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NE Code § 18-2433 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 18 - Cities and Villages; Laws Applicable to All|18-2433 - Power projects; petition for agency creation; amendment; approval procedure.

18-2433.  Power projects; petition for agency creation; amendment; approval procedure.(1) A petition for the creation of an agency which intends to engage in the operation of power projects or the generation or supply of electrical energy may be amended as provided in this section. Upon a majority vote of the directors, an agency may amend its petition for creation or may amend its charter to provide for a change in the general description of the nature of the business in which the agency is engaged, upon petition to the Nebraska Power Review Board and approval by the Nebraska Power Review Board in accordance with the procedure established in sections 18-2426 to 18-2434.(2) After notice to interested parties and a public hearing which may be held at the option of the Nebraska Power Review Board, such amendments shall be approved if the Nebraska Power Review Board determines that the statements in the petition are true and conform to public convenience and welfare, and so long as the plants, systems, and works, the operation of the same, the exercise of powers, and the assumptions of duties and responsibilities of, or on the part of, such agency, do not nullify, conflict with, or materially affect those of any other district or a corporation organized under the provisions of Chapter 70, article 6 or 8 or the Electric Cooperative Corporation Act, or those of any part of such district or corporation.Source   Laws 1981, LB 132, § 33;   Laws 1981, LB 181, § 62;  Laws 2003, LB 165, § 10.  Cross References  Electric Cooperative Corporation Act, see section 70-701.
NE Code § 18-2434 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 18 - Cities and Villages; Laws Applicable to All|18-2434 - Power projects; certificate of approval; proof of agency's establishment.

18-2434.  Power projects; certificate of approval; proof of agency's establishment.In any suit, action, or proceeding involving the validity or enforcement of, or relating to, any contract of the agency, the agency shall be conclusively deemed to have been established, except as against the state, in accordance with sections 18-2401 to 18-2485 upon proof of the issuance of the certificate issued by the Nebraska Power Review Board. A copy of such certificate duly certified by the Nebraska Power Review Board shall be admissible in evidence in any such suit, action, or proceeding and shall be conclusive proof of the filing and contents thereof.Source   Laws 1981, LB 132, § 34;   Laws 1981, LB 181, § 63.
NE Code § 18-2435 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 18 - Cities and Villages; Laws Applicable to All|18-2435 - Director; removal; certificate of appointment; term; vacancy; expenses.

18-2435.  Director; removal; certificate of appointment; term; vacancy; expenses.A director may be removed for any cause at any time by the governing body of the municipality for which such director acts or by the board pursuant to its bylaws. A certificate of the appointment or reappointment of any director shall be filed with the clerk of the municipality for which such director acts and such certificate shall be conclusive evidence of the due and proper appointment of such director. Each director appointed prior to August 7, 2020, shall serve for a term of three years or until his or her successor has been appointed and has qualified in the same manner as the original appointment. Beginning on August 7, 2020, each director shall serve for a term as established by the bylaws of the board. A director shall be eligible for reappointment upon the expiration of his or her term. A vacancy shall be filled for the balance of the unexpired term of the person who has ceased to hold office in the same manner as the original appointment. A director shall receive no compensation for his or her services but shall be entitled to the necessary expenses, including travel expenses, incurred in the discharge of his or her official duties, including mileage at the rate provided in section 81-1176 for state employees.Source   Laws 1981, LB 132, § 35;   Laws 1984, LB 686, § 2;  Laws 2020, LB858, § 7.
NE Code § 18-2436 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 18 - Cities and Villages; Laws Applicable to All|18-2436 - Directors; number; voting; quorum; meetings.

18-2436.  Directors; number; voting; quorum; meetings.Each participating municipality shall be entitled to appoint one director, but with the approval of each of the participating municipalities as evidenced by an ordinance or resolution of the governing body thereof, an agency's bylaws may contain a provision entitling any of the participating municipalities to appoint more than one director and specifying the number of directors to be appointed by each of the participating municipalities of the agency. The number of directors may be increased or decreased from time to time by an amendment to the bylaws approved by each of the participating municipalities as evidenced by an ordinance or resolution of the governing body thereof. The board may establish in its bylaws classes of membership which provide for allocated voting rights. Unless the bylaws of the agency shall require a larger number, a quorum of the board shall be constituted for the purpose of conducting the business and exercising the powers of the agency and for all other purposes when directors are present who are entitled to cast a majority of the total votes which may be cast by all of the board's directors. Action may be taken upon a vote of a majority of the votes which the directors present are entitled to cast unless the bylaws of the agency shall require a larger number. The manner of scheduling regular board meetings and the method of calling special board meetings, including the giving or waiving notice thereof, shall be as provided in the bylaws. Such meetings may be held by any means permitted by the Open Meetings Act.Source   Laws 1981, LB 132, § 36;  Laws 2007, LB199, § 6;  Laws 2020, LB858, § 8.  Cross References  Open Meetings Act, see section 84-1407.
NE Code § 18-2437 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 18 - Cities and Villages; Laws Applicable to All|18-2437 - Board; elect officers; executive director; employees.

18-2437.  Board; elect officers; executive director; employees.The directors shall elect a chairperson and vice-chairperson of the board from among the directors. The agency shall have power to employ an executive director. The directors shall elect a secretary who shall either be from among the directors or the executive director. The agency may employ legal counsel for such legal services as it may require. The agency may also employ technical experts and such other officers, agents, and employees as it may require and shall determine their qualifications, duties, compensation, and term of office. The board may delegate to one or more of the agency's employees or agents such powers and duties as the board may deem proper.Source  Laws 1981, LB 132, § 37.
NE Code § 18-2438 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 18 - Cities and Villages; Laws Applicable to All|18-2438 - Board; create committees; powers; meetings.

18-2438.  Board; create committees; powers; meetings.The board of an agency may create an executive committee the composition of which shall be set forth in the bylaws of the agency. The executive committee shall have and exercise the power and authority of the board during intervals between the board's meetings in accordance with the board's bylaws, rules, motions, or resolutions. The terms of office of the members of the executive committee and the method of filling vacancies shall be fixed by the bylaws of the agency. The board may also create one or more committees to which the board may delegate such powers and duties as the board shall specify. In no event shall any committee be empowered to authorize the issuance of bonds. The membership and voting requirements for action by a committee shall be specified by the board. An agency which contracts with municipalities outside the State of Nebraska may hold meetings outside the State of Nebraska if such meetings are held only in such contracting municipalities. Meetings of any committee which is a public body for purposes of the Open Meetings Act may be held by any means permitted by the act.Source   Laws 1981, LB 132, § 38;   Laws 1984, LB 686, § 3;   Laws 1987, LB 324, § 4;  Laws 2001, LB 250, § 1;  Laws 2007, LB199, § 7. Cross References  Open Meetings Act, see section 84-1407.
NE Code § 18-2440 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 18 - Cities and Villages; Laws Applicable to All|18-2440 - Agency; power to tax denied; general powers and duties.

18-2440.  Agency; power to tax denied; general powers and duties.An agency established pursuant to sections 18-2401 to 18-2485 shall constitute a political subdivision and a public body corporate and politic of this state exercising public powers separate from the participating municipalities. An agency shall have the duties, privileges, immunities, rights, liabilities, and disabilities of a political subdivision and a public body corporate and politic, but shall not have taxing power. An agency shall have power (1) to sue and be sued, (2) to have a seal and alter the same at pleasure, or to dispense with the necessity thereof, (3) to make and execute contracts and other instruments necessary or convenient to the exercise of its powers, and (4) from time to time, to make, amend, and repeal bylaws, rules, and regulations not inconsistent with sections 18-2401 to 18-2485 to carry out and effectuate its powers and purposes.Source  Laws 1981, LB 132, § 40.
NE Code § 18-2443 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 18 - Cities and Villages; Laws Applicable to All|18-2443 - Construction and other contracts; bids; advertisement.

18-2443.  Construction and other contracts; bids; advertisement.Prior to advertisement for sealed bids, plans and specifications for the proposed work or materials shall be prepared and filed at the principal office or place of business of the agency. Such advertisement shall be made in three issues, not less than seven days between issues, in one or more legal newspapers in or of general circulation in the municipality or county where the principal office or place of business of the agency is located, and in such additional newspapers or trade or technical periodicals as may be selected by the board in order to give proper notice of the receiving of bids. Such advertisement shall designate the nature of the work proposed to be done or materials proposed to be purchased and that the plans and specifications therefor may be inspected at the office of the agency, giving the location thereof, and shall designate the time within which bids shall be filed and the date, hour, and place such bids shall be opened.Source   Laws 1981, LB 132, § 43;  Laws 2021, LB163, § 162.   Effective Date: August 28, 2021
NE Code § 18-2444 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 18 - Cities and Villages; Laws Applicable to All|18-2444 - Construction and other contracts; responsible bidder; considerations; letting of contract.

18-2444.  Construction and other contracts; responsible bidder; considerations; letting of contract.The board of directors of the agency may let the contract for such work or materials to the responsible bidder who submits the lowest and best bid or, in the sole discretion of the board, all bids tendered may be rejected, and readvertisement for bids made, in the manner, form, and time as provided in section 18-2443. In determining whether a bidder is responsible, the board may consider the bidder's financial responsibility, skill, experience, record of integrity, ability to furnish repairs and maintenance services, ability to meet delivery or performance deadlines, and whether the bid is in conformance with specifications. Consideration may also be given by the board of directors to the relative quality of supplies and services to be provided, the adaptability of machinery, apparatus, supplies, or services to be purchased to the particular uses required, to the preservation of uniformity, and the coordination of machinery and equipment with other machinery and equipment already installed. No such contract shall be valid nor shall any money of the agency be expended thereunder unless advertisement and letting shall have been had as provided in sections 18-2442 to 18-2444.Source  Laws 1981, LB 132, § 44.
NE Code § 18-2445 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 18 - Cities and Villages; Laws Applicable to All|18-2445 - Emergencies; conditions created by war; contracting requirements inapplicable; Nebraska workers preferred; bonds; laws applicable.

18-2445.  Emergencies; conditions created by war; contracting requirements inapplicable; Nebraska workers preferred; bonds; laws applicable.(1) In the event of sudden or unexpected damage, injury, or impairment of such project, plant, works, system, or other property belonging to the agency, or an order of a regulatory body which would prevent compliance with section 18-2442, the board of directors may, in its discretion, declare an emergency, and proceed with the necessary construction, reconstruction, remodeling, building, alteration, maintenance, repair, extension, or improvement without first complying with the provisions of sections 18-2442 to 18-2444.(2) When, by reason of disturbed or disrupted economic conditions due to war or due to the operation of laws, rules, or regulations of governmental authorities, whether enacted, passed, promulgated, or issued under or due to the emergency or necessities of war or national defense, the contracting or purchasing by the agency is so restricted, prohibited, limited, allocated, regulated, rationed, or otherwise controlled, that the letting of contracts therefor, pursuant to the requirements of such sections, is legally or physically impossible or impractical, sections 18-2442 to 18-2444 shall not apply to such contracts or purchases.(3) Such contract shall provide that, to the extent practicable, workers who are citizens of Nebraska shall be given preference for employment by the contractor.(4) Section 52-118, with reference to contractors' bonds, shall be applicable and effective as to any contract let pursuant to the Municipal Cooperative Financing Act, except that for any electric generation facility the penal sum of any contractor's bond shall be the lesser of the contract amount or two hundred million dollars. The bond required by section 52-118 may be satisfied by a corporate surety bond or letter of credit, or a combination thereof, as approved by the agency.Source   Laws 1981, LB 132, § 45;  Laws 2020, LB858, § 10.
NE Code § 18-2446 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 18 - Cities and Villages; Laws Applicable to All|18-2446 - Funds; how expended; report; bonds or insurance policies; required, when.

18-2446.  Funds; how expended; report; bonds or insurance policies; required, when.(1) Money of the agency shall be paid out or expended only upon the authorization or approval of the board of directors by specific agreement, by a written contract, by a resolution, or by adoption of the budget. All money of the agency shall be paid out or expended only by check, draft, warrant, or other instrument authorized by the agency.(2) A report of the money of the agency paid out or expended shall be provided to the board of directors at the next regular meeting following such expenditure.(3) In the event that there is no treasurer's bond that expressly insures the agency against loss resulting from the fraudulent, illegal, negligent, or otherwise wrongful or unauthorized acts or conduct by or on the part of any and every person authorized to sign checks, drafts, warrants, or other instruments authorized by the agency, there shall be bonds or insurance policies which adequately cover such risk.Source   Laws 1981, LB 132, § 46;  Laws 2003, LB 165, § 11;  Laws 2020, LB858, § 11.
NE Code § 18-2447 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 18 - Cities and Villages; Laws Applicable to All|18-2447 - Purchase of services by municipality; terms and conditions.

18-2447.  Purchase of services by municipality; terms and conditions.Notwithstanding any other provision of Nebraska law, any municipality may enter into agreements with an agency for the purchase of water, electric power and energy, energy conservation services or devices, energy sources or fuels, sewerage services, or solid waste disposal services whereby the purchasing municipality is obligated to make payments in amounts which shall be sufficient to pay all operating and maintenance expenses of the agency, to pay for costs of renewals and replacements to a project, to pay interest on and principal of, whether at maturity or upon sinking-fund redemption, any outstanding bonds or other indebtedness of the agency, and to provide, as may be required by any resolution, trust indenture, security instrument, or other agreement of the agency, for any reasonable reserves for any such expenses, costs, or debt service or for any margins or coverages over and above debt service. A purchase agreement may contain such other terms and conditions as the agency and the purchasing municipality may determine, including provisions whereby the purchasing municipality is obligated to make payments for water, electric power and energy, energy conservation services or devices, the acquisition of energy sources or fuel, sewerage service, or solid waste disposal irrespective of whether water, electric power and energy, energy conservation services or devices, energy sources or fuel, sewerage service, or solid waste disposal is provided or produced or delivered to the purchaser or whether any project contemplated by any purchase agreement is completed, operable, or operating, and notwithstanding suspension, interruption, interference, reduction, or curtailment of the output or services of such project. A purchase agreement may be for a term covering the life of a project or for any other term, or for an indefinite period. A purchase agreement may provide that if one or more of the purchasing municipalities shall default in the payment of its obligations under any purchase agreement, then some or all of the remaining municipalities which also have purchase agreements with the same agency shall be required to accept and pay for, and shall be entitled proportionately to use or otherwise dispose of, the output, devices, fuel, or services undertaken to be purchased by such defaulting municipality.Source  Laws 1981, LB 132, § 47.
NE Code § 18-2448 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 18 - Cities and Villages; Laws Applicable to All|18-2448 - Purchase agreement; obligations of nondefaulting municipality; contracting municipality; duties; contributions authorized.

18-2448.  Purchase agreement; obligations of nondefaulting municipality; contracting municipality; duties; contributions authorized.(1) The obligations of a nondefaulting municipality under a purchase agreement with an agency or arising out of the default by any other municipality with respect to a purchase agreement shall constitute special and limited obligations of the nondefaulting municipality payable solely from the revenue and other money derived by the nondefaulting municipality from its municipal utility with respect to which the purchase agreement relates and shall not be construed as constituting a debt of the nondefaulting municipality. If and to the extent provided in the purchase agreement, such obligations shall be treated as expenses of operating a municipal utility owned and operated by the nondefaulting municipality. It shall be the mandatory duty of any municipality entering into any contract or purchase agreement with an agency to fix, maintain, revise, and collect fees, rates, rents, and charges for functions, services, facilities, or commodities, furnished to its customers and users by and through its municipal utility as will be sufficient to pay the cost of operating and maintaining its municipal utility, renewals, or replacements thereto, including all amounts due and payable under any contract or purchase agreement with an agency, the interest on and principal of any outstanding bonds or other indebtedness of the municipality, whether at maturity or upon sinking-fund redemption, which are payable from the revenue of its municipal utility, and to provide, as may be required by any resolution, ordinance, trust indenture, security instrument, or other agreement of the agency, for any reasonable reserves for operating and maintenance expenses and for any margins or coverages over and above debt service.(2) The purchase agreement also may provide for payments in the form of contributions to defray the cost of any purchase permitted by the purchase agreement and as advances for any such purchase subject to repayment by the agency.Source  Laws 1981, LB 132, § 48.
NE Code § 18-2449 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 18 - Cities and Villages; Laws Applicable to All|18-2449 - Sale of excess capacity; joint projects; authorized.

18-2449.  Sale of excess capacity; joint projects; authorized.(1) An agency may sell or exchange excess capacity of any project or any excess water, electrical energy or power, energy source, or fuel, produced or owned by the agency not required by any of the participating municipalities. An agency may make such sale to any person for such consideration and for such period and upon such terms and conditions as the agency may determine, except that no such agency shall sell or exchange excess capacity of power or energy at retail, within the State of Nebraska.(2) Notwithstanding any other provision of sections 18-2401 to 18-2485 or any other statute, nothing shall prohibit an agency from undertaking any project in conjunction with or owning any project jointly with any person.Source  Laws 1981, LB 132, § 49.
NE Code § 18-2450 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 18 - Cities and Villages; Laws Applicable to All|18-2450 - Power project agencies; sections applicable.

18-2450.  Power project agencies; sections applicable.The provisions of sections 18-2451 to 18-2462 shall apply only to agencies created pursuant to sections 18-2426 to 18-2434 and shall not be construed to create any exceptions to the provisions of section 18-2449.Source  Laws 1981, LB 132, § 50.
NE Code § 18-2451 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 18 - Cities and Villages; Laws Applicable to All|18-2451 - Power project agencies; books and records; open to public; annual audit.

18-2451.  Power project agencies; books and records; open to public; annual audit.The books and records of an agency created pursuant to sections 18-2426 to 18-2434 shall be public records and shall be kept at the principal place of business of such agency. The agency books and records shall be open to public inspection at reasonable times and upon reasonable notice. The agency shall annually cause to be filed with the Auditor of Public Accounts an audit of the books, records, and financial affairs of the agency. Such audit shall be made by a certified public accountant or firm of such accountants selected by the agency and shall be conducted in the manner prescribed in section 84-304.01. When the audit has been completed, written copies of the audit shall be placed and kept on file at the principal place of business of the agency and shall be filed with the Auditor of Public Accounts and the Nebraska Power Review Board within one hundred eighty days after the close of the fiscal year of the agency. If any agency created pursuant to sections 18-2426 to 18-2434 fails to file a copy of an audit within the time prescribed in this section, the books, records, and financial affairs of such agency shall, within one hundred eighty days after the close of the fiscal year of the agency, be audited by a certified public accountant or firm of accountants selected by the Auditor of Public Accounts. The cost of the audit shall be paid by the agency.Source   Laws 1981, LB 132, § 51;   Laws 1981, LB 181, § 64;   Laws 1993, LB 310, § 7;  Laws 2004, LB 969, § 11;  Laws 2020, LB858, § 12.