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NE Code § 66-1503 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 66 - Oils, Fuels, and Energy|66-1503 - Definitions, where found.

66-1503.  Definitions, where found.For purposes of the Petroleum Release Remedial Action Act, the definitions found in sections 66-1504 to 66-1515.01 shall be used.Source   Laws 1989, LB 289, § 3;   Laws 1991, LB 409, § 2;   Laws 1994, LB 1160, § 117.
NE Code § 66-1504 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 66 - Oils, Fuels, and Energy|66-1504 - Department, defined.

66-1504.  Department, defined.Department shall mean the Department of Environment and Energy.Source   Laws 1989, LB 289, § 4;   Laws 1993, LB 3, § 38;  Laws 2019, LB302, § 80.
NE Code § 66-1506 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 66 - Oils, Fuels, and Energy|66-1506 - Fund, defined.

66-1506.  Fund, defined.Fund shall mean the Petroleum Release Remedial Action Cash Fund created in section 66-1519.Source  Laws 1989, LB 289, § 6.
NE Code § 66-1507 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 66 - Oils, Fuels, and Energy|66-1507 - Importer, defined.

66-1507.  Importer, defined.Importer shall mean any person who imports or causes to be imported petroleum from any other state or territory of the United States or from a foreign country for such person's own use in or for sale in this state, whether or not in the original package, receptacle, or container. Importer shall not include a person who imports petroleum in a tank directly connected to the engine of a motor vehicle, train, watercraft, or airplane for purposes of providing fuel to the engine to which the tank is connected.Source  Laws 1989, LB 289, § 7.
NE Code § 66-1508 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 66 - Oils, Fuels, and Energy|66-1508 - Operator, defined.

66-1508.  Operator, defined.Operator shall mean a person in control of or having responsibility for the daily operation of a tank. Operator shall not include a person described in subsection (2) of section 66-1509.Source   Laws 1989, LB 289, § 8;   Laws 1991, LB 409, § 3.
NE Code § 66-1509 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 66 - Oils, Fuels, and Energy|66-1509 - Owner, defined.

66-1509.  Owner, defined.(1) Owner shall mean:(a) In the case of a tank in use on or after November 8, 1984, or brought into use after such date, any person who owns a tank used for the storage, use, or dispensing of petroleum; and(b) In the case of a tank in use before November 8, 1984, but no longer in use on such date, any person who owned such tank immediately before the discontinuation of its use.(2) Owner shall not include a person who, without participating in the management of a tank and otherwise not engaged in petroleum production, refining, and marketing:(a) Holds indicia of ownership primarily to protect his or her security interest in a tank or a lienhold interest in the property on or within which a tank is or was located; or(b) Acquires ownership of a tank or the property on or within which a tank is or was located:(i) Pursuant to a foreclosure of a security interest in the tank or of a lienhold interest in the property; or(ii) If the tank or the property was security for an extension of credit previously contracted, pursuant to a sale under judgment or decree, pursuant to a conveyance under a power of sale contained within a trust deed or from a trustee, or pursuant to an assignment or deed in lieu of foreclosure.(3) Ownership of a tank or the property on or within which a tank is or was located shall not be acquired by a voidable transfer, as provided in the Uniform Voidable Transactions Act.Source   Laws 1989, LB 289, § 9;   Laws 1991, LB 409, § 4;   Laws 1996, LB 1226, § 3;  Laws 2019, LB70, § 16.  Cross References  Uniform Voidable Transactions Act, see section 36-801.
NE Code § 66-1510 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 66 - Oils, Fuels, and Energy|66-1510 - Petroleum, defined.

66-1510.  Petroleum, defined.Petroleum shall mean:(1) For purposes of the fee provisions of section 66-1521:(a) Motor vehicle fuel as defined in section 66-482, except natural gasoline used as a denaturant by an ethanol facility as defined in section 66-1333; and(b) Diesel fuel as defined in section 66-482, including kerosene which has been blended for use as a motor fuel; and(2) For purposes of all provisions of the Petroleum Release Remedial Action Act other than the fee provisions of section 66-1521:(a) The fuels defined in subdivision (1) of this section; and(b) A fraction of crude oil that is liquid at a temperature of sixty degrees Fahrenheit and a pressure of fourteen and seven-tenths pounds per square inch absolute, except any such fraction which is regulated as a hazardous substance under section 101(14) of the federal Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980, 42 U.S.C. 9601(14), as such act existed on January 1, 2005.Source   Laws 1989, LB 289, § 10;   Laws 1994, LB 1160, § 119;   Laws 1995, LB 182, § 64;   Laws 1997, LB 517, § 1;  Laws 2004, LB 983, § 65;  Laws 2005, LB 298, § 1.
NE Code § 66-1511 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 66 - Oils, Fuels, and Energy|66-1511 - Refiner, defined.

66-1511.  Refiner, defined.Refiner shall mean any person who refines, prepares, blends, distills, manufactures, or compounds petroleum in Nebraska for such person's own use in this state or for sale or delivery in this state.Source  Laws 1989, LB 289, § 11.
NE Code § 66-1512 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 66 - Oils, Fuels, and Energy|66-1512 - Release, defined.

66-1512.  Release, defined.Release shall mean any spilling, leaking, emitting, discharging, escaping, leaching, or disposing of petroleum from a tank or any overfilling of a tank into ground water, surface water, surface soils, or subsurface soils whether occurring before, on, or after May 27, 1989.Source   Laws 1989, LB 289, § 12;   Laws 1991, LB 409, § 5.
NE Code § 66-1513 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 66 - Oils, Fuels, and Energy|66-1513 - Remedial action, defined.

66-1513.  Remedial action, defined.Remedial action shall mean any immediate or long-term response to a release or suspected release in accordance with rules and regulations adopted and promulgated by the department or the State Fire Marshal, including tank testing only in conjunction with a release or suspected release, site investigation, site assessment, cleanup, restoration, mitigation, and any other action ordered by the department or the State Fire Marshal which is reasonable and necessary. Remedial action shall not include:(1) Tank restoration, upgrading, replacement, or rehabilitation;(2) Actions which do not minimize, eliminate, or clean up a release or suspected release to protect the public safety, health, and welfare or the environment; or(3) Aesthetic improvements.Costs of remedial action shall not include costs for the actions specified in subdivisions (1) through (3) of this section, loss of income, attorney's fees, or reimbursement for the responsible person's own time spent in planning and administering a corrective action plan.Source   Laws 1989, LB 289, § 13;   Laws 1991, LB 409, § 6;   Laws 1996, LB 1226, § 4.
NE Code § 66-1514 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 66 - Oils, Fuels, and Energy|66-1514 - Responsible person, defined.

66-1514.  Responsible person, defined.Responsible person shall mean a person who is an owner or operator of a tank. If an owner or operator is unwilling or unable or fails to comply with required remedial action or to pay a third-party claim, responsible person shall also mean any of the following who voluntarily propose to implement required remedial action or to pay the claim:(1) A person in the chain of title of a tank or in the property on or within which a tank is or was located;(2) A person who holds a security interest in a tank or a lienhold interest in the property on or within which a tank is or was located; or(3) A person who has acquired ownership of a tank or the property on or within which a tank is or was located:(a) Pursuant to a foreclosure of a security interest in the tank or a lienhold interest in the property; or(b) If the tank or the property was security for an extension of credit previously contracted, pursuant to a sale under judgment or decree, pursuant to a conveyance under a power of sale contained within a trust deed or from a trustee, or pursuant to an assignment or deed in lieu of foreclosure.Such voluntary action shall not be construed to render such party responsible or liable for remedial action or payment of the claim.Source   Laws 1989, LB 289, § 14;   Laws 1991, LB 409, § 7;   Laws 1996, LB 1226, § 5.
NE Code § 66-1514.01 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 66 - Oils, Fuels, and Energy|66-1514.01 - Supplier, defined.

66-1514.01.  Supplier, defined.Supplier shall mean any person who owns petroleum products imported by barge, barge line, or pipeline and stored at a barge, barge line, or pipeline terminal in this state.Source  Laws 1994, LB 1160, § 118.
NE Code § 66-1515 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 66 - Oils, Fuels, and Energy|66-1515 - Tank, defined.

66-1515.  Tank, defined.Tank shall mean any one or a combination of stationary aboveground or underground containers and enclosures, including structures and appurtenances connected to them, that is or has been used to contain or dispense petroleum, but tank shall not include any pipeline facilities, including gathering lines, regulated under the Natural Gas Pipeline Safety Act of 1968, 49 U.S.C. chapter 24, or the Hazardous Liquid Pipeline Safety Act of 1979, 49 U.S.C. chapter 29, as in effect on January 1, 1988, or any lease production tank used in the production of crude oils.Source  Laws 1989, LB 289, § 15.
NE Code § 66-1515.01 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 66 - Oils, Fuels, and Energy|66-1515.01 - Third-party claim, defined.

66-1515.01.  Third-party claim, defined.Third-party claim shall mean a final judgment against a responsible person obtained by a third party for compensation for bodily injury and property damage caused by a release first reported after January 1, 1990.Source  Laws 1991, LB 409, § 8.
NE Code § 66-1516 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 66 - Oils, Fuels, and Energy|66-1516 - Responsibility for release or third-party claim; avoidance; prohibited; when.

66-1516.  Responsibility for release or third-party claim; avoidance; prohibited; when.Except as provided in section 81-15,124.05, no responsible person may avoid responsibility under state law for a release or third-party claim by means of a conveyance of any right, title, or interest in real property or by any indemnification, hold-harmless, or similar agreement. This section shall not be construed to:(1) Prohibit a responsible person from entering into an agreement by which the person is insured or is a member of a risk retention group and is thereby indemnified for part or all of the liability;(2) Prohibit the enforcement of an insurance, hold-harmless, or indemnification agreement; or(3) Bar a cause of action brought by a responsible person or by an insurer or guarantor, whether by right of subrogation or otherwise.Source   Laws 1989, LB 289, § 16;   Laws 1991, LB 409, § 9;  Laws 2001, LB 461, § 1.
NE Code § 66-1517 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 66 - Oils, Fuels, and Energy|66-1517 - Reimbursement for remedial actions and third-party claims; act; how construed.

66-1517.  Reimbursement for remedial actions and third-party claims; act; how construed.Reimbursement for remedial actions and third-party claims shall be governed by the Petroleum Release Remedial Action Act.Nothing in the act shall be construed to limit the powers of the department or preclude the pursuit of any other administrative, civil, injunctive, or criminal remedies by the department or any other person. Administrative remedies need not be exhausted in order to proceed under the act. The remedies provided by the act shall be in addition to those provided under existing statutory or common law.For purposes of section 25-328, the state shall have an interest in any litigation which might result in a third-party claim.Nothing in the act shall be construed to limit a person's duty to notify the department and the State Fire Marshal or to take other action related to a release as required pursuant to the Environmental Protection Act or the Petroleum Products and Hazardous Substances Storage and Handling Act.Source   Laws 1989, LB 289, § 17;   Laws 1991, LB 409, § 10.  Cross References   Environmental Protection Act, see section 81-1532.  Petroleum Products and Hazardous Substances Storage and Handling Act, see section 81-15,117.
NE Code § 66-1519.01 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 66 - Oils, Fuels, and Energy|66-1519.01 - Petroleum Release Remedial Action Cash Fund; transfer to Wastewater Treatment Facilities Construction Loan Fund; authorized; repayment; contracts authorized.

66-1519.01.  Petroleum Release Remedial Action Cash Fund; transfer to Wastewater Treatment Facilities Construction Loan Fund; authorized; repayment; contracts authorized.(1) Prior to December 31, 1996, the department may authorize the State Treasurer to transfer funds from the Petroleum Release Remedial Action Cash Fund to the Wastewater Treatment Facilities Construction Loan Fund in such amount as determined by the department to be necessary to satisfy the state match requirement necessary to obtain federal capitalization grants under the federal Clean Water Act, as defined in section 81-15,149. The department may enter into contracts for repayment of such amounts, plus any additional amounts, including interest, determined by the department to be reasonable and necessary with respect to such transfers. Such contracts may allow repayments to be completed on or after December 31, 1996.(2) Prior to December 31, 1996, the department may authorize the State Treasurer to deposit amounts received from the Wastewater Treatment Facilities Construction Loan Fund, including amounts due from federal capitalization grants for the benefit of the Wastewater Treatment Facilities Construction Loan Fund, in the Petroleum Release Remedial Action Cash Fund. The department may authorize the State Treasurer to repay such amounts, plus any additional amounts, including interest, determined by the department to be reasonable and necessary with respect to such deposits, and the department may enter into contracts with respect thereto for the benefit of the Wastewater Treatment Facilities Construction Loan Fund. The terms of any such contracts or authorizations may end on or after December 31, 1996.(3) The department may agree, in the contracts authorized under subsection (2) of this section, that specific amounts or sources of money in the Petroleum Release Remedial Action Cash Fund shall be obligated or pledged to the repayment of deposits from the Wastewater Treatment Facilities Construction Loan Fund, and that some or all of such specified amounts shall not be available to provide reimbursement pursuant to section 66-1523 or payments pursuant to section 66-1529.01 or 66-1529.02. Such specified amounts shall not exceed the amounts the department deems reasonably necessary to provide adequate security for the repayment of deposits. Any such pledge shall be valid and binding from the time the pledge is made, the amounts or sources of money so pledged shall immediately be subject to the lien of such pledge without any physical delivery thereof or further act, the lien shall be valid and binding as against all parties having claims of any kind in tort, contract, or otherwise, regardless of whether the parties have notice thereof, and no such pledge agreement need be recorded.Source   Laws 1996, LB 1226, § 2;   Laws 1998, LB 1161, § 29.
NE Code § 66-1520 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 66 - Oils, Fuels, and Energy|66-1520 - Owner of registered tank; petroleum release remedial action fee; amount.

66-1520.  Owner of registered tank; petroleum release remedial action fee; amount.(1) On each January 1, all owners of operating tanks registered in accordance with section 81-15,121 shall pay a petroleum release remedial action fee of ninety dollars to the State Fire Marshal for each registered tank.(2) The State Fire Marshal shall remit the fees received pursuant to this section to the State Treasurer for credit to the fund.Source   Laws 1989, LB 289, § 20;   Laws 1991, LB 409, § 13;   Laws 1998, LB 1161, § 30.
NE Code § 66-1524 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 66 - Oils, Fuels, and Energy|66-1524 - State not liable; when; payment of principal and interest on unpaid applications.

66-1524.  State not liable; when; payment of principal and interest on unpaid applications.The State of Nebraska shall not be liable for any reimbursement under the Petroleum Release Remedial Action Act in the event that the fund is insufficient to reimburse the amount set forth in section 66-1523. Interest on any unpaid application for reimbursement shall continue to accrue on the principal amount of the application pursuant to the Prompt Payment Act until the principal amount of the reimbursement is paid, except such interest is not a liability of the state and is not required to be paid during any period of time that the fund is insufficient to pay the reimbursement.On and after April 16, 1996, the department shall pay any unpaid applications by first paying the principal amount of all unpaid applications and then any accrued interest on the unpaid applications, except that the department shall not pay interest on interest. Notwithstanding provisions of the Prompt Payment Act and for purposes of applications on file with the department on April 16, 1996, applicants shall request payment of interest within ninety days of such date. For applications filed after April 16, 1996, all provisions of the Prompt Payment Act shall apply.Source   Laws 1989, LB 289, § 24;   Laws 1996, LB 1226, § 10.  Cross References  Prompt Payment Act, see section 81-2401.
NE Code § 66-1526 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 66 - Oils, Fuels, and Energy|66-1526 - Reimbursement; not subject to legal process or attachment; when.

66-1526.  Reimbursement; not subject to legal process or attachment; when.The amount of reimbursement to be paid for remedial action which was done by a third party shall not be subject to legal process or attachment if paid to the responsible person for the purpose of payment to a third party who performed the remedial action.Source  Laws 1989, LB 289, § 26.
NE Code § 66-1527 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 66 - Oils, Fuels, and Energy|66-1527 - Failure to complete remedial action; reimburse fund.

66-1527.  Failure to complete remedial action; reimburse fund.If the responsible person who has received partial reimbursement from the fund for remedial action does not complete the remedial action as required by the rules and regulations, the responsible person shall reimburse to the fund an amount equal to the reimbursements received from the fund.Source  Laws 1989, LB 289, § 27.
NE Code § 66-1528 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 66 - Oils, Fuels, and Energy|66-1528 - Person receiving conveyance; action; not barred.

66-1528.  Person receiving conveyance; action; not barred.Nothing in the Petroleum Release Remedial Action Act shall be construed to bar a common-law, statutory, or any other cause of action which may be maintained against a responsible person by a private person who, subsequent to a release, received a conveyance of any right, title, or interest in the parcel of real property on which such release occurred.Source  Laws 1989, LB 289, § 28.
NE Code § 66-1529 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 66 - Oils, Fuels, and Energy|66-1529 - Reimbursement; assignment; authorized.

66-1529.  Reimbursement; assignment; authorized.Nothing in the Petroleum Release Remedial Action Act shall be construed to prohibit a responsible person from assigning to a third party any right, title, or interest which the responsible person may have in and to the proceeds from reimbursement for remedial action. Such third party may be a designated representative for the purposes of the act.Source  Laws 1989, LB 289, § 29.
NE Code § 66-1529.01 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 66 - Oils, Fuels, and Energy|66-1529.01 - Remedial action; fixtures and tangible personal property; treatment.

66-1529.01.  Remedial action; fixtures and tangible personal property; treatment.(1) The department shall reimburse the responsible person from the fund for damages to fixtures and costs of tangible personal property related to the remedial action as set forth in subsections (2) and (3) of this section.(2) The responsible person shall be reimbursed from the fund for reasonable repair or replacement costs approved in a remedial action plan for fixtures which are damaged by the remedial action, except in the case of intentional acts or gross negligence by the responsible person or his or her agents. Costs for removal of fixtures are eligible for reimbursement at the time of site closure if such fixtures were a part of the approved remedial action. All fixtures reimbursed by the fund which are attached to real property are owned by the responsible person or the property owner, if different from the responsible person.(3) The responsible person shall be reimbursed from the fund for the value of tangible personal property purchased by the responsible person and used in the remedial action. Reimbursement shall be according to the current schedule of reasonable rates made available by the department pursuant to section 66-1518. All tangible personal property reimbursed by the fund is owned by the state. The department may use tangible personal property reimbursed by the fund in other remedial actions, store such property until needed, maintain the property, or sell or dispose of such property in a manner beneficial to the fund. Any proceeds from the sale or disposal of such property shall be remitted to the State Treasurer for credit to the fund.Source   Laws 1991, LB 409, § 18;   Laws 1996, LB 1226, § 12;   Laws 1998, LB 1161, § 34.