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NE Code § 39-869 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 39 - Highways and Bridges|39-869 - Bridge commission; members; term of office; qualification; oath; officers; expenses; compensation.

39-869.  Bridge commission; members; term of office; qualification; oath; officers; expenses; compensation.(1) The bridge commission shall consist of not less than three nor more than five persons of well-known and successful business qualifications. The commissioners shall immediately enter upon their duties, and three of the commissioners shall hold office until the expiration of two, four, and six years, respectively, from the date or dates of their appointments. If more than three commissioners are appointed, the fourth commissioner shall hold office until the expiration of four years from the date of his or her appointment, and the fifth commissioner, if any, shall hold office until the expiration of six years from the date of his or her appointment. The term of each commissioner shall be designated by the governing body of the county. Except for the initial appointees, commissioners shall be appointed for terms of six years. Any person appointed to fill a vacancy shall serve only for the unexpired term. Before entering upon their duties, the commissioners shall take, subscribe, and file an oath of office as required by law.(2) Such bridge commission shall elect a chairperson and vice-chairperson from its members and a secretary-treasurer who need not be a member of such commission. Each member of the commission shall serve without compensation but shall be paid his or her actual expenses while engaged in performing the duties of such office, with mileage to be computed at the rate provided in section 81-1176, and fees on a per diem basis which shall not exceed thirty-five dollars a day for each meeting attended on the specific call of the chairperson, except that they shall not be paid for more than three meetings per month. The commission shall fix the compensation of the secretary-treasurer in its discretion, but if the secretary-treasurer is a member of the commission, he or she shall receive compensation as secretary-treasurer and shall not receive his or her per diem compensation for attending meetings.Source   Laws 1941, c. 78, § 2, p. 318;   C.S.Supp.,1941, § 39-2107;   R.S.1943, § 39-869;   Laws 1945, c. 94, § 1, p. 317;   Laws 1953, c. 137, § 1, p. 425;   Laws 1963, c. 234, § 1, p. 723;   Laws 1971, LB 459, § 1;   Laws 1981, LB 204, § 58;   Laws 1986, LB 640, § 2;   Laws 1996, LB 1011, § 23.
NE Code § 39-870 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 39 - Highways and Bridges|39-870 - Bridge commission; powers; bylaws; regulations; assistants; compensation; records.

39-870.  Bridge commission; powers; bylaws; regulations; assistants; compensation; records.The commission shall have power to establish bylaws, rules and regulations for its own government, and to make and enter into all contracts or agreements necessary or incidental to the performance of its duties and the execution of its powers under sections 39-868 to 39-870. The commission may employ engineering, architectural and construction experts and inspectors, and attorneys, and such other employees as may be necessary in its opinion, and fix their compensation, all of whom shall do such work as the commission shall direct. All salaries and compensation shall be obligations against and paid solely from funds provided under the authority of sections 39-855 to 39-876. The office, records, books and accounts of the bridge commission shall always be maintained in the county which the commission represents. Such commission may be charged by the governing body of the county with the purchase of existing bridges, the construction of new bridges or the operation, maintenance, repair, renewal, reconstruction, replacement, extension or enlargement of existing bridges, or bridges hereafter constructed or purchased.Source   Laws 1941, c. 78, § 2, p. 319;   C.S.Supp.,1941, § 39-2107;   R.S.1943, § 39-870.
NE Code § 39-871 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 39 - Highways and Bridges|39-871 - Bridge commission; powers granted; how exercised.

39-871.  Bridge commission; powers granted; how exercised.Any commission may exercise the powers granted in sections 39-868 to 39-870 in the method provided in sections 39-860 to 39-870, or in any other method, in whole or in part, as provided in said sections.Source   Laws 1941, c. 78, § 2, p. 319;   C.S.Supp.,1941, § 39-2107;   R.S.1943, § 39-871.
NE Code § 39-872 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 39 - Highways and Bridges|39-872 - County; powers; supplementary.

39-872.  County; powers; supplementary.The powers conferred in sections 39-860 to 39-870 are to be exercised without any restriction or limitation, and these powers are supplementary and additional to powers which have been or may hereafter be conferred upon any county, and are not a limitation to or in any way a restriction upon such county. The powers granted in said sections are in nowise a limitation upon, and the county is specifically authorized to put into effect any right or power which may be necessary for the proper conduct of its authority.Source   Laws 1941, c. 78, § 2, p. 319;   C.S.Supp.,1941, § 39-2107;   R.S.1943, § 39-872.
NE Code § 39-873 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 39 - Highways and Bridges|39-873 - County; powers; how exercised.

39-873.  County; powers; how exercised.Any power granted to a county in Nebraska by sections 39-855 to 39-876 may be exercised by the county independently or in cooperation with or in aid of similar action by any other county or city in Nebraska, or any county or city in an adjoining state, or in cooperation with the State of Nebraska or any adjoining state or states, or the government of the United States.Source   Laws 1935, c. 87, § 8, p. 283;   C.S.Supp.,1941, § 39-2108;   R.S.1943, § 39-873.
NE Code § 39-874 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 39 - Highways and Bridges|39-874 - County; powers; vote of electors not required.

39-874.  County; powers; vote of electors not required.In exercising any or all of the powers granted to the county in sections 39-855 to 39-876, the governing body of the county may act, and no vote of the electors of the county shall be required.Source   Laws 1935, c. 87, § 9, p. 283;   C.S.Supp.,1941, § 39-2109;   R.S.1943, § 39-874.
NE Code § 39-875 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 39 - Highways and Bridges|39-875 - County; acquisition of property in adjoining state.

39-875.  County; acquisition of property in adjoining state.Any county in Nebraska, in exercising any of the powers granted to any county by sections 39-855 to 39-876, is authorized and empowered to acquire by gift, purchase or otherwise, any real estate or personal property located in an adjoining state, for the purpose of building, constructing or completing the construction of such bridge.Source   Laws 1935, c. 87, § 12, p. 284;   C.S.Supp.,1941, § 39-2111;   R.S.1943, § 39-875.
NE Code § 39-876 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 39 - Highways and Bridges|39-876 - Invalid contracts not validated.

39-876.  Invalid contracts not validated.Nothing in sections 39-855 to 39-875 shall be construed to validate or to attempt to validate any contract which has been held to be invalid by the county.Source   Laws 1935, c. 87, § 13, p. 284;   C.S.Supp.,1941, § 39-2112;   R.S.1943, § 39-876.
NE Code § 39-893 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 39 - Highways and Bridges|39-893 - Act; applicability.

39-893.  Act; applicability.The provisions of the Interstate Bridge Act of 1959 are intended to be cumulative to, and not amendatory of, sections 39-1301 to 39-1362 and 39-1393.Source   Laws 1959, c. 175, § 3, p. 635;   Laws 1993, LB 15, § 2;  Laws 2016, LB1038, § 6;  Laws 2017, LB271, § 2.
NE Code § 39-894 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 39 - Highways and Bridges|39-894 - Interstate bridges; application of sections; restrictions.

39-894.  Interstate bridges; application of sections; restrictions.The provisions of sections 39-891 to 39-8,122 shall apply to all interstate bridges on the state highway system, including interstate bridges upon the National System of Interstate and Defense Highways built with funds of the United States appropriated in an amount exceeding fifty percent of the cost thereof. The provisions of sections 39-891 to 39-8,122 shall not be applicable to any boundary line bridge or boundary line toll bridge, and shall in no manner affect any law of the State of Nebraska concerning such bridges; Provided, that such bridges may be purchased or acquired by the department in the manner provided by the provisions of sections 39-8,116 to 39-8,118.Source  Laws 1959, c. 175, § 4, p. 635.
NE Code § 39-895 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 39 - Highways and Bridges|39-895 - Interstate bridges; agreements with adjoining states and the United States.

39-895.  Interstate bridges; agreements with adjoining states and the United States.All agreements made between the department and an adjoining state under the authority of sections 39-891 to 39-8,122 shall be made by the department in the name of the State of Nebraska, with the advice of the State Highway Commission and the consent of the Governor. Any provision of sections 39-891 to 39-8,122 which authorizes the department to enter into an agreement with an adjoining state shall also be deemed to grant the department the necessary authority to carry out the provisions of any such agreement. In addition:(1) Any agreement made between the department and an authorized agency, bureau, commission, department, or officer of the states of Colorado, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, South Dakota, or Wyoming shall be construed to be an agreement with an adjoining state;(2) Any provision of sections 39-891 to 39-8,122 authorizing agreements between the department and an adjoining state shall be deemed to authorize the inclusion of the United States to the whole or any part of such agreement whenever the department and the adjoining state deem such inclusion either necessary or desirable; and(3) Any agreement made by the department and an adjoining state with an authorized agency, bureau, commission, department, or officer of the federal government shall be construed to be an agreement with the United States.Source  Laws 1959, c. 175, § 5, p. 635.
NE Code § 39-896 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 39 - Highways and Bridges|39-896 - Interstate bridges; funds; how derived; acquisition of property.

39-896.  Interstate bridges; funds; how derived; acquisition of property.(1) The funds necessary to carry out the provisions of sections 39-891 to 39-8,122 shall be derived from the revenue provided to the department by law, from funds of the United States accepted by the department for use pursuant to the provisions of sections 39-891 to 39-8,122, and from gifts or donations made to the department for use pursuant to sections 39-891 to 39-8,122.(2) The department shall have the power and authority to accept any funds from the United States which are available to the department for use pursuant to the provisions of sections 39-891 to 39-8,122, and the department may enter into such agreements or contracts with the United States as shall be necessary for the acceptance of such funds; Provided, that any such agreement or contract shall not be contrary to the laws of this state.(3) The department is hereby authorized to acquire, by gift, either temporarily or permanently, lands, real or personal property or any interests therein, or any easements deemed to be necessary or desirable for present or future interstate bridge purposes.Source  Laws 1959, c. 175, § 6, p. 636.
NE Code § 39-897 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 39 - Highways and Bridges|39-897 - Interstate bridges; interstate agreements; division of costs.

39-897.  Interstate bridges; interstate agreements; division of costs.Except as otherwise provided by sections 39-898 and 39-8,110, any agreement made between the department and an adjoining state pursuant to the provisions of sections 39-891 to 39-8,122 shall provide that all costs incurred under such agreement shall be shared by the department and the adjoining state in proportion to the percentage of the bridge structure which is located, or which will be located, within each state.Source  Laws 1959, c. 175, § 7, p. 636.
NE Code § 39-898 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 39 - Highways and Bridges|39-898 - Interstate bridges; location studies; agreements with adjoining states; division of costs.

39-898.  Interstate bridges; location studies; agreements with adjoining states; division of costs.The department shall have the power and authority to enter into agreements with an adjoining state to determine the location of interstate bridges, or the relocation of any part thereof; Provided, that any such agreement shall provide that the costs incurred by the department and the adjoining state in pursuance of the agreement shall be shared equally by the department and the adjoining state.Source  Laws 1959, c. 175, § 8, p. 637.
NE Code § 39-899 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 39 - Highways and Bridges|39-899 - Interstate bridges; design and preliminary engineering studies; agreements with adjoining states.

39-899.  Interstate bridges; design and preliminary engineering studies; agreements with adjoining states.The department shall have the power and authority to enter into agreements with an adjoining state to accomplish such design and preliminary engineering studies as may be deemed necessary prior to the construction of, or any construction upon, an interstate bridge. Such agreements may provide that such design and preliminary engineering studies may be accomplished by consulting engineers contracted for such purpose, or by any other means deemed suitable by the department and the adjoining state after joint consultation.Source  Laws 1959, c. 175, § 9, p. 637.
NE Code § 39-8,100 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 39 - Highways and Bridges|39-8,100 - Interstate bridges; acquisition of property; responsibilities.

39-8,100.  Interstate bridges; acquisition of property; responsibilities.The department and the adjoining state concerned shall be separately responsible within their respective states for the temporary or permanent acquisition of the land, real or personal property, or any easement or interest therein, which may be necessary or desirable for interstate bridge purposes.Source  Laws 1959, c. 175, § 10, p. 637.
NE Code § 39-8,101 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 39 - Highways and Bridges|39-8,101 - Interstate bridges; acquisition and disposal of property; power of department.

39-8,101.  Interstate bridges; acquisition and disposal of property; power of department.The department shall have the power and authority to acquire any land, real or personal property, or any easement or interest therein, which may be necessary or desirable for interstate bridge purposes, and to sell, convey, and dispose of the same, if it shall no longer be needed, in the same manner provided for state highways by subsection (3) of section 39-1320 and sections 39-1321 to 39-1323, 39-1325, and 39-1326; Provided, that the acquisition by the department, through purchase, condemnation, or gift, of any part of any boundary line bridge or boundary line toll bridge, and the land, real or personal property, or any easement or interest therein, necessary thereto, shall be accomplished in the manner provided by sections 39-8,116 to 39-8,118.Source  Laws 1959, c. 175, § 11, p. 637.
NE Code § 39-8,102 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 39 - Highways and Bridges|39-8,102 - Interstate bridges; department; authority to enter upon property; damages.

39-8,102.  Interstate bridges; department; authority to enter upon property; damages.In addition to the authority granted to the department by section 39-1324, the department shall have the power and authority to enter upon any property for the purpose of conducting location or design and preliminary engineering studies. Such entry shall not be considered as a legal trespass and damages shall not be recoverable upon that account alone. Any actual or demonstrable damages to the premises caused by such entry may be recovered by the property owner in the manner provided by section 39-1324.Source  Laws 1959, c. 175, § 12, p. 638.
NE Code § 39-8,103 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 39 - Highways and Bridges|39-8,103 - Interstate bridges; department; construction and maintenance.

39-8,103.  Interstate bridges; department; construction and maintenance.The department shall be responsible for the construction and maintenance of that portion of any interstate bridge located within the State of Nebraska, and shall have the power and authority to enter into agreements with an adjoining state for the joint construction or maintenance of the whole of any such bridge, as authorized by section 39-8,107.Source  Laws 1959, c. 175, § 13, p. 638.
NE Code § 39-8,104 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 39 - Highways and Bridges|39-8,104 - Interstate bridges; method of construction and maintenance.

39-8,104.  Interstate bridges; method of construction and maintenance.In the absence of an agreement between the department and an adjoining state to the contrary, the department may accomplish any construction or maintenance upon that portion of any interstate bridge which is located within the State of Nebraska by any of the following methods which, in the opinion of the department, shall be to the best interests of the State of Nebraska in regard to economy, ease of operation, and traffic control: (1) Utilization of its own personnel, material, and equipment; (2) utilization of its own personnel, and rental, lease, or purchase of the necessary equipment and material; (3) letting contracts for such construction or maintenance to any person qualified; or (4) utilization of any combination of such methods; Provided, that all construction or maintenance done by the department which involves the use of funds of both the State of Nebraska and the United States shall be let by contract in the manner provided by the provisions of section 39-8,105.Source  Laws 1959, c. 175, § 14, p. 638.
NE Code § 39-8,105 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 39 - Highways and Bridges|39-8,105 - Interstate bridges; construction and maintenance; contracts; letting; procedure.

39-8,105.  Interstate bridges; construction and maintenance; contracts; letting; procedure.All contracts let by the department for construction or maintenance upon any interstate bridge, except contracts for emergency maintenance, whether let pursuant to an agreement between the department and an adjoining state, or otherwise, shall be let in the same manner and under the same conditions provided by sections 39-1348 to 39-1354.Source  Laws 1959, c. 175, § 15, p. 639.
NE Code § 39-8,106 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 39 - Highways and Bridges|39-8,106 - Interstate bridges; construction and maintenance; bidders; bond.

39-8,106.  Interstate bridges; construction and maintenance; bidders; bond.Any agreement made between the department and an adjoining state which authorizes the letting of construction or maintenance contracts by either the department or the adjoining state shall require the person to whom the contract is to be awarded to furnish bond, with good and sufficient sureties approved by the department, in an amount at least equal to the interests of the State of Nebraska in the contract price, conditioned upon the faithful fulfillment of the contract. In the absence of any such agreement between the department and an adjoining state, such bond shall be required of all persons awarded contracts by the department for construction or maintenance to be performed wholly within the State of Nebraska.Source  Laws 1959, c. 175, § 16, p. 639.
NE Code § 39-8,107 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 39 - Highways and Bridges|39-8,107 - Interstate bridges; construction and maintenance; agreements with adjoining states.

39-8,107.  Interstate bridges; construction and maintenance; agreements with adjoining states.The department shall have the power and authority to enter into agreements with an adjoining state respecting the construction or maintenance of the whole or any part of any interstate bridge between the State of Nebraska and the adjoining state. In addition to the provisions required by sections 39-8,106 and 39-8,108, such agreements may make provision for, but shall not be limited to:(1) The types of construction and maintenance to be performed, including the construction and maintenance of any movable spans, sections, or parts of such bridges, and maintenance of an emergency nature;(2) The times and places at which such construction or maintenance shall be accomplished;(3) Whether such construction or maintenance may be contracted to any person, and under what conditions;(4) Which state shall perform, or let the necessary contracts for, such construction or maintenance; and(5) The manner and method of accomplishing any reimbursement which shall be necessary between the department and the adjoining state.Source  Laws 1959, c. 175, § 17, p. 639.
NE Code § 39-8,108 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 39 - Highways and Bridges|39-8,108 - Interstate bridges; construction contracts; limitations.

39-8,108.  Interstate bridges; construction contracts; limitations.Any agreement made between the department and an adjoining state making provision for the manner and method of construction of interstate bridges shall provide that the department shall not let any contract of construction involving construction within both the State of Nebraska and an adjoining state, nor authorize the adjoining state to let any such contract which will bind the department or the State of Nebraska in any manner, until:(1) The adjoining state has, by appropriate action through the proper authority, appropriated, allocated, or otherwise provided the necessary funds to pay the costs of that portion of such construction to be accomplished within the adjoining state, and bound itself to use such funds in the payment of such costs; and(2) The adjoining state has acquired the land, real or personal property, or interest therein, which may be necessary before construction can proceed.Source  Laws 1959, c. 175, § 18, p. 640.
NE Code § 39-8,109 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 39 - Highways and Bridges|39-8,109 - Interstate bridges; department; funds; reimbursement.

39-8,109.  Interstate bridges; department; funds; reimbursement.The funds available to the department under the provisions of sections 39-891 to 39-8,122 may be used by the department in support of any interstate bridge construction or maintenance agreement; Provided, that such agreement shall contain provisions which insure that the state performing construction or maintenance, or letting construction or maintenance contracts, pursuant to the agreement shall be reimbursed by the nonperforming state in a percentage of the total construction or maintenance costs equal to the proportion of the agreed construction or maintenance area within the nonperforming state.Source  Laws 1959, c. 175, § 19, p. 640.