adopt and promulgate rules and regulations governing motor vehicle parking on the approaches to the State Capitol. Such rules and regulations may limit, restrict, or prohibit parking thereon. Notwithstanding the provisions of the Administrative Procedure Act, such rules and regulations shall become effective upon posting notice of the same on or about the premises to be regulated. If any vehicle is found upon any regulated premises in violation of this section, or the rules and regulations adopted pursuant thereto, and the driver cannot be determined, the owner or person in whose name such vehicle is registered shall be held responsible for such violation.

Laws 2004, LB 439, § 12.

Administrative Procedure Act, see section 84-920 .
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 72-232.02 — NE Code / Chapter 72 / Section 72-232.02
View Statute 72-232.02
Status: in_force

The Board of Educational Lands and Funds shall pay the costs of administering the unsold school lands out of receipts from school land income. A cash fund is hereby authorized and the State Treasurer shall, out of the receipts for school land income, deposit in such cash fund that amount appropriated by the Legislature for each fiscal year on the first day of each fiscal year. Beginning October 1, 2024, through June 30, 2025, any investment earnings from investment of money in the cash fund shall be credited to the General Fund. Beginning on July 1, 2025, any investment earnings from investment of the money in the cash fund shall be credited to the Education Future Fund.

Laws 1967, c. 459, § 1, p. 1429;

Laws 1978, LB 460, § 1;

Laws 2024, First Spec. Sess., LB3, § 26;

Laws 2025, LB264, § 153.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 72-802 — NE Code / Chapter 72 / Section 72-802
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Status: in_force

Any officer or board charged with the general supervision of the erection and repair of the public buildings belonging to the state shall prepare or have prepared plans and specifications of the building to be erected or repaired, and such plans shall be prepared in such a manner that the completed building, landscaping, and parking facilities, including the cost of equipment and fixtures necessary therefor, or the completed repair cost shall not exceed the amount authorized for that purpose. Construction may be commenced after contracts are awarded, but the obligation of the state in any biennium under such contracts shall not exceed the amount appropriated for that purpose in such biennium. When contracts are submitted to public bidding and a certain item is specified by trade name, make, or catalog number, a bid for the furnishing of an alternate item, equal thereto in the opinion of the architects and officers or board involved and submitted within the time limits set for receipt of bids, shall not be rejected solely on the basis that such item was not approved prior to the submission of bids. No officer, board, architect, superintendent, or contractor shall change any plan for any public building, for which an appropriation is made by the Legislature, so as to exceed such appropriation, and any officer, board, architect, superintendent, or contractor who violates any of the provisions of this section and section 72-801 shall be deemed guilty of a Class II misdemeanor.

Laws 1911, c. 131, § 2, p. 442;

R.S.1913, § 5892;

C.S.1922, § 5259;

C.S.1929, § 72-1002;

R.S.1943, § 72-802;

Laws 1967, c. 470, § 1, p. 1463;

Laws 1973, LB 547, § 2;

Laws 1977, LB 39, § 180;

Laws 1986, LB 258, § 15.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 72-1703 — NE Code / Chapter 72 / Section 72-1703
View Statute 72-1703
Status: in_force

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 expansion of small businesses within this state. A community board may lease the building from the public agency.

Laws 1990, LB 409, § 3.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 72-810 — NE Code / Chapter 72 / Section 72-810
View Statute 72-810
Status: in_force

Improvements, alterations, or changes made by the state, its agencies, or departments on or to any historic structure owned by the State of Nebraska shall be in keeping with its historical or architectural significance. Such alterations shall be made according to standards set by the United States Department of the Interior. No alteration shall be made without review and comment by the State Historic Preservation Officer. If the state, its agencies, or departments do not agree with the review and comment of the officer, a final determination as to what action must be followed by the state shall be made by the Governor. A state agency or department shall only be required to comply with this section if it has been notified in writing by the officer that a particular structure is a historic structure.

Laws 1986, LB 563, § 3;

Laws 1989, LB 18, § 5.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 72-1712 — NE Code / Chapter 72 / Section 72-1712
View Statute 72-1712
Status: in_force

(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 community board and the tenants. These services and facilities may include, but are not limited to, cleaning, building security, typing, and reception services, conference, laboratory, and library facilities, duplicating machines, and computers.

(2) In addition to the benefits described in subsection (1) of this section, the center may make available certain professional services on a fee-for-use basis. These services, which the building manager or community board shall arrange, may include, but are not limited to, information on government regulations, basic management skills, advertising and promotion, marketing, sales, control of inventory levels, recruitment of employees, labor relations, and financial counseling in areas such as venture capital, risk management, taxes, insurance, and qualifying for government small business loans.

Laws 1990, LB 409, § 12.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 72-1268.04 — NE Code / Chapter 72 / Section 72-1268.04
View Statute 72-1268.04
Status: in_force

In lieu of the bond required by section 72-1268.01 , any bank, capital stock financial institution, or qualifying mutual financial institution making application to become a depository under the Nebraska Capital Expansion Act may give security as provided in the Public Funds Deposit Security Act to the state investment officer.

Laws 1985, LB 614, § 9;

Laws 1989, LB 33, § 30;

Laws 1989, LB 377, § 11;

Laws 1996, LB 1274, § 25;

Laws 2003, LB 175, § 12.

Public Funds Deposit Security Act, see section 77-2386 .
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 72-102 — NE Code / Chapter 72 / Section 72-102
View Statute 72-102
Status: in_force

Whenever any communication shall be received by the Governor, or by any of the departments of the state government, from the Secretary of the Interior, when or whereby any lands or selection thereof shall be confirmed or certified to this state under or by virtue of any grant or Act of Congress, it shall be the duty of the Governor to cause a copy to be prepared, certified under the State Seal, and recorded in each of the counties of this state in which any of the lands in such communication are situated.

Laws 1872, § 2, p. 7;

R.S.1913, § 5839;

C.S.1922, § 5175;

C.S.1929, § 72-102;

R.S.1943, § 72-102.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 72-725 — NE Code / Chapter 72 / Section 72-725
View Statute 72-725
Status: in_force

The Nebraska Hall of Fame shall be located in the State Capitol and other locations as approved by the Nebraska Hall of Fame Commission.

Laws 1961, c. 355, § 2, p. 1118;

Laws 1998, LB 1129, § 4.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 72-1265 — NE Code / Chapter 72 / Section 72-1265
View Statute 72-1265
Status: in_force

The state investment officer shall fix the rate of interest to be paid on deposits and the term of deposits to be offered on the first day of each month. The rate per annum for each period shall be equal to the interest rate paid for other qualified investments of equal term available for investment by the state investment officer. It is the Legislature's intent that the state receive a competitive rate from Nebraska banks, capital stock financial institutions, and qualifying mutual financial institutions, but that rates received should not exceed the rates that would be paid for other qualified investments.

Laws 1978, LB 258, § 5;

Laws 2003, LB 175, § 6.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 72-415 — NE Code / Chapter 72 / Section 72-415
View Statute 72-415
Status: in_force

The secretary of the board shall keep the minutes of the board and shall perform such other services as may be required by him of the board, and may receive such compensation as may be fixed by the board from time to time.

Laws 1941, c. 148, § 6, p. 586;

C.S.Supp.,1941, § 72-416;

R.S.1943, § 72-415.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 72-814 — NE Code / Chapter 72 / Section 72-814
View Statute 72-814
Status: in_force

When a building or land is declared vacant or excess by the committee, the committee shall certify to the Director of Administrative Services its determination and order in regard to the building or land. All responsibilities for and records of ownership of the building or land and all records of maintenance of the building or land shall be transferred as soon as possible to the Department of Administrative Services.

If the order includes the sale, lease, or other disposal of any building or land as an appropriate action, the director may execute any quitclaim deed, lease, or other instrument necessary to sell, lease, or dispose of the building or land. The director may reserve, in the best interest of the state, an easement, license, or other interest in the building or land for the state in such sale, lease, or disposal. The director may also trade the building or land for other property needed by the state. The director may, at the expense of the state agency formerly responsible for the building or land, remove or order the agency to remove any movable property not attached to the building or land.

Laws 1988, LB 1143, § 4;

Laws 1990, LB 830, § 4;

Laws 1992, LB 1241, § 9.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 72-240.26 — NE Code / Chapter 72 / Section 72-240.26
View Statute 72-240.26
Status: in_force

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 the Legislature shall be submitted electronically. The board's portion of the report shall include (1) with reference to each tract of land sold pursuant to section 72-201.01 : (a) The legal description; (b) the unique characteristics of the land being sold; (c) the appraised value; (d) the sale price; (e) the amount of funds received in the calendar year covered by the report from the sale; (f) the disposition of the funds; (g) the total number of acres of any unsold educational lands remaining under the general management and control of the board by county; (h) the total appraised value of unsold land; and (i) the percentage of the investment portfolio remaining in real estate, including all nonagricultural real estate and (2) the corresponding information for any land that has been acquired or traded. The council's portion of the report shall include a cost-benefit analysis which considers the land being sold versus the anticipated investment potential of proceeds resulting from the sale. The cost-benefit analysis model used shall be consistent with the standards of the investment industry at the time of the proposed sale. Each member of the Legislature shall receive an electronic copy of such report by making a request for it to the chairperson of the board.

Laws 1974, LB 894, § 6;

Laws 1979, LB 322, § 31;

Laws 1996, LB 1205, § 2;

Laws 2000, LB 1010, § 2;

Laws 2012, LB782, § 129.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 72-240.04 — NE Code / Chapter 72 / Section 72-240.04
View Statute 72-240.04
Status: in_force

All leases hereafter entered into by the board shall be made by the board to expire on December 31 of a given year.

Laws 1947, c. 235, § 7(5), p. 749.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 72-1304 — NE Code / Chapter 72 / Section 72-1304
View Statute 72-1304
Status: in_force

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 than ten years. The department, commission, or board shall have authority to adopt such rules and regulations as it shall deem necessary in the leasing of such lands and to prescribe such terms and conditions of the lease as it shall deem necessary to protect the interests of the state. All departments, boards, or commissions, the Department of Health and Human Services, the Department of Correctional Services, and the University of Nebraska shall adopt and enforce a soil conservation program based on a conservation plan as developed by the local natural resources district. Failure of the lessee to utilize the land for the purpose for which the land was leased or to observe and carry out soil conservation requirements as provided in the rules and regulations of the department, commission, or board shall be cause for cancellation of the lease.

Laws 1967, c. 461, § 4, p. 1432;

Laws 1969, c. 597, § 1, p. 2451;

Laws 1973, LB 563, § 14;

Laws 1996, LB 1044, § 790.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 72-240.17 — NE Code / Chapter 72 / Section 72-240.17
View Statute 72-240.17
Status: in_force

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 writing with the county judge and shall include in such report a list of the value to the land for each permitted improvement individually. Such report shall be filed with the county judge within ten days from the date of the hearing held by the appraisers.

Laws 1967, c. 467, § 8, p. 1454;

Laws 1971, LB 413, § 8.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 72-808 — NE Code / Chapter 72 / Section 72-808
View Statute 72-808
Status: in_force

The Legislature finds that:

(1) The preservation of historic structures will enrich life for Nebraska's citizens both today and for future generations;

(2) Many historic structures are owned by the state; and

(3) Efforts should be made by the state to identify, preserve, maintain, and restore such historic structures whenever possible.

Laws 1986, LB 563, § 1.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 81-1108.30 — NE Code / Chapter 72 / Section 81-1108.30
81-1108.30
Status: in_force

The Board of Regents of the University of Nebraska is authorized to furnish and to enter into agreements with the Nebraska State Fair Board to furnish a supply of electric current to the Nebraska State Fairgrounds and buildings, which shall be furnished by the heating plant located upon the city campus of the University of Nebraska at Lincoln, except that such electric service shall be furnished only if the same may be generated and furnished without impairment or reduction of the power necessary to proper and efficient operation of the University of Nebraska and the State Capitol, including the executive mansion.

Laws 1931, c. 62, § 1, p. 170;

C.S.Supp.,1941, § 72-905;

R.S.1943, § 72-711;

Laws 1949, c. 216, § 4, p. 615;

R.R.S.1943, § 72-711;

Laws 1974, LB 1048, § 21;

Laws 2002, LB 1236, § 19.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 72-1268.03 — NE Code / Chapter 72 / Section 72-1268.03
View Statute 72-1268.03
Status: in_force

The state investment officer shall not have on deposit in any bank, capital stock financial institution, or qualifying mutual financial institution giving a guaranty bond more than the amount insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation plus the maximum amount of the bond given by such bank, capital stock financial institution, or qualifying mutual financial institution or in any bank, capital stock financial institution, or qualifying mutual financial institution giving a personal bond more than the amount insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation plus one-half of the amount of the bond given by such bank, capital stock financial institution, or qualifying mutual financial institution. All bonds of such depositories shall be deposited with and held by the state investment officer.

Laws 1985, LB 614, § 8;

Laws 1992, LB 757, § 24;

Laws 2002, LB 957, § 29;

Laws 2003, LB 175, § 11;

Laws 2009, LB259, § 13.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 72-1242 — NE Code / Chapter 72 / Section 72-1242
View Statute 72-1242
Status: in_force

The state investment officer shall employ qualified personnel as may be required to carry out the duties and responsibilities required under the Nebraska State Funds Investment Act. Such employees shall be deemed state employees and covered by the State Personnel System pursuant to sections 81-1301 to 81-1368 and other personnel rules or regulations. At the discretion of the Nebraska Investment Council, investment managers who are employees of the council may be exempted from the State Personnel System. The state investment officer shall be exempt from the State Personnel System. All employees shall comply with state accounting regulations and applicable state and federal laws in the discharge of their duties. With the approval of the Governor, the state investment officer may retain counsel, auditors, financial advisors and private consultants on a contract basis or otherwise to render such professional service or advice as he or she may require in the performance of his or her duties.

Laws 1969, c. 584, § 6, p. 2351;

Laws 1996, LB 847, § 23.

One of the tests of compensability under the Workmen's Compensation Act, in cases related to recreational or social activities, is whether the employer derives substantial direct benefit from the activity. Kuethe v. State, 191 Neb. 167, 214 N.W.2d 380 (1974).

One of the tests of compensability under the Workmen's Compensation Act, in cases related to recreational or social activities, is whether the employer derives substantial direct benefit from the activity. Kuethe v. State, 191 Neb. 167, 214 N.W.2d 380 (1974).
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 72-222.01 — NE Code / Chapter 72 / Section 72-222.01
View Statute 72-222.01
Status: in_force

Any manufacturing company, pipeline company, or telephone or telegraph company, incorporated or qualified to do business in this state, may acquire an easement or right-of-way for the purpose of constructing, replacing, and maintaining pipelines, power pumps, telephone and telegraph lines and appurtenances thereto, under and across any of the school lands, the title of which is vested in the State of Nebraska, as trustee for the common schools.

Laws 1953, c. 258, § 1, p. 867;

Laws 1957, c. 302, § 1, p. 1106;

Laws 1967, c. 466, § 2, p. 1445.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 81-1108.37 — NE Code / Chapter 72 / Section 81-1108.37
81-1108.37
Status: in_force

After July 1, 1974, the administrator is authorized to enter into an agreement with the city of Lincoln, Nebraska, pursuant to the provisions of sections 72-1401 to 72-1408 , providing for the supplying by the city of Lincoln to the State of Nebraska of a state office building to be located on block 91, original plat of Lincoln, Nebraska, and the providing of parking facilities for motor vehicles and related services on the north half of blocks 92 and 96, all in the original plat of Lincoln, Nebraska. The administrator is authorized to convey to the city of Lincoln all of the real estate described herein for the purposes described.

Laws 1973, LB 447, § 2;

R.S.Supp.,1973, § 72-716.04;

Laws 1974, LB 1048, § 28.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 72-224.03 — NE Code / Chapter 72 / Section 72-224.03
View Statute 72-224.03
Status: in_force

Except as otherwise provided in section 72-222.02 , any public body that has or hereafter shall be granted by the Legislature the authority to acquire educational lands for public use shall be required to condemn the interest of the state, as trustee for the public schools, in educational lands in the following manner:

(1) The proceedings shall be had before a board consisting of (a) the superintendent of a school district offering instruction in grades kindergarten through twelve, (b) a certified public accountant, and (c) a credentialed real property appraiser, all appointed by the Governor for a term of six years, except that of the initial appointees one shall serve for a term of two years, one for a term of four years, and one for a term of six years as designated by the Governor. The members of the board shall each receive fifty dollars for each day actually engaged in the performance of official duties and shall be reimbursed for expenses as provided in sections 81-1174 to 81-1177 to be paid by the Board of Educational Lands and Funds;

(2) The condemnation proceedings shall be commenced by the filing of a plat and complete description of the lands to be acquired together with an application for that purpose with the secretary of the Board of Educational Lands and Funds. Notice of the pendency of such application and the date of hearing shall be given by serving a copy of the application, together with notice of the date of hearing, upon the Governor and the Attorney General. The date of hearing shall be not less than ten days from the date of the filing of the application;

(3) The condemner and the Board of Educational Lands and Funds may present evidence before the board of appraisers. The board shall have the power to administer oaths and subpoena witnesses at the request of either party or on its own motion;

(4) After hearing the evidence, the board of appraisers shall make the award and file same in the office of the Board of Educational Lands and Funds. Such award may be appealed, and the appeal shall be in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act; and

(5) Upon payment of the amount of the award by the condemner, it shall be the duty of the secretary of the Board of Educational Lands and Funds to transmit a certified copy of the award to the condemner for filing in the office of the register of deeds in the county or counties where the land is located. The filing of such certified copy of the award shall have the force and effect of a deed of conveyance of the real estate and shall constitute a transfer of the title thereto.

Laws 1949, c. 213, § 1(3), p. 608;

Laws 1951, c. 237, § 1, p. 843;

Laws 1963, Spec. Sess., c. 17, § 3, p. 149;

Laws 1967, c. 466, § 5, p. 1446;

Laws 1969, c. 514, § 7, p. 2106;

Laws 1979, LB 381, § 1;

Laws 1981, LB 121, § 1;

Laws 1981, LB 204, § 142;

Laws 1988, LB 352, § 146;

Laws 1990, LB 1153, § 56;

Laws 1991, LB 203, § 3;

Laws 1994, LB 1107, § 3;

Laws 2006, LB 778, § 6;

Laws 2020, LB381, § 78.

Administrative Procedure Act, see section 84-920 .
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 72-811 — NE Code / Chapter 72 / Section 72-811
View Statute 72-811
Status: in_force

For purposes of sections 72-811 to 72-818 :

(1) Committee means:

(a) The Vacant Building and Excess Land Committee prior to July 1, 2026; and

(b) The Department of Administrative Services beginning July 1, 2026;

(2) Excess, referring to land, means (a) unused in whole or in part by any state agency for the purposes for which the land was acquired or received or (b) without current defined plans by any state agency for the use of the land for the agency's mission for the next fiscal year; and

(3) Vacant, referring to buildings, means (a) unoccupied, (b) unused in whole or in part by any state agency for the purposes for which the building was designed, intended, or remodeled, or (c) without current defined plans by any state agency for the use of the building for the agency's mission for the next fiscal year.

Laws 1988, LB 1143, § 1;

Laws 1990, LB 830, § 1;

Laws 1992, LB 1241, § 6;

Laws 1995, LB 567, § 3;

Laws 2025, LB346, § 47.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 72-274 — NE Code / Chapter 72 / Section 72-274
View Statute 72-274
Status: in_force

The board may adopt and promulgate such rules and regulations as it shall deem necessary and proper to regulate the agreements relating to wind energy or solar energy exploration and development on school and public lands pursuant to sections 72-270 to 72-274 and to prescribe such terms and conditions, including bonds, as it shall deem necessary in order to protect the interests of the state and its lessees.

Laws 2010, LB235, § 5;

Laws 2012, LB828, § 15.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 72-1301 — NE Code / Chapter 72 / Section 72-1301
View Statute 72-1301
Status: in_force

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 and devoted primarily to other public uses may administratively be designated as nonfarm land.

Laws 1967, c. 461, § 1, p. 1431.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 72-301 — NE Code / Chapter 72 / Section 72-301
View Statute 72-301
Status: reserved

All common school, university, normal, saline or other public lands, lakes, lake beds, river beds and channels, belonging to the state or under its control, and all lands which may hereafter be so owned, and all of such lands which have heretofore been sold or conveyed by the state or by its authority, in the conveyance of which there has been reserved mineral or other valuable substances therein, are reserved to the state, as well as lands that may hereafter be sold, and lands hereafter acquired by the state and, except as to oil and gas which are controlled by the provisions of sections 72-901 to 72-911 , shall be included within the provisions of sections 72-301 to 72-314 , and shall be open to the prospecting for and development of minerals, potash and other valuable substances upon conditions provided in sections 72-301 to 72-314 .

Laws 1918, Thirty-sixth Spec. Sess., c. 7, § 1, p. 43;

C.S.1922, § 5219;

C.S.1929, § 72-301;

Laws 1943, c. 164, § 13, p. 583;

R.S.1943, § 72-301.

Reservation of oil rights did not apply to contracts of sale entered into prior to enactment of this act. Pfeifer v. Ableidinger, 166 Neb. 464, 89 N.W.2d 568 (1958).

Reservation of oil rights did not apply to contracts of sale entered into prior to enactment of this act. Pfeifer v. Ableidinger, 166 Neb. 464, 89 N.W.2d 568 (1958).

This article is constitutional as against contentions that it violates sections 11, 13, and 15 of Article III of the Constitution and the fourteenth amendment to the federal Constitution. Briggs v. Neville, 103 Neb. 1, 170 N.W. 188 (1918).

This article is constitutional as against contentions that it violates sections 11, 13, and 15 of Article III of the Constitution and the fourteenth amendment to the federal Constitution. Briggs v. Neville, 103 Neb. 1, 170 N.W. 188 (1918).
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 72-1407 — NE Code / Chapter 72 / Section 72-1407
View Statute 72-1407
Status: in_force

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 fact that legal ownership, or title, to such building or facility may be in such municipality; Provided, that the provisions of this section shall not be deemed or construed in any way to affect any rights of holders of bonds of a municipality issued to finance such building or facility or the obligations of the municipality to the holders of such bonds.

Laws 1967, c. 464, § 7, p. 1442.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 72-259.03 — NE Code / Chapter 72 / Section 72-259.03
View Statute 72-259.03
Status: in_force

The city council shall, at the next regular meeting thereof after the filing of such plat, as required by section 72-259.01 , and request for annexation, vote upon the question of such annexation. The vote thereon shall be spread upon the records of such city.

Laws 1953, c. 259, § 3, p. 868.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 72-2009 — NE Code / Chapter 72 / Section 72-2009
View Statute 72-2009
Status: in_force

(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 such funds and legislative appropriations made to the council. Transfers may be made from the fund to the General Fund at the direction of the Legislature through June 30, 2011. Any money in the Niobrara Council Fund available for investment shall be invested by the state investment officer pursuant to the Nebraska Capital Expansion Act and the Nebraska State Funds Investment Act.

(2) The State Treasurer shall, on March 31, 2016, transfer the balance of any money in the Nebraska Youth Conservation Program Fund, after the transfer of one hundred thousand dollars to the Cowboy Trail Fund as provided for in subsection (2) of section 37-913 has been made, to the Niobrara Council Fund.

Laws 2000, LB 1234, § 5;

Laws 2009, First Spec. Sess., LB3, § 49;

Laws 2016, LB957, § 7.

Nebraska Capital Expansion Act, see section 72-1269 .

Nebraska State Funds Investment Act, see section 72-1260 .
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 72-240.08 — NE Code / Chapter 72 / Section 72-240.08
View Statute 72-240.08
Status: in_force

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 school lands.

Laws 1965, c. 428, § 1, p. 1367;

Laws 1978, LB 460, § 2.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 72-805 — NE Code / Chapter 72 / Section 72-805
View Statute 72-805
Status: in_force

Except as provided in section 58-712 for certain projects funded by the Affordable Housing Trust Fund, the 2018 International Energy Conservation Code, published by the International Code Council, applies to all new buildings constructed in whole or in part with state funds after July 1, 2020. The Department of Water, Energy, and Environment shall review building plans and specifications necessary to determine whether a building will meet the requirements of this section, except that the department shall not be required to review building plans and specifications upon evidence that the building plans and specifications have previously been reviewed by a county, city, or village enforcing a local building or construction code adopted pursuant to section 71-6406 if such local building or construction code includes the requirements of the 2018 International Energy Conservation Code. The department shall provide a copy of any review to the agency receiving funding. The agency receiving the funding shall verify that the building as constructed meets or exceeds the code. The verification shall be provided to the department. The Director of Water, Energy, and Environment may, in consultation with the State Building Administrator of the Department of Administrative Services, adopt and promulgate rules and regulations to carry out this section.

Laws 1999, LB 755, § 2;

Laws 2004, LB 888, § 2;

Laws 2011, LB329, § 2;

Laws 2019, LB302, § 93;

Laws 2019, LB405, § 4;

Laws 2025, LB288, § 13;

Laws 2025, LB317, § 384.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 72-202 — NE Code / Chapter 72 / Section 72-202
View Statute 72-202
Status: in_force

The Board of Educational Lands and Funds shall notify the state investment officer of the funds derived from the sale of school lands. Any such funds and the interest therefrom shall be invested by the state investment officer pursuant to the Nebraska Capital Expansion Act and the Nebraska State Funds Investment Act. The state investment officer shall manage the funds as follows: (1) When necessary to pay a premium for bonds for such funds, the amount of the premium shall be amortized over the term of the bonds from the interest received on such bonds; and (2) when bonds for such funds are purchased at a discount, the amount of the discount shall be used to purchase additional bonds.

Laws 1899, c. 69, § 2, p. 301;

Laws 1909, c. 129, § 1, p. 473;

R.S.1913, § 5846;

Laws 1917, c. 113, § 1, p. 285;

C.S.1922, § 5182;

C.S.1929, § 72-202;

Laws 1931, c. 119, § 1, p. 349;

Laws 1933, c. 141, § 1, p. 551;

Laws 1937, c. 159, § 1, p. 622;

C.S.Supp.,1941, § 72-202;

R.S.1943, § 72-202;

Laws 1951, c. 235, § 1, p. 840;

Laws 1959, c. 263, § 11, p. 943;

Laws 1969, c. 584, § 76, p. 2392;

Laws 1971, LB 52, § 1;

Laws 1983, LB 238, § 1;

Laws 1995, LB 7, § 83;

Laws 1999, LB 779, § 13.

For other investment provisions, see sections 77-2204 and 77-2205 .

Nebraska Capital Expansion Act, see section 72-1269 .

Nebraska State Funds Investment Act, see section 72-1260 .

Permanent Endowment Fund, see section 85-123 .

State colleges, endowment fund, see section 85-317 .
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 72-258.03 — NE Code / Chapter 72 / Section 72-258.03
View Statute 72-258.03
Status: in_force

For purposes of sales of educational lands at public auction, appraised value is the value as determined by the Board of Educational Lands and Funds.

Laws 2000, LB 1010, § 1;

Laws 2007, LB166, § 2;

Laws 2009, LB166, § 3;

Laws 2011, LB210, § 3;

Laws 2012, LB800, § 1.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 72-201.03 — NE Code / Chapter 72 / Section 72-201.03
View Statute 72-201.03
Status: in_force

The Board of Educational Lands and Funds shall have authority to establish and maintain a branch office in the state as the board shall designate.

Laws 1961, c. 348, § 1, p. 1107.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 72-1601 — NE Code / Chapter 72 / Section 72-1601
View Statute 72-1601
Status: in_force

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 file with the Director of Administrative Services a statement of the amount so owing and shall at the same time mail a copy of such statement to the person owing such tax or other obligation. When such statement is filed, the director shall withhold an amount, not exceeding the amount of the statement, from any debt then owing by the State of Nebraska to such person and by warrant or other order shall direct the State Treasurer to credit the amount so withheld to the proper fund. If the amount so withheld is not sufficient to satisfy the statement in full, successive statements may be filed with the director whenever the State of Nebraska becomes further indebted to such person. The withholding referred to in this section shall apply solely to money owing by the state.

Laws 1959, c. 378, § 1, p. 1318;

R.S.1943, (1986), § 77-2418;

Laws 1989, LB 13, § 3.

Tuition assistance program for Nebraska National Guard members, repayment provisions, see section 85-505.01 .
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 72-2213 — NE Code / Chapter 72 / Section 72-2213
View Statute 72-2213
Status: in_force

(1) The office space in the State Capitol or any other state office building occupied by the Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Secretary of State, State Treasurer, Attorney General, Auditor of Public Accounts, or Chief Justice and judges of the Supreme Court and Court of Appeals, including the office of the Clerk of the Supreme Court and courtrooms, shall remain under the control of such constitutional officer or Chief Justice. The Executive Board of the Legislative Council shall determine its office space requirements in the State Capitol and may occupy such office space as it requires except as provided in this subsection.

(2) After the determination by the Executive Board of the Legislative Council pursuant to subsection (1) of this section, the administrator, with the advice of the commission, shall determine the space needs of all other departments and agencies of the state located in the State Capitol and assign the remaining office space. The determination of such needs shall be based on the following considerations: (a) The availability of space within the State Capitol as provided in this section; (b) the desirability of locating all divisions and other organizational subunits of each department and agency of the state in physical proximity to the office of its head; (c) the degree to which the convenience of the public may be served by assignment of various areas within the State Capitol; (d) the interdependence of functions and operating procedures of the various agencies; (e) applicable standards governing office requirements; and (f) the availability of appropriations with which to finance renovations, remodeling, and movement of equipment necessary to accommodate any proposed assignment or reassignment of area.

(3) The office shall have responsibility for provision and replacement of lighting, lighting fixtures, heating, cooling and ventilation, and janitorial, custodial, and all other building services, including care and custody of the State Capitol and capitol grounds, as may now be provided by law.

(4) Responsibility for employment and supervision of custodial workers for areas of the State Capitol occupied by the Legislature, the courts, and executive departments and agencies shall be in accordance with such agreements as may be defined by authorized representatives of the three branches. All funds for improvements, remodeling, renovation, partitioning, or replacement of major fixtures, including carpeting, flooring, provision of drapes, lighting fixtures, and lamps, within any area of the State Capitol shall be at the disposal of the administrator.

Laws 2004, LB 439, § 13.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 72-314 — NE Code / Chapter 72 / Section 72-314
View Statute 72-314
Status: in_force

Rules may be adopted by the Board of Educational Lands and Funds found necessary for carrying out the purposes and provisions of sections 72-301 to 72-314 , and such rules, where not in conflict with said sections, shall have the same force and effect.

Laws 1918, Thirty-sixth Spec. Sess., c. 7, § 15, p. 48;

C.S.1922, § 5233;

C.S.1929, § 72-314;

R.S.1943, § 72-314.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 72-235 — NE Code / Chapter 72 / Section 72-235
View Statute 72-235
Status: in_force

If any lessee of educational lands fails to perform any of the covenants of the lease or is in default of semiannual rental due the state for a period of sixty days, the Board of Educational Lands and Funds may forfeit the lease of such person. If the lessee is in default in the payment of rental, the board may cause notice to be given such delinquent lessee in accordance with section 72-236 that, if such delinquency is not paid within thirty days from the date of service of such notice by either registered or certified mail or the date of the first publication of such notice, his or her lease will be declared forfeited. If the amounts due are not paid within such time, the board may declare the lease forfeited and the land described therein shall revert to the state. Before a forfeiture of a lease shall be declared for a failure to perform the covenants of the lease other than the payment of rentals, the board shall give notice of such proposed forfeiture to such lessee, or to his or her personal representative or next of kin if he or she is dead, by either registered or certified mail, setting forth a time such a lessee, or his or her personal representative or next of kin, may show cause and have a hearing as to whether or not such lease shall be forfeited. The order of forfeiture shall be entered upon the records of the board. The board is required to serve such notice of delinquency and proceed with the forfeiture, as stated in such notice, at least once in each year. The provisions of this section and sections 72-236 to 72-239 shall apply to all lands heretofore or hereinafter leased as educational lands of this state.

Laws 1899, c. 69, § 17, p. 309;

Laws 1903, c. 100, § 1, p. 571;

R.S.1913, § 5863;

C.S.1922, § 5199;

Laws 1927, c. 192, § 1, p. 548;

C.S.1929, § 72-219;

Laws 1935, c. 163, § 12, p. 605;

C.S.Supp.,1941, § 72-219;

R.S.1943, § 72-235;

Laws 1947, c. 235, § 6, p. 747;

Laws 1957, c. 242, § 54, p. 863;

Laws 1961, c. 351, § 2, p. 1110;

Laws 1999, LB 779, § 26;

Laws 2021, LB528, § 16.

Right of redemption from forfeiture of contract of sale was governed by law in effect at time of sale. Stoller v. State, 171 Neb. 93, 105 N.W.2d 852 (1960).

Right of redemption from forfeiture of contract of sale was governed by law in effect at time of sale. Stoller v. State, 171 Neb. 93, 105 N.W.2d 852 (1960).

Where bank was assigned lease as security and did not have actual possession of lands, it was not liable to state for delinquent rentals. State ex rel. Johnson v. Commercial State Bank, 142 Neb. 752, 7 N.W.2d 654 (1943).

Where bank was assigned lease as security and did not have actual possession of lands, it was not liable to state for delinquent rentals. State ex rel. Johnson v. Commercial State Bank, 142 Neb. 752, 7 N.W.2d 654 (1943).

To declare a forfeiture for failure to pay interest on a contract for the sale of school land is mandatory, and, when no such forfeiture is declared, the contract remains in full force and effect. Mulhall v. State, 140 Neb. 341, 299 N.W. 481 (1941).

To declare a forfeiture for failure to pay interest on a contract for the sale of school land is mandatory, and, when no such forfeiture is declared, the contract remains in full force and effect. Mulhall v. State, 140 Neb. 341, 299 N.W. 481 (1941).

The present provision of this section for service of notice of cancellation of a contract of sale of state school lands because of delinquency of interest payments may be made applicable to contracts issued prior to enactment of the amendment; and, if after notice is given and forfeiture is declared, the purchaser fails to redeem, all rights in such contract shall be lost. Spahr v. Godfrey, 130 Neb. 539, 264 N.W. 560 (1936).

s section for service of notice of cancellation of a contract of sale of state school lands because of delinquency of interest payments may be made applicable to contracts issued prior to enactment of the amendment; and, if after notice is given and forfeiture is declared, the purchaser fails to redeem, all rights in such contract shall be lost. Spahr v. Godfrey, 130 Neb. 539, 264 N.W. 560 (1936).

The present provision of this section for service of notice of cancellation of a contract of sale of state school lands because of delinquency of interest payments may be made applicable to contracts issued prior to enactment of the amendment; and, if after notice is given and forfeiture is declared, the purchaser fails to redeem, all rights in such contract shall be lost. Spahr v. Godfrey, 130 Neb. 539, 264 N.W. 560 (1936).

Under former law, the requirement of this section that notice of default be served upon the lessee before a forfeiture can be declared is not met by mailing such notice in a registered letter to a deceased lessee, and until sufficient notice is given, a valid lease to another cannot be made. State ex rel. Green v. Cowles, 90 Neb. 839, 134 N.W. 959 (1912).

Under former law, the requirement of this section that notice of default be served upon the lessee before a forfeiture can be declared is not met by mailing such notice in a registered letter to a deceased lessee, and until sufficient notice is given, a valid lease to another cannot be made. State ex rel. Green v. Cowles, 90 Neb. 839, 134 N.W. 959 (1912).
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 72-729 — NE Code / Chapter 72 / Section 72-729
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Status: in_force

The Nebraska Hall of Fame Commission shall have power:

(1) To contract for the making and placing of busts or other appropriate objects commemorating the persons chosen to be placed in the State Capitol or other location as approved by the commission. No busts or other appropriate objects commemorating the persons chosen shall be placed in the State Capitol except upon the approval of the Nebraska Capitol Commission; and

(2) To receive and disburse gifts.

Laws 1963, c. 414, § 1, p. 1336;

Laws 1974, LB 1048, § 40;

Laws 1993, LB 311, § 2;

Laws 1998, LB 1129, § 7.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 72-107 — NE Code / Chapter 72 / Section 72-107
View Statute 72-107
Status: in_force

Sections 72-105 to 72-107 shall not be construed to authorize the Board of Educational Lands and Funds to spend any funds which may be under its jurisdiction, nor to incur indebtedness, under the above-mentioned agreements.

Laws 1935, c. 144, § 3, p. 538;

C.S.Supp.,1941, § 72-110;

R.S.1943, § 72-107.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 72-903 — NE Code / Chapter 72 / Section 72-903
View Statute 72-903
Status: reserved

In every oil and gas lease granted pursuant hereto, there shall be reserved to the lessor a royalty of not less than twelve and one-half percent of all oil, gas, hydrocarbons and all other petroleum products produced and saved from the lands covered thereby and not used in connection with the development and operation of the leased premises, or twelve and one-half percent of the market value thereof at the leased premises. Such leases shall provide that the interest so reserved shall be produced free of cost to lessor and that an accounting shall be made therefor on a monthly basis.

Laws 1943, c. 164, § 3, p. 580;

R.S.1943, § 72-903.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 72-2104 — NE Code / Chapter 72 / Section 72-2104
View Statute 72-2104
Status: in_force

The Governor's spouse shall remain on the Governor's Residence Advisory Commission as chairperson during the time his or her spouse is Governor, but in the case of an at-large member appointed in place of the Governor's spouse, the at-large member shall serve at the pleasure of the Governor. The agency directors and task force administrator on the commission shall serve as long as such persons hold those positions. The remaining members of the commission shall serve four-year terms, subject to removal by the Governor for cause. Vacancies on the commission caused by the death, removal, or resignation of a member shall be filled by the Governor for the remainder of the unexpired term.

Laws 1998, LB 1129, § 31.

Termination Date: July 1, 2026
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 72-273 — NE Code / Chapter 72 / Section 72-273
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Status: in_force

(1) If an agreement relating to wind energy or solar energy is authorized by the board on land already being leased for agricultural or other purposes by a prior lessee, the existing rights of the prior lessee shall not be impaired, and the board shall reduce the rental amount due from such prior lessee in proportion to the amount of land that is removed from use as a result of the agreement.

(2) A lessee for agricultural or other purposes shall be compensated for all damages to personal property owned by such lessee or to growing crops, including grass, caused by operations under a concurrent agreement regarding such land for wind energy or solar energy purposes, and the board shall require the lessee under the agreement to provide such insurance and indemnity agreements which the board determines are necessary for the protection of the state and its lessees.

(3) If an agreement relating to wind energy or solar energy is authorized by the board on land concurrently being leased for agricultural purposes, the lessee for agricultural purposes shall have priority as to the use of the water on the land, but lessees for other purposes, including parties to agreements relating to wind energy or solar energy, shall be allowed reasonable use of the water on the land.

Laws 2010, LB235, § 4;

Laws 2012, LB828, § 14.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 72-257.01 — NE Code / Chapter 72 / Section 72-257.01
View Statute 72-257.01
Status: in_force

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 leaseholder or other interested party may request that the land covered by any expiring lease be offered for sale, and the board shall give consideration to such request in deciding whether to offer such land for sale.

Laws 1973, LB 145, § 2.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 72-1240 — NE Code / Chapter 72 / Section 72-1240
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Status: in_force

The council shall appoint a state investment officer. The appointment shall be subject to the approval of the Governor and a majority of the Legislature. The state investment officer shall be a person well qualified by training to administer and invest the money available for investment, and he or she shall have at least five years of experience in the management of investment portfolios. The state investment officer's salary shall be fixed by the council at not less than twenty-five thousand dollars per year. The state investment officer shall serve without term and may be removed for cause by the council.

Laws 1969, c. 584, § 4, p. 2350;

Laws 1974, LB 396, § 1;

Laws 1996, LB 847, § 22;

Laws 1997, LB 4, § 2.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 72-267 — NE Code / Chapter 72 / Section 72-267
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Status: in_force

The northeast quarter of the southeast quarter of section 31, township 34, north, range 27, west of the sixth principal meridian; section 32 and lots 1 and 2, and the west half of the southeast quarter of section 33, and the west half of section 33, township 34, north, range 27, west of the sixth principal meridian; all in Cherry County, Nebraska, title to which is vested in the State of Nebraska, shall be leased by the Board of Educational Lands and Funds in the same manner as is provided for the leasing of the common school lands of the state; Provided, that the northeast quarter of the southeast quarter of section 31, township 34, north, range 27, west of the sixth principal meridian, Cherry County, Nebraska, together with all improvements thereon, may be sold by the board at public auction, as provided by section 72-258 , and may be subdivided for the purpose of sale in such manner as the board may determine.

Laws 1953, c. 257, § 1, p. 866.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 72-1408 — NE Code / Chapter 72 / Section 72-1408
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Status: in_force

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 made available to the state as authorized herein, and the state and the municipality are authorized to enter into an agreement for that purpose.

Laws 1967, c. 464, § 8, p. 1442.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 72-2206 — NE Code / Chapter 72 / Section 72-2206
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Status: in_force

The administrator shall have (1) a bachelor's degree or higher degree in architecture from an accredited college or university and (2) at least five years of administrative experience in historic preservation and planning, design, and construction of major construction projects.

Laws 2004, LB 439, § 6.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 72-1411 — NE Code / Chapter 72 / Section 72-1411
View Statute 72-1411
Status: in_force

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 .

Laws 1974, LB 945, § 3.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 72-1708 — NE Code / Chapter 72 / Section 72-1708
View Statute 72-1708
Status: in_force

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 shall develop an application form requiring at least the following information:

(1) The type of business that the applicant wishes to start or expand;

(2) An estimate of the number of employees the applicant will need in order to start or expand the business and a two-year projection of future employment;

(3) The skill and educational level of the employees that the applicant plans to hire;

(4) The ability of the applicant to start or operate a successful business;

(5) A general statement as to why the applicant wishes to be accepted into the business incubation center;

(6) A signed statement by the applicant that he or she understands and accepts the obligations placed upon him or her under section 72-1711 if accepted into the business incubation center; and

(7) A designation by the applicant of information that the applicant considers to be of a proprietary nature and that he or she does not want to be made public.

Laws 1990, LB 409, § 8.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 72-2204 — NE Code / Chapter 72 / Section 72-2204
View Statute 72-2204
Status: in_force

The Nebraska Capitol Commission shall be the custodian of the State Capitol and capitol grounds. To aid in these duties, the Office of the Nebraska Capitol Commission is established under the Nebraska Capitol Commission. The State Capitol Administrator shall be the head of the office and shall be recommended by the commission and appointed by the Governor. The compensation of the administrator shall be established by the Governor, subject to availability of appropriations. For administrative and budgetary purposes, the office shall be housed within the Department of Administrative Services, which department shall provide all of the accounting, personnel, information management, and communication support services for the office. The office and all staff shall be physically located in the State Capitol. All administration and budgetary decisions for the office shall be made by the administrator.

Laws 2004, LB 439, § 4.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 72-819 — NE Code / Chapter 72 / Section 72-819
View Statute 72-819
Status: in_force

(1) The Game and Parks Commission shall award grants to a federally recognized Indian tribe to construct, develop, and manage a museum and visitor center honoring Chief Standing Bear.

(2) It is the intent of the Legislature to appropriate to the Game and Parks Commission for the Chief Standing Bear Museum and visitor center:

(a) Not more than fifteen million dollars for fiscal year 2025-26 from the Museum Construction and Maintenance Fund for construction of the museum and visitor center; and

(b) Seven hundred fifty thousand dollars for fiscal year 2024-25 from the Museum Construction and Maintenance Fund for exhibit fabrication and historical interpretation.

(3)(a) The Game and Parks Commission shall construct, develop, and manage a museum at Fort Robinson State Park.

(b) It is the intent of the Legislature to appropriate to the Game and Parks Commission for the museum at Fort Robinson State Park not more than seven million dollars for fiscal year 2025-26 from the Museum Construction and Maintenance Fund.

(c) The Game and Parks Commission may execute a memorandum of understanding or contract with the Nebraska State Historical Society for purposes of museum development, exhibit fabrication, and historical interpretation at Fort Robinson State Park.

Laws 2023, LB531, § 53;

Laws 2024, LB164, § 15;

Laws 2024, LB1413, § 47.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 72-101 — NE Code / Chapter 72 / Section 72-101
View Statute 72-101
Status: in_force

In cases in which contracts for the sale or lease of lands owned by the state have been duly signed, executed and delivered to the purchaser or purchasers or lessees named in such contracts, by the proper state officers, the omission on the part of the proper officers to have first offered such lands at public sale shall not invalidate the private sales or leasing of such lands; but the purchaser or purchasers or lessees in such contracts mentioned, or their assignees, upon performance by them of the covenants and conditions on their part, by the terms of such contracts to be done, kept and performed, shall be entitled to a deed or contract of sale from the state for such lands; and the proper officers of the state in such cases are authorized and directed to make, execute and deliver to such purchaser or purchasers or lessees, or their assignees, deeds or contracts of sale from the state, which deeds, when properly executed and delivered, shall convey all right, title and interest of the state in and to the lands described therein.

Laws 1887, c. 54, § 1, p. 524;

R.S.1913, § 5838;

C.S.1922, § 5174;

C.S.1929, § 72-101;

R.S.1943, § 72-101.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 72-240.14 — NE Code / Chapter 72 / Section 72-240.14
View Statute 72-240.14
Status: in_force

(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 judge or clerk magistrate shall direct the sheriff to summon the appraisers so selected to convene in the office of the county judge at a time specified in the summons for the purpose of qualifying as appraisers and thereafter proceed to appraise the value of the permitted improvements to the land and growing crops owned by the lessee at the time of termination of the occupying tenant's lease.

(2) Notice of the appointment of the appraisers and of the time and place of the meeting of the board of appraisers to have the value of the permitted improvements to the land and growing crops assessed shall be served upon both the board and the lessee by registered or certified mail at their last-known mailing addresses at least ten days prior to the meeting of the board of appraisers.

Laws 1967, c. 467, § 5, p. 1453;

Laws 1971, LB 413, § 6;

Laws 1987, LB 601, § 2.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 72-1401 — NE Code / Chapter 72 / Section 72-1401
View Statute 72-1401
Status: in_force

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 counties to assist the state by making available to the state, at no greater cost to the state than the cost thereof to the municipality, buildings and facilities, or portions thereof, thereby enabling the state better to serve the inhabitants of such cities, villages, and counties and the surrounding region thereof or better to serve the public of the state at large.

Laws 1967, c. 464, § 1, p. 1435;

Laws 1974, LB 914, § 5.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 72-105 — NE Code / Chapter 72 / Section 72-105
View Statute 72-105
Status: in_force

The Board of Educational Lands and Funds may enter into cooperative agreements with the officers and agents of the United States of America for the improvement by the United States of state educational and other lands, not under the control of the Board of Educational Lands and Funds, by the establishment and maintenance thereon of shelterbelts composed of trees, other plants, and necessary protective structures and works.

Laws 1935, c. 144, § 1, p. 538;

C.S.Supp.,1941, § 72-108;

R.S.1943, § 72-105.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 72-240.13 — NE Code / Chapter 72 / Section 72-240.13
View Statute 72-240.13
Status: in_force

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 crops determined. Prior to the filing of such petition the lessee shall have the right, by filing written notice with the board, to elect to remove prior to the expiration of the lease any permitted structural improvements, owned by him, which can be removed without damage to the land or other permitted improvements located on the land. The lessee shall also have the right, by filing written notice with the board, to elect to harvest any fall-seeded growing grain crops in lieu of compensation for the same.

Laws 1967, c. 467, § 4, p. 1453;

Laws 1971, LB 413, § 5.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 72-2304 — NE Code / Chapter 72 / Section 72-2304
View Statute 72-2304
Status: in_force

(1)(a) This section applies to bonds issued prior to April 18, 2018.

(b) In addition to any other borrowing powers provided for by law, a qualified public agency shall have the power to issue its negotiable bonds to any joint entity as defined in section 13-803 or to any joint public agency as defined in section 13-2503 in connection with any joint project which is to be owned, operated, or financed by the joint entity or joint public agency for the benefit of the qualified public agency. The bonds may be issued only if the second-largest participant in the joint project has a financial contribution in the joint project of at least twenty-five percent of the debt service. Such bonds may be issued after the qualified public agency has conducted a public hearing on the issuance of bonds. Notice of such public hearing shall be given by publication in a newspaper of general circulation within the territory of the qualified public agency by at least one publication occurring not less than ten days prior to the time of hearing. After the public hearing, the governing body of the qualified public agency may proceed to adopt a bond measure authorizing bonds.

(2) Notice of any such bond measure shall be given by publication of notice of intention to issue bonds in a newspaper of general circulation within the territory of the qualified public agency at least twice after the adoption of the bond measure. Such publications shall be at least three weeks apart. The notice shall state:

(a) The name of the qualified public agency;

(b) The purpose of the issue;

(c) The principal amount of the issue;

(d) The amount of annual debt service payment anticipated for the bonds, which may be stated as an approximation or estimate, and the anticipated duration for such debt service payments; and

(e) The time and place where a copy of the form of the bond measure may be examined for a period of at least thirty days.

(3) For bonds issued prior to April 18, 2018, no election shall be required prior to the issuance of bonds under the Public Facilities Construction and Finance Act unless, within sixty days after the first publication of the notice of intention to issue bonds, a remonstrance petition against the issuance of bonds is filed with the clerk or secretary of the qualified public agency. Such remonstrance petition shall be signed by registered voters of the qualified public agency equal in number to at least five percent of the number of registered voters of the qualified public agency at the time the remonstrance petition is filed or at least the number of signatures listed in subsection (5) of this section for the applicable qualified public agency, whichever is less. If a remonstrance petition with the necessary number of qualified signatures is timely filed, the question shall be submitted to the voters of the qualified public agency at a general election or a special election called for the purpose of approving the bonds proposed to be issued. Any joint project for which bonds are issued in accordance with the procedures of the act shall not require any other approval or proceeding by the governing body or the voters of the qualified public agency.

, the question shall be submitted to the voters of the qualified public agency at a general election or a special election called for the purpose of approving the bonds proposed to be issued. Any joint project for which bonds are issued in accordance with the procedures of the act shall not require any other approval or proceeding by the governing body or the voters of the qualified public agency.

(4) For bonds issued prior to April 18, 2018, no election shall be required for any qualified public agency not issuing bonds to participate in such joint project unless, within sixty days after the governing body of the qualified public agency adopts the measure approving the interlocal or cooperative agreement related to the joint project, a remonstrance petition is filed with the clerk or secretary of the qualified public agency. Such remonstrance petition shall be signed by registered voters of the qualified public agency equal in number to at least five percent of the number of registered voters of the qualified public agency at the time the remonstrance petition is filed or at least the number of signatures listed in subsection (5) of this section for the applicable qualified public agency, whichever is less. If a remonstrance petition with the necessary number of qualified signatures is timely filed, the question shall be submitted to the voters of the qualified public agency at a general election or a special election called for the purpose of approving the interlocal or cooperative agreement related to the joint project.

(5) The chart in this subsection provides the alternative number of signatures of registered voters of a qualified public agency which may be used to submit a remonstrance petition under subsection (3) or (4) of this section. The classification of counties in section 23-1114.01 applies for purposes of this section.

Qualified Public Agency Number of Signatures of Registered Voters

City of the Metropolitan Class 1500 City of the Primary Class 1000 City of the First Class 750 City of the Second Class 250 Villages 50 Municipal County 1500 Class 7 County 1500 Class 6 County 1000 Class 5 County 750 Class 4 County 500 Class 3 County 250 Class 2 County 100 Class 1 County 50 Class V School District 1500 Class IV School District 1000 Class III School District 500 Educational Service Unit 250 Community College Area 1500 Fire Protection District 500 Hospital District 500 Sanitary and Improvement District 500

Laws 2005, LB 217, § 4;

Laws 2018, LB377, § 7;

Laws 2018, LB1000, § 4.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 72-213 — NE Code / Chapter 72 / Section 72-213
View Statute 72-213
Status: in_force

Educational lands belonging to the state may be acquired through the exercise of eminent domain proceedings for the special purposes mentioned in sections 72-214 to 72-226 .

Laws 1943, c. 160, § 1, p. 573;

R.S.1943, § 72-213.

Taking of educational land by eminent domain for county fair purposes is authorized. State v. Cheyenne County, 157 Neb. 533, 60 N.W.2d 593 (1953).

Taking of educational land by eminent domain for county fair purposes is authorized. State v. Cheyenne County, 157 Neb. 533, 60 N.W.2d 593 (1953).

School lands cannot be taken from state by judicial process unless full value is paid to the state. State v. Platte Valley P. P. & I. Dist., 147 Neb. 289, 23 N.W.2d 300 (1946).

School lands cannot be taken from state by judicial process unless full value is paid to the state. State v. Platte Valley P. P. & I. Dist., 147 Neb. 289, 23 N.W.2d 300 (1946).
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 72-2305 — NE Code / Chapter 72 / Section 72-2305
View Statute 72-2305
Status: in_force

For joint projects described in subdivision (2)(a) of section 72-2303 , the principal amount of bonds which may be issued by a qualified public agency under the Public Facilities Construction and Finance Act shall not exceed five million dollars as to the total principal amount of such bonds which may be outstanding at any time, and the annual amounts due by reason of such bonds from each qualified public agency shall not exceed five percent of the total revenue from all sources of the obligated qualified public agency in the year prior to issuance. The principal amount of bonds of qualified public agencies in the aggregate issued for any one such joint project shall not exceed five million dollars.

Laws 2005, LB 217, § 5;

Laws 2024, First Spec. Sess., LB34, § 18.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 72-419 — NE Code / Chapter 72 / Section 72-419
View Statute 72-419
Status: in_force

The trustees composing the board shall serve without compensation but may appropriate and disburse sufficient of the funds in their control by filing a request for such trust funds, to be ordered, sworn to, and allowed by the trustees as other requests for payment from such county, to pay the expenses of administering their trusts.

Laws 1941, c. 148, § 10, p. 587;

C.S.Supp.,1941, § 72-420;

R.S.1943, § 72-419;

Laws 1988, LB 864, § 9.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 72-241 — NE Code / Chapter 72 / Section 72-241
View Statute 72-241
Status: in_force

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.

Laws 1899, c. 69, § 18, p. 310;

R.S.1913, § 5864;

C.S.1922, § 5200;

Laws 1923, c. 60, § 1, p. 183;

C.S.1929, § 72-220;

Laws 1935, c. 163, § 13, p. 606;

C.S.Supp.,1941, § 72-220;

R.S.1943, § 72-241;

Laws 1999, LB 779, § 40.

Assignment of school land lease is not valid until recorded in the office of the Board of Educational Lands and Funds. Kidder v. Wright, 177 Neb. 222, 128 N.W.2d 683 (1964).

Assignment of school land lease is not valid until recorded in the office of the Board of Educational Lands and Funds. Kidder v. Wright, 177 Neb. 222, 128 N.W.2d 683 (1964).

Assignments of school land leases are permitted, but to be effective against the state must be recorded. State ex rel. Johnson v. Commercial State Bank, 142 Neb. 752, 7 N.W.2d 654 (1943).

Assignments of school land leases are permitted, but to be effective against the state must be recorded. State ex rel. Johnson v. Commercial State Bank, 142 Neb. 752, 7 N.W.2d 654 (1943).
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 72-228 — NE Code / Chapter 72 / Section 72-228
View Statute 72-228
Status: in_force

Sales of land made for the special purpose mentioned in section 72-227 shall be for cash, and if there be buildings on such land belonging to the state, such buildings are to be appraised and sold separately.

Laws 1885, c. 84, § 4, p. 334;

R.S.1913, § 5857;

C.S.1922, § 5193;

C.S.1929, § 72-213;

R.S.1943, § 72-228.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 72-1246.04 — NE Code / Chapter 72 / Section 72-1246.04
View Statute 72-1246.04
Status: in_force

The Nebraska Investment Council shall obtain the approval of the United States Department of Education before purchasing, selling, or servicing loans pursuant to sections 72-1246.01 to 72-1246.03 .

Laws 1971, LB 152, § 5;

Laws 1991, LB 2, § 15.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 72-245 — NE Code / Chapter 72 / Section 72-245
View Statute 72-245
Status: in_force

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.

Laws 1899, c. 69, § 21, p. 312;

Laws 1909, c. 133, § 2, p. 482;

R.S.1913, § 5867;

C.S.1922, § 5203;

C.S.1929, § 72-223;

Laws 1935, c. 163, § 16, p. 609;

C.S.Supp.,1941, § 72-223;

R.S.1943, § 72-245;

Laws 1977, LB 39, § 178.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 72-240.10 — NE Code / Chapter 72 / Section 72-240.10
View Statute 72-240.10
Status: in_force

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 of Nebraska prior to the sale or lease of such lands. The value to the land of permitted improvements shall not exceed their replacement cost less depreciation. In making such determinations, the board shall notify the lessee that it intends to inspect the premises and shall attempt to so inspect at the convenience of the lessee.

Laws 1967, c. 467, § 1, p. 1452;

Laws 1971, LB 413, § 2;

Laws 1999, LB 779, § 36.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 72-233 — NE Code / Chapter 72 / Section 72-233
View Statute 72-233
Status: in_force

Applications to lease any school lands shall be made to the Board of Educational Lands and Funds. 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 and that the applicant will not sublease or otherwise dispose of the same without the written approval of the board and will commit no waste or damage on the land nor permit others to do so. The Board of Educational Lands and Funds may, at least once in each year, designate a day and hour for offering, in a public manner in the respective counties, lease contracts on all the educational lands in each respective county which may be subject to lease at the time of such offering. The offering shall be announced in a public manner by publishing a notice thereof three weeks preceding the auction in one or more of the legal newspapers published or of general circulation in the county in which the unleased land is located. If the board is unable to have a representative attend the offering, the county treasurer may, upon the direction of the board, act for it. Adjournments may be taken from day to day until all of the lands have been offered. No lease shall be sublet or assigned without the written approval of the board.

Laws 1899, c. 69, § 15, p. 306;

R.S.1913, § 5861;

C.S.1922, § 5197;

C.S.1929, § 72-217;

Laws 1935, c. 163, § 10, p. 602;

C.S.Supp.,1941, § 72-217;

Laws 1943, c. 159, § 1(2), p. 571;

R.S.1943, § 72-233;

Laws 1947, c. 235, § 4, p. 745;

Laws 1963, c. 416, § 1, p. 1337;

Laws 1967, c. 466, § 7, p. 1447;

Laws 1993, LB 121, § 458;

Laws 1999, LB 779, § 24;

Laws 2021, LB528, § 14.

Board authorized to readvertise sale of lease where upset bid received after public auction, but before board acceptance of highest bid. Anderson v. Board of Educational Lands & Funds, 198 Neb. 793, 256 N.W.2d 318 (1977).

Board authorized to readvertise sale of lease where upset bid received after public auction, but before board acceptance of highest bid. Anderson v. Board of Educational Lands & Funds, 198 Neb. 793, 256 N.W.2d 318 (1977).

A lease cannot be sublet or assigned without the consent of the Board of Educational Lands and Funds. State v. Kidder, 173 Neb. 130, 112 N.W.2d 759 (1962).

A lease cannot be sublet or assigned without the consent of the Board of Educational Lands and Funds. State v. Kidder, 173 Neb. 130, 112 N.W.2d 759 (1962).

Cited in summarizing history of litigation over renewal of school land leases. State ex rel. Ebke v. Board of Educational Lands & Funds, 159 Neb. 79, 65 N.W.2d 392 (1954).

Cited in summarizing history of litigation over renewal of school land leases. State ex rel. Ebke v. Board of Educational Lands & Funds, 159 Neb. 79, 65 N.W.2d 392 (1954).

Board of Educational Lands and Funds is vested with discretionary power in approving school land lease. State ex rel. Raitt v. Peterson, 156 Neb. 678, 57 N.W.2d 280 (1953).

Board of Educational Lands and Funds is vested with discretionary power in approving school land lease. State ex rel. Raitt v. Peterson, 156 Neb. 678, 57 N.W.2d 280 (1953).

Notice of sale at public auction is required. State v. Cooley, 156 Neb. 330, 56 N.W.2d 129 (1952); State v. Gardner, 156 Neb. 326, 56 N.W.2d 135 (1952).

Notice of sale at public auction is required. State v. Cooley, 156 Neb. 330, 56 N.W.2d 129 (1952); State v. Gardner, 156 Neb. 326, 56 N.W.2d 135 (1952).

Under former law, third party got lease if he offered greater amount at auction. Propst v. Board of Educational Lands & Funds, 156 Neb. 226, 55 N.W.2d 653 (1952).

Under former law, third party got lease if he offered greater amount at auction. Propst v. Board of Educational Lands & Funds, 156 Neb. 226, 55 N.W.2d 653 (1952).

Beneficiaries of trust can be protected by placing leases up at public auction. State ex rel. Ebke v. Board of Educational Lands & Funds, 154 Neb. 244, 47 N.W.2d 520 (1951).

ducational Lands & Funds, 156 Neb. 226, 55 N.W.2d 653 (1952).

Under former law, third party got lease if he offered greater amount at auction. Propst v. Board of Educational Lands & Funds, 156 Neb. 226, 55 N.W.2d 653 (1952).

Beneficiaries of trust can be protected by placing leases up at public auction. State ex rel. Ebke v. Board of Educational Lands & Funds, 154 Neb. 244, 47 N.W.2d 520 (1951).

Beneficiaries of trust can be protected by placing leases up at public auction. State ex rel. Ebke v. Board of Educational Lands & Funds, 154 Neb. 244, 47 N.W.2d 520 (1951).

Leases are required to be made after public offering and competitive bidding. State v. Platte Valley P. P. & I. Dist., 147 Neb. 289, 23 N.W.2d 300 (1946).

Leases are required to be made after public offering and competitive bidding. State v. Platte Valley P. P. & I. Dist., 147 Neb. 289, 23 N.W.2d 300 (1946).

The auction of state school land leases, pursuant to this section, may not be conducted by the county clerk, but must be conducted by the commissioner of public lands and buildings, or, under his direction, by his deputy, or the treasurer of the county in which such lands are located. Stock Yards Nat. Bank v. Wyman, 130 Neb. 113, 264 N.W. 157 (1936).

The auction of state school land leases, pursuant to this section, may not be conducted by the county clerk, but must be conducted by the commissioner of public lands and buildings, or, under his direction, by his deputy, or the treasurer of the county in which such lands are located. Stock Yards Nat. Bank v. Wyman, 130 Neb. 113, 264 N.W. 157 (1936).
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 72-307 — NE Code / Chapter 72 / Section 72-307
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Status: in_force

The lessee may have a right to the renewal of the lease upon the same terms as provided in section 72-303 , so long as such minerals or other valuable substances are produced in paying quantities; Provided, such leases shall in no instance contain any provision abridging the rights of future legislatures to make such laws as may in their judgment be necessary to conserve the interests of the state. If the lessee shall have made extensive tests, or a showing satisfactory to the Board of Educational Lands and Funds that he has proceeded in good faith, even though no successful production has resulted, the board may, upon such showing, grant an extension or renewal for further prospecting.

Laws 1918, Thirty-sixth Spec. Sess., c. 7, § 7, p. 45;

C.S.1922, § 5225;

C.S.1929, § 72-307;

R.S.1943, § 72-307.

That no provision is made in this section for ascertaining the amount of damages to growing crops does not injure the agricultural lessee's right to compensation for any such damage. Briggs v. Neville, 103 Neb. 1, 170 N.W. 188 (1918).

That no provision is made in this section for ascertaining the amount of damages to growing crops does not injure the agricultural lessee's right to compensation for any such damage. Briggs v. Neville, 103 Neb. 1, 170 N.W. 188 (1918).
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 81-1108.20 — NE Code / Chapter 72 / Section 81-1108.20
81-1108.20
Status: in_force

The administrator, with the consent of the Governor, shall employ all necessary assistants, engineers, janitors, custodians, and caretakers, fix their compensation, and terminate such employment from time to time as necessary for the efficient and economical discharge of his or her duties. The administrator shall purchase, through the materiel division of the Department of Administrative Services, such supplies, material, and equipment as may be necessary for the proper maintenance of the state laboratory and laboratory grounds, the Governor's Mansion and grounds, and all other buildings and lands owned or leased by the State of Nebraska except as exempted under subsections (5) and (6) of section 81-1108.15 or as provided in the Nebraska State Capitol Preservation and Restoration Act. The total expenditures for such purposes shall not exceed the appropriations made for such purposes.

Laws 1929, c. 192, § 1, p. 677;

C.S.1929, § 72-707;

Laws 1937, c. 161, § 1, p. 625;

Laws 1939, c. 94, § 1, p. 407;

Laws 1941, c. 144, § 1, p. 573;

C.S.Supp.,1941, § 72-707;

R.S.1943, § 72-709;

Laws 1955, c. 278, § 5, p. 882;

R.R.S.1943, § 72-709;

Laws 1974, LB 1048, § 11;

Laws 1995, LB 530, § 9;

Laws 2004, LB 439, § 21.

Nebraska State Capitol Preservation and Restoration Act, see section 72-2201 .
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 72-232.06 — NE Code / Chapter 72 / Section 72-232.06
View Statute 72-232.06
Status: in_force

When any irrigable school lands located within the boundaries of an irrigation district are leased, the Board of Educational Lands and Funds shall collect with the regular rental an amount sufficient to pay the cost of current tolls and assessments of the irrigation district on such land, and shall pay such tolls and assessments to the district each year. The amount so collected and paid by the board shall be a part of the cost of administering the school lands and shall be included in the costs certified to the State Treasurer pursuant to section 72-232.02 .

Laws 1971, LB 581, § 4.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 72-259.06 — NE Code / Chapter 72 / Section 72-259.06
View Statute 72-259.06
Status: in_force

The filing of such plat and proceedings in the office of the register of deeds shall constitute a dedication of the streets and alleys contained therein so long as the same shall be used for such public purposes.

Laws 1953, c. 259, § 6, p. 869.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 72-313 — NE Code / Chapter 72 / Section 72-313
View Statute 72-313
Status: in_force

Any person operating pumps, or providing channels, or altering natural conditions in any way, by which the waters and valuable substances upon or in public lands and waters of the state are taken, drained or removed, without first securing approval of the Board of Educational Lands and Funds, shall be deemed guilty of a Class II misdemeanor and subject to an additional fine equal to the value of the product taken.

Laws 1918, Thirty-sixth Spec. Sess., c. 7, § 14, p. 48;

C.S.1922, § 5232;

C.S.1929, § 72-313;

R.S.1943, § 72-313;

Laws 1977, LB 39, § 179.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 72-2205.01 — NE Code / Chapter 72 / Section 72-2205.01
View Statute 72-2205.01
Status: in_force

The administrator, with the approval of the commission, may enter into agreements to provide additional facility-related maintenance, renovation, and operation services requested by agencies housed in the State Capitol. The charges collected from such agencies shall be placed in the Capitol Commission Revolving Fund. The administrator shall make payments for the costs associated with such additional services from the Capitol Commission Revolving Fund.

Laws 2005, LB 684, § 2.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 72-229 — NE Code / Chapter 72 / Section 72-229
View Statute 72-229
Status: in_force

Upon the sale of school lands, the Board of Educational Lands and Funds is directed to state the actual purchase price in the deed so that the amount actually paid will be known when the deed is recorded even though the recording is exempt from the documentary stamp tax. The county clerks of the respective counties are directed to enter such lands upon the tax list of the county upon the recording of such a deed.

Laws 1899, c. 69, § 12, p. 305;

R.S.1913, § 5858;

C.S.1922, § 5194;

C.S.1929, § 72-214;

Laws 1935, c. 163, § 9, p. 602;

C.S.Supp.,1941, § 72-214;

R.S.1943, § 72-229;

Laws 1999, LB 779, § 21.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 72-701.02 — NE Code / Chapter 72 / Section 72-701.02
View Statute 72-701.02
Status: in_force

As used in sections 72-701.01 to 72-701.06 , the term attack means any action or series of actions by an enemy of the United States, causing, or which may cause substantial injury or damage to civilian persons or property in the United States in any manner, whether by sabotage, or by the use of bombs, missiles or shellfire, or by atomic, radiological, chemical, bacteriological or biological means, or by other weapons or processes.

Laws 1959, c. 332, § 2, p. 1207.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 72-2308 — NE Code / Chapter 72 / Section 72-2308
View Statute 72-2308
Status: in_force

The Public Facilities Construction and Finance Act shall be independent of and in addition to any other provisions of the laws of the State of Nebraska or provisions of home rule charters, and bonds may be issued under the act for any purpose authorized in the act even though other provisions of the laws of the State of Nebraska or provisions of home rule charters may provide for the issuance of bonds for the same or similar purposes. The act shall not be considered amendatory of or limited by any other provisions of the laws of the State of Nebraska or provisions of home rule charters, and bonds may be issued under the act without complying with the restrictions or requirements of any other provisions of the laws of the State of Nebraska or without complying with the restrictions or requirements of home rule charters. Nothing in the act shall prohibit or limit the issuance of bonds in accordance with the provisions of other applicable laws of the State of Nebraska or of home rule charters if the governing body determines to issue such bonds under such other laws or charter, or otherwise limit the provisions of any home rule charter.

Laws 2005, LB 217, § 8.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 72-2301 — NE Code / Chapter 72 / Section 72-2301
View Statute 72-2301
Status: in_force

Sections 72-2301 to 72-2310 shall be known and may be cited as the Public Facilities Construction and Finance Act.

Laws 2005, LB 217, § 1;

Laws 2018, LB1000, § 3.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 72-2302 — NE Code / Chapter 72 / Section 72-2302
View Statute 72-2302
Status: in_force

It is the purpose of the Public Facilities Construction and Finance Act to allow local governmental units which cooperate with other governmental units to issue bonds to finance joint projects which may be serviced by property taxes, regardless of the restrictions on the issuance of debt contained in other statutory provisions, home rule charters, or the limitations in section 77-3442 , for the acquisition, construction, financing, operation, and ownership of (1) public buildings and related improvements to real estate, recreational facilities and related improvements, flood control and storm water drainage, and street and road construction and improvements and (2) information technology for libraries operated by counties, municipalities, school districts, educational service units, and community colleges.

Laws 2005, LB 217, § 2.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 72-1257 — NE Code / Chapter 72 / Section 72-1257
View Statute 72-1257
Status: in_force

In the event of default in the payment of principal of, or interest on, any investment made by the state investment officer, the State Treasurer may institute the proper proceedings to collect such matured principal or interest, and may, with the approval of the state investment officer, accept for exchange purposes refunding bonds or other evidences of indebtedness. The State Treasurer, with the approval of the state investment officer, may make such compromise, adjustment, or other disposition of the past-due interest or principal in default, or make such compromises, adjustments or other disposition as to future payments of interest or principal as deemed advisable to protect the money invested.

Laws 1969, c. 584, § 21, p. 2355.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 72-1403 — NE Code / Chapter 72 / Section 72-1403
View Statute 72-1403
Status: in_force

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 by the state, which buildings or facilities may be either existing buildings or existing facilities or buildings and facilities to be constructed or acquired by such municipality;

(2) To acquire, construct, reconstruct, improve, extend, equip, or furnish in such municipality or the zoning area authorized by law for the municipality any building or facility for the purposes of making the same available in whole or in part to the state;

(3) To operate and maintain any building or facility made available in whole or in part to the state;

(4) To appropriate funds for any cost incurred by the municipality in acquiring, constructing, reconstructing, improving, extending, equipping, or furnishing any such building or facility or incurred in the operation and maintenance thereof;

(5) In order to finance any costs of acquisition, construction, reconstruction, improvement, extension, equipping, or furnishing any such building or facility, to issue its general obligation bonds in the manner and pursuant to the procedures as are otherwise provided by law, or in anticipation of the receipt by such municipality of any payments to be made by the state to such municipality for the supplying by the municipality to the state of such building or facility, or portions thereof, or in anticipation of the receipt of any other revenue with respect to the building or facility, including donations, to issue its revenue bonds in the manner and pursuant to the procedures as are otherwise provided by law and to secure such revenue bonds by a pledge of any or all of the revenue or other money to be derived by the municipality from its ownership or operation of such building or facility, including any payments to be made to such municipality by the state for the use by the state of such building or facility, or donations made for or with respect to such building or facility, which building or facility shall constitute and be deemed to be a revenue-producing facility of such municipality and which revenue bonds shall not impose any general liability upon the municipality. Any city having a home rule charter may, in the discretion of the governing body of such city, issue such general obligation bonds or revenue bonds either in the manner and pursuant to such procedures as are provided by state statutes or in the manner and pursuant to such procedures as are provided by such home rule charter; and

(6) To enter into an agreement with the state provided by the provisions of section 72-1405 , which agreement shall be approved by the governing body of such municipality by ordinance, resolution, or otherwise before such agreement shall enter into force.

The issuance of bonds by a municipality as provided in this section shall not create or impose any liability on the state, whether such bonds be general obligation bonds or revenue bonds of such municipality, and the state shall not be indebted thereon. Any such bond issued by a municipality shall recite therein in substance that such bond is solely the obligation of the municipality issuing the same and is not an obligation of the State of Nebraska nor a debt of the State of Nebraska within the meaning of any constitutional or statutory limitation upon the creation of indebtedness of the State of Nebraska and that the State of Nebraska is not, and in no event shall be, liable for the payment thereof or interest thereon.

t such bond is solely the obligation of the municipality issuing the same and is not an obligation of the State of Nebraska nor a debt of the State of Nebraska within the meaning of any constitutional or statutory limitation upon the creation of indebtedness of the State of Nebraska and that the State of Nebraska is not, and in no event shall be, liable for the payment thereof or interest thereon.

In the event that the municipality is a party to an agreement entered into under the provisions of section 13-804 or 13-2504 , such municipality may enter into an agreement with the state pursuant to the provisions of sections 72-1401 to 72-1408 whereby the municipality may supply or make available to the state all or a portion of that part or that use of the building or facility to which the municipality is entitled under the agreement entered into under the provisions of section 13-804 or 13-2504 , but the municipality may enter into such an agreement with the state only if the terms and provisions thereof and the carrying out of such provisions does not violate the agreement of the municipality entered into under the provisions of section 13-804 or 13-2504 .

Neither sections 72-1401 to 72-1408 nor anything contained therein shall be construed as a reduction or limitation upon any powers which a municipality might otherwise have under law or charter, but shall be construed as cumulative, and the powers granted to a municipality herein shall be in addition to any other powers which it might now have.

Laws 1967, c. 464, § 3, p. 1435;

Laws 1976, LB 1006, § 5;

Laws 1999, LB 87, § 83.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 72-1268.01 — NE Code / Chapter 72 / Section 72-1268.01
View Statute 72-1268.01
Status: in_force

For the security of funds deposited under the Nebraska Capital Expansion Act, the state investment officer shall require all such depositories to give bond for the safekeeping of payments of such deposits. The officers of the bank, capital stock financial institution, or qualifying mutual financial institution seeking to qualify as a depository shall be ineligible to sign the bond provided for under this section. The bond shall run to the people of the State of Nebraska and shall be approved by the Governor, Secretary of State, and Attorney General. No bond shall be valid unless approved by all three of such officers. The bond shall be conditioned (1) that the depository at the end of each and every month render to the state investment officer a statement in duplicate showing the daily balance and the amount of money of the state held by it during the month, (2) for the payment of the deposit when demanded by the state investment officer on his or her check at any time, and (3) generally to do and perform whatever may be required by the Nebraska Capital Expansion Act and a faithful discharge of the trust reposed in such depository.

Laws 1985, LB 614, § 6;

Laws 2003, LB 175, § 9.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 72-205.01 — NE Code / Chapter 72 / Section 72-205.01
View Statute 72-205.01
Status: in_force

After the adoption of new rental schedules according to classification and schedules of valuations, as provided by section 72-205 , such schedules together with a tabulation of the valuation and the amount of semiannual rental of each lease shall be filed in the office of the county treasurer of such county not less than ninety days prior to the effective date of the new rentals. Notice of such filing shall be given by one publication in a newspaper of general circulation published within the county or, if more than one newspaper of general circulation is published in the county, then in two of such newspapers. If no newspaper is published in the county, it shall be so published in a newspaper of general circulation therein. The board shall further advise each lessee by mailing to his or her last address of record a letter or postal card notifying him or her of the amount of his or her semiannual rental.

Laws 1949, c. 212, § 2, p. 602;

Laws 1999, LB 779, § 16.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 72-259.05 — NE Code / Chapter 72 / Section 72-259.05
View Statute 72-259.05
Status: in_force

There shall be filed forthwith, in the office of the register of deeds of the proper county, (1) a plat of such territory certified by the State Surveyor, (2) a certified copy of the resolution of the Board of Educational Lands and Funds approving the same and requesting the annexation, and (3) a copy of the ordinance declaring such annexation, certified under the seal of the city. Thereupon, such annexation of such adjacent territory shall be deemed complete, and the territory included and described in the plat shall be deemed and held to be a part of the city.

Laws 1953, c. 259, § 5, p. 869.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 72-701.03 — NE Code / Chapter 72 / Section 72-701.03
View Statute 72-701.03
Status: in_force

Whenever, due to an emergency resulting from the effects of an enemy attack or the imminent threat thereof, it becomes imprudent, inexpedient or impossible to conduct the affairs of the state government at the permanent seat of state government in the city of Lincoln, the Governor, by proclamation and as often as the exigencies of the situation may require, shall designate a temporary location or locations for an emergency seat of state government at such place or places, within or without this state, as he may deem proper and advisable under the circumstances, and he forthwith shall take such action and shall issue such orders and directives as may be necessary for the prompt and orderly transition of the affairs of the state government to such temporary location or locations. Such temporary location or locations shall be and remain the emergency seat of state government until another temporary location or locations shall be designated in the same manner, or until the Governor, by proclamation, or the Legislature, by resolution approved by the Governor, shall declare the emergency to be ended, at which time the seat of state government shall be returned to its permanent location in Lincoln, or shall be removed to such other city in this state as shall be designated the new permanent seat of state government, in accordance with the Constitution of Nebraska and general laws of this state.

Laws 1959, c. 332, § 3, p. 1207.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 72-310 — NE Code / Chapter 72 / Section 72-310
View Statute 72-310
Status: in_force

The right of the state, or its authorized agents, to enter upon its own lands, and to remove therefrom any substances necessary for road construction, or in structures of public buildings, or other public or general purposes, shall not be denied or abridged by any lease granted hereunder.

Laws 1918, Thirty-sixth Spec. Sess., c. 7, § 10, p. 46;

C.S.1922, § 5228;

C.S.1929, § 72-310;

R.S.1943, § 72-310.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 72-104 — NE Code / Chapter 72 / Section 72-104
View Statute 72-104
Status: in_force

Each such copy, the record thereof, or a transcript of such record, certified under the hand and seal of the county clerk in whose office the same shall be recorded, shall be received in all courts and places whatever as evidence of each and every fact and thing therein stated, as well as of the absolute title of the United States in and to the lands therein described at the date of such communication.

Laws 1872, § 4, p. 8;

R.S.1913, § 5841;

C.S.1922, § 5177;

C.S.1929, § 72-104;

R.S.1943, § 72-104.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 72-215 — NE Code / Chapter 72 / Section 72-215
View Statute 72-215
Status: in_force

Any city or village may acquire such educational lands not exceeding forty acres for solid waste disposal areas, sewage disposal purposes, necessary right-of-way for electric transmission lines, or for any other purpose, except park and recreational purposes, for which a city or village may condemn private lands.

Laws 1929, c. 188, § 1, p. 652;

C.S.1929, § 72-211;

Laws 1931, c. 118, § 1, p. 345;

Laws 1935, c. 164, § 1, p. 611;

Laws 1941, c. 145, § 1, p. 576;

C.S.Supp.,1941, § 72-211;

Laws 1943, c. 160, § 1, p. 573;

R.S.1943, § 72-215;

Laws 1963, c. 415, § 1, p. 1337;

Laws 1969, c. 590, § 1, p. 2441;

Laws 1983, LB 29, § 1.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 72-701.01 — NE Code / Chapter 72 / Section 72-701.01
View Statute 72-701.01
Status: in_force

Sections 72-701.01 to 72-701.06 shall be known and may be cited as the Nebraska Emergency Seat of State Government Act.

Laws 1959, c. 332, § 1, p. 1207.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 72-259.08 — NE Code / Chapter 72 / Section 72-259.08
View Statute 72-259.08
Status: in_force

Whenever the Board of Educational Lands and Funds determines, considering all relevant factors, that it would be in the best interests of the educational trust to do so, it may subdivide and plat any tract prior to offering it for sale. Such plats shall be prepared as prescribed in section 72-259.02 and shall be filed in the office of the register of deeds and such filing shall constitute a dedication of the streets and alleys shown therein so long as the same are used for such purposes.

Laws 1973, LB 145, § 4.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 72-416 — NE Code / Chapter 72 / Section 72-416
View Statute 72-416
Status: in_force

The treasurer of the county in which the board has its principal place of business and operates, shall act as treasurer of the board ex officio, and he shall receive such compensation for such services as may be fixed from time to time by the board. He shall be liable on his official bond for the safekeeping of board funds, and his bond shall be increased or diminished from time to time as the condition, amount and safety of the funds of the board in his hands may require.

Laws 1941, c. 148, § 7, p. 586;

C.S.Supp.,1941, § 72-417;

R.S.1943, § 72-416.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 72-232.07 — NE Code / Chapter 72 / Section 72-232.07
View Statute 72-232.07
Status: in_force

The cost of administering unsold school lands shall include expenditures necessary for developing such school lands to their most productive use. All expenditures shall be directed by the board in exercising its responsibility as a trustee over the school land trust and shall not exceed twenty percent of all rental and bonus payments of the previous year, which amount shall be appropriated for each year to the board for payment of development and improvement costs completed and approved by the board upon contracts let for this purpose. All rental and bonus payment deductions as authorized by this section shall be remitted to the State Treasurer for credit to the Land Improvement Fund, which fund is hereby created, to be expended upon proper warrants in accordance with law. Any money in the fund available for investment shall be invested by the state investment officer pursuant to the Nebraska Capital Expansion Act and the Nebraska State Funds Investment Act.

Laws 1974, LB 894, § 4;

Laws 1986, LB 258, § 14;

Laws 1995, LB 7, § 84.

Nebraska Capital Expansion Act, see section 72-1269 .

Nebraska State Funds Investment Act, see section 72-1260 .
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 72-727 — NE Code / Chapter 72 / Section 72-727
View Statute 72-727
Status: in_force

The Nebraska Hall of Fame Commission shall adopt and promulgate rules and regulations to establish criteria of eligibility for inclusion in the Nebraska Hall of Fame and to establish standards for the creation, design, size, configuration, and placement of busts or other appropriate objects.

Laws 1961, c. 355, § 4, p. 1119;

Laws 1998, LB 1129, § 5.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 72-2601 — NE Code / Chapter 72 / Section 72-2601
View Statute 72-2601
Status: in_force

(1) Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, in administering any grant program, a state agency or political subdivision shall not exclude any person from consideration solely because such person, or any person associated with such person, is currently or has previously been on probation or parole.

(2) This section does not:

(a) Apply to the extent that it would jeopardize federal funding for a grant program; or

(b) Prohibit a state agency or political subdivision from requiring that a person currently or previously on probation or parole have an undersigner or co-grantee who has not previously been convicted of a criminal offense.

Laws 2024, LB631, § 22.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 72-1249 — NE Code / Chapter 72 / Section 72-1249
View Statute 72-1249
Status: in_force

(1) Any expenses with respect to the purchase, sale, or exchange of any security shall be charged to the fund or funds on behalf of which such purchase, sale, or exchange was made. All other expenses of the state investment officer shall be paid out of appropriations for the office of the state investment officer.

(2) Beginning on March 31, 2016, any expenses with respect to the transfer to and assumption by the council and the state investment officer of the duty and authority to invest the assets of a retirement system provided for under the Class V School Employees Retirement Act shall be charged to the Class V School Employees Retirement Fund established in section 79-9,115 . Such expenses shall be paid without the approval of the board of education as defined in section 79-978 or the board of trustees provided for in section 79-980 .

(3) Management, custodial, and service costs which are a direct expense of investing the assets of a retirement system provided for under the Class V School Employees Retirement Act may be paid from the income of such assets when it is not prohibited by statute or the Constitution of Nebraska. For purposes of this section, management, custodial, and service costs include investment counsel fees for managing assets, real estate mortgage loan service fees, real estate management fees, and custody fees for fund securities. All such fees shall be approved by the council and the state investment officer.

Laws 1969, c. 584, § 13, p. 2354;

Laws 1972, LB 1279, § 1;

Laws 1977, LB 364, § 1;

Laws 2016, LB447, § 6;

Laws 2017, LB29, § 1.

Class V School Employees Retirement Act, see section 79-978.01 .
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 72-224 — NE Code / Chapter 72 / Section 72-224
View Statute 72-224
Status: in_force

All condemnations of educational lands shall be exercised in the manner set forth in section 72-224.03 ; Provided, condemnation proceedings may be brought by the United States of America in the district court of the United States of America.

Laws 1943, c. 160, § 2, p. 574;

R.S.1943, § 72-224;

Laws 1949, c. 213, § 1(1), p. 608;

Laws 1951, c. 101, § 110, p. 499;

Laws 1967, c. 466, § 3, p. 1445.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 72-240.25 — NE Code / Chapter 72 / Section 72-240.25
View Statute 72-240.25
Status: in_force

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 acknowledged by the lessee, and delivered to the office of the board.

Laws 1974, LB 894, § 5.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 72-1409 — NE Code / Chapter 72 / Section 72-1409
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Status: in_force

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 pursuant to the provisions of section 72-1405 .

Laws 1974, LB 945, § 1.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 72-221.01 — NE Code / Chapter 72 / Section 72-221.01
View Statute 72-221.01
Status: in_force

All established public roads that have been established for a period of ten years or more on the section line along any side or part of the side of a section owned by the Board of Educational Lands and Funds, and on any part of a section that has an established meandering road not on the section line and under the jurisdiction of the Board of Educational Lands and Funds, shall be dedicated to the county for public use in the case of county roads, or to the State of Nebraska, Department of Transportation, for public use. The public road right-of-way so dedicated shall be no less than thirty-three feet from the section line, nor less than sixty-six feet through that part of the section where the established road meanders through the described section. Upon receipt of payment from any county or the department of the fair and reasonable market value of the right-of-way at the date the road was established, the Board of Educational Lands and Funds shall convey to the county or the department title to such road right-of-way. The instruments of conveyance shall be recorded in the office of the register of deeds.

Laws 1973, LB 36, § 1;

Laws 2017, LB339, § 248.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 72-502 — NE Code / Chapter 72 / Section 72-502
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Status: in_force

The Board of Educational Lands and Funds shall place all money received for rental of saline lands in the temporary school fund of the state, subject to the law governing such temporary school fund.

Laws 1889, c. 94, § 6, p. 582;

Laws 1893, c. 22, § 2, p. 159;

R.S.1913, § 5877;

C.S.1922, § 5239;

C.S.1929, § 72-502;

Laws 1943, c. 156, § 1, p. 566;

R.S.1943, § 72-502.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 72-1259 — NE Code / Chapter 72 / Section 72-1259
View Statute 72-1259
Status: in_force

The state investment officer may provide assistance and furnish advice regarding the investment of money to any political subdivision of the State of Nebraska whenever such advice is requested by a political subdivision. In connection with the rendering of such service, the state investment officer may charge and collect any fee he determines to be reasonable.

Laws 1969, c. 584, § 23, p. 2356.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 72-910 — NE Code / Chapter 72 / Section 72-910
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Status: in_force

The Board of Educational Lands and Funds shall have the power and authority to prescribe such rules and regulations as it may deem necessary and proper, but which are not inconsistent with the Constitution and statutes of this state, relating to the leasing of school and public lands for oil and gas exploration and development.

Laws 1943, c. 164, § 10, p. 582;

R.S.1943, § 72-910.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 72-227 — NE Code / Chapter 72 / Section 72-227
View Statute 72-227
Status: in_force

If there is a schoolhouse, cemetery or church building located upon school land or land of the state which has been or may be sold to any individual, corporation or parties, such school district, church or association, with the written consent of the purchaser or occupant, may purchase land for the purposes specified, and obtain a deed from the state, at the price the purchaser, assignee or occupant is to pay. The sum so paid for the tract obtained for such special purpose shall be deducted from the price the original purchaser was to pay.

Laws 1885, c. 84, § 3, p. 334;

R.S.1913, § 5856;

C.S.1922, § 5192;

C.S.1929, § 72-212;

R.S.1943, § 72-227.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 72-261 — NE Code / Chapter 72 / Section 72-261
View Statute 72-261
Status: in_force

The Game and Parks Commission is authorized to acquire title by condemnation to not more than one section or six hundred forty acres of educational lands in any calendar year for parks, recreation areas, or wildlife management areas, or any combination of these uses. The commission shall employ the procedure set forth in sections 72-213 to 72-224 to acquire such title, except that the determination of the value of the lands to be acquired shall be in the manner provided by section 72-224.03 and the value of any leasehold interests to be acquired shall be determined as provided by section 72-224.02 . The Governor shall approve all such acquisitions as provided in section 37-303 .

Laws 1935, c. 81, § 1, p. 270;

C.S.Supp.,1941, § 72-243;

R.S.1943, § 72-261;

Laws 1963, c. 420, § 1, p. 1346;

Laws 1965, c. 433, § 3, p. 1382;

Laws 1998, LB 922, § 407.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 72-1241 — NE Code / Chapter 72 / Section 72-1241
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Status: in_force

The state investment officer shall devote his or her entire time and attention to the duties of his or her office. The state investment officer shall not engage in any other occupation or profession or hold any other public office, appointive or elective. If for any reason the state investment officer is unable to perform the duties of his or her office, or the office is vacant due to death, resignation, or otherwise, the council shall designate an acting state investment officer to serve until the state investment officer is able to act or the vacancy is filled. With the approval of the council, the state investment officer may designate a deputy to perform such acts and duties as the state investment officer shall authorize, subject to the same restrictions as apply to the state investment officer. The deputy shall be bonded or insured as required by section 11-201 . The state investment officer shall be responsible for all official acts of the deputy.

Laws 1969, c. 584, § 5, p. 2351;

Laws 1971, LB 53, § 6;

Laws 1978, LB 653, § 28;

Laws 2004, LB 884, § 35.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 72-1246.01 — NE Code / Chapter 72 / Section 72-1246.01
View Statute 72-1246.01
Status: in_force

The Nebraska Investment Council, out of funds available to it, upon the application of any qualified lending agent as defined under the Federal Higher Education Act of 1965, may purchase all student loans which are federally guaranteed, as to principal and interest, and made to Nebraska residents attending Nebraska institutions, which are offered to the Nebraska Investment Council for purchase and shall give preference to such loans when an investment in such loans would be equally as good as any other investment; Provided, such offers shall be in amounts of five thousand dollars or more from a single lending agent.

Laws 1971, LB 152, § 2.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 72-230 — NE Code / Chapter 72 / Section 72-230
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Status: in_force

Educational or saline lands sold under the provisions of any law of this state, or such as have been sold, shall not be taxable until the right to a deed shall have become absolute, but the value of the interest of such purchaser shall be taxable, which interest shall be determined by the value of the land and improvements, less the amount due the state; Provided, when such land shall be situated within the limits of any city or village and shall have been subdivided into lots, then it shall be subject to all special assessments for sidewalk, grading, paving, guttering, curbing, sewerage, and all other municipal improvements, in the same manner as other lots and lands in such city or village, except that a sale of such school lots to collect such assessment or assessments shall only pass the interest or title of the purchaser from the state, his heirs or assigns, and his or their right to a conveyance of the same, upon the payment of any residue of the purchase price or interest.

Laws 1899, c. 69, § 13, p. 305;

Laws 1907, c. 135, § 1, p. 441;

R.S.1913, § 5859;

C.S.1922, § 5195;

C.S.1929, § 72-215;

R.S.1943, § 72-230.

School lands that have been sold by the state under contract are properly included in a drainage district, and are assessable for benefits derived therein. Morehouse v. Elkhorn River Drainage District, 90 Neb. 406, 133 N.W. 446 (1911).

School lands that have been sold by the state under contract are properly included in a drainage district, and are assessable for benefits derived therein. Morehouse v. Elkhorn River Drainage District, 90 Neb. 406, 133 N.W. 446 (1911).
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 72-2401 — NE Code / Chapter 72 / Section 72-2401
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Status: in_force

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 may consist of rental or other income related to the Ferguson House as well as gifts, grants, and bequests. Any money in the fund available for investment shall be invested by the state investment officer pursuant to the Nebraska Capital Expansion Act and the Nebraska State Funds Investment Act.

Laws 2005, LB 426, § 8;

Laws 2025, LB264, § 157.

Nebraska Capital Expansion Act, see section 72-1269 .

Nebraska State Funds Investment Act, see section 72-1260 .
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 72-2105 — NE Code / Chapter 72 / Section 72-2105
View Statute 72-2105
Status: in_force

The Governor's Residence Advisory Commission shall meet at the direction of the chairperson of the commission. At least one meeting shall be held after the annual inspection. A simple majority of the commission shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business.

Laws 1998, LB 1129, § 32;

Laws 2009, LB207, § 2.

Termination Date: July 1, 2026
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 72-231 — NE Code / Chapter 72 / Section 72-231
View Statute 72-231
Status: in_force

Money received by the county treasurers of the several counties within the State of Nebraska on account of taxes wrongfully levied on educational lands of the state held under lease shall be, by the respective county treasurers, repaid without interest to persons who paid the same, or their representatives, upon orders in that behalf made by the county board of the respective counties; but no order shall be made for such repayment except upon the production of the county treasurer's receipt for taxes so paid. The county board of any county where school lands have been wrongfully taxed, and the taxes have not yet been paid, shall order the county treasurer to cancel the same.

Laws 1899, c. 69, § 14, p. 306;

R.S.1913, § 5860;

C.S.1922, § 5196;

C.S.1929, § 72-216;

R.S.1943, § 72-231;

Laws 1999, LB 779, § 22.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 72-259.01 — NE Code / Chapter 72 / Section 72-259.01
View Statute 72-259.01
Status: in_force

When any educational lands abutting on and adjacent to any city of the first or second class that are needed for the expansion of such city have been subdivided into lots for the purpose of sale, as provided by section 72-257 , the Board of Educational Lands and Funds may cause a plat of such subdivision to be filed in the office of the clerk of the city together with a resolution of the board requesting annexation of the tract to the city.

Laws 1953, c. 259, § 1, p. 868.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 72-240.21 — NE Code / Chapter 72 / Section 72-240.21
View Statute 72-240.21
Status: in_force

(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 improvements and growing crops for which the purchaser of the land or lease must pay the lessee as determined under sections 72-240.10 to 72-240.23 and 72-258 or by agreement and shall clearly state that the payment for these permitted improvements and growing crops shall be in addition to the price paid for the land or the lease.

(3) In making the publications required by section 72-233 or 72-258 , the board shall include in those publications the determined value to the land of the permitted improvements and growing crops owned by the lessee of the land and shall clearly indicate that this amount is to be paid in addition to the price paid for the land or the lease.

(4) When the land is sold, the purchaser shall be instructed by the board that he or she must, within thirty days of the date of the sale, deposit the amount of value of the permitted improvements with the county treasurer of the county wherein the land is situated with instructions to the treasurer that the money be paid to the lessee upon notification of issuance of the deed or lease. The state shall have a lien upon the funds so paid to the amount of any unpaid rent and interest on such lands due and owing to the state from the former lessee.

Laws 1967, c. 467, § 12, p. 1455;

Laws 1969, c. 591, § 1, p. 2442;

Laws 1971, LB 413, § 11;

Laws 1999, LB 779, § 37.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 72-2203 — NE Code / Chapter 72 / Section 72-2203
View Statute 72-2203
Status: in_force

For purposes of the Nebraska State Capitol Preservation and Restoration Act:

(1) Administrator means the State Capitol Administrator;

(2) Commission means the Nebraska Capitol Commission; and

(3) Office means the Office of the Nebraska Capitol Commission.

Laws 2004, LB 439, § 3.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 72-246 — NE Code / Chapter 72 / Section 72-246
View Statute 72-246
Status: in_force

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.

Laws 1935, c. 163, § 16, p. 609;

C.S.Supp.,1941, § 72-223;

R.S.1943, § 72-246;

Laws 1999, LB 779, § 41.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 72-911 — NE Code / Chapter 72 / Section 72-911
View Statute 72-911
Status: in_force

Any holder of existing oil or gas leases heretofore issued by the Board of Educational Lands and Funds on properties of the nature covered hereby, shall have the right to exchange such lease for an amended lease issued under the provisions of sections 72-901 to 72-912 , and embracing the same land. When the holder of any such lease makes written application to the board in due form for such exchange, the board shall issue an amended lease embracing the same land as the former lease in the ordinary and regulation form duly adopted by the board under the provisions of said sections, but there shall be deducted from the term for which such amended lease may be issued the time that has passed from the date of the issue of the former lease to the date of the issue of the amended lease, except that in no case shall the amended lease be granted for a longer period than seven years from the date of issue of the amended lease. Such amended lease shall provide for an increase of twenty-five cents per acre over the amount of the annual delay rental specified in the former lease.

Laws 1943, c. 164, § 11, p. 582;

R.S.1943, § 72-911.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 72-1269 — NE Code / Chapter 72 / Section 72-1269
View Statute 72-1269
Status: in_force

Sections 72-1261 to 72-1269 shall be known and may be cited as the Nebraska Capital Expansion Act.

Laws 1978, LB 258, § 9;

Laws 1985, LB 614, § 5;

Laws 1990, LB 1146, § 4.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 72-1901 — NE Code / Chapter 72 / Section 72-1901
View Statute 72-1901
Status: in_force

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 on public land. Dead trees are fast becoming a liability and a safety problem for cities and villages.

Laws 1994, LB 695, § 1.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 72-269 — NE Code / Chapter 72 / Section 72-269
View Statute 72-269
Status: in_force

The Board of Educational Lands and Funds is authorized and directed to sell section thirty-six, township thirty-two north, range forty-nine, west of the sixth principal meridian, Dawes County, Nebraska, reserving mineral, oil, and gas rights, to the Game and Parks Commission on payment of forty thousand dollars. All mineral extraction and exploration on such land shall be conducted in a manner approved by both the Board of Educational Lands and Funds and the Game and Parks Commission.

Laws 1967, c. 463, § 1, p. 1434.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 72-1268 — NE Code / Chapter 72 / Section 72-1268
View Statute 72-1268
Status: in_force

(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, every bank, capital stock financial institution, and qualifying mutual financial institution shall be eligible for the maximum investment provided for in section 72-1263 . The bank, capital stock financial institution, or qualifying mutual financial institution shall give a bond or, in lieu of a bond, may give security for any investment under the Nebraska Capital Expansion Act as provided in sections 72-1268.01 to 72-1268.04 . Any bank, capital stock financial institution, or qualifying mutual financial institution may apply for the privilege of keeping on deposit such funds.

(2)(a) Every bank, capital stock financial institution, and qualifying mutual financial institution shall, as a condition of accepting state funds, agree to cash free of charge state warrants which are presented by payees of the state without regard to whether or not such payee has an account with such bank, capital stock financial institution, or qualifying mutual financial institution, and such bank, capital stock financial institution, or qualifying mutual financial institution shall not require such payee to place his or her fingerprint or thumbprint on the state warrant as a condition to cashing such warrant.

(b) The condition of accepting state funds in subdivision (2)(a) of this section shall not preclude any bank, capital stock financial institution, or qualifying mutual financial institution from refusing to cash a state warrant presented to the bank, capital stock financial institution, or qualifying mutual financial institution if (i) a stop-payment order has been placed on the state warrant, (ii) the state warrant has been reported as unregistered, voided, lost, stolen, or destroyed or a duplicate state warrant has been issued in its place, (iii) the state warrant is incomplete or is forged or altered in any manner, (iv) the state warrant lacks any necessary indorsement or an indorsement is illegible, unauthorized, or forged, (v) the state warrant is stale-dated, or (vi) the bank, capital stock financial institution, or qualifying mutual financial institution has a reasonable belief that the individual presenting the state warrant is not the payee named on the state warrant.

Laws 1978, LB 258, § 8;

Laws 1985, LB 614, § 4;

Laws 1996, LB 1274, § 24;

Laws 1999, LB 217, § 1;

Laws 2003, LB 175, § 8.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 72-232.03 — NE Code / Chapter 72 / Section 72-232.03
View Statute 72-232.03
Status: in_force

The cost of administering unsold school lands shall include:

(1) The cost of developing irrigable school lands, located within the boundaries of an irrigation district, so that such lands may benefit from irrigation;

(2) The cost of accrued tolls and assessments on irrigable school lands located within the boundaries of an irrigation district; and

(3) The cost of current tolls and assessments on irrigable school lands located within the boundaries of an irrigation district.

Laws 1971, LB 581, § 1.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 72-306 — NE Code / Chapter 72 / Section 72-306
View Statute 72-306
Status: in_force

Upon the discovery of potash or other minerals or substances in commercial quantities, the lessee shall report the same to the Board of Educational Lands and Funds within thirty days, together with a statement showing how soon facilities necessary for production and marketing may be completed. If the board deems there is an unnecessary delay between the time of discovery and the time of production, a showing may be required as to the cause of the delay and, if it be found to be out of proportion to a reasonable length of time, the board may demand more rapid development or the surrender or cancellation of the lease.

Laws 1918, Thirty-sixth Spec. Sess., c. 7, § 6, p. 45;

C.S.1922, § 5224;

C.S.1929, § 72-306;

Laws 1943, c. 164, § 16, p. 584;

R.S.1943, § 72-306.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 72-1903 — NE Code / Chapter 72 / Section 72-1903
View Statute 72-1903
Status: in_force

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 planting, removal, and replacement may apply for a grant under the program.

Laws 1994, LB 695, § 3.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 72-244 — NE Code / Chapter 72 / Section 72-244
View Statute 72-244
Status: in_force

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 lots, the lease of the same can be made for a greater amount than if leased in tracts of forty acres, as herein provided, shall have the authority to employ the necessary surveyors, and cause such tracts to be subdivided into lots and tracts of such size as they may determine, and a plat of the same shall be made and filed for record in the office of the county clerk. Such lots shall be appraised by the appraisers to be appointed by the board, none of whom shall be occupants of the land to be leased. Tracts of land so subdivided and appraised shall be leased according to the provisions of said sections. The board shall give thirty days' notice of such letting, and publish the same in a newspaper of general circulation published in the county in which said lots are situated. Each notice shall contain a list of the lots to be leased, and the appraised value of each. The leasing of such lots shall take place, on the day appointed, under the direction of the board, and shall be leased to the highest bidder, but in no case for less than six percent of the appraised value. Lots remaining unleased shall be again offered for lease at public auction at such time as the board shall direct, and the board may adjourn the leasing from day to day until all the lots are offered.

Laws 1899, c. 69, § 20, p. 311;

R.S.1913, § 5866;

C.S.1922, § 5202;

C.S.1929, § 72-222;

Laws 1935, c. 163, § 15, p. 608;

C.S.Supp.,1941, § 72-222;

R.S.1943, § 72-244.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 72-820 — NE Code / Chapter 72 / Section 72-820
View Statute 72-820
Status: in_force

The Game and Parks Commission may purchase or receive by donation, and subsequently rehabilitate and manage, the Mayhew Cabin historical site located in Nebraska City, Nebraska.

Laws 2023, LB531, § 54;

Laws 2025, LB264, § 154.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 72-1267 — NE Code / Chapter 72 / Section 72-1267
View Statute 72-1267
Status: in_force

For purposes of investment under the Nebraska Capital Expansion Act, the state investment officer shall combine and pool all investable funds of all state agencies subject to his or her investment powers except when doing so would violate a fiduciary obligation of the state. The interest earned on any pooled investment shall be prorated in accordance with the participation of the respective funds.

Laws 1978, LB 258, § 7;

Laws 1985, LB 614, § 3.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 72-2216 — NE Code / Chapter 72 / Section 72-2216
View Statute 72-2216
Status: transferred

(1) The Capitol Preservation, Restoration, and Enhancement Endowment Fund is created. The commission shall administer the fund. The fund shall consist of money transferred to the fund by the Legislature and bequests, donations, gifts, grants, or other money received from any federal or state agency or public or private source for the preservation, restoration, and enhancement of the State Capitol and capitol grounds. Any money accepted by the state for credit to the fund that is subject to conditions shall be held in trust and used subject to such conditions. Any money in the fund available for investment shall be invested by the state investment officer pursuant to the Nebraska Capital Expansion Act and the Nebraska State Funds Investment Act.

(2) The State Treasurer shall transfer money from the Capitol Preservation, Restoration, and Enhancement Endowment Fund to the Capitol Restoration Cash Fund in amounts and at times as directed by the commission. Money transferred from the Capitol Preservation, Restoration, and Enhancement Endowment Fund in any year shall not exceed four percent of the total balance in the fund as the balance existed on January 1 of the most recent odd-numbered year.

Laws 2023, LB818, § 19.

Nebraska Capital Expansion Act, see section 72-1269 .

Nebraska State Funds Investment Act, see section 72-1260 .
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 72-2211.01 — NE Code / Chapter 72 / Section 72-2211.01
View Statute 72-2211.01
Status: in_force

The Capitol Commission Revolving Fund is created. The administrator shall administer the fund. The fund shall consist of receipts collected pursuant to agreements between the commission and other entities as provided by law. The fund shall be used to support the operations of the commission. Any money in the Capitol Commission Revolving Fund available for investment shall be invested by the state investment officer pursuant to the Nebraska Capital Expansion Act and the Nebraska State Funds Investment Act.

Laws 2005, LB 684, § 3.

Nebraska Capital Expansion Act, see section 72-1269 .

Nebraska State Funds Investment Act, see section 72-1260 .
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 72-1238 — NE Code / Chapter 72 / Section 72-1238
View Statute 72-1238
Status: in_force

(1) Prior to July 1, 2005, the appointed members of the council shall have at least ten years of experience in the financial affairs of a public or private organization or have at least five years of experience in the field of investment management or analysis. For members appointed on or after July 1, 2005, the appointed members of the council shall have at least seven years of experience in the field of investment management or analysis or have at least twelve years of experience in the financial management of a public or private organization. There is a preference for members who are appointed to have experience in investment management or analysis.

(2) The members serving on July 1, 2005, shall serve for the remainder of their five-year terms which will be extended until the date on which the successor's appointment is effective.

Laws 1969, c. 584, § 2, p. 2350;

Laws 1996, LB 847, § 19;

Laws 2005, LB 503, § 5.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 72-1503 — NE Code / Chapter 72 / Section 72-1503
View Statute 72-1503
Status: in_force

(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, and the political subdivision responsible for the payment of the account.

(2) Upon receipt of the notice required pursuant to subsection (1) of this section, the director shall notify the political subdivision of the delinquency and that such amount and any interest and penalties thereon, if not paid within thirty days, shall be withheld from the next state aid payment to such political subdivision and that, if the amount of such next state aid payment is insufficient to pay the account in full, plus interest and penalties thereon, a deduction shall continue to be made from subsequent state aid payments payable to such political subdivision until such time as the account and interest and penalties thereon are paid in full.

(3) At the end of the thirty-day period, the director shall contact the reporting agency and verify that the account is still delinquent. If the agency verifies that the account is still delinquent, the director shall notify the State Treasurer of the amount that shall be withheld from state aid payments to the political subdivision and the state aid payments from which such amount shall be withheld.

(4) The State Treasurer shall contact the agency in question and upon verification by the agency that the account remains delinquent, shall withhold the specified amounts from the specified state aid payments. The State Treasurer shall then credit the amount withheld to the fund to which the original payment was due.

Laws 1982, LB 931, § 3.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 72-225 — NE Code / Chapter 72 / Section 72-225
View Statute 72-225
Status: in_force

If the land to be taken is held under lease contract, the board of appraisers also shall make a finding as to the interest of the owner in such lease contract, if any, and such value shall be separately assessed.

Laws 1899, c. 69, § 11, p. 304;

Laws 1905, c. 144, § 1, p. 582;

Laws 1907, c. 134, § 1, p. 437;

Laws 1913, c. 40, § 1, p. 135;

R.S.1913, § 5855;

Laws 1915, c. 103, § 1, p. 247;

Laws 1921, c. 80, § 2, p. 290;

C.S.1922, § 5191;

Laws 1923, c. 61, § 1, p. 185;

Laws 1925, c. 135, § 1, p. 354;

Laws 1929, c. 188, § 1, p. 652;

C.S.1929, § 72-211;

Laws 1931, c. 118, § 1, p. 345;

Laws 1935, c. 164, § 1, p. 611;

Laws 1941, c. 145, § 1, p. 576;

C.S.Supp.,1941, § 72-211;

Laws 1943, c. 160, § 2, p. 574;

R.S.1943, § 72-225;

Laws 1967, c. 466, § 6, p. 1447.

Value of interests of state and lessee are required to be separately assessed, and the sum of the value of the separate interests may be more than the value of the land as an unencumbered whole. State v. Platte Valley P. P. & I. Dist., 147 Neb. 289, 23 N.W.2d 300 (1946).

Value of interests of state and lessee are required to be separately assessed, and the sum of the value of the separate interests may be more than the value of the land as an unencumbered whole. State v. Platte Valley P. P. & I. Dist., 147 Neb. 289, 23 N.W.2d 300 (1946).
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 72-312 — NE Code / Chapter 72 / Section 72-312
View Statute 72-312
Status: in_force

Alkali, potash, or saline lakes, ponds, or marshes, located partly upon state lands and partly upon private lands, shall be measured, tested, and analyzed by the Conservation and Survey Division of the University of Nebraska which shall report to the Board of Educational Lands and Funds, and the proportion of the area and content belonging to each owner shall be determined from such report. If the state lessees and private owners or lessees are unable to agree for joint operation of such area, no alkali, potash, or salines in solution shall be removed from such ponds, lakes, or marshes until after thirty days' notice by certified or registered mail to all parties concerned. Any or all parties may then operate by rendering monthly an accounting to the board and by paying to the county treasurer in the county in which the land is located, for the state educational funds, the royalty due the state, as determined by the board. The state shall, at all times, be permitted to examine the books and methods of bookkeeping with relation to the accounts in which the state is interested and to furnish, if deemed necessary by the board, assistants to make analyses or for checking the quality and quantity of minerals or substances removed.

Laws 1918, Thirty-sixth Spec. Sess., c. 7, § 12, p. 47;

C.S.1922, § 5230;

C.S.1929, § 72-312;

R.S.1943, § 72-312;

Laws 1969, c. 592, § 3, p. 2445;

Laws 1987, LB 93, § 18.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 72-203 — NE Code / Chapter 72 / Section 72-203
View Statute 72-203
Status: in_force

The Board of Educational Lands and Funds shall keep in its office a full and complete abstract of all educational lands of the State of Nebraska, and such other records as are necessary to show the condition of each tract of land from the time title was acquired by the state.

Laws 1899, c. 69, § 3, p. 301;

R.S.1913, § 5847;

C.S.1922, § 5183;

C.S.1929, § 72-203;

Laws 1935, c. 163, § 2, p. 594;

C.S.Supp.,1941, § 72-203;

R.S.1943, § 72-203.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 72-240.02 — NE Code / Chapter 72 / Section 72-240.02
View Statute 72-240.02
Status: in_force

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 deems willing and able to meet the standards prescribed by the board in its rules and regulations at the rental rate for land of such classification.

Laws 1947, c. 235, § 7(3), p. 749;

Laws 1949, c. 212, § 10, p. 606;

Laws 1999, LB 779, § 32.

If no application is made by lessee, board may enter into a lease with any person willing and able to meet statutory requirements. State ex rel. Ebke v. Board of Educational Lands & Funds, 154 Neb. 244, 47 N.W.2d 520 (1951).

If no application is made by lessee, board may enter into a lease with any person willing and able to meet statutory requirements. State ex rel. Ebke v. Board of Educational Lands & Funds, 154 Neb. 244, 47 N.W.2d 520 (1951).
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 72-250 — NE Code / Chapter 72 / Section 72-250
View Statute 72-250
Status: in_force

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.

Laws 1899, c. 69, § 30, p. 313;

R.S.1913, § 5872;

C.S.1922, § 5207;

C.S.1929, § 72-227;

R.S.1943, § 72-250.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 72-1258 — NE Code / Chapter 72 / Section 72-1258
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Status: in_force

Except as otherwise provided in sections 72-1244 and 72-1267 , each board, commission, department, agency, or official that previously was charged with the investment of state funds shall continue in all other respects as provided by law and shall continue to have all other powers and shall exercise all the functions and duties fixed or imposed upon it by law.

Laws 1969, c. 584, § 22, p. 2356;

Laws 2003, LB 149, § 5.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 72-236 — NE Code / Chapter 72 / Section 72-236
View Statute 72-236
Status: in_force

The notice required by section 72-235 shall be given by either registered or certified letter or by publication for three weeks in a newspaper published or of general circulation in the county where the land is located. In serving the notice of delinquency the Board of Educational Lands and Funds shall recognize as the lessee the person or persons whose name appears last of record in the office of the board.

Laws 1899, c. 69, § 17, p. 309;

Laws 1903, c. 100, § 1, p. 571;

R.S.1913, § 5863;

C.S.1922, § 5199;

Laws 1927, c. 192, § 1, p. 548;

C.S.1929, § 72-219;

Laws 1935, c. 163, § 12, p. 605;

C.S.Supp.,1941, § 72-219;

R.S.1943, § 72-236;

Laws 1957, c. 242, § 55, p. 864;

Laws 1999, LB 779, § 28.