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NE Code § 14-2112 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 14 - Cities of the Metropolitan Class|14-2112 - Utilities district; general powers.

14-2112.  Utilities district; general powers.A metropolitan utilities district shall be a body corporate and possess all the usual powers of a corporation for public purposes and in its name may sue and be sued and purchase, hold, and sell personal property and real estate. It shall have the sole management and control of its assets, including all utility rents, revenue, and income authorized by law, all utility property, real and personal, now or hereafter owned by the metropolitan utilities district or which may become a part of the common utilities system. It may exercise any and all the powers that are now or may be granted to cities and villages by the general statutes of this state for the construction or extension of utilities.Source   Laws 1913, c. 143, § 2, p. 350;   R.S.1913, § 4244;   Laws 1917, c. 90, § 1, p. 242;   C.S.1922, § 3746;   C.S.1929, § 14-1002;   R.S.1943, § 14-1002;   R.S.1943, (1991), § 14-1002;   Laws 1992, LB 746, § 12. Annotations  The Legislature had right to transfer powers hereunder to the metropolitan utilities district. Lynch v. Metropolitan Utilities Dist., 192 Neb. 17, 218 N.W.2d 546 (1974). A metropolitan water district is a body corporate. Erickson v. Metropolitan Utilities Dist., 171 Neb. 654, 107 N.W.2d 324 (1961). Operation and maintenance of water and gas plants is not exercise of governmental functions but a private enterprise. Metropolitan Utilities District v. City of Omaha, 112 Neb. 93, 198 N.W. 858 (1924).
NE Code § 14-2113 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 14 - Cities of the Metropolitan Class|14-2113 - Board of directors; natural gas and water supply; powers; jurisdiction; relocation of facilities.

14-2113.  Board of directors; natural gas and water supply; powers; jurisdiction; relocation of facilities.The board of directors of the metropolitan utilities district shall have general charge, supervision, and control of all matters pertaining to the natural gas supply and the water supply of the district for domestic, mechanical, public, and fire purposes. This shall include the general charge, supervision, and control of the design, construction, operation, maintenance, and extension or improvement of the necessary plant to supply natural gas, to develop power, and to pump water. It shall have the authority to enter upon and utilize streets, alleys, and public grounds therefor upon due notice to the proper authorities controlling same, subject to the provisions of sections 39-1361 and 39-1362, except that while any permit hereafter granted by the Department of Transportation under such provisions shall not be construed to be a contract as referred to within the provisions of section 39-1304.02, such parties may separately contract in relation to relocation of facilities and reimbursement therefor. The board shall also have the power to appropriate private property required by the district for natural gas and water service, to purchase and contract for necessary materials, labor, and supplies, and to supply water and natural gas without the district upon such terms and conditions as it may deem proper. The authority and power conferred in this section upon the board of directors shall extend as far beyond the corporate limits of the metropolitan utilities district as the board may deem necessary.Source   Laws 1913, c. 143, § 7, p. 352;   R.S.1913, § 4249;   C.S.1922, § 3752;   C.S.1929, § 14-1008;   R.S.1943, § 14-1008;   Laws 1957, c. 20, § 2, p. 153;   Laws 1959, c. 35, § 3, p. 193;   R.S.1943, (1991), § 14-1008;   Laws 1992, LB 746, § 13;  Laws 2017, LB339, § 78.  Annotations This and related sections designed to give metropolitan water district exclusive control of water supply within district. Dunmar Inv. Co. v. Northern Nat. Gas Co., 185 Neb. 400, 176 N.W.2d 4 (1970).
NE Code § 14-2114 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 14 - Cities of the Metropolitan Class|14-2114 - Utility service; rates; suspension and resumption of service; powers of board of directors.

14-2114.  Utility service; rates; suspension and resumption of service; powers of board of directors.The board of directors of the metropolitan utilities district shall have power and authority to determine and fix all water and natural gas rates and to determine what shall be a reasonable rate for any particular service, the conditions and methods of service, and the collection of all charges for service or the sale of water or natural gas. The board of directors shall also have authority to make such rules and regulations for the conduct of the utilities controlled and operated by the metropolitan utilities district and the use and measurement of water or natural gas supplied by the district as it may deem proper, including the authority to cut off any natural gas or water service for nonpayment, for nonmaintenance of the pipes and plumbing connected with the supply main, or for noncompliance on the part of any natural gas or water user with the rules and regulations adopted by the board for the conduct of its business and affairs. The board may authorize its employees to require payments, in addition to the regular rates charged for water or natural gas, before turning on any service that has been turned off because of such nonpayment or noncompliance with the provisions of this section and the rules and regulations adopted by the board.Source   Laws 1913, c. 143, § 8, p. 354;   R.S.1913, § 4250;   C.S.1922, § 3753;   C.S.1929, § 14-1009;   R.S.1943, § 14-1015;   Laws 1969, c. 63, § 1, p. 373;   R.S.1943, (1991), § 14-1015;   Laws 1992, LB 746, § 14;  Laws 2001, LB 177, § 3. Annotations  Power and authority to determine what shall be a reasonable water rate is not without restrictions. Erickson v. Metropolitan Utilities Dist., 171 Neb. 654, 107 N.W.2d 324 (1961). Officials of M.U.D. in complying with statute providing for shutting off services for nonpayment did not violate civil rights statute. Morgan v. Kennedy, 331 F.Supp 861 (D. Neb. 1971).
NE Code § 14-2115 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 14 - Cities of the Metropolitan Class|14-2115 - Utilities district; general powers and duties; operation of utilities separately; actions prohibited.

14-2115.  Utilities district; general powers and duties; operation of utilities separately; actions prohibited.(1) A metropolitan utilities district shall operate and account for each of its several utilities separately and, as to each separate utility, shall possess all powers granted on behalf of that utility or on behalf of any other utility being operated by such district, or granted generally to such district, and all such powers are hereby declared to be cumulative, though separate, as to each utility, except that limitations or restrictions which by their nature or intent are applicable only to a utility of one type shall not apply to other different utilities. The financial obligations of each utility shall be separate and independent from the financial obligations of any other utility.(2) A metropolitan utilities district shall keep all funds, accounts, and obligations relating to any one utility under its management separate and independent from the funds and accounts of each other utility under its management. The cost of any consolidated operation shall be allocated to the various utilities upon some reasonable basis which is open to investigation, comment, or protest by members of the public. Such allocation methodologies shall be determined by the board of directors and shall provide for the allocation of costs and expenses in a manner that accurately reflects the actual cost of service for each utility under the management of the board, except that for purposes of this section, the collection of sewer use fees for cities of the metropolitan class shall not be considered as a utility. The district shall have separate power to provide for the cost of operation, maintenance, depreciation, extension, construction, and improvement of any utility under its management, applying thereto standard accounting principles.(3) A metropolitan utilities district shall not discount its water rates or connection fees to any customer in order to obtain an agreement to provide natural gas service to any customer.(4) A metropolitan utilities district shall not delay or condition in any manner the installation of water service or other agreements related to water service to the purchase of natural gas service from the district.(5) The Auditor of Public Accounts shall have the authority to initiate an audit or to take any action necessary to ensure compliance with this section.Source   Laws 1921, c. 111, § 2, p. 391;   C.S.1922, § 3776;   C.S.1929, § 14-1102;   R.S.1943, § 14-1102;   Laws 1947, c. 20, § 1, p. 107;   R.S.1943, (1991), § 14-1102;   Laws 1992, LB 746, § 15;  Laws 1999, LB 78, § 1. Annotations Power to convey property of metropolitan water district has been transferred to the metropolitan utilities district. Lynch v. Metropolitan Utilities Dist., 192 Neb. 17, 218 N.W.2d 546 (1974).
NE Code § 14-2116 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 14 - Cities of the Metropolitan Class|14-2116 - Utilities district; power of eminent domain; exercise.

14-2116.  Utilities district; power of eminent domain; exercise.(1) In addition to any other rights and powers conferred upon metropolitan utilities districts under sections 14-2101 to 14-2157, such districts shall have and may exercise the power of eminent domain for the purpose of erecting, constructing, locating, maintaining, or supplying such waterworks, gas works, or mains or the extension of any system of waterworks, water supply, gas works, or gas supply, and any such district may go beyond its territorial limits and may take, hold, or acquire rights, property, and real estate, or either or any of the same, by purchase or otherwise. Such a district may for such purposes take, hold, and condemn any and all necessary property.(2) Any metropolitan utilities district shall have the power to condemn or to exercise the power of eminent domain to acquire parts of an existing utility's facilities only when such facilities are within, annexed to, or otherwise consolidated within the corporate boundary limits of a city of the metropolitan class. The procedure to condemn property shall be exercised in the manner set forth in sections 76-704 to 76-724. Within a municipal county, the power to condemn or to exercise the power of eminent domain for purposes of this subsection may be exercised by a metropolitan utilities district to the extent and in the manner provided by the Legislature as required by section 13-2802.Source   Laws 1957, c. 21, § 1, p. 154;   R.S.1943, (1991), § 14-1103.02;   Laws 1992, LB 746, § 16;  Laws 2001, LB 142, § 30.
NE Code § 14-2117 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 14 - Cities of the Metropolitan Class|14-2117 - Utilities district; extend or enlarge service area; when prohibited; filings required.

14-2117.  Utilities district; extend or enlarge service area; when prohibited; filings required.No metropolitan utilities district may extend or enlarge its service area unless it is economically feasible to do so. In determining whether or not to extend or enlarge its service area, the district shall take into account the cost of such extension or enlargement to its existing ratepayers.All books, records, vouchers, papers, contracts, or other data indicating the economic feasibility of such extension or enlargement shall be filed with the secretary of the board of directors of the district and shall be open to public inspection.Source  Laws 1992, LB 746, § 17.
NE Code § 14-2118 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 14 - Cities of the Metropolitan Class|14-2118 - Utilities district; use of streets, alleys, or public grounds; duty to repair.

14-2118.  Utilities district; use of streets, alleys, or public grounds; duty to repair.After entering the streets, alleys, or public grounds of the district in connection with the operation, construction, and maintenance of the utility facilities, it shall be the duty of the metropolitan utilities district and the board of directors, upon the completion of any such work, to resurface and repave the streets, alleys, or public grounds and leave the streets, alleys, or public grounds in the same condition as they were before the same were utilized by the district and the board of directors for such purpose.Source   Laws 1913, c. 143, § 7, p. 353;   R.S.1913, § 4249;   C.S.1922, § 3752;   C.S.1929, § 14-1008;   R.S.1943, § 14-1010;   R.S.1943, (1991), § 14-1010;   Laws 1992, LB 746, § 18.
NE Code § 14-2119 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 14 - Cities of the Metropolitan Class|14-2119 - Board of directors; water or natural gas; powers over supplier.

14-2119.  Board of directors; water or natural gas; powers over supplier.In case any portion of the metropolitan utilities district is supplied with natural gas or water for domestic, mechanical, public, or fire purposes by any individual, partnership, limited liability company, or corporation, then the board shall have the power and authority to fix rates and regulate the conditions of service and the conduct of the utility affording such supply.Source   Laws 1913, c. 143, § 7, p. 353;   R.S.1913, § 4249;   C.S.1922, § 3752;   C.S.1929, § 14-1008;   R.S.1943, § 14-1011;   R.S.1943, (1991), § 14-1011;   Laws 1992, LB 746, § 19;   Laws 1993, LB 121, § 130. Annotations Section not applicable to defendant supplying steam and chilled water for purposes of heating and air conditioning. Dunmar Inv. Co. v. Northern Nat. Gas Co., 185 Neb. 400, 176 N.W.2d 4 (1970).
NE Code § 14-2120 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 14 - Cities of the Metropolitan Class|14-2120 - Board of directors; franchise; power to grant; election required.

14-2120.  Board of directors; franchise; power to grant; election required.No franchise or permit for the use of streets, alleys, or other public property within the metropolitan utilities district for the laying of pipes in connection with a water or natural gas utility designed for public or private service shall be granted except by the board of directors, but no such franchise or permit shall be valid until approved by a majority vote of the registered voters of the metropolitan utilities district at a regular election, or a special election called for such purpose, and of which due notice is given in the case of the submission of a proposal to vote bonds. If the board of directors refuses upon request to grant and submit to a vote of the registered voters of the district such a franchise or permit, then upon the filing of a petition with the board of ten percent or more of the registered voters of the district requesting that the franchise or permit be submitted, it shall be the duty of the board to submit such proposition at a general election or a special election held for that purpose within sixty days of the date of filing the petition, and if a majority of the votes cast upon such proposition are in favor of granting such franchise or permit, the franchise or permit shall be deemed to be granted.Source   Laws 1913, c. 143, § 7, p. 352;   R.S.1913, § 4249;   C.S.1922, § 3752;   C.S.1929, § 14-1008;   R.S.1943, § 14-1009;   R.S.1943, (1991), § 14-1009;   Laws 1992, LB 746, § 20. Annotations Defendant's use of streets in supplying steam and chilled water for purposes of heating and air conditioning did not require granting of franchise. Dunmar Inv. Co. v. Northern Nat. Gas Co., 185 Neb. 400, 176 N.W.2d 4 (1970).
NE Code § 14-2121 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 14 - Cities of the Metropolitan Class|14-2121 - Utilities district; contracts; bids; powers of board of directors.

14-2121.  Utilities district; contracts; bids; powers of board of directors.The board of directors shall have authority to receive bids for all work which it may desire to have done by contract or for material and supplies to be used in connection with such work, which bids shall be received after reasonable advertisement therefor and when opened shall be read in public session. The board of directors may award contracts based upon the bids to the lowest responsible bidders, except that the board of directors may, for such reasons as appear to it good and substantial, reject all bids. The board of directors shall have power and authority to do all of such work and to purchase materials and supplies without advertising for bids and without entering into contract with any other persons or companies in relation thereto.Source   Laws 1913, c. 143, § 9, p. 354;   R.S.1913, § 4251;   C.S.1922, § 3754;   C.S.1929, § 14-1010;   R.S.1943, § 14-1016;   R.S.1943, (1991), § 14-1016;   Laws 1992, LB 746, § 21.
NE Code § 14-2122 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 14 - Cities of the Metropolitan Class|14-2122 - Utilities district; gas mains and service lines; extension.

14-2122.  Utilities district; gas mains and service lines; extension.In addition to any other rights and powers conferred upon metropolitan utilities districts under sections 14-2101 to 14-2157 and Chapter 18, article 4, for the purpose of extending gas mains and service pipes, such districts shall have the power and authority to extend or enlarge gas mains and service pipes whenever it is deemed proper and economically feasible to do so in such nondiscriminatory manner as may be determined from time to time by the board of directors of such districts.Source   Laws 1957, c. 20, § 1, p. 152;   R.S.1943, (1991), § 14-1103.01;   Laws 1992, LB 746, § 22.
NE Code § 14-2123 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 14 - Cities of the Metropolitan Class|14-2123 - Board of directors; power to adopt rules and regulations; fix prices.

14-2123.  Board of directors; power to adopt rules and regulations; fix prices.The board of directors of a metropolitan utilities district is hereby empowered to (1) adopt all necessary rules and regulations for the operation and conducting of the business and affairs of its natural gas and water utilities for the purpose of supplying gas for heat and power purposes for public and private use and for the purpose of supplying water for domestic, mechanical, public, and fire purposes and (2) fix the prices to be charged therefor.Source   Laws 1919, c. 187, § 2, p. 421;   C.S.1922, § 3772;   C.S.1929, § 14-1028;   Laws 1939, c. 9, § 1, p. 74;   C.S.Supp.,1941, § 14-1028;   Laws 1943, c. 36, § 21, p. 176;   R.S.1943, § 14-1038;   Laws 1945, c. 19, § 2, p. 124;   Laws 1967, c. 46, § 2, p. 177;   R.S.1943, (1991), § 14-1038;   Laws 1992, LB 746, § 23.
NE Code § 14-2124 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 14 - Cities of the Metropolitan Class|14-2124 - Utilities district; gas utility; rules and regulations.

14-2124.  Utilities district; gas utility; rules and regulations.In addition to all other proper subjects for rules and regulations, the board of directors of a metropolitan utilities district may adopt rules and regulations, in the interest of public health and safety and the conservation of gas, relating to the use, installation, and maintenance of piping, equipment, and appliances for gas on the premises of consumers. Such district may adopt and promulgate rules and regulations to establish priorities for the use of gas, including the curtailment and denial of its use. All rules and regulations shall be published once in the official paper of the particular city within such district and be kept posted at the main office of the district for public inspection. When such rules and regulations are so adopted, published, and posted, they shall have the same legal force and effect as a city ordinance and be binding upon the consumers of the district as one of the conditions to their service. Nothing in this section shall be construed to prevent any qualified person or persons from installing or maintaining appliances in connection with any of the public utilities mentioned in this section.Source   Laws 1939, c. 9, § 1, p. 75;   C.S.Supp.,1941, § 14-1028;   Laws 1943, c. 36, § 21, p. 176;   R.S.1943, § 14-1039;   Laws 1945, c. 19, § 3, p. 125;   Laws 1974, LB 599, § 1;   R.S.1943, (1991), § 14-1039;   Laws 1992, LB 746, § 24.
NE Code § 14-2125 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 14 - Cities of the Metropolitan Class|14-2125 - Utilities district; utilization of gas or propane supplies; pipeline for transportation of gas; agreements; purpose.

14-2125.  Utilities district; utilization of gas or propane supplies; pipeline for transportation of gas; agreements; purpose.(1) A metropolitan utilities district may enter into agreements with other companies or municipalities operating gas distribution systems and with gas pipeline companies, whether within or outside the state, for the transportation, purchase, sale, or exchange of available gas supplies or propane supplies held for peak-shaving purposes, so as to realize full utilization of available gas supplies and for the mutual benefit of the contracting parties.(2) A metropolitan utilities district may own, construct, maintain, and operate an interstate or intrastate pipeline, whether within or outside of the district's boundaries, for purposes of securing and transporting natural gas supplies for itself or others and may enter into contractual agreements with other pipeline companies, gas distribution companies, municipalities, or political subdivisions or any other legal entity whatsoever for such purposes.Source   Laws 1977, LB 499, § 1;   Laws 1987, LB 177, § 1;   R.S.1943, (1991), § 14-1103.03;   Laws 1992, LB 746, § 25. Annotations Based on the plain language of this section, there is no legal requirement to seek competitive bids before entering into a contract for interstate transmission of natural gas. Bruno v. Metropolitan Utilities Dist., 287 Neb. 551, 844 N.W.2d 50 (2014).
NE Code § 14-2126 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 14 - Cities of the Metropolitan Class|14-2126 - Utilities district; hydrants; location; maintenance.

14-2126.  Utilities district; hydrants; location; maintenance.The metropolitan utilities districts shall maintain free of charge the number of hydrants heretofore established for fire protection in the streets of the municipalities constituting such districts and, in addition thereto, maintain regular fire hydrants on service mains in the streets of the municipalities not now equipped therewith and also upon service mains that may hereafter be installed in such municipalities. The board of directors may adopt such rules for the placement and maintenance of such hydrants as long as such rules do not violate any rules and regulations adopted and promulgated by the Department of Health and Human Services. Intermediate hydrants or fire hydrants placed between regular hydrants shall be installed by the district at such points as may be designated and ordered by any one of the municipalities. One-half of the cost of such intermediate hydrants, connections, and installation shall be borne by the municipality ordering the same. The district shall also lower water mains and reset hydrants at their original locations whenever necessary.Source   Laws 1913, c. 143, § 15, p. 357;   R.S.1913, § 4257;   Laws 1919, c. 33, § 4, p. 109;   C.S.1922, § 3760;   C.S.1929, § 14-1016;   Laws 1943, c. 42, § 1, p. 186;   R.S.1943, § 14-1023;   R.S.1943, (1991), § 14-1023;   Laws 1992, LB 746, § 26;  Laws 2013, LB208, § 3. Annotations  Cited but not discussed. R-R Realty Co. v. Metropolitan Utilities Dist., 184 Neb. 237, 166 N.W.2d 746 (1969). Promise of water company, assumed by city purchasing waterworks, is matured by above statute, though conditions not fulfilled. Creighton Real Estate Co. v. City of Omaha, 112 Neb. 802, 204 N.W. 66 (1925). Part of section requiring cities to pay the cost of lowering of gas and water mains is unconstitutional. Metropolitan Utilities District v. City of Omaha, 112 Neb. 93, 198 N.W. 858 (1924).