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NE Code § 72-1704 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 72 - Public Lands, Buildings, and Funds|72-1704 - Community board; appointment; members; meetings; public records; certain disclosures prohibited.

72-1704.  Community board; appointment; members; meetings; public records; certain disclosures prohibited.(1) A political subdivision, educational institution, or other organization that desires to have a vacant or partially vacant public building designated, in whole or in part, as a business incubation center shall appoint, in conjunction with political subdivisions or private organizations that agree to contribute monetarily or in kind to the center, a community board to perform the duties required by the Nebraska Small Business Incubator Act. The appointing body may designate an existing board of an economic development entity, upon consent of that entity, as the community board.(2) Except as provided in subsection (3) of this section, the community board shall consist of not more than fifteen persons. The members of the community board shall consist of representatives from key segments of the community, including, but not limited to, political, financial, business, labor, and educational representatives. The community board shall elect from its members a chairperson.(3) An existing board of an economic development entity designated as a community board pursuant to subsection (1) of this section need not meet the number requirements of subsection (2) of this section but shall meet the composition requirements of subsection (2) of this section.(4) Community board members shall serve at the pleasure of the appointing bodies or until the community board is dissolved by the appointing body. Dissolution shall not occur before the expiration of any lease agreement between the community board and a public agency.(5) Except as provided in subsection (7) of this section, the business which the community board may perform shall be conducted at a public meeting held in compliance with the Open Meetings Act.(6) Except as provided in subsection (7) of this section, a community board shall be subject to sections 84-712 to 84-712.09.(7) The community board shall not disclose, orally or in writing, matters of a proprietary nature as described in subsection (7) of section 72-1708 without the consent of the applicant or tenant submitting the information.Source   Laws 1990, LB 409, § 4;  Laws 2004, LB 821, § 21.  Cross References  Open Meetings Act, see section 84-1407.
NE Code § 72-1705 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 72 - Public Lands, Buildings, and Funds|72-1705 - Community board; duties; petition for designation of business incubation center.

72-1705.  Community board; duties; petition for designation of business incubation center.(1) The community board shall:(a) Identify the building or part of the building under consideration for designation as a business incubation center;(b) Advertise the concept of a business incubation center in the surrounding area;(c) Solicit the views of the community concerning the designation of the building or part of the building under consideration as a business incubation center;(d) Identify possible tenants; and(e) Obtain commitments from persons, organizations, businesses, or other sources amounting to at least fifty percent of those costs not covered by rental fees that the board estimates will be needed for the establishment and operation of the business incubation center for three years.(2) If after performing the duties required by subsection (1) of this section the community board determines that a designation of the building under consideration as a business incubation center is desirable and possible, the community board shall petition the public agency which has ownership or control of such building for the designation.Source  Laws 1990, LB 409, § 5.
NE Code § 72-1706 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 72 - Public Lands, Buildings, and Funds|72-1706 - Community board; public agency; business incubation center; feasibility study; decision; requirements.

72-1706.  Community board; public agency; business incubation center; feasibility study; decision; requirements.(1) After filing a petition pursuant to section 72-1705, the community board, in cooperation with the public agency, shall conduct and complete within one hundred eighty calendar days a center feasibility study. The study shall include, but not be limited to, all of the following factors:(a) Necessary lease, purchase, renovation, or construction costs;(b) Estimated rental costs for tenants;(c) Estimated utility costs;(d) Estimated wage or salary rates of potential employees of the center which may include a building manager, receptionist, typist, and security guard;(e) Proposed operating budget for the center;(f) Prospects of attracting suitable businesses to the center; and(g) The ability of the community to provide necessary support for the center, including, but not limited to, technical assistance and training, assistance in attracting employees, assistance in relocating a business, assistance in business startup, and library facilities.(2) Within thirty calendar days after completion of the feasibility study, the public agency, based upon the study, the criteria set forth in subsection (1) of this section, and any plans for future use of the building by the public agency, shall notify the community board of its decision. If the public agency does not designate the building as a business incubation center, the public agency shall set forth the reasons for its decision in its notification letter to the community board.Source  Laws 1990, LB 409, § 6.
NE Code § 72-1707 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 72 - Public Lands, Buildings, and Funds|72-1707 - Designation of business incubation center; duration; termination.

72-1707.  Designation of business incubation center; duration; termination.(1) Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, a designation of a building as a business incubation center shall remain in effect for such time as agreed to by the public agency and the community board.(2) A public agency which has a building or a portion of a building designated as a business incubation center and which desires to terminate such designation prior to the date agreed to in subsection (1) of this section may terminate such designation by notifying the community board at least two years before the time the building will be needed. Upon receipt of notification, the community board shall publicize the closing date of the center to the tenants and to the community.Source  Laws 1990, LB 409, § 7.
NE Code § 72-1708 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 72 - Public Lands, Buildings, and Funds|72-1708 - Small businesses; location within business incubation center; application.

72-1708.  Small businesses; location within business incubation center; application.When a building is designated as a business incubation center by a public agency, its community board shall accept applications from any person desiring to start or expand a small business and to locate that business within the business incubation center. The community board shall develop an application form requiring at least the following information:(1) The type of business that the applicant wishes to start or expand;(2) An estimate of the number of employees the applicant will need in order to start or expand the business and a two-year projection of future employment;(3) The skill and educational level of the employees that the applicant plans to hire;(4) The ability of the applicant to start or operate a successful business;(5) A general statement as to why the applicant wishes to be accepted into the business incubation center;(6) A signed statement by the applicant that he or she understands and accepts the obligations placed upon him or her under section 72-1711 if accepted into the business incubation center; and(7) A designation by the applicant of information that the applicant considers to be of a proprietary nature and that he or she does not want to be made public.Source  Laws 1990, LB 409, § 8.
NE Code § 72-1709 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 72 - Public Lands, Buildings, and Funds|72-1709 - Application for location within business incubation center; evaluation by community board; factors; notification.

72-1709.  Application for location within business incubation center; evaluation by community board; factors; notification.(1) A community board shall evaluate applicants who want to start or expand a small business and to locate within the business incubation center based upon, but not limited to, all of the following factors:(a) The likelihood that the business will be profitable;(b) Whether the product that would be manufactured or the service that would be rendered would be new to the state or the community;(c) The potential marketability of the product or service;(d) The likelihood that the business will generate a significant number of new jobs and not eliminate existing jobs;(e) The likelihood that new jobs generated will be filled by persons who presently are unemployed or whose skills are underemployed; and(f) The likelihood that the business will not be started if the applicant is not accepted into the business incubation center.(2) A community board shall forward to each applicant whose application it rejects notice of its rejection together with the reasons for the rejection.(3) A community board shall forward to each applicant it favorably evaluates notification of its decision and of whether or not space exists to accept the applicant.Source  Laws 1990, LB 409, § 9.
NE Code § 72-1710 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 72 - Public Lands, Buildings, and Funds|72-1710 - Community board; report; contents.

72-1710.  Community board; report; contents.A community board shall report electronically at least annually to the Legislature on the activities of the community board and the center. The report shall include, at minimum, the name of each applicant whose application the community board rejects, together with the reasons for the rejection, and the name of each applicant whose application the community board favorably evaluates.Source   Laws 1990, LB 409, § 10;  Laws 2012, LB782, § 132.
NE Code § 72-1711 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 72 - Public Lands, Buildings, and Funds|72-1711 - Tenant of business incubation center; duties; extension; when authorized.

72-1711.  Tenant of business incubation center; duties; extension; when authorized.A tenant shall:(1) Pay rent to the community board in an amount to be determined by the community board. The community board may agree to have the rent for a predetermined number of months payable at a later date by which time the business is expected to have received committed starting capital;(2) Pay utilities as determined by the community board; and(3) Relocate to a permanent location not later than two years after entering a business incubation center, except that a business may request in writing extensions of this requirement for periods of not more than twelve months. The community board may grant extensions of up to twelve months at a time based upon a review of the factors in subsection (1) of section 72-1709. A tenant shall be given an opportunity to submit written information concerning those factors to the community board before the community board makes its decision approving or denying an extension.Source  Laws 1990, LB 409, § 11.
NE Code § 72-1712 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 72 - Public Lands, Buildings, and Funds|72-1712 - Tenant of business incubation center; benefits; services.

72-1712.  Tenant of business incubation center; benefits; services.(1) In return for meeting the requirements of section 72-1711, a tenant shall receive the following benefits:(a) Physical space within the center;(b) The services of a building manager; and(c) Services or facilities available within the center that are agreed upon by the community board and the tenants. These services and facilities may include, but are not limited to, cleaning, building security, typing, and reception services, conference, laboratory, and library facilities, duplicating machines, and computers.(2) In addition to the benefits described in subsection (1) of this section, the center may make available certain professional services on a fee-for-use basis. These services, which the building manager or community board shall arrange, may include, but are not limited to, information on government regulations, basic management skills, advertising and promotion, marketing, sales, control of inventory levels, recruitment of employees, labor relations, and financial counseling in areas such as venture capital, risk management, taxes, insurance, and qualifying for government small business loans.Source  Laws 1990, LB 409, § 12.
NE Code § 72-1901 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 72 - Public Lands, Buildings, and Funds|72-1901 - Legislative findings.

72-1901.  Legislative findings.The Legislature finds that, due to severe weather conditions and diseases, cities and villages across Nebraska are experiencing tree mortality. Most cities and villages have been unable to act decisively due to insufficient funds to remove, dispose of, and replace trees situated on public land. Dead trees are fast becoming a liability and a safety problem for cities and villages.Source  Laws 1994, LB 695, § 1.
NE Code § 72-1902 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 72 - Public Lands, Buildings, and Funds|72-1902 - Nebraska Tree Recovery Program; legislative intent; administration; rules and regulations.

72-1902.  Nebraska Tree Recovery Program; legislative intent; administration; rules and regulations.It is the intent of the Legislature that two hundred fifty thousand dollars be appropriated from the General Fund for fiscal year 1994-95 for a program to fund tree removal, disposal, and replacement costs. The Nebraska Forest Service of the University of Nebraska Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources Department of Forestry, Fisheries and Wildlife shall administer the program through a grant process, and the program shall be known as the Nebraska Tree Recovery Program. The Nebraska Community Forestry Council shall act as an advisory body in administration of the program. The service shall adopt and promulgate rules and regulations necessary to carry out sections 72-1901 to 72-1904.Source  Laws 1994, LB 695, § 2.
NE Code § 72-1903 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 72 - Public Lands, Buildings, and Funds|72-1903 - Grants; eligible applicants.

72-1903.  Grants; eligible applicants.Any city, village, county, or agency thereof or any state agency responsible for the upkeep of state-owned real property may apply for a grant from the Nebraska Tree Recovery Program. Any civic group, tree advisory board, or other entity working with a governmental agency on tree planting, removal, and replacement may apply for a grant under the program.Source  Laws 1994, LB 695, § 3.
NE Code § 72-1904 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 72 - Public Lands, Buildings, and Funds|72-1904 - Grants; application; considerations.

72-1904.  Grants; application; considerations.Applications for grants for the first year of the Nebraska Tree Recovery Program shall be received not later than July 1, 1994, and grants shall be awarded not later than October 1, 1994. In subsequent years the Nebraska Forest Service of the University of Nebraska Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources Department of Forestry, Fisheries and Wildlife shall establish the date by which applications must be submitted, and grants shall be awarded not later than ninety days after such date.The following shall be considered in reviewing a proposal of an applicant for a grant from the program:(1) Grant money shall be used to plant or remove trees only on land owned by state or local governments, including parks, public grounds, and city rights-of-way;(2) Trees shall be purchased from commercial Nebraska nurseries;(3) The applicant shall provide funds to match the grant at a fifty-fifty match rate;(4) Local labor may be considered as in-kind participation in calculating the amount of the applicant's matching funds required by subdivision (3) of this section;(5) No state or local funds under the program shall be used to purchase real property;(6) Tree species to be planted under the proposal shall be adaptable to Nebraska and the local area in order for such trees to grow and thrive;(7) Arboricultural experts may be consulted at the local and state levels for expertise in developing local tree replanting programs;(8) Local programs shall indicate a partnership between the applicant and property owners showing how to best replant and maintain trees for the first three years after planting; and(9) Cities, villages, civic groups, students, and families should be involved in selecting, replanting, and caring for trees for the valuable educational aspects of the program.Source  Laws 1994, LB 695, § 4.
NE Code § 72-2004.01 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 72 - Public Lands, Buildings, and Funds|72-2004.01 - Act, how cited.

72-2004.01.  Act, how cited.Sections 72-2004.01 to 72-2012 shall be known and may be cited as the Niobrara Scenic River Act.Source Laws 2002, LB 1003, § 47.
NE Code § 72-2005 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 72 - Public Lands, Buildings, and Funds|72-2005 - Legislative findings.

72-2005.  Legislative findings.As a result of the recent federal court ruling in National Parks and Conservation Association v. National Park Service and in order to maintain an aspect of local control over the Niobrara scenic river corridor, the Legislature finds that there is a need to reconstitute the existing Niobrara Council with the express authority and responsibility to manage the Niobrara scenic river corridor in conjunction with the National Park Service. The purpose of the Niobrara Scenic River Act is to effectuate changes in the council necessary to ensure the continuation of the cooperative management relationship between the Niobrara Council and the National Park Service so that local participation and control over this valuable natural resource can be maintained.Source  Laws 2000, LB 1234, § 1;  Laws 2002, LB 1003, § 42.
NE Code § 72-2006 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 72 - Public Lands, Buildings, and Funds|72-2006 - Niobrara scenic river corridor, defined.

72-2006.  Niobrara scenic river corridor, defined.For purposes of the Niobrara Scenic River Act, Niobrara scenic river corridor means the area designated as a national scenic river and a part of the national wild and scenic rivers system under 16 U.S.C. 1274(a)(117), as such section existed on May 24, 1991, and described in the 1996 Niobrara National Scenic River General Management Plan/Environmental Impact Statement.Source  Laws 2000, LB 1234, § 2;  Laws 2002, LB 1003, § 43.
NE Code § 72-2008 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 72 - Public Lands, Buildings, and Funds|72-2008 - Niobrara Council; powers and duties; report.

72-2008.  Niobrara Council; powers and duties; report.The mission of the Niobrara Council is to assist in all aspects of the management of the Niobrara scenic river corridor since portions of the Niobrara River have been designated as a national scenic river under 16 U.S.C. 1274(a)(117), as such section existed on May 24, 1991, giving consideration and respect to local and governmental input and private landowner rights, and to maintain and protect the integrity of the resources associated with the Niobrara scenic river corridor. The council shall perform management functions related to the Niobrara scenic river corridor, including, but not limited to, those authorized and delegated to it by the National Park Service. The council may promulgate its own rules and internal policies to carry out the purposes of the Niobrara Scenic River Act. The Game and Parks Commission may provide administrative, budgetary, operational, and programmatic support when requested by the council to carry out its duties. In the Niobrara scenic river corridor, the council may hold title to real estate in the name of the council. The council may purchase, accept gifts of, or trade real estate and may obtain conservation easements as provided in the Conservation and Preservation Easements Act. Acquisition of conservation easements outside the boundaries of the Niobrara scenic river corridor shall require the approval of the appropriate governing body as provided in section 76-2,112. On December 1, 2016, and on each December 1 thereafter, the council shall electronically submit an annual report to the Clerk of the Legislature and the chairperson of the Natural Resources Committee of the Legislature describing expenditures made pursuant to the Niobrara Scenic River Act.Source  Laws 2000, LB 1234, § 4;  Laws 2002, LB 1003, § 44;  Laws 2016, LB1038, § 16.  Cross References  Conservation and Preservation Easements Act, see section 76-2,118.
NE Code § 72-2009 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 72 - Public Lands, Buildings, and Funds|72-2009 - Niobrara Council Fund; created; use; investment.

72-2009.  Niobrara Council Fund; created; use; investment.(1) The Niobrara Council Fund is created. The fund shall be administered by the Niobrara Council. The council may accept any private or public funds to carry out its work and such funds shall be remitted to the State Treasurer for credit to the fund. The fund shall consist of such funds and legislative appropriations made to the council. Transfers may be made from the fund to the General Fund at the direction of the Legislature through June 30, 2011. Any money in the Niobrara Council Fund available for investment shall be invested by the state investment officer pursuant to the Nebraska Capital Expansion Act and the Nebraska State Funds Investment Act.(2) The State Treasurer shall, on March 31, 2016, transfer the balance of any money in the Nebraska Youth Conservation Program Fund, after the transfer of one hundred thousand dollars to the Cowboy Trail Fund as provided for in subsection (2) of section 37-913 has been made, to the Niobrara Council Fund.Source  Laws 2000, LB 1234, § 5;  Laws 2009, First Spec. Sess., LB3, § 49;  Laws 2016, LB957, § 7.  Cross References   Nebraska Capital Expansion Act, see section 72-1269.  Nebraska State Funds Investment Act, see section 72-1260.
NE Code § 72-2010 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 72 - Public Lands, Buildings, and Funds|72-2010 - Niobrara Council; zoning duties.

72-2010.  Niobrara Council; zoning duties.The Niobrara Council shall review and approve or reject all zoning regulations, including existing regulations, new regulations, proposed regulations, and variances of any type including variances for use and location, which affect land in the Niobrara scenic river corridor that is not incorporated within the boundaries of a municipality. If the council rejects a zoning regulation or variance, the governing body enacting the regulation or variance has six months to present an alternative to the council. If no alternative is proposed or if the alternative is also rejected, the council may adopt zoning regulations for such area. In counties without zoning the council may develop and enforce zoning regulations within the Niobrara scenic river corridor under the guidance of the federal Wild and Scenic Rivers Act or under the guidance of the general management plan as written by the National Park Service. The council shall follow the requirements for zoning regulations in sections 23-114 to 23-114.05 and 23-164 to 23-174.10, except that no separate planning commission is required and the council shall fulfill the duties of both the county board and the planning commission in such sections.Source  Laws 2000, LB 1234, § 6;  Laws 2002, LB 1003, § 45.