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NE Code § 66-1627 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 66 - Oils, Fuels, and Energy|66-1627 - Venue.

66-1627.  Venue.The district court or county court of the county in which the violation occurs or in which the person required to pay the fee under section 66-1621 resides shall have jurisdiction to enjoin violations of the Propane Education and Research Act or the rules and regulations provided for under the act, as well as jurisdiction for civil actions to recover fees due, plus interest and costs. If neither of the jurisdictional considerations in this section applies, the district court of Lancaster County shall have jurisdiction.Source  Laws 1998, LB 699, § 27.
NE Code § 66-1801 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 66 - Oils, Fuels, and Energy|66-1801 - Act, how cited.

66-1801.  Act, how cited.Sections 66-1801 to 66-1868 shall be known and may be cited as the State Natural Gas Regulation Act.Source  Laws 2003, LB 790, § 1;  Laws 2006, LB 1249, § 2;  Laws 2009, LB658, § 1;  Laws 2012, LB1115, § 9.
NE Code § 66-1803 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 66 - Oils, Fuels, and Energy|66-1803 - Exemptions from act; conditions; action to determine.

66-1803.  Exemptions from act; conditions; action to determine.(1) A natural gas public utility shall not be subject to the jurisdiction of the commission or the requirements of the State Natural Gas Regulation Act if (a) it distributes, sells, or transports natural gas or provides natural gas services to persons receiving services through fewer than seven thousand five hundred meters in the state, (b) it has entered into an agreement with a city in which it distributes, sells, or transports natural gas or provides natural gas services that establishes the terms and conditions of the service and the rates to be paid and such agreement is authorized by an ordinance in effect at the time of the distribution, sale, or transportation of natural gas or provision of natural gas services, and (c) the terms and conditions of such agreement are applicable to customers, if any, served by the natural gas public utility outside the jurisdiction of the city.(2) Any ratepayer or city served by a natural gas public utility pursuant to subsection (1) of this section, the commission, the public advocate, or the natural gas public utility providing service pursuant to subsection (1) of this section may pursue an action in the district court of the county in which such utility operates for a determination as to whether or not such utility is subject to the jurisdiction of the commission and the requirements of the act by reason of the failure to meet one or more of the qualifying factors set out in subsection (1) of this section.Source Laws 2003, LB 790, § 3.
NE Code § 66-1804 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 66 - Oils, Fuels, and Energy|66-1804 - Commission; powers; act, how construed.

66-1804.  Commission; powers; act, how construed.(1) The commission shall have full power, authority, and jurisdiction to regulate natural gas public utilities and may do all things necessary and convenient for the exercise of such power, authority, and jurisdiction. Except as provided in the Nebraska Natural Gas Pipeline Safety Act of 1969, and notwithstanding any other provision of law, such power, authority, and jurisdiction shall extend to, but not be limited to, all matters encompassed within the State Natural Gas Regulation Act.(2) The State Natural Gas Regulation Act and all grants of power, authority, and jurisdiction in the act made to the commission shall be liberally construed, and all incidental powers necessary to carry into effect the provisions of the act are expressly granted to and conferred upon the commission.Source  Laws 2003, LB 790, § 4;  Laws 2006, LB 1249, § 3.  Cross References  Nebraska Natural Gas Pipeline Safety Act of 1969, see section 81-552.
NE Code § 66-1805 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 66 - Oils, Fuels, and Energy|66-1805 - Rules and regulations; commission; additional powers; Attorney General; duties.

66-1805.  Rules and regulations; commission; additional powers; Attorney General; duties.(1) The commission may adopt and promulgate rules and regulations to govern its proceedings and with regard to the mode and manner of all investigations, tests, audits, inspections, filings, and hearings. The commission may adopt and promulgate rules and regulations governing matters in the State Natural Gas Regulation Act and in furtherance of the act, including, but not limited to:(a) Procedures and requirements for applications for rate and tariff changes;(b) Requirements for jurisdictional utilities to maintain and make available to the public and the commission records and information;(c) Requirements and procedures regarding customer billings and meter readings;(d) Requirements regarding availability of meter tests;(e) Requirements regarding billing adjustments for meter errors;(f) Procedures and requirements for handling customer disputes and complaints;(g) Procedures and requirements regarding temporary service, changes in location of service, and service interruptions;(h) Standards and procedures to ensure nondiscriminatory credit policies;(i) Procedures, requirements, and record-keeping guidelines regarding deposit policies;(j) Procedures, requirements, and record-keeping guidelines regarding customer refunds;(k) Policies for refusal of natural gas service;(l) Policies for disconnection and transfer of natural gas service;(m) Customer payment plans for delinquent bills;(n) Requirements regarding advertising;(o) The assessment and taxation of costs and fees;(p) Procedures, requirements, and policies regarding the preservation, confidentiality, and disclosure of records in the possession of the commission; and(q) Reporting requirements for transactions involving affiliated interests of jurisdictional utilities.(2) The commission may:(a) Confer with officers of other states and officers of the United States on any matter pertaining to the commission's official duties;(b) Enter into and establish fair and equitable cooperative agreements or contracts with or act as an agent or licensee for the United States, or any official, agency, or instrumentality thereof, or any similar commission of another state, for the purpose of carrying out the commission's duties and to that end receive and disburse any contributions, grants, or other financial assistance as a result of or pursuant to such agreements or contracts; and(c) Make joint investigations, hold joint hearings within or outside the state, and issue joint or concurrent orders in conjunction or concurrence with such official, agency, instrumentality, or commission.(3) The Attorney General, when requested, shall give the commission such counsel and advice as the commission may from time to time require. The Attorney General shall aid and assist the commission in all judicial hearings, suits, and proceedings in which the commission requests the Attorney General's assistance.Source Laws 2003, LB 790, § 5.
NE Code § 66-1806 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 66 - Oils, Fuels, and Energy|66-1806 - Jurisdictional utilities; filings required.

66-1806.  Jurisdictional utilities; filings required.Every jurisdictional utility shall publish and file with the commission copies of all schedules of rates and shall furnish the commission copies of all terms and conditions of service and contracts between jurisdictional utilities pertaining to any and all jurisdictional services to be rendered by such jurisdictional utilities. The commission may adopt and promulgate reasonable rules and regulations regarding the form and filing of all schedules of rates and all rules and regulations of such jurisdictional utility, including such protection of confidentiality as requested by the jurisdictional utility, and the jurisdictional utility's suppliers and ratepayers, for contracts entered into by them, and as the commission determines reasonable and appropriate.Source Laws 2003, LB 790, § 6.
NE Code § 66-1807 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 66 - Oils, Fuels, and Energy|66-1807 - Commission; powers; how construed.

66-1807.  Commission; powers; how construed.Except as otherwise provided in the State Natural Gas Regulation Act, all orders, rules, regulations, practices, services, rates, charges, classifications, and tolls fixed by the commission shall be prima facie reasonable unless or until changed or modified by the commission or in pursuance of proceedings instituted in court as provided in the act.Source Laws 2003, LB 790, § 7.
NE Code § 66-1809 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 66 - Oils, Fuels, and Energy|66-1809 - Commission; investigations authorized; hearing; powers.

66-1809.  Commission; investigations authorized; hearing; powers.(1) The commission, upon its own initiative, may investigate all schedules of rates, contracts, and terms and conditions of service of jurisdictional utilities. If after notice, investigation, and hearing the commission finds that such rates or terms and conditions of service are unjust, unreasonable, unjustly discriminatory, or unduly preferential, the commission shall have the power to establish and order substituted therefor such rates and such terms and conditions of service as are just and reasonable, effective as of the date of the order.(2) If after investigation and hearing it is found that any term or condition of service, measurement, practice, act, or service complained of is unjust, unreasonable, unduly preferential, unjustly discriminatory, or otherwise in violation of the State Natural Gas Regulation Act or of the orders of the commission or if it is found that any service is inadequate or that any reasonable service cannot be obtained, the commission may substitute therefor, effective as of the date of the order, such other terms or conditions of service, measurements, practices, acts, or service and make such order respecting any such changes in such terms and conditions of service, measurements, practices, acts, or service as are just and reasonable. When, in the judgment of the commission, public necessity and convenience require, the commission may establish just and reasonable rates, charges, or privileges, but all such rates, charges, and privileges shall be open to all users of a like kind of service under similar circumstances and conditions. Hearings shall be conducted in accordance with rules and regulations adopted and promulgated pursuant to section 75-110.Source Laws 2003, LB 790, § 9.
NE Code § 66-1810 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 66 - Oils, Fuels, and Energy|66-1810 - Service to high-volume ratepayers, agricultural ratepayers, and interruptible ratepayers; jurisdictional utility; powers.

66-1810.  Service to high-volume ratepayers, agricultural ratepayers, and interruptible ratepayers; jurisdictional utility; powers.(1) A jurisdictional utility may provide service at negotiated rates, contracts, and terms and conditions of service under contract to high-volume ratepayers. Service under the contracts shall be provided on such terms and conditions and for such rates or charges as the jurisdictional utility and the high-volume ratepayer agree, without regard to any rates, tolls, tariffs, or charges the jurisdictional utility may have filed with the commission. Upon the request of the commission, the jurisdictional utility shall file such contracts with the commission. The contracts are not public records within the meaning of sections 84-712 to 84-712.09 and their disclosure to any other person or corporation for any purpose is expressly prohibited, except that they may be used by the commission in any investigation or proceeding. Except as provided in this subsection, high-volume ratepayers shall not be subject to the jurisdiction of the commission.(2) A jurisdictional utility may change any rate or other charge demanded or received from or terms and conditions applicable to its agricultural ratepayers and interruptible ratepayers not otherwise qualifying as high-volume ratepayers, upon notice to the commission and to the public. The commission may not suspend such rate or charge filed by a jurisdictional utility, except that the commission, after hearing and order, may change any such rate or other charge demanded or received from a jurisdictional utility's agricultural ratepayers upon complaint effective as of the date of the order, if such rate or other charge is found in such complaint proceeding to be unduly preferential or unjustly discriminatory. The provisions of this subsection apply notwithstanding any provision in the State Natural Gas Regulation Act to the contrary.Source Laws 2003, LB 790, § 10.
NE Code § 66-1811 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 66 - Oils, Fuels, and Energy|66-1811 - Complaint; investigation; hearing; where held; commission; powers.

66-1811.  Complaint; investigation; hearing; where held; commission; powers.(1) Upon a complaint in writing made against any jurisdictional utility (a) that any rates or terms and conditions of service of such utility are in any respect unreasonable, unjust, unjustly discriminatory, or unduly preferential, (b) that any terms and conditions of service or act whatsoever affecting or relating to any service performed or to be performed by such utility for the public, is in any respect unreasonable, unjust, unjustly discriminatory, or unduly preferential, or (c) that any service performed or to be performed by such utility for the public is inadequate, insufficient, or cannot be obtained, the commission may proceed, with or without notice, to make such investigation as it deems necessary.(2) No order changing such rates, terms and conditions, or acts complained of shall be made or entered by the commission without a formal public hearing in accordance with rules and regulations adopted and promulgated pursuant to section 75-110, of which due notice shall be given by the commission to such utility or to such complainant or complainants, if any.(3) The commission shall have power to require jurisdictional utilities to make such improvements and do such acts as are or may be required by law to be done by any such utility, including refunds as authorized by law.(4) The commission may hold public hearings in the area being impacted by any rate investigation or rate increase being considered by the commission to hear public comments.(5) If after investigation and hearing the rates or terms and conditions of service of any jurisdictional utility are found unjust, unreasonable, unjustly discriminatory, or unduly preferential, or in any way in violation of the provisions of the State Natural Gas Regulation Act or of any of the laws of the State of Nebraska, the commission shall have the power to establish, and to order substituted therefor, to be effective as of the date of the order, such rates or terms and conditions of service as the commission determines to be just, reasonable, and necessary. If it is found that any term or condition of service, practice, or act relating to any service performed or to be performed by such utility is in any respect unreasonable, unjust, insufficient, unjustly discriminatory, or unduly preferential, or otherwise in violation of any of the provisions of the act or of any of the laws of the State of Nebraska, the commission may substitute therefor by order such other terms and conditions of service, practice, service, or act as it determines to be just, reasonable, and necessary, to be effective as of the date of the order.Source Laws 2003, LB 790, § 11.
NE Code § 66-1812 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 66 - Oils, Fuels, and Energy|66-1812 - Rate proceeding; intervention by county or city.

66-1812.  Rate proceeding; intervention by county or city.On timely filing of a petition for intervention, any county or city may intervene, on behalf of ratepayers located within their respective boundaries, in any rate proceeding before the commission that involves the rates of a jurisdictional utility serving ratepayers located within their respective boundaries.Source Laws 2003, LB 790, § 12.
NE Code § 66-1813 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 66 - Oils, Fuels, and Energy|66-1813 - Proceedings for review; parties; rights and privileges.

66-1813.  Proceedings for review; parties; rights and privileges.In proceedings for review of an action of the commission, the commission and any jurisdictional utility which participated in the agency proceeding and could be bound by the review shall be parties to the proceedings and shall have all rights and privileges granted by the State Natural Gas Regulation Act to any other party to such proceedings.Source Laws 2003, LB 790, § 13.
NE Code § 66-1814 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 66 - Oils, Fuels, and Energy|66-1814 - Action of commission; review.

66-1814.  Action of commission; review.Any action of the commission pursuant to the State Natural Gas Regulation Act is subject to review in accordance with section 75-136.Source Laws 2003, LB 790, § 14.
NE Code § 66-1815 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 66 - Oils, Fuels, and Energy|66-1815 - Jurisdictional utility; reports; failure to file; penalty.

66-1815.  Jurisdictional utility; reports; failure to file; penalty.(1) Every jurisdictional utility shall file with the commission an annual report and such monthly or other regular reports, or special reports, and such other information as the commission may require.(2) Any jurisdictional utility which fails, neglects, or refuses to file with the commission any annual reports, statements, monthly or regular reports, or special reports required by the commission pursuant to the State Natural Gas Regulation Act or rules and regulations of the commission shall be subject to a civil penalty of not more than five hundred dollars.Source Laws 2003, LB 790, § 15.
NE Code § 66-1816 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 66 - Oils, Fuels, and Energy|66-1816 - Jurisdictional utility; ownership of competitor; prohibited; when.

66-1816.  Jurisdictional utility; ownership of competitor; prohibited; when.No jurisdictional utility shall purchase or acquire, take, or hold any part of the voting stock, bonds, or other forms of indebtedness of any competing jurisdictional utility, either as owner or pledgee, unless authorized by the commission.Source Laws 2003, LB 790, § 16.
NE Code § 66-1817 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 66 - Oils, Fuels, and Energy|66-1817 - Completion and dedication of property.

66-1817.  Completion and dedication of property.(1) Any jurisdictional utility property may be deemed to be completed and dedicated to commercial service if construction of the property will be commenced and completed in one year or less.(2) The commission may determine that property of a jurisdictional utility which has not been completed and dedicated to commercial service may be deemed to be used and useful in the utility's service to the public.Source Laws 2003, LB 790, § 17.
NE Code § 66-1818 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 66 - Oils, Fuels, and Energy|66-1818 - Commission; examinations and audits; authorized.

66-1818.  Commission; examinations and audits; authorized.The commission shall have authority to examine and audit all accounts of jurisdictional utilities, and all items shall be allocated to the accounts prescribed by the commission. Every jurisdictional utility shall be required to keep and render its books, accounts, papers, and records accurately and truthfully in accordance with the system of accounts prescribed by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. All accounting information provided by jurisdictional utilities regarding Nebraska jurisdictional operations shall be presented in accordance with the system of accounts prescribed by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. The agents, accountants, or examiners hired or contracted by the Public Service Commission shall have authority under the direction of the commission to inspect and examine any and all relevant books, accounts, papers, records, property, and memoranda kept by such utilities.Source Laws 2003, LB 790, § 18.
NE Code § 66-1819 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 66 - Oils, Fuels, and Energy|66-1819 - Nonregulated private enterprise; how treated.

66-1819.  Nonregulated private enterprise; how treated.(1) For purposes of this section, nonregulated private enterprise means: (a) The business of selling or otherwise providing any gas or electric household appliance; (b) the business of installing any gas or electric household appliance; or (c) the business of servicing any gas or electric household appliance under a contract providing for maintenance or repair of such appliance for a period of time specified by the contract.(2) Each jurisdictional utility shall maintain, in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, separate accounts for all nonregulated private enterprise engaged in by such utility. The accounting shall include both costs and revenue associated with such enterprise. Costs to be allocated to such separate accounts shall include materials, labor, insurance, transportation, and all other direct and indirect costs of engaging in the nonregulated private enterprise. Costs or revenue required to be allocated to such separate accounts shall not be included in any rate, toll, or charge for any utility service of the utility.(3) Except as provided in subsection (4) of this section, the commission may at any time examine and audit the books, accounts, papers, records, and memoranda kept by a natural gas public utility in order to determine compliance with this section.(4) No audit shall be conducted pursuant to this section more often than once every two years, but nothing in this subsection shall be construed to limit the authority of the commission pursuant to other provisions of the State Natural Gas Regulation Act to examine and audit, for any purpose, the books, accounts, papers, records, and memoranda kept by a natural gas public utility.Source Laws 2003, LB 790, § 19.
NE Code § 66-1820 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 66 - Oils, Fuels, and Energy|66-1820 - Franchise ordinances; requirements.

66-1820.  Franchise ordinances; requirements.No franchise ordinance involving a jurisdictional utility adopted on or after May 31, 2003, shall include provisions contrary to or inconsistent with the State Natural Gas Regulation Act. A city shall file with the commission copies of any such franchise ordinance adopted on or after May 31, 2003, within thirty days of its passage.Source Laws 2003, LB 790, § 20.
NE Code § 66-1821 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 66 - Oils, Fuels, and Energy|66-1821 - Franchise or certificate of convenience; restrictions.

66-1821.  Franchise or certificate of convenience; restrictions.No franchise or certificate of convenience granted to a jurisdictional utility shall be assigned, transferred, or leased unless the assignment, transfer, or lease has been approved by the commission as being consistent with the public interest.Source Laws 2003, LB 790, § 21.
NE Code § 66-1822 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 66 - Oils, Fuels, and Energy|66-1822 - Prohibited acts; penalty.

66-1822.  Prohibited acts; penalty.Any person who knowingly makes any false entry in the accounts, books of account, records, or memoranda kept by any jurisdictional utility, who knowingly destroys, mutilates, alters, or by any other means or device falsifies the record of any such account, book of accounts, record, or memorandum, who knowingly neglects or fails to make full, true, and correct entries in such account, book of accounts, record, or memorandum of all facts and transactions pertaining to such utility, or who knowingly makes any false statement required to be made to the commission, shall be guilty of a Class IV felony.Source Laws 2003, LB 790, § 22.