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NE Code § 66-1850 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 66 - Oils, Fuels, and Energy|66-1850 - Act; enforcement; prior law; applicability.

66-1850.  Act; enforcement; prior law; applicability.(1) The State Natural Gas Regulation Act shall not be enforced retroactively before May 31, 2003. A rate filing made pursuant to the provisions of the Municipal Natural Gas Regulation Act prior to such date shall be governed by the act by its terms as in effect on the date of the filing. The enactment into law of the State Natural Gas Regulation Act shall not have the effect of releasing or waiving any right of action by the state, any body corporate and politic, municipal corporation, person, or corporation, pending on May 31, 2003, for any right which may have arisen or accrued under the Municipal Natural Gas Regulation Act.(2) The rates, terms and conditions of service, and rate areas of a jurisdictional utility in effect on or before May 31, 2003, shall remain in effect after May 31, 2003, and shall be treated as if approved and adopted by the commission pursuant to the State Natural Gas Regulation Act.(3) The rate areas established pursuant to the Municipal Natural Gas Regulation Act and in effect on May 31, 2003, shall be the initial rate areas in effect under the State Natural Gas Regulation Act. Each jurisdictional utility shall file with the commission a map showing the boundaries of such areas and intervening and adjacent rural territories served within such rate areas.(4) Except as provided in subsection (5) of this section, following the filing of maps pursuant to subsection (3) of this section, a jurisdictional utility may file with the commission a revised map or maps of any affected rate areas reflecting changes in the boundaries of one or more of the initially filed rate areas and such changes shall become effective upon filing. The commission may, upon its own initiative or upon complaint, review such rate area boundaries and, following notice and hearing, reject or modify proposed changes upon the basis that the proposed changes in boundaries are unduly preferential, unjustly discriminatory, or not just and reasonable.(5) A rate area containing a city of the primary class shall not be changed to include any other city until after June 1, 2007.(6) The commission may waive application of the definition of high-volume ratepayer for all ratepayers (a) who prior to April 16, 2004, obtained natural gas service from a jurisdictional utility pursuant to subsection (3) of former section 19-4604, as such section existed prior to May 24, 2003, and (b) whose current consumption of natural gas would qualify such ratepayers to receive natural gas service pursuant to such former section if the section had not been repealed. All ratepayers meeting such criteria may be treated as high-volume ratepayers pursuant to the State Natural Gas Regulation Act. The authority granted pursuant to this subsection and any such waiver shall expire on June 1, 2007.Source  Laws 2003, LB 790, § 50;  Laws 2004, LB 499, § 1.
NE Code § 66-1851 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 66 - Oils, Fuels, and Energy|66-1851 - Jurisdictional utility; customer choice or other programs; how treated.

66-1851.  Jurisdictional utility; customer choice or other programs; how treated.(1) Notwithstanding any other provisions in the State Natural Gas Regulation Act, a jurisdictional utility may file with the commission rates and one or more rate schedules and other charges, and rules and regulations pertaining thereto, that enable the utility to provide service to ratepayers under customer choice and other programs offered by a utility to unbundle one or more elements of the service provided by the utility.(2) The commission shall not eliminate or modify the terms of any customer choice or other unbundling programs in existence on May 31, 2003, or as thereafter modified by a filing made by the jurisdictional utility, except as permitted by the act after complaint or the commission's own motion and hearing. In any rate determination made under the act, the commission shall not penalize the utility for any action prudently taken or decision prudently made under its approved bundling program, by imputing revenue at maximum rates or otherwise.(3) The commission may not modify the provisions of a program under this section except upon complaint or the commission's own motion, wherein the commission finds, after hearing, that one or more aspects of the program are unduly preferential, unjustly discriminatory, or not just and reasonable.Source Laws 2003, LB 790, § 51.
NE Code § 66-1852 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 66 - Oils, Fuels, and Energy|66-1852 - Extension of natural gas mains or other services; limitations.

66-1852.  Extension of natural gas mains or other services; limitations.(1) Except as otherwise expressly authorized in the State Natural Gas Regulation Act, no person, public or private, shall extend duplicative or redundant natural gas mains or other natural gas services into any area which has existing natural gas utility infrastructure or where a contract has been entered into for the placement of natural gas utility infrastructure.(2) The prohibition in subsection (1) of this section shall not apply in any area in which two or more jurisdictional utilities share authority to provide natural gas within the same territory under franchises issued by the same city.(3) The prohibition in subsection (1) of this section shall not apply to the extension by a jurisdictional utility of a transmission line connecting to distribution facilities owned or operated by a jurisdictional utility, a city, or a metropolitan utilities district or to serve city-owned electric generating facilities located within the boundaries of a city within which the jurisdictional utility extending the transmission line provides natural gas service to customers.(4)(a) The prohibition in subsection (1) of this section shall not apply to the extension by a metropolitan utilities district of a transmission line connecting to distribution facilities owned or operated by such metropolitan utilities district.(b) The extension by a metropolitan utilities district of a transmission line connecting to distribution facilities owned or operated by such metropolitan utilities district shall not constitute an enlargement or expansion of its natural gas service area and shall not be considered part of its natural gas service area.(c) The extension of a transmission line by a jurisdictional utility as provided in subsection (3) of this section shall not constitute an enlargement or expansion of the jurisdictional utility's natural gas service area and shall not be considered part of its natural gas service area if the transmission line makes its connection to distribution facilities in a county in which the natural gas service area or a portion of the natural gas service area of a metropolitan utilities district is located.(5) The prohibition in subsection (1) of this section shall not apply to the extension by a city that owns or operates a natural gas utility of a transmission line that connects to its own distribution facilities.(6) For purposes of this section, a transmission line means a pipeline, other than a gathering pipeline, distribution pipeline, or service line, that transports natural gas.(7) Nothing in this section shall be construed to authorize a jurisdictional utility to extend a transmission line to a high-volume ratepayer with an existing source and adequate supply of natural gas that is located outside the area in which that jurisdictional utility has existing natural gas utility infrastructure.Source  Laws 2003, LB 790, § 52;  Laws 2006, LB 1249, § 4;  Laws 2008, LB1072, § 2.
NE Code § 66-1853 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 66 - Oils, Fuels, and Energy|66-1853 - Certificate of public convenience; requirements.

66-1853.  Certificate of public convenience; requirements.(1) Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, no jurisdictional utility shall transact business in Nebraska until it has obtained a certificate from the commission that public convenience will be promoted by the transaction of the business and permitting the applicants to transact the business of a jurisdictional utility in this state.(2) A jurisdictional utility transacting business in this state shall be issued a certificate of convenience based upon its natural gas service as of May 31, 2003.(3) Every jurisdictional utility shall be required to furnish reasonably adequate and sufficient service and facilities for the use of any and all products or services rendered, furnished, supplied, or produced by such utility.Source Laws 2003, LB 790, § 53.
NE Code § 66-1855 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 66 - Oils, Fuels, and Energy|66-1855 - Banded rates; commission; powers.

66-1855.  Banded rates; commission; powers.The commission may authorize, consistent with general regulatory principles, including, but not limited to (1) banded rates with a minimum and maximum rate that allows the jurisdictional utility to offer ratepayers rates within the rate band for the purpose of attracting additional natural gas service demand or to retain such demand, (2) mechanisms for the determination of rates by negotiation, and (3) customer choice and other programs to be offered by a natural gas public utility to unbundle one or more elements of the service provided by the utility.Source Laws 2003, LB 790, § 55.
NE Code § 66-1856 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 66 - Oils, Fuels, and Energy|66-1856 - Construction of new facilities; prior approval not required.

66-1856.  Construction of new facilities; prior approval not required.A jurisdictional utility shall not be required to obtain prior approval from the commission to begin the construction of any new plant, equipment, property, or facility that the utility determines to be necessary to provide adequate and reliable service to ratepayers.Source Laws 2003, LB 790, § 56.
NE Code § 66-1857 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 66 - Oils, Fuels, and Energy|66-1857 - Rights and remedies; how construed.

66-1857.  Rights and remedies; how construed.The rights and remedies given by the State Natural Gas Regulation Act shall be construed as cumulative of all other laws in force in this state relating to jurisdictional utilities and shall not repeal any other remedies or rights now existing in this state for the enforcement of the duties and obligations of jurisdictional utilities or the rights of the commission to regulate and control the same except where inconsistent with the act.Source Laws 2003, LB 790, § 57.
NE Code § 66-1858 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 66 - Oils, Fuels, and Energy|66-1858 - Metropolitan utilities district; solicitations prohibited; proposals authorized; when.

66-1858.  Metropolitan utilities district; solicitations prohibited; proposals authorized; when.Whenever any city is furnished natural gas pursuant to a franchise agreement with a jurisdictional utility, a metropolitan utilities district shall not solicit such city to enter into a franchise agreement or promote discontinuance of natural gas service with the utility unless a specific invitation to submit a proposal on such a franchise has been formally presented to the board of directors of the metropolitan utilities district. For purposes of this section, a specific invitation to submit a proposal means a resolution adopted by the governing body of the city.Whenever a specific invitation to submit a proposal is received by the board of directors of a metropolitan utilities district, the invitation will be considered by the board at its next regularly scheduled monthly meeting.Source  Laws 1999, LB 78, § 2;   R.S.1943, (2004), § 57-1301;  Laws 2006, LB 1249, § 5.
NE Code § 66-1859 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 66 - Oils, Fuels, and Energy|66-1859 - Enlargement or extension of area; applicability of sections.

66-1859.  Enlargement or extension of area; applicability of sections.Sections 66-1858 to 66-1864 shall be applicable to a jurisdictional utility only when it is operating in a county in which there is located the natural gas service area, or portion of the natural gas service area, of a metropolitan utilities district and only with regard to matters arising within any such county. Within the limits of a municipal county, the provisions of sections 66-1858 to 66-1864 shall be applicable to the extent and in the manner provided by the Legislature as required by section 13-2802.Source  Laws 1999, LB 78, § 3;  Laws 2001, LB 142, § 52;   R.S.1943, (2004), § 57-1302;  Laws 2006, LB 1249, § 6.
NE Code § 66-1860 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 66 - Oils, Fuels, and Energy|66-1860 - Enlargement or extension of area; considerations.

66-1860.  Enlargement or extension of area; considerations.No jurisdictional utility or metropolitan utilities district may extend or enlarge its natural gas service area or extend or enlarge its natural gas mains or natural gas services unless it is in the public interest to do so. In determining whether or not an extension or enlargement is in the public interest, the district or the utility shall consider the following:(1) The economic feasibility of the extension or enlargement;(2) The impact the enlargement will have on the existing and future natural gas ratepayers of the metropolitan utilities district or the jurisdictional utility;(3) Whether the extension or enlargement contributes to the orderly development of natural gas utility infrastructure;(4) Whether the extension or enlargement will result in duplicative or redundant natural gas utility infrastructure; and(5) Whether the extension or enlargement is applied in a nondiscriminatory manner.Source  Laws 1999, LB 78, § 4;   R.S.1943, (2004), § 57-1303;  Laws 2006, LB 1249, § 7.
NE Code § 66-1861 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 66 - Oils, Fuels, and Energy|66-1861 - Enlargement or extension of area; rebuttable presumptions.

66-1861.  Enlargement or extension of area; rebuttable presumptions.In determining whether an enlargement or extension of a natural gas service area, natural gas mains, or natural gas services is in the public interest pursuant to section 66-1860, the following shall constitute rebuttable presumptions:(1) Any enlargement or extension by a metropolitan utilities district within a city of the metropolitan class or its extraterritorial zoning jurisdiction is in the public interest;(2) Any enlargement or extension by a jurisdictional utility within a city other than a city of the metropolitan class in which it serves natural gas on a franchise basis or its extraterritorial zoning jurisdiction is in the public interest; and(3) Any enlargement or extension by a metropolitan utilities district within its statutory boundary or within a city other than a city of the metropolitan or primary class in which it serves natural gas on a franchise basis or its extraterritorial zoning jurisdiction is in the public interest.Any enlargement or extension by a metropolitan utilities district within the boundaries of a city of the metropolitan class involving the exercise of the power of eminent domain pursuant to subsection (2) of section 14-2116 shall, by reason of such exercise, be conclusively determined to be in the public interest.Source  Laws 1999, LB 78, § 5;   R.S.1943, (2004), § 57-1304;  Laws 2006, LB 1249, § 8.
NE Code § 66-1862 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 66 - Oils, Fuels, and Energy|66-1862 - Duplicative gas mains or services; prohibited.

66-1862.  Duplicative gas mains or services; prohibited.A metropolitan utilities district or jurisdictional utility shall not extend duplicative or redundant interior natural gas mains or natural gas services into a subdivision, whether residential, commercial, or industrial, which has existing natural gas utility infrastructure or which has contracted for natural gas utility infrastructure with another utility.Source  Laws 1999, LB 78, § 6;   R.S.1943, (2004), § 57-1305;  Laws 2006, LB 1249, § 9.
NE Code § 66-1863 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 66 - Oils, Fuels, and Energy|66-1863 - Enlargement or extension of area; review by Public Service Commission; when required.

66-1863.  Enlargement or extension of area; review by Public Service Commission; when required.(1) Except as provided in subsections (2) and (3) of this section, no jurisdictional utility or metropolitan utilities district proposing to extend or enlarge its natural gas service area or extend or enlarge its natural gas mains or natural gas services after July 14, 2006, shall undertake or pursue such extension or enlargement until the proposal has been submitted to the commission for its determination that the proposed extension or enlargement is in the public interest. Any proposal for extension or enlargement shall be filed with the commission, and the commission shall promptly make such application public in such manner as the commission deems appropriate. The commission shall schedule the matter for hearing and determination in the county where the extension or enlargement is proposed, and the matter shall be subject to the applicable procedures provided in the State Natural Gas Regulation Act and sections 75-112, 75-129, and 75-134 to 75-136. In making a determination whether a proposed extension or enlargement is in the public interest, the commission shall consider the factors set forth in sections 66-1860 and 66-1861. Ratepayers of the jurisdictional utility or the metropolitan utilities district shall have the right to appear and present testimony before the commission on any matter submitted to the commission under sections 66-1858 to 66-1864 and shall have such testimony considered by the commission in arriving at its determination.(2) If any metropolitan utilities district proposes to extend or enlarge its system within the corporate boundaries of the city of the metropolitan class it serves or within the boundaries of the extraterritorial zoning jurisdiction of such city, the metropolitan utilities district may pursue such extension or enlargement without the need for commission approval or the requirement to file and request permission to pursue such extension or enlargement.(3) If no person or entity has filed with the commission a protest alleging that the proposed extension or enlargement is not in the public interest within fifteen business days after the date upon which the application was made public, the enlargement or extension shall be conclusively presumed to be in the public interest and the jurisdictional utility or metropolitan utilities district may proceed with the extension or enlargement without further commission action.Source  Laws 1999, LB 78, § 7;   R.S.1943, (2004), § 57-1306;  Laws 2006, LB 1249, § 10.  Annotations This section specifically gives the Nebraska Public Service Commission jurisdiction to determine whether extensions or enlargements are in the public interest. Metropolitan Util. Dist. v. Aquila, 271 Neb. 454, 712 N.W.2d 280 (2006).
NE Code § 66-1864 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 66 - Oils, Fuels, and Energy|66-1864 - Enlargement or extension of area; records; open to public; use.

66-1864.  Enlargement or extension of area; records; open to public; use.All books, records, vouchers, papers, contracts, engineering designs, and any other data of the metropolitan utilities district relating to the public interest of an extension or enlargement of natural gas mains or natural gas services or relating to natural gas service areas, whether in written or electronic form, shall be open and made available for public inspection, investigation, comment, or protest upon reasonable request during business hours, except that such books, records, vouchers, papers, contracts, designs, and other data shall be subject to section 84-712.05. Any books, records, vouchers, papers, contracts, designs, or other data not made available to the metropolitan utilities district or jurisdictional utility with regard to a proceeding before the commission regarding matters arising pursuant to sections 66-1858 to 66-1864 shall not be considered by the commission in determining whether an enlargement or extension is in the public interest.Source  Laws 1999, LB 78, § 8;   R.S.1943, (2004), § 57-1307;  Laws 2006, LB 1249, § 11.
NE Code § 66-1865 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 66 - Oils, Fuels, and Energy|66-1865 - Jurisdictional utility; application and proposed rate schedules; filing; commission; powers.

66-1865.  Jurisdictional utility; application and proposed rate schedules; filing; commission; powers.(1) Beginning January 1, 2010, a jurisdictional utility may file an application and proposed rate schedules with the commission to establish or change infrastructure system replacement cost recovery charge rate schedules that will allow for the adjustment of the jurisdictional utility's rates and charges to provide for the recovery of costs for eligible infrastructure system replacements. The commission shall not approve any infrastructure system replacement cost recovery charge rate schedules if such schedules would produce total annualized infrastructure system replacement cost recovery charge revenue below the lesser of one million dollars or one-half percent of the jurisdictional utility's base revenue level approved by the commission in the jurisdictional utility's most recent general rate proceeding. The commission shall not approve any infrastructure system replacement cost recovery charge rate schedules if such schedules would produce total annualized infrastructure system replacement cost recovery charge revenue exceeding ten percent of the jurisdictional utility's base revenue level approved by the commission in the jurisdictional utility's most recent general rate proceeding. Any infrastructure system replacement cost recovery charge rate schedules and any future changes thereto shall be calculated and implemented in accordance with the State Natural Gas Regulation Act. Infrastructure system replacement cost recovery charge revenue shall be subject to a refund based upon a finding and order of the commission to the extent provided in subsections (6) and (8) of section 66-1866 or as approved by the affected cities to the extent provided in subsection (6) and subdivision (7)(c) of section 66-1867.(2) The commission shall not approve any infrastructure system replacement cost recovery charge rate schedules for any jurisdictional utility that has not had a general rate proceeding decided or dismissed by issuance of a commission order within the sixty months immediately preceding the application by the jurisdictional utility for an infrastructure system replacement cost recovery charge.(3) A jurisdictional utility shall not collect an infrastructure system replacement cost recovery charge rate for a period exceeding sixty months after its initial approval unless within such sixty-month period the jurisdictional utility has filed for or is the subject of a new general rate proceeding, except that the infrastructure system replacement cost recovery charge rate may be collected until the effective date of new rate schedules established as a result of the new general rate proceeding or until the general rate proceeding is otherwise decided or dismissed by issuance of a commission order without new rates being established.Source Laws 2009, LB658, § 4.
NE Code § 66-2101 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 66 - Oils, Fuels, and Energy|66-2101 - Legislative declaration.

66-2101.  Legislative declaration.The Legislature declares it is the public policy of this state to provide adequate natural gas pipeline facilities and service in order to expand and diversify the Nebraska economy resulting in increased employment, new and expanded businesses and industries, and new and expanded sources of tax revenue.Source Laws 2012, LB1115, § 1.